• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.71-79
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• 2011

In this study, the variation of wetting front and ground water level at the embankment constructed in the Saemangeum area were predicted considering rainfall duration times and the slope stability analysis of the embankment was carried out according to prediction results of wetting front and ground water level. The embankment was formed by dredging soils. A suction stress, a cohesion and a frictional angle of dreding soils measured by soil tests were applied to estimate the unsaturated soil properties. According to the analysis results of the wetting front and the ground water level for various rainfall duration time, the wetting front began to descend from the upper part of embankment at the beginning time of rainfall and after 1 hour of rainfall duration time. After that, the ground water level continued to ascend as the rainfall duration time was getting longer. After rainfall, the ground water level was distributed at a certain depth, and the ground water level was gradually descending as time goes by. According to the slope stability analysis of the embankment considering the variation of the wetting front and the ground water level, the safety factor of slope was rapidly reduced as the rainfall began to infiltrate into the ground, and the minimum safety factor of slope was estimated after 24 hours of rainfall duration time. Meanwhile, the safety factor of slope was increased with regaining the matric suction in the ground after rainfall.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.217-225
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• 2014

Water curtain cultivation (WCC) systems in Korea have depleted water resources in shallow aquifers through massive pumping of groundwater. The goal of this study is to simulate the groundwater variations observed from massive groundwater pumping at a site in Cheongweon. MODFLOW was used to simulate three-dimensional regional groundwater flow, and the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) watershed hydrologic model was employed to introduce temporal changes in groundwater recharge into the MODFLOW model input. Additionally, the estimation method for groundwater discharge in WCC areas (Moon et al., 2012) was incorporated into a groundwater pumping schedule as a MODFLOW input. We compared simulated data and field measurements to determine the degree to which winter season groundwater drawdown is effectively modeled. A simulation time of 107 days was selected to match the observed groundwater drawdown from November, 2012 to March, 2013. We obtained good agreement between the simulated drawdown and observed groundwater levels. Thus, the estimation method using daily minimum temperatures, may be applicable to other cultivation areas and can serve as a guideline in simulating the regional flow of riverside groundwater aquifers.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.43-54
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• 2005

Tunnelling in a water bearing soil may cause draw-down of ground water table. Modelling of this problem requires considering the change of phreatic surface including the stress constitutive relationship for an unsaturated soil. However, it is normally assumed that ground water is confined. Numerical formulation of coupled behavior considering phreatic surface is described and implemented into computer program. Influence of unconfined flow on tunnel and ground is thoroughly investigated and compared with that of confined flow condition. It is identified that ground and lining behaviour below phreatic surface is almost the same as that under confined flow conditions, however, there is considerable difference in ground behaviour above phreatic surface. It is generally concluded that the assumption of confined flow is acceptable in terms of lining design.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.250-254
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• 2005

국내의 상수원수 확보는 대부분을 표류수에 의존하고 있으나, 표류수의 경우 수질오염의 증가와 돌발 수질 오염 사고에 대한 대응 등의 취약점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 근본적으로 깨끗한 상수원수를 확보하기 다양한 방법이 모색되어지고 있다. 수량적으로 안정적이고, 수질적으로 안전한 상수원수 취득 방법으로 강변여과수, 지하댐, 인공함양기법 등이 실질적으로 계획되어 시행되어지고 있다. 특히 강변 충적층의 자연정화 기능을 이용한 강변여과수 개발은 지하수 개발과 달리 수량적으로 안정적이고, 수질적으로 안전한 강변여과수 개발 방안이 적극적으로 진행되고 있다. 낙동강 하류 지역인 함안군, 창원시, 김해시 등은 대부분 하천 표류수에 의존하였으나, 유역내 충적층 발달 지역이 분포해 있고, 하상경사, 하상계수 등의 하천공학적 측면에서 강변여과수 개발에 유리한 입지조건을 가지고 있어 강변여과수 개발이 진행되고 있다. 현재 창원시 대산면 일대에서 국내최초로 방사형집수정을 이용한 강변여과수 개발이 진행되고 있으며, 현재 방사형 취수정 1기가 시공 완료되어 시험 가동 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 창원시 대산면 일대에서 진행되고 있는 방사형 집수정 설치에 따른 양수시험을 실시하여 양수량에 따른 수위하강 겋항 등을 분석하여 적정 산출량을 결정하였고, 계획단계에서 적정 산출량 예상시 사용한 경험식(Petrovic, Milojevic 경험식)의 적합성 여부에 중점을 두어 진행 되었다. 연구대상 지역인 창원시 대산면 일대는 지하수위가 하천수위보다 높은 이득하천의 형태로 건기시 하천특성을 뚜렷하며, 양수실험을 위한 대용량 양수펌프 설치, 유량검증을 위한 대형 웨어 설치, 수위변화 측정을 위한 디지털 수위계 등을 설치하여 실험을 수행하였다. 단계/장기양수시험을 통하여 양수량-수위하강 경향을 분석하여 방사형 집수정 1기의 적정 양수량은 약 $16,000m^3/day$로 예상하였으며, 계획 시 사용한 경험식(Milojevic)으로 산정된 산출예상량과 유사한 특성을 나타내었다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.123-136
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• 2019

This study examines the effect of collector well installed to reduce groundwater level in the regions with the occurrence of landcreep, a soil mass movement triggered by instability on slopes. Slopes are prone to failure as a result of instability caused by its internal, topographic and geological properties as well as due to external factors such as rainfall and earthquake. In Korea during the rain season, rainfall infiltration affects the groundwater level in soil, building up porewater pressure and load, and finally drives slopes to collapse. Slope failure caused by rainfall infiltration has been leading to a drastic forest degradation. The studied slope is located adjacent to a valley, its terrain corresponds to piedmont gentle slope, while the upper part of the failure surface is steep. After reinforcing the terrain where landcreep had occurred and installing collector well on the slope, we measured the changes in the groundwater level. In order to analyze the relationship between the well and the slope, we calculated the ratio of groundwater level to rainfall before and after the installation of the collector well. As a result, it is confirmed that the ratio increases after the installation of the well, which in turn reduces the groundwater level. Analysis of the change in groundwater level after 3, 7, 15 days antecedent rainfall showed that the higher the overall groundwater level, the less the value ($r_p$) of groundwater level-rainfall ratio is, while the value becomes relatively greater when the groundwater level is low. In particular, if a slope has a large catchment basin as is in the case of the studied site, antecedent rainfall affects groundwater level in the order of 3 < 7 < 15 days.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.218-226
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• 2016

Field observations were used to study the characteristics and influence of groundwater level fluctuations on vegetation development on the natural beach of a sandy barrier island, in the Nakdong River estuary. The spatial/temporal fluctuations of the groundwater level and the interactions with the external forces (weather, ocean wave and tide) were analyzed. The results indicated that when it rains the groundwater level rises. During summer, when precipitation intensity is greater than 20 mm/hour, it rose rapidly over 20 cm. Subsequently, it fell gradually during periods of no precipitation. Seasonal characteristics indicated that the groundwater level was high during the summer rainy season and tended to fall in the winter dry season. The time-averaged groundwater level, observed from the four observations over 3 years (2012-2014), was about 1.47 m, higher than mean sea level (M.S.L.). It was shown that the average annual groundwater level rises toward the land rather than showing intertidal patterns observation. Differences in the presence or absence of a coastal sand dunes affected the progress of vegetation. In other words, in environments of saltwater intrusion where the groundwater level varies, dependent on the distance from the shoreline and bottom slope, sand dunes can be provided to affect soil conditions and groundwater, so that vegetation can be grown reliably.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.925-935
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• 2007

Water sources in volcanic Jeju Island are almost entirely dependent on groundwater because there are actually no perennial streams or rivers due to the permeable nature of surface soils derived from basaltic or trachytic rocks. Uncontrolled development of groundwater resulted in substantial water-level decline, groundwater pollution, and seawater intrusion in several places of the island. To maintain its sustainable groundwater, the provincial government has declared some parts of the island as the Special Groundwater Conservation/Management Area since 1994. Hence, all the activities for the groundwater development in the area should obtain official permit from relevant authorities. Furthermore, to acquire information on groundwater status, a network of groundwater monitoring was established to cover most of the low land and coastal areas with the installation of automatic monitoring systems since 2001. The analysis of the groundwater monitoring data indicated that the water levels had decreased at coastal area, especially in northern part of the island. Moreover, very high electrical conductivity (EC) levels and their increasing trends were observed in the eastern part, which was ascribable to seawater intrusion by intensive pumping in recent years. Water level decline and EC rise in the coastal area are expected to continue despite the present strict control on additional groundwater development.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.399-408
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• 2018

Purpose: Recently, the ground subsidence has caused social problem, because it occurred life and economic damage. Method: Ground subsidence is different from a sink hole. Ground subsidence occurred cavities from loss of by groundwater flow, surface layer is collapsed due to relaxation and expansion. Results: According to the survey, the caused of ground subsidence are classified as ground cavities, surrounding ground relaxation and pipe joint failure. Conclution: Cavities of ground is mainly caused by cavities formed by rainfall induced infiltration of the heavy rainfall, loss of soil due to rise and fall of ground water level and repeated sewage runoff.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.393-399
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• 2020

In this study, the subsidence behavior caused by groundwater ex-flow in a limestone cavity encountered during tunnel excavation was quantified based on numerical analysis and the effect was analyzed. Based on the groundwater level and surface subsidence surveyed at the site, a numerical analysis technique was applied to analyze the characteristics of the subsidence behavior according to the tunnel passage of the geological vulnerabilities. The results of groundwater seepage-coupled analysis were analyzed to reflect the actual ground subsidence behavior. As a result of the study, it was analyzed that the ground subsidence due to the tunnel excavation in the limestone common section(the geological vulnerable zone) was analyzed that the dramatical decrease in groundwater level was the main cause. As a result of numerical analysis, it was analyzed that the long-term cumulative settlement of the asphalt surface after the groundwater ex-flow was 76~118mm due to the reduction of the volume of the soil layer due to the decrease in the groundwater level, and the settlement amount increased as the depth of the soil layer increased.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.617-634
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of between earthquakes and fluctuation of water level in a groundwater well of the active-fault zone and 124 national groundwater monitoring wells in Gyeongju area. The spatial and temporal relationships between the fluctuation of water level and the earthquake were analyzed by the calculation of earthquake effectiveness (ε) and q-factor which are the function of earthquake magnitude and distance from epicenter. Two earthquake events of E1 (April 22, 2019, M 3.8) and E2 (June 11, 2019, M 2.5) show a close relationship with a post-seismic 83 cm decrease and a pre-seismic 76 cm increase in water level at the active fault zone of Dangu-ri, respectively. The spatial analysis of water level fluctuation data in National Groundwater Monitoring Networks caused by earthquake events shows a more distinct response in deep groundwater around fault zones than other area, and a greater change in deep groundwater than shallow groundwater. It's inferred that the decrease and increase in groundwater level are affected by the expansion of fractures and compression of rock mass due to seismic stress, respectively. The effective ranges of ε-value and q-factor of the monitoring well in Dangu-ri were calculated as 2.70E-10~5.60E-10 and 14.4~18.0, respectively.