• 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.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.19-33
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• 2016

강우의 침투가 사면안정에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 강우의 침투해석을 수행하고 그 결과를 한계평형해석에 적용하는 안정해석 절차가 널리 사용되고 있으나 지반은 흙 입자, 물과 공기로 이루어진 3상의 물질이므로 사면을 통한 강우의 침투를 엄밀하게 해석하기 위해서는 물, 공기의 흐름과 흙의 응력-변형거동이 완전 연관된(fully coupled) 식을 고려해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 공기와 물의 흐름이 사면의 역학적 안정에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 우리나라에 널리 분포하는 풍화잔류토 사면에 대하여 3상이 연동된 흐름해석을 수행하였다. 강우침투가 사면안정에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 강도감소법에 의한 사면 안정해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과에 의하면 침투하는 강우가 공기를 밀어내 공기의 흐름이 발생하고 공기압이 증가하였다. 이러한 간극에서의 물과 공기의 상호작용은 사면의 응력-변형거동에 영향을 미쳐 공기의 흐름을 고려하지 않은 흙 입자-물의 연관해석의 결과와는 다른 사면안정 거동을 보였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.335-358
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 TOUGH-FLAC 연동해석기법을 통해 단층의 수리역학적 거동을 평가할 수 있는 수치해석 모델을 제안하였다. 이는 국제공동연구 DECOVALEX-2019 Task B의 일환으로 수행되었으며, 불투수성 암반 내 유체 주입으로 인한 단층의 재활성을 예측하고 주변 암반의 수리역학적 안정성을 평가할 수 있는 해석모델을 개발하는 데에 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 TOUGH2 수리유동모델과 FLAC3D의 역학적 인터페이스 모델의 연동을 통해 단층의 역학적 거동을 보다 합리적으로 구현할 수 있는 해석기법을 제안하고, 벤치마크 해석과 스위스 Mont Terri 지하연구시설 현장시험에 적용하여 그 타당성과 유효성을 검증하였다. 개발된 해석 모델은 유체의 주입으로 인한 단층 내 압력 분포의 발달, 역학적 변형에 따른 수리간극의 변화, 변위와 응력 등 단층의 수리역학적 거동을 적절히 재현할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.125-145
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• 2020

In this paper, we present a 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled discrete beam lattice model of structure built of the nonisothermal saturated poro-plastic medium subjected to mechanical loads and nonstationary heat transfer conditions. The proposed model is based on Voronoi cell representation of the domain with cohesive links represented as inelastic Timoshenko beam finite elements enhanced with additional kinematics in terms of embedded strong discontinuities in axial and both transverse directions. The enhanced Timoshenko beam finite element is capable of modeling crack formation in mode I, mode II and mode III. Mode I relates to crack opening, mode II relates to in-plane crack sliding, and mode III relates to the out-of-plane shear sliding. The pore fluid flow and heat flow in the proposed model are governed by Darcy's law and Fourier's law for heat conduction, respectively. The pore pressure field and temperature field are approximated with linear tetrahedral finite elements. By exploiting nodal point quadrature rule for numerical integration on tetrahedral finite elements and duality property between Voronoi diagram and Delaunay tetrahedralization, the numerical implementation of the coupling results with additional pore pressure and temperature degrees of freedom placed at each node of a Timoshenko beam finite element. The results of several numerical simulations are presented and discussed.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.429-453
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• 2022

Numerical modeling and scenario composition are needed to characterize the geological environment of the disposal site and analyze the long-term evolution of natural barriers. In this study, processes and features of the hydro-mechanical behavior of natural barriers were categorized and represented using the interrelation matrix proposed by SKB and Posiva. A hydro-mechanical coupled model was evaluated for analyzing stress field changes and fracture zone re-activation. The processes corresponding to long-term evolution and the hydro-mechanical mechanisms that may accompany critical processes were identified. Consequently, practical numerical methods could be considered for these geological engineering issues. A case study using a numerical method for the stability analysis of an underground disposal system was performed. Critical stress distribution regime problems were analyzed numerically by considering the strata's movement. Another case focused on the equivalent continuum domain composition under the upscaling process in fractured rocks. Numerical methods and case studies were reviewed, confirming that an appropriate and optimized modeling technique is essential for studying the stress state and geological history of the Korean Peninsula. Considering the environments of potential disposal sites in Korea, selecting the optimal application method that effectively simulates fractured rocks should be prioritized.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.242-255
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 FLAC3D가 Opalinus Clay 암반의 열-수리-역학적 복합거동을 재현하고 이를 예측할 수 있는지 그 적용성을 검토하고자 국제공동연구 DECOVALEX-2015에서 참여하였으며, 그 일환으로 스위스 Mont Terri Rock Laboratory에서 수행된 Heater Experiment-D (HE-D)에 대한 모델링을 수행하였다. FLAC3D를 이용한 수치해석의 타당성을 평가하기 위해 현장시험에서 계측된 16 지점의 온도, 6 지점의 공극수압, 그리고 22 지점의 변형률 데이터와 비교하였다. 대상 암반의 열-수리-역학적인 이방성을 고려함으로써 Opalinus Clay 암반의 온도 변화 그리고 온도변화에 따른 공극수압의 변화와 같은 열-수리적 거동은 전반적으로 유사하게 나타났으나, 역학적 거동의 경우 변형률 데이터를 비교했을 때 온도와 공극수압과는 달리 계산된 변형률 일부만이 유사한 거동을 보였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.561-573
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• 2020

The creep and consolidation behaviors of clays subjected to thermal cycles are of fundamental importance in the application of energy geostructures. This study aims to numerically investigate the physical mechanisms for the temperature-triggered volume change of saturated clays. A recently developed thermodynamic framework is used to derive the thermo-mechanical constitutive model for clays. Based on the model, a fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) finite element (FE) code is developed. Comparison with experimental observations shows that the proposed FE code can well reproduce the irreversible thermal contraction of normally consolidated and lightly overconsolidated clays, as well as the thermal expansion of heavily overconsolidated clays under drained heating. Simulations reveal that excess pore pressure may accumulate in clay samples under triaxial drained conditions due to low permeability and high heating rate, resulting in thermally induced primary consolidation. Results show that four major mechanisms contribute to the thermal volume change of clays: (i) the principle of thermal expansion, (ii) the decrease of effective stress due to the accumulation of excess pore pressure, (iii) the thermal creep, and (iv) the thermally induced primary consolidation. The former two mechanisms mainly contribute to the thermal expansion of heavily overconsolidated clays, whereas the latter two contribute to the noticeable thermal contraction of normally consolidated and lightly overconsolidated clays. Consideration of the four physical mechanisms is important for the settlement prediction of energy geostructures, especially in soft soils.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.191-208
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 방사성폐기물 처분구조물의 안전성 및 건전성 평가를 위해 손상연동 수리-역학 복합 거동 해석 모델을 개발하였다. 콘크리트나 암반과 같은 취성재료의 파괴 모사에 널리 사용되는 Mazars 손상 모델을 선정하여 수리-역학 해석에 연동하였고, 예제 및 정해를 기반으로 개발된 해석 모델을 검증하였다. 개발된 해석 모델의 손상 입력 인자를 도출하기 위해 처분구조물 콘크리트 배합비로 제작한 시료를 대상으로 건조/포화 양생 조건에서 일축압축강도 및 간접인장강도 시험을 수행하였다. 실내 시험을 통해 도출한 입력 인자는 경주 월성 원자력 환경관리센터의 동굴처분 콘크리트 사일로를 모사한 2차원 유한요소해석에 적용하여 손상 고려 유무, 해석 기법 및 폐기물 하중 재하 조건에 따른 영향을 분석하였다. 연구를 통해 개발된 수리-역학-손상 모델은 향후 고준위 방사성폐기물 처분을 위한 심층처분장의 장기 거동 및 안정성 해석에 적용할 계획이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.699-712
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• 2019

The reinforced concrete lining of hydraulic pressure tunnels tends to crack under high inner water pressure (IWP), which results in the inner water exosmosis along cracks and involves typical hydro-mechanical interaction. This study aims at the development, validation and application of an indirect-coupled method to simulate the lining cracking process. Based on the concrete damage plasticity (CDP) model, the utility routine GETVRM and the user subroutine USDFLD in the finite element code ABAQUS is employed to calculate and adjust the secondary hydraulic conductivity according to the material damage and the plastic volume strain. The friction-contact method (FCM) is introduced to track the lining-rock interface behavior. Compared with the traditional node-shared method (NSM) model, the FCM model is more feasible to simulate the lining cracking process. The number of cracks and the reinforcement stress can be significantly reduced, which matches well with the observed results in engineering practices. Moreover, the damage evolution of reinforced concrete lining can be effectively slowed down. This numerical method provides an insight into the cracking process of reinforced concrete lining in hydraulic pressure tunnels.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.437-454
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• 2022

The hydro-mechanical (HM) two-way sequential coupling in the TOUGH2-FLAC3D linking algorithm is validated completely and successfully in both M to H and H to M directions, which are initiated by mechanical surface loading for geomechanical validation and hydrological groundwater pumping for hydrogeological validation, respectively. For such complete and successful validation, a TOUGH2-FLAC3D linked numerical model is developed first by adopting the TOUGH2-FLAC3D linking algorithm, which uses the two-way (fixed-stress split) sequential coupling scheme and the implicit backward time stepping method. Two geomechanical and two hydrogeological validation problems are then simulated using the linked numerical model together with basic validation strategies and prerequisites. The second geomechanical and second hydrogeological validation problems are also associated with the Mandel effect and the Noordbergum and Rhade effects, respectively, which are three phenomenally well-known but numerically challenging HM effects. Finally, sequentially coupled numerical solutions are compared with either analytical solutions (verification) or fully coupled numerical solutions (benchmarking). In all the four validation problems, they show almost perfect to extremely or very good agreement. In addition, the second geomechanical validation problem clearly displays the Mandel effect and suggests a proper or minimum geometrical ratio of the height to the width for the rectangular domain to maximize agreement between the numerical and analytical solutions. In the meantime, the second hydrogeological validation problem clearly displays the Noordbergum and Rhade effects and implies that the HM two-way sequential coupling scheme used in the linked numerical model is as rigorous as the HM two-way full coupling scheme used in a fully coupled numerical model.