• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.199-209
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• 2009

The movement of the caisson used to construct a wharf front can affect functional performance of the port. Sequential movement of caissons at each stage of the construction is essential in the overall design as well as the stability of the port. It is common that back-analysis using the previous measurement is performed to predict the caisson movement, while there is no intensive study on sequential movement of the caissons according to the construction stage. In the study, we analyzed the pattern of the movement of caissons as a port is constructed. To simulate the construction of the port, the finite element method (FEM) is employed. The computed result shows that the caisson moves differently at each construction stage. When the caisson is being installed, the displacement of the caisson takes place mainly in vertical direction. In next stage of filling rocks behind the caisson, the top of the caisson move toward shore, while the bottom moves toward sea, thus rotating the caisson. The maximum rotation of the caisson takes place in the stage of filling rocks behind the caisson.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2003

국내 서해안 지역에서는 실트질 저소성 점토가 두루 분포하고 있다. 따라서, 저소성 점토를 함유한 연약지반에 지반개량공법에 관련된 여러 해석을 실시할 경우, 일반적으로 수정 Cam-clay모델을 적용하여 FEM 해석을 수행하고 있다. 하지만, 국내에서는 등방조건에서 개발된 Cam-clay이론의 특성에 대해서 충분한 검토를 하지 않고 비등방 조건을 갖는 현장을 해석하기 위해 두루 적용하고 있다. 따라서, 본 논문은 실트질 저소성 점토지반에서 수정 Cam-clay 이론을 적용할 경우, 발생되는 문제점들을 고려하기 위해 실내 등방 및 비등방 삼축압축시험을 실시하였으며, 그 결과를 FEM 수치해석을 구성하여 시험결과와 비교ㆍ검토하였다. 검토결과 수정 Cam-clay 이론을 적용한 해석치들은 비배수 전단강도를 평가함에 합리적인 결과를 나타냈지만, 하중적용시 발생하는 간극수압을 예측함에 모두 과대 평가를 나타냈다. 특히 비등방 조건에서는 등방조건보다 더욱 큰 차이를 보였다. 이러한 원인은 수정 Cam-clay 이론 자체가 등방조건의 이론인 관계로 등방조건보다 비등방조건에서 과잉간극수압 예측이 과대 평가되는 특징을 보인다고 판단할 수 있다. 또한, 등방조건에서 약간 과대 평가되는 이유는 실트질 저소성 점토가 전단시 시료 팽창에 의한 다일러턴시가 발생하여 간극수압 예측에 전반적인 과대 평가를 유발했음이라 판단된다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.575-582
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• 2000

The flat Dilatometer test(flat DMT) has been known as an in-situ testing method which is simple and robust to use, and reliable for site stratification and evaluation of soil properties. It was designed and proposed by Marchetti in 1975 to characterize the properties of soils. There are many researches that have been done to evaluate the horizontal coefficient of consolidation from the dissipation test results of flat DMT on normally consolidated and slightly overconsolidated clays. The representative estimation methods of estimating the horizontal consolidation coefficient are DMT-C method which uses a C-reading dissipation curve and DMT-A method which uses a A-reading dissipation curve. This paper represents a comparison analysis of those two methods in obtaining the horizontal coefficients of consolidation. The reference values are also obtained by CPTU and other laboratory tests. The applicability of using flat DMT to characterize the consolidation behavior is also reviewed for two sites. According to the results, DMT-A method is not suitable for silty clays possibly because of the compressibility characteristics. As for the normally consolidated and slightly overconsolidated clays, the results obtained from the two methods are comparable with each other as well as with the laboratory test results.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제29권B호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2009

The main purpose of this work is to determine characteristics of undrained shear strength of remolded marine clay at Incheon. Laboratory vane tests with remolded marine clay sampled from west coast at Incheon were performed to investigate the undrained shear strength of them being dumped for reclamation after dredging from the sea bottom. Test results were compared with the predicted values of undrained shear strength proposed by many researchers. It was found that measured results about undrained shear strength with water content was in good agreements with values proposed by Mikasa and Modified Mikasa's empirical formula.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 현장베인시험과 UU시험과 함께 수행한 피에조콘 관입시험결과를 이용하여 화성, 군산, 창원, 부산지역 점토의 피에조콘계수를 분석하였다. 서해안(화성, 군산) 지역의 피에조콘계수는 N_kt=12.6, N_qu =8.8이며 남해안(창원, 부산) 지역의 N_kt=16.5, N_qu =9.2이다. 이것은 지역별로 흙의 물리적 특성의 차이에 의한 것이며, 서해안 지역은 액성한계가 50% 이하인 CL이 대다수 분포하고, 남해안 지역은 액성한계가 50% 이상인 CH가 대다수 분포한다. 시험별 및 액성한계별 피에조콘계수 분류결과, 시험별로 약간의 차이를 보이나 기존에 제시된 값과 유사한 경향을 보인다. 그러나 흙의 물리적 특성인 액성한계에 따른 피에조콘계수 차이는 확연히 나타난다. 피에조콘계수는 액성한계와 밀접한 관련이 있으며 액성한계에 따른 선별 적용이 필요하다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2001

Anchors are often used in construction of foundations such as transmission towers to resist uplifting forces. When plate anchors are embedded in soft clay, they may undergo a deformation under the pressure of sustained load. In soft saturated clays, the suction force can be a large par of the ultimate uplift capacity. This study is to present recent laboratory model test results conducted to evaluate the nature of variation of the suction force for plate anchors with shear strength and embedment ratio. The ratio of F$_{s}$Q$_{n}$ versus H/D in bentonite decreases with the increase of the embedment ratio.o.o.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.445-454
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• 2006

Myungji Housing Complex is located in the Nakdong River plain in which the Busan soft clays are developed. It has thick soft soil laver of about GL(-)50m including loose sandy layers, upper and lower clayey layers. The clayey layers have been being consolidated since the land reclamation was completed to build the place for Housing Complex(Apartment) in 1997. Therefore, as one of a series of advance preparations of this project, study was carried on the geotechnical characteristics under the foundation The first part of this paper represents a brief geological history. Then, geotechnical characteristics of clay was analyzed in the classical developments in soft clay. They were based on the geotechnical data obtained by site investigations performed from 1992 to 2005. Finally, we evaluated the average degree of consolidation at this point in time and the residual settlements of upper clayey layer using dissipation and oedometer tests for this project

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2018

Applicability of constructing piled raft foundations on soft clay has been given attention in recent years. Lack of sufficient stiffness for soil and thus excessive settlements to allow higher contribution of piles is the major concern in this regard. This paper presents a numerical investigation of performance of piled-raft foundations on soft clay with focusing on a case study. A 3D FEM numerical model is developed using ABAQUS. The model was calibrated by comparing physical and numerical modeling results of other researchers. Then the possibility of using piled-raft system in construction of foundation for a water storage tank in Sarbandar, Iran is assessed. Soil strength parameters in the numerical model were calibrated using the instrumentation data of a heavily instrumented preloading project at the construction site. The results indicate that choosing the proper combination of length and spacing for piles can lead to acceptable differential and total settlements while a high percentage of total bearing capacity of piles can be mobilized, which is an efficient solution for the project. Overall, the construction of piled-rafts on soft clays is promising as long as the total settlement of the structure is not imposing restrictions such as the common 25 mm allowable settlement. But instead, if higher allowable settlements are adopted, for example in the case of rigid steel tanks, the method shall be applicable with considerable cost savings.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.157-169
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• 2022

Preloading of soft clays is a common ground stabilization method for improvement of compressibility and the undrained shear strength. The waiting period under preload is a primary design criterion controlling the degree of improvement obtained. Upon unloading the overconsolidation attained with respect to actual loads defines the long term performance. This paper presents a laboratory study for investigation of creep behavior of Famagusta Bay alluvial soft soil preloaded under various effective stresses for analysis of long term performance based on the degree of overconsolidation. Traditional one-dimensional consolidation tests as well as modified creep tests are performed on reconstituted soft specimens. Compressibility parameters are precisely backcalculated using one dimensional consolidation theory and the coefficient of creep is determined using the traditional Cassagrande method as well as two modified methods based on log cycles of time and the inflection of the creep curve. The test results indicated that the long term creep can be successfully predicted considering the proposed method. The creep coefficients derived as part of this method can also be related to the recompression index (recompression index, swelling index) considering the results of the testing method adopted in this study.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.773-780
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• 2003

The characteristics of soft clays is very important for the land development plan. This study is to investigate correlations between the engineering properties and the characteristics of clay minerals of the disturbed clay samples obtained from Sihwa area. This study included X-Ray Diffraction Analysis, X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer Analysis. The correlations between the clay mineral properties and the laboratory and field testing results were investigated.