• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.387-396
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• 2023

Ground subsidence, which is a current concern that affects piled raft foundations, has occurred at a high rate in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, due primarily to groundwater pumping for water supply. In this study, the groundwater level (GWL) change affect on a piled raft foundation was investigated based on the three-dimensional finite element method (3D-FEM) using the PLAXIS 3D software. The GWL change due to global groundwater pumping and dewatering were simulated in PLAXIS 3D based on the GWL reduction and consolidation. Settlement and the pile axial force of the piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh subsoil were investigated based on the actual design and the proposed optimal case. The actual design used the piled foundation concept, while the optimal case applied a pile spacing of 6D using a piled raft concept to reduce the number of piles, with little increased settlement. The results indicated that the settlement increased with the GWL reduction, caused by groundwater pumping and dewatering. The subsidence started to affect the piled raft foundation 2.5 years after construction for the actual design and after 3.4 years for the optimal case due to global groundwater pumping. The pile's axial force, which was affected by negative skin friction, increased during that time.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.451-456
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• 2012

최근에 건설되는 고층 건물들은 지하 3층 이상의 깊은 지하층을 갖는 경우가 일반적이며, 이 경우에 국내 지반의 특성상 기반암 깊이가 얕아 지하층하부가 암반에 장착되거나 지중에 위치하는 경우가 많다. 현행 우리나라 내진설계기준의 지진하중은 자유장인 지표면에서의 응답을 바탕으로 하고 있어 말뚝이 매설된 기초 하부 지반에서의 지진하중과 상이하므로 비교 및 검증이 요구된다. 이를 위하여 본 연구에서는 2차원 동적(2D Dynamic) 수치해석 기법을 이용하여 말뚝기초가 기반암에 근입될 때 말뚝 강성효과에 의한 기초저면에서의 지진하중 감소를 확인하였으며 경제적인 내진설계를 수행할 수 있는 가능성을 확인해 보았다. 현행 내진 설계기준에 따른 자유장 지표면 가속도를 설계 지진 하중산정 과정에서 말뚝 강성을 고려한 지진 하중 저감효과를 평가하기 위해 PLAXIS 2D 프로그램을 사용하여 말뚝 개수 4개, 8개, 12개인 세가지 말뚝 배치 경우에 대하여 지중 및 기초상부의 최대 지진 가속도와 동일 깊이의 자유장 최대 지진 가속도를 수치해석을 통하여 비교한 결과, 지반내 매설된 말뚝 기초에 의해 20~25%가량의 지진하중 저감효과가 있는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나 말뚝의 개수 및 콘크리트 기초의 크기는 지진응답 특성에 큰 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 평가되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권6호
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• pp.743-765
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• 2022

Near-surface excavations may cause the tilting and destruction of the adjacent superstructures in big cities. The stability of a huge excavation and its nearby superstructures was studied in this paper. Some test instruments monitored the deformation and loads at the designed location. Then the numerical models of the excavation were made in FLAC3D (a three-dimensional finite difference code) and Plaxis-3D (a three-dimensional finite element code). The effects of different supporting and reinforcement tools such as nails, piles, and shotcretes on the stability and bearing capacity of the foundation were analyzed through different numerical models. The numerically approximated results were compared with the corresponding in-field monitored results and reasonable compatibility was obtained. It was concluded that the displacement in excavation and the settlement of the nearby superstructure increases gradually as the depth of excavation rises. The effects of support and reinforcements were also observed and modeled in this study. The settlement of the structure gradually decreased as the supports were installed. These analyses showed that the pile significantly increased the bearing capacity and decreased the settlement of the superstructure. As a whole, the monitoring and numerical simulation results were in good consistency with one another in this practically important project.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2019

Bending moments in the raft of a pile raft system is affected by pile-pile interaction and pile-raft interaction, amongst other factors. Three-Dimensional finite element program has to be used to evaluate these bending moments. Winkler type analysis is easy to use but it however ignores these interactions. This paper proposes a very simplified and novel method for finding bending moments in raft of a piled raft based on Winkler type where raft is supported on bed of springs considering pile-pile and pile-raft interaction entitled as "Winkler model for piled raft (WMPR)" The pile and raft spring stiffness are based on load share between pile and raft and average pile raft settlement proposed by Randolph (1994). To verify the results of WMPR, raft bending moments are compared with those obtained from PLAXIS 3D software. A total of sixty analysis have Performed varying different parameters. It is found that raft bending moments obtained from WMPR closely match with bending moments obtained from PLAXIS 3D. A comparison of bending moments ignoring any interaction in Winkler model is also made with PLAXIS-3D, which results in large difference of bending moments. Finally, bending moment results from eight different methods are compared with WMPR for a case study. The WMPR, though, a simple method yielded comparable raft bending moments with the most accurate analysis.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.210-221
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• 2009

A new foundation type which is called Top-Base method has been used frequently in engineering practices in Korea. In this study, the settlement behavior of concrete Top-Base foundation on soft ground is investigated since the consolidation settlement of the embedding depth and the effect of footing dimensions are not included in current Korean criterion (2007). To obtain detailed information, the model tests of the Top-Base foundation are performed using the PLAXIS 3D finite element analysis. It is shown that in-situ measurements and finite element analysis of the behavior of foundations indicate that consolidation settlement is reduced up and bearing capacity of the foundation increases up to 50%~100%, compared to the primary non-treated ground. Based on this study, it is found that the Top-Base foundation prevents the lateral deformation of soft ground and reduces its negative dilatancy to the surface settlement, and that the foundation creates rather uniform stress distribution under it to increase its bearing capacity. It is also found that the total settlement of Top-Base foundation was highly dependent on the consolidation settlement and footing configurations.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.577-598
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• 2016

This paper presents a numerical study of pile force distribution in a pile group foundation subjected to vertical load and large moment. The physical modeling of a pile foundation for a wind turbine is analyzed using 3D finite element software, PLAXIS 3D. The soil profile consists of several clay layers, which are modeled as Mohr-Coulomb material in an undrained condition. The piles in the pile group foundation are modeled as special elements called embedded pile elements. To model the problem of a pile group foundation, a small gap is created between the pile cap and underlying soil. The pile cap is modeled as a rigid plate element connected to each pile by a hinge. As a result, applied vertical load and large moment are transferred only to piles without any load sharing to underlying soil. Results of the study focus on pile load distribution for the square shape of a pile group foundation. Mathematical expression is proposed to describe pile force distribution for the cases of vertical load and large moment and purely vertical load.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2018

최근, 수직증축을 통한 공동주택의 리모델링은 제한된 부지 내에서 세대수를 증가시킬 수 있다는 장점으로 인해 그 수요가 증가하고 있다. 수직증축시 기초보강의 가장 큰 목적은 증축되는 층고로 인해 발생하는 추가하중을 지지하는 것이다. 단, 추가된 하중의 일부가 보강말뚝이 아닌 기존말뚝에도 가해지기 때문에, 기존말뚝의 허용지지력을 초과하지 않는 범위 내에서만 증축이 가능하다. 선재하공법은 수직증축 시공 전 단계에서 기존말뚝에 가해지던 하중 중 일부를 보강말뚝에 분담하도록 하여, 증축하중이 추가되어도 기존말뚝의 허용지지력을 초과하지 않도록 하며, 선재하 하중에 의해 보강말뚝의 침하를 미리 발생시켜 증축하중이 가해졌을 때 보강말뚝의 지지력을 빨리 발현시키는 공법이다. 본 연구에서는 3차원 수치해석을 통해 선재하공법의 효과를 분석하였다. 3D FEM 프로그램인 PLAXIS 3D를 활용하여 수직증축 리모델링시 기초보강을 모델링하고 선재하공법의 적용 유무에 따른 효과를 비교 분석하였다. 수치해석 결과 선재하공법을 적용하였을 때 기존말뚝에 가해지던 하중을 보강말뚝에 더욱 효과적으로 분담하였으며, 보강말뚝의 지지력이 조기에 발현하는 데 효과가 있는 것으로 확인하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2022

Piled raft foundations are widely used and effective in supporting high-rise buildings around the world. In this study, a piled raft system was numerically simulated using PLAXIS 3D. The settlement comparison results between the actual building measurements and the three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis, were in good agreement, indicating the usefulness of this approach for the evaluation of the feasibility of using a piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The effects were investigated of the number of piles based on pile spacing, pile length, raft embedment on the settlement, load sharing, bending moments, and the shear force of the piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The results indicated that with an increased number of piles, increased pile length, and embedding raft depth, the total and differential settlement decreased. The optimal design consisted of pile numbers of 60-70, corresponding to pile spacings is 5.5-6 times the pile diameter (D_p), in conjunction with a pile length-to-pile diameter ratio of 30. Furthermore, load sharing by the raft, by locating it in the second layer of stiff clay, could achieve 66% of the building load. The proposed model of piled raft foundations could reduce the total foundation cost by 49.61% compared to the conventional design. This research can assist practicing engineers in selecting pile and raft parameters in the design of piled raft foundations to produce an economical design for high-rise buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and around the world.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.265-274
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• 2016

The present paper describes the results of numerical modeling of a dam founded on loose liquefiable deposit using PLAXIS-3D finite element software. Effect of a different dam water level on parameters like displacements, Excess Pore water pressures, Liquefaction potential and Accelerations is studied. El- Centro earthquake motion is applied as input earthquake motion. The results of this study show that different upstream dam water level greatly affects the displacements, excess pore pressure and displacement tendency of the underlying foundation soils and the dam.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2020

This study aims to simulate the stabilization process of fibrous peat samples using end-bearing Cement Deep Mixing (CDM) columns by three area improvement ratios of 13.1% (TS-2), 19.6% (TS-3) and 26.2% (TS-3). It also focuses on the determination of approximate stress distribution between CDM columns and untreated fibrous peat soil. First, fibrous peat samples were mechanically stabilized using CDM columns of different area improvement ratio. Further, the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular foundation rested on the stabilized peat was calculated in stress-controlled condition. Then, this process was simulated via a FEM-based model using Plaxis 3-D foundation and the numerical modelling results were compared with experimental findings. In the numerical modelling stage, the behaviour of fibrous peat was simulated based on hardening soil (HS) model and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) model, while embedded pile element was utilized for CDM columns. The results indicated that in case of untreated peat HS model could predict the behaviour of fibrous peat better than MC model. The comparison between experimental and numerical investigations showed that the stress distribution between soil (S) and CDM columns (C) were 81%C-19%S (TS-2), 83%C-17%S (TS-3) and 89%C-11%S (TS-4), respectively. This implies that when the area improvement ratio is increased, the share of the CDM columns from final load was increased. Finally, the calculated bearing capacity factors were compared with results on the account of empirical design methods.