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Spudcan Design under Combined Load in Southwestern Sea of Korea

복합하중을 고려한 국내 서남해 지반에서의 Spudcan 설계

  • Yoo, Jinkwon (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Park, Duhee (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Mandokhail, Saeed-ullah Jan (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • Received : 2016.07.06
  • Accepted : 2016.09.08
  • Published : 2016.10.01
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Abstract

An optimized spudcan was designed for the Southwestern Sea, an area mostly comprised of sand and soft clay layers. The spudcan was designed using guidelines by SNAME, ISO, and InSafeJIP, as well as the yield surface for combined loads. The probe test method was applied to define a yield surface used in estimating spudcan stability. Numerical analyses that considered vertical, horizontal, and moment loads in Southwestern Sea resulted in a design of 8 m diameter spudcan. Additionally, the empirical equations suggested by previous studies can estimate a reasonable spudcan bearing capacity at shallow depth. Each yield surface calculated from Mohr Coulomb and Hardening soil model showed different shapes, however the yield surface also grew with increasing spudcan diameter. This yield surface is a useful reference, along with site investigation results and published guidelines, to estimate the stability of a spudcan in the Southwestern Sea.

본 연구에서는 가이드라인에 제시된 스퍼드캔의 설계 프로세스에 따라 서남해 연약지반 조건에 최적화된 스퍼드캔의 형상 및 크기를 도출하고, 안정성 평가를 위한 복합하중 작용 시의 항복면을 정의하였다. 이를 위해 일정한 수직하중 작용 시 수평하중과 모멘트 하중을 가하여 수평하중-수평변위, 모멘트-회전변위간의 상관관계를 통해 항복면을 산출하는 프로브 방법을 적용하였다. 분석 결과, 복합하중을 고려한 서남해 지반에서 요구되는 스퍼드캔의 직경은 8m로 나타났으며, 가이드라인에 제시된 지지력 산출경험식을 통해 지지력을 계산할 경우 얕은 심도에서는 비교적 정확한 지지력의 예측이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 제시된 항복면은 Mohr Coulomb 모델과 Hardening soil 모델을 각각 적용하였을 시 서로 다른 형상을 보였으나, 스퍼드캔의 직경이 증가함에 따라 점차 확장되는 경향을 보였다. 본 연구를 통해 제시된 항복면은 실제 스퍼드캔이 설치될 지역의 지반조사 결과, 가이드라인과 더불어 추후 해상풍력단지 조성 시 스퍼드캔의 안정성 평가에 유용한 참고자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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