• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.707-726
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• 2015

This paper investigates the time dependent behaviour of Haarajoki test embankment on soft structured clay deposit. Half of the embankment is constructed on an area improved with prefabricated vertical drains, while the other half is constructed on the natural deposit without any ground improvement. To analyse the PVD-improved subsoil, axisymmetric vertical drains were converted into equivalent plane strain conditions using three different approaches. The construction and consolidation of the embankment are analysed with the finite element method using a recently developed anisotropic model for time-dependent behaviour of soft clays. The constitutive model, namely ACM-S accounts for combined effects of plastic anisotropy, interparticle bonding and degradation of bonds and creep. For comparison, the problem is also analysed with isotropic Soft Soil Creep and Modified Cam Clay models. The results of the numerical analyses are compared with the field measurements. The results show that neglecting effects of anisotropy, destructuration and creep may lead to inaccurate predictions of soft clay response. Additionally, the numerical results show that the matching methods accurately predict the consolidation behaviour of the embankment on PVD improved soft clays and provide a useful tool for engineering practice.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1993

연약 지반위에 축조된 토질 구조물은 제체의 자중으로 인하여 오랜 기간 동안 침하가 계속되는데 이는 시간표존적 거동인 압밀과 크리프(creep)가 동시에 작용하여 발생된다. 본 연구에서는 안산의 해성점토에 대하여 크리프거동 해석에서 필요한 정수를 구하고 수치해석시 중요시되고 있는 구속응력과 응력수준에 따른 크리프정수의 영향 특성에 대하여 연구하였다. 그 결과 탄성계수 E1과 크리프정수 n는 적용응력 수준에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타나 응력수준에 따른 크리프정수 결정식을 제시하였다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2013

This study finds the characteristics of long-term settlement of Bottom Ash and to review the application of Singh-Mitchell creep equation and Burgers Model to the creep behavior of Bottom Ash. In the undrained state, it was confirmed that creep behavior appeared in the range to 30-80 % of the maximum deviator stress by applying condition in other three stresses through triaxial compression test after isotropically consolidation. By using sieve analysis, it was compared to each sample that was passed through 9.5 mm, 2 mm, 0.25 mm sieves. Also, using Singh-Mitchell creep equation and Burgers Model, it was compared between the theoretical behavior and the observed behavior for each sample. In the result, it is found that creep behavior of Bottom Ash is similar to the theoretical behavior of Singh-Mitchell creep equation and Burgers Model in early stage and it is possible to predict creep behavior of Bottom Ash by these models.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.110-117
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• 1983

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 쌍곡선법(雙曲線法)을 이용(利用)해서 하중(荷重) 증가율(增加率)이 이차압밀(二次壓密)에 마치는 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)하기 위하여, 아산만(牙山灣)의 해성점토(海成粘土)에 대(對)하여 시험(試驗)한 것으로 그의 결과(結果)를 요약(要略)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 쌍곡선법(雙曲線法)에 의(依)한 이차압밀량산정(二次壓密量算定) 값은 Casagrande의 log t 법(法)에 의(依)한 값보다 약간 작았으나, 그 차이(差異)는 미소(微小)하였고 쌍곡선법(雙曲線法)으로는 하중(荷重) 증가율(增加率)이 작을 때에도 쉽게 이차압밀량(二次壓密量)을 산정(算定)할 수 있었다. 2. 하중증가율(荷重增加率)이 작을수록 이차압밀비(二次壓密比)는 크게 나타났으며 하중증가율(荷重增加率)이 작을때 일어나는 심하곡선(沈下曲線)의 creep 현상(現象)은 이차압밀(二次壓密)에 기인(起因)한 것이라 생각된다. 3. 일차압밀중(一次壓密中)에 생기는 이차압밀(二次壓密)는 과압밀영역(過壓密領域)에서는 불규칙(不規則)했으나, 과압밀영역(過壓密領域)에서는 하중증가율(荷重增加率)이 작을수록 증가현상(增加現象)을 보였다. 4. 이차압밀계수(二次壓密係數)는 하중(荷重)의 증가(增加)에 따라 점차 증가(增加)하여 선행하중근처(先行荷重近處)에서 변곡점(變曲点)을 이루었고 하중(荷重)이 $2kg/cm^2$부터는 감소현상(減少現象)을 나타냈으며 이차압밀계수(二次壓密係數)는 하중증가율(荷重增加率)과 무관(無關)함을 보였다. 5. 이차압밀계수(二次壓密係數)와 압축지수(壓縮指數)는 비례관계(比例關係)를 나타냈다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.43-55
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• 2021

Peatland is distributed in China widely, and organic matters in soil frequently induce problems in the construction and maintenance of highway engineering due to the high permeability and compressibility. In this paper, a selected site of Dali-Lijiang expressway was surveyed in China. A numerical model was built to predict the settlement of the foundation of the selected section employing the soft soil creep (SSC) model in PLAXIS 8.2. The model was subsequently verified by the result of field observance. Consequently, the parameters of 17 types of soils from different regions in China with organic contents varying from 1.1-74.9% were assigned to the numerical model to study the settlement characteristics. The calculated results showed that the duration of primary consolidation and proportion of primary settlement in the total settlement decreased with increasing organic content. Two empirical equations, for total consolidation settlement and secondary settlement, were proposed using multiple linear regression based on the calculated results from the numerical models. The analysis results of the significances of certain soil parameters demonstrated that the natural compression index, secondary compression index, cohesion and friction angle have significant linear relevance with both the total settlement and secondary settlement, while the initial coefficient of permeability exerts significant influence on the secondary settlement only.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.233-254
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• 2011

The consolidation behavior of Sri Lankan peaty clay is analyzed using an elasto-viscoplastic model. The model can describe the secondary compression behavior as a continuous process and it can also account for the effect of structural degradation on the consolidation analysis. The analysis takes into account all the main features involved in the process of peat consolidation, namely, finite strain, variable permeability, and the secondary compression. The material parameters required for the analysis and the procedures to evaluate them, using both standard laboratory and field tests, are explained. Initially, the model performance is assessed by comparing the predicted and the observed peat consolidation behavior under laboratory conditions. The results indicate that the model is capable of predicting the observed creep settlements and the effect of layer thickness on the settlement analysis of peaty clay. Then, the model is applied to predict the consolidation behavior of peaty clay under different field conditions. In this context, firstly, the one-dimensional field consolidation of peaty clay, brought about by the construction of compacted earth fill, is predicted. Then, the two-dimensional peat foundation response upon embankment loading is simulated. A good agreement is seen in the comparison of the predicted results with the field observations.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.559-594
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• 2015

A nonlinear creep function incorporated into the elastic visco-plastic model may describe the long-term soil deformation more accurately. However, by applying the conventional procedure, there are challenges to determine the model parameters due to limitation of suitable data points. This paper presents a numerical solution to obtain several parameters simultaneously for a nonlinear elastic visco-plastic (EVP) model using the available consolidation data. The finite difference scheme using the Crank-Nicolson procedure is applied to solve a set of coupled partial differential equations of the time dependent strain and pore water pressure dissipation. The model parameters are determined by applying the algorithm of trust-region reflective optimisation in conjunction with the finite difference solution. The proposed method utilises all available consolidation data during dissipation of the excess pore water pressure to determine the required model parameters. Moreover, the reference time in the elastic visco-plastic model can readily be adopted as a unit of time; denoting creep is included in the numerical predictions explicitly from the very first time steps. In this paper, the settlement predictions of thick soft clay layers are presented and discussed to evaluate and compare the accuracy and reliability of the proposed method against the graphical procedure to obtain the model parameters. In addition, comparison of the available experimental results to the numerical predictions confirms the accuracy of the numerical procedure.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.38-50
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• 1988

carried out to present a rheology model which is able to treat time-dependent properties of clay. The results were summarized as follow ; 1. The slope (a(e1)) of deviator stress in strain rate test was independent on axial strain, and pore water pressure was decreased with increment of strain rate. 2. The pore water pressure in a stress relaxation condition was not changed when the strain rate before stress relaxation was 0.05%/min., but it was increased with increment of time when the strain rate before stress relaxation was 0.2%/min 3. The greater the stress condition (q/qmax) and the strain rate before creep test became, the greater the increment rate of axial strain in creep test became. 4. SEKIGUCHI's constitutive equation was slightly overpredicted while empirical equation proposed in the study was well coincided with measured values. 5. The constitutive equation induced by a strain function could be dealed with a behavior of the pore water pressure increased with increment of elapsed time after primary consolidation.

• 지질공학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.513-523
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• 2022

Preloading을 통한 연약지반처리를 할 때 침하관리는 침하량을 구하고 압밀의 진행상황을 확인하여 이를 실측침하량과 비교·분석하여 preloading의 방치기간, 철거시기, 여성토의 결정 등을 확인하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 침하관리를 위해서는 침하량을 예측해야 하는데 실측 data를 기반으로 침하량을 예측하는 방법 중 쌍곡선법을 이용하여 단계성토로 인한 creep 거동을 고려한 연약지반 침하거동해석을 실시하였다. 기존의 쌍곡선법은 단계성토를 통한 연약지반처리 시 최종침하구간의 data만을 통해 침하량을 예측하였으나, 본 논문에서는 각 단계성토의 침하거동을 해석하고 단계성토에 따른 creep 거동 및 초기탄성침하를 고려하여 압밀거동계수(k)를 제시 및 최종압밀침하량을 예측하였다. 단계성토의 침하거동을 고려한 최종압밀침하량 예측결과, 기존의 최종침하구간의 data만 고려하여 예측한 최종압밀침하량(S_r = 1.05 cm)보다 각 단계성토별 𝛼, 𝛽값을 통하여 예측한 최종압밀침하량(S_r = 0.50 cm)이 더 정확한 값을 예측하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.17-28
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 자연점토의 압밀에 대한 변형률속도의 영향을 해석하기 위하여 비선형 점탄소성 모델을 제안하였다. 연약지반의 점소성 거동은 유일한 유효응력-변형률-변형률속도 (equation omitted)의 관계식으로부터 구할 수 있다. Berthierville 점토에 대한 크리프실험, 다단계 하중실험, Relaxation실험과 같은 실내실험결과와 수치해석결과를 비교하였다. 제안된 점탄소성 모델을 사용하여 자연점토의 압밀거동을 비교적 정확히 예측할 수 있다.