• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.255-269
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• 2001

The geochemical studies on groundwater in the borehole, which is straddled by multi-packer (MP) system, were carried out from a volcanic terrain in the Yeosu area. The pH of groundwater collected from selected sections in the MP-installed borehole is much higher (up to 9.6) than that of the borehole groundwater (7.0-7.9) collected using conventional pumping technique. Hydrochemistry shows that the groundwater has a typical chemical change with increasing sampling depth, suggesting that the groundwater is evolved through water-rock interaction along the fracture-controlled flow paths. The groundwater from the deeper part (138-175 m below the surface) in borehole KI is characterized by the Ca-C11 type with high Ca (up to 160 mg/L) and Cl (up to 293 mg/L) contents, probably reflecting seawater intrusion. The groundwater also has high sodium and sulfate contents compared to the waters from other boreholes. These observed groundwater chemistry is explained by the cation exchange, sulfide oxidation, and mixing process with seawater along the flow path.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.239-244
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• 2006

Borehole radar reflection surveys were carried out in the horizontal borehole to detect EDZ while constructing the tunnel for the research facility of the nuclear waste disposal in Korea. The horizontal borehole has been bored at a length of 35 m from shelter to be parallel with the tunnel which would be planed. While the tunnel has been constructing with the explosive excavation, the borehole radar reflection surveys carried out 5 times with the interval of 2 or 4 days for monitoring EDZ. The most typical change of the reflection event resulted from the face of the wall of tunnel which had been produced newly by the excavation of the tunnel daily, EDZ has been detected with constructing images of difference between two measurement stages, and also the change of EDZ through the time has been done, which is due to the generation of crack and weakening of the rock strength of the face of the tunnel's wall near previous portion of the face of a blind end of tunnel according to explosive excavation.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.48-55
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• 2009

In the process of identifying the earth's crust structures to accurately locate the seismic epicenter, man-made earthquakes need to be generated. Such a large-scale ground vibration can be generated by a deep borehole blasting, but it can also accompany some environmental impacts on the surroundings. In this respect, a borehole test blasting was carried out to determine the maximum charge weight that could be used without affecting the various structures around the blast site. Total 400kg of gelatine-type dynamites was used in the test blast. As a result, a prediction equation for ground vibrations was derived from the measured data. With the allowable level of 3.0 mm/s for residential structures, the maximum charge weight was determined to be 677kg if military structures near the site were considered. But if the military structures were not considered, it was found that up to 2100kg of explosives could be used without affecting old houses in the nearby village.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.109-120
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• 2012

In marine site surveys, drilling boreholes are restrictively conducted, while geophysical surveys are used with ease. To overcome the limitations of marine site survey, various site survey data should be collected and analysed by adopting complementary pros and cons. In this study, the integration assessment was established to digitize 2D geo-layer based on the overlapping of a few borehole data to seismic refraction tomography and to determine 3D geo-information based on the kriging for the design of offshore-foundation. And the overlapping method was proposed considering spatial variability of the tomography and separation distance from borehole position to determine the 2D geo-layer. Finally, the integration assessment was applied to offshore wind-turbine site in Jeju-do, and its applicability was verified based on the cross-validation.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.429-438
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• 2017

Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) modeling algorithm based on the Monte Carlo method was used to perform the simulation of neutron logging in order to increase the reliability and utilization of neutron logs applied in geological and resource engineering fields. To perform the simulation using MCNP, we used a realistic three-dimensional configuration of neutron sonde and formation. Validation of the modeling was confirmed by comparing the calibration curves of sonde manufacture with those calculated by MCNP modeling. After the validation, lithology effects, pore fluid effects, borehole diameter change, casing effect, and effects of borehole water level were investigated through modeling experiments. Numerical tests indicate that changes in neutron count ratio according to the lithology were quantitatively understood. In case of a borehole with a diameter of 3 inches, ratio of counting rates was higher than expected to be interpreted as borehole fluid has small effects on neutron logging. Effect of casing was also small in general, particular when porosity increases. Since modeling results above the groundwater level showed a tendency opposite to those below the groundwater level, neutron logs can be used to detect groundwater level. The modeling results simulated in this study for various borehole environments are expected to be used for data processing and interpretation of neutron log.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.457-465
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• 2013

We integrated and correlated datasets from surface and subsurface geophysics, drilling cores, and engineering geology to identify geological interfaces and characterize the joints and fracture zones within the rock mass. The regional geometry of a geologically weak zone was investigated via a fence projection of electrical resistivity data and a borehole image-processing system. Subsurface discontinuities and intensive fracture zones within the rock mass are delineated by cross-hole seismic tomography and analyses of dip directions in rose diagrams. The dynamic elastic modulus is studied in terms of the P-wave velocity and Poisson's ratio. Subsurface discontinuities, which are conventionally identified using the N value and from core samples, can now be identified from anomalous reflection coefficients (i.e., acoustic impedance contrast) calculated using a pair of well logs, comprising seismic velocity from suspension-PS logging and density from logging. Intensive fracture zones identified in the synthetic seismogram are matched to core loss zones in the drilling core data and to a high concentration of joints in the borehole imaging system. The upper boundaries of fracture zones are correlated to strongly negative amplitude in the synthetic trace, which is constructed by convolution of the optimal Ricker wavelet with a reflection coefficient. The standard deviations of dynamic elastic moduli are higher for fracture zones than for acompact rock mass, due to the wide range of velocities resulting from the large numbers of joints and fractures within the zone.

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 2017

This is a comparative study on the characteristics of excavated soils, which is proceeded using soil strength parameter by literature, geotechnical investigation, standard penetration test by drilling, and downhole test by borehole at six sites in urban areas. The results of these site surveys are used as basic data for the evaluation and development of prediction of ground subsidence risk. Geotechnical properties are estimated with the result of standard penetration test-N value and literature. The dynamic geotechnical characteristics are also estimated with top-down seismic exploration at borehole.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.63-67
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• 2008

Geostatistical inverse approach using geophysical data was applied to indirectly make the RMR classification at points apart from boreholes. The geostatistical appoach was usually used to find optimized estimation which supports two or more different physical properties at unsampled points. However, in this study, an approach to solve inverse problem was proposed. The primary variable, RMR values obtained at known boreholes, is geostatistically simulated with many realization at pre-defined grid point according to the variogram model. The simulated values are sequentially compared with the physical property resulted from geophysical survey at an arbitrary grid point, and the most similar one is chosen. This process means that the spatial distribution of primary variable, RMR, is conformed well to the original pattern of the borehole observation, and ensure to fit the geophysical survey result to reflect the correlation between different physical properties.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 1995.03a
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• pp.92-100
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• 1995

최근 지하 공간의 활용이 증대되는 추세에 이와 관련되어 지하 구조물의 시공전 또는 시공 중에 있어 시공 전략 수립, 장비 결정, 안정성 및 경제성 등을 위해 암반 내의 파쇄대나 균열대의 발달 및 분포에 대한 탐사는 필수적으로 선행되어야 한다. 이러한 탐사에는 분해능이 매우 높은 탐사 기술이 요구되며, 일반적으로 시추공이나 지하 갱도를 이용한 탄성파 탐사나 지오레이다(georadar) 탐사를 많이 사용하고, 자료해석을 위한 역산 기법으로는 지오토모그래피(geotomography)가 필수적인 기법으로 인식되고 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.289-289
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• 2020

국내에서 강변여과수는 1990년대 말 이후 기술개발이 지속적으로 이루어져 왔으나, 아직까지도 방사형집수정의 적정 취수량 결정에 필요한 조사 및 설계 단계에서의 적정 조사물량에 대한 기준이 마련되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 방사형집수정 1기당 취수량 결정은 경험식에 의한 방법과 수치모델링에 의한 방법을 병행하여 이루어지고 있으나, 취수량 평가에 가장 중요한 수리전도도(k)의 오차로 인하여 설계단계에서 추정한 취수량과 시공 이후의 취수량에 차이가 존재하고 이로 인한 다양한 논쟁이 존재하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 경기도 안성천에서 시공된 방사형집수정의 사례를 토대로 조사단계에서의 적정 시추공의 갯수를 제시하고자 하였다. 수평정의 2m 간격으로 채취된 토양 및 총 8공의 시추공에서 채취된 토양 등 총 164개의 입도분석 자료를 이용하여 대표요소면적(Representative elementary area, REA)의 개념을 적용하여 적정 조사공의 갯수를 분석한 결과, 안성천 방사형집수정 규모의 경우에는 1기당 6~7개의 조사공이 필요함을 도출하였다. 본 연구에서는 경기도 안성천의 사례를 토대로 수행한 만큼 향후 낙동강 등 타 지역의 사례를 토대로 확인되고 검증된다면 강변여과수의 조사 기준으로서 활용될 수 있을 것이다.