• 제목/요약/키워드: Mining water

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심해저 채광로봇 기술개발을 위한 Verification & Validation의 적용 (Application of Verification & Validation for deepsea mining robot technology development)

  • 성기영;조수길;오재원;여태경;홍섭;김형우
    • 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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    • 제22권6호
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    • pp.689-702
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    • 2019
  • This paper deals with the verification of the functions about mining robot, which is the system for developing deep seabed resources by applying V&V(verification and validation). In order to overcome water pressure of 500 bar and to travel on soft ground, and to operate in deep sea environment with bad conditions, it is necessary to develop a robot that can satisfy various deepsea conditions. A mining robot has been developed based on simulation based design and Multidisciplinary design optimization. In order to verify the developed robot, lab test and real sea test should be performed for various marine environment conditions. There are too many requirements to consider, such as space, time, cost, personnel, and environment to do performance test. So it is costly and time consuming for developing robot. In order to solve this problems, V&V technique was applied to mining robot. The stages of mining robot design, fabrication and commission were verified.

Experimental study on models of cylindrical steel tanks under mining tremors and moderate earthquakes

  • Burkacki, Daniel;Jankowski, Robert
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.175-189
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    • 2019
  • The aim of the study is to show the results of complex shaking table experimental investigation focused on the response of two models of cylindrical steel tanks under mining tremors and moderate earthquakes, including the aspects of diagnosis of structural damage. Firstly, the impact and the sweep-sine tests have been carried out, so as to determine the dynamic properties of models filled with different levels of liquid. Then, the models have been subjected to seismic and paraseismic excitations. Finally, one fully filled structure has been tested after introducing two different types of damages, so as to verify the method of damage diagnosis. The results of the impact and the sweep-sine tests show that filling the models with liquid leads to substantial reduction in natural frequencies, due to gradually increasing overall mass. Moreover, the results of sweep-sine tests clearly indicate that the increase in the liquid level results in significant increase in the damping structural ratio, which is the effect of damping properties of liquid due to its sloshing. The results of seismic and paraseismic tests indicate that filling the tank with liquid leads initially to considerable reduction in values of acceleration (damping effect of liquid sloshing); however, beyond a certain level of water filling, this regularity is inverted and acceleration values increase (effect of increasing total mass of the structure). Moreover, comparison of the responses under mining tremors and moderate earthquakes indicate that the power amplification factor of the mining tremors may be larger than the seismic power amplification factor. Finally, the results of damage diagnosis of fully filled steel tank model indicate that the forms of the Fourier spectra, together with the frequency and power spectral density values, can be directly related to the specific type of structural damage. They show a decrease in the natural frequencies for the model with unscrewed support bolts (global type of damage), while cutting the welds (local type of damage) has resulted in significant increase in values of the power spectral density for higher vibration modes.

휴폐광산 지역에서 폐석의 중금속 존재 형태와 지화학적농축계수 평가 (Fraction and Geoaccumulation Assessment Index of Heavy Metals in Abandoned Mines wastes)

  • 김휘중;박병길;공성호;이재영;옥용식;전상호
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제10권6호
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2005
  • 남한강 상류지역의 금속광산인 거도, 만정, 조일광산은 1988년 석탄광산합리화 사업과 더불어 폐광되었으며, 휴$\cdot$폐광된 이후 다량의 광산 폐기물을 방치하여 주변환경을 오염시키고 있는 실정이다. 그러나 광미, 폐석 등의 이동에 의한 주변의 토양오염에 대한 정량적 평가가 없기 때문에 이들 광산폐기물에 의한 오염정도를 확인하기 어렵다. 따라서 폐광된 거도, 만정, 조일 광산의 광산 폐석에 의한 수질 오염 가능성 평가를 위해 각 광산에서 폐석 시료를 채취하였으며, HCl 처리 농도에 따라 지화학적 농축 계수(Index of geoaccumulation), 중금속 존재 형태와 이동성에 관하여 조사하였다. 카드뮴, 납, 아연, 구리, 니켈 그리고 크롬의 지화학적 농축 계수는 각각 6, $4\~6,\;0\~6,\;4\~5$, 2, 0을 나타냈다. 광산 폐석에서 카드미뮴, 납, 아연, 구리의 지화학적 농축계수 분석을 통하여 이러한 지역이 상당한 오염 가능성을 알 수 있었다. 광산 폐석에서 중금속의 존재 형태는 구리의 경우 유기물 형태, 납은 탄산염 형태, 니켈과 아연은 잔류상 형태로 나타났다.

인공습지의 수질개선 효과 분석모델 개발 (Development of Pollutant Removal Model in the Artificial Wetland)

  • 최지용
    • 한국습지학회지
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2002
  • The wetland is a biologically integrated system consisting of water, soil, bacteria, plants, and animals. The wetland helps sustain the ecosystem, control the micro-climate and flood, maintain the ground water level, and provide fishing grounds. From the environmental standpoint, the wetland plays a vital role in reducing water pollution by filtering out sand and other polluted matters, producing oxygen, absorbing chemicals and nutrients. For these reasons, interest in restoring the wetlands has been steadily increasing. Artificial wetland, which is also referred to as created wetland or constructed wetland, is an alternative to natural wetland. Like natural wetland, artificial wetland is environmentally friendly and can effectively lower pollutant levels. The Korea government is actively reviewing the construction of artificial wetlands in mining and water supply areas to decrease nonpoint pollutant sources. This paper attempts to develop a pollutant removal model for the water quality improvement function of artificial wetlands. Artificial wetland can improve the quality of the water; however, depending on the type of water inflow, vegetation and hydrology, its effect can be different.

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Hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters in Boeun Area, Korea

  • Park, Seong-Sook;Yun, Seong-Taek;Kim, Kyoung-Ho;Kweon, Jang-Soon;Sung, Ig-Hwan;Lee, Byeong-Dae
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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    • pp.519-519
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    • 2003
  • We performed a hydrochemical study on a total of 89 bedrock groundwaters collected from preexisting wells (30 to 300 m deep) in the Boeun area. Hydrochemical data showed significant variations in the area, due to varying degrees of anthropogenic pollution. The waters were mostly enriched in Ca and HCO$_3$ but locally contained significant concentrations of anthropogenic constituents in the general order of Cl >NO$_3$>SO$_4$. In particular, about 11% of the examined wells exceeded the drinking water standard with respect to nitrate. We consider that aquifers in the area are locally highly susceptible to the contamination related to agricultural activities. Diagrams showing the relationships between the summation of cations (∑cations) and the concentration of several anions with different origin (natural versus anthropogenic) were used to estimate the relative role of anthropogenic contamination. A good correlation was observed for the relationship between ∑cations and bicarbonate, indicating that water-rock interaction (namely, hydrolysis of silicate minerals) is most important to control the water quality. Thus, we made an assumption that the equivalent of dissolved cations for a water should be equal to the alkalinity, if the chemistry were controlled solely by a set of natural weathering reactions. If we excluded the equivalent quantities of cations and bicarbonate (natural origin) from the acquired data for each sample, the remainder therefore could be considered to reflect the degree of anthropogenic contamination. Finally, we performed a multiple regression approach for hydrochemical data using the ∑cations as a dependent variable and the concentration data of each anion (natural or anthropogenic) as an independent variable. Using this approach, we could estimate the relative roles of anthropogenic and natural processes. Rather than the conventional evaluation scheme based on water quality criteria, this approach will be more useful and reasonable for the evaluation of groundwater quality in a specific region and also can be used for planning appropriate protection and remedial actions.

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Control of Algal Blooms in Eutrophic Water Using Porous Dolomite Granules

  • Huh, Jae-Hoon;Choi, Young-Hoon;Lee, Shin Haeng;Cheong, Sun Hee;Ahn, Ji Whan
    • 한국세라믹학회지
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    • 제54권2호
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    • pp.108-113
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    • 2017
  • The use of aluminum-based coagulants in water pretreatment is being carefully considered because aluminum exposure is a risk factor for the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Lightly burned-dolomite kiln dust (LB-DKD) was evaluated as an alternative coagulant because it contains high levels of the healthful minerals calcium and magnesium. An organic pore forming agent (OPFA) was incorporated to prepare porous granules after OPFA removal through a thermal decomposition process. A spray drying method was used to produce uniform and reproducible spherical granules with low density, since fine dolomite particles have irregular agglomeration behavior in the hydration reaction. The use of fine dolomite powder and different porosity granules led to a visible color change in raw algae (RA) containing water, from dark green to transparent colorlessness. Also, dolomite powders and granules exhibited a mean removal efficiency of 48.3% in total nitrogen (T-N), a gradual increase in the removal efficiency of total phosphorus (T-P) as granule porosity increased. We demonstrate that porous dolomite granules can improve the settling time and water quality in summer seasons for the emergent treatment of excessive algal blooms in eutrophic water.

Investigating the effects of non-persistent cracks' parameters on the rock fragmentation mechanism underneath the U shape cutters using experimental tests and numerical simulations with PFC2D

  • Fu, Jinwei;Haeri, Hadi;Sarfarazi, Vahab;Abad, Sh. Mohamadi Bolban;Marji, Mohammad Fatehi;Saeedi, Gholamreza;Yu, Yibing
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제83권4호
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    • pp.495-513
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    • 2022
  • This paper aims to study the fracture mechanism of rocks under the 'u'shape cutters considering the effects of crack (pre-existing crack) distances, crack spacing and crack inclination angles. The effects of loading rates on the rock fragmentation underneath these cutters have been also studied. For this purpose, nine experimental samples with dimensions of 5 cm×10 cm×10 cm consisting of the non-persistent cracks were prepared. The first three specimens' sets had one non-persistent crack (pre-existing crack) with a length of 2 cm and angularity of 0°, 45°, and 90°. The spacing between the crack and the "u" shape cutter was 2 cm. The second three specimens" set had one non-persistent crack with a length of 2 cm and angularity of 0°, 45°, and 90° but the spacing between pre-existing crack and the "u" shape cutter was 4 cm. The third three specimens'set has two non-persistent cracks with lengths of 2 cm and angularity of 0°, 45° and 90°. The spacing between the upper crack and the "u" shape cutter was 2 cm and the spacing between the lower crack and the upper crack was 2 cm. The samples were tested under a loading rate of 0.005 mm/s. concurrent with the experimental investigation. The numerical simulations were performed on the modeled samples with non-persistent cracks using PFC2D. These models were tested under three different loading rates of 0.005 mm/s, 0.01 mm/sec and 0.02 mm/sec. These results show that the crack number, crack spacing, crack angularity, and loading rate has important effects on the crack growth mechanism in the rocks underneath the "u" shape cutters. In addition, the failure modes and the fracture patterns in the experimental tests and numerical simulations are similar to one another showing the validity and accuracy of the current study.

남극 극지점 기지에서의 얼음 터널 프로젝트 (Snow Tunnelling Project at the South Pole)

  • 지왕률
    • 터널과지하공간
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2003
  • The United States Antarctic program (USAP) through its principal Support Contractor Raytheon polar Services Co. (RPSC), has recently finished a 3 years projects, almost 936m length of underground utility tunnels at Amundsen-Scott station. It accommodates the piping that conveys fresh water from current well sites, as well as waste water to repositories in abandoned wells. The under snow tunnels allow year-round access for system operations and maintenance.

수치모의를 이용한 준설하천의 웅덩이 적응에 관한 연구 (Numerical Modelling of the Adjustment Processes of Minning Pit in the Dredged Channels)

  • 장창래
    • 한국수자원학회논문집
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    • 제43권10호
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    • pp.921-932
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    • 2010
  • 본 연구는 하천의 골재채취 혹은 하천준설로 인하여 교란된 하천의 적응과정을 하도의 평면변화에 적합하도록 일반좌표계 상에서 흐름 및 하상변동을 모의할 수 있는 2차원 수치모형을 이용하여 파악하였다. 수치해석 기법으로는 흐름의 운동량 방정식에서 이류항은 CIP (Cubic Interpolated Pseudoparticle)법을 적용하였으며, 확산항은 중앙차분법을 적용하였다. 하천준설 혹은 골재채취에 의해 형성된 웅덩이는 초기에 웅덩이 상류 지점에서 급격한 두부침식이 발생하였다. 시간이 증가하면서 웅덩이는 상류에서 공급되는 유사에 의하여 되메워지고, 일정한 안식각을 유지하면서 거의 균일한 속도로 이동하였다. 웅덩이 하류에서는 하상저하가 지속되고 있다. 수치모의 결과는 이러한 과정을 잘 모의하였다. 하상경사가 급할 경우에, 웅덩이의 변화에 대하여 되메워지는 시간이 짧고, 웅덩이의 이동속도가 빠른 것을 보여주고 있으며, 수치모의 결과는 실내실험 결과에 잘 일치하였다.

낙동강 하도의 유사수지 분석을 통한 자연적 그리고 인위적 하상변동 분석(4대강살리기 사업 이전) (Natural and Artificial Bed Change Analysis through Sediment Budget Analysis of Nakdong River Channel (before the Four Rivers Restoration Project))

  • 손광익;지운
    • 한국수자원학회논문집
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2015
  • 본 논문에서는 지난 20여 년간의 낙동강 하상변동 자료와 준설 및 골재채취 자료, 그리고 지류로부터 유입되는 유사량 관측 자료 및 수치모의 자료 등을 조사, 검토, 분석하여 4대강살리기 사업 전의 낙동강 하도에서의 개괄적인 유사수지 특성을 분석하였다. 4대강살리기 사업 전 낙동강 하도의 유사수지분석 결과, 유역에서 하도로 유입된 유사량은 $2,100,000m^3/yr$이며 낙동강으로부터 유출 또는 준설된 유사유출 총량은 $10,180,000m^3/yr$인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 유사수지 분석을 통해 산정된 낙동강 하도에서의 하상변동량은 $-8,080,000m^3/yr$으로 하상이 침식된 것으로 나타났으며 이는 실제 하도측량 자료 분석을 통해 도출된 낙동강 본류의 자연적 그리고 인위적인 하상변동량($-8,300,000m^3/yr$)과 유사한 것으로 나타났다.