• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.315-328
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• 2019

This paper presents an investigation on bearing capacity, load-settlement behavior and safety factor of rock-soil slopes reinforced using geogrid-box method (GBM). To this end, small-scale laboratory studies were carried out to study the load-settlement response of a circular footing resting on unreinforced and reinforced rock-soil slopes. Several parameters including unit weight of rock-soil materials (loose- and dense-packing modes), slope height, location of footing relative to the slope crest, and geogrid tensile strength were studied. A series of finite element analysis were conducted using ABAQUS software to predict the bearing capacity behavior of slopes. Limit equilibrium and finite element analysis were also performed using commercially available software SLIDE and ABAQUS, respectively to calculate the safety factor. It was found that stabilization of rock-soil slopes using GBM significantly improves the bearing capacity and settlement behavior of slopes. It was established that, the displacement contours in the dense-packing mode distribute in a broader and deeper area as compared with the loose-packing mode, which results in higher ultimate bearing load. Moreover, it was found that in the loose-packing mode an increase in the vertical pressure load is accompanied with an increase in the soil settlement, while in the dense-packing mode the load-settlement curves show a pronounced peak. Comparison of bearing capacity ratios for the dense- and loose-packing modes demonstrated that the maximum benefit of GBM is achieved for rock-soil slopes in loose-packing mode. It was also found that by increasing the slope height, both the initial stiffness and the bearing load decreases. The results indicated a significant increase in the ultimate bearing load as the distance of the footing to the slope crest increases. For all the cases, a good agreement between the laboratory and numerical results was observed.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.173-190
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• 2022

With the development of spatial structures, the joints are becoming more and more complex to connect tubular members of spatial structures. In this study, an approach is proposed to establish high-efficiency finite element model of multiplanar KTX-joint with the weld geometries accurately simulated. Ultimate bearing capacity the KTX-joint is determined by the criterion of deformation limit and failure mechanism of chord wall buckling is studied. Size effect of fillet weld on the joint ultimate bearing capacity is preliminarily investigated. Based on the validated finite element model, a parametric study is performed to investigate the effects of geometric and loading parameters of KT-plane brace members on ultimate bearing capacity of the KTX-joint. The effect mechanism is revealed and several design suggestions are proposed. Several simple reinforcement methods are adopted to constrain the chord wall buckling. It is concluded that the finite element model established by proposed approach is capable of simulating static behaviors of multiplanar KTX-joint; chord wall buckling with large indentation is the typical failure mode of multiplanar KTX-joint, which also increases chord wall displacements in the axis directions of brace members in orthogonal plane; ultimate bearing capacity of the KTX-joint increases approximately linearly with the increase of fillet weld size within the allowed range; the effect mechanism of geometric and loading parameters are revealed by the assumption of restraint region and interaction between adjacent KT-plane brace members; relatively large diameter ratio, small overlapping ratio and small included angle are suggested for the KTX-joint to achieve larger ultimate bearing capacity; the adopted simple reinforcement methods can effectively constrain the chord wall buckling with the design of KTX-joint converted into design of uniplanar KT-joint.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2019

본 연구는 지반 위 얕은 기초의 지지력에 대한 특성을 파악하기 위하여 지반 조건, 기초 크기, 기초 형상 등의 다양한 조건에 대하여 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하여 기존의 지지력 이론과 비교 검토하였다. 유한요소해석 결과 극한지지력은 기초크기에 따라 지지력이 거듭제곱이나 로그 식으로 차츰 수렴하였고, 지반강도가 증가할수록 지지력 증가가 커지지 않는 직선적인 변화를 보였다. 기존 지지력 이론과 비교한 결과 순수모래는 지지력 비($q_{FEA}/q_{theory}$)가 Terzaghi식의 결과와 가장 유사하였다. 순수점토는 약 0.4~0.6, 일반토사는 0.3~1.3 정도로 산정되었고, 지반강도가 증가할수록 지지력 비가 감소하면서 1.0 이하로 나타났다. 기초 크기에 따른 지지력을 1.0m 기초의 지지력으로 정규화시킨 지지력 비($q_u/q_{u(1.0)}$)는 순수모래에서 ${\phi}=25^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$, $35^{\circ}$일 때 이론식의 35%, 15%, 5% 정도로 산정되었고, 순수점토는 크기 효과가 없었으며, 일반토사는 지반강도가 작은 경우에 순수모래의 이론식에 대해 약 10% 이하로 나타났다. 지반강도 증가에 따른 지지력 비는 내부마찰각의 영향이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 기초형상별 지지력 비에 따른 형상계수는 기초형상에 따라 다르게 나타났고, 원형기초는 1.5, 정사각형 기초는 1.3, 직사각형 기초와 연속 기초는 1.1~1.0의 형상계수를 나타내었다.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 1990

A deterministic capacity expansion planning model for a two-capacity type facility is analyzed to determine the sizes to be expanded in each period so as to supply the known demands for two distinct capacity type(product) on time and to minimize the total cost incurred over a finite planning horizon of T periods. The model assumes that capacity unit of the facility simultaneously serves a prespecified number of demand units of each capacity type, that capacity type 1 can be used to supply demands for capacity type 2, but that capacity type 2 can't be used to supply demands for capacity type 1. Capacity expansion and excess capacity holding cost functions considered are nondecreasing and concave. The structure of an optimal solution is characterized and then used in developing an efficient dynamic programming algorithm that finds optimal capacity planning policy.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2016

해양구조물을 지지하기 위해 사용되는 버킷기초를 설계하는데 있어 수직지지력을 정확하게 예측하는 것은 중요하다. 사질토 또는 점성토 지반에 설치된 버킷기초의 수직지지력에 대한 실험적, 이론적 연구가 많이 수행되었지만, 실제와 같은 다층지반에서의 산정방법은 명확하게 제시되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 축대칭 유한요소해석을 수행하여 점성토 지반 위의 사질토 층에 설치된 버킷기초의 수직지지력을 산정하였다. 사질토의 마찰각, 점성토의 비배수전단강도, 사질토 층 두께, 기초의 장경비가 다양한 조건에 대하여 매개변수 해석을 수행하였으며, 이들의 영향에 따른 지반의 파괴 메커니즘 차이를 분석하였다. 최종적으로 수치해석을 수행하여 얻어진 극한지지력의 결과를 바탕으로 버킷기초 설계에 사용할 수 있는 지지력 산정 차트를 제시하였다. 또한 설계차트에 직접 제시되어 있지 않은 조건에 대해서는 차트에 제시된 값에 선형보간법을 적용하여 버킷기초의 선단지지력을 예측할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.45-59
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• 2011

본 논문은 비배수 점토지반에서 얕은 기초의 지지력계수인 $N_c$값을 도식적 상계법과 하계법을 이용해 이론적으로 유도하고 이를 Prandtl(1921)이 제안한 값과 비교하였다. 그 결과, 상계법과 하계법이 일치하는 값이 Prandtl(1921)이 제안한 $N_c$ 값이 5.14임을 확인하였으며, 유한요소해석 결과도 얕은 기초가 파괴하중에 도달할 때의 $N_c$가 5.14로 나타났다. 이러한 유한요소해석 결과는 유한요소 형태(finite e1ement type)와 수, 그리고 증분수(increments)에 크게 의존한다. 본 연구를 통해 상계법에서 구한 값과 하계법에서 구한 값이 서로 일치할 때 비로소 이론적으로 정확한 값임을 정의할 수 있으나, 일치하는 값을 유도하는 일은 매우 어려우며 일반적으로 상계법의 해와 하계법 해 사이에 존재한다고 볼 수 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.599-615
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• 2016

The present research presents experimental and finite element studies to investigate the behavior of piled raft-tunnel system in a sandy soil. In the experimental work, a small scale model was tested in a sand box with load applied vertically to the raft through a hydraulic jack. Five configurations of piles were tested in the laboratory. The effects of pile length (L), number of piles in the group and the clearance distance between pile tip and top of tunnel surface (H) on the load carrying capacity of the piled raft-tunnel system are investigated. The load sharing percent between piles and rafts are included in the load-settlement presentation. The experimental work on piled raft-tunnel system yielded that all piles in the group carry the same fraction of load. The load carrying capacity of the piled raft-tunnel model was increased with increasing (L) for variable (H) distances and decreased with increasing (H) for constant pile lengths. The total load carrying capacity of the piled raft-tunnel model decreases with decreasing number of piles in the group. The total load carrying capacity of the piles relative to the total applied load (piles share) increases with increasing (L) and the number of piles in the group. The increase in (L/H) ratio for variable (H) distance and number of piles leads to an increase in piles share. ANSYS finite element program is used to model and analyze the piled raft-tunnel system. A three dimensional analysis with elastoplastic soil model is carried out. The obtained results revealed that the finite element method and the experimental modeling are rationally agreed.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2022

To develop high-efficiency lateral force resistance components for high-rise buildings, a novel energy dissipation shear wall with concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) column elements was proposed. An energy dissipation shear wall specimen with CFST column elements (GZSW) and an ordinary reinforced concrete shear wall (SW) were constructed, and experimented by low-cycle reversed loading. The mechanical characteristics of these two specimens, including the bearing capacity, ductility, energy dissipation, and stiffness degradation process, were analyzed. The finite-element model of the GZSW was established by ABAQUS. Based on this finite-element model, the effect of the placement of steel-plate energy dissipation connectors on the seismic performance of the shear wall was analyzed, and optimization was performed. The experiment results prove that, the GZSW exhibited a superior seismic performance in terms of bearing capacity, ductility, energy dissipation, and stiffness degradation, in comparison with the SW. The results calculated by the ABAQUS finite-elements model of GZSW corresponded well with the results of experiment, and it proved the rationality of the established finite-elements model. In addition, the optimal placement of the steel-plate energy dissipation connectors was obtained by ABAQUS.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.525-535
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• 2020

The use of pile foundations has become more popular in recent years, as the combined action of the pile cap and the piles can increase the bearing capacity, reduce settlement, and the piles can be arranged so as to reduce differential deflection in the pile cap. Piles are relatively long, slender members that transmit foundation loads through soil strata of low bearing capacity to deeper soil or rock strata having a high bearing capacity. In this study analysis of pile cap with considering different parameters like depth of the pile cap, width and breadth of the pile cap, type of piles and different types of soil which affect the behaviour of pile cap foundation is carried out by using Finite Element Software ANSYS. For understanding the settlement behaviour of pile cap foundation, parametric studies have been carried out in four types of clay by varying pile cap dimensions with two types of piles namely normal and under-reamed piles for different group of piles. Furthermore, the analysis results of settlement and stress values for the pile cap with normal and under-reamed piles are compared. From the study it can be concluded that settlement values of pile cap with under-reamed pile are less than the settlements of pile cap with normal pile. It means that the ultimate load bearing capacity of pile cap with under-reamed piles are greater than the pile cap with normal piles.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2018

In the recent decades, the application of composite materials, due to their desirable properties, has increased dramatically. In the present study, a quasi-encased trapezoidal section composite steel beam encased with concrete is thoroughly examined. Calculation of the load bearing capacity is carried out by finite element modeling of concrete and FRP beams with trapezoidal section under the effect of controlled displacement loading. The results are then validated comparing to the existing experimental results obtained from similar studies. Further on, the materials are changed to steel and concrete, and the section is de-signed in such a way that both concrete and steel reach a high percent-age of their load bearing capacity. In the last step, the parameters affecting the bending capacity and the behavior of the semi-confined composite beam are investigated. Results revealed that the beam diagonal web thickness plays the most effective role in load bearing capacity amongst other studied parameters. Furthermore, by analyzing the results on the effect of different parameters, an optimal model for primary beam section is presented, which exhibits a greater load bearing capacity compared to the initial design with the same amount of materials used for both sections.