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A Design Method of Earth-Retaining Structure Constructed by a Row of Bored Piles in Cohesive Soils (점성토지반속 주열식 흙막이벽의 설계법)

  • Hong, Won-Pyo;Gwon, U-Yong;Go, Jeong-Sang
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 1989
  • A design method is presented for the earth-retaining structure ccnslructtd by a row of bored Piles, which has such merits as low-vibration and low-noire during construction. And utility of the design method is investigated by performing a design example. First, theoretical rquations to estimate the resisting force of a row of earth-retaining was in cohesive soils are estabilished for grounds above and below bottom of excavation, reprctively. The characteristics of soils and the effect pile's interval can be considered logically in the theoretical equations. Then, the method for stability.analysis is presented for the earth-retaining piles by applying the theoretical equation of resisting forces on a row of piles. Finally, the design of earth-retaining piles is performed within the ranges which can satisfy the stabilities of both piles and soils. On investigation cf the sail-stability, the stability for bottom heave In cohesive soils is also investigated.

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An Analysis on the Behaviors of a Noise & Vibration-Free Screw PHC Pile in cohesive Soils by Finite Element Code (점성토에서 유한요소해석에 의한 무소음.무진동 스크류PHC말뚝의 거동 분석)

  • Kim, Young-Pil;Ha, Young-Min;Jung, Ho-Young;Hwang, Jeong-Hwan;Choi, Young-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.377-384
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    • 2009
  • Noise & vibration-free screw pile method is being developed for solution of noise and vibration problem in existing pile method. In this paper, prior to pilot test construction, conditions which a PHC pile and a screw PHC pile were constructed into ground were modeled by finite element code and through the parametric study in cohesive soils, the behaviors of two kinds of pile according to soil characteristics were compared.

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REPORT ON CONSOLIDATION-INDUCED SOLUTE TRANSPORT

  • Lee, Jang-Guen
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2010.09c
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    • pp.140-145
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    • 2010
  • Consolidation in cohesive soils mainly focuses on compressibility of soils, but it affects solute transport in some cases. The consolidation process takes on particular significance for fine grained soils at high water content, such as dredged sediments, but has also been shown to be important for compacted clay liners during waste filling operation. Numerical investigation using CST1 and CST2 was reviewed on consolidation-induced solute transport in this paper, especially with the development of CST2 model, verification by comparing experimental results with numerical simulations, and cases studies regarding transport in a confined disposal facility (CDF) and during in-situ capping. The importance of the consolidation process on solute transport is accessed based on simulated concentration or mass breakthrough curves. Results indicate that neglecting transient consolidation effects may lead to significant errors in transport analyses, especially with soft contaminated cohesive soils undergoing large volume change.

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Investigation of S-wave Velocity Based on SPS Field Tests (부유형 PS(SPS) 속도검층을 통한 전단파 특성 고찰)

  • Jeong, Nam-Hoon;Lee, Chong-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.161-174
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    • 2008
  • To investigate the characteristics of the shear wave velocity of cohesive soils and residual soils in Korea, Standard Penetration Test (SPT), Suspension PS Logging tests (SPS) and other soil tests were performed to analyze the shear wave velocity at each layer For these purposes, 2 study sites are selected: one is cohesive soils and the other is residual soils. As a results, new empirical formulas are proposed from the relationship between strength of the ground (N value) and shear wave velocity from the test data at each layer. In the case of cohesive soils, the proposed relationships are nearly similar to empirical formulas, however, in the case of residual soils there was a little difference between the empirical formulas and measured velocities in this study. Case examples for shear wave velocites are presented with depth, N-values and compared with Ohta et al. (1978) empirical formula.

TWO DIMENSIONAL STUDY OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CRITERIA IN COHESIVE SOILS

  • 유택영사
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1994.03b
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    • pp.3-12
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    • 1994
  • Based on the shear failure mechanism, hydraulic fracturing criteria are extended to three dimensional stress state. According to the situation of the directions of borehole and major principal stress axes, three equations can be derived for three dimensional hydraulic fracturing problems. By comparing these equations, a single criterion is selected for hydraulic fracturing pressure in cohesive soils. The criterion is a function of maximum principal stress, minimum principal stress and soil parameters in UU conditions. The equation indicates that with any increase in maximim principal stress, hydraulic fracturing pressure decreases. In order to prove the integrity of the criteria, laboratory tests are performed on compacted cubical specimens using true a triaxial apparatus. The shape and direction of fractures are determined by injecting colored water after fracture initiation. It is found that the direction of fractures are perpendicular to the o1 plane.

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Effects of Consolidation Mode on Engineering Properties of Geomaterials (압밀조건이 지반재료의 공학적 성질에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim Dae-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2004.06a
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    • pp.39-41
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    • 2004
  • The engineering properties of the geomaterial, an essential material in construction engineering, are significantly influenced by consolidation mode, which is called inherent anisotropy. Speically cohesive soils feature the anisotropy mainly due to their flate-like minerals and chemical interactions. In this research, an experimental study was conducted for the investigation of the anisoropy. Three isotropic and four anisotropic consolidated-undrained triaxial compression tests were performed for the cohesive specimens with various stress ratios of consolidation. The effects of the consolidation mode for cohesive soils were presented and investigated in stress-strain behavior, pore water pressure, and undrained shear strength of the test results.

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Prediction of Creep Behavior for Cohesive Soils (점성토에 있어서의 크리프 거동 예측)

  • Kim Dae-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.20 no.7
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    • pp.79-89
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    • 2004
  • An elastic-plastic-viscous constitutive model was proposed based on a simple formulation scheme. The anisotropic modified Cam-Clay model was extended for the general stress space for the plastic simulation. The generalized viscous theory was simplified and used for the viscous constitutive part. A damage law was incoporated into the proposed constitutive model. The mathematical formulation and development of the model were performed from the point of view that fewer parameters be better employed. The creep behaviors with or without creep rupture were predicted using the developed model for cohesive soils. The model predictions were favorably compared with the experimental results including the undrained creep rupture, which is an important observed phenomenon for cohesive soils. Despite the simplicity of the constitutive model, it performs well as long as the time to failure ratio of the creep rupture tests is within the same order of magnitude.

Resilient Modulus of Laboratory End Field Compacted Cohesive Soils (실내와 현장다짐 점성토의 회복탄성계수)

  • 이우진
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.5-24
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    • 1994
  • Resilient modulus tests were performed on five cohesive soils sampled from in -service subgrades and three cohesive soils compacted in the laboratory. It was concluded that in service resilient modulus can not be estimated from the resilient modulus of laboratory specimen compacted at same water content and dry density as in -service condition. The stress at 1 percent axial strain in unconfined compression tests ($Su_{1.0%}$) was found as a good indicator of the resilient modules ($M_R$), and the unique relationship between MR and $Su_{1.0%}$ was obtained. This relationship for the laboratory compacted soil is slightly different from that for the field compacted soil and the difference is less pronounced at the confining stress level expected to exist in subgrade. A proposed relationship itself is not affected by the changes in subgrade after construction and, therefore, it is applicable to as compacted and in service subgrade conditions.

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Strain Rate-dependent Model for Anisotropic Cohesive Soils (비등방성 점성토에 있어서 변형률속도 의존적 구성모델)

  • Kim, Dae-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2003
  • The appropriate description of the stress-anisotropy and time-dependent behavior of cohesive soils is very important in representing the real soil behavior. In this study, two constitutive relations have been incorporated based on the generalized viscous theory: one is the plastic constitutive relation adopted to capture the stress-anisotropy with a few model parameters; the other is the rate-dependent constitutive relation adopted to describe the strain rate-dependent behavior, an important time-dependent behavior in cohesive soils. The incorporated and proposed constitutive model has relatively a few model parameters and their values need not to be re-evaluated at different strain rates. The proposed model has been verified and investigated with the anisotropic triaxial test results obtained by using the artificial homogeneous specimens.

Proposing new models to predict pile set-up in cohesive soils

  • Sara Banaei Moghadam;Mohammadreza Khanmohammadi
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.231-242
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    • 2023
  • This paper represents a comparative study in which Gene Expression Programming (GEP), Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH), and multiple linear regressions (MLR) were utilized to derive new equations for the prediction of time-dependent bearing capacity of pile foundations driven in cohesive soil, technically called pile set-up. This term means that many piles which are installed in cohesive soil experience a noticeable increase in bearing capacity after a specific time. Results of researches indicate that side resistance encounters more increase than toe resistance. The main reason leading to pile setup in saturated soil has been found to be the dissipation of excess pore water pressure generated in the process of pile installation, while in unsaturated conditions aging is the major justification. In this study, a comprehensive dataset containing information about 169 test piles was obtained from literature reviews used to develop the models. to prepare the data for further developments using intelligent algorithms, Data mining techniques were performed as a fundamental stage of the study. To verify the models, the data were randomly divided into training and testing datasets. The most striking difference between this study and the previous researches is that the dataset used in this study includes different piles driven in soil with varied geotechnical characterization; therefore, the proposed equations are more generalizable. According to the evaluation criteria, GEP was found to be the most effective method to predict set-up among the other approaches developed earlier for the pertinent research.