• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.39-47
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• 2022

This study aims at evaluating the stability of disaster risks, such as schools, apartments, and geotechnical structures located around slopes in urban areas. The research conducted an aerial photography analysis on where the slope of the retaining wall behind 𐩒𐩒 High School in Gwangju collapsed in August 2018 due to heavy rain. In general, the overflow of rainwater has been managed through drainage channels around slopes during the rainy season, and the surface flow of rainfall was limited due to the presence of dense forests in the area. However, when the slope collapsed, a lot of water flowed out of the ground, and the saturated surface layer ground was destroyed. To analyze the cause, the changed terrain of the upper slope area, which could not be directly identified, was photographed using unmanned aerial vehicles. Digital Elevation Model by unmanned aerial vehicle shooting was performed by analyzing the slope map, calculating the direction of rainfall and the length and width of water-logged areas. The change in the instability of the slope over time due to a 10-day rainfall was also analyzed through numerical analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.41-54
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• 2009

The purpose of this research is to introduce the new temporary earth retaining wall system using landslide stabilizing piles. This system is a self-supported retaining wall (SSR) without installing supports such as tiebacks, struts and rakers. The SSR is a kind of gravity structures consisting of twin parallel lines of piles driven below excavation level, tied together at head of soldier piles and landslide stabilizing piles by beams. In order to investigate applicability and safety of this system, a series of experimental model tests were carried out and the obtained results are presented and discussed. Furthermore, the measured data from seven different sites on which the SSR was used for excavation were collected and analyzed to investigate the characteristic behavior lateral wall movements associated with urban excavations in Korea. It is observed that lateral wall movements obtained from the experimental model is in good agreement with the general trend observed by in site measurements.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.220-220
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• 2021

2020년 장마는 6월 중순부터 8월 중순까지 전국적으로 평균 687 mm의 강수가 내려, 1973년 이후 역대 2위 강수량을 기록하였으며, 연이은 태풍으로 큰 인명 및 재산 피해가 발생하였다. 특히, 섬진강 및 한탄천 등에서 계획홍수위를 초과하는 홍수로 인해 상당수의 제방이 월류로 인해 붕괴된 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 향후 기후변화에 따른 연평균 강수량이 증가할 것으로 전망되는 가운데 집중호우로 인한 제방 붕괴 피해를 최소화하기 위한 고도화된 기술 개발을 통한 선제적 재발 방지대책이 필요한 시점이다. 한국건설기술연구원은 바이오폴리머라는 새로운 친환경 신소재를 이용하여 제방의 안정성 평가 기술 개발 연구를 수행하고 있다. 이에 안동하천연구센터에서는 실규모에 준하는 제방모형(높이 3 m, 사면경사 1:2, 길이 10 m 이상)을 제작하고, 제방 표면에 바이오폴리머 신소재를 처리하여 전방 월류 흐름 유도에 따른 실규모 제방붕괴실험을 수행하였다. 또한, 신소재 보강 및 무보강 조건에 따른 영상분석 기반 붕괴지연효과를 정량적으로 분석하여 신소재의 성능을 평가하였다. 하지만, 기존에 수행된 실험은 댐 붕괴 흐름과 같이 홍수파가 발생하여 제내지로 퍼져 나가는 형태로 진행되어, 보강공법의 검증에 있어 실제 하천에서 발생하는 횡월류 흐름을 재현하지 못한다는 한계를 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 횡월류 흐름(0.6 m³/s 이상)을 발생시켜 수리실험에 따른 축척효과(scale effect)를 최소화하고, 현장에 대한 충분한 자연성을 재현하는 것을 목표로 하여 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 조건은 1) 신소재가 처리된 식생 제방, 2) 신소재가 처리되지 않은 식생 제방으로 각각의 조건에 따른 횡월류 흐름 및 제방 붕괴를 유도하여 영상분석 기법(이미지 픽셀분석 및 3D 포인트 클라우드 모델링)을 통한 침식 저항에 관한 분석결과를 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.6-6
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• 2022

최근 수재해에 대응하기 위한 물관리 환경은 기후변화에 따른 홍수 피해 심화와 댐과 하천 시설의 노후화 점증, 하천관리일원화 등 정책적 변화, 그리고 포스트코로나 디지털 혁신 등 복합적 대전환 시대 진입에 따라 복잡다단한 양상을 보이고 있다. 디지털 트윈은 디지털 대전환(digital transformation) 시대 다양한 산업 영역에서 지능화와 생산성 향상을 목적으로 도입되고 있다. 본 국가 시범사업에서는 170 km에 달하는 섬진강 유역 전체를 대상으로 홍수에 대응하기 위한 디지털 트윈 플랫폼(K-Twin SJ)을 구축하고 있다. 본 플랫폼은 국가 인프라 지능정보화 사업의 일환으로 시작되었으며, 공간정보와 시설물 모델링, 홍수 분석 등 수재해에 대응하기 위한 수자원 분야의 다학제적인 강소기업들과 K-water에서 컨소시엄을 구성하여 추진하고 있다. 본 사업의 내용은 섬진강 댐-하천 유역에 대하여 고정밀도 3D 공간정보화, 실시간 물관리 데이터 연계, 홍수 분석 시뮬레이션, AI 댐 운영 최적화, AI 사면 정보 생성, 하천 제방 안전성 평가, AI 지능형 CCTV 영상분석, 간이 침수피해 예측, 드론 제약사항 조사 체계 개발을 포함하고 있다. 물관리 데이터와 하천 시설정보를 트윈 플랫폼 상에서 위치기반으로 시각화 표출하기 위해서는 유역의 공간정보를 3차원으로 구축하는 과정이 필수적이다. 따라서 GIS 기반의 섬진강 하천 중심 공간정보 구축을 위해 유역의 국가 정사영상과 5m 수치표고모형(DEM)은 최신성과를 협조 받아 적용하였으며, 홍수 분석을 위한 하천 중심 공간정보는 신규 헬기에 LiDAR 매핑을 수행하여 0.5m 급 DEM을 신규 구축하였다. 또한 하천 시설물 중 섬진강댐과 79개 주요 하천 횡단 교량과 3개 보 시설을 지상기준점 측량과 드론 매핑, 패턴 방식의 경량화 작업을 통해 트윈에 탑재할 수 있는 시설물 3D 객체 모델을 제작하였다. 홍수 분석을 위해서는 섬진강 유역에 대해 K-Drum, K-River, K-Flood 모델을 구축하였으며, AI 하천 수위 예측 학습 모델을 개발하였다. 섬진강 디지털 트윈 유역 물관리 플랫폼을 통해 데이터 기반의 똑똑한 물관리를 구현하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.200-207
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• 2003

'||'||'||'&'||'||'||'quot;Overheating index'||'||'||'&'||'||'||'quot;, the normalized difference in incident solar energy between a target surface and a level surface, is helpful in estimating the spatial variation in daily maximum temperature at the landscape scale. It can be computed as the ratio of the 4-hour cumulative solar irradiance surplus or deficit from that over a level surface to the maximum possible deviation (15 MJ $m^{-2}$ ) during the midafternoon. Ecosystem models may, for simplicity, use an empirical proxy (exposure index) variable combining slope and aspect in place of the overheating index to account for the variation of midafternoon solar irradiance. A comparative study with real-world landscape data was carried out to evaluate the performance of exposure index in replacing the overheating index. Overheating indices for summer solstice, fall equinox and winter solstice were calculated at 573,650 grid cells constituting the land surface of Donggye-Myun, Sunchang County in Korea, based on a 10-m DEM. Exposure index was also calculated for the same area and fitted for the variation of overheating index to derive a 2$^{nd}$ -order linear regression equation. The coefficient of determination ($R^2$) was 0.50 on summer solstice, 0.56 on fall equinox, and 0.44 on winter solstice, respectively. These are much lower than the theoretically calculated $R^2$ values ranging from 0.7 in summer to 0.9 in autumn. According to our study, exposure index failed to accurately predict the cumulative solar irradiance over a complex terrain, hindering its application to daily maximum temperature estimation. We suggest direct calculation of the overheating index in preference to using the exposure index.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.48-55
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• 2011

Solar radiation components reflected by the sea surface ($R_{ss}\uparrow$) are additional energy sources comprising the solar radiation regime. Previous studies, based on observational approaches, indicated that $R_{ss}\uparrow$ is an available climatological resource. However, an estimation process for $R_{ss}\uparrow$ has not been established. In this case study over Jeju Island in South Korea, we applied a new estimation process to solar radiation modeling and discussed the spatial distribution of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ and its seasonal variation. Our results showed that the illuminated area and the intensity of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ became greatest at the winter solstice and least at the summer solstice. We estimated the illuminated area of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ as it expanded over the southern slope of Jeju Island. At the winter solstice, on a daily basis, the area and intensity of illumination by $R_{ss}\uparrow$ were $182.3km^2$ and $0.41\;MJ\;m^{-2}\;day\;{-1}$, respectively. Comparing the daily accumulative and instantaneous values of $R_{ss}\uparrow$ intensity, the difference was about 20 times greater in daily cases than in instantaneous cases. On the other hand, for instantaneous values, the $R_{ss}\uparrow$ intensity accounted for up to 33% of the three components, i.e., direct, diffuse and reflected radiation in winter solstice. In addition, it was estimated that the sea surface reflectance depended on the wind speed. Therefore, in a practical use of this revised model, wind conditions should be considered as a critical factor in estimating $R_{ss}\uparrow$.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.99-106
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• 2004

We developed the estimation model for the vegetation developmental processes on the severely burned slope areas after forest fire in the east coastal region, Korea. And we calculated the vegetation indices as a useful parameter for the development of land management technique in the burned area and suggested the changes of the vegetation indices after forest fire. In order to estimate the woody standing biomass in the burned area, allometric equations of the 17 woody species regenerated by sprouter were investigated. According to the our results, twenty year after forest fire need for the development to the normal forest formed by 4 stratum structure, tree, sub-tree, shrub and herb layer. The height of top vegetation layer, basal area and standing biomass of woody species show a tendency to increase linearly, and the ground vegetation coverage and litter layer show a tendency to increase logarithmically after forest fire. Among vegetation indices, Ive and Ivcd show a tendency to increase logarithmically, and Hcl and Hcdl show a tendency to increase linearly after forest fire. The spatial variation of the most vegetation factors was observed in the developmental stages less than the first 5 years which were estimated secondary disaster by soil erosion after forest fire. Among vegetation indices, Ivc and Ivcd were the good indices for the representation of the spatial heterogeneity in the earlier developmental stages, and Hcl and Hcdl were the useful indices for the long-term estimation of the vegetation development after forest fire.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.181-190
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• 2021

In this study, a large-scale levee breach experiment from lateral overflow was conducted to verify the effect of the new reinforcement method applied to the levee's surface. The new method could prevent levee failure and minimize damage caused by overflow in rivers. The levee was designed at the height of 2.5 m, a length of 12 m, and a slope of 1:2. A new material mixed with biopolymer powder, water, weathered granite, and loess in an appropriate ratio was sprayed on the levee body's surface at a thickness of about 5 cm, and vegetation recruitment was also monitored. At the Andong River Experiment Center, a flow (4 ㎥/s) was introduced from the upstream of the A3 channel to induce the lateral overflow. The change of lateral overflow was measured using an acoustic doppler current profiler in the upstream and downstream. Additionally, cameras and drones were used to analyze the process of the levee breach. Also, a new method using 3D point cloud for calculating the surface loss rate of the levee over time was suggested to evaluate the performance of the levee reinforcement method. It was compared to existing method based on image analysis and the result was reasonable. The proposed 3D point cloud methodology could be a solution for evaluating the performance of levee reinforcement methods.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.235-245
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• 2021

Recently, the frequency of torrential rain is increasing due to climate change, which causes a large amount of debris flows. The purpose of this study was to understand the flow characteristics of debris flow according to the change in channel slope and volumetric sediment concentration and to analyze the effects of a berm on the flow characteristics of debris flow. The flow characteristics of debris flow, such as flow velocity, flow depth, Froude number, and flow resistance coefficients, were calculated using laboratory tests. The effect of a berm was analyzed by comparing the experimental results of a linear channel with those of a one-stepped channel. The results showed that the channel slope affected the flow velocity and flow depth, and the volumetric sediment concentration affected the flow velocity and flow depth, Froude number, and flow resistance coefficient. Moreover, as a berm was installed, the flow velocity and flow depth decreased by up to 26.1% and 71.2%, respectively. This means that installing a berm reduces the flow velocity, thereby reducing the mobility and kinetic energy. These results provide useful information to understand better the flow characteristics of debris flow and the effectiveness of a berm.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.29-38
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• 2010

Micro-piles have been used to increase the bearing capacity or to restrain settlement of existing shallow foundation. Recently, micro-piles are used to support the shallow foundation, to stabilize the slope and to resist the sliding of retaining wall. Using the micro-piles in geotechnical engineering, some investigators have studied the effective installing method by model test or field test. But most of previous studies are chiefly focused on the micro-piles in sand or clay layer. If a rock layer exists in soil, the installing length of micro-piles may be determined by the depth of rock layer. In this case, the stiffness of pile may be changed by the installing length of pile, and so the installing method has to be altered by the changed stiffness of pile. Model tests have been conducted to study the installation method of micro-pile in soil with rock layer. As a result, when the ratio of length of pile is below 50 ($L/d{\leq}50$), installing of micro-piles in vertical position is effective regardless of the depth of rock layer. If the depth of rock layer is deeper than soil failure zone and the ratio of the length of pile exceeds 50 (L/d>50), installing of the micro-piles in sloped position is effective.