• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.63-71
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• 2019

This study quantitatively analyzed the fire risk of buildings by use nationwide, fire occurrence, and the statistical data of buildings by use. Fire incidents and buildings' statistics from the past 10 years (2008-2017) were used and classified as "Building Laws" and "Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Installation, Maintenance, and Safety of Fire Facilities" to be used for the relative assessment under the Natural Breaks as a risk matrix. In addition, after conducting risk assessment using 2018 fire occurrence data, we compared and analyzed the same with past 10 years' data. The results showed that most facilities had similar risk grades, except for the results of reduced risk levels from IV to II in recreational facilities, confirming the past and present data correlations as valid. Hence, the classification method is deemed appropriate. Through the results, the fire risk assessment of buildings by use nationwide are presented as a reference for fire safety.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.119-127
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• 2011

Because of most notably the increase in vehicular traffic in Korea, as measured by highway transport usage, relief is being sought by expanding the construction of highways after 1970s'. These highways have opened up over 70 % of the mountainous areas in Korea's country side which includes the construction of tunnels. Currently there are 607 tunnels installed that are being maintained and by 2015, under the next medium-term plan, Korea will build an additional 440 tunnels. In addition, the use of 1,000m double-pole tunnels is expected to increase significantly in 256 locations. There is no doubt that these tunnels will relieve traffic congestion and aid improved communications, but halfclosed underground highway tunnels in particular are required to reduce tunnel fires caused by poor vehicle maintenance, and other factors such as speeding motorists that increase the number of vehicular accidents. Double-pole tunnels in 1,000m length over require vehicle drivers to be more cautious in terms of the continuous speed limit, judged by how devastating most of car-crash fires within these tunnels can be. In order to prevent these disasters, a full-length tunnel speed enforcement system should be considered mandatorily in legal clauses.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.40-47
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• 2020

Various technologies, systems, and legal systems are applied to prevent and quickly respond to fire disaster; nevertheless, the damages to life and property caused by fires are not reduced every year. For managing fire disaster, generating spatial information-based safety status map and procuring suitability of attribute information for each position information are essential. The safety status map is generated by deriving the fire safety status assessment factors, indexing, and locating the surveying results through various methods. In this paper, we deal with derivation of building fire safety assessment factors for 3D safety status map. At first, we survey the foreign and domestic fire assessment model cases and its factors, and analyze the applicability of Korean 3D fire safety status map. Next, assessment factors for fire safety assessment model are derived. Assessment factors are derived and categorized by their information collecting activity; factors that can be accessed through basic building information and factors that can be accessed through field survey. As a derivation result, 14 assessment factors were derived over five categories(Industry Risk, Structural Risk, Fire Fighting Facility, Fire Dangerousness, Fire Response Status).

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.112-121
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• 2019

Title of management of cultural asset architectures made of wood managed by nation or local government is separated and there is a high concern about the disappearance of many national cultural asset architectures by fire. This study investigated the effectiveness of major installed appliances in terms of disaster prevention, and problems by early suppression in the event of fire and by mobilization of fire engines in depth. Also, this study derived problems by conducting an in-depth individual interview on interested parties for installation of fire extinguishing system by related law and to improve system to make realistic maintenance. As a result, it was identified that they have reached the positive aspects of protecting cultural asset architectures from disaster as fire by maintaining and managing facilities by establishing proper disaster prevention measures because they are surrounded by mountain or buildings are contiguous. Wooden cultural asset architectures are often excluded from regulation for installation of fire-fighting facilities under the Fire Services Act because most of wooden cultural assets are detached buildings, occupy small area, and are one-storied architecture. The best method is having extinguishing ability themselves according to the manual by making fire manual as management policy before the outbreak of fire. This study intends to suggest a follow-up study for practical considerations to establish or designate a professional management agency for them to protect important national cultural heritage buildings at the state level before they are destroyed by fire.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.280-289
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• 2022

Purpose: In this study, the characteristics of fire occurrence according to ignition heat sources such as operating equipment, cigarette/lighter fire, and flame/fire were analyzed. Method: One-way ANOVA and cross-analysis were used to analyze the characteristics of fire occurrence by verifying the difference between the ignition environment, fire damage status and scale, and cause of ignition according to the ignition heat source. Result: The fire occurrence characteristics were analyzed through As a result of the analysis, it was found that fires caused by operating devices occurred more frequently on weekdays than other ignition heat sources, and the number of victims and the number of victims were the highest, so mobilization of firefighting power and property damage were the greatest. The initial ignition was generated by electric and electronic devices, and the combustion was expanded by the synthetic resin. For fires caused by cigarette and lighter fires, the most fires occurred on Saturdays and Sundays, and the mobilization of the police force was more characteristic than the mobilization of the firefighting force. In particular, it was found that the initial ignition and combustion expansion were caused by paper, wood, and hay. Fires caused by sparks and sparks occurred most frequently on Saturdays and Sundays, and initial ignition and combustion expansion were found to be caused by paper, wood, and hay. In particular, it showed the characteristic that it occurred in the place farthest from the fire station. The common characteristic of all ignition heat sources was that the fire occurred most frequently in the afternoon time, and the fire type was predominantly the building structure fire, and only the ignition point was burned the most. Conclusion: In order to prevent fire and minimize damage, it is necessary to analyze the tendency of fire occurrence and to prepare appropriate preparations according to the fire occurrence factors. In order to analyze the characteristics of fire occurrence using public data in the future, it is necessary to standardize disaster data and to open and activate data.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.376-377
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• 2011

최근 Mg, Mg-Al합금, Al은 전자제품의 케이스, 차량의 휠 등의 신소재로서 활용성이 높아 사회적 수요가 급격히 늘고 있다. 이러한 수요 증가와 함께 관련 사업장에서는 취급 과정에서 폭발사고 위험성이 높아지고 있는데, 2010년도에는 국내 사업장에서 금속 분진에 의한 폭발사고가 4건이 발생하여 인명 및 재산피해가 발생하였다. Mg-Al합금의 폭발사고로 사망 1명과 부상 2명이 발생하였으며, Al분진의 폭발사고는 3건이 발생하여 사망 2명과 부상 3명의 인명피해로 이어졌다. 사고조사를 통하여 사업장에서의 금속분진에 대한 위험인식이 매우 낮은 것이 유사 사고가 반복되고 있는 가장 큰 이유로 알려지고 있는데, 이는 금속분진에 대한 부족한 안전기술정보와 밀접한 관련이 있다. 본 연구에서는 Mg, Mg-Al합금, Al등을 취급하는 관련 사업장에서 폭발사고 예방대책을 위하여 활용할 수 있는 폭발특성에 관한 안전기술정보 제공을 목적으로 하고 있다. 보다 구체적으로는 사고 다발 금속분진에 대한 위험성 이해에 도움을 될 수 있도록 동일 입경분포 조건에서의 위험성을 정량적으로 평가하였으며, 이를 위하여 각 금속분진의 동일 입경 조건에서 최대폭발압력, 폭발하한계 등의 폭발위험성 데이터를 실험적으로 조사 하였다. 조사한 시료는 평균입경 200 mesh의 Al, Mg, Mg-Al(60:40 wt%)로서 입도분석기(Beckman Coulter LSI 3320)를 사용하여 측정한 결과 평균입경은 약 $155{\mu}m$로 나타났다. Al분진의 농도변화에 따른 폭발압력을 조사한 결과, 최대폭발압력(Pmax)은 7.9 bar였으며 최대폭발압력상승속도 (dt/dP)max는 농도 $1500[g/m^3]$에서 322 [bar/s]로 최대가 되었으며 폭발 하한계(LEL)는 $70[g/m^3]$가 얻어졌다. 반면에 순수한 Mg의 LEL은 $30[g/m^3]$였으며 Pmax는 6.4 bar, (dP/dt)max는 100 [bar/s]가 얻어졌다. 이러한 결과로부터 LEL이 낮은 Mg는 Al보다 연소성이 큰 것으로 나타났으며, Al은 화염을 유지하는데 필요한 최저 열분해 가스농도를 확보하는데 Mg보다도 고농도의 분진이 필요함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 Mg-Al(60:40 wt%)의 LEL은 $50g/m^3$이었으며 Pmax는 9.4 bar, (dP/dt)max는 472 [bar/s]가 얻어졌다. 이러한 결과로부터 Mg-Al(60:40 wt%)합금의 연소성을 살펴보면 착화하기 쉬운 정도는 Mg와 Al의 성분비에 의해 변화하지만 Mg와 Al의 중간 정도로 나타나는 반면, Pmax는 Mg 또는 Al의 단독 물질 성분보다도 매우 큰 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 단일 성분의 Mg와 Al보다도 Mg와 Al이 일정 비율로 구성된 Mg-Al합금의 경우가 화재폭발 위험성이 증가한다는 사실을 알 수 있었으며, 이와 같은 폭발위험특성 자료를 활용하여 분진의 보관, 취급, 폐기 등의 지속적 관리가 필요하며 사업장 특성에 적합한 안전대책을 통한 사고예방대책이 요구된다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.67-75
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• 2020

In this study, the risk of heat generation due to normal and overload currents that vary with the abnormal loosening angle of wire-connecting bolts were identified. The risks were analyzed based on the thermal characteristics to minimize the carbonization accidents of terminal blocks inside distribution panels typically used in industrial sites. We applied a method for measuring the heating temperature and temperature variations in the terminal blocks in real-time by installing a resistance temperature detector sensor board in the terminal block. The experimental results showed that the terminal block model with a low-rated current exhibited a higher heating temperature, thus, confirming the need to select the terminal block capacity based on load currents. Additionally, the higher the rated current of the terminal block with a high-rated current and the higher the degree of loosening, the faster the carbonization point. Such heating temperature monitoring enabled real-time thermal temperature measurement and a step-by-step risk level setting through thermal analysis. The results of the measurement and analysis of carbonization risks can provide a theoretical basis for further research regarding the risk of fire due to carbonization. Furthermore, the deterioration measurement method using the temperature sensor board developed in this study is widely applicable to prevent fires caused by poor electrical contact as well as risk-level management.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.11-18
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• 2017

In this study, a non-halogen type organic-inorganic hybrid flame retardant sol, which can impart flame resistance to synthesize silicate of inorganic material and silane coupling agent of organic material by a sol-gel method, were newly manufactured. The addition of flame retardant will prevent loss of life in a fire because smoke from the flammability of interior finishing materials used as the construction materials poses a major danger. The smoke density measurement standard based on flame retardant performance standards, experiments were conducted according to the test equipment and procedures of ASTM E 662. The non-flaming mode experiment and the flaming mode experiment were conducted to confirm the performance of the manufactured flame retardant sol. As a result, the manufactured flame retardant sol improved the physical properties and heat resistance of existing flame retardants, and decreased the smoke production of the fire. Therefore, it may be possible to reduce the damage caused by smoke and expand the applications to various interior finishing materials.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.52-60
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• 2014

This study aims to suggest risk management plan including safety measures through hazard identification followed by consequence analysis in petrochemical plants. Consequence analysis was performed through practical release scenario by using PHAST RISK(ver. 6.7) software in the propylene recovery process(PRP). As results, consequences by fire or explosion accidents in the depropanizer zone, deethanizer zone and heat pump zone were relatively larger than other else zones among six process zones in the PRP. In the case of jet fire, it is recommendable not to install residence building within 200 m of the process zone. Additionally, process zones having large inventory or high pressure must be prevented from accidents and required to establish quick response against accidents.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.39-47
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• 2020

The fire protection system for high-rise buildings is currently confined to the preparation of sprinklers, emergency stairs, and exit and monitoring systems. On the other hand, an integrated system, including the model with scenario-based actions, is required for effective fire protection. An integrated fire protection system is needed to operate and manage the total cycle of the fire protection. In this study, an integrated fire protection system, which included sensing and consequent processes related to fire emergencies, was designed and implemented. The designed scheme can gather and analyze the data of the production, operation, and consumption patterns as it integrates fire protection systems for fire fighters and evacuating people. The integrated fire protection technology and system, which has target performance with satisfied 1/2 sec transaction response time and 1.2 transactions per second, is expected to contribute to market creation in converged technology-based fire protection fields.