• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.1083-1086
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• 2008

In this study, Estimate solutions of ultimate lateral resistances for lateral loaded piles are proposed using cone penetration values, $q_c$ values, as CPT results. Cone penetration values, $q_c$ values measured on clean sand layers, are represented by factors for relative densities, axial stresses, and lateral stresses which are important on analysis of sandy soil layers. Also, these factors are same factors to consider existed estimations of ultimate lateral capacity. In this study, estimation of ultimate lateral capacity for lateral loaded piles using CPT results is proposed, and this estimation is verified by adequate analysis for effective reliability.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.433-445
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• 2020

A new code, called PRaFULL (Piled Raft Foundation Under Lateral Load), was developed for the analysis of laterally loaded Combined Pile Raft Foundation (CPRF). The proposed code considers the contribution offered by the raft-soil contact and the interactions between all the CPRF system components. The nonlinear behaviour of the reinforced concrete pile and the soil are accounted. As shallower soil layers are of great relevance in the lateral response of a pile foundation, PRaFULL includes the possibility to consider layered soil profiles with appropriate properties. The shadowing effect on the ultimate soil pressure is accounted, when dealing with pile groups, as proposed by the Strain Wedge Model. PRaFULL BEM code obviously requires less computational resources compared to FEM (Finite Element Method) or FDM (Finite Difference Method) codes. The proposed code was validated in the linear elastic range by comparisons with the code APRAF (Analysis of Piled Raft Foundations). The reliability of the procedure to predict piled raft performance was then verified in nonlinear range by comparisons with both centrifuge tests and computer code PRAB.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.77-90
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 다층지반에 관입된 현장타설말뚝 중 강성말뚝을 대상으로 다층지반의 조건에 따른 말뚝의 수평지지력과 수평거동에 대하여 실험적 분석을 실시하였다. 이를 위해 말뚝이 근입되는 지반에 상이한 상대밀도를 갖는 지반층을 구성하였으며, 수평하중-변위량 곡선을 통하여 극한수평지지력을 산정하고 기존의 방법을 적용시켜 산정된 극한수평지지력과 비교하였다. 또한, 말뚝에 부착된 스트레인게이지와 토압센서를 이용하여 다층지반에서의 말뚝의 수평거동에서 발생하는 휨모멘트분포와 극한단위수평지지력분포를 확인하였다. 수평재하시험결과 말뚝의 극한수평지지력은 지반의 상대밀도와 지반층의 구성에 따라 달라지며, 단일지반을 대상으로 제안된 다양한 방법으로 예측된 값에 비하여 상당부분 적게 측정되는 것으로 나타났다. 말뚝의 침모멘트 분포는 다층지반의 조건에 상관없이 유사한 분포 형상을 보였으며, 극한단위수평지지력 분포 형태는 최상층지반과 중간층지반이 동일하고 최하층지반이 상이한 지반에서 다소 달라지는 분포형상을 보였으나, 다른경우에 있어서는 기본적으로 Prasad and Chari(1999)의 극한단위수평지지력 분포형상과 유사한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.913-922
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• 2009

Fourteen model pile load tests using a calibration chamber and instrumented model pile were preformed to investigate the variation of the behaviors of driven piles in sands with soil and lateral cyclic loading conditions. Results of the model tests showed that the first loading cycle generated more than 70% of the pile head rotation developed for 50 lateral loading cycles. Lateral cyclic loading also made an increase of the ultimate lateral load capacity of piles for $K_0$=0.4 and an decrease for $K_0$ higher than 0.4. Higher portion of the increase or decrease in the ultimate lateral load capacity by lateral cyclic loading was generated for the first loading cycle due to densification of loosening of the soil around the pile by lateral cyclic loading. It was also observed that a two-way cyclic loading caused higher ultimate lateral load capacity of driven piles than a one-way cyclic loading. When the pile was in the ultimate state, the maximum bending moment developed in the pile increased with increasing $K_0$ value of soil and was insensitive to the magnitude and number of lateral cyclic loading.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.235-252
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• 2016

This paper presents a new numerical solution of the ultimate lateral capacity of rectangular piles in clay. The two-dimensional plane strain finite element was employed to determine the limit load of this problem. A rectangular pile is subjected to purely lateral loading along either its major or minor axes. Complete parametric studies were performed for two dimensionless variables including: (1) the aspect ratios of rectangular piles were studied in the full range from plates to square piles loaded along either their major or minor axes; and (2) the adhesion factors between the soil-pile interface were studied in the complete range from smooth surfaces to rough surfaces. It was found that the dimensionless load factor of rectangular piles showed a highly non-linear function with the aspect ratio of piles and a slightly non-linear function with the adhesion factor at the soil-pile interface. In addition, the dimensionless load factor of rectangular piles loaded along the major axis was significantly higher than that loaded along the minor axis until it converged to the same value at square piles. The solutions of finite element analyses were verified with the finite element limit analysis for selected cases. The empirical equation of the dimensionless load factor of rectangular piles was also proposed based on the data of finite element analysis. Because of the plane strain condition of the top view section, results can be only applied to the full-flow failure mechanism around the pile for the prediction of limiting pressure at the deeper length of a very long pile with full tension interface that does not allow any separation at soil-pile interfaces.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2018

In offshore engineering, lateral cyclic loading may induce excessive lateral movement and bending strain in pile foundations. Previous studies mainly focused on deformation mechanisms of single piles due to lateral cyclic loading. In this paper, centrifuge model tests were conducted to investigate the response of a $2{\times}2$ pile group due to lateral cyclic loading in clay. After applying each loading-unloading cycle, the pile group cannot move back to its original location. It implies that residual movement and bending strain are induced in the pile group. This is because cyclic loading induces plastic deformation in the soil surrounding the piles. As the cyclic load increases from 62.5 to 375 kN, the ratio of the residual to the maximum pile head movements varies from 0.30 to 0.84. Moreover, the ratio of the residual to the maximum bending strains induced in the piles is in a range of 0.23 to 0.82. The bending strain induced in the front pile is up to 3.2 times as large as that in the rear pile. Thus, much more protection measures should be applied to the front piles to ensure the serviceability and safety of pile foundations.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.149-160
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• 2008

1990년대 이후로 인천과 부산신항 등의 물류중심항구 및 송도 신도시와 같은 유비쿼터스 도시 개발에 발맞추어 인근해상연약지반 매립공사가 활발히 진행되면서 측방유동 해상말뚝기초의 거동특성에 폭넓은 관심이 집중되고 있다. 측방유동 말뚝기초 거동에 대한 연구 및 규명은 원심모형기 개발과 컴퓨터 기능의 향상으로 인하여 폭넓은 시도가 이루어져 왔으며, 특히 말뚝구조물에 작용하는 측방유동압의 특성이 가장 중요한 초점이 되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대변형 압밀연계 유한요소해석 기법(LDFE)을 바탕으로 배수조건(비배수 : 단기, 배수 : 장기)에 따른 측방유동 해상 말뚝기초의 거동특성을 분석하였으며 특히, 말뚝-지반 상호작용을 고려한 측방유동압에 중점을 두었다. 본 수치해석에서는 지층조건, 말뚝두부의 경계조건, 성토하중 크기, 평균압밀도 네 가지 중요변수에 따른 거동양상을 비교 분석하였으며, 이로부터 비배수 단계와 배수 단계에서의 측방유동압의 분포형태와 크기에 대한 정량적인 차이를 확인하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2016

해상구조물을 지지하는 말뚝기초는 바람, 조류, 파랑 등의 영향으로 횡방향 반복하중을 지배적으로 받는다. 본 연구에서는 횡방향 반복하중이 말뚝의 횡방향 극한지지력에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여, 서로 다른 세 가지 상대밀도(40%, 70%, 90%)로 조성된 모래지반에서 모형말뚝시험을 수행하였다. 상대밀도 40%로 조성 된 모래지반에서는 횡방향 반복재하 시 말뚝 주변 지반이 조밀해짐에 따라 횡방향 극한지지력이 증가하였다. 반면, 상대밀도 70%와 90%로 조성 된 모래지반에서는 횡방향 반복재하 시 말뚝 주변 지반의 교란효과로 인하여 횡방향 극한지지력이 감소하였다. 이러한 횡방향 극한지지력의 증가 및 감소효과는 횡방향 반복하중의 크기가 커질수록 더욱 명확하게 나타났으며, 모래지반의 포화 여부에는 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 모형시험 결과를 활용하여 모래지반의 상대밀도, 횡방향 반복하중의 크기에 따른 말뚝의 횡방향 극한지지력 산정 식을 제안하였고, 이를 횡방향 반복하중을 지배적으로 받는 말뚝의 설계 시 활용 가능하도록 하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.333-343
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• 2020

Preventing or reducing the damage impact of lateral soil movements on piled foundations is highly dependent on understanding the behavior of passive piles. For this reason, a detailed experimental study is carried out, aimed to examine the influence of soil density, the depth of moving layer and pile spacing on the behavior of a 2×2 free-standing pile group subjected to a uniform profile of lateral soil movement. Results from 8 model tests comprise bending moment, shear force, soil reaction and deformations measured along the pile shaft using strain gauges and others probing tools were performed. It is found that soil density and the depth of moving layer have an opposite impact regarding the ultimate response of piles. A pile group embedded in dense sand requires less soil displacement to reach the ultimate soil reaction compared to those embedded in medium and loose sands. On the other hand, the larger the moving depth, the larger amount of lateral soil movement needs to develop the pile group its ultimate deformations. Furthermore, the group factor and the effect of pile spacing were highly related to the soil-structure interaction resulted from the transferring process of forces between pile rows with the existing of the rigid pile cap.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.679-703
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• 2014

This paper investigates nonlinear response of 51 laterally loaded rigid piles in sand. Measured response of each pile test was used to deduce input parameters of modulus of subgrade reaction and the gradient of the linear limiting force profile using elastic-plastic solutions. Normalised load - displacement and/or moment - rotation curves and in some cases bending moment and displacement distributions with depth are provided for all the pile tests, to show the effect of load eccentricity on the nonlinear pile response and pile capacity. The values of modulus of subgrade reaction and the gradient of the linear limiting force profile may be used in the design of laterally loaded rigid piles in sand.