• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.619-637
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• 2005

The objective of this research was to determine the Vlasov soil parameters for quadratically varying elasticity modulus $E_s$(z) of the compressible soil continuum and discuss the interaction affect between two close plates. Interaction problem carried on for uniformly distributed load carrying plates. Plate region was simulated by Kirchhoff plate theory based (mixed or displacement type) 2D elements and the foundation continuum was simulated by displacement type 2D elements. At the contact region, plate and foundation elements were geometrically coupled with each other. In this study the necessary formulas for the Vlasov parameters were derived when Young's modulus of the soil continuum was varying as a quadratic function of z-coordinate through the depth of the foundation. In the examples, first the elements and the iterative FE algorithm was verified and later the results of quadratic variation of $E_s$(z) were compared with the previous examples in order to discuss the general behavior. As a final example two plates close to each other resting on elastic foundation were handled to see their interaction influences on the Vlasov foundation parameters. Original examples were solved using both mixed and displacement type plate elements in order to confirm the results.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.291-304
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• 2022

Maximum shear modulus (G_max or G₀) is an important soil property useful for many engineering applications, such as the analysis of soil-structure interactions, soil stability, liquefaction evaluation, ground deformation and performance of seismic design. In the current study, bender element (BE) tests are used to evaluate the effect of the void ratio, effective confining pressure, grading characteristics (D₅₀, C_u and C_c), anisotropic consolidation and initial fabric anisotropy produced during specimen preparation on the G_max of sand-gravel mixtures. Based on the tests results, an empirical equation is proposed to predict G_max in granular soils, evaluated by the experimental data. The artificial neural network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) models were also applied. Coefficient of determination (R²) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) between predicted and measured values of G_max were calculated for the empirical equation, ANN and ANFIS. The results indicate that all methods accuracy is high; however, ANFIS achieves the highest accuracy amongst the presented methods.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.29-38
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• 1988

약액주입도결토에 대한 연구의 주 목적중 하나는 약액주입으로 인한 토성변화를 연구하는 것이다. 특히 약액주입으로 인한 흙의 탄성계수나 전단계수와 강도특성의 변화는 우리의 관심을 끌어왔다. 본 연구에서는 입경에 따라 비표면적이 변화하므로 이에 의한 영향을 구명하고져 미고결기와 고 결토에 대한 일축압축 및 삼축압축시험을 실시하여 사질토의 장경이 물유리계약액고결토의 강도 및 강성에 미치는 영향에 대해 고찰하였다. 연구결과 시료토의 날경이 작을수록 고결토의 강도 및 강주이 증대되는 것이 발견되었으며, 모래의 비표면적과 약액겔강도와의 상관성을 구명함으로써 고결토의 담담추정의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.559-571
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• 2022

Deep soil mixing, DSM technique has been widely used to improve the engineering properties of problematic soils. Due to growing urbanization and the industrial developments, disposal of brick dust poses a big problem and causes environmental problems. This study aims to use brick dust in DSM application in order to minimize the waste in brick industry and to evaluate its effect on the improvement of the geotechnical properties. Three different percentages of cement content: (10, 15 and 20%) were used in the formation of soil-cement mixture. Unlike the other studies in the literature, various percentages of waste brick dust: (10, 20 and 30%) were used as partial replacement of cement in soil-cement mixture. The results indicated that addition of waste brick dust into soil-cement mixture had positive effect on the inherent strength and stiffness of loose sand. Cement replaced by 20% of brick dust gave the best results and reduced the final setting time of cement and resulted in an increase in unconfined compressive strength, modulus of elasticity and resilient modulus of sand mixed with cement and brick dust. The findings were also supported by the microscopic images of the specimens with different percentages of waste brick dust and it was observed that waste brick dust caused an increase in the interlocking between the particles and resulted in an increase in soil strength. Using waste brick dust as a replacement material seems to be promising for improving the geotechnical properties of loose sand.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1994년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.259-264
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• 1994

The 1986 AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures introduced the resilient modulus as a definitive material property to characterize roadbed soil. Although the incorporation of resilient modulus represents a significant acvance in pavement design practice, the test procedure for resilient modulus is complicated and time-consuming. Therefore, it is necessary to develop data base of resilient modulus for the soils frequently encountered; and to develop the reliable correlations between resilient properties and parameters from simple routine tests, In this study, resilient modulus tests were performed on five cohesive soils sampled from in-service subgrades. The stress at 1 percent axial strain in unconfined compression test(su1.0%) was found as a good indicator of the resilient modulus, and unique relationship between Mg and Su1.0% was obtained. A simple chart to estimate the resilient modulus at different levels of confining stress and deviator stress was also developed.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.3-25
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• 2003

In this presentation, soil dynamics for vibrating machine foundation is briefly stated, and the result of a model pile test is presented. Analystical methods used in solving for the stiffness and damping factor for pile-soil system are also treated and the results of the test and the calculated values are compared.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1042-1049
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• 2007

Recently, a theoretically-sound design approach, using an elastic multilayer model, is attempted in trackbed designs for the construction of high speed railways and new lines of conventional railways. In the elastic multilayer model, the stress-dependent resilient modulus($E_R$) is an important input parameter, that is, reflects substructure performance under repeated traffic loading. However, the evaluation method for resilient modulus using repeated loading triaxial test is not fully developed for practical purpose, because of costly equipment and the significantly fluctuated values depending on the testing equipment and laboratory personnel. In this study, the paper will present an indirect method to estimate the resilient modulus using dynamic properties. The resilient modulus of crushed stone, which is the typical material of sub-ballast, was calculated with the measured dynamic properties and the range of stress level of the sub-ballast, and approximated with the power model combined with bulk and deviatoric stresses. The resilient modulus of coarse grained material decreases with increasing deviatoric stress at a confining pressure, and increases with increasing bulk stress. Sandy soil(SM classified from Unified Soil Classification System) of subgrade was also evaluated and best fitted with the power model of deviatoric stress only.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.5-24
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• 1994

실내다짐토와 현장다짐토의 회복탄성특성을 비교하기 위하여 5종류의 현장다짐점토와 3종류의 실내다짐점토에 대한 회복탄성계수실험 (Resilient Modulus Test)을 실시하였다. 실험 결과에 의하면 현장시료의 회복탄성계수는 동일한 함수비와 건조단위중량으로 다짐형성된 시료의 그것과 상당히 다른 것으로 나타났다. 회복탄성계수는 1% 변형률에서의 일축압축응력과 좋은 상관 관계를 가지는 것으로 확인되었으며 이들간의 상관관계는 회귀분석에 의하여 간단한 식과 도표로 제안되었다. 구해진 상관관계는 실내다짐토와 현장다짐 토에 대해 약간 다르나, 실제 노반에 존재할 것으로 예상되는 응력조건하에서는 크게 다르지 않다. 제안된 상관관계식 자체는 시공후 지반의 상태변화에 영향을 받지 않으므로 as-compacted나 in-service상태에 모두 적용 가능하다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.423-430
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• 2002

A feasibility of a trial test method was evaluated analytically, in which the elastic modulus of a soil deposit was tried to estimate by analyzing dynamic signals measured during conducting the SPT. If there existed a reliable relationship between the impedance ratio of a rod to a soil and the amplitude ratio of a reflected to an incident wave signal at the tip of steel rod contacting the soil surface, it was expected that one could determine the impedance of soil, and then roughly estimate the elastic modulus from the impedance. For a simple rod-soil system, the existence of the relevant relationship was verified in this study by analyzing computed wave signals propagating up and down through the rod. On the basis of these results, thus, a potential of the test method to practical applications could be seen. However, apparent theoretical shortcomings possessed in this approach were also realized since the soil part had an unconfined contact area where contacted with the rod. Therefore, it was concluded that further studies needed to be conducted, in which the reliable theoretical relationship between the impedance and the amplitude ratio as well as the effective contacting soil area contributing to wave reflection should be justified.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.584-595
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• 2018

흙의 전단강도의 적절한 기준을 제시하기 위해 모래질, 점토질, 자갈질의 약 290 여개의 재료에 대하여 직접전단시험을 수행하였다. 흙의 대분류에 의한 모래질 흙의 전단강도는 모래 함유율이 많은 흙일수록 내부마찰각은 증가하는 경향이 뚜렷하게 나타났으며, 그 범위는 $23.5^{\circ}{\sim}34.9^{\circ}$에 분포하고 있는 것으로 나타났고, 점착력은 2.0 kPa~15.7 kPa 사이에서 골고루 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 탄성계수는 하중단계에 따라 뚜렷하게 구분할 수 있었으며, 수직하중이 증가할수록 약 80%씩 증가하였다. 점토질 흙의 내부마찰각은 $15.0^{\circ}{\sim}28.6^{\circ}$의 범위에서 점토성분 함유율이 많아질수록 감소하는 경향이 나타났고, 점착력은 일정한 범위로 증가하는 경향이 나타났다. 점토질 흙의 탄성계수는 거의 같은 증가비로 초기탄성계수만 약간 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 자갈질 흙의 내부마찰각은 $29.9^{\circ}{\sim}36.7^{\circ}$의 범위로 뚜렷한 특성을 파악할 수 없었다. 세부분류에 따른 SW(입도분포가 좋은 모래), SP(입도분포가 나쁜 모래), SC(점토 섞인 모래), SM(실트 섞인 모래)의 점착력은 실트함유율이 가장 많은 SM 시료에 비해 SC는 약 94%, SW는 약 78%, SP는 약 59% 정도 값을 나타내었다. 또한 내부마찰각은 ML(액성한계가 낮은 실트)과 CL(액성한계가 낮은 점토)이 거의 같은 거동 특성을 나타내었고, MH(액성한계가 높은 실트)는 ML의 약 88% 값을 나타내었다. 점착력에 대한 변화는 거의 비슷한 증가비를 나타내었다.