• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.11-19
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• 2006

For the last decade, the hi-directional testing method has been advantageous over the conventional pile load testing method in many aspects. However, because the hi-directional test uses a loading mechanism entirely different from that of the conventional pile load testing method, many investigators and practicing engineers have been concerned that the hi-directional test would give inaccurate results, especially about the pile head settlement behavior. Therefore, a hi-directional load test and the conventional top-down load test were executed on 1.5 m diameter cast-in-situ concrete piles at the same time and site. Strain gauges were placed on the piles. The two tests gave similar load transfer curves at various depth of piles. However, the top-down equivalent curve constructed from the hi-directional load test results predicted the pile head settlement under the pile design load to be about one half of that predicted by the conventional top-down load test. To improve the prediction accuracy of the top-down equivalent curve, a simple method that accounts for the pile compression is proposed. It was also shown that the strain gauge measurement data from the hi-directional load test could reproduce almost the same top-down curve.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.23 no.9
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• pp.51-63
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• 2007

Behavior of rock-socketed drilled shafts subjected to axial load was investigated on the basis of pile load tests. The emphasis was laid on analyzing the shear load transfer characteristics from the shafts to surrounding rock. Field load tests were performed on nine test shafts under various conditions such as weathering of rock mass, borehole roughness, pile diameters, and loading directions. The borehole roughness at each test site was profiled using a laser borehole profiler. In order to evaluate and to propose ultimate shaft resistance($f_{max}$) of drilled shafts in rock of Korean peninsular, also, database of pile load tests was developed by reviewing various literature and technical reports.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.39-53
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• 2019

Bi-directional pile load test (briefly called 'BDH PLT') cannot be performed at loading levels where ultimate bearing capacity could be assessed in field, it is not possible to precisely determine both ultimate load and yield load and under loading. Since the load is transmitted separately to the skin and the end unlike the static pile load test (briefly called 'SPLT') and the direction of loading on the skin is opposite, such methods could have a result different from actual movements of shafts. In this study, three-dimensional finite element method (briefly called '3D FEM') analysis was conducted from results of the BDH PLT, made with barret piles, which were large-diameter cast-in-place concrete piles, and the calculated design constants were applied to the 3D FEM analysis of the SPLT to interpret them numerically and then, actual behaviors of cast-in-place concrete piles were estimated. First, using the results of the BDH PLT with cast-in-place concrete piles, behaviors of the piles made by loading upwards and downwards were analyzed to calculate load-displacement. Second, the design constants, calculated by the 3D FEM analysis and the back analysis, were applied on the 3D FEM analysis for the SPLT, and from these results, behaviors of the SPLT through the BDH PLT was analyzed. Last, the results of the 3D FEM analysis of the SPLT through the BDH PLT was expressed in relationships as {A ratio of bearing capacity of the SPLT and of the BDH PLT (y)} ~ {A ratio of reference displacement and pile circumference (x)}, and they were all classified by reference displacement at 10.0 mm, 15.0 mm, and 25.4 mm.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.155-161
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• 1993

It is usually very expensive and often impractical to extend a load test on a large pile until collapse. Many graphical or mathematical methods have been attempted to estimate the bearing capacity from the results of a vertical load test without having to load the pile to failure. According to Fellenius, the failure value must be based on some mathematical rule and generate a repeatable value that is independent of scale relations and the opinions of the individual interpreter. This study presents the method which may estimate the failure load using the maximum curvature to apply Kondner's theory from the results of a loading test which cannot be extended until the failure load is reached.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 1992.06a
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• pp.1-13
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 일반 PC 말뚝과는 달리 제작시 실리카(silica) 재료를 사용하고 중기양생후 고온,고압의 추가양생(autoclave curing)을 실시 함으로써 말뚝자체의 강성을 높인 PHC 말뚝의 항타 시공성을 컴퓨터 프로그램을 이용하여 파악하였다. 일반적으로 임의의 지반조건, 항타장비에 따른 컴퓨터 프로그램의 실행결과는 PHC 말뚝이 PC 말뚝에 비해 항타장비에 의해서 발휘되는 타격에너지에 대해 보다 큰 저항력을 가지므로 설계지지력을 크게 얻을 수 있으며 항타장비의 선정에 있어서도 보다 큰 효율을 지닌 장비의 선정이 가능하여 경제적인 항타작업을 수행하는데 유리함을 보였다. 이와같은 결과를 실제 현장에서의 말뚝 항타시공을 실시한 후 항타기록 및 재하시험 결과와 비교검토 하였는데 본 연구결과와 재하시험 결과가 잘 일치함을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.526-532
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• 2009

말뚝의 정재하시험을 통하여 항복하중 및 극한하중을 판별하는 다양한 방법이 제안되어 왔다. 말뚝의 지지력은 주면마찰력과 선단지지력의 합으로 나타내어 왔으나 말뚝 재하시험을 통한 항복 하중 및 극한하중의 판별법은 대체로 총 침하량에 대해 판별하거나 재하하중-침하 그래프로부터 산정되는 경우가 대표적이다. 본 연구에서는 현장 대구경 양방향 재하시험 결과를 활용하여 말뚝의 주면부와 선단부로 나누어 항복하중을 판별할 수 있는 방법을 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.107-119
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• 2018

PHC piles, extension-plate attached PHC piles, and steel pipe attached PHC piles were installed in field test site. Axial compressive static load tests including load distribution test and Pile Driving Analyzer (after driving) were done on the tip-transformed PHC piles and the grouted tip-transformed PHC piles. Load-displacement curves of three different type of PHC piles, which are PHC pile (TP-1), extension plate attached PHC pile (TP-2) and steel pipe attached PHC pile (TP-3), showed almost the same behavior. Thus bearing capacity increase effect of the tip-transformed PHC piles was negligible. Share ratio of side resistance and end bearing resistance for PHC pile, extension plate attached PHC pile, and steel pipe attached PHC pile were 95.8% vs. 4.2%, 95.6% vs. 4.4%, and 97.8% vs. 2.2% respectively.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.81-92
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• 2012

In this study, in-depth site investigation related to design and construction of pile foundation was carried out, especially with respect to 103 large-scale bridges located in South Korea. As a result, the depths and location of investigation was unsatisfactory at the foundation investigation process. Moreover, pile load tests were not performed when the capacity of the file is calculated in planning phase, and it was difficult to determine the load capacity limit due to the fact that loading capacity was not specified in pile-loading test. The design criteria related to pile foundation does not reflect the reality of the construction site, and that causes over design, and economic inefficiency in budget. Therefore, the purposes of this study is to review case studies related to the bearing capacity of pile foundations and suggest improvements in the construction specifications.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.45-51
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• 2005

The distribution of shaft resistance is measured by the static load test with the strain gauge or stress gauge, so that the long-term load distribution must be considered for the pile design. However, the measurement by strain gauge generally assumes the 'zero reading', which is the reading taken at 'zero time' with 'zero' load and the residual stress, which is the negative skin friction(or the negative shaft resistance) caused by the pile construction, is neglected. Therefore, the measured value by strain gauge is different from the true load-distribution because residual stresses were neglected. In this study, the three drilled shafts were constructed, and the strain measurements were carried out just after shaft construction. As a result of this study, it is shown that the true load-distribution of drilled shaft is quite different with known load distribution and the true load-distribution of drilled shaft changed from the negative skin friction to the positive skin according to the load increment.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.5-17
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• 2018

In this study, the static and dynamic load tests were carried out to propose the safety factor of steel prebored and precast piles in weathered rocks. The axial load tests have been conducted on test piles with nominal diameters of 0.508 and 0.457 m. The piles were subject to static loading tests (14 times) and dynamic loading tests (EOID 14times, Restrike 14times). The dynamic loading tests were first executed after the casting of test piles ((1) initial EOID test). (2)In the succeding 28 days from completion of construction, static load tests were performed and (3)final restrike tests were carried out after 15 days from the static test. As a result, the bearing capacity based on Davisson method was 15% higher than that of the restrike tests. The bearing capacity of the static load tests were larger than that of the dynamic tests. By comparing the safety factor through various loading tests, the safety factor of dynamic loading tests were suggested to be lowered to 1.75 from the conventional 2.0.