• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2006년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.33-40
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• 2006

Since early 1990's, several Quaternary faults have been found in the southeastern part of the Korean peninsula with reference to fault activity. Because some of these faults could be considered a capable fault, it is a very delicate matter, which need to be deal with carefully in assessing the seismic hazard. In determining whether or not a faults are capable, because of the low rate of seismicity and insufficient relationship between instrumental macro-seismicity and fault, there has been considerable debate among geologists and geophysicists in Korea. In this study, we discuss the criteria and probabilistic approaches that are used to assess whether or not a fault is seismogenic. And, we preliminarily also suggest the probability of fault activity from the spatial association between faults and earthquake epicenters, fault slip and tectonic stress, and geological evidence for multiple episodes of reactivation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.559-578
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• 2011

In regions of high seismic risk, high-strength concrete (HSC) columns of tall buildings are designed to be fully ductile during earthquake attack by providing substantial amount of confining steel within the critical region. However. in areas of low to moderate seismic risk, the same provision of confining steel is too conservative because of the reduced seismic demand. More critically, it causes problematic steel congestion in the beam-column joints and column critical region. This will eventually affect the quality of concrete placing owing to blockage. To relieve the problem, the confining steel in the critical region of HSC columns located in low to moderate seismicity regions can be suitably reduced, while maintaining a limited ductility level. Despite the advantage, there are still no guidelines developed for designing limited ductility HSC columns. In this paper, a formula for designing limited ductility HSC columns is presented. The validity of the formula was verified by testing half-scale HSC columns subjected to combined high-axial load and flexure, in which the confining steel was provided as per the proposed formula. From the test results, it is evident that the curvature ductility factors obtained for all these columns were about 10, which is the generally accepted level of limited ductility.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.256-267
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• 2010

한반도의 지진들은 주로 중생대에 반도에서 발생한 격렬한 지각변동으로 생성된 단층 및 깨어진 주요 지질구조의 경계에서 발생한다. 이 지진들은 Eurasian plate와 충돌하는 인접한 Indian plate와 Pacific plate 및 Philippine plate에 의한 E-W 내지 ENE-SSW 방향의 압축력장에서 반도 내의 주로 NNE-SSW 방향의 활성단층들이 깨어지며 발생하며 주향성분이 우세한 역단층의 메커니즘을 갖는다. 한반도의 지진활동은 지난 20세기 동안 15~18세기의 이례적으로 높은 기간을 제외하고는 비교적 낮거나 중간수준이며 이는 판내부 지진활동의 전형적인 불규칙한 양상을 보여준다. 한반도의 지각구조는 상부지각과 하부지각을 뚜렷하게 구분하는 Conrad 면이 없는 대체로 균질한 지각이며 수평적 불균질성은 존재한다. 지각의 평균 두께는 33 km 정도이며 Airy 형의 지각균형을 이루고 있어 산악지방이 평야지역에 비하여 지각의 두께가 더 크다. P파의 속도는 지표 부근에서 Moho 면까지 점진적으로 증가하며 평균은 대략 6.3 km/sec이다. 상부맨틀의 P파(Pn)의 속도는 대략 7.8 km/sec이다.

• 지구물리
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.3-22
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• 1998

한국은 약 1900여 회의 역사지진자료를 보유하고 있다. 이 지진들의 진앙과 지노는 지진기록과 감진지역에 의하여 분석되었다. 그 결과 대부분의 지진들이 중생대의 지각변동들의 영향을 가장 적게 받은 북동부를 제외하고는 반도내의 주요 단층이나 지체구조의 경계를 따라 발생하였음이 발견되었다. 중생대의 지각변동으로 한반도 남부지역과 북서부지역의 지각이 심하게 파쇄되었고 이때 생성된 단층들의 일부가 현재까지 지진을 발생시켜 온 것으로 추정된다. 한반도의 지진활동은 제 1세기~14세기 간에 비교적 낮은 편이었으나 15세기~18세기에는 이례적으로 매우 높았고 그 이후로는 다시 낮은 상태가 지속되고 있다. 이례적으로 높은 지진활동의 기간은 중국 북동부와 일치하며 이는 이 두지역의 지진활동이 밀접하게 연관되어 있음을 시사한다. 한반도의 지진활동은 주로 히말라야 산맥에서 유우라시아판과 인도판이 충돌할 때 발생하는 응력에 기인하는 것으로 여겨진다. 한반도의 역사지진자료 목록은 아직 완전하다고 볼 수 없으며 이 방면의 연구가 현재도 진행중에 있다. 본 논문의 주목적은 현재까지 분석된 한반도 역사지진의 목록을 이러한 자료를 필요로하는 국내 지구과학자와 공학자에게 제공하는 데에 있다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.523-529
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• 2004

The seismic monitoring at Syowa Station$(69^{\circ}S,\;39^{\circ}E: SYO)$, located on the continental margin of the Eastern Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, began in 1959. Phase readings of the earthquakes have been reported since 1967 and have been annually published as part of the Data Report Series of the National Institute of Polar Research since 1968. An observation of a tripartite seismic network was carried out at SYO for a period of three years from 1987 to 1990. Epicenters of local earthquakes were determined for the first time by using the array network for the three-year period. Many different types of earthquakes, such as the mainshock-aftershock type, twin earthquake, earthquake swarms, etc., were detected during the period. After this, local events around SYO have been detected empirically from their waveforms recorded on seismograms. The seismic activity for the period of 1987-1990 was higher than that of the following decade. Earthquake epicenters, occurring during that period, were highly localized along the coast and in the central part of the $L\"{u}tzow-Holm$ Bay (LHB). Nine local earthquakes, recorded during the period of 1990-1996, showed many different types of events. The seismicity for the period of 1990-1996 was very low and the magnitudes ranged from 0.1 to 1.4. The locations of some events were determined by using the single station method for SYO, i.e., using the particle motions of the initial phase and S-P time. Two local events were detected in 1998 and one event in 2001. It would be estimated that the stress concentration was related to the glacial rebound around the LHB. Afterwards, we will be able to eventually examine the relationship between the seismicity around Antarctica and deglacial phenomena such as crustal uplift, and sea level change within the earth environmental system.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2002

There is a great deal evidence concerning crustal uplift, after deglaciation, in the vicinity of Syowa Station $(69^{\circ}S,\;39^{\circ}E)$ from tide gauge data, seismic evidence, raised beaches, marine terraces, etc. The geomorphological and tide gauge data show that the crustal uplift is going on around Syowa Station. Seismic observations at Syowa Station started in 1959. Phase readings of the earthquakes have been published by National Institute of Polar Research once a year since 1968, as one of the Data Report Series. Eighteen local earthquakes were detected on short period seismograms at Syowa Station in 1990-2000. The seismicity during the period from 1990 to 2000 was lower than that from 1987 to 1989 when epicenters of local earthquakes were determined by tripartite seismic array. Local earthquake activity corroborates the crustal uplif4 which is an intermittent phenomenon. Sea level falling of 4.5 mm/y was found using data in 1975-1992. This felling rate is consistent with the geomorphological data. A route for repeat leveling survey was established in East Ongul Island. No appreciable change of sea level was observed for the last 14 years. A dynamics of the crustal uplift around Syowa Station has been discussed using geomorphological data, ocean tide, and seismic and leveling data, which is estimated to be an intermittent phenomenon. When local seismic activity is high, the crustal uplift is estimated to be going on. On the contrary, the crustal uplift is in dormancy when the local seismicity is low. Repeated leveling measurements suggest no significant changes, which further supports the idea that the crustal uplift in offshore is not a tilt trend movement but a block movement.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 1999년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Fall
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• pp.319-331
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• 1999

The seismic hazard of Korea is briefly described. The seismic design requirements design earthquake levels and design response spectrum that are going to be adopted in the future code system are introduced. Characteristics of ground motion and seismic responses of structures in low to moderate seismicity regions are briefly described. The concept of limited ductility design that seems appropriate for the seismic design in Korea is explained.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2018

This study develops an empirical prediction equation of spectral acceleration responses of earthquakes which can induce structural damages. Ground motion records representing hazards of low-to-moderate seismic regions were selected and organized with several influential factors affecting the response spectra. The empirical equation and estimator coefficients for acceleration response spectra were then proposed using a robust nonlinear optimization coupled with a regression analysis. For analytical verification of the prediction equation, response spectra used for low-to-moderate seismic regions were estimated and the predicted results were comparatively evaluated with measured response spectra. As a result, the predicted shapes of response spectra can simulate the graphical shapes of measured data with high accuracy and most of predicted results are distributed inside range of correlation of variation (COV) of 30% from perfectly correlated lines.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.625-655
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• 2013

This paper investigated the seismic behaviour of an innovated non-ductile precast concrete wall structural system; namely HC Precast System (HCPS). The system comprises load-bearing precast wall panels merely connected only to column at both ends. Such study is needed because there is limited research information available in design codes for such structure particularly in regions having low to moderate seismicity threats. Experimentally calibrated numerical model of the wall system was used to carry out nonlinear pushover analyses with various types of lateral loading patterns. Effects of laterally applied single point load (SPL), uniformly distributed load (UDL), modal distributed load (MDL) and triangular distributed load (TDL) onto global behaviour of HCPS were identified. Discussion was focused on structural performance such as ductility, deformability, and effective stiffness of the wall system. Thus, a new method for engineers to estimate the nonlinear deformation of HCPS through linear analysis was proposed.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 1999년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Spring
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• pp.178-185
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• 1999

Minimum life-cycle cost helps to evaluate cost effectiveness of base-isolated bridges under specific condition. Life-cycle cost mainly consists of the initial construction cost and the expected damage cost. Damage cost estimation needs proper model of input ground motion failure probability evaluation method and limit states definition. We model the input ground motion as spectral density function compatible with the response spectra defined at each seismicity and site condition. Spectrum analysis and crossing theory is suitable for reseating calculation of failure probabilities in the process of cost minimization. Limit states of base-isolated bridges re defined for superstructure isolator and pier respectively The method is applied to both base-isolated bridges and conventional bridges under the same conditions to investigate cost effectiveness of base isolation in low and moderate seismic region. the results show that base-isolation of bridges are more effective in low and moderate seismic region and that the site effects on the economical efficiency may not be negligible in such a region.