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Multi-temporal image derived Ratio Vegetation Index and NDVI in a landslide prone region

  • Paramarthalingam, Rajakumar;Shanmugam, Sanjeevi
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.257-259
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    • 2003
  • Landuse maps are prepared from satellite imagery and field observations were conducted at various locations in the study area. Compared to the field data and NDVI and RVI thematic maps, NDVI is better than RVI, because it compensates for changing illumination conditions, surface slope, aspect and other factors. Clouds, water and snow have negative values for RVI and NDVI. Rock and bare soils have similar reflectance in both NIR and visible band, so RVI and NDVI are near zero. In forest areas with good vegetation cover, NDVI is high and landslide occurrence is less. But if annual and biennial vegetations are present and if cultivation practices are changed frequently, NDVI is medium and landslide occurrence is moderate. In areas where deforestation and settlement is in progress, NDVI is less and landslide occurrence is more. The NDVI FCC thematic map may be used as an important layer in GIS application for landslide studies. Analyzing other layers such as slope, rainfall, soil, geology, drainage, lineament, etc with NDVI FCC layer will give a better idea about the identity of landslide prone areas.

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A computational estimation model for the subgrade reaction modulus of soil improved with DCM columns

  • Dehghanbanadaki, Ali;Rashid, Ahmad Safuan A.;Ahmad, Kamarudin;Yunus, Nor Zurairahetty Mohd;Said, Khairun Nissa Mat
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.385-396
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    • 2022
  • The accurate determination of the subgrade reaction modulus (Ks) of soil is an important factor for geotechnical engineers. This study estimated the Ks of soft soil improved with floating deep cement mixing (DCM) columns. A novel prediction model was developed that emphasizes the accuracy of identifying the most significant parameters of Ks. Several multi-layer perceptron (MLP) models that were trained using the Levenberg Marquardt (LM) backpropagation method were developed to estimate Ks. The models were trained using a reliable database containing the results of 36 physical modelling tests. The input parameters were the undrained shear strength of the DCM columns, undrained shear strength of soft soil, area improvement ratio and length-to-diameter ratio of the DCM columns. Grey wolf optimization (GWO) was coupled with the MLPs to improve the performance indices of the MLPs. Sensitivity tests were carried out to determine the importance of the input parameters for prediction of Ks. The results showed that both the MLP-LM and MLP-GWO methods showed high ability to predict Ks. However, it was shown that MLP-GWO (R = 0.9917, MSE = 0.28 (MN/m2/m)) performed better than MLP-LM (R =0.9126, MSE =6.1916 (MN/m2/m)). This proves the greater reliability of the proposed hybrid model of MLP-GWO in approximating the subgrade reaction modulus of soft soil improved with floating DCM columns. The results revealed that the undrained shear strength of the soil was the most effective factor for estimation of Ks.

Development of A Simple Design Monograph for Track Sublayers (궤도 하부구조설계를 위한 간이 설계 모노그래프 개념 개발)

  • Park, Mi-Yun;Lee, Jin-Ug;Lee, Seong-Hyeok;Park, Jae-Hak;Lim, Yu-Jin
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2011.10a
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    • pp.428-435
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    • 2011
  • In general, thickness of the sublayers under track is designed based on concept of vertical soil reaction value or vertical stiffness. However, this design method cannot take consideration into soil-track interaction under repetitive load, traffic condition and velocity of the train. Furthermore, the reinforced roadbed soils experience complex behavior that cannot be explained by conventional stress-strain relation expressed as soil reaction value k. The reinforced roadbed soils also can produce cumulative permanent deformation under repetitive load caused by train. Therefore new design method for the sublayers under track must be developed that can consider both elastic modulus and permanent deformation. In this study, a new design concept, a rule-of-thumb, is proposed as the form of design monograph that is developed using elastic multi-layer and finite element programs by analyzing stress and deformation in the sublayers with changing the thickness and elastic modulus of the sublayers and also using data obtained from repetitive triaxial test. This new design concept can be applied to design of the reinforced roadbed before developing full version of design methodology that can consider MGT, axial load and the material properties of the layers. The new design monograph allows the user to design the thickness of the reinforced roadbed based on permanent deformation, elastic modulus and MGT.

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Estimating Leaching of Nutrients and Pesticides in Agricultural Lands -A Perferential Flow Model- (농경지의 비료, 농약의 지하유실량 추정 -Preferential 흐름모형-)

  • 이남호;타모스틴후이스
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.62-73
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    • 1997
  • The application of nutrients and pesticides to agricultural lands has been reported to contribute to groundwater contamination, which can be explained by preferential flow in lieu of convective-dispersive flow. An one-dimensional numerical model depicting preferential water and solute movement was modified to describe multi-layer flows. The model is based on a piecewise linear conductivity function. By combining conservation of mass and Darcy's law and using the method of characteristics a solution is obtained for water flow in which water moves at distinct velocities in different flow regions instead of an average velocity for the whole profile. The model allows transfer ofqr solutes between pore groups. The transfer is characterized by assuming mixing coefficients. The model was applied to undisturbed soil columns and an experiment site with structured sandy clay loam soil. Chloride, bromide, and 2, 4-D were used as tracers. Simulated solutes concentrations were in good agreement with the soil column data and field data in which preferential flow of solute is significant. The proposed model is capable of describing preferential solute transport under laboratory and field conditions.

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Analysis of Runoff Sensitivity for Initial Soil Condition in Distributed Model (초기토양조건에 대한 분포형모형 유출민감도 분석)

  • Park, Jin Hyeog;Hur, Young Teck
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.28 no.4B
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    • pp.375-381
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    • 2008
  • In this research, a physics based grid-multi layer distributed flood runoff model was developed to analyze discharge for the Namgang Dam Watershed ($2,293km^2$) and applied for sensitivity analysis for estimation of parameters, mainly initial soil moisture condition and saturate infiltration coefficient, which have a strong influence on discharge. Capability of the model was evaluated using VER and QER from the results of rainfall-runoff analysis and showed enhanced results of 6% compared to parameters before calibration. As the result with the sensitivity analysis of parameters, the part of the most influence on the runoff was the infiltration coefficient and ratio of layer partition. The total discharge and peak time showed comparatively precise runoff results without the initial calibration of the parameters.

Elution Patterns of Anions in Multi-layered Soils amended with Cow Manure Compost (우분퇴비 처리에 따른 다층구조 토양내 음이온의 용출특성 변화)

  • 김필주;정덕영;이병열
    • Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 1997
  • To investigate the effects of cow manure compost(CMC) on soil and water environment as non-point source, the elution patterns of anions were determined in muti-layered soil columns which were consisted of one top and one bottom in combination. The top soil columns were uniformly packed with Ap horizon soils amended with air-dried CMC at different ratios(0, 2, 4, 6%, wt/wt), the bottom ones were packed with of B horizon soils of 15, 30, and 45cm in length. After saturating the each soil column, the leachate were collected from the bottom of the column while the double-ionized water was applied from the surface of the column by constant head method. From the hydraulic conductivity and anion eluted were measured in the leachate. Each saturated hydraulic conductivities for top and the bottom soils were 3$\times$$10^{-4}$sec and 1.6$\times$$10^{-3}$cm/sec. Most of water soluble chloride and sulfate, having non-specific adsorption characteristics onto the soil particles, were eluted within 1 PV, showing that there was no apparent retardation of anion movement with increasing CMC contents in the top soils. The effect of soil depths on anion movement were similar to the results of CMC contents. Sulfate of having both of non-specific and specific adsorption characteristics was also recovered in the effluent within 1 PV, while the elution curves were slightly skewed to the right showing that the CMC affected the movement of sulfate. Phosphate of specific adsorption characteristics was hardly eluted within 5 PV.

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Analysis on Coring Earth Electrode in Progress of Time (코아링 접지전극의 경년변화 해석)

  • Oh, Seong-Bo;Kim, Se-Ho;Kim, Ho-Chan;Boo, Chang-Jin;Ahan, Jae-Hyun;Ko, Seoung-Min;Ko, Young-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07e
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    • pp.89-90
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    • 2006
  • Recent earth systems not only make earth resistance decreased by installing earth electrode but also are demanded by earth construction for the protection of human life and equipments through total investigation about circumstances. Layer constructions in Jeju island consist of multi-layer of scoria, rocks and shale except clay layers on the surface, which needs the construction of the coring earth electrode suitable in the condition of the area. For this reason, we've used the coring earth electrode. But the coring earth electrode is expected to slow down the performance of this equipment according to the progress of time changing the effects. It is also applied for the stability of earth system construction and management after the construction work analyzing the condition of the earth system. Therefore, this is actually focused on the analysis on measuring the earth resistance and the soil resistivity that cover the range where the remarkable contrast can be expected to be seen in the layer structures.

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Introducing multi-layer structure for the better estimation of evapotranspiration (증발산 산정 향상을 위한 다층 구조 도입)

  • Choi, Kwanghun;Paik, Kyungrock
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.65-65
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    • 2022
  • 울창한 숲에도 어느 정도 햇빛은 들 듯이, 태양복사에너지는 식생의 잎과 흙에 모두 미치며, 그로 인해 증산과 증발이 각각 발생한다. 이러한 사실을 반영하는 것은 현존하는 증발산 산정 방법을 개선하여 더 나은 증발산 추정치를 구하는 데에 도움이 될 것이다. 이 연구에서는 증발 표면을 수직적으로 흙층(soil layer)과 잎층(canopy layer)으로 나눠진 다층 구조로 바라보고, 각 층에서 증발산을 계산하는 방법을 도입했다. 증발 표면을 수직 상에서 구분했기에 각 층의 환경 조건은 그 층을 대표하는 높이에서 관측된 기상자료를 활용할 수 있다. 또한, 식생 활기에 따른 각 층의 복사에너지 유입량과 기공의 여닫힘에 따른 Bowen 비를 통해 식생이 증발산에 미치는 영향을 반영하는 것이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 Fluxnet에서 제공하는 공분산 방법(eddy covariance method)으로 측정한 자료를 참고하여 다층 구조가 실제 증발산 산정에 타당한가를 논했다. 시스템 내 변화는 주어진 조건에서 엔트로피가 최대로 생성되는 방향으로 발생한다는 Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) 이론을 기반으로 만들어진 증발산 산정법을 통해 각 층의 증발산을 계산했으며, 관측 증발산을 토대로 잎층과 흙층에 유입된 복사에너지의 크기를 비교했다. 결과적으로 잎층에 계산된 복사에너지 흡수능이 낙엽수림의 변화 주기를 잘 반영하는 것을 확인했으며 다층 구조를 도입하는 것이 증발산 산정 향상과 수문-식생 관계를 고려한 증발산 분석에 적절한 접근법임을 보였다.

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Planting Structure and Ecological Characteristics of Green Spaces at the Dangjin Steam Power Plant (당진화력발전소 녹지공간의 식재현황 및 생태적 특성 분석)

  • Kang Hyun-Kyung;Lee Soo-Dong;Han Bong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.33 no.6 s.113
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    • pp.78-89
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    • 2006
  • This study was conducted to analyze the planting structure and ecological characteristics of greon spaces on the grounds of e Dangjin steam power plant. To achieve these goals, we surveyed existing vegetation, plant community structure, Plant volume and growth rate. Based on e vegetation analysis, existing vegetation was classified into six types: herbaceous species $(70.54\%)$, evergreen coniferous trees $(21.17\%)$, deciduous broad-leaved trees $(5.10\%)$, deciduous coniferous trees $(1.47\%)$, shrubs $(0.12\%)$, and other types $(1.59\%)$. The coal storage, office, and playground areas were community is the natural forest area where a Pinus thunbergii / Pinus densiflora community is distributed in terms of vegetation structure, species diversity, plant volume, and growth rate. The artificial green spaces(near the coal storage, office, playground areas) had a single-layer structure. Species diversity indices of the artificial green areas were $0.1655\~0.4807$ compared to 0.8628 in the natural forest, which presented a good growth environment. Also, the plant volume in the artificial green space was lower than that of the natural green space. Therefore, it would be desirable to develope a multi-layer structure similar to that of the vegetation in the natural green space in order to improve the amount of plant volume. The plant-damage ratio of Pinus thunbergii was $52.48\%$ in the coal storage area, and $8.48\~ 11.52\%$, in the other survey areas. Also, the vitality of Pinus thunbergii was $15.45k{\Omega}$ in the coal storage areas, which indicates bad growing conditions. This suggests that soil characteristics and dust have a bad impact on growth. The investigation into deciduous tres' growth status showed that appropriate plants would be Albizzia julibrissin, Acer palmatum var. sanguineum, Acer palmatum, Malus spp., Prunus sargentii.

A Study of Hydrodynamic Dispersions in the Unsaturated and the Saturated Zone of a Multi-soil Layer Deposit Using a Continuous Injection Tracer Test (복합토양층의 불포화대와 포화대에서 연속주입 추적자시험을 이용한 수리분산특성 연구)

  • Chung, Sang-Yong;Kang, Dong-Hwan;Lee, Min-Hee;Son, Joo-Hyong
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.48-56
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    • 2006
  • Using a continuous injection tracer test at a multi-soil layer deposit, the difference of hydrodynamic dispersions in unsaturated and saturated zones were analyzed through breakthrough curves of Rhodamine WT, linear regression of concentration versus time, concentration variation rates versus time, and concentration ratio according to the distance from injection well. As a result of continuous injection tracer test, the difference of the maximum concentrations of Rhodamine WT in unsaturated and saturated zones were 13-15 times after 160 hours, and the increased rate of concentration versus time in unsaturated zone was about 10 times higher than in saturated zone. The fluctuation of Rhodamine WT breakthrough curve and concentration variation rate with time in saturated zone were larger than in unsaturated zone. Rhodamine WT concentration ratio with the distance from the injection well in saturation zone was linearly decreased faster than in unsaturated zone, and the elapsed time necessary for the concentration ratio less than 2 was longer in saturation zone. The differences resulted from the lower concentration and slower hydrodynamic dispersion of Rhodamine WT at the saturation zone of the multi-soil layer deposit, in which groundwater flow significantly flow and aquifer materials have high hydraulic heterogeneity. Effective porosity, longitudinal and transverse dispersivities were estimated $10.19{\sim}10.50%,\;0.80{\sim}1.98m$ and $0.02{\sim}0.04m$, respectively. The field longitudinal dispersivity is over 12 times larger than the laboratory longitudinal dispersivity by the scale-dependent effect.