• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2021

The paper presents an experimental study on the strength behaviour of a coral gravelly sand from Vietnam subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading. A series of direct shear tests were carried out to investigate the shear strength behaviour and the factors affecting the shear strength of the sand such as relative density, cyclic load, amplitude of the cyclic load and loading rate. The study results indicate that the shear strength parameters of the coral gravelly sand include not only internal friction angle but also apparent cohesion. These parameters vary with the relative density, cyclic load, the amplitude of the cyclic load and loading rate. The shear strength increases with the increase of the relative density. The shear strength increases after subjecting to cyclic loading. The amplitude of the cyclic load affects the shear strength of coral gravelly sand, the shear strength increases as the amplitude of the cyclic load increases. The loading rate has insignificantly effect on the shear strength of the coral gravelly sand.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제74권3호
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• pp.407-423
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• 2020

The pre-peak cyclic shear mechanism of two-order asperity degradation of rock joints in the direct shear tests with static constant normal loads (CNL) are investigated using experimental and numerical methods. The laboratory testing rock specimens contains the idealized and regular two-order triangular-shaped asperities, which represent the specific geometrical conditions of natural and irregular waviness and unevenness of rock joint surfaces, in the pre-peak cyclic shear tests. Three different shear failure patterns of two-order triangular-shaped rock joints can be found in the experiments at constant horizontal shear velocity and various static constant normal loads in the direct and pre-peak cyclic shear tests. The discrete element method is adopted to simulate the pre-peak shear failure behaviors of rock joints with two-order triangular-shaped asperities. The rock joint interfaces are simulated using a modified smooth joint model, where microscopic scale slip surfaces are applied at contacts between discrete particles in the upper and lower rock blocks. Comparing the discrete numerical results with the experimental results, the microscopic bond particle model parameters are calibrated. Effects of cyclic shear loading amplitude, static constant normal loads and initial waviness asperity angles on the pre-peak cyclic shear failure behaviors of triangular-shaped rock joints are also numerically investigated.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2014

해상풍력발전기의 기초는 바람, 조류, 그리고 파도 하중을 받기 때문에 해상풍력발전기 기초를 설계하는 데 있어 반복하중을 받는 기초지반의 전단거동 평가가 필요하다. 지반의 비배수 동적 전단거동은 반복하중 횟수, 수직 유효응력, 반복 전단변형률, 상대 밀도, 그리고 평균 및 반복전단응력의 조합에 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 해양 실트질 모래의 비배수 동적 거동에 대한 평균 및 반복전단응력의 영향을 평가하기 위하여 반복단순전단시험(CDSS)을 수행하였으며 상대밀도 85%, 수직 유효응력 200kPa과 300kPa의 시험조건에서 15%의 이중진폭 동적전단변형률(${\gamma}_{cyc}$)과 영구전단변형률(${\gamma}_p$)를 파괴 기준으로 적용하였다. 시험결과는 설계 그래프와 등고선도로 나타내었다. 결과에 따르면 해양 실트질 모래의 비배수 동적 거동은 평균 및 반복전단응력과 두가지 전단응력의 조합에 의해 크게 변하는 경향을 보였다. 평균전단응력이 존재하는 경우에는 반복전단변형보다는 영구변형에 의해 파괴가 결정되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2015

반복단순전단시험기를 사용하여 조밀한 해양실트질 모래의 비배수 파괴거동에 대한 평균전단응력과 반복전단응력의 영향을 평가하였다. 시험결과는 평균전단응력비가 0인 경우는 비교적 좌우 대칭형태의 반복전단변형률이 주된 변형모드였으며 영구전단변형률은 상대적으로 작게 발생하였다. 평균전단응력비가 0이상인 경우는 반복횟수가 증가함에 따라 주로 한 방향으로 영구전단변형률이 증가하고 반복전단변형률은 거의 변화가 없었다. 평균전단응력비는 응력-변형률 거동에 상당한 영향을 보였으나, 파괴에 필요한 반복하중횟수 등에 대한 영향이 반복전단응력비에 비해 상대적으로 적었다. 본 논문에서 제안한 응력기반 파괴기준은 해양구조물 설계 시 기초 하부 지반의 반복전단강도를 평가하는 데 효과적으로 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2002

This study was carried out to obtain basic information on racking resistance of shear walls and the factors affecting racking resistance of shear walls. Shear walls constructed by larch lumber nominal 50 mm × 100 mm framing and various sheathing materials were tested by applying monotonic and cyclic load functions. Shear walls with various stud spacing such as 305 mm, 406 mm, and 610 mm were tested under both of monotonic and cyclic loads and shear walls with various aspect (height-width) ratios were tested under cyclic load functions. The effect of hold-down connectors in shear walls was also tested under cyclic load functions. Racking resistance of shear walls has very close linear relation with stud spacing and width of shear walls. The ultimate racking strength of shear walls was reached at around or before the displacement of 20 mm. It was proposed in this study that the minimum racking strength and minimum width for shear wall be 500 kgf and 900 mm, respectively. Load-displacement curves obtained by racking tests under monotonic load functions can be represented by three straight line segments. Under cyclic load functions, envelope curves can be divided into three sections that can be represented by straight lines and the third section showed almost constant or decreasing slope.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2010

In the present study, the loading frequency dependencies of cyclic shear strength and elastic shear modulus of reconstituted clay were examined by performing undrained cyclic triaxial tests and undrained cyclic triaxial tests to determine deformation properties. The result of undrained cyclic triaxial test of reconstituted and saturated clay shows that a faster frequency leads to higher stress amplitude ratio, but when the frequency becomes fast up to a certain point, the stress amplitude ratio will reach its maximum limit and the frequency dependence becomes insignificant. And also, the result of undrained cyclic triaxial deformation test shows a fact that a faster loading frequency leads to higher equivalent shear modules and smaller hysteresis damping ratio, and confirms the frequency dependence of cohesive soil. Meanwhile, the result of the creep test shows that continuing creep is created in the undrained cyclic triaxial test with slow loading frequency rate, and since loading rate becomes slower at the vicinity of the maximum and the minimum deviator stress due to sine wave loading, the vicinity of the maximum and the minimum deviator stress shall be more influenced by creep.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2017

반복단순전단시험기를 이용하여 해양실트질 모래의 상대밀도 변화에 따른 비배수전단파괴 거동에 대해 평균전단응력과 반복전단응력이 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 시험결과 반복전단 변형모드는 상대밀도가 달라지더라도 유사한 양상을 보였으며, 평균전단응력과 반복전단응력으로부터 큰 영향을 받았다. 파괴에 필요한 반복하중 횟수는 반복전단응력비, 상대밀도, 그리고 평균전단응력비의 순서로 좌우되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 논문에서는 조밀한 지반과 느슨한 지반에서 상대밀도 변화에 따른 응력기반 파괴경로의 변화를 2차원과 3차원으로 제시하였으며, 3차원 파괴선도는 조밀한 지반 조건에 대해서만 한정된 한계점을 보완하여 지반의 상대밀도에 따라 반복전단응력비, 평균전단응력비, 반복하중 횟수 등의 설계 조건을 결정 할 수 있는 아주 유용한 설계도구로 활용 가능하다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2016

This paper presents the results of an intensive experimental investigation on cyclic behavior of various sands and structural materials interface. Comprehensive measurements of the horizontal displacement and shear stresses developed during testing were performed using an automated constant normal load (CNL) cyclic direct shear test apparatus. Two different particle sizes (0.5 mm-0.25 mm and, 2.0 mm-1.0 mm) of sands having distinct shapes (rounded and angular) were tested in a cyclic direct shear testing apparatus at two vertical stress levels (${\sigma}=50kPa$, and 100 kPa) and two rates of displacement ($R_D=2.0mm/min$, and 0.025 mm/min) against various structural materials (i.e., steel, concrete, and wood). The cyclic direct shear tests performed during this investigation indicate that (i) the shear stresses developed during shearing highly depend on both the shape and size of sand grains; (ii) characteristics of the structural materials are closely related to interface response; and (iii) the rate of displacement is slightly effective on the results.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.77-98
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• 2004

This paper presents a numerical model for simulating the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls subject to cyclic loadings. The material behavior of cracked concrete is described by an orthotropic constitutive relation with tension-stiffening and compression softening effects defining equivalent uniaxial stress-strain relation in the axes of orthotropy. Especially in making analytical predictions for inelastic behaviors of RC walls under reversed cyclic loading, some influencing factors inducing the material nonlinearities have been considered. A simple hysteretic stress-strain relation of concrete, which crosses the tension-compression region, is defined. Modification of the hysteretic stress-strain relation of steel is also introduced to reflect a pinching effect depending on the shear span ratio and to represent an average stress distribution in a cracked RC element, respectively. To assess the applicability of the constitutive model for RC element, analytical results are compared with idealized shear panel and shear wall test results under monotonic and cyclic shear loadings.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.151-163
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 모래의 비배수 정적전단거동과 반복전단거동의 상호관계를 분석하기 위하여 낙동강 모래를 사용하여 비배수 정적 및 반복삼축시험을 실시하였다. 정적삼축시험은 반복전단거동과의 상호비교를 위하여 인장시험을 포함하여 실시하였다. 그리고 반복삼축시험은 초기정적전단응력$(q_{st})$과 반복응력$(q_{cy})$조건을 조합하여 여러 응력조건 하에서 실시하였다. 시험결과 반복전단거동의 응력경로는 정적전단거동의 한계응력비(CSR)선을 지나면서 유동변형이 발생하여 정적전단거동과 일치하였으며, 그 후 정적전단거동의 파괴선(FL)을 따라 파괴가 발생하였다. 이러한 반복 전단거동의 응력경로는 시험방법이 다름에 따른 약간의 차이는 있으나 정적전단거동의 응력경로와 본질적으로 동일함을 알 수 있었다.