• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.44-52
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• 2001

A modeling program was developed in Part I which represents the 3-D geometry, produces bill of material, automatically draws drawings and produces input data for structural analysis of Very High-rise Steel Artificial Reefs(VEHSAR). Model tests were carried out to measure drag forces acted on VEHSAR in the Ocean Engineering Wide Tank, the University of Ulsan and structural analyses were made to simulate structural behaviors of VEHSAR. The integrated package system is suggested to design VEHSAR with different geometries.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.99-108
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• 1999

The solid modelling program was developed for the 3-D representation and analysis of VEry High-rise Steel Artificial Reefs(VEHSAR) using Visual C++ on the Microsoft's Windows 95(or Windows NT) based on MFC(Microsoft Foundation Class). Importing oriented-object program and CAD/CAM technique, this integrated design system which aims at low cost and high efficiency makes it possible to predict problems and to establish counterplans through visualizing the construction of Very High-rise Steel Artificial Reefs in advance. Also it is useful in enhancing productivity. Introduction of OpenGL makes it display high quality 3D graphics more faster.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.61-67
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• 2007

As part of the government's fishery resource creation policy, fishing ground creation projects have been undertaken in Korea's major seashore fishing spots since the 1970s, where artificial reefs constructed using new materials that make up for the weakness of concrete reefs have been used. In this study, the stability of these artificial reefs when acted upon by external forces, their ability to attract and gather fish, and their economic feasibility were examined. For this purpose, an experimental artificial steel reef was constructed and was installed in an area of the sea. Then the corrosion of the experimental material attached to it was investigated. The efficiency of the artificial steel reef was then verified by examining its functionality, removal, and burying, as well as the speed of insertion of living things into its structure and its ability to attract and gather fish.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.255-263
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• 2009

This study assessed the facility volume distribution for artificial reefs (ARs) deployed at the sea bottom in fishing grounds in the Busan Sea region, and estimated the efficient use of volume in the initial AR group. Analysis of the volume of AR facilities in the Busan Sea region indicated that the quantity and surface areas of deployed facilities varied greatly between 1997 and 2004. However, a rapid decrease in AR facility volume after 2003 indicated an increased use of different kinds of ARs, such as steel or ceramic ARs. And the results revealed that a total of 2,777 AR facilities were deployed in the Gijang sea region with a founding ratio of 89%; corresponding numbers for the Heaundae and Namgu sea region were 7,691 and 84.9%, and 905 and 96% for the cubic type of AR in the Saha and Gangseo sea regions. The analysis indicated that ARs deployed in the Busan sea region maintained a good conservation ratio of more than 85%. The loss in AR volume (approximately 15%) was due to subsidence, breakaway, and incomplete deployment.

• Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.273-276
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• 2002

Many artificial steel reefs are being built in Japan, however, in Korea, only few steel reefs were manufactured by POSCO, recently. In order to develop their novel types suitable for marine environments near the Korean Peninsula, it is very important to carry out model tests in the initial design stage. In the Ocean Engineering Wide Tank($L{\times}B{\times}D=30{\times}20{\times}2.5m$) and the Circulating Water Channel of the University of Ulsan, Korea, fluid drag forces acting on models of steel reefs with different sizes are measured in waves and currents. Also numerical predictions based on the Wavier-Stokes equation are made and compared with experimental results.