• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.782-791
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• 2009

This study was carried out the laboratory tests and field plate load test in order to evaluate the reinforcement effect of geocell for road construction. The geocell-reinforced subgrade shows the increment of cohesion and friction angle with comprison of non-reinforced subgrade. In addition, the field plate load test was performed on the geocell-reinforced subgrade to estimate the bearing capacity of soil. The direct shear test was conducted with utilizing a large-scale shear box to evaluate the internal soil friction angle with geocell reinforcement. The number of cells in the geocell system is varied to investigate the effect of soil reinforcement. The theoretical bearing capacity of subgrade soil with and without geocell reinforcement was estimated by using the soil internal friction angle. The field plate load tests were also conducted to estimate the bearing capacity with geocell reinforcement. It is found out that the bearing capacity of geocell-reinforced subgrade gives 2 times higher value than that of unreinforced subgrade soil. In the future, the reinforcement effect of the geocell rigidity and load-balancing effect of the geocells should be evaluated.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

This paper proposes a new numerical approach to model geocell reinforced soils, where the geocell is described as membrane elements and the complex interaction between geocell and soil is realized by coupling their degrees of freedom. The effectiveness and robustness of this approach are demonstrated using two examples, i.e., a geocell-reinforced foundation and a large scale retaining wall project. The first example validates the approach against established solutions through a comprehensive parametrical study to understand the influence of geocell on the improvement of bearing capacity of foundations. The study results show that reducing the geocell pocket size has a strong effect on improving the bearing capacity. In addition, when the aspect ratio maintains the same value, the bearing capacity improvement with increasing geocell height is insignificant. Comparing with the field monitoring and measurement in the project, the second example investigates the application of the approach to practical engineering projects. This paper provides a practically feasible and efficient modelling approach, where no explicit interface or contact is required. This allows geocell reinforced soils in large scale project can be effectively modelled where the mechanism for complex geocell-soil interaction can be explicitly observed.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.589-597
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• 2021

The present study evaluates geocell reinforced slope behavior. A three dimensional analysis is carried out to simulate soil and geocell elastoplastic behavior using the finite difference software FLAC3D. In order to investigate the geocell reinforcement effect, the geocell aperture size, thickness, geocell placement condition and soil compaction had been considered as variable parameters. Moreover, a comparison is evaluated between geocell reinforcing system and conventional planar reinforcement. The obtained results showed that the pocket size, thickness and soil compaction have considerable influence on the geocell reinforcement slope performance. Moreover, it was found that the critical sliding surface was bounded by the first geocell reinforcement and the slope stability increases, by increasing the vertical space between geocell layers. In addition, the comparison between geocell and geogrid reinforcement indicates the efficiency of using cellular honeycomb geosynthetic reinforcement.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.641-651
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• 2017

Ground improvement with use of geosynthetic products is globally accepted now. The present paper discusses the improvement in bearing capacity of square footing placed at surface of cohesionless soil reinforced with geocell. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion has been used in the observations. To study effects of geocell with respect to planar geogrid, model tests were conducted on planar reinforcement also. A comparative study of unreinforced soil and soil reinforced with plane geogrid and geocell has also been made. Numerical analysis results obtained by PLaxis have been compared with those obtained from model tests and were found to be in good agreement. A parametric study revealed the role of length of reinforcement, spacing between layers, placement of reinforcement from top surface etc. on bearing capacity. A design example given in paper illustrates the savings in cost of construction of footing on reinforced sand. The study shows that there is improvement in bearing capacity with respect to unreinforced soil which is of the order of 86%. Similarly settlement reduction is 13.07% for single layer of geocell which for double layers of geocell is 693% and 86.48% respectively. The cost reduction in case of reinforced soil is 35% as compared to unreinforced soil.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 토목섬유 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.129-141
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• 1999

This paper presents the results of plate load test and dynamic load test performed to evaluate the performance of geocell where it is used to reinforce soft subgrade for high-speed railroad. Efficacy of geocell was observed in increase in bearing capacity of subgrade and reduction of thickness of reinforced sub-ballast. Plate load tests were carried out at four different places with varying foundation soil strength as a function of number of geocell layer, type of filler material, thickness of cover soil, and the presence of non-woven geotextile. Dynamic load tests were performed in a laboratory. The test soil chamber consists of, from the bottom, 50 cm thick clayey soil, one layer of geocell filled with crushed stone, 10 cm thick crushed stone cover, reinforced sub-ballast of varying thickness, 35 cm thick ballast. This configuration was determined based on the results of numerical analysis and plate load tests. For each set of the dynamic load tests, loads were applied more than 80,000 times. One layer of geocell underlying a 10 cm thick cover soil led to an increase in bearing capacity three to four times compared to a crushed stone layer of the same thickness substituted for the geocell and cover soil layer. Given the test conditions, the thickness of reinforced sub-ballast can be reduced by approximately 35 cm with the presence of geocell.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.623-636
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• 2023

This study utilized small-scale physical model tests to investigate the impact of different types of geosynthetics, including geocell, planar geotextile, and wraparound geotextile, on the behaviour of strip footings placed on 0.8 m thick soil fills and backfills with a slope angle of 70°. Bearing capacity and settlement of the footing and failure mechanisms are discussed and evaluated. The results revealed that the bearing capacity of footings situated on both unreinforced and reinforced slopes increased with a greater embedment depth of the footing. For settlement ratios below 4%, the geocell reinforcement exhibited significantly higher stiffness, carrying greater loads and experiencing less settlement compared to the planar and wraparound geotextile reinforcements. However, the performance of geocell reinforcement was influenced by the number and length of the geocell layers. Increasing the geocell back length ratio from 0.44 to 0.84 significantly improved the bearing capacity of the footing located at the crest of the reinforced slope. Adequate reinforcement length, particularly for geocell, enhanced the bearing pressure of the footing and increased the stiffness of the slope, resulting in reduced deflections. Increasing the length of reinforcement also led to improved performance of the footing located on wraparound geotextile reinforced slopes. In all reinforcement cases, reducing the vertical spacing between reinforcement layers from 100 mm to 75 mm allowed the slope to withstand much greater loads.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 하부층 연약지반 보강공법으로 사용되고 있는 지오셀을 이용한 투수성 도로포장의 지지력 거동 특성을 다루었다. 현장시험을 통해 지오셀 포장의 지지력 변화를 일반쇄석 포장과 비교하여 분석하기위해 FWD를 이용하여 지지력 특성을 평가하였다. 실험결과 1.5mm 두께의 지오셀의 경우 보강효과가 나타나는 것으로 측정되었으며 재하하중이 증가함에 따라 보강효과도 큰 것으로 평가 되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.263-281
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• 2013

Geotextiles and geogrids have been in use for several decades in variety of geo-structure applications including foundation of embankments, retaining walls, pavements. Geocells is one such variant in geosynthetic reinforcement of recent years, which provides a three dimensional confinement to the infill material. Although extensive research has been carried on geocell reinforced sand, clay and layered soil subgrades, limited research has been reported on the aggregates/ballast reinforced with geocells. This paper presents the behavior of a railway sleeper subjected to monotonic loading on geocell reinforced aggregates, of size ranging from 20 to 75 mm, overlying soft clay subgrades. Series of tests were conducted in a steel test tank of dimensions $700mm{\times}300mm{\times}700mm$. In addition to the laboratory model tests, numerical simulations were performed using a finite difference code to predict the behavior of geocell reinforced ballast. The results from numerical simulations were compared with the experimental data. The numerical and experimental results manifested the importance that the geocell reinforcement has a significant effect on the ballast behaviour. The results depicted that the stiffness of underlying soft clay subgrade has a significant influence on the behavior of the geocell-aggregate composite material in redistributing the loading system.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 도로를 보강하는 토목섬유 중 지오셀을 이용하였을 때의 보강효과를 알아보기 위해서 실내시험과 현장시험을 실시하였다. 실내 시험은 실대형 직접전단시험기와 모형토조 직접전단시험기를 이용하여 수직응력에 따른 전단응력 곡선을 산정하고 이를 통해 지오셀이 점착력과 내부마찰각을 증가하는 효과를 볼 수 있었다. 실내시험의 결과값을 Terzaghi 공식과 Meyerhof의 공식을 이용하여 극한지지력값을 계산하고 현장시험에서 확인한 극한 지지력값과 비교하여 지오셀의 보강효과를 확인하였다. 분석결과, 직접전단시험을 통해 지오셀의 보강효과가 내부마찰각의 증가에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 셀의 개수가 커질수록 내부마찰각이 커짐을 확인하여 보강면적이 넓을수록 보강효과가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 지지력에 미치는 영향요소중 내부마찰각을 증가시키는 지오셀을 도로저부에 시공할 경우 내부마찰각의 증가로 지지력 또한 증가하는 것을 확인하였으며, 평판재하시험의 결과값을 통해 지오셀보강이 극한지지력값의 증가효과에 2배정도의 보강효과를 확인하였다. 수치해석을 통해 변형의 분포와 침하량을 확인한 결과, 침하량은 지오셀에 의해 줄어드는 결과를 보여 침하에 대한 보강효과를 확인하였다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 투수성 포장 하부구조의 지반에 지오셀 보강에 따른 거동특성을 다루었다. 지오셀을 이용한 포장구조체의 하중지지력 증가효과를 고찰하기 위하여 지오셀 결합부의 유형, 벽 두께, 직경을 변화시켜가며 총 9가지의 실험 케이스의 실내 축소모형실험을 진행하여 무보강 투수성 포장에 비해 지오셀로 보강된 포장 하부구조에서 더 큰 지지력이 발현 되는 것으로 나타났고 지오셀의 단면 형태의 관계 없이 거의 일정한 하중 지지력을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 지오셀 속채움 시 지오셀의 형상은 직경 30cm, 두께 1.8mm에서 가장 지지 효과가 크게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다.