Suction Penetration Review of Circular Steel Pipes by Field Test

Hyun-Joo Kim; Jin-O Choi

doi:10.7843/kgs.2020.36.12.35

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Suction Penetration Review of Circular Steel Pipes by Field Test 현장 실험을 통한 원형강관 석션관입성 검토

31 December 2020. pp. 35-43

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Abstract

Currently, cofferdams of circular cross section are widely applied as temporary facilities for the installation of bridge foundations in river/sea bridge construction in Korea. Existing caisson, sheet pile, and cell type cofferdam are widely used, but these methods take a lot of time and cost for installation and dismantling. In the case of the existing sheet pile construction method, attention is needed to secure internal and external stability because of the damage to the sheet pile due to ground penetration and difficulty in connecting element members. In this study, penetration design of circular steel pipes using suction pressure was performed on the soft ground of the west coast, and it was confirmed that penetration construction using suction pressure was possible through field tests. It was confirmed that applying the ground analysis results using the cone penetration test (CPT) to the design rather than the standard penetration test (N value) results more similar to the field test results. In addition, it was confirmed that local failure of the inside of the cofferdam was induced when a suction pressure higher than the upper limit suction pressure was applied in the silty sand.

Keywords

Circular steel pipe

Cofferdam

Con penetration test

Field test

Poor subsoil

Suction pressure

현재 국내에서 하천/해상 교량 공사시 교량기초 설치를 위한 가시설로서 원형 단면의 가물막이(cofferdam)를 많이 적용하고 있다. 기존 케이슨(caisson), 시트파일(sheet pile), 셀(cell) 식 등의 가물막이 공법이 많이 활용되고 있으나 이러한 공법은 설치 및 해체시 많은 시간과 비용이 소요된다. 해상공사에서 가장 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 시트파일 공법의 경우 지반 관입에 의한 시트파일 손상과 요소 부재 연결 작업의 어려움으로 내적 및 외적 안정성 확보를 위해 주의가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 서해안 연약지반을 대상으로 원형강관의 석션관입성 설계를 수행하였고, 현장실험을 통하여 원형강관 석션관입 시공이 가능한 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 표준관입시험(N치) 결과보다 콘관입시험(CPTu)을 이용한 지반 분석 결과를 설계에 적용하는 것이 현장 실험 결과와 보다 유사한 결과를 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 실트질 사질토 지반에서 상한석션압 이상의 석션압을 적용시 가물막이 내부의 국부적인 파괴(piping 현상)를 유발하는 것을 확인하였다.

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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 : 36
No :12
Pages :35-43
Received Date : 2020-11-04
Revised Date : 2020-11-20
Accepted Date : 2020-11-21
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2020.36.12.35

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

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