• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 재33권6호
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• pp.553-565
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• 2023

As the structure of broken rock mass is complex, with obvious discontinuity and anisotropy, it is generally necessary to reinforce broken rock mass using grouting in underground construction. The purpose of this study is to experimentally investigate the mechanical properties of broken rock mass after grouting reinforcement with consideration of the characteristics of broken rock mass (i.e., degree of fragmentation and shape) and a range of reinforcement methods such as relative strength ratio between the broken rock mass and cement-based grout stone body (λ), and volumetric block proportion (VBP) representing the volumetric ratio of broken rock mass and the overall cement grout-broken rock mass mixture after the reinforcement. The experimental results show that the strength and deformation of the reinforced broken rock mass is largely determined by relative strength ratio (λ) and VBP. In addition, the enhancement in compressive strength by grouting is more obvious for broken rock mass with spherical shape under a relatively high strength ratio (e.g., λ=2.0), whereas the shape of rock mass has little influence when the strength ratio is low (e.g., λ=0.1). Importantly, the results indicate that columnar splitting failure and inclined shear failure are two typical failure modes of broken rock mass with grouting reinforcement.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2019

In this paper, simulation tests were conducted with similar materials to study the distribution of residual voids in longwall goaf. Short-time step loading was used to simulate the obvious deformation period in the later stage of arch breeding. Long-time constant loading was used to simulate the rheological stage of the arch forming. The results show that the irregular caving zone is the key area of old goaf for the subsidence control. The evolution process of the stress arch and fracture arch in stope can be divided into two stages: arch breeding stage and arch forming stage. In the arch breeding stage, broken rocks are initially caved and accumulated in the goaf, followed by the step deformation. Arch forming stage is the rheological deformation period of broken rocks. In addition, under the certain loads, the broken rock mass undergoes single sliding deformation and composite crushing deformation. The void of broken rock mass decreases gradually in short-time step loading stage. Under the water lubrication, a secondary sliding deformation occurs, leading to the acceleration of the broken rock mass deformation. Based on above research, the concept of equivalent height of residual voids was proposed, and whose calculation equations were developed. Finally, the conceptual model was verified by the field measurement data.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.823-845
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• 2014

Success in the excavation of foundations is commonly known as being very important in asserting stability. Furthermore, when the subjected formation is rocky and the use of explores is required, the demands of successful blasting are multiplied. The quick and correct estimation of excavation's characteristics may help the design of building structures, increasing their safety. The present paper proposes a new classification system which connects blastability and rock mass quality. This new system primarily concerns poor and friable rock mass, heavily broken with mixture of angular and rounded rock pieces. However, it should concern medium and good quality rock mass. The Blastability Quality System (BQS) can be an easy and widely - used tool as it is a quick calculator for blastability index (BI) and rock mass quality. Taking into account the research calculations and the parameters of BQS, what has been at question in this paper is the effect of BI magnitude on a geological structure.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.333-352
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• 2017

A comparison study is made between the dynamic properties of an argillaceous siltstone and its grouting-reinforced body. The purpose is to investigate how grout injection can help repair broken soft rocks. A slightly weathered argillaceous siltstone is selected, and part of the siltstone is mechanically crushed and cemented with Portland cement to simulate the grouting-reinforced body. Core specimens with the size of $50mm{\times}38mm$ are prepared from the original rock and the grouting-reinforced body. Impact tests on these samples are then carried out using a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus. Failure patterns are analyzed and geotechnical parameters of the specimens are estimated. Based on the experimental results, for the grouting-reinforced body, its shock resistance is poorer than that of the original rock, and most cracks happen in the cementation boundaries between the cement mortar and the original rock particles. It was observed that the grouting-reinforced body ends up with more fragmented residues, most of them have larger fractal dimensions, and its dynamic strength is generally lower. The mass ratio of broken rocks to cement has a significant effect on its dynamic properties and there is an optimal ratio that the maximum dynamic peak strength can be achieved. The dynamic strain-softening behavior of the grouting-reinforced body is more significant compared with that of the original rock. Both the time dependent damage model and the modified overstress damage model are equally applicable to the original rock, but the former performs much better compared with the latter for the grouting-reinforced body. In addition, it was also shown that water content and impact velocity both have significant effect on dynamic properties of the original rock and its grouting-reinforced body. Higher water content leads to more small broken rock pieces, larger fractal dimensions, lower dynamic peak strength and smaller elastic modulus. However, the water content plays a minor role in fractal dimensions when the impact velocity is beyond a certain value. Higher impact loading rate leads to higher degree of fragmentation and larger fractal dimensions both in argillaceous siltstone and its grouting-reinforced body. These results provide a sound basis for the quantitative evaluation on how cement grouting can contribute to the repair of broken soft rocks.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.436-446
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• 2008

지반침하 지역의 지표침하량은 지하 채굴적의 높이보다 작은 것으로 분석되고 있다. 이러한 원인은 암반의 부피팽창률이며 아직까지 이에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 부피팽창률 산정을 위해 3차원 입체 모델을 이용하여 지표침하량과 침하영향범위를 고려한 이론식을 유도하였다. 또한 수치해석 시 부피 팽창률의 적용성 검토를 위하여 개별요소 프로그램인 UDEC(Universal Distinct Element Code)을 이용하여 측압계수의 변화에 따른 지표침하의 변화 양상과 점착력의 변화에 따른 부피팽창률의 변화 양상을 분석하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2020

The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock is a basic parameter in underground engineering design. The disadvantages of this commonly employed laboratory testing method are untimely testing, difficulty in performing core testing of broken rock mass and long and complicated onsite testing processes. Therefore, the development of a fast and simple in situ rock UCS testing method for field use is urgent. In this study, a multi-function digital rock drilling and testing system and a digital core bit dedicated to the system are independently developed and employed in digital drilling tests on rock specimens with different strengths. The energy analysis is performed during rock cutting to estimate the energy consumed by the drill bit to remove a unit volume of rock. Two quantitative relationship models of energy analysis-based core drilling parameters (ECD) and rock UCS (ECD-UCS models) are established in this manuscript by the methods of regression analysis and support vector machine (SVM). The predictive abilities of the two models are comparatively analysed. The results show that the mean value of relative difference between the predicted rock UCS values and the UCS values measured by the laboratory uniaxial compression test in the prediction set are 3.76 MPa and 4.30 MPa, respectively, and the standard deviations are 2.08 MPa and 4.14 MPa, respectively. The regression analysis-based ECD-UCS model has a more stable predictive ability. The energy analysis-based rock drilling method for the prediction of UCS is proposed. This method realized the quick and convenient in situ test of rock UCS.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.583-590
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• 2018

Nowadays, many tunnels have been commissioned for several decades, which require effective inspection methods to assess their health conditions. The ambient vibration test has been widely adopted for the damage identification of concrete structures. In this study, the vibration characters of tunnel lining shells built with forepoling method was analyzed based on the analytical solutions of the Donnell-Mushtari shell theory. The broken rock, foreploing, rock-concrete contacts between rock mass and concrete lining, was represented by elastic boundaries with normal and shear stiffness. The stiffness of weak contacts has significant effects on the natural frequency of tunnel lining. Numerical simulations were also carried out to compare with the results of the analytical methods, showing that even though the low nature frequency is difficult to distinguish, the presented approach is convenient, effective and accurate to estimate the natural frequency of tunnel linings. Influences of the void, the lining thickness and the concrete type on natural frequencies were evaluated.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.316-324
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• 2014

고준위 방사성 폐기물 처분시스템은 지하 500 m 심도에서 암반에 터널을 뚫어 고준위폐기물 처분용기를 넣고 주위를 완충재로 매우는 형태이다. 많은 통계 자료에 의하면 한반도에서 매년 지진이 증가하는 추세이며, 지진이 발생할 경우 지하에서 발생된 전단력에 의해 처분용기가 손상될 수 있다. 더 나아가 방사성 유해물질이 유출되어 큰 환경 문제가 유발될 수 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 지진에 대해 안전하게 보호할 수 있는 방법으로 내진형 완충재를 개발하였다. 내진 성능에 영향을 미치는 주요인자를 분석하여 내진형 완충재를 설계하였고, ABAQUS를 이용하여 전단해석모델을 개발하여 내진형 완충재의 성능을 평가하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.116-122
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• 1992

A comprehensive, nonsteady state, computer simulation program for the environmental conditions in advancing tunnels (the HEADSIM simulation program) is constructed and successfully validated with heat balance amongst all heat sources, and with mass conservation amongst various airflows including the leakage air from ducts, under timedependent variations of inlet air conditions. which include sudden, diurnal and seasonal changes. Heat conduction in the wall strata and face strata is simulated with most complicated boundary conditions using the finite difference method, and the climatic conditions in roadway sections which contain air ducts, booster fan, spray cooler, compressed air pipes, cold water pipes, return water pipes, machinery and broken rock are simulated taking into account the variations of face operation and the heat storage mechanism in the strata. The limitations of simulation time steps and roadway section lengths are defined according to the stability criteria satisfying the principles of thermodynamics. Variations of heat transfer coefficients, which are newly set, and those of wetness factors are taken into account according to the variations of other parameters and the stepwise advance of the face. Newly-derived formulae are used for computing the air duct leakage and the pressure inside of the duct. A new concept of an 'imaginary duct' is introduced to simulate the climatic conditions in tunnels during holiday periods, which directly affect conditions on subsequent working days under the consideration of natural convection. A subsidiary program (the WALLSIM simulation program) is made to compute the dimensionless tunnel surface temperatures and to compare the results with those from analytical approaches, and to demonstrate the stability, convergence and accuracy of the strata heat conduction simulation, adopting the finite difference method. The WALLSIM also has wide applications, including those for the computation of age coefficients.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.52-65
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 멕시코시티 외곽에 있는 프로판 저장기지인 PEMIX 터미널에서 발생한 프로판 누출에 따른 증기운 폭발을 분석하였다. 누출된 4750 kg의 프로판에 대한 TNT 등가량은 9398 kg으로 평가되었다. 폭원으로부터 40~400 (m) 떨어진 지점에서의 최대과압, 양의 압력 지속시간, 충격량과 같은 폭발변수를 TNT 등가법과 다중에너지법을 적용하여 구하였다. 폭발 변수들을 이용하여 구한 프로빗 함수를 적용하여 폐 손상, 고막 파열, 머리 충격, 전신 전위 충격으로 인한 손상 확률을 평가하였다. 고려한 모든 거리에서 다중에너지법을 이용하여 구한 최대과압이 TNT 등가법을 적용하여 구한 최대과압보다 큰 것으로 나타났으나, 200 m 이후 지점부터는 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 평가되었다. 다중에너지법에 의해 구해진 최대과압을 적용하여 구조물 손상 범위를 평가한 결과 폭원으로부터 100 m 이내에 있는 구조물의 경우 완전히 붕괴될 것으로 예측되고, 400 m 떨어진 구조물의 유리창도 거의 파손될 것으로 추정되었다. 폐 손상에 의한 사망 확률은 충격파 진행방향으로 위치하고 있는 인체의 자세에 따라 달라지는 것으로 나타났으며, 인체 주변에 반사면이 있는 경우 사망 확률이 가장 큰 것으로 평가되었다. 충격파가 폐 손상, 고막 파열, 머리 충격, 전신 전위 충격에 미치는 영향을 평가한 결과 전신 전위 충격 < 폐 손상 < 고막파열 < 머리 충격 순으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.