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A numerical study on the influence of small underground cavities for estimation of slope safety factor

소규모 지하공동이 사면안전율 산정에 미치는 영향에 관한 수치해석 연구

Joon-Sang An1
,
Kyung-Nam Kang2
,
Ki-Il Song3
,
Byung-Chan Kim4*
안 준상1
,
강 경남2
,
송 기일3
,
김 병찬4*
1President, BasisSoft, Inc
2Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Inha University
3Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Inha University
4Chief Researcher, Construction IT Laboratory, BasisSoft, Inc
1정회원, (주)베이시스소프트 대표이사
2정회원, 인하대학교 토목공학과 박사과정
3정회원, 인하대학교 토목공학과 부교수
4정회원, (주)베이시스소프트 건설IT연구소 연구소장
* Corresponding Author
30 September 2019. pp. 621-640
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Abstract

Quantitative stability assessment of underground cavities can be presented as a factor of safety based on the Shear Strength Reduction Method (SSRM). Also, SSRM is one of the stability evaluation methods commonly used in slope stability analysis. However, there is a lack of research that considers the relationship between the probability of occurrence of cavities in the ground and the potential failure surface of the slope at the same time. In this study, the effect of small underground cavities on the failure behavior of the slope was analyzed by using SSRM. Considering some of the glaciology studies, there is a case that suggests that there is a cavity effect inside the glacier in the condition that the glacier slides. In this study, the stability evaluation of underground cavities and slope stability analysis, where SSRM is used in geotechnical engineering field, was carried out considering simultaneous conditions. The slope stability analysis according to the shape and position change of underground cavities which are likely to occur in the lower part of a mountain road was analyzed by using SSRM in FLAC3D software and the influence of underground cavities on the slope factor of safety was confirmed. If there are underground cavities near slope potential failure surface, it will affect the calculation of a factor of safety. The results of this study are expected to be basic data on slope stability analysis with small underground cavities.

Keywords
Small underground cavity
Numerical analysis
Shear strength reduction method (SSRM)
Slope stability analysis
Shape of potential failure surface

지하공동에 관한 정량적인 안정성 평가는 전단강도감소기법 기반의 안전율로 제시가 가능하다. 또한 전단강도감소기법은 사면안정해석에서 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 안정성 평가방법 중에 하나이다. 하지만 지중에 발생 가능성이 많은 공동과 사면의 잠재 파괴면과의 관계를 안정성 평가 시 동시에 고려한 연구는 미흡한 형편이다. 본 연구에서는 소규모 지하공동이 사면의 파괴양상에 미치는 영향에 대해서 전단강도감소기법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 빙하학 연구 중에 일부를 고찰해보면, 빙하 내부에 존재하는 공동이 빙하의 슬라이딩 발생 조건 중 하나임을 제시한 사례가 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 전단강도감소기법이 지반공학적으로 사용되고 있는 지하공동의 안정성 및 사면안정해석 분야에 대해서 동시 발생 조건을 고려해서 영향 분석을 수행하였다. 산악도로 하부에 발생 가능성이 있는 지하공동의 형상, 위치 변화에 따른 사면안정해석에 대해서 FLAC3D 프로그램에 내장된 전단강도감소기법을 사용하여 분석하였고, 지하공동이 사면 안전율에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 사면의 잠재파괴면 인근에 지하공동이 존재하면 안전율 산정에 영향을 미치므로 이에 대한 사항을 고려해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 결과는 지하공동 발생 가능성이 있는 사면에 대한 안정해석에 관한 기초 자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

키워드
소규모 지하공동
수치해석
전단강도감소기법
사면안정해석
잠재파괴면 형상
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  • Publisher :Korean Tunneling and Underground Space Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국터널지하공간학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
  • Volume : 21
  • No :5
  • Pages :621-640
  • Received Date : 2019-06-12
  • Revised Date : 2019-08-05
  • Accepted Date : 2019-08-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2019.21.5.621
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