• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2016

Deep soil mixing with cement and cement-lime mixtures has been widely used for decades to improve the strength of soils. In this study, small-scale laboratory model tests of polymer columns in soft clayey soil were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using various polymeric compounds as binders in deep soil mixing. Floating and end bearing polymer columns were used to examine the load-settlement relationship of improved soft clayey soils for various area replacement ratios. The results indicate that polymer columns show good promise for use in deep mixing applications.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.922-929
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• 2009

In this paper, 4 representative soft clayey soils in south Korea are selected to estimate the geotechnical characteristics and provide the instructions avaliable for construction works; Inchon Coast, Kum River Estuary, Kwangyang Bay, and Nakdong River Estuary. Total 2250 boring data are collected to construct the data base system on selected areas from Korea geotech DB system, scientific journals, theses, and site investigation reports. Considering the geological, topographical and regional features, geotechnical properties, deformation and strength characteristics of 4 soft clayey soils are evaluated by analyzing the constructed DB system statistically.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.121-134
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• 2012

The paper presents the results of identification, monotonous and cyclic triaxial tests on a potentially liquefiable soil from the Guadeloupe island. The material is a very soft clayey soil whose susceptibility to liquefaction is not clear when referring to index properties such as grain size distribution, plasticity, etc. The classifications found in the literature indicate that the material has rather a "clay-like" behaviour, i.e., is not very susceptible to liquefaction, but its properties are very close to the threshold values given by the authors. Cyclic triaxial tests carried out on the material under different conditions show that liquefaction is possible for a relatively important level of cyclic deviator or number of cycles. The second part of the paper is devoted to the study of the recovery of the soil after liquefaction and possibly reconsolidation. For the specimens tested without reconsolidation, that simulated the soil immediately after an earthquake, the recovery is nearly non-existent but the drop in pore pressure during extension results in a small available strength. On the contrary, after reconsolidation, the increase in strength of the liquefied specimens is quite large, compared to the initial state, but with unchanged failure envelopes.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.445-454
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• 2006

Myungji Housing Complex is located in the Nakdong River plain in which the Busan soft clays are developed. It has thick soft soil laver of about GL(-)50m including loose sandy layers, upper and lower clayey layers. The clayey layers have been being consolidated since the land reclamation was completed to build the place for Housing Complex(Apartment) in 1997. Therefore, as one of a series of advance preparations of this project, study was carried on the geotechnical characteristics under the foundation The first part of this paper represents a brief geological history. Then, geotechnical characteristics of clay was analyzed in the classical developments in soft clay. They were based on the geotechnical data obtained by site investigations performed from 1992 to 2005. Finally, we evaluated the average degree of consolidation at this point in time and the residual settlements of upper clayey layer using dissipation and oedometer tests for this project

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 1999

본 연구는 준설매립 점성토 지반의 토질정수를 효과적으로 구할 수 있는 자중 및 침투압밀시첨 기법과 현장 모형 실험장치의 개발을 중심으로 수행되었다. 이러한 모형 실험장치와 시험기법개발은 연약한 매립 지반의 침강-자중-재하압밀 과정에 대한 재현을 가능케하였다. 이러한 실험적 연구는 준설 점성토 지반의 자중압밀특성을 중심으로 이루어졌으며, 이론적인 연구로 매립점토 지반의 압밀해석시 Terzaghi의 1차원 압밀이론의 적용한계 등을 지적하였고, 이러한 문제점을 고려한 Mikasa의 자중 압밀이론을 토대로 유한차분해석을 실시하였다. 실내시험에 의해 군산 매립점토의 토질정수로 비체적-유효응력-투수계수 관계를 구하였으며 현장 모형실험을 통하여 투입단계부터 간극수압-토압-수위관계 및 침하량 등을 측정하였다. 시험에 의해 얻어진 결과는 Terzaghi의 방법과 Mikasa 자중압밀의 차분해석에 의해 비교.분석되었으며, 실측 침하량은 Terzaghi의 이론보다 Mikasa의 자중압밀이론이 비교적 잘 일치하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.559-572
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• 2021

This research presents the monitoring results and their interpretation on load sharing of the pile foundation during the construction of a high-rise (124 m in height) building in Bangkok, in soft clayey ground. Axial forces in several piles, pore water pressure and earth pressures beneath the raft in a tributary area were monitored through the construction period of the building. The raft of the pile foundation in soft clayey ground can share the load up to 10-20% even though the foundation was designed using the conventional approach in which the raft resistance is ignored. The benefit from the return of ground water table as the uplift pressure is recognized. A series of parametric study by 3D-FEA were carried out. The potential of utilizing the piled raft system for the high-rise building with underground basement in soft clayey ground was preliminarily confirmed.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 점토질 모래(SC)를 대상으로 실내시험을 수행하여 물리적 특성, 압밀/투수 특성, 응력-변형 특성을 분석하고, 세립분 함유량에 따라 모래에서 점토로 흙의 역학적 성질이 변화되는 전환 세립분 함유율을 도출하였다. 또한 현장 적용성 평가를 위해 실제 과다침하로 인하여 문제가 발생된 연약지반 개량 현장의 계측자료를 수집하여 실내시험 및 수치해석 결과를 바탕으로 도출된 침하특성과 현장에서 계측된 실제 침하특성을 비교·분석하여 SC의 압밀 대상층 적용성 평가를 수행하였다. 실내시험 및 압밀해석 결과 SC는 세립분 함유율 25%이상에서 사질토에서 점성토로의 역학적 특성 변화가 나타났으며, 점성 토로의 역학적 특성 전환은 점토입자의 함유율과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 연약지반 현장의 수치해석을 통해 전환 세립분 함유율 이상의 점토질 모래를 압밀 대상층으로 적용한 경우, 침하량이 계측침하량 대비 평균 91.2%로 거의 일치하는 결과를 확인하였다. 따라서 연약지반 설계에서 압밀대상층 범위 선정 시 전환 세립분 함유율 이상의 점토질 모래는 연약지반에 포함하여 적용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.409-424
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• 2023

Response of the pipeline crossing fault is considered as the large strain problem. Proper estimation of the pipeline response plays important role in mitigation studies. In this study, an advanced continuum modeling including material non-linearity in large strain deformations, hardening/softening soil behavior and soil-pipeline interaction is applied. Through the application of a fully nonlinear analysis based on an explicit finite difference method, the mechanics of the pipeline behavior and its interaction with soil under large strains is presented in more detail. To make the results useful in oil and gas engineering works, a continuous pipeline of two steel grades buried in two clayey soil types with four different crossing angles of 30°, 45°, 70° and 90° with respect to the pipeline axis have been considered. The results are presented as the fault movement corresponding to different damage limit states. It was seen that the maximum affected pipeline length is about 20 meters for the studied conditions. Also, the affected length around the fault cutting plane is asymmetric with about 35% and 65% at the fault moving and stationary block, respectively. Local buckling is the dominant damage state for greater crossing angle of 90° with the fault displacement varying from 0.4 m to 0.55 m. While the tensile strain limit is the main damage state at the crossing angles of 70° and 45°, the cross-sectional flattening limit becomes the main damage state at the smaller 30° crossing angles. Compared to the stiff clayey soil, the fault movement resulting 3% tensile strain limit reach up to 40% in soft clayey soil. Also, it was seen that the effect of the pipeline internal pressure reaches up to about 40% compared to non-pressurized condition for some cases.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.96-105
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• 1998

Soil properties, drain conditions and numerical analysis technique have great influence upon consolidation behavior. In relevant to the above described fact, this paper aims to examining the applicability of prediction model of consolidation as well as deformation characteristics for soft clayey foundation improved by sand drain. A case study for actual foundation of Kwangyang steel works was performed. Single drain consolidation model proposed by Hansbo and Biot's consolidation theory coupled with modified Cam-clay model developed during the research were employed for the FEM numerical analysis of the foundation. Both smear effect and drain capacity were taken into account for the analysis. Finally the applicability of the newly developed technique to the behavior of foundation composed of soft clay proved satisfactory.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.60-72
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• 1992

This study aims at predicting the behavior of saturated soft clayey foundation subjected to earth structure loads such as tidal dike, embankment etc. by using Biot's consolidation equation coupled with elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model. To validate the computer program developed b author, a case study was performed for the site of Kwang-yang steel works improved by sand drain, where since the beginning of the works, field measurements(settlement, lateral displacement and excess pore water pressure) had been accurately achieved. Comparisons between numerical results and observation values were carried out. The main results obtained are summarized as follows : 1. Settlement and lateral displacement between numerical and observation values show satisfactory accordance. 2. As for the exess pre water pressure, numerical results appear to be larger than observation values, which may be due to the existence of sand seams which were not found during soil investigation. 3. Useful data available for failure prediction of soft foundation can be secured by examining lateral displacement, settlement, exess pore water pressure and stress paths.