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Development of the Railroad Geotechnical Information Management System using Web GIS (Web GIS를 이용한 철도 지반정보 관리프로그램의 개발)

  • Hwang Seon-Keun;Lee Seong-Hyeok;Kim Hyun-Ki;Kim Jung-Moo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.326-330
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study was to develop railroad geotechnical management system using Web GIS and the DB used in system included railroad informations and digital maps. Digital maps are primarily based on a topographical map(NGIS, 1:5000) and by adding digital maps(KRRI, 1:5000) and their spatial database system to NGI code layer, the management system was developed. The system was connected to geotechnical database already developed. The system was able to separate three parts which were layer choice, geotechnical information view and geotechnical analysis and it was possible to save geotechnical and spatial informations using ZEUS DB simultaneously. ZEUS/X was used for usefulness of GIS operation and by offering GUI, user interface for facility was achieved. Geotechnical and spatial informations in this system will provide basic data for plans, design and construction of railway lines in practical use.

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Geotechnical Site Investigation for Designing of Tidal Power Plant Structures (조력발전 구조물 설계를 위한 지반조사;인천만 지반조사 사례)

  • Oh, Myoung-Hak;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Park, Jin-Soon;Yum, Ki-Dai;Cha, Dai-Wook;Yang, Geun-Hun
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.613-616
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    • 2007
  • The main structures that comprise a tidal power plant are turbine structure, sluice structure, tide embankment and gate. Since these structures are founded on seabed ground, an extensive geotechnical site investigation to evaluate the engineering properties of field soils must be conducted prior to design and construction. According to the results of geotechnical site investigation conducted at the planned site for construction of Incheon bay tidal power plant, soft ground generally lie 7 meters below the seabed surface level. This research suggests the reliable and economical design of foundations and ground improvements required for construction of main structures in Incheon bay tidal power plant, with considerations on field conditions.

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A REVIEW OF THE ROCK MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT GJOVIK OLYMPIC CAVERN (GJOEVIK올림픽 경기장(암반역학 및 지질공학 분야))

  • Barton, N.;By, T.L.;Chryssanthakis, P.;Tunbridge, L.;Kristiansen, J.;Loset, F.;Bhasin, R.K.;Westerdahl, H.;Vik, G.;Myrvang, A.;Hansen, S.E.;Lv, Ming;Stjern, G.;Ruistven, H.;Kjorholt, H.;Lee, M.S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1993.10b
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    • pp.235-247
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    • 1993
  • The 62 m span Olympic lee Hockey cavern in Gjovik, Norway, is located in jointed gneiss of average RaD = 70% and has a rock cover of only 25 to 50m, thus posing challenging design p problems. The investigations prior to construction included two types of stress measurements, cross-hole seismic tomography, special coe logging, Q-system classification and numerical modelling with UDEC-BB. Predicted maximum deformations were 4 to 8 mm; surprisingly small due to the high horizontal stresses recorded. Extensometer (MPBX) installations from the surface prior to construction, precision surface levelling and MPBX installed from inside the cavern give a combined measure of maximum deformations in the range 7 to 8 mm with the 62 m span fully e excavated, and three adjacent caverns for the Postal Services also completed.

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An Adaptive and Real-Time System for the Analysis and Design of Underground Constructions

  • Gutierrez, Marte
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.26 no.9
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    • pp.33-47
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    • 2010
  • Underground constructions continue to provide challenges to Geotechnical Engineers yet they pose the best opportunities for development and deployment of advance technologies for analysis, design and construction. The reason for this is that, by virtue of the nature of underground constructions, more data and information on ground characteristics and response become available as the construction progresses. However, due to several barriers, these data and information are rarely, if ever, utilized to modify and improve project design and construction during the construction stage. To enable the use of evolving realtime data and information, and adaptively modify and improve design and construction, the paper presents an analysis and design system, called AMADEUS, for underground projects. AMADEUS stands for Adaptive, real-time and geologic Mapping, Analysis and Design of Underground Space. AMADEUS relies on recent advances in IT (Information Technology), particularly in digital imaging, data management, visualization and computation to significantly improve analysis, design and construction of underground projects. Using IT and remote sensors, real-time data on geology and excavation response are gathered during the construction using non-intrusive techniques which do not require expensive and time-consuming monitoring. The real-time data are then used to update geological and geomechanical models of the excavation, and to determine the optimal, construction sequences and stages, and structural support. Virtual environment (VE) systems are employed to allow virtual walk-throughs inside an excavation, observe geologic conditions, perform virtual construction operations, and investigate stability of the excavation via computer simulation to steer the next stages of construction.

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Maintenance Characteristics of Geotechnical Structures in Cold Region for Freeze Damage Analysis (동결피해분석을 위한 저온지역 지반구조물의 보수보강특성)

  • Hwang, Youngcheol
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2013
  • In most cases, Geotechnical Structures installed in freezing areas require extra countermeasures for reducing freeze damage. However, in terms of domestic tunnels, studies and case reports for geotechnical structures such as tunnels and retaining walls are not fluently carried out, causing lack of research about ways to decrease freeze damage. For these causes, domestic design criteria about structures does not specifically institutionalization for geotechnical structures. This research have done on-site investigation about tunnels, cut slopes and retaining walls. Also, this research includes the process of analyzing the histories of maintenance for class 1 and class 2 structures that happened in the past 40 years, studying characteristics of structure's maintenance and reinforcement in different areas with different climate. As the result, it was analyzed that domestic geotechnical structures showed need for longer maintenance and reinforcement that are located in Gangwon mountain area, Gangwon north region and Gyeonggi north region where the temperature is relatively low. This research can be concluded in need for revision of design criteria for structures located in freeze damage area.

Numerical Predictions of the Load-Displacement Curves of Rock-Socketed Concrete Piles

  • Kwon, Oh-Sung;Kim, Jeong-Hwan;Jeon, Kyung-Soo;Kim, Myoung-Mo
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.151-160
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    • 1999
  • The settlement limit concept is generally adopted as design criteria of rock-socketed pile foundations, therefore, the load-displacement$(\sigma-\sigma)$ behavior of the rock-socketed piles should be well understood at the design stage, which, however, is hard to achieve due to its complexity. To help this out, field pile load tests are executed on cast-in-situ concrete piles, first, to figure out the $\sigma$-$\delta$ behavior of rock-socketed piles. Next, the $\sigma-\sigma$ relations of the piles are simulated numerically using commercial package program(ELAC) varying a couple of input data which are sensitive in shaping the $\sigma$-$\delta$ curves. Finally, the relation between the best input data for the numerical simulations and the geotechnical field data are cultivated to generalize the numerical simulation procedures, which enables geotechnical engineers to predict the $\sigma$-$\delta$ behavior at the design stage, if appropriate geotechnical field data are provided.

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Site Investigations for Design Parameter Determination (설계정수 산정을 위한 지반조사)

  • Cho, Wan-Jei
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.785-789
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    • 2009
  • It is essential to carry out appropriate site investigations for the accurate prediction of the geo-structure. However, the importance of the site investigation is often overlooked due to the time and expense constraints. In this study, several cases of geotechnical design perfromed in United States are introduced with the lessons about how the site investigations are planned, performed and applied for the actual design parameter determination. Based on the case studies presented herein, experienced geotechnical engineer should participate in site investigations from the planning stage through the final boring logs and utilize all the laboratory and field tests to have consistent input parameters for the soil constitutive models. Furthermore, it is also desired to have close relationship between construction industry and the academia to compensate their needs.

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