• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.91-107
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• 2013

Corrosion of RC bridge decks eventually leads to delamination, severe cracking and spalling of the concrete cover. This is a prevalent deterioration mechanism and demands for the most costly repair interventions during the service life of bridges worldwide. On the other hand, decisions for repairs are usually made whenever the extent of a limit crack width, reported in routine visual inspections, exceeds an acceptable threshold level. In this paper, while random fields are applied to account for spatial variation of governing parameters of the corrosion process, an analytical model is used to simulate the corrosion induced crack width. However when dealing with random fields, the Monte Carlo simulation is apparently an inefficient and time consuming method, hence the utility of neural networks as a surrogate in simulation is investigated and found very promising. The proposed method can be regarded as an invaluable tool in decision making concerning maintenance of bridges.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표논문집 Vol.28 No.1 (B)
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• pp.241-243
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• 2001

이동 컴퓨팅 환경이 급속하게 발전하면서 GIS 분야에서도 이동 클라이언트를 이용한 다양한 서비스에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히, 이동 클라이언트를 이용한 공간 데이터 변경의 경우에 동시성 제어를 수행해야 하는데 기존 클라이언트-서버 환경에서 사용되는 잠금 기법은 잠금 획득을 위한 긴 대기시간 때문에 적합하지 않다. 본 논문에서는 이동 컴퓨팅 환경에서의 공간 데이터 변경을 위한 3-계층 구조를 제시하며 이 구조에서의 대리 트랜잭션 모델을 정의한다. 또한, 이동클라이언트의 공간 데이터 변경 트랜잭션의 동시성 제어를 위해 전통적인 낙관 기법을 확정하여 공간 데이터에 적합한 확인 기법을 제시하며 동시성 제어에서 트랜잭션 직렬화 보장의 예를 보인다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.34-46
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• 2008

Emissions inputs for use in air quality modeling of Korea were generated with the emissions inventory data from the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), maintained under the Clean Air Policy Support System (CAPSS) database. Source Classification Codes (SCC) in the Korea emissions inventory were adapted to use with the U.S. EPA's Sparse Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) by finding the best-matching SMOKE default SCCs for the chemical speciation and temporal allocation. A set of 19 surrogate spatial allocation factors for South Korea were developed utilizing the Multi-scale Integrated Modeling System (MIMS) Spatial Allocator and Korean GIS databases. The mobile and area source emissions data, after temporal allocation, show typical sinusoidal diurnal variations with high peaks during daytime, while point source emissions show weak diurnal variations. The model-ready emissions are speciated for the carbon bond version 4 (CB-4) chemical mechanism. Volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions from painting related industries in area source category significantly contribute to TOL (Toluene) and XYL (Xylene) emissions. ETH (Ethylene) emissions are largely contributed from point industrial incineration facilities and various mobile sources. On the other hand, a large portion of OLE (Olefin) emissions are speciated from mobile sources in addition to those contributed by the polypropylene industry in point source. It was found that FORM (Formaldehyde) is mostly emitted from petroleum industry and heavy duty diesel vehicles. Chemical speciation of PM2.5 emissions shows that PEC (primary fine elemental carbon) and POA (primary fine organic aerosol) are the most abundant species from diesel and gasoline vehicles. To reduce uncertainties in processing the Korea emission inventory due to the mapping of Korean SCCs to those of U.S., it would be practical to develop and use domestic source profiles for the top 10 SCCs for area and point sources and top 5 SCCs for on-road mobile sources when VOC emissions from the sources are more than 90% of the total.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2008

Historical emission data for 11 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and a regional multimedia environmental model, CoZMo-POP 2, were used to predict air concentrations and congener patterns in Korea. The total emission value for South Korea was allocated to sub-provinces and cities based on their population. The spatial distribution of PCB emissions was generally correlated with that of measured atmospheric levels, suggesting that population could be a good surrogate for the intensity of PCB emission in Korea. The simulated time trends of air concentrations well reflected those of emission with a peak in the mid-1970s and insignificant levels in the 2030s. The model predicted that the contribution of volatile PCBs had increased after emission reduction iii the 1970s. This trend would continue until the early 2030s. The measured and modeled PCB levels in the 2000s were in an agreement of an order of magnitude, and their congener patterns were very similar. Consequently, despite of high uncertainty for emission estimates, the emission data for Korea used in this study is considered to be reliable. The results of this study could be compared with simulation data based on a new emission inventory to be developed by measurements in the near future.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.486-495
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• 2021

Background: Particulate matter (PM) is one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide. Previous studies in South Korea have applied a relative risk calculated from Western populations when estimating the disease burden attributable to PM. However, the relative risk of PM on health outcomes may not be the same across different countries or regions. Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the premature deaths and socioeconomic costs attributable to long-term exposure to PM in South Korea. We considered not only the difference in PM concentration between regions, but also the difference in relative risk. Methods: National monitoring data of PM concentrations was obtained, and missing values were imputed using the AERMOD model and linear regression model. As a surrogate for relative risk, hazard ratios (HRs) of PM for cardiovascular and respiratory mortality were estimated using the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort. The nation was divided into five areas (metropolitan, central, southern, south-eastern, and Gangwon-do Province regions). The number of PM attributable deaths in 2018 was calculated at the district level. The socioeconomic cost was derived by multiplying the number of deaths and the statistical value of life. Results: The average PM₁₀ concentration for 2014~2018 was 45.2 ㎍/m³. The association between long-term exposure to PM₁₀ and mortality was heterogeneous between areas. When applying area-specific HRs, 23,811 premature deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease in 2018 were attributable to PM₁₀ (reference level 20 ㎍/m³). The corresponding socioeconomic cost was about 31 trillion won. These estimated values were higher than that when applying nationwide HRs. Conclusions: This study is the first research to estimate the premature mortality caused by long-term exposure to PM using relative risks derived from the national population. This study will help precisely identify the national and regional health burden attributed to PM and establish the priorities of air quality policy.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2017

최근 빈번하게 발생하고 있는 이상기후에 의한 기상재해로 온실의 피해가 크게 발생하고 있다. 이에 자연재해가 발생하는 근본적인 요인인 기상과 이상기후 현상에 대한 정량적인 분석을 통해 시설재배에 취약한 지역을 검토하여 피해를 사전에 최소화할 수 있는 대책수립 및 관리가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 전라도 지역을 대상으로 시설재배의 기상재해와 관련된 대리변수를 산정하여 기상재해에 의한 시설재배의 취약지역을 분석하였으며, GIS를 이용하여 공간적인 분포분석을 통해 기상재해에 취약한 시설재배지역을 지도로 나타내었다. 그리고 본 연구에서 작성된 시설재배의 취약지도와 대상지역에서 발생된 온실의 실제 재해기록과 비교 검토하였다. 본 연구에서 최종적으로 작성된 기상재해에 대한 시설재배 취약지도와 실제 온실의 피해기록을 비교해보면, 광주광역시, 나주시, 영암군, 장성군, 함평군 그리고 해남군 등 대상지역의 약 50% 정도가 본 연구의 취약지도와 실제 재해기록과 일치하는 경향이 나타났다. 이에 반해 군산시, 김제시, 목포시 그리고 무안군 등은 기상조건이 취약등급에 포함이 됨에도 불구하고 재해피해가 낮게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 지역에 따라 다른 온실의 구조적인 설계 및 관리측면이 변수로 작용한 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 온실의 자연재해의 주요 원인인 기상자료를 분석하여 기상재해에 대한 시설재배의 취약지도를 작성하였고, 과거 재해기록과 비교하여 대상지역 내에서 취약한 지점을 확인하였다. 이 연구는 온실의 설계 및 관리측면에서 기상재해에 의한 피해를 경감 및 예방하기 위한 기초자료를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.