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Integrity test and depth estimation of deep foundations (깊은 기초의 건전도시험과 근입깊이 조사)

  • Jo Churl-hyun;Jung Hyun-key;Lee Tai-sup;Kim Hag-soo
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1999.08a
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    • pp.202-216
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    • 1999
  • The deep foundation is frequently used for the infrastructures. Since the quality control of the cast-in-place concrete foundations such as CIP piles and slurry walls is not so easy as that of the ready made PC(prestressed concrete) piles, it is necessary to get the information on the integrity of the concrete of the foundation. The depth estimation of foundations whose depths are unknown is also very important in repair and reinforcement works or in safety inspection and assessment to the big structures. The cross-hole sonic logging(CSL) system and the single channel reflection seismic measurement system were developed to test the integrity of pile. The former is well applied to CIP structures, while the later to all kinds of piles with less accurate result compared to that of CSL. To estimate the depth of the deep foundations, parallel seismics, borehole RADAR, and borehole magnetics can be used.

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Design of Drilled Shafts (현장타설말뚝의 설계)

  • 김명학;김원철
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.140-167
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    • 2002
  • A drilled shaft is a deep foundation that is constructed by placing fluid concrete in a drilled hole. Reinforcing steel can be installed in the excavation, if desired, prior to placing the concrete. Drilled shafts provide excellent foundation systems for civil structures. In order to utilize them effectively, it is essential that designers have a clear understanding for how drilled shafts are constructed and also understand the basis for design methods. This paper describes standard design methods for drilled shafts.

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A Case Study on the Design of High Capacity Foundations for High-Rise Buildings (국외 초고층 건축물의 대형기초 적용 사례)

  • Cho, Sung-Han;Han, Byoung-Kwon;Lee, Je-Man;Kim, Tae-Bum
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2007.09a
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    • pp.78-89
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    • 2007
  • Two design examples of deep foundations for high-rise buildings on soft ground are introduced in this paper. The first one is a 54-story building in Ho-Chi-Minh city, Vietnam, which was designed to be founded on $2.8m{\times}1.0m$ barrette foundations with approximately 60m to 75m depth. Based on a number of design guides and existing load test data from the construction sites in Ho-Chi-Minh city, the capacity of a barrette foundation in sand or clay layered ground was calculated to be 17.2MN to 27.8MN depending on the installing depth. The second one is a 40-story building in Baku city, Azerbaijan, which was designed to be supported by 2.0m diameter bored pile foundations with approximately 23m depth. As analytical or empirical guides for the local ground conditions were very limited, the design procedure from the SNiP Code, one of Russian specifications, was adopted and used to calculate the pile capacity. The capacity of bored pile foundation in highly weathered soil was expected to be 14.8MN to 15.5MN depending on the boring depth.

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Seismic Response Analysis of Bridges Considering Spatial Variation of Input Ground Motion (입력지반운동의 공간적 변화를 고려한 교량의 지진응답해석)

  • Choi, Kwang-Gyu;Kang, Seung-Woo;Kook, Seung-Kyu
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.76-82
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents a seismic response analysis of bridge structures considering the spatial variation of input ground motion. In earthquake analyses of structures, it is usually assumed that the input ground motion is the same at every support. However, this assumption is not justified for long structures like bridges, because observations have shown that the earthquake ground motion can vary considerably within relatively small distances. When the soil under the foundation is relatively soft and deep, an analysis of the foundation-soil interaction must always be performed. To consider the foundation-soil interaction, a soil response analysis is performed first, and after determining the material characteristics of the foundation element obtained by this foundation-soil interaction analysis, the seismic response analysis of a bridge superstructure with equivalent springs and dampers is performed. Finally, the influences of the spatial variation in the input motion, which are affected by different soil characteristics, are considered.

Borehole magnetics for the estimation of unknown foundation pile depth (시추공자력계를 이용한 기초파일 근입심도 추정)

  • Jo, Churl-Hyun;Chung, Hyun-Key;Cho, Kwang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.161-167
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    • 1999
  • There is an increasing need for the estimation of foundation piles whose depths are unknown. Especially in repair and reinforcement works or in safety inspection and assessment to the big structures whose foundations are piles, the accurate information about the depth of foundation piles is one of the most important factors. A borehole magnetic tool has been developed and tested to meet this object. The fundamental base is that there usually exist many re-bars inside the foundation structure such as piles, and these re-bars are ferromagnetic materials which cause strong induced magnetic field comparable to the earth magnetic field. It utilizes flux-gate type magnetometer which measures 3-components of the magnetic field. Taking vertical derivatives of vertical component of the measured magnetic field, we can expect the error limit of estimating the depth of the pile end less than 20 cm in favorable condition. The maximum measurable distance is about 3 m to the pile from the borehole. The field data show that borehole magnetics is one of the most accurate, fast, and reliable methods for this object so far, as long as there is no magnetic materials such as deep located steel pipe or power cables close to the foundation piles.

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Application of steel-concrete composite pile foundation system as energy storage medium

  • Agibayeva, Aidana;Lee, Deuckhang;Ju, Hyunjin;Zhang, Dichuan;Kim, Jong R.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.77 no.6
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    • pp.753-763
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    • 2021
  • Feasibility studies of a reinforced concrete (RC) deep pile foundation system with the compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology were conducted in previous studies. However, those studies showed some technical limitations in its serviceability and durability performances. To overcome such drawbacks of the conventional RC energy pile system, various steel-concrete composite pile foundations are addressed in this study to be utilized as a dual functional system for an energy storage medium and load-resistant foundation. This study conducts finite element analyses to examine the applicability of various composite energy pile foundation systems considering the combined effects of structural loading, soil boundary forces, and internal air pressures induced by the thermos-dynamic cycle of compressed air. On this basis, it was clearly confirmed that the role of inner and outer tubes is essential in terms of reliable storage tank and better constructability of pile, respectively, and the steel tubes in the composite pile foundation can also ensure improved serviceability and durability performances compared to the conventional RC pile system.

SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN DEEP FOUNDATION PRACTICE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (동남아에서의 깊은 기초시공의 최근발전 현황)

  • Chan, S.F.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1992.03a
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1992
  • In recent years, active developments have taken place in Southeast Asia in various aspects of deep foundations. Some of these developments are reviewed in this Paper. These include techniques of behaviourial analysis such as Chin's Plot and Balasubramaniam's Pull-out Test. Also included are recent advances in small size piles, large bored piles and caisson foundations. The performance of and the experience gained in some of these foundations are highlighted.

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Shear Design of Deep Beam with Variable Depth (변단면 깊은 보의 전단설계)

  • Choi, Jeong-Ho;Kim, Tae-Wan;Lee, Seung-Hun;Eom, Jang-Sub;Jin, Chi-Sub
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.377-380
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    • 2004
  • Reinforced concrete deep beams are commonly used in many structural applications, including transfer girders. pile caps, foundation walls. and offshore structures. In this paper. the shear behavior and reinforcement effects of simply supported reinforced concrete deep beam with variable depth subject to concentrated loads have been scrutinized using strut-and-tie model to verify the effects of variable depth. The analysis results show that strut-and-tie Model of ACI 318-02 code is very effective method to design of simply supported reinforced concrete deep beam with variable depth.

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Orienting the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) pedicle in a stacked SIEA-deep inferior epigastric perforator free flap configuration for unilateral tertiary breast reconstruction

  • Yu, Ya-han;Ghorra, Dina;Bojanic, Christine;Aria, Oti N.;MacLennan, Louise;Malata, Charles M.
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.47 no.5
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    • pp.473-477
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    • 2020
  • Superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) flaps represent a useful option in autologous breast reconstruction. However, the short-fixed pedicle can limit flap inset options. We present a challenging flap inset successfully addressed by de-epithelialization, turnover, and counterintuitive rotation. A 47-year-old woman underwent left tertiary breast reconstruction with stacked free flaps using right deep inferior epigastric perforator and left SIEA vessels. Antegrade and retrograde anastomoses to the internal mammary (IM) vessels were preferred; additionally, the thoracodorsal vessels were unavailable due to previous latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction. Optimal shaping required repositioning of the lateral ends of the flaps superiorly, which would position the ipsilateral SIEA hemi-flap pedicle lateral to and out of reach of the IM vessels. This problem was overcome by turning the SIEA flap on its long axis, allowing the pedicle to sit medially with the lateral end of the flap positioned superiorly. The de-epithelialized SIEA flap dermis was in direct contact with the chest wall, enabling its fixation. This method of flap inset provides a valuable solution for medializing the SIEA pedicle while maintaining an aesthetically satisfactory orientation. This technique could be used in ipsilateral SIEA flap breast reconstructions that do not require a skin paddle, as with stacked flaps or following nipple-sparing mastectomy.

Does surgical procedure type impact postoperative pain and recovery in deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction?

  • Azizi, Alexander A.;Mohan, Anita T.;Tomouk, Taj;Brickley, Elizabeth B.;Malata, Charles M.
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.324-332
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    • 2020
  • Background The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is the commonest flap used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. It is performed as a unilateral (based on one [unipedicled] or two [bipedicled] vascular pedicles) or bilateral procedure following unilateral or bilateral mastectomies. No previous studies have comprehensively analyzed analgesia requirements and hospital stay of these three forms of surgical reconstruction. Methods A 7-year retrospective cohort study (2008-2015) of a single-surgeon's DIEP-patients was conducted. Patient-reported pain scores, patient-controlled morphine requirements and recovery times were compared using non-parametric statistics and multivariable regression. Results The study included 135 participants: unilateral unipedicled (n=84), unilateral bipedicled (n=24) and bilateral unipedicled (n=27). Univariate comparison of the three DIEP types showed a significant difference in 12-hour postoperative morphine requirements (P=0.020); bipedicled unilateral patients used significantly less morphine than unipedicled (unilateral) patients at 12 (P=0.005), 24 (P=0.020), and 48 (P=0.046) hours. Multivariable regression comparing these two groups revealed that both reconstruction type and smoking status were significant predictors for 12-hour postoperative morphine usage (P=0.038 and P=0.049, respectively), but only smoking, remained significant at 24 (P=0.010) and 48 (P=0.010) hours. Bilateral reconstruction patients' mean hospital stay was 2 days longer than either unilateral reconstruction (P<0.001). Conclusions Although all three forms of DIEP flap breast reconstruction had similar postoperative pain measures, a novel finding of our study was that bipedicled DIEP flap harvest might be associated with lower early postoperative morphine requirements. Bilateral and bipedicled procedures in appropriate patients might therefore be undertaken without significantly increased pain/morbidity compared to unilateral unipedicled reconstructions.