• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.207-215
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• 2017

The northern extension of the Dongrae Fault is inferred to transect the Ulsan Fault in the Gueo-ri area, Oedong-eup, ~15 km SE of Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk province, S Korea. We conducted geological and geophysical (magnetic, electrical resistivity, and frequency domain electromagnetic) surveys to identify the extent and orientation of the Dongrae Fault in this region. Through joint interpretation of the geological and geophysical data sets, we confirm the presence of the Dongrae Fault and determine its strike ($N14^{\circ}E$). The Dongrae Fault is thought to cross the Ulsan Fault near Ipsil Bridge in the Gwangeo-ri area. Geophysical surveying revealed a fault damage zone that widens to the south, with a typical width of >200 m. Geological field surveys did not delineate the geometry of the Dongrae Fault because alluvial deposits overlie the fault in this area.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.17-27
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• 2014

We investigated space-time patterns of Quaternary fault activity of the Yangsan fault zone using ESR ages in the Samnam-myeon region, Ulsan, Korea. Some of fault gouge zones consist of well-defined bands which added to the older gouge band, indicative of reactivation. During addition of new bands, the older gouge band was inactive, which represents the type I faulting mode. ESR analyses of each band of the gouge zone allow us to construct history of fault movement. The entire fault gouge zones were reactivated by type III faulting mode giving us ESR ages of the lastest reactivation. ESR dates show temporal clustering into active and inactive periods analogous to historic and paleoseismic fault activities. ESR ages and dates of fault movements indicate migration of fault activities along the Yangsan Fault Zone. Segments of the Quaternary faults in the study area are branched in the south of Sangcheon site. The earliest record of activity in segmented faults is recorded from the western segment to the northern segment. Before 750~850 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the western segment to the northern segment were active. At 750~850 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the eastern segment to the northern segment were active. During 630~660 ka and 480~540 ka only the northern segment was active. After 340 ka ago, the fault gouge zone from the western segment to the northern segment were active again.

• Proceedings of the KSEG Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.193-200
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• 2002

울산광역시 울주군 삼남면 가천리와 상천리 일원에 발달하는 양산단층대 중남부의 발달특성과 제4기단층을 기재한다. 이 지역에는 중생대 백악기의 퇴적암과 화강암의 경계부 근처에 양산단층대의 주단층대와 부단층대로 확인되는 대규모의 단층파쇄대가 북북동-서남서 내지 남-북의 주향에 거의 수직으로 발달하고 있다. 단층조선은 수평에 가까우며 단층대내의 구조에 의하면, 주로 우향의 주향이동운동이 우세하다. 한편, 상천리와 가천리에는 이들 기반암과 제4기의 하성 사력층의 경계부 부근에서 제4기단층이 2조 발달하고 있다. 이들은 가천 제1단층과 가천 제2단층으로 기존의 양산단층대 일부가 제4기에 재활동한 것으로, 북북동 방향의 주향에 동측으로 고각의 경사를 보인다 단층조선은 거의 수평이며, 제4기 역들이 단층끌림에 의해 배열된 상태나 단층엽리내의 구조에 의하면 우향의 주향이동성운동이 우세하다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.485-498
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• 2015

Structural analysis for a large-scale fault in Maegok-dong, Ulsan, was carried out based on filed-works to investigate the geometric and kinematic characteristics of the fault as well as its Quaternary slip. As results, a series of repeated stratigraphy, minor faults, fracture zones, and deformation band clusters are observed over a distance of about 100 m in the first studied site consisting of sedimentary rocks, which may indicate the damage zone of a large-scale fault in this site. In the second site, mainly composed of granitic clastic rocks, a large-scale thrust fault is expected based on low-angle dipping faults showing branched and/or merged patterns. Age of the last slip on this fault was restrained as after 33,275 ± 355 yr BP based on radiocarbon dating for organic material included in the gouge zone. Dimension of fault damage zone, dominant sense of slip, and age of the slip event associated with the fault suggest that these structures have a close relationship with the Ulsan Fault and/or Yeonil Tectonic Line, which are well-known large-scale neotectonic structural features around the study area. Therefore, it is necessary to study the characteristics of the faults in detail based on structural geology and paleoseismology in order to ensure seismic and geologic stability of the buildings under construction, and to prevent geologic hazards in this area.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.289-295
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• 2010

Yangsan fault system is a large fault more than 170km and one of the important structures Geologically that has been create recently in the Korean Peninsula. Debates have been made incessantly and widely throughout the Yangsan fault system because it's a lot of earthquake record. In this study, GPS data that was received from Yangsan GPS station in were processed by the Precise Point Positioning and the movement velocity was calculated by the statistical process about the results, where is the fault zone. The results showed that Yangsan is moving by azimuth angle of $126^{\circ}$ and the velocity of 49mm/year. It is respected that this results will be utilized in basic data about geophysics.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.151-164
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• 2022

According to the records of historical and instrumental earthquakes, the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula is considered the highest seismic activity area. Owing to recent reports of numerous Quaternary faults along the Yangsan and Ulsan fault zones, paleoseismological studies are being actively conducted in these areas. The study area is located in the central part of the Ulsan fault zone, where the largest number of active faults have been reported. Based on lineament and geomorphic analysis using LiDAR images and aerial photographs, fault-related landforms showing topographic relief were observed and a trench survey was conducted. The trench length 20 m, width 5 m, depth 5 m is located approximately 300 m away to the northeast from the previously reported Malbang fault. From the trench section, we interpreted the geometric and kinematic characteristics of the fault based on the deformed features of the Quaternary sedimentary layers. The attitude of the reverse fault, N26°W/33°NE, is similar to those of the reported faults distributed along the Ulsan fault zone. Although a single apparent displacement of approximately 40 cm has been observed, the true displacement could not be calculated due to the absence of the slickenline on the fault plane. Based on the geochronological results of the cryogenic structure proposed in a previous study, the most recent faulting event has been estimated as being earlier than the late Wurm glaciation. We interpreted the thrust fault system of the study area as an imbrication structure based on the previous studies and the fault geometry obtained in this additional trench. Although several previous investigations including many trench surveys have been conducted, they found limited success in obtaining the information on fault parameters, which could be due to complex characteristics of the reverse fault system. Additional paleoseismic studies will contribute to solving the mentioned problems and the comprehensive fault evolution.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.436-442
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• 2005

We have performed multiple geophysical surveys comprised of gravity, magnetic and resistivity methods at the Yangsan fault zone which runs through the Eonyang area, the eastern part of Kyeongsang in southeast Korea. The gravity and magnetic data provide information about geological structures. Furthermore, sections of electrical resistivity show the sharp contrast of electrical resistivity distribution across the fault zone. Since the fractured zone tends to be more conductive than fresh host rocks, the electrical resistivity survey is effective in determining the detailed structure of the fault zone. We have made gravity measurements at a total of 71 points alongside two profiles across the fault zone, and carried out an electrical resistivity survey with a dipole-dipole array at the same location using 40m dipole length. In addition, we have analyzed the aeromagnetic data on the corresponding area. The multiple geophysical properties appear to be abruptly changed in electrical resistivity, gravity and aeromagneticclearly show the different appearance across the fault zone. The fault is identified by its sub vertical attitude which is well known in the Yangsan fault zone. We have also confirmed that the magnitude of the response of the fault is much larger in the southern part of the survey area than the northern area. These results most likely to provide basic information for the further studies about the physical properties and the structures at the Yangsan fault.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.292-300
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• 2001

By using two methods we obtained plane solutions for 5 groups of earthquakes including 13 events, which occurred in the central region of South Korea after December 1997. The first method is the composite fault plane solution by P wave polarity, and the second the solution by amplitude ratio (SV/P, SH/P, SV/SH) and P and S wave polarities. The two method results show similar results. The strike of fault is in the direction of NNE-SSW and WNW-ESE with the movement of strike-slip or strike-slip including thrust component. The compressional axis of the stress field dominantly trends ENE-WSW or NE-SW. The results are almost consistent with the other main events occurred in and around the Korean Peninsula.

• 한국IT서비스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.491-496
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• 2009

우리의 생활 속 GPS를 이용한 서비스의 활용분야는 점점 더 넓어지고 있다. 사용자들이 요구하는 GPS 서비스 품질이 높아지면서 GPS의 정확성을 저하시키는 제한적인 상황들은 정확성 제고를 위한 보정을 필요로 한다. 본 연구에서는 도심 내 단층건물 밀집지역이 GPS 정확성을 떨어뜨리는 오차 요인이라고 가정하고 실험을 수행하였다. 평균 2m 간격으로 밀집된 단층 건물들 사이에서의 GPS의 정확성을 측정하였으며 그 결과 밀집된 단층건물에서 다중경로 효과로 인한 위도 경도 상의 오차범위와 절대적 오차범위를 산출할 수 있었다. 이것을 바탕으로 단층건물의 밀집도가 관측점에 위치되어 있는 고층건물보다는 GPS 수신에 더 적은 영향을 미친다는 결론을 도출하였다. 이러한 GPS 정확성은 앞으로 밀집도가 서로 다른 지역에서의 GPS 서비스와 건물의 높이에 따른 GPS 정확성 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.572-575
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• 2009

지층 내에 발달한 고투수성 단층은 유체, 에너지, 그리고 용질이 이동하는데 있어서 중요한 역할을 하는 지질구조이다. 따라서 고투수성 단층 주변부에서는 온천, 지열 이상대, 그리고 금속 광상 등이 형성될 가능성이 크다. 이 연구에서는 열-수리적 거동 모델링을 통하여 단층에 의한 온천 또는 지열 이상대의 형성 원인을 확인하였다. 단층의 구조에 따른 지하수 유동과 이에 따른 지층 내 열적 상태를 확인하기 위해서 단층 구조가 다른 3가지의 경우에 대해서 2차원 열-수리적 거동 정류 모델링을 수행하였다. 모델링 결과 단층 구조가 다른 3가지의 모든 경우에서 단층의 투수율이 커지면 단층대에서의 용출 온도가 초기 온도 보다 높아지는 경향을 확인 할 수 있고, 경우에 따라서 모암의 투수율 역시 용출온도에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인 하였다. 따라서 심부지열 개발을 위한 연구지역에 대해 보다 정확한 예측 모델링을 수행하기 위해서는 단층의 구조, 단층과 모암의 투수율, 그리고 수리지질학적 정보 등이 매우 중요하다고 할 수 있다.