• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.5-19
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• 2003

A series of centrifuge model tests were conducted to investigate the behavior of piled bridge abutments subjected to lateral soil movements induced by approach embankments. The effect of clay layer depth and the rate of embankment construction on piled bridge abutments are the main focus of this study. Tests were performed for two loading types: (1) incremental loading applied in six lifts to the final embankment height; (2) instant loading corresponding to the final embankment height applied in one lift quickly. A variety of instrumentations such as LVDTs, strain gauges, earth pressure transducers, and pore pressure transducers are installed in designed positions in order to clarify the soil-pile interaction and the short- and long-term behavior for piled bridge abutments adjacent to surcharge loads. Based on the results of a series of centrifuge model tests, the distribution of lateral flow induced by staged embankment construction has trapezoidal distribution. The maximum lateral soil pressure is about 0.75$\gamma$H at surcharge loading stage, and about 0.35 $\gamma$H at over 80% consolidated stage.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2004

Sand compaction pile (SCP)-improved ground is composite soil which consists of the SCP and the surrounding soft soil. When a surcharge load is applied to composite ground, time-dependent behaviors occur in the composite soil due to consolidation according to radial flow toward the SCP. In addition, stress transfer also takes place between the SCP and the soft soil. This paper presents the numerical results of cylindrical composite ground that was conducted to investigate smear effect on consolidation behaviors of SCP-improved ground. The results showed that the smeared zone of soft clay had a significant effect on effective stress-pore water pressure response, stress transfer mechanism and stress concentration ratio of composite ground. Amount of stress transfer between the clay and the SCP was maximum in depth of z/H=0.25, and decreased with depth. Stress concentration ratio of composite ground was not constant, but depended on consolidation process. It was also found that the value of stress concentration ratio in soft clay with smeared zone was larger than that in soft clay without smeared zone.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.360-360
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• 2016

도시 배수 시스템에서 유입유량이 관거의 만관 상태를 초과하거나 하류 흐름 때문에 발생하는 역류의 영향을 받는다면, 관거 시설은 과부하(surcharge) 상태인 압력흐름이 된다. 중력흐름 상태에서 맨홀의 수두 손실은 일반적으로 무시되지만, 과부하 맨홀에서의 수두 손실은 중요하며, 우수 관거 시스템의 전체 손실에 상당한 부분을 차지하게 된다. 이러한 현상은 여러 개의 맨홀을 가지는 도시 배수 시스템에서 특히 중요한 사항이 된다. 따라서 관거 시설 내 맨홀에서의 수리적 에너지 손실에 대한 연구와 보다 구체적인 설치 기준의 제시가 요구되고 있는 실정이다. 특히 배수관거 시스템의 하류부에 설치되는 4방향 합류맨홀은 맨홀으로 유입되는 주 유입관과 측면 유입관의 유입흐름의 영향으로 맨홀 내의 유수교란에 의한 흐름특성이 복잡하므로 이에 따른 흐름특성의 변화를 분석하고 에너지 손실을 연구할 필요가 있다. 그러므로 우수 관거 시스템의 우수 배제 능력을 증가시켜 도심지의 침수를 방지하기 위한 관거시설의 적정 설계 기준이 필요하며, 합리적인 설계 기준을 제시하기 위하여 과부하 4방향 합류 맨홀 내에서의 수두 손실을 분석할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 수리모형 실험의 물질적, 시간적 한계를 극복하고 과부하 4방향 합류맨홀에서의 복잡한 흐름특성을 분석하기 위하여 일반적으로 3차원 유체거동의 특성분석에 많이 사용되는 FLUENT 6.3 모형을 선택하였다. 합류맨홀 및 접합 관거의 기하 모형의 격자망은 수치해석의 안정성 확보를 위하여 맨홀과 연결관의 합류부분에서는 사면체 격자로 구성하고 합류부분을 제외한 구간에서는 6면체 격자로 구성하였으며, 각 격자의 면은 가능한 사각형 또는 삼각형의 형태를 취하도록 하였다. 합류맨홀 모형의 벽면에는 No-Slip 경계조건을 부여하였으며, 유입부에는 속도 조건, 유출부와 맨홀의 자유수면 부분의 경계에서는 대기압 조건을 부여하였다. 수리모형 실험 결과와 비교하기 위하여 유입 관거의 유속 조건을 수리 모형실험의 조건과 동일하게 채택하여 수치모의를 수행하였다. 수치모형의 적용 결과 맨홀 내에서의 유속변화, 수심변화 및 압력변화에 대해서는 수리모형 실험 결과와 유사한 경향을 나타내고 있으며, 수치모형에 의하여 산정된 4방향 합류맨홀에서의 손실계수 값과 수리모형 실험에 의하여 산정된 손실계수 값이 유사하므로 우수 관거 시스템의 4방향 합류맨홀에서의 흐름 변화 및 손실계수 예측하는 데에 있어서 FLUENT 6.3 모형은 사용 가능하리라 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.9
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• pp.17-29
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• 2012

To investigate the characteristics of shear strength and soil deformation in soft grounds, in which various vertical drains were placed, two hundreds field monitoring data of embankments performed in thirteen road construction sites at west and south coastal areas of the Korean Peninsula were collected. At first, the relationship between settlement and lateral displacement was investigated into three stages, in which embankment construction works were divided into initial filling stage, final filling stage and stage after complete filling. And then, the relationship of surcharge pressures and embankment heights with undrained shear strength of soft grounds were investigated. The investigation on settlement and lateral displacement illustrated that the increment of lateral flow to the increment of settlement was low during initial filling stage, but increased gradually with filling and showed largest during final filling stage. After complete filling, the lateral displacement was converged, even though the settlement was increased continuously. Therefore, most of lateral flow was occurred during embankment filling. The ratio of the lateral displacement increment to the settlement increment was 20% for initial filling stage, which coincided with the one presented by Tavenas et al.(1979), but became 50% for final filling stage, which was half of the one presented by Tavenas et al.(1979). However, the ratio reduced to 1% to 9%, which was quite lower than the one presented by Tavenas et al.(1979). Shear deformations, even shear failures, were predicted in soft grounds under initial undrained shear strength, since the design heights of embankments were higher than the yield height in all the sites. However, embankment construction would be possible since the yield height became higher than the design height due to improvement of shear strength of soft grounds with application of the vertical drains. In order to perform safely embankments for road constructions, the embankment loads should be designed not to be exceed 5.14 times the initial undrained shear strength of soft grounds and to be less than 3.0 times the undrained shear strength improved with application of vertical drains in soft grounds.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.97-102
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• 2007

Though the stability analysis of soil slopes widely employs the limit equilibrium method, the study on the jointed rock slopes must consider the direction of joint and the characteristics of Joint at the same time. This study analyzes the result of the change in the factors which show the characteristics of discontinuity and the shape factor of rock slopes, and so on, in an attempt to validate the propriety as to the interpretation of jointed rock slope stability which uses the general finite element program. First, the difference depending on the flow rules was compared, and the factor effect study was conducted. The selected independent variables included the direction of joint which displays the mechanical characteristics of discontinuity, adhesive cohesion, friction angle, the inclination and height of rock slope which reveal the shape of slope and surcharge load. And the horizontal displacement was numerically interpreted at the 1/3 point below the slope, a dependent variable, to compare the relative degree of factor effects. The findings of study on factor effects led to the validation that the result of horizontal displacement for each factor satisfied various engineering characteristics, making it possible to be applied to stability interpretation of jointed rock slope. A modelling is possible, which considers the application of the result of real geotechnical surveys & laboratory studies and the non-linear characteristics when designing the rock slope. In addition, the stress change which may result from the natural disaster, such as precipitation, and the construction, can be expressed. Furthermore, as the complicated rock condition and the ground supporting effect can be considered through FEM, it is considered to be very useful in making an engineering decision on the cut-slope, reinforcement and so on.