• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.223-238
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• 2017

In this study, bearing capacities and settlement profiles of six irregularly shaped footings located on sand have been experimentally and analytically investigated under the effect of axial loading. The main variable considered in the study was the geometry of the footings. The axial loads were applied from the center of gravities of the test specimens. Consequently, the effect of footing shape on the variation of the bearing capacities and settlement profiles have been investigated in this paper. The three dimensional finite element analyses of the test specimens were conducted using the PLAXIS 3D software. The finite element model results are in acceptable agreement with the results obtained using experimental investigation. In addition, the usability of the finite element technique by design engineers to determine the bearing capacities and settlement profiles of irregularly shaped footings was investigated. From the results of the study, it was observed that the geometric properties of the footings significantly influenced the variation of the bearing capacities and settlement profiles.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.789-799
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• 2019

교대, 통로박스 등 말뚝기초로 지지된 구조물에서는 침하가 거의 발생하지 않지만, 구조물 저면 하부에는 공동이 발생하게 된다. 이에 따른 문제점으로는 측면지반에서 공동으로 유출된 토사에 의해 구조물 측면 지반의 침하를 가속화하여 더 큰 침하가 발생하게 된다. 따라서 말뚝 기초로 지지된 구조물 하부의 공동 발생으로 인한 문제점을 예방하고자 구조물의 측면에 쉽게 설치가 가능한 토사유입차단판(soil Flow Protector; 이하 'FLP')이 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 FLP의 침하감소 효과를 입증하고 최적 길이를 산정하고자 실내모형실험을 수행하였고, 그 결과 FLP의 설치함으로서 측면지반의 침하량이 감소하고 공동으로의 토사 유출을 방지하였고, FLP의 강성이 작으면 상부의 토압은 정지 또는 주동영역이 되어 안정성에 유리하지 않지만, 충분히 크면 상부의 토압은 수동영역이 되어 안정성에 유리하다. 또한 FLP의 강성이 작은 경우에는 일정 길이 비 이상에서는 오히려 감소하였으나, 큰 경우에는 설치길이가 증가할수록 침하량 감소에 효과적이다. 이에 따른 박스구조물 높이(H = 250 mm)에 대한 최적 길이 비는 연성 1.38, 강성 0.73으로 산정되었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.300-310
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• 2008

A series of numerical simulations on the several types of breakwaters on the foundation systems utilizing buoyancy were carried out in plane-strain conditions using the modified Cam-Clay model and the Biot's consolidation theory. Improved foundation system by the replacement of original ground with light weighted material, expandable poly-styrene (called below EPS) and several foundation systems with buoyant cells were used. From the results of numerical simulations we found that the foundation systems utilizing buoyancy are efficient to reduce the maximum consolidation settlements without reducing lateral safety.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.145-156
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• 2009

Large diameter bored pile was selected as the foundation type for Taipei 101. The pile construction method and specific construction procedures were determined based on the results of trial installation and pile load tests. The baseline for foundation design was established using the friction versus depth characteristics of each ground layer obtained from the pile load tests. As the ground profile and depth to the top of rock formation varied significantly on this site, the pile length, bearing capacity and settlement for single pile were analyzed using the information interpreted from adjacent boreholes. The post grouting at pile tip was mandatory for pile construction. Nevertheless, it was treated as a measure reducing the influence of construction uncertainties and providing extra safety for the foundation system.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.65-83
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• 2011

In this study, two extreme cases of compatibility of the horizontal displacements between the foundation and soil are considered, for which the pressure and settlements of the isolated footings and member end actions in structural elements are obtained using the three dimensional models and numerical experiments. The first case considered is complete slip between foundation and soil, termed as the un-coupled analysis. In the second case of analysis, termed as the coupled analysis, complete welding is assumed of joints between the foundation and soil elements. The model and the corresponding computer program developed simulate these two extreme states of compatibility giving insight into the variation of horizontal displacements and horizontal stresses and their intricacies, for evaluation of the influence of using the interface elements in soil-structure interaction analysis of three dimensional multiscale structures supported by isolated footings.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2024

The settlement, bearing capacity, axial force, and skin friction responses of pervious and impervious concrete piles in silty and sandy underlying layer foundations and of pervious concrete piles in model tests were determined. The results showed that pervious concrete piles can exhibit high strengths, provide drainage paths and thus reduce foundation consolidation time. Increasing the soil layer thickness and pile length could eliminate the bearing capacity difference of pervious piles in a foundation with a silty underlying layer. The pervious concrete piles in the sandy underlying layer were more efficacious than those in the silty underlying layer because the sandy underlying layer can provide more bearing capacity than the silty underlying layer. The results indicated that the performances of the pervious concrete piles in the sand and silt foundations differed. The pervious concrete piles functioned as floating piles in the underlying layer with a lower bearing capacity and as end-bearing piles in the underlying layer with a higher bearing capacity.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2013

Railway construction needs vast soil investigation for its infrastructure foundation designs along the planned railway path to identify the design parameters for stability and serviceability checks. The soil investigation data are usually classified and grouped to decide design input parameters per each construction section and budget estimates. Deterministic design method which most civil engineer and practitioner are familiar with has a clear limitation in construction/maintenance budget control, and occasionally produced overdesigned or unsafe design problems. Instead of using a batch type analysis with predetermined input parameters, data population collected from site soil investigation and design load condition can be statistically estimated for the mean and variance to present the feature of data distribution and optimized with a best fitting probability function. Probabilistic approach using entire feature of design input data enables to predict the worst, best and most probable cases based on identified ranges of soil and load data, which will help railway designer select construction method to save the time and cost. This paper introduces two Monte Carlo simulations actually applied on estimation of retaining wall external stability and long term settlement of organic soil in soil investigation area for a recent high speed railway project.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2000

The general concept of reinforced roadbed in the high-speed railway is to cope with the soft ground for the bearing capacity and settlement of foundation soil. The cyclic plate load tests were performed to determine the behavior of reinforced ground with multiple layers of geogrid underlying by soft soil. With the test results, the bearing capacity ratio, elastic rebound ratio, subgrade modulus and the strain of geogrids under loading were investigated. Based on these plate load tests, laboratory model tests under cyclic loading were conducted to estimate the effect of geogrid reinforcement in particular for the high-speed rail roadbed. The permanent settlement and the behavior of earth pressure in reinforced roadbed subjected to a combination of static and dynamic loading are presented.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2014

연약지반 개량공법을 적용한 내부가호안의 압밀침하 특성을 신뢰성 해석을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 이를 통해 PVD 최적 타설 간격을 설정하였고 외곽호안은 압밀기간 변화에 따른 잔류침하에 대해 안정성을 확보하는지를 검토 하였다. 연약지반 압밀침하 특성에 대한 신뢰성 해석 결과에서 지반정수의 불확실성을 고려해 과다 적용된 배수재 타설 간격을 각 구견별로 구분하여 적용함으로써 지반정수의 불확실성과 안정성을 모두 확보하는 동시에 공사비 측면에서도 경제적인 연약지반 개량공법의 형식으로 검토되었다. 또한 허용잔류 침하량을 초과할 확률이 10%이내에 해당하는 압밀기간을 적용하여 잔류침하에 대한 안정성을 확보하였으며, 각각의 분할된 영역에서 목표 압밀도에 도달할 확률이 95%를 만족하는 배수재 간격으로 시공하고 잔류침하량의 발생량이 10cm를 초과하지 않은 범위일 때는 허용부등침하경사 이상의 부등침하가 발생할 가능성은 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.483-494
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• 2023

High-speed trains became common nowadays due to the need for fast and safe mean to transport goods and people. However, the use of high-speed trains necessitates the examination of the critical speed, which is the train speed at which the maximum settlement of the railway track occurs. The critical speed and railway track settlement have been investigated considering only one train in previous studies. However, it is normal to have two adjacent trains moving at the same time. This paper aims to understand how the interference of two moving trains affects the settlement and critical speed of ballasted railway track. Calibrated three-dimensional finite element models of railway track subjected to one moving train and two moving trains have been developed to address the aim of the study. It is found that the interference dramatically increases the railway track settlement with a percentage increase ranges between 5 and 100%. It is also found that the percentage increase of the railway track settlement depends on the train speed and the distance between the moving trains. In addition, it is found that the thickness of the ballast layer and the stiffness of the subgrade have minor influence on the percentage increase of the settlement. Importantly, the results of this paper illustrate the importance of the interference of the moving trains on the dynamic response of the railway track. Thus, there is a need to consider the dynamic interaction between the adjacent moving trains in the design of railway track foundation.