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Permanent Deformations of Piles in Sand Under Cyclic Lateral Loads

모래지반에서 반복수평하중을 받는 말뚝의 영구변형

  • Paik, Kyu-Ho (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kwandong Univ.) ;
  • Park, Won-Woo (Geotechnical Engrg. Div., Teso Engrg., Dept. of Civil Engrg., Kwandong Univ.)
  • 백규호 (관동대학교 토목공학과) ;
  • 박원우 (태조엔지니어링 지반부, 관동대학교 토목공학과)
  • Received : 2010.08.02
  • Accepted : 2010.10.14
  • Published : 2010.11.30

Abstract

Monopiles, used as one foundation option for offshore wind turbines, are usually subjected to great cyclic lateral loads due to wind and wave. In this study, model pile load tests were performed using calibration chamber and three model piles with different pile lengths in order to investigate the behavior of laterally cyclic loaded piles driven into sand. Model test results show that the first loading cycle generates a bigger displacement than the following ones, and the permanent displacement of piles by one loading cycle decreases with increasing the number of cycles. 1-way cyclic loading causes the permanent displacement in the same direction as cyclic loading, whereas 2-way cyclic loading causes the permanent displacement in the reverse direction of initial loading. It is also observed that the permanent displacement of piles due to cyclic lateral loads increases with decreasing relative density of soil and with increasing the magnitude of cyclic loads. However, it is insensitive to the earth pressure ratio of soil and embedded pile length. In addition, based on the model pile load test results, equations for estimation of the permanent lateral displacement and rotation angle of piles due to 1-way cyclic lateral loads are proposed.

해상풍력발전기의 기초로 사용되는 단말뚝은 풍력과 파랑하중에 의해 큰 크기의 반복수평하중을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 모래지반에서 반복수평하중을 받는 항타말뚝의 거동 특성을 조사하기 위해서 가압토조와 길이가 다른 3개의 모형말뚝을 이용해서 모형말뚝재하시험을 수행하였다. 실험결과에 따르면 하중의 최초 재하는 그 이후에 가해지는 반복재하보다 말뚝의 수평변위를 크게 발생시키고, 반복하중의 재하횟수가 증가함에 따라 1회 재하로 인해 발생하는 말뚝의 수평변위량은 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 하중의 한방향 반복재하는 말뚝의 영구수평변위를 재하방향으로 증가시킨 반면, 양방향 반복재하는 최초 재하방향과 반대방향으로 말뚝의 영구수평변위를 증가시켰다. 그리고 반복 하중으로 인한 말뚝의 영구수평변위는 지반의 상대밀도가 감소하거나 말뚝에 가해지는 반복하중의 크기가 커질수록 급격히 증가하였고, 지반의 토압계수나 말뚝의 근입길이 변화에는 크게 영향을 받지 않았다. 또한 모형실험의 결과에 근거해서 하중이 한방향으로 반복재하될 때 말뚝의 영구수평변위와 영구회전각을 예측할 수 있는 산정식을 제안하였다.

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