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Investigation of the Rotational Displacement of the Suction Anchor Subjected to the Inclined Pullout Load in Silty Sand

사질토 지반에서 경사 인발 하중을 받는 석션 앵커의 회전 거동 평가

  • Bae, Jun-Sik (Department of civil and engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Jeong, Yeong-Hoon (Department of Future Technogy and Convergence Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT))
  • 배준식 (한국과학기술원 건설및환경공학과) ;
  • 정영훈 (한국건설기술연구원 미래융합연구본부)
  • Received : 2020.09.11
  • Accepted : 2020.10.05
  • Published : 2020.10.31
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Abstract

Suction anchors are used for floating structures because they have advantages in installation and stability. Recently, the demand for floating structures requiring low allowable displacement has increased. Thus, it is strongly suggested that the displacement of the suction anchor be evaluated. However, conventional studies regarding suction anchors have concentrated on the capacity of the anchor, and research on the displacement of the anchor is limited. In particular, rotation is the primary behavior of a suction anchor subjected to an inclined load, and related information has been insufficient. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to investigate the rotation behavior of a suction anchor via centrifuge model tests. The experimental parameters are the inclination of the pull-out load, anchor dimensions, and aspect ratio. The rotation values of suction anchors were compared using a series of load-rotation curves. The results show that the inclination of the load has a dominant influence on the rotation behavior of the suction anchor.

석션 앵커는 비교적 간편한 설치 방식과 높은 안정성으로 인해 부유식 구조물을 고정하기 위한 기초로 사용된다. 최근, 허용 변위가 작은 부유식 구조물이 증가함에 따라, 석션 앵커의 유발 변위 평가에 대한 수요가 높아졌다. 하지만, 기존 석션 앵커의 연구는 앵커 지지력 평가에 초점을 두었으며, 앵커의 변위에 관한 연구는 중점적으로 수행되지 않았다. 특히, 경사진 하중을 받는 석션 앵커의 주된 변위인, 회전 거동을 평가한 연구는 매우 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 경사 인발 하중이 작용하는 석션 앵커의 회전 거동을 모형실험을 통해 비교 및 분석 하였다. 모형실험은 센트리퓨지 실험 장비를 사용하였으며, 실험 변수로는 하중의 경사도, 앵커의 크기 및 종횡비가 고려되었다. 하중-회전 변위 곡선을 산정하여, 실험 변수에 따른 석션 앵커의 회전량을 비교하였다. 실험 결과, 석션 앵커의 회전 거동은 하중의 경사도에 큰 영향을 받았으며, 앵커의 크기 및 종횡비에 따른 회전량의 차이는 크지 않았다.

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