• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 지금까지 수행한 일련의 결과들에 근거한 지반력 계수와 극한 지반반력을 역해석적 방법으로 결정하고 이를 이용하여 비균질 지반에서의 비선형 수평거동을 예측할 수 있는 해석기법을 제안하고자 함이 목적이다. Chang이 제안한 해석기법은 비균질 지반의 비선형적인 거동을 예측하기에는 어려움이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 말뚝의 비선형 거동 예측을 위하여 Chang 모델에 p - y 곡선을 적용하는 복합적인 해석기법을 제안하고 해석 프로그램을 개발하였다. 그리고 본 해석기법의 적용성 검증을 위하여 모형실험 및 현장실험 결과와 상용 프로그램인 Pentagon2D을 이용한 해석 결과와 비교 검토하였다. 해석상에 이용한 지반반력 계수와 극한 지반반력은 균질지반에서 결정된 값을 비균질 지반에 적용하였으며, 본 해석기법에 의한 거동 예측결과는 모형실험 결과와 잘 일치하였다. 또한 현장실험과의 비교에서도 정도 높은 일치성을 보였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.361-368
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• 2000

This paper demonstrates how nonlinear soil behavior in a soil-structure interaction system can be realistically incorporated by using a hybrid method in a nonlinear time-domain analysis. The hybrid method employs a general-purpose nonlinear finite element program coupled with a linear SSI program for the unbounded layered soil medium In order to verify the validity and applicability of the hybrid method, nonlinear earthquake response analyses are carried out for the Hualien free-field problem, in which the ground and underground accelerations were measured during several earthquake events, and for a 2-D subway station. It is found that the nonlinear earthquake responses predicted for the Hualien free-field using the hybrid method compare very well with the observed responses whereas the subway station example gives reasonable results.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.737-746
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• 2017

The touch down zone (TDZ) and top connection point of the vessel are most critical part of fatigue damage in the steel catenary riser (SCR). In general, the linear soil model has been used to evaluate fatigue performance of SCRs because it gives conservative results in the TDZ. However, the conservative linear soil model shows the limitation to accommodate real behavior in the TDZ as water depth is increased. Therefore, the riser behavior on soft clay seabed is investigated using a nonlinear soil model through time domain approach in this study. The numerical analysis considering various important parameters of the nonlinear soil model such as shear strength at mudline, shear strength gradient and suction resistance force is conducted to check the adoptability and applicability of nonlinear soil model for SCR design.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.239-255
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• 2017

Various centrifuge model tests on the pile foundations were performed to investigate fundamental characteristics of a pile-soil-foundation system recently, but it is hard to find numerical analysis results of a pile foundation system considering the nonlinear behavior of soil layers due to the dynamic excitations. Numerical analyses for a pile-soil system were carried out to verify the experimental results of centrifuge model tests. Centrifuge model tests were performed at the laboratory applying 1.5 Hz sinusoidal base input motions, and nonlinear numerical analyses were performed utilizing a finite element program of P3DASS in the frequency domain and applying the same input motions with the intensities of 0.05 g~0.38 g. Nonlinear soil properties of soil elements were defined by Ramberg-Osgood soil model for the nonlinear dynamic analyses. Nonlinear numerical analyses with the P3DASS program were helpful to predict the trend of experimental responses of a centrifuge model efficiently, even though there were some difficulties in processing analytical results and to find out unintended deficits in measured experimental data. Also nonlinear soil properties of elements in the system can be estimated adequately using an analytical program to compare them with experimental results.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2016

OBJECTIVES : The objective of this study is to analyze the nonlinear behavior of block pavements using multi-load level falling weight deflectometer (FWD) deflections. METHODS : Recently, block pavements are employed not only in sidewalks, but also in roadways. For the application of block pavements in roadways, the structural capacities of subbase and subgrade are important factors that support the carry traffic load. Multi-load level FWD testing was conducted on block pavements to analyze their nonlinear behavior. The deflection ratio due to the increase in load was analyzed to estimate the nonlinearity of block pavements. Finite element method with nonlinear soil model was applied to simulate the actual nonlinear behavior of the block pavement under different levels of load. RESULTS : The results of the FWD testing show that the center deflections in block pavements are approximately ten times greater than that in asphalt pavements. The deflection ratios of the block pavement due to the increase in the load range from 1.2 to 1.5, indicating that the deflection increased by 20~50%. The material coefficients of the nonlinear soil model were determined by comparing the measured deflections with the predicted deflections using the finite element method. CONCLUSIONS : In this study, the nonlinear behavior of block pavements was reviewed using multi-load level FWD testing. The deflection ratio proposed in this study can estimate the nonlinearity of block pavements. The use of nonlinear soil model in subbase and subgrade increases the accuracy of predicting deflections in finite element method.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2020

The inflow rate is of interest in the design of underground structures such as tunnels and buried pipes below the groundwater table. Soil permeability governing the inflow rate significantly affects the hydro-geological behavior of soils but is difficult to estimate due to its wide range of distribution, nonlinearity and anisotropy. Volume changes induced by stress can cause nonlinear stress-strain behavior, resulting in corresponding permeability changes. In this paper, the nonlinearity and anisotropy of permeability are investigated by conducting Rowe cell tests, and a nonlinear permeability model considering anisotropy was proposed. Model modification and parameter evaluation for field application were also addressed. Significance of nonlinear permeability was illustrated by carrying out numerical analysis of a tunnel. It is highlighted that the effect of nonlinear permeability is significant in soils of which volume change is considerable, and particularly appears in the short-term flow behavior.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.267-289
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• 2014

A proper physical modeling of infilled building frame-foundation beam-soil mass interaction system is needed to predict more realistic and accurate structural behavior under static vertical loading. This is achieved via finite element method considering the superstructure, foundation and soil mass as a single integral compatible structural unit. The physical modelling is achieved via use of finite element method, which requires the use of variety of isoparametric elements with different degrees of freedom. The unbounded domain of the soil mass has been discretized with coupled finite-infinite elements to achieve computational economy. The nonlinearity of soil mass plays an important role in the redistribution of forces in the superstructure. The nonlinear behaviour of the soil mass is modeled using hyperbolic model. The incremental-iterative nonlinear solution algorithm has been adopted for carrying out the nonlinear elastic interaction analysis of a two-bay two-storey infilled building frame. The frame and the infill have been considered to behave in linear elastic manner, whereas the subsoil in nonlinear elastic manner. In this paper, the computational methodology adopted for nonlinear soil-structure interaction analysis of infilled frame-foundation-soil system has been presented.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2002

지반조건은 구조물의 지진거동에 매우 큰 영향을 미치고 성능에 기준한 내진설계에 중요한 요소이다. 이 논문에서는 지진에 의한 지반의 비선형성을 포함한 지반의 비선형성이 구조물의 탄성지진거동에 미치는 영향을 지반 구조물 일괄해석 유한요소법과 지반의 비선형성을 구현하기 위해 Ramberg-Osgood 토질모델에 대한 근사선형 반복해석법으로 연구하였다. 연구는 말뚝기초의 유무를 고려한 주기가 변하는 선형 단자유도계에 지표에서 기록된 1940년 EI Centre지진을 적용하여 수행하였다. 연구결과에 의하면 연약지반의 비선형 특성 영향이 구조물의 탄성 지진거동에 매우 중요하곡 성능에 기준한 지반의 비선형성을 고려한 구조물의 내진설계가 필요하다는 것을 잘 보여주고 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.299-313
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• 2019

This research investigated the nonlinear compressibility, permeability, the yielding due to structural degradation and their effects on consolidation behavior of structured soft soils. Based on oedometer and hydraulic conductivity test results of natural and reconstituted soft clays, linear log (1+e) ~ $log\;{\sigma}^{\prime}$ and log (1+e) ~ $log\;k_v$ relationships were developed to capture the variations in compressibility and permeability, and the yield stress ratio (YSR) was introduced to characterize the soil structure of natural soft clay. Semi-analytical solutions for one-dimensional consolidation of soft clay under time-dependent loading incorporating the effects of soil nonlinearity and soil structure were proposed. The semi-analytical solutions were verified against field measurements of a well-documented test embankment and they can give better accuracy in prediction of excess pore pressure compared to the predictions using the existing analytical solutions. Additionally, parametric studies were conducted to analyze the effects of YSR, compression index (${\lambda}_r$ and ${\lambda}_c$), and permeability index (${\eta}_k$) on the consolidation behavior of structured soft clays. The magnitude of the difference between degree of consolidation based on excess pore pressure ($U_p$) and that based on strain ($U_s$) depends on YSR. The parameter ${\lambda}_c/{\eta}_k$ plays a significant role in predicting consolidation behavior.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.437-447
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• 2023

Inclined piles are commonly used in civil engineering constructions where significant lateral resistance is required. Many researchers proved their positive performance on the seismic behavior of the supported structure and the piles themselves. However, most of these numerical studies were done within the framework of linear elastic or elastoplastic soil behavior, neglecting therefore the soil non-linearity at low and moderate soil strains which is questionable and could be misleading in dynamic analysis. The main objective of this study is to examine the influence of the pile inclination on the seismic performance of the soil-pile-structure system when both the linear elastic and the nonlinear soil models are employed. Based on the comparative responses, the adequacy of the soil's linear elastic behavior will be therefore evaluated. The analysis is conducted by generating a three-dimensional finite difference model, where a full interaction between the soil, structure, and inclined piles is considered. The numerical survey proved that the pile inclination can have a significant impact on the internal forces generated by seismic activity, specifically on the bending moment and shear forces. The main disadvantages of using inclined piles in this system are the bending forces at the head and pile-to-head connection. It is crucial to account for soil nonlinearity to accurately assess the seismic response of the soil-pile-structure system.