• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.117-138
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• 2014

The main focus of the current study is to evaluate the dynamic behavior of a cantilever retaining wall considering backfill and soil/foundation interaction effects. For this purpose, a three-dimensional finite element model (FEM) with viscous boundary is developed to investigate the seismic response of the cantilever wall. To demonstrate the validity of the FEM, analytical examinations are carried out by using modal analysis technique. The model verification is accomplished by comparing its predictions to results from analytical method with satisfactory agreement. The method is then employed to further investigate parametrically the effects of not only backfill but also soil/foundation interactions. By means of changing the soil properties, some comparisons are made on lateral displacements and stress responses. It is concluded that the lateral displacements and stresses in the wall are remarkably affected by backfill and subsoil interactions, and the dynamic behavior of the cantilever retaining wall is highly sensitive to mechanical properties of the soil material.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.601-619
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• 2017

Cantilever retaining wall movements generally depend on the intensity and duration of ground motion, the response of the soil underlying the wall, the response of the backfill, the structural rigidity, and soil-structure interaction (SSI). This paper investigates the effect of material properties on seismic response of backfill-cantilever retaining wall-soil/foundation interaction system considering SSI. The material properties varied include the modulus of elasticity, Poisson's ratio, and mass density of the wall material. A series of nonlinear time history analyses with variation of material properties of the cantilever retaining wall are carried out by using the suggested finite element model (FEM). The backfill and foundation soil are modelled as an elastoplastic medium obeying the Drucker-Prager yield criterion, and the backfill-wall interface behavior is taken into consideration by using interface elements between the wall and soil to allow for de-bonding. The viscous boundary model is used in three dimensions to consider radiational effect of the seismic waves through the soil medium. In the seismic analyses, North-South component of the ground motion recorded during August 17, 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake in Yarimca station is used. Dynamic equations of motions are solved by using Newmark's direct step-by-step integration method. The response quantities 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 while the modulus of elasticity has a considerable effect on seismic behavior of cantilever retaining wall, the Poisson's ratio and mass density of the wall material have negligible effects on seismic response.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.165-185
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• 2013

In the present study, the numerical and experimental investigations were performed on the backfill- exterior wall-fluid interaction systems in case of empty and full tanks. For this, firstly, the non-linear three dimensional (3D) finite element models were developed considering both backfill-wall and fluid-wall interactions, and modal analyses for these systems were carried out in order to acquire modal frequencies and mode shapes by means of ANSYS finite element structural analysis program. Secondly, a series of field tests were fulfilled to define their modal characteristics and to compare the results from proposed approximation in the selected structures. Finally, comparing the theoretical predictions from the finite element models to results from experimental measurements, a close agreement was found between theory and experiment. Thus, it can be easily stated that experimental verifications provide strong support for the finite element models and the proposed procedures themselves are the meritorious approximations to the real problem, and this makes the models appealing for use in further investigations.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.309-320
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• 2018

In this paper, a numerical study using finite element method with considering soil-structure interaction was conducted to investigate the stress and deformation behavior of a sheet pile wall structure. In numerical model, one of the nonlinear elastic material constitutive models, Duncan-Chang E-v model, is used for describing soil behavior. The hard contact constitutive model is used for simulating the behavior of interface between the sheet pile wall and soil. The construction process of excavation and backfill is simulated by the way of step loading. We also compare the present numerical method with the in-situ test results for verifying the numerical methods. The numerical analysis showed that the soil excavation in the lock chamber has a huge effect on the wall deflection and stress, pile deflection, and anchor force. With the increase of distance between anchored bars, the maximum wall deflection and anchor force increase, while the maximum wall stress decreases. At a low elevation of anchored bar, the maximum wall bending moment decreases, but the maximum wall deflection, pile deflection, and anchor force both increase. The construction procedure with first excavation and then backfill is quite favorable for decreasing pile deflection, wall deflection and stress, and anchor forces.

• 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.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.755-767
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• 2018

This paper uses a finite element based approach to provide a comprehensive understanding to the behaviour and the design performance of buried uPVC pipes with different diameters. It also investigates pipes with good and poor haunch support and proposes minimum safe wall thicknesses for these pipes. The results for pipes with good haunch support showed that the maximum pipe wall stress and deformation increase as the diameter increased. The results for pipes with poor haunch support showed an increase in the dependency of the developed vertical displacement on the haunch support as the diameter or the backfill height increased. Additionally, poor haunch support was found to increase the soil pressure, with the effect increasing as the diameter increased. The design of uPVC pipes for both poor and good haunch support was found to be governed by critical buckling. A key outcome is a new design chart for the minimum wall thickness, which enables the robust and economic design of buried uPVC pipes. Importantly, the methodology adopted in this study can also be applied to the design of flexible pipes manufactured from other materials, buried under different conditions and subjected to different loading arrangements.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2003

좁고 길게 굴착된 고랑형태의 되메움 지반의 토압에 관한 해석에 널리 사용되어져 오던 Marston(1913), Spangller(1982) 이론은 R.L. Handy(1985)가 굴착벽면과 되메움 흙과의 상호작용에 의한 최소주응력의 고리를 연결한 최소주응력 아치로서 표현함으로 보다 명확한 설명이 가능하게 되었다. 이후 C.G. Kellogg(1993)는 지금까지 주로 수직하게 대칭된 공간만을 대상으로 논의 되오던 되메움 공간형태를 경사지게 대칭된 공간형태에 대하여 연구를 확장하였다. 발표된 C.G. Kellogg(1993) 이론식은 이론식의 도출 과정에 있어 경사 벽면의 마찰저항이 아닌 경사단면 저부에서 연직한 되메움 흙 자체의 내부 마찰의 크기로서 가정하였다. 본 연구는 C.G. Kellogg가 적용한 경사단면 저부에서 연직한 면의 마찰저항은 경사진 단면에서의 마찰저항과는 다른 크기를 갖을 것이며 이 크기는 토압 산출에 영향을 미칠것으로 판단되어 이를 실내모형 토조실험, C.G Kellogg(1993) 이론식, 수치해석, 실제 경사벽면에 미치는 마찰저항을 고려한 수정된 C.G. Kellogg 이론식으로 규명하고자 하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2019

지진에 대한 중력식 안벽의 안정성은 구조물의 허용변위를 기준으로 평가하며, 외력으로 발생하는 변위를 계산하기 위하여 Newmark 활동블록 이론에 기초한 변위 경험식 혹은 수치해석을 사용한다. 수치해석의 경우 복잡한 지형 및 구조물에 대한 정밀한 분석이 가능하나 적절한 입력변수 및 환경설정의 어려움으로 전문가가 아니면 신뢰성 있는 결과 도출에 한계가 있다. Newmark 법의 변위 경험식은 지진파만을 가지고 영구변위를 추정하기에 수치해석보다 간편하여 널리 사용되고 있다. 하지만 변위 경험식들은 구조물의 특성과 활동면에 대한 파라메터가 없으며, 강체로 가정된 활동면에서 흙의 비선형 거동과 구조물과의 상호작용을 고려하지 않았다. 따라서 중력식 안벽의 지진 안정성 평가를 위해서는 앞서 언급한 한계점을 보완하는 새로운 변위 경험식이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 수치해석을 통해 구조물 뒷채움재의 응답특성을 분석하여 최적의 활동면 산정법을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 유한요소해석을 수행하여 다양한 지진파에 따른 응답특성과 응력-변형률 관계를 분석하였다. 그 결과 뒷채움재의 응답특성과 활동면은 입력 지진파에 따라 달라지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.171-191
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• 1999

본 연구의 최종 목표는, 세립분이 비교적 많이 포함된 우리나라에 폭넓게 분포되어 손쉽게 얻을 수 있는 화강풍화토를 뒤채움흙으로 활용하는 토목섬유 보강토벽체 시스템을 체계화하는 데 있다. 이를 위한 단계적 노력의 일환으로, 우선 본 논문에서는, 인장보강 기능이 우수한 지오그리드와 배수기능이 탁월한 부직포 지오텍스타일을 병행하여 포설하는 형태의 토목섬유 복합보강재의 마찰특성 등 상호관련거동에 대한 분석에 초점을 두고, 실내인발시험 및 유한요소 수치모델링 해석 등을 수행하였으며, 또한 지오그리드 하부에 설치되는 부직포의 배수효과를 간접적으로 살펴보기 위한 유한차분 수치모델링 해석을 추가로 시행하였다. 이를 통해 부직포의 배수효과와 더불어, 화강풍화토 뒤채움흙 내부 복합보강재의 경우 전반적으로 비교적 작은 크기의 변위가 유발되는 효과와, 인발에 대한 저항능력도 상대적으로 큰 특징을 확인하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 실트함유율과 상재하중에 따른 보강재(지오그리드)의 인발저항력의 변화를 알아보기 위하여 실트함유율이 각각 0 %, 17 %, 35 %, 수직하중이 각각 30 kPa, 60 kPa, 120 kPa인 형태로 그리드를 무보강과 마찰돌기 형태로 변화를 주어 인발시험을 시행하였다. 인발시험결과 일반 지오그리드의 경우 실트함유율이 증가하면 인발저항력이 감소되지만 마찰돌기를 부착한 그리드의 경우는 동일조건에서 약 20 %의 증가를 보이는 것으로 확인되었고, 상호작용계수는 실트함유량에 따라 0.7~1.6의 분포를 보였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 낮은 수직하중상태에서 보강토옹벽의 설계 시 마찰돌기 부착형 보강재는 뒷채움재료 특성에 따라 사용 길이를 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 평가되었다.