Accumulated Rotations of Suction Bucket Foundations under Long-term Cyclic Loads in Dry Sandy Ground

Si-Hoon Lee; Changho Choi; Sung-Ryul Kim

doi:10.7843/kgs.2016.32.12.69

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Accumulated Rotations of Suction Bucket Foundations under Long-term Cyclic Loads in Dry Sandy Ground 건조 사질토 지반에 설치된 석션 버켓기초의 장기 반복하중에 의한 누적회전각 산정

31 December 2016. pp. 69-78

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Abstract

A suction bucket foundation has been considered to be a potential foundation type for offshore wind turbines. A suction bucket foundation is usually installed in soft soil, so the accumulated displacement of the foundation may occur under long-term cyclic loads. In this study, a series of 1-g model tests were performed to analyze the accumulated rotation of suction bucket foundations under long-term cyclic horizontal loads. The dry model ground was prepared to have two different soil densities by air-pluviation method. The model tests were performed varying the embedment depth of the suction bucket, the soil density, and the amplitude of cyclic load. A one-way horizontal cyclic load was applied over 10₄ cycles. Test results showed that the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundation increased with the increase in the number of cycles and load magnitudes. Based on the model test results, a new equation was proposed to evaluate the accumulated rotation of the suction bucket foundations in dry sandy ground under long-term cyclic horizontal loads.

Keywords

Suction bucket foundation

Dry sandy ground

Accumulated rotation

Cyclic load

Model test

동결토의 강도는 흙 입자의 크기와 모양, 그리고 얼음과 부동 수분의 양과 같은 요인에 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 동결토의 포화도와 실트 함량에 따라 변화하는 부동 수분의 양과 강도를 평가하고자 하였다. 시료는 주문진사, 실트, 그리고 증류수를 혼합하여 사용하였다. 실트의 함량비(SF)는 주문진사의 중량(W_sand)에 대한 실트 중량(W_silt)의 비율이 10%와 30%가 되도록 혼합하고, 포화도는 5%, 10%, 15%, 그리고 20%가 되도록 조성하였다. 시료는 -10°C의 챔버 내에서 동결하였고, 동결 시간을 선정하기 위하여 24 시간, 48 시간, 그리고 72 시간동안 동결한 시료에 대하여 일축압축실험을 수행하였다. 일축압축강도가 동결 시간 24 시간 이후에 유사하여 동결 시간은 24 시간으로 선정하였다. 또한, 동결 과정 중 부동 수분의 양을 파악하기 위해 TDR 시스템을 이용하여 시료의 함수비를 모니터링 하였으며, 실트의 함량과 포화도가 증가함에 따라 부동 수분의 양이 증가하였다. 동결이 완료된 시료에 대하여 일축압축실험을 수행하였고, 포화도의 증가에 따라 일축압축강도가 지수함수적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 포화도가 증가함에 따라 부동 수분의 양이 증가하였으나, 동결에 사용된 물 즉, 얼음이 강도 발현에 보다 큰 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다.

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Publisher :The Korean Geotechnical Society
Publisher(Ko) :한국지반공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
Journal Title(Ko) :한국지반공학회 논문집
Volume : 32
No :12
Pages :69-78
Received Date : 2016-09-05
Revised Date : 2016-11-04
Accepted Date : 2016-11-04
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2016.32.12.69

Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society ISSN:1229-2427(Print) 2288-646X(Online) 한국지반공학회 논문집

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