• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.329-337
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• 2019

This paper presents an experimental investigation about visualization of bulging development of geosynthetic-encased stone column (GESC) based on the digital image correlation (DIC) technique and transparent soil. Visual model tests on GESC and ordinary stone column (OSC) were carried out. In order to delete the warping effect resulting from transparent soil and experiment setup, a modification for experiment results was performed. The bulging development process of the GESC and the displacement field of the surrounding soil were measured. By comparing with the existing experimental and theoretical results, it demonstrates that the model test system developed for studying the continuous bulging development of GESC is suitable. The current test results show that the bulging depth of GESC ranges from 1.05 to 1.40 times the diameter of GESC. The influence depth of GESC bulging on surrounding soil displacement is 0~3 the times diameter of GESC.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.385-392
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• 2019

The present fractional-order plasticity models for granular soil are mainly established under the triaxial compression condition, due to its difficult in analytically solving the fractional differentiation of the third stress invariant, e.g., Lode's angle. To solve this problem, a three dimensional fractional-order elastoplastic model based on the transformed stress method, which does not rely on the analytical solution of the Lode's angle, is proposed. A nonassociated plastic flow rule is derived by conducting the fractional derivative of the yielding function with respect to the stress tensor in the transformed stress space. All the model parameters can be easily determined by using laboratory test. The performance of this 3D model is then verified by simulating multi series of true triaxial test results of rockfill.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2011

This study is a preliminary investigation into the development of a construction method that will protect a reservoir even during over flows caused by severe flooding. Through hydraulic modeling tests, the destructive phenomena caused by spillway-junction scour during reservoir overflow were modeled, and the effects on the embankment during such an overflow and the spillway-junction movements are discussed. The reservoir destruction model used the Tanbu reservoir, located in Gangwondo Chuncheon-si Namsanmyeon (H＝22 m, L＝115 m), as the model reservoir and created an embankment with a 1/60 ratio. We review the spillway-junction safety factor during overflow and embankment movement following reinforcement measures for three different cases: no reinforcement, cemented sand and gravel (CSG) reinforcement and water-blocking sheet reinforcement. The results of this study confirmed that when the spillway-junction is exposed to soil, it is very vulnerable to overflow and that a water-blocking sheet or CSG reinforcement are very effective measures in preventing embankment destruction in the long-term period.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.579-593
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• 2017

Geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls can be employed as railway embankments to carry large static and dynamic train loads, but very few studies can be found in the literature that investigate their dynamic behavior under simulated wheel loading. A large-scale dynamic test on a reinforced soil railway embankment was therefore carried out. The model embankment was 1.65 meter high and designed to have a soilbag facing. It was reinforced with HDPE geogrid layers at a vertical spacing of 0.3 m and a length of 2 m. The dynamic test consisted of 1.2 million cycles of harmonic dynamic loading with three different load levels and four different exciting frequencies. Before the dynamic loading test, a static test was also carried out to understand the general behavior of the embankment behavior. The study indicated the importance of loading frequency on the dynamic response of reinforced soil railway embankment. It also showed that toe resistance played a significant role in the dynamic behavior of the embankment. Some limitations of the test were also discussed.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.5-13
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• 2013

댐 및 저수지 제방의 누수현상은 통관 주변에서 주로 일어나며 평상 시에는 제방에 큰 영향을 미치지 않지만, 호우나 장마철과 같이 저수지 수위가 상승하면 제방의 붕괴 위험을 가져온다. 따라서 이러한 수맥과 경로를 조사하는 것은 재해 예방과 제방 관리의 측면에서 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 수치적인 방법과 실험적인 방법을 사용하여 통관이 취약대로 작용하는 댐 및 제방에서의 누수현상을 분석하였다. 누수탐지에는 전기비저항 탐사를 사용하여 그 유용성을 검토하였다. 수치해석의 결과에서는 취약대의 크기와 위치에 따라 전극 간격의 설정이 중요함을 보여주었고, 모형제방의 누수실험에서는 전극간격을 0.3m로 쌍극자 배열을 사용하는 것이 가장 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 누수현상의 분석을 통하여 댐 및 제방시설물의 누수탐지에 전기 비저항 탐사가 유용함을 확인하였다.

• 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.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 홍수가 범람하였을 때 제내지에서 발생하는 동역학적 거동을 정확히 모의하기 위해, 시간에 따른 제방붕괴 양상을 고려하여 제방붕괴시 제내지로 유입되는 월류량을 정확하게 산정하였다. 2차원 비선형 천수방정식을 지배방정식으로 사용하였으며, 비구조적 격자계가 적용된 유한체적법을 이용하여 제방붕괴를 모의하였다. 제방붕괴시 발생하는 충격파 흐름을 해석하기 위하여 HLLC approximate Rimann solver를 사용하였고, 수치진동을 제어하기 위해 TVD 제한자를 사용하는 WAF(Weighted Averaged Flux) 기법을 사용하였다. 또한 생성항은 연산자 분리기법을 이용하여 비 물리적인 결과가 나오지 않도록 하였다. 먼저 본 모형을 댐붕괴 문제에 적용하여 댐 붕괴시 발생하는 자유수면 변위를 계산하였으며, 경사식 방파제의 월류량을 산정하여 기존 실험결과와 비교 검증하였다. 그 결과 충격파를 잘 모의하고 있었으며, 월류량 또한 기존 실험결과와 일치하였다. 또한 제방 붕괴시 발생하는 흐름에 대해 높이와 폭을 각각 시간에 따른 함수로 가정하여 적용하였다. 제방붕괴 유형에 따른 월류량을 각각 비교한 결과, 제방이 갑작스럽게 붕괴된 경우에서의 월류량이 점진적으로 붕괴되는 조건에서의 월류량보다 크게 산정됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2006년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1348-1353
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• 2006

In this paper, nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis was performed to investigate the stability of the rapid embankment under undrained condition. The commercial code ABAQUS/Standard was used in the study. Resonant Column test (RC test) results and Ramberg-Osgood model were utilized to simulate the nonlinear behavior of soft clay. Ramgerg-Osgood model was tested whether it simulates the nonlinear behavior of the soil properly in first. Then the analysis result was compared with the previous research results. It was found that the Ramberg-Osgood model matched well with the soil behavior of soft clay in the rapid embankment under undrained condition.

• 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.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.201-209
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• 2016

Damages of large embankment dams by recent strong earthquakes in the world highlight the importance of seismic security of dams. Some of recent dam construction projects for water storage and hydropower are located in highly seismic zone, hence the seismic performance evaluation is an important issue. While state-of-the-art numerical analysis technology is generally utilized in practice for seismic performance evaluation of large dams, physical modeling is also carried out where new construction technology is involved or numerical analysis technology cannot simulate the behavior appropriately. Geotechnical centrifuge modeling is widely adopted in earthquake engineering to simulate the seismic behavior of large earth structures, but sometimes it can't be applied for large embankment dams due to various limitations. This study proposes a dynamic centrifuge testing method for large embankment dams and evaluated its applicability. Scaling relations for a case which model scale and g-level are different could be derived considering the stress conditions and predominant period of the structure, which is equivalent to previously suggested scaling relations. The scaling principles and testing method could be verified by modified modeling of models using a model at different acceleration levels. Finally, its applicability was examined by centrifuge tests for an embankment dam in Korea.