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Study on the Fluctuation System of River Level Using GIS Data (GIS자료를 이용한 하천수위 예측시스템 구축)

  • Kang Sang-Hyeok;Choi Jong-In
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.229-237
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    • 2004
  • Debris flow in the mountainous river gives rise to serious environmental and flooding problems. According to flood white book of Kangwon-do in 2002, over 30% of total of flooding victims are attributable to debris flow. But it has been neglected to build countermeasure to minimize victims due to lack of collected data and knowledge in field of the sediment yield of mountainous river. The study calculated hydraulic and hydrological fluctuation for rainfall condition using GIS data, after all we estimated the water surface of flood caused by bed fluctuation. These efforts will of for effective information for planning of river management.

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Estimation of Superelevation in Mountainous River Bends (산지하천 만곡부의 편수위 산정)

  • Park, Sang Doeg;Lee, Seung Kyu;Shin, Seung Sook;Cho, Jaewoong
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.47 no.12
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    • pp.1165-1176
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    • 2014
  • In a river bend the water surface is inclined by the centrifugal force toward the transverse section. If channel slope and flow rate increase, the gradient is rising generally. There are lots of the flood damage at the bends of mountain river because the flood water levels have exceeded frequently the levee levels which are added a free board to the design flood water level. Therefore the superelevation should be considered in designing the mountainous river bend. In present study it was proposed to estimate the superelevation at the bend of mountain river and the superelevation coefficient defined from multiplying the sub-factors. The values of the influence factors for the superelevation coefficient were suggested from analyzing the superelevation measured at the bends in Yangyangnamdae river and the hydraulic experiments in gravel-bed channel with a $90^{\circ}$ bend. The applicability of these methods to estimate the superelevation at the bends in mountain river was verified by the superelevation measured at the bend in Naerin river.

Physical Geographical Background of Geotourism Resources in Gumho River Basin (금호분지 내 지리관광자원의 자연지리학적 배경)

  • Son, Myoung-Won
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.202-214
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    • 2006
  • In this paper Gumho drainage basin is divided into six geomorphic units (Bohyeon, Palgong, Biseul mountainous areas and Yeongcheon, Gyeongsan, Daegu basin), and physical geographical background and distributional characteristics of geotourism resources in each geomorphic unit are examined. Most(32 sites, 78%) of geotourism resources in Gumho basin reflect geomorphological environment, rest(7 sites, 17%) of them reflect geological environment. There are three geomorphological resources in Bohyeon mountainous areas, eight geomorphological resources in Palgong mountainous areas, and five geomorphological resources and one cultural resource in Biseul mountainous areas. There are two geomorphological resources, one geological resource, one biological resource, and two cultural resources in Yeongcheon basin. Among them one biological resource and and one cultural resource reflect local geomorphological environment. In Gyeongsan basin are there one geomorphological resource, three geological resources, and one biological resource, but one biological resource reflects local geomorphological environment. There are eight geomorphological resources, two geological resources, and three biological resources in Daegu basin. But two biological resources among them reflect local geomorphological environment.

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A Study of Sediment Discharge and Bed Change Characteristics of the Local Rivers in Korea (국내 지방하천의 유사량과 하상변동 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Son, Hogeun;Lee, Jungsik;Shin, Shachul;Moon, Changgeon
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 2014
  • The objective of this study is to suggest the proper sediment transport equation and short and long-term bed change for planning and implementing the river management in Korea. To analyze total sediment discharge and short and long-term bed change, existing sediment transport equations, HEC-RAS 4.1 and CCHE2D numerical models were applied in urban and mountainous rivers. The results of this study are as followings; Firstly, the modified Einstein equation showed the most appropriate result for the estimation of total sediment discharge in the local rivers. Secondly, The stage-discharge relation curve and the discharge-total sediment discharge relation curve were suggested to examine the characteristics of river bed change. Finally, it is founded that river bed change of mountainous river has occurred greater than that of the urban river, and the river bed of urban river now tends to be stabilized on the whole.

Non-uniform wind environment in mountainous terrain and aerostatic stability of a bridge

  • Chen, Xingyu;Guo, Junjie;Tang, Haojun;Li, Yongle;Wang, Lei
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.649-662
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    • 2020
  • The existence of a dam has potential effects on the surrounding wind environment especially when it is located in mountainous areas. In this situation, the long-span bridge over the reservoir can easily be exposed to non-uniform incoming flows, affecting its wind-resistance performance. This paper presents a study on the aerostatic stability of such a bridge. Wind tunnel tests were first carried out to investigate the wind environment above a mountainous reservoir. The results show that the angle of attack and the wind speed along the bridge axis show obvious non-uniform characteristics, which is related to the inflow direction. When winds come from the south where the river is winding, the angle of attack varies along the span direction significantly. The finite element model for the bridge was established using ANSYS software, and effects of non-uniform wind loads on the aerostatic stability were computed. Non-uniform angle of attack and wind speed are unfavorable to the aerostatic stability of the bridge, especially the former. When the combined action of non-uniform angle of attack and wind speed is considered, the critical wind speed of aerostatic instability is further reduced. Moreover, the aerostatic stability of the bridge is closely related to the dam height.

Design Flood Estimation for Pyeongchang River Basin Using Fuzzy Regression Method (Fuzzy 회귀분석기법을 이용한 평창강 유역의 설계홍수량 산정)

  • Yi, Jaeeung;Kim, Seungjoo;Lee, Taegeun;Ji, Jungwon
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.45 no.10
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    • pp.1023-1034
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    • 2012
  • Linear regression technique has been used widely in water resources field as well as various fields such as economics and statistics, and so on. Using fuzzy regression technique, it is possible to quantify uncertainty and reflect them to the regression model. In this study, fuzzy regression model is developed to compute design floods in any place in Pyeongchang River basin. In ungaged basins, it is usually difficult to obtain data required for flood discharge analysis. In this study, basin characteristics elements are analyzed spatially using GIS and the technique of estimating design flood in ungaged mountainous basin is studied based on the result. Fuzzy regression technique is applied to Pyeongchang River basin which has mountainous basin characteristics and well collected rainfall and runoff data through IHP test basin project. Fuzzy design flood estimation equations are developed using the basin characteristics elements for Pyeongchang River basin. The suitability of developed fuzzy equations are examined by comparing the results with design floods computed in 9 locations along the river. Using regional regression method and fuzzy regression analysis, the uncertainties of the design floods occurred from the data monitoring can be quantified.

A Study on Development and Application of Water-friendly Environment Assessment System (하천 친수환경 평가체계 구축 및 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hyung-Sook
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2018
  • With the increase of the number of riverfront development projects an objective and systematized survey and assessment tool is required to understand and identify the characteristics and potentials of river environment for human uses. The purpose of this study was to develop an assessment system for the investigation and evaluation of the water-friendly environment and to examine its effectiveness by applying the system to the selected study sites. Literature reviews, expert consultation, and preliminary survey were conducted to select highly relevant indexes to evaluate water-friendliness in rivers and, as a result, an assessment system of ten items in four areas was established. The assessment system were applied to 139 reaches of six rivers including Bykgye Cheon, Seom River, Gap Cheon, Yudeng Cheon, Naesung Cheon, and Kumho River. The scores and grade of water-friendliness were calculated per rivers and reaches, and their differences were prominent according to urban river, rural river, mountainous area and city area. Bykgye Cheon and Naesung Cheon got high scores in visual quality and Kumho River and Gap Cheon in community needs and potential uses. The scores of each section in the same river can be used as a basic data for the selection of appropriate sites for the development of hydrophilic space. In addition, it is expected that identifying the characteristics of each river help establish an appropriate management plan for the river.

Relationship between Inundated Areas and Environmental Characteristics in Watershed for Natural Drainage Capacity Assessment in Urban Area (도시의 자연배수능력 평가를 위한 유역 내 환경특성과 침수피해면적의 관계)

  • Chung, Kyung-Jin;Kim, Min-Jung;Kim, Ok-Soo
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.211-214
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to establish the basic information for natural drainage capacity assessment in urban area. We sorted midium watershed of Han river and Nak-dong river, and selected 30 rainfall events during 1995 to 2000 according to high level of damage. The inundated area showed high watershed slope about 25% and it indicated the greatest damage around the watershed located in 200-300m of altitude. Besides, the great damage by inundation was occurred in the mountainous agriculture region, where the forest scale was high and the urbanization was being progressed gradually. However, inundated area was small in case of grassland, water tone such as riparian area, bare ground and wetland. Moreover, the inundated area was different according to river shape and characteristics of river distribution such as the density of the stream order, conservation constant of the river system, and the number of undulations in the watershed. Therefore, it showed that land use, river shape and distribution characteristics of stream influence on inundation.

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The Runoff Characteristics due to Heavy Rainfall in Mountainous River (산지하천의 집중강우에 따른 유출특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Sang-Hyeok;Choi, Jong-In;Park, Jong-Young
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.159-167
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    • 2007
  • In this study, we investigated the application of extending the Huff's method to design discharge being used at present up to the event of concentrated rainfall. As our field study site, we selected Odae Cheon basin in Pheongchang, which was affected by concentrated rainfall in July 2006. Actual concentrated rainfall and design rainfall derived from the Huff's method were used to calculate the discharge and storm water levels, which were compared with the directly measured water-level marks of storm discharges. The results showed that the peak storm discharge from the torrential rainfall was twice higher than the design rainfall. The short term discharges from concentrated rainfall closely corresponded to the rainfall discharges of 150 years storm frequency.

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On the Steam Fog in the Gumi Reservoir of Nakdong River (낙동강 구미 보의 증기 안개에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hae-Dong;Cho, Chang-Bum;Seo, Kwang-Su
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.163-171
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    • 2016
  • We analyzed the characteristics of fog formation in the Gumi Reservoir of Nakdong river with the field observation data for recent 2 years (1 April 2013~31 March 2015) collected by the national institute of meteorological research, KMA. In early morning, we frequently observe the steam rising from the water surface. The fog occurs from adding water vapor into the air. We call the fog as steam fog. Steam fogs occur when cold, dry air mixes with warm, moist air above a water surface. The steam fog appears mainly in autumn under the following conditions; (1) sensible heat is positive values ($10{\sim}20W/m^2$), (2) latent heat is more positive values ($25{\sim}35W/m^2$) than sensible heat, (3) cloudless nights with light winds (about 1.5 m/s), (4) under condition(3), mountainous winds easily blows into the reservoir.