• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.513-530
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• 2015

Commonly, the base stability of sheeted excavation pits against seepage failure by heave is evaluated by using two-dimensional groundwater flow models and Terzaghi's failure criterion. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of three-dimensional groundwater flow on the heave for sheeted excavation pits with various dimensions. For this purpose, the steady-state groundwater flow analyses are performed by using the finite element program ABAQUS 6.12. It has been shown that, in homogeneous soils depending on the ratio of half of excavation width to embedment depth b/D, the ratio of safety factor obtained from 3D analyses to that obtained from 2D analyses $FS_{(3D)}/FS_{(2D)}$ can reach up to 1.56 and 1.34 for square and circular shaped excavations, respectively. As failure body, both an infinitesimal soil column adjacent to the wall (Baumgart & Davidenkoff's criterion) and a three-dimensional failure body with the width suggested by Terzaghi for two-dimensional cases are used. It has been shown that the ratio of $FS_{(Terzaghi)}/FS_{(Davidenkoff)}$ varies between 0.75 and 0.94 depending on the ratio of b/D. Additionally, the effects of model size, the shape of excavation pit and anisotropic permeability on the heave are studied. Finally, the problem is investigated for excavation pits in stratified soils, and important points are emphasized.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2020

흙막이 벽체의 해석 시 일반적으로 적용되는 2차원 해석의 경우 굴착 폭이 작으면 토압에 의한 상호간섭이 발생하며, 그 영향으로 굴착 폭이 작은 구간에서는 2차원 해석 시 흙막이 벽체의 수평변위에 대한 신뢰성 확보가 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2차원 해석 시 토압에 의한 상호간섭 발생의 범위가 되는 굴착 폭의 경계를 확인하기 위하여 H-pile 토류벽체에 대하여 점성토, 사질토, 사질토 및 풍화암의 지층조건에서 다양한 조건의 굴착 깊이(H)와 굴착 폭(B)에 대하여 2차원 및 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하여 각 조건에 따른 굴착 폭과 수평변위의 관계를 연구하였다. 연구결과 수평 변위가 비교적 크게 발생하는 점성토에서만 굴착 폭에 따른 해석적 경계를 뚜렷하게 구분할 수 있었고, 그 내용은 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이하, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 작은 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 작은 경우는 실제 거동과 유사한 3차원 유한요소해석을 하는 것이 합리적이며, 굴착규모(B/H) 2.0 이상, 굴착 깊이 10m 이하에서 굴착 폭이 12m보다 큰 경우와 굴착 깊이 10m 이상에서 굴착 폭이 24m보다 큰 경우는 2차원 유한요소해석을 하여도 무방하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.191-201
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• 1997

Geological and geotechnical surveys, in general, should precede the excavation to ensure the safety of the tunnel and should be followed up according to the various geological condition during the excavation. However actually the standard support patterns which were decided during the design step used be insisted for the whole excavation steps in spite of the various geological conditions. OO tunnel was excavated with NATM and a support pattern type-V in weak rocks. When the tunnel was excavated up to 25m long, the severe displacement was generated in the portal area and the shotcrete was damaged to make the cracks and the tunnel face was totally collapsed. It might happen owing to the one-day heavy rain, but the exact reason for that accident should be found out and the new optimal support patternt needed. Consequently three dimensional numerical analysis was applied for the evaluation of the cause of the tunnel collapse instead of two dimensional analysis, because three dimensional analysis can show better the real field phenomenon than two dimensional analysis in which the load distribution methods are adopted for the tunnel excavation. We could simulate the actual situations with three dimensional finite difference code and propose the new optimal support patterns.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2023

By conducting three-dimensional simulation with consideration of small-strain characteristics of soil stiffness, the effects of excavation geometry and tunnel cover to diameter ratio on deformation mechanisms of an existing tunnel located either at a side of basement or directly underneath the basement were systematically studied. Field measurements were used to verify the numerical model and model parameters. For basement excavated at a side of an existing tunnel, the maximum settlement and horizontal displacement of the tunnel are always observed at the tunnel springline closer to basement and tunnel crown, respectively, regardless of basement geometry. By increasing basement length and width by five times, the maximum movements of tunnel located at the side of basement and directly underneath the basement increase by 450% and 186%, respectively. Obviously, tunnel movements are more sensitive to basement length rather than basement width. For basement excavated at a side of an existing tunnel, tunnel movements at basement centerline become stable when basement length reaches 10 H_e (i.e., final excavation depth). Moreover, tunnel heaves due to overlying basement excavation become stable when the normalized basement length (L/H_e) is larger than 8.0. As tunnel cover to diameter ratio varies from 2.5 to 3.0, the maximum heave and tensile strain of tunnel due to overlying basement excavation decrease by up to 41.0% and 44.5%, respectively. If basement length is less than 8 H_e, the assumption of plane strain condition of basement-tunnel interaction grossly overestimates tunnel movements, and ignores tensile strain of tunnel along its longitudinal direction. Thus, three-dimensional numerical analyses are required to obtain a reasonable estimation of tunnel responses due to adjacent and overlying basement excavations in clay.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.565-577
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• 2022

In this study, a series of three-dimensional numerical parametric study was conducted to investigate deformation mechanisms of an existing box culvert due to an adjacent multi-propped basement excavation in clays. Field measurements from an excavation case history are first used to calibrate a baseline Hardening Soil Small Strain (HS-small) model, which is subsequently adopted for parametric study. Results indicate that the basement-box culvert interaction along the basement centerline can be considered as a plane strain condition when the length of excavation (L) reaches 14 H_e (i.e., final excavation depth). If a plane strain condition (i.e., L/H_e=12.0) is assumed for analyzing the basement-box culvert interaction of a short excavation (i.e., L/H_e=2.0), the maximum settlement and horizontal movement of the box culvert are overestimated significantly by up to 15.7 and 5.1 times, respectively. It is also found that the deformation of box culvert can be greatly affected by the basement excavation if the distance between the box culvert and retaining wall is less than 1.5 H_e. The induced deformation in the box culvert can be dramatically reduced by improving the ground inside the excavation or implementing other precautionary measures. For example, by adding jet grouting columns within the basement and installing an isolation wall behind the retaining structures, the maximum settlements of box culvert are shown to reduce by 37.2% and 13.4%, respectively.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 1998

This paper presents the results of deformation measurement and numerical analysis carried out to study the behaviour of the rock mass around large underground oil storage caverns. Displacements during excavation have been monitored using borehole extensometers which had been installed before the excavation of caverns proceeded. Numerical analysis has been carried out to examine the three-dimensional behaviour of rock and the face advance effect. The input parameters for this analysis were determined from the results of laboratory and field tests. The deformation modulus of the rock mass was determined from plate loading test at the site and in-situ stresses were measured from the overcoring method with USBM deformation gauge. The results from this study gave a clear picture for three-dimensional behaviour of the rock mass, hence would be used for the optimum design.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2008

3차원 수치해석에 의해 굴착면적비(L/B)인 굴착 폭 B와 굴착면의 길이 L의 변화에 따른 흙막이벽체의 변위를 비교하여 지반굴착의 기하학적 형상의 차이와 관련된 영향성을 분석하였다. 흙막이벽체의 변위는 동일한 굴착 폭을 기준으로 굴착면의 길이 L이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타나며, 굴착단면치 중앙부에서 미장부재가 폐합되는 가설구조체계가 형성되는 모서리부로 갈수록 흙막이벽체와 띠장력재의 폐합에 치한 구속효과의 영향으로 인하여 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 흙막이벽체의 변형해석을 굴착평면의 형상을 고려하지 못하는 2차원 수치해석과 굴착평면의 형상을 고려할 수 있는 3차원 수치해석에 영향을 미치는 인자들 중 굴착면적비와 지반변형계수를 고려하여, 두 해석이 일치하는 상관관계를 흙막이벽체의 최대변위를 기준으로 2차원 수치해석 결과로부터 3차원 수치해석 결과가 도출할 수 있는 관계식을 제안하여 현장계측결과와 비교 하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권6호
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• pp.743-765
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• 2022

Near-surface excavations may cause the tilting and destruction of the adjacent superstructures in big cities. The stability of a huge excavation and its nearby superstructures was studied in this paper. Some test instruments monitored the deformation and loads at the designed location. Then the numerical models of the excavation were made in FLAC3D (a three-dimensional finite difference code) and Plaxis-3D (a three-dimensional finite element code). The effects of different supporting and reinforcement tools such as nails, piles, and shotcretes on the stability and bearing capacity of the foundation were analyzed through different numerical models. The numerically approximated results were compared with the corresponding in-field monitored results and reasonable compatibility was obtained. It was concluded that the displacement in excavation and the settlement of the nearby superstructure increases gradually as the depth of excavation rises. The effects of support and reinforcements were also observed and modeled in this study. The settlement of the structure gradually decreased as the supports were installed. These analyses showed that the pile significantly increased the bearing capacity and decreased the settlement of the superstructure. As a whole, the monitoring and numerical simulation results were in good consistency with one another in this practically important project.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.73-94
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• 1998

사면보강 또는 굴착면의 안정성 확보를 위해 쏘일례일링 공법이 종종 적용되고 있다. 그러나 오목형태 또는 볼록형태 모서리부와 같은 특수한 지역에 쏘일네일링 공법이 적용되어질 경우, 편기각보강형태, 즉 skew 쏘일네일 형태로 주로 시공쥐고 있다. 하지만, 지금까지 skew 쏘일례일링 공법이 적용된 굴착 모서리부에 대한 3차원 안정해석 및 거동분석 등에 대한 실험이나 연구결과는 미흡한 실정이며, 따라서 보강재의 배치형태, 삽입각도 및 길이 등 관련 설계변수값 결정에 관하여 주로 경험에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 따글윽 본 연구의 주된 목적은, skew 쏘일네일링 공법이 오목형태 굴착 모서리부에 적용되는 경우 이에 대한 3차원 한계평형 안정성 평가기법을 제시하는 데 있다. 3차원 예상 파괴흙쐐기의 형상은 FLAC 프로그램 모델링 및 해석을 통해 결정하였으며, 모서리부에 대한 3차원 침투수압 산정식의 제시 및 해석시 다층지반조건의 고려 등이 포함되었다. 또한 제시된 3차원 안정해석법 을 이용해, 관련 설계변수들의 모서리부 안정성에 미치는 영향 정도를 분석하였다. 아울러 기 제시된 볼록형태 굴착 모서리부의 3차원 안정해석 법을 이용해 skew 쏘일네일 보강패턴의 효율성을 분석하였으며, 또한 굴착과정을 통해 전면부 벽체변위 및 인접지반의 침하 등이 상대적으로 문 제시되는 볼록형태 굴착 모서리부에 대한 변위예측을 위해 준 3차원 유한요소 해석기법 및 중첩기법 등의 적용을 시도하였다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.717-729
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• 2018

연약지반 수직구 굴착 중에는 주변 지반의 하중으로 인한 굴착면의 히빙이 발생할 위험이 있기 때문에 굴착 설계 시 지반 안정성에 대한 고려가 필수적이다. 그러나 연약지반 히빙 안전율 산정은 2차원 산정식으로 수행하여야 하므로 수직구의 3차원 형상을 고려하지 못하는 문제가 있다. 본 연구에서는 수직구 굴착 시 히빙 안전율에 대한 선행 연구를 보완하여 3차원 효과를 반영하는 히빙에 대한 안전율 식을 제안하였으며, 해당 식이 기존 식에 비해 3차원 원형 수직구 굴착에서의 히빙 안정성을 더 적절하게 반영할 수 있음을 확인하였다.