• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.275-283
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• 2002

To detect the position and depth of buried underground utilities, method of Ground Penetrating Radar(GPR) survey is the most commonly used. However, the skin-depth of GPR is very shallow, and in the places where subsurface materials are not homogeneous and are compose of clays and/or salts and gravels, GPR method has limitations in application and interpretation. The aim of this study is to overcome these limitations of GPR survey. For this purpose the site where the GPR survey is unsuccessful to detect the underground big pipes is selected, and soil tests were conducted to confirm the reason why GPR method was not applicable. Non-destructive high-frequency electromagnetic (HFEM) survey was newly developed and was applied in the study area to prove the effectiveness of this new technique. The frequency ranges $2kHz{\sim}4MHz$ and the skin depth is about 30m. The HFEM measures the electric field and magnetic field perpendicular to each other to get the impedance from which vertical electric resistivity distribution at the measured point can be deduced. By adopting the capacitive coupled electrodes, it can make the measuring time shorter, and can be applied to the places covered by asphalt an and/or concrete. In addition to the above mentioned advantages, noise due to high-voltage power line is much reduced by stacking the signals. As a result, the HFEM was successful in detecting the buried underground objects. Therefore this method is a promising new technique that can be applied in the lots of fields, such as geotechnical and archaeological surveys.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.305-313
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• 2000

To determine detection capabilities of locating steel bars and delamination inside concrete, commercially available nondestructive testing (NDT) equipments have been tested. The equipments include two radar systems and two electromagnetic method systems. The inclusions are a 19 mm diameter steel bar and 50 mm thick delamination embedded at different cover depths from the surface of concrete specimens. For the steel bar, attempts were made to determine the size of the bars by changing the diameter of the bars. A sample result of measuring horizontal spacing between doubly reinforced bars is presented in this paper. Experimental results on various measurement cases are discussed. Application of numerical modeling technique for the simulation of radar measurements and improved output display of radar measurements are also presented.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.291-295
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• 2001

지하탐사 레이더를 이용한 고 건축물의 목재 기등에 대한 비파괴 검사에 응용 가능성을 조사하였다. 실험실에 공동이 존재하는 목재 기둥을 마련하고, 자체 설계 및 제작한 안테나로 구성한 지하탐사 레이더 시스템을 이용하여 기둥 축 방향으로 안테나를 이동시키면서 펄스의 송수신 특성을 측정하였다. 측정에 사용한 펄스와 목재 기둥의 전기적 특성, 안테나, 급전선 등 레이더 시스템 전체를 3차원 FDTD로 모델링하였다. 측정과 동일한 상황에 대한 FDTD 해석결과와 측정자료가 부합됨을 입증하였다. 목재 기둥과 공동간의 낮은 유전율 차이도 쉽게 탐지할 수 있음을 보임으로써 향후 지하탐사 레이더를 고건축물의 비파괴 검사에 효과적으로 응용할 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.15 no.5 s.58
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• pp.352-358
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• 2005

For non-destructive testing of concrete structures, time and frequency domain method were applied to detect cavity in underground model and pier model. To interpret the measured data, time domain method made use of tomography which was completed with first arrivaltime and inversion method. In this steady, frequency domain method using Fourier transform was tried. Maximum frequency in the frequency domain was analyzed to calculate location of cavity.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2000

콘크리트 구조물이 지진 등으로 손상을 입었을 때 그 내부 상태를 파악하는 일은 구조물의 안전성 판단에 필요한 중요 과정중 하나이다 손상도 파악에 사용되는 비파괴 검사 방법 중 레이더법은 현재 콘크리트 부재의 두께와 매립된 철근 및 공동 탐사에 적용되고 있다 레이더법은 다른 비파괴 검사 방법에서와 마찬가지로 측정된 신호의 처리와 해석에 따라 그 결과가 좌우된다 . 이논문에서는 상용 레이더 시스템에서 얻어지는 화상 데이트터를 개선하는 방법을 개발하여 철근이 매립된 콘크리트 시편에 적용하였다 실험에 사용된 기편의 크기는 1,000mm(길이)$\times$600mm (폭) $\times$140mm(두께) 이고 철근의 매립깊이는 표면으로부터 철근 중심까지 60mm 이다 레이더 실측 실험에서 철근의 수평배근 간격을 60 90, 120, 150 mm 로 변화시켜 간격탐사가능성을 시험하였다 결과적으로 상용 시스템에 비해 샹상된 판별효과를 나타냈으며 배근 간격이 90, 120, 150mm 인 시편에서 그 간격을 정확히 찾아내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.442-446
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• 2003

연약지반으로 분류되는 조간대 퇴적층의 연구는 제한적인 시추자료에 의존하고 있다. 비파괴 지반조사 방법은 시추자료에서 획득할 수 없는 지층의 측방변화와 지질 이상대를 확인할 수 있는 대안이 될 수 있다. 지구물리탐사 방법은 현장 토질조사와 같이 직접적인 지반조사 방법과 병행할 경우 지반을 이해하는데 있어 한층 나은 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 부산신항 배후부지 조성지역에서 매질의 상이한 특성에 기초한 비파괴 지반조사 방법으로 이용되는 지구물리탐사를 실시하였다. 각 탐사의 결과는 서로 유사한 지층경계를 나타내며, 시추와 매립공사의 결과와도 일치한다. 또한 계측을 위해 매설된 침하판이나 매설관로의 탐지, 압밀차이에 의한 부등 침하의 측방변화 등과 같이 시추조사에서 인지하기 어려운 부분에 대한 정보를 제공하고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.506-513
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• 2021

The durability and safety of reinforced concrete structures significantly depend on the reinforcement conditions, concrete cover thickness, cracks, and concrete strength. There are two ways to accurately determine the information on reinforcing bars embedded in concrete - the local destructive method and the non-destructive rebar detection test. In general, the non-destructive rebar detection tests, such as the electromagnetic wave radar method, electromagnetic induction method, and radiation method, are adopted to avoid damage to the structural elements. The moisture content and temperature of concrete affect the dielectric constant, which is the electrical property of concrete, and cause interference in the non-destructive rebar detection test results. Therefore, in this study, the effects of the electromagnetic wave radar method and electromagnetic induction method have been analyzed according to the temperature and surface moisture content of concrete. Due to the technological advancement and development of equipment, the average error rate was less than 5% in the specimens at 24℃, irrespective of their operating principles. Among the tested methods, the electromagnetic induction method showed very high accuracy. The electromagnetic wave radar method indicated a relatively small error rate in the dry state than in the wet state, and exhibited a relatively high error rate at high temperatures. It was confirmed that the error could be reduced by applying the electromagnetic wave radar method when the temperature of the probe was low and in a dry state, and by using the electromagnetic induction method when the probe was in a wet state or at a high temperature.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.19-30
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• 2009

For the purpose of determining the thickness of concrete lining and detect of the cavity where may be located behind tunnel lining, IE (Impact-Echo) method it effectively useful in the tunnel safety diagnosis and the quality control during the construction. As a part of case study, we applied IE method to various tunnel structure types such as road tunnel and subway tunnel constructed by NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) and ASSM (American Steel Support Method). As tunnel specifications estimated from this method were compared with coring data, design drawing and other survey results, it was very good agreement with each other. In conclusion, we verified that IE method shows an accurate and reliable result. The conventional interpretation of IE method in frequency domain gives only vertical information at a certain point. However, the interpretation using time-frequency analysis and depth section imaging technique from two dimensional profiling surveys can show more reliable information about structure inside.

• Proceedings of the KGS Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.33-38
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• 2003

'탄성파 굴절법 탐사(Seismic Refraction Method 또는 Refraction Seismics)'는 20세기 초부터 석유탐사와 암염돔 탐사 등 지하 자원 탐사에 널리 이용되어 왔으며, 오늘날에도 여러 지구물리학적 탐사와 더불어 지하구조 해석 및 각종 탐사와 지반공학에 활용되고 있다(Palmer, 1986). 특히 지질학은 물론, 고고학 등 지형학의 유관 학문에서도 그 활용 사례가 증가하고 있는데, 비파괴적인 방법으로 지하구조에 대한 정보를 비교적 용이하게 얻을 수 있기 때문이다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.39 no.7
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• pp.49-56
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• 2023

Gravel is commonly employed to enhance the bearing capacity of foundations and provide stable support for structures. However, effectively assessing the ground characteristics in the presence of gravel poses significant challenges. This study aims to compare the resolution of ground containing gravel using electrical resistivity, elastic wave surveys, and ground penetration radar (GPR). Nondestructive methods are applied at construction sites where soil improvement is carried out using gravel. The experiments focus on shallow depths, and the obtained results cover depths up to 2 m. Both the electrical resistivity and elastic wave techniques exhibit similar behavior in their findings, indicating comparable outcomes. However, GPR has limitations in observing the characteristics of ground with gravel. Dynamic cone-penetration tests were conducted to validate these findings. The electrical resistivity and elastic wave profiles exhibited similar behaviors in localized areas, further supporting their compatibility and reliability.