• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.485-496
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• 2020

The characteristics of volumetric water content changes in soil slopes were studied here in an effort to identify the signs of heavy rain causing shallow slope failure. Volumetric water contents in cases with and without shallow failure were measured in flume and test-bed experiments. Measurement data from 282 experiments of both types revealed that the volumetric water content gradient in shallow failure events ranged from 0.072 to 0.309. In non-failure cases, the range was 0.01~0.32. Therefore, this one specific value cannot predict shallow slope failure. However, as the volumetric water content gradient increased, there was a clear tendency to shallow failure. By using this trend, criteria for four warning levels are suggested.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.305-306
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 강우에 의한 현장 사면 붕괴현장을 조사하여 원인 분석 후에 안정적인 비탈면 경사를 결정한 사례연구로서 사면붕괴현장을 조사하여 사면 경사를 당초 약40°에서 29°로 완만하게 함으로서 사면의 안정을 확보하는 결론을 도출하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of societal Security
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.67-74
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• 2011

This paper was to examine the causes of steep slope failure during the season of heavy rainfall. For the purpose, the paper carefully analyzed the sites of steep slope failure, which happened in July 2009. The direct cause of steep slope failure was much related to heavy rainfall during summer. The paper continued to verify that additional causes include the malfunction of diverse waterways, the slope design without considering weathering soils and related characteristics, the lack of the waterway size, the intrusion of plant roots, the reinforced technique without considering slope conditions, etc.

• Disaster Prevention Review
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.60-68
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• 2014

• 지반과기술
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.4-14
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• 2011

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.18-27
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• 2015

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.51-57
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• 2007

In the design of slopes during rainfall, the groundwater level is assumed to be located at the ground surface, based on the change in characteristics of rainfall. In addition, stability investigations are performed for large cut slopes in the design of slopes while standard inclinations specified in the design criteria are applied for the slopes that stability investigations are not performed. In spite of the strengthened criteria of groundwater location, slope failures continuously occur during heavy rainfall, regardless of magnitude of slopes. In order to investigate the cause of the failures, stability investigations have been performed on standard inclination of slopes suggested in the design criteria for both dry and rainfall cases by ground condition in this research. Despite that standard inclination of slopes specified in the design criteria should be stable for both dry and rainfall cases, the results show that standard factor of safety has not been obtained in many cases; more than 50% of total cases for dry cases and more than 65% of total cases for rainfall case. Based on the results, this paper indicates the problems in the current design criteria and proposes the plans for establishment of countermeasure.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.83-94
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• 2012

Slopes are commonly formed both above and below roads located in mountainous terrain and along riversides. The Buk-sil site, a cut slope formed below the road, collapsed in October, 2010. A field investigation determined the causes of failure as improper drainage of valley water from the slope above the road and direct seepage of road-surface water. These factors may have accelerated the collapse via complex interaction between water and sub-surface structures such as bedding. Projection analysis of the site showed the possible involvement of plane, wedge, and toppling failure. Safety factors calculated by Limit Equilibrium Analysis for plane and wedge failure were below the standard for wet conditions. The wetness index, analyzed using topographic factors of the study area, was 9.0-10.5, which is high compared with the values calculated for nearby areas. This finding indicates a high concentration of water flow. We consider that water-flow control on the upper road is crucial for enhancing slope stability at the Buk-sil site.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.632-639
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• 2006

최근 들어 집중호우 등으로 인해 빈번해진 비탈면의 붕괴를 억지하기 위하여 비탈면 안정화기술이 급속하게 발전하고 있다. 특히 최근에는 신기술제도의 도입으로 비탈면 안정화를 위한 보강기술의 발전이 두드러지고 있다. 비탈면의 안정화를 위해서는 보강기술의 개발뿐만 아니라, 설계기준이나 설계기술, 유지관리기술, 예측기술 등 다양한 분야의 기술개발이 이루어져야 함에도, 최근 진행되고 있는 연구분야의 노력은 보강기술분야로 치우쳐 있는 실정이다. 이러한 관점에서 비탈면의 안정화를 위한 노력은 각 부분에서 균형적으로 비탈면의 안정화를 도모할 수 있는 기술개발 방향이 설정될 필요가 있다. 본고에서는 향후의 비탈면 안정화 기술 개발 방향 설정에 도움이 될 수 있도록 비탈면 안정화기술의 최근 동향을 파악하고, 비탈면의 안정화를 위하여 개선 및 개발되어야 할 필요가 있는 분야를 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.5-11
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• 2023

Due to frequent occurrences of concentrated heavy rainfall caused by abnormal climate conditions in recent years, collapses of steep slopes have been occurring frequently due to surface erosion and increased pore water pressure. Various methods are being applied to prevent slope collapses, such as increasing the resistance to movement and reducing pore water pressure. Research on these methods has been consistently conducted as they provide an efficient response to slope collapses by satisfying both the conditions of resistance to movement and pore water pressure simultaneously. Therefore, in this study, we propose an upward slope reinforcement method by burying drainage materials with an upward slope inclination, instead of the conventional horizontal application. This approach aims to satisfy both slope reinforcement and drainage functions effectively, offering a comprehensive solution for slope stabilization. Furthermore, to determine the optimal burial angle that exhibits the most effective reinforcement and drainage effects of the proposed method, we investigated the reinforcement and drainage effects under conditions where the horizontal drainage materials were set at angles ranging from 0° to 60° in increments of 10° on a representative cross-section. Additionally, indoor model experiments were conducted under the conditions of 40°, which showed the most outstanding drainage effect, and 20°, which exhibited the highest safety factor, to validate the numerical analysis results. The results showed that the burial angle of 40° exhibits a relatively higher drainage effect as with the numerical analysis results, while the angle of 20° results in inadequate drainage and observed slope collapse.