• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.342-359
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• 2010

The Bangudae Petroglyphs locate at Bangudong, Daegok-ri, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan and was designated as the No. 285 national treasure since 1995. After the construction of Sayeon-dam in 1965, there were many controversies of the rock weathering problems by the periodic immersion for approximately a few months. The isopleths of water content on the rock are drawn and the result shows relationships between the isopleths and distribution of joints or exfoliations. The distributions of water content rates in the Petroglyphs show the downward increasing pattern. This may suggest that the rates of water content are further influenced by the duration of immersion. Also, the upper part of the Petroglyphs with dense joints shows high rates of water content. If the water content rates in rocks increase, the water absorption rates increase too, because of the increasement of coefficient of permeability and porosity. The weathering damages of the Petroglyphs in which the pores are saturated by the periodic immersion are in the critical conditions.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.119-128
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• 1988

The purpose of this research is to quantify the effects of water content(0.3~1.255%) and temperature ($4{\sim}40^{\circ}C$) on the equilibrium distribution of toxic organic pollutant in unsaturated soil. The priority pollutants, Dichloromethane and 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane were selected as toxic organic pollutants and the Korean decomposed granite soil as the experimental soil media. Two models were developed on the basis of shapes of soil water distribution in unsaturated soil and compared; complete surface coating(model I) vs. spot clustering (model II). From the experiment, a large decrease in the values of effective partition coefficient ($K_{eff}$) was observed as the water content increased. As the temperature increased, the $K_{eff}$ values decreased, and this effect was magnified at lower water contents. The values of $K_{eff}$ were correlated better with the estimated values using model II. Thus it was experimentally proved that the soil water tends to enclose the soil grain partly at lower water contents.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.251-258
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• 2001

Predehydration effects for cryopreservation in -196$^{\circ}C$ liquid nitrogen were studied in Korean native Aquilegia buergeriana var. oxysepala Kitamura and A. flabellata var. pumila Kudo seeds. Aquilegia species seeds were adjusted to moisture contents between 3.2 and 9.7% by air dry treatments. Seeds were placed in paper envelopes after submerged in liquid nitrogen and rewarming in 38 $^{\circ}C$ water. Seeds moisture contents by duration of drying were identified as controlling factors in the survival of Aquilegia species seeds for cryopreservation. Aquilegia species seeds having approximate 5% moisture content were able to withstand cooling to -l96$^{\circ}C$. Undehydrated seeds of Aquilegia buergeriana var. oxysepala Kitamura after being cryopreservated in liquid nitrogen have a 10.9% of moisture content and show 52.5% in germination. But, Aquilegia buergeriana var. oxysepala Kitamura seeds dehydrated by drying for 60 min. to have 6.0% of moisture content before cryopreservation show 84.7% in germination test. Properly dehydrated seeds after being stored in liquid nitrogen showed over 60% in germination rate and also shows an uniform sprouting time,11~13 days in average. Any morphologically deformity in germinating beds has not been observed. Results from this study suggest that Aquilegia species seeds can cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen if the seed moisture content is controled by a proper amount of dehydration.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2015

To improve crop productivity with optimal water management in soilless culture, the information of physical characteristics of the root medium including water behavior should be required. The objectives of this study were to analyze the physical characteristics including hydraulic properties of the root media commercially used and to analyze the relationships between actual moisture content and measured one by FDR sensor. The weight of the medium was measured by load cell for calculating the actual moisture content. The accuracy of the moisture content measured by FDR sensor was obtained by comparing with the actual one. The water holding capacity of the coir was lower than those of the rockwool due to the features of large and rough particles of the coir. The moisture content measured by FDR sensor showed large difference from the actual moisture contents measured by loadcell, indicating that the calibration of FDR sensor is needed before starting measurement. The optimum range of moisture content for irrigation control was narrow in the coir than the rockwool due to the lower water holding capacity and rehydration capability of the coir. The results of this study can be useful in establishing adequate irrigation strategies in the soilless culture.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.185-190
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• 1999

대부분의 물질에 함유된 수분은 물질의 중요한 구성성분중의 하나이며 특히 농산물이나 식품 등에 함유된 수분은 각 품질을 평가하기 위한 중요한 인자중의 하나이다. 각종 농산물 및 식품가공공정 뿐만 아니라 저장단계에서 원료의 수분함량을 신속 정확하게 측정할 수 있는 시스템의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 이러한 원료의 수분함량을 간접적으로 측정하는 방법으로서 주로 전기저항, 고주파 정전용량, 근적외선, 마이크로파 등이 이용되고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.3-9
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• 2000

This study concerns the distribution and dependence of moisture content(MC) in wood for same thickness in different vapor transmission conditions. The specimens were disks of 70-mm in diameter and 20-mm in thickness from quartersawn lumber of Korean red pine(Pinus densiflora S. et Z.). The experiments were conducted in ten different conditions on the difference of the vapor pressures by the JIS Z-0208. The distribution of moisture content in wood can be illustrated by two straight lines intersecting at the point of about ten percent Me. On the other hand, when more or less than about 10 percent, the distribution of the Me can be illustrated by one straight lines. Therefore, it is considered that the values of 10 percent Me has no relation to the wood and experimental conditions. It's assumed that 10 percent is the boundary point at which the moisture sorption energy changes. In a previous study, diffusion coefficient is almost constant with no relation to a thickness of the woods for the constant experimental conditions. But, in this study, it seems that diffusion coefficient from the moisture gradient vary with the Me of wood in different vapor transmission conditions.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• v.10
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• pp.41-47
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• 1992

In general, the behavior of moisture transmission is estimated by vapor permeability or vapor transmission resistance, but its values obtained by experiments do not have great adaptability for practical situations because of changes in the experimental conditions. This fact is why only theoretical discussions have advanced. Thus, the fundamental study of the moisture transmission phenomenon has been treated lightly. Here, as the first step toward the basic research of moisture transmission, the amount of moisture transmission and the moisture distribution in specimens were investigated. The experiment was conducted in a steady state, and the moisture distribution was measured by slicing and weighing the specimens. From the examination of the vapor transmission resistance, the phenomenon of moisture transmission was dealt with devide the moisture transfer on the wood surface and moisture diffusion in wood. The following results were obtained. 1) The phenomenon of moisture transmission should be approached by its division into moisture transfer on the wood surface and moisture diffusion in the wood because the positive values of vapor transmission resistance exist in the extrapolation of thickness 0mm. 2) The distribution of moisture in wood can be illustrated by two straight lines intersecting at the point of nine percent moisture content : namely, diffusion coefficients have two constant values at moisture contents below and above nine percent. The shape of the distribution curve of moisture content is similar irrespective of the wood thickness. On the other hand, when the moisture contents on both sides was more than nine percent, the distribution of the moisture content could be illustrated by one straight lines. 3) The amount of moisture movement is determined by the moisture gradient in wood. 4) Coefficients of the moisture transfer depend on the thickness of the specimens.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.505-514
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• 2015

This study analyzes a correlation between water content values and chemical index of alteration (CIA) for coarse sedimentary rocks of Mt. Cheonsaeng in Gumi-si, Kyeongsangbuk-do. Through measurement of various water values of 20 samples including water content rate, water absorption rate and equipment measuring we comparatively analyzed the values with CIA of the samples obtained by X-ray fluorescence. As a result of analysis water content rate and water absorption rate in a sedimentary rock are likely to be higher when matrix is psephitic and less compact. Furthermore the higher water content rate is, the higher CIA is due to increase of $SiO_2$ and $Al_2O_3$ and decrease of CaO and $Na_2O$ derived by chemical weathering of felspar. This correlation between water content rate and CIA represents a similar result with previous studies targeting granite.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.732-750
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• 2019

Air drying was carried out on 15 Korean red pine logs to provide a prediction model of the moisture content (MC) change in the wood during drying. The final MC was 17.4% after 880 days since the beginning of air drying in the summer for 6 Korean red pine logs with 68.7% initial MC. The final MC was 16.0% after 760 days since the beginning of air drying in the winter for 9 Korean red pine logs with 35.8% initial MC. A regression model with R-squared of 0.925 was obtained as a result of multiple regression analyses with initial MC, top diameter, temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed as independent variable and and MC change during air drying as dependent variable. The initial MC and top diameter, which is the characteristic of Korean red pine, have greater effect on the MC decrease during air drying compared to meteorological factors such as the temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed. Two-dimensional mass transfer analysis was performed to predict the MC distribution of Korean red pine logs during air drying. Two prediction models with different air drying days and different meteorological factors for the determination of the diffusion coefficient and surface emission coefficient were presented. The error between the different two methods ranged from 0.1 to 0.8% and the difference from the measured value ranged from 2.2 to 3.6%. By measuring the internal MC during air drying of Korean pine logs with various initial MC and diameter, and calculating the moisture transfer coefficient in wood for each meteorological condition, the error of the prediction model can be reduced.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.281-288
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• 2005

To evaluate a property of moisture distribution and volumetric water content on bentonite media the responses of complex dielectric constant were used which are measured by Frequency Domain Reflectometry with Vector Network Analyzer (FDR-V) system. The bentonite is widely used a barrier liner system in the waste disposal site, recently. In case of barrier liner system, generally, the coefficient of permeability should have to less than 10-7cm/sec. According to the results, the complex dielectric constants are increasing with increase the volumetric water content and temperature together. Also the variation of complex dielectric constant due to temperature gradient is confirmed that the moisture movements are increasing with the variations of temperature from high range to low range, which is represented the property of moisture distribution in the bentonite.