• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.605-618
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• 2001

For the mechanical stability assessment of a deep underground high-level waste repository. computer simulations using FLAC3D were carried out and important parameters including stress ratio, depth, tunnel size, joint spacing, and joint properties were chosen from sensitivity analysis. The main effect as well as the interaction effect between the important parameters could be investigated effectively using fractional factorial design . In order to analyze the stability of the disposal tunnel and deposition hole in a discontinuous rock mass, different modelings were performed under different conditions using 3DEC and the influence of joint distribution and properties, rock properties and stress ratio could be determined. From the three dimensional modelings, it was concluded that the conceptual repository design was mechanically stable even in a discontinuous rock mass.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.457-469
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• 2016

Steep rock slope with water-filled tension crack will happen to overturn around the toe of the slope under seismic loading. This failure type is completely different from the common toppling failure occurring in anti-dipping layered rock mass slopes with steeply dipping discontinuities. This paper presents an analytical approach to determine the seismic factor of safety against overturning for an intact rock mass slope with water-filled tension crack considering horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients. This solution is a generalized explicit expression and is derived using the moment equilibrium approach. A numerical program based on discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) is adopted to validate the analytical results. The parametric study is carried out to adequately investigate the effect of horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients on the overall stability against overturning for a saturated rock slope under two water pressure modes. The analytical results show that vertically upward seismic inertia force or/and second water pressure distribution mode will remarkably decrease the slope stability against overturning. Finally, several representative design charts of slopes also are presented for the practical application.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1484-1489
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• 2005

An inhomogeneous and anisotropic rock has different properties at different location. Thus, this refers to any of the properties which we may be measuring. There are two concepts of rock mass, namely, CHILE(Continuous, Homogeneous, Isotropic, Linear Elastic) material and DIANE(Discontinuous, Inhomogeneous, Anisotropic, Non-linear Elastic) rock. The former is essentially the properties of intact rock, the latter is essentially the properties governed by the structure of rock. In geotechnical aspect, the most important parameter is strength of rock or rock mass. In particular, characteristics of strength of rock mass depend upon the orientation of discontinuities And this orientation of discontinuities has different properties at different direction of excavation. Therefore, it needs for characterization of different properties of discontinuity orientation against different direction of excavation.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.184-193
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• 1998

방사성 폐기물의 안전한 처분을 위해서는 암반의 역학적, 열적, 유체 거동 뿐 아니라 암반과 물 사이의 물리 화학적 상호작용을 이해할 필요가 있다. 또한 지질구조, 지하현지응력, 습곡, 열수작용, 마그마의 관입, 판구조 등과 같은 많은 조건을 모델링하고 예측하기 위해서는 암석의 역학적, 수리적 특성을 알아야 한다. 이 연구는 심부 암반에 폐기물 처분과 관련된 암석역학적인 사항들에 대해 연구들에 기초하고 있다. 이 논문은 변하는 온도 상태에서 암반의 역학적 수리적 거동, 암반의 열-수리-역학적 상호작용 해석과 불연속 암석의 거동 특성 등을 포함한다. 역학적 특성은 Interaken 암석역학 시험 시스템으로 측정되었으며, 수리적 특성에는 순간 증압 투수계수 측정 시스템이 사용되었다. 모든 결과에서 암석 특성은 온도 변화에 민감함을 보였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2009

불연속성 암반에 건설된 2-아치 터널 지표면에 외력이 작용할 경우 지중응력의 분포 특성을 파악하기 위하여 대형 모형실험과 수치해석을 수행하였다 분석결과, 불연속면이 존재하는 경우에는 선형 탄성론에 근거한 응력보다 큰 지중응력이 분포하며, 불연속면의 경사도에 따라 압력구의 형상이 달라지는 것을 확인하였다. 불연속면이 수평이거나 연직인 경우에는 지중응력의 분포가 대칭적 이지만, 경사져 있으면 경사에 대해 수직과 평행한 양방향으로 나뉘어 분포되었다. 또한 불연속면의 경사가 고각일수록 불연속면에 평행인 방향의 지중응력이 더 크게 증가하였다. 연구결과, 불연속성 암반에서는 불연속면의 경사가 음력분포에 지대한 영향을 미치며, 필러에 전달되는 응력을 추정할 경우에는 재하위치와 불연속면의 경사 및 터널 구조물간 상호위치를 고려하는 것이 중요함을 확인하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

실제 암반에는 단층, 절리, 층리, 균열, 단열, 편리, 벽개 등의 불연속면이 많이 포함되어 있다. 따라서, 불연속면이 암반구조물의 거동을 좌우하고 있다. 암반구조의 복잡성으로 인해 사전에 예측 할 수 없었던 암반의 붕락이 발생하여, 붕락대책에 막대한 비용과 시간을 낭비하는 사례가 많다. 암반 불연속면의 복잡성을 사전 조사단계에서 충분히 파악하거나 대책을 수립하는 것은 어렵다. 최근 터널의 정보화 설계시공이 중요시되어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 불연속성 암반에서의 터널의 신 정보화 설계시공법을 제안하고, 현지에서 관찰한 불연속면 정보를 근거로 하여 실제 터널현장에 적용했다. 실제 터널현장에 있어서, 터널의 신 정보화 설계시공법을 위해서 새롭게 개발한 수치해석 프로그램을 사용하여 정확한 키블럭 추출이 가능하였다. 사용하기 쉬운 사용자 인터페이스를 가지고 있는 본 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 기법은 암반블럭의 안정성 계산뿐만 아니라 추가 보강대책공의 설계도 가능하다. 터널 굴착중에 키블럭을 확인하므로써, 제안한 신 정보화 설계시공법의 유효성에 대한 검증을 하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.318-331
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 3차원 불연속균열망을 이용하여 불연속 암반을 모사하여 스미어드 균열 모델을 적용한 불연속 암반의 등가연속체 해석기법에 대해 연구를 실시했다. 연속체 해석 코드인 FLAC3D를 이용하여 모델링을 수행하였고, 해당 적용 모델의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위해 불연속체 해석에 널리 사용되는 3DEC 코드를 통해 모델의 메쉬 사이즈, 불연속면의 밀도 및 불연속면의 간극에 대한 민감도 분석을 함께 실시하여 제안 모델의 신뢰성을 검증할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서 제안된 등가연속체 해석기법을 이용한 불연속 암반의 수리해석에 대한 연구결과는 교통 터널, 석유비축기지, 방사성폐기물 처분장 등의 지하 구조물 설계 및 건설 분야에 기초자료로 활용될 것이라고 판단된다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2008

The objective of the present study is the depth and layout optimizations of a single layer, high level radioactive waste repository in a discontinuous rock mass with special joint set arrangements. A single layer repository model, considering variations in the repository depths, pitches, and tunnel spacings, is used to analyze the thermomechanical interaction behavior. It is assumed that the repository is constructed in saturated granite with joints; the PWR spent fuel in a disposal canister is installed in a deposition drift which is then sealed with compacted bentonite; and the backfill material is filled in the repository tunnel. The decay heat generated by the high level radioactive wastes governs the thermomechanical behavior of the near field rock mass of the repository. The temperature and displacement behavior of the repository is influenced more by the pitch variations than the tunnel spacing and repository depth. However, the stress behavior is influenced more by the repository depth variations than the pitch and tunnel spacing. For the final selection of the tunnel spacing, pitch, and repository depth, other aspects such as the nuclide migration through a groundwater flow path, construction costs, operation costs, and so on should be considered.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.113-131
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• 2022

A rockburst is a common disaster in deep-tunnel excavation engineering, especially for high-geostress areas. An anomalously low friction effect is one of the most important inducements of rockbursts. To elucidate the correlation between an anomalously low friction effect and a rockburst, we establish a two-dimensional prediction model that considers the discontinuous structure of a rock mass. The degree of freedom of the rotation angle is introduced, thus the motion equations of the blocks under the influence of a transient disturbing force are acquired according to the interactions of the blocks. Based on the two-dimensional discontinuous block model of deep rock mass, a rockburst prediction model is established, and the initiation process of ultra-low friction rockburst is analyzed. In addition, the intensity of a rockburst, including the location, depth, area, and velocity of ejection fragments, can be determined quantitatively using the proposed prediction model. Then, through a specific example, the effects of geomechanical parameters such as the different principal stress ratios, the material properties, a dip of principal stress on the occurrence form and range of rockburst are analyzed. The results indicate that under dynamic disturbance, stress variation on the structural surface in a deep rock mass may directly give rise to a rockburst. The formation of rockburst is characterized by three stages: the appearance of cracks that result from the tension or compression failure of the deformation block, the transformation of strain energy of rock blocks to kinetic energy, and the ejection of some of the free blocks from the surrounding rock mass. Finally, the two-dimensional rockburst prediction model is applied to the construction drainage tunnel project of Jinping II hydropower station. Through the comparison with the field measured rockburst data and UDEC simulation results, it shows that the model in this paper is in good agreement with the actual working conditions, which verifies the accuracy of the model in this paper.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.152-163
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• 1992

The study of rock mass behaviour through a numerical analysis is important for the design, construction and maintenance of large rock caverns. The objectives of the numerical analysis are to design reasonably and construct safely the underground structures, to maintain them soundly after construction and to extend them securely for a desired period of time. Methods of numerical analyses included in this case study are the finite element method, the boundary element method, and the distinct element method. The numerical models are purely elastic, elastoplastic, visco-elastic, visco-plastic, easto-visco-plastic and jointed-discontinuous materials. The results of this case study indicate that the rock mass behaviour could be predicted exactly through continuous comparisons of the numerical results with the in-situ measurements.