• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.361-397
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• 2017

The unloading effect from excavations can cause the deformation of adjacent tunnels, which may seriously influence the operation and safety of those tunnels. However, systematic studies of the deformation characteristics of tunnels located along side excavations are limited, and simplified methods to predict the influence of excavations on tunnels are also rare. In this study, the simulation capability of a finite element method (FEM) considering the small-strain characteristics of soil was verified using a case study. Then, a large number of FEM simulations examining the influence of excavations on adjacent tunnels were conducted. Based on the simulation results, the deformation characteristics of tunnels at different positions and under four deformation modes of the retaining structure were analyzed. The results indicate that the deformation mode of the retaining structure has a significant influence on the deformation of certain tunnels. When the deformation magnitudes of the retaining structures are the same, the influence degree of the excavation on the tunnel increased in this order: from cantilever type to convex type to composite type to kick-in type. In practical projects, the deformation mode of the retaining structure should be optimized according to the tunnel position, and kick-in deformation should be avoided. Furthermore, two methods to predict the influence of excavations on adjacent tunnels are proposed. Design charts, in terms of normalized tunnel deformation contours, can be used to quantitatively estimate the tunnel deformation. The design table of the excavation influence zones can be applied to determine which influence zone the tunnel is located in.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2018

We present the accurate investigation the seismic behavior of the gravity retaining wall built near rock face based on numerical method. The retaining wall is a useful structure in geotechnical engineering, where the earthquake is a common phenomenon; therefore, the evaluation of the behavior of the retaining wall during an earthquake is essential. However, in all previous studies, the backfill behind the wall was usually approximated by a homogeneous region, while in contrast, in practice, in many cases retaining walls are used to support the soil pressure in, inhomogeneous, mountainous area. This suggests an accurate investigation of the problem, i.e., numerical analysis. The numerical results will be compared with some of recently proposed analytical methods to show the accuracy of the proposed method. We show that increasing the volume of the rock face yields decreasing the permanent horizontal displacement of the gravity retaining wall built near rock face. Besides, we see that the permanent horizontal displacement of the gravity retaining wall with homogenous backfill is more than permanent horizontal displacement of the gravity retaining wall case of the built near rock face in different frequency contents.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.555-571
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• 2016

A hanging-type sand-retaining wall is a very common sand-blocking fence structure used to prevent sand movement. This type of wall is widely used along the Qinghai-Tibet and Gobi desert railways in Xinjiang, Western China. To analyze the characteristics of wind-sand flow fields under the effect of such a sand fence structure, a wind tunnel test and a field test were carried out. The wind tunnel test showed the zoning characteristics of the flow fields under the effect of the hanging-type sand-retaining wall, and the field test provided the sediment transport data for effective wind-proof interval and the sand resistance data in the front and behind the sand-retaining wall. The consistency of the wind-sand flow fields with the spatial distribution characteristic of wind-carried sand motion was verified by the correspondences of the acceleration zone in the flow field and the negative elevation points of the percentage variations of the sand collection rate. The spatial distribution characteristic of the field sand collection data further showed the spatial structural characteristic of the sandy air currents under the action of the hanging-type sand-retaining wall and the sand resistance characteristic of the sand-retaining wall. This systematic study on the wind-sand flow fields under the control of the hanging-type sand-retaining wall provides a theoretical basis for the rational layout of sand control engineering systems and the efficient utilization of a hanging-type sand-retaining wall.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

도심지에서는 공간 활용을 위해 구조물 하부 깊은 지하까지 구조물을 설치하고 있다. 그래서 구조물 건설 시, 지반에서 발생하는 토압을 방지하기 위해서 흙막이를 활용하고 있다. 굴착공사에 적용되던 흙막이가 건설기술의 발전으로 인해서 성토 공사나 옹벽 설치시에 가시설 낙석이나 산사태와 같은 위험 방지용으로도 이용되고 있다. 일반적으로 성토공사시 가시설 흙막이를 적용하는 경우는 기존에 존재하는 도로나 철도를 확장하는 경우이다. 그러므로 고속철도의 복선화 현장과 같은 성토공사에 적용되는 흙막이에 관한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 일반적인 1열 H-pile 흙막이와 지주식 흙막이 2종류에 대해 수치해석을 하였으며, 고속철도의 단선지역에 성토하여 복선화하는 공사에 적용된 흙막이의 안정성을 분석하였다. 지주식 흙막이는 사면안정에 적용되는 억지 말뚝(이하 배면지주)을 흙막이 벽체(이하 전면지주)에 경사지게 결합한 공법이다. 분석결과, 지주식 공법은 동적하중이 적용되는 동안, 전면에만 H-plie이 설치된 타입에 비해 수평변위가 최대 19.0%만 발생하였다. 또한, 고속철의 운행속도가 느릴수록 변위가 많이 발생하였으며, 이 결과는 운행속도가 저속인 구간에서의 지반 설계시 더욱 주의가 필요하다는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.29-38
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• 1989

도시내 지하굴착공사에 저진동, 저소음의 장점이 있어 많이 사용될 수 있는 주열식 흙막이벽편 말뚝의 설계법이 제안되며, 그 실용성이 설계례를 통하여 검토된다. 먼저 점성토지반 속에 설치된 주렬식 흙막이말뚝의 저항력 산정식이 굴착 저면을 기준으로 상부와 하부지반에 대하여 각카 제시 된다. 이 산정식의 특징은 지반특성과 말뚝의 설치간격을 합리적으로 고려할 수 있자는 점이다. 이 저항력 산정식을 활용하여 흙막이 말뚝의 안정해절법이 확립된다. 흙막이 말뚝의 설계는 말뚝의 안 정성과 지반의 안정성을 동시에 만족시키는 범위에서 책시되며, 지반의 안정성 검토시에는 굴착 저 부에서의 정토지반 융기현상에 대한 안전검토도 실시된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2020

This paper presents a kinematic limit analysis for passive earth pressure of rigid retaining structures considering the unsaturation of the backfill. Particular emphasis in the current work is focused on the effects of the spatial change in the degree of saturation on the passive earth pressure under different steady-infiltration/evaporation conditions. The incorporation of change of effective unit weight with degree of saturation is the main contribution of this study. The problem is formulated based on the log-spiral failure model rather than the linear wedge failure model, in which both the spatial variations of suction and soil effective unit weight are taken into account. Parametric studies, which cover a wide range of flow conditions, soil types and properties, wall batter, back slope angle as well as the interface friction angle, are performed to investigate the effects of these factors on the passive pressure and the corresponding shape of potential failure surfaces in the backfill. The results reveal that the flow conditions have significant effects on the suction and unit weight of the clayey backfill, and hence greatly impact the passive earth pressure of retaining structures. It is expected that present study could provide an insight into evaluation of the passive earth pressure of retaining structures with unsaturated backfills.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2014

A seismic evaluation is made of the response to horizontal ground shaking of cantilever retaining walls using the finite element model in three dimensional space whose verification is provided analytically through the modal analysis technique in case of the assumptions of fixed base, complete bonding behavior at the wall-soil interface, and elastic behavior of soil. Thanks to the versatility of the finite element model, the retained medium is then idealized as a uniform, elastoplastic stratum of constant thickness and semi-infinite extent in the horizontal direction considering debonding behavior at the interface in order to perform comprehensive soil-structure interaction (SSI) analyses. The parameters varied include the flexibility of the wall, the properties of the soil medium, and the characteristics of the ground motion. Two different finite element models corresponding with flexible and rigid wall configurations are studied for six different soil types under the effects of two different ground motions. The response quantities examined incorporate the lateral displacements of the wall relative to the moving base and the stresses in the wall in all directions. The results show that the wall flexibility and soil properties have a major effect on seismic behavior of cantilever retaining walls and should be considered in design criteria of cantilever walls. Furthermore, the results of the numerical investigations are expected to be useful for the better understanding and the optimization of seismic design of this particular type of retaining structure.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.1324-1329
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• 2009

Needs for underground space development and utilization have been increasing in urban area. The conventional strutting method in excavation is effective to restrain the ground movements and displacements of earth structures but inefficient for workers because of small working space. The conventional earth reinforcement methods such as earth-anchor and soil-nailing also have limitation to apply in urban area due to threats to stability of adjacent buildings around excavation boundaries. Recently, many types of earth retaining structures are being developed to overcome disadvantages of conventional excavation methods in urban area. In this study, a series of numerical analyses were performed with MIDAS GTS, geotechnical analysis program and MIDAS Civil, structural analysis design program to evaluate behavior and stability of the new type of non-supporting earth retaining structure, called Temporary Tower System (TTS), consisting of tower truss structures with much economical and spatial advantage.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.895-898
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• 2008

본 연구는 최근 국내의 옹벽 및 교대의 신기술 특허 등록 동향을 조사하여 파악하며, 이들 신기술특허를 적절히 실제 옹벽 및 교대 공사에 적용하려는데 목적을 두고 있다. 본 연구에서 조사된 신기술옹벽으로는 PS강봉에 프리스트레스를 도입한 단면력 저감형 조립식 PC옹벽공법, Coupler-Tension 조립식 옹벽, 도로용 블록식 보강토옹벽, 균등침하를 유도할 수 있는 블록식 보강토옹벽이 있으며, 신기술 교대로는 시트파일을 이용한 교대의 시공공법, 일체식 복합교대 교량, 반 일체식 교대교량의 시공방법, 보강토 교대구조를 기술하였다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2022

흙막이 공사는 지하굴착을 수행하는 건설공사에서 필수적으로 적용되는 공사 기법으로, 공사 규모와 관계없이 흙막이의 계측관리는 필수적이다. 그러나 굴착깊이 10m 미만에 해당되는 소규모 건축현장(총 공사비 20억 내외)의 경우에는 1) 시공업체의 영세성, 2) 현장관리자의 역량 부족, 3) 계측기기 설치·해체 및 변위분석의 복잡성 등의 문제점으로 인해 흙막이의 계측 관리가 제대로 수행되고 있지 않는 실정이다. 상기 문제점을 해결하는 선행연구 분석 결과, 대부분의 선행연구에서는 값비싼 3D 스캐너를 활용하거나 다수의 계측기기를 설치해야 되는 문제점이 있어 소규모 건설현장에 이를 적용하는 것은 어려운 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 하나의 계측기기를 활용하여 흙막이 구조체의 변위를 파악할 수 있는 레이저 센서 기반 흙막이 구조체 변위 계측 시스템의 개념 디자인을 제안하고 개념 디자인에 적용된 요소기술의 변위 인식 성능을 검증하는 것이다. 요소기술은 2D 레이저 스캐너가 선정되었으며, 선정된 2D 레이저 스캐너를 활용하여 개념디자인이 제안되었다. 2D 레이저 스캐너의 변위 인식 검증 결과, 15mm의 변위는 충분히 파악 가능한 것으로 분석되었다. 추후, 제안된 개념디자인이 개발되고 현장에 적용될 경우 소규모 건설현장의 안전사고 저감에 기여할 것으로 분석된다.