• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.309-315
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• 2002

Conventional electromagnetic (EM) method using small loops as a source and receiver has been used in detection of conductive buried objects like a metal detector or in qualitative estimation of the subsurface conductivity variation. Recently, however, since detection of buried objects and imaging of the subsurface conductivity distribution in a relatively conductive area are in a high demand for environmental and engineering purposes, the quantitative interpretation technique of EM data is actively studied. In this regard, we introduce a brief principle of EM survey and show an example of the detection of buried conductive material and imaging of the subsurface conductivity distribution based on data measured at a test survey area. Through this study, we show that multi-frequency EM surveys using small loops may be a good solution to give quick and detail information of subsurface in a conductive survey area.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.37 no.10
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• pp.77-87
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• 2021

Several studies have been conducted to analyze, predict, and prevent the risk of ground subsidence occurring in urban areas. Nevertheless, there is insufficient research effort on risk analysis that utilizes the correlation between the density of underground structures (i.e., the spatial quantity of buried objects installed in the ground around the interested area) and the occurrence of ground subsidence. In this paper, a study was conducted to analyze the line density of underground structures using GIS-based spatial information data, and to link this with the recorded ground subsidences. An optimization algorithm was developed to maximize the correlation between the line density of 29 recorded ground subsidences and 6 types of underground structures that occurred between 2010 and 2015 for the analysis area. The concept of normalized line density was also proposed for the analysis. The normalized line density of the analysis area was divided into five grades (Grade 1: lowest, Grade 5: highest). When the optimization algorithm was applied, the case where the normalized line density was Grade 4 or higher at the location of the recorded ground subsidences was about > 80%. It is thought that the density analysis result of underground facilities can be applied to the ground subsidence risk analysis by using the proposed optimization algorithm.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.137-147
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• 2022

Various geophysical exploration methods are used to determine the exact location of underground utilities, and many studies have been performed to improve the accuracy. This study analyzed the feasibility of exploring underground utilities through a new exploration method using cosmic ray muon. A prototype of a portable muon detector was manufactured by combining a scintillator and a silicon photomultiplier. Further, a calibration operation was performed on the muon count rate. The ground thickness of the ground model was measured using the muon detector prototype, where the value could be estimated with an error of about 3%, close to the actual. In addition, the theoretical basis for tomography analysis technology was analyzed to utilize the muon detector for exploring underground utilities, and a zenith angle correction method was presented. This study revealed that the technology of exploration using muon can analyze density with high resolution and will be used for exploring underground utilities.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.25-32
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• 2020

The underground utilities installed under the ground is an important civil engineering structure, such as water supply and sewerage pipes, underground power lines, various communication lines, and city gas pipes. Such underground utilities can be exposed to risk due to external factors such as concentrated rainfall and vehicle load, and it is important to select and construct an appropriate backfill material. Currently, a method mainly used is to fill the soil around the underground utilities and compact it. But it is difficult to compact the lower part of the buried pipe and the compaction efficiency decreases, reducing the stability of the underground utilities and causing various damages. In addition, there are disadvantages such as a decrease in ground strength due to disturbance of the ground, a complicated construction process, and construction costs increase because the construction period becomes longer, and civil complaints due to traffic restrictions. One way to solve this problem is to use a liquid filler. The liquid filler has advantages such as self-leveling ability, self-compaction, fluidity, artificial strength control, and low strength that can be re-excavated for maintenance. In this study, uniaxial compression strength test and fluidity test were performed to characterize the mixed soil using marine clay, stabilizer, and in-situ soil as backfill material. A freezing-thawing test was performed to understand the strength characteristics of the liquid filler by freezing, and in order to examine the effect of the filling materials on the corrosion of the underground pipe, an electrical resistivity test and a pH test were performed.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.05b
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• pp.1097-1100
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• 2010

지하매설물의 안전성은 뒤채움재의 시공과정 및 재료의 품질관리에 큰 영향을 받는다. 최근 지하매설물의 파손형태을 검토한 결과, 파손의 주요 원인으로 부적절한 뒤채움재 이용 및 충분하지 못한 다짐 등이 있다. 이러한 원인으로 매설물 주위의 지반침하로 인한 파손이 빈빈하게 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 현장에서 발생하는 현장발생토사, 정수장처리장의 정수슬러지, 화력발전소의 플라이애쉬, 폐타이어 고무분말 등을 혼합한 유동성 뒤채움재의 최적배합설계 및 설계에 필요한 기본적인 강도특성을 규명하였다.

• 전기의세계
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.42-49
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• 1995

산업이 고도로 발달하게 됨에 따라 가스관, 상하수도관, 송유관등의 시설이 필요하게 되고 이런 시설들은 도심에서 지하에 매설되게 된다. 지하에 매설되는 금속배관은 토양중에서 부식환경에 놓이게 되며 자연부식을 방지하기 위하여 도장등의 방식방법과 병행하여 전기화학적 반응을 이용한 전기 방식 방법을 채택하여 실시하고 있다. 그러나 도시 교통난 해소를 위하여 직류로 운행되는 전기철도가 시설되면서 직류전기철도에서 누설전류가 발생하게 되고 누설전류는 지하매설물에 영향을 미쳐 심각한 부식을 일으키게 된다. 본 글에서는 금속의 부식과 직류전류에 의한 전식에 대하여 기술하고 여러가지 전기방식방법과 직류전기철도에 의한 전식방지대책 적용 및 시공사례, 기타 전식방지대책에 대하여 기술한다.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.149-163
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• 2020

This paper presents a logistic regression and GIS based urban ground sink susceptibility assessment using underground facility information considering soil particle loss. In the underground environment, the particle loss due to water flow or groundwater level change leads to the occurrence and expansion of cavities, which directly affect the ground sink. Four different contributory factors were selected according to the two underground facility domains (water pipeline area, sewer pipeline area) and subway line area. The logistic regression method was used to analyze the correlation and to derive the regression equation between the ground sink inventory and the contributory factors. Based on these results, three ground sink susceptibility maps were generated. The results obtained from this study are expected to provide basic data on the area susceptible to ground sink and needed to safety monitoring.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.500-502
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• 2013

The metallic underground pipes like as metropolitan water supply pipes and gas pipes have a screening effects for power induction phenomenon. Generally, urban area has more metallic underground facilities than rural areas because of its buildings or population density. So we can expect high screening effects for the power induction in urban areas, and we call it the city screening factor. We had carried out the measuring test in urban and rural area respectively 30 sites to prove the actual effects of city screening factor and we derived the numerical value of city screening effects. But we faced with a difficult question that how we can classify the real urban areas or rural areas correctly. In this paper, we introduce the classification method using density of building in test area to apply the city screening factor reasonably.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.59-66
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• 2011

Lifeline Damages induced by earthquake loading brings not only a structure damage but the communication problems by the interruption of various energy utilities such as electric power, gas, and water resources. Earthquake loss estimation systems in USA and Japan, called as HAZUS (Hazard in US) and HERAS (Hazards Estimation and Restoration Aid System), respectively, have been established for the purpose of efficient responding to the earthquake hazard. Sufficient damage records are required to establish these systems. However, there are insufficient data set of damage records obtained from previous earthquakes in Korea. In this study, according to the construction specifications of the pipelines in both Korea and USA, the behavior of both ductile and brittle pipelines embedded in dense sand overlying various soils, such as clay, sand, and gravel were examined with respect to the pipeline characteristics under various earthquake loadings. The applicability of pipeline damage prediction used in HAZUS program to Korea has been investigated.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.5 no.1 s.9
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• pp.139-145
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• 1997

Rapid development of city has made a lots of urban facilities buried under ground, therefore how to bury underground facilities and how to operate them becomes more and more important. However, due to shortage of composite operation data for burying the facilities under ground, a lots of individual and nation's properties have been destroted and even many people killed. under the circumstances, we need to detect the facilities in detail and in accuracy and we can surgest for underground facilities detecting accuracy as below.