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A Case Study of Test Production of Gas from Hydrate Bearing Sediments on Nankai Trough in Japan (일본 난카이 해구 가스하이드레이트 퇴적층으로부터의 가스 시험생산 사례분석)

  • Kim, A-Ram;Lee, Jong-Won;Kim, Hyung-Mok
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.133-143
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    • 2015
  • Gas hydrate is a solid substance composed of natural gas constrained in water molecules under low temperature and high pressure conditions. The existence of hydrates has been reported to be world-widely distributed, mainly at permafrost and deep ocean floor. Test productions of small amount of natural gas from the on-shore permafrost have been accomplished in U.S.A and Canada, but, world-first and the only production case from off-shore hydrate bearing sediments was in Nankai trough, Japan. In this study, we introduce key technologies in gas production from hydrates by analyzing the Japanese off-shore gas production project in Nankai trough in terms of depressurization- induced dissociation so as to utilize planned domestic gas production test in Ulleung basin.

A State of the Art for the Vibrated Crushed-stone Compaction Pile (진동쇄석다짐말뚝공법의 기술적 수준)

  • Choi, Yong-Kyu;Kim, Won-Cheul;Jung, Chang-Kyu;Lee, Min-Hee;Kim, Tae-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.65-77
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    • 2002
  • Based from the results of various field and laboratory tests, it was determined that VCCP(Vibrated Crushed-stone Compaction Pile) Method is more effective compared to SCP(Sand Compaction Pile) Method. VCCP method effectively increases soil bearing capacity and reinforces soil and slopes, prevents liquefaction, enhances drainage. But when it comes to the engineering design these factors are not considered, instead designs are performed using practical methods and equations. Furthermore, this method is very economical since crushed stone can be used instead of sand and it can be also used in off-shore construction. In this paper, it will be synthetically considered technical state at the present time, research object after this and necessity of research for VCCP Method.

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A study on development of spacer fabric air mattress for marine vessels and off shore living room by ILO Convention (국제노동기구협약(ILO)에 의한 선박과 해양시설용 침실의 공기 매트리스의 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Ki-Saeng;Nam, Cheol-Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.700-707
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    • 2005
  • The human being continued the processing of improvement for well being life according to scientific results The other hand, All the seaman life take the rest and sleep in ship's office and living room. In this case, many crew took the pain of back spain or deposit the his fatigue, This will be decrease the productivity owing to crew's back spain or fatigue etc. In this study researched the problem of ship's bed mattress and the principle of Well being air mattress in technical standard etc. Specially decreased some kinds of bacillus, germ and many kinds of bacteria by using of tourmaline which emitted the far red light and negative ion from surface of the mattress. We developed and applied the ship's Well being air mattress to off shore and various kind of ship by International Labour Organization convention 192.

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Results of Satellite Tag Monitoring and a Preliminary Study of the Influence of Sea Surface Temperature on a Rehabilitated Finless Porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis in Korea (위성추적장치를 이용한 구조치료 상괭이(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)의 이동 모니터링 결과 및 표층수온과의 관계)

  • Park, Kyum Joon;Yamada, Keiko;Sohn, Hawsun
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.456-460
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    • 2018
  • Little is known about the movements of finless porpoises Neophocaena asiaeorientalis and their relationship with sea surface temperature (SST). A female finless porpoise that was stranded alive on the shore at Busan was rehabilitated for 16 months at the Sea Life Busan Aquarium. The porpoise was released off Geoje Island with a satellite tag on her mid-ridge and tracking data were received for 7 days. The porpoise moved directly to the southern shore of Gadeok Island, where an earlier study reported that finless porpoises were most abundant around the island. The tracking route revealed two other potential primary habitats. The porpoise moved to the middle of the east coast of the Korean Peninsula at Uljin, beyond the distribution boundary known from earlier studies. Satellite infrared images detected a cold water mass off the Uljin coast and the tracking route showed that the porpoise avoided this low-temperature area.

Ocean Response to Typhoon Rusa in the South Sea of Korea and in the East China Sea

  • Lee, Dong-Kyu;Niiler, Peter
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 2003
  • Typhoon Rusa passed over the East China Sea and crossed over the Korea Peninsula on August 31, 2002. The core of the typhoon passed directly over a data buoy mooring site at ($127^{\circ}45'E,\;34^{\circ}25'\;N$) and several ARGOS-tracked drifters capable of measuring salinity. Peak hourly mean wind speed reached 28 m/s at the mooring site and wind pattern in the East China Sea changed from southerly wind to northwesterly wind after the typhoon passage. Two or three days before the typhoon tile drifter displacement changed significantly and the region-wide circulation pattern changed from a northeastward current to a westward current one week after the typhoon had passed. The surface water in the East China Sea was cooled to about $4^{\circ}C$ under the typhoon core and a general cooling occurred in most of the East China Sea with the exception of the Chinese coast. The salinity as observed by the drifters in the East China Sea increased about 2 psu but the near-shore water along the Korean coast observed by the mooring was freshened about 3 psu. The freshening of near-shore water was caused by an intrusion of off-shore water rather than local freshening by typhoon precipitation.

Temporal and Spatial Variations in Sea Surface Temperature Around Boryeong off the West Coast of Korea From 2011-2012 (2011-2012년 서해 보령연안 수온의 시공간적 변동)

  • Choo, Hyo-Sang;Yoon, Eun-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.497-512
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    • 2017
  • Temporal and spatial variations in surface water temperature were studied using data from temperature monitoring buoys deployed at 47 stations around Boryeong from 2011-2012 off the west coast of Korea. Temperature fluctuations are predominant at diurnal and semidiurnal periods for all seasons, and their amplitudes are large in spring and summer but small in autumn. The maximum annual change in air temperature takes place on August 2nd and August 22th for water temperature, which means the phase for air temperature precedes water temperature by 20 days. The diurnal period of water temperature fluctuation is predominant around Daecheon and Muchangpo Harbors, with the semidiurnal period around Wonsan Island, and the shallow water constituent period on the estuary around Daecheon River. On the whole, air and water temperatures fluctuate with wind. Spectral analyses of temperature records show significant peaks at the 0.5, 1 and 15 day marks with 7-10 day periods of predominant fluctuations. Cross-correlation analyses for the temperature fluctuation show that the waters around Boryeong can be classified into four areas: a mixed water zone around the southeast side of Wonsan Island, an off-shore area to the west, an off-shore area to the south and a coastal area along the shore from Song Island to Muchangpo Harbor.

A Study on Suspended Sediment Concentration Due to Small Amplitude Wave Action (미소진폭파에 의한 저질의 부유농도에 관한 연구)

  • 여운광;안수한
    • Water for future
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 1980
  • It has been very difficult to analyse, clearly, the mechanism of the suspended sediment that changes, largely, the coastline, on-shore and off-shore. It is due to not only the complexity of the factors in nature but the measurement technique of suspended sediment characteristics both in nature and loboratory. The purpose of this paper are to obtain the time-rate of change in the concentration of suspended sediment, the vertical distribution of it and the effect of the fall velocity of its particle, and to make clear the mechanism of sand transportation in suspension, analysing the diffusion equation, by the computer, due to the small amplitude wave theory.

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Method of Reducing Lateral Displacement of Abutment Constructed on Marine Clay Deposits (해안 연약지반상의 교량 구조물 변위 억제)

  • 장용채
    • Journal of Korean Port Research
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.337-348
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    • 1998
  • Since 1970s, though many effective construction methods have been established to solve soft ground problems which had occurred in the off shore land reclamation and on shore highway construction, lateral movement of structure on soft ground is still a big problem to engineers. In this study an applicability of criteria for determining the lateral movement of the structure in soft ground is examined and most measured data is obtained from 140 bridge abutments in highway construction sites. Characteristics and effectiveness of existing methods that used for deciding amount of lateral movements of abutment are analyzed using the obtained data. From the analysis, a proper method to prevent lateral movement is proposed. This method is confirmed on several case histories which were constructed on marine clay.

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Sediments of the Continental Shelf off the Southern Coasts of Korea

  • Park, Yong Ahn;Song, Moo Young
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.1
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    • pp.16-24
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    • 1971
  • Over 40 bottom sediment samples were collected from the southern sea of Korea. The detailed textural characteristic of the sediments, percent calcium carbonate and heavy and light mineralogy were determined. Seaward of these sediments is a nearly broad belt of sandy sediments. In a broad outline it is considered to constitute a near-shore deposits left from a Pleistocene time of eustatically lowered level of sea water, because the sediments on the outer half of the continental shelf are much coarser than that nearer shore. The carbonate content increases strongly to the southeast and northwest of Cheju Island. It is believed that the high calcium carbonate content can be largely attributed to the availability of carbonate materials.

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The Experimental Study of Distribution Characteristics of Lift-force Acting under Pier Deck (잔교상판(棧橋床板)에 작용(作用)하는 양압력(揚壓力) 분포특성(分布特性)에 관한 실험적(實驗的) 연구(硏究))

  • Park, Sang Kil;Park, Hyun Soo;Ahn, Ik Seong;Kim, Woo Saeng
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.29 no.1B
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2009
  • This study describes the characteristics of distribution of lift-force acting under pier deck through physical experiment. The shape of peak wave pressure was sharp when compressed air existed but was not sharp without that. Values of lift-force was different between edge point and center point in the same block. Distribution of lift-force was expressed differently owing to dimensionless of deck length (l/L), wave steepness (H/L), clearance height per wave height (D/H). The dimensionless factor of D/H affected on the lift-force the clearance between still water surface and decks. This decided the maximum of lift-force. In the case of the same values of D/H, the lift-force are changed by the wave steepness (H/L). Because (D/H) become smaller as the wave steepness (H/L) is increased the height of decks must be decided with the condition which don't have the clearance with $D_{max}$ for the stable design of deck of pier. Effect of reducing lift force was greater in the on-shore than the off-shore according to compressed air existence. This researches points out that design of deck should retain compressed air in order to reduce wave lift force.