• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.17-26
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• 1989

The creep ratio, which has been applied as a measure to prevent piping failure in designing embankments, has been originally proposed for the protection of masonry or concrete dam from piping along the boundary surface between the foundation soil and the bottom of the structure. In this study, it has been investigated whether this creep ratio could be applied for the earth embankment through the model test and we reevaluated the required creep ratio in the present design criteria. Based on this research, it was concluded that a piping failure would always occur within the embankment body and not through the boundary surface between the embankment and foundation. Therefore it could be said that the present design criteria are illogical to determine the design creep ratio according to less permeable soil no matter whether the soil forms embankment or foundation.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.61 no.3
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• pp.101-112
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• 2019

This study developed selection criteria of small-scales reservoirs, having under $300,000m^3$ storage capacity, for the Emergency Action Plan(EAP) establishment in order to reduce the disaster risks of the reservoir's failures. Those reservoirs are out of ranges of Korean EAP establishment standard, but have potential risk of disasters as they have often failed by the recent extreme rainfall events and earthquakes, causing economical and life losses. The problem of reservoir aging is also one of the reasons of them. In this study, the developed selection criteria of small reservoirs for EAP establishment are storage capacity, embankment height, reservoir age, heavy rain factor and earthquake factor. These criteria were selected based on the review of the existing EAP establishment guidelines, analysis of the past dam failure cases, and the previous related studies. The quantification of these criteria were conducted for the practical applications in the fields, and applied to 67 previous failures in order to investigate the relation of each criteria with these failures. The earthquake factor found to be the highest relations followed by heavy rain factors, combination of earthquake and heavy rain factors, and reservoir age. The classification was made as observation and review groups for EAP establishments based on overlapping numbers of each criteria. This classifications applied to 354 reservoirs designated as having the potential disaster risk by MOIS, and showed 38.4% of observation and 11.9% of review groups. Anticipatory monitoring and regular inspection should be made by professional facility managers for the observation group, and necessity of EAP establishment should be assessed for the review group based on the downstream status and financial budget.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.5-20
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• 2022

To analyze the flow and density variations in debris flows, a two-phase finite volume model simplified with momentum equations was constructed in this study. The Hershel-Buckley rheology model was employed in this model to account for the internal and basal friction of debris flows and was utilized to analyze complex topography and entrainments of basal soil beds. In order to numerically solve the debris flow analysis model, a finite volume model with the Harten-Lax-van Leer-Contact method was used to solve the conservation equation for the debris flow interface. Case studies of circular dam failure, non-Newtonian fluid dam failure, and multiple debris flows were analyzed using the proposed model to evaluate shock absorption capacity, numerical isotropy, model accuracy, and mass conservation. The numerical stability and correctness of the debris flow analysis of this analysis model were proven by the analysis results. Additionally, the rate of debris flow with various rheological properties was systematically simulated, and the effect of debris flow rheological properties on behavior was analyzed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1-5
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• 2010

1982년 10월 21일 스페인에서 발생한 Tous 댐 붕괴 시 발생한 유출로 인하여 댐에서 5km 하류에 위치한 도시지역을 홍수파가 관통하면서 시간에 따라 변화되는 홍수파의 특성을 수치모형을 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석에 적용된 수치모형은 비구조적 2차원 유한체적법과 불연속 흐름을 모의하기 위해 시간과 공간상으로 1차 정확도를 가진 HLLC 기법을 적용한 모형이다. 본 연구에서는 도시지역의 침수현상을 두 가지 Case에 대해 구성하였으며, 모의결과를 침수흔적 자료 및 기존의 수치모의 결과와 비교하였다. 첫 번째 Case는 Mulet and Alcrudo(2004)에 의한 수치모의결과와의 비교를 통해 모형의 적용성 검증을 하였으며, 두 번째 Case는 도시 지역에서의 건물 투수여부에 따라 변화되는 홍수파의 흐름특성 및 지점별 최대 침수심을 모의하였을 경우이다. Case 1에서 모형의 검증결과 수치모형을 통해 계산된 지점별 수심변화는 비교적 잘 일치하는 결과를 얻었으며, Case 2의 경우 지점별 수심은 Case 1에 비해 다소 과소산정 되는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1846-1851
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• 2010

댐붕괴 모델링에 관한 연구가 활성화된 시기는 미국 Baldwin Hills 댐(1964)과 Lower Van Norman(San Fernando) 댐(1971) 붕괴 사고 이후이며 1970년대 발생한 Buffalo Creek 댐(서부 버지니아, 1972), Teton 댐(아이다호, 1976), Laurel Run 댐/Sandy Run 댐(펜실바니아, 1977), Kelly Barnes 댐(조지아, 1977) 붕괴 사고로 인해 미국 댐 안전 관리 프로그램의 포괄적 재검토의 필요성이 제기되었다. 국내에서도 연천댐 붕괴(1996년)와 장현저수지와 동막저수지의 붕괴(2002년)로 하류에 위치한 가옥 및 농경지 침수로 인해 재산피해가 발생한 바 있으며, 2005년 비상대처계획 수립을 의무화하는 제도가 도입되었다. 오늘날 댐 붕괴와 붕괴로 인한 유출 수문곡선을 분석하는데 이용 가능한 수많은 도구들이 존재하고 있다. 가장 잘 알려져 있으며 가장 널리 이용되는 모형은 NWS Dam-Break Flood Forecasting Model(DAMBRK; Fread, 1977)이며 국내 댐 저수지 비상대처계획 수립을 위해 많이 이용되고 있다. DAMBRK 모형의 입력자료는 붕괴지속시간, 결괴부측면경사, 최종결괴부바닥표고, 댐붕괴시작수위 등이 요구되며, 이 중 결괴형성과정에 관련된 매개변수의 선정을 위해서는 댐붕괴 사례연구 자료가 활용되고 있다. 모형으로부터 도출된 붕괴유출수문곡선에 대한 적정성 평가는 과거 경험, 공학적 판단, 첨두유량 예측식에 의해 수행되고 있으며 가장 객관적인 기준이라 판단되는 첨두유출량 예측식은 사례연구 자료의 부족으로 인해 높은 불확실성을 안고 있다. 본 연구는 최근까지 개발된 댐결괴 첨두유출량 예측식을 기반으로 국내 건설된 댐의 대다수를 차지하는 필댐에 대해 댐높이, 댐형식별로 예측식의 적정성을 평가하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.271-278
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• 2019

In recent years, the crack accidents of earth and rockfill dams occur frequently. It is urgent to study the tensile strength and tensile failure mechanism of the gravelly soil in the core for the anti-crack design of the actual high earth core rockfill dam. Based on the self-developed uniaxial tensile test device, a series of uniaxial tensile test was carried out on gravelly soil with different gravel content. The compaction test shows a good linear relationship between the optimum water content and gravel content, and the relation curve of optimum water content versus maximum dry density can be fitting by two times polynomial. For the gravelly soil under its optimum water content and maximum dry density, as the gravel content increased from 0% to 50%, the tensile strength of specimens decreased from 122.6 kPa to 49.8 kPa linearly. The peak tensile strain and ultimate tensile strain all decrease with the increase of the gravel content. From the analysis of fracture energy, it is proved that the tensile capacity of gravelly soil decreases slightly with the increasing gravel content. In the case that the sample under the maximum dry density and the water content higher than the optimum water content, the comprehensive tensile capacity of the sample is the strongest. The relevant test results can provide support for the anti-crack design of the high earth core rockfill dam.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-14
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• 2019

Large landslide is a type of mass movement that causes drastic landform changesin a short period, and it causes huge human and property damage over a large area. The purpose of this study is to categorize the types and characteristics of large landslides around the Kokomeren River basin, Kyrgyzstan and to discuss the geomorphic development after the large landslides. The topographic analysis about a total of 20 landslides documented collapsed volumes of 0.01 to 1.10 km³, height drops of 180 to 1,770 m, and runout distances of 1,200 to 5,400 m. Rock avalanche and rockslide are identified as major types of large-scale landslides in the study area. Rock avalanches can be divided into P-type, J-type, and S-type based on the features of slope failure and kinematic characteristics of rock debris. Landslide synchronistic landforms such as trimlines, transverse ridges, longitudinal ridges, levees, and hummocks are well developed in the rock avalanche. The pieces of evidence of landslide dam, landslide-dammed lake, and remnant outburst flood deposits are observed in the upstream and downstream where the rockslides occurred. The Ak-Kiol landslide dam is the best example of a geomorphic development due to lake spillover and the large landslides were likely to be triggered by huge paleo-seismic events.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.163-171
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• 2020

In this study, a large laboratory model experiment was conducted with the aim of developing an embankment reinforcement method to prevent overtopping, which is the main cause for the failure of agricultural reservoirs. The model experiment was carried out with concrete and asphalt as a permanent reinforcement method and with geomembrane as the emergency method at a deteriorated homogeneous reservoir. Under the non-reinforced conditions, the pattern of the failure appeared in several scour directions from the downstream slope as the overtopping began, and the width and depth of the erosion were magnified as it gradually moved to the dam crest. Under the conditions reinforced with asphalt and concrete, the overtopping was stabilized. In the case of the concrete reinforcement, it was found that the slope of the riprap boundary exhibited downward erosion by the current; thus, it was necessary to construct an extension up to the riprap joint of the upstream and downstream sides to prevent the expansion of the failure. Under the conditions reinforced with the geomembrane sheet, the overtopping was stabilized, and no seepage was found that required the emergency reinforcement method. Asphalt, concrete, and geomembrane sheet reinforcements have been shown to be capable of delaying failure for about 1 hour and 40 minutes compared to the non-reinforcement conditions. The reinforcement method is considered to be a very effective method to prevent disasters during overtopping. The pore water pressure can be used as useful data to predict the risk of failure at an embankment.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.65-72
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• 2018

Seismically induced settlement exceeding dam freeboard may lead to a dam failure. The prediction of settlement is important also because it is also reported to be strongly related to longitudinal crack width and depth, which are critical indices used for safe evaluation of dams. The empirical correlation derived from numerical simulations is most often used. In this study, two-dimensional dynamic nonlinear analyses are performed using representative CFRD and ECRD fill dams. A total of 20 recorded motions are used to account for the influence on ground motion intensity and magnitude. The calculated crest settlements are correlated to four ground motion parameters, which are peak ground acceleration (PGA), peak ground velocity (PGV), Aria Intensity ($I_A$), and magnitude. It is demonstrated that using ground motion parameters in addition to PGA can significantly increase the prediction accuracy.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.586-593
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• 2020

Purpose: This study aims to develop an algorithm for predicting sediment discharge by debris flow, and develop GIS-based decision support system for optimal arrangement of check dam. Method: The average stream width and flow length were used to predict the cumulative sediment discharge by debris flow. At this time, the amount of slope failure on source area and average flow length were utilized as input factors. Result: The predicted sediment discharge calculated through the algorithm was 1.1 times different on average compared to the actual sediment discharge by debris flow. In addition, the program is an objective indicator that selects the location and size of the check dam, and it can help practitioners make rational decisions. Conclusion: The soil erosion control works are being implemented every year. Therefore, it is expected that the GIS-based decision support system for location and size of the check dam will contribute to the prevention of sediment-related disasters.