• 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.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.687-706
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• 2015

Methods commonly used to evaluate the improvement of lime-treated expansive soil include swelling characteristics and unconfined compressive strength. In the field, lime-treated expansive soils are in compacted unsaturated state. Soil water characteristic curves (SWCCs) represent a key parameter to interpret and describe the behavior of unsaturated expansive soil. This paper investigates the use of SWCC as a technique to evaluate improvements acquired by expansive soil after lime treatment. Three different lime contents were considered 2%, 4% and 6% by dry weight of clay. Series of tests were performed to determine the SWCC for the different lime content under curing periods of 7 and 28 day. Correlations between key features of the soil water characteristic curves of lime treated expansive soils and basic engineering behavior such as swelling characteristics and unconfined compression strength were established. Test results revealed that initial slope ($S_1$), saturated water content ($w_{sat}$), and air entry value (AEV) play an important role in reflecting improvement in engineering behavior achieved by lime treatment.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.15-18
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• 1982

우리나라 논 토양면적의 약 $32\%$에 해당하는 409, 901.9ha가 사질토양으로 그중 약 $74\%$인 303,683.3ha는 객토를 요하는 면적이다. 현재 정부에서는 쌀의 증산을 위하여 농토배양사업을 적극 추진하고 있는데 농토배양은 토양의 물리화학성을 개양하여 증수의 효과가 있을 뿐만 아니라 도열병의 발생억제에도 큰 효과가 있다. 본 시험에서는 농토배양을 했을 때 목도열병의 발생은 품종에 따라 객토하지 않은 논에 비하여 $6.3\~59.5\%$까지 적게 걸렸으며 목도열병의 발생경감효과는 일반계품종보다 통일계품종에서 더욱 컸다. 한편 농토 배양구에서 11개 공시품종의 토장은 평균 6.4cm 길었고 이삭수는 2.3개가 많았으며 현미중에 있어서도 평균 $24.1\%$의 증수효과가 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1008-1013
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• 2006

Ground anchor method is widely used in the large scale deep excavation of urban area to support a retained wall. Excavation using the ground anchor as a supporting system near a building have many difficulties due to the limitation of construction space. This method can not be applied to the site with the insufficient space from the retained wall to the boundary line. In this case, soil improvement at the anchor bond zone can be used to secure the frictional resistance of ground anchor within the boundary. Through this method, the bond length of anchor can be shortened considerably. This paper deals with the case study on the ground excavation adjacent to a building. The object field is Yongsan Park Tower Construction Site. In this site, the enlarged anchor with soil improvement was applied to solve the problem due to the limitation of construction space. According to the results of field test and monitoring, the anchor with soil improvement is very effective to secure the frictional resistance at the anchor bond zone.

• 기술발표회
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• 통권2006호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2006

In this study the case of ground improvement by CGS as injection method were analyzed in order to find out effect of behavior of sandy soil and the application of this method as ground improvement. The study were analyzed N value after CGS work of sandy soil by many sites test. Considering that increase of N value, CGS can be considered as an effective method to increase the bear capacity as well as constrain the settlement of soft ground From the results of this study, N value after CGS work of sandy soil were closed to N value of ground and relative density(Dr), improvement ratio(As) of grouting and the study will be done continuously for finding out relation of them

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.419-436
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• 2014

Soil improvement by preloading with PVD in combination with vacuum is helpful when a considerable load is required to meet the desired rate of settlement in a relative short time. To facilitate the vacuum propagation, vertical drains are usually employed in conjunction. This ground improvement method is more and more applied in the Mekong delta of Vietnam to meet the needs of fast infrastructure development. This paper reports on a pilot test that was carried out to investigate the effect of ground improvement by vacuum and PVD on the rate of consolidation at the site of Saigon International Terminals Vietnam (SITV) in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Viet Nam. Three main aspects of the test will be presented, and namely, instrumentation and field monitoring program, calculation of consolidation settlement and back-analysis of soil properties to see the difference before and after ground improvement.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.299-312
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• 2000

The response of an embedded body to dynamic loads is greatly influenced by the reactions of the soil to the motion of the body. The properties of the soil surrounding embedded bodies (e.g., piles) may be different than those of the far-field for a variety of reasons. It may be weakened or strengthened according to the method of installation of piles, or altered due to applying one of the soil strengthening technique (e.g., electrokinetic treatment of soil, El Naggar et al. 1998). In all these cases, the shear strength of the soils and its shear modulus vary gradually in the radial direction, resulting in a radially inhomogeneous soil layer. This paper describes an analysis to compute vertical and torsional dynamic soil reactions of a radially inhomogeneous soil layer with a circular hole. These soil reactions could then be used to model the soil resistance in the analysis of the pile vibration under dynamic loads. The soil layer is considered to have a piecewise, radial variation for the complex shear modulus. The model is developed for soil layers improved using the electrokinetic technique but can be used for other situations where the soil properties vary gradually in the radial direction (strengthened or weakened). The soil reactions (impedance functions) are evaluated over a wide range of parameters and compared with those obtained from other solutions. A parametric study was performed to examine the effect of different soil improvement parameters on vertical and torsional impedance functions of the soil. The effect of the increase in the shear modulus and the width of the improved zone is investigated.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1994

신개간지(新開墾地)에서 몇가지 물리화학적인 개량방법(改良方法)을 병행(竝行)하여 실시하여 년차간에 토양특성 변화와 율무의 수량을 조사하여 토양개량과 율무재배에 대한 기초자료를 얻고자 신개간지에서 율무를 1955년부터 4년간(年間) 재배하면서 율무수량과 토양(土壤)의 변화량과 변화율(變化率)을 조사, 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 토양의 용적밀도(容積密度)나 경도(硬度)는 표토(表土)에서 3년차까지 계속 낮아지다가 개량제 시용이 없었던 4년차에는 높아졌다. 토양산도는 토심이나 년차간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 2. 율무수량(收量)은 종합개량처리(綜合改良處理)가 평균(平均) 2.16ton/ha로 가장 많고 대조구(對照區)에 비하여 49% 증수(增收)되었으며 다른 처리구의 수량은 심경구(深耕區)>인산구>석회구>퇴비구>대조구(對照區) 순(順)으로 많았다. 3. 연차간(年次間) 율무수량과 토양의 물리화학성과의 상관계수(相關係數)는 토양산도와 유기물 함량이 가장 높았고 표토(表土)보다는 심토(心土)에서 유의성이 높았다. 4. 토양의 물리화학성 변화율(變化率)과 율무수량(收量)과의 상관관계는 토양의 용적밀도와 경도가 가장 높았고 토양 화학성중에서는 표토(表土)에서 토양산도(土壤酸度)만이 유의성이 있었다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 개량토 벽면공을 활용한 보강성토사면의 거동에 대하여 실내모형시험 및 수치해석을 통해 분석하였다. 또한 수해발생현장에 이 연구에서의 방법을 이용하여 시험시공으로 보강성토사면을 구축한 후 약 6개월간 전면변위를 측정하여 실제 거동을 분석하였다. 실내모형시험, 수치해석, 현장시험 등을 통해 개량토 벽면공의 강성은 보강성토사면에서 충분한 벽면공의 역할을 수행할 수 있는 것으로 나타났고, 시험시공 후의 전면변위 측정결과 사면높이에 대한 수평변위의 비율은 최대 약 0.4%로 매우 안정적인 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.527-532
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• 2010

Soil-cement has been broadly used for eco friendly pavement, slope protection and soft soil improvement since it used for the increase of soil strength with cement. Recently, additional agents are mixed with existing soil-cement so as to improve specific properties or functions such as strength, color and permeability of it. This study aims at figuring out the physical and mechanical properties of a soil-cement mixed with crashed oyster shell and loess. The study is specially focused on the applicability of oyster shell as an alternative material for sands. To have his objective achieved a series of uniaxial compression tests were conducted. As a result, it appears that usage of oyster shell may have effect on strength improvement of mixed soils.