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Development of Optimal Rehabilitation Model for Water Distribution System Based on Prediction of Pipe Deterioration (I) - Theory and Development of Model - (상수관로의 노후도 예측에 근거한 최적 개량 모형의 개발 (I) - 이론 및 모형개발 -)

  • Kim, Eung-Seok
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.45-59
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    • 2003
  • The method in this study, which is more efficiency than the existing method, propose the optimal rehabilitation model based on the deterioration prediction of the laying pipe by using the deterioration survey method of the water distribution system. The deterioration prediction model divides the deterioration degree of each pipe into 5 degree by using the probabilistic neural network. Also, the optimal residual durability is estimated by the calculated deterioration degree in each pipe and pipe diameter. The optimal rehabilitation model by integer programming base on the shortest path can calculate a time and cost of maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement. Also, the model is divided into budget constraint and no budget constraint. Consequently, the model proposed by the study can be utilized as the quantitative method for the management of the water distribution system.

Effect of Applied Voltage on the Reliability of Coating Flaw Detection of Pipe with Different Buried Depths

  • Lim, B.T.;Kim, M.G.;Kim, K.T.;Chang, H.Y.;Kim, Y.S.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.277-284
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    • 2019
  • External corrosion control of buried pipe can be achieved by the combination of barrier coating and cathodic protection. Coating damage and deterioration can be induced by many reasons; damage during handling and laying, enhanced failure at low temperatures, failure during commissioning and operation, disbanding due to inadequate surface cleaning, rock penetration during installation and service etc. This work focused on the effect of survey conditions on the reliability of coating flaw detection of buried pipes. The effects of applied voltage and anode location on the detection reliability of coating flaw of buried pipe in soil with the resistivity of ca. 25.8 kΩ·cm were discussed. Higher applied voltage increased the detection reliability, regardless of buried depth, but deeper burial depth reduced the reliability. The location of the anode has influenced on the detection reliability. This behaviour may be induced by the variation of current distribution by the applied voltage and buried depth. From the relationship between the applied voltage and reliability, the needed detection potential to get a desire detection reliability can be calculated to get 100% detection reliability using the derived equation.

Seismic behavior of deep-sea pipeline after global buckling under active control

  • Jianshuo Wang;Tinghao Meng;Zechao Zhang;Zhihua Chen;Hongbo Liu
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.261-267
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    • 2024
  • With the increase in the exploitation depth of offshore oil and gas, it is possible to control the global buckling of deep-sea pipelines by the snake lay method. Previous studies mainly focused on the analysis of critical buckling force and critical temperature of pipelines under the snake-like laying method, and pipelines often suffer structural failure due to seismic disasters during operation. Therefore, seismic action is a necessary factor in the design and analysis of submarine pipelines. In this paper, the seismic action of steel pipes in the operation stage after global buckling has occurred under the active control method is analyzed. Firstly, we have established a simplified finite element model for the entire process cycle and found that this modeling method is accurate and efficient, solving the problem of difficult convergence of seismic wave and soil coupling in previous solid analysis, and improving the efficiency of calculations. Secondly, through parameter analysis, it was found that under seismic action, the pipe diameter mainly affects the stress amplitude of the pipeline. When the pipe wall thickness increases from 0.05 m to 0.09 m, the critical buckling force increases by 150%, and the maximum axial stress decreases by 56%. In the pipe soil interaction, the greater the soil viscosity, the greater the pipe soil interaction force, the greater the soil constraint on the pipeline, and the safer the pipeline. Finally, the pipeline failure determination formula was obtained through dimensionless analysis and verified, and it was found that the formula was accurate.

Application of Heat Pipe for Hydration Heat Control of Mass Concrete (매스콘크리트의 수화열 저감을 위한 히트파이프의 현장적용성에 관한 연구)

  • Baek, Dong-Il;Kim, Myung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.157-164
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    • 2008
  • In order to raise efficiency in construction, construction period, construction costs etc. that have been problematic in the methods of hydration heat reduction thus far, this study has developed a new method. The principle of the developed construction method involves the laying of a heat conducting medium such as the heat pipe in the concrete, and through the fast conduction of heat by the heat pipe, the hydration heat occurring within the mass concrete is transferred to the exterior by which the internal hydration heat is reduced. If the study results of the onsite test are summarized, on application of existing hydration heat reduction methods, the highest temperature was reached in about 2$\sim$4 days, but when the heat pipe of this study was used, the period was reduced to within 24 hours. Moreover, when the thermal crack index was calculated with the method using the heat pipe as developed in this study, a value of 1.2 or higher was revealed, which is a level that can restrict the occurrence of cracks. Therefore, when the hydration heat control method using the heat pipe as developed in this study is applied, not only the effects of construction efficiency and reduction in construction period, but also outstanding economical effects can be expected.

Nonlinear soil parameter effects on dynamic embedment of offshore pipeline on soft clay

  • Yu, Su Young;Choi, Han Suk;Lee, Seung Keon;Park, Kyu-Sik;Kim, Do Kyun
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.227-243
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, the effects of nonlinear soft clay on dynamic embedment of offshore pipeline were investigated. Seabed embedment by pipe-soil interactions has impacts on the structural boundary conditions for various subsea structures such as pipeline, riser, pile, and many other systems. A number of studies have been performed to estimate real soil behavior, but their estimation of seabed embedment has not been fully identified and there are still many uncertainties. In this regards, comparison of embedment between field survey and existing empirical models has been performed to identify uncertainties and investigate the effect of nonlinear soil parameter on dynamic embedment. From the comparison, it is found that the dynamic embedment with installation effects based on nonlinear soil model have an influence on seabed embedment. Therefore, the pipe embedment under dynamic condition by nonlinear parameters of soil models was investigated by Dynamic Embedment Factor (DEF) concept, which is defined as the ratio of the dynamic and static embedment of pipeline, in order to overcome the gap between field embedment and currently used empirical and numerical formula. Although DEF through various researches is suggested, its range is too wide and it does not consider dynamic laying effect. It is difficult to find critical parameters that are affecting to the embedment result. Therefore, the study on dynamic embedment factor by soft clay parameters of nonlinear soil model was conducted and the sensitivity analyses about parameters of nonlinear soil model were performed as well. The tendency on dynamic embedment factor was found by conducting numerical analyses using OrcaFlex software. It is found that DEF was influenced by shear strength gradient than other factors. The obtained results will be useful to understand the pipe embedment on soft clay seabed for applying offshore pipeline designs such as on-bottom stability and free span analyses.

The Effect of Shielding Gas Composition on High Power Laser Welding Characteristics (보호가스 종류에 따른 고출력 레이저 용접특성)

  • Ahn, Young-Nam;Kim, Cheolhee
    • Journal of Welding and Joining
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2015
  • Laser-gas metal arc hybrid welding has been considered as an alternative process of gas metal arc welding for offshore pipe laying. Fiber delivered high power lasers which enable deep penetration welding were recently developed but high power welding characteristics were not fully understood yet. In this study, the influence of shielding gas composition on welding phenomena in high power laser welding was investigated. Bead shapes, melt ejection and dropping were observed after autogenous laser welding with 100% Ar, Ar-20% $CO_2$, Ar-50% $CO_2$, and 100% $CO_2$ shielding gas. Process parameter window was widest with Ar-50% $CO_2$ shielding gas and the penetration was deepest with 100% $CO_2$ shielding gas. The melt dropping was not observed when Ar-50% $CO_2$ or 100% $CO_2$ shielding gas was supplied.

Application of neuro-fuzzy algorithm to portable dynamic positioning control system for ships

  • Fang, Ming-Chung;Lee, Zi-Yi
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.38-52
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    • 2016
  • This paper describes the nonlinear dynamic motion behavior of a ship equipped with a portable dynamic positioning (DP) control system, under external forces. The waves, current, wind, and drifting forces were considered in the calculations. A self-tuning controller based on a neuro-fuzzy algorithm was used to control the rotation speed of the outboard thrusters for the optimal adjustment of the ship position and heading and for path tracking. Time-domain simulations for ship motion with six degrees of freedom with the DP system were performed using the fourth-order RungeeKutta method. The results showed that the path and heading deviations were within acceptable ranges for the control method used. The portable DP system is a practical alternative for ships lacking professional DP facilities.

Artificial Groundwater Recharge by Underground Piping Method (지하관리에 의한 지하수함양 연구)

  • 안상진;이종형
    • Water for future
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.239-250
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    • 1990
  • The method for artificial grondwater recharge can be categorized into two groups, one is well method and the other one is scattering method. Underground piping method belongs to the latter group and it is to infiltrate water from porous pipes buried underground. This paper shows the result of indoor experiment and numerical analysis concerning this method. The purpose of the study is to maky the infiltration aspects and groundwater recharge in underground piping method. We have found that the recharge height is effect by the difference of water level and a distance of pipe laying.

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Artificial Groundwater Recharge by Underground piping method (지하매관에 의한 지하수함양 연구)

  • 안상진;이종형
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 1990.07a
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    • pp.61-79
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    • 1990
  • The method for artificial groundwater recharge can be categorized into two groups, one is well method and the other one is scattering method. Underground piping method belongs to the latter group and it is to infiltrate water from porous pipes buried underground. This paper shows the result of indoor experiment and numerical analysis concerning this method. The purpose of the study is to make the infiltration aspects and groundwater recharge in underground piping method. We have fround that the recharge height is effect by the difference of water level and a distance of pipe laying.

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Traction device designed to collect data on underground cabling with threaded rope double braided (더블 브레이디드 로프를 이용한 지중 케이블 포설시 견인 데이터 수집 장치 설계)

  • Lee, Bae-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.1623-1629
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    • 2015
  • By increasing due to large-scale residential and commercial apartments or factories or were, and increases the length of the cable is connected from the electrical room, the thickness of the cable, the trend is also being gradually thicker to increase the power consumption. In this paper, the programs install the cable inserted in the rope a double bonded brake pipe to be laid underground in these cables, and to reliably collect various kinds of data such as a tension at the time of laying the cable, the distance and speed design, and the sample data was acquired through hardware making them. Through this, it was confirmed that, worker was significantly reduced and work time was shortened to the traditional mechanical laying equipment. And to obtain a performance of improving the reliability of operation, because the use of the working data to the management and evaluation.