• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.369-383
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• 2012

In this paper, soil-structure interaction analysis has been presented for beams resting on multilayered geosynthetic-reinforced granular fill-soft soil system. The soft soil and geosynthetic reinforcements are idealized as nonlinear springs and elastic membranes, respectively. The governing differential equations are solved by finite difference technique and the results are presented in non-dimensional form. It is observed from the study that use of geosynthetic reinforcement is not very effective for maximum settlement reduction in case of very rigid beam. Similarly the reinforcements are not effective for shear force reduction if the granular fill has very high shear modulus value. However, multilayered reinforced system is very effective for bending moment and differential settlement reduction.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 보강토 구조물의 장기거동에 관한 수치해석 내용을 다루었다. 본 연구는 사용연한동안 지속하중을 받는 보강토 구조물의 장기 변형 관련 메카니즘을 고찰하는데 주 목적을 두었다. 연구를 위해 먼저 Singh-Mitchell 크리프 모델과 멱함수(Power law) 크리프 모델을 이용하여 각각 뒤채움흙과 보강재의 크리프 변형을 모델링하는 방안을 구축하였으며 이를 토대로 뒤채움흙과 토목섬유 보강재의 크리프 특성에 대한 매개변수 연구를 수행하였다. 해석결과 외부하중을 받는 보강토 구조물이 세립분이 많이 포함되어 있는 흙으로 뒤채움이 될 경우 뒤채움흙과 토목섬유 보강재로부터 발생하는 크리프 효과로 인해 상당한 크기의 장기 변형이 발생할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 논문에서는 외부하중을 받는 보강토 구조물에 있어서 크리프 효과가 구조물의 사용성에 미치는 영향을 집중적으로 고찰하였다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 지속하중이 작용하는 보강토 구조물의 시간의존적 장기거동에 관한 수치 모델링 기법을 다루었다. 먼저 Power Law 기반의 크리프 모델을 이용하여 지오그리드와 뒤채움흙의 크리프 거동의 모델링에 대한 적용성을 검토 하였으며 나아가 보강토 교대 구조물의 장기 거동에 대한 해석에 적용하였다. 그 결과 Power Law 기반의 크리프 모델은 지오그리드와 뒤채움흙으로 구성되는 보강토 교대 구조물에 지속하중 작용시 발생하는 크리프 변형을 적절히 모사할 수 있는 것으로 검토되었으며 크리프 변형이 발생할 수 있는 뒤채움흙을 사용하는 경우 교대 벽체 및 상판기초에 허용치를 초과하는 변위가 발생할 수 있는 것으로 검토되었다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과의 실무적 적용 방안에 대한 내용을 기술하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.918-927
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• 2008

The problems associated with constructing high-speed concrete track embankments over soft compressible soil has lead to the development and/or extensive use of many of the ground improvement techniques used today. Drains, surcharge loading, and geosynthetic reinforcement, have all been used to solve the settlement and embankment stability issues associated with construction on soft soils. Geosynthetic-reinforced embankment supporting piles method consist of vertical columns that are designed to transfer the load of the embankment through the soft compressible soil layer to a firm foundation and one or more layers of geosynthetic reinforcement placed between the top of the columns and the bottom of the embankment. In the paper, the evaluations of a seismic performance of geosynthetic-reinforced embankment piles for a ultra soft ground during earthquake were studied. the equivalent linear analysis was performed by SHAKE for soft ground. A seismic performance analysis of Piles was performed by GROUP PILE and PLAXIS for geosynthetic-reinforced embankment piles. Guidelines is required for pile displacement during earthquake. Conclusions of the studies come up with a idea for soil stiffness, conditions of pile cap, pile length and span.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.131-142
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• 2009

보강토 옹벽은 콘트리트 옹벽에 비해 시공성, 경제성, 미관 등이 뛰어나 대체공법으로 각광받고 있으며, 많은 장점들로 인해 일반 옹벽의 대체공법으로서 그 적용성을 인정받고 있다. 최근에 들어서는 도로 및 철도 분야에서 보강토옹벽 구조물이 좌우에 양립하는 형태, 즉 back-to-back(BTB) 형식의 보강토 옹벽이 도로 및 철도 노반을 지지하는 용도로 많이 적용되고 있으나 그에 대한 연구가 충분하지 않은 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 도로분야에 적용되는 BTB 옹벽의 거동 메카니즘 고찰을 위해 유한요소해석을 통하여 다양한 기하조건 및 보강재 길이로 보강된 BTB옹벽의 거동특성을 분석하고 그 결과를 토대로 폭에 따른 거동 메카니즘과 보강재 길이변화를 통해 옹벽 폭에 대한 최적보강재 길이를 검토하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.231-247
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• 2024

The use of lime stabilization and geosynthetic reinforcement is a common approach to improve the performance of fine-grained soils in geotechnical applications. However, the impact of this combination on the soil-geosynthetic interaction remains unclear. This study addresses this gap by evaluating the interface efficiency and soil-geosynthetic interaction parameters of lime-stabilized clay (2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% lime content) reinforced with geotextile or geogrid using direct shear tests at various curing times (1, 7, 14, and 28 days). Additionally, machine learning algorithms (Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Network) were employed to predict soil shear strength. Findings revealed that lime stabilization significantly increased soil shear strength and interaction parameters, particularly at the optimal lime content (4%). Notably, stabilization improved the performance of soil-geogrid interfaces but had an adverse effect on soil-geotextile interfaces. Furthermore, machine learning algorithms effectively predicted soil shear strength, with sensitivity analysis highlighting lime percentage and geosynthetic type as the most significant influencing factors.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.533-542
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• 2019

Geosynthetic reinforced soil method in coarse-grained soils has been widely used in last decades. Two effective factors on soil-geosynthetic interaction are confining stresses and loading rate in clay. In terms of methodology, one pull-out test with four different strain rates, namely 0.75, 1.25, 1.75 and 2.25 mm/min, and three different normal stresses equal to 20, 50, and 80 kg have been performed on specimens with dimensions of 30×30×17 cm in the saturated, consolidated condition. The obtained results have demonstrated that activation of geosynthetic strength at contact surface depends on the applied stress. In addition, the increase in normal stress would increase the shear strength at contact surface between clay and geogrid. Moreover, it is concluded that the strain rate increment would increase the shear strength.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.263-279
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• 2012

The present paper deals with the analysis of combined footings resting on geosynthetic reinforced granular fill overlying stone column improved poor soil. An attempt has been made to study the influence of inclusion of geosynthetic layer on the deflection of the footing. The footing has been idealized as a beam having finite flexural rigidity. Granular fill layer has been represented by Pasternak shear layer and stone columns and poor soil have been represented by nonlinear Winkler springs. Nonlinear behavior of granular fill layer, stone columns and the poor soil has been considered by means of hyperbolic stress strain relationships. Governing differential equations for the soil-foundation system have been derived and solution has been obtained employing finite difference scheme by means of iterative Gauss Elimination method. Results of a detailed parametric study have been presented, for a footing supporting typically five columns, in non-dimensional form in respect of deflection with and without geosynthetic inclusion. Geosynthetic layer has been found to significantly reduce the deflection of the footing which has been quantified by means of parametric study.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 토목섬유 특별세미나
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• pp.73-78
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• 2000

The reinforced soil has been widely used for constructing retaining walls and embankment with steep slope. However, the benefits of soil reinforcing are often-restricted by a lack of good quality backfill material. In this study, plane strain compression tests were carried out to study the effects of preloading on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced saturated clay. For the unreinforced and reinforced soil, drained and undrained shearing tests were peformed after anisotropic consolidation in a constant strain rate. A preoading test was carried out by preloading, creep, unloading, aging and undrained shearing after anisotropic consolidation(K=0.3, σ'₃=50 kPa). It was observed that a reinforced clay, Kanto loam, can have a great initial secant modulus in undraind condition by well compaction and over consolidation. The results shown that the increasing of drained strength should be used to apply a large preloading in the case of reinforced clay.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.235-261
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• 2009

This study illustrates the differences between the elasto-plastic cap model and Lade's model with Cosserat rotation through the analyses of two large-scale geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) retaining wall tests that were brought to failure using a monotonically increasing surcharge pressure. The finite element analyses with Lade's model were able to reasonably simulate the large-scale plane strain laboratory tests. On average, the finite element analyses gave reasonably good agreement with the experimental results in terms of global performances and shear band occurrences. In contrast, the cap model was not able to simulate the development of shear banding in the tests. In both test simulations the cap model predicted failure loads that were substantially less than the measured ones.