Design Cases of Temporary Earth Retaining Structures and Analysis of Input Variable Influence Based on Inverse Analysis Kim, Hoyeon Advisor : Prof. Kim, Daehyeon, Ph. D. Department of Civil Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University In excavatio...
Design Cases of Temporary Earth Retaining Structures and Analysis of Input Variable Influence Based on Inverse Analysis Kim, Hoyeon Advisor : Prof. Kim, Daehyeon, Ph. D. Department of Civil Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University In excavation work, discrepancies frequently occur between the ground parameters applied during the design phase and the behavior measured during actual construction. Accordingly, this study was conducted to analyze the difference between the ground parameters in the design phase and the actual measured behavior at the actual excavation site, and to provide a reference improvement direction when calculating the initial ground parameters and establishing the design and measurement plan for the temporary structure through reverse analysis and correction requirement analysis based on the measurement data. Based on the results of the geotechnical investigation at the target site, laboratory and field test data, design documents, and construction records, the soil parameters at the design stage and the original design analysis conditions were organized. Subsequently, inclinometer, surface settlement, groundwater level, and member stress measurement data for each excavation stage were collected and organized. Representative measurement cross-sections and excavation stages were selected to analyze the actual behavioral characteristics. The back analysis was performed by setting wall horizontal displacement as the principal response and surface settlement, groundwater level, and member stress as auxiliary verification responses. The main correction variables consisted of elastic modulus, cohesion, internal friction angle, and unit weight. Furthermore, to compare the correction results derived from multiple back analysis models, Back Analysis Variation Index (BI) was defined by normalizing the correction amount for each variable by the search range, thereby quantitatively evaluating the relative level of modification required for each variable. The study results showed that while the initial design analysis demonstrated a certain level of validity regarding the overall increasing trend of excavation behavior and structural stability, differences existed when compared to actual measurement results regarding the magnitude and location of maximum horizontal displacement of the wall, the distribution of surface settlement, and some structural responses. Inverse analysis revealed that the elastic modulus of the upper and middle layers was the variable with the greatest influence on the reproduction of actual behavior; furthermore, the BI analysis also showed the highest value for the elastic modulus, confirming it as a key variable requiring the largest correction relative to the initial design values. Cohesion and internal friction angle played important auxiliary roles depending on the soil type and response characteristics, while unit weight indicated a relatively small correction requirement.