Load-carrying capacity of geosynthetic encased stone columns

지오그리드 보강 스톤컬럼 공법의 하중 지지 특성

  • 유충식 (성균관대학교 건설환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 김선빈 (성균관대학교 건설환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 이대영 (성균관대학교 건설환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 박선준 (성균관대학교 건설환경시스템공학과)
  • Published : 2009.03.27

Abstract

This paper presents the results of numerical investigation on support mechanism of geogrid-encased stone columns for use in soft ground. A number of cases were analyzed using a axial- and 3D stress-pore pressure coupled model that can effectively model construction sequence and drainage as well as reinforcing effects of geogrid-encased stone columns. The results indicated that the geogrid encasement tends to significantly improve the load carrying of a stone column. Also revealed was that such a confinement effect depends on encasement length and stiffness of geogrid. It is also shown that there exist critical encasement length and stiffness of geogrid for a given condition.

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