• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.80-90
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• 2017

FEM 수치해석을 위한 사면체격자 생성을 위해서는 물체의 볼륨정보를 표현할 수 있는 Boundary Representation (B-Rep) 모델이 필요하다. 공학분야에서는 파라메트릭 솔리드 모델링(Parametric Solid Modeling) 방법을 사용하여 B-Rep 모델을 정의한다. 반면 지질모델링은 메쉬 기반의 불연속(discrete) 모델링 방법을 사용하는데 이를 지질솔리드모델(Sealed Geological Model)이라 부르며 지층, 단층, 관입암, 모델 경계면과 같은 지질학적 인터페이스들을 이용해 지질도메인을 정의한다. 공학분야의 파라메트릭 모델링과 불연속 모델링 방식의 자료구조의 차이로 인해 불연속 B-Rep 모델은 공학분야에서 사용하는 다양한 오픈소스, 상용 메쉬제작 소프트웨어와 쉽게 호환되지 않는다. 이 논문에서는 공학용 메쉬 제작 소프트웨어와의 호환성을 가지도록 지질솔리드모델을 대표적인 오픈소스인 Gmsh와 상용 FEM 해석 소프트웨어인 COMSOL로 변환하는 프로그램을 제작하였다. 지질모델링 소프트웨어를 통해 제작한 복잡한 지질구조모델을 사용자 편의성을 갖춘 다수의 상용 소프트웨어서 쉽게 활용할 수 있어 지열, 암석역학 등 다양한 지구과학 시뮬레이션 연구에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2018

KAERI Underground Research Tunnel(이하 KURT)는 한국원자력연구원의 연구지역에 건설된 지하처분연구시설이다. 현재 KURT에서는 방사성폐기물의 심층 처분의 주요 핵심 요소인 공학적 방벽과 천연방벽에 대한 연구를 수행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 심부영역의 부지특성평가기술을 구축하기 위해 수행된 KURT 연구지역의 부지특성조사를 종합하여, 부지 지질모델을 구축하고, 이로부터 3차원 수리지질모델을 도출하였다. 연구지역에서 수행된 지질조사와 시추공 조사 결과를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 수리지질학적 관점에서 중요한 풍화대, 상부 단열암반대, 하부 단열암반대와 심부 영역에 존재하는 결정론적 단열대를 정의하여 이들을 3차원으로 모형화 하였고, 구축된 지질모델과 현장수리시험 결과를 종합하여 지하수유동모델링 및 처분 안전성 평가에 주요한 입력 자료가 될 수리지질모델을 도출하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.113-124
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• 2018

Under repeated loading, the residual stresses within the subgrade and subsoil can accelerate the deformation of the road structures. In this paper, a series of laboratory cyclic loading model tests and small-scale model tests were conducted to investigate the dynamic stress response within soils under different loading conditions. The experimental results showed that a dynamic stress accumulation effect occurred if the soil showed cumulative deformation: (1) the residual stress increased and accumulated with an increasing number of loading cycles, and (2) the residual stress was superimposed on the stress response of the subsequent loading cycles, inducing a greater peak stress response. There are two conditions that must be met for the dynamic stress accumulation effect to occur. A threshold state exists only if the external load exceeds the cyclic threshold stress. Then, the stress accumulation effect occurs. A higher loading frequency results in a higher rate of increase for the residual stress. In addition to the superposition of the increasing residual stress, soil densification might contribute to the increasing peak stress during cyclic loading. An increase in soil stiffness and a decrease in dissipative energy induce a greater stress transmission within the material.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.775-781
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• 2018

Shake table tests were conducted on scaled tunnel model to investigate the mechanism and effect of seismic loadings on horseshoe scaled tunnel model in ground fissure site. Key technical details of the experimental test were set up, including similarity relations, boundary conditions, sensor layout, modelling methods were presented. Synthetic waves and El Centro waves were adopted as the input earthquake waves. Results measured from hanging wall and foot wall were compared and analyzed. It is found that the seismic loadings increased the subsidence of hanging wall and lead to the appearance and propagation of cracks. The values of acceleration, earth pressure and strain were greater in the hanging wall than those in the foot wall. The tunnel exhibited the greatest earth pressure on right and left arches, however, the earth pressure on the crown of arch is the second largest and the inverted arch has the least earth pressure in the same tunnel section. Therefore, the effect of the hanging wall on the seismic performance of metro tunnel in earth fissure ground should be considered in the seismic design.

• 지질공학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.449-466
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• 2022

지하공간을 구성하고 있는 지중구조물, 지반, 암반 등 다양한 구성 요소 중에 지질공학적 측면을 포함한 모든 정보에 대한 모델 구축은 현실적으로 어려운 과정이며, 현재 진행형인 분야이다. 본 연구에서는 지질공학적인 정보모델 구축 과정이 비교적 쉬운 상용 소프트웨어를 활용하여 제주도 일부 지역 대상의 3차원 지질정보모델, 동굴형상정보모델, 도로 주변 현황 정보모델까지 한 번에 디지털화하는 과정이 포함되어 있다. 제주도에 존재하는 수많은 자연동굴 중에 도로와 교차하는 위치 중 제주도 한림 재암천굴을 대상으로 CaveBIM 기반의 디지털 트윈 구축에 관한 연구를 수행 중이다. 본 연구에서는 3D 레이저 스캐너를 사용한 동굴 형상 정보모델링, 지질 정보 및 지구물리탐사 자료를 활용한 3D 지질 모델링, 드론을 활용한 재암천굴 상부 도로 주변 현황 정보모델링 등의 개별 데이터 구축과 통합을 통해서 디지털화하는 과정을 포함하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 한림-제주 지역에 대한 전역모델(GSM) 및 재암천굴에 대한 국부모델(LSM)을 구축하였다. 또한 재암천굴에 대한 LSM 구축 시 교차검증을 수행하여 결과를 비교 및 분석하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2022

Complex geological conditions have a great influence on the mining of coalbed methane (CBM), which affects the extraction efficiency of CBM. This investigation analyzed the complicated geological conditions in the Liujia CBM block of Fuxin. A geological model of heterogeneities CBM reservoirs was established to study the influence of strike direction of igneous rocks and fault structures on horizontal well layout. Subsequently, the dual-porosity and dual-permeability mathematical model was established, which considers the dynamic changes of porosity and permeability caused by gas adsorption, desorption, pressure change. The results show that the production curve is in good agreement with the actual by considering gas seepage in matrix pores in the model. Complicated geological structures affect the pressure expansion of horizontal wells, especially, the closer to the fault structure, the more significant the effect, the slower the pressure drop, and the smaller the desorption area. When the wellbore extends to the fault, the pressure expansion is blocked by the fault and the productivity is reduced. In the study area, the optimal distance to the fault is 70 m. When the horizontal wellbore is perpendicular to the direction of coal seam igneous rock, the productivity is higher than that of parallel igneous rock, and the horizontal well bore should be perpendicular to the cleat direction. However, the well length is limited due to the dense distribution of igneous rocks in the Liujia CBM block. Therefore, the horizontal well pumping in the study area should be arranged along the direction of igneous rock and parallel plane cleats. It is found that the larger the area surrounded by igneous rock, the more favorable the productivity. In summary, the reasonable layout of horizontal wells should make full use of the advantages of igneous rock, faults and other complex geological conditions to achieve the goal of high and stable production.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.2828-2839
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• 2022

This study developed a safety assessment tool for geological disposal systems called APro, a systemically integrated modeling system based on modularizing and coupling the processes which need to be considered in a geological disposal system. Thermal, hydraulic, chemical, canister failure, radionuclide release and transport processes were considered in the current version of APro. Each of the unit processes in APro consists of a single Default Module, and several Alternative Modules which can increase the flexibility of the model. As an initial stage of developing the modularization concept and modeling interface, the Default Modules of each unit process were described, with one Alternative Module of chemical process. The computation part of APro is mainly a MATLAB workspace controlling COMSOL and PHREEQC, which are coupled by an operator splitting scheme. The APro model domain is a stylized geological disposal system employing the Swedish disposal concept (KBS-3 type), but the repository layout can be freely adjusted. In order to show the applicability of APro to the total system performance assessment of geological disposal system, some sample simulations were conducted. From the results, it was confirmed that coupling of the thermal and hydraulic processes and coupling of the canister failure and the radionuclide release processes were well reflected in APro. In addition, the technical connectivity between COMSOL and PHREEQC was also confirmed.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.263-274
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• 2009

The modified Cam clay (MCC) model is used to study the response of virgin compressed clay in undrained compression. The MCC deviatoric stress-strain relationship is obtained in closed form. Elastic and plastic deviatoric strains are taken into account in the analysis. For the determination of the elastic strain components, both a variable shear modulus and constant shear modulus are considered. Constitutive relationships are applied to the well-known London and Weald clays sheared in undrained compression.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.647-663
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• 2023

The investigation of the disc cutter wear prediction has an important guiding role in TBM equipment selection, project planning, and cost forecasting, especially when tunneling in a long-distance rock formations with high strength and high abrasivity. In this study, a comprehensive database of disc cutter wear data, geological properties, and tunneling parameters is obtained from a 1326 m excavated metro tunnel project in leptynite in Shenzhen, China. The failure forms and wear consumption of disc cutters on site are analyzed with emphasis. The results showed that 81% of disc cutters fail due to uniform wear, and other cutters are replaced owing to abnormal wear, especially flat wear of the cutter rings. In addition, it is found that there is a reasonable direct proportional relationship between the uniform wear rate (WR) and the installation radius (R), and the coefficient depends on geological characteristics and tunneling parameters. Thus, a preliminary prediction formula of the uniform wear rate, based on the installation radius of the cutterhead, was established. The correlation between some important geological properties (K_V and UCS) along with some tunneling parameters (F_n and p) and wear rate was discussed using regression analysis methods, and several prediction models for uniform wear rate were developed. Compared with a single variable, the multivariable model shows better prediction ability, and 89% of WR can be accurately estimated. The prediction model has reliability and provides a practical tool for wear prediction of disc cutter under similar hard rock projects with similar geological conditions.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2023

지반이상대 구간을 지나는 터널은 시공 중 또는 시공 후 지반융기, 균열, 전단 파괴 등의 이상변위 발생이 많이 보고되고 있다. 이러한 이상변위가 지속되거나 큰 경우에는 최종적으로 터널 붕괴위험의 우려가 있으며, 다양한 보강공법을 사용하여 터널 붕괴위험을 저감시키고 있다. 본 연구에서 살펴본 터널은 막장이 완전 풍화상태가 주를 이루며 부분적으로 심한 풍화상태로 분포하는 구간에 시공되었다. 시공 중 터널 내공변위를 침범하여 강지보 및 숏크리트를 재시공하였으며, 기존 설치된 flat형 인버트의 제거없이 현 상태에서 라이닝 철근 보강공법을 적용하였다. 이러한 보강공법을 적용 후 실시한 계측 자료를 바탕으로 바닥의 융기 가능성 구간에 대하여 수치해석적인 방법으로 장기변위 예측을 통해 터널의 장기적인 안정성을 검토하였다.