• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.825-844
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• 2017

This study aimed to find out the pullout capacity of inclined strip anchor plate embedded in anisotropic and nonhomogeneous fully saturated cohesive soil in undrained condition. The ultimate pullout load has been found out by using numerical lower bound finite element analysis with linear programming. The undrained pullout capacity of anchor plate of width B is determined for different embedment ratios (H/B) varying from 3 to 7 and various inclination of anchor plates ranging from $0^{\circ}$ to $90^{\circ}$ with an interval of $15^{\circ}$. In case of anisotropic fully saturated clay the variation of cohesion with direction has been considered by varying the ratio of the cohesion along vertical direction ($c_v$) to the cohesion along horizontal direction ($c_h$). In case of nonhomogeneous clay the cohesion of the undrained clay has been considered to be increased with depth below ground surface keeping $c_v/c_h=1$. The results are presented in terms of pullout capacity factor ($F_{c0}=p_u/c_H$) where $p_u$ is the ultimate pullout stress along the anchor plate at failure and $c_H$ is the cohesion in horizontal direction at the level of the middle point of the anchor plate. It is observed that the pullout capacity factor increases with an increase in anisotropic cohesion ratio ($c_v/c_h$) whereas the pullout capacity factor decreases with an increase in undrained cohesion of the soil with depth.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.5-13
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• 2006

지하수 급속저하와 같은 비배수 상태에서는 흙과 보강재 사이의 경계면(interface)에서 발생하는 과잉간극수압으로 인하여 유효응력이 감소할 수도 있으며, 이는 보강재의 인발력 감소로 이어지기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 각기 다른 종류의 흙(순수모래, 5, 10, 15, 35% 실트질 모래)과 상재하중(30, 100, 200kPa)을 대상으로 배수 및 비배수 실내인발시험을 실시하여 최대 배수인발력과 최대 비배수인발력을 서로 비교하였다. 시험결과 배수인발력과 비배수인발력 모두 실트 함유량에 의해 영향을 받고, 흙의 내부마찰각이 증가함에 따라 인발력 또한 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 상재하중이 증가함에 따라 인발력도 증가하였으며, 최대인발력에 도달하는데 소요되는 인발거리도 증가하였다. 비배수 시험에서는 과잉간극수압이 발생함에 따라 보강재에 작용하는 유효응력이 감소하였으며, 그 결과 배수 조건과 비교하여 인발력과 인발거리가 감소하였다.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.79-95
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• 2013

Suction anchors are widely adopted in mooring systems. However there are still challenges in predicting the failure mode and ultimate pullout capacity of the anchor. Previously published methods for predicting the inclined pullout capacity of suction anchors are mainly based on experimental data or the FEM analysis. In the present work, an analytical method that is capable of predicting the failure mode and ultimate pullout capacity of the suction anchor in clay under inclined loading is developed. This method is based on a rational mechanical model for suction anchors and the knowledge of the mechanism that the anchor fails in seabed soils. In order to examine the analytical model, the failure angle and pullout capacity of suction anchors from FEM simulation, numerical solution and laboratory tests in uniform and linear cohesive soils are employed to compare with the theoretical predictions and the agreement is satisfactory. An analytical method that can evaluate the optimal position of the attachment point is also proposed in the present study. The present work proves that the failure mode and pullout capacity of suction anchors can be reasonably determined by the developed analytical method.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.565-579
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• 2014

The pullout capacity of plate anchors has been studied extensively over the past 40 years. However, very few studies have attempted to calculate the pullout capacity of anchors in sandy slopes. In this paper, three upper bound approaches are used to study the effect of a sloping ground surface and friction angle on pullout capacity and failure of plate anchors. This includes the use of; simple upper bound mechanisms; the block set mechanism approach; and finite element upper bound limit analysis. The aim of this research is to better understand the various failure mechanisms and to develop a simple methodology for estimating the pullout capacity of anchors in sandy slopes.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2007

투수계수가 낮은 뒤채움 흙을 사용하는 보강토는 비배수 상태에 놓일 경우 그 안정성이 우려되므로 비배수 인발력의 변화를 사전에 파악하여 설계에 반영하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문은 실트질 모래에 삽입된 강보강재에 대한 배수 및 비배수 인발시험에 대한 수치해석을 수행하여 그 분석결과를 소개하고 있다. 해석에 적용된 흙은 각각 0%(순수모래), 5%, 10%, 그리고 15% 실트질 모래였으며, 상재하중은 30kPa, 100kPa과 200kPa이 었다. 해석결과 배수 인발력과 비배수 인발력 모두 실트 함유량에 의해 영향을 받고, 흙의 내부마찰각과 상재하중이 증가함에 따라 인발력 또한 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 비배수 시험에서는 과잉간극수압이 발생함에 따라 보강재에 작용하는 유효응력이 감소하였으며, 그 결과 배수 인발력에 비해 비배수 인발력이 상재하중 30kPa에서 약 57%, 그리고 100kPa과 200kPa에서 약 70%로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 수치해석결과는 기존에 같은 조건에서 수행된 실내모델시험 결과와 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.279-299
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• 2015

Suction anchors are widely adopted and play an important role in mooring systems. However, how to reliably predict the failure mode and ultimate pullout capacity of the anchor in sand, especially by an easy-to-use theoretical method, is still a great challenge. Existing methods for predicting the inclined pullout capacity of suction anchors in sand are mainly based on experiments or finite element analysis. In the present work, based on a rational mechanical model for suction anchors and the failure mechanism of the anchor in the seabed, an analytical model is developed which can predict the failure mode and ultimate pullout capacity of suction anchors in sand under inclined loading. Detailed parametric analysis is performed to explore the effects of different parameters on the failure mode and ultimate pullout capacity of the anchor. To examine the present model, the results from experiments and finite element analysis are employed to compare with the theoretical predictions, and a general agreement is obtained. An analytical method that can evaluate the optimal position of the attachment point is also proposed in the present study. The present work demonstrates that the failure mode and pullout capacity of suction anchors in sand can be easily and reasonably predicted by the theoretical model, which might be a useful supplement to the experimental and numerical methods in analyzing the behavior of suction anchors.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2018

A series of pullout tests were carried out on waste tire treadmats of various weave arrangements, with confining stresses ranging from 9 to 59 kPa approximately, in order to investigate the pullout behavior and to apply the results to the design of treadmat reinforced soil structures. A treadmat reinforcement can be considered as belonging to the extensible type thus progressive failure would develop in every tread. The pullout capacity of a treadmat was found to be generally equal to the sum of capacities of the longitudinal treads, with minor enhancement realized due to the presence of transverse treads. Pullout failures occurred in treadmats under light surcharge and with treadmats with higher material presence per unit area, while breakage failures occurred in treadmats under heavier surcharge and with treadmats with higher ratio of opening. The pullout capacity of a treadmat increased with increasing surcharge height and treadmat stiffness. A pullout test on a commercially available geogrid was also carried out for comparison and the pullout capacity of a treadmat was found higher than that of the comparable geogrid under identical loading conditions, indicating the merit of using the treadmat as an alternative to the chosen geogrid.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제26권A호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2006

This study is an numerical study of predicting the behavior of anchor embedded in weathered rocks, subjected to uplift loads, about ultimate pullout capacity and the failure mechanism. Factors influencing the behavior of anchors were investigated by reviewing the data about in-situ anchor tests performing numerical modelling with changing the bondage length of anchor, diameter of anchor body and diameter of tenden, and by Correlations between those factors were evaluated to apply them to predict the behavior of anchors. As results of numerical analysis, a linear relationship between bondage length, diameter of anchor body and diameter of tenden with ultimate pullout capacity was obtained on the one hand, from the result of numerical analysis changing the Young's modulus of weathered rock, this parameter was found to inflence to load-displacement and ultimate pullout capacity within the range of 10%, which was mot so significant to affect.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2005년도 지반공학 공동 학술발표회
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• pp.517-520
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• 2005

The embedded suction anchor(ESA) is and anchor that is driven by a suction pile. The cross-sectional shape of the ESA anchor is circle. Its diameter is the same as that of the suction pile that is used to drive it into the seafloor. For the installation, the anchor is attached to the tip of the suction pile and then driven as a unit with the pile by and applied suction pressure. Once the ESA anchor reaches the desired depth, the pile is retrieved by applying a positive pressure. Finally, only the ESA anchor remains in the soil layer. This paper presents the results of centrifuge model tests to investigate ESA pullout capacity. The main parameters that have effects on the pullout capacity of ESA may include g-level, embedded depth, direction of loading, and loading point. The results of tests show that the pullout loading capacities increase as the loading point shift toward the tip of the anchors for a given loading direction. They also indicate that the loading point associated with the maximum pullout loading capacity is located at approximately 67 percent of the anchor length from the top for the horizontal load.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.2428-2435
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• 2014

해상에 활용되는 계류앵커형식 중 한 종류인 석션 매입 앵커(Embedded Suction Anchor; ESA)의 점토지반에서 인발 저항력을 평가하기 위해 ALE(Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian) Adaptive Meshing기법을 적용한 수치해석을 수행하였다. 기존에 수행된 원심모형 실험과 한계 평형법을 이용한 해석적 방법의 결과와 비교 분석을 통해 수치해석 기법을 검증하고, 이를 이용해 앵커의 수평, 연직, 그리고 경사 방향의 인발 저항력을 평가하였다. 더불어 경사 방향의 재하 이전에 앵커를 경사각만큼 회전시켜 앵커에 수직한 방향으로 인발이 가해지도록 하여 그 거동을 평가하였다. 그 결과, 수평 재하 시 중간 위치에서 가장 큰 저항이 발휘되었고, 연직 재하의 경우 재하 위치에 따른 저항력의 차이가 크게 나타나지 않았다. 앵커의 중간 위치에서 경사 재하 결과 경사각이 증가할수록 인발 저항력이 감소하였으며, 초기회전이 있는 앵커의 경우 초기회전각이 30도 이하일 때 인발저항력이 일정한 결과를 보였다.