• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1307-1313
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• 2018

최근 빈번히 발생하고 있는 지진, 구조물의 노후화에 따라 구조물 붕괴 및 기울어짐 사고 등이 자주 발생하고 있으며, 이런 구조물에 대한 재난을 방지하기 위하여 다양한 방법이 제시되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 IoT(Internet of Things) 기반의 구조물 이상 유무를 실시간으로 모니터링 하여 구조물의 붕괴, 기울어짐, 화재 등에 대한 이상 징후현상을 사전에 제공하는 시스템을 제시한다. MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) 센서(Sensor)기반의 기울기 센서, 가속도 센서를 이용, 센서별 검출된 데이터를 서버로 실시간 전송, 데이터를 축적하며, 설정된 임계치를 상위할 경우 대응할 수 있는 서비스를 제공 한다. 구조물의 붕괴, 기울어짐, 화재 등의 현상에 대한 임계치 상위 이벤트 발생 시 경고를 함으로, 구조물의 붕괴 및 기울어짐 현상에 대한 대피, 보수가 가능하여, 구조물에서 발생할 수 있는 재난에 대응할 수 있을 것이라고 사료된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2011

현재 한국에서는 연쇄 붕괴에 대한 설계지침이 적용되고 있지 않으며, 특히 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능에 대한 연구는 초기단계라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능을 평가하기위하여 3가지 해석법을 수행하였다. 선형 정적 해석을 통하여 GSA의 대체경로법에 의한 DCR 값의 차이를 비교하였고, 선형 동적 해석을 통하여 기둥 제거 이후의 수직 변위를 비교하였으며, 비선형 정적 해석을 통하여 최대 하중 계수를 판단하였다. 유효 보폭 모델과 판 유한 요소 해석 모델의 차이점을 분석하기 위하여 여러 변수들에 따라 유한 요소 해석이 수행되었다. 무량판 구조에서 실무에서 많이 사용되고 있는 유효 보폭으로 모델링하는 방법은 슬래브의 강성 기여도를 반영하고 있지 못해 연쇄 붕괴 성능 평가는 상세 유한 요소 해석이 적절할 것으로 판단된다. 여러 변수들을 종합 모서리 기둥(CC)을 제거할 경우가 가장 불리한 조건이고, 내부 기둥(IC)이 제거될 경우가 가장 유리한 조건으로 나타났다. 이 연구에서 제시된 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능 결과로부터 향후 무량판 구조의 성능을 합리적으로 평가하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.379-394
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• 2013

Post-earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to a rapid collapse of buildings damaged partially as a result of prior earthquake. Almost all standards and codes for the design of structures against earthquake ignore the risk of PEF, and thus buildings designed using those codes could be too weak when subjected to a fire after an earthquake. An investigation based on sequential analysis inspired by FEMA356 is performed here on the Immediate Occupancy, Life Safety and Collapse Prevention performance levels of structures, designed to the ACI 318-08 code, after they are subjected to an earthquake level with PGA of 0.35g. This investigation is followed by a fire analysis of the damaged structures, examining the time taken for the damaged structures to collapse. As a point of reference, a fire analysis is also performed for undamaged structures and before the occurrence of earthquake. The results indicate that the vulnerability of structures increases dramatically when a previously damaged structure is exposed to PEF. The results also show that the damaging effects of post-earthquake fire are exacerbated when initiated from the second and third floor. Whilst the investigation is made for a certain class of structures (conventional buildings, intermediate reinforced structure, 3 stories), the results confirm the need for the incorporation of post-earthquake fire into the process of analysis and design, and provides some quantitative measures on the level of associated effects.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.546-553
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• 2018

Since the Gyeongju earthquakes in 2016, there have been increased research interests in the areas of seismic design, building collapse, and rescue radar applications in Korea. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a nondestructive electromagnetic method that is used for underground surveys. To properly design ground penetrating radar that detects buried victims precisely, it is important to study electromagnetic wave propagation channel characteristics in advance. This work presents an electromagnetic propagation environment analysis of a trapped victim for GPR applications. In this study, we develop a realistic collapse model composed of layered reinforced concrete and a victim positioned horizontally. In addition, the effects of rebars and the distance between the radar antenna and target are investigated. The numerical analysis presents the electromagnetic wave propagation characteristics, including amplitude loss and phase difference, in the 450-MHz and 1,500-MHz frequency band, and it shows the electric field distribution in the environment.

• Computational Structural Engineering : An International Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2001

Collapse behavior of Mission-Gothic Undercrossing under Northridge earthquake is studied by performing nonlinear time-history analysis and three-dimensional nonlinear finite element method for flared columns. Bridge structural model is characterized as three-dimensional with consideration of columns, superstructures, and abutment conditions. Three components of ground motion, corresponding to bridge's longitudinal, transverse, and vertical direction and their combinations are used to investigate bridge collapse. Studies indicate that bridge collapse is dominantly caused by transverse ground motion and the consideration of three-dimensional ground motion leads to a more accurate assessment. Failure mechanism of flared columns is analyzed applying nonlinear finite element method. Reduction of column capacity is observed due to orientation of flare. Further investigation demonstrates that the effects of flare play an important role in predicting of bridge failure mechanism. Suggestions are offered to improve the performance of bridges during severe earthquake.

• 천문학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.157-160
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• 2007

I present a model to explain the mass segregation and shallow mass functions observed in the central parts of starburst stellar clusters. The model assumes that the initial pre-stellar cores mass function resulting from the turbulent fragmentation of the proto-cluster cloud is significantly altered by the cores coalescence before they collapse to form stars. With appropriate, yet realistic parameters, this model based on the competition between cores coalescence and collapse reproduces the mass spectra of the well studied Arches cluster. Namely, the slopes at the intermediate and high mass ends, as well as the peculiar bump observed at $6M_{\bigodot}$. This coalescence-collapse process occurs on a short timescale of the order of the free fall time of the proto-cluster cloud (i.e., a few $10^4$ years), suggesting that mass segregation in Arches and similar clusters is primordial. The best fitting model implies the total mass of the Arches cluster is $1.45{\times}10^5M_{\bigodot}$, which is slightly higher than the often quoted, but completeness affected, observational value of a few $10^4M_{\bigodot}$. The model implies a star formation efficiency of ${\sim}30$ percent which implies that the Arches cluster is likely to a gravitationally bound system.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.561-573
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• 2012

최근들어 터널건설이 증가하고 있다. 이러한 터널건설 증가와 더불어 터널시공중 붕락발생 빈도도 증가하고 있다. 이와 비례하여 터널 입 출구부 사면부 변상 발생후 터널내부까지 과다변위를 발생시키는 사례 또한 자주 발생하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 터널시공 사례를 분석하여 갱구부 사면변상과 터널내부 변위를 발생시키는 요인들을 조사하였고 그중 특히 국부적인 단층파쇄대와 강우가 직접적인 붕락을 발생시키는 요인으로 분석되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.1245-1266
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• 2015

In this research, the cylindrical absorber made of expanded metal sheets under impact loading has been examined. Expanded metal sheets due to their low weight, effective collapse mechanism has a high energy absorption capacity. Two types of absorbers with different cells angle were examined. First, the absorber with cell angle ${\alpha}=0$ and then the absorber with angle cell ${\alpha}=90$. Experimental Study is done by drop Hammer device and numerical investigation is done by finite element of ABAQUS software. The output of device is acceleration-time Diagram which is shown by Accelerometer that is located on the picky mass. Also the output of ABAQUS software is shown by force-displacement diagram. In this research, the numerical and experimental study of the collapse type, force-displacement diagrams and effective parameters has been investigated. Similarly, the comparison between numerical and experimental results has been observed that these results are matched well with each other. From the obtained results it was observed that the absorber with cell angle ${\alpha}=0$, have symmetric collapse and had high energy absorption capacity but the absorber with cell angle ${\alpha}=90$, had global buckling and the energy absorption value was not suitable.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.491-503
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• 2021

Shallow tunnels are vulnerable to earthquakes, and shallow ground is usually inhomogeneous. Based on the limit equilibrium method and variational principle, a solution for the seismic collapse mechanism of shallow tunnel in inhomogeneous ground is presented. And the finite difference method is employed to compare with the analytical solution. It shows that the analytical results are conservative when the horizontal and vertical stresses equal the static earth pressure and zero at vault section, respectively. The safety factor of shallow tunnel changes greatly during an earthquake. Hence, the cyclic loading characteristics should be considered to evaluate tunnel stability. And the curve sliding surface agrees with the numerical simulation and previous studies. To save time and ensure accuracy, the curve sliding surface with 2 undetermined constants is a good choice to analyze shallow tunnel stability. Parameter analysis demonstrates that the horizontal semiaxis, acceleration, ground cohesion and homogeneity affect tunnel stability greatly, and the horizontal semiaxis, vertical semiaxis, tunnel depth and ground homogeneity have obvious influence on tunnel sliding surface. It concludes that the most applicable approaches to enhance tunnel stability are reducing the horizontal semiaxis, strengthening cohesion and setting the tunnel into good ground.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2023

This study evaluated slope stability through a case study to determine the disaster risks associated with increased deforestation in structures, including schools and apartments, located in urban areas adjacent to slopes. The slope behind the ○○ High School in Gwangju, Korea, collapsed owing to heavy rain in August 2018. Historically, rainwater drained well around the slope during the rainy season. However, during the collapse, a large amount of seepage water flowed out of the slope surface and a shallow failure occurred along the saturated soil layer. To analyze the cause of the collapse, the images of the upper area of the slope, which could not be directly identified, were captured using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A digital elevation model of the slope was constructed through image analysis, making it possible to calculate the rainfall flow direction and the area, width, and length of logging areas. The change in the instability of the slope over time owing to rainfall lasting ten days before the collapse was analyzed through numerical analysis. Imaging techniques based on the UAV images were found to be effective in analyzing ground disaster risk maps in urban areas. Furthermore, the analysis was found to predict the failure before its actual occurrence.