• 한국암반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국암반공학회 1995년도 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.108-108
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• 1995

There are always some difficulties to discriminate artificial exlposions from micro-earthquakes, furthermore more difficulties to identify and determine decoupled explosions and/or multiple explosions from micro-earthquakes. In this study we use the synthetic seismogram of the in homogeneous models between the source and the observation station in order to find the source effect of the geological environment. We have found some source characteristics of the air-filled and/or water-filled cavity that we can hardly see P-n and S- waves arrivals and that the high frequency coda waves are well observed compared to the coupled explosions or earthquakes.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 1997년도 International Symposium on Fire Science and Technology
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• pp.203-210
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• 1997

Reports of explosions in cargo and storage tanks of high flash point liquids such as residual fuel oil, asphalt, and oily waste water have shown that these explosions have occurred even when the liquid temperatures are well below the liquid nominal flash point. The reasons for these seemingly paradoxical explosions are reviewed and results of recent laboratory tests are presented to better define the conditions leading to flammable vapor atmospheres in these tanks. The potential effectiveness of various prevention measures are discussed including inerting, monitoring tank vapor concentrations, and periodic cleaning of condensation and deposits on the tank walls and roof.

• 지질공학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.29-42
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• 1994

한반도 남부의 순수 대륙을 통과한 지진파를 가지고 미소지진과 지하 인공 폭발의 구별에 관한 연구를 한다.지하 인공 폭발과 미소지진긔 파형 특성은 관측 및 이론 지진 기록지를 가지고 수행한다. 이러한 지지파 파형 특성은 주로 진원메키니즘이 전파 과정보다 강한 영향을 미친다. 미소지진에서는 double-couple진원,그리고 폭발에서는 single-couple진원이 주어진다. 진원이 아주 천부층에 있을때 Rayleigh파의 fundamental mode(1-6초 주기)인 $R_g$파와 guide파인 $L_g$파(8-12초 주기)가 장 나타난다. 또한 폭발에서 SH파는 nodal line이 없기 때문에 초동 진폭이 약하게 나타나을 알 수있다. 인공폭발의 이론 지진 기록지는 압축 초동의 P파와 $R_g{\;}및{\;}L_g$파가 나타남을 알 수있다. 그 반면에 전자의 초동은 관측점에 따라 압축(compression)과 팽창 (dilatation)이 나타났고 Lg파는 복잡하고 $R_g$파는 깊이가 커짐에 따라 사라지는 것을 알 수 있다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2003

한반도 남동부의 경상분지에 한국지질자원연구원의 지진관측망을 비롯한 관측소들이 급격히 증가함에 따라, 지진관측의 능력이 최근에 들어 크게 향상되었다. 그러나, 빈번한 중소규모의 화약발파에 의한 진동이 다수 관측되고 있다. 따라서, 이 지역에서 자연지진과 발파에 의한 인공지진의 식별이 중요한 문제로 부상하였다. 이 지역에서의 인공지진과 자연지진의 적절한 식별법을 확립하기 위하여 소규모의 지역지진 43개와 이에 대응되는 인공지진 43개를 선정하였다. 이 연구에서는 주파수 영역에서 Pg파, Sg파 및 Lg파의 스펙트럼 진폭비를 이용하는 기법들이 폭 넓게 검토되었다. 그들 중 Pg/Lg 스펙트럼 진폭비를 이용하는 방법이 가장 좋은 식별법으로 나타났다. 또한, 식별능력을 향상시키기 위하여 Pg/Lg 스펙트럼비에 다변량 판별분석법을 적용하였다. 거리보정이 안된 수직성분에 비하여 거리에 대한 감쇠효과를 보정한 3성분의 Pg/Lg비에 판별분석법을 적용했을 때의 판별능력은 뚜렷한 증가를 보인다. 주파수 대역 4-l4Hz의 범위에서, 거리 보정한 3성분의 Pg/Lg비에 대한 판별분석의 결과 총 분류비율은 0.89%에 불과한 것으로 나타난다.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2005년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.68-73
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• 2005

In succession of the previous works, seismo-acoustic analysis was conducted to collect ground truth events and to discriminate surface explosions from natural earthquakes in the Korean Peninsula for 2004. In this period, total 510 seismo-acoustic events corresponding to 10.8 percent of total seismic events occurred in and near the Korean Peninsula were analyzed and discriminated as artificial surface explosions. Events distribution of the seismo-acoustic events in 2004 is similar to the previous results of 1999-2003. And newly determined seismo-acoustic events were added to the surface explosions database. To extend infrasound detection capability, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) and Southern Methodist University (SMU) installed new seismo-acoustic array (BRDAR) in Baekryoung Island last November, 2004. The array configuration and design is nearly same to previous seismo-acoustic arrays CHNAR, KSGAR, a triangular 1 km aperture. BRDAR consists of 5 short period vertical seismometers (GS-13) in seismic vaults and 13 microbarometers (Chaparral Model 2). Preliminary analysis using data collected from BRDAR shows an extension of infrasound detection capability to western part of the Korean Peninsula. Also, multiple observations of infrasound at BRDAR and other arrays gave an opportunity to localize sound source regions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.803-819
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• 2013

This paper addresses two main issues relevant to the structural assessment of buildings subjected to explosions. The first issue regards the robustness evaluation of steel frame structures: a procedure is provided for computing "robustness curves" and it is applied to a 20-storey steel frame building, describing the residual strength of the (blast) damaged structure under different local damage levels. The second issue regards the precise evaluation of blast pressures acting on structural elements using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques. This last aspect is treated with particular reference to gas explosions, focusing on some critical parameters (room congestion, failure of non-structural walls and ignition point location) which influence the development of the explosion. From the analyses, it can be deduced that, at least for the examined cases, the obtained robustness curves provide a suitable tool that can be used for risk management and assessment purposes. Moreover, the variation of relevant CFD analysis outcomes (e.g., pressure) due to the variation of the analysis parameters is found to be significant.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.601-610
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• 2024

This paper gives an extensive analysis on the characterization of xenon isotopic ratios for various nuclear reactors and nuclear explosions through neutronic depletion codes. The results of the characterization can be used for discriminating the sources of the xenon isotopes' release among the nuclear explosions and nuclear reactors. The considered sources of the xenon radionuclides do not only include PWR, CANDU, and nuclear explosions using uranium and plutonium bombs, but also IRT-200 and 5MWe Yongbyon (MAGNOX reactor) research reactors operated in North Korea. A new data base (DB) on xenon isotopic activity ratios was produced using the results of the characterization, which can be used in discrimination of the sources of xenon isotopes. The results of the study show that 5MWe Yongbyon reactor has quite different characteristics in ¹³⁵Xe/¹³³Xe ratio from the PWRs and the nuclear reactors have different characteristics in ¹³⁵Xe/¹³³Xe ratios from the nuclear explosions.

• 지질공학
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.181-192
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• 1995

원격지진과 핵실험의 구별에 관한 연구는 많은 지진학자들에 의해서 연구되어 왔다(너틀리와 김, 1976;달만과 이스라엘손, 1977;마세, 1981). 그러나 지역적인 미세지진과 인공지하폭발(진앙거리 400km보다 가까운)은 지진학적 관심에서 볼때 활발하데 연구되지 않았다. 더우기 최근 IAEA(국제 원자력기구)가 북한의 핵무기 개발을 명백하게 분석하는데 이 문제는 매우 중요하지만 한국에서 이런 종류의 연구는 전혀 되지 않았다. 본 연구는 지난 6년동안 북한에서 발생한 인공지하폭발 (약 100개)중에 KSRS자료를 이용하여 수행되었다. 방위각.외견입사각, 진앙거리 및 진앙 등은 단일 관측의 3성분자료를 이용하여 결정된다. 그리고 인공지하폭발의 탐지.진앙확인은 Polarization 기술과 주파수 필터링 방법으로 수행된다. 이 방법은 전환파(converted waves)를 정밀 분석할 수 있으며 비동질의 지각구조 모델을 결정하는데 크게 이용할 수 있었다.

• 암석학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.91-103
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• 1992

Eruptive mechanisms and processes at Udo tuff cone can be inferred from indicative characters of products, bedforms and lithofacies, and ring faults. In terms of bedforms and lithofa-cies in particular, massive lapilli tuff beds and chaotic lapilli tuff beds are derived from subaerial falls of aggregated tephra of wet tephra finger jets, occurring dominantly at the lower sequences of proximal part at the tuff cone. Crudely stratified lapilli tuff are derived from subaerial falls of slightly aggregated tephra of less wet tephra finger jets, whereas reversely graded lapilli tuff beds are from slightly disaggregated subaerial falls of continuous uprush. Both beds frequently occur in the middle sequences at proximal and near medial part of the tuff cone. Block and lapilli tephra lenses, ash-coated lapilli tephra beds(lenses) and thin-bedded tuff beds are derived from extremely disaggregated subaerial falls of dry tephra in the continuous uprush, frequently occurring at the upper sequences of medial part at the tuff cone. Udo tuff cone is a basaltic volcano emergent through the sea water surface while water could flood across or into the vent area. Emergence of the tuff cone was from the type-Surtseyan eruption characterized by earlier tephra finger jets and later continuous uprush columns of tephra with copious volumes of steam. Explosions began when boiling of wter produced a bubble column reducing the hydrostatic pres-sure, allowing exsolution of gases from the magma. This expansion of magma into a vesiculating froth fragmented the magma and permitted mixing of magma and water so that a more vigorous generation of steam could proceed. Tephra finger jetting explosions continued to build the crater rims, then remove water from the vent that their deposits flowed like slsurries until the continuous uprush explosion ensued. Continuous uprush explosions were associated with most rapid accumula-tion of tephra. The increasing volume rate led to partial removal of water from the vent area by the newly tephra ring so that more vigorous activity could be attended by a reducing water supply. This might restrain surplus of cold water entering the vent and thus enhance the vigour of the eruption by allowing optimal heat exchange. Eventually the crater became so deep and unsuported that piecemeal sliding, or massive subsidence on indipping ring faults, filled and closed the vent, and the cycle of explosions and collapse began anew.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.617-648
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• 2009

Under the government supported long-term nuclear R&D program, the severe accident research program at KAERI is directed to investigate unresolved severe accident issues such as core debris coolability, steam explosions, and hydrogen combustion both experimentally and numerically. Extensive studies have been performed to evaluate the in-vessel retention of core debris through external reactor vessel cooling concept for APR1400 as a severe accident management strategy. Additionally, an improvement of the insulator design outside the vessel was investigated. To address steam explosions, a series of experiments using a prototypic material was performed in the TROI facility. Major parameters such as material composition and void fraction as well as the relevant physics affecting the energetics of steam explosions were investigated. For hydrogen control in Korean nuclear power plants, evaluation of the hydrogen concentration and the possibility of deflagration-to-detonation transition occurrence in the containment using three-dimensional analysis code, GASFLOW, were performed. Finally, the integrated severe accident analysis code, MIDAS, has been developed for domestication based on MELCOR. The data transfer scheme using pointers was restructured with the modules and the derived-type direct variables using FORTRAN90. New models were implemented to extend the capability of MIDAS.