• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.29-40
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• 2013

Seismic response of single degree of freedom system supported by shallow foundation was analyzed by using nonlinear explicit finite difference element code. Numerical analysis results were verified with dynamic centrifuge test results of the same soil profile and structural dimensions with the numerical analysis model at a centrifugal acceleration of 20 g. Differences between the analysis and the test results induced by the boundary conditions of control points can be reduced by adding additional local damping to the natural born cyclic hysteretic damping of the soil strata. The analysis results show good agreement with the test results in terms of both time histories and response spectra. Thus, it can be concluded that the nonlinear explicit finite difference element code will be a useful technique for estimating seismic residual displacement, earthpressure etc. which are difficult to measure during laboratory tests and real earthquake.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.41-53
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• 2009

In order to analyze the influence of particle shape on evolution of particle crushing and characteristic of shear behavior of granular soil, direct shear test was simulated by using DEM (Discrete Element Method). Six particle shapes were generated by clump and cluster model built in PFC (Particle Flow Code). The results of direct shear test for six particle shapes were compared and analyzed with those for circular particle shape. The results of numerical tests showed a good agreement with those of experimental tests, thus the appropriateness of numerical modelling set in this study was proved. As for particle shape, more angular and rougher particle induced larger internal friction angle and more particle crushing than relatively round and smooth particle. When particles were crushed, crushing was concentrated on the shear band adjacent to the shear plane. Finally, it can be concluded that the numerical models suggested in this study can be used extensively for other studies concerning the shear behavior of granular soil including soil crushing.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.35-43
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• 2012

Following the companion paper (I. Comparisons with Well-known Seismic Code and Site Response Characteristics), several acceleration data recorded during recent earthquake events in Korea were analyzed to verify the suitability of the proposed two-parameters site classification system and the corresponding site coefficients. For all of rock-soil site pairs less than 30 km distant, response spectrums and corresponding site coefficients, $F_a$ and $F_v$, were determined. Unfortunately, some of data have an eccentric error, where the spectral acceleration of rock site is more amplified than that of soil site. The $F_a$ and $F_v$ for all of pairs except the pairs of error were compared with those in the current code and the proposed system. The $F_a$ and $F_v$ from the recorded motions show definitely different trend from that of the current code. In addition, the site coefficients from recorded motions at four 765 kV substation sites, which are several hundred meters distant, have a remarkably similar trend and absolute values to those in proposed two-parameters site classification system. Based on earthquake motions recorded in domestic areas including data from the four 765 kV substation sites, the two-parameters site classification and site coefficients are superior to the results obtained from the current Korean seismic code.

• 월간 기계설비
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• s.285
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• pp.100-102
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• 2014

대한설비건설협회는 지난해 7월 개정된 도시가스사업법 시행규칙 제20조의2 '특정가스사용시설' 규정과 관련 코드기준(KGS FU551 등) 등 세부기준이 건설업계와 설비시공업계에 규제 강화로 적용됨에 따라 민원이 속출하고 있어, 이를 제외 및 폐지하여 줄 것을 지난 3월 14일 산업자원통상부와 한국가스안전공사에 건의했다. 현재까지 단 한건의 가스누출사고도 없었던 매립(매몰) 배관에 대해 안전성을 강화한다는 명분으로 고가의 다기능가스안전계량기를 설치토록 하고, 추가로 한국가스안전공사의 완성검사 및 기술검토까지 받도록 하는 것은 이중규제로 지적되고 있다. 또한 점검구의 경우 천정높이와 현장여건에 따라 설치 개수도 달라지며, 설치 후 실질적인 수리 보수를 할 수 없는데다 미관상 많은 민원을 초래할 수 있어 무용지물이 될 수 있다고 업계는 지적하고 있다. 이에따라 대한설비건설협회는 ${\triangle}$건축물 내 도시가스 매립(매몰)배관 특정가스사용시설 제외 ${\triangle}$가스용 금속플렉시블배관용호스 은폐(천정) 설치 시 점검구 또는 다기능가스안전계량기 설치 의무화 Code기준의 개선을 촉구했다. 또한 지난 3월 13일 제도 홍보를 위해 개최된 '건축물내 매립배관 제도개선 현황과 과제' 세미나에서도 대한설비건설협회는 이같은 문제점을 지적하고 보완책 마련을 건의했다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.25-36
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• 2011

The behavior of the dry-stone masonry retaining structure has been investigated via physical model test and numerical simulation. In the model test, the digital image analysis using PIV technique was employed to measure horizontal displacements in the backfill soils and retaining blocks. For finite element numerical analyses, the commercial code, ABAQUS, was used. The horizontal displacements observed in the model test showed that the development of the failure surface is progressive. Numerical results showed that in most cases horizontal earth pressure is distributed similarly to a conventional Rankine’s distribution. However, lower values of the internal friction angle of the backfill soils and interface friction angle in the front blocks produce irregularly nonlinear distribution of the horizontal earth pressure.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.5-11
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• 2014

The objective of this paper is to develop a rational reliability analysis procedure for the LRFD design provisions of bridge substructures. A bridge abutments is considered in this study. The reliability analysis is applied to determine the relationship between the major design parameters for bridge abutment and reliability index. The considered load components include dead load, vertical and horizontal earth pressure, earth surcharge, and vehicle live load. Several limit states are considered: foundation bearing capacity, sliding, and overturning. The analysis results show that the most important parameter in the reliability analysis is the effective stress friction angle of the soil. The reliability indices are calculated using Monte Carlo simulations for a selected bridge abutment. The results of the sensitivity analysis indicate that reliability index is most sensitive with regard to resistance factor and horizontal earth pressure factor.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.297-306
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• 2023

The frequency of fatal accidents that can occur at hydrogen refueling station was compared with the risk criterion for the general public suggested by the health and safety executive. If hydrogen refueling station meets the accident prevention facility standards presented in KGS Code FP216/217, it was confirmed that the risk of hydrogen refueling station was not at an unacceptable (intolerable) risk level. However, the risk of hydrogen refueling station due to small leak was analyzed as low as reasonably practicable. Therefore, methods for improving the safety instrumented function of hydrogen refueling station were reviewed. It was confirmed that the risk of hydrogen refueling station can be affected by the number of installed safety instrumentation system components, redundant architecture, mission time, proof test interval, etc. And methods for maintaining the risk of hydrogen refueling station at an acceptable risk level have been proposed.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.657-666
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• 2023

In this study, experiments and numerical analysis were conducted to investigate the exhaust gas flow in a common exhaust system of multiple solid oxide fuel cells. The system was fabricated based on KGS code and operated within a pressure range of 0.12 kPa, with flow rates ranging from 79.1 to 103.4 L/min. Numerical modeling was validated with a mean absolute error of 3.8% for pressure results. The study assessed the impact of changes in area ratio and emergency stops on pressure distribution, velocity vectors, and wall shear stress. The findings revealed no significant factors causing high differential pressure or backflow.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.50-57
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• 2016

According to the urban gas business legislation, cathodic protection systems should be applied for buried steel gas pipelines to prevent corrosion. In advanced countries including United States, the criteria for Cathodic Protection Potential is at least -850mV with respect to a saturated copper/copper sulfate electrode(CSE) when the CP applied, and the IR drops must be considered for valid interpretation. However, the IR drop through the pipe to soil boundary has been neglected in Korea. According to KGS code, a reference electrode must be placed in proximity to gas pipelines possible when measuring the CP potential. In this study, we have installed several solid reference electrodes around the buried pipeline(1.2m depth), lower surface(0.5m depth), and the surface individually in order to measure the CP potentials through the each reference electrode and find out the IR drops according to the location of each reference electrode. We have found the IR drop is the greatest when measuring the CP potential through the electrode placed on the ground and the IR drop is the smallest through the electrode installed near pipeline. Therefore, we have suggested the solid reference electrode should be installed as close as possible to buried pipeline in order to measure the correct CP potential without IR drop. We have also suggested the amendment of CP criteria considering IR drop.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.95-107
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• 2012

Even though the importance of predicting build-up of pore pressure under cyclic loading is recognized, effective stress analysis is rarely performed due to difficulties in selecting the parameters for the pore pressure model. In this paper, a new stress based numerical model for predicting pore pressure under cyclic loading is developed. The main strength of the model is that it is easy-to-use, requiring only the CSR-N curve in selecting the parameters. Another advantage of the model is that it can be used for any loading pattern and therefore can be implemented in an effective stress time-domain dynamic analysis code. The accuracy of the model is validated through its comparisons with measurements in literature and laboratory test data collected in Korea. Further comparisons with another stress based pore pressure model highlighted the superiority of the proposed model.