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Numerical Investigation on Seepage Stability in Offshore Bucket Cut-off Walls

수치해석을 이용한 대형원형강재 가물막이의 침투 안정성 분석

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  • 김성렬 (서울대학교 건설환경공학부)
  • Received : 2017.09.07
  • Accepted : 2017.10.18
  • Published : 2017.11.30
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Abstract

Recently, offshore bucket cut-off walls were developed to solve several problems in conventional offshore cut-off walls. In this study, a numerical analysis was carried out to investigate the seepage stability of offshore bucket cut-off walls. The ground was assumed as uniform homogeneous sand and steady state flow conditions were applied. The flow condition was compared among 2-dimensional flow (2-D), 2-dimensional concentrated flow (2-DC), and axisymmetric flow. The analysis results showed that the seepage velocities in axisymmetric flow were about 1.5 and 2 times larger than those of 2-DC and 2-D flow conditions, respectively. Thereafter, the axisymmetric flow condition was applied because the seepage flow was concentrated toward the center of the circular-shaped wall. A parametric study was performed varying bucket radius, penetration depth, total head difference between in and outside of the wall. The exit gradient, which used for the calculation of piping stability, decreased with increase of the penetration depth and bucket radius. Design charts were proposed to estimate the factor of safety and the exit gradient at various analysis conditions. Finally, the design equation was proposed to calculate the exit gradient for the preliminary design of the bucket cut-off wall.

최근 재래식 가물막이의 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 새로운 해상 대형원형강재 가물막이 공법이 제안되었다. 본 연구에서는 침투 흐름해석을 수행하여 대형원형강재의 파이핑 현상에 대하여 분석하였다. 흐름해석에서 균질한 지반조건과 정상상태 흐름조건을 적용하였다. 흐름 조건의 경우 2차원 조건(2-D), 2차원 흐름집중 조건(2-DC), 그리고 2차원 축대칭 조건을 서로 비교하였다. 그 결과, 축대칭 흐름조건의 침투속도가 2-D와 2-DC 조건의 흐름속도와 비교하여 각각 1.5배와 2배 큰 침투속도를 보여주였다. 즉, 대형원형강재는 원형형상의 벽체 중심으로 흐름이 집중되므로 2차원 축대칭 흐름조건을 적용하였다. 대형원형강재의 직경, 벽체의 지중 근입깊이, 그리고, 벽체 내외부의 수위차 등을 변화시키며 변수연구를 수행하였다. 파이핑 안전율에 영향을 주는 유출동수경사는 벽체의 지중 근입깊이와 강재직경이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 변수조건에서 안전율과 유출동수경사를 산정할 수 있는 간이설계도표를 제안하였다. 그리고, 최종적으로 대형원형강재의 간이 설계에 적용할 수 있는 유출동수경사 산정식을 제안하였다.

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