• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.42-47
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• 2010

Recently, many techniques have been developed for the inspection of pipelines using guided waves. However, few researches have been made on the application of those techniques for buried underground pipes. Guided wave motions in the buried pipes are somewhat different from those of on-ground pipes which have traction-free (air) boundary condition on outer pipe walls and thus are strongly affected by the mechanical property of the surrounding soils. Therefore, it should be investigated the effect of soil properties on the guided wave behavior in buried pipe. On the other hand, the mechanical property of soil is largely depending on its moisture conditions nevertheless of other influential factors such as void ratio. In this study, the effect of moisture conditions in soils on mode attenuation of guided waves in the buried pipe is investigated. To this end, numerical study is performed to characterize mode attenuation behavior in buried pipes and the effective mode which is suitable for long range inspection is identified.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2019

도심지에는 상 하수관로, 가스관, 수소관 등 필요에 따라 여러 가지 배관이 매설된다. 매설된 배관은 시간이 경과됨에 따라 균열 등으로 노후화되면서 폭발, 누수 등의 사고 발생 위험을 가지게 된다. 이러한 위험을 방지하기 위해 많은 노후 배관 수리, 교체되지만, 배관의 위치 또한 변경될 수 있다. 변경된 배관의 위치를 확인하지 못하면 배관을 건드려서 사고가 발생할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 GPR을 사용하여 지하 단면 영상을 얻고, Faster R-CNN을 활용하여 지하 배관의 위치를 추정해보고, augmentation을 적용하여 부족한 데이터를 늘려서 실험을 진행하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.755-767
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• 2018

This paper uses a finite element based approach to provide a comprehensive understanding to the behaviour and the design performance of buried uPVC pipes with different diameters. It also investigates pipes with good and poor haunch support and proposes minimum safe wall thicknesses for these pipes. The results for pipes with good haunch support showed that the maximum pipe wall stress and deformation increase as the diameter increased. The results for pipes with poor haunch support showed an increase in the dependency of the developed vertical displacement on the haunch support as the diameter or the backfill height increased. Additionally, poor haunch support was found to increase the soil pressure, with the effect increasing as the diameter increased. The design of uPVC pipes for both poor and good haunch support was found to be governed by critical buckling. A key outcome is a new design chart for the minimum wall thickness, which enables the robust and economic design of buried uPVC pipes. Importantly, the methodology adopted in this study can also be applied to the design of flexible pipes manufactured from other materials, buried under different conditions and subjected to different loading arrangements.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.417-438
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• 2013

This study was concerned on the application of a hybrid approach for analyzing the buried pipelines deformations subjected to earthquakes. Nonlinear time-history analysis of Finite Element (FE) model of buried pipelines, which was modeled using laboratory data, has been performed via selected earthquakes. In order to verify the FE model with experiments, a statistical test was done which demonstrated a good conformity. Then, the FE model was developed and the optimum intersection angle of pipeline and fault was obtained via genetic algorithm. Transient seismic strain of buried pipeline in the optimum intersection angle of pipeline and fault was investigated considering the pipes diameter, the distance of pipes from fault, the soil friction angles and seismic response duration of buried pipelines. Also, a two-layer perceptron Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was trained using results of FE model, and a nonlinear relationship was obtained to predict the bending strain of buried pipelines based on the pipes diameter, intersection angles of the pipelines and fault, the soil friction angles, distance of pipes from the fault, and seismic response duration; whereas it contains a wide range of initial input data without any requirement to laboratory measurements.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2023

지진은 지하 구조물에 영향을 미치는 가장 중요한 재해 중 하나이다. 도시가스 지하 매설 배관은 지진 발생 시 구조물의 안전성 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 우리나라는 디지털 관측을 시작한 이래로 지진 발생 횟수가 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 도시가스배관의 내진 설계 기준은 2008년에 KGS GC204 가스배관 내진설계 기준이 제정되었지만 이는 배관 설치 시 기준으로 지진 발생 시 배관의 영향을 추정하기는 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 국내에서 매설배관으로 주로 사용하고 있는 PE(폴리에틸렌관)배관과 PLP(폴리에틸렌 피복강관) 배관을 대상으로 지진 발생 시 환경 및 배관의 변수에 따른 구조해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구는 CAE(Computer Aided Engineering)를 통해 배관을 모델링하고 지반에 변위를 발생시켜 가장 취약한 매설배관의 변수를 찾고자하였다. 이 연구를 통해 토양은 탄성계수가 클 수록, 매설심도는 깊을 수록, 관경은 작을 수록, 압력은 높을 수록, PE 보다 PLP 배관이 더 지진에 영향을 많이 받는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 결과를 토대로 매설 도시가스배관의 취약지점을 유추하여 지진발생 시 매설배관의 특별점검에 활용하고자한다.[1]

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.12-18
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• 2015

Since the operation period of nuclear power plants has increased, the degradation of buried pipes gradually increases and recently it seems to be one of the emerging issues. Maintenance on buried pipes needs high quality of management system because outer surface of buried pipe contacts the various soils but inner surface reacts with various electrolytes of fluid. In the USA, USNRC and EPRI have tried to manage the degradation of buried pipes. However, there is little knowledge about the inspection procedure, test and manage program in the domestic nuclear power plants. This paper focuses on the development and build-up of real-time monitoring and control system of buried pipes. Pipes to be tested are tape-coated carbon steel pipe for primary component cooling water system, asphalt-coated cast iron pipe for fire protection system, and pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe for sea water cooling system. A control system for cathodic protection was installed on each test pipe which has been monitored and controlled. For the calculation of protection range and optimization, computer simulation was performed using COMSOL Multiphysics (Altsoft co.).

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2009

The attenuation of the fundamental non-torsional modes that propagate down buried steel water pipes has been studied. The mode shapes, mode attenuation due to leakage into the surrounding medium and the scattering of the modes as they interact with pipe joints and fittings have been investigated. In the low frequency region the mode predicted to dominate over significant propagation distances approximates a plane wave in the water within pipe. The established acoustic technique used to locate leaks in buried steel water pipes assumes that leak noise propagates as a single non-dispersive mode at a velocity related to the low frequency asymptote of this water borne mode.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.739-759
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• 2016

The failure of civil engineering systems is a consequence of decision making under uncertain conditions. Generally, buried flexible pipes are designed for their transversal behavior to prevent from the important failure mode of buckling. However, the interaction effects between soil and pipe are neglected and the uncertainties in their properties are usually not considered in pipe design. In this regard, the present research paper evaluates the effects of these uncertainties on the uncertainty of the critical buckling hoop force of flexible pipes shallowly buried using the subgrade reaction theory (Winkler model) and First-Order Second-Moment (FOSM) method. The results show that the structural uncertainties of the studied pipes and those of the soil properties have a significant effect on the uncertainty of the critical buckling hoop force, and therefore taking into account these latter in the design of the shallowly flexible pipes for their buckling behavior is required.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2012

Since buried pipes contact the soil directly, corrosion by the soil could be occurred. Recently, some stainless steel pipes after 8 years burial at G area were corroded and leaked. In order to elucidate highly corroded phenomena(its rate was about 0.175 mm/y) of these pipes, the investigation for corrosion environment, soil, stray current's effect, and chemical analysis on the pipes were performed. Most of investigated sites were close to traditional water-closet and showed high moisture and thus those areas could be highly corrosive. In the investigation by two kinds of soil evaluation methods, it was revealed that the soils at G areas were highly corrosive, and moreover the contents of sulfate reducing bacteria in the soils were high. Also, open circuit potentials of many pipes showed different values and its potentials were high positive. Therefore, it was considered that corrosion of buried pipes at G area could be affected by high corrosive soil's environment and stray current corrosion.

• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2011

최근 지중매설 유리섬유복합관(GRP관)은 유해한 환경에서 뛰어난 성능을 보유하고 있어 하수관거용으로서 사용이 증가 되고 있다. 또한 지중에 매설되어 있는 조건에서 기존의 콘크리트관 등 강성관에 비해 구조적 성능이 뛰어나다. 지중매설 GRP관은 주로 상부에 작용하는 상부토압과 활하중에 의한 압축응력에 의해 원주방향으로 변형이 일어나게 된다. GRP관의 구조적 거동은 매설토와 주변의 지반의 성질에 따라 다르게 설계되어야 한다. GRP관의 설계는 Spangler 의 변형량 계산식을 Watkins에 의해 수정되어 사용되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 Watkins의 관변형 추정식에 GRP관의 재료적 특성을 고려하여 관변형량을 예측하였다.