• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.345-354
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• 2018

Currently, layered geogrid method (LGM) is the commonly practiced technique for reinforcement of slopes. In this paper the geogrid-box method (GBM) is introduced as a new approach for reinforcement of rock-soil slopes. To achieve the objectives of this study, a laboratory setup was designed and the slopes without reinforcements and reinforced with LGM and GBM were tested under the loading of a circular footing. The effect of vertical spacing between geogrid layers and box thickness on normalized bearing capacity and failure mechanism of slopes was investigated. A series of 3D finite element analysis were also performed using ABAQUS software to supplement the results of the model tests. The results indicated that the load-settlement behavior and the ultimate bearing capacity of footing can be significantly improved by the inclusion of reinforcing geogrid in the soil. It was found that for the slopes reinforced with GBM, the displacement contours are widely distributed in the rock-soil mass underneath the footing in greater width and depth than that in the reinforced slope with LGM, which in turn results in higher bearing capacity. It was also established that by reducing the thickness of geogrid-boxes, the distribution and depth of displacement contours increases and a longer failure surface is developed, which suggests the enhanced bearing capacity of the slope. Based on the studied designs, the ultimate bearing capacity of the GBM-reinforced slope was found to be 11.16% higher than that of the slope reinforced with LGM. The results also indicated that, reinforcement of rock-soil slopes using GBM causes an improvement in the ultimate bearing capacity as high as 24.8 times more than that of the unreinforced slope.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.958-967
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• 2004

This paper deal with cause and analysis about case of collapsed reinforced-soil retaining wall. The analysis of the cause was carried through experimentation, slop stability analysis and literature study. The experimentation treated the large direct shear test, the hydraulic conductivity test and the other basic test through backfill extracted from collapsed reinforced-soil retaining wall. The ultimate tensile strength was established by rib tensile strength test of geogrid. The analysis of internal and external stability of reinforced-soil retaining wall was performed on the basis of parameters. The result of analysis, reinforced-soil retaining wall and the slope at the dry season are stable. However, the factors that fine-grained soil at hydrometer test exceed the standard of the design, rainfall duration is too long at the time of collapse and monthly pricipitation is heavy are cause of the collapse.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1996년도 토목섬유(Geosymthetics) 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.29-42
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• 1996

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2001년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.315-321
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• 2001

Since 1984, block-type reinforced earth wall with geogrid reinforcement has been widely used for retaining wall applications till now in Korea. The use of geogrid as a reinforcement in the reinforced earth wall is steadily increased in an amount over 1,500,000㎡ in a year However, still need exists that some problems in design and construction practices should be made to review, Therefore, this paper reviewed reasonable criteria for selection of backfills, design details considering the effect of the upper soil slope on reinforced earth wall, horizontal displacement of facing block during compaction, and the damage of geogrid reinforcements on the edge part of facing block. Finally, alternative methods of measures on those problems are proposed.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 지오그리드로 보강된 도로제방 사면에 대해 한계평형해석에 근거한 보강사면해석 프로그램인 RSS를 이용하여 보강길이와 간격의 변화에 따른 사면의 안전율 변화를 살펴보았다. 해석결과 비보강시 기준안전율을 만족하지 못하는 사면에서 보강재길이의 증가에 따라 비보강사면에 비해 최대 50~150%의 안전율이 증가되었으며 보강길이를 증가시켜도 안전율의 추가상승이 없는 한계길이를 확인하였다. 또한 동일 가상보강단면에 대하여 범용프로그램인 FLAC을 이용하여 유한차분해석을 실시하여 안정성이 확보된 사면에 발생하는 수평변위, 수평응력, 보강재의 인장력을 산출하여 보강길이의 추가적인 증가에 의한 효과를 알아보았다. 해석결과, 파괴형태는 선단파괴 또는 사면내 파괴로 나타났으며 안정성을 확보한 상태에서는 한계평형해석결과와 동일하게 보강길이의 추가적인 증가에 의한 안정성 증대효과는 미미한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 Jewell의 설계도표에 의해 설계된 보강사면의 시험시공을 통한 현장계측을 실시하여 현장 성토체의 다짐특성, 사면의 변형특성, 침하특성 등을 분석함으로써 지오그리드를 이용한 보강 사면의 적용성과 전체적인 안정성을 평가를 수행하였다. 안정성 평가 결과, Jewell의 설계도표에 의해 설계된 보강사면은 전체적으로 안정한 것으로 평가되었으며, 식생매트 포설에 따른 식생의 활착은 현재의 경과 시간만을 고려하면 외관상 안정된 식생 발아 상태를 보이나, 식생의 발아가 경사면에 비해 시공 포설 경계층에 집중되어 이에 대한 보완이 요구된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.315-328
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• 2019

This paper presents an investigation on bearing capacity, load-settlement behavior and safety factor of rock-soil slopes reinforced using geogrid-box method (GBM). To this end, small-scale laboratory studies were carried out to study the load-settlement response of a circular footing resting on unreinforced and reinforced rock-soil slopes. Several parameters including unit weight of rock-soil materials (loose- and dense-packing modes), slope height, location of footing relative to the slope crest, and geogrid tensile strength were studied. A series of finite element analysis were conducted using ABAQUS software to predict the bearing capacity behavior of slopes. Limit equilibrium and finite element analysis were also performed using commercially available software SLIDE and ABAQUS, respectively to calculate the safety factor. It was found that stabilization of rock-soil slopes using GBM significantly improves the bearing capacity and settlement behavior of slopes. It was established that, the displacement contours in the dense-packing mode distribute in a broader and deeper area as compared with the loose-packing mode, which results in higher ultimate bearing load. Moreover, it was found that in the loose-packing mode an increase in the vertical pressure load is accompanied with an increase in the soil settlement, while in the dense-packing mode the load-settlement curves show a pronounced peak. Comparison of bearing capacity ratios for the dense- and loose-packing modes demonstrated that the maximum benefit of GBM is achieved for rock-soil slopes in loose-packing mode. It was also found that by increasing the slope height, both the initial stiffness and the bearing load decreases. The results indicated a significant increase in the ultimate bearing load as the distance of the footing to the slope crest increases. For all the cases, a good agreement between the laboratory and numerical results was observed.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2016

많은 급경사 보강성토 또는 보강토벽 구조물의 장점은 토지 이용의 효율성이나 현장에서 사용하는 공법 비용들의 경제성 때문에 점점 높아지고 있다. 보강토체의 인장력을 이용한 기존 보강토옹벽 공법들은 자연사면의 경사보다 훨씬 급경사에 설계할 수 있도록 발전해 왔다. 지반개량재를 사용하여 급경사의 전면벽체를 보강한 방법은 최근에 상당히 효율적인 토지 사용을 위해 많이 공사되고 있다. 본 연구는 지오그리드를 매설한 뒷채움 흙과 지반개량재로 보강한 전면벽체로 구성한 복합보강토 옹벽을 소개한다. 급경사를 이루고 있는 전면벽체의 안정성을 위해 현장시공 계측과 수치해석으로 비교 검증과 분석하였다. 또한 현장계측은 14개월 동안의 변위측정으로 안정성에 대한 관측으로 수치해석과 비교하였다. 현장시험 시공에서 일반적인 수직하중에 의한 수평거동은 최대 15mm(대략 0.2%)가 발생하였지만 안전범위인 0.5% 이내를 보여주고 있다. 이러한 결과들을 토대로 최대수평변위의 안정성의 신뢰도와 지반개량재 벽면공의 타당성에 대한 가능성을 검증하였다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 실질적으로 붕괴된 보강토 옹벽 사고 사례를 통해 그 원인을 분석한 내용을 다루었다. 원인분석은 붕괴된 보강토 옹벽에서 채취한 뒷채움재의 역학적 실험을 실시하였으며, 사면안정 해석과 문헌조사를 통하여 수행하였다. 붕괴된 보강토 옹벽의 대표단면을 산정하여 국외의 보강토 옹벽 설계법인 FHWA 설계법과 NCMA 설계법에 의거 비교 분석 하였다. 붕괴된 보강토 옹벽 뒷채움 흙의 입도시험 분석 결과 200번체 통과량이 FHWA 기준치를 초과 하였다. 이는 여름철 집중 호우시 배수가 불량하여 침투수에 의한 간극수압이 급격하게 증가하여 유효응력이 감소해 전단 강도가 현저히 저하되어 붕괴된 것으로 판단된다. 또한 사면안정 해석 결과 충분한 안전율을 확보하지 못한데 그 원인이 있다고 할 수 있다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.753-760
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• 2006

This paper presents the procedure and results of the numerical modelling that was carried out to investigate the stability of reinforced soil slopes under dynamic railway load. The two-dimensional explicit dynamic finite element method (ABACUS) was used to carry out the numerical analyses. To simulate the railway load, the top surface of the embankment was excited by the uniform distributed load whose frequency and magnitude was estimated by the measured railway acceleration during train passing. The embankment displacements and geogrid axial forces were analyzed to evaluate the stability of reinforced soil slopes under the dynamic train load.