• 한국안전학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2002

In this study. stress-strain relationships were investigated by performing the confined extension tests for seven types of geosynthetics such as geotextiles, composite geosynthetics and geogrids. A comparison was made between unconfined and confined moduli for each geosynthetic material to quantify the soil confinement effect on stress-strain properties. A comparison was also made between the increase of moduli at the same strain level with the types of the geosynthetics to demonstrate the different stress-strain responses. Based on the result of the extension tests, the higher the confining stress, the larger the secant modulus of geosynthetics. The secant modulus at 5% strain is twice as much as that of 10% strain, especially there is a noticeable increasing of secant modulus for the two nonwoven geotextiles.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권3호
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• pp.281-296
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• 2021

This article analyzed the modulus degradation of concrete subjected to multi-level compressive cyclic loading. The evolution of secant elastic modulus is investigated based on measurements from top loading platen and LVDT in the middle part of concrete. The difference value of the two secant elastic moduli is reduced when close to failure and could be used as a fatigue failure precursor. The fatigue hardening is observed for concrete during cyclic loading. When the maximum stress is smaller the fatigue hardening is more obvious. The slight increase of maximum stress will lead to the "periodic hardening". The tangent elastic modulus shows a specific "bowknot" shape during cyclic loading, which can characterize the hysteresis of stress-strain and is influenced by the cyclic loading stresses. The deterioration of secant elastic modulus acts a similar role with respect to the P-wave speed during cyclic loading, can both characterize the degradation of the concrete properties.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2021

기존 현장시험법을 이용한 유동성 채움재의 강도 및 강성 특성을 추정하는 연구는 미미한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 LWD를 이용하여 CLSM에 대한 강성 특성을 평가하였으며, 일축압축강도시험에서 도출되는 일축압축강도와 할선탄성계수에 대한 상관성을 분석하였다. 5종류의 배합비로 조성된 CLSM시료의 유동성 및 경화특성을 평가하기 위해 플로우시험, 응결시간시험을 수행하였다. 조기 강도 및 강성 특성을 평가하기 위하여, 양생 1일 및 7일이 경과된 시료를 이용하여 일축압축강도시험을 수행하였다. CLSM시료의 회복탄성계수를 추정하기 위하여 LWD 시험도 수행되었다. 실험결과, 양생 1일된 시료에서는 초속경 모르타르의 비율이 증가될수록 일축압축강도와 할선탄성계수가 동시에 증가하였으며, 초속경 모르타르의 비율이 가장 큰 시료에서 양생 7일 후 급격한 일축압축강도와 할선탄성계수의 증가를 보여주었다. LWD 시험결과, 양생 1일된 시료에서는 초속경 모르타르의 비율이 증가할수록 회복탄성계수가 증가되었으나, 양생 7일이 경과되면 초속경 모르타르의 비율이 증가할수록 회복탄성계수가 감소되는 경향이 나타났다. 상관성 분석결과, 일축일축압축강도와 할선탄성계수가 증가할수록 회복탄성계수도 증가되는 선형관계를 보여주었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2023

In order to analyze the effect of the cyclic lateral loading on the response of a pile-soil system, a full-scale single steel pile was subjected to one-way cyclic loading. The test pile was driven into a bi-layered soil consisting of a normally consolidated saturated clay overlying a silty sandy layer, the site being submerged by water up to one meter above the mudline in order to reproduce the conditions of an offshore pile foundation. The aim of this paper is to present the main results of interpretation of the cyclic lateral tests in terms of pile deflections, bending moment, and cyclic P-Y curves. From these latter an absolute secant reaction modulus E_AS,N was derived and a simple calculation model of the test single pile is proposed based on this modulus. Two applications of the proposed model are carried out, one with a 2D finite element modelling, and the second with a load transfer curves-based method.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2018

본 연구는 심층혼합시료의 탄성계수를 파악하기 위하여 점토, 모래, 자갈의 입도 구성조건에 안정재 혼합비 8%, 10%, 12%, 14%로 혼합하여 총 320개의 공시체를 제작하였다. 이러한 공시체를 사용하여 일축압축시험을 수행하였고, 일축압축강도와 변형률을 분석하여 할선탄성계수와 접선탄성계수를 구하였다. 실내시험 결과 모든 심층혼합시료는 양생기간과 안정재 혼합비가 증가함에 따라 일축압축강도가 증가하였는데, 이에 대한 할선탄성계수와 접선탄성계수도 증가하는 경향이 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 양생기간에 따른 탄성계수 값의 증가는 할선탄성계수보다 접선탄성계수가 크게 나타났지만, 탄성계수의 증분비는 할선탄성계수가 크게 나타났다. 안정재 혼합비 8%에 대한 탄성계수와 안정재 혼합비 10%, 12%, 14%에 대한 탄성계수 값을 비교하여 안정재 혼합비에 따른 탄성계수를 추정할 수 있는 상관관계식을 공시체 조건별로 구하였다. 심층혼합시료의 입경이 굵어지면 각각의 탄성계수가 증가하는 경향이 나타났으며,가장 큰 영향을 미치는 입경의 분포는 모래질의 구성비가 높을 때 나타났다. 한편 탄성계수증가는 공시체 종류별로는 모래질 공시체가 점토질과 자갈질 공시체보다 크게 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 심층혼합시료의 입도 분포와 안정재 혼합비로 현장의 심층혼합지반의 적절한 지반정수를 제안할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 국산 PS 강봉의 직경, 반복최소응력 및 반복최대응력 등을 실험변수로 하여 직접 인장 피로실험을 수행하였다. 정적 인장실험 결과, 국산 PS 강봉의 응력 - 변형률 곡선과 극한강도 등을 얻었다. 또한, 피로실험에서의 특징적인 실험결과는 PS 강봉의 직경은 피로 수명에 중요한 인자가 아니며, 반복 최소응력의 크기는 국산 PS 강봉의 피로수명에 매우 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 피로실험결과를 통계 분석하여 PS 강봉의 응력 범위 및 반복 최소응력 등을 변수로 하는 피로강도 예측식을 제안하였다. 피로실험 중, 시편중앙에 설치한 Extensometer를 이용하여, 변형률의 변화를 측정하였으며, 측정된 변형률 변화현상에서 탄성계수의 변화현상을 구하였다. 변형률 증가현상은 3단계의 형태 즉, 초기에 급격한 증가 후 서서히 증가하며 파괴 직전에 급격하게 증가하는 형태로 나타났다. 탄성계수의 변화현상은 변형률 변화현상과 유사하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며 응력수준은 탄성계수 변화에 큰 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.611-626
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• 2017

The research reported herein is concerned with the model testing of piles socketed in soft rock which was simulated by cement, plaster, sand, water and concrete hardening accelerator. Model tests on a single pile socketed in simulated soft rock under axial cyclic loading were conducted and the bearing capacity and accumulated deformation characteristics under different static, and cyclic loads were studied by using a device which combined oneself-designed test apparatus with a dynamic triaxial system. The accumulated deformation of the pile head, and the axial force, were measured by LVDT and strain gauges, respectively. Test results show that the static load ratio (SLR), cyclic load ratio (CLR), and the number of cycles affect the accumulated deformation, cyclic secant modulus of pile head, and ultimate bearing capacity. The accumulated deformation increases with increasing numbers of cycles, however, its rate of growth decreases and is asymptotic to zero. The cyclic secant modulus of pile head increases and then decreases with the growth in the number of cycles, and finally remains stable after 50 cycles. The ultimate bearing capacity of the pile is increased by about 30% because of the cyclic loading thereon, and the axial force is changed due to the applied cyclic shear stress. According to the test results, the development of accumulated settlement is analysed. Finally, an empirical formula for accumulated settlement, considering the effects of the number of cycles, the static load ratio, the cyclic load ratio and the uniaxial compressive strength, is proposed which can be used for feasibility studies or preliminary design of pile foundations on soft rock subjected to cyclic loading.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2013

PURPOSES : It is to evaluate lightweight soil as a subgrade material based on mechanical tests and calculation of pavement performance. METHODS : In this research, various contents of cement and air foam are used to make lightweight soil using wasted dredged soil. Uniaxial compressive strength test is conducted to evaluate strength of 7 and 28 day cured specimens. Secant modulus was calculated based on the stress and strain relationship of uniaxial compressive strength test. Resilient modulus test was measured using by repeated triaxial compression test. The measured resilient modulus was used in layered elastic program to predict fatigue and rutting life at a given pavement structure. RESULTS : Uniaxial compressive strength increases as cement content increases but decrease as air foam content increases. Resilient modulus also increases as cement content increases and decrease as air foam content decrease. CONCLUSIONS : It is concluded that dredge clay soil can be used as subgrade layer material using by lightweight treated soil method.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2018

Strain-based criteria are known as a direct method in determining the stability of the geomechanical structures. In spite of the widely use of Sakurai critical strain criterion, it is so conservative to make use of them in rocks with initial plastic deformation on account of the considerable difference between the failure and critical strains. In this study, a new criterion has been developed on the basis of the failure strain to attain more reasonable results in determining the stability status of the tunnels excavated in the rocks mostly characterized by plastic-elastic/plastic behavior. Firstly, the stress-strain curve was obtained having conducted uniaxial compression strength tests on 91 samples of eight rock types. Then, the initial plastic deformation was omitted making use of axis translation technique and the criterion was presented allowing for the modified secant modulus and by use of the failure strain. The results depicted that the use of failure strain criterion in such rocks not only decreases the conservativeness of the critical strain criterion up to 42%, but also it determines the stability status of the tunnel more accurately.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.115-127
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• 2021

This paper investigates the effects of soaking on a lime stabilized high plasticity clay and evaluates the implications for pavement design. In this context, the soil was stabilized by 4%, 6% and 9% hydrated lime. The soil was pulverized in two different gradations so that representative field gradations could be simulated. Both soil pulverization levels passed the relevant field gradation criteria. Curing durations were chosen as 7 days, 28 days and 56 days. Two groups of samples were prepared and were tested in unconfined compression test apparatus to measure the strength and secant modulus at failure values. One of the groups was tested immediately after curing. The other group of samples were first cured and then subjected to soaking for ten days before testing. Visual observations were made on the samples during the soaking period. The results showed the superiority of fine soil pulverization over coarse soil pulverization for unsoaked conditions in terms of strength and modulus values. Soaking of the samples affected the unconfined compressive strength and modulus values based on lime content, curing duration and soil pulverization level. In soaked samples, fine soil pulverization resulted in higher strength and modulus values compared to coarse soil pulverization. However, even with fine soil pulverization, effects of soaking on modulus values were more significant. A new term named as "Soaking Influence Factor (SIF)" was defined to compare the reduction in strength and modulus due to soaking. The data was compared with the relevant design guidelines and an attempt was made to include Soaking Influence Factors for strength and modulus (SIFS and SIFM) into pavement design processes. Two equations which correlated secant modulus at failure to unconfined compressive strength were proposed based on the samples subjected to soaking. The results of this study showed that in order to decrease the diverse effects of soaking for lime stabilized soils, soil pulverization level should be kept as fine as possible in the field. Importance of proper drainage precautions in the pavements is highlighted for better performance of the pavements.