• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.93-108
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• 1998

In this study, the analytic solutions and numerical methods were used to estimate the shape and size effects on the stability of underground openings. The stability of underground openings was evaluated by scrutinizing the effects of the rock mass quality, the state of in-situ stresses and the lateral earth pressure coefficient on the displacement, the stress concentration and the plastic region developed in the vicinity of the openings. The analytic solutions have shown that the stress concentration factor is inversely proportional to the radius of curvature of openings. Through parametric study on the various shapes and sizes of underground openings the characteristics of the controlling factors concerned with the stability were analyzed. Then, the study was extended to the horseshoe-shaped openings commonly used for under ground storage. Through the extended study the effects of the stress ratio and the height-towidth ratio of openings on the maximum displacement and plastic region developed around the openings were estimated. The results have shorn that the height-to-width ratio of domestic storage caverns can be increased economically without stability problem, as far as the lateral earth pressure coefficient is appropriate.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.279-287
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• 2020

Recently, the demand for underground-type ammunition storage facilities has increased. Comparing with a ground-type ammunition storage facility, the underground-type ammunition storage facility can decrease the standard of safety distance because fragment and blast wave can be locked in the rock formation. However, the absence of a design method on the underground-type ammunition storage chamber became a major setback for the construction promotion. In this study, the process for designing an overall configuration of the underground-type ammunition storage facility was provided. First, the determination method for configuration and number of the chamber was developed by performing the ammunition storage simulation. Then, a tunnel (i.e., transfer channel for vehicles) and designed chambers can be arranged on the basis of safety distance standard. The safety distance standard also should be considered for determining the location and the size of entrances because of the blast wave and fragment effect at the entrances when an explosion is generated inside a chamber. In addition, considerations on the design for the waterproof and the drainage of subsurface water were analyzed through construction cases. Finally, an example of designing underground-type ammunition storage chambers was provided in order to verify the developed design process.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.4D
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• pp.459-467
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• 2008

Because of the insufficiency of ground space, the utilization of underground is getting more and more in these days. Moreover, underground space is being used not only buildings but multipurpose space for movement, storage and shopping. However, ground space has vital weakness for fire compared to ground space. Especially in case of underground shopping center, there are various stuffs to burn and poisonous gas can be exposed on this count when the space is burned. A large number of casualties can be also occurred from conflagration as underground space has closed structures that prevent rapid evacuation and access. Therefore, this research proposes the guidance methodology for evacuation from conflagration in large-sized underground facilities. In addition, suggested methodology uses high technology wireless sensor information from up-to-date ubiquitous sensor networks. Fire information collected by sensors is integrated with existing underground facilities information and this is sent to guidance systems by inducing process. In the end, this information is used for minimum time paths finding algorithm considering the passageway capacity and distance. Also, usefulness and inadequacies of proposed methodology is verified by a case study.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.197-197
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• 2022

우리나라의 연 강수량은 약 70% 가 6월 ~ 9월 우기에 편중되어 있으며, 국내 약 65%가 산지로 이루어져 있어 강우의 유출이 한번에 일어나는 특성을 가지고 있다. 이러한 수문학적 특성으로 인하여 수자원 관리가 어려우며, 폭우, 폭염, 극한가뭄 등 기후변화 현상이 심화 되고 있는 것으로 나타나 수자원의 안정적인 관리에 대한 어려움이 있다. 특히, 강원도 영동지역을 포함한 동해안 지역에 위치하며, 경사가 가파른 태백산맥 동쪽은 하천 연장이 짧고 하천의 규모가 크지 않아 지속적인 수자원 부족 현상을 겪고 있다. 우리나라에서는 여름철 홍수기(6월 ~ 9월)에 집중된 강우와 일시에 유출되는 강우를 저장하기 위하여 저수지와 댐을 활용한 수자원 관리가 이루어지고 있다. 용수 부족으로 인한 주민 피해 및 사회적 갈등을 해결하기 위해서는 동해안 지역의 수자원 확보를 위한 구조적 대책 즉, 기존 댐 저수지 중심의 수자원 인프라를 지하댐을 중심으로 한 대용량 지하수 시설과 연계하여 활용하는 지하댐 적지 선정에 관한 연구를 시행하였으며, 적지선정에 대한 타당성을 위하여 전문가들의 설문조사를 통하여 Fuzzy AHP 기법을 적용하여 연구를 시행하였다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.58-64
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• 1997

A pilot plant of underground cold storage for food has been excavated as a R&D program. For the stability assessment of underground cold storage opeinengs in shallow jointed rocks, three kinds of stability problems were analyzed by numerical methods. For the analysis of unstability by rock block movements, DEM was used considering the statistical distribution of rock joints. Concerning thermally induced cracking, FDM was used with thermomechanical stress analysis. Finally, in order to evaluate the joint failure during the thawing process, BE algorithm was applied. Numerical examples applied for the pilot plant show that the possibility of unstable failure of opeings exists but can be avoided with proper rock reinforcements provided.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.24-32
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• 1993

Groundwater movement is one of the most important elements in the construction and management of underground oil storage cavern. To control the groundwater flow, grouting is run in parallel with water curtains. But as traditional grouting is conducted within cavern before and after excavation, the effect of grouting is delayed and the injection sphere is limited in the rock mass. Therefore, it is desirable to introduce a more extensive and effective grouting. This article is to present the caly grouting, which was the first to be carried out in the construction of underground caverns for oil storage in Japan. After conducting the clay grouting, the effect was confirmed by ground water level and infiltration quantity to the caverns.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.291-303
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• 2002

In this study, three-dimensional block generation program was developed using the discontinuities input data for three-dimensional mechanical and hydro-mechanical analysis. Shi's two dimensional theory and program was extended to those of three-dimension and the deformations of blocks were calculated. The two-dimensional hyro-mechanical theory of DDA was also extended to three-dimensional theory and coupling deformation of the underground cavern was analyzed considering discontinuities.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.175-184
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• 1999

Systematic measurements in the field are the key component in the design process to ensure that optimal and safe designs result. The instruments installed at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a underground nuclear waste repository in U.S., for measuring rock deformation was reviewed. Also discussions about installation and measurement for better understanding the complex time-dependent deformational behavior of underground excavation were made.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.131-133
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• 1998

LPG 공동이 위치한 곳의 지하수 흐름은 단층이나 절리면 같은 자연적인 요인과 수막터널, LPG 공동의 인공적 요인에 의해 동시에 영향을 받게 된다 1985년부터 1997까지의 수위변화를 통해 분석한 결과 연구지역의 지하수위 변동은 크게 강우와 공동운영압에 의해 크게 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 관측정의 수위 강하와 공동누입수의 감소에 대한 문제는 94, 95년 연구지역의 가뭄에 따른 지하수 유입량의 감소에 따른 것으로 판단되며 미생물에 의한 clogging은 명확하지 않은 것으로 판단된다. 지하수의 수리지구화학 분석 결과 연구지역 지하수는 단층이 지하수 흐름의 통로가 될 수 있음을 보여주었으며 강우와 세정제가 지하수 화학에 가장 영향을 많이 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 미생물 세정작업에 사용된 차아 염소산나트륨용액은 pH, Na, Cl의 증가를 유발하였으며 지화학 모델 계산 결과 방해석의 포화지수를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.119-130
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• 1996

The theory and numerical technique using boundary elements method (BEM) are given to solve 2-dimensional resistivity problems. Potential distributions from homogeneous resistivity model and layered model are calculated by using BEM for a point source of current injection. The potential distributions of BEM are compared with those of finite difference method (FDM) and finite elements method (FEM). Among the three numerical methods to solve 2-dimensional resistivity problem, it is proved that BEM is more efficient tool than FDM and FEM in consideration of computing storage and time as weU as the accuracy of solutions.