• 제목/요약/키워드: Environmental pressures

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흐름과 파에 의한 해저지반내 간극수압의 발생과 액상화에 관한 해석적인 연구 (An Analytical Study on Generation of Pore-Water Pressures Induced by Flow and Waves in Seabed, and Resulting Liquefaction)

  • 이광호;김동욱;김도삼;배기성;전종혁
    • 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.324-338
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    • 2015
  • 진행파 혹은 임의 반사율을 갖는 부분중복파 혹은 완전중복파-흐름-해저지반의 상호작용에 관한 해석해가 Lee et al.(2014; 2015a; 2015b; 2015c; 2015d) 및 Yamamoto et al.(1978)과 같은 다수의 연구자들에 의해 유도되었으며, 그들은 진동간극수압과 잔류간극수압을 별개로 취급하여 각 파동에 의한 지반응답을 논의하였다. 그러나, 실제 현장이나 실험에서 해저지반내 간극수압은 진동성분과 잔류성분이 별개로 나타나는 것이 아니고 그의 합 (전간극수압)으로 주어지기 때문에 전간극수압의 관점에서 반드시 검토될 필요가 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 진동간극수압과 잔류간극수압뿐만 아니라 전간극수압의 측면에서 파동조건, 지반조건 및 흐름조건의 변화에 따른 지반응답의 변동특성을 논의하였으며, 더불어 이에 따른 액상화의 연직깊이에서 특성변화를 검토하였다. 이로부터 진행파와 순방향의 흐름의 공존장에서는 흐름속도가 증가할수록 무차원진동간극수압이 증가하고, 무차원잔류간극수압은 감소하여 결과적으로 무차원전간극수압이 작아지며, 무차원액상화 깊이도 감소하는 등의 지반응답특성을 확인할 수 있었다.

Three-dimensional modelling of water flow due to leakage from pressurized buried pipe

  • Zhu, Hong;Zhang, Limin;Chen, Chen;Chan, Kit
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.423-433
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    • 2018
  • A three-dimensional model is constructed to simulate water infiltration in an unsaturated slope from a leaking pipe. Adaptive mesh refinement and time stepping are used, assisted by an automatic procedure for progressive steepening of the hydraulic property function for better convergence. The model is justified by comparing the simulated results with experimental data. Steady-state flow is investigated considering various pipe water pressures, locations and sizes of the opening, and soil layering. The opening size significantly affects the soaked zone around the pipe. Preferential flow dominates along the pipe longitudinal direction in the presence of a loose backfill around the pipe.

우리 나라 연안환경보전 관련 법율 에 관한 연구 (Study on Laws Conerned With Environmental Management of the Coadtal Zone in Korea)

  • 공경자
    • 해양환경안전학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.25-40
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    • 2001
  • The coastal waters and the adjacent coastal lands strongly influenced by each other and includes islands, transitional and intertidal ares, salt marshes wetlands and beaches. We focus on the coastal zone because of its unique geographical characteristics, Its ecological and economic importance, and the increasing pressures on its integrity. Our coastal zone have been controlled individually about 50 of a different kind of laws, as a result, to reach an individual purpose of the laws, people have developed the coastal zone without considering environmental condition, which brought about ecological destruction, pollution and devastation of the coastal areas. Finally, In 1999, the Coastal Management Act and the Wetlands Conservation Act were established and hereafter the environmental concern has been increased. They will be an important role to preserve our environment of coastal zone. Here I will examine the Laws concerned with environmental management of coastal zone and indicate immanent problems of it. So, I expect that problems will be improved one by one through this paper.

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The Determinants of Environmental Information Disclosure in Vietnam Listed Companies

  • NGUYEN, Thi Le Hang;NGUYEN, Thi Thu Hien;NGUYEN, Thi Thanh Huyen;LE, Thi Hong Anh;NGUYEN, Van Cong
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.21-31
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    • 2020
  • Environmental pollution and climate change in Vietnam are now becoming a major concern. This situation is increasing the pressure on the companies to improve their social responsibility in production and business activities and disclose the environmental information to meet the requirements of stakeholders. This study investigates the internal and external factors of the company that affects the environmental information disclosure of listed companies on the Vietnam stock market as business sector, firm size, corporate manager perceptions, profitability, financial leverage, community pressure, pressures from stakeholders, government pressure influencing environmental information disclosure. Analytical data collected through the survey of 120 listed companies on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE). By testing Cronbach's Alpha, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and logistic regression analysis, the results of the study show that the level of environmental information disclosure of listed companies on the stock market in Vietnam depends heavily on government regulations, followed by the pressure from stakeholders, community pressure, views of business managers, companies size, business sector, and particularly profitability and financial leverage factors that have a negative relationship with environmental information disclosure.

Undrained shear strength and microstructural characterization of treated soft soil with recycled materials

  • Al-Bared, Mohammed A.M.;Harahap, Indra S.H.;Marto, Aminaton;Abad, Seyed Vahid Alavi Nezhad Khalil;Ali, Montasir O.A.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.427-437
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    • 2019
  • Waste materials are being produced in huge quantities globally, and the usual practice is to dump them into legal or illegal landfills. Recycled tiles (RT) are being used in soil stabilisation which is considered as sustainable solution to reduce the amount of waste and solve the geotechnical problems. Although the stabilisation of soil using RT improved the soil properties, it could not achieve the standard values required for construction. Thus, this study uses 20% RT together with low cement content (2%) to stabilise soft soil. Series of consolidated undrained triaxial compression tests were conducted on untreated and RT-cement treated samples. Each test was performed at 7, 14, and 28 days curing period and 50, 100, and 200 kPa confining pressures. The results revealed an improvement in the undrained shear strength parameters (cohesion and internal frication angle) of treated specimens compared to the untreated ones. The cohesion and friction angle of the treated samples were increased with the increase in curing time and confining pressure. The peak deviator stress of treated samples increases with the increment of either the effective confining pressures or the curing period. Microstructural and chemical tests were performed on both untreated and RT-cement treated samples, which included field emission scanning electron microscopic (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX). The results indicated the formation of cementation compounds such as calcium aluminium hydrate (C-A-H) within the treated samples. Consequently, the newly formed compounds were responsible for the improvement observed in the results of the triaxial tests. This research promotes the utilisation of RT to reduce the amount of cement used in soil stabilisation for cleaner planet and sustainable environment.

수질환경척도 (Environmental Indicators of Water Quality)

  • 박재홍;최의소;공동수
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2005
  • Understanding the condition of our nation's water resources, identifying what caused problems, and determining how to solve these problems are essential but difficult undertakings. The natural water cycle is itself intricate, and the addition of human activities increased this complexity. Consequently, answering the basic question "How clean and safe is our water?" is not easy. One way to present the condition of our water resources and the impacts of related human activities is to develop understandable measures, or indicators, that singly or in combination provide information on water quality. Managers and scientists can then use this information to develop effective solutions and make sound decisions to protect our water resources. It is important to note that environmental indicators can be used to measure a variety of phenomena. Indicators can present information on status or trends in the state of the environment, can measure pressures or stressors that degrade environmental quality, and can evaluate society's responses aimed at improving environmental conditions.

Determinants of Green Practices in the Petrochemical Sector: An Empirical Study

  • Pun, Kit-Fai;Stanley M.J. Lau
    • International Journal of Quality Innovation
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.175-190
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    • 2003
  • This paper discusses the determinants of green practices and incorporates some empirical findings from a recent study in the petrochemical sector in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The study was comprised of a survey and follow-up interviews with senior executives who participated in the survey. Of fourteen companies involved, the findings affirmed that the investigation of accidents, provision of an emergency response, employee training, decreasing the production of wastes, and pre-treating wastes before disposal should be stressed. Government requirement, the economic reasons and public pressures were the driving forces of green practices. The five most important determinants identified include performance evaluation, financial justification, impacts on company, management leadership and operations integration. Implementing environmental management systems as a feasible approach to green practices in the petrochemical sector was explored. The findings provide guidance that helps organisations to accommodate the determinants of green practices into achieving sustainable environmental goals.

Theoretical Study for Hydrogen Production from an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle System

  • Lee, Sang-Sup
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2011
  • An integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) system has been attracting attention due to its increased energy conversion efficiency and ability to treat various carbonaceous materials. IGCC is also expected to play an important role in the future supply of hydrogen energy. The use of a palladium-based membrane to separate the hydrogen from the synthesis gas stream has been intensively studied due to its exceptional hydrogen-separating capability. However, theoretical research on hydrogen separation is still an unfamiliar area in Korea. First-principle density functional theory was applied in this study to investigate the dissociative adsorption of hydrogen onto a palladium surface. The stability of hydrogen on the surface was theoretically evaluated with various adsorption configurations, partial pressures and temperatures. Further theoretical and experimental studies were also suggested to find a more hydrogen-selective material.

Derivation of design charts based on the two-dimensional structural analysis of geotextile tubes

  • Kim, Hyeong-Joo;Won, Myoung-Soo;Park, Tae-Woong;Choi, Min-Jun;Jamin, Jay C.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제55권2호
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    • pp.349-364
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    • 2015
  • Analytical solutions for modeling geotextile tubes during the filling process and approximation method to determine the densified tube shape are reviewed. The geotextile tube filling analysis is based on Plaut & Suherman's two-dimensional solution for geotextile tubes having a weightless and frictionless inextensible membrane resting on a rigid horizontal foundation subjected to internal and external hydrostatic pressures. The approximation for the densified tube shape developed by Leshchinsky et al. was adopted. A modified method for approximating the densified tube shape based on an areal-strain deformation analysis is introduced. Design diagrams useful for approximating geotextile tube measurements in the design process are provided.

An Analysis of Attenuation Effect of Pressure Head Using an Air Chamber

  • Lee, Jae-Soo;Yoon, Yong-Nam;Kim, Joong-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Hydrosciences
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    • 제7권
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 1996
  • An air chamber is design to keep the pressure from exceeding a predetermined value, or to prevent low pressures and colum separation. Therefore, it can be used to protect against rapid transients in a pipe system following abrupt pump stoppage. In this research, an air chmber was applied to a hypthetical pipe system to analyze attenuation effect of pressure head for different air volumes, locations, chamber areas, coefficients of orifice loss and pollytropic exponents. With an increase of air volume, the maximum pressure head at pump site is decreased and the minimum pressure head is imcreased. For different locations and areas of the chamber, the attenuation effects do not show much difference. Also, as the orifice loss coefficient increases, the maximum pressure head is decreased. For different polytropic exponents, isothermal process shows lower maximum pressure head than that of the adiabatic process.

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