• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.132-145
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• 2009

Faults in rock mass have strong influences on the behaviors of rock structure such as rock slope, tunnel and underground space. Thus, it is very important to analyse for the characteristics of fault rocks in design for tunnel. But, due to the limitation of geotechnical investigation in design stages, tunnel engineers have to carry out the face mapping and additional geological survey during tunnel excavation to find the distribution of faults and the engineering properties of faults for support and reinforcement design of tunnel. In this study, various geological survey and field tests were carried out to analyse the characteristics of the large thrust fault zone through the large sectional tunnel is constructed in mica-schist region. Also, the distribution of structural geology, the shape of thrust faults and the mechanical properties of fault rock were studied for the reasonable design of the reinforcement and support method for the highly fractured fault zone in the large-span tunnel.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.343-356
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• 1994

When most of the industry and social indirect facilities such as the large structure, power plant or road, rail-road are constructed, the new slope may lead to the slope failure. The failure models for slopes have been developed by using the results of in-situ and laboratory tests to investigate the mechanisms and types of the slope failure. The safety factor of a slope may be obtained based on the proposed model and the slope can be reinforced to meet the design criteria. The slope should be reinforced by using the optimum model that properly reflects the site condition, the method of reinforcement includes the increased safety factor either by decreasing a slope angle or by reinforcing the slope.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2007.03a
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• pp.394-405
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.279-290
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.159-168
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2008.03a
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• pp.41-49
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.203-205
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• 2001

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.15 no.6 s.59
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• pp.425-431
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• 2005

A series of geotechnical surveys and in-situ tests were carried out to evaluate the stability of underground mine cave in an abandoned coal mine. After the closure of the mine, the underground mine drifts have been utilized for a tourist route since 1999. The dimension of the main cave is 5m width, 3m height and 230m length. The surrounding rock mass of the cave is consist of black shale, coal and limestone. Also, the main cave is intersected by two fault zone. Detailed field investigations including Rock Mass Rating(RMR), Geological Strength Index(GSI) and Q classification were performed to evaluate the stability of the main cave and to examine the necessity of reinforcement. Based on the results of rock mass classification and numerical analysis, suitable support design was recommended for the main cave. RMR and Q values of the rock masses were classified in the range of fair to good. According to the support categories proposed by Grimstad & Barton(1993), these classes fall in the reinforcement category of the Type 3 to Type 1. A Type 3 reinforcement category signifies systematic bolting and no support is necessary for the Type 1 case. From the result of numerical analysis, it was inferred that additional support on the several unstable blocks is required to ensure stability of the cave.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.171-181
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• 2000

Many Studies of tunnel and tunnelling safety have been developed continuously based on the increasing social interests in underground space since 1990's in Korea. Because the growth of population in metropolitan has been accelerated at a faster pace than the development of the cities, underground facilities have been created as a great extent in view of less land space available. In this study, a lot of types of tunnel failure were surveyed and the detail causes were studied after many cases of tunnel failure were collected. There were suggested brief countermeasure of tunnel failure through case study. An expert system was developed to predict the safety of tunnel and choose proper tunnel reinforcement system using fuzzy quantification theory and fuzzy inference rule based on tunnel information database. The comparison result between the predicted reinforcement system level and measured ones was very similar. In-situ data were obtained in three tunnel sites including subway tunnel under Han river. This system will be very helpful to make the most of in-situ data and suggest proper applicability of tunnel reinforcement system developing more resonable tunnel support method from dependance of some experienced experts for the absent of guide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.51-54
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• 1999

현재 국내에서 시공되고 있는 터널 발파 패턴의 경우 현장암반조건과 발파조건 등 발파에 영향을 미치는 제반 여건을 정량적으로 고려한 컴퓨터에 의한 자동설계가 이루어지지 않고 있다. 그러므로 경험적이고 정성적인 방법에 의하여 터널 발파 설계가 이루어짐으로써 발파설계와 시공이 불일치하고 여굴 및 주변 손상권의 확대로 인한 터널 보강에도 영향을 미치는 등 문제점이 있다. 또한 최근에 들어와서 터널 발파 공사가 인가 근처에서 이루어 질 경우 발파진동에 의한 민원을 야기하고 있어 이를 고려한 안전 발파 설계가 절실히 요구되고 있다. (중략)