• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.3-11
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• 2004

Fabric Foam systems provide a variety of flexible bank protection for open channels and hydrulic structures. The structural performance and durability of conventional bank protection materials such as concrete, gravel, riprap and vegetation can be significantly improved by confining the materials within the cells of Fabric Foam system. This paper presents the results of field and laboratory tests carried out to evaluate the performance of new Fabric Foam System as a Bank Protection. The results of the tests confirmed effect of Fabric Foam System in Bank Protection.

• Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.23-34
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• 2019

It is an urgent issue to manage and reduce non-point pollution sources for improving the water quality of stream and lakes in rural areas. In this study, in order to reduce non-point pollution sources in rural area, Gabion mattresses was proposed to provide protection of riverbanks with anaerobic and aerobic area. The utilization of this was assessed by lab scale model test and pilot plant test. After filling the inside of the gabion mattresses with aggregate, the filtration zone under anaerobic and aerobic conditions was formed to treat the contaminants. In addition, vegetation was deposited on the surfae of the gabion to prevent the inflow of soil and to promote purification by the plant. COD and nitrogen content (T-N, $NH_4{^+}$, -N, $NO_3{^-}N$) were monitored in model and field tests. The lab scale model test showed removal efficiency of 17% of TCOD, 35% of SCOD, 14% of TN, 62% of $NH_4{^+}$, -N, and 33% of $NO_3{^-}$ N. Also, pilot plant test showed removal efficiency of 24% of TCOD, 29% of SCOD, 47% of TN, 50% of $NH_4{^+}-N$, 33% of $NO_3{^-}$, N and 29% of TP.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.41 no.10
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• pp.983-993
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• 2008

In recent times, sea level increasing caused by abnormal weather and global warming, sea-sand dredging and complex development causes various kind of erosion damages onto the coastal area in the world. The various types of erosion control and protection methods are applied but there are no signs of fruitful effectiveness. The PC concrete protection block for shore protection structure is practically installed in globally but most of structures in the present day became villainous because of bad accessability. In this study, hydrophilic revetments for control and protection of coastline erosion will be developed in order to make up for a faculty of the shore erosion protection block with better accessibility and excellent protection ability. Experimental measurements were researched to insure for the capacity and facility on reflection coefficient, overtopping volume, and overtopping height characteristics of newly developed shore erosion protection block in model tests. As the result, hydraulic model tests show much excellent than the general step block. Field tests were carried out also to verify through vegetative test on an affinity and construction work test of control-protection on coastline erosion with actual utilization. In the latter case, deposition of sand accumulation occurred in fairly short time at the established reaches and then we can be confirmed to utilize for newly developed block as the revetments for control and protection of coastline erosion.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.167-179
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• 2020

Recently, new levee material has been developed to enhance natural soil strength and vegetation growth using biopolymer. In the study, critical tractive force of vegetated mats mixed with biopolymer mixed soil has been evaluated to apply the mixed soil to levee construction material. The mixed soil has been produced by mixing beta-glucan, clay, and sand. Full scale test bodies have been constructed with 3 cm thick of the mixed soil. Total 4 test bodies have been constructed and experimented. Critical tractive forces have been evaluated by observation and measurement of failure conditions and soil loss. Although performance of the vegetated revetments are affected by vegetation coverage conditions, the critical tractive forces are shown about 40 N/㎡ and the critical velocities are shown about 4 m/sec by full scale experiment. Erosion resistance is also enhanced by combination of root and net with mat materials.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1049-1052
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• 2010

수제는 본래 제방의 보호나 주운의 수심확보 등을 주목적으로 주로 호안 또는 하안 전면부에 설치되어지는 구조물이다. 과거에 하천이 주운으로 이용되었던 시기와는 달리, 제방축조기술 등의 발달에 따라 그 역할이 점차 줄어들면서 주역할 기능이 사라지게 되었다. 하지만 최근에 수제의 설치로 인한 수제역 내의 역흐름과 재순환영역이 하천환경을 개선시킨다는 기능이 주목받으면서 국부적인 침식과 퇴적을 유도하여 다양한 생태환경을 제공하는 수제의 효용이 재인식되고 있다. 하천의 주운용 수심을 확보함과 동시에 생태서식환경을 개선시키기 위한 수제 설치가 주요한 공법으로 재인식되어, 일정 수위확보로 수생태계의 교란을 억제하고 하천의 황단적 단류를 막아 건습교체를 억제하는 등의 하천생태계의 유도가 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 하도에 수제를 설치함으로서 생태하천을 창출하기 위한 수제기법을 제시토록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1027-1031
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• 2006

본 연구는 자연형 소하천의 유형별, 지역별 자연형 하천공법의 파악 및 시범사업의 적용.평가를 통하여 소하천 특성에 적합한 치수구조와 안정성을 갖추면서 생태계와 조화를 이루고, 친수성과 경관 등 소하천의 환경기능을 향상시키는데 필요한 공사시행의 설계도서를 작성하는데 그 목적을 가지고 수행되었다. 자연형 이동소하천정비 시범사업은 축제공, 배수공, 구조물공, 조경공 등의 공종과 자연석 쌓기, 식생축조블록, 그린리버블록 등 11개의 다양한 호안공법이 적용되어 2003년 12월에 준공하였다. 본 자연형 이동소하천 정비시범 사업에서는 공사 전.중.후에 '하천수질 및 유량측정, 홍수량 측정 및 수리분석 그리고 생태계, 하천수리'에 대한 모니터링 사업을 2003년부터 2006년 현재까지 계속적으로 수행하고 있다. 본 연구는 자연형 소하천정비 시범사업 중에서 유역 내 2003년부터 2005년까지 하천수질 및 유량측정 모니터링 결과를 분석한 것이다. 하천수질 및 유량측정은 하천환경계획을 위한 기본조사로서 효과적인 하천환경관리를 도모하기 위한 기준을 정하기 위한 것이다. 하천 수질 및 유량측정은 하천수질이 악화되는 갈수기를 택하여 월별 일일 4회(6시간 간격)에 걸쳐 시행되었고, 수질측정 항목은 BOD, DO, TP에 대하여 조사 분석되었다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.37-43
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• 2012

Generally levee or revetment becomes weak by erosion (scour) due to saturation of ground with infiltration, flowing water. So when levee or revetment is constructed, slope reinforcement must be installed to prevent failure. In this study experimental test was performed for verifying shear resistance, horizontal permeability and rooting ability of Geocomb designed to address the shortcomings of 3-dimension Geocell. Geocomb is one of geosynthetics and the advanced system of geogrid. According to the results of shear test, internal friction angle of reinforced ground with Geocomb was increasing compared with existing material and horizontal permeability of ground with Geocomb was bigger than geocell, porous geocell reinforcing ground. Lastly rooting ability of geocomb is most excellent. These results determined for the inner surface of the cell is net structure.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.315-324
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• 2011

Riparian vegetation distribution patterns and diversity relative to various fluvial geomorphic channel patterns, stream bank stabilization methods, and stream flow processes are described and interpreted for selected nature-friendly small stream bank protection of Goesan, central Korea. Idong Stream Pilot Project, which began in May 2003 and finished in December 2003, was selected to develop effective methods which was nature-friendly stream bank protection. The project aim to maintain or increase stream bank stabilization ecosystem goods and services while protecting downstream and stream bank ecosystem. A number of protecting methods which were a Flight of fieldstone, Vegetation block, Green river block, Stone net, Green environment block, Eco friendly cobble, Vegetation mat and Geo-green cell and Firefly block were applied on the bank of Idong stream. The stream sites have been monitored about vegetation conditions each method in 2007. We selected six points to separately investigate in left and right bank. The main purpose of this study was to find out suitable methods and to improve stream restoration techniques for ecosystem. On the stream bank, H environment block method (9.7) was the highest average of vegetation coverage and Firefly block method (3.87) was the lowest average in applied methods.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.2078-2082
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• 2009

Riparian vegetation distribution patterns and diversity relative to various fluvial geomorphic channel patterns, stream bank stabilization methods, and stream flow processes are described and interpreted for selected stream of Goesan, Central Korea. Idong Stream Pilot Project, which began in May 2003 and finished in December 2003, was selected to develop effective methods. The project aim to maintain or increase stream bank stabilization ecosystem goods and services while protecting downstream and stream bank ecosystem. A number of protecting methods which are a Flight of fieldstone, Vegetation block, Green river block, Stone net, Green environment block, Eco friendly cobble, Vegetation mat and Geo green cell and Firefly block were applied on the bank of Idong stream. The stream sites have been monitored about flora conditions each method in 2007. We selected 12 points for summer seasons to separately investigate in left bank, right bank and river bed. The main purpose of this study was to find out suitable methods and to improve stream restoration techniques for ecosystem. On the stream bank, Eco friendly cobble method(9.57) was the highest average of vegetation cover and Firefly block method(3.87) was the lowest average in applied methods.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.133-139
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• 2004

This study was conducted to clarify the preference and habitat condition of small mammals at the Hyeongsan river in Ulsan, Gyeongju, and Pohang from January 2003 to July 2003. In the study sites, total 111 individuals of Apodemus agrarius, Rattus norvegicus, and Micromys minutus were captured in study sites. The most abundant species were Apodemus agrarius, 79.2 percent, among the captured small mammals. Density of habitation was significantly higher in agricultural land than in either private house or woods. However, they were more abundant in paddy Weld area than in agricultural land. A number of captured small mammals were higher in herbaceous rather than three other vegetation types. Existent of river embankment and its type were important factors affecting the spatial distribution of the individuals. Preference of small mammals were significantly lower in revetment block area rather than in none or nature-stone mat area. There was significantly correlationship between the depth of water and the number of captured small mammals. A number of captured small mammals were clearly increased in reference to decreasing depth of water in study site, in conclusion, the following factors such as the vegetation structure, depth of water, types of land use and types of river dike could be affected the spatial distribution of small mammals in the study sites.