• 지질공학
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.331-343
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 기존의 H-Pile+토류판 또는 H-Pile+토류판+차수그라우팅 공법의 안정성, 시공성 및 경제성을 개선하기 위해 H-Pile에 Plastic Sheet Pile(P.S.P)과 연성벽체인 P.S.P의 간격유지 및 보강기능을 위한 간격재(각형강관)를 결합한 토류벽체 System인 HCS공법을 개발하고, HCS공법을 구성하는 각 부재의 거동을 3차원 유한요소해석에 의해 규명하는 연구이다. HCS공법의 거동을 수치해석적으로 규명하기 위해 Plastic Sheet Pile 규격 3종류, H-Pile 규격 2종류 및 설치간격 3종류, 간격재 규격 1종류 및 설치간격 4종류에 대해 광범위한 3차원 유한요소해석을 실시하였다. 수치해석결과 $P.S.P-460{\times}131.5{\times}7t$ (PS7)와 H-Pile $250{\times}250{\times}9{\times}14$ (H250), $P.S.P473{\times}133.5{\times}9t$ (PS9)와 H-Pile $300{\times}200{\times}9{\times}14$ (H300)의 조합에서 상대적으로 유사한 응력비(=발생응력/허용응력)를 갖는 것으로 검토되어 이 제품의 조합이 경제적인 것으로 확인되었으며, P.S.P+H-Pile+간격재 복합체의 강성이 증가할수록 벽체의 수평변위와 상부지반의 연직변위가 감소하였다. 특히, H-Pile과 P.S.P의 강성차이로 인한 Arching 현상으로 P.S.P의 토압의 상당부분이 H-Pile로 응력(토압) 전이가 발생하여 P.S.P의 응력 및 변위는 미소하게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 HCS공법을 구성하는 각각의 부재들의 거동을 확인할 수 있었으며, 확인된 연구결과를 통해 향후 HCS공법을 합리적이고 안정하며 경제적으로 적용하는 데 활용 가능하리라 판단된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.65-80
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• 1999

본 논문은 2개 층으로 이루어진 비균질 낙동강 사질토 지반에서 수평하중을 받은 단일 휨성말뚝의 수평거동에 대한 모형실험 결과들을 고찰하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 말뚝의 수평거동 특성에 대한 말뚝두부 구속조건(Free & Fix), 말뚝 근입길이에 대한 하부지반의 두께비(H/L), 그리고 상하부지반의 지반반력계수비$(E_{h1}/E_{h2)$의 영향에 관하여 실험적인 연구를 수행하고 이러한 영향들을 정량화 할 수 있는 실험결과를 얻었다. 모형실험 결과들에 의하면, 비균질 지반에서 수평거동은$(E_{h1}/E_{h2)$에도 의존하는 것으로 나타났다. 수평변위 측면에서의 균질지반에 대한 비균질 지반의 수평변위비$(y_{H/L}/y_{H/L}=0,\; y_{H/L}/y_{H/L}=1.0)$와 말뚝 근입길이에 대한 하부지반의 두께비(H/L)의 관계는 지수 함수식으로 표현되는 실험식을 제안하였다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 최대 휨모멘트 측면에서의 H/L 과 $MBM_{fixed-head}/MBM_{free-head}$관계는 모형실험 결과들로부터 직선함수의 실험식을 제안하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.167-185
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• 1999

수평거동의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 일련의 연속된 모형실험을 수행하였다. 본 논문은 균질 및 비균질의 사질토 지반에서 항타 시공된 단일 강성말뚝의 수평거동에 대한 모형실험 결과들을 고찰하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 말뚝의 수평거동 특성에 대한 말뚝 시공상태(Driven & Embedded), 말뚝 근입길이에 대한 하부지반의 두께비(H/L), 그리고 지반반력 계수비의 영향에 관하여 실험 적인 연구를 수행하였다. 모형실험 결과들에 의하면, 수평거동은 비균질 지반에서 항타 에너지에 상당히 의존하고 있다. 즉, H/L=0.75의 경우 항타 에너지가 3배 증가에 의하여 매입말뚝에 대한 수평변위 감소율이 약 2.12배 정도 증가하였다. $E_{h1}/E_{h2}=5.56$인 비균질 지반에서 항타말뚝의 경우 수평변위의 감소에 대한 강성이 큰 상부층의 효과가 매입말뚝에 비하여 상당히 적게 작용하였다. 항타 진동으로 토립자의 재배열 현상으로 말뚝주변 지반 강성이 증가하고 이로 인하여 말뚝의 상대강성이 크게 증가하여 말뚝이 휨성말뚝과 비슷한 거동을 보였으며, 비균질 지반에서 항타 시공에 따른 최대 휨모멘트는 매입말뚝의 100 - 132%정도 크게 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 $y_D/y_E\; 와\; MBM_D/MBM_E$에 대한 수평하중과 H/L의 영향들을 모형실험 결과들로부터 실험식으로 제안하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.241-248
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• 1999

The existing bridge with deck joint has many problems during construction and maintenance. To overcome these difficulties, an integral bridge, which is defined as the practice of constructing bridges without deck joints, is proposed in this study. A test bridge with 3 spans of PC beam was selected to verify the function of the bridge and is under construction. Characteristics of integral bridge are followings: $\circled1$ Flexible H-piles under the abutment are installed to accommodate thermal movements of the superstructures of bridge. $\circled2$ PC beam of the superstructure and the abutment are integrated. $\circled3$ The existing approach and relief slabs are applied to minimize the stress transfer occurred from the bridge deck to the pavement. $\circled4$ A cyclic control joint is installed between approach and relief slabs to absorb the thermal movement. $\circled5$ It is used a dual direction bearing which is cheaper than single direction bearing and has a good workability as well. It is also installed a shear block on the top of pier coping to protect the lateral movement caused by temperature change and earthquake.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.55-79
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• 2010

The effect of soil-structure interaction on a single-storey, two-bay space frame resting on a pile group embedded in the cohesive soil (clay) with flexible cap is examined in this paper. For this purpose, a more rational approach is resorted to using the finite element analysis with realistic assumptions. Initially, a 3-D FEA is carried out independently for the frame on the premise of fixed column bases in which members of the superstructure are discretized using the 20-node isoparametric continuum elements. Later, a model is worked out separately for the pile foundation, by using the beam elements, plate elements and spring elements to model the pile, pile cap and soil, respectively. The stiffness obtained for the foundation is used in the interaction analysis of the frame to quantify the effect of soil-structure interaction on the response of the superstructure. In the parametric study using the substructure approach (uncoupled analysis), the effects of pile spacing, pile configuration, and pile diameter of the pile group on the response of superstructure are evaluated. The responses of the superstructure considered include the displacement at top of the frame and moments in the columns. The effect of soil-structure interaction is found to be quite significant for the type of foundation considered in the study. Fair agreement is observed between the results obtained herein using the simplified models for the pile foundation and those existing in the literature based on a complete three dimensional analysis of the building frame - pile foundation - soil system.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.397-411
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• 2009

The effect of soil-structure interaction on a simple single storeyed and two bay space frame resting on a pile group embedded in the cohesive soil (clay) with flexible cap is examined in this paper. For this purpose, a more rational approach is resorted to using the three dimensional finite element analysis with realistic assumptions. The members of the superstructure and substructure are descretized using 20 node isoparametric continuum elements while the interface between the soil and pile is modeled using 16 node isoparametric interface elements. Owing to viability in terms of computational resources and memory requirement, the approach of uncoupled analysis is generally preferred to coupled analysis of the system. However, an interactive analysis of the system is presented in this paper where the building frame and pile foundation are considered as a single compatible unit. This study is focused on the interaction between the pile cap and underlying soil. In the parametric study conducted using the coupled analysis, the effect of pile spacing in a pile group and configuration of the pile group is evaluated on the response of superstructure. The responses of the superstructure considered include the displacement at top of the frame and moments in the superstructure columns. The effect of soil-structure interaction is found to be quite significant for the type of foundation used in the study. The percentage variation in the values of displacement obtained using the coupled and uncoupled analysis is found in the range of 4-17 and that for the moment in the range of 3-10. A reasonable agreement is observed in the results obtained using either approach.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.407-421
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• 2020

In-place analysis for offshore platforms is essentially required to make proper design for new structures and true assessment for existing structures, in addition to the structural integrity of platforms components under the maximum and minimum operating loads when subjected to the environmental conditions. In-place analysis have been executed to check that the structural member with all appurtenance's robustness have the capability to support the applied loads in either storm or operating conditions. A nonlinear finite element analysis is adopted for the platform structure above the seabed and pile-soil interaction to estimate the in-place behavior of a typical fixed offshore platform. The SACS software is utilized to calculate the dynamic characteristics of the platform model and the response of platform joints then the stresses at selected members, as well as their nodal displacements. The directions of environmental loads and water depth variations have significant effects in the results of the in-place analysis behavior. The most of bending moment responses of the piles are in the first fourth of pile penetration depth from pile head level. The axial deformations of piles in all load combinations cases of all piles are inversely proportional with penetration depth. The largest values of axial soil reaction are shown at the pile tips levels (the maximum penetration level). The most of lateral soil reactions resultant are in the first third of pile penetration depth from pile head level and approximately vanished after that penetration. The influence of the soil-structure interaction on the response of the jacket foundation predicts that the flexible foundation model is necessary to estimate the force responses demands of the offshore platform with a piled jacket-support structure well.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.35-51
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• 2020

Integral abutment bridges (IABs) are those bridges without expansion joints. A single row of steel H-piles (SHPs) is commonly used at the thin and stub abutments of IABs to form a flexible support system at the bridge ends to accommodate thermal-induced displacement of the bridge. Consequently, as the IAB expands and contracts due to temperature variations, the SHPs supporting the abutments are subjected to cyclic lateral (longitudinal) displacements, which may eventually lead to low-cycle fatigue (LCF) failure of the piles. In this paper, the potential of using finite element (FE) modeling techniques to estimate the LCF life of SHPs commonly used in IABs is investigated. For this purpose, first, experimental tests are conducted on several SHP specimens to determine their LCF life under thermal-induced cyclic flexural strains. In the experimental tests, the specimens are subjected to longitudinal displacements (or flexural strain cycles) with various amplitudes in the absence and presence of a typical axial load. Next, nonlinear FE models of the tested SHP specimens are developed using the computer program ANSYS to investigate the possibility of using such numerical models to predict the LCF life of SHPs commonly used in IABs. The comparison of FE analysis results with the experimental test results revealed that the FE analysis results are in close agreement with the experimental test results. Thus, FE modeling techniques similar to that used in this research study may be used to predict the LCF life of SHP commonly used in IABs.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.1143-1179
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• 2016

Offshore wind turbines are considered as a fundamental part to develop substantial, alternative energy sources. In this highly flexible structures, monopiles are usually used as support foundations. Since the monopiles are large diameter (3.5 to 7 m) deep foundations, they result in extremely stiff short monopiles where the slenderness (length to diameter) may range between 5 and 10. Consequently, their elastic deformation patterns under lateral loading differ from those of small diameter monopiles usually employed for supporting structures in offshore oil and gas industry. For this reason, design recommendations (API and DNV) are not appropriate for designing foundations for offshore wind turbine structures as they have been established on the basis of full-scale load tests on long, slender and flexible piles. Furthermore, as these facilities are very sensitive to rotations and dynamic changes in the soil-pile system, the accurate prediction of monopile head displacement and rotation constitutes a design criterion of paramount importance. In this paper, the Fourier Series Aided Finite Element Method (FSAFEM) is employed for the determination of static impedance functions of monopiles for OWT subjected to horizontal force and/or to an overturning moment, where a non-homogeneous soil profile has been considered. On the basis of an extensive parametric study, and in order to address the problem of head stiffness of short monopiles, approximate analytical formulae are obtained for lateral stiffness $K_L$, rotational stiffness $K_R$ and cross coupling stiffness $K_{LR}$ for both rough and smooth interfaces. Theses expressions which depend only on the values of the monopile slenderness $L/D_p$ rather than the relative soil/monopile rigidity $E_p/E_s$ usually found in the offshore platforms designing codes (DNV code for example) have been incorporated in the expressions of the OWT natural frequency of four wind farm sites. Excellent agreement has been found between the computed and the measured natural frequencies.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.789-799
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• 2019

교대, 통로박스 등 말뚝기초로 지지된 구조물에서는 침하가 거의 발생하지 않지만, 구조물 저면 하부에는 공동이 발생하게 된다. 이에 따른 문제점으로는 측면지반에서 공동으로 유출된 토사에 의해 구조물 측면 지반의 침하를 가속화하여 더 큰 침하가 발생하게 된다. 따라서 말뚝 기초로 지지된 구조물 하부의 공동 발생으로 인한 문제점을 예방하고자 구조물의 측면에 쉽게 설치가 가능한 토사유입차단판(soil Flow Protector; 이하 'FLP')이 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 FLP의 침하감소 효과를 입증하고 최적 길이를 산정하고자 실내모형실험을 수행하였고, 그 결과 FLP의 설치함으로서 측면지반의 침하량이 감소하고 공동으로의 토사 유출을 방지하였고, FLP의 강성이 작으면 상부의 토압은 정지 또는 주동영역이 되어 안정성에 유리하지 않지만, 충분히 크면 상부의 토압은 수동영역이 되어 안정성에 유리하다. 또한 FLP의 강성이 작은 경우에는 일정 길이 비 이상에서는 오히려 감소하였으나, 큰 경우에는 설치길이가 증가할수록 침하량 감소에 효과적이다. 이에 따른 박스구조물 높이(H = 250 mm)에 대한 최적 길이 비는 연성 1.38, 강성 0.73으로 산정되었다.