• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.300-306
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• 2018

In this study, the performance of foil thrust bearings was investigated by performing bearing take-off and load capacity tests, using an in-house designed and manufactured vertical bearing test rig. The mean take-off rotational speed and maximum load capacity of the bearing specimen were ~18,000 rpm and ~80 kPa, respectively. The vertical bearing test rig was observed to yield higher coefficients of friction and frictional torques than a horizontal bearing test rig under identical test conditions. This was a result of its structural characteristics, in that the bearing specimen is placed atop the thrust runner, which keeps it from being separated from the runner after the bearing take-off. In addition, bearing take-off was observed at a higher runner rotational speed as this structure keeps air from flowing between the top foil and runner surfaces, which requires a higher runner speed. The parallel alignment between the bearing specimen and runner surfaces can be maintained within a certain range more easily in a vertical test rig than in a horizontal test rig. Because of these advantages, Korean Industrial Standard, KS B 2060, recommends a vertical bearing test rig as the standard test device for foil thrust bearings.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 연직말뚝과 경사말뚝에 대하여 수행한 압력토조 모형실험을 통하여 경사말뚝의 연직하중과 침하량 관계로부터 경사각도에 따른 압축지지력의 증가양상을 분석하였다. 실트질 모래로 형성된 상대밀도 50%의 포화지반에 경사각 0$^\circ$, 5$^\circ$, $10^\circ$, 15$^\circ$, 20$^\circ$의 모형 개단강관말뚝을 항타 관입하였으며, 압력토조내의 구속압력을 35, 70, 그리고 120 kPa로 변화시키면서 재하실험을 수행하였다. 연직 압축지지력은 경사각도가 커짐에 따라 증가하였으며 분석방법에 따라 증가율에는 다소의 차이가 수반되었으나 경사각 5$^\circ$, $10^\circ$, 15$^\circ$인 경우 지지력 증가율은 각각 111, 121, 127 ~ 140 % 정도를 나타내었다. 경사각이 20$^\circ$ 이상인 경우에는 말뚝 두부의 전도로 인하여 모형실험의 수행이 곤란하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.869-887
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• 2016

The socket-spigot template supporting system is widely used in engineering applications in China. As a newer type of support structure, there has been growing research interest in its bearing capacity. In this paper, four vertical bearing capacity tests were carried out on the basic mechanical unit frame of a socket-spigot template supporting system. The first goal was to explore the influence of the node semi-rigid degree and the longitudinal spacing of the upright tube on the vertical bearing capacity. The second objective was to analyze the displacement trend and the failure mode during the loading process. This paper presents numerical analysis of the vertical bearing capacity of the unit frames using the finite element software ANSYS. It revealed the relationship between the node semi-rigid degree and the vertical bearing capacity, that the two-linear reinforcement model of elastic-plastic material can be used to analyze the socket-spigot template supporting system, and, through node entity model analysis, that the load transfer direction greatly influences the node bearing area. Finally, this paper indicates the results of on-site application performance experiments, shows that the supporting system has adequate bearing capacity and stability, and comments on the common work performance of a socket and fastener scaffold.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2014

Due to the sea-crossing bridge span is generally large and main pier pile foundations are located in deep water and carry large vertical load, sea-crossing bridge main pier pile foundations bearing mechanism and load deformation characteristics are still vague. Authors studied the vertical bearing properties of sea-crossing bridge main pier pile foundations through pilot load tests. Large tonnage load test of Qingdao Bay Bridge main pier pile program is designed by using per-stressed technique to optimize the design of anchor pile reaction beam system. Test results show that the design is feasible and effective. This method can directly test bearing capacity of main pier pile foundations, and analysis bearing behaviors from test results of sensors which embedded in the pile. Through test study the vertical bearing properties of main pier pile foundation and compared with the generally short pile, author summarized the main pier pile foundations vertical bearing capacity and the main problem of design and construction which need to pay attention, and provide a reliable basis and experience for sea-crossing bridge main pier pile foundations design and construction.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2022

이중 강-콘크리트 합성말뚝의 설계를 위한 지지력 평가 방법이 정립되지 않아 기존 강관말뚝 설계 지지력식이 활용되고 있다. 그러나 이들 설계식 간 지지력 예측 결과가 상이할 뿐만 아니라 일반적으로 가장 보수적인 결과를 채택하게 된다. 이러한 말뚝 지지력 평가방법은 설계의 신뢰성 및 경제성을 낮추게 된다. 본 논문은 수직하중을 받는 이중 강관 내 콘크리트 채움된 신형식 합성단면(DSCT) 말뚝의 역학적 거동을 수치해석적으로 조사하고, 여러 DSCT 말뚝 조건변화에 따른 연직지지력을 분석하였다. DSCT 말뚝 및 인접지반에 대한 축대칭 유한요소모델을 생성하였고, 이를 활용해 근입깊이, 말뚝 선단 채움재 강성, 말뚝 선단 채움재 높이, 기반암층 종류 변화에 따른 영향을 분석하였다. 또한 해석결과를 말뚝 설계 실무에서 주로 사용하는 선단 지지력 평가식과 비교하여 합성말뚝에 대한 기존 강관말뚝 지지력 산정식의 활용 가능성을 검토하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2023

The use of a skirt, a vertical projection attached to the footing, is a recently developed method to increase the bearing capacity of soils and reduce foundation settlements. Most of the studies were focused on vertical skirted circular footings resting on clay while neglecting the rigidity and inclination of skirts. This study employs finite element limit analysis to investigate the bearing capacity enhancement of flexible and rigid inclined skirts in cohesionless soils. The results indicate that the bearing capacity initially improves with an increase in the skirt inclination but subsequently decreases for both flexible and rigid skirts. However, the rigid skirt exhibits more apparent optimum skirt inclination and bearing capacity enhancement than the flexible one, owing to differences in their failure mechanisms. Furthermore, the bearing capacity of the inclined skirted foundation increases with the skirt length, footing depth, and internal friction angle of the soil. In the case of rigid skirts, the bearing capacity increases linearly with skirt length, while for flexible skirts, it reaches a stable value at a certain skirt length. The efficiency of the flexible footing reduces as the footing depth and soil internal friction angle increase. Conversely, the efficiency of the rigid skirt decreases only with an increase in the depth of the footing. The paper also presents a detailed analysis of various failure patterns, highlighting the behaviour of inclined skirted footings. Additionally, nonlinear regression equations are provided to quantify and predict the bearing capacity enhancement with the inclined skirts.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2015

사질토 지반에 설치된 버킷기초의 수직지지력은 주면마찰력과 선단지지력의 합으로 산정할 수 있다. 하지만 수직하중 작용 시 나타나는 주면마찰력 감소와 선단지지력 증가의 특징을 정확하게 고려할 수 있는 설계식이 없으며, 실제와 같은 사질토 지반의 비관련흐름 특성이 반영되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 2차원 축대칭 유한요소해석으로 사질토 지반에 설치된 원형 버킷기초의 수직지지력을 다양한 지반 마찰각과 기초 크기에 대하여 산정하였다. 해석 결과의 극한지지력을 주면마찰력과 선단지지력으로 분리하여 특징을 분석한 후 각각의 설계식을 도출하였다. 버킷기초의 주면마찰력은 선단지지력에 비해 크기가 매우 작고 말뚝 설계식과 차이가 근소하므로 이를 동일하게 사용하였다. 주면마찰력의 영향으로 얕은기초의 지지력보다 증가하는 버킷기초의 선단지지력은 기존의 설계식을 수정하여 적용할 수 있도록 해석 결과를 토대로 새로운 형상-깊이계수($s_q{\cdot}d_q$)를 제안하였다. 또한 관련흐름법칙을 적용하여 제안된 기존의 얕은기초 형상계수와 깊이계수는 실제 사질토 지반에서의 지지력을 과대예측하므로 비관련흐름 특성을 반영한 형상-깊이계수를 사용하여 지지력을 예측해야 한다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.381-396
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• 2023

The present paper evaluates seismic bearing capacity of rock masses subjected to loads of strip footings using the upper bound method. A general formula was proposed to evaluate the seismic bearing capacity considering both the horizontal and vertical accelerations of the earthquake and the effects of footing embedment depth simultaneously. Modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion was employed for the rock mass. Some comparisons were made with the available solutions and the finite element numerical models to show the accuracy of the developed upper bound formulations. The obtained results show significant improvement compared to the other available solutions. By increasing the horizontal earthquake acceleration from 0.1 to 0.3, the bearing capacity was reduced by up to 39%, while the effect of the vertical earthquake acceleration depends on its direction. An upward acceleration in the range of zero to 0.2 results in an increase in the bearing capacity by up to 24%, while the downward earthquake acceleration has an adverse effect. Also, by increasing the embedment depth of the footing from zero to 5 times the footing width, the value of seismic bearing capacity was raised about 86%. The obtained results were presented as design tables for use in practical applications.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.487-496
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• 2022

Most of the pile's vertical static load tests in construction sites are the proof load tests, which is difficult to accurately estimate the ultimate bearing capacity and analyze the reliability of piles. Therefore, a reliability analysis method based on the proof load-settlement (Q-s) data is proposed in this study. In this proposed method, a simple ultimate limit state function based on the hyperbolic model is established, where the random variables of reliability analysis include the model factor of the ultimate bearing capacity and the fitting parameters of the hyperbolic model. The model factor M = R_uR / R_uP is calculated based on the available destructive Q-s data, where the real value of the ultimate bearing capacity (R_uR) is obtained by the complete destructive Q-s data; the predicted value of the ultimate bearing capacity (R_uP) is obtained by the proof Q-s data, a part of the available destructive Q-s data, that before the predetermined load determined by the pile test report. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can easy and effectively perform the reliability analysis based on the proof Q-s data.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2015

최근 마이크로 파일의 활용 빈도가 점차 증가함에 따라 몇몇 연구자들은 마이크로파일 및 마이크로파일-기초에 대한 관련 연구를 수행하였다. 그러나 대부분의 관련연구는 모래지반을 대상으로 한 경우이다. 또한 마이크로파일-기초시스템의 지지특성은 기초시스템내 하부지반의 파괴거동과 파일설치조건에 따라 기초시스템의 지지력이 달라지나 이를 고려하지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 파괴거동이 상이한 지반에 설치된 마이크로파일-기초시스템의 지지력을 평가위해 수치해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과, 전면전단파괴가 발생한 모래지반에서는 기초시스템의 파일을 양 또는 음의 각도로 설치한 경우가 수직파일로 설치된 기초시스템보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 관입파괴형상으로 파괴가 발생한 실트지반의 경우, 파일이 교차하도록 음의 각도로 설치한 기초시스템이 수직파일인 경우보다 지지력이 증가하였다. 그리고 양의 각도로 설치한 경우에는 수직인 경우와 유사한 것으로 나타났다.