• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.235-246
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• 2018

The main purpose of this study is to suggest a methodology for identifying vulnerable region in Choyang creek basin susceptible to soil losses based on runoff aggregation structure and energy expenditure pattern of natural river basin within the framework of power law distribution. To this end geomorphologic factors of every point in the basin of interest are extracted by using GIS, which define tractive force and stream power as well as drainage area, and then their complementary cumulative distributions are graphically analyzed through fitting them to power law distribution to identify the sensitive points within the basin susceptible to soil losses with respect to scaling regimes of tractive force and stream power. It is observed that the range of vulnerable region by scaling regime of tractive force is much narrower than by scaling regime of stream power. This result seems to be due to the tractive force is a kind of scale dependent factor which does not follow power law distribution and does not adequately reflect energy expenditure pattern of river basins. Therefore, stream power is preferred to be a more reasonable factor for the evaluation of soil losses. The methodology proposed in this study can be validated by visualizing the path of soil losses, which is generated from hill-slope process characterized by local slope, to the valley through fluvial process characterized by drainage area as well as local slope.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.29 no.9
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• pp.43-54
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• 2013

This study proposed a new embankment stability control method to analyze the measurement data on the slope activities of the soft ground, using the Stability Control Index (SCI) obtained from the p-q stress paths. In order to validate this new technique, the data from triaxial compression tests (CU) and field measurement were compared. SCI is calculated from the current path of the effective stress points ($p^{\prime}=p-{\Delta}u$) using the relative position between the Total Stress Path $p_{max}$ and the point of $k_f$ line $p_f$. From this result, the point of effective stress $p^{\prime}(=p-{\Delta}u)$ will have access to the point $p_f$ of $k_f$ line when the pore water pressure occurs or the point of total stress pass $p^{\prime}_{max}$ when the pore pressure dissipates. Thus, the Stability Control Index (SCI) can evaluate quantitatively the safety of embankment from the relative position of the effective stress path.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.5-13
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• 2017

The sand layer deposited in clay is called a sand seam, which is formed by inflow of sands due to river flooding or slope failure in the middle of sinking and sediment of clay. When the sand seam exists in clay layer, the drainage direction changes from one way to both ways, and the time of consolidation may be reduced. However, it is not clearly proved due to lack of studies of sand seam and currently is not reflected in the design of soft soil improvement. As a fundamental study about sand seam, the oedometer tests and constant rate of strain tests with Rowe cell were conducted on clay specimens with sand seam. For tests, a frozen method was specially designed for making the sand seam. It was concluded that the test results showed the sand seam affects the coefficient of consolidation of clay. If the thickness of sand seam exceeds 0.05 times of specimen height, the sand seam works as drainage layer of pore water horizontally as well as vertically, and consequently the consolidation is accelerated.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.227-233
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• 2023

The purpose of this paper was to describe a statistical analysis for the spatial distribution of geographical distances of Erythronium japonicum at Mt. Geumjeong in Korea. The spatial pattern of E. japonicum was analyzed according to the nearest neighbor rule, population aggregation under different plot sizes by dispersion indices, and spatial autocorrelation. Most natural plots of E. japonicum were uniformly distributed in the forest community. Disturbed plots were aggregately distributed within 5 m × 5 m of one another. Neighboring patches of E. japonicum were predominantly 7.5~10 m apart on average. If the natural populations of E. japonicum were disturbed by human activities, then the aggregation occurred in a shorter distance than the 7.5~10 m distance scale. The Morisita index (IM) is related to the patchiness index (PAI) that showed the 2.5 m × 5 m plot had an overly steep slope at the west and south areas when the area was smaller than 5 m × 5 m. When the patch size was one 2.5 m × 5 m quadrat at the west distributed area of Mt. Geumjeong, the cluster was determined by both species characteristics and environmental factors. The comparison of Moran's I values to a logistic regression indicated that individuals in E. japonicum populations at Mt. Geumjeong could be explained by isolation by distance.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.5-12
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• 2007

Mudstone has characteristics that it has high enough strength and stiffness in a dry condition, but the strength and stiffness decrease in a wet condition with groundwater infiltration. The sliding of cut slope frequently encountered in Pohang area has been reported due to the rapid reduction of shear strength in mudstone after being exposed to the air. The study in this paper shows that mudstone having enough strength in a boring stage has lost the strength after installing PRD (percussion rotary drill) steel pipe pile inducing an insufficient bearing capacity. Field test has been performed to investigate the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone with various methods such as MSG (Micro Silica Grouting) around the tip and side of a pile, the perimeter grouting combined with Micro pile reinforcement, and concrete filling after tip reinforcing grouting. MSG has been turned out to be the most favorable method for increasing a pile bearing capacity in mudstone, confirmed by the static load test.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.47-57
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• 2000

It is difficult to calculate factor of safety of a tunnel by applying any analytical method based upon limit equilibrium method since the shape of failure plane in tunnel analysis can not be easily assumed in advance. To cope with this shortcoming, a method is suggested to calculate safety factor of a tunnel by numerical analysis using strength reduction technique. A circular tunnel excavated in a homogeneous rock was selected as an example problem and factors of safety were calculated for no-supported, partly-supported, and completely-supported cases respectively. Meshes with 3 different sizes were examined for a sensitivity analysis. For the verification of the proposed method, a limit equilibrium analysis was conducted and compared with the numerical analysis. The proposed method herein can be used to calculate factor of safety of a tunnel regardless of tunnel shape or geological conditions, and thus can contribute for the improved design and stability assessment of tunnels.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.41-54
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• 1996

In this paper, the consolidation settlement of the landfill foundation during and after the period of disposal is analyzed using the program CONSOL which can include the influence of waste load and the leachate level into the analysis. the stability analysis of the embankment is also performed under the varied strength of foundation soil which results from the increase of effective stress due to consolidation of the clay under the landfill. The predicted settlement from CONSOL is compared with the field measured settlement. The results show that, when the leachate level increases with the increase of waste height, the increase of the effective stress of foundation clay is negligible and the stability of the slope of the landfill may not be secured as the disposal of the waste proceeds. Several complementary repairworks, e. g. the reduction of current slope of the fill, application of drain methods to stop or reduce !he leachate level are recommended. The predicted settlement consists moderately with the field measured settlement.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.33-41
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• 2002

Soil nailing type of retaining structures has been widely used in Korea far the purpose of the temporary and permanent support in excavations and slope stability. The important factors in application of soil nailing systems in urban excavation site nearby the existing structures are the displacement of the wall and tensile farce of the nails, etc. In this paper, the fled back analyses are carried out at 11 excavation sites to investigate the behavior of tensile farce of nails at stepwise excavation in the multi-layered strata including various rock layers. The results of the fled back analysis are less than about 50% of the measured ones. The distance of active zone by measurements are shown almost larger than that of fled back analysis when the distance of active Bone is defined from the surface of wall to the potential failure surface. And the results of fled back analysis are within the range proposed by the project CLOUTERRE and Cartier & Gigan (1983) which were 0.3$H_f$, and 0.5$H_f$, of the final excavation depth ($H_f$,) respectively, but the values of the measurement were larger than these values.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.242-242
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• 2017

산업혁명 이후 인간사회의 산업화 및 도시화의 가속으로 지구온난화는 기후변화를 야기해 왔으며, 이로 인한 각종 부정적인 영향과 심각성은 날로 커져가고 있는 현실이다. IPCC(Intergoverment Panel on Climate Change)는 기후변화의 주범인 온실가스를 감축할 지라도 기후의 탄성 때문에 앞으로 수세기 이상 계속 진행될 것으로 전망하였으며, 기후변화 영향의 근원적 방지는 불가능하기 때문에 결국 수자원 관리 측면에서도 기후변화에 적응하기 위한 각종 적응전략 개발의 필요성을 강조하였다(IPCC, 2007). 최근 제방의 안정성에 대한 문제로 기후변화에 따른 홍수위 또는 담수 등의 조건으로 제외지의 고수위를 유지하게 되어 제체 내 침투가 일어날 수 있고, 수위급강하로 제방사면의 활동등이 일어날 수도 있으며 기초지반의 지지력이 부족하여 침하가 과다하게 발생하므로 제방의 소요높이를 유지할 수 없게 되어 월류로 인한 피해가 발생할 수 있다. 본 연구는 제방의 간극수압자료와 2차원 지하수침투 모형인 SEEP/W를 이용하여 안양천과 오산천의 침투거동을 분석하여 침투안정성을 평가하고자 하였다. 또한, 4대강 살리기 마스터 플랜(국토해양부, 2009)에 수록된 제방보강의 방법 중 누수에 대하여 제방고, 제방폭 및 제내지반고의 변화를 통한 지하수 침투거동을 모의, 분석하여 침투안정성을 평가하였다. 또한 기후변화에 따른 도시하천의 수문특성 변화분석 결과를 바탕으로 향후 발생할 수 있는 극치 수문사상의 값을 반영한 설계기준 강화 수방시설 계획 등의 연구에 활용하며, 여러 가지 수문학적 불확실성에 의하여 가변 가능한 도시하천 유역의 취약성 평가 및 위험도 분석을 통한 기후변화 대응과 수공구조물 설계 및 수방전략 수립에 활용하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.194-194
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• 2023

세류침식은 급경사 나지사면에서 증가하는 지표흐름에 의해 빈번하게 발생하고, 과도한 토사유출로 인해 홍수 및 토사재해 위험 증가와 수질오염 등의 문제를 야기한다. 본 연구는 개발지역의 마사토를 활용하여 1.2 m × 5.5 m 규모의 3개 중규모 플롯에서 세류발달 특성, 유출 및 토사유출량을 파악하고자 강우와 유입수 모의실험을 수행하였다. 경사 조건 15°와 20°에서 유입수 유무에 따른 4회의 반복실험이 진행되었으며 마사토의 평균입경은 0.89 mm이다. 강우강도 범위는 90~140 mm/hr이며, 유입수 유량은 합리식으로 계산하였으며 100~130 ml/sec이다. 하천 차수분석방법인 Horton방법을 사용하여 세류별 차수를 나누었다. 세류절개는 유입수가 없는 경우 실험 시작 약 1분 후에 발생하였고, 최대 2차수까지 세류가 발달하였으며, 유입수가 있는 경우 약 30초 후 발생하였고, 최대 3차수까지 세류가 발달하였다. 세류발달에 대한 수리학적 특성을 파악하기 위하여 염료 추적방법에 의한 동영상 이미지 분석결과 유속은 0.06~0.43 m/s의 범위를 보였다. 유입수와 강우가 함께 공급되는 경우 강우모의 공급수량에 비해 1.32~1.69배 증가했고, 이에 따라 지표유출수는 1.13~3.93배로 증가폭의 범위가 넓었다. 세류발달에 의한 토사유출량은 유입수 유무에 따라 6.7~32.3배로 증가하였다. 결론적으로 강우와 유입수가 상호작용하는 경우 강우에 의한 박리현상보다 유입수에 의한 측벽붕괴 활동이 활발하게 진행되었고 이는 세류 발달 과정에서 지배적으로 이루어졌기 때문으로 판단된다.