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Numerical Evaluation of Geosynthetic Reinforced Column Supported Embankments

개량체 기둥지지 성토공법의 지오그리드 보강효과에 대한 수치해석

  • Jung, Duhwoe (Department of Civil Eng., Pukyong National University) ;
  • Jeong, Sidong (Department of Civil Eng., Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2021.04.13
  • Accepted : 2021.05.11
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Pile or column supported embankments have been increasingly employed to construct highway or railway embankments over soft soils. Piles or columns of stiffer material installed in the soft ground can provide the necessary support by transferring the embankment load to a firm stratum using a soil arching. However, there has been reported to occur a relatively large differential settlement between the piles and the untreated soils. Geosynthetic reinforced pile or column supported embankment (GRPS) is often used to minimize the differential settlement. Two dimensional finite element anlyses have been performed on both the column supported embankments and the geogrid reinforced column supported embankments by using a PLAXIS 2D to evaluate the soil arching effect. Based on the results obtained from finite element analyses, the stress reduction ratio decreases as the area replacement ratio increases in the column supported embankments. For the geogrid reinforced column supported embankments, the geogrid reinforcemnt can reduce differential settlements effectively. In additon, the use of stiffer geogrid is appeared to be more effective in reducing the differential settlements.

최근 연약지반에 도로 또는 철도 제방을 축조하는 경우 말뚝 또는 개량체 기둥을 연약지반에 설치한 후에 성토하는 말뚝(또는 기둥)지지 성토공법이 많이 적용되고 있다. 이 공법은 지반아칭 현상을 이용해서 제방하중의 상당한 부분을 말뚝 또는 기둥을 통해서 지지층으로 전달함으로써 기초지반의 전단파괴를 방지하고 또한 침하량을 효율적으로 경감시킬 수 있다. 그러나 말뚝 또는 기둥지지 성토제방의 경우 말뚝(또는 기둥)과 미개량 원지반 사이의 부등침하로 인하여 노면의 요철이 발생하는 문제점이 노출되었다. 이러한 부등침하를 경감시키기 위하여 토목섬유로 보강한 토목섬유보강 말뚝(또는 기둥)지지 성토공법을 적용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 2차원 유한요소 프로그램인 PLAXIS 2D를 이용하여 시멘트 개량체 기둥으로 지지된 성토제방과 지오그리드를 이용해서 보강한 기둥지지 성토제방의 지반아칭 효과를 비교·분석하였다. 유한요소해석 결과 기둥지지 성토제방의 경우 면적치환비가 증가할수록 응력감소비가 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 지오그리드로 보강한 기둥지지 성토제방의 경우 면적치환비와 지지형식에 따라 부등침하량과 응력감소비의 경감효과가 다소 간의 차이를 보이기는 하나 상대적으로 강성이 큰 지오그리드로 보강하였을 경우 부등침하량과 응력감소비 경감효과가 더 크게 나타났다. 그리고 지오그리드로 보강하면 부등침하를 효율적으로 경감시킬 수 있다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Pukyong National University Research Fund in 2017.

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