• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.798-803
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• 2004

Leak noise is a good source to identify the exact location of a leak point of underground water pipelines. Water leak generates broadband sound from a leak location and this sound propagation due to leak in water pipelines is not a non-dispersive wave any more because of the surrounding pipes and soil. However, the necessity of long-range detection of this leak location makes to identify low-frequency acoustic waves rather than high frequency ones. Acoustic wave propagation coupled with surrounding boundaries including cast iron pipes is theoretically analyzed and the wave velocity was confirmed with experiment. The leak locations were identified both by the acoustic emission (AE) method and the cross-correlation method. In a short-range distance, both the AE method and cross-correlation method are effective to detect leak position. However, the detection for a long-range distance required a lower frequency range accelerometers only because higher frequency waves were attenuated very quickly with the increase of propagation paths. Two algorithms for the cross-correlation function were suggested, and a long-range detection has been achieved at real underground water pipelines longer than 300m.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.15-25
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• 2021

In this study, a method of leakage detection was proposed to locate leak position for a reservoir pipeline valve system using wavelet coherence analysis for an injected pressure wave. An unsteady flow analyzer handled nonlinear valve maneuver and corresponding experimental result were compared. Time series of pressure head were analyzed through wavelet coherence analysis both for no leak and leak conditions. The leak information can be obtained through either time domain reflectometry or the difference in wavelet coherence level, which provide predictions in terms of leak location. The reconstructed pressure signal facilitates the identification of leak presence comparing with existing wavelet coherence analysis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.182-182
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• 2022

4차산업 기술이 상수도 관망 분야에도 활발히 도입되며 스마트워터 구축에 기술적인 기반이 마련되고 있다. 이중 디지털트윈의 경우 컴퓨터에 현실 속 사물의 쌍둥이를 만들고, 현실에서 발생할 수 있는 상황을 컴퓨터로 시뮬레이션함으로써 결과를 미리 예측하는 기술로 정의된다. 즉, 디지털트윈의 핵심기술은 시각화와 시뮬레이션 모형의 연계로 실시간 상황 표출뿐만 아니라 시뮬레이션 모형 입력값의 미래 변화를 추정하여 해당 사물의 상태를 예측하는 것이라고 할 수 있다. 상수도 관망의 경우도 디지털트윈 모형 구축 시 정교한 시뮬레이션 모형과 연계를 통해 관측 데이터의 표출과 함께 미관측 지점의 데이터를 추정 및 표출하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 디지털트윈 모형 구축에 가장 필수적이라고 할 수 있는 상수도 관망의 해석 프로그램 매개변수 검보정 모형을 소개한다. 대표적인 상수도 관망해석 프로그램인 EPANET2.2의경우 입력값으로 주로 수요량과 관로의 조도계수를 요구하며, 본 연구에서는 수요량은 알고 있는 것으로 가정하고 관로의 조도계수만 Markov-Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC)를 사용하여 검보정한다. 해당 모형은 (1) 실시간 조도계수 추정이 가능하면, (2) 동시에 누수 탐지가 가능하고, (3) 관로의 기능적 노후를 정의하여 향후 디지털트윈 모형 구현 시 관로 노후를 표출할 수 있는 기반을 구축한다. 우선 실시간 조도계수 추정은 데이터베이스와 연동하여 진행하며, MCMC 모형을 활용한 관로 별 조도계수의 분포에 따라 정상범위 내 변동이 발생하는지 여부를 판단한다. 이때 정상범위를 벗어난 변동이 발생하는 경우 잠재적 누수가 존재하는 것으로 가정하며, 콜모고로프-스미르노프(KS) 테스트를 통해 이를 판단한다. 기능적 노후는 관로의 통수능과 연관이 있으며, 추정한 조도계수에 따른 관로의 통수능을 산정하여 결과를 표출한다. 본 연구에서 제안한 모형은 향후 상수도 관망 디지털트윈 구현에 핵심 요소기술로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.459-469
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• 2017

A real scale leakage test facility was developed to study the leak signal characteristics of water supply pipelines, and then leak tests were carried out. The facility was designed to overcome the limited experimental circumstances of domestic water supply pipeline experimental facilities. The length of the pipeline, which was installed as a straight line, is 280m. Six pipes were installed on a 70m interval with different pipe material and diameters that are DCIP(D200, D150, D100, D80), PE(D75) and PVC(D75).The intensity of the leakage is adjusted by changing the size of the leak hole and the opening rate of ball valve. Various pressure conditions were simulated using a pressure reducing valve.To minimize external noise sources which, deteriorate the quality of measured leak signal, the facility was built at a quiet area, where traffic and water consumption by customers is relatively rare. In addition, the usage of electric equipment was minimized to block out noise and the facility was operated using manual mode. From the experimental results of measured leakage signal at the facility, it was found that the signal intensity weakened and the signal of high frequency band attenuated as the distance from the water leakage point increased.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.54 no.8
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• pp.599-606
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• 2021

Water Distribution Networks, one of the social infrastructures buried underground, has the function of transporting and supplying purified water to customers. In recent years, as measurement capability is improved, a number of studies related to leak recognition and detection by applying a deep learning technique based on flow rate data have been conducted. In this study, a cognitive model for leak occurrence was developed using an LSTM-based deep learning algorithm that has not been applied to the waterworks field until now. The model was verified based on the assumed data, and it was found that all cases of leaks of 2% or more can be recognized. In the future, based on the proposed model, it is believed that more precise results can be derived in the prediction of flow data.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.227-235
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• 2015

In recent years, owing to the frequent occurrence of natural disasters, the inspection and maintenance of structures have become increasingly important on a national scale. However, because most structural inspections are carried out manually, and due to the lack of objectivity in data acquisition, quantitative data are not always available. As a result, researchers are seeking ways to collect and standardize survey data using terrestrial laser scanning, thereby bypassing the limitations associated with visual investigations. However, field data acquired using a laser scanner have been required to measure changes in structure geometry resulting from passive deterioration. In this study, we demonstrate that it is possible to identify the processes of structural deterioration (e.g., efflorescence, leakage, delamination) using intensity data from terrestrial laser scanning. Additionally, we confirm the viability of automated classification of alteration type and objectification of the polygon area by establishing intensity characteristics. Finally, we show that our method is effective for structural inspection and maintenance.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.207-214
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• 2006

The current paper focuses the analysis of leakage detection in water pipeline systems by means of the transient method. In order to obtain essential data for evaluation the existing methodology, an extensive experimental process has been carried out in a single pipeline system, Several experimental tests were performed with and without a leakage in the system. Using the unsteady friction and improved unsteady friction factors gives reasonable match between the computed and measured results on the condition of the flow situations presented in the paper. The transient method attempts to estimate the leakage in water pipelines using observed pressure data collected during transient events on the system.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.120-128
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• 2022

There are 17,000 reservoir dams in Korea, of which more than 85% were built over 50 years ago. Old embankment dams are weakened by internal erosion and suffusion phenomena due to preferential leakage paths and this ongoing weakening can cause their failure. Therefore, early warning associated with leakage in an embankment dam is crucial to prevent its failure. An electrical resistivity survey is a non-destructive, real-time and in-situ technique for detecting the development of leakage zones and general conditions of embankment dams. Because of its advantages, the electrical resistivity survey is widely used for reservoir safety inspections. However, the electrical resistivity survey is still not officially included in the precise safety inspection of reservoir dams because it cannot present a quantitative index of dam safety. In this study, we propose a method for calculating the leak index according to the water content evaluated from the electrical resistivity survey and/or induced polarization survey. Particularly, by proposing a quantitative leak index calculation method from monitoring surveys and independent surveys, we provide a theoretical basis for including electrical resistivity and induced polarization surveys as components of the precise safety inspection of reservoirs dams.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.71-76
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• 2005

The subject of this paper is research into the application of resistivity/SP monitoring to detecting the water leakage of water utilization facilities. For this purpose, we installed a comprehensive monitoring system consisting of resistivity/SP measurement, inclinometer, piezometer, and water gauge at an embankment, Using this monitoring system, we monitored the various kinds of measurement data and compared the resistivity structures and SP variations that of hydrological and engineering data in order to investigate the water leakage and stability of the embankment. The variations of resistivity and SP at the embankment were provided from the monitoring data and we could accurately locate the portions of which resistivities and SP have sharply changed, Furthermore, we could estimate the stability of the embankment more effectively and quantitatively by jointly interpreting the monitoring data of resistivity and SP, water level, pore water pressure, and subsurface displacement. The monitoring experiments in this study led us to the conclusion that for the efficient maintenance of the water utilization facilities, monitoring the resistivity and SP data would be much more preferable to performing the just one-time measurements.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.177-183
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• 2005

The subject of this paper is research into the application of electrical resistivity monitoring to detecting the water leakage of water utilization facilities. For this purpose, we installed a comprehensive monitoring system consisting of resistivity measurement, inclinometer, piezometer, and water gauge at an embankment. Using this monitoring system, we monitored the various kinds of measurement data and compared the resistivity structures and that of hydrological and engineering data in order to investigate the water leakage and stability of the embankment. The variant images of electrical resistivity at the embankment were provided from the monitoring data and we could accurately locate the portion of which resistivities have sharply changed. Furthermore, we could estimate the stability of the embankment more effectively and quantitatively by jointly interpreting the monitoring data of resistivity, water level, pore water pressure, and subsurface displacement. The monitoring experiments in this study led us to the conclusion that for the efficient maintenance of the water utilization facilities, monitoring the resistivity data and hydrological data would be much more preferable to performing the just one-time measurements.