• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2023

In this study, three-dimensional numerical parametric study was conducted to explore deformation mechanisms of grouped piled-raft-foundation due to lateral load in clays. Effects of load intensity, loading angle, soil stiffness, pile diameter, pile spacing and pile length on foundation deformations were explored. It is found that the smallest and largest movements of pile foundation are induced when the loading angles are 0° and 30°~60°, respectively. By increasing loading angle from 0° to 30°~60°, the resultant horizontal movements and settlements increase by up to 20.0% and 57.1%, respectively. Since connection beams can substantially increase integrity of four piled raft foundation, resultant horizontal movements, settlements and bending moments induced in the piled raft foundation decrease by up to 54.0%, 8.8% and 46.3%, respectively. By increasing soil stiffness five times, resultant horizontal movements and settlements of pile foundation decrease by up to 61.7% and 13.0%, respectively. It is indicated that effects of connection beam and soil stiffness on settlements of pile foundation are relatively small. When pile diameter is less than 1.4 m, deformations of piled raft foundation decrease substantially as a reduction in the pile diameter. Two dimensional groups are proposed to develop calculation charts of horizontal movements and settlements of pile foundation. The proposed calculation charts can directly estimate movements of piled raft foundation under arbitrary loading, ground and pile conditions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.97-112
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• 2009

The interactions between a granular pile and raft placed on top are investigated using the continuum approach. The compatibility of vertical and radial displacements along the pile - soil interface and of the vertical displacements along the raft - top of ground interfaces are satisfied. Results show that consideration of radial displacement compatibility does not influence the settlement response of or sharing of the applied load between the granular pile and the raft. The percentage load carried by the granular pile (GP) increases with the increase of its stiffness and decreases with the increase of the relative size of raft. The normal stresses at the raft - soil interface decrease with the increase of stiffness of GP and/or relative length of GP. The influences of GP stiffness and relative length of GP are found to be more for relatively large size of raft. The percentage of load transferred to the base of GP increases with the increase of relative size of raft.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1760-1769
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• 2007

The cut slope sliding which has been frequently encountered in Pohang area has been reported due to the rapid reduction of shear strength in mudstone after being exposed to the air. Mudstone has characteristics that it has high enough strength and stiffness in a dry condition, but the strength and stiffness decrease in a wet condition with groundwater infiltration. The case study in this paper shows that mudstone which had enough strength in a boring stage has lost the strength after installing PRD steel pipe pile inducing an insufficient bearing capacity, which has been ascertained by the static load test. Test construction has been performed to investigate the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone with various methods such as MSG (Micro Silica Grouting) around the tip and side of a pile, the perimeter grouting combined with Micro pile reinforcement, and concrete filling after tip reinforcing grouting. From the test construction, MSG has been turned out to be the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone, which has been confirmed by the static load test.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.43-52
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• 1990

수평방향의 조화진동을 받는 말뚝주변의 지반특성에 관한 각종 계수들의 효과를 연구하였다. 그리고 비선형 해석을 위하여 말뚝주변의 흙을 성질이 같은 여러개의 동심고리 모양으로 나누어 지반반력 또는 흙의 강성을 계산하였으며 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1) 강성의 실수와 허수부분은 무차원 주파수가 증가함에 따라 전단 계수비, 포아슨비, 그리고 외부영역까지의 거리의 비에 대하여 큰 변화를 나타냈고 그 차이는 강성의 허수부분에 더 현저하게 나타났다. 2) 흙의 강성의 외부영역까지의 거리가 증가할수록 현저하게 감소하였는데 강성의 실수부분은 주파수가 작을수록 크게 나타났다. 반면에 허수부분은 작게 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.3-25
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• 2003

In this presentation, soil dynamics for vibrating machine foundation is briefly stated, and the result of a model pile test is presented. Analystical methods used in solving for the stiffness and damping factor for pile-soil system are also treated and the results of the test and the calculated values are compared.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.603-615
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• 2023

Population growth and urbanization prompted engineers to propose more sophisticated and efficient transportation methods, such as underground transit systems. However, due to limited urban space, it is necessary to construct these tunnels in close proximity to existing infrastructure like high-rise buildings and bridges. Battered piles have been widely used for their higher stiffness and bearing capacity compared to vertical piles, making them effective in resisting lateral loads from winds, soil pressures, and impacts. Considerable prior research has been concerned with understanding the vertical pile response to tunnel excavation. However, the three-dimensional effects of tunnelling on adjacent battered piled foundations are still not investigated. This study investigates the response of a single battered pile to tunnelling at three critical depths along the pile: near the pile shaft (S), next to the pile (T), and below the pile toe (B). An advanced hypoplastic model capable of capturing small strain stiffness is used to simulate clay behaviour. The computed results reveal that settlement and load transfer mechanisms along the battered pile, resulting from tunnelling, depend significantly on the tunnel's location relative the length of the pile. The largest settlement of the battered pile occurs in the case of T. Conversely, the greatest pile head deflection is caused by tunnelling near the pile shaft. The battered pile experiences "dragload" due to negative skin friction mobilization resulting from tunnel excavation in the case of S. The battered pile is susceptible to induced bending moments when tunnelling occurs near the pile shaft S whereas the magnitude of induced bending moment is minimal in the case of B.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.187-200
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• 2024

This paper presents a numerical model for buckling analysis of slender piles, such as micropiles. The model incorporates geometric nonlinearities to provide enhanced accuracy and a more comprehensive representation of pile buckling behavior. Specifically, the pile is represented using geometrically nonlinear beams with the von Karman deformation measure. The lateral support provided by the surrounding soil is modeled using the spring approach, with the spring stiffness determined according to the undrained shear strength of the soil. The numerical model is tested across a wide range of pile slenderness ratios and undrained shear strengths of the surrounding soil. The numerical results are validated against analytical solutions. Furthermore, the influence of various pile bottom end boundary conditions on the critical buckling force is investigated. The implications of the obtained results are thoroughly discussed.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.167-185
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• 1999

수평거동의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 일련의 연속된 모형실험을 수행하였다. 본 논문은 균질 및 비균질의 사질토 지반에서 항타 시공된 단일 강성말뚝의 수평거동에 대한 모형실험 결과들을 고찰하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 말뚝의 수평거동 특성에 대한 말뚝 시공상태(Driven & Embedded), 말뚝 근입길이에 대한 하부지반의 두께비(H/L), 그리고 지반반력 계수비의 영향에 관하여 실험 적인 연구를 수행하였다. 모형실험 결과들에 의하면, 수평거동은 비균질 지반에서 항타 에너지에 상당히 의존하고 있다. 즉, H/L=0.75의 경우 항타 에너지가 3배 증가에 의하여 매입말뚝에 대한 수평변위 감소율이 약 2.12배 정도 증가하였다. $E_{h1}/E_{h2}=5.56$인 비균질 지반에서 항타말뚝의 경우 수평변위의 감소에 대한 강성이 큰 상부층의 효과가 매입말뚝에 비하여 상당히 적게 작용하였다. 항타 진동으로 토립자의 재배열 현상으로 말뚝주변 지반 강성이 증가하고 이로 인하여 말뚝의 상대강성이 크게 증가하여 말뚝이 휨성말뚝과 비슷한 거동을 보였으며, 비균질 지반에서 항타 시공에 따른 최대 휨모멘트는 매입말뚝의 100 - 132%정도 크게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 $y_D/y_E\; 와\; MBM_D/MBM_E$에 대한 수평하중과 H/L의 영향들을 모형실험 결과들로부터 실험식으로 제안하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2016

말뚝머리-확대기초 접합부는 상부구조물의 하중을 말뚝으로 전달하는 연결부분으로서 부재의 단면과 강성의 급격히 변화하는 부위이기 때문에 응력이 집중되고 작용하는 휨모멘트와 전단력이 큰 취약부분이다. 이 연구에서는 제작조건에 따른 PHC말뚝 및 합성 PHC말뚝과 확대기초 접합부의 구조성능을 평가하는데 목적이 있다. 반복가력 하중 조건하에서의 균열패턴, 하중-변위관계, 연성비, 초기 회전강성 및 에너지소산 특성을 각각 평가하였다. 접합부 초기 회전강성은 확대기초 내부로 삽입되는 말뚝삽입 깊이와 축방향철근 배근위치에 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 접합부 강도, 연성비 및 누적 에너지소산 등의 접합부 거동은 말뚝의 종류와 축방향 철근 배근 위치에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.477-488
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• 2022

Pile composite foundation (PCF) has been commonly applied in practice. Existing research has focused primarily on semi-infinite media having equal pile lengths with little attention given to the effects of inclined bedrock and dissimilar pile lengths. This investigation considers the effects of inclined bedrock on vertical loaded PCF with dissimilar pile lengths. The pile-soil system is decomposed into fictitious piles and extended soil. The Fredholm integral equation about the axial force along fictitious piles is then established based on the compatibility of axial strain between fictitious piles and extended soil. Then, an iterative procedure is induced to calculate the PCF characteristics with a rigid cap. The results agree well with two field load tests of a single pile and numerical simulation case. The settlement and load transfer behaviors of dissimilar 3-pile PCFs and the effects of inclined bedrock are analyzed, which shows that the embedded depth of the inclined bedrock significantly affects the pile-soil load sharing ratios, non-dimensional vertical stiffness N₀/wdE_s, and differential settlement for different length-diameter ratios of the pile l/d and pile-soil stiffness ratio k conditions. The differential settlement and pile-soil load sharing ratios are also influenced by the inclined angle of the bedrock for different k and l/d. The developed model helps better understand the PCF characteristics over inclined bedrock under vertical loading.