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A Proposal of Seismic Failure Probability Estimation Chart of the Korean Small and Medium Sized Earthfill Dams

국내 중소규모 흙댐의 지진 시 파괴확률 산정 도표 제안

  • Received : 2017.01.25
  • Accepted : 2017.02.21
  • Published : 2017.03.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose a chart that can easily estimate the seismic failure probability of small and medium sized earthfill dams with little geotechnical information. By considering the existing method and procedure for estimating the seismic failure probability of a dam, the zero seismic failure probability curve, on which the seismic probability is zero regardless of the geotechnical properties of the dam, was determined in the form of hyperbola in the dam height and freeboard ratio plane. It was confirmed that the dam height-freeboard ratio distribution pattern of the Korean small and medium sized dams was shaped like a hyperbola like the zero seismic failure probability curve. Therefore, a estimation chart was constructed in which a number of seismic failure probability contours are represented by a number of hyperbolas at regular intervals in the dam height-freeboard ratio plane. The proposed chart was applied to the calculation of the seismic failure probability of two small and midium sized dams with relatively well-managed geotechnical properties and the validity of the chart was confirmed by comparison with the results obtained by the existing procedures and methods. In the future, the proposed chart is expected to be useful in considering investment priorities for maintenance and reinforcement of small and medium sized dams in preparation for earthquakes.

본 연구의 목적은 지반공학적 물성정보가 거의 없는 국내 중소규모 댐의 지진 시 파괴확률을 간편하게 산정할 수 있는 도표를 제시하는 것이다. 기존의 댐의 지진 시 파괴확률을 산정하는 방법 및 절차를 검토하여, 댐의 지반공학적 물성정보와는 상관없이 지진 시 파괴확률이 '0'이 되는 지진파괴확률 영곡선을 댐높이-여유고율 평면에서 쌍곡선의 형태로 결정하였다. 국내 중소규모 댐들의 댐높이-여유고율 분포형태가 지진파괴확률 영곡선과 같이 쌍곡선의 형태를 이루는 것을 확인하여, 다수의 등파괴확률 곡선(seismic failure probability contour)이 댐높이-여유고율 평면에서 일정한 간격의 다수의 쌍곡선들로 표시되는 지진파괴확률 산정 도표를 작성하였다. 작성된 도표는 비교적 관리가 잘 되고, 지반공학적인 정보를 충분히 가진 2개의 중소규모 댐들의 지진 시 파괴 확률 산정에 적용하여, 기존 절차와 방법으로 산정된 결과와 비교하여 적용 타당성을 확인하였다. 향후, 제안된 도표는 중소규모댐의 지진대비 보수보강의 투자 우선순위 등을 고려할 때 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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