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Geohazard Monitoring with Space and Geophysical Technology - An Introduction to the KJRS 21(1) Special Issue-

  • Kim Jeong Woo;Jeon Jeong-Soo;Lee Youn Soo
    • 대한원격탐사학회지
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.3-13
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    • 2005
  • National Research Lab Project 'Optimal Data Fusion of Geophysical and Geodetic Measurements for Geological Hazards Monitoring and Prediction' supported by Korea Ministry of Science and Technology is briefly described. The research focused on the geohazard analysis with geophysical and geodetic instruments such as superconducting gravimeter, seismometer, magnetometer, GPS, and Synthetic Aperture Radar. The aim of the NRL research is to verify the causes of geological hazards through optimal fusion of various observational data in three phases: surface data fusion using geodetic measurements; subsurface data fusion using geophysical measurements; and, finally fusion of both geodetic and geophysical data. The NRL hosted a special session 'Geohazard Monitoring with Space and Geophysical Technology' during the International Symposium on Remote Sensing in 2004 to discuss the current topics, challenges and possible directions in the geohazard research. Here, we briefly describe the special session papers and their relationships to the theme of the special session. The fusion of satellite and ground geophysical and geodetic data gives us new insight on the monitoring and prediction of the geological hazard.

Characterization of the brittleness of hard rock at different temperatures using uniaxial compression tests

  • Chen, Guoqing;Li, Tianbin;Wang, Wei;Guo, Fan;Yin, Hongyu
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.63-77
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    • 2017
  • The failure mechanism of a deep hard rock tunnel under high geostress and high geothermalactivity is extremely complex. Uniaxial compression tests of granite at different temperatures were conducted. The complete stress-strain curves, mechanical parameters and macroscopic failure types of the rock were analyzed in detail. The brittleness index, which represents the possibility of a severe brittleness hazard, is proposed in this paperby comparing the peak stress and the expansion stress. The results show that the temperature range from 20 to $60^{\circ}C$ is able to aggravate the brittle failure of hard rock based on the brittleness index. The closure of internal micro cracks by thermal stress can improve the strength of hard rock and the storage capacity of elastic strain energy. The failure mode ofthe samples changes from shear failure to tensile failure as the temperature increases. In conclusion, the brittle failure mechanism of hard rock under the action of thermal coupling is revealed, and the analysis result offers significant guidance for deep buried tunnels at high temperatures and under high geostress.

Influence of moisture content on main mechanical properties of expansive soil and deformation of non-equal-length double-row piles: A case study

  • Wei, Meng;Liao, Fengfan;Zhou, Kerui;Yan, Shichun;Liu, Jianguo;Wang, Peng
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제30권2호
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    • pp.139-151
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    • 2022
  • The mechanical properties of expansive soil are very unstable, highly sensitive to water, and thus easy to cause major engineering accidents. In this paper, the expansive soil foundation pit project of the East Huada Square in the eastern suburb of Chengdu was studied, the moisture content of the expansive soil was considered as an important factor that affecting the mechanics properties of expansive soil and the stability of the non-equal-length double-row piles in the foundation pit support. Three groups of direct shear tests were carried out and the quantitative relationships between the moisture content and shear strength τ, cohesion c, internal friction angle φ were obtained. The effect of cohesion and internal friction angle on the maximum displacement and the maximum bending moment of piles were analyzed by the finite element software MIDAS/GTS (Geotechnical and Tunnel Analysis System). Results show that the higher the moisture content, the smaller the matrix suction, and the smaller the shear strength; the cohesion and the internal friction angle are exponentially related to the moisture content, and both are negatively correlated. The maximum displacement and the maximum bending moment of the non-equal length double-row piles decrease with the increase of the cohesion and the internal friction angle. When the cohesion is greater than 33 kPa or the internal friction angle is greater than 25.5°, the maximum displacement and maximum bending moment of the piles are relatively small, however, once crossing the points (the corresponding moisture content value is 24.4%), the maximum displacement and the maximum bending moment will increase significantly. Therefore, in order to ensure the stability and safety of the foundation pit support structure of the East Huada Square, the moisture content of the expansive soil should not exceed 24.4%.

The Contribution of Pre-Existing Structures during the Structural Inversion in Cretaceous Sedimentary Rocks on Geoje Island, SE Korea

  • Francois Hategekimana;Mohammed S. M. Adam;Young-Seog Kim
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.275-290
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    • 2023
  • Structural inversion refers to the reverse reactivation of extensional faults that influence basin shortening accommodated by contractional faults or folds. On the Korean peninsula, Miocene inversion structures have been found, but the Cretaceous rocks on Geoje Island may have undergone inversion as early as the Upper Cretaceous. To evaluate the structural inversion on Geoje Island, located on the eastern side of South Korea, and to determine the effects of preexisting weakness zones, field-based geometric and kinematic analyses of faults were performed. The lithology of Geoje Island is dominated by hornfelsified shale, siltstone, and sandstone in the Upper-Cretaceous Seongpori formation. NE and NW-oblique normal faults, conjugate strike-slip (NW-sinistral transpressional and E-W-dextral transtensional) faults, and NE-dextral transpressional faults are the most prominent structural features in Geoje Island. Structural inversion on Geoje Island was evidenced by the sinistral and dextral transpressional reactivation of the NW and NE-trending oblique normal faults respectively, under WNW-ESE/NW-SE compression, which was the orientation of the compressive stress during the Late Cretaceous to Early Cenozoic.

부산시 도심지의 지하 지질구조와 단층손상과 관련된 지질위험도 분석 (Analysis of Subsurface Geological Structures and Geohazard Pertinent to Fault-damage in the Busan Metropolitan City)

  • 손문;이선갑;김종선;김인수;이건
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제40권1호
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    • pp.87-101
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    • 2007
  • 부산시 도심지 지하 지질과 지질구조 그리고 단층손상에 의한 지질위험도를 해석하기 위해 위성영상 및 전산음영기복도, 203개의 시추공 검층, 텔레뷰어, 그리고 지구물리 탐사 자료들을 종합적으로 분석하였다. 이를 통하여 연구지역 지하 지질은 백악기 안산암질$\sim$데사이트질 화산암류, 반려암, 화강암류로 구성되어 있으며, 동래단층을 비롯한 최소 3개의 단층파쇄대가 존재하고 있음이 밝혀졌다. 지형적 특성, 지질단면상의 파쇄대의 폭과 제4기 퇴적층과 기반암 풍화 잔류물의 심도 분포 등을 근거로 할 때, 연구지역의 동래단층은 북쪽으로 갈수록 파쇄대의 폭과 파쇄강도가 줄어들며 연구지역 북부의 서면교차로와 양정교차로 사이 지역에서 분절될 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 서면교차로보다 남쪽의 도심지 계곡부는 대부분 제4기 동안 해침을 경험한 것으로 해석된다. 한편 단층핵과의 거리, 코아회수율, 암질지수, 일축압축강도, S파 탄성파 속도를 입력변수로 작성된 지질위험도는 연구지역의 지하 단층들에 의한 기반암의 손상정도를 가시적으로 표현하는데 유용하였다. 따라서 이러한 평가방법은 기존 암반분류법을 보완하고 지질학적 요인들을 효과적으로 반영할 수 있는 암반평가를 실시하는데 기여할 것이다.

Nonlinear wind-induced instability of orthotropic plane membrane structures

  • Liu, Changjiang;Ji, Feng;Zheng, Zhoulian;Wu, Yuyou;Guo, Jianjun
    • Wind and Structures
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    • 제25권5호
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    • pp.415-432
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    • 2017
  • The nonlinear aerodynamic instability of a tensioned plane orthotropic membrane structure is theoretically investigated in this paper. The interaction governing equation of wind-structure coupling is established by the Von $K\acute{a}rm\acute{a}n's$ large amplitude theory and the D'Alembert's principle. The aerodynamic force is determined by the potential flow theory of fluid mechanics and the thin airfoil theory of aerodynamics. Then the interaction governing equation is transformed into a second order nonlinear differential equation with constant coefficients by the Bubnov-Galerkin method. The critical wind velocity is obtained by judging the stability of the second order nonlinear differential equation. From the analysis of examples, we can conclude that it's of great significance to consider the orthotropy and geometrical nonlinearity to prevent the aerodynamic instability of plane membrane structures; we should comprehensively consider the effects of various factors on the design of plane membrane structures; and the formula of critical wind velocity obtained in this paper provides a more accurate theoretical solution for the aerodynamic stability of the plane membrane structures than the previous studies.

Unconfined compressive strength of PET waste-mixed residual soils

  • Zhao, Jian-Jun;Lee, Min-Lee;Lim, Siong-Kang;Tanaka, Yasuo
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.53-66
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    • 2015
  • Plastic wastes, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) generated from used bottled water constitute a worldwide environmental issue. Reusing the PET waste for geotechnical applications not only reduces environmental burdens of handling the waste, but also improves inherent engineering properties of soil. This paper investigated factors affecting shear strength improvement of PET-mixed residual soil. Four variables were considered: (i) plastic content; (ii) plastic slenderness ratio; (iii) plastic size; and (iv) soil particle size. A series of unconfined compression tests were performed to determine the optimum configurations for promoting the shear strength improvement. The results showed that the optimum slenderness ratio and PET content for shear strength improvement were 1:3 and 1.5%, respectively. Large PET pieces (i.e., $1.0cm^2$) were favorable for fine-grained residual soil, while small PET pieces (i.e., $0.5cm^2$) were favorable for coarse-grained residual soil. Higher shear strength improvement was obtained for PET-mixed coarse-grained residual soil (148%) than fine-grained residual soils (117%). The orientation of plastic pieces in soil and frictional resistance developed between soil particles and PET surface are two important factors affecting the shear strength performance of PET-mixed soil.

An elastoplastic model for structured clays

  • Chen, Bo;Xu, Qiang;Sun, De'an
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.213-231
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    • 2014
  • An elastoplastic model for structured clays, which is formulated based on the fact that the difference in mechanical behavior of structured and reconstituted clays is caused by the change of fabric in the post-yield deformation range, is present in this paper. This model is developed from an elastoplastic model for overconsolidated reconstituted clays, by considering that the variation in the yield surface of structured clays is similar to that of overconsolidated reconstituted clays. However, in order to describe the mechanical behavior of structured clays with precision, the model takes the bonding and parabolic strength envelope into consideration. Compared with the Cam-clay model, only two new parameters are required in the model for structured clays, which can be determined from isotropic compression and triaxial shear tests at different confining pressures. The comparison of model predictions and results of drained and undrained triaxial shear tests on four different marine clays shows that the model can capture reasonable well the strength and deformation characteristics of structured clays, including negative and positive dilatancy, strain-hardening and softening during shearing.

Discrimination of neutrons and gamma-rays in plastic scintillator based on spiking cortical model

  • Bing-Qi Liu;Hao-Ran Liu;Lan Chang;Yu-Xin Cheng;Zhuo Zuo;Peng Li
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제55권9호
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    • pp.3359-3366
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    • 2023
  • In this study, a spiking cortical model (SCM) based n-g discrimination method is proposed. The SCM-based algorithm is compared with three other methods, namely: (i) the pulse-coupled neural network (PCNN), (ii) the charge comparison, and (iii) the zero-crossing. The objective evaluation criteria used for the comparison are the FoM-value and the time consumption of discrimination. Experimental results demonstrated that our proposed method outperforms the other methods significantly with the highest FoM-value. Specifically, the proposed method exhibits a 34.81% improvement compared with the PCNN, a 50.29% improvement compared with the charge comparison, and a 110.02% improvement compared with the zero-crossing. Additionally, the proposed method features the second-fastest discrimination time, where it is 75.67% faster than the PCNN, 70.65% faster than the charge comparison and 38.4% slower than the zero-crossing. Our study also discusses the role and change pattern of each parameter of the SCM to guide the selection process. It concludes that the SCM's outstanding ability to recognize the dynamic information in the pulse signal, improved accuracy when compared to the PCNN, and better computational complexity enables the SCM to exhibit excellent n-γ discrimination performance while consuming less time.