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Fire-induced damage on Shield TBM concrete segment (터널 화재로 인한 콘크리트 세그먼트의 손상특성 규명)

  • Choi, Soon-Wook;Chang, Soo-Ho;Lee, Gyu-Phil;Bae, Gyu-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2005.03a
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    • pp.423-430
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    • 2005
  • Fire accidents in underground space may bring much loss of lives as well as properties and result in catastrophic disasters. This study aimed to manufacture the high-temperature furnace capable of simulating fire scenarios (RABT and RWS) and carry out the preliminary fire tests to evaluate fire-induced damage in underground structures. Specimens used in the fire tests were the concrete segments generally used in shield TBM tunnels. The simulated fire scenario was set to the RABT curve that is the most representative fire scenario in underground space. From the fire tests, the spalling was estimated to reach approximately 20cm from the surface exposed to fire. In addition, from the observation of core specimens obtained after fire tests, the deteriorated zone of unspalled specimens amounted to approximately 10cm from the surface of spalling.

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A Study on the Development of the Measuring Scale of Safety Consciousness (안전의식 측정 척도 개발 연구 : 서울시 일부 중학생을 중심으로)

  • 김혜원;이명선
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.87-107
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    • 2002
  • Recently, the industrialized world is suffering from accidents referring from the lack of safety consciousness. According to Korean Safety Regulation Department(1996), students at junior high schools are mostly involved in safety accidents, and this is due to lack of safety consciousness. To prevent these accidents, we need to have safety consciousness and attitude. To make junior high school students who are mostly affected in these accidents act safely, they need to know their level of safety consciousness. The purpose of this study is to develop a guideline of measuring the scale of safety consciousness and analyze the relationship between safety education, accident experiences and safety consciousness. This study is based on a survey of 708 junior high students in Seoul, which was carried out from 12 November, 2001 to 21 November, 2001. 1. The main fields of safety consciousness are home safety, school safety, fire safety, emergency management based on documents. Home safety is again divided into facility safety and livelihood safety, school safety is divided into facility safety, livelihood safety and laboratory safety, traffic safety is divided into pedestrian safety, bicycling safety and public transportation safety, fire safety divided into prevention and escaping during fire breakouts, emergency management safety is divided into general principles and escaping during emergency situations. 2. The primary safety consciousness scale was made according to every field of safety consciousness. A preliminary examination based on the scale and a study of reliance and the factors was held. Based on these results, 27 questions which were concerned to be impairing reliability or lacking in factor were deleted on the secondary safety consciousness scale development The secondary safety consciousness scale which constituted of 73 questions was put into another preliminary study and after analyzing reliability and the factors, 12 questions of low reliabilities were deleted and with these results, the third scale were made consisting of 61 questions. 3. A study based on the third safety scale which is made of 61 questions, were held and with a analysis of the reliability and factors made, the relationship between safety education, accident experience and safety mind were examined. (1) The study of reliability and factors show that Cronbach's coefficient in home safety fields is .7598, in school safety .7924, in traffic safety .8306, in emergency treatment .7775, in fire safety .7247. The questions indicating low reliability were deleted. The factor analysis revealed that home safety is converged on facility safety and livelihood safety. But one question was deleted because it showed incongruence of validity. School safety was converged on facility safety, livelihood safety and laboratory safety. But 2 questions showed incongruence of validity and these were deleted. Traffic safety fields were converged on pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and public transportation safety. One question showing incongruence of validity was deleted. Emergency treatment fields converged on general principles and acting in emergency situations and three questions showing incongruence of validity were deleted. Fire safety was converged on prevention and acting in fire breakouts. Totally, eight questions were removed and the final scale were consisted of 53 questions (2) The 3/sup rd/ grade students scored higher average safety mind scales than 1st graders(p〈.05). And students who had high scores at school tend to have a higher scale than those who do not(p〈.001). (3) Average scale of students who had experience in safety education were higher(p〈.001). Students who had previously been involved in home safety accidents had a low score(p〈.001). This was same to students with experience in school safety accidents(p〈.001). Students with traffic safety accidents and fire safety accidents tend to have a lower scale too(p〈.05, p〈.001).

Characteristic Analysis of Casualty Accidents in Chemical Accidents (화학사고에 의한 인명사고 특성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Tae-Hyung;Lee, Deok-Jae;Shin, Chang-Hyun
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2017
  • This study analyzed chemical accidents each year according to the status, type of accident, accident place, business size, and chemical substance. The results of the chemical accident investigation were 16 cases in 2013, 27 cases in 2014, 46 cases in 2015, and 23 cases in 2016. According to the type of chemical accident, number of accidents, and casualty accidents, leakage was found to be the major cause. As a result of accidents and casualties caused by chemical accidents, workplaces had the highest numbers in all survey items. An examination of the top 10 accident materials revealed 9 substances to be hazardous chemicals. These materials were accident preparedness substances, and toxic substances.

Analysis of the Causes of Accidents Related to 3 Phase 170 kV Gas Insulated Switchgears(GIS) and Preventive Measures (3상 170 kV 가스절연개폐장치(GIS)의 사고 원인 분석 및 예방 대책)

  • Choi, Chung-Seog
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.41-46
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes of accidents related to the 3 phase 170 kV gas insulated switchgear of a power system collected from accident sites to secure data for the prevention of similar accidents and provide important points of view regarding diagnosis for the prevention of accidents involving gas insulated switchgears. The analysis results of the causes of accidents involving gas insulated switchgears showed deformation of the manipulation lever installed at the S-phase, disconnection of the insulation rod connection, melting of the upper conductor, a damaged tulip, damage to the lower spacer and the spacer at the breaker, etc. It is believed from this result that the potential for accidents has expanded due to accumulated energy as a result of repeated deterioration. The carbonization depth of a GIS was formed near the screw (T2, T3) used to secure the lower pole of the S-phase tulip. It is not known what has caused the screws to be extruded and melted. However, it is thought that an unbalanced electromagnetic force, micro-discharge, surface discharge, etc., have occurred at that point. In addition, even though 16 years have passed since its installation, there was no installation defect, act of arson, accidental fire, etc. General periodical inspection and diagnosis failed to find the factors causing the accidents. As a system contained in a closed metal container, it has a high risk factor. Therefore, it is necessary to design, install and operate a GIS in accordance with the standard operational procedure (SOP). In addition, it is necessary to apply conversion technology for periodical SF6 gas analysis and precision safety diagnosis. It is expected that tracking and managing these changes in characteristics by recording the results on the history card will provide a significant accident prevention effect.

Analysis on Chemical Accident Characteristics of Facilities Handling Hydrochloric Acid (염산 취급시설 화학사고 특성분석에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Chang-Hyun;Lee, Hyun-Seung;Kim, Tae-Hong;Park, Jai Hak
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.14-22
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    • 2016
  • This study analyzed the chemical accidents of hydrochloric acid which is the most frequent chemical in order to make safety management improvement plans. 28 Cases have occurred for the last 4 years, 8 cases of which were casualty accidents, and more efficient plans are needed to minimize the accidents. For this purpose, this study investigated the problems through yearly statistics of the chemical accidents, and suggested appropriate measures of facility management, safety culture and management plans. It is important for businesses to make and implement the improvement measures according to time schedule.

A Device of a Web Based Emergency Response-Management-System against Railroad Accidents (웹 기반 철도 비상 사태에 대비한 비상 대응관리시스템 구축방안)

  • Jin, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Si-Gon
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.559-571
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    • 2007
  • Although the railroad industry has progressed in terms of amount and quality because of the opening of the new express ways in 2004 and the construction and openings of the express railroads of cities, the establishment of safety has been poor so there has been lurking accidents and it resulted in big accidents like a Daegu subway fire. Therefore, this study is to minimize damages of life and property by establishing GIS, a map for emergency and Activity-Action and emergency reaction scenario through a web in case of emergencies mentioned before.

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A Study on DC Arc Accident Detection Circuit of Solar Cell Module (태양전지 모듈의 DC 아크사고 감지회로에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Min-Sang;Kwak, Dong-Kurl;Lee, Bong-Sub;Choi, Jung-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2019.07a
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    • pp.546-548
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    • 2019
  • Due to environmental problems, fossil fuel and nuclear power generation are declining and solar power generation is increasing. DC are of a solar power plant is accidents caused by accidents, causing damage to property and people. This study prevents DC are accidents of solar power modules. It is expected that the IoT will be used to quickly alert the manager and greatly contribute to fire prevention.

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A study Fire Protection and Evacuation System for Buildings (건축물의 방화 및 피난계획에 관한 연구)

  • 이경수;임만택
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 1988
  • This study is intended to suggest some ideal measures available in the course of construction from the viewpoint of an architect to reduce damage of human lives and Properties caused by fire accidents in buildings. For this study, 7 buildings burnt by conflaguration in Seoul during the years of 1985 and 1987 are picked up, and 105 withnesses, who were present in one of them at them at fire, are traced for personal interview and respones to the written questionaire about 5 main issues; their perceptional behaviour, their emotional state at that time, their reactions to avoid danger, their escape routes, and their usual awareness to prevent fire. Some desirable measures suggested here are ;making Provisions to install fire centers in large buildings and underground structures in the fire fighting law, and requlating to compose fire units appropriate to the quantity of combustibles inside, limit the length of a blind corridor, furnish balustrade, and limit the width of the landing of the stairs in building code and regulations. Such measures should be considered from the time of planning to construct a building, and some drill and education in fire prevention is demanded for the occupants of the buildings too.

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A Study on the Fire Safety Plan for Building Construction (건축물 건설공사 시 화재안전계획 수립에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Myeong-Jin;Lee, Myeong-Gu;Ham, Eun-Gu
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2012
  • Recently buildings are constructed in larger and higher scales and becoming more complex. However from small to large scale buildings and on construction sites there still are fire safety accidents that occur continuously. Therefore to improve fire safety plan, examining the actual fire safety management and understanding fire risk analysis Using Fire Modeling through Computer Simulation. On this study, the permissible evacuation times were estimated for smoke fall, temperature, CO concentration, viability, etc. Fire safety management plans for fire safety were suggested.