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Estimation of Mobilized Passive Earth Pressure Depending on Wall Movement in Sand (모래지반에서 벽체의 변위에 따른 수동측토압 산정)

  • Kim, Tae-O;Park, Lee-Keun;Kim, Tae-Hyung
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.36 no.11
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 2020
  • Estimation of passive earth pressure is an important factor in anchor block, temporary retaining wall and support block of raker that resist lateral earth pressure. In practice, due to ease of use, it is common to estimate the earth pressure using the theory of Coulomb and Rankine, which assumes the failure plane as a straight line. However, the passive failure plane generated by friction between the wall surface and the soil forms a complex failure plane: a curve near the wall and a flat plane near the ground surface. In addition, the limit displacement where passive earth pressure is generated is larger compared to where the active earth pressure is generated. Thus, it is essential to calculate the passive earth pressure that occurs at the allowable displacement range in order to apply the passive earth pressure to the design for structural stability reasons. This study analyzed the mobilized passive earth pressured to various displacement ranges within the passive limit displacement range using the semi-empirical method considering the complex failure plane.

Excavation Behavior of an Earth Retaining Wall Supported by Large Diameter Soil-cement Blocks (대구경 소일-시멘트 교반체로 보강한 토류벽의 굴착 시 거동 분석)

  • Kim, YoungSeok;Choo, Jinhyun;Cho, Yong Sang
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.31 no.2C
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    • pp.65-74
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents an analysis of excavation behavior of an earth retaining wall supported by large diameter soil-cement blocks at a field trial site. The concept and design philosophy of the large soil-cement block reinforcement are described first. The wall behavior during sequential excavations up to 9.8 m is analyzed based on the measured lateral wall movements and earth pressures. The settlements of adjacent ground are examined by field measurements and inverse numerical analysis. The results indicate that, when the lengths of the soil-cement blocks were over 0.45 H (H: wall height), the displacements and the earth pressures induced by the excavations were similar to those supported by conventional methods such as soil nailing.

A Study on the Application of Soil-Reinforced Retaining Wall for Excavation Slope (절토사면에서 보강토 옹벽의 적용성 연구)

  • Byun, Yoseph;Wrryu, Woongryeal;Lee, Dongho;Chun, Byungsik
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2010
  • Considering environmental issues and lack of space, it is a necessity to minimize the amount of excavation. Various types of excavation methods are being used in practice. This study proposes a reasonable method for estimating the earth pressure acting on a reinforced wall in front of a excavated slope. The measured data in the field and numerical analyses were used. Results of the study shows that the earth pressure acting on the excavated wall is less than that estimated by Rankine's equations. It was shown that when the excavated slope is used with the reinforced wall, the pressures acting on the reinforced wall can be greatly reduced.

A Study on the Method of Oeyeokki and Joongkit in Earth Wall of Government Constructions in the period of Chosun Dynasty (조선시대 관영건축의 벽체에 사용된 중깃(中衿)과 외엮기 기법에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Hwan;Jang, Hun-Deouk
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.27-36
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    • 2019
  • The traditional earth wall structure consists of a Joongkit(a small reinforcing post inside a wall) and a Oe(a miscellaneous tree, rendered laths) based on the space between the columns and applying the soil. The members who act as the base layer before applying soil used joongkit, sakmok, and oemok, which are known to correspond to the current joongkit, gasisae, and lath strips. This study was designed to understand the following through an analysis of the ancient texts, such as uigwe. Through a study on the usage and specifications of joongkit recorded on the uigwe, I wanted to reveal that joongkit is a material that has different specifications, functions, and installation techniques from current joongkit. The purpose of this study was to present the differences and technical features of the components of use for two types of oeyeokki technique of traditional wall. In addition, the items to be considered at the actual cultural heritage repair site were reviewed in the restoration of the earth wall weaving technique.

Design and Construction of the Green Wall System considering Distribution Effect of Earth Pressure by Soil Nail (쏘일네일의 토압분담효과를 고려한 그린월 시스템의 설계 및 시공)

  • Park, Si-Sam;Cho, Sung-Han
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2006
  • The Green Wall system, developed in Austria early 1960, is one of segmental concrete crib type earth retaining wall. Green wall is constructed as procedures that lay the front stretchers, rear stretchers and headers then making a rigid body through harden filled soil of interior cell. Green wall has pro-environmental advantages that able to grow grass in front space of stretchers and decrease cutting ground. In Europe, Green wall used without other reinforcement method. However, green wall used with other reinforcement method like a soil nailing because of environmental problem. This study was performed to introduce the design case by 'Two-Body Translation mechanism' to be able to consider distribution of earth pressure in the soil nailing when designing the green wall using soil nailing system. Also, this study attempts to evaluate the earth pressure change when advanced soil nailing system is constructed using $FLAC^{2D}$ ver. 3.30 program and 'Two-Body Translation mechanism'.

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A Reliability Analysis of Rigid Retaining Wall due to the Modes of Wall Movement (벽체변위에 따른 토류벽의 신뢰도해석)

  • Jae, Yeong-Su;Kim, Yong-Pil;Song, Yong-Seon
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 1988
  • The safety factor has been used widely and uniquely at present to check the safety of the structure . However, probability of failure would be logically attempted to check the reliability of the structure in future Coulomb's theory or Rankine's theory has been applied in practice to retaining earth structure in spite of the fact that the lateral earth pressure, which is the primary factor in the determination of wall structure, depends on the modes of wall movement . This study is concentrated on the two modes of , wall movement (active case rotation about bottom(AB) , active case rotation about top(AT)) of the overturning'failure of vertical wall with horizontal sand backfill . The static active earth pressure is determined by applying each of Coulomb's theory, Dubrova's redistribution theory and Chang's method The earthquake active earth pressure is determined by adding Seed and Whitman's earthquake pressure to the static earth pressure , On the condition that design variables are fixed with each of the above earth pressure, reliability is analyzed using the recently developed method of AFOSM (Advanced First Order Second Moment)

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Study on the Development of Reinforced Earth Retaining Wall (보강옹벽개발연구)

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    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.51-66
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    • 1986
  • The design of fabric reinforced retaining wall structure was discussed in this article. It was confirmed that the reinforced retaining earth wall which was designed by new theoretical formulae developed this time was stable structurally and economically. The plastic fabric filter which was placed in layers behind the facing element reduced the lateral earth pressure on the wall elements in comparison with a conventional retaining earth walls. The reinforcing characteristics of earth wall was governed by the spacing of fabric layers, effective length of fabrics, particle distribution and compaction, and thus it is essential that, in the construction field, the reinforcing strips should be selected in order to develop the maximum friction forces bet.eon soil and fabric filters. The maximum tensile stress developed from the reinforcing strips was appeared at a little far distance from the back of skin element and it was not well agreed with the Rankine's theory but distributed well as a symmetrical shape against the point of the maximum tensile stress. The total length of the different layers should be sufficient so that the tension in the fabric strip could be transferred to the backfill material. Also the total stability of reinforced earth wall should be checked with respect to a failure surface which extended blond the different lathers.

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