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Reliability approach to groundwater flow analysis in underground excavation (지하굴착지반에서의 지하수 흐름에 관한 신뢰성 해석)

  • Jang, Yeon-Soo;Kim, Hong-Seong;Park, Jeong-Wong;Park, Joon-Mo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.344-351
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a reliability-groundwater flow program is developed by coupling the 2-D finite element numerical groundwater flow program with first and second order reliability program. From the parametric study of hydraulic conductivity of soil layers, the increase of both mean and variance of hydraulic conductivity results in the increase of probability of exceeding the threshold hydraulic head. The probability of failure was more sensitive to parameters of weathered granitic soil and rock located at the middle and bottom of the excavation than those at the other locations. It can be recommended from this study that the reliability method, which can include the uncertainty of soil parameters, should be performed together with the deterministic analysis to compensate the weakness of the latter analysis for the groundwater flow problem of underground excavations.

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Applicability of over-coring technique to loaded RC columns

  • Campione, Giuseppe;Minafo, Giovanni
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.51 no.1
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    • pp.181-197
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    • 2014
  • Stress determination is a very important step in the assessment of the safety of existing reinforced concrete structures. In rock mechanic this goal is achieved with the over-coring technique. The main idea behind such a technique is to isolate a material sample from the stress field in the surrounding mass and monitor its re-equilibrium deformation response. If the materials remains elastic, and elastic properties are known, stresses may be obtained from the corresponding measured strains. The goal of this paper is to evaluate if the over-coring technique is applicable to reinforced concrete members. The results of an experimental investigation on the behaviour of compressed concrete columns subjected to the over-coring technique are presented. Considerations about the range of applicability of the technique are made by comparing the measured and the theoretical stresses. After that, results of failure tests on drilled specimens are presented and discussed. Furthermore, the response is compared with that of columns core-bored before the compressive test. Finally, comparisons with numerical analysis are shown.

Case Study on Failure of Rock Slope Caused by Filling Material (충전물에 의한 암반사면 붕괴사례)

  • Kim, Yong-Jun;Kim, Sun-Ki;Kim, Joo-Hwa
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.87-90
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    • 2007
  • 셰일층으로 구성된 암반사변에서 층리면을 따라 대규모 평면파괴가 사연 중앙부에서 발생하였다. 현장조사시 파괴사면 주변은 지하수 누수 흔적과 점토층의 충전물이 존재하였으며, 파괴원인을 검토한 결과 층리면을 따라 형성된 점토 충전물의 낮은 전단강도와 강우시 인장균열내 형성된 수압에 의해 붕괴가 발생한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 충전된 절리면의 전단강도 특성을 규명하기 위해서 모래, 점토의 인위적인 충전물을 이용하여 충전재 두께비에 따른 전단강도 특성을 고찰하였다.

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Measurement of Load Transfer between Anchor and Grout using Optical FBG Sensors embedded in Smart Anchor (FBG 센서가 내장된 스마트 앵커를 이용한 앵커와 그라우트의 하중전이 측정)

  • Suh, Dong-Nam;Kim, Young-Sang;Kim, Jae-Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.505-510
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    • 2008
  • FBG Sensor, which is smaller than strain gauge and has better durability and does not have a noise from electromagnetic waves, was adapted to develope a smart anchor. A series of pullout tests were performed to verify the feasibility of smart anchor and find out the load transfer mechanism around the steel wire fixed to rock with grout. Distribution of shear stresses at steel wire-grout interface is assessed from the measured strain distribution by the optical fiber sensors and compared with stress distributions predicted by Farmer's and Aydan's formulas. It was found that present theoretical formulas may underestimate the failure depth and magnitude of shear stresses when the pullout loads increase.

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Geotechnical characteristics of the collapsed $\bigcirc\bigcirc$tunnel slope in Yeosu-Suncheon area (여수-순천 도로확장공사 구간 $\bigcirc\bigcirc$터널 붕괴사면 지반특성)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Koo, Ho-Bon;Lee, Jeong-Yup;Rhee, Jong-Hyun;Kim, Seung-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.848-857
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    • 2008
  • In September 2007, the collapses of slopes and landslides are happened at Jeonlanamdo due to heavy rains accompanied with Typoon "Nari". The study area is the tunnel portal slope in new road construction site. This slope consists of pyroclastic rocks and has lots of faults. Particularly, the residual soils of the slope is deteriorated with yellowish mudstone layer as a results of chemical and physical weathering. This has a variety of swelling clay minerals and might be moved easily down at the gentle terrain. The inner factor of $\bigcirc\bigcirc$tunnel portal slope's collapse is the geological weak zone, the convergent topography, the inferiority of drainage and the heavy rain act on the failure as direct trigger.

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A Study on the Determination of Source Location in the Failure for Brittle Material (취성재료의 파괴과정에서 A.E.에 의한 파괴원 위치 결정에 관한 연구)

  • An, Byung-Kook;Lim, Han-Uk;Lee, Sang-Eun
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.19
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    • pp.197-208
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    • 1999
  • The process of localization of cracks and movement of the fracture process zone(FPZ) was studied using the acoustic-emission(AE) techniques. The rate of AE events and sources of AE activity were studied for mortar and rock specimens loaded in uniaxial compression. A series of transducers could be used to detect and AE activity. Based on the time differences between detection of the event at different transducers, source of AE activity could be detected. The rate of AE events increased sharply before peak load. The highest rate occurred just after peak load was attained. The effective crack length estimated from the modified linear-elastic fracture mechanics seemed consistent with the optical and AE measurements.

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A Study on Source Mechanisms of Micro-Fracture Related to Rock Failure Through Acoustio Emission Measurement (음향 방사법 (AE)을 이용한 암석파괴와 관련된 미세균열원의 기구에 대한 연구)

  • 김교원
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1989.10a
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    • pp.1.2-17
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    • 1989
  • 花崗巖 Beam 試料에 대하여 4-Point Bending 試驗이 진행되는 동안 試料 破壤에 隋伴된 AE 信號를 Calibrated PZT Transducer와 6-Channel Recording System으로 기록하여 分析함으로서 微細 龜裂源의 特性과 機構를 糾明하였다. 微細 龜裂의 體積은 수 um3에서 150.000um3의 넓은 범위를 보였으며, 引張形 龜裂이 斷形에 비하여 大體的으로 큰 것으로 밝혀 졌다. 龜裂源에서의 强度는 Mode I 荷重 下에서 기록된 것이 Mixed Mode 試驗에서 얻어진 것보다 그 平均値가 약 3배 정도 크게 나타났으나, 전체 AE 數에 있어어는 反對로 Mixed Mode 試驗에서 기록된 것의 약 25% 밖에 되지 않아서 같은 크기의 破壤面을 形成하는데 必要한 에너지 要求量이 일정함을 暗示하였다. 미세 龜裂面의 方位는 垂直 및 水平에 近接한 傾斜를 가지며 走向은 최종 試料의 破壤面과 일치할 뿐만 아니라 龜裂源이 시료 破壤面에 집중되게 分布하여서 微細 龜裂이 試料龜裂을 야기시키는 原因임을 알 수 있었다. 또한, Mode I 荷重 下에서는 引張形의 微細龜裂이 압도적으로 優勢하였고, Mixed Mode 荷重 下에서는 引張과 斷形의 微細龜裂이 약 3,6:1 比率로 分布하여서 荷重 條件이 微細 龜裂의 機構와 密接한 關係가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

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A new approach for the cylindrical cavity expansion problem incorporating deformation dependent of intermediate principal stress

  • Zou, Jin-Feng;Xia, Ming-yao
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.347-360
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    • 2017
  • The problem of cylindrical cavity expansion incorporating deformation dependent of intermediate principal stress in rock or soil mass is investigated in the paper. Assumptions that the initial axial total strain is a non-zero constant and the axial plastic strain is not zero are defined to obtain the numerical solution of strain which incorporates deformation-dependent intermediate principal stress. The numerical solution of plastic strains are achieved by the 3-D plastic potential functions based on the M-C and generalized H-B failure criteria, respectively. The intermediate principal stress is derived with the Hook's law and plastic strains. Solution of limited expansion pressure, stress and strain during cylindrical cavity expanding are given and the corresponding calculation approaches are also presented, which the axial stress and strain are incorporated. Validation of the proposed approach is conducted by the published results.

Multivariate adaptive regression splines model for reliability assessment of serviceability limit state of twin caverns

  • Zhang, Wengang;Goh, Anthony T.C.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.431-458
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    • 2014
  • Construction of a new cavern close to an existing cavern will result in a modification of the state of stresses in a zone around the existing cavern as interaction between the twin caverns takes place. Extensive plane strain finite difference analyses were carried out to examine the deformations induced by excavation of underground twin caverns. From the numerical results, a fairly simple nonparametric regression algorithm known as multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) has been used to relate the maximum key point displacement and the percent strain to various parameters including the rock quality, the cavern geometry and the in situ stress. Probabilistic assessments on the serviceability limit state of twin caverns can be performed using the First-order reliability spreadsheet method (FORM) based on the built MARS model. Parametric studies indicate that the probability of failure $P_f$ increases as the coefficient of variation of Q increases, and $P_f$ decreases with the widening of the pillar.

Characteristics of Alkali-Silica Reaction Product of Mortar Bar by ASTM C 1260 Test (ASTM C 1260 시험 콘크리트 시편의 알칼리-실리카 반응 생성물 특징)

  • Hong, Seung-Ho;Yun, Kyong-Ku
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.541-544
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    • 2006
  • This study was performed to proof expansion effect of the mortar bar due to Alkali-silica Reaction (ASR) by ASTM C 1260 test. Recently, the failure case of cement concrete pavement by ASR was reported in Korea. Cement concrete structures are caused crack by ASR. The service life of cracked cement concrete structures by ASR will be shorted. In this study, crushed the slate rock producted Chungcheongnamdo Boryeong was caused 0.3% expansion at 14 days due to ASR by ASTM C 1260 test. The particular spectrum showed that the ASR gel was analyzed contents included Si, Na, K, and Ca by EDX (electron dispersive X-ray spectrometer). It was verified that the crushed aggregate was caused expansion by ASR in Korea.

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