• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.385-393
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• 2023

To analyze the consolidation with horizontal sand drains, the plane strain consolidation model under multi-ramp loading is established, and its corresponding analytical solution is derived by using the separation of variables method. The proposed solution is verified by the field measurement data and finite element results. Then, the effects of the loading mode and stress distribution on consolidation and dissipation of pore pressure are investigated. At the same time, the influence of hydraulic conductivity and thickness of sand blankets on soil consolidation are also analyzed. The results show that the loading mode has a significant effect on both the soil consolidation rate and generation-dissipation process of pore water pressure. In contrast, the influence of stress distribution on pore pressure dissipation is obvious, while its influence on soil consolidation rate is negligible. To guarantee the fully drained condition of the sand blanket, the ratio of hydraulic conductivity of the sand blanket to that of clay layer k_d/k_v should range from 1.0×10⁴ to 1.0×10⁶ with soil width varying from 100 m to 1000 m. A larger soil width correspondingly needs a greater value of kd/kv to make sure that the pore water can flow through the sand blanket smoothly with little resistance. When the soil width is relatively small (e.g., less than 100 m), the effect of thickness of the sand blanket on soil consolidation is insignificant. And its influence appears obvious gradually with the increase of the soil width.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.279-295
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• 2014

A series of one-dimensional consolidation tests and triaxial creep tests were performed on Nansha clays, which are interactive marine and terrestrial deposits, to investigate their time-dependent behaviour. Based on experimental observations of oedometer tests, normally consolidated soils exhibit larger secondary compression than overconsolidated soils; the secondary consolidation coefficient ($C_{\alpha}$) generally gets the maximum value as load approaches the preconsolidation pressure. The postsurcharge secondary consolidation coefficient ($C_{\alpha}$') is significantly less than $C_{\alpha}$. The observed secondary compression behaviour is consistent with the $C_{\alpha}/C_c$ concept, regardless of surcharging. The $C_{\alpha}/C_c$ ratio is a constant that is applicable to the recompression and compression ranges. Compared with the stage-loading test, the single-loading oedometer test can evaluate the entire process of secondary compression; $C_{\alpha}$ varies significantly with time and is larger than the $C_{\alpha}$ obtained from the stage-loading test. Based on experimental observations of triaxial creep tests, the creep for the drained state differs from the creep for the undrained state. The behaviour can be predicted by a characteristic relationship among axial strain rate, deviator stress level and time.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.824-827
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• 2006

The Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVDs) method is one of the most widely used techniques to accelerate the consolidation process in-situ and hence increase its bearing capacity. In this paper, the degree of consolidation incorporated with PVDs was evaluated in O construction work site which composed with dredged soil. O Program PVD(Version 2.3) which developed by Asian Institute of Technology was used. The purpose of this analysis is efficiently to estimate the degree of consolidation by analyzing the surface settlement with time, and drainage at initial stage and final stage by using design-parameter which based on the in-situ tests and laboratory tests. This result can be compared with analysis of the degree of consolidation using Program PVD(Version 2.3) and the field observed data in the future studies.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 연약지반개량공법 중의 하나인 PVD공법에 의한 연약지반개량효과를 파악하기 위하여 일련의 수치해석을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 수행된 실내모형실험 결과와의 비교를 통하여 그 신뢰성이 검증된 탄점소성 3차원압밀 유한요소해석 방법을 사용하였다. 수치해석에서는 PVD의 폭과 상재하중의 크기를 다양하게 변화시키며 개량된 점토지반의 압밀거동을 재현하였으며 그 결과를 이용하여 개량된 연약점토지반의 압밀촉진효과에 미치는 PVD의 폭과 상재하중 크기의 영향에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2017

연약지반의 압밀거동은 온도변화에 의하여 영향을 받는다. 연약 점토지반 내에 온도가 증가하면 간극수압이 증가하고 간극수압의 소산은 부피와 간극비를 감소시킨다. 또한 높은 온도는 간극유체의 점성을 감소시키므로 압밀속도가 빨라진다. 본 연구에서는 온도가 압밀침하량, 압밀시간, 간극수압과 같은 압밀거동에 미치는 영향을 분석하였으며, 이를 위하여 수리역학적(HM) 및 열수리역학적(THM) 거동에 대한 수치해석을 수행하였다. 열주입과 샌드드레인을 동시에 고려하였으며, 온도 변화 및 샌드드레인 직경 변화를 고려하여 해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과, 시료내부의 온도는 열원의 온도와 샌드드레인의 직경 증가에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 열주입은 과잉간극수압을 증가시키고 그에 따라 과압밀 영역에서는 추가적인 침하량을 유발하고 정규압밀 영역에서는 압밀시간을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2009

새로운 해양공간 창출을 위하여 꾸준히 이루어지고 있는 준설매립은 오랜 시간이 소요된다는 단점 때문에 이를 촉진시키기 위한 연구들이 지속적으로 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는, 자중압밀 촉진공법 중에 하나인 해상 연직배수 공법(PDF, $\underline{P}$lastic board $\underline{D}$rain by $\underline{F}$loating system)의 국내 준설토에 대한 적용성을 파악하기 위하여 30가지 경우에 대하여 실내 자중압밀실험을 수행하였다. 무처리 상태의 경우와 국내 현장에서 많이 이용되고 있는 4가지 종류의 PBD를 미리 설치한 경우에 대하여 자중압밀 종료 시간 및 압밀 침하량 등을 비교 분석하여 자중압밀 촉진효과를 확인하였다. 실험결과, 준설토의 투기 전 PBD를 설치한 경우 자중압밀의 시간단축에 효과가 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.33-40
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• 1994

The effects of smear and well resistance should be taken into account for the design of sand drains. Practically, simple design, which employs the method using 112 reduced diameter of drains or assuming the coefficient of consolidation in horizontal direction equals to that in vertical direction, based on the theory neglecting these effects, has been used. In this study, the reliability of existing simple design methods as well as the influences of smear and well resistance was investigated with the equations proposed by Hansbo and Onoue. It is shown that the consolidation time is chiefly governed by the effect of smear for drains with highly permeable sands. For general soil condition and placing type of sand drain, consolidation time is underestimated for simple design wi어. 1/2 reduced diameter of drains, and it is overestimated for that with the assumption that the coefficient of consolidation in horizontal direction equals to that in vertical direction. Through the investigations on different reduced diameter, it was shown that simple design with 1/4 reduced diameter of drains yielded the reliable results with errors less than 6%.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1204-1211
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• 2008

Compression index is one of the important characteristic numbers in soft soil engineering. Since 1940's, many researchers have suggested various practical solutions to define the compression index of clay using other soil properties. But, these results are only can give us an outline of soft soil behavior. In this study, the relationships between pore water pressure dissipation test results and compression index were suggested using comparison results of both tests. This relationships are based on basic concept of consolidation phenomena, essential difference between pore water pressure dissipation test and consolidation test, and disagreements between theoretical time factor and real time factor. To identify proportional factor of proposed equation, Geotechnical investigation results of Kwang-Yang(KY) site and Busan New Port(BN) site were used. The proportional factor was 0.0031 from 20 to 50% of consolidation rate where correlation parameter($R^2$) is 0.9051.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.107-125
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• 2013

A strain smoothing meshfree formulation with stabilized conforming nodal integration is presented for modeling the consolidation process in saturated porous media. In the present method, nodal strain smoothing is consistently introduced into the meshfree approximation of strain and pore pressure gradient variables associated with the saturated porous media. Meanwhile, in order to achieve a consistent numerical implementation, a smoothing approximation of the meshfree shape function within a nodal representative domain is also proposed in the stiffness construction. The resulting discrete system of equations is all expressed in smoothed nodal measures that are very efficient for numerical evaluation. Subsequently the space-time fully discrete equations are further established by the generalized trapezoidal rule for time integration. The effectiveness of the proposed meshfree consolidation analysis method is systematically illustrated by several benchmark problems.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1712-1716
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• 2008

Performance of ground improvement project using prefabricated vertical drains of condition, in which approximately 10m dredged fill overlies original soft foundation layer in the coastal area has been conducted. From field monitoring results, excessive ground settlement compared to predicted settlement in design stage developed during the following one year. In order to predict the final consolidation behavior, recalculation of consolidation settlements and back analysis using observed settlements were conducted. Field monitoring results of surface settlements were evaluated, and then corrected because large shear deformation was occurred by construction events in the early stages of consolidation. To predict the consolidation behavior, material functions and in-situ conditions from laboratory consolidation test were re-analyzed. Using these results, height of additional embankment is estimated to satisfy residual settlement limit and maintain an adequate ground elevation. The recalculated time-settlement curve has been compared to field monitoring results after additional surcharge was applied.