• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.385-400
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• 2016

Bearing capacity of open-ended piles depends largely on inner frictional resistance, which is influenced by the degree of soil plugging. While a fully-plugged open-ended pile produces a bearing capacity similar to a closed-ended pile, fully coring (or unplugged) pile produces a much smaller bearing capacity. In general, open-ended piles are driven under partially-plugged mode. The formation of soil plug may depend on many factors, including wall thickness at the pile tip (or inner pile diameter), sleeve height of the thickened wall at the pile tip and relative density. In this paper, we studied the effects of wall thickness at the pile base and sleeve height of the thickened wall at the pile tip on bearing capacity using laboratory model tests. The tests were conducted on a medium dense sandy ground. The model piles with different tip thicknesses and sleeve heights of thickened wall at the pile tip were tested. The results were also discussed using the incremental filling ratio and plug length ratio, which are generally used to describe the degree of soil plugging. The results showed that the bearing capacity increases with tip thickness. The bearing capacity of piles of smaller sleeve length (e.g., ${\leq}1D$; D is pile outer diameter) was found to be dependent on the sleeve length, while it is independent on the sleeve length of greater than a 1D length. We also found that the soil plug height is dependent on wall thickness at the pile base. The results on the incremental filling ratio revealed that the thinner walled piles produce higher degree of soil plugging at greater penetration depths. The results also revealed that the soil plug height is dependent on sleeve length of up to 2D length and independent beyond a 2D length. The piles of a smaller sleeve length (e.g., ${\leq}1D$) produce higher degree of soil plugging at shallow penetration depths while the piles of a larger sleeve length (e.g., ${\geq}2D$) produce higher degree of soil plugging at greater penetration depths.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.965-975
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• 1994

PHC말뚝의 선단부를 개방시켜서 사용하면 관입저항력의 감소로 인하여 관입깊이가 증가되며, 결과적으로 지지력의 증가를 가져온다. 그러나 개단 PHC말뚝의 사용을 위해서는 다음의 두가지 문제가 해결되어야 한다. 첫째는 말뚝의 선단부를 개방시킴에 따른 지지력의 변화이며, 둘째는 말뚝 내부로 유입되는 관내토에 의한 말뚝 선단부의 파괴여부이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 개단 PHC말뚝의 실용성을 검토하기 위하여 먼저 말뚝의 선단부 형상에 따른 지지력 비교를 목적으로 두개의 폐단말뚝과 두 개의 개단말뚝을 이용하여 토조에서 모형말뚝실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과로부터 말뚝의 선단부 형상에 따른 관입저항력과 지지력의 변화 및 PHC말뚝 선단부의 파괴여부가 검토되었다. 실험결과 동일한 관입깊이에서 개단말뚝의 전체지지력은 관입깊이가 증가함에 따라 폐단말뚝의 전체지지력과 비슷해지며, PHC 말뚝의 경우 말뚝선단부로부터 말뚝내경의 0.8~1.1배되는 영역에서 균열발생의 가능성이 제시되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.241-261
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• 2013

The bearing mechanism of pile during installation and loading process which controls the deformation and distribution of strain and stress in the soil surrounding pile tip is complex and full of much uncertainty. It is pointed out that particle crushing occurs in significant stress concentrated region such as the area surrounding pile tip. The solution to this problem requires the understanding and modeling of the mechanical behavior of granular soil under high pressures. This study aims to investigate the sand behavior around pile tip considering the characteristics of sand crushing. The numerical analysis of model pile loading test under different surcharge pressure with constitutive model for sand crushing is presented. This constitutive model is capable of predicting the dilatancy of soil from negative to positive under low confining pressure and only negative dilatancy under high confining pressure. The predicted relationships between the normalized bearing stress and normalized displacement are agreeable with the experimental results during the entire loading process. It is estimated from numerical results that the vertical stress beneath pile tip is up to 20 MPa which is large enough to cause sand to be crushed. The predicted distribution area of volumetric strain represents that the distributed area shaped wedge for volumetric contraction is beneath pile tip and distributed area for volumetric expansion is near the pile shaft. It is demonstrated that the finite element formulation incorporating a constitutive model for sand with crushing is capable of producing reasonable results for the pile loading problem.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.7-22
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 현장타설말뚝에서 실시된 양방향말뚝재하시험 자료에 대하여 역해석을 실시하였다. 그리고 실트질 점토, 실트질 모래, 모래질 실트, 모래질 자갈, 풍화암, 연암의 다양한 선단지반에 지지된 대구경 현장타설 말뚝에 대하여 수치해석을 실시하여 지지력을 분석하였다. 지지력 분석은 P-S 방법, Davisson 방법, 25.4mm 허용침하량을 이용하여 산정하였다. 3가지 방법으로 분석한 최소 허용지지력은 19.64MN ~ 24.96MN으로 나타났다. 이때, 선단지지력은 두부재하하중의 2% ~ 12%를 분담하였으며, 주면마찰력은 두부재하하중의 88% ~ 98%를 분담하였다. 선단 지반의 강도가 클수록 허용지지력이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 최대 허용지지력과 최소 허용지지력의 차이는 5.32MN로 선단 지반종류에 따른 허용지지력의 증가는 27%에 불과하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.107-119
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• 2018

PHC말뚝, 확장판 선단부착 PHC말뚝, 강관 선단부착 PHC말뚝을 현장 시험 부지에서 시험시공하였다. 이들 선단변형 PHC말뚝들에 대하여 하중전이측정이 수반된 연직압축정재하시험을 실시하였으며 시공직후 항타후 동재하시험을 수행하였다. 또한 선단부만 그라우팅한 선단변형PHC말뚝에 대한 연직압축정재하시험도 실시하였다. 3가지 다양한 선단말뚝들 즉, PHC말뚝, 확장판 선단부착 PHC말뚝, 강관 선단부착 PHC말뚝의 하중-침하량 거동은 거의 동일한 양상을 나타내었다. 따라서 말뚝이 선단지지층에 근입된 길이가 동일하고 말뚝 본체의 직경이 동일할 경우 확장판 선단부착 PHC말뚝 및 강관 선단부착 PHC말뚝의 지지력 증대 효과는 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 최종재하하중단계에서 PHC말뚝, 확장판 선단부착 PHC말뚝, 강관 선단부착 PHC말뚝의 주면마찰력은 각각 전체 재하하중의 95.8%, 95.6%, 97.8%를 분담하였으며, 선단지지력은 전체 재하하중의 4.2%, 4.4%, 2.2%를 분담하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2022

이중 강-콘크리트 합성말뚝의 설계를 위한 지지력 평가 방법이 정립되지 않아 기존 강관말뚝 설계 지지력식이 활용되고 있다. 그러나 이들 설계식 간 지지력 예측 결과가 상이할 뿐만 아니라 일반적으로 가장 보수적인 결과를 채택하게 된다. 이러한 말뚝 지지력 평가방법은 설계의 신뢰성 및 경제성을 낮추게 된다. 본 논문은 수직하중을 받는 이중 강관 내 콘크리트 채움된 신형식 합성단면(DSCT) 말뚝의 역학적 거동을 수치해석적으로 조사하고, 여러 DSCT 말뚝 조건변화에 따른 연직지지력을 분석하였다. DSCT 말뚝 및 인접지반에 대한 축대칭 유한요소모델을 생성하였고, 이를 활용해 근입깊이, 말뚝 선단 채움재 강성, 말뚝 선단 채움재 높이, 기반암층 종류 변화에 따른 영향을 분석하였다. 또한 해석결과를 말뚝 설계 실무에서 주로 사용하는 선단 지지력 평가식과 비교하여 합성말뚝에 대한 기존 강관말뚝 지지력 산정식의 활용 가능성을 검토하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.443-455
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• 2023

This is a research analyses on the bearing capacity at a pile tip embedded in rock. The aim is to propose a shape coefficient for an analytical solution and to investigate the influence of the plastic flow law on the problem. For this purpose, the finite difference method is used to analyze the bearing capacity of various types and states of rock masses, assuming the Hoek & Brown failure criterion, by considering both plane strain and an axisymmetric model. Different geometrical configurations were adopted for this analysis. First, the axisymmetric numerical results were compared with those obtained from the plane strain analytical solution. Then the pile shape influence on the bearing capacity was studied. A shape factor is now proposed. Furthermore, an evaluation was done on the influence of the plastic flow law on the pile tip bearing capacity. Associative flow and non-associative flow with null dilatancy were considered, resulting in a proposed correlation. A total of 324 cases were simulated, performing a sensitivity analysis on the results and using the graphic output of vertical displacement and maximum principal stress to understand how the failure mechanism occurs in the numerical model.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.506-513
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• 2006

In this study, multi-level hi-direction pile load tests for drilled shaft pile socketed into the gravel were performed. The lower and upper hi-direction load test assemblies were located on tip of pile and 15m above the tip of pile. Based on the results of pile load test, it was analyzed bearing capacity of gravel, skin firction of upper soils and skin friction of lower soils. It was confirmed that drilled shaft socketed into the gravel had enough bearing capacity.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2023

To test the effect of various pile tip shape series of model scale loading tests were carried out on test piles with special pile tips. Special pile tips were made using the 3D printer and were attached to the bottom end of the test pile for loading tests. The pile tips were made to have 30°, 45°, 60° inclined tips, as well as a rounded tip. The main objective of the test was to observe the effect of various pile tip shapes on settlement and penetrability of the pile. Moreover, a numerical model simulating the pile loading test carried out in this study was established and verified based on the loading test results. From this, the stress concentration around the pile tip was investigated. This will allow us to analyze the decrease of stress concentration around the pile tip which is the main cause of the pile tip damage during pile installation. However, modifying the pile tip shape will eventually increase the settlement of the pile. By estimating the degree of increase in pile settlement, the viability and the efficiency of the pile shape modification was judged. In addition, case studies on the effect of different pile tip shape and ground conditions on pile settlement and stress dispersion was conducted.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1760-1769
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• 2007

The cut slope sliding which has been frequently encountered in Pohang area has been reported due to the rapid reduction of shear strength in mudstone after being exposed to the air. Mudstone has characteristics that it has high enough strength and stiffness in a dry condition, but the strength and stiffness decrease in a wet condition with groundwater infiltration. The case study in this paper shows that mudstone which had enough strength in a boring stage has lost the strength after installing PRD steel pipe pile inducing an insufficient bearing capacity, which has been ascertained by the static load test. Test construction has been performed to investigate the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone with various methods such as MSG (Micro Silica Grouting) around the tip and side of a pile, the perimeter grouting combined with Micro pile reinforcement, and concrete filling after tip reinforcing grouting. From the test construction, MSG has been turned out to be the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone, which has been confirmed by the static load test.