The latest precise inspection for safety and diagnosis has found the clogging of transverse drainage pipes in NATM tunnel, resulting in hydraulic pressure generated on the outside of lining concrete that poses a safety threat to the tunnel structure.
Accordingly, this paper aims to conduct a safety analysis on using NATM tunnel that currently suffers the clogging of transverse drainage pipes based on its numerical analysis.
Generally, the dew condensation generated in the tunnel does not directly affect the concrete structure However, falling water due to dew condensation brings directly with a high possibility of defection to the train line.
In addition, moisture inflow due to dew condensation may induce malfunction or failure of various electric and fire facilities installed in the tunnel, which may cause abnormal signals or accidents and so on. In this paper, we explain the case of dew condensation site and analyzed the cause.
For the last several years, climatic changes have led to the increase of natural disaster attributed to climatic abnormality, for instance, sweltering heat, heavy snow, or heavy rain. Particularly, localized guerrilla heavy rain mostly occurring in summer often results in flood damage. Such damage may lead to fatal damage to the safety of underground structures having the water level as the load. Accordingly, this study is going to introduce the cases of safety analysis grounded on numerical analysis in order to understand the structural behavior of riverbed tunnels according to water level fluctuations.
It is necessary to establish countermeasures to prevent spalling in the tunnel ceiling concrete lining from being linked to lack of lining thickness, leading to additional spalling. We analyzed the effect of thinning between the ceiling part and the lining thickness on the safety of the tunnel and confirmed the structural behavior of the lining based on the measured values after practically reinforcing the inside and filling the inside of the lining.
The purpose of this study is to utilize the basic data and to propose the service life prediction method of RC structures. For this, we analyzed the existing programs used for service life prediction software in international such as U.S, Japan, Greece and Canada. The results of Analysis, the prediction of carbonation and chloride were common items in respectively programs.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation of the ultrasonic velocity and the compressive strength according to the strength zone. According to results of the experiments, in the results of including early age compressive strength, correlation of compressive strength and ultrasonic velocity was high. It is determined that Ultrasonic velocity in the high strength section is not significantly affected by moisture.
This study is a basic research for estimating compressive strength of the high strength concrete by utilizing mechanical impedance method. Here, an experiment was performed to investigate the correlation and analysis about the actual compressive strength and the index value deduced by mechanical impedance method. Later, if an additional verification is carried out, it is determined to be possible to use a mechanical impedance method in the field.
A cut slope mudstone formed due to construction work has usually been accompanied such as a joint and fracture zone so it especially is required to be significant care when cutting rock construction.
Therefore, in this study was analyzed about engineering characteristics through case of a slope activity. In addition, two-dimensional finite element analysis with construction stages and actual measurement results were compared by each displacements.
Through this, application between finite element analysis and actual field condition was investigated for stable slope design and construction.
On this study, the laboratory model test is a soil tanker to be contained with clay and grid form improved soil, the test model is conducted in total 9case with the uniaxial compressive strength of improved soil and replacement ratio of improved soil. Numerical analysis for variation of stress distribution ratio with depth is performed in the same conditions which are the laboratory model test. As a result, stress distribution ratios in mid and high replacement ratio are increasing and settlement is decreasing, except low replacement ratio.
This study is presented for form effect ratio and settlement reduction factor with change of structure form, it is able to be helpful in further research and reference for change of structural forms at composite ground.
A soft rock fracture zone is an important element for rock slope or earth retaining, however stability studies of earth retaining wall have been lack. Therefore, this study is analyzed for a behavior of earth retaining wall with condition of fracture zone or no fracture zone and then a numerical analysis (Finite Element Method) was performed considering interaction with field monitoring data between ground and structures. As a result, applied horizontal displacement on retaining wall is correspond between result of numerical analysis and field monitoring data and displacement point stress distribution with fracture zone condition analyzed to be stable side but no fracture zone condition is expressed to be unstable side. The results of this study is purpose for applying safety construction as a top priority at field when designing for future.
Korea is a peninsula which has a lot of soft ground including coastal areas. This soft ground is consisted of clay or silt and it generally has features of high compressibility. Therefore, in order to build a structure, high compressibility ground is needed carrying out ground improvement using deep cement-mixing method. As a Fig 1, this study is evaluated for the applicability of which are load sharing ratio, stress distribution ratio, pore water pressure and settlement with grid structure form