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Damages, Human Behaviour and Recovery of Urban Residents in the 2005 West off Fukuoka Earthquake

  • Murakami, H.
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2008
  • The 2005 west off Fukuoka earthquake with Mjma 7.0 occurred in the vicinity of Fukuoka city with 1.4 million populations, which had been regarded as rather seismically inactive in Japan. The strong motion records by K-net indicated PGV of 64 cm/s in Fukuoka city and some condominium buildings sustained extensive non-structural damages. In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey for residents of 8 condominium buildings located in the downtown area of Fukuoka city after the earthquake. The results indicate that damaged nonstructural walls and distorted doors disrupted evacuation route for many occupants, and furniture and content damage on upper floors became severer resulting in higher rates of human casualty. Earthquake preparedness for indoor safety was raised after the earthquake, though further safety measures can be advised. In the phase of post-earthquake emergency and restoration period, residents' management organizations play important roles, so that neighborhood activities to promote communication networks are important in urban environment with aging population.

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Earthquake response of a core shroud for APR1400

  • Jhung, Myung Jo;Choi, Youngin;Oh, Chang-Sik
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.8
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    • pp.2716-2727
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    • 2021
  • The core shroud is one of the most important internal components of the reactor vessel internals because it meets the neutron fluence directly emitted by the nuclear fuel. In particular, dynamic effects for an earthquake should be evaluated with respect to the neutron irradiation flux. As a prerequisite to this study, simplified and detailed finite element models are developed for the core shroud using the ANSYS Design Parametric Language. Using the El Centro earthquake, seismic analyses are performed for the simplified and detailed core shroud models. Modal characteristics are obtained and their results are used for a time history analysis. Response spectrum analyses are also performed to access the degree of seismic excitation. The results of these analyses are compared to investigate the response characteristics between the simplified and detailed core shroud models from the time history and response spectrum analyses.

CURRENT ISSUES ON PRA REGARDING SEISMIC AND TSUNAMI EVENTS AT MULTI UNITS AND SITES BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI

  • Ebisawa, Katsumi;Fujita, Masatoshi;Iwabuchi, Yoko;Sugino, Hideharu
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.437-452
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    • 2012
  • The Tohoku earthquake (Mw9.0) occurred on March 11, 2011 and caused a large tsunami. The Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP (F1-NPP) were overwhelmed by the tsunami and core damage occurred. This paper describes the overview of F1-NPP accident and the usability of tsunami PRA at Tohoku earthquake. The paper makes reference to the following current issues: influence on seismic hazard of gigantic aftershocks and triggered earthquakes, concepts for evaluating core damage frequency considering common cause failure with correlation coefficient against seismic event at multi units and sites, and concepts of "seismic-tsunami PSA" considering a combination of seismic motion and tsunami effects.

Application of Hydrodynamic Pressure for Three­dimensional Earthquake Safety Analysis of Dam Intake Towers (댐 취수탑 3차원 내진안전성 평가에서의 동수압 적용방법에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Gwang-Seok;Min, Kyoung-Uk;Bea, Jungju;Lee, Jeeho
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.139-147
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    • 2018
  • In the present study, effective hydrodynamic pressure modeling methods for three-dimensional earthquake safety analysis of a dam intake tower structure are investigated. Time history analysis results using the Westergaard added mass and Chopra added mass methods are compared with the one by the CASI (Coupled Acoustic Structural Interaction) method, which is accepted as giving almost exact solutions, to evaluate the difference in displacement response, stress and dynamic eccentricity. The 3D time history analysis of a realistic intake tower, which has the standard geometry widely used in Korea, shows that the Chopra added mass method gives similar results in displacement and stress and less conservative results in dynamic eccentricity to CASI ones, while the Westergaard added mass yields much more conservative results in all measures. This study suggests to use the CASI method directly for three-dimensional earthquake safety analysis of a dam intake tower, if computationally possible.

Analysis of earthquake countermeasure for electrical facility at building (건축물에 시설되는 수변전설비의 지진 대책에 대한 조사 분석)

  • Kim, Gi-Hyun;Lee, Sang-Ick;Jean, Hyun-Jae;Bae, Suk-Myong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.359-362
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    • 2008
  • Middle domestic the occurrence size which stews recently from the Korean Peninsula circumference country is augmenting on a large scale about earthquake about safe countermeasure part from the existing Natural Countermeasure Law 2008. Refers with the Earthquake Disaster Countermeasure Law to be new standard contents establishment by law and strengthened in March. Consequently the research is propelled about electric equipment earthquake-proof plan and countermeasure. The present paper investigated an equipment by domestic facility present condition about the change disappointment electric equipment which can supply all the member in the building an investigation analysis about problem point and improvement fact. Also about overseas electric equipment investigated about earthquake-proof plan relation system and facility present condition. Investigated the electric equipment earthquake-proof plan pertinent data which is advanced from like this existing nation and the equipment and application direction must apply to domestic presented. With character presents following the guide about electric equipment earthquake-proof plan becomes feed with the fact that will be able to use.

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Compare Seismic Coefficient Method and Seismic Response Analysis for Slope during Earthquake (지진시 사면안정해석에 있어서의 진도법과 지진응답해석의 결과 비교)

  • 박성진;오병현;박춘식;황성춘
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.193-200
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    • 2000
  • Numerical analysis of slope stability is presented using slice method, static seismic analysis methods, and earthquake response analysis methods. Static seismic force is considered as 0.2g while vertical static seismic force is not considered in analysis. For earthquake response analysis, Hachinohe-wave is applied. Safety factor calculated using slice method for failure surface. Calculating methods are Bishop's method and Janhu's method. Static seismic analysis was applied using Mhor-Coulomb model and earthquake response analysis was applied using non-linear elastic model.

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Behavior of Dams during the 1995 Hyogoken-Nambu Earthquake and Earthquake Resistance of Dams

  • Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.3-14
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    • 1999
  • The Hyogoken-Nambu Earthquake of January 17, 1995 inflicted severe damage in the Hanshin and Awaji areas such as has never been seen in Japan in recent years. The safety inspections of the dams conducted in the area by site offices and dam experts immediately after the earthquake showed that there was no damage affecting the safety of the dams although slight damage was observed in several dams. The investigation also revealed that the peak accelerations at dam sites were much smaller than those at soil sites. The Ministry of construction organized the Committee on Evaluattion of Earthquake Resistance of Dams after the earthquake. The Committee confirmed through dynamic analysis that the dams designed in accordance with the present design criteria in Japan are safe under the magnitude of shaking that occurred close the source fault of the Hyogoken-Nambu Earthquake.

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Seismic analysis of a steam generator for Gyeongju and Pohang earthquakes

  • Myung Jo Jhung;Youngin Choi;Changsik Oh;Gangsig Shin;Chan Il Park
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.5
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    • pp.1577-1586
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    • 2023
  • Safety qualification of a steam generator is a crucial issue related to faulted condition design loads, including earthquake loads, and it should be ensured that the structural integrity of a steam generator does not exceed its design load. Using data from the Gyeongju and Pohang earthquakes, the two most powerful recorded seismic events in Korea, seismic analyses of a typical steam generator are conducted in this study. The modal characteristics are used to develop an input deck for these analyses. With a time history analysis, the responses of the steam generator in the event of an earthquake are obtained. In particular, the displacement, velocity, and acceleration responses are obtained in the time domain, with these outcomes then used for a detailed structural analysis as part of the ensuing assessment. The response spectra are also generated to determine the response characteristics in the frequency domain, focusing on the response comparisons between the Gyeongju and Pohang earthquakes. Structural integrity can be ensured by performing additional analysis using results obtained from the time history analysis considering the input excitations of various earthquakes considered in the design.

Senstivity analysis by seismograph of composition Dam (복합댐의 지진계수별 민감도 분석)

  • Kim, Jae-Hong;Oh, Byung-Hyun;Hong, Won-Pho;Jeon, Je-Sung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.820-826
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    • 2008
  • Differ number of seismograph to the composition dam by recently frequent earthquake and analyzed responsiveness. Interest for dam inner place by increase of something wrong flood and inside and outside of the country earthquake appearance according to unusual change of weather is risen, on important urea in dam safety floodgate school register by structural safety divide can. Therefore, by PMP (PMF) of dam and increase of domestic earthquake occurrence, need research about earthquake resistant nature ability estimation of water resources facilities. Because responsiveness analysis applies number 0.154 ~ 0.25 g of seismograph, seismic wave that use in analysis is being suitable in dynamic analysis of construction such as Rockfill dam from representative chapter cycle faction and recommend in domestic internal examination design workbook, and use results applied much Hachinohe wave onions in van abroad.

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Selection of Ground Motions for the Assessment of Liquefaction Potential for South Korea (국내 액상화 평가를 위한 지진파 선정)

  • Jang, Young-Eun;Seo, Hwanwoo;Kim, Byungmin;Han, Jin-Tae;Park, Duhee
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2020
  • Recently, some of the most destructive earthquakes have occurred in South Korea since earthquake observations began in 1978. In particular, the soil liquefactions have been reported in Pohang as a result of the ML 5.4 earthquake that occurred in November 2017. Liquefaction-induced ground deformations can cause significant damage to a wide range of buildings and infrastructures. Therefore, it is necessary to take practical steps to ensure safety during an earthquake. In the current seismic design in South Korea, the Hachinohe earthquake and Ofunato earthquake recorded in Japan, along with artificial earthquakes, have been generally used for input motions in dynamic analyses. However, such strong ground motions are only from Japan, and artificial earthquake ground motions are different from real ground motions. In this study, seven ground motions are selected, including those recorded in South Korea, while others are compatible to the current design spectra of South Korea. The effects of the newly selected ground motions on site response analyses and liquefaction analyses are evaluated.