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Applications of Seismic Disaster Simulation Technology on Risk Management

  • Yeh, Chin-Hsun
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.16-24
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    • 2010
  • This paper introduces the applications of Taiwan Earthquake Loss Estimation System (TELES), which is developed by the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE). Seismic disaster simulation technology (SDST) integrates geographical information system to assess the distribution of ground shaking intensity, ground failure probability, building damages, casualties, post-quake fires, debris, lifeline interruptions, economic losses, etc. given any set of seismic source parameters. The SDST may integrate with Taiwan Rapid Earthquake Information Release System (TREIRS) developed by Central Weather Bureau (CWB) to obtain valuable information soon after large earthquakes and to assist in decision-making processes to dispatch rescue and medical resources more efficiently. The SDST may also integrate with probabilistic seismic source model to evaluate various kinds of risk estimates, such as average annual loss, probable maximum loss in one event, and exceeding probability curves of various kinds of losses, to help proposing feasible countermeasures and risk management strategies.

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Damage Assessment of Buried Pipelines due to Tunneling-Induced Ground Movements (터널시공에 따른 지반거동에 의한 지중매설관 손상 평가)

  • 유충식
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.71-86
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    • 2001
  • 본 고에서는 도심지 터널의 과학적인 설계/시공을 위한 요소기술 확보의 일환으로 기존의 연구자들이 제시한 손상평가 기법을 토대로 터널굴착에 따른 지중매설관 손상여부의 예비평가를 위한 평가기법을 제시하였다. 제시된 기법을 토대로 다양한 경우에 대한 매개변수 연구를 수행한 결과 지반침하곡선의 경사 및 곡률 등 침하곡선의 제반특성에 기반을 둔 본 연구에서 개발된 손상평가기법의 평가결과는 변곡점의 위치에 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 따라서 현장 특유의 지반특성 및 시공조건이 반영된 변곡점 산정식의 개발을 위한 지속적인 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 아울러서 터널심도가 터널직경의 2.5배 이하인 경우 손상도가 현저히 증가하며, 전반적으로 관의 재질이나 조인트의 형식에 관계없이 관체의 인장변형률이 손상여부를 결정짓는 인자인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 종합하여 터널과 매설관의 상대적 위치 및 지반손실량에 따라 매설관의 손상정도를 정량적으로 평가할 수 있는 설계도표를 제시하였다.

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A Study on transverse Behavior of Lifeline System Due to Liquefaction-induced Permanent Ground Displacement (액상화 영구지반변형에 의한 라이프라인 구조물의 횡방향 거동에 관한 연구)

  • 김문겸
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.369-376
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of the present study is to analyze the response of pipelines subjected to liquefaction-induced permanent ground displacement and to discuss the failure prediction of domestic waterway pipelines. Initially here, characteristics of liquefaction are reviewed and then permanent ground displacement is investigated base on previous earthquake hazard cases. Next, considering the distribution of the transverse permanent ground displacement and equivalent spring constant effect, formulas obtained by a beam theory are established to analyze continuous pipelines. This analysis was performed without consideration of axial effects. So the finite element analysis was used in order to consider the axial stiffness of soil. As a result, degree of liquefaction, width of deformed ground and axial stiffness are crucial points for evaluation the failure of pipelines subjected to permanent ground displacement.

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Buckling of Buriend Pipelines due to Seismic Waves (지진파에 의한 매설관로의 좌굴)

  • 이종세
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1999.04a
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 1999
  • Lifeline system such as oil or gas pipelines and water supply facilities are vulneratble to seismic damages because they are widely exposed to ground failures. Most seismic design criteria of buried pipelines are based on the notion that the longitudinal compressive strain and therefore buckling controls the design. Buckling analysis of buried pipelines subjected to seismic loading is performed by considering the seismic load as the sinusoidally distributed compressive load on the beam on elastic foundation in contrast to existing studies where the buckling load is treated as an end load on the beam column, An approximated analytical solution is obtained by the energy method and its validity is confirmed by the linearized finite element buckling analysis. The results show the beam mode buckling because longitudinal strains at the buckling loads are substantially lower than the strain at the onset of local buckling.

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A Study on Mass Rescue Operation Utilizing an Oil Boom (오일펜스를 활용한 다수 인명의 구조에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Bong Hun;Choi, Hyun Kue;Park, Gap Jun;Ha, Seung Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.686-693
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    • 2018
  • After the Sewol ferry-sinking incident in 2014, the public interest in safety at sea increased. In order to save and secure the initial response time required for sea rescues, not only the rescue organization, but also the victim needs to save and maintain golden time to secure the necessary time for rescue personnel. The purpose of this study was to investigate ways to maintain the psychological stability of victims during their rescue in the case of a mass rescue operation by using the oil boom installed on board oil spill response vessels. Through buoyancy tests and the development of oil booms in sea areas, it confirmed the buoyancy of two adults weighing 70 kg each per meter of oil boom could be maintained when a lifeline was installed on the side of the oil boom, and that it was possible to keep afloat four persons weighing 70 kg each on both sides of the oil boom. It also confirmed the buoyancy for three adults weighting 70 kg each per eight meters was maintained when riding on the top of the oil boom. As a method of rescue, it was found that the fastest and most accurate way to rescue victims was a rescue boat held at the rear end of the oil boom to lead to victims. In conclusion, the rescue team could utilize the oil boom installed on board the oil spill response vessel located near the marine accident site to save and secure the initial response time required for the rescue team to arrive. The victims in distress holding onto the lifeline or riding on the top of oil boom kept afloat at sea could maintain their psychological stability until the mass rescue operation initiated.

An Ethnographic Study on a Welfare Facility for Single Father Families: Focusing on the Experiences of Single Fathers (부자가족복지시설에 대한 문화기술지 연구: 부자가족아버지의 경험을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Gihwa;Yang, Sungeun
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.15-33
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    • 2015
  • The present study conducted ethnography of a welfare facility for single-father families. The participants were 13 single-fathers living in a welfare facility. To explore life within the welfare facility, the qualitative research method of ethnography was used with Spradley's developmental research sequence (DRS). The major results of this study were as follows. The first theme was 'finding a way to overcome the crisis: the facility is a lifeline.' For fathers, choosing to enter a facility meant enduring a social stigma, but the decision was made with the hope of achieving successful parenting and economic independence amidst pressing difficulties. The category of living in the facility was represented by the theme 'build the family: preparing for independence through living in a welfare facility.' The fathers achieved psychological recovery through the decrease in parenting stress, improvements in their economic situation brought by living in a facility, and used this time as the foundation to gain independence and build a stable life. The event of departure from the facility was seen as 'incomplete preparation for departure' by the single fathers. The fathers with infants or younger children admitted to being anxious about leaving the facility, which involved the burden of raising the children on their own. There are practical and policy-related implications based on the results of this study.

A Study on the Work Trend of the Republic of Korea Master Craftsmen II - Wood head masters No.1 Cho Seok Jin - (대한민국 명장(名匠)의 작품 성향에 관한 연구 II - 목재수장 명장 1호 고(故) 조석진(1953~2013) -)

  • Kim, Chung Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.196-206
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    • 2015
  • A South Korea master craftsman had the best technology that oneself and others are certified in various fields. ChoSeokJin coach has continued the lifeline of the Korean wood furniture Jeonbuk region. It is already famous coach to award-winning Olympic coach and tournament of the world. Check his mental world and his life through the work of ChoSeokJin coach. Through a harsh process until the Republic of Korea master craftsman, it was an opportunity to reaffirm once again the importance of effort and commitment. South Korea wood chief coach (the field of furniture) growth phase of the No. 1 ChoSeokJin coach, Ripe stage and spirit such as through his neck furniture fabrication methods, he is him then and the situation until the coach and the intangible cultural heritage had asked We look at the world. The work of ChoSeokJin coach by research analysis separately in the previous fiscal year and late, his hope and neck that is a topic that has been internalized "I want wings that can over time attach to a tree." In his work We understand the passion for furniture.

Earthquake Damage Assessment of Lifelines and Utilities (라이프라인과 공공설비의 지진피해 평가)

  • 전상수
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2001
  • This paper focuses on the earthquake hazard delineation and physical loss estimation for lifelines and utilities. Emphasis is given to geographic information systems(GIS) and their application to pipeline networks in evaluating the spatial characteristics of earthquake effects. The paper examines the GIS databases for water supply performance obtained for the 1994 northridge. Relationships among buried lifeline damage and various seismic parameters are examined, and the parameters that are statistically most significant are identified. Using GIS data from the Northridge earthquake, the relationships among pipeline repair rate, type of pipe, diameter, and various seismic parameters are assessed.

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Fragility curves for the typical multi-span simply supported bridges in northern Pakistan

  • Waseem, Muhammad;Spacone, Enrico
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.64 no.2
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    • pp.213-223
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    • 2017
  • Bridges are lifeline and integral components of transportation system that are susceptible to seismic actions, their vulnerability assessment is essential for seismic risk assessment and mitigation. The vulnerability assessment of bridges common in Pakistan is very important as it is seismically very active region and the available code for the seismic design of bridges is obsolete. This research presents seismic vulnerability assessment of three real case simply supported multi-span reinforced concrete bridges commonly found in northern Pakistan, having one, two and three bents with circular piers. The vulnerability assessment is carried through the non-linear dynamic time history analyses for the derivation of fragility curves. Finite element based numerical models of the bridges were developed in MIDAS CIVIL (2015) and analyzed through with non-linear dynamic and incremental dynamic analyses, using a suite of bridge-specific natural spectrum compatible ground motion records. Seismic responses of shear key, bearing pad, expansion joint and pier components of each bridges were recorded during analysis and retrieved for performance based analysis. Fragility curves were developed for the bearing pads, shear key, expansion joint and pier of the bridges that first reach ultimate limit state. Dynamic analysis and the derived fragility curves show that ultimate limit state of bearing pads, shear keys and expansion joints of the bridges exceed first, followed by the piers ultimate limit state for all the three bridges. Mean collapse capacities computed for all the components indicated that bearing pads, expansion joints, and shear keys exceed the ultimate limit state at lowest seismic intensities.

Sensor enriched infrastructure system

  • Wang, Ming L.;Yim, Jinsuk
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.309-333
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    • 2010
  • Civil infrastructure, in both its construction and maintenance, represents the largest societal investment in this country, outside of the health care industry. Despite being the lifeline of US commerce, civil infrastructure has scarcely benefited from the latest sensor technological advances. Our future should focus on harnessing these technologies to enhance the robustness, longevity and economic viability of this vast, societal investment, in light of inherent uncertainties and their exposure to service and even extreme loadings. One of the principal means of insuring the robustness and longevity of infrastructure is to strategically deploy smart sensors in them. Therefore, the objective is to develop novel, durable, smart sensors that are especially applicable to major infrastructure and the facilities to validate their reliability and long-term functionality. In some cases, this implies the development of new sensing elements themselves, while in other cases involves innovative packaging and use of existing sensor technologies. In either case, a parallel focus will be the integration and networking of these smart sensing elements for reliable data acquisition, transmission, and fusion, within a decision-making framework targeting efficient management and maintenance of infrastructure systems. In this paper, prudent and viable sensor and health monitoring technologies have been developed and used in several large structural systems. Discussion will also include several practical bridge health monitoring applications including their design, construction, and operation of the systems.