• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.260-268
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• 2009

In this study, we estimated inhomogeneity correction factor in small field. And, we evaluated accuracy of treatment planning and measurement data which applied inhomogeneity correction factor or not. We developed the Inhomogeneity Correction Phantom (ICP) for insertion of inhomogeneity materials. The inhomogeneity materials were 12 types in each different electron density. This phantom is able to adapt the EBT film and 0.125 cc ion chamber for measurement of dose distribution and point dose. We evaluated comparison of planning and measurement data using ICP. When we applied to inhomogeneity correction factor or not, the average difference was 1.63% and 10.05% in each plan and film measurement data. And, the average difference of dose distribution was 10.09% in each measurement film. And the average difference of point dose was 0.43% and 2.09% in each plan and measurement data. In conclusion, if we did not apply the inhomogeneity correction factor in small field, it shows more great difference in measurement data. The planning system using this study shows good result for correction of inhomogeneity materials. In radiosurgery using small field, we should be correct the inhomogeneity correction factor, more exactly.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.51-59
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• 2001

Column and box tests were performed to investigate the removal efficiency of NAPL using the surfactant enhanced flushing In heterogeneous medium. Homogeneous Ottawa sand and heterogeneous soil were used to verify the increase of remediation efficiency for the surfactant enhanced flushing in column test. Box tests with two different heterogeneous sub-structure were performed to quantify the capability of the surfactant enhanced flushing as a remediation method to remove NAPL from the heterogeneous medium. Two different grain size sand layers were repeated in the box to simulate the heterogeneous layer formation and the modified fault structure was built to simulate the fault system in the box. O-xylene as a LNAPL and PCE as a DNAPL were used and oleamide as a non-ionic surfactant. The maximum NAPL effluent concentration with 1% oleamide flushing in the homogeneous column test increased about 460 times compared to that with only water flushing and about 250 times increased in the real soil column test. In heterogeneous medium, the maximum effluent concentration increased about 150 times in 1% oleamide flushing and most of NAPL were removed from the box within 8 pore volume flushing, suggesting that the removal efficiency increased very much compared to in only water flushing. Results investigated the capability of the surfactant enhanced remediation method to remove NAPL even in heterogeneous medium.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.2505-2510
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• 2013

Parametric studies on nonhomogeneous pile and homogeneous pile installed in clay were performed through the developed technique to investigate the effects of considered factors on the lateral pile behaviors. Values of the parameters with embedment depths of the two piles having different flexural rigidity show that values of the parameters for more rigid pile were greater than those for smaller one. Parameters for the case of the nonhomogeneous pile were converged to the same ones of the homogeneous pile as nodal point moves away from point of material boundary. In order to determine adequate upper length of the nonhomogeneous pile, changing patterns of the parameters, lateral displacement, member forces and so forth should be compared.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.283-293
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• 2021

The homogeneity of the compacted ground was analyzed using drone-based remote terrain and gravity field data. Among the topographic elements calculated by the hydrological algorithm, the topographic curvature effectively showed the shape of the surface that occurred during the compaction process, and the non-uniformly compacted area could be identified. The appropriate resolution of the digital topography requires a precision of about 10 cm. Gravity field Interpretation was performed to analyze the spatial density change of the compacted ground. In the distribution of residual bouguer gravity anomaly, the non-homogeneously compacted area showed a different magnitude of gravity than the surrounding area, and the difference in compaction was identified through gravity-density modeling. From the results, it is expected that the topographic element and gravitational field analysis method can be used to evaluate the homogeneity of the compacted ground.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.24-31
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• 2005

This study presents a contaminant transport model suitable for a 2-dimensional heterogeneous aquifer with multiple contaminant sources. It uses a streamline simulation, which transforms a multi-dimensional problem into multiple 1dimensional problems. It runs flow simulation, streamline tracking, and calculation of contaminant concentrations by turns. The model is verificated with a Visual MODFLOW by comparing contaminant concentration distributions and breakthrough curves at an observation well. Due to its fast simulation, it can be applied to time consuming simulations such as in a fine-grided aquifer, an inverse modeling and other applications.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.3 no.2 s.7
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• pp.1-10
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• 1999

The evaluation of fracture toughness in weldment is necessary for the safety performance of industrial structures with large scale such as various power plants, LNG (liquefied natural gas) storage tanks, etc. It is generally known that weldments have material heterogeneity, which results in the serious changes in fracture characteristics of HAZ (heat-affected zone). Nevertheless, the systematic study on material heterogeneity of weldment has not been performed yet in Korea. Therefore in this paper, the effects of material heterogeneity on the fracture toughness of structural steel HAZ were introduced and reviewed.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.8-13
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• 1996

균질 매질내에 형성되는 근거리 음장의 해석에는 종래 회절 이론에서의 Rayleigh 적분식에 근거한 Lommel 근사식이 주로 이용되어져 왔다. 그러나, 불균질한 매질에서는 그 방법의 적용이 어렵고, 유한요소법등 새로운 방법이 적용되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 불균질 매질에서의 음장을 해석하는 한 방법으로 Angular Spectrum법을 제안하고, 경계를 가상한 등수온의 물에 대하여 Lommel 근사식에 의해 직접 산출한 음장과 Angular Spectrum법을 적용하여 산출한 음장을 서로 비교함으로써 그 유효성을 검토하였다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.88-92
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 다층구조물에 대한 토모그라픽 영상을 복원하기 위해 기존의 SLAM 시스템에 쿼드러쳐 검출기와 시료회전장치를 부가하여 STAM 시스템을 구성하고 BFP 알 고리즘을 이용하여 영상복원 프로그램을 개발하였다. 본 실험에서는 시료로서 알루미늄을 사용하여 2개 층이 서로 다른 패턴을 갖는 불균질 층을 만들고 그 사이를 물로써 채워진 다 층구조물을 구성하였으며 또한 불균질 층 간격을 각각 8λ, 10λ 그리고 12λ가 되도록 제 작하였다. 이들 시료는 STAM 시스템에서 4중 프로젝션(0°, 90°, 180°, 270°)시켜 토모 그라픽 데이터를 획득하고 이를 영상처리하여 토모그라픽 영상을 복원하였다. 영상분석 결 과, 본 STAM 시스템은 4중 프로젝션시 12λ의 불균질 층 간격에서 높은 분해능의 토모그 라픽 영상을 얻을 수 있었고 각 층에 대한 위치를 결정할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2002.09a
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• pp.144-147
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• 2002

효과적인 국내 충적층 지하수의 이용을 위해서는, 충적 대수층의 내부 구조를 정밀하게 평가하여야 한다. 특히, 강변여과, 인공 침투지 등의 적극적인 충적 대수층의 활용을 위해서는 충적 대수층의 퇴적 환경에 대한 이해가 요구된다. 국내 충적층의 대부분은 하천 둔치 주변에서 하도의 수평 이동에 의해 형성된 경사 지층으로, 니질 박층이 협재하므로 내부의 분균일성에 의해 인접한 취수 공간에도 지하수체의 이동 특성 및 화학적 특성이 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 불균질성을 박히기 위해 지하투과레이다(GPR)를 이용하여 부여 군수리 지역의 천부 충적층에 대한 퇴적학적 분석을 시도하였다. 군수리 지역은 크게 상하 두 개의 충적층으로 구분되며, 상부 수평층은 범람에 의해 형성된 것으로 수직 불균질성이 크고 수평 불균질성은 낮다. 하부 경사층은 수평, 수직 불균질성이 모두 크다. 특히 하부 경사층내에 발달한 하도곡은 인접한 충적층과 분리되어 이 층내의 지하수체 이동은 제한적일 것이고 수질 특성 또한 크게 다를 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 충적 대수층에 대한 물리 화학적 특성의 정확한 해석을 위해서 퇴적학적 해석이 선행되어야 함을 시사한다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.300-307
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• 2009

The transport of landfill leachate in the subsurface formations of unlined landfill sites is considered. The impacts of hydrogeological and chemical heterogeneities on the leachate transport are assessed by examining the results from a series of Monte-Carlo simulations. The landfill system simulated in this study is hypothetically represented with three levels of spatial variability for the hydrogeological and chemical parameter; (1) homogeneous hydraulic conductivity (K) and distribution coefficient ($K_d$), (2) K heterogeneity only, and (3) combined heterogeneities of K and $K_d$. To calculate the transport of leachate through negatively-correlated random hypothetical K-$K_d$ fields generated using geostatistical input parameters, a saturated flow model is linked with a contaminant transport model. Point statistic values such as mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation of the concentration were obtained from 100 Monte-Carlo trials. Results of point statistics show that the heterogeneities of K and $K_d$ in the landfill site prove to be an important parameter in controlling leachate concentrations. Consideration of combined K and $K_d$ heterogeneities results in enhancing the variability of contaminant transport. The variability in the leachate concentration for different realizations also increases as the distance between source and monitoring well increase.