• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.577-590
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• 2024

With increasing demand for nuclear power generation, nuclear structures are being planned and constructed worldwide. A grave safety concern is that these structures are sensitive to large-magnitude shaking, e.g., during earthquakes. Seismic response analysis, which requires P- and S-wave velocities, is a key element in nuclear structure design. Accordingly, it is important to determine the P- and S-wave velocities in the Gyeongju and Pohang regions of South Korea, which are home to nuclear power plants and have a history of seismic activity. P- and S-wave velocities can be obtained indirectly through a correlation with physical properties (e.g., N values, Young's modulus, and uniaxial compressive strength), and researchers worldwide have proposed regression equations. However, the Gyeongju and Pohang regions of Korea have not been considered in previous studies. Therefore, a database was constructed for these regions. The database includes physical properties such as N values and P- and S-wave velocities of the soil layer, as well as the uniaxial compressive strength, Young's modulus, and P- and S-wave velocities of the bedrock layer. Using the constructed database, the geological characteristics and distribution of physical properties of the study region were analyzed. Furthermore, models for predicting P- and S-wave velocities were developed for soil and bedrock layers in the Gyeongju and Pohang regions. In particular, the model for predicting the S-wave velocity for the soil layers was compared with models from previous studies, and the results indicated its effectiveness in predicting the S-wave velocity for the soil layers in the Gyeongju and Pohang regions using the N values. The proposed models for predicting P- and S-wave velocities will contribute to predicting the damage caused by earthquakes.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.273-280
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• 2003

Tunneling in difficult geological conditions is often inevitable especially in urban areas. Ground improvement and reinforcement techniques are often required to guarantee safe tunnel excavations and/or to prevent damage to adjacent structures. The steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting method has been recently applied to tunnel sites in Korea as an auxiliary technique. In this study, the face stability with steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting was evaluated by simultaneously considering two factors: one is the effective stress acting on the tunnel face calculated by limit theorem and limit equilibrium method; the other is the seepage force obtained by means of numerical analysis. The study revealed that the influence of the steel pipe-reinforced multi-step grouting on the support pressure in dry condition is not significant while there is relatively a large amount of reduction in seepage forces by adopting the technique in saturated condition. The effect of the anisotropy of permeability on the seepage force acting on the tunnel face was also estimated by conducting the coupled analysis. It was found that a higher horizontal permeability compared with the vertical one causes reduction in the seepage force acting on the tunnel face.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.127-140
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• 2003

An investigation into the effect of corner cuts on the Strouhal number of rectangular cylinders with various dimensional ratios and various angles of attack is described. The Strouhal number given as a function of corner cut size is obtained directly from the aerodynamic behavior of the body in a uniform flow through a series of wind-induced vibration tests. For a quick verification of the validity of the Strouhal numbers obtained in this way, they are compared with the approximated the Strouhal numbers based on Shiraishi's early research. The test results show that the Strouhal number of the model with various corner cuts has a fluctuating trend as the angle of attack changes. For each cutting ratio as the angle of attack increases at each cutting ratio above $15^{\circ}$, the Strouhal number decreases gradually, and these trends are more evident for larger corner cut sizes. However, a certain corner cut size which is effective in reducing the wind-induced vibration can be identified by larger Strouhal numbers than those of other corner cut sizes. Three distinct characteristics of Strouhal number variation can be identified in three regions which are termed as Region I, II, and III based on the general trend of the test results. It is also found that the corner cut is effective in one region (Region-II) and less effective in another one (Region-III) when only the vortex-induced vibration occurs.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.145-155
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• 1993

산청지역 회장암에 함유된 녹니석이 풍화되면서 겪는 광물학적, 조직학적, 화학적 변화를 X선 회절분석, 주사전자현미경 및 전자현미분석을 이용하여 연구하였다. 회장암에 함유된 녹색의 녹니석은 함철단사녹니석으로서 구조상 IIb형에 속한다. 단사녹니석은 $Fe^{2+}$의 산화와 층간 수화물층의 선택적인 용탈에 의해 버미큘라이트화하여 녹니석/버미큘라이트 규칙 혼합층을 형성하며 이 광물은 별개의 버미큘라이트 단계를 거치지 않고 곧바로 할로이사이트로 풍화된다. 녹니석 패킷은 녹니석/버미큘라이트 규칙혼합층으로 변하면서 보다 얇은 패킷들로 갈라지며 할로이사이트화 과정에서는 큰 체적 증가와 함께 특징적인 부채 구조가 형성된다. 녹니석/버미큘라이트 규칙혼합층의 직접적인 할로이사이트화는 이 지역 회장암의 빠른 풍화속도에 기인한다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.108-120
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• 2004

발파작업으로 인해 발생하는 발파진동이 암반 및 주위 구조물에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위한 동하중해석이 최근 급격히 증가하고 있다. 하지만 일반적인 동하중 해석은 발파압력이력곡선을 통하여 얻어진 발파하중을 입력 자료로 사용하고 있으므로 복잡한 지질 구조를 갖는 암반에 대해서는 그 신뢰도가 떨어지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 해석 대상 지역에서의 발파작업을 통해 직접 획득된 발파진동파형을 그대로 입력 자료로 활용하였으며, 인도네시아 Pasir 노천 채광장에 대한 현장 적용을 통해 사면의 현재 상황을 수치 해석적으로 정확히 모사함으로써 발파진동파형을 입력 자료로 활용하는 기법에 대한 검증이 가능하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.288-295
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• 2005

암반은 여러 가지 지질학적 요인에 기인한 역학적 결함을 많이 포함하고 있기 때문에 이방성 거동을 보이는 경우가 대부분이다. 그러므로 안정한 암반구조물이나 암반기초의 설계를 위해서는 이방성 암반에서 응력분포의 특성을 이해하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 반무한 평면이방성 지반의 표면에 선하중이 작용할 때 지반에 야기되는 탄성응력 분포의 특성을 고찰하였다. 절리의 강성과 절리의 간격, 경사각이 응력분포 형태에 미치는 영향이 검토되었다. 절리면의 미끄러짐 조건으로 Mohr-Coulomb 식을 가정할 경우, 절리면을 통한 미끄러짐이 발생할 수 있는 영역에 대한 고찰도 수행되었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.507-510
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• 2007

Piston cores retrieved from the western Ulleung Basin, East Sea were analyzed to examine the potential for hydrocarbon generation and to determine the hydrocarbon indicators. 2D multi-channel reflection seismic and Chirp data were also investigated for mapping and characterizing the geophysical hydrocarbon indicators such as BSR (bottom simulating reflector), blank zone, pock-mark etc. High organic carbon contents and sedimentation rates that suggest good condition for hydrocarbon generation. High pressure and low temperature condition, and high residual hydrocarbon concentrations are favor the formation of natural gas hydrate. In the piston cores, cracks generally oriented to bedding may indicate the gas expansion. The seismic data show several BSRs that are associated with natural gas hydrates and underlying free gas. A number of vertical to sub-vertical blank zones were well identified in the seismic sections. They often show the seismic pull-up structures, probably indicating the presence of high velocity hydrates. Numerous pockmarks were also observed in the Chirp profiles. They may indicate the presence of free gas below the hydrate stability zone as well.

• 지질공학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 1997

암석의 파고역학적 특성은 암반 내의 자연균열들의 분포를 예측하거나 혹은 불연속면을 포함하는 암사면이나 지하구조물의 안정성을 해석하기 위한 중요한 자료로 활용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 암석의 파괴역학적의 특성의 차이를 측정하여 암종에 따른 제한적인 분포를 나타내는 자연균열에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 자연균열과 인공균열의 진행특성을 정성적 및 정량적인 기준에 의하여 분석한 결과, 기원이 다른 균열들은 성장특성에 있어서 뚜렷한 차이를 나타냄을 확인할 수 있다. 따라서, 암석 파괴역학적의 이론을 이용하여 암반 내에 분포하는 균열들의 기원이나 공학적 특성을 예측하기 위해서는 먼저 충분한 지질학적인 이론과 근거가 요구됨을 알 수 있다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.413-426
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• 2008

A wind tunnel study has been carried out to determine the influence of spacing between buildings on wind characteristics above rural and suburban type of terrain. Experiments were performed for two types of buildings, three-floor family houses and five-floor apartment buildings. The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) models were generated by means of the Counihan method using a castellated barrier wall, vortex generators and a fetch of roughness elements. A hot wire anemometry system was applied for measurement of mean velocity and velocity fluctuations. The mean velocity profiles are in good agreement with the power law for exponent values from ${\alpha}=0.15$ to ${\alpha}=0.24$, which is acceptable for the representation of the rural and suburban ABL, respectively. Effects of the spacing density among buildings on wind characteristics range from the ground up to $0.6{\delta}$. As the spacing becomes smaller, the mean flow is slowed down, whilst, simultaneously, the turbulence intensity and absolute values of the Reynolds stress increase due to the increased friction between the surface and the air flow. This results in a higher ventilation efficiency as the increased retardation of horizontal flow simultaneously accompanies an intensified vertical transfer of momentum.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2002

거물기초굴착을 위한 암반층의 지하수위를 효과적으로 낮추기 위하여 3개의 군정을 설치하고 인공수압파쇄를 실시한 결과 각 우물의 산출량은 29%, 42% 및 110% 증가하였으나, 동시험시 양수시 비양수량이 단정 양수시와 비교하여 추가 수위강하 효과에도 불구하고 모두 소폭으로 감소하여 3개 우물의 파쇄대가 수리적으로 서로 연결되었음을 확인하였다. 가장 먼 거리에 있는 기존의 지질구조(단열계) 방향으로 인공파쇄대가 가장 크게 확장되어 성공적으로 지하굴착을 수행할 수 있었다. 다른 사례로는 생활용수 양수량 증대를 목적으로 시행한 사례로 산출성이 약 28% 증대되었다.