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Recent Topics on Tunnel Engineering in Japan

  • Toshihisa Adachi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.29-50
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    • 2002
  • Based on the investigation results on the damages of some underground structures due to the severe Kobe Earthquake it concludes that the aseismicity of underground is far superior to that of aboveground structures. Therefore, at first, necessity to reconstruct strong cities especially by good use of underground space will be discussed. Then two non-circular shield-tunneling projects in Japan are discussed. The first is construction of the world's first shield driven double track subway tunnel of rectangular shape for the Kyoto Municipal Subway. This paper presents a report on the overall planning, the tests that were performed in the process of planning, and the results of driving. The second is the design of the Hirakata Tunnel, with three traffic lanes and shoulders on one side, which will be constructed as one of the tunnels for The New Meishin (Nagoya-Kobe) Expressways. This paper presents the feasibility study of the shield tunneling method, using the same design criteria as the non-circular, horseshoe section of mountain tunnel, to the equivalent section of the Hirakata Tunnel.

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An Experimental Study on Reinforcing Effects for Soil Structures Reinforced by Nail with an Anchor Shape (앵카형태의 지반네일로 보강된 흙구조물의 보강효과에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • 김준석;이상덕;이승래
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.103-111
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    • 2001
  • 지반네일 보강방법은 이론적 뒷받침과 함께 경험적인 작업을 기초로 발전되어 왔으며, 연구 결과를 바탕으로 현장적용이 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 소일 네일로 보강된 토체의 안정성에 중요한 요소인 소일네일의 인발저항력을 높이기 위하여 네일의 끝 부분에 앵커와 같은 구근이 형성된 네일로 보강된 토체의 파괴거동을 이해하기 위하여 비교적 큰 규모의 실험을 실시하였다. 토체의 변위, 네일의 축변형률, 네일의 축하중, 토체내부의 토압 등에 관한 자료를 얻었으며 이러한 자료들을 분석하였다. 또한 같은 조건에서 일반적인 형태의 네일로 실험된 결과와 비교분석을 실시하였다.

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An Overview on Technology and Research of Dam and Levee in Korea (댐 및 제방의 기술 및 연구 현황)

  • Shin, Dong-Hoon;Kim, Jae-Hong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.319-334
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    • 2009
  • This paper describes an overview of technology and research of dam and levee in Korea. In order to trace the development of dam and levee construction technology, history of design and construction of them is briefly reviewed, and their statistics including type, number and purpose of those hydraulic structures in Korea are dealt with. Furthermore, current status of research on the mentioned structures is also reviewed based on the papers published in Korean societies such as Korean Society of Civil Engineers and Korean Geotechnical Society. Finally state-of-the-art equipment and technology to investigate the safety conditions, and hence to enhance or rehabilitate their stability and dam and levee systems, respectively, are introduced here.

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Reinforcing effect of vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) root in geotechnical structures - experiments and analyses

  • Islam, Mohammad S.;Shahin, Hossain M.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.313-329
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    • 2013
  • Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) is being effectively used in many countries to protect embankment and slopes for their characteristics of having long and strong roots. In this paper, in-situ shear tests of the ground with the vetiver roots have been conducted to investigate the stabilization properties corresponding to the embankment slopes. Numerical analyses have also been performed with the finite element method using elastoplastic subloading $t_{ij}$ model, which can simulate typical soil behavior. It is revealed from field tests that the shear strength of vetiver rooted soil matrix is higher than that of the unreinforced soil. The reinforced soil with vetiver root also shows ductile behavior. The numerical analyses capture well the results of the in-situ shear tests. Effectiveness of vetiver root in geotechnical structures-strip foundation and embankment slope has been evaluated by finite element analyses. It is found that the reinforcement with vetiver root enhances the bearing capacities of the grounds and stabilizes the embankment slopes.

A design and construction for reinforcement of bridge foundations on the limestone cavities (교량기초를 위한 석회암 공동지반의 지반보강 설계 및 시공)

  • 박종호;최용기;한현희;김태훈;박용원
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2002.03a
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    • pp.205-212
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    • 2002
  • Carbonate rocks such as limestone are susceptible to solution and show numerous solution cavities. For the construction of the structures such as bridge foundations and tunnel on the limestone cavities, the geological unconformities developed in the bed rocks, cavity systems and the filling types of solution deposits should be surveyed and analyzed. And also, the stability of structures on the limestone cavities must be taken into consideration in the view of the geotechnical engineering. As a result of analysis of the foundation settlement, an economic and effective reinforcement method is to be proposed and the construction by the proposed method is to be accompanied with verification of reinforcement effect. This paper is a case study of design and construction for the reinforcement of bridge foundations on the limestone cavity covered with thick bedded colluvial soils.

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Modeling large underground structures in rock formations

  • e Sousa, Luis Ribeiro;Miranda, Tiago
    • Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.49-64
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    • 2011
  • A methodology for jointed rock mass characterization starts with a research based on geological data and tests in order to define the geotechnical models used to support the decision about location, orientation and shape of cavities. Afterwards a more detailed characterization of the rock mass is performed allowing the update of the geomechanical parameters defined in the previous stage. The observed results can be also used to re-evaluate the geotechnical model using inverse methodologies. Cases of large underground structures modeling are presented. The first case concerns the modeling of cavities in volcanic formations. Then, an application to a large station from the Metro do Porto project developed in heterogeneous granite formations is also presented. Finally, the last case concerns the modeling of large cavities for a hydroelectric powerhouse complex. The finite element method and finite difference method software used is acquired from Rocscience and ITASCA, respectively.

Total Instrumentations for Geotechnical Structures Using Smart Materials (Smart Material 개념을 이용한 지반구조물 정보화)

  • 송정락;전기찬
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2001.10c
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    • pp.79-88
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    • 2001
  • 기계, 전기, 전자, 재료, 전산공학 등은 근래에 이르러 혁명적인 발전을 거듭하고 있으며, 이에 따라 새로운 개념의 기기들이 등장하고, 토목계측분야에서도 새로운 방식 및 기기들이 등장하고 있다. 특히 최근의 Smart Material, MEM (Micro-Electro-Machine), Nano- Technology 및 통신기술들은 과거의 공상과학소설에서나 가능하였던 내용들을 실제로 가능케 하였으며, 일부 기술들은 경제성까지 갖춰 상용화되고 있다. 본 고에서는 지반공학적 관점에서 본 이러한 신기술과, 이를 이용한 지반구조물의 정보화에 대하여 살펴보았다.

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Geotechnical Risk of Soil Structures Due to Climate Change (기후변화로 인한 지반공학적 재해 고찰)

  • Yoon, Gil-Lim;Bae, Yoon-Shin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2010.03a
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    • pp.895-906
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    • 2010
  • 21세기 들어 지구의 온난화 등 기후변화로 인하여 기온이 상승하고 해수면이 상승하는 등 그 변화의 증거가 관측되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 지구의 기온상승과 해수면의 상승이 지반구조물에 미치는 영향을 고찰해 보았다. 지구온난화에 따른 해수면 상승이 지반구조물의 안정성에 미치는 영향을 사례별로 예시해 보았고 국내외에서 이에 대한 적절한 대응 방안을 검토해 보았다.

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Dynamic Soil Stiffness in the Longitudinal Direction of Underground Structures (지중구조물의 축방향 동지반강성계수)

  • 김대상
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.149-155
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    • 2000
  • 응답변위법에서 이용되는 동지반강성계수의 적절한 평가법에 대한 제안을 하였다. 현재까지의 지진피해조사 및 장기간의 지진관측사례는 지반이 공진할 때의 변형모드가 지중구조물의 피해에 가장 직접적으로 관련이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서, 지중구조물의 축방향의 지반의 변형모드와 그 타월 진동수를 특정하여 동지반강성계수를 평가했다. 동지반강성계수는 지반의 공진상태를 상정하고 있기 때문에 결과로써 지진파의 축방행 파장의 영향을 받지 않고, 관상구주물의 반경과 표층두께의 비, 표층두께에 대한 구조물의 매설위치, 표층지반과 기반의 임피단스비 라고 하는 3개의 무차원 변수에 의해 표현된다.

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