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Treatment of non-degrable Organic Pollutants in Aqueous by ultrasonic irradiation (초음파에 의한 수중의 난분해성 오염물질 처리)

  • 손종열;모세영;손진석
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.76-84
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    • 1995
  • This study was performed to examine the factors influenced on the decomposition of nondegradable organic pollutants( Tricholoroethylene,Benzene ) in aqueous by ultrasonic irradiation. The TCE( Tricholoroethylene ) and Benzene are major hazard compounds causing environmental Pollution and not decomposable substances by conventional treatment. The results shows that the oxidation and reduction reaction of ultrasonic Irradiation was formed the H$_{2}$O$_{2}$ , H$^{+}$ and OH$^{-}$ radical, and then theses was decomposed pollutants of TCE and Benzene in aqueous. We were conformed that the ultrasonic irradiation was excellent in removal efficiency of the nondegradable organic substances any other than processes and utilized the treatment of organic compounds in the industrial wastewater. Conclusively, these results suggest that ultrasonic irradiation may be extremely useful for the treatment of wastewater contaminated organic pollutants, which is difficult to treat economically by conventional treatment.

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An Experimental Investigation on Combustion Characteristics of the Knockdown Building (조립식 건축물의 화재특성연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Yun;Kim, Hong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2008
  • The recent fire incident in an elementary school of Chonan city causes the media focus on the fire safety of residential container buildings. In this study, real fire tests were conducted in this kind of buildings. Combustion products including $O_2$, $CO_2$, CO, $NO_x,$, $SO_x$, HCI, HCN were measured, in order to investigate the hazard-reduction effects of employing gas mask protected with filter during the fire emergency of residential container buildings. According to the test results, whether or not employing the filter showed a sheer difference in the toxicity of the fire-induced gases, and then the importance of wearing a gas mask was evidently demonstrated.

An Experimental Study on Characteristics of the Residential Container Building Fire (주거용 컨테이너 화재 특성에 관한 실험적 고찰)

  • Lee, Jung-Yun;Jung, Ki-Chang;Kim, Hong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.24-27
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    • 2008
  • The recent fire incident in an elementary school of Chonan city causes the media focus on the fire safety of residential container buildings. In this study, real fire tests were conducted in this kind of buildings. Fire temperature and radiant heat flux were measured, in order to investigate the hazard-reduction effects during the fire emergency of residential container buildings. According to the test results, flash over occur in 10 minutes, peak fire temperature was $935.5^{\circ}C$, peak radiant heat flux was $24.99kW/m^2$ at 8minutes after residential container building fire.

Characteristics of TCE, Benzene & 2,4 Dichlorophenol Degradation in Aqueous solution by Ulrasonic Irraditation (초음파 조사에 의한 수중의 TCE, Benzene & 2,4 Dichlorophenol의 분해 특성)

  • 손종렬;모세영
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.33-41
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    • 1996
  • This study was performed to examine the factors influencing on the degradation of TCE, Benzene and 2,4 DCP in aqueous solution using ultrasonic irradiation. The TCE,Benzene and 2,4 DCP, which are hazard compounds causing environmental pollution, were not decomposable pollutants by convientional treatment. The results shows that the generation of H$_{2}$O$_{2}$, H$^{+}$ and OH$^{-}$ radical was formed by the oxidation and reduction reaction of ultrasound, and then theses decomposed the refractory pollutants of TCE, Benzene & 2,4 DCP in aqueous solution. we conformed that the ultrasonic irradiation was excellent in removal efficiency of the refractory pollutants any other than Advanced Oxidation Processes(AOP), utilized the treatment of organic compounds in the industrial wastewater. Consequently, these results suggest that ultrasonic irradiation may be extremely useful for the treatment of wastewaters contaminated organic pollutants, which is difficult to treat economically by conventional process.

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Dynamic analysis of a historical monument: retrofit using shape memory alloy wires

  • Hamdaoui, Karim;Benadla, Zahira
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.375-388
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    • 2014
  • The effectiveness of using the advanced seismic protection technology based on shape memory alloy (SMA) dampers to preserve a historical minaret is investigated. The proposed studied case, the minaret of Mansourah, is a seven century old minaret located in Tlemcen, Algeria. Its original height was of 47m, while nowadays, the monument is half destructed and its current height reaches the 40m. The proposed seismic retrofit is based on the technique that utilizes SMA wires as dampers for the upper flexible part of the minaret. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is numerically evaluated via non-linear finite element analysis using the structural software ANSYS. The effectiveness of the proposed device in mitigating the seismic hazard is demonstrated by the effective reduction in its dynamic response.

On the Necessity for the Development of Natural Disaster Reduction Technology (자연재해 저감기술 개발전망 조사 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Gurl;Kim, Chang-Soo;Kim, Hyung-Man;Kim, Young-Sub;Koo, Jae-Kyu;Choi, Sung-Won
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.167-175
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    • 2009
  • 전 세계적으로 이상 고온, 폭우, 가뭄, 지진, 해일 등이 빈번하게 발생하고 있다. 그 피해 규모도 앞으로 계속 커질 전망이다. 경제활동의 주체인 기업이 이러한 자연 재해로 인하여 지속적이고 안정적으로 운영되지 못하게 된다면 이는 기업자체는 물론 치 열한 글로벌 경쟁체제 속에서 국가경쟁력향상에 상당한 타격을 줄 수 있다. 하지만 우리나라의 기업은 선진국에 비해 상대적으로 자연재해 발생 시 체계적인 방재시스템을 구축하지 못하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 자연재해저감기술 개발의 필요성과 선진국가의 사례들을 통한 우리나라의 자연재해저감기술이 나아갈 방향성을 모색하고자 한다.

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Theoretical Overview of Housing Welfare and Future Policy Issues (주거복지에 대한 이론적 개관 및 향후 정책과제)

  • Kim Young-Tae
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2006
  • The purposes of this study are to define 'housing welfare' which constitutes an important theme of discussion today and to present some future policy issues. Recently, the expression 'housing welfare' is widely used in our daily life and written in some laws, but its concept is still ambiguous. Housing welfare can be defined as 'the situation in which citizens gain access to a decent housing and adapt themselves well to the community life. In this context, the goals of housing welfare policy should be as follows: reduction of the number of households living below the minimum standard in housing, promotion of the right to housing, housing provision and management based on housing needs, linkage of housing and other welfare measures, realization of social integration and social justice. But, there are still some controversies on such questions as target group, moral hazard of beneficiaries, social equity, etc. To get all the policy alternatives more effective, efforts should be made to improve the general infrastructure of welfare policies, to prevent NIMBY phenomenon of local actors, and so on.

Economic Evaluation of Investigation Method Using Cost-Benefit Analysis (비용편익분석을 이용한 사면조사기법의 경제성 평가)

  • Kim, Yong-Soo;Jung, Soo-Jung;Ahn, Sang-Ro
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.03a
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    • pp.1076-1085
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    • 2009
  • Recent heavy rains and typhoons broke down road slopes, which caused a hazard to safety. As a result, interests in the effective investment for disaster prevention is increasing. Measures of investigation method for slope have been taken, but the financial costs have never been analysed. This study applied the cost-benefit analysis theory used in public economics to the evaluation of the financial reasonability of management for slope. By applying cost-benefit analysis to road slope investigation method, the reduction of safety costs and resulting financial benefits can be seen and it also clarifies the reasonability and investment effects of slope management.

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Selection of Key Radionuclides for P&T Based on Radiological Impact Assessment for the Deep Geological Disposal of Spent PWR/CANDU/DUPIC Fuels

  • Lee, Dong-Won;Chung, Chang-Hyun;Kim, Chang-Lak;Park, Joo-Wan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.231-240
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    • 2001
  • When it is assumed that PWR, CANDU and DUPIC spent fuels are disposed of in deep geological repository, consequent annual individual doses are calculated, and it is shown that doses meet the regulatory limit. From these results, the hazardous radionuclides applicable to partitioning and transmutation are selected. These selected radionuclides such as Tc-99, Ⅰ-129, Cs-135 and Np-237 are then reviewed in terms of partitioning and transmutation. Separation of I-129, Np-237 and Tc-99 from spent fuels is considered desirable, and transmutation of these radionuclides results in remarkable hazard reduction. However, it is concluded that separation and transmutation of Cs-135 may be ineffective although it is classified into a hazardous radionuclide.

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STATUS OF THE PSHA IN KOREA FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITES

  • Seo, Jeong-Moon;Noh, Myung-Hyun;Chang, Chun-Joong;Yun, Kwan-Hee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.41 no.10
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    • pp.1255-1262
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    • 2009
  • This paper introduces the status of and issues related to the PSHA (Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis) of Korean Nuclear Power Plant sites. PSHA was first introduced to the nuclear industry in the mid-1980s. The Korean PSHA is based on Cornell and accommodates the modem approach for eliciting expertise and statistical treatment. Due to the low seismicity in Korea, large uncertainties exist in the PSHA database including seismic source maps, seismicity parameters of seismic sources, and attenuation formulae. Though research in seismology, geology, and earthquake engineering since the mid-1990s has significantly reduced uncertainties, a considerable amount still exists. Considering the low seismicity of the Korean Peninsula, especially the lack of strong motion data, further reduction will take several decades.