• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.703-714
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• 2010

This paper proposes an approach for staged finite element modeling with coupled seepage and stress analysis. The stage modeling is based on the predefined inter-relationship between the base model and the unit stage models. A unit stage constitutes a complete finite element model, of which the geometries and attributes are subject to changes from stage to stage. The seepage analysis precedes the mechanical stress analysis at every stage. Division of the wet and dry zone and the pore pressures are evaluated from the seepage analysis and used in determining input data for the stress analysis. The results of the stress analysis may also be associated with the pore water pressures. For consolidation analysis, the pore pressure and the displacement variables are mixed in a coupled matrix equation. The time marching solution produces the dissipation of excess pore pressure and variation of stresses with passage of time. For undrained analysis, the excess pore pressures are computed from the stress increment due to loading applied in the unit stage and are used in revising the hydraulic head. The solution results of a unit stage are inherited and accumulated to the subsequent stages through the relationship of the base model and the individual unit stages. Implementation of the proposed approach is outlined on the basis of the core procedures, and numerical examples are presented for demonstration of its application.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.353-370
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• 2017

This paper presents a case study and numerical investigation to study the hydro-mechanical response of a shallow landslide in unsaturated slopes subjected to rainfall infiltration using a coupled model. The coupled model was interpreted in details by expressing the balance equations for soil mixture and the coupled constitutive equations. The coupled model was verified against experimental data from the shearing-infiltration triaxial tests. A real case of shallow landslide occurred on Mt. Umyeonsan, Seoul, Korea was employed to explore the influence of rainfall infiltration on the slope stability during heavy rainfall. Numerical results showed that the coupled model accurately predicted the poromechanical behavior of a rainfall-induced landslide by simultaneously linking seepage and stress-strain problems. It was also found that the coupled model properly described progress failure of a slope in a highly transient condition. Through the comparisons between the coupled and uncoupled models, the coupled model provided more realistic analysis results under rainfall. Consequently, the coupled model was found to be feasible for the stability and seepage analysis of practical engineering problems.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.11-23
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• 2015

In this study the laboratory test for hydraulic conductivity and the seepage analysis with finite element method on measurement section of sea dike embankment were performed for the purpose of estimating the relative density of embankment from the measured pore water pressures, and both results of the test and the analysis were coupled with the method of estimating seepage blocking state with the hydraulic head loss rate in sea dike embankment. The relationship of void ratio vs hydraulic head loss rate was obtained by setting hydraulic conductivity as common ordinate on the relationships between the void ratio and the hydraulic conductivity and between the hydraulic conductivity and the hydraulic head loss rate. The void ratio on the segment between measuring points was calculated from the coupled relationship of the void ratio vs the hydraulic conductivity. The allowable upper and lower limits of hydraulic head loss rate and those of void ratio on the safety were generated from the coupled relationship between the laboratory compaction test and the sedimentation test. Current hydraulic head loss rate and void ratio were evaluated in the allowable range between upper and lower limits.

• 지질공학
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2017

Acid drainage in civil engineering structures such as tunnels may lead to the deposition of precipitates that clog drainage channels and pipework. In evaluating acid drainage, the Fe content of water and precipitates, indicated by reddish brown coloration of rock surfaces, rivers, and soils, may be an important factor. In this study, acid drainage was evaluated by analyzing the Fe content of reddish brown seepage water that occurred in part of a tunnel. Geological investigations around the tunnel revealed a hydrothermal alteration zone cutting the bedrock, and cropping out in the upper parts of the tunnel. Analysis of drillcore revealed many fracture zones and veins. Inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometric analyses of water, precipitates, and soil samples, collected in the seepage water zone and around the tunnel, were conducted to evaluate acid drainage. The Fe content of seepage water in the tunnel was 0.030-0.333 mg/kg, which is 2-22 times higher than in local groundwater. The Fe content of precipitates in the tunnel was 165,403-301,051 mg/kg, similar to the 206,167-422,964 mg/kg content of drillcore from the hydrothermal alteration zone located above the tunnel. It is concluded that the seepage water is derived from Fe-containing acid drainage flowing in perforated tunnel drainpipes along the fracture zones and veins around the hydrothermal alteration zone.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.273-280
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• 2003

Tunneling in difficult geological conditions is often inevitable especially in urban areas. Ground improvement and reinforcement techniques are often required to guarantee safe tunnel excavations and/or to prevent damage to adjacent structures. The steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting method has been recently applied to tunnel sites in Korea as an auxiliary technique. In this study, the face stability with steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting was evaluated by simultaneously considering two factors: one is the effective stress acting on the tunnel face calculated by limit theorem and limit equilibrium method; the other is the seepage force obtained by means of numerical analysis. The study revealed that the influence of the steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting on the support pressure in dry condition is not significant while there is relatively a large amount of reduction in seepage forces by adopting the technique in saturated condition. The effect of the anisotropy of permeability on the seepage force acting on the tunnel face was also estimated by conducting the coupled analysis. It was found that a higher horizontal permeability compared with the vertical one causes reduction in the seepage force acting on the tunnel face.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2010

불포화 투수계수는 모관흡수력(또는 함수비)과 간극률의 함수로 정의되어야 한다. 그러나 기존 상용프로그램이나 문헌에 개발된 모델들은 모관흡수력 만의 함수로써 정의 되어왔다. 사면의 안정성은 수리학적인 측면과 흙의 전단강도 특성들이 모두 고려되어야 한다. 이 두 가지 특성에 대한 해석은 상용 프로그램인 Seep/W, Sigma/W 그리고 Slope/W(Geo-Slope, 2007) 같은 상호 연계가능한 해석 프로그램을 이용한다. 이런 해석 방법으로 강우시 불포화 침투수를 고려하고 흙의 변형을 예측하며 결국에는 사면의 안정성 평가에 예측하고 있다. 불포화 침투수를 해석하는 Seep/W 프로그램은 흙의 변형은 고려하지 못하고 단지 불포화 침투해석만을 수행한다. 그래서 흙의 변형을 고려하기 위해 Sigma/W 프로그램을 연계하여 실제 사면에서 발생하는 침투에 의한 흙의 변형을 모사하고 있다. 이와 같이 동시에 발생하는 침투와 흙의 변형을 구현하기 위해 여러 연구자들이 새로운 모델들을 개발하고 있지만, 현재로서는 각각의 해석을 연계하여 실제로 일어나는 현상에 접근하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 기존 프로그램을 이용하여 연계해석에 의한 결과와 동시해석과 유사한 알고리즘을 이용하여 해석한 결과를 비교하여 동시해석의 타당성을 검증하고자 하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.862-870
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• 2010

This thesis has been researched on optimized design method for the total cross section of embankment considering the fact that the size of embankment cross section is directly related with economic efficiency when dam designing. In general, embankment cross section of fill dam is either determined by cohesion and angle of internal friction, a strength parameter of embankment materials or by permeability of embankment. Therefore the size of embankment cross section depending on strength parameter of embankment materials was determined by using MIDAS-GTS program through stress-seepage coupled analysis at the time of fill dam design. As a result, determination of embankment cross section was more affected by the size of central core and permeability rather than by slope stability by shear strength and it was revealed that in case of embankment height being over 20m, stability against infiltration and slope action could be secured only when embankment slope is at least over 1:2.5. In addition, it was also revealed that in case of making the size of central core exceeding specification standard, total cross section of embankment could be reduced considerably and at the time of embankment design, adequate size and appropriateness of embankment cross section could be determined with referring the table suggested by this study.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2005

지하수위 하에서 터널을 굴착하게 되면, 지하수 흐름은 터널내로 발생하면서 터널 단면에 침투력이 작용하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 지하수 흐름을 고려한 숏크리트 라이닝 거동을 지반 및 숏크리트 라이닝 상호간의 투수계수의 비율에 따라 검토하였다. 숏크리트 응력 및 변위 관계는 3차원 유한요소 연계해석을 수행하여 산정하였다. 지하수 흐름 자체는 아칭효과가 발휘되지 않기 때문에, 터널의 응력이 평형상태에 도달한 후에도 침투력은 계속적으로 숏크리트 라이닝에 작용하여 심각한 영향을 준다. 지반 및 숏크리트 라이닝 상호간의 인터페이스 특성 및 터널의 단변형상 그리고 라이닝의 두께를 포함한 숏크리트 거동의 영향 인자에 대해 매개변수분석을 실시하였다. 또한 NATM 터널에서의 침투력을 고려한 내공변위 제어법을 제안하였다. 해석결과를 보면, 숏크리트의 투수성이 낮아질수록 잔류수압에 따른 유효응력의 감소로 인해 내공변위는 감소하고 내압은 커지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 띠라서 차수성이 강한 강섬유보강 숏크리트가 해저/하저 터널의 지보재로서 더욱 유리하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2003

도심지에서 열악한 지반조건에서의 터널 시공을 때때로 불가피 하다. 터널의 안정성 증대와 인접 구조물의 손상을 방지하기 위하여 지반 개량과 보강이 요구된다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 보조 공법으로 강관 다단 그라우팅은 근래에 국내의 터널 현장에 적용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 강관 다단 그라우팅으로 보강된 터널의 막장 안정성을 평가하였다. 건조한 지반에서는 지보압이 강관 다단 그라우팅으로 인해 크게 감소하지 않으나 지하수위 하에서 터널시공 시 터널 막장에 발생하게 되는 침투수력은 상대적으로 크게 감소하였다. 투수계수의 이방성이 터널 막장에 작용하는 침투수력에 미치는 영향은 역학해석과 지하수 흐름해석의 연계해석을 통하여 검토되었다. 수직방향에 비해 수평방향의 투수계수가 큰 경우 터널 막장에 작용하는 침투수력은 감소하였다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2012년도 학술발표회
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• pp.34-34
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• 2012

Heavy storms rainfall has caused many landslides and slope failures especially in the mountainous area of the world. Landslides and slope failures are common geologic hazards and posed serious threats and globally cause billions in monetary losses and thousands of casualies each year so that studies on slope stability and its failure mechanism under rainfall are being increasing attention of these days. Rainfall-induced slope failures are generally caused by the rise in ground water level, and increase in pore water pressures and seepage forces during periods of intense rainfall. The effective stress in the soil will be decreased due to the increased pore pressure, which thus reduces the soil shear strength, eventually resulting in slope failure. During the rainfall, a wetting front goes downward into the slope, resulting in a gradual increase of the water content and a decrease of the negative pore-water pressure. This negative pore-water pressure is referred to as matric suction when referenced to the pore air pressure that contributes to the stability of unsaturated soil slopes. Therefore, the importance is the study of saturated unsaturated soil behaviors in evaluation of slope stability under heavy rainfall condition. In an actual field, a series of failures may occur in a slope due to a rainfall event. So, this study attempts to develop a numerical model to investigate this failure mechanism. A two-dimensional seepage flow model coupled with a one-dimensional surface flow and erosion/deposition model is used for seepage analysis. It is necessary to identify either there is surface runoff produced or not in a soil slope during a rainfall event, while analyzing the seepage and stability of such slopes. Runoff produced by rainfall may result erosion/deposition process on the surface of the slope. The depth of runoff has vital role in the seepage process within the soil domain so that surface flow and erosion/deposition model computes the surface water head of the runoff produced by the rainfall, and erosion/deposition on the surface of the model slope. Pore water pressure and moisture content data obtained by the seepage flow model are then used to analyze the stability of the slope. Spencer method of slope stability analysis is incorporated into dynamic programming to locate the critical slip surface of a general slope.