• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.7-21
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• 2008

Foundation failure due to bridge scour during floods is the leading cause of bridge failure. Performed were the evaluation of bridge scour vulnerability and prioritization on real bridges registered in the National Highway Bridge Inventory of the capital region. The case studies for 30 national highway bridges consist of site investigation including boring test, bridge scour analysis fur the design flood, bearing capacity evaluation of the bridge foundation before and after scour, comprehensive evaluation of bridge scour vulnerability, and prioritization. Nine of 26 spread (feting bridges showed the potential future vulnerability to scour with significant decrease in the bearing capacity of foundations due to scour and the remaining 17 spread footing bridges were expected to maintain their stability to resist the effects of scour. Three of 4 pile foundation bridges exhibited considerable decrease in the bearing capacity of foundation after scour.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.5-14
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the normalized behaviors of existing bridge foundations reinforced by micropiles. In order to do numerical method a finite element program was used to predict the micropile behavior and quantify their reinforcing effects on existing bridge foundations. In addition, the installation effects of battered micropiles on existing foundations were compared with vertically reinforced bridge foundations. Based on the study performed, it was found that the use of battered micropiles more efficiently reduces displacement of existing foundations than vertically installed micropiles under vertical and horizontal loadings, respectively. The batter angle of micropiles was also found to be most effective at about $15^{\circ}{\sim}20^{\circ}$ in reducing the vertical displacement. The horizontal reinforcing effect continues to be larger with an increase in batter angles. So, it is believed that the results presented could give an idea to enhance In-service performance of existing bridge foundations reinforced by micropiles.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.13-18
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• 1993

The purpose of this study is to analyze the seismic effects of Lead Rubber Bearing base isolators on bridges. Base isolation is the tool to minimize the effect of earthquake before the seismic force is transfered to the structure. Currently, many structures including the buildings, power plants, and bridges, were built and planned with base isolation method. The simple model is developed for bridges with Lead Rubber Bearings. Equations of motion are solved by Newmark ${\beta}$ method. Springs representing the base isolators are assumed as bilinear springs and piers are modeled as nonlinear springs implementing Q-HYST model. Analysis is performed for the selected bridge. El Centro (N-S) earthquake(1940) is used. Deck displacement, pier ductility and pier shear force are calculated for the various Lead Rubber Bearings.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.13-23
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• 2022

The ground-structure interaction of the bridge foundation has been pointed out as a major factor influencing the behavior of the bridge during earthquakes. In this study, the effect of characteristics of ground and bridge foundation on the earthquake vulnerability is investigated. From the pseudo-static analysis, it is confirmed that non-linearity becomes lesser and horizontal load becomes greater when surcharge is considered. It is also found that as the ground worsens and the size of foundation decreases, horizontal load reduces. To derive reasonable structural model for bridge foundation, fragility curve is obtained considering four conditions (fixed condition, equivalent linear condition, non-linear without surchage condition, non-linear with surcharge condition) and compared. Seismic analysis is performed on single pier with Opensees. From the earthquake vulnerability analysis, it is found that shallow foundation can be assumed as fixed condition. In conservative approach, stiffness of spring can be obtained based on Korean highway bridge design code for pile foundation which can consider the ground condition.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.161-170
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• 2022

The maintenance of bridges installed in rivers is carried out through facility safety inspection and repair & reinforcement procedures according to the results. Many studies have been so far conducted on the safety check of the bridge upperstructure because of the ease of access. However as it is impossible to directly investigate whether the pier foundation installed in the river has been scoured. Management of underwater foundations has remained based on theory. In this study, the scour of the bridge foundation installed in such a river was realized in 3D form by using an echo sounder and VRS. This made it possible to predict the scour pattern through comparison and analysis with the ground height of the riverbed at the time of the bridge installation. Based on these results, if the pier foundation is used as an initial data to determine whether or not local scour is present and to predict long-term scouring, bridge collapse due to foundation scour can be prevented.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.9 no.4 s.33
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• pp.625-635
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• 1997

The base isolation technique and its benefits in reducing the transmitted earthquake energy into a structure have gained increasing recognition during the last two decades. Unfortunately, the current available design procedures, especially for base-isolated bridges, seem inadequate and too restrictive. As a result, practical design procedure still relies upon a series of deterministic time history analyses. In this study, the evaluation of the possibility of the normal mode method to predict the nonlinear seismic responses of base isolated bridges has been performed. The applicability has been examined through the numerical approach with isolator's elastic or plastic states of the base isolated bridges. Numerical results show that the 1st. mode period and the various responses are varied with the state but are conversed. And, the result show that the normal mode method is applicable to predict the seismic responses and to design the babe isolated bridge. Various analysis method to bridges with bilinearized hysteresis isolator and various pier heights are evalulated.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.562-566
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• 2006

최근 들어 국내에서는 도서지방을 잇는 연육교와 해상구간을 통과하는 대형교량의 건설이 활발히 진행되면서 해상조건에서 발생하는 교량세굴에 대처하기 위한 연구의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 그러나 아직까지 해상조건의 세굴현상을 파악하기 위한 적절한 세굴평가 기준이 제시되어 있지 않고 대부분 자연 하천교량 기준에 의해 해상교량의 세굴평가가 이루어지고 있는 실정이다. 교량에서 발생하는 세굴 현상은 교량 기초의 안정성에 치명적인 영향을 줄 수 있고 나아가서는 교량의 붕괴 원인이 될 수 있다. 또한 교량기초 지반의 지지력 부족이나 적정피복두께 결여 등의 원인으로 구조적인 문제점을 초래할 수 있다. 해상교량의 경우에는 조석에 의한 왕복류, 파 흐름의 상호작용, 점착성 지반 등 세굴에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인들이 복합적으로 작용하므로 교량 건설 전부터 해상조건을 반영한 다각적인 세굴검토가 요구된다. 본 연구는 강한 조석류가 작용하고 넓은 조간대를 형성하고 있는 인천대교의 세굴심을 합리적으로 산정하기 위하여 다학제적인 연구를 시도한 것이다. 본 연구에서는 해상조건의 침식유발특성을 파악하기 위한 연구로서 수치모형 및 수리모형 실험을 수행하고, 지반종류에 따른 침식저항능력을 파악하기 위한 세굴률 실험을 수행하였다. 더불어 인천대교 건설현장에 타설되어 있는 대구경 시험말뚝에 대한 실시간 세굴모니터링을 실시하여 얻은 현장관측 자료를 검증자료로 사용함으로써 종합적인 세굴검토를 통하여 다학제적이고 합리적인 해상교량의 세굴심을 평가하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.974-982
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• 2009

To improve the effectiveness and economics the bridge design methodology considering the bridge/rail longitudinal analysis and bridge/vehicle dynamic effect suggested in this study. The reliability-based Life-Cycle Costs(LCC) effective optimum design is applied to a 2-main steel girder bridge, 5$\times$(1@50m) for comparison with conventional design, initial cost optimization and equivalent LCC optimization. As a result of the optimum design based on reliability, it may be stated that the design of High-Speed railway bridges considering the bridge/rail longitudinal analysis and bridge/vehicle dynamic effect are more efficient than typical existing bridges and LCC optimization without respect to bridge/rail longitudinal analysis and bridge/vehicle dynamic effect. The result of optimization design considering the interaction, design methodology suggested in this study, is higher than result of initial cost optimization design in initial cost, but that has the advantage than result of initial cost optimization design in expected LCC.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.2B
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• pp.197-208
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• 2006

Case studies for real bridge sites are performed to verify the applicability of the Bridge Scour Management System in the field. The case studies for 20 bridges in Gangneung District of National Road Management consist of site investigations including the boring tests, bridge scour analyses for the design floods, bearing capacity evaluation of the bridge foundation before and after scour, and comprehensive evaluation of the bridge scour maintenance. The bridge scour management system is verified as an useful tool which can evaluate bridge scour vulnerability quantitatively, and is also proposed as a reasonable system which can help establish effective measures and secure the safety of bridges during floods.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.2B
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• pp.187-195
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• 2006

A bridge scour management system is developed to evaluate the vulnerability of bridge piers to scour and to help establish effective disaster measures, taking into account the locality and scour characteristics in Korea. This system is programmed using the techniques of the geographical information system(GIS) for the storage, retrieval, and display of information regarding to bridge scour. The system functions are basically divided into two parts; prioritization and maintenance. Bridges are initially screened and prioritized for bridge scour inspection and evaluation using the basic information which is obtained from the office review. The bridge scour evaluation including site investigation is performed and the vulnerability of bridge piers is categorized into six groups taking into account the local scour depth, foundation bearing capacity, foundation type, foundation depth, and present scour condition. The system tabulates and plots all the data and the results.