• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.438-447
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• 2018

For a fixed jacket type offshore structure directly supported by the seabed, the structural behavior of offshore structure depends on the soil properties. Soil properties affect on the stiffness of the piles and the boundary condition in the structural analysis. The structural analysis is performed using PSI (Pile-Soil Interaction) suggested in the code and design rule. PSI analysis of the jacket structure is carried out after various soil types are selected according to the soil properties like internal friction angle, undrained shear strength, unit weight and so on. Three types of soil are selected by varying strength for a clay and sand, respectively. The structural analysis of the jacket structure is performed using these soils. The results about axial and lateral reaction force and the stress and displacement on the structure are compared. As a results, the structural response is smaller as the soil becomes more stiff. In conclusion, it is confirmed that the structural response of fixed jacket type offshore platform supported by seabed is sensitive to the change of soil properties.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.371-382
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• 2009

Response of harbor structure to environmental loads such as wave load, impact load, ship's contacting load, is a fundamental factor in designing of the structure's optimal configuration. In this paper, typical environmental loads against coastal structures are investigated for designing of the optimal harbor structure. Loads to be considered here are wave load, impact load and contacting load due to ship mooring. Statistical analysis for several harbor structure types under the corresponding loads is carried out, followed by investigation of effect of individual environmental load. Based on these, the optimal configuration for the harbor structure is obtained after considerable engineering process. Estimation of contacting load of the ship is suggested using effective energy concepts for the load, and analysis of structural behavior is done for the optimal designing of the structure in the particular load. A guideline for the design process of the harbor structure is established, and safety of the structure is examined by proposed scheme. For verification of the analytical approach, various steel-piled coastal structures and caissons are chosen and relevant structural analyses are carried out using the Finite Element Methods combined with MIDAS/GTS and ANSYS code. It is found using the Morison equation that impact load cannot be a major load in the typical harbor structure compared with the original wave load, and that configuration shape of the structure may play an important role in consideration of the response criteria.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2020

흙막이 벽체의 해석 시 일반적으로 적용되는 2차원 해석의 경우 굴착 폭이 작으면 토압에 의한 상호간섭이 발생하며, 그 영향으로 굴착 폭이 작은 구간에서는 2차원 해석 시 흙막이 벽체의 수평변위에 대한 신뢰성 확보가 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2차원 해석 시 토압에 의한 상호간섭 발생의 범위가 되는 굴착 폭의 경계를 확인하기 위하여 H-pile 토류벽체에 대하여 점성토, 사질토, 사질토 및 풍화암의 지층조건에서 다양한 조건의 굴착 깊이(H)와 굴착 폭(B)에 대하여 2차원 및 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하여 각 조건에 따른 굴착 폭과 수평변위의 관계를 연구하였다. 연구결과 수평 변위가 비교적 크게 발생하는 점성토에서만 굴착 폭에 따른 해석적 경계를 뚜렷하게 구분할 수 있었고, 그 내용은 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이하, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 작은 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 작은 경우는 실제 거동과 유사한 3차원 유한요소해석을 하는 것이 합리적이며, 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이상, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 큰 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 큰 경우는 2차원 유한요소해석을 하여도 무방하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.227-243
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• 2015

In this paper, the effects of nonlinear soft clay on dynamic embedment of offshore pipeline were investigated. Seabed embedment by pipe-soil interactions has impacts on the structural boundary conditions for various subsea structures such as pipeline, riser, pile, and many other systems. A number of studies have been performed to estimate real soil behavior, but their estimation of seabed embedment has not been fully identified and there are still many uncertainties. In this regards, comparison of embedment between field survey and existing empirical models has been performed to identify uncertainties and investigate the effect of nonlinear soil parameter on dynamic embedment. From the comparison, it is found that the dynamic embedment with installation effects based on nonlinear soil model have an influence on seabed embedment. Therefore, the pipe embedment under dynamic condition by nonlinear parameters of soil models was investigated by Dynamic Embedment Factor (DEF) concept, which is defined as the ratio of the dynamic and static embedment of pipeline, in order to overcome the gap between field embedment and currently used empirical and numerical formula. Although DEF through various researches is suggested, its range is too wide and it does not consider dynamic laying effect. It is difficult to find critical parameters that are affecting to the embedment result. Therefore, the study on dynamic embedment factor by soft clay parameters of nonlinear soil model was conducted and the sensitivity analyses about parameters of nonlinear soil model were performed as well. The tendency on dynamic embedment factor was found by conducting numerical analyses using OrcaFlex software. It is found that DEF was influenced by shear strength gradient than other factors. The obtained results will be useful to understand the pipe embedment on soft clay seabed for applying offshore pipeline designs such as on-bottom stability and free span analyses.