• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2020

This study aims to simulate the stabilization process of fibrous peat samples using end-bearing Cement Deep Mixing (CDM) columns by three area improvement ratios of 13.1% (TS-2), 19.6% (TS-3) and 26.2% (TS-3). It also focuses on the determination of approximate stress distribution between CDM columns and untreated fibrous peat soil. First, fibrous peat samples were mechanically stabilized using CDM columns of different area improvement ratio. Further, the ultimate bearing capacity of a rectangular foundation rested on the stabilized peat was calculated in stress-controlled condition. Then, this process was simulated via a FEM-based model using Plaxis 3-D foundation and the numerical modelling results were compared with experimental findings. In the numerical modelling stage, the behaviour of fibrous peat was simulated based on hardening soil (HS) model and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) model, while embedded pile element was utilized for CDM columns. The results indicated that in case of untreated peat HS model could predict the behaviour of fibrous peat better than MC model. The comparison between experimental and numerical investigations showed that the stress distribution between soil (S) and CDM columns (C) were 81%C-19%S (TS-2), 83%C-17%S (TS-3) and 89%C-11%S (TS-4), respectively. This implies that when the area improvement ratio is increased, the share of the CDM columns from final load was increased. Finally, the calculated bearing capacity factors were compared with results on the account of empirical design methods.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2020

Tropical organic soils having more than 65% of organic matters are named "peat". This soil type is extremely soft, unconsolidated, and possesses low shear strength and stiffness. Different conventional and industrial binders (e.g., lime or Portland cement) are used widely for stabilisation of organic soils. However, due to many factors affecting the behaviour of these soils (e.g., high moisture content, fewer mineral particles, and acidic media), the efficiency of the conventional binders is low and/or cost-intensive. This research investigates the impact of different constituents of cement-sodium silicate grout system on the compressibility behaviour of organic soil, including settlement and void ratio. A microstructure analysis is also carried out on treated organic soil using Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The results indicate that the settlement and void ratio of treated organic soils decrease gradually with the increase of cement and kaolinite contents, as well as sodium silicate until an optimum value of 2.5% of the wet soil weight. The microstructure analysis also demonstrates that with the increase of cement, kaolinite and sodium silicate, the void ratio and porosity of treated soil particles decrease, leading to an increase in the soil density by the hydration, pozzolanic, and polymerisation processes. This research contributes an extra useful knowledge to the stabilisation of organic soils and upgrading such problematic soils closer to the non-problematic soils for geotechnical applications such as deep mixing.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.980-992
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• 2024

Steam line break accident (SLB) in the nuclear reactor is one of the representative Non-LOCA accidents in which thermal-hydraulics and neutron kinetics are strongly coupled each other. Thus, the multi-scale and multi-physics approach is applied in this study in order to examine a realistic safety margin. An entire reactor coolant system is modelled by system scale node, whereas sub-channel scale resolution is applied for the region of interest such as the reactor core. Fuel performance code is extended to consider full core pin-wise fuel behaviour. The MARU platform is developed for easy integration of the codes to be coupled. An initial stage of the steam line break accident is simulated on the MARU platform. As cold coolant is injected from the cold leg into the reactor pressure vessel, the power increases due to the moderator feedback. Three-dimensional coolant and fuel behaviour are qualitatively visualized for easy comprehension. Moreover, quantitative investigation is added by focusing on the enhancement of safety margin by means of comparing the minimum departure from nucleate boiling ratio (MDNBR). Three factors contributing to the increase of the MDNBR are proposed: Various geometric parameters, realistic power distribution by neutron kinetics code, Radial coolant mixing including sub-channel physics model.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.491-505
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• 2023

The practical usage of underground space and demand for vehicular tunnels necessitate the construction of non-circular wide rectangular tunnels. However, constructing large tunnels in soft clayey soil conditions with no ground improvement can lead to excessive ground deformations and collapse. In recent years, in situ ground improvement techniques such as jet grouting and deep cement mixing are often utilized to perform cement-stabilisation around the tunnel boundary to prevent large deformations and failure. This paper discusses the stability characteristics and failure behaviour of a wide rectangular tunnel in cement-treated soft clays. First, the plane strain finite element model is developed and validated with the results of centrifuge model tests available in the past literature. The critical tunnel support pressures computed from the numerical study are found to be in good agreement with those of centrifuge model tests. The influence of varying strength and thickness of improved soil surround, and cover depth are studied on the stability and failure modes of a rectangular tunnel. It is observed that the failure behaviour of the tunnel in improved soil surround depends on the ratio of the strength of improved soil surround to the strength of surrounding soil, i.e., q_ui/q_us, rather than just q_ui. For low q_ui/q_us ratios,the stability increases with the cover; however, for the high strength improved soil surrounds with q_ui >> q_us, the stability decreases with the cover. The failure chart, modified stability equation, and stability chart are also proposed as preliminary design guidelines for constructing rectangular tunnels in the improved soil surrounded by soft clays.

• 한국항만학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.361-371
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• 2000

A demand of marine outfall system has been much increased for the effective disposal of the wastewater due to population and industrial development at the coastal areas. The outfall system discharges primary or secondary treated effluent into the coastline, or at the deep water, or between these two. The discharge is carried out by constructing a pipeline on the sea bed with a diffuser or with a tunnel, risers and appropriate. The effluent, which has a density similar to that of fresh water, rises to the sea surface forming plume or jet, together with entraining the surrounding salt water and becomes very dilute. Thus there have been growing interests about plume behaviour around the outfall system. Plume or jet discharged from single-port or multi-port diffuser might cause certain impacts on coastal environment. Near field mixing characteristics of discharged water field using CORMIX model have been studied for effective outfall design various conditions on ambient current, depth, flow rate, effluent concentration, diffuser specification, port specification etc.. This kind of analysis is necessary to deal with water quality problems caused by the ocean discharge. The analyzed result was applied to the Pusan Jungang effluent outfall system plan.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2000년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.85.2-93
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• 2000

A demand of marine outfall system have been much increased for the effective disposal of the wastewater due to population and industrial development at the coastal areas. The outfall system discharges primary or secondary treated effluent into coastline or at the deep water, or between these two. The discharge is carried out by constructing a pipeline on the sea bed with a diffuser or with a tunnel, risers and appropriate. The effluent, which has a density similar to that of fresh water, rises to the sea surface forming plume or jet, together with entraining the surrounding salt water and becomes very dilute. Thus there have been growing interests about plume behaviour around the outfall system. Plume or jet discharged from single-port or multi-port diffuser might cause certain impacts on coastal environment. Near field mixing characteristics of discharged water field using CORMIX model with has been studied for effective outfall design various conditions on ambient current, depth, flow rate, effluent concentration, diffuser specification, port specification etc.. This kind of analysis is necessary to deal with water quality problems caused by the ocean discharge. The analyzed vesult was applied to the Pusan Jungang dffluent outfall system plan.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2003

초연약 고소성의 준설해성점토를 보강하기 위하여 Micro-Fiber(MF)재를 혼합하여 다양한 실내시험을 수행하였다. 준설점토의 함수비를 3종으로 조정하고 각각의 시료에 MF를 길이와 혼합율을 변화시키면서 일축압축 및 삼축압축 시험을 통하여 보강특성을 검토하였다. 또한, 양생일수벽로 강도증가 경향을 평가하였으며, 폐석회(Waste Lime, WL)의 추가혼합이 보강기능을 증대시키는지 여부를 검토하였다. 실험결과, MF를 혼합함에 따라 준설점토의 강도가 자연함수비에 무관하게 약 50% 증가하였으며, MF의 길이가 길수록 보강효과가 크게 나타났다. 또한, 합리적인 MF의 혼합율은 2% 정도이며, 추가적으로 폐석회를 약 10% 혼합할 경우 중장비주행이 가능한 보강효과가 나타나는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.2150-2158
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 복잡한 유동형태를 지닌 충돌분사류에 대한 유동특성을 연구하 기 위하여 단순화된 실험모델로써 형상이 동일한 두 원형분류의 충돌에 의한 충돌분류 의 혼합현상 및 유동구조 등을 질량유량비의 변화에 따라 유체역학적으로 구명하고자 하였으며, 본 연구 결과는 연소기관에서의 연소효율 증대 및 구조개선등의 공학적 응 용을 위한 기본자료로 활용하고, 이론적 연구에 의한 난류의 유동구조 및 유동특성 에 대한 타당성 입증과 이론적 모델의 보완을 위한 실험자료로 이용하고자 한다. 충돌유동에 영향을 미치는 주요인자는 노즐직경, 충돌각, 충돌질량유량비, 온도, 밀도 등이며, 이 인자들 중에서 충돌질량유량비와 출돌각이 충돌후 형성되는 난류혼합유동 에 지배적인 영향을 미치므로, 본 연구에서는 두 원형분류의 충돌질량유량비를 가변할 수 있는 장치를 고안하였으며, 두 분류의 충돌각을 45˚로 고정하고, 고속측과 저속측 노즐의 질량유량비를 1.0, 0.8, 0.6, 0.4로 설정하여 질량유량비에 따른 혼합 유동구 조의 구명을 위한 실험적인 연구를 수행하였다. 충돌후의 혼합유동의 특성을 연구하 기 위하여 유동중심궤적, 유동반폭, 유동단면, 2차원 및 3차원 유동장, 평균속도분포 등을 온라인 컴퓨터시스템을 이용하여 측정분석하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.381-393
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• 1993

이 논문은 하강하는 물의 막과 상승하는 공기유동으로 구성된 수직 다봉채널내서의 역유동 플러딩에 관한 실험결과를 발표한 것이다. 특히 다봉속에 혼합깃이 있는 것과 없는 스페이서 그릿 및 블럭키지가 프러딩의 거동에 미치는 영향이 조사되었다. 시험부에는 5$\times$5 지르칼로이관속이 사용되었다. 플러딩에 관한 전의 해석적 모델과 실험적 상관식들을 본 실험결과와 비교한즉 기존의 모델과 상관식들이 매우 높은 플러딩 곡선을 예측함이 발혀졌다. 스페이서 그릿은 이것이 없는 봉속과 비교하면 낮은 플러딩 공기유량을 나타낸다. 그러나 혼합깃이 있는 스페이서 그릿은 이것이 없는 스페이서 그릿에 비하여 높은 플러딩 공기유량이 요구된다. 블럭키지를 가진 봉속은 더욱더 높은 플러딩 공기유량을 갖는다. 세가지 형식의 시험봉 속에 대한 실험적 플러딩 상관식이 얻어졌다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.233-252
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• 2021

본논문은 쉴드 TBM 챔버(Chamber) 내 배토처리 효율성 향상을 위한 연구이다. 현재 국내에서는 TBM 공법을 이용한 시공사례가 증가하는 추세이다. TBM 공법 사용의 증가에 따른 디스크 커터(Disc Cutter), 커터 비트(Cutter bit) 및 세그먼트와 같은 TBM 공법의 연구 또한 증가하는 추세를 보인다. 하지만 챔버와 챔버 내 교반 성능에 대한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 원활한 배토처리와 굴착토의 거동을 개선하기 위하여 챔버 내 효과적인 믹싱 바 배치에 따른 교반 효율 변화에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 축소모형 실험은 식별의 용이성을 위하여 색이 다른 플라스틱 소재를 사용하여 지반을 조성하였다. 또한 믹싱 바 배치를 상이하게 하여 4가지 Case로 분류하였으며, 입도분포를 단입도와 다입도로 분류하여 총 8가지의 Case로 실험을 진행하였다. 모든 Case의 커터헤드의 회전속도는 5 RPM으로 동일하며, 실험시간 또한 동일한 조건인 1분 30초로 진행하였다. 교반 효율을 확인하기 위하여 각 Case별 상부, 중부(좌 or 우), 하부 위치의 시료를 채취하여 분석하였다. 축소모형실험 결과 실제 사용되는 Case 1과 Case 1-1보다 새로운 배치방법인 Case 4와 Case 4-1의 교반 효율이 증가하는 양상을 보인다. 그에 따라 챔버 내 믹싱 바 배치를 변경하여 교반 효율을 증가시킬 수 있을 것으로 보이며, 교반 효율증가에 따라 공기 절약에 효과적일 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구는 국내 쉴드 TBM 공법 활용에 있어 큰 지표로써 작용할 것으로 보인다.