Behavior of Floating Top-Base Foundation on Soft Soils by Laboratory Model Tests

일본에서 개발된 원추형 팽이기초(Top-Base Foundation)와 국내에서 개발된 부양형 팽이기초(Floating Top-Base Foundation)를 대상으로 대표 점토질 연약지반인 저압축성점토, 점토질 실트, 점토질 모래에 타설하여 실내모형실험을 수행하였다. 본 실험을 통해 하중-침하량, 기초측면 히빙량, 지중응력분포 등을 측정하여 두 가지 팽이기초의 성능을 비교 평가하였다. 또한, 단변길이 증가에 따른 침하량 변화를 분석하였다. 실내모형실험 결과 부양형 팽이기초가 지지력 증진, 침하량 저감, 응력분산효과, 측방구속력에 대해서 좀 더 우수한 성능을 발휘하는 것으로 나타났으며, 기초폭증가에 따른 침하량은 팽이기초 $5{\times}5$ 배열을 기점으로 수렴하였다. This research performed the laboratory model tests for Top-Base Foundation developed in Japan and Floating Top-Base Foundation developed in Korea on the typical clayey soft soils, namely, clay, clayey silt and clayey sand. The performances of the two types of top-base foundation were compared with each other and evaluated by measuring load-settlement, heaving of foundation side, ground stress distribution in this model tests. The change of settlement caused by the increase of top base width was also analyzed. As a result of the model tests, Floating Top-Base Foundation showed better performance in bearing capacity improvement, settlement decrease, stress dispersion effect and lateral confinement force. And settlement caused by the increase of top base width converged to a regular value from $5{\times}5$ layout of the width.