• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.85-90
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• 2012

This paper deals with the results for a numerical analysis of single piles and pile groups in multi-layers soil(granite soil-clay-granite soil) subjected to monotonous lateral loading using the ABAQUS finite element software. The investigated variables in this study include free head and embedded capped single pile, pile diameter (0.5m), pile length (10m), and pile groups. Numerical analyses were conducted by variation of spacing piles(s=3D, 4D, 5D) to compare the behaviour of single pile without cap and group pile. The $1{\times}3$ pile group(leading pile, middle pile, trail pile) was selected to investigate the individual pile and group lateral resistance, the distribution of the resistance among the piles. The analysis model of clay and the material of granite soil was modeled by using Druker-Prager constitutive relationship and existing treatise respectively. The pile was considered as a elastic circular concrete pile. As a result, the more pile space was extended, the value of P-multiplier is appeared to be less effective to leading pile. The lateral resistance of single-layer showed approximately 4-20% larger than the multi-layers.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.45-60
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• 1997

In this research the behavior of a new type of a single pile under lateral loading and against slope sliding is studied. Especially, the section of a new pile is determined throughout experiments, and the single pile behavior under lateral loading and the effect of improvement in slope stability by using new type of pile (gear-shaped) were studied. As a result, it is known that maximum deflection of gear-shaped pile is far smaller than that of traditional PC circular pile for the same lateral loading. And lateral load of gear-shaped pile at allowable deflection was bigger than that of PC circular pile. From the comparison between two hypes of piles, it can be seen that the degree of improvement of safety factor in slope was higher in gear-shaped pile than that of PC pile under the same condition, and it results in the reduction of the number of stabilizing piles in a slope.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.21-29
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• 2003

In this study, practical guidelines to check the possibility of some lateral movement of piled abutment were investigated. In these tests, both the depth of soft clay and the rate of embankment construction are chosen to examine the effect on lateral soil movements. The depth of soft clay layer varies from 5.2 m to 11.6 m, and the rate of embankment construction has two types : staged construction(1m/30days, 1m/15days) and instant construction. Various measuring instruments such as LVDTs, strain gauges, pressure cells, and pore pressure transducers are installed in designed positions in ordo. to clarify the soil - pile interaction and the short and long term behavior f3. piled bridge abutments adjacent to surcharge loads. The validity of the proposed guidelines by centrifuge test was compared with the observed performance by lateral movement index, F(Japan Highway Public Corporation) and modified I index(Korea Highway Corporation). Based on the results obtained, the critical values off and modified I, as a practical guidelines, are proposed as 0.03 and 2.0, respectively.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.343-354
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• 1994

The group effect which causes different downdrag distribution in individual piles within the group was investigated by using a numerical analysis and an analytical study. The interaction factors due to group spacing and total number of piles in a group were estimated by using a three dimensional non-linear finite element approach. Based on the results obtained, it is shown that the interaction factors of pile groups varies remarkably according to the group spacing, a major influencing parameter for the group effect. Also the downdrag prediction by the proposed method was compared with the other analytical methods through an example of calculations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.775-778
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• 2008

기초의 지지방식 중 깊은 기초로 분류되는 말뚝기초는 일반적으로 고강도의 기성강관(Spiral Steel Pipe)을 재료로 한 말뚝을 사용하는 것이 설계 및 시공측면에서 유리하나, 현재 국내 외의 치솟는 건설원자재 비용 및 고유가에 따른 장거리 운반비용의 증가와 더불어 건설현장에서의 경제적 부담이 상당부분 증가되고 있는 실정이다. 특히, 개발후진국을 비롯한 건설 산업의 국제적 진출에 대한 활기와 더불어 해외현장 변동상황(원자재의 수급 문제에 따른 공기지연 및 경제성) 등을 고려하면 이에 대한 능동적인 대처가 절실할 수 있다. 본 사례는 중동지역 $\bigcirc\bigcirc$조선소의 이러한 현장여건을 고려하여 중 소하중 규모의 크레인 기초에 적용된 말뚝의 구조 해석적 검토와 지역 지반조건을 반영하여 안정하고 현지조달이 가능한 말뚝 재료의 변경을 제안한 경우이다. 본 검토에서는 기초 말뚝의 정역학적 허용지지력과 기초지반 조건을 고려한 항타관입 분석 및 크레인 이동하중을 고려한 응력해석을 실시하여 최대연직력, 모멘트, 전단력, 응력비 등을 비교하였으며, 동일한 검토조건하에서 결과를 바탕으로 변경 가능한 말뚝을 선정하였다. 기초지반에 대한 적정안전율을 갖는 허용지지력 및 구조적 안정성의 확보가 가능한 콘크리트 말뚝으로의 변경이 가능하며 상부하중 규모에 따라 설치간격에 따른 파일본수의 증 감이 발생되었다.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.53-64
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• 1990

There have been numerous methods proposed to predict the pile bearing capacity, but except for the prediction by the pile loading test, not one method is suitable to give a reliable result. Even so, the pile loading test has seldom been performed due to the time and money consuming procedures. In this research, a new way of carrying out the pile loading test, "Simple Pile Loading Test(SPLT)" is introduced. In SPLT technique, the test pile is designed to have a separable shoe with a reduced sized sliding core, so that the skin friction acts as the reaction force to cause the pile tip settlement. Therefore the preparation, installation, loading and unloading of the loading frames and the kentledge can be eliminated.liminated.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.4863-4868
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• 2012

Static pile load tests were conducted on the two piles which comprised group pile installed in sand and the test results were compared with those obtained from load transfer method. Predicted load bearing capacity of the pile which locates center portion of the group pile was less than that from the load test and the reason is thought to be the densification of the soil due to the installation of the group pile. Predicted pile capacity of the API method, Coyle and Sulaiman method were 77%, 90% of the bearing capacity obtained from the load test, respectively. Comparing ultimate bearing capacities of the pile locating at the edge of the group pile, those predicted by the API method, Coyle and Sulaiman method were 1.1 times, 1.3 times of the bearing capacity obtained from the pile load test, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.31-40
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• 2003

Current design of pile group is based on the estimation of the overall bearing capacity of a pile group from that of a single pile using a group efficiency. However, the behaviors of a pile group are influenced by various factors such as the method of pile installation, pile-soil-pile interaction, cap-soil-pile interaction, etc. Thus, it is practically impossible to take into account these factors reasonably with the only group efficiency. In this paper, a new method for the design of pile groups is proposed, where the significant factors affecting the behavior of a pile group are considered separately by adopting several efficiencies. Furthermore, in the proposed method, the load transfer characteristics of piles and the difference of pile behaviors with respect to the pile locations in group can be taken into account. The efficiencies for the method are determined using the settlement failure criterion, which is consistent with the concept of allowable settlement fur structures. The efficiencies calculated from the results of existing model tests are presented, and the bearing capacity of a pile group in the other model test is calculated and compared with that from the test result to verify the validity of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.69-73
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• 2009

In this study, three dimensional numerical analyses were performed with variation of pile spacing (S=3D, 4D, 5D) to compare the behaviour of single pile and pile group with cap in granite soil. In order to compare and analyze the lateral resistance of single pile and pile group by changing pile spacing, the pile group with array of $1{\times}3$ was employed. To reduce the computation time the symmetric boundary condition was used. And Druker-Prager model and elasticity model were used for granite soil and for concrete pile and cap, respectively. Using the analyses results of pile group in granite soil under lateral loading, p-y curve for pile group and single pile with changing pile spacing was drawn. With p-y curve p-multiplier was evaluated. As a result of analysis, the value of p-multiplier was increased with increasing pile spacing under 1.0 due to pile shadow effects.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.23-32
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• 2013

This paper presents the effect of pile diameter on the lateral behavior of offshore pile for wind turbine. The material parameters of the soils were estimated through SPT on the Southwestern offshore area in Korea, where the first wind farm is planned. The FDM software, FLAC3D, and LPile were adopted to derive the load-displacement curve, p-y curve, and maximum bending moment at a specified displacement. It was found that the results from softwares significantly differ and the LPile could overestimate the allowable capacity. The maximum bending moment along the pile with 2m diameter could be as large as four times the bending moment with 1m diameter. Similar trend was observed for the allowable lateral capacity.