• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.829-853
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• 2015

This is an experimental study to investigate the behaviour of piled raft system in different types of sandy soil. A small scale "prototype" model was tested in a sand box with load applied to the foundation through a compression jack and measured by means of load cell. The settlement was measured at the raft by means of dial gauges, three strain gauges were attached on piles to measure the strains and calculate the load carried by each pile in the group. Nine configurations of group ($1{\times}2$, $1{\times}3$, $1{\times}4$, $2{\times}2$, $2{\times}3$, $2{\times}4$, $3{\times}3$, $3{\times}4$ and $4{\times}4$) were tested in the laboratory as a free standing pile group (the raft not in contact with the soil) and as a piled raft (the raft in contact with the soil), in addition to tests for raft (unpiled) with different sizes. It is found that when the number of piles within the group is small (less than 4), there is no evident contribution of the raft to the load carrying capacity. The failure load for a piled raft consisting of 9 piles is approximately 100% greater than free standing pile group containing the same number of piles. This difference increases to about 4 times for 16 pile group. The piles work as settlement reducers effectively when the number of piles is greater than 6 than when the number of piles is less than 6. The settlement can be increased by about 8 times in ($1{\times}2$) free standing pile group compared to the piled raft of the same size. The effect of piled raft in reducing the settlement vanishes when the number of piles exceeds 6.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회 1부
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• pp.17-19
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• 2010

This paper describes the possibility of the raft thickness reduction for mega foundations system of super high-rise buildings through a case study on domestic and foreign super high-rise buildings. In case of super high-rise buildings, the size of foundations, especially raft becomes wider and deeper because of heavy upper load. It is difficult to pour concrete of this kind of mega foundation, and cracks by hydration heat could happen. Therefore, there are several ways to reduce the raft thickness of mega foundations. Piled-raft could be the one because moment and shear load that the raft subjects on by soil reaction are lower. The effect of the piled-raft foundation on the raft thickness reduction could be confirmed by comparison of super high-rise buildings with pile, piled-raft and mat foundation. Furthermore, it was showed that the raft thickness could be more reduced by locating piles right under the vertical members of super structures.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.629-641
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• 2017

Foundation plays a significant role in safe and efficient turbo machinery operation. Turbo machineries generate harmonic load on the foundation due to their high speed rotating motion which causes vibration in the machinery, foundation and soil beneath the foundation. The problems caused by vibration get multiplied if the soil is poor. An improperly designed machine foundation increases the vibration and reduces machinery health leading to frequent maintenance. Hence it is very important to study the soil structure interaction and effect of machine vibration on the foundation during turbo machinery operation in the design stage itself. The present work studies the effect of harmonic load due to machine operation along with earthquake loading on the frame foundation for poor soil conditions. Various alternative foundations like rafts, barrette, batter pile and combinations of barrettes with batter pile are analyzed to study the improvements in the vibration patterns. Detailed computational analysis was carried out in SAP 2000 software; the numerical model was analyzed and compared with the shaking table experiment results. The numerical results are found to be closely matching with the experimental data which confirms the accuracy of the numerical model predictions. Both shake table and SAP 2000 results reveal that combination of barrette and batter piles with raft are best suitable for poor soil conditions because it reduces the displacement at top deck, bending moment and horizontal displacement of pile and thereby making the foundation more stable under seismic loading.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.269-276
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• 2000

Granular compaction piled raft systems have been effectively used in soft ground foundation to improve not only settlement but also bearing capacity. In the present study, to examine the behavior characteristics and bulging failure zone on granular compaction piled raft system, carbon rod tests have been performed. The test results are compared with the zone of bulging failure and the effects of pile-pile interaction obtained from the analytical approaches. In addition, parametric studies are peformed with considering pile slenderness ratio, Poisson's ratio and load sharing ratio.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2005

최근 사용이 증대되고 있는 말뚝지지 전면기초(piled raft foundation) 개념의 기초 설계에서는 지지력을 증대시키기 위한 목적 보다는 주로 침하를 감소시킬 목적으로 말뚝이 사용된다. 콘크리트궤도가 연약한 지반에 설치되는 경우에는 일반적으로 지지력 측면에서의 문제는 없으나, 과도한 침하가 발생할 수 있다. 이 경우 소수의 소구경 말뚝을 궤도하부에 적절히 배치하여 설치하면 침하를 효과적으로 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 예측된다. 본 논문에서는 말뚝 설치로 인한 콘크리트궤도의 침하감소 효과를 수치해석을 통해 평가하였다. 3차원 유한차분해석법을 이용하여 말뚝이 설치된 콘크리트궤도를 모델링 하였으며, 지반 강성과 말뚝 배치의 변화에 따른 침하량 감소 효과의 차이를 분석하였다. 해석 결과로 부터 말뚝설치를 통해 콘크리트궤도의 침하를 효과적으로 감소시킬 수 있는 것을 확인하였으며, 경제적인 설계를 위한 지반조건에 따른 합리적인 말뚝 열수와 간격을 제시하였다. 또한, 지반 조건과 말뚝 배치의 변화에 따른 말뚝의 하중분담 특성을 분석함으로써, 콘크리트궤도 하부에 설치된 말뚝의 지지 메커니즘을 파악하였다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.115-131
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• 2012

Paper presents an improved solution algorithm based on Finite Element Method to analyse piled raft foundation. Piles are modelled as beam elements with soil springs. Finite element analysis of raft is based on the classical theory of thick plates resting on Winkler foundation that accounts for the transverse shear deformation of the plate. Four node, isoparametric rectangular elements with three degrees of freedom per node are considered in the development of finite element formulation. Independent bilinear shape functions are assumed for displacement and rotational degrees of freedom. Effect of raft thickness, soil modulus and load pattern on the response is considered. Significant improvement in the settlements and moments in the raft is observed.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.691-699
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• 2008

In the design of a foundation, settlement of the foundation may exceed allowable design criteria even with a competent bearing stratum. In such a case, a piled-raft foundation system may be adopted using piles as settlement reducing component. In this paper, Disconnected Piled Raft Foundation (DPRF) system, which installs disconnected piles underneath the raft and uses the piles as ground reinforcements, is studied as a cost effective design method against the classical piled-raft foundation system. To this end, large size loading tests were carried out on weathered ground changing area replacement ratio and length of piles. The results indicated that the settlement of the reinforced ground was reduced by 34~87% and the allowable bearing pressure increased by 70% on average from those of the unreinforced original ground, respectively. The correlating formula between the area replacement ratio and the load bearing ratio of piles were derived from the test results and numerical analysis. From the correlation, a design method determining the size and the quantity of the disconnected piles to enhance the bearing capacity of original ground to the desired value was proposed based on one inch settlement criteria.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 사질지반에서 말뚝전면기초와 전면기초와의 거동을 유한요소해석을 이용하여 비교하였다. 25개의 시추공의 표준관입시험의 결과를 이용하여 구한 토질정수를 유한요소해석에 사용하였다. 말뚝을 사용하지 않은 전면기초의 경우 $8m{\times}8m$ and $15m{\times}15m$의 크기의 정규화된 침하계수는 각각 1.02~1.15 and 0.64~0.81의 범위로 나타났다. 전면기초의 두께는 부등침하와 휨모멘트에 영향을 미치고 하중분담과 최대침하에는 큰 영향이 없었다. 말뚝의 간격은 최대침하와 부등침하, 휨모멘트에, 말뚝의 하중분담에 영향을 받고 반면에 부등침하와 휨모멘트는 말뚝의 길이에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 말뚝지지 전면기초의 거동을 원심모형시험과 수치해석기법을 이용하여 연구하였다. 단말뚝, 기초판, 군말뚝 및 말뚝지지 전면기초의 극한지지력 비교를 통하여 말뚝지지 전면기초의 지지력을 평가하였고, 말뚝과 기초판에 전달되는 하중 분담율을 분석하여 말뚝지지 전면기초의 극한지지력을 산정할 수 있는 경험적 상관계수를 획득하였다. 또한, 원심모형시험과 동일말뚝조건을 대상으로 수치 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 원심모형시험 결과를 검증하고 말뚝지지 전면기초의 지지력을 위한 상관계수를 평가하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 말뚝지지 전면기초의 거동특성을 파악하기 위하여 사질토 지반에서 실내 모형실험을 실시하였으며, 그 결과를 수치해석 및 해석적 방법과 비교 검토하는 연구를 수행하였다. 실내 모형실험에서는 동일한 지반조건, 말뚝조건 및 하중조건에서 말뚝지지 전면기초와 비접촉 무리말뚝에 대한 모형실험을 수행하였으며, 단말뚝과 래프트에 대해서도 동일한 조건으로 모형실험을 실시하였다. 그리고 말뚝간격과 길이, 말뚝배열 및 지반조건을 변화시켜 래프트의 하중부담률을 조사하였다. 모형실험 결과들은 말뚝지지 전면기초의 해석프로그램인 DEFPIG, 해석적 방법과 Phung 방법의 결과들과 비교 및 검토하였다. 본 연구 결과에 의하면, 래프트의 하중분담률은 말뚝간격과 길이 및 지반의 상대밀도에 따라 변화하며, Phung 방법의 결과가 모형실험 결과와 가장 유사한 것으로 평가되었다.