• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2003

Soil, ground water, and sea bed are exposed to a continuous accumulation of polluted materials, causing serious environmental damage. It has been reported that such pollution causes a massive mortality of fish stock in rivers due to the resuspension of toxic chemicals, occurring during strong wind conditions. Therefore, it becomes apparent that there is an immediate demand for the restoration treatment of polluted river bed (or sea bed) sediment layers. Pollution levels of major rivers and ports, such as Paldang, Kyungan rivers, and Masan port, are becoming of great public concern, and are posing a serious environmental threat. In particular, the pollution of the Shi-hwa river has become a nation wide issue for the last few years. In spite of such public concern, the pollution levels of such rivers or ports are worsening everyday. In this study, an environmentally sound engineering package is introduced that helps to restore the polluted river bed or sea bed sediments. This engineering package consists of a suction facility, followed by a series of mechanical, chemical, and biological treatment units. The suction facility is designed to minimize secondary pollution that occurs from the resuspension of toxic materials during suction. The sea bed cleaning engineering package is designed to be installed on the top of a floating barge. Such a combination of environmental plant and shipbuilding technology provides a cost-effective solution, minimizing the transportation between suction and treatment facilities.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2006

When the costal zone surrounded by a breakwater has a narrow vertical opening, currents in the vicinity of a narrow entrance can result in a jet flow, coinciding with the tide. Such a Tidal-Jet Generator(TJG) can change the water mass distribution and transport processes in the domain of influence of the jet. Also, it can decrease the residual time of them. In the present study, the water purification utilizing tidal jets in the coastal zone over constant bathymetry are estimated numerically, using a finite-difference numerical scheme, named the NS-MAC-TIDE method, which isbased on the fully 3D Navier-stokes(NS) equations. The shear velocity near the inlet of the TJG are predicted from the flow field simulation, and are assessed qualitatively with the development of scouring or sediment that is caused by the change of diffusion or sweeping flowup from the seabed of sediment particles. Finally, through solving a transport equation of concentration, the residual time related on mass transport processes and the flushing mechanism for water purification are investigated.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.533-540
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• 2014

동해의 주요 어장이고 레저 관광과 동해 해양환경 연구 등에서 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있는 후포퇴 왕돌초 주변해역에 대한 정밀해저지형을 분석하고, 해저면 영상 자료 및 퇴적물 입도 결과를 이용하여 해저면 특성을 분류하였다. 후포퇴는 동해의 해안선과 평행하게 나타나며 가장 수심이 얕은 지역은 후포항 동쪽에 위치하고 있는 왕돌초 지역이다. 이 왕돌초는 셋잠(북쪽), 중간잠(중간), 맞잠(남쪽)이라는 3개의 봉우리로 구성되어 있다. 세 개의 봉우리 중 가장 수심이 낮은 지역은 중간잠으로 약 6 m의 가장 얕은 수심을 보이고, 북쪽의 셋잠은 약 8 m, 남쪽의 맞잠은 약 9 m의 수심에서 가장 얕은 지역이 나타난다. 왕돌초의 세 봉우리 주변으로는 얕은 해저지형을 보이며 복잡한 지형 기복과 많은 암반들이 산재한다. 그 암반들 사이 및 북동쪽의 평탄면과 급경사면의 서쪽 주변부로는 모래질자갈/자갈질모래 등의 비교적 굵은 조립질 퇴적물이 관측된다. 왕돌초 서쪽으로는 불규칙한 지형보다는 지형 기복이 감소하고 급격한 경사면이 존재하며 후포분지와 연결되는데 이 후포분지 지역은 니질/실트질 모래류의 퇴적물이 나타난다. 왕돌초 주변의 정밀해저지형과 해저면 특성 분석자료는 향후 왕돌초 해역의 해양환경연구 및 생태계의 지속적 이용을 위한 관리에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.151-151
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• 2011

Large amounts of natural gas, mainly methane, in the form of hydrates are stored on continental margins. When gas hydrates are dissociated by any environmental trigger, generation of excess pore pressure due to released free gas may cause sediment deformation and weakening. Hence, damage on offshore structures or submarine landslide can occur by gas hydrate dissociation. Therefore, geotechnical stability of gas hydrate bearing sediments is in need to be securely assessed. However, geotechnical characteristics of gas hydrates bearing sediments including small-strain elastic moduli have been poorly identified. Synthesizing gas hydrate in natural seabed sediment specimen, which is mainly composed of silty-to-clayey soils, has been hardly attempted due to their low permeability. Moreover, it has been known that hydrate loci in pore spaces and heterogeneity of hydrate growth in specimen scale play a critical role in determining physical properties of hydrate bearing sediments. In the presented study, we synthesized gas hydrate containing sediments in an instrumented oedometric cell. Geotechnical and geophysical properties of gas hydrate bearing sediments including compressibility, small-strain elastic moduli, elastic wave, and electrical resistivity are determined by wave-based techniques during loading and unloading processes. Significant changes in volume change, elastic wave, and electrical resistivity have been observed during formation and dissociation of gas hydrate. Experimental results and analyses reveal that geotechnical properties of gas hydrates bearing sediments are highly governed by hydrate saturation, effective stress, void ratio, and soil types as well as morphological feature of hydrate formation in sediments.

• 지구물리
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2003

An in-situ four-electrode contact resistivity probe system was designed, and field-tested in submarine sediments. Seismic survey was also performed to support and compare the results of electric survey. The probe was designed to be driven to selected depths below the seafloor using a Vibracore system. The four insulated electrodes were, spaced equidistant across the wedge, were extended beyond the probe tip to minimize effects of sediment disturbance by the wedge insertion. In-situ measurements of resistivity were recorded on board by precision electronic equipment consisting of signal generators and processors, and by temperature- monitoring systems. Overall limits of uncertainty at respective depths below the seafloor are up to ±10% of the measured values. Best estimates of conductivity are considered to be ±3 percent of the reported values. Resistivity measurements were made at six sites in carbonate sediments to a maximum depth of penetration of about 5 m. Average values of conductivity range between 0.88 and 1.21 mho/m. The results show the seabed is composed of alternating layers of relatively high-conductivity material (0.8 to 1.4 mho/m) in thicknesses of more or less one meter and layers about 30 cm thick having relatively low conductivities (0.4 to 0.8 mho/m).

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 연안의 해저면에 누적된 퇴적오염물을 효율적으로 수거할 수 있는 저속 쌍동형 정화선에 대한 선수선형의 개념설계에 대해 수행하였다. 선형설계는 선체건조가 용이하도록 단순화하였으며, 쌍동선 선형의 선수 Water line, 선수각 등의 변화에 따른 저항성능의 영향을 검토하였다. Ansys CFX를 이용한 수치시뮬레이션과 회류수조에서의 모형시험결과와의 비교/분석 등을 통하여 선수부 선형변화에 따른 저항성능과 자유표면 유동특성 사이의 관계를 고찰하였으며, 그 결과 선수재 위치와 어깨부 체적의 선수부 이동에 따른 파형개선으로 조파저항이 감소하는 등 저항성능의 향상을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2001

본 연구는 해저면의 뻘, 모래, 자갈, 패류 등을 초음파를 이용하여 형태별로 신호패턴을 데이터베이스로 구축한 후, 바다 현장에서 어군탐지기에 수신된 아날로그 신호를 A/D변환기를 사용하여 디지털 신호로 변환하고, 이 신호를 컴퓨터에서 가공, 분석한 후 DB에 있는 신호패턴과 실시간으로 비교하여 해저면 목표물을 인식할 수 있는 판독시스템을 개발하는 것이다. 지금까지 연구한 결과를 바탕으로 많은 실험을 거친 후(수조 및 현장 실험 등) 침전물의 데이터를 세밀히 샘플링하여 분석하면 해저면의 저질 상태 및 침전물들의 정확한 정보를 알아낼 수 있다. 또한, 수중에서 어종별로 어체에서 반사되는 초음파 특성과, 해저면에서 뻘과 딱딱한 패류 껍질, 모래, 자갈 등에서 반사되는 초음파 특성 등을 1차 신호와 2차, 3차 신호들에 대한 성분을 분석하여, 해저 목표물을 나타내는 1차 신호의 필요한 값은 추출하고, 그 외의 2차, 3차 신호는 필터링 시키는 해저면 판독시스템을 개발하는 것이다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2016

This paper presents the explorations of hydrothermal vents located in the Marina Arc and Back Arc Basin using the deep-sea ROV Hemire. These explorations were conducted by KRISO and KIOST to demonstrate the capability of Hemire in various applications for deep-sea scientific research. The missions included the following: (1) to search the reported vents, (2) conduct visual inspections, (3) deploy/recover a sediment trap and bait traps, (4) sample sediment/water/rock, (5) measure the magnetic field at the vent site, and (6) acquire a detailed map using multi-beam sonar near the bottom. We installed three HD cameras for precise visual inspection, a high-temperature thermometer, a three-component magnetometer, and a multi-beam sonar to acquire details of the bottom contour or identify vents in the survey area. The explorations were performed in an expedition from March 23 to April 5, 2016, and the missions were successfully completed. This paper discusses the operational process, navigation, and control of Hemire, as well as the exploration results.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.601-610
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• 2021

해안구조물 설치 전, 후의 금강하구역 해수유동 양상을 CASE별로 비교하기 위해서 수심적분된 그리고 조간대 처리기법이 적용된 해수유동 수치모형인 FLOW2DH를 사용하였다. 실험조건은 해안구조물 설치 전(CASE1), 해안구조물 설치 후(CASE2), 배수갑문운영 추가(CASE1Q, CASE2Q) 및 현재 상태(CASE3)로 구성된다. CASE1의 경우, 자연형 하구의 안정화된 해수유동 양상을 보여주고 있고, CASE2의 경우, 설치된 해안구조물들로 인하여 금강하구역의 유속 및 유향에 변화가 발생하였다. 특히, CASE2의 개야수로 구간(P5~P9)은 CASE1과 대비하여 유속이 10~30% 크게 계산되었다. 금강하굿둑과 가장 가까운 군산 내항(P4)의 경우는, CASE1Q와 CASE2Q의 낙조 시 2.7시간의 배수갑문의 방류로 인하여 낙조 유속이 다른 CASE들과 비교하여 약 250~300% 빨라졌다. 이는 퇴적물이동에 영향을 줄 것이고, 나아가 해저지형변화를 야기할 것으로 예측된다. 현재 상태인 CASE3의 경우, 금강하구와 주변 해안역의 유속과 유향을 검토한 결과 안정화 단계로 접어들고 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.519-536
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• 2008

The relatively tranquil area within the Gogunsan Archipelago was for the first time investigated preliminarily with respect to modern sedimentological processes in association with the emplacement of the Saemangeum Dyke. Basic sedimentological observations, bathymetry and surface sediments were performed twice during 2006-2008 to compare the results and elaborate changes during that period of time. In addition, sediment dynamical observations were carried out with latest measuring equipment along two transects crossing the entrances of the archipelago, including 12-hour onboard measurements of current, suspended sediments, temperature, and salinity. This dataset was used to reveal hydrodynamic characteristics for spring season April-May and to estimate the direction and relative magnitude of the net flux of suspended sediments. There occurred three depositional areas (A to C) within the archipelago, where sediment texture was also changed. In area A, around Yami Island and the dyke, and area B, in the center of the archipelago, surface sediments became coarsened over the two-year period; sand content increased 5% at the expense of silt content in the former, whereas silt content increased 3% at the expense of clay content in the latter. By comparison, area C in the western entrance of the archipelago shows a textural trend of fining with more silt and clay (combined increase of 5%) at the expense of sand content. The accumulation of sediments in areas A and B is attributable to the sand and silt resuspended from the seabed sediments off sector 4 of the dyke during the winter. The origin of the fine materials depositing on area C is uncertain at present, although suspended sediments moving offshore around the archipelago may be one of the most likely candidates for the source. The temperature of seawater increased rapidly from $9-10^{\circ}C$ in April to $14-16^{\circ}C$ in May, whereas salinity remained more or less constant at 31-32%o during the two months. Both of these parameters showed little variations with depth through a tidal cycle, suggesting good mixing of seawater without any help of significant waves. The consistency of salinity during a tidal cycle also indicates no insignificant effects of freshwater from the rivers Mangyung and Donjin emitting through the opening gap near Sinsi Island. The suspended sediment concentrations were higher at the entrance between Sunyu and Sinsi islands than at the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands, ranging from 20 and 30 mg/l and from 5 and 15 mg/l, respectively at the sea surface. Although tidal currents were variable across a transect between Sunyu and Sinsi islands, the currents across the entrance between Hoenggyong and Sinsi islands flowed consistently in the same direction all over the transect during a tidal cycle. The estimation of net flux of suspended sediments indicates that suspended sediments are transferred to the Gogunsan Archipelago mainly through a relatively deep trough adjacent to Sinsi Island toward the shallow area around Yami Island and the dyke.