In this paper, a dynamic centrifuge model test was conducted on a 24.8-meter-deep excavation consisting of a 20 m sand layer and 4.8 m bedrock, classified as S3 by Korean seismic design code KDS 17 10 00. A braced excavation wall supports the hole. From the results, the mechanism of seismically induced earth pressure was investigated, and their distribution and loading points were analyzed. During earthquake loadings, active seismic earth pressure decreases from the at-rest earth pressure since the backfill laterally expands at the movement of the wall toward the active direction. Yet, the passive seismic earth pressure increases from the at-rest earth pressure since the backfill pushes to the wall and laterally compresses at it, moving toward a passive direction and returning to the initial position. The seismic earth pressure distribution shows a half-diamond distribution in the dense sand and a uniform distribution in loose sand. The loading point of dynamic thrust corresponding with seismic earth pressure is at the center of the soil backfill. The dynamic thrust increased differently depending on the backfill's relative density and input motion type. Still, in general, the dynamic thrust increased rapidly when the maximum horizontal displacement of the wall exceeded 0.05 H%.

Seismic analyses of a pile under a large rigid basement foundation embedded in the homogeneous soil layer were performed practically by a response displacement method assuming a sinusoidal wave form. However, it is hard to take into account the characteristics of a large mat foundation and a heterogeneous soil layer with the response displacement method. The response displacement method is relevant to the 2D problems for longitudinal structures such as tunnel, underground cave structure, etc., but might not be relevant with isolated foundations for building structures. In this study, seismic pile analysis by a pseudo 3D finite element method was carried out to compare numerical results with results of the response displacement method considering 3D characteristics of a foundation-soil system which is important for the building foundation analyses. Study results show that seismic analyses results of a response displacement method are similar to those of a pseudo 3D numerical method for stiff and dense soil layers, but they are too conservative for a soft soil layer inducing large soil pressures on the foundation wall and large pile displacements due to ignored foundation rigidity and resistance.

아스팔트 포장은 점탄성재료로서 포장체에 발생되는 토압은 차량하중의 크기와 재하속도, 아스팔트 포장층의 온도와 하부층의 재료구성에 따라 크기와 분포 양상이 다르게 발생된다. 본 연구는 이러한 다양한 조건에 따른 포장체 하부의 토압분포를 분석하고, 기층과 보조기층의 지지력을 평가하는 평판재하시험 기준과 실제 계측된 토압과의 비교를 통해 현재 적용되고 있는 지지력기준에 대한 타당성을 검토하고자 한다. 또한 실제 포장단면을 모사한 유한요소해석을 통해 포장체 하부에 발생되는 토압을 예측하고 계측결과와 비교함으로서 포장체의 거동을 예측할 수 있는 모델을 제안 하고자 한다. 이를 위해서 시험도로의 2004년 8, 9, 11월과 2005년 8월에 계측이 수행된 아스팔트 포장 동적재하시험 결과 중 계측기 상태가 양호한 A5, A7, A14, A15 단면에 대해 계측결과의 분석을 수행하였다. 토압계의 분석은 차량하중의 크기와 속도. 아스팔트 포장의 온도, 포장하부의 재료구성에 따른 토압의 크기 변화와 차량하중으로 인한 포장체 내부의 횡방향과 깊이방향 하중의 영향 범위를 분석하였다. 포장체의 유한요소해석은 ABAQUS 프로그램을 활용하였으며, 실제 포장체의 거동을 모사하기 위해 시험도로 포장단면을 그대로 반영하고 계측이 이루어진 당시의 온도계측 자료를 활용해 아스팔트 포장의 물성을 적용하였다. 토압계의 분석결과 차량의 하중이 크고 저속으로 주행 할 때 토압의 크기는 증가하고 아스팔트층의 온도가 높을수록 하중의 영향반경이 작아지고 최대 토압크기는 증가하였다. 또한 실제 포장단면과 물성을 적용한 해석결과 계측결과와 매우 유사한 형태의 토압분포와 크기를 보였다. 그리고 기존 보조기층 및 동상방지층의 다짐관리 기준은 실측된 토압과 비교해 볼때 상당히 높은 수준으로 나타났다.

A rover is a planetary surface exploration device designed to move across the ground on a planet or a planetary-like body. Exploration rovers are increasingly becoming a vital part of the search for scientific evidence and discoveries on a planetary satellite of the Sun, such as the Moon or Mars. Reliable behavior and predictable locomotion of a rover is important. Understanding soil behavior and its interaction with rover wheels—the terramechanics—is of great importance in rover exploration performance. Up to now, many researchers have adopted Bekker’s semiempirical model to predict rover wheelsoil interaction, which is based on the assumption that soil is deformable when a pressure is applied to it. Despite this basic assumption of the model, the pressure-sinkage relation is not fully understood, and it continues to present challenges for rover designers. This article presents a new pressure-sinkage model based on dimensional analysis (DA) and results of bevameter tests. DA was applied to the test results in order to propose a new pressure-sinkage model by reducing physical quantitative parameters. As part of the work, a new bevameter was designed and built so that it could be successfully used to obtain a proper pressure-sinkage relation of Korean Lunar Soil Simulant (KLS-1). The new pressure-sinkage model was constructed by using three different sizes of flat plate diameters of the bevameter. The newly proposed model was compared successfully with other models for validation purposes.

To calculate back the soil pressure acting on culverts, a technique for estimating the actual soil pressure has been established. The comparison between the design soil pressure and the real soil pressure is included.