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FLO-2D Simulation of the Flood Inundation Zone in the Case of Failure of the Sandae Reservoir Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk (댐붕괴 모형과 FLO-2D를 연동한 산대저수지 붕괴 침수 모의)

  • Go, Dae-hong;Lee, Khil-Ha;Kim, Jin-Man;Kim, Sung-Wook
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.449-458
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    • 2015
  • The compilation of a flood hazard map is an efficient technique in managing areas at risk of flooding in the case of a dam-break. A scenario-based numerical modeling approach is commonly used to compile a flood hazard map related to dam-break and to determine the model parameters that capture peak discharge, including breach formation and progress, which are important in the modeling method. This approach might be considered less reliable if an existing model is used without local validation. In this study, a dam-break model is linked to a routing model to identify flood-risk areas in the case of failure of the Sandae Reservoir Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. Model parameters are extracted from a DEM, and maps of land use and soil texture. The simulation results are compared with on-site investigations in terms of inundation and depth. The model reproduces the inundation zone with reasonable accuracy.

Dynamic Behavior of Buried Pipelines Constructed by Domestic and USA Specifications (국내 및 미국 시방서에 따라 시공된 지중매설관의 동적거동)

  • Jeon, Sang-Soo;Kim, Jae-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.59-66
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    • 2011
  • Lifeline Damages induced by earthquake loading brings not only a structure damage but the communication problems by the interruption of various energy utilities such as electric power, gas, and water resources. Earthquake loss estimation systems in USA and Japan, called as HAZUS (Hazard in US) and HERAS (Hazards Estimation and Restoration Aid System), respectively, have been established for the purpose of efficient responding to the earthquake hazard. Sufficient damage records are required to establish these systems. However, there are insufficient data set of damage records obtained from previous earthquakes in Korea. In this study, according to the construction specifications of the pipelines in both Korea and USA, the behavior of both ductile and brittle pipelines embedded in dense sand overlying various soils, such as clay, sand, and gravel were examined with respect to the pipeline characteristics under various earthquake loadings. The applicability of pipeline damage prediction used in HAZUS program to Korea has been investigated.

Ensuring Economic Benefits of Mitigation Projects for Improving the Image of Construction Industry

  • Son, Chang-Baek;Shin, Won-Sang;Kim, Dae Young
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2014
  • Over the last several decades, the United States has experienced a great number of natural disasters. To minimize the impact of the natural hazard events, the U.S. government spent a tremendous amount of money through federal assistant programs. To be eligible for the programs, a mitigation project must be cost effective (more benefits compared to project costs). However, the state and local communities suffering from the natural disasters generally have difficulty in collecting reliable evidence for their damages which can be converted later into benefits when a mitigation project is implemented. Therefore, this paper shows the process of conducting a benefit cost analysis with limited data. Besides, it also provides how to apply the limited data to the analysis through a case study. Consequently, this paper help state and local communities get funding from the federal government, which in turns will improve the image of construction industry by preventing people from natural disasters.

A study on the Information Management System for the Disaster Prevention (재난방재 통보관리 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Mi-Ho;Hong, Gyu-Gab;Jung, Ho-Young;Cho, Won-Cheol;Lee, Tae-Shik
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.492-496
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    • 2007
  • This paper focused on "the information management for the disaster prevention", which is based on If, which copes with partial or whole national disaster effectively and which helps to reduce the damage by natural or artificial disasters promptly.

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A basic study for Decision of Debris Barrier Model it is suitable to Mountains among the Kangwon (강원산간지형에 적합한 사방댐 모델결정을 위한 기초적 연구)

  • Hwang, Suk-Min;Lee, Seung-Ho;Moon, Jung-Shik;Kim, Yu-Tae
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.530-533
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    • 2007
  • Our country occurs yearly damage, because of every year in the summer season characteristic localized torrential downpour. Therefor, we will research damage instance and natural calamity reduction effective plan through research against a landslide relation Debris Barrier, And the Debris Barrier decide suitability of Mountains among the Kangwon.

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Storm Water Logging Analysis and Pre-warning System Construction in Beijing City

  • Yuan, Ximin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.2200-2204
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    • 2009
  • In this paper the analysis of natural cause of Beijing Storm inundation and the effect of the human activities has been taken. Flood risk can hardly be eliminated solely by projects. Pre-warning system established is an efficient measure to minimize the influence of flood. Several main functions of this system and their examples are described in the paper, such as: monitoring, forecast, scheme, warning, dynamic decision-making and information publication.

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The 3rd National Conference Of Professional engineers - On Geotechnical Structure Risk & Hazards (제3회 전국기술사대회 특집(토목시공) - 지반구조물 재해 및 위험분석 연구)

  • Yoon, Gil-Lim
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.30-33
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    • 2009
  • Great concerns on geotechnical risk & hazard assessment have increased due to human and economic damage by natural disasters with recent global climate changes. In this paper, geotechnical problems in particular, landslide which is interested in European countries and North America, were mainly discussed. For these, 18 key topics on geotechnical risk and hazards which had been discussed at the LARAM 2008 workshop in Italy were analyzed after grouping by subjects. Main topic contents consisted of applications such as field measurement, early warning systems, uncertainty analysis of parameters using radar, optical data and statistical theory and so on.

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Reliability Assessments and Design Load Factors for Reinforced Concrete Containment Structures of Nuclear Power Plant

  • Han, Bong-Koo
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.444-450
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    • 1997
  • The current ASME code for reinforced concrete containment structures are not based on probability concepts. The stochastic nature of natural hazard or accidental loads and the variations of material properties require a probabilistic approach for a rational assessment of structural safety and performance. The paper develops design load factors for the serviceability limit state of reinforced concrete containment structures. The target limit state probability is determined and the load factors are calculated by the numerical analysis. Design load factors are proposed and carried out the reliability assessments.

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Characteristics of Natural Disaster Occurrence in North Korea (북한의 자연재해 발생 특성)

  • Park, So-Yeon;Kim, Baek-Jo;Ahn, Suk-Hee
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.115.1-115.1
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    • 2010
  • 본 연구에서는 1980년부터 2008년까지 CRED 자료를 이용하여 북한의 자연재해 발생 특성과 피해 현황을 조사하였다. 북한의 자연재해는 주로 여름철 태풍과 홍수에 의해 발생하였으며, 대표적인 홍수사례는 1995년과 2007년이다. 또한 북한의 홍수 발생과 관련된 종관기상상태를 알아보기 위하여 위성영상과 일본기상청 제공 인쇄일기도를 활용하였다. 북한의 홍수와 관련된 호우는 장마전선의 영향, 북서쪽에서 접근하는 저기압의 서해상에서 발달, 북태평양 고기압의 가장자리에서 대류 불안정, 그리고 열대성 저기압(태풍)의 소멸과 관련하여 발생하였다.

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