• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.701-714
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• 2017

The effect of nearby cohesionless sloping ground on the uplift capacity of horizontal strip plate anchor embedded in sand deposit with horizontal ground surface has been studied numerically. The numerical analysis has been carried out by using the lower bound theorem of limit analysis with finite elements and linear optimization. The results have been presented in the form of non-dimensional uplift capacity factor of anchor plate by changing its distance from the slope crest for different slope angles, embedment ratios and angles of soil internal friction. It has been found that the decrease in horizontal distance between the edge of the anchor plate and the slope crest causes a continuous decrease in uplift capacity of anchor plate. The optimum distance is that distance between slope crest and anchor plate below which uplift capacity of an anchor plate has been found to decrease with a decrease in normalized crest distance from the anchor plate in presence of nearby sloping ground. The normalized optimum distance between the slope crest and the anchor plate has been found to increase with an increase in slope angle, embedment ratio and soil internal friction angle.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2001

한라 석회석 광산에서 높이가 대체로 58m이고 사면의 경사각이 70$^{\circ}$인 암반 사면의 안정성 해석을 위하여 암반을 연속체로 가정한 FDM과 절리의 강도 특성 등을 주로 고려한 DEM 등 두 가지 수치해석법을 사용하였다. 수치해석법으로 사면의 안정성을 안전율로 표시하기 위하여 강도감소법을 이용하였다. 연속체 해석 결과에서는 사면의 안정이 유지되는 것으로 판단할 수 있으나 절리의 특성을 고려한 해석 결과 사면의 안전율이 1.3보다 크도록 사면을 안전하게 유지하기 위해서는 사면 높이 를 45m로, 경사를 55로$^{\circ}$로 변경 하는 것이 바람직 한 것으로 판단되었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.263-274
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• 2011

A reliability-based slope stability assessment method considering fluctuations in the monitored matric suction was proposed for real-time identification of slope risk. The assessment model was based on the limit equilibrium model for infinite slope failure. The first-order reliability method (FORM) was adopted to calculate the probability of slope failure, and results of the model were compared with Monte-Carlo Simulation (MCS) results to validate the accuracy and efficiency of the model. The analysis shows that a model based on Advanced First-Order Reliability Method (AFORM) generates results that are in relatively good agreement with those of the MCS, using a relatively small number of function calls. The contribution of random variables to the slope reliability index was also examined using sensitivity analysis. The results of sensitivity analysis indicate that the effective cohesion c' is a significant variable at low values of mean matric suction, whereas matric suction ($u_a-u_w$) is the most influential factor at high mean suction values. Finally, the reliability indices of an unsaturated model soil slope, which was monitored by a wireless matric suction measurement system, were illustrated as 2D images using the suggested probabilistic model.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.635-642
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• 2004

Failure occurred slope, due to typhoon 'Rusa' and 'Maemi' last two years, was studied to evaluate the slope failure characteristics. There're three types of the slope in this study, ie. soil slope, rock slope, mixed slope. Statistical analysis was used to estimate the relation between slope type and failure mode. Among the failure occurred slope, soil slope & mixed slope are dominant at the ratio of 33%, 44% respectively. We conclude that soil slope & mixed slope have more higher risk than rock slope during heavy rainfall.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.313-325
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• 2020

Slope displacement and factor of safety (FOS) of a slope are two aspects that reflect the stability of a slope. However, the traditional limit equilibrium (LE) methods only give the result of the slope FOS and cannot be used to solve for the slope displacement. Therefore, developing a LE method to obtain the results of the slope FOS and slope displacement has significance for engineering applications. Based on a force-displacement coupled mode, this work expands the LE Morgenstern-Price (M-P) method. Except for the mechanical equilibrium conditions of a sliding body adopted in the traditional M-P method, the present method introduces a nonlinear model of the shear stress and shear displacement. Moreover, the energy equation satisfied by a sliding body under a small slope displacement is also applied. Therefore, the double solutions of the slope FOS and horizontal slope displacement are established. Furthermore, the flow chart for the expanded LE M-P method is given. By comparisons and analyses of slope examples, the present method has close results with previous research and numerical simulation methods, thus verifying the feasibility of the present method. Thereafter, from the parametric analysis, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) the shear displacement parameters of the soil affect the horizontal slope displacement but have little effect on the slope FOS; and (2) the curves of the horizontal slope displacement vs. the minimum slope FOS could be fitted by a hyperbolic model, which would be beneficial to obtain the horizontal slope displacement for the slope in the critical state.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2012

This study was carried out for safety evaluation, the practical application and improvement of design method of the agricultural reservoir embankment according to backside extension. Seepage analysis, slope stability analysis and finite element analysis were performed for steady state and transient conditions. Also, the pore water pressure, seepage quantity, safety factor and stress-strain behavior according to high water level and rapid drawdown were compared and analyzed. The pore water pressure at contact region between backside extension and old embankment was kept high after rapid drawdown. Therefore, backside extension is recommended that design method is required to be improved and reinforced more than the others raising embankment. The hydraulic gradients before and after backside extension showed high value at the base of the core, but they showed stable state at the upstream slope and downstream slope. The seepage quantity per 1 day and the leakage per 100 m for the steady state and transient conditions appeared to be safe against the piping. The safety factor of slope stability showed high at the steady state, and transient conditions did not show differences depending on the rapid drawdown. The safety factor was appeared high at the upstream slope before backside extension and downstream slope after extension. The excess pore water pressure for steady state and transient conditions showed negative(-) at the upstream slope, it was small at the downstream slope. The mean effective stress (p') showed high at the base of the core and to be wild distribution after the extension. The displacement after extension showed 0.02-0.06 m in the upstream slope, the maximum shear strain after extension was smaller than that before extension.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.764-771
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• 2010

The stability analysis method of an unsaturated slope considering the suction stress was performed on the infinite sand slope. During drying and wetting processes, the Soil-Water Characteristics Curve (SWCC) of the sand with the relative density of 75% was measured using the automated SWCC apparatus. Also, the Suction Stress Characteristics Curve (SSCC) was estimated. Based on these results, the stability analysis of an unsaturated infinite slope was carried out considering the slope angle, the weathering zone and the relative change in friction angle as a soil depth. According to the result of slope stability analysis, the safety factors of slope were less than 1 when the slope angles were more than $50^{\circ}$. The safety factors of slope tend to increase with increasing the depth from the ground surface. Especially, the safety factors have a tendency to increase and decrease above near the ground water level due to the suction stress. The maximum safety factor of slope in this analysis was occurred at the Air Entry Value (AEV) of drying process. The influence range of suction stress above the ground water level can be found out and can be defined as the funicular zone which means the metric suction range from the air entry point to the point of residual volumetric water content.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 비탈면 깎기 시 파괴가 발생한 후 보강공법을 적용하였지만, 집중강우 기간에 비탈면의 부분파괴와 더불어 보강공법으로 적용된 억지말뚝 및 앵커의 변위와 파손 등이 지속적으로 발생한 현장을 대상으로 파괴원인을 분석하였다. 보강된 비탈면의 파괴는 강우가 주원인으로 예측되었으며, 강우침투에 의한 지하수위 상승을 억제하기 위한 대책공법이 필요한 것으로 분석되었다. 이에 대책공법으로서 집수정을 이용한 지하수위 저하공법이 적용된 보강된 비탈면에 대하여 강우에 의한 침투해석 및 안정해석을 수행하였다. 침투해석 결과는 강우가 보강된 비탈면의 주요 파괴원인으로 분석된 결과와 일치하였으며, 대책공법이 적용된 비탈면의 안정해석 결과는 기준안전율을 모두 만족하는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 집수정을 이용한 지하수위 저하공법은 기존의 배수공을 이용한 공법과 병행할 경우, 현재보다 합리적이고 안정화된 대책공법으로서의 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 사면의 이상 거동 및 붕괴 감지를 위해 실제 계측시스템 설치 후 이상보고가 있었던 사변을 대상으로 비모수적 통계방법인 주성분분석 (PCA : Principal Component Analysis)을 적용하였다. 분석결과, 사면의 이상거동여부를 나타내는 척도인 주성분점수는 이상징후 발생시 정상상태에 비해 상대적으로 크거나 낮은 값을 나타내어 변화량에 큰 차이를 보였다. 이를 통해 주성분 분석을 이용하여 사면의 이상 거동 및 붕괴를 감지할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 주성분분석을 활용하여 정량적인 사면거동 및 이상징후의 예측이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.289-300
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• 2020

With the rapid development of the distributed strain sensing (DSS) technology, the strain becomes an alternative monitoring parameter to analyze slope stability conditions. Previous studies reveal that the horizontal strain measurements can be used to evaluate the deformation pattern and failure mechanism of soil slopes, but they fail to consider various influential factors. Regarding the horizontal strain as a key parameter, this study aims to investigate the stability condition of a locally loaded slope by adopting the variable-controlling method and conducting a strength reduction finite element analysis. The strain distributions and factors of safety in different conditions, such as slope ratio, soil strength parameters and loading locations, are investigated. The results demonstrate that the soil strain distribution is closely related to the slope stability condition. As the slope ratio increases, more tensile strains accumulate in the slope mass under surcharge loading. The cohesion and the friction angle of soil have exponential relationships with the strain parameters. They also display close relationships with the factors of safety. With an increasing distance from the slope edge to the loading position, the transition from slope instability to ultimate bearing capacity failure can be illustrated from the strain perspective.