• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.507-534
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• 2015

The present work investigates the behavior of the embankment models resting on soft soil reinforced with ordinary and stone columns encased with geogrid. Model tests were performed with different spacing distances between stone columns and two lengths to diameter ratios (L/d) of the stone columns, in addition to different embankment heights. A total number of 42 model tests were carried out on a soil with undrianed shear strength $${\sim_\sim}10kPa$$. The models consist of stone columns embankment at s/d equal to 2.5, 3 and 4 with L/d ratio equal 5 and 8. Three embankment heights; 200 mm, 250 mm and 300 mm were tested for both tests of ordinary (OSC) and geogrid encased stone columns (ESC). Three earth pressure cells were used to measure directly the vertical effective stress on column at the top of the middle stone column under the center line of embankment and on the edge stone column for all models while the third cell was placed at the base of embankment between two columns to measure the vertical effective stress in soft soil directly. The performance of stone columns embankments relies upon the ability of the granular embankment material to arch over the 'gaps' between the stone columns spacing. The results showed that the ratio of the embankment height to the clear spacing between columns (h/s-d) is a key parameter. It is found that (h/s-d)<1.2 and 1.4 for OSC and ESC, respectively; (h is the embankment height, s is the spacing between columns and d is the diameter of stone columns), no effect of arching is pronounced, the settlement at the surface of the embankment is very large, and the stress acting on the subsoil is virtually unmodified from the nominal overburden stress. When $(h/s-d){\geq}2.2$ for OSC and ESC respectively, full arching will occur and minimum stress on subsoil between stone columns will act, so the range of critical embankment height will be 1.2 (h/sd) to 2.2 (h/s-d) for both OSC and ESC models.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1037-1042
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• 2009

국내 사면안정성 설계기준은 우기 건기시로 제안되어 사용되고 있지만, 한계평형해석의 결과로 산출되는 안전율이 외부조건에 의해 변화되며, 특정한 변곡점이 없기 때문에 사전에 안전을 확보하기 어렵다는 점에 착안하여 경보발령, 서행 및 열차정지 등과 같은 안전규정의 설정이 가능한 대안을 검토하였다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 불포화토질역학과 신뢰성해석에 기초하여 현행 안전율을 보조할 수 있는 부가적인 지표를 도입하였다. 강우침투에 따라 안전율과 신뢰지수는 지수함수형태로 감소하는 특징을 보이며, 파괴확률은 누적확률분포함수 형태로 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 검토한 부가지표인 파괴확률 변화속도는 현재의 기준 안전율 부근에서 명백한 변곡점을 갖는 특징이 있다. 이를 이용하면 사면의 안전관리와 모니터링 시스템에 대한 적정 규정으로 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.258-274
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• 2016

Recently, as fluctuations in annual precipitations continue to grow, the frequency of floods and droughts is rapidly increasing. Especially, since many reservoirs are reported as having less capacity and aging faster than large dams, the damages due to floods and droughts are estimated to become more severe. With this background for the present study, field investigation of reservoirs in Chungnam, Chungbuk, and Chonbuk regions was carried out for disaster prevention and the safety management of agricultural reservoirs. Furthermore, embankment transformations were compared and analyzed after the raising of embankments. Based on design methods for remodeling agricultural reservoirs and the results of embankment raising and the problems which occurred on crest, supplementation to the upstream and downstream slopes, control sector, and spillway should be implemented in the existing reservoir. In regard to this, the condition assessment score of compound member of reservoirs was performed, the Chungnam region score was in the 3.11-4.73 range. In addition, reservoirs in Chungbuk scored in the 4.00-4.49 range, and reservoirs in Chonbuk scored in the 3.90-4.60 range. Applying current precision safety inspection practices to small reservoirs requires economic expenses and time, for which assessment items are too varied and complex. Therefore, subdivided condition assessment items and criteria should be improved and streamlined by deleting, reducing, combining, and selecting only the riskiest factors. In the future, reservoirs should be periodically monitored and systemically managed and rational plans for maintenance and repairs should be used as reinforcement methods.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2016

This study analyzed pore water pressure, earth pressure and settlement through field monitoring on the project site in which raising embankments are being built through backside extension, and compared the behaviors of seepage analysis, slope stability analysis and stress-strain during flood water levels and rapid drawdown under steady state and transient condition. The variation of pore water pressure showed an increase during the later period in both upstream and downstream slope, with downstream slope more largely increased than upstream slope overall. The variation of earth pressure increased according to the increase of embankment heights, while the change largely showed in the upstream slope, it was slowly increased in the downstream slope. The settlements largely increased until 23 m as embankment heights increased, and showed very little settlement overall. Under a steady state and transient conditions, the seepage quantity per day and leakage quantity per 100 m of embankment against total storage were shown to be stable for piping. The hydraulic gradient at the core before and after raising embankments was greater than the limit hydraulic gradient, showing instability for piping. The safety factor of upstream and downstream slopes were shown to be very large at a steady state, while the upstream slopes greatly decreased at a transit conditions, downstream slopes did not show any significant changes. The horizontal settlements, the maximum shear strain and stress are especially distributed at the connecting portion of the existing reservoir and the new extension of backside. Accordingly, the backside extension method should be designed and reinforced differently from the cases of other types reservoirs.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2020

Recent changes in the disaster environment have greatly increased the possibility of internal erosion in deteriorated reservoirs; thus, countermeasure methods are required to enhance the drainage performance of embankments. Sand filters have been mainly used to prevent internal erosion; however, due to the sand depletion and environmental problems, new alternative materials are required to replace the sand in the filter zone. In this study, crushed stone was used instead of sand as a material that could satisfy permeability, material supply, demanding conditions, and economic efficiency. Although crushed stone has excellent drainage performance, it has a clogging phenomenon due to its high permeability. Accordingly, the materials need to be separated with a geotextile wrapping method. Additionally, the 3D numerical analysis and a large model experiment were conducted to evaluate the seepage characteristics and in-site application of the crushed stone filter. As a result, the crushed stone filter showed an excellent dispersion effect by reducing the pore water pressure by about 9.5 times that of the sand filter. In addition, it was shown that the safety factor for piping increased significantly by reducing internal erosion. When comparing the economics and supply and demand conditions of the material, crushed stone was evaluated as an effective method to reduce the internal erosion of embankments at deteriorated reservoirs.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2009

연약지반상 성토시, 성토하중은 연약지반에 편재하중으로 작용하게 되어 기초 연약지반의 과도한 침하와 측방유동을 야기할 수 있다. 연약지반의 과도한 변형은 결국 성토체 자체와 인접 지반 및 구조물의 안전을 위협하게 된다. 연약지반의 변형거동에 영향을 미치는 요인은 크게 성토하중 조건과 지반조건으로 구분할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이들 조건을 달리한 5회의 모형실험을 수행하여, 성토하중 재하가 기초 연약지반의 변형거동에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 모형실험 결과, 성토하중 재하가 지중 측방변위 발생에 영향을 미치는 영향거리는 성토체 선단부로부터 재하폭의 2배까지인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 모형실험 결과를 근거로, 성토속도(v, kPa/day)와 일평균 침하량(${\Delta}s$, mm/day) 사이의 관계식과 성토속도와 일평균 지중 최대수평변위(${\Delta}y_m$, mm/day) 사이의 상관관계식을 제안하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2012

각종 연직배수재가 설치된 연약지반의 전단강도, 지반변형의 특성을 조사하기 위해 우리나라 서해안과 남해안 지역에서 계측관리가 실시된 13개 연약지반현장 200개소에서 계측자료를 수집하였다. 먼저 연약지반의 침하량과 측방변위량과의 관계를 성토 초기 단계, 성토 완료 단계 및 성토 완료 후 단계의 세 단계로 구분하여 조사하였다. 다음으로 성토압과 성토고가 연약지반의 비배수전단강도와 어떤 관계에 있는가를 조사하였다. 검토결과, 침하의 증가량에 대한 수평변위의 증가량은 성토 초기 단계에서는 작았으나 점차 증가하여 성토 완료 단계에서 가장 크게 발생되었다. 그러나 성토 완료 후에도 침하량은 계속 증가하고 있었으며 수평변위는 거의 수렴하였으므로 대부분의 측방유동은 성토시공 중에 발생되었다. 침하량증분에 대한 수평변위증분의 비는 성토 초기 단계에서 20% 정도로 Tavenas et al.(1979)이 제시한 값과 일치하였으나 성토 완료 단계에서는 Tavenas et al.(1979)이 제시한 값의 절반 정도인 50%밖에 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 성토 완료 후 단계에서는 1%에서 9% 사이로 아주 작게 발생되어 Tavenas et al.(1979)이 제시한 값과 상당한 차이를 보였다. 모든 현장에서 설계성토고가 초기비배수강도 상태에서의 항복성토고보다 높은 상태였으므로, 연약지반 속에 전단변형 내지 전단파괴가 발생될 것이 예상되었다. 그러나 강도가 증가된 후에는 모든 현장에서 설계 성토고가 항복성토고보다 낮게 되어 안전한 성토시공이 가능하였던 것으로 판단된다. 도로성토시공을 안전하게 실시하기 위해서는 성토하중이 초기비배수전단강도의 5.14배가 넘지 않도록 하여야 하며 증가된 비배수전단강도의 3.0배 이하가 되도록 설계하여야 한다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 사면안정학술발표회
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• pp.13-22
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• 2003

Train speed and infiltration of rainfall causes railway embankment to be unstable and may result in failure. Therefore, the variation in the safety factor of railway embankment should be analyzed as the function of rainfall intensity, rainfall duration, and train speed and the study is accomplished using numerical analysis program. Based on unsaturated soil engineering, the variables in the shear strength function and permeability function are also defined and used for the numerical model for evaluation of railway embankments under rainfall. As a result of the study, in order to secure the safety of train under rainfall, the variation in the safety factor of railway embankment is predicted as the function of rainfall intensity, duration time and the train load as a function of train speed. It is possible to ensure the safety of train under rainfall. Thereafter, the feasibility of the rail-transport operation control with engineering basis was established.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.430-433
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• 2006

Damage to earth structures for roads, railways and residential areas, as well as dams and river levees, during the 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetsu earthquake in Japan, and their rehabilitation works are overviewed. Several influential factors are pointed out, such as a) heavy rainfall preceding the earthquake, b) large aftershocks, c) geological conditions for subsoil including existence of liquefiable layers, d) compaction degrees for embankment, and e) drainage capacity from subsoil/embankments. It is also reported that, in the reconstruction works of damaged roads and railways, preferred use of geogrid-reinforced soil retaining walls was implemented.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.70-79
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• 1999

The lower ground of structure, in which the strip loads, such as earth dams and embankments , are signiificantly working on , is required to be interpreted as a state of plane strain where the strain of intermediated principal stress direction is put '0' . The plane strain state is frquently observed in actural soil engineering case. For those case, drained stress-strain and strength behavior of Iksan weathered granite soil prepared in cubical specimens with cross-anisotropic fabric was studied by conventional triaxial compression, plane strain and cubial triaxial tests with independent control of the three principal stress. All specimens were loaded under conditions of principl stress directions fixed and aligned with the directions of the material axes. As a result of research , when a ground condition is analyzed under plane strain state, the shear strength obtained from the conventional triaxial compression test can be understimated.