• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.196-200
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• 2010

The number of railway tunnels has been increasing rapidly. Although fires in long railway tunnels are rare, the consequences can be devastating. Prior to this study, there were no adequate time-temperature curves for the fire safety assessment of Korean railway tunnels. We studied a standard foreign time-temperature curve for which the heat rate is based on the traffic and the types of vehicles. We then proposed a hydrocarbon curve as a fire design model for railway tunnels in Korea. We examined the implications of this proposed model on railway tunnel structures using numerical analysis.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.165-176
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• 2005

A variety of research projects have been undertaken due to the recent catastrophic tunnel fires throughout the world, Among them, more emphasis was given to full scale and scale model fire experiments, and recently the area of fire resistance of tunnel structures attract more interests, On the contrary to the cases in most of the advanced countries where design standards as well as recommendations have already been announced, no local criteria for design can be found, This paper aims at deriving the fire characteristics appropriate for the assessment criteria of fire resistance of structures in local tunnels through studying the existing fire temperature curves including ISO 834 standard temperature curve, HC curve, RWS curve, ZTV curve and EBA curve.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.44-51
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• 2014

In this study, the Mock-up office space experiments have been performed for the fire behavior analysis of the compartmented space used for the performance-based fire safety design of buildings. Mock-up test was conducted using the compartmented office space dimensions, which are 2.4 m wide, 3.6 m wide, and 2.4 m hight. Test was conducted with the combustible materials such as a desk, a chair, a computer ect. The fire load in the Mock-up office space was $18.74kg/m^2$. As a result, the temperature of the central compartment space to reach $600^{\circ}C$ were 394 to 408 s. The temperature of the corner near the entrance edge to reach $600^{\circ}C$ were 404 to 420 s. At this study, the temperature curve in the compartmented space has been predicted using the temperature data appling the BFD curve. The BFD curve factor based on the fire tests was determined by the maximum temperature of $900^{\circ}C$, 7 min to reach the maximum temperature, and the shape coefficient of 1.5. The initiating fire was rapidly increased to 9 min, and decreased.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.29 no.5A
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• pp.551-555
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• 2009

This study is performed to apply a standard to evaluate fire protection assessment for tunnel structures when a fire breaks out in the road tunnel. Recently, a number of road tunnels have been rapidly increased and fire risk also multiplyed according to extend tunnel length, due to natural features and environmentally-friendly road construction in Korea. But we have not yet been prescribed appropriate time-temperature curve for tunnel fire. Therefore, we presented fire design model and investigated time-temperature curve proposed by a foreign country considering traffic, a kinds of vehicles which are a basis of heat rate. At the end, Hydrocarbon modified curve applied as design fire model by using numerical analysis and presented design fire model and examined the effects of tunnel structures.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.118-122
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• 2010

The study presents a standard time-temperature curve to evaluate the fire performance of subway tunnel structures. The central subway section is 135km long in Korea, the fourth longest in the world. The number of subway tunnels has been increasing rapidly and fire risk is proportional to the tunnel length. However, an adequate time-temperature curve for subway tunnel fires does not exist. Therefore, we studied a proposed foreign fire design model for which the heat rate is based on the traffic, and we present an appropriate time-temperature curve for Korean subway tunnels. The ISO 834 curve was used as a fire design model and the temperature distribution in the tunnel was estimated using numerical analysis. This led to a proposal for effective measures against subway tunnel fires.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.713-716
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• 2008

This study is performed to propose a standard to evaluate fire protection assessment for concrete structures during a fire on road tunnel. Recently, a number of road tunnels have been rapidly increased and fire risk also multiplyed according to extend tunnel length, due to natural features and environmentally-friendly road construction in domestic. But we have not yet been prescribed appropriate time-temperature curve for tunnel fire. Therefore we presented fire design model and investigated time-temperature curve proposed by a foreign country considering traffic, a kinds of vehicles which are a basis of heat rate.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.262-269
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• 2023

Purpose: In this study,fire-resistance test were executed to evaluate the effectiveness of the fireproof panel attached to the PSC slab in tunnel. Method: For the fire resistance test, the RWS curve was applied and the furnace of the KICT was used. Result: As a result of the experiment, the maximum temperature measured on the concrete surface of the PSC slab with the fireproof panel was 321.8℃, which was lower than the damage limit temperature of 380℃ for concrete. Also, at the t=25mm, the maximum temperature was 35.2℃, which was lower than the damage temperature of steel, 250℃. The use of precast fire resistance panel(t=30mm) improves fire resistance of PSC structures. Conclusion: As a result of the test, a reinforcement method for attached a fireproof panel in case of fire in a tunnel or an underground roadway is provided to protect a structure from fire. In the future, it is necessary to perform the static performance test of the slab to which the fireproof panel is attached, and to confirm the adhesion performance of the fireproof panel by performing the pull-off test and the fatigue test.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.195-196
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• 2009

This study analyzed internal temperature of tunnel structure by standard time-temperature curves. Numerical analysis applied hydro carbon, hydro carbon modified, RABT, RWS time-temperature curves.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.174-175
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 구획화재의 화재성상을 온도곡선으로 나타내어 시간 경과에 따른 단계별 화재성장을 예측하고자 EN 1991-1-2 Annex A의 이론식을 프로그램화 하였다. 그리고 이를 검증하기 위하여 선행연구 조사 후 선행연구에 사용된 입력 값을 프로그램화 된 이론식에 입력하여 도출된 결과와 선행연구에서 제시하고 있는 결과와 비교 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.460-466
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• 2009

식용유 화재는 일반유류와는 달리 연소형태나 소화작업에 있어 큰 차이를 보이고 있다. 최근 5년간 특수화재 가운데 원인별 화재 통계를 보면 식용유 화재의 발생빈도는 점점 증가하고 있지만, 식용유에 대한 화재 위험성에 관한 연구는 거의 전무한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 식용유의 연소특성 알아보기 위하여 종류별 인화점, 연소점, 발연점에 대하여 클리블랜드 인화점 시험기를 사용하여 측정하였고, 최소자연발화온도 및 발화 비발화 영역 비교를 통한 발화한계 온도 곡선을 도출하였으며, 자연발화온도와 발화지연시간과의 관계를 측정하였다. 이 결과를 통하여 식용유의 화재 위험성 평가에 대한 기초적인 자료로써 제시할 수 있었다.