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Investigation of ground behaviour between plane-strain grouped pile and 2-arch tunnel station excavation (2-arch 터널 정거장 굴착 시 평면변형률 조건에서 군말뚝의 이격거리에 따른 지반거동 분석)

  • Kong, Suk-Min;Oh, Dong-Wook;Ahn, Ho-Yeon;Lee, Hyun-Gu;Lee, Yong-Joo
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.535-544
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    • 2016
  • Special tunnel design and construction methods have been suggested due to developments of subway and tunnel. Collapse accidents of tunnel bring enormous damage. So, observation and analysis for the safety of tunnelling and behaviour of surrounding ground are important. But, it is not economical to implement the field test in every time. Therefore, this study has measured ground behaviour due to excavation of 2-arch tunnel station according to offset between grouped pile and tunnel by laboratory model test. For the model test, trapdoor device was adopted. Tunnelling is simulated by volume loss of 2-arch tunnel. Ground displacements are observed by close range photogrammetric method and image processing. In addition, these data are compared with numerical analysis.

The Effect of Internet Community on the Neighborhood Relationship - Case study of Mokdong 'The Sharp' apartment area (온라인 커뮤니티를 매개로한 공동체가 근린관계에 미치는 영향 - 목동 'The Sharp' 공동주택 중심으로)

  • Kim, Sung-Gil
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.21-26
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    • 2016
  • This study examined the effects of the online community, such as chatting, book-cafe on the neighborhood relationship. Through a case study of 'The Sharp' apartment area, the characters of neighborhood relationship between user and non-user were compared. The factors affecting the community relationships were analyzed by regression analysis. According to the results, the residents using the online community shared their emotions, thoughts and information with their neighbors so that the level of neighborhood relationship was higher. To reprove the neighborhood relationship being cut off the online community should be handled as an important factor in the planning of apartments. This study as a basic research is expected to contribute to policing against crimes and accidents in apartments.

Evaluation of the Reaction-to-fire Performance of Pipe Insulation Material using Small Room Test (룸코너 시험을 이용한 배관용 보온재의 난연성능 분석)

  • Lim, Ohk Kun;Nam, Dong-gun;Jang, Hyo-Yeon
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2019
  • Reaction-to-fire performance of pipe insulation materials should be approved in accordance with KS standards prior to installing water-based suppression systems because several fire accidents are initiated from insulation materials around ceilings or concealed space. A small room test to evaluate the reaction-to-fire performance of the polyethylene foam and elastomeric pipe insulation materials was conducted according to ISO 20632. Different fire growth rate and heat release rate are observed depending on the materials and construction methods. In order to improve a fire safety, the reaction-to-fire performance of pipe insulation material needs to be subdivided with regard to the heat release rate and smoke generation. Furthermore, the characteristics of the applying space are also required to be considered. Subsidiary materials for installation process such as tape and adhesive are found to provide an adverse effect to maintain a fire safety.

Beyond Nuclear Power: Risks, Alternatives, and Laypersons' Role (원자력발전을 넘어: 위험, 대안, 그리고 비전문가 역할)

  • Huh, Chan Rhan;Kwon, Sangcheol
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.163-180
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    • 2021
  • Nuclear power has been an attractive energy efficient and to the pressure with the climate change despite of its risks. There are safety, security, and environmental concerns with the nuclear radiation, but the techno-optimism forms the mainstream by experts and the state to be able to control and manage the risks yet occurred. The disastrous Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents brought about alternative action and thought including renewable energy expansion, efficient energy delivery and use, and enhancing stewardship to environmental carrying capacity. More significant alternative movement is sought by victims of nuclear radiation, technicians, and the general public who realized the pitfalls of expert and state centered policy formation. These laypersons become counter-expertise competent in recognizing local contamination and considering the risks and emotions seriously affecting peoples' everyday lives. They play important roles in the construction and legitimation of alternative knowledge about nuclear power widely realized across regions.

Design and Implementation of Visual Filtering for Integrated Underground Map Security (보안을 고려한 지하공간통합지도의 가시화 필터링 설계)

  • Kim, Yong Tae;Park, Chan Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.477-482
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    • 2021
  • The integrated underground space map system provides information on infrastructure that requires security, but to prevent rupture accidents during excavation work at the underground construction site, it must provide information on all underground facilities on the site. Providing additional information other than the object of interest to the user is a factor that increases the risk of information leakage of security data. In this paper, we design the visualization filtering method that when visualizing the integrated underground space map in the field, the visualization of entire underground facilities of interest to workers is performed, but visualization of other underground facilities is minimized to minimize the risk of security data information leakage. To this end, a visualization area of a certain distance for each of the underground facilities of interest was created, and an integrated visualization filter was created with spatial union operation. When the integrated underground map is output on the screen, only the objects located within the filter area are visualized using the generated filter information, and objects that exist outside are not visualized, thereby minimizing the provision of information to the user.

Planning and Establishment of Sejong City Smart City (세종시 스마트시티 구상 및 수립 방안)

  • Park, Jungsu;Jung, Hanmin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2021.10a
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    • pp.161-163
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    • 2021
  • This urban centralization is expected to develop rapidly, with 75% of the population living in the city by 2035. Large cities are becoming unsustainable due to side effects such as environmental pollution, severe traffic jams, excessive energy depletion, and destruction of the natural ecosystem. In addition, the happiness index of citizens of large cities is also falling because of high crime rates and safety accidents, the work-life imbalance caused by inequality and polarization, and overly competitive education. To solve this problem, Smart City, an IT-based future city model, was born. The Korean government is also actively attempting to improve urban competitiveness and promote sustainable development through efficient construction and operation of smart cities as a national focus project. To support the effort, we review the basic directions and strategies of Sejong City's Smart City service infrastructure based on the comprehensive national land plan, Smart City plan, and Smart City strategy plan.

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Development of Evaluation Factors for Breakwater Rehabilitation (방파제 성능개선을 위한 평가항목 개발)

  • Park, Su-Yeul;Yun, Won-Gun;Kang, Go-Une;Kim, Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 2021
  • Domestically, technical condition evaluation for breakwaters has been conducted through safety checks and safety diagnosis. If necessary, maintenance for the facility is conducted. However, in recent years, the need for infrastructure management has been increasing from a life-cycle-cost perspective. For these reasons, the "Sustainable Infrastructure Management Basic Act" was enacted. Previously, only the technical part of the breakwaters was evaluated. However, based on the act, comprehensive management of breakwaters will be possible through performance improvement by adding economic and political evaluations. In this study, evaluation factors and evaluation methods were developed for a breakwater rehabilitation project. The purpose of this study is to present a development direction, items, and methods for the evaluation of breakwater performance improvement to be applied in future practice. This study reviews the concept of maintenance and performance improvement, the literature related to performance improvement, and the project type for the common standard of performance improvement. Evaluation items and evaluation methods for breakwater rehabilitation are suggested to be reviewed by experts. The methodology suggested in this study could be used for preventive maintenance and to reduce accidents.

Fatigue Field Test of Variable Message Sign Structure and Evaluation of AASHTO Specifications (가변정보판이 설치된 지주구조물에 대한 피로 시험 및 AASHTO설계기준 적용성 평가)

  • Park, Jong Sup
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2006
  • Message Signs (VMS) structures offer an increase in traffic safety through their ability to relay massages to motorists for warnings of hazards ahead, traffic congestion, accidents, and lane closings. The geometry of these signs sometimes results in the significant cyclic loading of the supports structure due to wind gusts, which can result from passing trucks or from natural wind. This study presents the results of analytical and experimental investigations of VMS structures. The commercially available softwareGTSTRUDL (2003) was used to perform space-frame structural analyses of these welded tubular structures. Fatigue evaluations were performed using stress ranges from field measurements and from structural analyses. Based on the results of the structural analyses that were conducted, where fatigue design loadings that had been derived from AASHTO Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaries, and Traffic Signals (2001) were used, the structures that had been studied were found not to have infinite fatigue life. According to the limited measurements that were made in this study, the fatigue design loadings derived from AASHTO Specifications (2001) appear to be conservative, but they are not overly conservative. The results of this study should be used to make a reasonable design of VMS structures, and to maintain their standards.

Change of Statical Behavior and Ultimate Capacity of Steel Cable-stayed Bridges after Cable Failure (케이블 단선 후 강사장교의 구조 및 극한 거동 변화)

  • Kim, Seung-Jun;Choi, Jun-Ho;Won, Deok-Hee;Han, Taek-Hee;Kang, Young-Jong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.747-761
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents an investigation on the change in the statical behavior and the ultimate capacity of steel cable-stayed bridges after cable failure. Cable failure can occur due to fire, direct vehicle clash accidents, cable or anchorage fatigue, and so on. Moreover, the cable may be temporarily disconnected during cable replacement work. When cable failure occurs, the load, that was supported by the broken cable is first transferred to another cable. Then the structural state changes due to the interaction between the girder, mast, and cables. Moreover, it can be predicted that the ultimate capacity will decrease after cable failure, because of the loss of the support system. In this study, the analysis method is suggested to find the new equilibrium state after cable failure based on the theory of nonlinear finite element analysis. Moreover, the ultimate analysis method is also suggested to analyze the ultimate behavior of live loads after cable failure. For a more rational analysis, a three-step analysis procedure is suggested and used, which consisted of initial shape analysis, cable failure analysis, and live load analysis. Using this analysis method, an analytical study was performed to investigate the changes in the structural state and ultimate behavior of steel cable-stayed bridges.

Fog Generated Field Test for Luminance Criteria of Variable Speed-Limit Signs (가변속도형 표지 휘도기준 정립을 위한 안개재현 현장실험)

  • Kim, Yongseok;Lee, Sukki;Kim, Soullam
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.77-85
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    • 2016
  • OBJECTIVES : A fog generated field test was conducted to analyze the relationship between the luminance of variable speed-limit signs and the legibility distance under various fog density conditions. By using this study, appropriate luminance values can be selected depending on the density of fog. METHODS : An actual tunnel was selected as the area to conduct the test, as other places cannot maintain the fog condition because of rapid air current. Ninety-two subjects were recruited for this test, which took place during the course of three days. Visibility-distance detecting sensor was used to measure the visibility distance due to the fog density time, simultaneously with the evaluation of legibility distance by subjects. RESULTS : The test results show the relationship between luminance values and the legibility distance corresponding to the visibility distance due to fog. According to the technical test results, lower luminance value such as $7000cd/m^2$ corresponds to less legibility distance compared to higher values such as $20000cd/m^2$ or $40000cd/m^2$. However, the amount of difference between $20000cd/m^2$ and $40000cd/m^2$ is negligible in our test. CONCLUSIONS : The results of this study can be used to select appropriate luminance of valuable speed signs under fog conditions. Hence, drivers can expect to have more room to respond to adverse weather conditions, thereby reducing the risk of accidents.