• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.595-613
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• 2015

An experimental investigation into the uplift capacity of horizontal square plate anchors in sand with and without geogrid reinforcement is reported. The parameters investigated are the effect of the depth of the single layer of geogrid, vertical spacing of geogrid layers, number of geogrid layers, length of geogrid layers, the effects of embedment depth, and relative density of sand. A series of three dimensional finite element analyses model was established and confirmed to be effective in capturing the behaviour of plate anchor-reinforced sand by comparing its predictions with experimental results. The results showed that the geogrid reinforcement had a considerable effect on the uplift capacity of horizontal square plate anchors in sand. The improvement in uplift capacity was found to be strongly dependent on the embedment depth and relative density of sand. A satisfactory agreement between the experimental and numerical results on general trend of behaviour and optimum geometry of reinforcement placement is observed. Based on the model test results and the finite element analyses, optimum values of the geogrid parameters for maximum reinforcing effect are discussed and suggested.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2019

Plate anchors are generally used for structures like transmission towers, mooring systems etc. where the uplift and lateral forces are expected to be predominant. The capacity of anchor plate can be increased by the use of geosynthetics without altering the size of plates. Numerical simulations have been carried out on three different sizes of square anchor plates. A single layer geosynthetic has been used as reinforcement in the analysis and placed at three different positions from the plate. The effects of various parameters like embedment ratio, position of reinforcement, width of reinforcement, frequency and loading amplitude on the pull out capacity have been presented in this study. The load-displacement behaviour of anchors for various embedment ratios with and without reinforcement has been also observed. The pull out load, corresponding to a displacement equal to each of the considered maximum amplitudes of a given frequency, has been expressed in terms of a dimensionless breakout factor. The pull out load for all anchors has been found to increase by more than 100% with embedment ratio varying from 1 to 6. Finally a semi empirical formulation for breakout factor for square anchors in reinforced soil has also been proposed by carrying out regression analysis on the data obtained from numerical simulations.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.347-357
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• 2013

최근, 콘크리트 충전강관 기둥(CFT)은 우수한 구조성능을 인정받아 현장적용이 활발하게 이뤄지고 있다. 한편 강재개발과 가격 상승으로 인해 단면을 효율적으로 사용하고자 하는 연구가 지속적으로 진행되고 있다. 본 연구실에서는 단면의 효율을 극대화 하기 위해 얇은 L형 플레이트 4개를 각형강관으로 형성한 단면을 제안한다. 이로 인해 강관 내부에 형성된 리브는 폭 중앙에 위치하고 있어 콘크리트와의 앵커역할이 가능하다. 또한 동일한 단면적을 갖는 일반 CFT기둥에 비해 우수한 좌굴내력과 변형성능이 발휘됨을 실험으로 평가되었다. 본 연구에서는 활용범위를 넓히고자 얇은 강판으로 조립된 신형상 기둥을 제안하며 구조적 성능을 재평가 하고자 한다. 실험 주요변수 폭두께비(b/t: 78,96,107) 이다. 실험결과 규준에서 제시하고 있는 폭두께비를 초과했음에도 내부에 설치된 리브의 앵커역할로 인해 충분한 내력을 발휘하며, 변형성능 향상에 유리한 것으로 분석되었다.