• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2019

The physical models are useful to understand the soil behaviour. Hence, these tools allow validating analytical theories and numerical data. This paper addresses the design, construction and implementation of a physical model able to simulate the soil liquefaction under different cyclic actions. The model was instrumented with a piezoelectric actuator and a set of transducers to measure the porewater pressures, displacements and accelerations of the system. The soil liquefaction was assessed in three different grain size particles of a natural sand by applying a sinusoidal signal, which incorporated three amplitudes and the fundamental frequencies of three different earthquakes occurred in Colombia. In addition, such frequencies were scaled in a micro shaking table device for 1, 50 and 80 g. Tests allowed identifying the liquefaction susceptibility at various frequency and displacement amplitude combinations. Experimental evidence validated that the liquefaction susceptibility is higher in the fine-grained sands than coarse-grained sands, and showed that the acceleration of the actuator controls the phenomena trigging in the model instead of the displacement amplitude.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.637-647
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• 2019

In this study, we analyzed seismic behavior of reinforced earth retaining wall through the model test in order to characterize the behavior of reinforced earth retaining wall during earthquake. A scale model test was performed based on similitude ratio in accordance with law of similitude due to time and financial constraints on real scale modeling experiments. Seismic resistance characteristics of each seismic waves were analyzed by assessing the variations measured through excitation of the excited acceleration of 0.05g, 0.1g, 0.15g, and 0.2g. The results of this study, it would be important to obtain reasonable and abundant data on ground properties and seismic design in preparation for earthquakes when assessing the safety of block type reinforced earth retaining wall confined to model experiment. Acquisition of those data and systematic analytical techniques are considered likely to have a significant effect on the decrease of structure damage caused by earthquakes in Korea which has recently witnessed frequent occurrence of earthquakes.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.291-321
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• 2011

The paper describes a simple numerical FLAC model that was developed to simulate the dynamic response of two instrumented reduced-scale model reinforced soil walls constructed on a 1-g shaking table. The models were 1 m high by 1.4 m wide by 2.4 m long and were constructed with a uniform size sand backfill, a polymeric geogrid reinforcement material with appropriately scaled stiffness, and a structural full-height rigid panel facing. The wall toe was constructed to simulate a perfectly hinged toe (i.e. toe allowed to rotate only) in one model and an idealized sliding toe (i.e. toe allowed to rotate and slide horizontally) in the other. Physical and numerical models were subjected to the same stepped amplitude sinusoidal base acceleration record. The material properties of the component materials (e.g. backfill and reinforcement) were determined from independent laboratory testing (reinforcement) and by back-fitting results of a numerical FLAC model for direct shear box testing to the corresponding physical test results. A simple elastic-plastic model with Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion for the sand was judged to give satisfactory agreement with measured wall results. The numerical results are also compared to closed-form solutions for reinforcement loads. In most cases predicted and closed-form solutions fall within the accuracy of measured loads based on ${\pm}1$ standard deviation applied to physical measurements. The paper summarizes important lessons learned and implications to the seismic design and performance of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2020

Earthquake preparedness has become more important with recent increase in the number of earthquakes in Korea, but many existing structures are not prepared for earthquakes. There are various types of liquefaction prevention method that can be applied, such as compaction, replacement, dewatering, and inhibition of shear strain. However, most of the liquefaction prevention methods are applied before construction, and it is important to find optimal methods that can be applied to existing structures and that have few effects on the environment, such as noise, vibration, and changes in underground water level. The purpose of this study is to estimate the correlation between the displacement of a structure and variations of pore water pressure on the ground in accordance with the depth of the sheet file when liquidation occurs. To achieve this, a shaking table test was performed for Joo-Mun-Jin standard sand and an earth pressure, accelerometer, pore water pressure transducer, and LVDT were installed in both the non-liquefiable layer and the liquefiable layer to measure the subsidence and excess pore water pressure in accordance with the time of each embedded depth. Then the results were analyzed. A comparison of the pore water pressure in accordance with Hsp/Hsl was shown to prevent lateral water flow at 1, 0.85 and confirmed that the pore water pressure increased. In addition, the relationship between Hsp/Hsl and subsidence was expressed as a trend line to calculate the expected settlement rate formula for the embedded depth ratio.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2010

말뚝 구조물의 동적 거동을 분석하고 지진파에 대한 공진 안정성을 확보하기 위해서는 고유 진동수를 합리적으로 산정하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 간단한 질량 - 스프링 모델을 이용하여 지진 하중을 받는 말뚝 구조물의 고유 진동수를 간편하면서도 효율적으로 예측할 수 있는 방법을 모색하였다. 고유진동수 산정 결과에 큰 영향을 미치는 지반-말뚝 간 스프링 강성을 지반반력상수와 p-y 곡선 그리고 지반 탄성계수 등을 이용하여 결정하고, 이들을 이용하여 계산한 고유진동수를 1g 진동대 실험에서 계측한 고유진동수와 비교한 결과, 지반반력상수를 이용한 Reese(1974) 방법과 동적 p-y 중추 곡선을 이용한 Yang(2009)의 방법을 이용하여 스프링 강성을 산정하는 것이 가장 우수한 결과를 나타내었는데, 건조토에 위치한 말뚝구조물에서는 5% 이내의 오차를 보였으며, 포화토에 위치한 말뚝 구조물의 경우에는 진동 중에 과잉간극수압의 발생여부에 따라 5%에서 40% 사이의 오차를 나타내었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2022

동적 하중 재하시 지반-구조물 상호작용 확인을 위해 최근까지 단말뚝을 고려한 진동대 실험이 많이 시행됐다. 그러나, 실제 구조물의 대부분은 군말뚝 기초로 지지되는 기둥 형태의 다자유도 구조물이므로 본 연구에서는 이를 고려하여 대형 진동대 실험 및 수치해석을 통해 지반-구조물 상호 작용을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 다자유도 기둥 구조물은 가속도의 증가 및 구조물의 고유 진동수와의 일치 여부에 따라 말뚝의 모멘트는 증가하였다. 또한, 동적 p-y 곡선의 기울기는 가속도 및 입력 진동수의 변화에 상관없이 일정한 기울기를 나타내었다. 다자유도 기둥 구조물의 동적 p-y 중추 곡선 및 군말뚝의 모멘트에 대한 분석 결과, 반복하중에 의해 배후말뚝 조건인 양 측면말뚝보다 선두말뚝의 중심말뚝에서 큰 지반 저항력을 나타내며, 군말뚝 효과는 기존 연구와는 상이하게 7D 이상에서도 발현되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2018

Instead of a single pile, group piles are usually used for the pile foundation. If the earthquake occurs in the ground where group piles are installed, dynamic behavior of group piles are affected not only by interaction of piles and the ground movement but also by the pile cap. However, in Korea, the pile cap influence is not taken account into the design of group piles. Research on dynamic behavior of group piles has been performed only to verify interaction of piles and the ground and has not considered the pile cap as a factor. In this research, 1g shaking table model tests were performed to verify the thickness of the pile cap affects dynamic behavior of group piles that were installed in the ground where the earthquake would occur. The test results show that, as thickness of the pile cap increased, acceleration and horizontal displacement of the pile cap decreasd while vertical displacement of the pile cap increased. The results also showed that, among the group files tested, acceleration, horizontal displacement, and vertical displacement of the bearing pile are smaller than those of the friction pile.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.833-839
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• 2018

Dynamic behaviour of a tunnel is one of the most important issues for the safety and it is generally subjected to the seismic response of the surrounding soil. Relative displacement occurred in tunnel lining during earthquake produces severe damage. Generally, it concentrates at the connecting area when two tunnels are connected in the ground. A flexible segment is a useful device for the mitigation of seismic loads on tunnel lining. In this study, 1-g shaking table tests are performed to investigate the acceleration response for the verification of the effect of flexible segment and to determine the optimum location of the flexible segment for connected tunnels. Four different seismic waves are considered; as a result, peak acceleration is reduced to 49% in case that flexible segment is implemented adjacent to connecting area. It also exhibited that the mitigation of acceleration response is verified in all seismic waves. Additionally, 3-dimensional numerical analysis is performed to compare and verify the results. And the numerical results show good agreement to those of the experimental study.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2004

지진시 중력식 안벽에 작용하는 동적작용력의 크기는 배면지반내에 발생하는 과잉간극수압의 크기에 따라 민감하게 변화한다. 본 연구에서는 지진시 발생 과잉간극수압에 따른 벽체 작용력의 변화를 고려하여 중력식 안벽의 지진변위를 산정할 수 있는 새로운 변위모델을 제안하였다. 이 모델은 기본적으로 Newmark 강성블럭 해석개념을 이용하며, 벽체 작용력의 크기 변화를 항복가속도 크기 변화와 연계하여 산정한다. 개발된 모델은 변수연구와 1g 진동대 실험을 수행하여 검증하였는데, 변수연구를 통하여 본 모델에 사용되는 주요 변수들이 안벽의 변위발생에 미치는 영향을 분석하였고, 1g 진동대 실험에서 얻어진 모형벽체의 측정변위와 본 모델의 예측변위를 비교하여 그 적용성을 검증하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2022

동적 하중 재하시 지반-구조물 상호작용 확인을 위해 진동대 실험이 많이 시행됐으나, 대부분 단자유도 상부 구조물과 단말뚝을 적용한 진동대 실험이 주를 이루고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 다자유도 구조물과 군말뚝을 적용한 대형진동대 실험을 통해, 상부 구조물의 관성 상호작용 영향을 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 단일 진동수에서의 증폭 경향을 나타내는 단자유도 구조물과는 다르게 다자유도 구조물에서는 다수의 진동수 구간에서 시간-가속도 발생 경향 및 응답 주파수의 유사성과 증폭 경향이 나타났다. 또한, 벽체 구조물에 비하여 기둥 구조물에서의 기초판과 상부 구조물과의 증폭현상이 더 크게 발생하여 기둥 구조물에 의한 관성 상호작용 효과가 더 큰 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 기초판에서의 전단력 및 관성력 관계, 상대 수직 변위 및 상대 수평 변위 관계와 심도별 동적 p-y 곡선에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 다자유도 구조물에서는 단자유도 구조물과는 상이한 거동을 나타내고 있으며, 벽체보다 기둥 구조물의 관성 상호작용의 효과가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다.