• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2015

The water jetting system for a jack-up spudcan requires the suitable design considering the platform/spudcan particulars, environments, and soil conditions, either the surficial clay or surficial sand. The usage of water jetting depends critically on soil conditions. The water jetting is usually used for the smooth and fast extraction of the spudcan in the surficial clay condition. It is also required for inserting spudcan up to the required depth in the surficial sand condition, which is investigated in this paper. Especially, it should be very careful to use the water jetting during an installation of spudcan in the surficial sand condition, because there is a risk of overturning accident related to the punch-through. Therefore, in this study, the effect of water jetting flow rate and time on the change of soil properties and penetration resistance is analyzed to better understand their interactions and correlations when inserting the spudcan with water jetting in surficial sand condition. For the investigation, a wind turbine installation jack-up rig (WTIJ) is selected as the target platform and the multi layered soil (surficial sand overlaying clays) is considered as the soil condition. The environmental loading and soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis are performed by using CHARM3D and ANSYS. This kind of investigation and simulation is needed to decide the proper water jetting flow rate and time of spudcan for the given design condition.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.507-527
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• 2023

Accurately estimation of the geo-mechanical parameters in Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF) is a most important scientific topic in soil improvement and geotechnical engineering. In order for this, one way is using classical and conventional constitutive models based on different theories like critical state theory, Hooke's law, and so on, which are time-consuming, costly, and troublous. The others are the application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to predict considered parameters and behaviors accurately. This study presents a comprehensive data-mining-based model for predicting the Young's Modulus of frozen sand under the triaxial test. For this aim, several single and hybrid models were considered including additive regression, bagging, M5-Rules, M5P, random forests (RF), support vector regression (SVR), locally weighted linear (LWL), gaussian process regression (GPR), and multi-layered perceptron neural network (MLP). In the present study, cell pressure, strain rate, temperature, time, and strain were considered as the input variables, where the Young's Modulus was recognized as target. The results showed that all selected single and hybrid predicting models have acceptable agreement with measured experimental results. Especially, hybrid Additive Regression-Gaussian Process Regression and Bagging-Gaussian Process Regression have the best accuracy based on Model performance assessment criteria.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2004

To validate the previous conceptual design of cover system, construction of the engineered barrier test facility is completed and the performance tests of the disposal cover system are conducted. The disposal test facility is composed of the multi-purpose working space, the six test cells and the disposal information space for the PR center. The dedicated detection system measures the water content, the temperature, the matric potential of each cover layer and the accumulated water volume of lateral drainage. Short-term experiments on the disposal cover layer using the artificial rainfall system are implemented. The sand drainage layer shows the satisfactory performance as intended in the design stage. The artificial rainfall does not affect the temperature of cover layers. It is investigated that high water infiltration of the artificial rainfall changes the matric potential in each cover layer. This facility is expected to increase the public information about the national radioactive waste disposal program and the effort for the safety of the planned disposal facility.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.263-278
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• 2014

The spudcan requires the suitable design considering the soil, platform, and environmental conditions. Its shape needs to be designed to secure sufficient reaction of soil so that it can prevent overturning accidents. Its shape also has to minimize the installation and extraction time. Even in the same soil condition, the reaction of soil may be different depending on the shape of spud can, mainly the slope of top and bottom plates. Therefore, in this study, the relation between the slope of plates and the reaction of soil with and without water jetting is analyzed to better understand their interactions and correlations. For the investigation, a wind turbine installation jack-up rig (WTIJ) is selected as the target platform and the Gulf of Mexico is considered as the target site. A multi layered (sand overlying two clays) soil profile is applied as the assumed soil condition and the soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis is performed by using ANSYS to analyze the effect of the slope change of the bottom plate and water jetting on the reaction of soil. This kind of investigation and simulation is needed to develop optimal and smart spudcan with water-jetting control in the future.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.493-502
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• 2016

이 연구에서는 암반의 상태가 유도분극에 의한 전하 충전성(chargeability)과 전기비저항에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 이론 연구에서 지반의 충전성과 이에 영향을 미치는 변수들 사이에 관계식을 유도하고, 변수 민감도 분석으로부터 충전성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인은 입자 사이의 좁은 간극의 크기($r_1$)이며, 그 다음으로는 간극수의 염도($C_0$)임을 밝혔다. 실내 실험에서는 암반 절리대(파쇄대)를 축소 모사하여, 절리 틈새 크기와 간극수 염도 및 절리대 위치에 따라 충전성과 비저항을 측정하였다. 또한, 서로 다른 충전성을 가진 지층이 복합적으로 구성된 경우도 살펴보았다. 실험 결과, 충전성은 간극수의 염도($C_0$)가 증가하면 감소하였다. 또한, 전하가 흐르는 각각의 경로(current flow lines)에서 나타나는 충전성에 의해 전체 충전성이 결정되었으며, 각 경로에서의 충전성은 암반 파쇄상태가 아닌 경로 상의 좁은 간극($r_1$)에 의해 결정되었다. 따라서 충전성이 상대적으로 큰 암반이 하부에 존재하는 복합지층의 경우, 충전성을 이용해 복합지층 구성 여부에 대한 파악이 가능하였다. 이러한 결과로부터, 전기비저항 변화만으로는 지반 해수침투 또는 지반 복합구성 여부가 지반 파쇄상태에 따른 비저항 변화와 혼동되어 분간이 어려우나, 충전성을 함께 측정하면 이를 명확히 구분하는데 매우 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.74-88
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• 2021

본 연구는 인천광역시 청량산의 생태적 특성과 식생구조의 변화를 분석하여 도시림의 건강성 회복 및 식생 보전을 위한 관리방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 청량산의 신갈나무는 참나무시들음병 방제로 세력이 감소하였고, 때죽나무와 팥배나무의 세력은 확대되었다. 천이경향은 대부분 현상태를 유지할 것으로 판단되며, 향후 소나무군집은 산벚나무군집으로, 신갈나무군집은 졸참나무군집으로 변화 잠재성이 있었다. 리기다소나무림은 산벚나무군집으로, 아까시나무림은 졸참나무군집으로 변화 가능성은 있으나, 천이의 진행이 양호하지 않은 것으로 판단되었다. 토성은 대부분 사양토(sandy loam) 또는 양질사토(loamy sand)였으며, 토양 pH는 4.26~4.86이었고, 평균 4.59이었다. 유기물함량(O.M)은 2.18~9.60%이었고, 평균 4.33%이었다. 청량산의 종다양성 증진을 위해서는 토양산성화 방지, 자생수종을 선정하여 조림하고, 도시화 영향에 의해 출현하는 수종의 지나친 세력 확대 방지, 하층식생과 호습성 수종 보호, 다층구조의 숲 유도 관리를 제시하였다.