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준설토와 Bottom Ash 재활용을 위한 복합지반재료 개발 (Development of Composite Geo-Material for Recycling Dredged Soil and Bottom Ash)

  • 김윤태;한우종;정두회
    • 한국지반공학회논문집
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    • 제23권11호
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    • pp.77-85
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    • 2007
  • 본 연구에서는 준설토 및 Bottom ash를 동시에 재활용하기 위하여 개발된 복합지반재료의 역학적 특성을 고찰하였다. 본 실험에서 제작된 복합지반재료는 부산 신항 건설현장에서 채취한 준설토, 시멘트, 기포 및 삼천포 화력발전소에 서 발생한 Bottom ash로 구성되어졌다. 다양한 배합비로 제작된 복합지반재료의 역학적 특성을 고찰하고, 특히 Bottom ash 혼합에 의한 역학적 거동 특성을 조사하기 위하여 다양한 실내실험이 수행되어졌다. 복합지반재료에 대한 실험결과 응력-변형 관계와 일축압축강도는 배합조건에 크게 의존하는 것으로 나타났고, 특히 Bottom ash 혼합시 압축강도 및 응력-변형 곡선의 기울기가 증가하는 Bottom ash 보강효과를 확인하였다. 복합지반재료의 압축강도는 양생기간이 증가할수록 증가하며, 28일 강도는 7일 강도의 약 $1.7{\sim}1.8$배 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 복합지반재료의 단위중량은 기포함량에 크게 의존하였다. 복합지반재료의 변형계수($E_{50}$)은 Bottom ash의 혼합으로 인해 강도가 증가함에 따라 증가되었다.

BCAT구조 DRAM의 패싱 워드 라인 유도 누설전류 분석 (Analysis of Passing Word Line Induced Leakage of BCAT Structure in DRAM)

  • 김수연;김동영;박제원;김신욱;임채혁;김소원;서현아;이주원;이혜린;윤정현;이영우;조형진;이명진
    • 전기전자학회논문지
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.644-649
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    • 2023
  • DRAM(Dynamic Random Access Memory) 스케일링 과정에서 발생하는 셀간 거리의 감소에 따라 STI(Shallow Trench Isolation)두께 감소는 문턱이하 누설이 증가되는 패싱워드라인 효과를 유발한다. 인접한 패싱워드라인에 인가된 전압으로 인한 문턱이하누설 전류의 증가는 데이터 보존시간에 영향을 주며, 리프레시의 동작 횟수가 증가되어 DRAM의 소비 전력을 증가시키는 요인이 된다. 본 논문에서는 TCAD Simulation을 통해 패싱워드라인 효과에 대한 원인을 확인한다. 결과적으로, 패싱워드라인 효과가 발생하는 DRAM 동작상황을 확인하고, 이때 패싱워드라인 효과로 인해 전체 누설전류의 원인에 따른 비중이 달라지는 것을 확인하였다. 이를 통해, GIDL(Gate Induced Drain Leakage)에 의한 누설전류뿐만 아니라 문턱이하 누설전류를 고려의 필요성을 확인하며 이에 따른 DRAM 구조의 개선 방향의 지침이 될 수 있다.

이산요소법을 활용한 경심이 로타리 작업기의 경운날 축 부하에 미치는 영향 분석 (Effect Analysis of Tillage Depth on Rotavator Shaft Load Using the Discrete Element Method)

  • 배보민;정대위;류동형;안장현;최세오;김연수;이상대;조승제
    • 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2023
  • This study utilized a discrete element method (DEM) simulation, as one of the virtual field trials, to predict the impact of tillage depth on the rotary blade shaft during rotavator tilling. The virtual field for the simulation was generated according to soil properties observed in an actual field. Following the generation of particles for the virtual field, a sequence of calibration steps followed to align the mechanical properties more closely with those of real soil. Calibration was conducted with a focus on bulk density and shear torque, resulting in calibration errors of just 0.02% for bulk density and 0.52% for shear torque. The prediction of the load on a rotary tiller's blade shaft involved a three-pronged approach, considering shaft torque, draft force, and vertical force. In terms of shaft torque, the values exhibited significant increases of 42.34% and 36.91% for every 5-centimeter increment in tillage depth. Similarly, the vertical force saw substantial growth by 40.41% and 36.08% for every 5-centimeter increment. In contrast, the variation in draft force based on tillage depth was comparatively lower at 18.49% and 0.96%, indicating that the effect of tillage depth on draft force was less pronounced than its impact on shaft torque and vertical force. From a perspective of agricultural machinery research, this study provides valuable insights into the DEM soil modeling process, accounting for changes in soil properties with varying tillage depths. These findings are expected to be instrumental in future agricultural machinery design studies.

국내 심부 지질특성 연구를 통한 고준위방사성폐기물 심층처분 후보 암종 선행연구 (Preliminary Study on Candidate Host Rocks for Deep Geological Disposal of HLW Based on Deep Geological Characteristics)

  • 천대성;진광민;신중호;김유홍;전석원
    • 터널과지하공간
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.28-53
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    • 2024
  • 원자력발전에 따라 필수적으로 발생하는 고준위방사성폐기물은 원자력발전이 시행된 나라 내 처분이 원칙이다. 고준위방사성폐기물의 심층처분을 위한 처분 지역과 모암의 결정은 과학적 방법뿐만 아니라 정치, 경제, 사회적으로 중요한 이슈이다. 현재까지 전 세계적으로 처분 모암으로 고려되는 암종은 결정질암, 퇴적암인 이암, 화산암인 응회암, 암염 등이 있다. 그러나 국내의 경우 지질학적으로 암염을 제외한 다양한 암종이 복잡하게 분포하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고준위방사성페기물처분장의 처분 모암에 대한 다양한 암종 연구의 예비결과와 함께 전국규모의 지질학적, 암석역학적 특성을 분석하였을 뿐만 아니라, 후보 암종에 대한 심부 시추조사 사례들을 통하여 특성을 검토하고 처분 모암으로서 다양한 암종들의 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다. 또한 전국규모의 광역적 특성 분석, 문헌 조사, 상세 사례분석 등을 통하여 고준위방사성폐기물 심층처분을 위한 후보 암종으로 결정질암인 쥐라기 화강암과 백악기 퇴적암 중진주층과 진동층을 도출하였다. 그러나 본 논문에서 도출된 후보 암종들에 대해 연구된 자료의 양이 적기 때문에 처분심도, 지역적 특성, 다학제적인 검토 등에 대한 추가적이고 상세한 분석이 수행된 후 신중히 처분 암종이 결정되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

적외선열화상장치를 이용한 Buchanan plugger 표면의 온도상승 분석 (INFRARED THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE RISE ON THE SURFACE OF BUCHANAN PLUGGER)

  • 최성아;김선호;황윤찬;윤창;오병주;최보영;정우남;정선와;황인남;오원남
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.370-381
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    • 2002
  • This study was performed to evaluate the temperature rise on various position of the Buchanan plugger, the peak temperature of plugger's type and the temperature change by its touching time of heat control spling. The heat carrier system 'System B' (Model 1005, Analytic Technologies, USA) and the Buchanan's plug-gers of F, FM, M and ML sizes are used for this study. The temperature was set to 20$0^{\circ}C$ which Dr. Buchanan's "continuous wave of condensation" technique recommended on digital display and the power level on it was set to 10. In order to apply heat on the Buchanan's pluggers, the heat control spring was touched for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seconds respectively. The temperature rise on the surface of the pluggers were measured at 0.5 mm intervals from tip to 20 mm length of shank using the infrared thermography (Radiation Thermometer-IR Temper, NEC San-ei Instruments, Ltd, Japan) and TH31-702 Data capture software program (NEC San-ei Instruments, Ltd, Japan). Data were analyzed using a one way ANOVA followed by Duncan's multiple range test and linear regression test. The results as follows. 1. The position at which temperature peaked was approximately at 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm far from the tip of Buchanan's pluggers (p<0.001). The temperature was constantly decreased toward the shank from the tip of it (p<0.001). 2. When the pluggerss were heated over 5 seconds, the peak temperature by time of measurement revealed from 253.3$\pm$10.5$^{\circ}C$ to 192.1$\pm$3.3$^{\circ}C$ in a touch for 1 sec, from 218.6$\pm$5.$0^{\circ}C$ to 179.5$\pm$4.2$^{\circ}C$ in a touch for 2 sec, from 197.5$\pm$3.$0^{\circ}C$ to 167.5$\pm$3.7$^{\circ}C$ in a touch for 3 sec, from 183.7$\pm$2.5$^{\circ}C$ to 159.8$\pm$3.6$^{\circ}C$ in a touch for 4 sec and from 164.9$\pm$2.$0^{\circ}C$ to 158.4$\pm$1.8$^{\circ}C$ in a touch for 5 sec. A touch for 1 sec showed the highest peak temperature, followed by, in descending order, 2 sec, 3 sec, 4 sec. A touch for 5 sec showed the lowest peak temperature (p<0.001). 3. A each type of pluggers showed different peak temperatures. The peak temperature was the highest in F type and followed by, in descending order, M type, ML type. FM type revealed the lowest peak temperature (p<0.001). The results of this study indicated that pluggers are designed to concentrate heat at around its tip, its actual temperature does not correlate well with the temperature which Buchanan's "continuous wave of condensation" technique recommend, and finally a quick touch of heat control spring for 1sec reveals the highest temperature rise.

기계개간의 새로운 작업체계와 숙지화 촉진에 관한 연구 (A Study on a New Working-system of Mechanical Land Clearing and Development of Fertle Soil.)

  • 황은
    • 한국농공학회지
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.2162-2176
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    • 1971
  • 옛날부터 우리들의 선조들이 한반도에 정착하면서부터 산야를 파서 농경지를 조성하였으며 지력(地力)을 회복하는 대신 토지를 교체하면서 오랫동안 봉건적 농업을 이루어 나왔다. 근대농업은 기계를 도입하였으며 따라서 농지조성도 기계개간을 하게 되었다. 종래와 같이 산지를 파면 된다는 피상적인 형식에 그칠 것이 아니라 실질적으로 개간작업방식, 작업시간, 작업능율, 작물재배효과 등을 종합하여 가장 우수한 방법을 추출(抽出) 연구하여 제3차 경제개발 5개년 계획기간 ($1972{\sim}1976$)에 21만정보의 농경지를 조성하므로서 조국의 근대화에 이바지하고져 기계개간의 새로운 작업체계와 숙지화촉진에 관한 연구를 하게되어 다음과 같은 사실들을 알게 되었다. (1) 토지경사도 $10^{\circ}$정도는 계단전개간보다 원지형개간을 하는 것이 개간작업이나 영농작업에 유리하다. (2) 개간작업에서 잡초를 태우거나 청소하지 않고 가급적 표토에 혼입함으로서 유기물을 공급하고 토양을 팽연하게 하였다. (3) 개간작업은 불도우저, 트랙터, 해로우 자동경운기, 로오타리 틸러등 여러 가지 장비를 갖추어야 일관성있는 작업을 할 수 있다. (4) 발근작업은 나무뿌리가 땅속에 뻗어있는 모양에 관계가 있는 것으로 직근계, 측근계, 사근계 중 직근계가 뽑기 어려웠다. (5) 주름잡이구(IV)의 개간작업이 발근과 첫갈이가 확실하며 쇠토작업도 간단히 처리되었다. (6) 운토량은 $240m^3/10a$로 표준구보다 15.6%정도 증가하였으나 개간작업시간은 2시15분45초/10a로 표준구의 1/3정도 걸렸다. 즉 2/3나 단축되었다. (7) 디스크 해로우잉(쇠토작업)은 기경지(旣耕地)쇠토작업에 비하여 작업시간이 50%증가하여 15분/10a 걸렸다. (8) 토오타리 틸링은 작업시간이 기경지에 비하여 2.4배나 증가하여 1시47분43초/10a이었다. 그 까닭은 심토(心土)의 쇠토작업이 어려웠기 때문이다. (9) 개간지는 토성에 맞추어 비료를 투입하여야 한다. 특히 퇴비는 1,200kg/10a. 석회는 20kg/10a 이상 투입할 것이다. 그리고 퇴비생산을 위하여 앞으로 채초지(採草地)가 필요하게 되었다. (10) 목초재배시험은 현재 재배중이어서 아직 그 결과를 알 수 없으나 개간효과와 숙지화정도가 밝혀질 것으로 기대된다.

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스퍼터링 증확 CdTe 박막의 두께 불균일 현상 개선을 위한 화학적기계적연마 공정 적용 및 광특성 향상 (Application of CMP Process to Improving Thickness-Uniformity of Sputtering-deposited CdTe Thin Film for Improvement of Optical Properties)

  • 박주선;임채현;류승한;명국도;김남훈;이우선
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.375-375
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    • 2010
  • CdTe as an absorber material is widely used in thin film solar cells with the heterostructure due to its almost ideal band gap energy of 1.45 eV, high photovoltaic conversion efficiency, low cost and stable performance. The deposition methods and preparation conditions for the fabrication of CdTe are very important for the achievement of high solar cell conversion efficiency. There are some rearranged reports about the deposition methods available for the preparation of CdTe thin films such as close spaced sublimation (CSS), physical vapor deposition (PVD), vacuum evaporation, vapor transport deposition (VTD), closed space vapor transport, electrodeposition, screen printing, spray pyrolysis, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and RF sputtering. The RF sputtering method for the preparation of CdTe thin films has important advantages in that the thin films can be prepared at low growth temperatures with large-area deposition suitable for mass-production. The authors reported that the optical and electrical properties of CdTe thin film were closely connected by the thickness-uniformity of the film in the previous study [1], which means that the better optical absorbance and the higher carrier concentration could be obtained in the better condition of thickness-uniformity for CdTe thin film. The thickness-uniformity could be controlled and improved by the some process parameters such as vacuum level and RF power in the sputtering process of CdTe thin films. However, there is a limitation to improve the thickness-uniformity only in the preparation process [1]. So it is necessary to introduce the external or additional method for improving the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin film because the cell size of thin film solar cell will be enlarged. Therefore, the authors firstly applied the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to improving the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin films with a G&P POLI-450 CMP polisher [2]. CMP process is the most important process in semiconductor manufacturing processes in order to planarize the surface of the wafer even over 300 mm and to form the copper interconnects with damascene process. Some important CMP characteristics for CdTe were obtained including removal rate (RR), WIWNU%, RMS roughness, and peak-to-valley roughness [2]. With these important results, the CMP process for CdTe thin films was performed to improve the thickness-uniformity of the sputtering-deposited CdTe thin film which had the worst two thickness-uniformities of them. Some optical properties including optical transmittance and absorbance of the CdTe thin films were measured by using a UV-Visible spectrophotometer (Varian Techtron, Cary500scan) in the range of 400 - 800 nm. After CMP process, the thickness-uniformities became better than that of the best condition in the previous sputtering process of CdTe thin films. Consequently, the optical properties were directly affected by the thickness-uniformity of CdTe thin film. The absorbance of CdTe thin films was improved although the thickness of CdTe thin film was not changed.

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QRD 마이크로파를 이용한 식물공장용 배지의 멸균 효과 (Effect of the Nematode Sterilization of Nursery Medium using QRD Microwave in the Plant Factory)

  • 김진현;김태욱;이근우;하유신;이재현;김경민
    • 생물환경조절학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.100-107
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구에서 사용한 QRD(Quadratic Residue Diffusor) 마이크로파는 일반적인 마이크로파와 달리 파장의 위상차를 변화시켜 균일한 살균을 유도할 수 있어 저전력으로 효과를 높일 수 있는 새로운 기술로 알려져 있다. 따라서 친환경적이고 에너지 소비가 적은 QRD 마이크로파를 이용하여 식물공장에 이용되고 있는 배지를 멸균할 수 있는 가능성에 대한 기초적인 연구를 수행하여 얻은 결과는 아래와 같다. 마이크로파의 조사 출력에 따른 배지의 외적변형은 배지 내의 수분의 함유량과 마이크로파 출력을 2~8kW까지에서 우레탄스폰지와 암면은 외적변형이 전혀 일어나지 않은 것으로 확인되었다. 그러나 PDA고체배지는 2kW 출력에 60초와 180초에서는 배지가 녹지 않았고, 그 외 처리에서는 전부 배지가 녹았다. Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.에서 마이크로파의 조사 출력과 처리시간에 따른 균주 표면 온도는 차이가 나타났다. 마이크로파의 조사 출력과 처리시간에 따른 균주 멸균 실험은 마이크로파의 출력 2kW에서 시간과 관계없이 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 모두 자라고 있는 것을 확인하였고, 마이크로파의 출력 6kW에서는 Burkholderia sp.의 60초 처리를 제외한 모든 실험구에서 멸균되었으며, Bacillus sp.는 모든 실험구에서 사멸되었다. 마이크로파의 출력 8kW에서 시간과 관계없이 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 모두 멸균되었음을 확인하였다. 균주를 각각의 배지에 오염시킨 후 마이크로파를 처리한 배지 내의 온도는 처리시간 60초 지난 뒤에는 우레탄스폰지와 암면배지에서의 온도가 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상으로 유지되어 대체로 60초 부터 멸균이 가능한 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 식물공장내에 가장 문제가 되고 있는 Bacillus sp.와 Burkholderia sp.는 본 실험에서 사용된 QRD 마이크로파로 충분히 멸균될 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

Stellite bearings for liquid Zn-/Al-Systems with advanced chemical and physical properties by Mechanical Alloying and Standard-PM-Route

  • Zoz, H.;Benz, H.U.;Huettebraeucker, K.;Furken, L.;Ren, H.;Reichardt, R.
    • 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국분말야금학회 2000년도 춘계학술강연 및 발표대회 강연 및 발표논문 초록집
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    • pp.9-10
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    • 2000
  • An important business-field of world-wide steel-industry is the coating of thin metal-sheets with zinc, zinc-aluminum and aluminum based materials. These products mostly go into automotive industry. in particular for the car-body. into building and construction industry as well as household appliances. Due to mass-production, the processing is done in large continuously operating plants where the mostly cold-rolled metal-strip as the substrate is handled in coils up to 40 tons unwind before and rolled up again after passing the processing plant which includes cleaning, annealing, hot-dip galvanizing / aluminizing and chemical treatment. In the liquid Zn, Zn-AI, AI-Zn and AI-Si bathes a combined action of corrosion and wear under high temperature and high stress onto the transfer components (rolls) accounts for major economic losses. Most critical here are the bearing systems of these rolls operating in the liquid system. Rolls in liquid system can not be avoided as they are needed to transfer the steel-strip into and out of the crucible. Since several years, ceramic roller bearings are tested here [1.2], however, in particular due to uncontrollable Slag-impurities within the hot bath [3], slide bearings are still expected to be of a higher potential [4]. The today's state of the art is the application of slide bearings based on Stellite\ulcorneragainst Stellite which is in general a 50-60 wt% Co-matrix with incorporated Cr- and W-carbides and other composites. Indeed Stellite is used as the bearing-material as of it's chemical properties (does not go into solution), the physical properties in particular with poor lubricating properties are not satisfying at all. To increase the Sliding behavior in the bearing system, about 0.15-0.2 wt% of lead has been added into the hot-bath in the past. Due to environmental regulations. this had to be reduced dramatically_ This together with the heavily increasing production rates expressed by increased velocity of the substrate-steel-band up to 200 m/min and increased tractate power up to 10 tons in modern plants. leads to life times of the bearings of a few up to several days only. To improve this situation. the Mechanical Alloying (MA) TeChnique [5.6.7.8] is used to prOduce advanced Stellite-based bearing materials. A lubricating phase is introduced into Stellite-powder-material by MA, the composite-powder-particles are coated by High Energy Milling (HEM) in order to produce bearing-bushes of approximately 12 kg by Sintering, Liquid Phase Sintering (LPS) and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). The chemical and physical behavior of samples as well as the bearing systems in the hot galvanizing / aluminizing plant are discussed. DependenCies like lubricant material and composite, LPS-binder and composite, particle shape and PM-route with respect to achievable density. (temperature--) shock-reSistibility and corrosive-wear behavior will be described. The materials are characterized by particle size analysis (laser diffraction), scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. corrosive-wear behavior is determined using a special cylinder-in-bush apparatus (CIBA) as well as field-test in real production condition. Part I of this work describes the initial testing phase where different sample materials are produced, characterized, consolidated and tested in the CIBA under a common AI-Zn-system. The results are discussed and the material-system for the large components to be produced for the field test in real production condition is decided. Outlook: Part II of this work will describe the field test in a hot-dip-galvanizing/aluminizing plant of the mechanically alloyed bearing bushes under aluminum-rich liquid metal. Alter testing, the bushes will be characterized and obtained results with respect to wear. expected lifetime, surface roughness and infiltration will be discussed. Part III of this project will describe a second initial testing phase where the won results of part 1+11 will be transferred to the AI-Si system. Part IV of this project will describe the field test in a hot-dip-aluminizing plant of the mechanically alloyed bearing bushes under aluminum liquid metal. After testing. the bushes will be characterized and obtained results with respect to wear. expected lifetime, surface roughness and infiltration will be discussed.

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How effective has the Wairau River erodible embankment been in removing sediment from the Lower Wairau River?

  • Kyle, Christensen
    • 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국수자원학회 2015년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.237-237
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    • 2015
  • The district of Marlborough has had more than its share of river management projects over the past 150 years, each one uniquely affecting the geomorphology and flood hazard of the Wairau Plains. A major early project was to block the Opawa distributary channel at Conders Bend. The Opawa distributary channel took a third and more of Wairau River floodwaters and was a major increasing threat to Blenheim. The blocking of the Opawa required the Wairau and Lower Wairau rivers to carry greater flood flows more often. Consequently the Lower Wairau River was breaking out of its stopbanks approximately every seven years. The idea of diverting flood waters at Tuamarina by providing a direct diversion to the sea through the beach ridges was conceptualised back around the 1920s however, limits on resources and machinery meant the mission of excavating this diversion didn't become feasible until the 1960s. In 1964 a 10 m wide pilot channel was cut from the sea to Tuamarina with an initial capacity of $700m^3/s$. It was expected that floods would eventually scour this 'Wairau Diversion' to its design channel width of 150 m. This did take many more years than initially thought but after approximately 50 years with a little mechanical assistance the Wairau Diversion reached an adequate capacity. Using the power of the river to erode the channel out to its design width and depth was a brilliant idea that saved many thousands of dollars in construction costs and it is somewhat ironic that it is that very same concept that is now being used to deal with the aggradation problem that the Wairau Diversion has caused. The introduction of the Wairau Diversion did provide some flood relief to the lower reaches of the river but unfortunately as the Diversion channel was eroding and enlarging the Lower Wairau River was aggrading and reducing in capacity due to its inability to pass its sediment load with reduced flood flows. It is estimated that approximately $2,000,000m^3$ of sediment was deposited on the bed of the Lower Wairau River in the time between the Diversion's introduction in 1964 and 2010, raising the Lower Wairau's bed upwards of 1.5m in some locations. A numerical morphological model (MIKE-11 ST) was used to assess a number of options which led to the decision and resource consent to construct an erodible (fuse plug) bank at the head of the Wairau Diversion to divert more frequent scouring-flows ($+400m^3/s$)down the Lower Wairau River. Full control gates were ruled out on the grounds of expense. The initial construction of the erodible bank followed in late 2009 with the bank's level at the fuse location set to overtop and begin washing out at a combined Wairau flow of $1,400m^3/s$ which avoids berm flooding in the Lower Wairau. In the three years since the erodible bank was first constructed the Wairau River has sustained 14 events with recorded flows at Tuamarina above $1,000m^3/s$ and three of events in excess of $2,500m^3/s$. These freshes and floods have resulted in washout and rebuild of the erodible bank eight times with a combined rebuild expenditure of $80,000. Marlborough District Council's Rivers & Drainage Department maintains a regular monitoring program for the bed of the Lower Wairau River, which consists of recurrently surveying a series of standard cross sections and estimating the mean bed level (MBL) at each section as well as an overall MBL change over time. A survey was carried out just prior to the installation of the erodible bank and another survey was carried out earlier this year. The results from this latest survey show for the first time since construction of the Wairau Diversion the Lower Wairau River is enlarging. It is estimated that the entire bed of the Lower Wairau has eroded down by an overall average of 60 mm since the introduction of the erodible bank which equates to a total volume of $260,000m^3$. At a cost of $$0.30/m^3$ this represents excellent value compared to mechanical dredging which would likely be in excess of $$10/m^3$. This confirms that the idea of using the river to enlarge the channel is again working for the Wairau River system and that in time nature's "excavator" will provide a channel capacity that will continue to meet design requirements.

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