• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.329-341
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• 2024

Retaining structures are one of the most important elements in the stabilization of excavations and slopes in various engineering projects. Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls are widely used as retaining structures due to their flexibility, easy and economical construction. These benefits are especially prominent for projects built on soft and weak foundation soils, which have relatively low resistance and high compressibility. For high retaining walls on weak foundations, conventional design methods are not cost-effective. Therefore, two alternative solutions for different foundation weakness are proposed in this research: optimized multi-tiered MSE walls and single tier wall with foundation improvement. The cost optimization considers both the construction components and the land price. The results show that the optimal solution depends on several factors, including the foundation strength and more importantly, the land price. For low land price, the optimized multi-tiered wall is more economical, while for high land price (urban areas), the foundation improvement is preferable. As the foundation strength decreases, the foundation improvement becomes inevitable.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.985-994
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• 2004

The application of the reinforced retaining wall has increased in the last 10 years in Korea. The height of reinforced wall is generally limited to less than 15m. It has been reported that the reinforced wall higher than 10m should have higher strength reinforcement or should reduce the lateral earth pressure of the reinforced wall to secure the stability of the wall. In this study, the reinforced retaining wall was constructed 14m high, backfilled by a mixture of soil and cement and instrumented on the reinforcement elements. The instrumented reinforced wall was monitored during and after construction. Field monitoring result shows that a backfill by a mixture of soil and cement reduced the tensile stress developed on the reinforcing elements and the reinforced wall backfilled by a mixture of soil and cement performed successful.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.276-285
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• 2006

Application of anchored or strutted wall system for the earth retention of excavation works in a populated urban area or a poor soil deposit can be limited due to various restrictions. Since the strut becomes longer in a wide excavation site, the stability of an earth retaining wall is decreased, the wall deformation is increased, and the ground settlement is also increased due to an increased buckling or bending deformation of struts. Especially, in a populated urban area, the installation of anchors can be problematic due to the property line of adjacent structures or facilities. Thus, a new concept of earth retaining system like Self-Supported diaphragm Wall can solve several problems expected to occur during excavation in the urban area. In this study, Numerical analyses of counterfort diaphragm wall was introduced and the monitored data from the site was compared with the original results of numerical analyses. Also, in the case of the deep excavation applied the counterfort diaphragm wall, numerical analyses was performed to predict the wall deformation and the reinforcement to reduce the wall deformation was suggested.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.94-102
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• 1999

The retaining wall is a structure which was made for changing land form in many construction. The first role of the retaining wall is to maintain the slope stability. But recently, the amount of retaining wall have been increasing because of the expansion of construction works and the amenity of urban environment have been decreasing because of environmental destruction and the scenic heterogeneity. So we should consider the slope stability and ecological stability at the same time. The purpose of this study is to develop the retaining wall revegetation technology using the Eco-Stone, the structure of co-satisfying which included the slope stability and the revegetation effect. Eco-Stone is a structure which has high stability for earth pressure, settlement and drainage. And cost and term of construction works also have been decreased. Eco-Stone structure is one of factors composing the ecological network which is harmonize with surrounding environment. In this way, it is expected that the ecological habitats of various species would be restored.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.411-418
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• 2001

The last 30 years have been significant worldwide growth in the use of EPS as a lightweight fill material. This paper analyzes the compressible inclusion function of EPS which can results in reduction of static earth pressure by accomodating the movement of retained soil. A series of model tests was conducted to evaluate the reduction of static earth pressure using EPS inclusion and determine the optimum stiffness of EPS, Also, field test was conducted to evaluate the reduction of static earth pressure using EPS inclusion. Based on field test it is found that the magnitude of static earth pressure was reduced about 20% compared with theoretical active earth pressure.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.467-475
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• 2012

지오그리드에 의해 부분 보강 및 전면 보강된 2가지 타입의 블록식 보강토 옹벽으로 지지된 철도노반의 열차하중 전달 메카니즘을 조사하기 위해 정 동적 열차하중 재하실험을 수행하였다. 실험 노반은 높이 2.6m, 폭 5m, 뒷 길이 6m로 구축하였으며, 소정의 위치에 토압계, 변위계 및 변형율계를 설치하였다. 실험결과, 2가지 타입의 블록식 보강토 옹벽으로 지지된 철도노반에서의 벽체 변위 양상 및 보강 정도에 따른 연직 토압의 차이를 확인하였다. 또한 동적 열차하중 재하시 벽체 상부에서 변형율이 감소하는 현상을 볼 수 있었으며, 열차하중 재하에 의한 잔류 변형율 및 변형율 증분은 현행 설계기준에 비해 매우 작은 값을 보이고 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.531-543
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• 2021

Freezing and thawing of pore water within backfill can affect the stability of retaining wall as the phase change of pore water causes changes in the mechanical characteristics of backfill material. In this study, the effects of freezing and thawing on the mechanical performance of retaining wall with granular backfill were investigated for various temperature and groundwater level (GWL) conditions. The thermal and mechanical finite element analyses were performed by assigning the coefficient of lateral earth pressure according to phase change of soil for at-rest, active and passive stress states. For the at-rest condition, the mobilized lateral stress and overturning moment changed markedly during freezing and thawing. Active-state displacements for the thawed condition were larger than for the unfrozen condition whereas the effect of freezing and thawing was small for the passive condition. GWL affected significantly the lateral force and overturning moment (Mo) acting on the wall during freezing and thawing, indicating that the reduction of safety margin and wall collapse due to freezing and thawing can occur in sudden, unexpected patterns. The beneficial effect of an insulation layer between the retaining wall and the backfill in reducing the heat conduction from the wall face was also investigated and presented.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.345-349
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• 2019

우리나라는 산지가 70% 이상으로 도로, 철도, 산업단지 조성 등의 기반시설 구축시 원지반 일부를 깍아 부지를 형성하는 이른바 깍기 비탈면이 널리 쓰이고 있다. 최근에는 환경 훼손에 대한 규제가 더욱 엄격해져 대규모 깍기 비탈면을 지양하고 최소한의 용지사용으로 목적구조물을 건설하기 위하여 다양한 방법의 공법들이 개발되어 적용되고 있으며, 그 중 활발하게 적용되는 공법이 패널식 옹벽 공법이다. 패널식 옹벽은 지보재 보강을 통한 원지반의 전단강도 증가와 그 지보재 전면에 프리캐스트 옹벽을 체결하여 벽체를 형성시킴으로써 수평토압에 저항하는 공법이다. 지보재는 쏘일네일링, 어스볼트, 그라운드앵커 등이 사용되고 있으며, 그 중 그라운드앵커는 강선에 미리 인장하중을 도입하는 보다 적극적인 보강형태로 전면판인 패널에 큰 집중하중이 작용하게 된다. 이러한 집중하중은 콘크리트 패널에 균열을 발생시키고 옹벽 자체의 내구성을 저해시키는 요인으로 본 연구에서는 이러한 기존 패널식 옹벽의 단점을 보완하기 위하여 패널 정착부에 강관 슬리브 및 보강재를 매입함으로써 균열을 방지하고, 패널 단부에 요철 모양의 전단키를 적용하여 기존 그라우트앵커가 가지는 개별거동에 대한 취약점을 보완하여 안정성을 향상시켰으며, 옹벽 전면 콘크리트 노출 및 정착부 돌출에 의한 경관성 저하문제를 자연석 문양 연출과 정착부를 돌출시키지 않는 단면구성으로 해결하였다. 패널에 사용된 균열방지 슬리브 및 보강재의 효과를 검증하기 위하여 실내시험 및 3차원 수치해석을 수행한 결과, 강관슬리브 및 보강재의 사용으로 패널의 전반적인 강도 증가와 균열억제 효과가 입증되었다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2009

Structures to support against slop failures or resist earth pressure like masonry retaining walls or retaining walls have continued to advance and evolve to new eco-friendly, easy-to-construct, crib retaining walls with varied forms and construction methods, meeting the needs of the times. Researches until now, however, have focused on the analyses of site displacement or stability of the whole site including structures like retaining walls, and thus, researches on rational design or method for stability analysis are lacking. Therefore, this study was conducted on a number of stability analyses, such as the visual power line or stability on sliding, being presented for bin walls, which enable vegetation to grow and were developed and applied in varied forms, meeting the development demands for eco-friendly retaining wall structures. This study compared the results of stability analyses, determined their feasibility, and evaluated their stability according to the height and facade slope of retaining walls. According to the results of this study, traditional masonry retaining wall analysis showed rather conservative stability evaluation results in the stability evaluation of bin walls, and the method using the visual power line seems to be objective because it produced similar results to the stability evaluation method on sliding or turnover.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1998년도 토목섬유 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.33-46
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• 1998