• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.32 no.3C
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• pp.105-111
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• 2012

Bucket foundations, which are used in the foundations of offshore wind turbines, should be able to withstand large amounts of horizontal and moment loads. Tripod bucket foundation, which combines three single buckets, has been used to increase horizontal and moment capacities. This study performed numerical analysis using ABAQUS (2010), to analyze the group effect and the bearing capacity of a tripod bucket in clay. Parametric studies were performed varying the bucket spacing ratio S/D (S=spacing between the centers of the bucket and the tower; D=diameter of the bucket) and depth ratio L/D (L=embedded length of skirt). The applied constitutive models were a linear elastic perfectly plastic model with Tresca yield criteria for normally consolidated clay and an elastic model for buckets. Loading in the vertical, horizontal, and moment directions was simulated with an increase in each movement at a reference point. The bearing behavior and the capacities of a single and a tripod bucket were compared. Capacity evaluation method of the tripod bucket was suggested using the capacity of a single bucket.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.61-73
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• 2023

Suction buckets are feasible options for offshore foundations to support subsea structures in deep water, enabling suction-induced installation by pumps. Recently, hybrid suction bucket foundations that combine single or multiple suction buckets with a mat foundation have been considered. The foundations effectively increase the load capacity while reducing construction costs. However, there is still insufficient experimental validation of hybrid suction bucket foundations regarding their bearing capacity. Furthermore, research on the horizontal load capacity under low vertical and moment loads is inadequate. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using a hybrid suction bucket foundation for subsea installations in clay. We considered two types of hybrid suction bucket foundations: a circular mat with a single suction bucket and a square mat with multiple buckets. Centrifuge tests were performed to understand the hybrid suction bucket foundation characteristics under horizontal loads and their corresponding bearing capacity. Particularly, we verified the effect of the mat foundation and bucket embedment depth on the horizontal bearing mechanism and capacities. Results confirmed that the hybrid suction bucket foundation outperforms the single suction bucket.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.35 no.12
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• pp.101-109
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• 2019

The bucket platform is a new structure suitable for construction of offshore bridge foundations and providing the temporary support for equipments and labour. The platform can be subjected to moment loading due to the eccentric loading or the horizontal load by wave and wind. Therefore, a three dimensional finite element analysis was performed to evaluate the moment bearing capacity of the bucket platform, varying soil density, the diameter and embedment depth of the bucket. The numerical modeling was verified and compared with the moment-rotation curve from a field loading test. The uniform sandy ground was assumed and the moment load was applied at the top plate of the platform, increasing bucket rotation. The moment-rotation relations were analyzed to determine the moment capacity, which was influenced by the embedment depth and diameter of the bucket. Finally, a preliminary design equation was suggested to estimate the moment bearing capacity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.342-343
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• 2004

조사재시험시설내 풀 ($3{\times}6{\times}10\textrm{m}^3$) 속에는 풀과 핫셀간에 조사재 및 연료를 핫셀로 이송할 수있는 버켓 엘리베이터(bucket elevator)가 설치되어 있다. 허용하중은 1톤이고, 버켓의 제원은 $25{\times}25{\times}150\textrm{cm}^3$ 이다. 버켓의 상하 운동은 체인구동 시스템으로 약 63도의 경사도를 갖고 움직이며, 체인은 사각 튜브의 내측면에 고정되어 있는 상하 가이드 레일 사이에서 특수 제작된 체인이 로울러 슬라이딩 방식으로 버켓의 lug를 잡고 상하로 움직이며 핫셀 작업대(working table) 하부에 설치되어 있는 스프로켓 휠(sprocket wheel)에 감기어 구동하도록 되어 있다.(중략)

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.21-31
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• 2018

Bucket foundations are widely used in offshore areas due to their various benefits such as easy and fast installations. A bucket is installed using self-weight and the hydraulic pressure difference across the lid generated by pumping out water from inside the bucket. When buckets are installed in high permeable soil such as sands, upward seepage flow occurs around the bucket tip and interior, leading to a decrease in the effective stress in the soil inside the buckets. This process reduces the penetration resistance of buckets. However, the soil inside and outside the bucket can be disturbed due to the upward seepage flow and this can change the soil properties around the bucket. Moreover, upward seepage flow can create significant soil plug heave, thereby hindering the penetration of the bucket to the target depth. Despite of these problems, soil disturbance and soil plug heave created by suction installation are not well understood. This study aims to investigate the behavior of soil during suction installation. To comprehend the phenomena of soil plug heave during installation, a series of small-scale model tests were conducted with different testing conditions. From a series of tests, the effects of tip thickness of bucket, penetration rate, and self-weight were identified. Finally, soil properties inside the bucket after installation were approximated from the measured soil plug heave.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.244-252
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• 2014

In this study, seismic responses of the offshore wind tower supported by bucket foundation are analyzed in consideration of soil-structure interaction. The program SASSI is used as analyzing tool and an artificial seismic input for soft soil is used as input motion. The H/R ratio of bucket, the stiffness of bucket foundation and the soil stiffness are considered as parameters and its effects are estimated. The responses of structure are obtained at the base and the nacell. As results, the effects of H/R ratio, the stiffness of bucket and the stiffness of site are generally denoted different response tendency at the base and the nacell. However, these whole responses of the base and the nacell are much lager than that of rock site. Therefore, the consideration of this phemomia affect to the response of offshore wind tower with bucket foundation largely.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.21-24
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• 2011

최근 NAND 플래시 메모리는 가벼운 무게, 적은 전력소모, 온도 및 충격에 강한 내구성 때문에 하드디스크를 대체할 저장 매체로 주목 받고 있다. 하지만 NAND 플래시 메모리는 비대칭적인 읽기 쓰기 소거 연산 처리 속도와 제자리 갱신이 불가능한 물리적인 특징으로 인해 디스크 기반의 대표적인 인덱스 구조 중의 하나인 해시 인덱스 구조를 NAND 플래시 메모리 상에 구현하였을 때, 레코드가 빈번하게 삽입, 삭제, 갱신되면 대량의 제자리 갱신이 발생하여 플래시 메모리에서 느린 쓰기 연산과 소거 연산이 수행되어 성능이 저하된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 성능 저하를 피하기 위하여 버켓 오버플로우 발생 시 분할 연산을 수행하지 않고, 최대한 지연시킴으로써 쓰기 연산을 줄이는 인덱스 구조를 제안한다. 또한, 각 버켓에 대한 오버플로우 버켓의 갱신 및 삭제 비율에 따라 적응적으로 오버플로우 버켓을 할당하여 추가적인 읽기 쓰기 연산을 줄인다. 본 논문은 기존의 해시 인덱스 구조를 예제 및 수식을 통하여 제안하는 인덱스 구조의 우수성을 보인다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.32 no.12
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• pp.69-78
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• 2016

A suction bucket foundation has been considered to be a potential foundation type for offshore wind turbines. A suction bucket foundation is usually installed in soft soil, so the accumulated displacement of the foundation may occur under long-term cyclic loads. In this study, a series of 1-g model tests were performed to analyze the accumulated rotation of suction bucket foundations under long-term cyclic horizontal loads. The dry model ground was prepared to have two different soil densities by air-pluviation method. The model tests were performed varying the embedment depth of the suction bucket, the soil density, and the amplitude of cyclic load. A one-way horizontal cyclic load was applied over $10^4$ cycles. Test results showed that the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundation increased with the increase in the number of cycles and load magnitudes. Based on the model test results, a new equation was proposed to evaluate the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundations in dry sandy ground under long-term cyclic horizontal loads.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.93-101
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• 2019

The mechanical properties and microstructure of 1st stage used and casted buckets of $1,100^{\circ}C$ class gas turbine were analyzed to evaluate quality of the components. Gas turbine 1st stage buckets are exposed and operated in the most severe environment except 1st nozzle among the hot path gas components. Additionally, since the 1st stage bucket is a rotating component, so it may cause additional damage to the rear buckets and nozzles which cause a huge financial loss. Therefore, the quality of the casted bucket must be evaluated prior to use at the plant site. In this study, the microstructure analysis and mechanical properties of the casted bucket were evaluated to verify the casting quality and it was confirmed that the quality conditions designed by KEPCO were satisfied. A bucket operated 46% (11,067EOH) of its life time also evaluated for quality comparison.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.10
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• pp.25-33
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• 2011

Suction buckets have been widely used for offshore structures such as anchors for floating facilities, and the foundations of offshore wind energy turbines. However, the design guidelines for suction buckets have not been clearly suggested. Therefore, this study performed the numerical analysis by using ABAQUS (2010) to evaluate bearing capacities and load-movement behaviors of the suction bucket in NC clay. For the numerical analysis, the depth ratio L/D (L=embedded length of skirt; D=diameter of a bucket) was varied from 0.25 to 1.0. The analysis results showed that the L/D ratio has a significant effect on the bearing capacity, and the vertical and horizontal capacities respectively increased by about 40% and 90%, when L/D ratio increased from 0.25 to 1.0. At the vertical loading, the bucket showed the similar failure mode with a deep foundation, so the shaft and toe resistances can be separately evaluated. At the horizontal loading, the bucket with L/D=O.25 showed the sliding failure mode and the bucket with $L/D{\geq}0.5$ showed the rotational failure mode.