• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1108-1117
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• 2005

RAP(rammed aggregate pier) method which is intermediate foundation of deep and shallow foundation is used to improve the ground with high compaction energy. This method is widely spread around the world, but there are few examples and systemic researches for failure mechanism and bearing capacity of this method are not organized yet. In this paper, soil laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the applicability of RAP method as the foundation of a structure. And the bearing capacity and the failure mechanism of RAP method were studied with respect to various relative densities(35%, 65%, 90%), diameters(45mm, 60mm) and lengths(20cm, 30cm, 40cm). As results, stress concentration ratio decreased as diameter of RAP was increasing or length of RAP was decreased or relative density was decreased. however these results were not always constant. because systematic interaction between relative density and diameter and length of RAP can affect stress concentration ratio, more studies on stress concentration ratio are needed throughout laboratory and field tests.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2019

The movement of soil along a slope during rainfall can cause serious economic damage and can jeopardize human life. Accordingly, predicting slope stability during rainfall is a major issue in geotechnical engineering. Due to rainwater penetrating the soil, the negative pore water pressure will decrease, in turn causing a loss of shear strength in the soil and ultimately slope failure. More seriously, many constructions such as houses and transmission towers built in/on slopes are at risk when the slopes fail. In this study, the numerical simulation using 2D finite difference program, which can solve a fully coupled hydromechanical problems, was used to evaluate the effects of soil properties, rainfall conditions, and the location of a foundation on the slope instability and slope failure mechanisms during rainfall. A slope with a transmission tower located in Namyangju, South Korea was analyzed in this study. The results showed that the correlation between permeability and rainfall intensity had an important role in changing the pore water pressure via controlling the infiltrated rainwater. The foundation of the transmission tower was stable during rainfall because the slope failure was estimated to occur at the toe of the slope, and did not go through the foundation.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2012

PURPOSE. The influence of the modified process in the fiber-reinforced post and resin core foundation treatment on the fracture resistance and failure pattern of premolar was tested in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Thirty-six human mandibular premolars were divided into 4 groups (n = 9). In group DCT, the quartz fibre post (D.T. Light-post) was cemented with resin cement (DUO-LINK) and a core foundation was formed with composite resin (LIGHT-CORE). In group DMO and DMT, resin cement (DUO-LINK) was used for post (D.T. Lightpost) cementation and core foundation; in group DMO, these procedures were performed simultaneously in one step, while DMT group was accomplished in separated two steps. In group LCT, the glass fiber post (LuxaPost) cementation and core foundation was accomplished with composite resin (LuxaCore-Dual) in separated procedures. Tooth were prepared with 2 mm ferrule and restored with nickel-chromium crowns. A static loading test was carried out and loads were applied to the buccal surface of the buccal cusp at a 45 degree inclination to the long axis of the tooth until failure occurred. The data were analyzed with MANOVA (${\alpha}$= .05). The failure pattern was observed and classified as either favorable (allowing repair) or unfavorable (not allowing repair). RESULTS. The mean fracture strength was highest in group DCT followed in descending order by groups DMO, DMT, and LCT. However, there were no significant differences in fracture strength between the groups. A higher prevalence of favorable fractures was detected in group DMT but there were no significant differences between the groups. CONCLUSION. The change of post or core foundation method does not appear to influence the fracture strength and failure patterns.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.305-318
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• 2020

Stone columns are widely used to treat soft clay ground. Optimizing the design of stone columns based on cost-effectiveness is always an attractive subject in the practice of ground treatment. In this paper, the design of stone columns is optimized using the concept of robust geotechnical design. Standard deviation of failure probability, which is a system response of concern of the stone column-reinforced foundation, is used as a measure of the design robustness due to the uncertainty in the coefficient of variation (COV) of the noise factors in practice. The failure probability of a stone column-reinforced foundation can be readily determined using Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) based on the settlements of the stone column-reinforced foundation, which are evaluated by a deterministic method. A framework based on the concept of robust geotechnical design is proposed for determining the most preferred design of stone columns considering multiple objectives including safety, cost and design robustness. This framework is illustrated with an example, a stone column-reinforced foundation under embankment loading. Based on the outcome of this study, the most preferred design of stone columns is obtained.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.69-84
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• 2023

This paper proposes a novel frame element on Winkler-Pasternak foundation for analysis of a non-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) member resting on foundation. These structural members represent flexural-shear critical members, which are commonly found in existing buildings designed and constructed with the old seismic design standards (inadequately detailed transverse reinforcement). As a result, these structures always experience shear failure or flexure-shear failure under seismic loading. To predict the characteristics of these non-ductile structures, efficient numerical models are required. Therefore, the novel frame element on Winkler-Pasternak foundation with inclusion of the shear-flexure interaction effect is developed in this study. The proposed model is derived within the framework of a displacement-based formulation and fiber section model under Timoshenko beam theory. Uniaxial nonlinear material constitutive models are employed to represent the characteristics of non-ductile RC frame and the underlying foundation. The shear-flexure interaction effect is expressed within the shear constitutive model based on the UCSD shear-strength model as demonstrated in this paper. From several features of the presented model, the proposed model is simple but able to capture several salient characteristics of the non-ductile RC frame resting on foundation, such as failure behavior, soil-structure interaction, and shear-flexure interaction. This confirms through two numerical simulations.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2002년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.187-194
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• 2002

Bridge dynamic behaviors and the failure of the foundation are examined in this study under seismic excitations including the local scour effect. The simplified mechanical model, which can consider the effect of various influence elements, is proposed to simulate the bridge motions. The scour depths around the foundations are estimated by the CSU equation recommended by the HEC-18 and the local scour effect upon global bridge motions is then considered by applying various foundation stiffness based upon the reduced embedded depths. From the simulation results, it is found that seismic responses of a bridge with the same scour depth for both foundations increase due to the local scour effect. The bridge scour is found to be significant under weak and moderate seismic intensity. The recovery durations of the foundation stiffness after local scour are found to be critical in the estimation of the probability of foundation failure under earthquakes. Therefore, the safety of the whole bridge system should be conducted with the consideration of the scour effect upon the foundations and the recovery duration of stiffness should be determined rationally.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.2411-2425
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• 2013

퇴적층과 암반층이 층상구조로 되어있는 지반의 층상암반층 위에 말뚝기초를 설계할 경우, 연직하중에 대한 지지암반의 파괴모드(휨파괴, 펀칭전단파괴 혹은 선단지지파괴)를 검토하고 지지력을 계산하기 위해서는 층상지지암반층의 구조해석이 필요하다. 그러나 ACI committee 436과 우리나라 구조물기초설계기준에서 제안하고 있는 기존의 이용 가능한 탄성평판해석법(Elastic Plate Analysis Method)은 매우 복잡하여 기술자가 이용하는데 어려움이 많다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 복잡한 탄성평판해석법 대신 비교적 간단한 원형기초해석법(Circular Foundation Analysis Method)을 이용할 수 있도록 등가유효폭(반경)의 개념과 식을 제시하였고, 이를 통하여 탄성평판해석에 의한 모멘트와 전단력이 원형평판해석의 결과와 같도록 관계식을 제안하였다. 그 결과 등가유효폭을 이용한 원형기초해석의 방법은 매우 단순하고 편리하였고, 제안된 방법에 의한 결과를 탄성평판해석과 유한요소해석 결과와 비교한 결과 매우 잘 일치하였다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.85-110
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• 2013

Generally, mass concrete structural behavior is governed by the strain components. However, relevant guidelines in dam engineering evaluate the structural behavior of concrete dams using stress-based criteria. In the present study, strain-based criteria are proposed for the first time in a professional manner and their applicability in seismic failure evaluation of an arch dam are investigated. Numerical model of the dam is provided using NSAD-DRI finite element code and the foundation is modeled to be massed using infinite elements at its far-end boundaries. The coupled dam-reservoir-foundation system is solved in Lagrangian-Eulerian domain using Newmark-${\beta}$ time integration method. Seismic performance of the dam is investigated using parameters such as the demand-capacity ratio, the cumulative inelastic duration and the extension of the overstressed/overstrained areas. Real crack profile of the dam based on the damage mechanics approach is compared with those obtained from stress-based and strain-based approaches. It is found that using stress-based criteria leads to conservative results for arch action while seismic safety evaluation using the proposed strain-based criteria leads to conservative cantilever action.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.585-598
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• 2022

The monopile-friction wheel hybrid foundation is an innovative solution for offshore structures which are mainly subjected to large lateral eccentric load induced by winds, waves, and currents during their service life. This paper presents an extensive numerical analysis to investigate the lateral load and moment bearing performances of hybrid foundation, considering various potential influencing factors in sand-overlaying-clay soil deposits, with the complex lateral loads being simplified into a resultant lateral load acting at a certain height above the mudline. Finite element models are generated and validated against experimental data where very good agreements are obtained. The failure mechanisms of hybrid foundations under lateral loading are illustrated to demonstrate the effect of the friction wheel in the hybrid system. Parametric study shows that the load bearing performances of the hybrid foundation is significantly dependent of wheel diameter, pile embedment depth, internal friction angle of sand, loading eccentricity (distance from the load application point to the ground level), and the thickness of upper sandy layer. Simplified empirical formulae is proposed based on the numerical results to predict the corresponding lateral load and moment bearing capacities of the hybrid foundation for design application.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2023

혼성제 사석 기초 마운드 상에 거치되는 피복재의 소요중량을 산정하기 위한 결정론적 해석과 더불어 신뢰성 해석을 수행하였다. 사석 기초 마운드 경사, 피해율 그리고 입사파수를 고려할 수 있도록 안정수 산정을 위한 기존의 경험식을 수정하였다. 수정된 산정식은 기존 경험식을 개발하는 과정에 사용했던 것과 동일 조건에서 수학적으로 일치한다. 먼저 결정론적 설계법으로 임의의 대표단면에 대하여 여러 가지 조건을 변화시키면서 사석 기초 마운드 보호에 필요한 피복재의 소요중량을 산정하였다. 사석 기초 마운드 경사가 급할수록, 입사파수가 증가할수록 기존의 경험식으로 부터 산정된 피복재의 소요 중량보다 더 큰 피복재의 소요중량이 필요함을 확인하였다. 그러나 허용 피해율을 크게 부여하면 반대 경향이 나타난다. 한편, 본 연구에서 처음으로 사석 기초 마운드 피복재에 대한 신뢰성 해석이 수행되었는데, 이는 결정론적 설계법으로 산정된 피복재가 얼마나 안정한지를 정량적으로 확인하고, 파괴에 미치는 각 확률변수들의 불확실성에 따른 영향의 정도를 살펴보기 위함이다. 신뢰성 해석 결과에 의하면 기존 경험식이 만족하는 조건에서 산정된 피복재의 소요중량은 재현기간 50년 설계파 조건에서 단위 년에 1%의 피해가 발생할 확률 1.2%를 갖는다. 또한 영향계수 산정 결과에 의하면 입사각에 따라 약간 다르지만 전반적으로 안정계수, 파고 그리고 사석 기초 마운드상의 수심 순으로 파괴에 미치는 영향이 큼을 확인할 수 있었다. 마지막으로 안정수 산정식에 음함수적으로 포함되어 그 영향이 쉽게 확인되지 않는 확률변수의 변화에 따른 민감도 분석이 수행되었다. 해석 결과에 의하면 사석 기초 마운드의 수심이 깊어 질수록 파괴확률이 급격하게 감소하였다. 그러나 반대로 사석 기초 마운드의 폭이 커질수록, 입사 파랑의 주기가 짧을수록 파괴확률은 커지는 것으로 확인되었다.