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A Study on the Simulation and Analysis of the Emergency Response Training for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (조류인플루엔자 재난대응훈련 시뮬레이션 기술연구)

  • Kang, Min-Sik
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2019
  • Simulation using the virtual reality has been applied in various fields such as exercise, education, disaster simulation training, but there is a little research on disease caused by virus transmission. In this study, we conducted simulation studies and analysis of avian influenza disaster response training. The annual avian influenza virus is recurring every year in Korea, but there are still few solutions and preventive measures for the preventing the avian influenza. The avian influenza can cause a great deal of societal harm and enormous economic damage. Prophylaxis is important because livestock epidemics, such as avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease, have a large impact on farm households. Therefore, we proposed and analyzed contents that can be avoided through simulation of avian influenza disaster response presented in this study.

An Evaluation Methodology of Information Systems in Business Contingency Planning (업무연속성 계획 수립을 위한 정보시스템 평가 연구)

  • Choi, Myeonggil
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.119-128
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    • 2016
  • Growing threats from environments and natural disasters cause information systems to suspend the operation of business. To assure the continuity of business, information systems should not halt in the emergency. This paper suggests an evaluation method for importance of information systems and verifies the method in a real organization. The results to the study can be utilized for establishing business continuity of organizations.

Chemical Disaster of Methyl Isocyanate Leakage (화학물질 누출에 의한 대량재해 - Methyl Isocyanate 누출을 중심으로 -)

  • Yang, Hyuk-Jun;Choi, Jung-Myung;Yoo, Dong-Jun
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.7-19
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    • 1999
  • Background : We are in the edge of some human made disasters such as hazardous materials and air pollution, for example, the world news reported that the city of Bhopal, India had serious victims related with a leaking out of the chemical materials, Methyl Isocyanate and many people in India were killed by. These situations many people who live in this world are world are worrying about are not others, but just ours and people consider about that kind of the disasters are the possible situation to happen to all the people. Therefore, we performed this basic study to recognize the risk of Methyl Isocyanate leak accident and to prepare local disaster plan with EMS system. Method : Trace 8.0, a simulation software made by the U.S. company Safer System was used as a tool to estimate the diffusion distance, area and its victims at the concentrations of 0.02ppm, 0.2ppm 5ppm respectively for an assumed B-city of 2 hundred thousands population count in which was presumed 500kg Methyl Isocyanate gas to leak out. Results : 1. During 1 hour, maximum diffusion distances of 0.02ppm 0.2ppm and 5ppm were 5.41km, 1.61km and 0.29km respectively on the plume impact. 2. Maximum population counts influenced by Methyl Isocyanate gas at the concentrations of 0.02ppm 0.2ppm and 5ppm were 40838, 4346 and 222 on the plume impact, while those were 138238, 17261 and 1588 on the vulnerability impact, respectively. 3. Therefore, 17261 persons must put on respiratory device and 138283 persons must be evacuated to safety place within 1 hour. Conclusions : Only small amount leak of Methyl Isocyanate may cause tremendous chemical disaster in urban area, so its disaster plan must be prepared with an accident simulation program and Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS). Especially, nearby emergency center of an industrial complex must have a strong position about preparation of chemical disaster plan and perform a disaster dill of hazardous material accident annually.

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An Analysis of Safety Accident Severity and Management Plan for Construction Workers (건설 근로자의 안전재해강도 분석 및 관리방향)

  • Lee, Kun-Hyung;Shin, Won-Sang;Son, Chang-Baek
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.187-188
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    • 2017
  • Domestic industrial disasters are decreasing, but construction industrial disasters are increasing every year. So this study draw a conclusions from the major types of safety accidents based on disaster intensity analysis to solve the problems caused by increasing construction industry disasters. Also figure out a risk about original cause material to establish management directions which is significant manage things.

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A Study on the Electrification Phenomena Affecting Industrial Disaster (산업재해에 미치는 대전현상에 관한 연구)

  • 육재호;안병준
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.101-106
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    • 1993
  • The streaming current of insulating oil increases with increasing oil velocity and oil amount, A contact potential difference as an energetic state exits in the polymer thin film, both sides of which are contacted by two different metals having different work functions. Accordingly, the potential difference may be a cause for the short circuited transient current flowing through the external circuit. The polymers are electrificated as the electric field Is supplied, and the currents flow with increasing temperature.

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Effects of child pick-up behavior on emergency evacuations

  • Jang, Sang Hoon;Hwang, Ha;Chung, Ji-Bum
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.7
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    • pp.2519-2528
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    • 2022
  • The child pick-up behavior of parents during an emergency can cause heavy traffic congestion and failing to evacuate an affected area successfully. In this study, we analyzed the effect of child pick-up behavior using, as an example, a nuclear power plant accident caused by an earthquake, which is a typical no-notice emergency. A quake was assumed to occur near the Shin-Kori nuclear power plant in Ulsan, Korea, resulting in a nuclear power plant accident. An agent-based dynamic simulation model using VISSIM was employed to conduct sensitivity analyses with different child pick-up rates. The results confirmed that parents are a major cause of congestion and a vulnerable class in an emergency evacuation. The child pick-up behavior caused significant traffic congestion, and parents who pick up their children showed a higher evacuation failure rate.

An Evolutionary Algorithm preventing Consanguineous Marriage

  • Woojin Oh;Oh, Se-Young
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.110.2-110
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    • 2002
  • Evolutionary Algorithm is the general method that can search the optimum value for the various problems. Evolutionary method consists of random selection, crossover, mutation, etc. Since the next generation is selected based on the fitness values, the crossover between chromosomes does not have any restrictions. Not only normal marriage but also consanguineous marriage will take place. In human world, consanguineous marriage was reported to cause various genetic defects, such as poor immunity about new diseases and new environment disaster, These problems translate into searching for the local optimum, not the global optimum. So, a new evolutionary algorithm is needed that prevents traps to...

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The Study on the Cause and the Impact of the Development of a Decision Making Systems Like EIA in Cheju Island (제주도 지역의 각종 영향평가제도들의 출현 원인과 영향에 대한 연구)

  • Chung, Yong;Yang, Man-Sik;Kim, Yong-Bum
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.121-133
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    • 1997
  • EIA should be regarded as an aid to improve the decision making processes because it seeks public opinion and external knowledge in order to ensure the maximum degree of fairness and balance in the final decision as much as possible. According to the above benefits, various decision making systems containing EIA concepts were developed in the area of ground water, traffic, disaster or accident and environment in Cheju Island. But because the development of various decision making systems can be the cause of new impact, it was studied the cause and impact of their development. The major reasons for developing the various decision making system like EIA are the lack of the consideration for the impact of project when it is selected project fulfilling EIA and the increase of the effort for the improvement in the professional quality for one subject without the comprehensive assessment among the subject related to environmental impacts. And the development of the various decision making systems like EIA has caused the several impacts like cost elavoration, the relay of project period, etc. Therefore, after it is improved the problems of present EIA on the comprehensive assessment, the various decision making systems like EIA should be integrated in EIA decision making system.

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Characteristic of Inorganic Contaminants and Conservation Treatment Materials for the Three-Storied Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju (경주 불국사 삼층석탑(석가탑)의 무기오염물과 보수물질 특성)

  • Lee, Gemma;Kim, Sa Duk;Park, Sungchul;Kim, Derk Moon
    • Journal of Conservation Science
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.421-431
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    • 2018
  • Analyses of the three-storied stone pagoda at the Bulguksa temple in Gyeongju were carried out in order to identify the cause for material characteristics of inorganic contaminants and conservation treatment materials. Results indicated that foreign soil or weathering soil caused yellow discoloration of the pagoda, reddish-brown contaminants were formed by goethite (FeOOH), an iron oxide mineral, and black pollutants were formed by manganese (Mn) oxide, leading to discoloration of the rock. Among the restoration materials used in the past, cement mortar could cause whitening by reacting with the external environment. The results were used as basic standards to evaluate the material characteristics of the surface contaminants and identify a set of effective conservation treatments. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring is required, as there is a high possibility of regeneration of pollutants in the future because of the continuous exposure of the pagoda to the external environment.

A Phenomenological Study on the Flame Spread of Air Conditioner Indoor unit by Fire Tests (화재 실험을 통한 에어컨 실내기의 화염확산에 관한 현상학적 연구)

  • Choi, Seung-Bok;Lee, Seung-Hun;Choi, Min-Ki;Choi, Don-Mook
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to check the fire origin and cause of the fire by observing the shape of the flame propagation in air-conditioner indoor unit through the fire tests. We supposed that the flame is spread from the surroundings to the top of the air-conditioner and ignited on top of the air-conditioner with n-heptane. And then repeated this experiment twice under the same conditions. After the ignition, refrigerant filled in air-conditioner and lubricating oil exploded with large explosion and flame having high temperature and pressure belched out rapidly due to bursting refrigerant pipe linked air-conditioner between 734 seconds and 559 seconds. After result of checking the combustion residue we found that almost all of that was lost except a part of the evaporator, motor and metal. The position of short-circuit traces of wiring for the air-conditioner ignited itself is similar to that of fire damage by external flame. Therefore, we verified that it is not certain to determine the ignition cause and point by only the shape of the combustion residues.