• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2016

Deep soil mixing with cement and cement-lime mixtures has been widely used for decades to improve the strength of soils. In this study, small-scale laboratory model tests of polymer columns in soft clayey soil were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using various polymeric compounds as binders in deep soil mixing. Floating and end bearing polymer columns were used to examine the load-settlement relationship of improved soft clayey soils for various area replacement ratios. The results indicate that polymer columns show good promise for use in deep mixing applications.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2020

This study aims to simulate the stabilization process of fibrous peat samples using end-bearing Cement Deep Mixing (CDM) columns by three area improvement ratios of 13.1% (TS-2), 19.6% (TS-3) and 26.2% (TS-3). It also focuses on the determination of approximate stress distribution between CDM columns and untreated fibrous peat soil. First, fibrous peat samples were mechanically stabilized using CDM columns of different area improvement ratio. Further, the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular foundation rested on the stabilized peat was calculated in stress-controlled condition. Then, this process was simulated via a FEM-based model using Plaxis 3-D foundation and the numerical modelling results were compared with experimental findings. In the numerical modelling stage, the behaviour of fibrous peat was simulated based on hardening soil (HS) model and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) model, while embedded pile element was utilized for CDM columns. The results indicated that in case of untreated peat HS model could predict the behaviour of fibrous peat better than MC model. The comparison between experimental and numerical investigations showed that the stress distribution between soil (S) and CDM columns (C) were 81%C-19%S (TS-2), 83%C-17%S (TS-3) and 89%C-11%S (TS-4), respectively. This implies that when the area improvement ratio is increased, the share of the CDM columns from final load was increased. Finally, the calculated bearing capacity factors were compared with results on the account of empirical design methods.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.957-962
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• 2010

Foundation systems in urban sites are often necessary to be constructed with little vibrations and displacements to surroundings. In order to assess applicability of a new foundation system for urban sites based on soil-cement mixing technique, vibrations and displacements induced by soil-cement construction process is evaluated. Soil-cement columns were constructed to reinforce soft ground near an old masonry wall in an urban redevelopment site, and the vibrations and displacements of the old masonry wall during construction were measured. Results indicate that the vibrations and displacements induced by soil-cement construction were little and not critical to the stability of the masonry wall.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.385-396
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• 2022

The accurate determination of the subgrade reaction modulus (K_s) of soil is an important factor for geotechnical engineers. This study estimated the K_s of soft soil improved with floating deep cement mixing (DCM) columns. A novel prediction model was developed that emphasizes the accuracy of identifying the most significant parameters of K_s. Several multi-layer perceptron (MLP) models that were trained using the Levenberg Marquardt (LM) backpropagation method were developed to estimate K_s. The models were trained using a reliable database containing the results of 36 physical modelling tests. The input parameters were the undrained shear strength of the DCM columns, undrained shear strength of soft soil, area improvement ratio and length-to-diameter ratio of the DCM columns. Grey wolf optimization (GWO) was coupled with the MLPs to improve the performance indices of the MLPs. Sensitivity tests were carried out to determine the importance of the input parameters for prediction of K_s. The results showed that both the MLP-LM and MLP-GWO methods showed high ability to predict K_s. However, it was shown that MLP-GWO (R = 0.9917, MSE = 0.28 (MN/m²/m)) performed better than MLP-LM (R =0.9126, MSE =6.1916 (MN/m²/m)). This proves the greater reliability of the proposed hybrid model of MLP-GWO in approximating the subgrade reaction modulus of soft soil improved with floating DCM columns. The results revealed that the undrained shear strength of the soil was the most effective factor for estimation of K_s.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.415-426
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• 2015

Researches have been done to discover ways to strengthen peat soil deposits. In this model study, fibrous peat that is the most compressible types of peat has been reinforced with precast peat columns stabilized with ordinary Portland cement and polypropylene fibres. Rowe cell consolidation tests as well as plate load tests (PLTs) were conducted on various types of test samples to evaluate the strength and deformation of untreated peat and peat reinforced by various types of columns. PLTs were conducted in a specially designed and fabricated circular steel test tank. The compression index ($C_c$) and recompression index ($C_r$) of fibrous peat samples reduced considerably upon use of precast columns. Also, PLT results confirmed the results obtained from Rowe cell tests. Use of polypropylene fibres added to cement further decreased ($C_c$) and ($C_r$) and increased load bearing capacity of untreated peat. Finite element method (FEM) using Plaxis 3D was carried out to evaluate the stress distributions along various types of tested samples and also, to compare the deformations obtained from FEM analysis with the actual maximum deformations found from PLTs. FEM results indicate that most of the induced stresses are taken on the upper portion of tested samples and reach their maximum values below the loading plate. Also, a close agreement was found between actual deformation values obtained from PLTs and values resulted from FEM analysis for various types of tested samples.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2007

DCM공법(심층혼합처리 공법)은 흙막이 벽체 등 구조물 조성에 적용하였다. 이러한 DCM 벽체는 경질층에서 관입능력이 있어야 한다. DCM 장비에 부착된 교반날개에 의해 경질지반의 관입능력이 증가되는 알아보기 위해 특수교반날개가 고안되었다. 경질점토층에 관입되는 특수교반날개의 관입특성은 김해와 인천현장에서 조사하였다. 고안한 특수교반날개는 관입속도가 다소 느려도 N=30 이상 되는 지반까지 관입되었고 관입시 효율이 경질지반에서 낮아질 수 있으므로 경제적인 교반날개의 관입깊이를 분석하였다.

• 지질공학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.557-575
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• 2020

유류오염 토양의 투수성 및 정화효율을 개선하기 위하여 고전압 아크 방전에 의한 플라즈마 블라스팅을 토양에 적용하였다. 이 연구를 위하여 고전압 발생장치를 새로 제작하였고, 실트질 모래인 토양시료, 토양시료에 소석회를 혼합한 시료와 토양시료에 시멘트를 혼합한 세 종류의 토양시료를 다져서 소형 토조와 대형 토조를 제작한 후 각각의 토조내에서 플라즈마 블라스팅을 시행하여 유체확산의 범위와 투수성의 변화를 측정하였다. 플라즈마 블라스팅이 시행된 토양시료에서는 플라즈마 블라스팅이 시행되지 않은 대조군에 비해 유체의 확산 부피가 약 11~71% 증가하였다. 낮은 전압하에서 플라즈마 블라스팅이 시행되면 토양 내에서는 구조적 취약면(다짐면)을 따라 수평적 확산이 우세하게 나타났으나 높은 전압에 의한 플라즈마 블라스팅은 토양 내에 구형의 입체적인 확산을 발생시켰다. 플라즈마 블라스팅은 투수성 또한 증가시켰으며, 소석회 및 시멘트가 혼합된 토양에서 더욱 뚜렷하게 관찰되어, 플라즈마 블라스팅이 시행된 시료들은 대조군 시료에 비해 투수계수가 450~1,052% 범위로 증가하였다. 플라즈마 블라스팅이 1회만 실시된 토양시료의 투수계수는 방전 전압이 높아질수록 증가하였으나 동일한 전압으로 여러 번의 블라스팅이 시행된 토양시료의 투수계수는 증가하거나 감소하였다. 토양시료에 경유를 이용하여 인위적으로 오염시킨 토양시료에 플라즈마 블라스팅을 실시하여 정화효율을 측정하였다. 플라즈마 블라스팅이 시행되면, 방전지점 근처의 토양에서는 평균 393%, 방전지점으로부터 20 cm 이상 이격된 하부 토양에서는 평균 239% 정도의 정화효율이 개선되었으나 방전 전압과 정화효율은 상관성을 보이지 않았다. 위의 결과는 플라즈마 블라스팅이 토양의 투수성과 정화효율을 상당히 개선하므로, 유류오염 토양의 원위치 정화에 효율적으로 이용될 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 점토차수재의 대체물질로서 매립지 현장토에 첨가재(시멘트, 벤토나이트 고화제)를 혼합하는 방법인 개량혼합토 공법을 대상으로 하여, 토목 환경적인 연구로서 차수/강도 효과 및 회분식/컬럼식 테스트를 통한 중금속의 고정능력에 관한 평가를 수행하였다. 지반공학적 연구(투수계수/압축실험)를 실시한 결과, CL 계열의 현장토(CL)에 첨가재(시멘트, 벤토나이트: 팽윤도로 구분하여 고품위 벤토나이트 B\circled1. 저품위 벤토나이트 B\circled2. 고화제)를 혼합함으로써 폐기물 매립지의 법적 기준(1x10-7cm/sec 이하)을 만족하였다. 또한 개량혼합토 제조시 시멘트 : 벤토나이트 : 고화제 = 90 : 60 : 1의 비율이 가장 적합하였으며, 팽윤도로 구별된 저품위 벤토나이트(B\circled2)의 사용가능성을 보여주었다. 첨가재의 종류에 따른 개량혼합토(column2, 3, 4)의 양이온교환능력(Cation Exchange Capacity, CEC) 측정 결과, 현장토와 비교하여 약 1.5배 정도 CEC가 증가한 것을 확인할 수 있었으나, 첨가재에 따른 큰 차이점은 보이지 않았다. 화학구성과 결정구조의 변화를 살펴보기 위한 XRF와 SEM측정 결과, 첨가재에 따른 고화토의 결정구조의 큰 변화 양상을 확인할 수 없었다. 컬럼을 사용하여 중금속($Pb^{2+}$ $Cu^{2+}$ , $Cd^{2+}$ , $Zn^{2+}$ l00mg/L)을 혼합한 인공침출수를 현장토(columnl)와 첨가재의 종류에 따른 개량혼합토(column2, 3, 4)에 적용시킨 결과, 현장토의 경우, 유출수의 pH가 감소됨과 동시에 $Cd^{2+}$ 와 $Zn^{2+}$가 유출되어 거의 파과점까지 도달하였으며, 현장토의 중금속 고정능력은 $Pb^{2+}$ ≒$Cu^{2+}$ > $Zn^{2+}$ > $Cd^{2+}$ 순으로 나타났다. 개량혼합토의 경우, 동일한 시점에서 column l에서 보여졌던 파과 현상은 나타나지 않았고, 팽윤도가 높은 B\circled1(column 2)보다 저급의 B\circled2(column 3)를 첨가한 개량혼합토가 화학적으로 훨씬 안정함을 보여주었으며, 시멘트, 벤토나이트와 함께 보조적으로 고화제(column 4)를 첨가했을 경우, 이러한 결과가 한층 더 두드러진다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2014

In designing a 300 meter high skyscraper expected to be the tallest building in Japan, an earthquake-ridden country, we launched on the full-scale performance based design to ensure redundancy and establish new specifications using below new techniques. The following new techniques are applied because the existing techniques/materials are not enough to meet the established design criteria for the large-scale, irregularly-shaped building, and earth-conscious material saving and construction streamlining for reconstructing a station building are also required: ${\bullet}$ High strength materials: Concrete filled steel tube ("CFT") columns made of high-strength concrete and steels; ${\bullet}$ New joint system: Combination of outer diaphragm and aluminium spray jointing; ${\bullet}$ Various dampers including corrugated steel-plate walls, rotational friction dampers, oil dampers, and inverted-pendulum adaptive tuned mass damper (ATMD): Installed as appropriate; and ${\bullet}$ Foundation system: Piled raft foundation, soil cement earth-retaining wall construction, and beer bottle shaped high-strength CFT piles.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.293-306
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• 2023

This study proposes and demonstrates a smart monitoring system that uses transmission lines embedded in a reinforced concrete structure to detect the presence of defects through changes in the electromagnetic waves generated and measured by a time-domain reflectometer. Laboratory experiments were first conducted to identify the presence of voids in steel-concrete composite columns. The results indicated that voids in the concrete caused a positive signal reflection, and the amplitude of this signal decreased as the water content of the soil in the void increased. Multiple voids resulted in a decrease in the amplitude of the signal reflected at each void, effectively identifying their presence despite amplitude reduction. Furthermore, the electromagnetic wave velocity increased when voids were present, decreased as the water content of the soil in the voids increased, and increased with the water-cement ratio and curing time. Field experiments were then conducted using bored piles with on-center (sound) and off-center (defective) steel-reinforcement cage alignments. The results indicated that the signal amplitude in the defective pile section, where the off-center cage was poorly covered with concrete, was greater than that in the pile sections where the cage was completely covered with concrete. The crosshole sonic logging results for the same defective bored pile failed to identify an off-center cage alignment defect. Therefore, this study demonstrates that electromagnetic waves can be a useful tool for monitoring the health and integrity of reinforced concrete structures.