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A Case Study of Evaluating Inertial Effects for Inverted T-shape Retaining Wall via Dynamic Centrifuge Test

동적원심모형실험을 이용한 지진 시 역T형 옹벽의 관성력 영향 분석 사례 연구

Seong-Bae Jo1
,
Jeong-Gon Ha1
,
Yun-Wook Choo2
,
Dong-Soo Kim3*
조 성배1
,
하 정곤1
,
추 연욱2
,
김 동수3*
1Graduate student, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, KAIST
2GResearch Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, KAIST
3Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, KAIST
1KAIST 건설 및 환경공학과 박사과정
2KAIST 건설 및 환경공학과 연구교수
3KAIST 건설 및 환경공학과 교수
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
30 April 2013. pp. 33-44
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Abstract

Mononobe-Okabe (M-O) theory is widely used for evaluating seismic earth pressure of retaining wall. It was originally developed for gravity walls, which have rigid behavior, retaining cohesionless backfill materials. However, it is used for cantilever retaining wall on the various foundation conditions. Considering only inertial force of the soil wedge as a dynamic force in the M-O method, inertial force of the wall does not take into account the effect on the dynamic earth pressure. This paper presents the theoretical background for the calculation of the dynamic earth pressure of retaining wall during earthquakes, and the current research trends are organized. Besides, the discrepancies between real seismic behavior and M-O method for inverted T-shape retaining wall with 5.4m height subjected to earthquake motions were evaluated using dynamic centrifuge test. From previous studies, it was found that application point, distribution of dynamic earth pressure and M-O method are needed to be re-examined. Test results show that real behavior of retaining wall during an earthquake has a different phase between dynamic earth pressure and inertial force of retaining wall. Moreover, when bending moments of retaining wall reach maximum values, the measured earth pressures are lower than static earth pressures and it is considered due to inertial effects of retaining wall.

Keywords
Retaining wall
Dynamic earth pressure
Mononobe-Okabe method
Inertia effect
Dynamic centrifuge test

Mononobe-Okabe (M-O) 이론은 현재 국내외에서 가장 일반적으로 사용되는 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적토압 산정 방법이다. M-O방법은 강체거동(Rigid Behavior)을 갖는 중력식 옹벽의 사질토 뒤채움 지반에 대하여 제안된 방식이지만 현재 여러 지반 조건 및 캔틸레버 형태의 옹벽에도 널리 적용되고 있다. M-O 방법은 지진 시 발생하는 뒤채움 지반의 관성력만을 고려하기 때문에 벽체의 관성력이 동적 토압에 미치는 영향을 고려하지 못하는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 M-O 방법을 포함하여 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적토압을 산정하는 기존에 제안된 방법들의 이론적 배경 및 현재까지의 연구동향을 분석하였으며, 이를 통하여 지진 시 토압산정의 중요한 요소인 동적토압의 분포 및 작용점에 대한 합리적인 재평가가 필요함을 도출하였다. 역 T형 옹벽을 대상으로 동적원심모형실험을 수행하여 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적 토압을 M-O 이론과 모형 모델 거동과의 비교를 통하여 차이점을 평가하였다. 실험결과, 지진 시 옹벽의 실제 거동은 M-O 방법의 가정과 달리 벽체의 관성력과 동적토압 사이에 위상차가 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 벽체에서 주동방향으로 최대 휨 모멘트 발생 시 계측된 토압은 정적토압보다 감소하는 결과를 보였으며 이는 벽체 관성력이 원인인 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 : 29
  • No :4
  • Pages :33-44
  • Received Date : 2012-12-10
  • Accepted Date : 2013-04-03
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2013.29.4.33
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