A Study on the Evaluation of Field Installation Damage and Strength Reduction Factor of Geogrid for Reinforced Retaining Wall

보강토 옹벽용 지오그리드의 현장 내시공성 및 강도 감소계수 평가에 관한 연구

  • 박주환 ((주)지오메카이엔지) ;
  • 천병식 (한양대학교 공과대학 건설환경공학과)
  • Published : 2012.07.01

Abstract

Recently the installation of reinforced earth retaining walls in the domestic construction site has increased, surpassing conventional RC walls. These reinforced walls have various types depending on the reinforcing material, installation method and the form of face panel. However, there are difficulties in design and construction management due to the unproved safety of construction method. In case of reinforcing materials, despite the fact that they come in all different sizes and types produced by small businesses or partially imported with cheap price and low quality, no proper standards for designing the walls have been suggested. In order to apply reinforced retaining wall system to broad cases and design the walls effectively considering site conditions, specific design and construction guidelines for efficient construction management are needed. In conclusion, this study verified that reduction factors can be greatly affected by grain sizes and stiffness of backfill materials and granularity range, therefore in case of relatively large construction site, it is required to redesign the reinforced retaining wall by evaluating site installation resistance test, applying respective reduction factors to each backfill material and select the right geogrid depending on the usage of retaining wall so as to enhance the safety of reinforced earth retaining walls with efficiency.

최근 국내에서 기존 RC옹벽보다 시공실적이 증가하고 있는 보강토 옹벽은 보강자재, 시공방법, 전면블럭의 형태에 따라 다양하지만 공법에 대한 안전성이 충분히 검증되지 않아 설계와 시공관리에 어려움이 많으며, 보강토 옹벽에 사용되는 보강재 등은 제조사별로 규격과 형상이 다양하고 영세한 업체에서 제작하였거나 일부 값이 싼 품질이 낮은 제품이 수입되고 있지만 이를 설계에 적용할 수 있는 적절한 기준이 제시되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 보강토 옹벽의 보강재인 옹벽용 그리드에 대하여 현장 내시공성 시험을 통해 다양한 형태의 옹벽용 그리드의 내시공성 감소계수를 제안하고, 국내외 연구결과 분석과 국내 시판되고 있는 제조사별로 제시한 옹벽용 그리드의 물성치를 조사 분석하였다. 결론적으로, 뒤채움재의 입경과 모난 정도의 차이, 입도 분포에 따라 감소계수에 미치는 영향이 크므로 일정규모 이상의 현장에서는 현장내시공성 시험을 거쳐 뒤채움재 별로 차별화된 감소계수를 적용하고, 보강벽체의 활용성에 따라 연성과 강성그리드를 잘 선정하여 적용함으로서 효과적으로 보강토 옹벽의 안전성을 높일 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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