• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.503-515
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• 2022

This paper presents the development of seismic fragility curves for a precast reinforced concrete bridge instrumented with a structural health monitoring (SHM) system. The bridge is located near an active seismic fault in the Dominican Republic (DR) and provides the only access to several local communities in the aftermath of a potential damaging earthquake; moreover, the sample bridge was designed with outdated building codes and uses structural detailing not adequate for structures in seismic regions. The bridge was instrumented with an SHM system to extract information about its state of structural integrity and estimate its seismic performance. The data obtained from the SHM system is integrated with structural models to develop a set of fragility curves to be used as a quantitative measure of the expected damage; the fragility curves provide an estimate of the probability that the structure will exceed different damage limit states as a function of an earthquake intensity measure. To obtain the fragility curves a digital twin of the bridge is developed combining a computational finite element model and the information extracted from the SHM system. The digital twin is used as a response prediction tool that minimizes modeling uncertainty, significantly improving the predicting capability of the model and the accuracy of the fragility curves. The digital twin was used to perform a nonlinear incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) with selected ground motions that are consistent with the seismic fault and site characteristics. The fragility curves show that for the maximum expected acceleration (with a 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years) the structure has a 62% probability of undergoing extensive damage. This is the first study presenting fragility curves for civil infrastructure in the DR and the proposed methodology can be extended to other structures to support disaster mitigation and post-disaster decision-making strategies.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2024

Ensuring swift on-site access to fire engines is crucial in preserving the golden time and minimizing damage. However, various mobility constraints in alleyways hinder the timely entry of fire engines to the fire scene, significantly impairing their initial response capabilities. Therefore, this study analyzed the significant mobility constraints of fire engines, focusing on Seoul, which has many old town areas. By leveraging survey responses from firefighting experts and actual observations, this study quantitatively assessed the frequency and severity of mobility constraint factors affecting the disaster responses of fire engines. Survey results revealed a consistent set of top five factors regarding the frequency and disturbance level, including illegally parked cars, narrow paths, motorcycles, poles, and awnings/banners. A comparison with actual road-view images showed notable consistency between the survey and observational results regarding the appearance frequency of mobility constraint factors in vulnerable areas in Seoul. Furthermore, the study emphasized the importance of tailored management strategies for each mobility constraint factor, considering its characteristics, such as dynamic or static. The findings of this study can serve as foundational data for creating more detailed fire safety maps and advancing technologies that monitor the mobility of fire engines through efficient vision-based inference using CCTVs in the future.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.407-417
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• 2024

이 연구의 목적은 유해화학물질 중 하나인 염소를 운송하는 차량이 사고 등으로 전복되어 가스 누출 시 염소독성(ppm)에 의해 예상되는 피해를 예측하고 최소화를 위한 효율적 대응방안을 마련하는데 있다. 피해예측을 위해 염소차량 운행 중 운전자의 부주의 등으로 발생할 수 있는 염소 누출에 따른 독성(ppm) 피해거리를 ALOHA 프로그램을 적용하여 정량적으로 산정하였다. 독성가스 누출시 피해거리는 누출된 위험물의 양과 누출당시의 기상조건 등에 영향을 받는다. 따라서 위험물질의 누출량과 기상조건의 다양한 변화를 통해 피해거리를 다각적으로 분석하였다. 중간 이하의 조건(누출량:5ton, 풍속:3m/s, 대기안정도:D)으로 산정한 피해거리는 AEGL-2의 경우(LOC:2ppm) 9km로 나타났으며, 이는 염화수소의 독성과 유사하고 심각한 호흡장해 등 인명피해를 발생시킬 수 있는 농도이다. 특히, 도심지역에서의 누출은 대규모 인명피해로 연결될 수 있다. 이에 누출사고 발생 시 누출지점 및 누출량에 따른 적절한 대응을 통해 피해를 최소화 하는 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2010

운영연속성관리계획 수립을 위한 프로세스는 비즈니스 위험 평가, 취약성 분석, 업무영향분석, 업무복구전략수립, 상세계획수립, 계획실행, 테스트 및 유지관리(모니터링 포함)의 반복적인 사이클을 구성할 수 있다. 관리체계는 조직에 발생하는 재난 관리 체계를 개발, 수행, 개선, 유지와 업무 연속성 확보 체계를 위한 책임 의무사항 제공과 함께 재난예방, 재난대비, 재난대응, 재난복구를 위한 재난관리체계를 평가할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 글로벌 환경변화에 대응하고 사회 안전 시스템의 구축과 운영의 극대화를 위하여 운영연속성관리, 위기관리체제 구축 및 위기관리통합체제 구축에 대하여 전반적으로 기술하고 조직 내에서 운영연속성관리를 이해하고 발전시켜 실행하기 위한 기틀을 제공하고자 운영연속성관리 관점에서의 위기관리통합시스템 구축 방법을 제안하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.166-170
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• 2016

A brief emergency planning educational presentation was taught during work hours to a convenience sample of employees of various workplaces in Northern Missouri, USA. Participants were familiarized with details about how an emergency plan is prepared by management and implemented by management-employee crisis management teams - focusing on both employee and management roles. They then applied the presentation information to assess their own organization's emergency preparedness level. Participants possessed significantly (p < 0.05) higher perceptions of their organization's level of emergency preparedness than non-participants. It is recommended that an assessment of organizational preparedness level supplement emergency planning educational presentations in order to immediately apply the material covered and encourage employees to become more involved in their organization's emergency planning and response. Educational strategies that involve management-employee collaboration in activities tailored to each workplace's operations and risk level for emergencies should be implemented.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2024

In recent years, the frequent occurrence of fire accidents in university libraries has posed significant threats to the safety of students' lives and property, alongside negative social impacts. Accurately analyzing the factors affecting evacuation during library fires and proposing optimized measures for safe evacuation is thus crucial. This paper utilizes a specific university library as a case study, simulating fire evacuation scenarios using the Pathfinder software, to assess and validate evacuation strategies and propose relevant optimizations. Pathfinder, developed by Thunderhead Engineering in the United States, is an intuitive and straightforward personnel emergency evacuation assessment system, offering advanced visualization interfaces and 3D animation effects. This study aims to construct evacuation models and perform simulation analysis for the selected university library using Pathfinder. The library's structural layout, people flow characteristics, and the nature of fire and smoke spread are considered in the analysis. Additionally, evacuation scenarios involving different fire outbreak locations and the status of emergency exits are examined. The findings underscore the importance of effective evacuation in fire situations, highlighting how environmental conditions, individual characteristics, and behavioral patterns significantly influence evacuation efficiency. Through these investigations, the study enhances understanding and optimization of evacuation strategies in fire scenarios, thereby improving safety and efficiency. The research not only provides concrete and practical guidelines for building design, management, and emergency response planning in libraries but also offers valuable insights for the design and management of effective evacuation systems in buildings, crucial for ensuring occupant safety and minimizing loss of life in potential hazard situations

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.7-21
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• 2022

Purpose: As the pandemic period continues, various attempts are being made to new medical spaces in the medical society. Many hospitals, including existing general hospitals, have been effected by infected patients and are showing limitations in patient care capacity. Mobile-hospitals may be the starting point for the development of new environment in the medical society and healthcare facilities which are not replacing the role of existing hospitals. Mobile-hospitals can possibly respond to situations that require medical services and provide emergency care for various demands in connection with existing healthcare facilities. Methods: Through a total of five investigations/analysis, medical functions that can be inserted into mobile-hospitals based on modular architecture are set. The first is the analysis of domestic legal guidelines, the second is the analysis of previous studies, the analysis of emergency medical facilities and other medical spaces of hospitals to be compared, the fourth is the analysis of medical spaces of actual mobile hospital projects. Results: Through five analyses, medical functions applicable to the modular building platform were finally established. Mobile hospitals can be used not only in disaster sites such as infectious diseases, but also in medical underprivileged areas or general hospitals. Therefore, it is necessary to establish medical functions that meet the specificity of mobile hospitals along with the functions of existing fixed medical facilities. Furthermore, various studies such as use in international aid, use in normal times, and connection with other platform-based medical facilities are considered necessary. Implications: Through 5 strategies of analysis, 41 medical functions which can be applied to UNIT are decided and these functions will be placed where medical services will be required.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.205-228
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• 2023

2020년, 신종 코로나바이러스 감염병(COVID-19)은 전 세계를 강타하였다. 국가를 망라하여 인류의 생명을 위협했을 뿐만 아니라 사회, 경제적 등 다방면으로 타격을 입혔다. 본 연구는 코로나19 팬데믹 상황에서 국내 공공도서관이 어떻게 대응했는지, 나아가 직면한 어려움은 무엇이었는지 이해하고, 앞으로 다가올 또 다른 재난상황에서 공공도서관은 어떠한 역할을 기대하는지를 알아보고자 진행하였다. 317명의 국내 공공도서관 사서들에게 온라인 설문응답을 확보하였고, spss를 통해 응답을 분석하였다. 또한 양적연구의 한계를 보완하기 위하여, 설문지에 주관식 질문을 추가하여 사서들의 자유로운 의견을 청취하였다. 그 결과, 팬데믹 상황에서 사서들은 다양한 새로운 서비스를 제공하고자 노력하였고, 비대면및 온라인서비스 제공의 어려움을 보고하였다. 또한, 15.5%의 응답자만이 도서관 직원을 위한 워크샵을 경험하였으며, 53.3%의 사서들은 소독 등 방역업무 추가로 인한 업무과중을 보고하였다. 차후에 감염병으로 인한 재난상황이 닥쳤을 때에는 공공도서관의 다수의 역할들 가운데 다양한 정보자원을 제공함으로써 대중을 안내하는 정보 제공자로서의 역할이 가장 중요함을 시사하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과를 토대로 타 국가 도서관들의 대응과 재난상황시 기대되는 역할을 비교 및 대조하며 향후 연구에 대한 시사점을 논의하였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.13-36
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• 2024

이 사례보고의 목적은 1) 대구광역시의 코로나바이러스감염증-19 감염병 위기 대응 사례를 통해 지역사회의 감염병 대응 전략과 성과를 분석하고, 2) 거버넌스 이론과 감염병을 이용한 대응 거버넌스 프레임워크를 활용하여 이번 사례를 해석하는 것이다. 3) 향후 지역사회 감염병 발생에 대비하기 위한 전략적 모델을 제안하고자 하는 것이다. 연구자의 참여적 관찰, 대구광역시 코로나바이러스감염증-19 백서, 대구광역시의사회 코로나바이러스감염증-19 백서, 국내외 거버넌스에 관한 문헌고찰, 행정자료를 통해 대구광역시의 감염병 위기 대응 사례를 분석하였다. 연구자의 참여관찰과 문헌고찰을 통해 1) 대구광역시 감염병 위기 대응을 위한 리더십 및 지휘체계 확립, 2) 범시민대응위원회를 통한 시민참여 및 소통전략, 3) 시민 간 협력 대구시 및 민관의료기관 거버넌스, 4) 대구광역시의료협회, 메디시티대구협의회, 민간 전문가의 참여와 소통을 통한 의사결정 및 위기대응, 5) 증상모니터링 및 환자 중증도 분류 전략 6) 효과적이고 효율적인 의료 대응 역량, 7) 지역 감염병 위기대응 정보시스템 구축 및 활용을 위한 전략 및 시사점을 도출하였다. 이 연구 결과는 시민, 민간 전문가, 지역사회의료기관 등이 참여하는 지역사회의 협력적 거버넌스가 감염병 위기에 효과적으로 대응하기 위한 핵심 요소임을 실증적으로 보여주었다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2016

Purpose - This article tackles risk communication issues and aims to address the characteristics of MERS risk information distribution in South Korea, and secondly to examine the communicative behavior of the public health authority in terms of the quality of communication strategies. Thirdly, the study attempts to figure out the risk communication to cope with MERS through the applications of SMCRE model in chronological order. We employ the social amplification of risk framework for analyzing the emergent public response as one of the main approaches. Research Design, Data and Methodology - The main framework of this study is theoretically based on the social amplification of risk, which describes signals about risk transmitted and processed by individuals and social groups. The model also reflects the interactions between social groups and institutes about disaster-related risk issues, which are potential amplifiers or attenuators of communication signals. S-M-C-R-E Model is methodologically employed to examine the social amplification for MERS risk information in each period, which we defined operationally. The proposed methodology allows the assessment of effectiveness and ineffectiveness on risk communication to be conceptualized as a countermeasure against disasters. The paper focuses on exploring how social risk amplification can be applied and organized in each stage. Results - The SMCRE model describes the exchange of risk information and is also applied to all forms of communication between stakeholders including public health authority, local government and media. Each factor of risk communication includes source, message, channel, receiver and effect. The results support that the effective risk communication involves not only the improved reliability of public health authority as a key factor of risk communication, but also a close cooperation and good collaboration with local governments. It does not seem to be possible that the government-initiated risk communication based on controllability and management cope effectively with infectious disease in early stage. The results of this study imply that the shared risks between local, regional and national authorities can enhance risk communication system. Conclusions - The study supports that the disparities in how disaster-related risk information is interpreted and coded, have made effective risk communication and public sense-making impeded. Our findings support a more communicative discussion about the role of risk information sharing between governments for the improvement of emergency management and underline the importance of social elements in the risk communication, such as relationship and trust building. Findings suggest that trust building between stakeholders could be added to help explain the processes of social amplification and attenuation of risk. It would be recommended that the continuous risk communication with all the involved stakeholders will be able to help national health promotion policy to be improved regarding emergency management. Furthermore, risk communication has to be a scientific approach for the communication pertaining to potentially sensitive or controversial situations with public concerns and low public trust.