Behavior of Soil-reinforced Retaining Walls in Tiered Arrangement

계단식 보강토 옹벽의 거동 특성

  • Yoo, Choong-Sik (Member, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Sungkyunkwan Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Suk (Geotechnical Engineer, Geotechnical Division, Sambo Engrg. Co., Ltd.)
  • Published : 2002.06.01

Abstract

This paper presents the results of investigation on the behavior of soil-reinforced segmental retaining walls in tiered arrangement using the finite element method of analysis. 2D finite element analyses were performed on tiered walls with two levels of offset distance. Cases with equivalent surcharge as suggested by the NCMA design guideline were additionally analyzed in an attempt to confirm the appropriateness of the equivalent surcharge model adopted by NCMA. Deformation characteristics of a tiered wall with small offset distance suggest a compound mode of failure and support current design approaches requiring a global slope stability analysis for design. Also revealed is that the interaction between the upper and lower walls significantly affects not only the performance of the lower wall but also the upper wall, suggesting that the upper walls should also be designed with due consideration of the interaction.

본 연구에서는 계단식으로 시공되는 블록식 보강토 옹벽의 거동 특성에 관한 내용을 다루었다. 계단식 보강토 옹벽의 거동을 고찰하기 위해 유한요소해석을 수행하였으며 그 결과를 토대로 상.하단 옹벽의 이격거리에 따른 거동 특성을 규명하고 현재 적용되고 있는 설계기준에서 제시하는 등가상재하중 개념의 모델의 타당성을 검토하였다. 해석 결과를 토대로 변위 패턴을 분석한 결과 상.하단 옹벽이 인접하여 시공되는 계단식 옹벽의 경우 상.하단 옹벽의 보강토체를 관통하는 전반파괴의 유형을 보이는 것으로 나타나 사면안정해석 개념의 전반파괴에 대한 검토론 요구하고 있는 현 설계기준은 타당한 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 상.하단 옹벽의 상호작용은 하단옹벽의 거동은 물론 상단옹벽의 거동에도 상당한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 상단옹벽을 단일옹벽으로 설계하도록 제안하고 있는 현 설계기준에 차한 검토가 요구되는 것으로 나타났다.

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