• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2022

Complex rock masses include various joint planes, bedding planes and other weak structural planes. The existence of these structural planes affects the mechanical properties, deformation rules and failure modes of jointed rock masses. To study the influence of the parameters of a nonpersistent joint network on the mechanical properties and failure modes of jointed rock masses, synthetic rock mass (SRM) technology based on discrete elements is introduced. The results show that as the size of the joints in the rock mass increases, the compressive strength and the discreteness of the rock mass first increase and then decrease. Among them, the joints that are characterized by "small but many" joints and "large and clustered" joints have the most significant impact on the strength of the rock mass. With the increase in joint density in the rock mass, the compressive strength of rock mass decreases monotonically, but the rate of decrease gradually decreases. With the increase in the joint dip angle in rock mass, the strength of the rock mass first decreases and then increases, forming a U-shaped change rule. In the analysis of the failure mode and deformation of a jointed rock mass, the type of plastic zone formed after rock mass failure is closely related to the macroscopic displacement deformation of the rock mass and the parameters of the joints, which generally shows that the location and density of the joints greatly affect the failure mode and displacement degree of the jointed rock mass. The instability mechanism of jointed surrounding rock is revealed.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2016

This study examined the magnitude and distribution of earth pressure on the support system in a jointed rock mass due to the different joint spacing as well as varying the rock type and joint condition (joint shear strength and joint inclination angle). Based on a physical model test and its numerical simulation, a series of numerical parametric analyses were conducted using a discrete element method. The results showed that the magnitude and distribution of earth pressure were strongly affected by the different joint spacing as well as the rock type and joint condition. In addition, the study results were compared with Peck's earth pressure for soil ground, which indicated that the earth pressure in a jointed rock mass could be considerably different from that in soil ground. The study suggests that the joint spacing as well as the rock type and joint condition are important factors affecting the earth pressure in a jointed rock mass and they should be considered when designing a support system in a jointed rock mass.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2015

This paper investigated the magnitude and distribution of earth pressure on the support system in jointed rock mass by considering different earth pressure coefficients, rock types and joint inclination angles. The study mainly focused on the effect of the earth pressure coefficients on the earth pressure. Based on a physical model test (Son & Park, 2014), extended studies were conducted considering rock-structure interactions based on the discrete element method, which can consider the joints characteristics of rock mass. The results showed that the earth pressure was highly influenced by the earth pressure coefficients as well as the rock type and joint inclination angles. The effects of the earth pressure coefficients increased when the rock suffered more weathering and has no joint slide. The test results were also compared with Peck's earth pressure for soil ground, and clearly showed that the earth pressure in jointed rock mass can be greatly different from that in soil ground. This study indicated the earth pressure coefficients considering the rock types and joint inclination angles are important parameters influencing the magnitude and distribution of earth pressure, which should be considered when designing the support systems in jointed rock mass.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2015

본 연구는 절리형성 암반지층 굴착벽체에 작용하는 토압에 대한 암반종류 및 절리조건 (전단강도 및 절리경사각)뿐만아니라 절리군의 수에 대한 영향을 조사하였다. 모델실험 및 그에 대한 시뮬레이션결과를 토대로 다양한 수치해석적 매개변수연구가 수행되었다. 해석결과, 굴착벽체에 발생하는 토압은 절리군에 포함된 절리경사각에 큰 영향을 받았지만, 절리군의 수 자체만으로는 토압에 큰 영향을 주지는 않았다. 연구결과는 또한 토사지반에서의 토압인 Peck 토압과 상호 비교되었으며, 이를 통해 절리가 형성된 암반지층 굴착벽체에 발생하는 토압은 토사지반에서 발생하는 토압과 크게 다를 수 있다는 것을 파악하였다. 본 연구를 통해서 향후 암반지층에 설치되는 굴착벽체 설계시 적용하는 토압은 암반종류 및 절리조건과 더불어 절리군에 포함된 절리경사각을 고려하여 산정해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.235-266
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• 2016

A rock mass containing non-persistent joints can only fail if the joints propagate and coalesce through an intact rock bridge. Shear strength of rock mass containing non-persistent joints is highly affected by the both, mechanical behavior and geometrical configuration of non-persistent joints located in a rock mass. Existence of rock joints and rock bridges are the most important factors complicating mechanical responses of a rock mass to stress loading. The joint-bridge interaction and bridge failure dominates mechanical behavior of jointed rock masses and the stability of rock excavations. The purpose of this review paper is to present techniques, progresses and the likely future development directions in experimental and numerical modelling of a non-persistent joint failure behaviour. Such investigation is essential to study the fundamental failures occurring in a rock bridge, for assessing anticipated and actual performances of the structures built on or in rock masses. This paper is divided into two sections. In the first part, experimental investigations have been represented followed by a summarized numerical modelling. Experimental results showed failure mechanism of a rock bridge under different loading conditions. Also effects of the number of non-persistent joints, angle between joint and a rock bridge, lengths of the rock bridge and the joint were investigated on the rock bridge failure behaviour. Numerical simulation results are used to validate experimental outputs.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1995

The behavior of a jointed rock mass depends mainly on the geometrical and mechanical properties of joints. The failure mode of a rock mass and kinematics of rock blocks are governed by the orientation, spacing, and persistence of joints. The mechanical properties such as dilation angle, shear strength, maximum closure, strength of asperities and friction coeffiient play important roles on the stability and deformation of the rock mass. The normal and shear behaviour of a joint are coupled due to dilation, and the joint deformation depends also on the boundary conditions such as stiffness conditons. In this paper, the joint constitutive law including the dilatant behaviour of a joint is numerically modelled using the edge-to-edge contact logic in distinct element method. Also, presented is the method to quantify the input parameters used in the joint law. The results from uniaxial compression and direct shear tests using the numeical model of the single joint were compared to the analytic results from them. The boundary effect on the behaviour of a joint is verified by comparing the results of direct shear test under constant stress boundary condition with those under constant stiffness boundary condition. The numerical model developed is applied to a complex jointed rock mass to examine its performance and to evaluate the effect of joint dilation on tunnel stability.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.288-295
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• 2005

암반은 여러 가지 지질학적 요인에 기인한 역학적 결함을 많이 포함하고 있기 때문에 이방성 거동을 보이는 경우가 대부분이다. 그러므로 안정한 암반구조물이나 암반기초의 설계를 위해서는 이방성 암반에서 응력분포의 특성을 이해하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 반무한 평면이방성 지반의 표면에 선하중이 작용할 때 지반에 야기되는 탄성응력 분포의 특성을 고찰하였다. 절리의 강성과 절리의 간격, 경사각이 응력분포 형태에 미치는 영향이 검토되었다. 절리면의 미끄러짐 조건으로 Mohr-Coulomb 식을 가정할 경우, 절리면을 통한 미끄러짐이 발생할 수 있는 영역에 대한 고찰도 수행되었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2014

절리를 포함한 암반에서 터널굴착시 발생하는 내공변위는 터널의 안정성과 필요 확보공간 및 시공성을 위해서 매우 중요한 인자이다. 터널굴착시 발생할 수 있는 내공변위의 크기는 탄성계수가 큰 영향을 미치는 인자이며 특히 절리면이 터널거동을 지배하는 암반에서는 신뢰성 있는 절리암반의 탄성계수를 산정하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 절리암반의 탄성계수는 암석종류, 절리조건, 하중조건 등과 같은 많은 인자에 의해서 영향을 받는다. 그럼에도 불구하고 기존의 대부분의 연구는 암석 및 절리, 터널 굴착하중 조건 등을 체계적으로 고려하지 않고 압축하중 조건에 근거한 대략적인 경험식에 초점을 두고 있다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 터널 굴착하중 조건에서의 절리암반의 탄성계수를 보다 합리적으로 추정하기 위하여 암석 및 절리조건을 체계적으로 고려하였다. 본 연구에서는 암석종류, 절리전단강도, 절리경사각, 절리군의 수 및 절리간격을 해석인자로서 고려하였다. 다양한 암석 및 절리조건을 고려하여 수치해석적 매개변수 연구를 수행하였고, 그 결과를 기존의 경험적인 방법들과 비교분석하였으며, 다양한 암석 및 절리조건에서의 탄성계수에 대한 변화도표를 제시하였다. 본 연구를 통해 얻어진 결과는 절리암반에서 터널굴착으로 인해 발생되는 터널 내공변위를 파악하는데 실무적으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2014

본 연구는 절리형성 암반지층 굴착벽체 작용토압의 크기 및 분포에 대해서 절리의 점착강도, 암석종류 및 절리경사각을 달리하여 조사하였다. 본 연구는 특히 절리 점착강도의 영향에 대해 초점을 두었다. 실내모형실험(Son and Park, 2014)에 근거하여 암석과 구조물의 상호작용을 고려하면서 확장된 매개변수 연구를 수행하였다. 이 때 매개변수 연구는 암석과 절리의 거동특성을 고려할 수 있도록 개별요소법에 근거하여 수행하였다. 연구결과 굴착벽체에 작용하는 토압은 암석 및 절리경사각 뿐만아니라 절리 점착강도에 의해서 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 절리 점착강도의 영향은 특히 절리가 활동될 수 있는 조건에서 크게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 서로 다른 조건에서 절리의 활동을 방지하기 위한 절리 점착강도의 크기를 조사하였다. 연구결과는 또한 토사지반에서의 토압산정을 위해 자주 이용되는 Peck의 경험토압과도 비교되었다. 비교결과 절리형성 암반지층에서 발생하는 토압은 토사지반에서의 토압과는 크게 다를 수 있다는 것을 나타냈다. 본 연구결과는 향후 절리형성 암반지층 굴착벽체 작용토압에 대해 보다 나은 이해를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.58-63
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• 2009

Biaxial compression test was conducted on a transversely isotropic synthetic jointed rock model for the understanding of the fracture behaviors of a sedimentary or metamorphic rocks with well developed bedding or foliation in uni-direction. The joint angles employed for the model are 30, 45, and 60 degrees to the horizontal, and the synthetic rock mass was made of early strength cement. From the biaxial compression test, initiation propagation of tensile cracks at norm to the joint angle was found. The propagated tensile cracks eventually developed rock blocks, which was dislodged from the rock mass. Furthermore, the propagation process of the tensile cracks varies with joint angle: lower joint angle model shows more stable and progressive tensile crack propagation. The experiment results were validated from the simulation by using discrete element method PFC 2D. From the simulation, as has been observed from the test, a rock mass with lower joint angle produces wider damage region and rock block by tensile cracks. In addition, a rock model with lower joint angle shows a progressive tensile cracks generation around the opening from the investigation of the interacted tensile cracks.