• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.277-293
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• 2024

Shored Mechanically Stabilized Earth (SMSE) walls are types of soil retaining structures that increase soil stability under static and dynamic loads. The damage caused by an earthquake can be determined by evaluating the probabilistic seismic response of SMSE walls. This study aimed to assess the seismic performance of SMSE walls and provide fragility curves for evaluating failure levels. The generated fragility curves can help to improve the seismic performance of these walls through assessing and controlling variables like backfill surface settlement, lateral deformation of facing, and permanent relocation of the wall. A parametric study was performed based on a non-linear elastoplastic constitutive model known as the hardening soil model with small-strain stiffness, HSsmall. The analyses were conducted using PLAXIS 2D, a Finite Element Method (FEM) program, under plane-strain conditions to study the effect of the number of geogrid layers and the axial stiffness of geogrids on the performance of SMSE walls. In this study, three areas of damage (minor, moderate, and severe) were observed and, in all cases, the wall has not completely entered the stage of destruction. For the base model (Model A), at the highest ground acceleration coefficient (1 g), in the moderate damage state, the fragility probability was 76%. These values were 62%, and 54%, respectively, by increasing the number of geogrids (Model B) and increasing the geogrid stiffness (Model C). Meanwhile, the fragility values were 99%, 98%, and 97%, respectively in the case of minor damage. Notably, the probability of complete destruction was zero percent in all models.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.329-341
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• 2024

Retaining structures are one of the most important elements in the stabilization of excavations and slopes in various engineering projects. Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls are widely used as retaining structures due to their flexibility, easy and economical construction. These benefits are especially prominent for projects built on soft and weak foundation soils, which have relatively low resistance and high compressibility. For high retaining walls on weak foundations, conventional design methods are not cost-effective. Therefore, two alternative solutions for different foundation weakness are proposed in this research: optimized multi-tiered MSE walls and single tier wall with foundation improvement. The cost optimization considers both the construction components and the land price. The results show that the optimal solution depends on several factors, including the foundation strength and more importantly, the land price. For low land price, the optimized multi-tiered wall is more economical, while for high land price (urban areas), the foundation improvement is preferable. As the foundation strength decreases, the foundation improvement becomes inevitable.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2020

Back-to-Back 보강토옹벽은 좁은 구간에 양립하는 옹벽의 형식을 가지기 때문에 벽체간의 이격거리에 따라 보강재가 겹치게 되어 보강재 간의 상호작용에 의한 응력 변화와 일체화된 상태에서 전체가 거동하는 문제 등으로 설계단계에서 신중한 접근이 필요하나 현재 국내에 정형화된 설계기준이나 지침이 전무한 상태이다. 본 연구는 이러한 Back-to-Back 보강토옹벽에 대해 옹벽폭 대 높이비(옹벽폭비, Wb/H)에 따른 최적 보강길이비에 대해 고찰하였다. 옹벽폭비는 FHWA 설계기준의 Case II에 해당하는 1.1H, 1.4H, 1.7H, 2.0H, 높이는 일반적으로 가장 많이 적용되고 있는 3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 10.0m를 대상으로 하였으며, 각 조건에서 수치해석을 통해 FHWA 설계기준의 적정성과 옹벽의 높이 및 옹벽폭비에 따른 최적 보강길이비를 제안하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.193-204
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• 2009

A 10.4-m high highway embankment retained behind mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls is under construction in the northeastern part of the Indian state of Bihar. The structure is constructed with compacted, micaceous, grey, silty sand, reinforced with polyester (PET) geogrids, and faced with reinforced cement concrete fascia panels. The connections between the fascia panels and the geogrids failed on several occasions during the monsoon seasons of 2007 and 2008 following episodes of heavy rainfall, when the embankment was still under construction. However, during these incidents the MSE embankment itself remained by and large stable and the collateral damages were minimal. The observational data during these incidents presented an opportunity to develop and calibrate a simple procedure for estimating rainfall induced pore water pressure development within MSE embankments constructed with backfill materials that do not allow unimpeded seepage. A simple analytical finite element model was developed for the purpose. The modeling results were found to agree with the observational and meteorological records from the site. These results also indicated that the threshold rainwater infiltration flux needed for the development of pore water pressure within an MSE embankment is a monotonically increasing function of the hydraulic conductivity of backfill. Specifically for the MSE embankment upon which this study is based, the analytical results indicated that the instabilities could have been avoided by having in place a chimney drain immediately behind the fascia panels.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2008

2002년 이후 미국 펜실베니아를 중심으로 보강토 공법 교대의 적용사례가 급증하고 있는 추세이다. 이러한 보강토 공법 교대는 일반 콘크리트 옹벽 교대에 비하여 공사비 절감 및 공기 단축에 효과적이며 미관이 수려한 장점이 있다. 본 논문은 해외에서 이와같이 널리 활용되고 있는 보강토 교대의 이론적 배경 및 기존의 설계기준을 검토하였으며, 그 결과를 토대로 국내 교량형식에 적합한 보강토 교대의 적용성을 분석하였다. 우리나라에서 보강토교대를 적용하기 위하여 국내교량 형식에 따른 상부슈에 작용하는 하중을 분석한 후 교좌받침보 및 하부말뚝에 대하여 구조 검토한 결과, 거더의 자중이 큰 PSC BOX이외에서는 모두 적용이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 2차원 수치해석 및 3차원 수치해석을 수행하여 보강토 교대 하부 기초로 적용되는 H-Pile과 보강토 옹벽간의 상호 거동메커니즘을 분석하였으며, 실제 보강토 옹벽현장에서 보강토 옹벽 배면에 H-Pile을 7개소 시험시공을 실시하여 수평거동 특성을 분석하였다. 현장시험시공 분석결과, 보강토 교대의 하부기초로서 H-Pile을 적용하기 위해서는 뒤채움 재료는 내부마찰각이 최소 $34^{\circ}$이상인 양질의 뒷채움 재료를 사용하여야 하는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.473-480
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• 1999

This paper presents the results of a parametric study on the behavior of mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall. It has been recognized that the currently available design guidelines, which is base on the limit equilibrium approach, cannot properly account the interaction effect between the components, construction sequence, and foundation settlement which may impose a significant influence on the wall behavior. A parametric study using finite element analysis was performed to investigate the behavior of MSE wall under different construction conditions and the applicability of the current design approach. In the parametric analysis, the effects of the construction sequence, the surcharge, and the foundation stiffness were studied and a detailed finite element modeling for various components of the system were employed. The results, such as wall displacement and earth pressure distributions, reinforcement forces, vertical stress distribution were then thoroughly analyzed to investigate the effect of construction details on the wall behavior.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.599-614
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• 2022

One of the methods of stabilizing retaining walls, embankments, and deep excavations is the implementation of plate anchors (like the Geolock wall anchor systems). Back-to-back Mechanically Stabilized Earth (BBMSE) walls are common stabilized earth structures that can be used for bridge ramps. But so far, the analysis of the interactive behavior of two back-to-back anchored walls (BBAW) by double-plates anchors (constructed closely from each other and subjected to the limited-breadth vertical loading) including interference of their failure and sliding surfaces has not been the subject of comprehensive studies. Indeed, in this compound system, the interaction of sliding wedges of these two back-to-back walls considering the shear failure wedge of the foundation, significantly impresses on the foundation bearing capacity, adjacent walls displacements and deformations, and their stability. In this study, the effect of horizontal distance between two walls (W), breadth of loading plate (B), and position of vertical loading was investigated experimentally. In addition, the comparison of using single and equivalent double-plate anchors was evaluated. The loading plate bearing capacity and displacements, and deformations of BBAW were measured and the results are presented. To evaluate the shape, form, and how the critical failure surfaces of the soil behind the walls and beneath the foundation intersect with one another, the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique was applied. The experimental tests results showed that in this composite system (two adjacent-loaded BBAW) the effective distance of walls is about W = 2.5*H (H: height of walls) and the foundation effective breadth is about B = H, concerning foundation bearing capacity, walls horizontal displacements and their deformations. For more amounts of W and B, the foundation and walls can be designed and analyzed individually. Besides, in this compound system, the foundation bearing capacity is an exponential function of the System Geometry Variable (SGV) whereas walls displacements are a quadratic function of it. Finally, as an important achievement, doubling the plates of anchors can facilitate using concrete walls, which have limitations in tolerating curvature.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.81-93
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• 2024

최근 국내는 다양한 대규모 사회기반 시설물 공사 및 택지 개발 등이 시행되고 있으나, 이에 반해 제한적인 국토 여건으로 철도 또는 도로 흙쌓기 비탈면 다짐 시공 또는 보강토 옹벽 뒤채움재 시공 시 기준에 부합하는 양질의 토사 수급이 어려운 실정이다. 특히, 다수의 보강토 옹벽은 부적절한 뒤채움재 다짐 시공으로 인한 지지력과 배수 성능 저하로 인한 구조물 피해사례 등이 증가하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 뒤채움재로 순환토사를 활용하는 보강토 옹벽에 대하여 3D 프린팅 기술 기반 실내 모형실험 및 2차원 수치해석을 수행하여 구조적 성능 및 안전성을 분석하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 순환토사 배합비 및 보강재 설치 방법에 따른 뒤채움재 성능을 확인하였으며, 3D 프린팅 기술을 통해 실제 보강토 옹벽 시공과 유사하게 보강재 체결이 쉬운 형태의 실험상 벽체를 제작하여 3D 프린터의 활용성을 확인하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.937-945
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• 2018

A probabilistic study of a reinforced earth wall in a frictional soil using the surface response methodology (RSM) is presented. A deterministic model based on numerical simulations is used (Abdelouhab et al. 2011, 2012b) and the serviceability limit state (SLS) is considered in the analysis. The model computes the maximum horizontal displacement of the wall. The response surface methodology is utilized for the assessment of the Hasofer-Lind reliability index and is optimized by the use of a genetic algorithm. The soil friction angle and the unit weight are considered as random variables while studying the SLS. The assumption of non-normal distribution for the random variables has an important effect on the reliability index for the practical range of values of the wall horizontal displacement.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2017

본 논문은 보강토옹벽의 곡선부 거동을 수치해석으로 분석한 내용을 다루고 있다. 보강토옹벽은 토목섬유의 발전과 함께 발달해왔다. 기존의 콘크리트 옹벽과 달리 성토 높이에 제약을 받지 않고 안정성을 확보할 수 있다는 장점이 있으며, 현재 산업 및 주거단지를 형성하는데 많이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 보강토옹벽의 설계는 현재 다른 형식의 옹벽 설계와 동일하게 내 외적 안정성 검토 및 보강재의 인장력에 대한 검토를 활용하여 이루어지고 있으며, 주로 2차원 수치해석을 바탕으로 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 기존의 연구결과에 따르면, 보강토옹벽의 취약부는 곡선부로 보고되고 있으며, 이는 실내모형시험 및 피해사례에 대한 연구에서 언급된 바 있다. 보강토옹벽의 곡선부 거동을 파악하기 위한 2차원 수치해석은 그 한계점을 분명히 드러내고 있으며, 실내모형시험 및 현장시험 또한 그 거동과 파괴메커니즘을 이해하기에는 그 한계를 갖고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 보강토옹벽의 곡선부의 거동을 이해하기 위해 3차원 수치해석을 수행하였으며, 수치해석에서의 직선부와 곡선부의 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 뿐만 아니라, 상재하중의 고려 여부 및 성토체의 다짐도를 달리하여 각각의 조건에서의 거동특성을 비교 분석하였다.