• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.395-406
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• 2012

Basic problem of pile foundation is three dimensional in nature. Three dimensional finite element formulation is employed for the analysis of pile groups. Pile, pile-cap and soil are modeled using 20 node element, whereas interface between pile or pile cap and soil is modeled using 16 node surface element. A parametric study is carried out to consider the effect of pile spacing, number of piles, arrangement of pile and soil modulus on the response of pile group. Results indicate that the response of pile group is dependent on these parameters.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2018

Instead of a single pile, group piles are usually used for the pile foundation. If the earthquake occurs in the ground where group piles are installed, dynamic behavior of group piles are affected not only by interaction of piles and the ground movement but also by the pile cap. However, in Korea, the pile cap influence is not taken account into the design of group piles. Research on dynamic behavior of group piles has been performed only to verify interaction of piles and the ground and has not considered the pile cap as a factor. In this research, 1g shaking table model tests were performed to verify the thickness of the pile cap affects dynamic behavior of group piles that were installed in the ground where the earthquake would occur. The test results show that, as thickness of the pile cap increased, acceleration and horizontal displacement of the pile cap decreasd while vertical displacement of the pile cap increased. The results also showed that, among the group files tested, acceleration, horizontal displacement, and vertical displacement of the bearing pile are smaller than those of the friction pile.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2018

무리말뚝의 내진설계를 수행할 때 지반-말뚝 동적상호작용을 고려하는 것이 중요하다. 특히, 동적하중을 받는 무리말뚝의 횡방향 저항력은 무리말뚝 효과에 의하여 단일말뚝과 비교하여 감소한다. 그러나, 지금까지 지진하중을 받는 무리말뚝의 동적 무리말뚝 효과를 제안한 연구는 매우 부족한 실정이다. 그러므로, 본 연구에서는 건조 모래지반에 설치된 $3{\times}3$ 무리말뚝에 대한 동적 원심모형실험을 수행하여 무리말뚝 효과를 산정하였다. 이 무리말뚝 효과는 동적 p-y 곡선에서 극한 횡방향 지반반력과 지반반력계수에 대한 보정계수(multiplier)를 적용하여 고려하였다. 그리고, 본 연구에서 얻어진 동적 p-y 곡선을 Beam on Nonlinear Winkler Foundation 모델을 이용한 비선형 동해석에 적용하여 그 적용성을 검증하였다. 그 결과, 본 연구에서 제안한 무리말뚝의 보정계수가 원심모형실험 결과를 잘 모사할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.389-397
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• 2021

Pile foundation is a typical form of bridge foundation and viaduct, and large-diameter rock-socketed piles are typically adopted in bridges with long span or high piers. To investigate the effect of a mountain slope with a deep overburden layer on the bearing characteristics of large-diameter rock-socketed piles, four centrifuge model tests of single piles on different slopes (0°, 15°, 30° and 45°) were carried out to investigate the effect of slope on the bearing characteristics of piles. In addition, three pile group tests with different slope (0°, 30° and 45°) were also performed to explore the effect of slope on the bearing characteristics of the pile group. The results of the single pile tests indicate that the slope with a deep overburden layer not only accelerates the drag force of the pile with the increasing slope, but also causes the bending moment to move down owing to the increase in the unsymmetrical pressure around the pile. As the slope increases from 0° to 45°, the drag force of the pile is significantly enlarged and the axial force of the pile reduces to beyond 12%. The position of the maximum bending moment of the pile shifts downward, while the magnitude becomes larger. Meanwhile, the slope results in the reduction in the shaft resistance of the pile, and the maximum value at the front side of the pile is 3.98% less than at its rear side at a 45° slope. The load-sharing ratio of the tip resistance of the pile is increased from 5.49% to 12.02%. The results of the pile group tests show that the increase in the slope enhances the uneven distribution of the pile top reaction and yields a larger bending moment and different settlements on the pile cap, which might cause safety issues to bridge structures.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

The problem of laterally loaded piles is particularly a complex soil-structure interaction problem. The flexural stresses developed due to the combined action of axial load and bending moment must be evaluated in a realistic and rational manner for safe and economical design of pile foundation. The paper reports the finite element analysis of pile groups. For this purpose simplified models along the lines similar to that suggested by Desai et al. (1981) are used for idealizing various elements of the foundation system. The pile is idealized one dimensional beam element, pile cap as two dimensional plate element and the soil as independent closely spaced linearly elastic springs. The analysis takes into consideration the effect of interaction between pile cap and soil underlying it. The pile group is considered to have been embedded in cohesive soil. The parametric study is carried out to examine the effect of pile spacing, pile diameter, number of piles and arrangement of pile on the responses of pile group. The responses considered include the displacement at top of pile group and bending moment in piles. The results obtained using the simplified approach of the F.E. analysis are further compared with the results of the complete 3-D F.E. analysis published earlier and fair agreement is observed in the either result.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 합천사에 매설되어 측방변형을 받는 무리말뚝의 거동특성을 분석하였다. 무리말뚝의 위치, 말뚝의 간격과 말뚝배열이 미치는 무리말뚝의 영향을 알고자 하였다. 실험결과는 다음과 같다. 무리말뚝에서는 모멘트 형상은 단독말뚝과 유사하나 최대 휨모멘트의 발생깊이가 깊어지고, 그 크기는 감소하였다. 말뚝의 중심간격이 증가할수록 최대휨모멘트비$(R_M)$와 수평력분담비$(R_F)$는 증가하였다. 지반변형에 따른 $R_M$은 열방향에서는 후열, 전열, 중간열의 순으로 크게 나타났고 줄방향에서는 내측보다 외측이보다 크게 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.188-197
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• 2010

This paper presents experimental results of a series of 1-g shaking table model tests performed on end-bearing single piles and pile groups to investigate the effect of particle size on the dynamic behavior of soil-pile systems. Two soil-pile models consisting of a single-pile and a $4{\times}2$-pile group were tested twice; first using Jumoonjin sand, and second using Australian Fine sand, which has a smaller particle size. In the case of single-pile models, the lateral displacement was almost within 1% of pile diameter which corresponds to the elastic range of the pile. The back-calculated p-y curves show that the subgrade reaction of the Jumoonjin-sand-model ground was larger than that of the Australian Fine-sand-model ground at the same displacement. This phenomenon means that the stress-strain behavior of Jumoonjin sand was initially stiffer than that of Australian Fine sand. This difference was also confirmed by resonant column tests and compression triaxial tests. And the single pile p-y backbone curves of the Australian fine sand were constructed and compared with those of the Jumoonjin sand. As a result, the stiffness of the p-y backbone curves of Jumunjin sand was larger than those of Australian fine sand. Therefore, using the same p-y curves regardless of particle size can lead to inaccurate results when evaluating dynamic behavior of soil-pile system. In the case of the group-pile models, the lateral displacement was much larger than the elastic range of pile movement at the same test conditions in the single-pile models. The back-calculated p-y curves in the case of group pile models were very similar in both sands because the stiffness difference between the Jumoonjin-sand-model ground and the Australian Fine-sand-model ground was not significantly large at a large strain level, where both sands showed non-linear behavior. According to a series of single pile and group pile test results, the evaluation group pile effect using the p-multiplier can lead to inaccurate results on dynamic behavior of soil-pile system.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1303-1311
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• 2006

Most of the piles are designed as group piles. In certain geotechnical environments, the installation of group piles causes heaving of the already installed piles. The unfavorable effects of pile heaving on pile bearing capacity have been well known to field engineers. However not many engineers pay enough attention to this subject. According to our recent researches, not only the bearing capacity but also the pile material could be seriously damaged due to the installation of nearby piles, especially with the cases of precast concrete piles. When the pull-out force due to installation of neighboring piles acting on the already installed precast concrete pile exceeds the shaft friction, pile heaving occurs. At the same time, if the pull-out force exceeds the allowable tensile strength of the precast concrete pile, tensile failure is inevitable, which is critical for the pile integrity. In other cases the pile material was not damaged but serious relaxation occurred as the results of pile heaving. In this paper, the pull-out mechanism due to the installation of group piles is explained.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.47-55
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 점토지반에서 수평력을 받는 군말뚝과 단말뚝의 수평저항력을 파악하기 위하여 유한요소 해석프로그램인 ABAQUS를 이용하여 수치해석을 행하였다. 수치해석은 말뚝직경(1.0, 0.5m), 말뚝길이(7, 10m) 그리고 두부조건(두부자유와 말뚝캡을 적용한 두부구속조건)을 변수로 하여 실시하였다. 수평력 작용시 선말뚝(leading pile)의 캡에 의한 영향과,군말뚝내의 각각의 말뚝에 대한수평저항력의 크기와 분포를 평가하기 위하여 1$\times$3 군말뚝을 사용하였다. 점토지반은 Cam-clay 모델을 사용하였고, 말뚝은 원형의 콘크러트로 탄성모델을 사용하여 3차원 해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과 말뚝캡의 크기는 단말뚝의 수평저항력에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 군말뚝내의 선말뚝은 군말뚝의 효과에 의해 수평저항력이 증가하면서 Brown이 제안한p-multiplier 값이 1보다 크게 평가되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.415-425
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• 2023

Pile-supported wharves, port structures that support the upper deck, are installed on sloping ground. The sloping ground should be covered with a rubble mound or artificial blocks to protect the interior material from erosion caused by wave force. The behavior of the pile may vary during an earthquake if a rubble mound is installed on the slope. However, studies evaluating the effect of rubble mound on the pile during an earthquake are limited. Here, we performed dynamic centrifuge model tests to evaluate the dynamic behavior of piles installed in a slope reinforced with rubble mound. In the structure, some sections (single-pile, 2×2 group-pile) were selected for the experiment. The moment of the group-pile decreased by up to 26% upon installation of the rubble mound, whereas the moment of the single-pile increased by up to 41%, thus demonstrating conflicting results.