• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

Shallow failures occur frequently in both engineered and natural slopes in expansive soils. Rainfall infiltration is the most predominant triggering factor that contributes to slope failures in both expansive soils and clayey soils. However, slope failures in expansive soils have some distinct characteristics in comparison to slopes in conventional clayey soils. They typically undergo shallow failures with gentle sliding retrogression characteristics. The shallow sliding mass near the slope surface is typically in a state of unsaturated condition and will exhibit significant volume changes with increasing water content during rainfall periods. Many other properties or characteristics change such as the shear strength, matric suction including stress distribution change with respect to depth and time. All these parameters have a significant contribution to the expansive soil slopes instability and are difficult to take into consideration in slope stability analysis using traditional slope stability analysis methods based on principles of saturated soil mechanics. In this paper, commercial software VADOSE/W that can account for climatic factors is used to predict variation of matric suction with respect to time for an expansive soil cut slope in China, which is reported in the literature. The variation of factor of safety with respect to time for this slope is computed using SLOPE/W by taking account of shear strength reduction associated with loss of matric suction extending state-of-the art understanding of the mechanics of unsaturated soils.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제111권2호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2022

본 연구는 경기도 양평군에서 발생한 땅밀림 재발생지의 지질, 지형, 토양의 물리적 특성을 분석하여 땅밀림 복구대책 수립을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 실시하였다. 조사대상지역은 표토층, 풍화토, 풍화암 및 연암층으로, 기반암으로 셰일이 분포하고, 사암이 협재하는 철(凸)상 대지상지형으로 붕적토땅밀림지역이었다. 조사대상지역에서 신축계 및 변위측정기는 땅밀림이 재발생한 시기인 2020년 7월 1일부터 8월 27일까지 1.1~6.5 mm 변화하여 땅밀림의 영향이 나타났다. 땅밀림은 S65° W, E45° S, E70° S 두 방향으로 진행되었으며, 지하수의 유향분석 결과인 주 흐름방향 E82.5° S, S16.8° W와 유사하여 지하수의 유출방향으로 땅밀림이 발생하는 것으로 분석되었다. 땅밀림지의 평균산지경사는 19.3°로 우리나라의 평균산지경사(25°)보다 낮은 완경사지에서 발생하였으며, 지하수가 유출되는 지역에서는 토양의 용적밀도가 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2021

Due to recent climate change, continuous soil loss is occurring in the mountainous watershed. The development of geographic information systems allows the spatial simulation of soil loss through hydrological models, but more researches applied to the mountain watershed areas in Korea are needed. In this study, prior to simulating the soil loss characteristics of the mountainous watershed, the field monitoring and the SWAT and GeoWEPP models were used to simulate and analyze the rainfall and runoff characteristics in the mountainous watershed area of Jirisan National Park. As a result of monitoring, runoff showed a characteristic of a rapid response as rainfall increased and decreased. In the simulation runoff results of calibrated SWAT models, R², RMSE and NSE was 0.95, 0.03, and 0.95, respectively. The runoff simulation results of the GeoWEPP model were evaluated as 0.89, 0.30, and 0.83 for R², RMSE, and NSE, respectively. These results, therefore, imply that the runoff simulated through SWAT and GeoWEPP models can be used to simulate soil loss. However, the results of the two models differ from the parameters and base flow of actual main channel, and further consideration is required to increase the model's accuracy.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2015

The east coast of the Korean Peninsula is susceptible to fires because of the low rainfall in winter and spring, and large forest fires have occurred in this area. Lack of fresh water to combat fires has hampered efforts to prevent widespread forest fires in this region. Seawater has not been used as a suppressant because of possible detrimental effects of salt. We investigated the mobility of saline water in the forest soil and their effect on the microbial activity. Using a fire-fighting helicopter, seawater was sprayed over three plots (50 × 100 m) located on the eastern slope of the Baekdu mountain range in South Korea in April, 2011. We sampled the soil in April 4, May 20, and August 5 to determine the amount of salt that remained in the soil. The electrical conductivity value of the soil decreased to <400 μS/cm over a 1-month period. Approximately, four months after the application of seawater, the electrical conductivity value and Na⁺ content in all treatment plots did not significantly differ to those of the control plot, and total microbial activity also recovered to that of the control. Our results indicate that the amount of rainfall, soil physical-chemical properties, and topological factors may be a critical factor determining the mobility of saline water in forest soil.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.399-415
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• 2017

A series of direct shear tests were conducted to investigate the frictional properties of the interface between structures and the filling soil of Chongqing airport fourth stage expansion project. Two types of structures are investigated, one is low carbon steel and the other is the bedrock sampled from the site. The influence of soil water content, surface roughness and material types of structure were analyzed. The tests show that the interface friction and shear displacement curve has no softening stage and the curve shape is close to the Clough-Duncan hyperbola, while the soil is mainly shear contraction during testing. The interface frictional resistance and normal stress curve meets the Mohr-Coulomb criterion and the derived friction angle and frictional resistance of interface increase as surface roughness increases but is always lower than the internal friction angle and shear strength of soil respectively. When surface roughness is much larger than soil grain size, soil-structure interface is nearly shear surface in soil. In addition to the geometry of structural surface, the material types of structure also affects the performance of soil-structure interface. The wet interface frictional resistance will become lower than the natural one under specific conditions.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2022

우리나라의 산림은 지형적으로 복잡한 특성을 가지고 있기 때문에 효율적인 산림관리를 위해서는 산림지역에 특화된 기상관측이 중요하다. 특히, 최근 기후변화에 따른 건조와 집중호우 등 이상기상 현상으로 산림재해가 발생할 수 있기 때문에, 이를 효과적으로 예방하고 관리하기 위한 대책 마련이 필요하다. 이를 위해 산림청에서는 산악지역에 대한 기상 자료를 수집하기 위해 2012년부터 산악기상관측망 구축을 시작했고, 현재 464개소의 산악기상관측망을 운영하고 있다. 산악기상관측망에서는 기온, 상대습도, 풍향과 풍속, 강수량, 지면온도, 대기압 등 7개 기상요소를 관측한다. 기상 자료는 1분 간격의 실시간 자료를 수집하며, 자료의 신뢰도 확보를 위한 품질관리 시스템을 운영하고 있다. 산악기상관측 자료의 품질관리는 물리한계검사, 단계검사, 내적 일치성검사, 지속성검사, 기후범위검사, 중앙값 필터검사 등 6가지 품질검사를 수행한다. 고품질 산악기상정보는 공동활용을 위해 산악기상정보시스템과 공공데이터 포털을 통해 자료를 공개하고 있다. 산악지역에 특화된 산악기상정보는 산림관리 및 산림재해 방지뿐만 아니라 국민 생활안전과 산림휴양⋅레저 등 다양한 분야에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.52-64
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• 2010

This study was carried out to analyze the occurrence characteristics and the influence of forest environment factors on the debris flow of 3 national parks in korea. The results obtained from this study were summarized as follows; The total number of debris flow occurrence was 125 areas. The average length of the debris flow scar was 144m, average width was 20m. And the average area and sediment were $2,854m^2$ and $3,959m^3$ respectively. The factors influencing the debris flow were highly occurred in Metamorphic rock, mixed forest type. And also, slope gradient was $30{\sim}35^{\circ}$, aspect was NE, altitude was over 1,000m, vertical and cross slope was concave (凹), soil depth was below 15cm, stream order was 0 order. The variables of cross slope (complex), deciduous tree, soil depth (over 46cm), cross slope (concave), mixed forest type and altitude (801~1200m) in correlation analysis were significant at 1 % level. The landslide of high mountain area highly tend to change the debris flow in stream bed of torrent. The debris flow in national parks mainly occurred in high mountain area with long ridge and steep slope.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2017

This study is to provide basic data on ecology and morpho-pedo milieu by analyzing diatom and grain size of Mt. Jeombong forest wetland. Sample was collected from 6 points and named sample 943, 932, 885, 881A, 881b, 849. Sample 934 could not identify diatom, and the soil layer was colluvium deposited by mass-movement process. Layer of sample 932 was developed in the lower velocity environment, and presence frequence of complete diatom was very low. Hydrological situation of sample 855 was analysed in oligosaprobien environments. Sample 881A was meso-saprobic environments, velocity was slow area that inhabit musci bryopsida and sphaerocarpus. Sample 881B was acidic wetland in oligosaprobien environments. Sample 849 was analysed in oligosaprobien environments. The results of soil and diatom analysis are well reflect on wet environments of mountain wetlands and also it will expected to be in the help of environmental changes study of mountain wetlands.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.178-185
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• 1995

여천공단의 대기오염이 산림생태계에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 공단의 남단에 위치한 남해화학주변과 그 지역에서 2km, 4km, 6km, 8km 및 10km 떨어진 지점을 선정하여 산림토양의 화학적 특성, 탈질균 및 황산환원균 동태와 지의류 출현도를 비교하였다. 여천공단 주변지역의 토양은 적황색 산림토양군(R Y)에 속하는 토양이었으나 같은 산림토양군에 속하는 토양에 비해 pH가 매우 낮았다. 산림토양의 pH가 낮음으로 인해 C/N비가 15~25의 범주에 있음에도 불구하고 유기물의 분해 등 무기화에 관여하는 미생물의 활력이 낮아서 유기물함량이나 전질소함량은 상대적으로 높았다. 공단 인접지역에서 4km 지점에 이르는 곳까지의 토양 화학특성이 6km 이후 지역에 비해 대기오염 피해도가 심하게 나타났으나 탈질균 및 황산환원균의 분포량 차이에 따른 피해도 구분은 어려웠다. 한편, 지의류는 산림토양에 반영된 대기오염도의 차이에 비해 확연한 결과를 나타냈으며, 특히 엽상지의류는 바위에 붙어 사는 지의류에 비해서 더 민감한 반응을 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제102권4호
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• pp.571-577
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• 2013

이 연구는 계류에 설치되어 있는 사방공작물이 계류수질에 미치는 영향을 구명함으로써 계류복원을 위한 사방공작물의 설치방향을 정립하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 수행하였다. 북한산 우이동 계곡에서 사방공작물이 설치되어 있지 않은 상류지역의 평균pH는 6.32(5.73~6.90)로 사방공작물을 통과한 계류인 하류지역의 평균pH[6.53(6.25~6.82)]와 유사하였으며, 상류지역에서의 평균용존산소량은 10.3(9.6~10.6) mg/L로 사방공작물을 통과한 하류지역에서의 평균용존산소량 10.2(9.9~10.4) mg/L와 유사하였다. 평균전기전도도는 상류지역에서는 $62.2(40.3{\sim}89.5){\mu}S/cm$, 하류지역에서는 $63.9(32.6{\sim}120.4){\mu}S/cm$로 유사하였고, 평균음이온총량은 상류지역에서 4.51(2.56~4.29) mg/L, 하류지역에서 5.94(3.43~7.98) mg/L로 유사하였다. 산청군 홍계계곡에서 평균pH는 상류지점에서 6.89(6.61~7.12), 하류지점에서 6.86(6.50~7.10)으로 유사한 값을 나타내었고, 평균용존산소량은 상류지점에서 12.2(11.6~12.6) mg/L, 하류지점에서 11.9(11.5~12.3) mg/L로 유사하였다. 평균전기전도도는 상류지점에서 $32.7(31.4{\sim}34.3){\mu}S/cm$, 하류지점에서 $33.4(31.6{\sim}34.6){\mu}S/cm$로 유사하였고, 평균음이온총량은 상류와 하류지점에서 1.0(0.1~2.2) mg/L로 매우 유사한 값을 나타내었다. 북한산 우이동계곡과 산청군 홍계계곡을 대상으로 사방공작물이 설치되어 있지 않는 자연계류와 사방공작물이 설치된 하류지역에서의 계류수질을 분석한 결과 상하류간의 수질은 큰 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 사방공작물은 시공과정에서 계류수질에 영향을 미치므로 계류복원을 위하여는 각 개별 사방공작물에 대하여 시공 전후의 계류수질변화과정을 시계열적으로 심도 있게 연구할 필요가 있다.