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Accumulated Rotations of Suction Bucket Foundations under Long-term Cyclic Loads in Dry Sandy Ground

건조 사질토 지반에 설치된 석션 버켓기초의 장기 반복하중에 의한 누적회전각 산정

  • Lee, Si-Hoon (Rhehwa Engineering Co., LTD.) ;
  • Choi, Changho (Geotechnical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engrg. and Building Technology) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Ryul (Dept. of Civil Eng., Dong-A Univ.)
  • Received : 2016.09.05
  • Accepted : 2016.11.14
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

A suction bucket foundation has been considered to be a potential foundation type for offshore wind turbines. A suction bucket foundation is usually installed in soft soil, so the accumulated displacement of the foundation may occur under long-term cyclic loads. In this study, a series of 1-g model tests were performed to analyze the accumulated rotation of suction bucket foundations under long-term cyclic horizontal loads. The dry model ground was prepared to have two different soil densities by air-pluviation method. The model tests were performed varying the embedment depth of the suction bucket, the soil density, and the amplitude of cyclic load. A one-way horizontal cyclic load was applied over $10^4$ cycles. Test results showed that the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundation increased with the increase in the number of cycles and load magnitudes. Based on the model test results, a new equation was proposed to evaluate the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundations in dry sandy ground under long-term cyclic horizontal loads.

최근에 해상 풍력발전기의 기초구조물로 석션 버켓기초가 적용되고 있다. 그런데, 석션기초는 보통 해양 연약지반에 설치되므로 장기 반복하중에 의해 누적변위가 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 1-g 모형실험을 수행하여 장기 수평 반복하중을 받는 석션 버켓기초의 누적 회전각을 분석하였다. 지반조건은 2가지 밀도의 건조 사질토 지반에 대하여 실험하였다. 모형석션 버켓기초의 근입깊이, 모형지반의 밀도, 반복하중의 크기를 변화시키며 실험을 수행하였다. 수평 반복하중은 일방향 재하로 최대 $10^4$번까지 재하하였다. 실험결과, 석션 버켓기초의 누적회전각은 재하횟수와 재하진폭이 증가에 비례하여 증가하였다. 실험결과를 이용하여 건조 사질토 지반에 근입된 석션 버켓기초의 장기 누적회전각을 산정할 수 있는 경험식을 제안하였다.

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