• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.648-660
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• 2012

Reliable response measurements are extremely important for proper bridge health monitoring but incomplete and unreliable data may be acquired due to sensor problems and environmental effects. In the case of a sensor malfunction, parts of the measured data can be missing so that the structural health condition cannot be monitored reliably. This means that the dynamic characteristics of natural frequencies can change as if the structure is damaged due to environmental effects, such as temperature variations. To overcome these problems, this paper proposes a systematic procedure of data analysis to recover missing data and eliminate the environmental effects from the measured data. It also proposes a health index calculated statistically using revised data to evaluate the health condition of a bridge. The proposed method was examined using numerically simulated data with a truss structure and then applied to a set of field data measured from a cable-stayed bridge.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.686-695
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• 2012

This paper proposes a noncontact thermography technique for fatigue crack evaluation under a cyclic tensile loading. The proposed technique identifies and localizes an invisible fatigue crack without scanning, thus making it possible to instantaneously evaluate an incipient fatigue crack. Based on a thermoelastic theory, a new fatigue crack evaluation algorithm is proposed for the fatigue crack-tip localization. The performance of the proposed algorithm is experimentally validated. To achieve this, the cyclic tensile loading is applied to a dog-bone shape aluminum specimen using a universal testing machine, and the corresponding thermal responses induced by thermoelastic effects are captured by an infrared camera. The test results confirm that the fatigue crack is well identified and localized by comparing with its microscopic images.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.57-65
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• 2000

다층의 지오그리드로 보강된 사질토 지반에 축조된 줄기초의 극한 지지력을 결정하기 위하여 실내모형실험을 실시하였다. 한가지 종류의 사진토와 지오그리드를 사용하였으며, 시험은 기초의 근입깊이(Df)가 없을 때와 근입깊이(Df)가 있을 때로 분류하여 시행되었다. 기초의 근입깊이(Df)는 기초의 폭(B)보다 작도록 제한되었다. 시험결과, 주어진 보강깊이의 두께에 대하여 지지력비(BCR)는 기초의 근입깊이(Df)가 0보다 클 때 증가하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.23-28
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• 2000

초음파를 이용한 지반 세척의 효율을 높이기 위한 방법이 최근에 개발되었지만 그에 대한 연구는 아직 초기 단계인 실정이다. 본 연구는 초음파가 지반 정화에 미치는 영향에 대하여 실내 실험을 통해 고찰하였으며 특히 초음파 에너지의 강도, 시료의 종류 및 밀도, 그리고 수두의 변화가 지반 세척에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구를 수행하였다. 상기의 연구 결과 지반 세척시 초음파가 세척 능력을 상당히 향상시키는 것으로 나타났으며 초음파에너지가 강할수록, 흐름 속도가 느릴수록 초음파의 효과가 크게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.77-88
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• 2000

연약지반상에 하중 경감을 목적으로 발포성 폴리스티렌(Expanded Polystyrene)을 사용하는 사례가 최근 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 공법의 요점은 연약지반상에 축조되는 상부구조물에 의한 응력증가를 감소시켜서 결국에는 침하를 방지하기 위한 것이다. 이것을 지오폼(geofoam)이라고 하는데, 지오폼은 교대나 옹벽의 뒷채움재로 사용할 경우 횡토압을 감소시키기 때문에 옹벽이나 교대의 뒷채움재료로 사용하기도 한다. 이와 같이 그 사용이 꾸준히 증가하고 있지만 뒷채움이나 연악지반상에 사용할 때 지오폼의 거동을 예측하는 적절한 수치모델이 아직은 개발되자 않았다. 본 연구에서는 지오폼의 응력-변형 특성을 연구하고 그 탄소성 예측모델을 제시하였다. 이를 위하여 삼축압축시험을 실시하였으며 구속응력과 지오폼의 밀도를 다양하게 변화시켜 그 응력-변형특성을 조사하고 회귀분석을 통하여 비선형 구성모델을 제시하였다. 그 결과 지오폼은 탄성 선형모델보다 탄소성모델 특성에 더 가까운 것을 알 수 있었으며 체적변화율과 축방향 변형률에는 특별한 상관 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.1110-1116
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• 2010

Void ratios are one of the key parameters for exact calculation of settlement of soft groundse. In the study, shear wave velocities of a soft ground were used to measure the field void ratio using bender elements sensors. The bender-element probes were installed in situ at the depths of 3, 5 and 8m on a pre-loading site near Incheon, Korea. During 90 days after installation, the changes of shear wave velocity and ground surface settlement were measured. The field void ratio was estimated from measured shear wave velocities. The void ratio estimated by the shear wave velocity measured by bender elements agrees well with the measured values in the field.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.1177-1181
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• 2010

Unsaturated soil can describe soil particles, air-water and contact face between air and water. The providing a simple method to predict water content in Geotechnical mechanics is very important. In this experiment, DIP (Digital Image Processing) and electrical resistivity techniques were used simultaneously to predict the saturation degree, and the results of two techniques will be compared each other to get conclusion. The experiment was carried out for Jumunjin standard sand. The picture of experimental column of soil and water was taken at different times, then using DIP technique to measure Color number-the height of capillary in soil column. At the same time, measure electrical resistivity of the soil.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.1015-1023
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• 2010

While various PCPT-based methods for the analysis of consolidation were developed, additional laboratory test is needed to estimate the coefficient of consolidation. In this paper, hyperbolic method using PCPT dissipation curve for the estimation of coefficient of consolidation was proposed. To verify proposed method, field settlement test data and PCPT dissipation test data at same site were collected and analyzed. It is observed that proposed method shows good agreement with measured field settlement data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.629-637
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• 2010

In this study, we analyzed lateral behavior of connected foundation for transmission tower in clay. For this study, we performed model lateral load test, measured load-displacement curve of connected foundation. For the tests, we manufactured connected foundation model that consider a change of rigidity, installed various measuring sensors for understanding of elements and general foundation behavior. From the test results, we measured load capacities using various methods, compared and analyzed these capacities.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.416-422
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• 2010

Estimating condition of geotechnical structures are difficult because of nonlinear time dependency and seasonal effects. Measuring data of structure failure is highly variable in time and space, and a unique approach cannot be defined to model structure movements. Characteristics of movements are obtained by using a statistical method called Principal Component Analysis(PCA). The PCA is a non-parametric method to separate unknown, statistically uncorrelated source processes from observed mixed processes. Instead, since the "best" mathematical relationship is estimated for given data sets of the input and output measured from target systems. As a consequence, this method is advantageous in modeling systems whose geomechanical properties are unknown or difficult to be measured.