• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.181-194
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• 2019

Due to the seepage of groundwater, the resisting force of slopes decreases and the sliding force increases, resulting in significantly reduced slope stability. The instability of most natural slopes is closely related to the influence of groundwater. Therefore, it is important to study slope stability under groundwater seepage conditions. Thus, using a simplified seepage model of groundwater combined with the analysis of stresses on the slip surface, the limit equilibrium (LE) analytical solutions for two- and three-dimensional slope stability under groundwater seepage are deduced in this work. Meanwhile, the general nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb (M-C) strength criterion is adopted to describe the shear failure of a slope. By comparing the results with the traditional LE methods on slope examples, the feasibility of the proposed method is verified. In contrast to traditional LE methods, the proposed method is more suitable for analyzing slope stability under complex conditions. In addition, to facilitate the optimization of drainage design in the slope, stability charts are drawn for slopes with different groundwater tables. Furthermore, the study concluded that: (1) when the hydraulic gradient of groundwater is small, the effect on slope stability is also small for a change in the groundwater table; and (2) compared with a slope without a groundwater table, a slope with a groundwater table has a larger failure range under groundwater seepage.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.523-540
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• 2023

The failure of slope can cause remarkable damage to either human life or infrastructures. Stabilizing piles are widely utilized to reinforce slope as a slip-resistance structure. The workability of pile-stabilized slopes is affected by various parameters. In this study, the performance of earth slope reinforced with piles and the behavior of piles under static load, by shear reduction strength method using the finite difference software (FLAC^3D) has been investigated. Parametric studies were conducted to investigate the role of pile length (L), different pile distances from each other (S/D), pile head conditions (free and fixed head condition), the effect of sand density (loose, medium, and high-density soil) on the pile behavior, and the performance of pile-stabilized slopes. The performance of the stabilized slopes was analyzed by evaluating the factor of safety, lateral displacement and bending moment of piles, and critical slip mechanism. The results depict that as L increased and S/D reduced, the performance of slopes stabilized with pile gets better by raising the soil density. The greater the amount of bending moment at the shallow depths of the pile in the fixed pile head indicates the effect of the inertial force due to the structure on the pile performance.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2023

This study investigated and analyzed the effects of vegetation on the roadside slopes at the expressway construction sites in order to evaluate the vegetation recovery regarding soil type and revegetation technique. We selected two study sites with an area of 1,000 m² located in the construction sites of the Korea Expressway Corporation, named Hwado-Yangpyeong Expressway Section 3 and Saemangeum-Jeonju Expressway Section 7. The revegetation was monitored in three plot groups (earth, soft rock, and hard rock slopes), and scored based on the guideline of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The revegatation was generally lower in the Hwado-Yangpyeong site than that of the Saemangeum-Jeonju site. The field monitoring indicated that the revegetation varied with slope aspect and environmental characteristics between plots. the Saemangeum-Jeonju site showed a high overall evaluation score, but there was a slight difference in the score for each plot. This seems to be due to the differences in geographical conditions, construction methods, and site environment between two sites. This study can provide basic information to understand the short-term effects of revegetation techniques in the roadside slopes.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.341-380
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• 2023

This study evaluates the seismic fragilities in fill slopes in South Korea through parametric finite element analyses that have been barely investigated thus far. We consider three slope geometries for a slope of height 10 m and three slope angles, and two soil types, namely frictional and frictionless, associated with two soil states, loose and dense for frictional soils and soft and stiff for frictionless soils. The input ground motions accounting for four site conditions in South Korea are obtained from one-dimensional site response analyses. By comparing the numerical modeling of slopes using PLAXIS^2D against the previous studies, we compiled suites of the maximum permanent slope displacement (D_max) against two ground motion parameters, namely, peak ground acceleration (PGA) and Arias Intensity (I_A). A probabilistic seismic demand model is adopted to compute the probabilities of exceeding three limit states (minor, moderate, and extensive). We propose multiple seismic fragility curves as functions of a single ground motion parameter and numerous seismic fragility surfaces as functions of two ground motion parameters. The results show that soil type, slope angle, and input ground motion influence these probabilities, and are expected to help regional authorities and engineers assess the seismic fragility of fill slopes in the road systems in South Korea.

• 지질공학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 활동억지시스템인 억지말뚝, 앵커, 쏘일네일링으로 보강된 성토 및 절개 사면에 적용 가능한 SLOPILE (Ver 3.0)프로그램을 개발하였다. 이 프로그램에는 한계평형이론에 의한 평면파괴 및 원호파괴에 대한 해석이 가능하도록 하였다. 한편, SLOPILE(Ver 3.0)프로그램의 설계 적용성을 검토하기 위하여 현재 범용적으로 사용되고 있는 TALREN 및 SLOPE/W프로그램을 비교하였다. SLDPILE(Ver 3.0)프로그램은 억지말뚝, 쏘일네일링 및 앵커로 보강된 사면의 안정해석이 모두 가능하다. 그러나, TALREN 및 SLOPE/W프로그램에서는 억지말뚝으로 보강된 사면의 안정해석이 불가능함을 알 수 있다. 한편, 해석 사례를 통하여 SLOPILE(Ver 3.0)프로그램에 대한 안정성과 정확성을 확인할 수 있다. 그러므로, SLOPILE(Ver 3.0)프로그램은 활동억지 시스템으로 보강된 사면에 대한 사면안정 해석에 가장 적합함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2015

우리나라와 같이 4계절이 뚜렷한 지역은 동결 융해반복에 따른 강성도의 감소가 민간 시설물 인접 사면이나 산비탈면에 발생하였을 경우 안전율이 설계기준에 미흡하게 되는 현상이 발생되어 강우나 강설에 의한 산사태가 발생하여 큰 인명 및 재산피해로 이어질 우려가 있다. 이 연구에서는 동결 융해 반복에 따른 산지 사면의 안정성 변화를 알아보기 위하여 산지 사면의 표토에 분포하는 통일 분류법상의 SP와 SM계열의 흙시료를 채취하여 공시체를 제작하고 직접전단실험을 통하여 동토전단강도에 대한 특성을 분석하고, 수치해석적 방법을 활용하여 동결융해의 반복작용에 따른 화강풍화토의 강도감소특성과 흙시료의 동결 융해 적용시의 사면의 안정성의 변화를 검토하였다. 그결과 최대 전단응력은 약 10%정도의 감소율을 보였고, 사면 안정성해석결과 비동결시료에 비하여 요구안전율 이하의 경우가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국암반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국암반공학회 2007년도 특별심포지엄 논문집
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• pp.63-79
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• 2007

Several remedial works were attempted to stabilize the collapsed area of the inlet slopes of diversion tunnel, but prevention of any further movement was being only carried out at beginning stage by filling the area with aggregates and rock debris, after several cracks had been initiated and developed around the area. The extra specialty developed folding zone is consisted with highly weathered Greywacke and Black shale. The suggested solution is to improve the properties of the rock mass of failed area by choosing the optimum level of reinforcement through the increment of slope rock support design so as to control the movement of slopes during the re-excavation. The Bakun hydroelectric project includes the construction of a hydroelectric power plant with an installed capacity of 2,520MW and a power transmission system connecting to the existing transmission networks in Sarawak and Western Malaysia. The power station will consist of a 210m height Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam. During the construction of the dam and the power facilities the Balui River has to be diverted of the tunnels is 12m and the tunnel width is 16m at the portal area. This paper describes the stability analysis and design methods for the open cut rock slopes in the inlet area of the diversion tunnels. The geotechnical parameters employed in stability calculations were given as a function of four defined Rock Mass Type (RMT) which were based on RMR system from Bieniawski. The stability calculations procedure of the rock slopes are divided into two stages. In the first stage, it is calculated for the stability of each "global" slope without any rock support and shotcrete system. In the second stage, it is calculated for each "local" slope stability with berms and supported with rock bolts and shotcrete. The monitoring instrumentation was performed continuously and some of the design modification was carried out in order to increase the safety of failed area based on the unforeseen geological risks during the open cut excavation.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.51-66
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• 1991

자연사면의 안정성해석에 있어서, 뿌리는 보강재로써의 역할을 행함이 인식 되어져 왔다. 자연사 면의 잠정적 인 파괴면을 관통하는 뿌리의 인장강도에 의 해 발생하는 흙의 전단저 항의 증가량을 예측하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 흙과 뿌리의 새로운 상호작용 모델을 제안하였다. 이를 위하여 첫째로, 수과 뿌리의 합성체에 대해 실내실험과 현장실험을 실시하고 본 실험의 결과와 기존의 흙과 뿌리의 상호작용 이론적 모델과 비교 검토하여 수정 된 구과 뿌리의 상호작용 모델을 제안하였다. 이와 아울 러, 뿌리의 무작위한 분포 및 강도특성을 고려한, 통계적인 이론에 바탕을 둔 확률론적 뿌리보강 모델을 제안하였다. 끝으로, 자연사면의 안정에 미치는 뿌리보강의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 간단한 3차원 사면 안정성해석을 수행한 결과, 자연사면에서의 뿌리보강은 깊은 파괴보다는 얇은 파괴에 대 해 중대한 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.833-841
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• 2008

Recently, the upheaval generation in the road which is under service had been reported. Due to the upheaval generation, total 4 lanes were forced to curtail to 3 lanes, and traffic was delayed. In normal situation of cut-slopes in korea, that condition is hard to detect since most cut-slopes contain discontinuous material, that is rock. Common collapses in rock-slopes is wedge failure, plane failure and toppling failure which is all individual mechanism of discontinuous rock mass. In contrast, such upheaval in the road in front of cut-slope can be generated only when circular movement is triggered within the cut-slope. In this sense, rock-slopes barely show any kind of movement in the road locates at the front of them. Numerical analysis is general method in simulation of slope displacement and evaluation of safety. However, numerical analysis programs which are related with rock-slopes are not able to simulate such upheaval movement because that programs are based on discontinuous modeling mechanism. In addition, although numerical analysis programs which are based on FEM/FDM and thus utilize continuous modeling mechanism are able to simulate circular movement and upheaval situation, they have weakness in reflecting discontinuities of rock-slope itself. In this study, detailed in-site investigation and numerical analysis based on in-site condition were performed in order to expect upheaval movement in the road. In this procedure, the FLAC program which uses continuous modeling method was utilized, and new approach reflecting discontinuity developed toward the road with a ubiquitous joint model was tried to derive reliable analysis result.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2003

대부분의 자연상태의 사질토는 어느 정도 경화되어 있다. 경화의 정도는 흙의 체적변형 거동이나 강도에 중요한 영향을 준다. 경화된 사질토 지반의 중요한 특징은 사질토임에도 불구하고 굉장히 높이 서 있을 수 있다는 것이다. 많은 현장 관측이나 경화모래로 된 사면의 파괴 해석들은 기존의 사면해석방법이 적절하지 않다는 것을 보여준다. 이것은 단지 파괴면이 원호가 아니라는 점뿐만 아니라 파괴면에서의 전단응력이 실험으로부터 얻어진 전단강도보다 훨씬 작기 때문일 것이다. 이러한 사실은 파괴양상이 Mohr-Coulomb 전단파괴와 다르다는 것을 말한다. 이런 파괴는 파괴역학 개념과 이론으로 설명될지도 모른다. 이 논문에서는 파괴 역학 개념을 이용해서 경화모래로 이루어진 급경사 사면의 해석을 수행하였다. FEM 해석 결과는 파괴역학의 개념을 이용한 해석방법이 경화사질토로 이루어진 지반구조물의 설계나 안정해석에 훌륭한 대안임을 보여주고 있다.