• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.16 no.1 s.47
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• pp.59-68
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• 2006

About 6,000 rock properties obtained from laboratory tests are collected from various projects conducted in Korea Peninsular and the distribution of the properties such as uniaxial compressive strength, cohesion, kriction angle, tangential strength, Young's modulus, p-wave velocity and S-wave velocity are analysed and correlated each other. The empirical equations deduced with 84% of reliability would be useful for preliminary design of geo-structures.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.47-60
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• 1998

It is considered in this paper that the main causes of tunnel collapse during the construction were the insufficiency of data of geotechnical investigations, or their limits due to special ground condition such as its heterogeneity and anisotropy It is thought that safety of ground can be affected by the geological conditions such as presences of discontinuities in good intact rocks, and considered to be necessary that awareness of the conditions of discontinuities in advance is important to apply adequate reinforcement measures. It is also shown that a serious accident had occurred because of the unawareness of the permeable alluvial deposits at the top of the tunnel. And it is shown that the example of application of the results of geotechnical investigation such as face-mapping, pilot boring etc. during tunnel construction, and a serious deformation of tunnel under special geological condition. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to perform an adequate geotechnical investigation to confirm the geotechnical conditons of ground before design, and supplimentary investigation is also needed depending on conditions for safe and econonic construction.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.5-17
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• 2011

Sampling disturbance can often introduce considerable errors in the laboratory estimation of geotechnical properties of soils. Accordingly, it causes inappropriative results in analysing field behavior. Therefore, a screw plate load test, one of in-situ test technique, is developed in this study, because in-situ testing techniques have advantages for the estimation of reliable geotechnical parameters. The screw plate load test, which was modified from the plate load test, conducts an experiment underneath ground by inserting a spiral type of auger screw. In this study, the structure and characteristics of the screw plate load test device are introduced in detail and the reliability of the device is examined through the analysis of the laboratory test results.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.41-49
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• 2012

In this study, laboratory test, in-situ vane shear test and piezocone penetration test in the study area were conducted to investigate the engineering characteristics of soft soils at Cheongra District, Songdo District in Incheon City, the west coast of Gyeonggi province, and Sihwa District in Ansan city. The correlations among compression index, and in-situ vane shear test, and cone resistance were obtained. The variations of liquid limit, plasticity index, water content and compression index with respect to depth exhibit strong similarity. This means that they have strong correlations, which can be used to evaluate the local characteristics of the study area. Thus, the correlations between compression index and physical properties were analysed to investigate the engineering characteristics of soft soil in the study area. The relationships between the measured piezocone factor by empirical methods, and undrained shear strength obtained by triaxial compression test or in-situ vane shear test were compared. It shows the significant correlation and piezocone factors, $N_{kT}$are suggested for the study area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2009.09a
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• pp.755-760
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• 2009

It is essential to carry out site investigations such as SPT, CPT sampling etc. to understand the characteristics of soil deposits. However, the results deduced only from the engineering standpoint have limited information to fully understand ground characteristics. In this study, it is discussed site investigation results on Youngjong deposits obtained from not only the geotechnical standpoint, but also geotechnical and geological mixed standpoint to understand correct characteristics of Youngjong soil deposit.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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• 2003.08a
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• pp.315-322
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• 2003

최근 들어 시화호 주변에 연구개발 및 주거를 목적으로 하는 사업지구가 활발하게 계획 또는 시공되고 있는데, 모든 건설공사에서와 마찬가지로 안전하고 경제적인 설계 및 시공을 위해서는 실내 및 현장지반조사를 통하여 지반의 공학적 특성에 대한 정확한 평가가 반드시 선행되어야 한다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.71-78
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• 2011

This paper aims to present the evaluation of engineering characteristics and reusing possibility of waste powders produced in dolomite and limestone nonmetal mining by physical and mechanical experiments on compaction, uniaxial compressive strength, permeability, chemical composition, and so on. Granite soil, 2 types of limestone waste powder, and 1 type of dolomite waste powder were used for main materials, and cement and bentonite were used for admixed materials in this experiments. The findings based on the experimental results are the severe difference of chemical composition of the dolomite & limestone waste powder and the crushed rock waste powder, and the outstanding of engineering characteristics of the dolomite waste powder with high content of MgO compared with the limestone waste powder. The engineering properties on compaction, uniaxial compressive strength, and permeability are enhanced with increase of admixed ratio of waste powder on granite soil. From the experimental results, it can be suggested that the dolomite waste powder admixed with in-situ granite soil is useful as geo-materials with considering of distribution costs.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.141-155
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• 1999

Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute(KORDI) conducted an offshore geotechnical investigation for the Eardo Ocean Research Station with the help of the Fugro International Limited at a site location approximately 152 km away from Mara Island, Korea. The primary purpose of the geotechnical investigation was to obtain information on soil and foundation conditions, and to develop foundation design data for a fixed offshore observation platform. This paper discussed the details of the geotechnical investigation and the foundation design recommendations for the Ocean Research Station. Clear recommendations were proposed for the foundation type of driven pile considering the existing soil conditions.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.77-88
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• 1998

This study discusses the engineering characteristics and distribution of marine clay in Pohang by providing evidence that Pohang area has been upheaving in connection with the changes of sea level and geographical development in the Babt Coast. It is estimated that the sea level of the East Coast about 10,000 years ago had been 25 meters below than that of the present. The corroborative fact is that the marine clay deposited below the sea level due to the changes of the crust in Pohang is usually found above the sea level. Judging from their OCR values of leas than 0.77 and Bu/po'ratio of less than 0.14 at the depth of 7.8 meters below the ground level, marine clays of Dohu 1-dong and Jangsung-dong in Pohang City are presumed to be in a state of underconsolidation. However, more sophisticated measures and analysis are needed to prove it.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.13-24
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• 2013

Various elastic wave-based site investigation methods have been used to characterize subsurface ground because the dynamic properties can be correlated with various geotechnical parameters. Although the inherent spatial variability of the geotechnical parameters affects the P-wave propagation characteristics, ground heterogeneity has not been considered as an influential factor. Thus, the effect of heterogeneous ground on the travel-time shift and wavefront characteristics of elastic waves through stochastic numerical analyses is investigated in this study. The effects of the relative correlation lengths and relative propagation distances on the travel-time shift of P-waves considering various intensities of ground heterogeneity were investigated. Heterogeneous ground fields of stiffness (e.g., the coefficient of variation = 10 ~ 40%) were repeatedly realized in numerical finite difference grids using the turning band method. Monte Carlo simulations were undertaken to simulate P-wave propagation in heterogeneous ground using a finite difference method-based numerical approach. The results show that the disturbance of the wavefront becomes more significant with stronger heterogeneity and induces travel-time delays. The relative correlation lengths and propagation distances are systematically related to the travel-time shift.