• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.158-159
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• 2016

Construction project consists of several stages such as planning, design, construction, operation/maintain, etc. Decisions made in the planning and design stage have a significant impact on the construction and operation/maintain stages. Identifying key resources contributing to duration and cost of design alternatives is an important measure to achieve effective coordination between design and construction. This study proposes a method which finds an optimal design alternative by taking into account of resource planning, expected duration, and cost in construction stage. Base on literature review relative to the assessment of design alternatives, a method which predicts required resources, duration, and cost of the design alternative is established. Then, a method that identifies an optimal design alternative based on the preference of a certain project criteria is developed. Finally, a case study is presented.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.99 no.5
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• pp.770-776
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• 2010

This study was conducted to assess the existing flora and fauna, and to develop a spatial map of Alapang communal forest located in the province of Benguet, Philippines. A total of 52 species belonging to 27 families were identified during the inventory in this communal forest using the quadrat method while a total of 30 species belonging to 18 families were recorded using line intercept technique for the assessment of grasses, herbs, vines and other low-lying vegetation. The diversity index of the species in Alapang communal forests using the quadrat method was 2.6649 while for the line intercept technique it was 2.5446. The most dominant species in this area was found to be Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon (Benguet pine) under Family Pinaceae with an importance value of 106.74%. In the faunal assessment, four species of birds and a small mammal particularly a rodent were identified during the study. Aside from the high species diversity of this communal forest, the presence of endemic and indicator species in the area denotes that this forest was still in good condition hence must be protected. Spatial maps and database system were generated based from data gathered in the field using Geographic Information System (GIS).

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.89-96
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• 2011

This study was carried out to assess the variations of water quality caused by the dam construction on the river. Six dams-Yongdam, Miryang, Hoengseong, Boryeong, Jangheung and Buan- constructed recently in Korea were selected for the study. Chemical oxygen demand(COD) was increased in the initial stage of water storage at dams compared to the lotic(river) environment, but after 3 years it was maintained lower and stabilized concentrations. Five dams except for Jangheung Dam were maintained Ia~Ib grade conditions under the water quality criteria of Korea. The concentrations of total nitrogen(T-N) were decreased under the lentic(reservoir) environment compared to the river status. Total phosphorus(T-P) was decreased 13~63% at the reservoir condition. We concluded that increase of COD concentration was due to the debris organic materials of the land, but temporary phenomenon. T-N and T-P concentrations were decreased at the lentic condition compared to the lotic.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.11-22
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• 2004

Benthic pollution assessment based on macrobenthic community structure with environmental variables was carried out at twelve stations during two periods on a presumed pollution gradient in Gamak Bay. Univariate and multivariate methods were applied to investigate structural changes in the benthic communities. A clear gradient of pollution effects on the macrobenthic community was observed from the interior to the exterior of the bay. The community on the northwestern basin was severely disturbed due to a low level of hydrodynamics and a large amount of pollutant input from nearby cities. Exterior regions on the southern basin appeared to have the best benthic environmental characteristics among all stations according to most methods of analysis. Central ridge regions and two stations around the islets in the mouth of the bay exhibited intermediate levels of perturbation when compared to the more disturbed interior and undisturbed exterior regions. Pollution effects on the communities were attenuated at the southern area of the central ridge during spring compared to those of summer, where aquacultural farming was densely distributed. The environmental variables primarily correlated to the macrobenthic community structure were total organic carbon (C), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and tributyltins (TBTs), contents found on the surface sediment, as anthropogenic variables indicating organic materials.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.629-642
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• 2021

Land-use change has an important role in the hydrologic characteristics of watersheds because it alters various hydrologic components such as interception, infiltration, and evapotranspiration. For example, rapid urbanization in a watershed reduces infiltration rates and increases peak flow which lead to changes in the hydrologic responses. In this study, a physical hydrologic model the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) was used to assess long-term continuous daily streamflow corresponding to land-use changes that occurred in the Naesungchun river watershed. For a 30-year model simulation, 3 different land-use maps of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s were used to identify the impacts of the land-use changes. Using SWAT-CUP (calibration and uncertainty program), an automated parameter calibration tool, 23 parameters were selected, optimized and compared with the daily streamflow data observed at the upstream, midstream and downstream locations of the watershed. The statistical indexes used for the model calibration and validation show that the model performance is improved at the downstream location of the Naesungchun river. The simulated streamflow in the mainstream considering land-use change increases up to -2 - 30 cm compared with the results simulated with the single land-use map. However, the difference was not significant in the tributaries with or without the impact of land-use change.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 2009

We conducted human risk assessment due to inhalation exposure to heavy metals emitted from incinerator. The process of health impact assessment(HIA) on incinerator is as follows: The first step is to presume and calculate the amount of heavy metals emitted using emission factor. The second step is to conduct an exposure assessment using the K-SCREEN model which is used for predicting the concentration in a conservative method. The last step is to carry out a risk assessment on carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic substances. This study revealed that rank of carcinogenic human risk was $Cr^{+6}$ > As > Ni > Cd, and values of human risk assessment on carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic substances is lower than the US criteria for risk assessment except $Cr^{+6}$. It is expected that the technique of HIA, especially human risk assessment on heavy metals, would be applied to the incinerator construction project. In addition, more systematic studies are needed to overcome some weak points and limits found in this study.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.567-582
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• 2014

Coastal fisheries in Korean waters have highly complexity with a variety of fishing gears, and scale of those fisheries is smaller than that of offshore fisheries. As a result, important spawning and nursery grounds for many species of fish has been destroyed. The pragmatic ecosystem-based approach was developed for the assessment of fisheries resources in Korean waters by Zhang et al. (2009; 2010). As for the species risk index (SRI), common squid caught by coastal gillnet in the Uljin region had the highest risk. As for the fisheries risk index (FRI), coastal gillnet in the Uljin coastal waters had the highest risk. For the common squid which had the highest SRI, resources management strategies must be established such as catch prohibition of length and period with TAC. For the coastal gillnet in the Uljin region which had the highest FRI, it is judged to need management plans for conserving biodiversity as reducing the catch of non-target species and discards. Also to protect existing habitat, illegal fishery should be prohibited, and fishing gears should be designed in the environmental-friendly way considering when fishing gears lost.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.427-427
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• 2023

일반적으로 수자원가용량이라 하면 지표·지하·토양 등에 있는 모든 수자원의 양이라 할 수 있다. 정확한 수자원가용량의 평가를 위해서는 강수, 기온 등의 기상 예측의 정확도 확보가 우선되어야 하며, 지표 하에 보이지 않는 수자원의 양을 정확히 평가할 수 있어야 한다. 한국건설기술연구원은 2012년부터 세계기상기구(WMO, World Meteorological Organization)에서 수자원평가 부문 리더 역할을 수행하면서 회원국들에게 수자원가용량평가를 위한 '동적수자원평가시스템'의 개발을 제안하여 추진하였다. 그 결과, 동적수자원평가시스템(Dynamic Water resources Assessment Tool, DWAT)이 2017년 12월에 개발되었고, 2019년 5월에는 WMO 웹사이트 (https://public.wmo.int/en/water/dynamic-water-resources-assessment-tool)를 통해 193개 회원국에 보급되기 시작하였다. DWAT은 전 세계가 무료로 이용할 수 있는 수자원평가 도구로, 지하수, 용수이용 뿐만 아니라 지표수를 고려한 수자원계획 및 관리를 위해 중⋅소규모 하천 유역에 적용될 수 있다. 특히, 논 지역의 유출특성을 모의할 수 있는 모듈을 탑재하였으며, 고위도 및 고산지대의 수문학적 특성을 반영할 수 있는 융설 모듈이 포함되었고, 매개변수 최적화 기능도 포함되었다. WMO는 수자원분야 주요사업 중 하나인 "전지구 수문현황 및 전망 시스템(HYDROSOS, global HYDROlogical Status and Outlook System)" 사업을 추진하고 있다. 본 사업은 전지구 기상예보를 활용하여 주요 지점의 자연 유출량에 대한 현황과 예보를 수행하는 것을 목표로 한다. 2019년 6월 제18차 WMO 총회에서는 수자원분야 주요 사업인 HYDROSOS의 시범사업을 DWAT이 지원하는 것으로 의결되었다. 따라서 이러한 DWAT의 활용을 통해 대한민국의 수자원 평가 실무와 관련된 기술이 WMO 회원국에 지속적으로 보급될 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.285-285
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• 2022

기후변화가 현실화되면서 수자원평가 (Water Resources Assessment)에 대한 관심과 중요성이 높아지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 '주민공감 문제기획리빙랩' 대상지인 순천은 동천을 중심으로 홍수량을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 순천시의 가장 시급한 사안 중 하나인 범람 및 침수 문제로, 최근 3년(2018~2020)간의 집중호우로 인한 내수배제로 주택 및 도로침수, 산사태 등의 피해를 겪었다. 시기마다 고질적으로 반복되는 동천 인근 지역의 침수문제를 사전에 예방하고 피해의 빈도나 규모를 줄이기 위하여 분석을 수행하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 환경부의 지원을 받아 한강홍수통제소와 한국건설기술연구원이 공동으로 개발한 동적수자원평가모형(DWAT, Dynamic Water Resources Assessment Tool)을 이용하여 정량적으로 홍수량 산정을 하고자 한다. 본 모형은 전 세계가 무료로 이용할 수 있는 수자원평가도구로 사용자의 편의를 위해 GIS전처리 기능을 포함하고 있어, 자동으로 유역 매개변수 및 면적 평균강우량을 Thiessen method를 사용하여 산정할 수 있다. 또한, 물의 순환과정을 투수 및 불투수지역으로 구분되며, 투수지역은 1개의 토양층과 1개의 불압대수층으로 구성되고, 유출기여역과 함양역으로 유역을 분할하여 적용할 수 있으며, 대수층을 통하여 지하수의 흐름을 산정할 수 있다. 기상청에서 제공하는 기상자료를 분석하여 과거 관측 강우사상 3개를 선정하여 검·보정을 수행하였으며, 그 결과 모형 효율계수(Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency) 및 결정계수(Coefficient of Determination)가 0.78~0.94, 0.82~0.94로 우수한 모의 결과를 산정할 수 있었다. 빈도별 확률강우량을 Huff 4분위법을 사용하여 확률홍수량을 산정하였다. 미래 홍수량 증감량 산정을 위하여 RCP(Representative Concentration Pathways) 기후변화 시나리오를 사용하였다. 관측값과 모의값의 누적확률분포 이용하여 모의값의 확률분포를 관측값의 확률분포에 사상시키는 방법인 분위사상법(Quantile Mapping)을 사용하여 시나리오자료를 보정하였다. 본 연구에서 산정한 홍수량을 바탕으로 침수피해를 막기 위한 구조적 및 비구조적 방안을 위한 기초자료로 사용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.419-425
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• 2024

As the variability of renewable energy output increases, there is a growing emphasis on flexible resources that facilitate effective output control to maintain the stability of the power grid. In the absence of such flexible resources, grid instability, including large-scale blackouts, may occur. Therefore, methods for assessing flexibility are essential for the effective utilization of flexible resources that mitigate variability. This study proposes a performance-based assessment method to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of flexible resources, considering both grid stability and efficiency. The validity of this method was verified through a case study that accounted for potential errors during actual operations.