• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.487-497
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• 2023

Penetration rate (PR) and penetration depth (Pe) are crucial parameters for estimating the cost and time required in tunnel construction using tunnel boring machines (TBMs). This study focuses on investigating the impact of rock strength on PR and Pe through full-scale experiments. By conducting controlled tests on rock-like specimens, the study aims to understand the contributions of various ground parameters and machine-operating conditions to TBM excavation performance. An earth pressure balanced (EPB) TBM with a sectional diameter of 3.54 m was utilized in the experiments. The TBM excavated rocklike specimens with varying uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), while the thrust and cutterhead rotational speed were controlled. The results highlight the significance of the interplay between thrust, cutterhead speed, and rock strength (UCS) in determining Pe. In high UCS conditions exceeding 70 MPa, thrust plays a vital role in enhancing Pe as hard rock requires a greater thrust force for excavation. Conversely, in medium-to-low UCS conditions less than 50 MPa, thrust has a weak relationship with Pe, and Pe becomes directly proportional to the cutterhead rotational speed. Furthermore, a strong correlation was observed between Pe and cutterhead torque with a determination coefficient of 0.84. Based on these findings, a predictive model for Pe is proposed, incorporating thrust, TBM diameter, number of disc cutters, and UCS. This model offers a practical tool for estimating Pe in different excavation scenarios. The study presents unprecedented full-scale TBM excavation results, with well-controlled experiments, shedding light on the interplay between rock strength, TBM operational variables, and excavation performance. These insights are valuable for optimizing TBM excavation in grounds with varying strengths and operational conditions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.139-160
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• 2017

The bearing mechanism of tunnel-type anchorage (TTA) for suspension bridges is studied. Model tests are conducted using different shapes of plug bodies, which are circular column shape and circular truncated cone shape. The results show that the plug body of the latter shape possesses much larger bearing capacity, namely 4.48 times at elastic deformation stage and 4.54 times at failure stage compared to the former shape. Numerical simulation is then conducted to understand the mechanical and structural responses of plug body and surrounding rock mass. The mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock mass are firstly back-analyzed based on the monitoring data. The calculation laws of deformation and equivalent plastic strain show that the numerical simulation results are rational and provide subsequent mechanism analysis with an established basis. Afterwards, the bearing mechanism of TTA is studied. It is concluded that the plug body of circular truncated cone shape is able to take advantage of the material strength of the surrounding rock mass, which greatly enhances its bearing capacity. The ultimate bearing capacity of TTA, therefore, is concluded to be determined by the material strength of surrounding rock mass. Finally, recommendations for TTA design are proposed and discussed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.869-886
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• 2016

Non-Deformable Support System (NDSS) is one of the support system analysis methods. It is likely seen as numerical analysis. Obviously, numerical modeling is the key tool for this system but not unique. Although the name of the system makes you feel that there is no deformation on the support system, it is not true. The system contains some deformation but in certain tolerance determined by the numerical analyses. The important question is what is the deformation tolerance? Zero deformation in the excavation environment is not the case, actually. However, deformation occurred after supporting is important. This deformation amount will determine the performance of the applied support. NDSS is a stronghold analysis method applied in full to make this work. While doing this, NDSS uses the properties of rock mass and material, various rock mass failure criteria, various material models, different excavation geometries, like other methods. The thing that differ NDSS method from the others is that NDSS makes analysis using the time dependent deformation properties of rock mass and engineering judgement. During the evaluation process, NDSS gives the permission of questioning the field observations, measurements and timedependent support performance. These transactions are carried out with 3-dimensional numeric modeling analysis. The goal of NDSS is to design a support system which does not allow greater deformation of the support system than that calculated by numerical modeling. In this paper, NDSS applied to the problems of Tunnel 34 of the same Project (excavated with NATM method, has a length of 2218 meters), which is driven in graphite schist, was illustrated. Results of the system analysis and insitu measurements successfully coincide with each other.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2024

본 연구는 대심도 조건에서 고효율 그라우팅 기술 개발을 목표로 하여, 다양한 주입 재료의 적용 가능성을 실험적으로 검증하였다. 1종 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트(OPC)와 마이크로 시멘트(MC)의 입자 크기 분석 및 주입 모형 실험을 통해 각 재료의 주입성능을 평가했다. 국내 대심도 기준, 즉 지하 40미터 이하 조건에서 Barton's Cubic Network 이론을 활용하여 암반 절리 간격을 산정했으며, 선정된 조건에서 입자 크기의 통과 가능성을 분석한 결과, MC는 암반 절리 간격을 통과한 반면, OPC는 간극을 통과하지 못하였다. 실험 장치 및 면적 계산 프로그램을 활용한 주입 모형 실험 결과에 따르면, OPC는 입자 크기가 크기 때문에 주입에 실패한 반면, MC는 고점도 조건에서도 주입이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로, 주입 재료에 따른 대심도 조건에서 그라우트 재료의 적용 가능성을 정량적 및 가시적으로 도출하였으며, 고점도 MC 재료는 대심도 암반 절리면 차수 보강에 효과적일 것으로 예상된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2005

최근 지하에 존재하는 석회공동이나 폐광산 채굴적과 같은 지하공동에 의한 사회간접시설물의 피해 사례가 많이 보고되고 있다. 특히 국내 건설 현장에서는 지하공동으로 인해 기존 설계 변경 및 새로운 대책공법 마련으로 과다한 공사비가 지출되는 등 많은 어려움을 겪고 있는 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 산업패기물로 처리되어 국내 환경을 오염시키고 있는 석분토를 이용하여 새로운 지하공동 충전재를 개발하였다. 재발된 충전재의 재료시험결과 압축강도는 $34{\~}60 kgf/cm^2$, 길이변화율은 $0.268{\~}0.776\%$, 흡수율은 $34.3{\~}46.9\%$로 나타났다. 또한, 현탁물 질량시험과 PH 시험을 통하여 개발된 충전재가 수중에서 분리되지 않는 성질이 있으며 환경친화적인 재료임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.272-284
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 개발 중인 전단농화유체(shear thickening fluid) 기반의 발파전색재료와 밀폐 플러그 장치의 효과를 평가하기 위하여 터널발파를 수행하였다. SAV-Cut공법을 적용하고 있는 터널현장에 STF 단일전색 및 STF 전색재를 플러그와 결합하여 적용하였고, 기존 방식의 모래전색을 적용한 케이스와 굴진율 및 파쇄입도를 비교하였다. 터널 굴진율은 3차원 레이저 스캐너를 이용하여 평가하였다. STF 전색재료와 STF 전색재료에 플러그를 결합한 경우 모래전색 대비 각 5.7, 5.36% 정도 굴진율이 향상되는 것을 확인하였다. 파쇄입도의 경우 STF 전색재료를 적용하였을 경우 가장 좋게 나타났으며, 모래 전색케이스와 비교하였을 때 약 61% 파쇄입도가 감소하였다. 그러나 플러그 장치적용에 따른 뚜렷한 발파 효과 향상은 관찰되지 않았다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1991년도 추계학술발표회 논문집 지반공학에서의 컴퓨터 활용 COMPUTER UTILIZATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
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• pp.216-232
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• 1991

This Finite Element Program(TAFEM) has been developed to be able to carry out the structural analsis of tunnel section and simulate the surrounding ground behaviour due to New Austrian Tunnelling Method, of which main support is the surrounding ground, itself. The Elasto-plastic theory has been applied. The used finite elements are 8-noded isoparametric element(rock & shotcrete), 2 or 3-noded rod element(rock bolt) and infinite boundary element. The load incremental method and tangential stiffness method has been used. Associated flow rule was applied to plastic flow and yield criteria inclued not only Mohr-Coulomb but also Drucker-Prager. In this paper, Drucker-Prager yield criterion has been used. The relationship between plastic strain and stress is based on the incremental strain concept and stress-strain equation on the basis of the stress path of each gauss point has been adopted. It may be rational that rock is considered to be no-tension material, so that no-tension analysis has been adopted in accordance with the brittle fracture constitutive equation.

• 지질공학
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.301-308
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 지하암반구조물의 해석시 재료특성변이를 확률론적으로 고려할 수 있는 수치해석기법을 제시하였다. 수치해석적 접근은 확률론적 해석분야에서 비교적 널리 사용 되어지고 있으며, 재료특성변수를 확률공간에서 분포특성과 분산형태에 따라 비교적 정확하게 추출할 수 있는 Monte Carlo 기법을 사용하였으며, 생성된 재료변수에 따른 변위와 응력의 계산과정은 유한요소법을 사용하였다.또한 본 연구 결과로부터 작성한 수치해석프로그램을 사용하여 2축응력장치에서의 지하원형암반공동에 대한 수치해석을 수행하였으며, 재료특성값의 분포특성변화에 따른 공동주변의 거동변화를 파악하였다.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2001년도 학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.275-280
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the air flow characteristics of the rock bed storage for solar-heated greenhouse design. Heat storage material was gravels and experiments were performed under constant inside temperature condition. The experimental parameters were operation method and air flow rate of fan. It was resulted that the temperature and amount of heat stored in rock-bed increased as the increase of air flow velocity and were more influenced by operation of inlet fan than outlet fan.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1996년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.95-102
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• 1996

In this study, a stochastic finite element model is proposed with a view to consider the uncertainty of physical properties of discontinuous rock mass in the analysis of structural behavior on underground caverns. In so doing, the LHS(Latin Hypercube sampling) technique has been applied to make up weak points of the Crude Monte Carlo technique. Concerning the effect of discontinuities, a joint finite element model is used that is known to be superior in explaining faults, cleavage, things of that nature. To reflect the uncertainty of material properties, the variables such as the the elastic modulus, the poisson's ratio, the joint shear stiffness, and the joint normal stiffness have been used, all of which can be applicable through normal distribution, log-normal distribution, and rectangulary uniform distribution. The validity of the newly developed computer program has been confirmed in terms of verification examples. And, the applicability of the program has been tested in terms of the analysis of the circular cavern in discontinuous rock mass.