• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.126-126
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• 2002

In dynamic analyses such as seismic ground response and soil-structure interaction problems, it is very crucial to obtain accurate dynamic shear modulus of soil deposit. In this study, an extensive data base of available experimental data is compiled and reanalyzed to establish a simple empirical formula for the dynamic shear modulus reduction curve to cover wide range of strain for sandy soils. The proposed empirical equation is to represent the dynamic shear modulus degradation with strain in terms of low-amplitude dynamic shear modulus and effective mean confining Pressure, since those factors have the most significant effect on the Position and shape of the shear modulus reduction curve for nonelastic soils. If low-amplitude shear modulus is measured, degraded modulus at any shear strain amplitude can be calculated using the proposed equation.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.127-138
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• 2002

In dynamic analyses such as seismic ground response and soil-structure interaction problems, it is very crucial to obtain accurate dynamic shear modulus of soil deposit. In this study, an extensive data base of available experimental data is compiled and reanalyzed to establish a simple empirical formula for the dynamic shear modulus reduction curve to cover wide range of strain for sandy soils. The proposed empirical equation is to represent the dynamic shear modulus degradation with strain in terms of low-amplitude dynamic shear modulus and effective mean confining Pressure, since those factors have the most significant effect on the Position and shape of the shear modulus reduction curve for nonelastic soils. If low-amplitude shear modulus is measured, degraded modulus at any shear strain amplitude can be calculated using the proposed equation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.87-93
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• 2008

The large scale shaker can be employed to measure linear and nonlinear shear moduli of soils in situ as a function of shear strain. The method involves applying dynamic loads on a surface foundation measuring the dynamic response of the soil mass beneath the foundation with embedded instrumentation. This paper focuses on the development of a framework of the inverse analysis for the interpretation of test data to estimate linear and nonlinear shear moduli of soils along with the necessity of the inverse analysis. The suggested framework is based on the nonlinear least squares but it uses two iterative loops to account for the nonlinear behavior of soil that sensors are not located. The validity of the suggested inversion framework is tested through a series of numerical parametric studies. An example use of the suggested inversion framework is also shown. Because the field condition may affect the accuracy of suggested method, it is important to conduct a preliminary inverse analysis to quantify the discrepancy between the estimated modulus and the baseline.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.401-411
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• 2001

This paper deals with the vibration analysis of the rectangular plates which are subjected to uniform in-plane stresses and supported on In-homogeneous Pasternak foundation. Two parametric foundation which Winkler foundation parameter and shear foundation parameter considered, is called by the Pasternak foundation. The values of Winkler foundation parameter of central and border zone of plate are chosen as k₁and k₂respectively, and the value of shear foundation is chosen as constant about all zone of plate. After composing global flexural stiffeness matrix, geometrical stiffeness matrix, mass matrix, and the stiffeness matrix of the Pasternak foundation, eigenvalue problems which are composed of these matrices are solved. The result shows that the shear foundation parameter must not be ignore when considering the stiffeness of foundation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.796-800
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• 2009

토목구조물 및 사면의 붕괴는 집중호우가 내리는 경우 많이 발생하고 있으며, 특히 사면에서는 붕괴까지의 변형이 급속히 진행되어 이를 사전에 예방하기는 매우 어려운 현실이다. 침투 및 배수과정에서의 사면 붕괴는 강우침투로 인한 지반의 물리적 특성변화가 직접적으로 사면의 안전계수 변화에 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되며, 이때 발생하는 물리적 특성변화로는 침투시 사면 내 지반의 단위 중량은 증가하여 전단응력의 증가 및 전단강도 감소현상이 발생하며, 이와 반대로 사면 내 배수로 인하여 전단응력의 감소 및 전단강도의 증가현상이 발생한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 강우침투로 발생하는 지반의 포화도 변화를 지반 내 투수계수의 함수로 설명하여 강우로 인한 지반의 침투 및 배수과정을 규명하고자 한다. 일반적으로 지반 내 지하수의 침투과정은 라플라스 공식을 적용한다. 그러나 라플라스 공식은 정상 상태(Steady State)일 경우에만 사용할 수 있고, 강우 등으로 인한 지하수의 수두 변화가 발생한 비정상 상태(Unsteady State)의 경우에는 부적합하므로 사면과 옹벽 등의 토질구조물에서는 안전성 변화를 계산할 수 없다. 이를 위해 사면 내 지반의 침투 및 배수과정을 투수계수의 함수로 나타내어, 강우의 침투과정을 Fourier Series, 변수분리법 및 섭동함수를 사용하여 식으로 유도함으로서 강우에 의한 지반의 침투 및 배수과정에 따른 사면 내 지하수의 분포를 예측한다. 침투과정 해석을 위하여 지표에서 포화대까지의 깊이 10m의 모델사면 및 지표부터 포화대까지의 포화도는 직선으로 비례한다는 가정을 적용한다. 먼저 푸리에 급수를 이용, 시간에 따른 온도를 열전달에 관하여 편미분하여 발생하는 열확산계수를 투수계수로 변환함에 따라 지하수의 시간과 수직방향거리에 대한 지반의 포화도를 산정한다. 변수분리법은 산정된 포화도에 지반의 초기조건과 경계조건를 고려하기 위해 적용하며, 변수분리법에 의해 산정된 지하수 분포를 섭동함수법으로 과도 및 정상상태로 분류한다. 본 연구의 수행으로 인해 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, Fourier Series와 변수분리법, 섭동함수를 이용하여 강우에 의한 지반의 포화도 변화를 수식적으로 나타낼 수 있으며 둘째, 지반에서의 강우침투과정을 식으로 표현함으로서, 깊이별 시간에 따른 포화도의 영역이 상부로부터 하부로 전이되는 과정을 알 수 있다. 셋째, 푸리에 급수를 이용한 지반의 침투계산으로 강우로 인한 지반의 포화영역 및 불포화영역을 명확히 구분할 수 있으며, 각 깊이별 포화도를 계산하여 각 구간에서 불포화구간의 전단강도에 대한 보다 정확한 계산이 가능하리라 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.35-46
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• 2004

In Korea, around one - third of the country is occupied by granite, and granite weathered soils are widely distributed. Most of the research on this soil has been performed using reconstituted specimens because of the extreme difficulty of undisturbed sampling due to the sensitive particle structures. Therefore, the comparisons of deformational characteristics, which is expressed in terms of shear and Young's moduli and damping ratio, obtained from the undisturbed and reconstituted specimens are important for the reliable understanding of soil behavior. In this study, the resonant column and torsional shear tests were performed on granite weathered soils in Korea, and the deformation characteristics of undisturbed and reconstituted soil on granite weathered soils were evaluated and compared.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.78-82
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• 1989

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.85-97
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• 2003

In this paper, earthquake response analyses were performed using equivalent linear method at the soil sites classified as soil types III and IV in "Standard Design Loads for Buildings" Soil Factors were back-calculated by using spectral accelerations obtained from the analyses and those values are compared with soil factors described in other domestic seismic guidelines. For buildings which have the natural period higher than 0.9 sec, it was possible to use soil factors of soil types II and III instead of those of soil types III and IV, respectively. Therefore, it can be concluded that seismic base shear force can be overestimated in the current seismic guidelines and the improvement is required. required.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.7-20
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• 2020

In this study, the dynamic behavior of a single pile foundation was investigated by using an analytical and numerical studies. The emphasis was given on quantifying a function about the coefficient of dynamic horizontal subgrade reaction from 3D analysis. Based on the numerical analysis, a modified correction factor (α), which is used to obtain the coefficient dynamic horizontal subgrade reaction, was proposed by considering shear wave velocity of soil and confining stress. It was found that the prediction by pseudo-static analysis using the proposed coefficient is in good agreement with the general trends observed by dynamic analysis, and it represents a practical improvement in the prediction of behavior for pile foundations subjected to dynamic loads.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.1C
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• pp.63-74
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• 2008

Site response analyses were performed based on equivalent linear technique using the local geologic and dynamic site characteristics, which include soil profiles, shear wave velocity profiles and depth to bedrock for 125 sites collected in Korean Peninsula. From the results of site response analyses, 2-parameters site classification system based on the combination of mean shear wave velocity of soil and depth to bedrock was newly recommended for regions of shallow bedrock depth in Korea. First, as the borders of bedrock depth (H) for site classification were determined as 10m and 20m, the soil sites were divided into 3 classes as $H_1$, $H_2$ and $H_3$ sites. And then, the 3 site classes were subdivided into 7 classes based on the mean shear wave velocity of soil ($V_{s,soil}$). The feasibility of new site classification system was verified and the representative site coefficients ($F_a$ and $F_v$) and design response spectrum were suggested by analyzing uniform trend and dispersion of site coefficients for each site class. The suggested site coefficients and the regression curves present the nonlinear characteristics of soils according to the change of rock outcrop acceleration with uniform trend effectively. From the comparison between the mean values of response spectrum which was acquired from the site response analysis and the suggested design response spectrum, there was a little difference in some of site classes and it was verified to adjust the integration interval to make it more suitable for the site condition in Korea.