• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제2권5호
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• pp.379-396
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• 2002

The paper describes the mechanical behavior of short concrete-filled steel tube (CFT) columns with circular section. The efficiency of the steel tube in confining the concrete core depending on concrete strength and the steel tube thickness was examined. Fifteen columns were tested to failure under concentric axial loading. Furthermore, a mechanical model based on the interaction between the concrete core and the steel tube was developed. The model employs a volumetric strain history for the concrete, characterized by the level of applied confining stress. The situation of passive confinement is accounted for by an incremental procedure, which continuously updates the confining stress. The post-yield behavior of the columns is greatly influenced by the confinement level and is related to the efficiency of the steel tube in confining the concrete core. It is possible to classify the post-yield behavior into three categories: strain softening, perfectly plastic and strain hardening behavior. The softening behavior, which is due to a shear plane failure in the concrete core, was found for some of the CFT columns with high-strength concrete. Nevertheless, with a CFT column, it is possible to use high-strength concrete to obtain higher load resistance and still achieve a good ductile behavior.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권4A호
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• pp.565-575
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• 2006

구속된 콘크리트는 구속되지 않은 콘크리트에 비해 상당히 큰 강도를 갖는다. 따라서 콘크리트의 구속응력을 증가시키는 것은 강도의 증가를 유도할 수 있다. 하지만 중공교각의 경우, 심부구속력의 부재로 인하여 중공교각의 안쪽면에서 취성파괴가 발생하며, 이는 기둥의 강도 저하 및 연성의 저하를 초래한다. 이러한 문제를 극복하기 위하여, 강관 삽입 중공 RC(Reinforced Concrete) 기둥이 개발되었으며, 본 연구에서는 실험을 통하여 삽입 강관에 의한 내부 구속력의 효과를 검증하였다. 총 36개의 시험체를 제작하여 실험을 수행하였으며, 실험 결과를 통하여 삽입 강관의 구속력과 이로 인한 콘크리트의 강도 증가를 확인하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.569-587
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• 2014

Triaxial compression creep tests were performed on salt rock samples using cyclic confining pressure with a static axial pressure. The test results show that, up to a certain time, changes in the confining pressure have little influence on creep properties of salt rock, and the axial creep curve is smooth. After this point, the axial creep curve clearly fluctuates with the confining pressure, and is approximately a straight line both when the confining pressure decreases and when it increases within one cycle period. The slope of these lines differs: it is greater when the confining pressure decreases than when it increases. In accordance with rheology model theory, axial creep equations were deduced for Maxwell and Kelvin models under cyclic loading. These were combined to establish an axial creep equation for the Burgers model. We supposed that damage evolution follows an exponential law during creep process and replaced the apparent stress in creep equation for the Burgers model with the effective stress, the axial creep damage equation for the Burgers model was obtained. The model suitability was verified using creep test results for salt rock. The fitting curves are in excellent agreement with the test curves, so the proposed model can well reflect the creep behavior of salt rock under low-frequency cyclic loading. In particular, it reflects the fluctuations in creep deformation and creep rate as the confining pressure increasing and decreasing under different cycle periods.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1984

연약점토(軟弱粘土)(방콕)의 주기적(週期的) 반복하중(反復荷重)에 의(依)한 거동(擧動)을 구명(糾明)하기 위하여 부교란시료(不攪亂試料)에 대(對)한 일련(一連)의 반복하중(反復荷重)을 이용(利用)한 삼축압축시험(三軸壓縮試驗)을 시도(試圖)했다. 본(本)시험(試驗)은 포속압력(抱束壓力) 및 초기전단응력(初期剪斷應力)을 변화(變化)시켜 가면서 점토(粘土)의 전단변형(剪斷變形), 강도변화(强度變化) 등(等)을 조사(調査) 비교(比較)한다. 그 결과(結果) 초기전단응력(初期剪斷應力)이 증가(增加)함으로써 응력(應力)-변형곡선(變形曲線)은 적은 변화(變化)를 보였고, 반복하중(反復荷重)에 의(依)한 강도변화(强度變化)는 응력비(應力比)로 표현(表現)될 때 포속압력(抱束壓力)이 $1.0kgf/cm^2$이었을 때 더 컸으며, 축차응력(逐差應力)으로 표현(表現)될 경우(境遇)는 포속압력(抱束壓力)이 $1.5kgf/cm^2$이었을 때 크게 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2007

고결모래의 거동은 고결정도, 상대밀도, 응력조건, 그리고 입자특성 등에 의해 영향을 받으며, 특히 고결모래의 강도에 영향을 끼치는 고결결합은 응력에 의해 파괴되기 때문에 고결모래의 강도정수는 응력조건을 고려하여 평가되어야 한다. 일반적으로 고결모래의 마찰각은 고결결합에 의해 영향을 받지 않기 때문에 미고결 상태의 마찰각과 동일한 반면, 점착력은 고결결합에 의해 증가하는 것으로 알려지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 석고를 고결유발제로 하는 고결시료를 조성하여 다양한 구속압 조건에서 배수전단시험을 실시함으로써, 구속압 변화에 따른 고결모래의 강도정수를 평가하였다. 실험결과 고결모래의 점착력은 고결정도와 구속압의 크기에 따라 고결지배구간, 천이구간, 응력지배구간에서 다르게 평가되었다. 또한 본 연구에서는 고결결합을 파괴시키지 않고 강도정수를 평가하기 위한 적정 구속압을 결정하기 위해 고결정도를 표현하는 일축압축강도와 고결결합을 파괴시키지 않는 최대 구속압의 관계를 결정하였다.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.70-81
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• 1996

Solutions of geotechnical engineering problems require predictions of deformation and stresses during various stages of loading. Powerful numerical methods are available to make such predictions even for complicated problems. To get accurate results, realistic stress-strain relationships of soils are dependent on a number of factors such as soil type, density, stress level and stress path. Attempts are continuously being made to develope analytical models for soils incorporating all such factors. Isotropic compression-expansion test and a series of drained conventional triaxial tests with several stress path for Baekma river sand were performed to investigate stress-strain and volume change characteristics of Lade's single work hardening model dependant on the stress path. In order to predicted of stress-strain and volumetric strain behavior were determined the values of parameters for the mode by the computer program based on the regression analysis. Predicted stress-strain behavior of triaxial compression tests and optional stress path tests for increasing confining pressure with parameters obtained conventional triaxial compression tests agreed with several test results but the prediction results for decreasing confining pressure reduced triaxial compression tests make a little difference with test results.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.813-822
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• 2002

단주영역에서 정사각형 콘크리트 충전 강관기둥의 단순 누가강도, 설계식 강도는 실험강도에 비해 약간 과소하게 평가하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 주요 요인이 되는 콘크리트의 구속효과를 고려하여 평가하고자 하였다. 콘크리트의 구속효과를 검토하기 위해 3차원 유한요소모델을 사용하여 강관의 폭-두께비(b/t), 콘크리트의 압축강도($f_c$'), 강재의 항복응력($f_y$)에 따른 영향을 검토하였고 이 세 변수를 조합한 제안된 강도식은 기존의 실험값과 비교, 검토되었다. 또한 하중 재하상태에 따른 콘크리트의 구속효과도 살펴 보았다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 2023

Cementitious materials such as Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), fly ash, lime, and bitumen have been employed for soil improvement over the years. However, due to the environmental concerns associated with the use of OPC, substituting OPC with calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement offers good potential for ground improvement because it is more eco-friendly. Although earlier research has investigated the stabilizing effects of CSA cement-treated sand, no attempt has been made to examine soil behavior under high confining pressure. As a result, this study aimed to investigate the shear strength and mechanical behavior of CSA cement-treated sand using a consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test with high confining pressure. The microstructure of the examined sand samples was investigated using scanning electron microscopy. This study used sand with CSA cement contents of 3%, 5%, and 7% and confining pressures of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 MPa. It revealed that the confining pressures and CSA cement content significantly affected the stress-strain and volumetric change behavior of CSA cement-treated sand at high confining pressures.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

This paper presents an investigation of the liquefaction characteristics and particle crushing of isotropically consolidated silica sand specimens at a wide range of confining pressures varying from 0.1 MPa to 5 MPa during undrained cyclic shearing. Different failure patterns of silica sand specimens subjected to undrained cyclic loading were seen at low and high pressures. The sudden change points with regard to the increasing double amplitude of axial strain with cycle number were identified, regardless of confining pressure. A higher cyclic stress ratio caused the specimen to liquefy at a relatively smaller cycle number, conversely producing a larger relative breakage $B_r$. The rise in confining pressure also resulted in the increasing relative breakage. At a specific cyclic stress ratio, the relative breakage and plastic work increased with the rise in the cyclic loading. Less particle crushing and plastic work consumption was observed for tests terminated after one cyclic loading. Majority of the particle crushing was produced and majority of the plastic work was consumed after the specimen passed through the phase transformation point and until reaching the failure state. The large amount of particle crushing resulted from the high-level strain induced by particle transformation and rotation.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.517-529
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• 2023

Using a device composed of two lateral pressure plates (LPPs) and a steel reinforcement bar to apply horizontal pressure on slope surfaces, a newly developed prestress-reinforced embankment (PRE) is proposed, to which can be adopted in strengthening railway subgrades. In this study, an analytical model, which is available of calculating additional confining stress (σ_H) at any point in a PRE, was established based on the theory of elasticity. In addition, to verify the proposed analytical model, three dimensional (3D) finite element analyses were conducted and the feasibility in application was also identified and discussed. In order to study the performance of the PRE, the propagation of σ_H in a PRE was analyzed and discussed based on the analytical model. For the aim of convenience in application, calculation charts were developed in terms of three dimensionless parameters, and they can be used to accurately and efficiently predict the σ_H in a PRE regardless of the embankment slope ratio and LPP side length ratio. Finally, the potential applications of the proposed analytical model were discussed.