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A study of open cut box curvert tunnel strengthening systems in domestic underground railway (도시철도 개착식 터널의 내진성능보강시스템 개발에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Ki-Hong;Kwon, Min-Ho;Kim, Jin-Ho;Hur, Jin-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.1132-1137
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    • 2010
  • There are execute of new laws about prevent of earthquake diaster in nation because of some increments of big earthquake occurence frequency. Now develope new composit plate by ductile fiber with strong mechanic materials, which compose of strengthening systems for the underground structures subject to forced displacements. This study is to focus to develop the retrofitting system for the cut and cuver tunnels built without earthquake type load scenario, so that it can provide the safety of existing urban subway system against earthquakes.

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GIS-based Loss Estimation and Post-earthquake Assessment of Building Damage (빌딩피해에 대한 GIS 손상평가 및 지진 후 평가)

  • Jeon Sang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.20 no.7
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 2004
  • This paper describes a GIS-based assessment of residential building damage caused by the 1994 Northridge earthquake in which the fractions of existing buildings damaged at various percentages of replacement cost are related to a range of seismic parameters. The assessment uses data from safety inspection reports and tax assessor records, both of which were geocoded and linked to seismic parameters derived from strong motion records at 164 different sites. The paper also describes a GIS-based pattern recognition algorithm for identifying locations of most intense building damage. The algorithm provides a framework for rapidly screening remote sensing data and dispatching emerging services.

A preliminary case study of resilience and performance of rehabilitated buildings subjected to earthquakes

  • Hadigheh, S. Ali;Mahini, S. Saeed;Setunge, Sujeeva;Mahin, Stephen A.
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.967-982
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    • 2016
  • Current codes design the buildings based on life safety criteria. In a performance-based design (PBD) approach, decisions are made based on demands, such as target displacement and performance of structure in use. This type of design prevents loss of life but does not limit damages or maintain functionality. As a newly developed method, resilience-based design (RBD) aims to maintain functionality of buildings and provide liveable conditions after strong ground movement. In this paper, the seismic performance of plain and strengthened RC frames (an eight-story and two low-rise) is evaluated. In order to evaluate earthquake performance of the frames, the performance points of the frames are calculated by the capacity spectrum method (CSM) of ATC-40. This method estimates earthquake-induced deformation of an inelastic system using a reduced response spectrum. Finally, the seismic performances of the frames are evaluated and the results are compared with a resilience-based design criterion.

A Study of Earthquake Design Air Operated Valve Actuator in Nuclear Power Plant (원자력 발전소 AOV 구동기 내진 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Y.B.;Jang, H.;Yoon, I.S.;Kang, Y.M.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.485-490
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    • 2008
  • Under localization developing for the control valve of the safety grade Q Class 1 which is established in the atomic power plant followed ASME Code and important parts (Body, Yoke, Bonnet, Actuator) design and produced. In order to verify this analyzed the earthquake stress of AOV. AOV the above of 33Hz occurred from fIrst mode, the earthquake stress occurred from inside the yield strength of the material.

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Research on the running regulations of high speed train during an earthquake (지진 시 고속철도 운행 규제 기준 연구)

  • Kim, Sung-Il;Yu, Won-Hee;Kim, Sung-Ryul;Choi, Ji-Yong;Kim, Dae-Sang
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2006.11b
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    • pp.112-122
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    • 2006
  • Is the high speed train with 300km/h running speed safe from derailment when it meets the mid or small-size earthquakes? In the present step, it is not so easy to judge whether it'll be derailed or not during an earthquake. However, we could elevate the running safety of high speed train as making it slow or even stop. The main objective of this study is to make the domestic running regulation and the re-running manual for high speed train with reference to the standards of France, Japan etc. To do so, numerical analysis and experiment will be performed from the next year. In addition, we'll evaluate possible places of derailment during an earthquake and make a database based on the Geographic Information System to effectively manage them.

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Comparative Study of Tuned Mass Damper and Tuned Liquid Column Damper for Response Control of Building structures (동조질량감쇠기와 동조액체기둥감쇠기의 건물응답의 제어성능 비교연구)

  • 김홍진;김형섭;민경원;오정근
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.427-434
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    • 2003
  • In this study, the control performances of Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) and Tuned Liquid Column Damper (TLCD) are evaluated and compared for seismically excited structures. Results show that TLCD is more effective than TMD for interstory drift control while TLCD is as effective as TMD for acceleration control. In special, it is shown that interstory drifts are maximally controlled in lower floors and accelerations are reduced most in upper floors. This indicates that TLCD is an effective controller for earthquake-induced structures in terms of structural safety as well as serviceability.

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Fragility Curve of Continuous Buried Pipeline subjected to Transverse Permanent Ground Deformation due to Liquefaction (액상화.횡방향 영구지반변형을 받는 연속된 지중매설관로의 구조적 손상도곡선 도출)

  • Kim, Tae-Wook;Lim, Yun-Mook
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.03a
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    • pp.358-365
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    • 2006
  • In this study, fragility curves of continuous buried pipelines subjected to transverse PGD (permanent ground deformation) due to liquefaction are proposed. For the waterworks system, continuos buried pipelines made of ductile iron, poly ethylene, and poly vinyl chloride are analyzed and fragility curves are drawn. Fragility curves are based on the repetitive analyses results and formulated with the dominant factors of behaviour of buried pipeline. With the use of fragility curves, engineers can estimate the status of damage of buried pipeline without overall knowledge of relevant features. Especially, fragility curves proposed in this study will act as a major module of earthquake loss estimation method. Moreover, critical value of magnitude and width of transverse PGD (by which the full damage status of buried pipelines are induced) are estimated. With the use of regression curves of these values, pre evaluation of seismic safety of buried pipelines located within liquefaction hazardous region will be possible.

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Acceleration Behavior of Rock Slope by Shaking Table Test (진동대 실험을 이용한 암반비탈면의 가속도 특성)

  • Kang, Jong-Chul;Yoon, Won-Sub;Park, Yeon-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.24 no.6_2
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    • pp.841-848
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    • 2021
  • This study investigated the acceleration characteristics of rock slopes when earthquakes, which have not been studied much in Korea, occur. The rock slope was modeled with a similar raw of 1/20 in consideration of the height(10m), roughness, strength, and the joint dips(20°). After the completion of the model, a shaking table tests was conducted according to the magnitude of the acceleration and the type of seismic wave. The maximum acceleration was greater in the short-period seismic wave than in the long-period seismic wave, and the maximum acceleration was larger in the small acceleration. The rock slope was close to a rigid block and a structure more vulnerable to the long period wave than to the short period wave. In the event of an earthquake smaller than the domestic earthquake-resistant maximum design acceleration(0.154g), safety management of the rock slope was required.

Earthquake-Resistant Design of Cantilever Retaining-Walls with Sloped Base (기초슬래브의 밑면이 경사진 캔티레바식 옹벽의 내진설계)

  • Kim, Hong Taek
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.87-98
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    • 1990
  • The present Study dealt with the earthquake-resistant design of cantilever retaining walls supporting cohesionless soils. With design examples of three different types of cantilever retaining walls, the factors of safety against sliding were computed at various values of horizontal acceleration coefficient and compared with each other. The horizontal inertia effect due to the weights of concrete wall itself and a portion of backfill was taken into account in the analyses, and also Mononobe-Okabe pseudo-static solution method was modified to deal with various states different from limiting equilibrium state. From the analyses of safety against sliding, it was found that a cantilever retaining wall with sloped base was the most efficient type in earthquake resistant design. It was also found that by sloping the base, the width of the base slab could be reduced, resulting in the least volume of concrete, excavation and backfill as compared to the other types of walls. In the case of a cantilever retaining wall with sloped feel, the efficiency similar to that of a wall with sloped base could be expected under static loading as well as at relatively low level of earthquake loading. However, this efficiency became vanished with the increase of horizontal acceleration coefficient, since the rate of reduction in developed earth pressures on the heel became smaller. In addition, the design charts with different soil friction angles as well as with different earthquake resistant design criteria of safety factor against sliding were presented for the design of cantilever retaining walls sith sloped base.

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Characteristics of short term changes of groundwater level and stream flow rate during 2017 Pohang earthquakes (2017 포항 지진시 단기간 지하수위 변동 및 하천 유량 변화 특성)

  • Choi, Myoung-Rak;Lee, Ho-Jeong;Kim, Gyoo-Bum
    • Journal of the Geological Society of Korea
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    • v.54 no.5
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    • pp.557-566
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    • 2018
  • Pohang earthquake (Main shock magnitude = 5.4) occurred in Southeastern region of South Korea in November 15, 2017. Groundwater levels of 6 monitoring wells with 5 minutes interval measurements located in that region and stream water levels of 4 stations located along the Hyeongsan-gang stream are used for the analysis of earthquake induced effects. Four groundwater monitoring wells show a short-term decrease of groundwater level after a main shock and one well does an increase and the maximum change is about 42.0 cm. Especially, groundwater levels at two monitoring wells near the epicenter are consistently maintained after a decrease. There is little relationship between earthquake magnitude or a distance to epicenter and changing amount of groundwater level and it may be due to the inhomogeneity of geologic material and unconsolidated sediments distribution. The changes in permeability of fractured zone and groundwater levels occasionally cause changes in stream flow rate, and water level of the Hyeongsan-gang stream in the study area decreases just after the earthquake and increases again up to the normal level and next shows an more gentle decreasing slope. Total increasing flow rates at S1 (upstream site) and S4 (downstream site) stations are about $12,096m^3$ and $116,640m^3$, respectively, during the increasing period.