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DEVELOPMENT OF GEOLGOCIAL SYMBOL MAPPING TOOL

  • Yeon, Young-Kwang;Han, Jong-Gyu;Chi, Kwang-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • v.2
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    • pp.896-898
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    • 2006
  • Geological symbols are used for describing geological information. But it's not ease to represent them in commercial GIS s/w, because of their complexity and diversity. This study aims at developing the geological symbol mapping tool for representing geological symbol on user's geological information. Geological symbol mapping too is a web application which can handle SHP format and map geological symbols based on user's requests. It manages geological symbols and mapping codes and symbols are mapped within the geological boundary according to the corresponding non-spatial field that is a mapping code. The system has functions to upload a user's GIS file, and download the converted image file which is mapped geological patterns. The system displays converted images to be check mapping results. Because the symbols are simple bitmap files, user(system manager) can design and apply them rapidly without considering specific commercial S/W. Thus, it is expected that this system plays an important role to disseminate geological standards such as geological symbols. And the results of this study can be used for developing global geological symbols and applying them easily

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Effect of water distribution on shear strength of compacted loess

  • Kang-ze, Yuan;Wan-kui, Ni;Xiang-fei, Lu;Hai-man, Wang
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.519-527
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    • 2022
  • Shear failure in soil is the primary cause of most geotechnical structure failures or instability. Soil water content is a significant factor affecting soil shear strength. In this study, the shear strength of samples with different water contents was tested. The shear strength, cohesion, and internal friction angle decreased with increasing water content. Based on the variation of cohesion and internal friction angle, the water content zone was divided into a high-water content zone and low-water content zone with a threshold water content of 15.05%. Cohesion and internal friction angle have a good linear relationship with water content in both zones. Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) test presented that the aggregates size of the compacted loess gradually increases with increasing water content. Meanwhile, the clay in the compacted loess forms a matric that envelops around the surface of the aggregates and fills the inter-aggregates pores. A quantitative analysis of bound water and free water under different water contents using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) test was carried out. The threshold water content between bound water and free water was slightly below the plastic limit, which is consistent with the results of shear strength parameters. Combined with the T2 distributions obtained by NMR, one can define a T2 relaxation time of 1.58 ms as the boundary point for bound water distribution without free water. Finally, the effects of bound water and free water on shear strength parameters were analyzed using linear regression analysis.

Mineral Potential Mapping of Gagok Mine Using 3D Geological Modeling (3차원 지질모델링을 이용한 가곡광산 광상 포텐셜 지도 작성)

  • Park, Gyesoon;Cho, Seong-Jun;Oh, Hyun-Joo;Lee, Chang-Won
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.412-421
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    • 2014
  • In order to develop an effective mineral exploration technique, this study was carried out about the potential mapping of Gagok mine. The deposit model of Gagok mine is widely known. Based on the deposit model, we constructed mining indicator indices using related igneous rocks, faults, and carbonate rocks. By analyzing the spatial correlation between ore and indicator index structures, we decided the weighting values of indices according to the distance from the index structure. The 3D potential mapping was performed using 3D geological model and geological indices. The analyzed potential map verified that the locations and patterns of high potential regions of the results were well matched with those of the known ore bodies. Using the potential mapping results, we could effectively predict the location of a high potential area that has similar geological settings with ore.

Petro-mineralogical and Solubility Characterization in Soluble Rocks (용해성 암석의 용식 진전에 대한 암석-광물학적 특성 연구)

  • 정의진;윤운상;여상진;김정환;이근병;노영욱
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2002.03a
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    • pp.253-260
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    • 2002
  • Chemical weathering processes related with mineralogical characters and ground water condition are very essential engineering problems in soluble rock masses. Detailed geological mapping were performed and 8 samples were collected from the 2 formations including various rock faces to deduce the possibility of the limestone cavity formation and their mechanism. Petrological descriptions and various petro-mineralogical experiments such as XRD analysis, clay mineral analysis, absorptivity test, impurity analysis were conducted to evaluate the cavity making processes. Laboratory solubility test for rock specimen were also carried out under the strong acid (pH=1) condition. From the experimental data and geological mapping data, it is found that the formation of limestone cavities in limestones are strongly related with geological structures such as beddings, cleavages and the contents of impurities rather than CaCO$_3$contents. In case of dolomites, rock textures, grain size, amounts and types of clay minerals as well as geological structures are major controlling factors of cavity forming processes

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Application of Spectral Mixture Analysis to Geological Mapping using LANDSAT 7 ETM+ and ASTER Images: Mineral Potential Mapping of Mongolian Plateau

  • Kim Seung Tae;Lee Kiwon
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.425-427
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    • 2004
  • Motivation of this study is based on these two aspects: geologic uses of ASTER and application scheme of Spectral Mixture Analysis. This study aims at geologic mapping for mineral exploration using ASTER and LANDSAT 7 ETM+ at Mongolian plateau region by SMA. After basic pre-processing such as the normalization, geometric corrections and calibration of reflectance, related to endmembers selection and spectral signature deviation, both methods using spectral library and using PPI(Pixel Purity Index) are performed and compared on a given task. Based on these schemes, SMA is performed using LANDSAT 7 ETM+ and ASTER image. As the results, fraction map showing geologic rock types are enough to meet purposes such as geologic mapping and mineral potential mapping in the case of both uses of these different types of remotely sensed images. It concluded that this approach based on SMA with LANDSAT and ASTER is regarded as one of effective schemes for geologic remote sensing.

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Geological Mapping using SWIR and VNIR Bands of ASTER Image Data

  • Shanmugam, Sanjeevi;Singaravelu, Jayaseelan
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1230-1232
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    • 2003
  • This study aims to extract maximum geological information using the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer) images of a part of south India. The area chosen for this study is characterized by rock types such as Migmatite, Magnetite Quartzite, Charnockite, Granite, dykes, Granitoid gneiss and Ultramafic rocks, and minerals such as Bauxite, Magnesite, Iron ores, Calcite etc. Advantage was taken of the characteristic reflectance and absorption phenomenon in the VNIR, SWIR and TIR bands for these rocks and minerals, and they were mapped in detail. Image processing methods such as contrast stretching, PC analysis, band ratios and fusion were used in this study. The results of the processing matched with the field details and showed additional details, thus demonstrating the usefulness of ASTER (especially the SWIR bands) data for better geological mapping.

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The status of digital geological mapping and Clearing House in Korea

  • Yeon, Young-Kwang;Han, Joung-Kyu;Chi, Kwang-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.168-168
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    • 2002
  • KIGAM(Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) has finished to digitalize geological maps of 1/50, 000 scales in 1999. This project is supported by the Korea Ministry of Information and Communication under the name of "Knowledge and Information Resources Management Project". And via geo-clearing house, KIGAM has begun to sale the geological maps that are modified more correctly now June, 2002. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the status of digital geological mapping in Korea. And to introduce Clearing House and future plans of KIGAM.

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Applications of Information Technology to treatment of field data in Korea

  • Seo, Yong-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.58-60
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    • 2007
  • The availability of Information Technology in geological and engineering geological fields is rapidly increasing in Korea. Especially GIS-based hazard mapping is the most distinctive part to predict a possibility of landslide occurrence. Integrated expert system for tunnel construction is also practically used to manage investigated or designed data and to predict un-known underground geological condition. Computer-based field data acquisition tools are also one of the typical part using information technology including GIS combined with mobile phone in Geological field.

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A Study on Problems and Improvements of Face Mapping during Tunnel Construction (국내 터널시공 중 막장지질조사의 문제점 및 개선방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Kwang-Yeom;Kim Chang-Yeng;Yim Sung-Bin;Yun Hyun-Seok;Seo Yong-Seok
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.16 no.3 s.49
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    • pp.265-273
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    • 2006
  • Face mapping during tunnel construction is useful and critical to predict the characteristics and stability condition of following tunneling sections and to select optimum support pattern. Therefore, a detailed geological survey of the tunnel faces, as important as a routine underground survey and a RMR evaluation, should provide critical information of the tunnel face condition in terms of the engineering geological condition and the safety of working environment for the following tunneling section. But the results of the face investigation have not been applied satisfactorily during tunneling due to limitation of technique, experience and time. This study analyze problems of face mapping in tunnel construction site by using statistical results of face mapping sheets obtained from completed tunnels, and suggest several opinions to improve face mapping during tunnel construction.

Mineral Resources Potential Mapping using GIS-based Data Integration

  • Lee Hong-Jin;Chi Kwang-Hoon;Park Maeng-Eon
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.662-663
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    • 2004
  • In general, mineral resources prospect is performed in several methods including geological survey, geological structure analysis, geochemical exploration, airborne geophysical exploration and remote sensing, but data collected through these methods are usually not integrated for analysis but used separately. Therefore we compared various data integration techniques and generated final mineral resources potentiality map.

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