• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2018

Stone column installation is a convenient method for improvement of soft ground. In very soft clays, in order to increase the lateral confinement of the stone columns, encasing the columns with high stiffness and creep resistant geosynthetics has proved to be a successful solution. This paper presents the results of three dimensional finite element analyses for evaluating improvement in behaviour of ordinary stone columns (OSCs) installed in soft clay by geotextile encasement under monotonic and cyclic loading by a comprehensive parametric study. The parameters include length and stiffness of encasement, types of stone columns (floating and end bearing), frictional angle and elastic modulus of stone column's material and diameter of stone columns. The results indicate that increasing the stiffness of encasement clearly enhances cyclic behaviour of geotextile encased stone columns (GESCs) in terms of reduction in residual settlement. Performance of GESCs is less sensitive to internal friction angle and elasticity modulus of column's materials in comparison with OSCs. Also, encasing at the top portion of stone column up to triple the diameter of column is found to be adequate in improving its residual settlement and at all loading cycles, end bearing columns provide much higher resistance than floating columns.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.567-581
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• 2023

Enhanced vertical load capacity of the ground reinforced with the stone columns drew great attention by the researchers as it deals with many of the geotechnical difficulties associated with the weak ground. Recently, it has been found that the stone columns are also prone to fail under the shear load when employed beneath the embankments or the foundations susceptible to lateral loads. In this study, the effect of various encasement conditions on the lateral deflection of stone columns is investigated. A method of dual layers of encasement has been introduced and its the effect on lateral load capacity of the stone columns has been compared with those of the single encased stone column and the un-encased stone columns. Large shear box tests were utilised to generate the shear deformation on the soil system under various normal pressure conditions. The stiffness of the soil-stone column combined system has been compared for various cases of encasement conditions with different diameters. When subjected to lateral deformation, the encased columns outperformed the un-encased stone columns installed in loose sand. Shear stress resistance is up to 1.7 times greater in dual-layered, encased columns than in unencased columns. Similarly, the secant modulus increases as the condition changes from an unencased stone column to single-layer encasement and then to dual-layer encasement, indicating an improvement in the overall soil-stone column system.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2006

쇄석기둥 공법은 성토제방, 교량교대기초, 오일탱크와 같은 침하에 민감한 구조물의 지지력 증대 및 압밀 촉진에 효과적인 지반 개량 공법이다. 쇄석기둥 공법은 지반의 지지력 증대, 침하감소, 측방유동 방지 및 액상화 방지 등의 효과를 기대할 수 있다. 최근 들어서는 쇄석기둥의 외벽을 토목섬유로 보강(감쌈) 구속력을 증가시켜 줌으로써 쇄석기둥 지반의 하중지지력을 개선시키는 공법에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있으나, 지오그리드 보강 쇄석기둥 공법에 대한 연구는 체계화되어 있지 않는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 실내모형실험을 통해 지오그리드로 보강 쇄석기둥의 하중지지력 특성 및 파괴형태를 고찰하였으며, 실험결과를 통해 지오그리드로 보강하지 않은 쇄석기둥공법에 비해 지오그리드보강 쇄석기둥공법의 지지력 개선효과가 크게 나타남을 알 수 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.305-318
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• 2020

Stone columns are widely used to treat soft clay ground. Optimizing the design of stone columns based on cost-effectiveness is always an attractive subject in the practice of ground treatment. In this paper, the design of stone columns is optimized using the concept of robust geotechnical design. Standard deviation of failure probability, which is a system response of concern of the stone column-reinforced foundation, is used as a measure of the design robustness due to the uncertainty in the coefficient of variation (COV) of the noise factors in practice. The failure probability of a stone column-reinforced foundation can be readily determined using Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) based on the settlements of the stone column-reinforced foundation, which are evaluated by a deterministic method. A framework based on the concept of robust geotechnical design is proposed for determining the most preferred design of stone columns considering multiple objectives including safety, cost and design robustness. This framework is illustrated with an example, a stone column-reinforced foundation under embankment loading. Based on the outcome of this study, the most preferred design of stone columns is obtained.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2016

쇄석말뚝공법은 비교적 강성이 크고 압축성이 작은 쇄석을 연약한 점성토 지반 및 느슨한 사질토 지반에 치환 후 다져 시공함으로써 연약한 지반의 지지력 증가와 침하량 감소, 압밀배수에 의한 지반개량 효과에 더불어 사질토 지반에서는 지진 발생시 액상화 방지에 효과적인 공법이다. 쇄석말뚝공법은 여러 토목분야에서 활용되고 국제적으로 상당히 많은 시공실적을 보이고 있으나, 아직까지 정형화된 침하량 산정방법은 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 쇄석말뚝공법의 합리적인 침하량을 예측하기 위하여 기존에 제안되어 사용되고 있는 침하량 이론식들을 비교 분석하여 적용성을 평가하였다. 그 결과 Hook's law 식이 수치해석과 가장 근접하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1415-1426
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• 2008

Stone columns, locally called "GCP (granular compaction pile)" can be used to improve strength and resistance against lateral movement of a foundation soil like rigid piles and piers. Also installation of such a discrete column facilitates drainage, and densifies and reinforces the soil in the sense of ground improvement. The integrity of the GCP has been indirectly controlled with the records of each batch including depth and the quantity of stone filled. An integrity testing was attempted using crosshole S-wave logging. The method is conceptionally same as the crosshole sonic logging (CSL) for drilled piers. The only and critical difference is that S-wave should be used in the logging, because P-wave velocity of the stone column is less than that of ground water. The crosshole sonic logger does not have the capability to measure S-wave propagating through the skeleton of crushed stone. An electro-mechanical source, which can generate either P- or SH-waves, and a 1-D geophone were used to measure SH-waves. Two 76mm diameter cased boreholes were installed 1 meter apart across the nominal 700mm diameter stone column. At every 10cm of depth, shear wave was measured across the stone column. One more borehole was also installed 1 meter outward from the one of the above boreholes to measure the shear wave profile of the surrounding soil. The diametric variation of the stone column with respect to depth was evaluated from the shear wave arrival times across the stone column, and shear wave velocities of crushed stone and surrounding soil. The volume calculated with these variational diameters is very close to the actual quantity of the stone filled.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.291-311
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• 2006

The acceleration of consolidation by stone columns was mostly analysed within the framework of a basic unit cell model (i.e. a cylindrical soil body around a column). A method of converting the axisymmetric unit cell into the equivalent plane-strain model would be required for two-dimensional numerical modelling of multi-column field applications. This paper proposes two practical simplified conversion methods to obtain the equivalent plane-strain model of the unit cell, and investigates their applicability to multi-column reinforced ground. In the first conversion method, the soil permeability is matched according to an analytical equation, whereas in the second method, the column width is matched based on the equivalence of column area. The validity of these methods is tested by comparison with the numerical results of unit-cell simulations and with the field data from an embankment case history. The results show that for the case of linear-elastic material modelling, both methods produce reasonably accurate long-term consolidation settlements, whereas for the case of elasto-plastic material modelling, the second method is preferable as the first one gives erroneously lower long-term settlements, where plastic yielding of stone column are ignored.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2007

Through analysing on construction cases of stupa built in A.D. 7,8th, I have researched about these : constructive methods of inner soil of stupa, spatial compositions, characteristics of structures, arrangements of inner soil and etc. And cases analysed are six ; Mireuksajiseoktap(stone pagoda of Mireuksa Temple site), Gameunsajisamcheumgseoktap(three storied stone pagoda of Gameunsa Temple site), Goseonsajisamcheungseoktap(three storied stone pagoda of Goseonsa Temple site), Wolseong nawolliocheungseoktap(five storied stone pagoda in Nawonri, Wolseong), Guksagokseoktap(three storied stone pagoda in Guksa valley), Giamgokseoktap(three storied stone pagoda in Giam valley). Additionally we researched about inner soil of Sacheonwangsaji tapji(basement of stone stupa site in Sacheonwang Temple site) to speculate on composition of Synthetically, the foundation could be divided as core space and outer space. ; the former as structural function and the latter as ornamental function. And the core area could be divided again as center column space and buffer space. The relationship between core spaces and its formation are as belows; First, according to the area of foundation and scale of stone pagoda, formations of core are differed. As the scale of stone pagoda goes bigger, and the area of foundation goes larger, the structure of stone pagoda comprised by center column type and layered-core which endure upper load independently. On the contrary, as the scale of stone pagoda goes smaller, and the area of foundation goes lesser, the structure of stone pagoda tend to use only center column to endure upper part. Second, spatial composition of core area is comprised as two spaces, one which endure upper load and buffer space which absorb side pressure and upper pressure. The buffer space tend to be used in case of those structures which could not endure side pressure or have lots of joint. In some cases, it was located below the cover stone of foundation and gained upper load. And in case that have not gained pressure from side stone, the buffer space are comprised by smalle stone or roof tile to get structural supplement.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2003

쇄석다짐말뚝(Stone Column Method)은 연약한 점성토 지반이나 느슨한 사질토 지반의 개량에 사용되는 연약지반처리공법이다. 여러 가지 현장 시험과 실내 시험 결과, 쇄석다짐말뚝은 기존의 모래말뚝공법에 비해 지지력증대, 지반보강, 사면보강, 액상화 방지억제 등의 효과를 극대화할 수 있는 공법으로 알려져 있으나, 국내에서는 그 연구가 미약하여 설계 실무에서는 경험적인 방법이나 공식에만 의존하여 설계가 이루어지고 있는 상태이다(천병식, 2001). 또한 기존의 제안식에 대하여 검증 없이 사용되고 있어 기존에 제안된 지지력 이론식에 대해 검증할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 부산 00 0호교 건설공사지역 A1교대 구간의 실제 정재하시험 데이터와 가덕, 광양, 울산 신항만건설현장에 대한 비배수전단강도($c_u$)를 이용하여 단일쇄석다짐말뚝에 대한 Bulging 및 General shear failure시의 기존의 이론식들을 각각 비교분석하고, 실제 재하시험에서 얻은 극한지지력과 함께 비교 분석하였다. 분석결과, 지지력 이론식으로 구한 극한지지력이 정재하시험의 실측치 보다 매우 적은 결과를 보였으며, 원지반의 비배수전단강도($c_u$)는 극한지지력에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 실내 및 현장실험을 통해 보다 정확한 지반물성치와 현장 재하시험을 통해 국내적용시 실용적인 극한지지력을 산정하고 기존의 이론식을 개선해 나가야 할 것이다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 쇄석다짐말뚝의 합리적인 국내 적용을 위하여 쇄석다짐말뚝의 지지력에 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 주요 설계 파라미터에 대한 민감도 분석을 실시하고 단일 쇄석다짐말뚝의 주요 파괴 메커니즘인 Bulging과 General Shear Failure시에 대해 주요 파라미터가 지지력 예측에 미치는 영향을 분석하여, 향후 쇄석다짐말뚝의 설계를 위한 지반조사 및 시험시에 활용할 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 국내 현장에서 시행한 재하시험 결과를 이용하여 현재 주로 이용되고 있는 지지력 예측 이론들의 적용성을 평가하였다. 분석결과, Bulging 및 General Shear Failure시의 기존의 지지력 이론식으로 구한 극한지지력이 정재하시험의 실측치보다 과소평가하였으며, 원지반의 비배수전단강도, 쇄석다짐말뚝의 내부마찰각, 횡방향응력, 원지반이 받는 상재하중 등이 극한지지력에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, General Shear Failure시의 민감도 분석결과, 원지반의 비배수 전단강도, 쇄석다짐말뚝의 내부마찰각, 원지반이 받는 상재하중의 변화에 따른 지지력은 각 제안식 별로 크게 차이가 나타났다.