Numerical Investigation into Behavior of Retaining Wall Subject to Cycles of Wetting and Drying

Chung-Sik Yoo

doi:10.7843/kgs.2013.29.1.13

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Numerical Investigation into Behavior of Retaining Wall Subject to Cycles of Wetting and Drying 습윤-건조 반복작용에 노출되는 옹벽의 거동에 관한 수치해석 연구

31 January 2013. pp. 13-22

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a numerical investigation into the behavior of retaining wall subject to cycles of wetting and drying due to rainfall. The stress-pore pressure coupled finite element modeling strategy was first established for stimulating the wall behavior. A series of finite element analyses were then performed on a range of conditions including different rainfall and backfill conditions. The results indicated that the rainfall intensity was the primary influencing factor for the wall behavior. Also revealed was that the pre-rainfall condition determines the magnitudes and the distribution of matric suction which in fact has a significant impact on the behavior of wall during a major rainfall. This result demonstrates the importance of incorporating the pre-rainfall condition for numerical modeling of walls during heavy rainfall. Practical implications of the findings from this study are discussed in great detail.

Keywords

Retaining wall

Rainfall

Stress-pore pressure coupled finite-element analysis

Matric suction

본 논문에서는 계절적 환경변화로 인한 습윤-건조 반복과정에 노출되는 옹벽의 시간 의존적 거동에 대한 수치 해석 연구 내용을 다루었다. 이를 위해 먼저 습윤-건조 과정에 노출되는 옹벽에 대한 응력-간극수압 연계해석 기반의 모델링 기법을 정립하였으며 이러한 모델링 기법을 토대로 다양한 옹벽조건 및 강우조건에 대한 매개변수 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과 다양한 강우 특성 중 옹벽의 거동에 미치는 주된 영향인자는 강우강도로 나타났다. 한편, 강우가 발생하기 이전 선행하는 선행강우는 지반내 포화도, 즉 모관흡수력, 분포를 좌우하는 것으로 나타나 지반구조물의 안정성은 선행강우량에 의해 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 검토 되어 강우로 인한 습윤-건조 반복 사이클에 노출되는 옹벽구조물의 거동 예측시 선행강우량에 대한 현실적인 평가가 매우 중요한 것으로 검토되었다.

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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 :1
Pages :13-22
Received Date : 2012-07-04
Accepted Date : 2013-01-17
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2013.29.1.13

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

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