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Analyzing the Problems of Nature Trails of National Park - Case Studies on Odaesan and Seoraksan National Park -

  • Cho, Tae-Dong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.18 no.7
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    • pp.715-719
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    • 2009
  • This research focuses on analyzing the problems of guideline signs, facilities and length of nature trails of Odaesan and Seoraksan national park, and aims to help the preservation of nature by increasing the efficiency of children's learning of nature by observing the usage of nature trails in the children's point of view. On-site research and questionnaire research took place in November 2008 and february 2008. Considering the contemporary problems, we have proposed the location change of guideline signs to be suitable for children and also the change of its design for children's increased attention.

Three-Dimensional Borehole Radar Modeling (3차원 시추공 레이다 모델링)

  • 예병주
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2000
  • Geo-radar survey which has the advantage of high-resolution and relatively fast survey has been widely used for engineering and environmental problems. Three-dimensional effects have to be considered in the interpretation of geo-radar for high-resolution. However, there exists a trouble on the analysis of the three dimensional effects. To solve this problem an efficient three dimension numerical modeling algorithm is needed. Numerical radar modeling in three dimensional case requires large memory and long calculating time. In this paper, a finite difference method time domain solution to Maxwell's equations for simulating electromagnetic wave propagation in three dimensional media was developed to make economic algorithm which requires smaller memory and shorter calculating time. And in using boundary condition Liao absorption boundary. The numerical result of cross-hole radar survey for tunnel is compared with real data. The two results are well matched. To prove application to three dimensional analysis, the results with variation of tunnel's incident angle to survey cross-section and the result when the tunnel is parallel to the cross-section were examined. This algorithm is useful in various geo-radar survey and can give basic data to develop dat processing and inversion program.

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The Artistic Thinking and Expressive Characteristics of Installation Art (설치미술의 조형적 사고와 표현특성)

  • 김주미
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.26
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    • pp.104-111
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    • 2001
  • This study deals with the expressive characteristics of Installation Art and their applicability to environmental design, and as such, aims to specify a artistic methods from the contemporary art. What Installation Art is search of in their works is "the state of relationships" which is "to replace the concept of form with that of structure, and the concept of space with that of the environment" that is, the terms of relations in the overall environment of time and space. Installation Art essentially relies on a multiplicity of forms and attitudes leading to projects which positively make use of "spatial-temporal process" to reaffirm and "problematise" their open-endedness manifest in complex contextuality and shifting temporality. This study presents a new interpretation of spatial-temporal dimension, site-specificity, and intermedia art that we find in Installation Art and tries to combine that new artistic insight a with environmental design to provide a basis for integrated art. This study places a great emphasis on the interdisciplinary approaches to the environment we inhabit, which I hope will contribute to generating a greater number of creative possibilities for environmental design.

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Existing concrete dams: loads definition and finite element models validation

  • Colombo, Martina;Domaneschi, Marco;Ghisi, Aldo
    • Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.129-144
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    • 2016
  • We present a methodology to validate with monitoring data finite element models of existing concrete dams: numerical analyses are performed to assess the structural response under the effects of seasonal loading conditions, represented by hydrostatic pressure on the upstream-downstream dam surfaces and thermal variations as recorded by a thermometers network. We show that the stiffness effect of the rock foundation and the surface degradation of concrete due to aging are crucial aspects to be accounted for a correct interpretation of the real behavior. This work summarizes some general procedures developed by this research group at Politecnico di Milano on traditional static monitoring systems and two significant case studies: a buttress gravity and an arch-gravity dam.

Comparative measurements of Criteria Pollutants Using DOAS and Conventional In-situ Monitoring Technique at Sung Nam city of Korea

  • Kim, Ki-Hyun;Jin, Byong-Bok
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.17 no.E4
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    • pp.169-181
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    • 2001
  • To test the compatibility of differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) and conventional in-situ monitoring technique we conducted a comparative analysis of the two systems using hourly measurement data sets of three criteria pollutants including No$_{2}$O$_{3}$, and SO$_{2}$ collected in months between April and June of 2001 at Sung Man city, Kyung Gi Province, Korea. The results of our comparative analysis were useful to evaluate the various aspects of DOAS performance, of particular the level of agreement with the counterpart method through computation of percent differences and correlation analysis. Interpretation of the mixing ratio data for those chemical species was however confined in terms of explaining the differences affected by the changes in environmental conditions because measurements of important meteorological parameters were limited during most of the study period. Nevertheless, the overall results of this study strongly demonstrated that the mixing ratio of major pollutants measured by the two different systems maintain strong compatibility from various respects.

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Environmental Impacts of Port and Industrial Development Along the Thi Vai River

  • Tran, Ha Phuong;Nguyen, Tho;Nguyen, Thanh Hung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.435-443
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    • 2009
  • Ba Ria - Vung Tau province in Southern Vietnam is one of the fastest economic growing areas in the country, characterized by the rapid port and industrial development along the Thi Vai river. The socio-economic situation of the area has generally been improved; however, its part of the local inhabitants has not gained benefits from the changes. 35 surface water samples and 25 sediment samples were analysed with the interpretation of the SPOT images for 1995 and 2005. The data showed that rapid port and industrial development have resulted in significant losses of mangroves and agriculture land. The surface water was seriously polluted, particularly in terms of organic materials and suspended solids. It contained high and increasing oil concentrations. The river sediment was saline and slightly alkaline. It was heavily reduced, organic-rich, and contaminated with oil and heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Cr).

An analysis and their improvement plan on the inquiry activity contents presented at a chapter on natural environment and our lives in science textbook of Middle school investigated in viewpoints of environmental education (환경교육 차원에서 검토된 중학교 과학 자연환경과 우리 생활 단원의 탐구활동 내용에 대한 분석 및 그 개선방안)

  • 이창석
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Environmental Edudation Conference
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.79-85
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    • 2002
  • Inquiry activity contents presented at a chapter on natural environment and our lives in 6 science textbooks of the middle school were analyzed based on kinds of the inquiry Loaming classified by textbook. The number of inquiry activity subjects showed severe variation as mean value was 8.3${\times}$3.7 ranged from 4 to 15. Moreover, textbooks had little common point among each other as the percentage of subjects appeared together in the textbooks more than 3 kinds, 50% of total ones investigated, was just 26.3%. Data interpretation occupied significant position in the inquiry activity as 42% of total activity contents, whereas observation and experiment (or survey) did slight part of the activity as 10% and 16%, respectively even though they are main factors of science education. A model for field education based on the reasonable common subjects was prepared in the Gildong ecological park located In the eastern fringe of Seoul as a plan in order to solve the problems.

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Kinetics of $CO_2$ Absorption in Aqueous AMP (2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol) Solutions

  • Park, Moon-Ki
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 1993
  • The reaction rate of $CO_2$ with 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), MEA monoethanolamine (MEA) and diethanolamine (DEA) in aqueous solutions has been determined using a stirred vessel with a plane gas-liquid interface over a wide range of concentrations of amines at different temperatures. The results show that the overall reaction rate is first order with respect to both $CO_2$ and amino. The reaction rate constant varies with temperature according to the relationship which agrees with the experimental data. The proposed interpretation is that the kinetic rate determining step is a reaction of $CO_2$ with amine to form carbamic acid which is then totally and immediately ionized.

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A study on the analysis of Korean eco-housing in Bang chon village (방촌마을의 생태주거단지 계획 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Yool
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2002
  • The objective of this study is to interpret a typical Korean traditional settlement for searching for planning criteria of ecological friendly housing estates. The interpreting framework is five environmental ecological ideas as the adaptation to the exterior of village, the eco-space in village, the interior of house, the cycling of material and the reasonable energy system, prevention of environment pollution and reduction of wastes. Through the interpretation, it has been found out that Bang chon village has been developed to an environmental ecological rational setting and has the meaningful elements for environmental friendly housing estates. Particularly, the spatial components of Bang-chon are characterized by the concept of multi-function, and diversity, which are worth of being considered as important planning of ecological friendly housing estates.

The Seismic Multipulse Deconvolution (다중펄스 방법을 이용한 디컨벌루션)

  • Shon, Howoong
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.487-491
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    • 1995
  • The multipulse model of linear predictive coding (LPC), which has been successfully used for compressing of speech signals into an impulse excitation, is here applied to seismic data which contains multiples. Multiples are happened by successive reflection between layers and make the seismic interpretation difficult In this paper, the author applied the enhanced multipulse method to seismic traces to compress source-wavelets into spikes, and to eliminate/reduce multiples. The enhanced multipulse method which was applied to seismic traces extracted the amplitudes and locations of reflectivity function, which depicts the subsurface configuration, by iterative computation of autoregressive (AR) estimation method.

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