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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2015.31.4.19

An Analysis on the Lateral Displacement of Earth Retaining Structures Using Fractal Theory  

Lee, Chang-No (S-TECH Consulting Group)
Jung, Kyoung-Sik (S-TECH Consulting Group)
Koh, Hyung-Seon (Civil ENG, Civil & Landscape Team, SAMSUNG C&T Corporation)
Park, Heon-Sang (Civil ENG, Civil & Landscape Team, SAMSUNG C&T Corporation)
Lee, Seok-Won (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engrg., Konkuk Univ.)
Yu, Chan (Dept. of Agricultural Engrg., Gyeongsang Natl' Univ. (Inst. of Agri. & Life Sci.))
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.31, no.4, 2015 , pp. 19-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nowadays, the importance of the information management of construction sites to achieve the goal of safety construction. This management uses the collaborated analysis of in-situ monitoring data and numerical analysis, especially of an earth retaining structures of excavation sites. In this paper, the fractal theory was applied to actually monitored data from various excavation sites to develop the alternative interpolation technique which could predict the displacement behavior of unknown location around the monitoring locations and the future behavior of the monitoring locations with the steps of excavation. Data, mainly from inclinometer, were collected from various sites where retaining structures were collapsed during construction period, as well as from normal sites with the characteristics of geology, excavation method etc. In the analyses, Hurst exponent (H) was estimated with monitored periods using the Rescaled range analysis (R/S analysis) method applying the H in simulation processes. As the results of the analyses, Hurst exponents were ranged from 0.7 to 0.9 and showed the positive correlation of H > 1/2. The simulation processes, then, with the Hurst exponent estimated by Rescaled range analysis method showed reliable results. In addition, it was also expected that the variation of Hurst exponents with the monitoring period could instruct the abnormal behavior of an earth retaining structures to directors or operators. Therefore it was concluded that fractal theory could be applied for predicting the lateral displacement of unknown location and the future behavior of an earth retaining structures to manage the safety of construction sites during excavation period.
Keywords
Fractal theory; Hurst exponent; Earth retaining structure; Inclinometer; Lateral displacement;
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