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Compaction Induced Lateral Earth Pressures (뒷채움의 다짐에 의한 횡방향(橫方向) 토압(土壓))

  • Chung, Sung Gyo;Chung, In Joon;Kim, Myoung Mo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.51-64
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    • 1991
  • To evaluate the compaction - induced lateral earth pressure acting on retaining structures such as retaining walls, abutments, culverts, underground walls, etc., a new equation is developed using the newly proposed hysteretic model simulating soil's loading - unloading behavoir under Ko-condition. The lateral pressurds calculated by the new equation are found to agree well with those of field tests previously performed by other researchers.

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Vibration Transfer Characteristics of the Reinforced Soil SRWs Under the Simulated Cyclic Train Loading (모사열차 반복하중 재하시 블록식 보강토 옹벽의 진동전달특성)

  • 고태훈;이진욱;이성혁;황선근;김정무
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.626-632
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    • 2002
  • Geogrid is widely used as the reinforcement materials in railway earth structures in order to achieve efficient land utilization as well as securing safety in railway service lines in other countries. In this study, the real scale test was carried out to investigate the application of geogrid reinforced soil segmental retaining walls(SRWs) in railway. For this goal, the vibration transfer characteristics of reinforced soil segmental retaining walls was evaluated. The resonant frequencies of SRWs, vertical ground vibration in backfill and vertical/horizontal vibration at segmental units were acquired. This experimental data and analysis result can contribute to understand the vibration response behavior of SRWs.

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The Shear Behavior of Composite Material for Retaining Wall (옹벽구조물용 복합재료의 전단거동 특성)

  • Oh, Gi-Dae;Kim, Kyung-Yul;Kim, Dae-Hong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.1359-1364
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    • 2008
  • In these days, the composite material is popular as a material of Retaining wall because of the advantages of economy and construction. In general, retaining wall is not estimated for the stability of structure, but some of retaining walls that are composed of composite materials became thin because of the highly dense materials. So the concern of shear failure for the structure is rising. Because standard test criterion and large scale tests equipment are rarely available, few studies are performed. So, in this study, we performed large scale direct shear tests for various confining stresses(147, 294, 441 kPa), and estimate shear behavior of composite material by the relation of shear stress - displacement and vertical - shear displacement.

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Optimum Design of Cantilever Retaining Wall (켄틸레버 옹벽의 최적 설계)

  • 김종옥
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.90-99
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    • 1995
  • In this study, the algorithm for the optimum design of cantilever retaining wall was de veloped and solved using Modified Method of Feasible Directions(MMFD), Sequential Linear Programming(SLP) and Sequential Quadratic Programming(SQP). The algorithm was applied to the optimum design of 3-different height cantilever re tairing walls. It was shown that even though the starting points and optimization strategies are dif- ferent, the objective function and optimum design variables converge to within a close range, and consequently the reliability and efficiency of the underlying optimum design algorithm can be verified. It is expected that the optimum design algorithm developed in this study can be utilized efficiently for the optimum design of any scale cantilever retaining wall. Using optimum design method, cantilever retaining wall will be designed more economi- cally and reasonably than using traditional design method.

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Experimental Study of Residual Earth Pressure Acting on the Retaining Wall under Repeating Load (반복하중에 의해 옹벽에 작용하는 잔류토압의 실험적 연구)

  • 전용백
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.51-66
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    • 1992
  • As the scale of public works get recently larger and diversified. the construction of retain- ing walls is required for the effective use of land. In the design of the retaining wall, the reliability and fitness of the retaining wall itself are regarded prudently although there is a tendency to ignore the importance of backfill. In this study, the experiments under various conditions such as repetition-continuity-load, roller-press load, and working space of backfill, are carried out using a model retaining wall similar to the real system. The experimental roes tilts are interpreted theoretically, Using a computer program, the experimental results are analyzed and compared with other theoretical wonts.

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A Study on Displacement Measurement Hardware of Retaining Walls based on Laser Sensor for Small and Medium-sized Urban Construction Sites

  • Kim, Jun-Sang;Kim, Jung-Yeol;Kim, Young-Suk
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.1250-1251
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    • 2022
  • Measuring management is an important part of preventing the collapse of retaining walls in advance by evaluating their stability with a variety of measuring instruments. The current work of measuring management requires considerable human and material resources since measurement companies need to install measuring instruments at various places on the retaining wall and visit the construction site to collect measurement data and evaluate the stability of the retaining wall. It was investigated that the applicability of the current work of measuring management is poor at small and medium-sized urban construction sites(excavation depth<10m) where measuring management is not essential. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a laser sensor-based hardware to support the wall displacement measurements and their control software applicable to small and medium-sized urban construction sites. The 2D lidar sensor, which is more economical than a 3D laser scanner, is applied as element technology. Additionally, the hardware is mounted on the corner strut of the retaining wall, and it collects point cloud data of the retaining wall by rotating the 2D lidar sensor 360° through a servo motor. Point cloud data collected from the hardware can be transmitted through Wi-Fi to a displacement analysis device (notebook). The hardware control software is designed to control the 2D lidar sensor and servo motor in the displacement analysis device by remote access. The process of analyzing the displacement of a retaining wall using the developed hardware and software is as follows: the construction site manager uses the displacement analysis device to 1)collect the initial point cloud data, and after a certain period 2)comparative point cloud data is collected, and 3)the distance between the initial point and comparison point cloud data is calculated in order. As a result of performing an indoor experiment, the analyses show that a displacement of approximately 15 mm can be identified. In the future, the integrated system of the hardware designed here, and the displacement analysis software to be developed can be applied to small and medium-sized urban construction sites through several field experiments. Therefore, effective management of the displacement of the retaining wall is possible in comparison with the current measuring management work in terms of ease of installation, dismantlement, displacement measurement, and economic feasibility.

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Displacement and Earth Pressure Distribution of the Reinforced Soil Segmental Retaining Walls under the Simulated Cyclic Train Loading (모사열차 반복하중 재하에 따른 블록식 보강토 옹벽의 변위 및 토압 분포)

  • 이진욱;고태훈;이성혁;심재훈
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.620-625
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    • 2002
  • In this study, the simulated cyclic train loading test was carried out in order to investigate the dynamic behavior in/at the block type reinforced earth retaining wall. The results in this test were compared with unreinforced and reinforced case, respectively. It was shown that we confirmed the correlation between earth pressure and displacement, the confining effect of wall displacement by the effect of geogrid.

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