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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2020.4.617

Relationship between Earthquake and Fluctuation of Water Level in Active Fault Zone and National Groundwater Monitoring Wells of Gyeongju Area  

Jang, Hyeon-Woo (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Jeong, Chan-Ho (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Lee, Yong-Cheon (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Lee, Yu-Jin (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Hong, Jin-Woo (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Kim, Cheon-Hwan (Department of Construction Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Daejeon University)
Kim, Young-Seog (Department of Geological Environmental, Bukyoung National University)
Kang, Tae-Seob (Department of Geological Environmental, Bukyoung National University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.30, no.4, 2020 , pp. 617-634 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of between earthquakes and fluctuation of water level in a groundwater well of the active-fault zone and 124 national groundwater monitoring wells in Gyeongju area. The spatial and temporal relationships between the fluctuation of water level and the earthquake were analyzed by the calculation of earthquake effectiveness (ε) and q-factor which are the function of earthquake magnitude and distance from epicenter. Two earthquake events of E1 (April 22, 2019, M 3.8) and E2 (June 11, 2019, M 2.5) show a close relationship with a post-seismic 83 cm decrease and a pre-seismic 76 cm increase in water level at the active fault zone of Dangu-ri, respectively. The spatial analysis of water level fluctuation data in National Groundwater Monitoring Networks caused by earthquake events shows a more distinct response in deep groundwater around fault zones than other area, and a greater change in deep groundwater than shallow groundwater. It's inferred that the decrease and increase in groundwater level are affected by the expansion of fractures and compression of rock mass due to seismic stress, respectively. The effective ranges of ε-value and q-factor of the monitoring well in Dangu-ri were calculated as 2.70E-10~5.60E-10 and 14.4~18.0, respectively.
Keywords
active fault zone; groundwater; water level; earthquake; q-factor;
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