• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2004

본 논문은 소구경말뚝의 현장시험결과를 조사하고 축방향 변위와 흙의 성질과의 상관관계에 따른 말뚝의 주변마찰력을 산정하기 위하여 종합적으로 검토하였다. 점착력과 비점착력의 성질을 가진 흙에 대하여 조사를 하였다. 현장적용 목적에 부합한 소구경말뚝의 하중-변위관계와 지반공학적 흙의 특성 그리고 흙의 종류에 대한 연구가 정규화평균값과 경험관계식을 통하여 이루어졌다. 대구경말뚝과 압력-그라우팅 설치 효과로 인한 소구경말뚝의 하중전이로 인한 지지력은 현저한 차이가 있었다. 특히 말뚝 근입깊이(D)와 말뚝 직경(B)의 비가 100보다 작은 얕은 깊이에서는 소구경말뚝이 대구경말뚝에 비해 현저하게 뛰어난 지지력을 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었으며 점착력이 있는 흙에서는 약 1.5에서 최고 2.5배정도 비점착력인 흙에서는 약 1.5에서 2.5배 그리고 최고 6배의 지지력을 갖고 있음을 알 수 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.521-529
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• 2022

This research work deals with the development of air pluviation method for preparing uniform sand specimens for conducting large scale laboratory testing. Simulating real field conditions and to get reliable results, air pluviation method is highly desirable. This paper presents a special technique called air pluviation or sand raining technique for achieving uniform relative density. The apparatus is accompanied by a hopper, shutters with different orifice sizes and numbers and set of sieves. Before using this apparatus, calibration curves are drawn for relative density against different height of fall (H) and shutter sizes. From these calibration curves, corresponding to the desired relative density of 60%, the shutter size of 13mm and height of fall of 457.2 mm, are selected and maintained throughout the pluviation process. The density obtained from the mobile pluviator is then verified using the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP) test where the soil is poured in the box using defined shutter size and fall height. The results obtained from the DCP test are averaged as 60±0.5 which was desirable. The mobile pluviator used in this research is also capable of obtaining relative densities up to 90%. The instrument is validated using experimental and numerical approach. In numerical study, Plaxis 3D software is used in which the soil mass is defined by 10-Node tetrahedral elements and 6-Node plate is used to simulate plate behavior in the validation phase. The results obtained from numerical approach were compared with that of experimental one which showed very close correlation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.529-537
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• 2009

A key parameter in the design of a laterally loaded pile is the determination of its performance level. Performance level of a pile is usually expressed as the maximum head deflection and bending moment. In general, uncertainties in the performance of a pile originates from many factors such as inherent variability of soil properties, inadequate soil exploration programs, errors taking place in the determination of soil parameters, limited calculation models as well as uncertainties in loads. This makes it difficult for practicing engineers to decide for the reliability of laterally loaded piles both in cohesive and cohesionless soils. In this paper, limit state functions and consequent performance functions are obtained for single concrete piles to predict the maximum bending moment, a widely accepted design criterion along with the permissible pile head displacement. Analyses were made utilizing three dimensional finite element method and soil-structure-interaction (SSI) effects were accounted for.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 현장타설말뚝이 사질토 지반에서 지지되는 경우에 대하여, 설계지지력 산정을 위해 적용되고 있는 다양한 제안식을 이용하여 말뚝의 길이비와 N값이 지지력에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 그 결과, Meyerhof 제안식은 전체 지지력에 있어서 선단지지력과 주면마찰력의 분담률은 동일하게 평가하고, 지지력 분담률은 길이비에 의해서만 영향을 받는 것으로 분석되었다. NAVFAC DM-7 제안식은 말뚝의 길이가 주면마찰력과 선단지지력 모두 영향을 미치기는 하지만, 선단지지력에 더욱 큰 영향인자로 작용하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 특히, N값과 말뚝의 직경에 의한 영향보다는 말뚝 길이요소에 의한 영향이 가장 큰 것을 알 수 있었다. FHWA의 제안식은 말뚝의 지지력 산정 시, 주면마찰력에 의한 영향요소를 다른 제안식에 비해 적극적으로 반영하는 것으로 평가되었으며, 극한지지력 평가 시에 주면마찰력의 영향을 더 크게 반영하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.55-73
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• 2014

The theoretical predictions of ground movements induced by tunnelling are usually based on the assumptions that the subsoil has the same soil densities. The theoretical prediction does not consider the impact of different sand soil types on the surface settlement due to tunnelling. The finite elements analysis (FEA) considers stress and strength parameters of the different sand soil densities. The tunnel construction requires the solution of large soil-structure interaction problem. In the present study, the FEA is used to model soil-tunnel system performance based on a case study to discuss surface displacement due to tunnelling. The Greater Cairo metro tunnel (Line 3) is considered in the present study as case study. The surface displacements obtained by surface displacement equation (SDE) proposed by Peck and Schmidt (1969) are presented and discussed. The main objective of this study is to capture the limitations of the parameters used in the SDE based on the FEA at different sand soil densities. The study focuses on the parameters used in the SDE based on different sand soil densities. The surface displacements obtained by the FEA are compared with those obtained by the SDE. The results discussed in this paper show that the different sand soil densities neglected in the SDE have a significant influence on the surface displacement due to tunnelling.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.529-545
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• 2023

The coupled soil-pile-structure seismic response is recently in the spotlight of researchers because of its extensive applications in the different fields of engineering such as bridges, offshore platforms, wind turbines, and buildings. In this paper, a simple analytical model is developed to evaluate the dynamic performance of seismically isolated bridges considering triple interactions of soil, piles, and bridges simultaneously. Novel expressions are proposed to present the dynamic behavior of pile groups in inhomogeneous soils with various shear modulus along with depth. Both cohesive and cohesionless soil deposits can be simulated by this analytical model with a generalized function of varied shear modulus along the soil depth belonging to an inhomogeneous stratum. The methodology is discussed in detail and validated by rigorous dynamic solution of 3D continuum modeling, and time history analysis of centrifuge tests. The proposed analytical model accuracy is guaranteed by the acceptable agreement between the experimental/numerical and analytical results. A comparison of the proposed linear model results with nonlinear centrifuge tests showed that during moderate (frequent) earthquakes the relative differences in responses of the superstructure and the pile cap can be ignored. However, during strong excitations, the response calculated in the linear time history analysis is always lower than the real conditions with the nonlinear behavior of the soil-pile-bridge system. The current simple and efficient method provides the accuracy and the least computational costs in comparison to the full three-dimensional analyses.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.987-995
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• 2018

In this study, a relationship between small-strain shear modulus ($G_{max}$) and overconsolidation ratio (OCR) based on shear wave velocity ($V_S$) measurement was established to identify the stress history of centrifuge model ground. A centrifuge test was conducted in various centrifugal acceleration levels including loading and unloading sequences to cause various stress histories on centrifuge model ground. The $V_S$ and vertical effective stress were measured at each level of acceleration. Then, a sensitivity analysis was conducted using testing data to ensure the suitability of OCR function for the tested cohesionless soils and found that OCR can be estimated based on $V_S$ measurements irrespective of normally-consolidated or overconsolidated loading conditions. Finally, the developed $G_{max}$-OCR relationship was applied to centrifuge models constructed and tested under various induced stress-history conditions. Through a series of tests, it was concluded that the induced stress history on centrifuge model by compaction, g-level variation, and past overburden load can be analysed quantitatively, and it is convinced that the OCR evaluation technique will contribute to better interpret the centrifuge test results.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.591-617
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• 2015

Standards for seismic assessment and retrofitting of buildings provide deformation limit states for structural members and connections. However, in order to perform fully consistent performance-based seismic analyses of soil-structure systems; deformation limit states must also be available for foundations that are vulnerable to nonlinear actions. Because such limit states have never been established in the past, a laboratory testing program was conducted to study the rotational capacity of small-scale foundation models under combined axial load and moment. Fourteen displacement-controlled monotonic and cyclic tests were performed using a cohesionless soil contained in a $2.0{\times}2.0{\times}1.2m$ container box. It was found that the foundation models exhibited a stable hysteretic behavior for imposed rotations exceeding 0.06 rad and that the measured foundation moment capacity complied well with Meyerhof's equivalent width concept. Simplified code-based soil-structure analyses of an 8-story building under an array of strong ground motions were also conducted to preliminary evaluate the implication of finite rotational capacity of vulnerable foundations. It was found that for the same soil as that of the experimental program foundations would have a deformation capacity that far exceeds the imposed rotational demands under the lateral load resisting members so yielding of the soil may constitute a reliable source of energy dissipation for the system.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.1144-1154
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• 2008

In this paper, the behaviour of shell foundation was studied. In order to perform this study, three studies such as theoretical, numerical and experimental programs were performed. In the theoretical program, the general shallow foundation theories and failure mechanism developed by Terzaghi, Mayerhof and others were reviewed and compared. Based on the previous shallow foundation behaviour, the shell foundation theory was developed using the upper boundary theorem. In the numerical study, the 2 and 3 dimensional FEM simulations were carried out using an uncoupled-analysis approach. From the analysis results, the adequate depth of shell foundation was evaluated. It was also evaluated the bearing capacity according to the shell angle ($120^{\circ}$, $90^{\circ}$, $60^{\circ}$). In the experimental study, the laboratory model tests were carried out for five cases of different foundation shapes including the rectangular and circular foundation in order to verify the theoretical and nemerical study. According to the results of this study, the bearing capacity of shell foundation was theoretically about 15% larger than that of general foundation. However, in the model test, the bearing capacity of shell foundation was about 25 to 30% larger than that of general foundation. In the case of shell angle, the maximum bearing capacity of shell foundation shows when the shell angle of foundation was $60^{\circ}$. In addition, Even if the shell foundation has the various advantages compared with the general foundations as described above, the practical verifications in full scale size will be necessary to use in the field and will be helpful in the technical development of other special foundations.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2004

동반논문에서는 사질토의 취성적 응력-변형률 관계와 전단시 팽창을 고려할 수 있는 구성모델을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 제안된 모델의 계수를 체계적으로 결정하기 위하여 실수형 유전자 알고리즘에 근거한 최적화 기법이 적용되었으며, 이를 통하여 구성모델에 필요한 주요 계수값들을 결정할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 제안된 모델을 검증하기 위하여 풍화토시료에 대한 $K_0$ 압밀 삼축시험을 수행하였다. 또한 조립토에 등방압축 삼축시험결과를 이용하여 제안된 모델을 검증하였다. 이러한 시험자료들에 대하여 제안된 모델은 취성적 응력-변형률 관계 및 체적의 팽창과 같은 실제 유효응력 거동을 합리적으로 모델하는 것이 가능하였다. 이로부터 제안된 모델이 풍화토 및 조립토와 같은 사질토의 거동에 적합한 것으로 판단된다.