• 제목/요약/키워드: site investigations

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저유동설 몰탈주입에 의한 연약지반의 침하억제 효과 (Settlement Restraint of Soft Ground by Low Slump Mortar Injection)

  • 천병식;여유현;정영교
    • 한국지반공학회논문집
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    • 제17권6호
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    • pp.53-67
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    • 2001
  • 본 연구에서는 침하가 발생한 연약지반에 대하여 저유동성 몰탈에 의한 주입공법인 CGS공법의 적용성과 침하억제 효과를 확인하기 위하여 시험시공을 실시하고 그 결과를 분석하였다. 시험시공 현장은 파일에 의하여 지지된 기 시공 된 아파트의 주변지반으로서 사전에 sand drain공법으로 지반에 대한 처리를 실시하였으나 이후에도 지속적인 침하가 발생하고 있는 연약지반이다. CGS주입 전. 후의 지반개량특성을 파악하기 위하여 현장 및 실내토질시험과, 주입시공 중 거동특성을 파악하기 위하여 계측관리와 FDM해석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 연약지반의 지반침하 방지를 주목적으로 하는 CGS공법은 지반조건에 적합한 설치직경, 간격, 심도, 주입재, 주입압 등 다양한 조건으로부터 시공관리가 가능하며, 따라서 설치된 CGS구체는 파일의 지지효과와 더불어 주변지반을 압축강화시켜 복합적으로 지반을 개량시키므로 N치가 평균 2.1 증가하는 등 지반의 지지력 증대 및 침하억제에 효과가 있었다. 또한 적용성 있는 다양한 현장에 일반적으로 사용하게 될 경우 개량효과와 더불어 경제성이 확보될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Inhibitory Effect of Aged Petroleum Hydrocarbons on the Survival of Inoculated Microorganism in a Crude-Oil-Contaminated Site

  • Kang, Yoon-Suk;Park, Youn-Jong;Jung, Jae-Joon;Park, Woo-Jun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제19권12호
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    • pp.1672-1678
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    • 2009
  • We studied the effects of aged total petroleum hydrocarbons (aged TPH) on the survival of allochthonous diesel-degrading Rhodococcus sp. strain YS-7 in both laboratory and field investigations. The aged TPH extracted from a crude-oil-contaminated site were fractionized by thin-layer chromatography/flame ionization detection (TLC/FID). The three fractions identified were saturated aliphatic (SA), aromatic hydrocarbon (AH), and asphaltene-resin (AR). The ratio and composition of the separated fractions in the aged TPH were quite different from the crude-oil fractions. In the aged TPH, the SA and AH fractions were reduced and the AR fraction was dramatically increased compared with crude oil. The SA and AH fractions (2 mg/l each) of the aged TPH inhibited the growth of strain YS-7. Unexpectedly, the AR fraction had no effect on the survival of strain YS-7. However, crude oil (1,000 mg/l) did not inhibit the growth of strain YS-7. When strain YS-7 was inoculated into an aged crude-oil-contaminated field and its presence was monitored by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), we discovered that it had disappeared on 36 days after the inoculation. For the first time, this study has demonstrated that the SA and AH fractions in aged TPH are more toxic to an allochthonous diesel-degrading strain than the AR fraction.

유류로 오염된 토양 복원을 위한 토양가스추출 및 세척공정의 현장적용 연구 (A Study on the In-Situ Soil Vapor Extraction and Soil Flushing for the Remediation of the Petroleum Contaminated Site)

  • 고석오;권수열;유희찬;강희만;이주광
    • 한국방재학회 논문집
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    • 제1권3호
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    • pp.83-92
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    • 2001
  • 현재 운영중인 주유소를 대상으로 토양 및 지하수 오염 정도를 조사하였고 오염물 제거를 위한 물리 화학적 복원기술 적용성에 대한 연구를 실시하였다. 현장의 토양이나 지하수는 국지적으로 차이가 있었으나 토양오염 대책기준을 초과하여 토양층에 유동성 (Free Liquid) 상태의 유류가 존재할 정도로 상당히 오염되어 있다는 것을 확인하였다. 유류 오염 토양에 pilot scale 규모의 토양세척법과 토양가스추출법 (SVE)을 설치하여 운전하였다. 토양세척법의 경우 계면활성제인 Tween80 용액을 주입 한 후 하부에서 추출된 유출수내의 오염물질의 농도를 측정한 결과 용해도 증가에 의하여 TPH 농도의 증가는 약 10배에 이르는 것으로 조사되었으나 유류 유동성의 증가는 관측되지 않았다. SVE법의 경우 추출 1일 경과 후 BTEX와 TPH에 대하여 각각 4kg/day 및 90 kg/day의 최대 제거효율을 보였으며 추출이 지속됨에 따라 제거율이 감소하였다. SVE공정의 효과적 운영을 위하여는 지하수위의 높이에 대한 고려와 오염물의 휘발화 (volatilization)와 추출속도의 평형화를 위한 조절이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

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Collapse of steel cantilever roof of tribune induced by snow loads

  • Altunisik, Ahmet C.;Ates, Sevket;Husem, Metin;Genc, Ali F.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.273-283
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, it is aimed to present a detail investigation related to structural behavior of laterally unrestrained steel cantilever roof of tribune with slender cross section. The structure is located in Tutak town in $A{\breve{g}}r{{\i}}$ and collapsed on October 25, 2015 at eastern part of Turkey is considered as a case study. This mild sloped roof structure was built from a variable I beam, and supported on steel columns of 5.5 m height covering totally $240m^2$ closed area in plan. The roof of tribune collapsed completely without any indication during first snowfall after construction at midnight a winter day, fortunately before the opening hours. The meteorological records and observations of local persons are combined together to estimate the intensity of snow load in the region and it is compared with the code specified values. Also, the wide/thickness and height/thickness ratios for flange and web are evaluated according to the design codes. Three dimensional finite element model of the existing steel tribune roof is generated considering project drawings and site investigations using commercially available software ANSYS. The displacements, principal stresses and strains along to the cantilever length and column height are given as contour diagrams and graph format. In addition to site investigation, the numerical and analytical works conducted in this study indicate that the unequivocal reasons of the collapse are overloading action of snow load intensity, some mistakes made in the design of steel cantilever beams, insufficient strength and rigidity of the main structural elements, and construction workmanship errors.

Transcriptional Regulation of the AP-1 and Nrf2 Target Gene Sulfiredoxin

  • Soriano, Francesc X.;Baxter, Paul;Murray, Lyndsay M.;Sporn, Michael B.;Gillingwater, Thomas H.;Hardingham, Giles E.
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제27권3호
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    • pp.279-282
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    • 2009
  • "Two-cysteine" peroxiredoxins are antioxidant enzymes that exert a cytoprotective effect in many models of oxidative stress. However, under highly oxidizing conditions they can be inactivated through hyperoxidation of their peroxidatic active site cysteine residue. Sulfiredoxin can reverse this hyperoxidation, thus reactivating peroxiredoxins. Here we review recent investigations that have shed further light on sulfiredoxin's role and regulation. Studies have revealed sulfiredoxin to be a dynamically regulated gene whose transcription is induced by a variety of signals and stimuli. Sulfiredoxin expression is regulated by the transcription factor AP-1, which mediates its up-regulation by synaptic activity in neurons, resulting in protection against oxidative stress. Furthermore, sulfiredoxin has been identified as a new member of the family of genes regulated by Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) via a conserved cis-acting antioxidant response element (ARE). As such, sulfiredoxin is likely to contribute to the net antioxidative effect of small molecule activators of Nrf2. As discussed here, the proximal AP-1 site of the sulfiredoxin promoter is embedded within the ARE, as is common with Nrf2 target genes. Other recent studies have shown that sulfiredoxin induction via Nrf2 may form an important part of the protective response to oxidative stress in the lung, preventing peroxiredoxin hyperoxidation and, in certain cases, subsequent degradation. We illustrate here that sulfiredoxin can be rapidly induced in vivo by administration of CDDO-TFEA, a synthetic triterpenoid inducer of endogenous Nrf2, which may offer a way of reversing peroxiredoxin hyperoxidation in vivo following chronic or acute oxidative stress.

Differential Modulation of Exogenous and Endogenous Adenosine-induced Coronary Vasodilation by Dipyridamole

  • Kim, Young-Hoon;Kim, Chan-Hyung;Kim, Myung-Suk
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제5권5호
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    • pp.423-431
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    • 2001
  • Some recent investigations revealed that vasodilatory action of adenosine is mainly not mediated by surface A2 receptor and suggested the existence of an intracellular action site. In the present study, we tried to differentiate intracellular from extracellular site of adenosine action in the regulation of coronary flow. In perfused rabbit hearts, concentration-response curve of coronary flow to exogenous adenosine was constructed in the presence or absence of dipyridamole, an inhibitor of transmembrane purine transport. Inhibition of cellular adenosine uptake by dipyridamole suppressed the increase of flow rate while enhancing the decrease in heart rate induced by exogenous adenosine. In another series of experiments, perfused rabbit hearts were subjected to energy deprivation in order to increase the production of endogenous adenosine. Energy deprivation along with dipyridamole administration resulted in higher coronary flow rate. Lower perfusate adenosine concentration was observed along with higher tissue adenosine content in this group. These results implied that coronary flow rate is determined not by interstitial adenosine concentration but by intracellular activity of adenosine. To confirm the effects of dypiridamole in vivo, direct measurement of interstitial adenosine concentration by mycrodialysis along with the assay of intracellular adenosine content was performed after intranenous dipyridamole administration. After dipyridamole infusion, intracellular adenosine content was markedly increased while interstitial adenosine concentration was not altered. In another series of experiments, the right shift of concentration-response curve of adenosine-induced vasodilation by 8-phenyltheophilline, a representative adenosine receptor antagonist, was mostly abolished by prior administration of prazosin, indicating that the influence of 8-PT on the adenosine action is not attributed to the inhibition of A2 receptor but related to the suppression of ${\alpha}-adrenoceptor$ activation. From these results, we concluded that adenosine acts intracellularly to regulate the coronary blood flow.

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The cultivation of wild food and medicinal plants for improving community livelihood: The case of the Buhozi site, DR Congo

  • Karhagomba, Innocent Balagizi;Adhama, Mirindi T.;Mushagalusa, Timothee B.;Nabino, Victor B.;Koh, Kwangoh;Kim, Hee Seon
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • 제7권6호
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    • pp.510-518
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    • 2013
  • This study aims to demonstrate the effect of farming technology on introducing medicinal plants (MP) and wild food plants (WFP) into a traditional agricultural system within peri-urban zones. Field investigations and semi-structured focus group interviews conducted in the Buhozi community showed that 27 health and nutrition problems dominated in the community, and could be treated with 86 domestic plant species. The selected domestic MP and WFP species were collected in the broad neighboring areas of the Buhozi site, and introduced to the experimental field of beans and maize crops in Buhozi. Among the 86 plants introduced, 37 species are confirmed as having both medicinal and nutritional properties, 47 species with medicinal, and 2 species with nutritional properties. The field is arranged in a way that living hedges made from Tithonia diversifolia provide bio-fertilizers to the plants growing along the hedges. The harvest of farming crops does not disturb the MP or WFP, and vice-versa. After harvesting the integrated plants, the community could gain about 40 times higher income, than from harvesting farming crops only. This kind of field may be used throughout the year, to provide both natural medicines and foods. It may therefore contribute to increasing small-scale crop producers' livelihood, while promoting biodiversity conservation. This model needs to be deeply documented, for further pharmaceutical and nutritional use.

Complex Perovskite $(Na_{1/2}Pr_{1/2})TiO_3$의 미세구조 관찰 (Microstructure Observations in Complex Perovskite $(Na_{1/2}Pr_{1/2})TiO_3$)

  • 이확주;류현;박현민;조양구;남산
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 2002
  • 복합 페로브스카이트$(Na_{1/2}Pr_{1/2})TiO_3$ (NPT)의 미세구조를 X-ray diffractometry와 투과전자 현미경으로 관찰하였다. NPT는 A-site 양이온에 의한 1 : 1 chemical ordering을 갖고 있지 않으며 산소 팔면체의 antiphase tilting과 inphase tilting 그리고 A-site 양이온의 antiparallel shift가 관찰 되었다. 2차상도 관찰되었으나, 이를 확인하지 못하였다. 측정된 NPT 재료의 유전체 특성은 ${\varepsilon}_r=99.6,\;Q\;{\Large f}_o=1124\;GHz,\;{\tau}_{f}=-233.64ppm/^{\circ}C$이었다.

Resolving a velocity inversion at the geotechnical scale using the microtremor (passive seismic) survey method

  • Roberts James C.;Asten Michael W.
    • 지구물리와물리탐사
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.14-18
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    • 2004
  • High levels of ambient noise and safety factors often limit the use of 'active-source' seismic methods for geotechnical investigations in urban environments. As an alternative, shear-wave velocity-depth profiles can be obtained by treating the background microtremor wave field as a stochastic process, rather than adopting the traditional approach of calculating velocity based on ray path geometry from a known source. A recent field test in Melbourne demonstrates the ability of the microtremor method, using only Rayleigh waves, to resolve a velocity inversion resulting from the presence of a hard, 12 m thick basalt flow overlying 25 m of softer alluvial sediments and weathered mudstone. Normally the presence of the weaker underlying sediments would lead to an ambiguous or incorrect interpretation with conventional seismic refraction methods. However, this layer of sediments is resolved by the microtremor method, and its inclusion is required in one-dimensional layered-earth modelling in order to reproduce the Rayleigh-wave coherency spectra computed from observed seismic noise records. Nearby borehole data provided both a guide for interpretation and a confirmation of the usefulness of the passive Rayleigh-wave microtremor method. Sensitivity analyses of resolvable modelling parameters demonstrate that estimates of shear velocities and layer thicknesses are accurate to within approximately $10\%\;to\;20\%$ using the spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) technique. Improved accuracy can be obtained by constraining shear velocities and/or layer thicknesses using independent site knowledge. Although there exists potential for ambiguity due to velocity-thickness equivalence, the microtremor method has significant potential as a site investigation tool in situations where the use of traditional seismic methods is limited.

부곡온천과 기노사끼온천 관광지 가로경관 비교분석 - 색채 분석을 중심으로 - (Comparative Study on Street Landscape of Bugok Hot Spring and Kinosaki Hot Spring - Focused on Color Analysis -)

  • 김현
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제34권5호
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    • pp.24-31
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    • 2006
  • The tourism sites and attractions of South Korea in many ways have little specialties in their image due to the local development plan's uniformed way of designing and improving landscape. The lack of specialties in tourist sites and attractions have caused displeasure from the local residents, as the sites don't characterize the locals as attractively and appealingly as is the potential. There have been no research or studies on the scenic effect on tourism or resort development thus producing an urgent call for local authorities to develop planned landscapes of local sites. This study compares Bugok Onchon (hot spring), whose image hardly differentiates itself from the others, with Kinosaki Onsen (hot spring). Bugok Hot Spring, which is the case study of this report, has recorded a steady decline of visitors due to a result of uniformed development planning. In the case of Kinosaki Hot Spring, scenery development, however, has made a breakthrough in tourist increase despite its no-so-easily-accessible location. The study assumes that scenery effects changes in promoting local tourism, thus analyzing and comparing the two hot springs to unearth critical factors in tourist site development, as well as viewing the present state of Bugok Hot Spring for further study. Furthermore, the study provides tourist site developers with a guideline of the two comparative Hot Spring cases. Investigations and analyses are mainly focused on colors, which are important factors in making underlying images of tourist sites, and the comparison of Bugok Hot Spring with Kinosaki Hot Suing. Bugok Hot Spring shows the influences of accent colors as well as a variety of color combinations and similarities of color tones. Kinosaki Hot Spring shows a combination of naturally-generated colors its own scenic beauty by trimming the landscape. Through the comparative study of the two hot springs, Bugok (boulevard) uncovers a typical case of Korean local landscape planning, even with the well-known tourist attraction 'Bugok-Hawaii', and calls upon a new, serious landscape-improvement plan to increase visitors.