• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.57-65
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• 2005

Geotextile have been used for the past 30 years for various types of containers, such as small sandbag, 3-D fabric forms and aggregate filled gabion etc. While they are mainly used for flood and water control, they are also used against beach erosion fir shore protection. Especially, large-sized geotextile tube structures are used in various innovative coastal systems involving breakwaters. This paper presents the hydrodynamic behavior of geotextile tubes based on the results of hydraulic model tests. These tube are generally about 1.0 m to 2.0 m in diameter, thou띤 they can be sized for any application. The tubes can be used solely, or stacked to add greater height and usability. Stacked geotextile tubes will be created by adding the height necessary for some breakwaters and embankment, therefore increasing the usability of geotextile tubes. The hydraulic model test was conducted as structural condition and wave conditions. Structural condition is installation direction to the wave (perpendicular and 45$^{circ}$$), and wave condition is varied with the significant wave height ranging from 3.0 m to 6.0 m. Compared with previous test result, the stacked geotextile tube is more stable against wave attack than single tube. Also, the case of none-water depth above crest is more stable than 0.5H of water depth above crest. The incline installed stacked tube is more effective for wave adsorption.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.9-16
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• 2007

Geotextile is one of the most useful and effective polymer material in civil construction works and the main function of geotextile is separation, reinforcement, filtering and drainage. Recently, because of the shortage of natural rock, traditional forms of river and coastal structures have become very expensive to build and maintain. Therefore, the materials used in hydraulic and coastal structures are changing from the traditional rubble and concrete systems to the cheaper materials and systems. One of these alternatives employs geotextile tube technology in the construction of coastal and shore protection structures, such as embankment, see dyke, groins, jetties, detached breakwaters and so on. Geotextile tube technology has changed from being an alternative construction technique and, in fact, has advanced to become the most effective solution of choice. This paper presents case history of sea dyke filter construction using geotextile tube mattress and also, various issues related to the tube mattress design and construction technology.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.243-259
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• 2015

Comparative study has been performed to investigate the behavior of dredged fills on rigid (Model 1) and flexible (Model 2) containers. The study was focused on the sedimentation of soil fills and the development of total stresses. Model 1 is made of an acrylic cylinder and Model two is a scale-size geotextile tube. Results indicate that for rigid containers, significant decrease of the sediment height is apparent during the dewatering process. On the other hand, because the geotextile is permeable, the water is gradually dissipated during the filling process on flexible containers. Hence, significant loss in the tube height is not apparent during the duration of the test. Pressure spikes are apparent on rigid containers during the filling process which can be attributed to the confining effect due to hydrostatic pressure. For the flexible containers, the pressure readings gradually increases with time during the filling process and normalize at the end on the filling stage. No pressure spikes were apparent due to the gradual dissipation of pore water pressure.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.31-37
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• 2006

The purposes of this paper are to study the use possibility of geotextile tubes for dewatering of high water content sludges and sediments and to evaluate affecting factors on dewatering. To do this, pressure filtration tests are conducted on four high water content materials with two geotextiles under two filtration pressures. Based on the test results, although woven geotextile tubes are not satisfied the soil retention criteria used in filter design commonly, a great portion of fines are retained by filter cake formation on geotextile tube's upstream side, but also after formation of filter cake, the permeability drops sharply. Higher filtration pressure tends to increase dewatering rate, but has very little effect on filtration efficiency. Dewatering capacity is affected by several factors which are related to the geotextile, but the property of sludge appears to be the dominant control factor for dewatering efficiency.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.261-269
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• 2002

The objectives of this paper are to study the use of geotextile tribes for dewatering high water content sludges and sediments and to evaluate their feasibility and affecting fsctors. To accomplish these objectives, pressure filtration tests were conducted on woven geotextile (Geotex$\circledR$ 46T and 1212T) fir high water content materials with a modified experimental apparatus. Test results indicate that 1) the filter cake formed on the inside of the geotextile tube is the major contributor to the retention of fine particles, but also causes a decrease in permeability, 2) controlling the formation of the filter cake and thus achieving a balance between soil retention and permeability is vital to a successful project, and 3) geotextiles, sludge properties, and filtration pressures have some effects on the dewatering efficiency and dewatering rate.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.1062-1068
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.177-184
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• 2000

Geotube is a tube made of geotextile and hydraulically filled with dredged soil. This technological method has been widely used in the advanced countries of the world to build the shore protection embankment. The dredged contaminated sediments from the lake, river, and harbor can be pumped into the geotube by using the hydraulic pump. So, environments effects can be minimized and enhanced by using this method. This paper presents a field test result of a geotube in the land reclamation project for the Songdo New City construction site. The dredged silty clay was dredged by the dredging ship and hydraulically pumped into the geotube. The height of geotube was measured at every filling stage and also measured width and diameter of geotube with the elapsed time. The unit weight of soil and undrained shear strength of filled soil in a tube were measured at the various locations and heights of geotube with the elapsed time. Geotube technique can be effectively implemented for the silty clayey soil with using the dredging ship.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2000.03b
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• pp.504-511
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• 2000

Geotube is a tube made of permeable but soil-tight geotextile, hydraulically filled with soil include dredged sand and mud, which has been successfully applied in hydraulic and coastal engineering projects. This method is getting popular and used a lot in the advanced countries of the world because of economical, useful, and enable to store and isolate contaminated materials as obtained by harbor dredging. Laboratory and pilot scale in-situ tests were performed to determine the design methodology and construction procedures. From the results of laboratory and in-situ model tests, the retention ratio of solid particle is minimum 86% and minimum permeability and tensile strength of geotextile is ${\alpha}$${\times}$10$\^$-2/ and 20 t/m, respectively. Also, based on the environmental model test results, it can be concluded that this method does meet the Korean EPA standards.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.65-77
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• 2014

Geosynthetic tubes inflated with water, clay slurry or sand have been widely used for large dike construction in land reclamation projects. In this paper, analytical solutions for geosynthetic tube resting on rigid foundation is presented by adopting an approach similar to that presented by Leshchinsky et al. (1996). The proposed method allows a quick preliminary design to be made for using a closed-form solution. To simplify the analysis, relationships between geometrical parameters and pumping pressure are established using numerical method. The analytical solutions were compared with several existing solutions and good agreements were achieved.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.137-145
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• 2001

지오텍스타일 튜브공법은 준설토, 준설모래, 오염토사 등을 수리학적 채움을 통하여 해양구조물이나 수리학적 구조물을 축조하는 공법이다. 본 연구에서는 지오튜브공법의 국내적용을 위하여, 미국공병단의 최소 요구사항을 바탕으로 지오텍스타일을 선정하여 다양한 실내시험과 현장 적용성 시험을 실시하였다. 실내시험은 지오텍스타일과 토사간의 접촉마찰특성 분석을 위하여 대형직접전단시험을 실시하였으며, 해양구조물 설치시 파도와 조수의 영향으로 인한 토사유출량 분석을 위한 유실율시험을 실시하였다. 또한, 오염토사를 채움토사로 적용할 경우에 장.단기 환경적 영향에 대한 환경시험을 실시하였다. 현장시험은 실내모형시험을 바탕으로 토사와 물의 슬러리 혼합비율에 따른 지오텍스타일 튜브 채움방법 및 유효높이 및 단위중량 등의 계측을 실시하였다. 각종 실내 및 현장시험결과, 채움토사입자의 유실율은 약 5.0~6.0%를 유지하였으며, 지오텍스타일의 투수계수는 $\alpha$$\times$$10^{-4}$cm/sec 이상이 되어야 하며, 물과 토사의 혼합비율은 6:4이상이 되어야 한다. 환경적 영향 분석결과, 오염토사의 적용시 국내환경기준을 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 수리학적 펌핑 압력에 대한 지오텍스타일 튜브의 최대 유효높이는 튜브 전체높이의 약 80%의 채움이 완료되었을 시점인 것으로 판단된다.다.