• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2017

Seismic analyses of a pile under a large rigid basement foundation embedded in the homogeneous soil layer were performed practically by a response displacement method assuming a sinusoidal wave form. However, it is hard to take into account the characteristics of a large mat foundation and a heterogeneous soil layer with the response displacement method. The response displacement method is relevant to the 2D problems for longitudinal structures such as tunnel, underground cave structure, etc., but might not be relevant with isolated foundations for building structures. In this study, seismic pile analysis by a pseudo 3D finite element method was carried out to compare numerical results with results of the response displacement method considering 3D characteristics of a foundation-soil system which is important for the building foundation analyses. Study results show that seismic analyses results of a response displacement method are similar to those of a pseudo 3D numerical method for stiff and dense soil layers, but they are too conservative for a soft soil layer inducing large soil pressures on the foundation wall and large pile displacements due to ignored foundation rigidity and resistance.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.239-255
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• 2017

Various centrifuge model tests on the pile foundations were performed to investigate fundamental characteristics of a pile-soil-foundation system recently, but it is hard to find numerical analysis results of a pile foundation system considering the nonlinear behavior of soil layers due to the dynamic excitations. Numerical analyses for a pile-soil system were carried out to verify the experimental results of centrifuge model tests. Centrifuge model tests were performed at the laboratory applying 1.5 Hz sinusoidal base input motions, and nonlinear numerical analyses were performed utilizing a finite element program of P3DASS in the frequency domain and applying the same input motions with the intensities of 0.05 g~0.38 g. Nonlinear soil properties of soil elements were defined by Ramberg-Osgood soil model for the nonlinear dynamic analyses. Nonlinear numerical analyses with the P3DASS program were helpful to predict the trend of experimental responses of a centrifuge model efficiently, even though there were some difficulties in processing analytical results and to find out unintended deficits in measured experimental data. Also nonlinear soil properties of elements in the system can be estimated adequately using an analytical program to compare them with experimental results.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.74-85
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• 2024

Offshore wind turbines are supported by various foundations, each with its considerations in design and construction. Gravity, monopile, and suction bucket foundations encounter geotechnical issues, while jacket and tripod foundations face fatigue problems. Considering this, a gravity foundation based on a steel skirt was developed, and a monopile foundation was analyzed for Pile-Soil Interaction using the p-y curve and 3D finite element method (3D FEM). In addition, for suction bucket foundations, the effects of lateral and vertical loads were analyzed using 3D FEM and centrifuge tests. Fatigue analysis for jacket and tripod foundations was conducted using a hotspot stress approach. Some hybrid foundations and shape optimization techniques that change the shape to complement the problems of each foundation described above were assessed. Hybrid foundations could increase lateral resistance compared to existing foundations because of the combined appendages, and optimization techniques could reduce costs by maximizing the efficiency of the structure or by reducing costs and weight. This paper presents the characteristics and research directions of the foundation through various studies on the foundation. In addition, the optimal design method is presented by explaining the problems of the foundation and suggesting ways to supplement them.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.223-240
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• 2013

In the present study an attempt was made to predict the complex nonlinear parameters of the soil-pile system subjected to the vertical vibration of rotating machines. A three dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model was developed to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of full-scale pile foundation in a layered soil medium using ABAQUS/CAE. The frequency amplitude responses for different eccentric moments obtained from the FE analysis were compared with the vertical vibration test results of the full-scale single pile. It was found that the predicted resonant frequency and amplitude of pile obtained from 3D FE analysis were within a reasonable range of the vertical vibration test results. The variation of the soil-pile separation lengths were determined using FE analysis for different eccentric moments. The Novak's continuum approach was also used to predict the nonlinear behaviour of soil-pile system. The continuum approach was found to be useful for the prediction of the nonlinear frequency-amplitude response of full-scale pile after introducing the proper boundary zone parameters and soil-pile separation lengths.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.477-488
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• 2022

Pile composite foundation (PCF) has been commonly applied in practice. Existing research has focused primarily on semi-infinite media having equal pile lengths with little attention given to the effects of inclined bedrock and dissimilar pile lengths. This investigation considers the effects of inclined bedrock on vertical loaded PCF with dissimilar pile lengths. The pile-soil system is decomposed into fictitious piles and extended soil. The Fredholm integral equation about the axial force along fictitious piles is then established based on the compatibility of axial strain between fictitious piles and extended soil. Then, an iterative procedure is induced to calculate the PCF characteristics with a rigid cap. The results agree well with two field load tests of a single pile and numerical simulation case. The settlement and load transfer behaviors of dissimilar 3-pile PCFs and the effects of inclined bedrock are analyzed, which shows that the embedded depth of the inclined bedrock significantly affects the pile-soil load sharing ratios, non-dimensional vertical stiffness N₀/wdE_s, and differential settlement for different length-diameter ratios of the pile l/d and pile-soil stiffness ratio k conditions. The differential settlement and pile-soil load sharing ratios are also influenced by the inclined angle of the bedrock for different k and l/d. The developed model helps better understand the PCF characteristics over inclined bedrock under vertical loading.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.107-120
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• 1995

A soil-structure interaction formulation is used here which is based on consideration of the dynamics of the structure with a free, rather than a fixed, base. This approach is shown to give a quite simple procedure for coupling the dynamic characteristics of the structure to those of the foundation and soil in order to obtain a matrix formulation for the complete system. In fixed-base studies it is common to presume that each natural mode of the structure has a given fraction of critical damping, and since the interaction formulation uses a free-base model, it seems natural for this situation to assign the equal modal damping values to free-base modes. It is shown, though, that this gives a structural model which is significantly different than the one having equal modal damping in the fixed-base modes. In particular, it is found that the damping matrix resulting in equal modal damping values for free-based modes will give a very significantly smaller damping value for the fundamental distortional mode of the fixed-base structure. Ignoring this fact could lead one to attribute dynamic effects to interaction which are actually due to the choice of damping.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2002

남부지방을 중심으로 많은 시설재배지가 염류집적의 문제를 해결하기 위해 윤답전환체계로 운영되고 있으나, 윤답전환체계가 토양의 이화학적 특성 및 인산의 집적에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 거의 없었다. 경남 진주지역 윤답전환체계 운영시설재배지(RS) 22곳의 토양을 깊이별로 채취하여 이화학적 특성 및 인산의 분포특성을 인근 비윤답전환 시설재배지(NRS) 토양과 비교하였다. RS 표층토(Ap)의 전기전도도(EC)는 NRS에 비해 약 평균 약 $1.0dS\;m^{-1}$ 정도가 낮았으나 30cm 이하의 심층부에서는 RS의 EC값이 NRS에 비해 높아졌다. 깊이가 깊어질수록 두 형태간 EC값의 차이는 증가하여 세척된 염분이 상당부분 심층부로 이동되고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 기대와 달리 표층토의 유기물 함량은 RS가 NRS에 비해 약 $3g\;kg^{-1}$이 높았으며 이는 두 형태가 년간 유기물 시용량 차이에 기인된 것으로 해석되었다. 깊이가 증가 할수록 유기물 농도는 EC분포와 동일한 경향을 보여 윤답전환 과정중 단소의 유기물이 심층부로 이동되고 있음을 추정할 수 있었다. 전인산(T-P) 함량은 RS의 표층토가 NRS에비해 약 $850mg\;kg^{-1}$ 낮았으며, 이러한 경향은 심토까지 계속되었다. T-P의 약 90% 이상은 Inorganic P의 형태이었으며, Organic P와 Residual P가 저은 비율로 분포하였다. Inorganic P는 T-P에서와 같이 RS가 NRS에 비해 낮은 농도로 분포하였으며 깊이가 증가함에 따라 큰 폭으로 감소하였다. 이에 반해 Organic-P는 30cm 이상의 표층토에서는 RS가 NRS에 비해 낮은 농도로 분포하였으나 30cm 이하의 심층토에서는 RS가 NRS에 비해 높은 농도로 분포하였다. 특히 RS에서 Organic P는 NRS에서와 달리 깊이가 깊어짐에 따라 점점 증가하여 윤답전환지에서 인산이 상당 부분 Organic P의 형태로 이행되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 표층토내 Extractable P는 Al-P와 Ca-P가 가장높은 비율로 존재하였으며, Fe-P와 수용성 P(W-P)의 순의 낮은 비율로 분포하였다. Ca-P와 W-P는 전 토양깊이에서 RS가 NRS에 비해 낮았으나 Al-P는 두 형태간 큰 차이가 없었다. 이에 반해 Fe-P는 RS가 NRS에 비해 높은 농도로 분포하였으며 20~40cm 사이에 가장 높은 농도로 분포하여 논토양 조건에서 영향을 받은 것으로 판단되었다. 결과적으로 윤답전환에 의한 약간의 T-P의 감소는 주로 W-P, Ca-P와 Organic P 형태로 주로 이동되었던 것으로 간접 해석되나 그 양은 기대했던 것에 비해 미미한 수준인 것으로 나타났다.