• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2024

The accurate prediction of grouting upward diffusion height is crucial for estimating the bearing capacity of tip-grouted piles. Borehole construction during the installation of bored piles induces soil unloading, resulting in both radial stress loss in the surrounding soil and an impact on grouting fluid diffusion. In this study, a modified model is developed for predicting grout diffusion height. This model incorporates the classical rheological equation of power-law cement grout and the cavity reverse expansion model to account for different degrees of unloading. A series of single-pile tip grouting and static load tests are conducted with varying initial grouting pressures. The test results demonstrate a significant effect of vertical grout diffusion on improving pile lateral friction resistance and bearing capacity. Increasing the grouting pressure leads to an increase in the vertical height of the grout. A comparison between the predicted values using the proposed model and the actual measured results reveals a model error ranging from -12.3% to 8.0%. Parametric analysis shows that grout diffusion height increases with an increase in the degree of unloading, with a more pronounced effect observed at higher grouting pressures. Two case studies are presented to verify the applicability of the proposed model. Field measurements of grout diffusion height correspond to unloading ratios of 0.68 and 0.71, respectively, as predicted by the model. Neglecting the unloading effect would result in a conservative estimate.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.335-342
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• 2000

In this study, the swelling characteristics of reconstituted clayey soil were investigated by STD and CRS test. The strain rate during loading was constant i.e. 0.05 %/min, 0.03 %/min and during unloading was varied in proportion to 1/1, 1/5, 1/10 and 1/15 of strain rate during loading. From this study the following conclusions were obtained; (1) There were similar values, especially, during unloading in case of 1/10 or 1/15 of strain rate during loading and the test results between STD and CRS were much to be alike. (2) The cross point of effective stress versus excess pore water pressure ratio curve, was increased during unloading, while the stress level of the cross point was decreased. The stress level can be separated into two zones according to the swelling index named Cs1 and Cs2. From the test results, the values of Cs1 were approximately constant irrespective of strain rate during unloading, but the values of Cs2 were much influenced by strain rate. (3) In CRS consolidation tests, it was found that unloading strain rate did not affect on the existence of zone.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1156-1167
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• 2010

The constant rate of strain (CRS) consolidation test has been widely used to evaluate consolidation characteristics of soils instead of the standard Incremental Loading Test. In practical problems, after the ground improvement, the condition of the soil is over-consolidated. Therefore, it is important to determine the recompression indices and the coefficient of consolidation(or the coefficient of swelling) of unloading-reloading cycle to predict the settlement behavior. However, since standard testing procedures or studies related with strain rate are insufficient especially in unloading-reloading cycle, it is difficult to predict the settlement field behavior accurately from the CRS consolidation test results in spite of its lots of strengths. The several CRS consolidation tests were performed changing the unloading strain rate from 0.2%/hr to 20%/hr with vertical drainage condition using the reconstituted kaolinite sample. For the reconstituted kaolinite sample in CRS consolidation test, the recompression indices are insensitive to the strain rate. It is revealed that the coefficient of consolidation of reloading is affected by the developed pore pressure during unloading. Additionally, the test should be conducted in the positive pore pressure ratio range (3~15%) to obtain the reasonable coefficient of consolidation in the whole range(loading, unloading and reloading).

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2023

The coefficient of lateral earth pressure at rest in loose sand during virgin loading, K₀ , and during unloading, K'₀ , have been determined from laterally confined load-unload tests. The tests included measurement of lateral pressure with null pressure gauges, side wall friction with newly designed friction meters and applied pressure and base pressure with load cells. The importance of accounting for side-wall friction when evaluating the distribution of vertical pressure over the height of the soil specimen was demonstrated. Relatively uniform friction was observed during loading, but this was not the case during unloading unless friction reduction measures were employed. While the measured value of K₀ was found to be close to, if slightly higher than the value commonly estimated on the basis of friction angle, φ', the ratio of K'₀ to K₀ was found to reasonably fit an expression of the form K'₀/K₀ = 1 + C·log(OCR), with C equal to 1 in the present tests.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2004

콘프레셔미터는 피에조콘 시험과 프레셔미터 시험을 동시에 수행할 수 있는 현장시험기로서 본 연구에서는 국내 점토지반에서 수행한 시험결과를 해석적으로 분석하였다. 콘프레셔미터 결과에 대한 이론적인 해는 흙이 비선형 거동을 하는 경우와 전단변형 중 체적변화가 발생하지 않는 경우에 대하여 해석적인 해가 존재한다. 이러한 해석적인 해로부터 콘프레셔미터의 결과중 하중 재하구간과 제하구간에 대해 Curve Fitting 방법을 사용한 콘프레셔미터 결과의 해석 방법을 제안하였다. 20개소의 현장에서 수행한 콘프레셔미터 결과 중 지반교란의 영향을 적게 받는 제하구간에 대하여 Curve Fitting 방법을 적용하여 점성토의 비배수 전단특성을 구하였다. 이렇게 구한 지반의 비배수 전단강도와 현장 Vane, 일축압축, 삼축압축 시험결과로부터 구한 지반의 비배수 전단강도를 서로 비교하여 콘프레셔미터 시험 결과로부터 Curve Fitting 방법을 통한 점성토 지반의 전단강도 특성파악의 적정성에 대해 평가하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2005

벽체 변위가 제한되는 옹벽 구조물에 작용하는 토압은 시공 중 뒷채움토에 작용하는 다짐응력의 영향에 따라 변화한다. 정지토압을 보다 적절하게 추정하기 위해서는 이러한 영향을 고려하여 정지토압계수를 산정하여야 할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 다짐 화강풍화토에 대해서 정지토압상태에서 흙이 받는 응력의 재하, 제하, 재 재하 단계를 모사하는 응력이력모델을 단주기 $K_o$-삼축시험으로 재현하였다. 실험결과로부터 각 하중단계의 응력이력조건에 대한 정지상태토압을 결정하였다. 이들 값을 경험식으로부터 얻은 값과 비교하여 다짐 화강풍화토에 대한 정지토압계수 결정을 위한 경험식의 적용성을 평가하였다. 결과적으로 다짐 화강풍화토에 대한 경험식의 적용성은 재 재하 경로에 대해서 오차 감안이 가능한 경우에 대체적으로 적절한 것으로 평가되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2012

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the effect of suction on compressibility and shear behaviour of unsaturated silty soil under various types of loading. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted in a double-walled triaxial cell on samples of a compacted silty soil. In the experiments the soil samples were subjected to isotropic consolidation followed by unloading and subsequent reloading under constant suction and prescribed overconsolidated ratio. The experimental results are presented in the context of an elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil. The effects of suction on mechanical behaviour of unsaturated silty soil are presented and discussed. It is shown that increasing suction affects the shear behaviour of unsaturated soils, but there is a limit beyond which, further increase in suction will not result in any significant change in the behaviour.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.33-40
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• 1988

본 연구에서는 밀도와 구속압력이 노상토의 탄성계수에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 전국 고속도로로 노상토를 채취분석하여 얻은 전형적인 5가지 노상토 재료에 대하여 함수비, 밀도 및 구속압력을 달리하면서 비압밀 비배수 삼축압축시험을 실시하였다. 삼축압축시험시 unloading-reloading 실험을 수행하여 얻은 응력-변형을 관계로부터 최대탄성계수를 측정하였다. 실험결과 노상토의 탄성거동은 Janbu의 제안식에 잘 부합하였으며, 구속압력으로 표준화된 탄성계수는 건조단위체적중량과 지수함수의 상관관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 포화도가 70%이하에서는 함수비가 탄성계수에 영향을 거의 미치지 않음이 밝혀졌다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2001

It is very important to determine the coefficient of earth pressure at rest accurately in order to estimate the behavior of soil structure. For estimation of K/sub 0/-value depending upon the stress history of dry sand, a new type of K/sub 0/-oedeometer apparatus is devised, and the horizontal earth pressure is accurately measured. For this study, 2 types of one-cyclic K/sub 0/-Loading/unloading models have been studied experimentally using four relative densities of the sand. The results obtained in this test are as follows : K/sub on'/ the coefficient of earth pressure at - rest for virgin loading is a function of the angle of internal friction Φ' of the sand and is determined as K/sub on/=1 - 0.914 sin Φ', K/sub ou'/ the coefficient of earth pressure at rest for virgin unloading is a function of K/sub on/ and over consolidation ratio(OCR), and is determined as K/sub ou/=K/sub on/(OCR)K/sup a/. The exponent α, increases as the relative density increases. K/sub or'/ the coefficient of earth pressure at rest for virgin reloading decreases in hyperbola type as the vertical stress, σ/sub v/’, increases. And, the stress path at virgin reloading leads to the maximum prestress point, independent upon the value of the minimum unloading stress. The gradient of this curve, m/sub r/ increases as OCR increases.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2019

This work presents an experimental study of the hydromechanical behavior of a natural swelling soil taken from Boumagueur region east of Algeria. Several pathological cases due to the soil shrinkage / swelling phenomenon were detected in this area. In a first part, the hydric behavior on drying-wetting paths was made, using the osmotic technics and saturated salts solutions to control suction. In The second part, using a new osmotic oedometer, the coupled behavior as a function of applied stresses and suction was investigated. It was shown that soil compressibility parameters was influenced by suction variations that an increase in suction is followed by a decrease in the virgin compression slope. On the other hand, the unloading slope of the oedometric curves was not obviously affected by the imposed suction. The decrease in suction strongly influences the apparent preconsolidation pressure, ie during swelling of the samples after wetting.