• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2020

흙막이 벽체의 해석 시 일반적으로 적용되는 2차원 해석의 경우 굴착 폭이 작으면 토압에 의한 상호간섭이 발생하며, 그 영향으로 굴착 폭이 작은 구간에서는 2차원 해석 시 흙막이 벽체의 수평변위에 대한 신뢰성 확보가 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2차원 해석 시 토압에 의한 상호간섭 발생의 범위가 되는 굴착 폭의 경계를 확인하기 위하여 H-pile 토류벽체에 대하여 점성토, 사질토, 사질토 및 풍화암의 지층조건에서 다양한 조건의 굴착 깊이(H)와 굴착 폭(B)에 대하여 2차원 및 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하여 각 조건에 따른 굴착 폭과 수평변위의 관계를 연구하였다. 연구결과 수평 변위가 비교적 크게 발생하는 점성토에서만 굴착 폭에 따른 해석적 경계를 뚜렷하게 구분할 수 있었고, 그 내용은 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이하, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 작은 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 작은 경우는 실제 거동과 유사한 3차원 유한요소해석을 하는 것이 합리적이며, 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이상, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 큰 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 큰 경우는 2차원 유한요소해석을 하여도 무방하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.315-327
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• 2019

Deep excavations for development of subway systems in metropolitan regions surrounded by adjacent buildings is an important geotechnical problem, especialy in Tabriz city, where is mostly composed of young alluvial soils and weak marly layers. This study analyzes the wall displacement and ground surface settlement due to deep excavation in the Tabriz marls using two dimensional finite element method. The excavation of the station L2-S17 was selected as a case study for the modelling. The excavation is supported by the concrete diaphragm wall and one row of steel struts. The analyses investigate the effects of wall stiffness and excavation width on the excavation-induced deformations. The geotechnical parameters were selected based on the results of field and laboratory tests. The results indicate that the wall deflection and ground surface settlement increase with increasing excavation depth and width. The change in maximum wall deflection and ground settlement with considerable increase in wall stiffness is marginal, however the lower wall stiffness produces the larger wall and ground displacements. The maximum wall deflections induced by the excavation with a width of 8.2 m are 102.3, 69.4 and 44.3 mm, respectively for flexible, medium and stiff walls. The ratio of maximum ground settlement to maximum lateral wall deflection approaches to 1 with increasing wall stiffness. It was found that the wall stiffness affects the settlement influence zone. An increase in the wall stiffness results in a decrease in the settlements, an extension in the settlement influence zones and occurrence of the maximum settlements at a larger distance from the wall. The maximum of settlement for the excavation with a width of 14.7 m occurred at 6.1, 9.1 and 24.2 m away from the wall, respectively, for flexible, medium and stiff walls.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2015

소단은 굴착 후 지지구조물이 설치되기 전 벽체의 강성과 더불어 가설벽체의 안정성을 좌우하는 역할을 한다. 특히 굴착지반이 느슨하거나 연약한 경우 소단의 역할은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 소단을 이용한 도심지 버팀굴착현장의 계측결과와 수치해석을 사용하여 가설벽체의 최대수평변위에 미치는 소단의 규모(폭과 경사) 및 굴착깊이, 지반물성의 영향을 분석하였다. 계측결과 소단 폭이 짧아질수록 벽체의 수평변위는 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 수치해석 결과 소단의 경사가 급해질수록, 소단폭이 짧아질수록 최대수평변위량은 크게 나타나 소단이 벽체의 변위를 억제하는데 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 굴착심도가 깊어질수록 소단폭과 경사의 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다. 동일한 소단 조건에서 지반물성이 높을수록 벽체의 최대수평변위를 억제하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.640-655
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• 2018

최근 도심지 공사가 급증하여 기존 지하구조물의 상부에서 지반굴착 공사가 빈번하게 이루어지고 있다. 특히 지반굴착 후 구조물이 시공되는 경우 굴착 저면 하부 지반 내에서 하중 제하, 재하 과정이 반복되므로 기존 지하구조물에 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 따라서 지반굴착으로 인한 기존 지하구조물의 안정을 유지하기 위해서는 인접부에서의 굴착 및 구조물 하중에 의한 영향을 정확히 파악해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 기존터널 상부에 지반 굴착 및 신규 구조물 하중이 가해지는 경우를 실험적으로 구현하여 인접시공이 기존 터널에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 이를 위해 실제 크기의 1/5로 축소한 대형모형시험기를 제작하여 굴착저면과 터널 천단 간의 거리를 일정하게 유지한 체 지반굴착, 구조물 하중의 폭, 기존 터널 중심과 지반 굴착 저면 중심과의 이격거리에 따른 영향을 파악하였다. 연구 결과, 동일 하중 크기에 대하여 굴착 깊이가 깊어질수록 기존 터널에 더 큰 영향을 작용하는 것을 확인하였다. 동일 이격거리에서 기존 터널에 영향은 건물하중 폭 증가에 따라 터널 내공변위가 최대 3배까지 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 건물하중 폭의 영향이 굴착 깊이보다 더 크게 나타났다. 또한 수평으로 이격하는 경우는 터널 중심에서 1.0D 이격되면 터널 천단변위가 48% 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이로부터 기존 터널 상부에 터파기 시공 위치에 따른 영향이 가장 크게 발생하는 위치는 1.0D (D: 터널직경)인 것으로 확인하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2012

기존건물의 지하층과 인접하여 굴착 시 양단벽체 토사의 마찰로 발생하는 아칭효과는 굴착벽체에 작용하는 토압을 경감시키게 된다. 본 논문에서는 굴착깊이에 대한 배면폭의 비와 벽마찰각의 변화에 따른 아칭효과의 변화를 다양한 조건에서 수치해석을 통하여 살펴보았다. 수치해석 모델은 원심모형시험결과를 바탕으로 검증하여 적용하였으며, 아칭에 의한 토압경감 효과는 굴착깊이에 대한 배면폭의 비가 작고 벽마찰각이 커짐에 따라 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 아칭 현상은 기존의 아칭이론 중 Handy(1985)가 제안한 이론식을 통하여 가장 정확히 묘사 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.513-530
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• 2015

Commonly, the base stability of sheeted excavation pits against seepage failure by heave is evaluated by using two-dimensional groundwater flow models and Terzaghi's failure criterion. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of three-dimensional groundwater flow on the heave for sheeted excavation pits with various dimensions. For this purpose, the steady-state groundwater flow analyses are performed by using the finite element program ABAQUS 6.12. It has been shown that, in homogeneous soils depending on the ratio of half of excavation width to embedment depth b/D, the ratio of safety factor obtained from 3D analyses to that obtained from 2D analyses $FS_{(3D)}/FS_{(2D)}$ can reach up to 1.56 and 1.34 for square and circular shaped excavations, respectively. As failure body, both an infinitesimal soil column adjacent to the wall (Baumgart & Davidenkoff's criterion) and a three-dimensional failure body with the width suggested by Terzaghi for two-dimensional cases are used. It has been shown that the ratio of $FS_{(Terzaghi)}/FS_{(Davidenkoff)}$ varies between 0.75 and 0.94 depending on the ratio of b/D. Additionally, the effects of model size, the shape of excavation pit and anisotropic permeability on the heave are studied. Finally, the problem is investigated for excavation pits in stratified soils, and important points are emphasized.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2023

By conducting three-dimensional simulation with consideration of small-strain characteristics of soil stiffness, the effects of excavation geometry and tunnel cover to diameter ratio on deformation mechanisms of an existing tunnel located either at a side of basement or directly underneath the basement were systematically studied. Field measurements were used to verify the numerical model and model parameters. For basement excavated at a side of an existing tunnel, the maximum settlement and horizontal displacement of the tunnel are always observed at the tunnel springline closer to basement and tunnel crown, respectively, regardless of basement geometry. By increasing basement length and width by five times, the maximum movements of tunnel located at the side of basement and directly underneath the basement increase by 450% and 186%, respectively. Obviously, tunnel movements are more sensitive to basement length rather than basement width. For basement excavated at a side of an existing tunnel, tunnel movements at basement centerline become stable when basement length reaches 10 H_e (i.e., final excavation depth). Moreover, tunnel heaves due to overlying basement excavation become stable when the normalized basement length (L/H_e) is larger than 8.0. As tunnel cover to diameter ratio varies from 2.5 to 3.0, the maximum heave and tensile strain of tunnel due to overlying basement excavation decrease by up to 41.0% and 44.5%, respectively. If basement length is less than 8 H_e, the assumption of plane strain condition of basement-tunnel interaction grossly overestimates tunnel movements, and ignores tensile strain of tunnel along its longitudinal direction. Thus, three-dimensional numerical analyses are required to obtain a reasonable estimation of tunnel responses due to adjacent and overlying basement excavations in clay.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.293-312
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• 2022

Cantilever sheet pile walls having section thinner than masonry walls are generally adopted to retain moderate height of excavation. In practice, a surcharge in the form of strip load of finite width is generally present on the backfill. So, in the present study, influence of strip load on cantilever sheet pile walls is analyzed by varying the width of the strip load and distance from the cantilever sheet pile walls using finite difference based computer program in cohesionless soil modelled as Mohr-Coulomb model. The results of bending moment, earth pressure, deflection and settlement are presented in non-dimensional terms. A parametric study has been conducted for different friction angle of soil, embedded depth of sheet pile walls, different magnitudes and width of the strip load acting on the ground surface and at a depth below ground level. The result of present study is also validated with the available literature. From the results presented in this study, it can be inferred that optimum behavior of cantilever sheet pile walls is observed for strip load having width 2 m to 3 m on the ground surface. Further as the depth of strip load below the ground surface increases below the ground level to 0.75 times excavation height, the bending moment, settlement, net earth pressure and deflection decreases and then remains constant.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2023

To study the influences of tunneling on the earth pressure and ground settlement when the tunnel passes through the adjacent underground retaining structure, 30 two-dimensional model tests were carried out taking into account the ratios of tunnel excavation depth (H) to lateral width (w), excavation width (B), and excavation distance using a custom-made test device and an analogical soil. Tunnel crossing adjacent existing retaining structure (TCE) and tunnel crossing adjacent newly-built retaining structure (TCN) were simulated and the earth pressure variations and ground settlement distribution during excavation were analyzed. For TCE condition, the earth pressure increments, maximum ground settlement and the curvature of the ground settlement curve are negatively related to H/B, but positively related to H/s and H/w. For TCN condition, most trends are consistent with TCE except that the earth pressure increments and the curvature of ground settlement curve are negatively related to H/w. The maximum ground settlement is larger than that observed in tunnel crossing the existing underground structure. This study provides an assessment basis for the design and construction under confined space conditions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.251-265
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• 2023

In urban construction projects, it is crucial to evaluate the impacts of excavation-induced ground movements in order to protect surrounding structures. These ground movements resulting in damages to the neighboring structures and facilities (i.e., parking basement) are of main concern for the geotechnical engineers. Even more, the danger exists if the nearby structure is an ancient or masonry brick building. The formations of cracks are indicators of structural damage caused by excavation-induced ground disturbances, which pose issues for excavation-related projects. Although the effects of deep excavations on existing brick masonry walls have been thoroughly researched, the impact of twin excavations on a brick masonry wall is rarely described in the literature. This work presents a 3D parametric analysis using an advanced hypoplastic model to investigate the responses of an existing isolated brick masonry wall to twin perpendicular excavations in dry sand. One after the other, twin perpendicular excavations are simulated. This article also looks at how varying sand relative densities (D_r = 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90%) affect the masonry wall. The cracks at the top of the wall were caused by the hogging deformation profile caused by the twin excavations. By raising the relative density from 30% to 90%, excavation-induced footing settlement is greatly minimized. The crack width at the top of the wall reduces as a result of the second excavation in very loose to loose sand (D_r = 30% and 50%). While the crack width on the top of the wall increases owing to the second excavation in medium to very dense sand (D_r = 70% and 90%).