• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.197-213
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• 2019

We simulated the fault reactivation experiment conducted at 'Main Fault' intersecting the low permeability clay formations of Mont Terri Underground Research Laboratory in Switzerland using TOUGH-FLAC simulator. The fluid flow along a fault was modelled with solid elements and governed by Darcy's law with the cubic law in TOUGH2, whereas the mechanical behavior of a single fault was represented by creating interface elements between two separating rock blocks in FLAC3D. We formulate the hydro-mechanical coupling relation of hydraulic aperture to consider the elastic fracture opening and failure-induced dilation for reproducing the abrupt changes in injection flow rate and monitoring pressure at fracture opening pressure. A parametric study was conducted to examine the effects of in-situ stress condition and fault deformation and strength parameters and to find the optimal parameter set to reproduce the field observations. In the best matching simulation, the fracture opening pressure and variations of injection flow rate and monitoring pressure showed good agreement with field experiment results, which suggests the capability of the numerical model to reasonably capture the fracture opening and propagation process. The model overestimated the fault displacement in shear direction and the range of reactivated zone, which was attributed to the progressive shear failures along the fault at high injection pressure. In the field experiment results, however, fracture tensile opening seems the dominant mechanism affecting the hydraulic aperture increase.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.249-262
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• 2024

Retaining walls are widely used in the construction of underground structures. This study reviews the stability of the high-strength joint buried pile method at a site in Korea. [Consider giving details of the location.] The method is assessed by considering the amount of ground settlement, as calculated by finite element analysis and measured at the site. Comparison of the measured and numerical results confirmed the method's stability and field applicability. Settlement of 13.42~13.65 mm was calculated for seven cross-sections [The Abstract should be comprehensible without reference to the main text. The labels A-A' to G-G' should not be introduced here without explanation.] using numerical analysis, and the measured settlement reached a maximum of 2.00 mm. The observed differences and variations [Please state what differed/varied.] did not exceed the design expectations in any section. Instruments installed at the back of the excavation area were used to assess the conditions. An underground gradient meter recorded a cumulative horizontal displacement of between -0.40 and 0.60 mm, and an underground water meter recorded slight displacements of between -0.21 and 0.28 m compared with the initial measurements. A surface settlement meter observed very little movement, with a maximum of -2.00 mm compared with the initial measurement, thereby confirming the establishment of a stable state within the management criteria.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.197-197
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• 2011

최근 들어 전력 사용량의 증가로 인한 화력발전소의 부산물인 석탄회 중 바텀애시와 각종 공공사업과 관련하여 해마다 현장발생토의 발생량이 지속적으로 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 바텀애시와 현장발생토사를 효과적으로 재활용하는 방법 중 유동성 뒤채움재를 개발하여 활용하는 방안을 모색하기 위한 연구이다. SP로 분류된 흙 현장발생토와 서천 화력발전소에서 발생하는 석탄회 중 입경이 0.9~1.5mm의 바텀애시만을 선별하여 현장발생토와 바텀애시의 비율을 7 : 3으로 변환한 최적배합을 선정하여 강재로 제작된 가로 80cm, 세로 60cm, 높이 90cm의 모형토조를 이용하여 실험을 진행하였으며, 사용상 지하 매설이 되는 관의 거동 특성은 확인하기 위하여 내경 30cm, 두께 8mm의 연선관 중 하나인 PVC관을 원형지하매설관으로 선정하여 배합을 타설하는 과정과 타설 후 7일간의 양생기간을 거친 후 차량하중으로 가정할 수 있는 하중을 가하여 원형지하매설관의 관외부에서 수직방향과 수평방향의 토압과 관내부의 수직 수평방향 변위 그리고 관 자체의 횡 종단 변형을 측정하여 원형지하매설관의 거동특성을 파악하였다. 타설시 지하매설관은 유동성 뒤채움재의 특성으로 인하여 시간이 지남에 따라 안정화되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 최대하중을 3300kgf로 하여 하중 재하 후 지하매설관의 거동특성은 대체적으로 일반 모래를 사용하여 실험한 값보다 적은 변형 특성을 보이고 있으나 수평토압의 경우 일반적인 흙의 변형과 전혀 상이한 결과값을 보이는 경우도 있어 추가적인 실험 및 고찰의 필요하다. 본 실험에서 사용한 최적배합비 이외의 배합으로 같은 실험을 수행하여 바텀애시 량의 가감 및 재활용 재료인 폐타이어 고무칩등을 첨가한 실험을 계획하고 있으며 추후 실내시험과 모형실험을 토대로 유한요소해석을 추가로 시행하여 실험값과 해석값의 비교를 할 예정이다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.204-213
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• 1999

NATM(New Austrian Tunnelling Method) uses a support system of shotcrete, rockbolt and steel support, which are installed after tunnel excavation. Recently, a lattice girder among these support system is used in tunnelling. A lattice girder is a new steel support developed in Europe for the replacement of an existing H-shaped steel set, which is reported to have some problems in installation. This is a triangular shape welded with steel rods and is a light-weight support system which enables fast and easy installation of porepolling. The major advantage of a lattice girder is the good bonding with shotcrete. In this study, to evaluate the applicability of a lattice girder in tunnelling in Korea, field tests were performed at a high speed railway tunnel with a large section. Also, features of lattice girder in field tests were compared with those of a H-shaped steel set respectively. Field tests proved that a lattice girder fully supported the initial earth pressure developed right after excavation and limited ground deformation effectively.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.95-103
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• 2016

The absolute value management method is widely used in the most of the earth retaining construction, which evaluates the safety by comparing measurement result and management criteria. Therefore, the management criteria is the standard to evaluate the safety of the site, and in other words, the criteria is a direct factor of the evaluation. That means that the safety of the site can not be acquired if the management criteria is not proper, even though the measurement system is perfectly set. However, many of field technicians do not have rely on the current management criteria, and they even recognize the necessity of the revision. Therefore, in this study, the necessity of the revision was studied. Also, the optimum criteria selection and the application were performed based on the test results of earth retaining deflection and probabilistic theory. The absolute value management method was used for this study. The details are tabulated.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.67-73
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• 2017

The concrete pavement slabs that suffer expansion due to the Alkali-Aggregate Reaction(AAR) increase and the increase consequently causes unexpected displacement of bridge abutment. As the expansion due to the AAR is greater than that due to the temperature change, lethal load can act on bridge abutment. Therefore appropriate preventive measures may be necessary. The degree of expansion by AAR depends on the severity of AAR and geometry condition of concrete pavement and road structure. In order to prevent damage to bridge, it is effective to release the expansion force of the concrete. It would be advantageous to replace the concrete pavement with asphalt for a long section of concrete pavement.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-21
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• 2002

Recently, the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the country due to a high economic growth, require optimization, usage and the expansion of underground space. Therefore the consturction of large and deep basements takes place in braced excavated area where their earth retaining structures cause many problems such as settlement and damages of nearby buildings and underground utilities. this study deals with the influence distance of settlement and the amount for settlement based on the measurement which were obtained at five excavation construction sites. Maximum ground surface settlement, (0.28∼0.3)(%)H utilizing depth, is similar to the measurement and the value by Clough's method. It was found that the settlement and the influence distance of settlement calculated by Clough's method were rational.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 2009

A 3-D numerical analysis was carried out to observe potential effects of orientation of inherent weak zones to tunnel behaviors and stress distributions during tunnel excavation. Weak zones used for the analysis were placed at the upper 1D part from crown, on the crown and on the center of face, using orientations derived from the 6th RMR parameter for assessment of joint orientation effect on tunnel. Mechanical properties of rock mass were derived through a in-situ displacement measurement-based back analysis. Finally, a classification chart for crown settlement with five ranks based on orientation and location of weak zones is suggested.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.115-123
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• 1989

A computer program evaluating the pile downdrag is developed using the conventional elastic solid method. Modification of the conventional method has been performed by introducing the concept of critical relative displacement. A simple transfer function method which employes the critical relative displacement as a pile-soil slip criterion and calculates downdrag by Mohr-Coulomb equation, has also been developed. The results of three methods are all found to be in good agreement with field observations. When they are applied to a centrifuge modeling problem of pile downdrag to predict its result, however, diverse answers are obtained. Overall, the simple transfer function method developed in this study seems to be the most effective in the evaluation of pile downdrag, considering the quality of its result and its efficiency in computation.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.45-52
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• 2005

Recent observations based on geological evidence and laboratory tests confirm that complex segmentation of hydraulic fractures is common phenomena. It is expected that the segmentation causes mechanical interaction between the fractures and affects fracture opening and measured net pressure. In this study, therefore, the opening of the fractures is computed using boundary collocation method to evaluate the mechanical interaction quantitatively. Also, improved boundary collocation method is suggested to evaluate the displacement of the fracture wall accurately and the reliability of this method is confirmed by comparing with that of the finite element method.