• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.793-803
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• 2018

Based on the theory of porous media, an interaction system of a floating pile and a saturated soil in cylindrical coordinates subjected to vertical harmonic load is presented in this paper. The surrounding soil is separated into two distinct layers. The upper soil layer above the level of pile base is described as a saturated viscoelastic medium and the lower soil layer is idealized as equivalent spring-dashpot elements with complex stiffness. Considering the cylindrically symmetry and the pile-soil compatibility condition of the interaction system, a frequency-domain analytical solution for dynamic impedance of the floating pile embedded in saturated viscoelastic soil is also derived, and reduced to verify it with existing solutions. An extensive parametric analysis has been conducted to reveal the effects of the impedance of the lower soil base, the interaction coefficient and the damping coefficient of the saturated viscoelastic soil layer on the vertical vibration of the pile-soil interaction system. It is shown that the vertical dynamic impedance of the floating pile significantly depends on the real stiffness of the impedance of the lower soil base, but is less sensitive to its dynamic damping variation; the behavior of the pile in poro-visco-elastic soils is totally different with that in single-phase elastic soils due to the existence of pore liquid; the effect of the interaction coefficient of solid and liquid on the pile-soil system is limited.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.377-386
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• 2022

This paper considers dynamic impedance functions and presents a detailed analysis of the soil plasticity influence on the pile-group foundation dynamic response. A three-dimensional finite element model is proposed, and a calculation method considering the time domain is detailed for the nonlinear dynamic impedance functions. The soil mass is modeled as continuum elastoplastic solid using the Mohr-Coulomb shear failure criterion. The piles are modeled as continuum solids and the slab as a structural plate-type element. Quiet boundaries are implemented to avoid wave reflection on the boundaries. The model and method of analysis are validated by comparison with those published on literature. Numerical results are presented in terms of horizontal and vertical nonlinear dynamic impedances as a function of the shear soil parameters (cohesion and internal friction angle), pile spacing ratio and frequencies of the dynamic signal.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.415-440
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• 2015

In the present case study, High Strain Dynamic Testing of piles is conducted at 3 different locations of Kolkata city of India. The raw field data acquired is analyzed using Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) and CAPWAP (Case Pile Wave Analysis Programme) computer software and load settlement curves along with variation of force and velocity with time is obtained. A finite difference based numerical software FLAC3D has been used for simulating the field conditions by simulating similar soil-pile models for each case. The net pile displacement and ultimate pile capacity determined from the field tests and estimated by using numerical analyses are compared. It is seen that the ultimate capacity of the pile computed using FLAC3D differs from the field test results by around 9%, thereby indicating the efficiency of FLAC3D as reliable numerical software for analyzing pile foundations subjected to impact loading. Moreover, various parameters like top layers of cohesive soil varying from soft to stiff consistency, pile length, pile diameter, pile impedance and critical height of fall of the hammer have been found to influence both pile displacement and net pile capacity substantially. It may, therefore, be suggested to include the test in relevant IS code of practice.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권3_4호
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• pp.495-506
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• 2012

An elasto-dynamic model for pile-soil-pile interaction together with a simple plate model is used in this study to assess the effect of flexible foundation slabs on the dynamic response of pile groups. To this end, different pile configurations with various slab thicknessesare considered in two soil media with low and high elastic moduli. The analyses include dynamic impedances and seismic responses of pile-group foundations. The presented results indicate that the stiffness and damping of pile foundations increase with thickness of the foundation slab; however, the results approach those for rigid slab as the slab thickness approaches twice the pile diameter for the cases considered in this study. The results also reveal that pile foundations with flexible slabs may amplify the earthquake motions by as much as 10 percent in the low to intermediate frequency ranges.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 말뚝 기초로 지지된 상부 구조물의 동적 해석을 하였다. 구조물 해석에는 반무한체 방법을 이용하였으며, 이 방법의 입력자료가 되는 임퍼 던스 함수를 구하는 방법과 각 방법으로 구한 상부구조물의 거동을 상호 비교해 보았다. 먼저 단말뚝에 대한 임피던스 함수를 Equivalent Cantilever 방법, Novak이 제안한 방법, Gazetas가 제안한 방법, Kuhlemeyer가 제안한 방법으로 구하였으며, 군 효과는 Novak에 의 해 제안된 방법, 군 효과 비(Group Efficiency Ratio, GER), Poulos가 제안한 정적영향계수를 이용한 방법, Kaynia 8E Kausel이 제안한 동적영향계수를 이용한 방법 등을 이용하였으며, 구조물의 상부 변위, 저 면에서의 전단력과 휨모우먼트에 대한 상호 비교를 하였다. 본 연구에서 얻은 결론은 다음과 같다. 1. 각 방법으로 구한 강성과 감쇠 값은 그 차이가 상당히 크게 나타났으며, Novak이 제안한 방법이 가장 작고, Kuhlemeyer가 제안한 방법이 가장 크게 나타났다. 또한,각 방법에 의한 군효과를 비교, 분석해 본 결과 강성효과는 비교적 유사한 결과를 보이나, 감쇠의 경우 군효과의 차이가 큼을 알 수 있었다. 2.말뚝의 설치로 인해 상부변위는 200A이상 감소하였으며,반면에 말뚝 설치로 인한 강성 증가 효과로 인해 저면에서의 전단력과 휭모우먼트는 크게는 2배 이상 커짐을 알 수 있으며, 공명 현상을 일으키는 frequency가 약 2배 이상 증가함을 알 수 있다. 3. 말뚝 시스템의 강성과 감쇠의 산정시 주파수 종속값과 독립간을 사용한 차이로 인한 상부변 위,저 면에서의 전단력,횝모우먼트의 변화는 비교적 적은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 지진가속도가 커짐에 따라 말뚝의 설치에 의한 상부변위 감소 효과가 더욱 커짐을 알 수 있다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.123-132
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• 2003

말뚝의 항타관입성 분석의 최종 목표는 선택된 해머시스템으로 말뚝이 파괴되지 않고 지반의 관입저항을 극복하여 예측된 관입저항치를 얻을 수 있는지를 확인하거나, 주어진 조건에서 예측된 관입저항치를 얻을 수 있는 적절한 해머를 선택하는데 있다. 만약 말뚝의 항타관입성이 확보되지 못한다면 정적공식으로 구한 지지력은 의미가 없게 될 것이다. 그럼에도 실무기술자들은 항타관입성의 중요성을 인식하지 못하여 설계시 항타관입성 분석없이 지반조사자료를 근거로 단편적으로 항타관입깊이에 대해 가정함으로써 예측된 지지력은 실제의 값과 차이를 줄 수가 있는 경우가 자주 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위한 방안의 하나로 국내에서 항타분석기를 이용하여 시험말뚝에 대해 항타시 관입성과 지지력을 측정하였다. 또한 이러한 자료를 이용하여 강관말뚝의 항타관입성에 영향을 주는 요인(관입저항력, 임피던스, 재료강도, 해머 등)을 분석, 제시하였다. 본 실험연구로부터 설계시 항타관입성 분석의 적용 및 고강도 재료의 이용이 적절히 이루어진다면 보다 경제적인 설계가 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.609-618
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• 2018

A new mechanical model for predicting the vibration of a pipe pile embedded in longitudinally layered visco-elastic media with radial inhomogeneity is proposed by extending Novak's plain-strain model and complex stiffness method to consider viscous-type damping. The analytical solutions for the dynamic impedance, the velocity admittance and the reflected signal of wave velocity at the pile head are also derived and subsequently verified by comparison with existing solutions. An extensive parametric analysis is further performed to examine the effects of shear modulus, viscous damping coefficient, coefficient of disturbance degree, weakening or strengthening range of surrounding soil and longitudinal soft or hard interbedded layer on the velocity admittance and the reflected signal of wave velocity at the pile head. It is demonstrated that the proposed model and the obtained solutions provide extensive possibilities for practical application compared with previous related studies.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2022

Simplified analytical solutions are developed for the dynamic analyses of an axially loaded pile foundation embedded in a transverse-isotropic, fluid-filled, poro-visco-elastic soil with rigid substratum. The pile is modeled as a viscoelastic Rayleigh-Love rod, while the surrounding soil is regarded as a transversely isotropic, liquid-saturated, viscoelastic, porous medium of which the mechanical behavior is represented by the Boer's poroelastic media model and the fractional derivative model. Upon the separation of variables, the frequency-domain responses for the impedance function of the pile top, and the vertical displacement and the axial force along the pile shaft are gained. Then by virtue of the convolution theorem and the inverse Fourier transform, the time-domain velocity response of the pile head is derived. The presented solutions are validated, compared to the existing solution, the finite element model (FEM) results, and the field test data. Parametric analyses are made to show the effect of the soil anisotropy and the excitation frequency on the pile-soil dynamic responses.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.161-183
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• 2017

This paper investigates the damage identification of the concrete pile element through axial wave propagation technique using computational and experimental studies. Now-a-days, concrete pile foundations are often common in all engineering structures and their safety is significant for preventing the failure. Damage detection and estimation in a sub-structure is challenging as the visual picture of the sub-structure and its condition is not well known and the state of the structure or foundation can be inferred only through its static and dynamic response. The concept of wave propagation involves dynamic impedance and whenever a wave encounters a changing impedance (due to loss of stiffness), a reflecting wave is generated with the total strain energy forked as reflected as well as refracted portions. Among many frequency domain methods, the Spectral Finite Element method (SFEM) has been found suitable for analysis of wave propagation in real engineering structures as the formulation is based on dynamic equilibrium under harmonic steady state excitation. The feasibility of the axial wave propagation technique is studied through numerical simulations using Elementary rod theory and higher order Love rod theory under SFEM and ABAQUS dynamic explicit analysis with experimental validation exercise. Towards simulating the damage scenario in a pile element, dis-continuity (impedance mismatch) is induced by varying its cross-sectional area along its length. Both experimental and computational investigations are performed under pulse-echo and pitch-catch configuration methods. Analytical and experimental results are in good agreement.

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• 제4C권5호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2004

This paper presents the characteristics of transient and effective impulse impedances for deeply driven grounding electrodes used in soil with high resistivity or in downtown areas. The laboratory test associated with the time domain performance of grounding piles subjected to a lightning stroke current has been carried out using an actual-sized model grounding system. The ground impedances of the deeply driven ground rods and grounding pile under impulse currents showed inductive characteristics, and the effective impulse ground impedance owing to the inductive component is higher than the power frequency ground impedance. Both power frequency ground impedance and effective impulse ground impedance decrease upon increasing the length of the model grounding electrodes. Furthermore, the effective impulse ground impedances of the deeply driven grounding electrodes are significantly amplified in impulse currents with a rapid rise time. The reduction of the power frequency ground impedance is decisive to improve the impulse impedance characteristics of grounding systems.