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An Analysis on the Hydrologic Cycle Effect of Rodway Permeable Pavement in Rasidential Site (단지내 차도용 투수성 포장의 물순환 효과분석)

  • Lee, Jungmin;Hyun, Kyoung hak;Yuh, OkKyung
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.691-699
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    • 2010
  • In recent years, increases in impervious areas with rapid urbanization and land use changes are causing numerous hydrologic cycle and environmental problems. Impermeable pavement have a various defect such as collection rainwater, decreasing of sliding resistance, and etc. In this study, the hydrologic cycle effect of permeable pavement were analyzed by the experiment and the numerical simulation. The numerical model used was a modified SWMM especially for considering the hydrologic cycle effect of permeable pavement. The parameters of modified SWMM were revised by the experimental results. Also, the effects of runoff quantity reduction are reviewed when permeable pavement is applied to Incheon Cheongna watershed. The hydrologic cycle analysis of Incheon Cheongna watershed, continuous simulations of urban runoff were performed. The analysis results of permeable pavement setup effect on runoff are follows: the surface runoff after permeable pavement setup decreases to 74.35% of the precipitation whereas the surface runoff before permeable pavement setup amounts to 81.38% of the precipitation; the infiltration after permeable pavement setup increases to 15.13% of the precipitation whereas the infiltration before permeable pavement setup amounts to 8.32% of the precipitation.

Application of electromagnetic methods to the investigation of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifer - A case study in the Hasunuma area, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

  • Mitsuhata Yuji;Uchida Toshihiro
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.335-339
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    • 2003
  • The estimation of seawater intrusion into deep aquifers has been becoming an important subject in terms of site characterization for geological disposal of radioactive waste. Conventional direct-current resistivity methods have been used for ground water explorations and recently have been applied to environmental problems. However, electromagnetic methods are more practical and useful for such a deep investigation. We consider audio-frequency magnetotelluric (AMT) and surface-to-borehole electromagnetic (EM) tomography methods as promising tools for the investigation of deep aquifer. These methods were tested in the Hasunuma area, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Although the study area is in an urban area, high-quality AMT data were acquired, which was mainly accomplished by night-time data recording and remote-reference data processing. One-dimensional inversion results of the AMT data revealed two extremely conductive zones, which is consistent with the electrical conductivity profile of pore water in core samples. It can be interpreted as the seawater intrusions into both zones. However, the chemical analysis of the groundwater sampled in the deep zone suggests that this groundwater must be fossil seawater that had been confined during sedimentation processes. In addition, the permeability coefficient of the deep layer is very low. Thus the deep conductive zone corresponds to the fossil seawater regarded as being difficult to flow.

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A Numerical Study on Characteristics of Flood Wave Passing through Urban Areas (1) : Development and Verification of a Numerical Model (도시지역을 관통하는 홍수파의 특성에 관한 수치적 연구 (1) : 수치모형의 개발 및 검증)

  • Jeong, Woo-Chang;Lee, Jin-Woo;Cho, Yong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2009
  • In this study, a two-dimensional unstructured finite volume model based on the shallow-water equations and well-balanced HLLC scheme is developed. The model is verified by applying to various one- and two-dimensional problems related to the analyses of dam-break wave. The predicted numerical results agree very well with available analytical solutions and laboratory measurements. The model provides slightly more accurate results compared with the existing models.

An Experimental Study on Filtration Efficiency of Sand Filter Layers to TSS and COD in Non-point Source Pollutant (분산형 빗물 저류조용 모래 여과층을 적용한 도심지 비점오염원의 TSS와 COD 정화효율에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Ahn, Jaeyoon;Lee, Dongseop;Han, Shinin;Choi, Hangseok
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.1477-1488
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    • 2014
  • Prevalent construction of impermeable pavements in urban areas causes diverse water-related environmental issues, such as lowering ground water levels and shortage of water supply for the living. In order to resolve such problems, a rainwater reservoir can be an effective and useful solution. The rainwater reservoir facilitates the hydrologic cycle in urban areas by temporarily retaining precipitation-runoff within a shallow subsurface layer for later use in a dry season. However, in order to use the stored water of precipitation-runoff, non-point source pollutants mostly retained in initial rainfall should be removed before being stored in the reservoir. Therefore, the purification system to filter out the non-point source pollutants is essential for the rainwater reservoir. The conventional soil filtration technology is well known to be able to capture non-point source pollutants in a economical and efficient way. This study adopted a sand filter layer (SFL) as a non-point source pollutant removal system in the rainwater reservoir, and conducted a series of lab-scale chamber tests and field tests to evaluate the pollutant removal efficiency and applicability of SFL. During the laboratory chamber experiments, three types of SFL with the different grain size characteristics were compared in the chamber with a dimension of $20cm{\times}30cm{\times}60cm$. To evaluate performance of the reservoir systems, the concentration of the polluted water in terms of TSS (Total Suspended Solids) and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) were measured and compared. In addition, a reduction in hydraulic conductivity of SFL due to pollutant clogging was indirectly estimated. The optimum SFL selected through the laboratory chamber experiments was verified on the in-situ rainwater reservoir for field applicability.

Evaluation of Optimum Mixing Rate and Durability of Concrete Using Water Granulated Slag Fine Aggregate (수쇄 페로니켈슬래그 잔골재를 이용한 콘크리트의 최적 혼합률 및 내구 특성 평가)

  • Choi, Yun-Wang;Park, Man-Seok;Lee, Kwang-Myong;Bae, Su-Ho;Kim, Jee-Sang
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.120-127
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    • 2011
  • Recently, there are problems due to the exhaustion of natural aggregate resources, and strict restrictions. In this study, the possibility of using Water Granulated Ferro-Nickel slag as a substitutive material of fine aggregate is determined from the properties of mechanical and durability for the concrete that is made with Water Granulated Ferro-Nickel slag. According to the test results, when the mixing rate of Water Granulated Ferro-Nickel Slag aggregates concrete is adjusted, up to 50% of its aggregates by mixing rate can be mixed with general aggregates. The optimum mix ratio is considered to be 40%. The freezing and thawing resistance of Water Granulated Ferro-Nickel Slag aggregates concrete is identical to that of general aggregates concrete, while the carbonation resistance is found to be same as or lower than that of general aggregates concretes.

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mprovement of Estimation Method of Load Capture Ratio for Design and Evaluation of Bio-retention LID Facility (생태저류지 LID 시설의 설계 및 평가를 위한 삭감대상부하비 산정방법 개선)

  • Choi, Jeonghyeon;Lee, Okjeong;Kim, Yongseok;Kim, Sangdan
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.569-578
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    • 2018
  • To minimize the negative alterations in hydrologic and water quality environment in urban areas due to urbanization, Low Impact Development (LID) techniques are actively applied. In Korea, LID facilities are classified as Non-point Pollution Reduction Facilities (NPRFs), and therefore they are evaluated using the performance evaluation method for NPRFs. However, while LID facilities are generally installed in small, distributed configuration and mainly work with the infiltration process, the existing NPRFs are installed on a large scale and mainly work with the reservoir process. Therefore, some limitations are expected in assessing both facilities using the same method as they differ in properties. To solve these problems, in this study, a new method for performance evaluation was proposed with focus on bio-retention LID facilities. EPA SWMM was used to reproduce the hydrologic and water quality phenomena in study area, and SWMM-LID module used to simulate TP interception performance by installing a bio-retention cell under various conditions through long-term simulations. Finally, an empirical formula for Load Capture Ratio (LCR) was derived based on storm water interception ratio in the same form as the existing method. Using the existing formula in estimating the LCR is likely to overestimate the performance of interception for non-point pollutants in the extremely low design capacity, and also underestimate it in the moderate and high design capacity.

Development of a Decision Making Model for Efficient Rehabilitation of Sewer System (효율적인 하수관거 개량을 위한 의사결정모형의 개발)

  • Lee, Jung-Ho;Jun, Hwan-Don;Joo, Jin-Gul;Kim, Joong-Hoon
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.127-135
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    • 2008
  • The objective of sewer rehabilitation is to improve its function while eliminating inflow/infiltration (I/I) and insufficient carrying capacity (ICC). Such rehabilitation efforts, however, have not been particularly successful due to a lack of sewer data and unsystematic field practices. The present study aimed to solve these problems by developing a decision making model consisting of two models: the rehabilitation weighting model (RWM) and the rehabilitation priority model (RPM). In RWM, the I/I of each pipe in a drainage district is estimated according to various defects, with each defect given an individual weighting factor using an analytic hierarchy process (AHP). RPM determines the optimal rehabilitation priority (ORP) using a genetic algorithm (GA). The developed models can be used to overcome the problems associated with unsystematic practices and, in practice, as a decision making tool for urban sewer system rehabilitation.

Optimal Test Function Petrov-Galerkin Method (최적시행함수 Petrov-Galerkin 방법)

  • Sung-Uk Choi
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.599-612
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    • 1998
  • Numerical analysis of convection-dominated transport problems are challenging because of dual characteristics of the governing equation. In the finite element method, a strategy is to modify the test function to weight more in the upwind direction. This is called as the Petrov-Galerkin method. In this paper, both N+1 and N+2 Petrov-Galerkin methods are applied to transport problems at high grid Peclet number. Frequency fitting algorithm is used to obtain optimal levels of N+2 upwinding, and the results are discussed. Also, a new Petrov-Galerkin method, named as "Optimal Test Function Petrov-Galerkin Method," is proposed in this paper. The test function of this numerical method changes its shape depending upon relative strength of the convection to the diffusion. A numerical experiment is carried out to demonstrate the performance of the proposed method.

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A Case Study on the Construction of 3D Geo-spatial Information for Digital Twin Implementation (디지털 트윈 구현을 위한 3차원 공간정보 구축사례 연구)

  • KIM, Seung-Yub;LEE, Ho-Hyun;CHOI, Eun-Soo;GO, Je-Ung
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.146-160
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    • 2020
  • In the 4th industrial revolution, research on solving urban problems using ICT technology is emerging. Representatively, research is being conducted mainly focusing on smart cities. 3D geo-spatial. Various case studies on smart cities are being conducted to solve urban problems, and in order to effectively implement smart cities, it is implemented on the basis of a digital twin interconnecting physical and virtual environments. To implement a digital twin, the concept of space is essential, and spatial information that composes the real world is also essential. Therefore, in order to implement the digital twin, this study conducted a study on the construction and modeling of 3D geo-spatial information based on the national spatial information establishment regulations and the international standard CityGML for buildings, water facilities, and transportation facilities in Jeonju. In Jeonju, the research area, the LOD was defined, and the possibility of digital twin based on geo-spatial information was determined through data collection, analysis, and construction for each detail. In this study, it is meaningful that a plan to construct geo-spatial information for the implementation of a digital twin is presented, and the result of the construction is modeled as an urban standard model. The results of study are expected to be used as reference for detailed construction plans and standard establishment by governments and local governments promoting smart city and digital twin construction in the future.

A study on the applicability of under ground structure using steel tubular roof in Korean geotechnical condition (대구경강관을 이용한 지하구조물 축조공법의 국내지반 적용성 연구)

  • Lee, Young-Bock;Kim, Jeong-Yoon;Park, Inn-Joon;Kim, Kyong-Gon;Lee, Jong-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.401-409
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    • 2003
  • Recently, the development of underground structures is to be inevitably necessary due to the increase in population and traffic volume that has caused to the limit of urban land use and the heavy traffic jams. Therefore, underground structures such as subway, underground shopping centers, lifeline facilities and so on, have been increasingly constructed, On the other hand, several social problems have occurred during construction, i.e., ground subsidence, noise, and vibration. Therefore, safer and more beneficial methods for underground construction are on the demand. In this research, N.T.R.(New Tubular Roof) method has been modified and utilized for solving those problems and overcoming the difficulties connected with the bored tunnel construction of large underground openings in unfavorable ground, often under the water table, and with overburdens that are too shallow to solve problems of stability using traditional methods. The N.T.R. method has been modified to suit for Korean geotechnical conditions, and was made up for the weak points-the water leakage from walls and tops, the maintenance and the lack of stability-of the conventional methods. This paper dealt with the features and the applicability of N.T.R. Method based on the results from numerical analysis and data from in-situ monitoring system.

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