• 터널과지하공간
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.418-426
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• 2008

인도네시아 파시르탄광에서 적용되고 있는 전형적인 발파방법은 지표면을 유일한 자유면으로 하는 일자유면 노천발파 공법이다. 일반적으로 일자유면 발파방법은 자유면이 하나뿐이므로 구속이 커서 큰 지반진동을 일으키게 된다. 큰 지반진동은 다시 채광장의 경계를 이루는 사면의 안정성에 나쁜 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이런 측면에서 발파로 인한 지반진동으로부터 파시르탄광의 채광장 사면과 폐석장의 안전을 확보할 수 있는 발파지침을 마련하기로 하였다 먼저, 파시르탄광에서 발파로 발생될 수 있는 지반진동 수준을 예측할 수 있는 예측식을 유도하였다. 다음으로, 채광장 사면과 폐석장의 폐석더미를 관리하기 위한 지반진동 허용수준을 PPV 측정치로 각각 120mm/s 및 60mm/s로 설정하였다. 도출된 예측식과 설정된 허용수준으로부터 현장에서 사용할 수 있는 안전발파를 위한 환산거리 조건식을 설정하였다. 설정된 환산거리 조건식은 채광장 사면과 폐석더미에 대해 각각 $D_s{geq}5$ 및 $D_s{geq}10$이다. 또한, 환산거리 조건식을 만족시킬 수 있도록 천공장 $3.3{sim}8.8m$에 대하여 몇 가지 표준발파패턴을 제안하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.375-383
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• 2019

In underground retreating longwall coal mining, hard roof collapse is one of the most challenging safety problems for mined-out areas. Identifying precursors for hard roof collapse is of great importance for the development of warning systems related to collapse geohazards and ground control. In this case study, the Xinhe mine was chosen because it is a standard mine and the minable coal seam usually lies beneath hard strata. Real-time monitoring of hard roof collapse was performed in longwall face 5301 of the Xinhe mine using support resistance and microseismic (MS) monitoring; five hard roof collapse cases were identified. To reveal the characteristics of MS activity during hard roof collapse development and to identify its precursors, the change in MS parameters, such as MS event rate, energy release, bursting strain energy, b value and the relationships with hard roof collapse, were studied. This research indicates that some MS parameters showed irregularity before hard roof collapse. For the Xinhe coalmine, a substantial decrease in b value and a rapid increase in MS event rate were reliable hard roof collapse precursors. It is suggested that the b value has the highest predictive sensitivity, and the MS event rate has the second highest.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.166-175
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 현장실측을 통하여 강원도 태백에 위치한 대규모 석탄광산의 열환경을 평가하였다. 열환경 평가를 위하여 WBGT, HSI, ESI, KATA지수 및 유효온도 등 다양한 열적지표를 적용하였고, 상관분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 대부분의 작업장에서 높은 열환경이 평가되었고, 특히 열적지표 중 인체의 생리학적 특성을 반영하는 HSI와 최대 땀증발열의 상관계수는 -0.834이고 이것은 HSI지표에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 최대 땀증발열에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자는 공기속도이다. 따라서 운영 중인 제 1수직갱의 연장 굴착 또는 공기 누기를 방지하기 위한 구조물을 설치함으로써 환기량 증대를 통해 작업장의 열환경을 개선시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.35-47
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• 2018

This paper investigates the mechanisms of tunnel spalling and massive tunnel failures using fracture mechanics principles. The study starts with examining the fracture propagation due to tensile and shear failure mechanisms. It was found that, fundamentally, in rock masses with high compressive stresses, tensile fracture propagation is often a stable process which leads to a gradual failure. Shear fracture propagation tends to be an unstable process. Several real case observations of spalling failures and massive shear failures in boreholes, tunnels and underground roadways are shown in the paper. A number of numerical models were used to investigate the fracture mechanisms and extents in the roof/wall of a deep tunnel and in an underground coal mine roadway. The modelling was done using a unique fracture mechanics code FRACOD which simulates explicitly the fracture initiation and propagation process. The study has demonstrated that both tensile and shear fracturing may occur in the vicinity of an underground opening. Shallow spalling in the tunnel wall is believed to be caused by tensile fracturing from extensional strain although no tensile stress exists there. Massive large scale failure however is most likely to be caused by shear fracturing under high compressive stresses. The observation that tunnel spalling often starts when the hoop stress reaches $0.4^*UCS$ has been explained in this paper by using the extension strain criterion. At this uniaxial compressive stress level, the lateral extensional strain is equivalent to the critical strain under uniaxial tension. Scale effect on UCS commonly believed by many is unlikely the dominant factor in this phenomenon.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.461-469
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• 2019

Background: Collisions involving workers and mobile machines continue to be a major concern in underground coal mines. Over the last 30 years, these collisions have resulted in numerous injuries and fatalities. Recently, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) proposed a rule that would require mines to equip mobile machines with proximity detection systems (PDSs) (systems designed for automated collision avoidance). Even though this regulation has not been enacted, some mines have installed PDSs on their scoops and hauling machines. However, early implementation of PDSs has introduced a variety of safety concerns. Past findings show that workers' trust can affect technology integration and influence unsafe use of automated technologies. Methods: Using a mixed-methods approach, the present study explores the effect that factors such as mine of employment, age, experience, and system type have on workers' trust in PDSs for mobile machines. The study also explores how workers are trained on PDSs and how this training influences trust. Results: The study resulted in three major findings. First, the mine of employment had a significant influence on workers' trust in mobile PDSs. Second, hands-on and classroom training was the most common types of training. Finally, over 70% of workers are trained on the system by the mine compared with 36% trained by the system manufacturer. Conclusion: The influence of workers' mine of employment on trust in PDSs may indicate that practitioners and researchers may need to give the organizational and physical characteristics of each mine careful consideration to ensure safe integration of automated systems.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 노천광산에서 다수의 작업 지점들을 경유하며 광산 전역을 순회해야하는 보조 작업 차량의 최적 이동경로를 분석하였다. Dijkstra's 알고리즘을 사용했던 기존의 연구들과 달리 휴리스틱 외판원 문제 알고리즘을 이용한 결과 다수의 작업지점들의 방문 순서까지 고려하여 보조 작업 차량의 최적 이동경로를 분석할 수 있다. 인도네시아 파시르 석탄 노천광산의 로또 채광장을 대상으로 광산 전역을 정차 없이 순회하는 보조작업 차량의 최적 이동경로를 분석하였다. 그 결과 분석자의 직관에 따라 작업지점들의 방문 순서를 결정하는 것보다 휴리스틱 TSP 알고리즘을 적용해 분석하는 것이 25개 지점 경유시 20분 정도의 이동시간을 단축할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서 제시한 결과가 노천광산 보조 작업 차량들의 시스템 최적화와 관련된 향후 연구들의 방향설정 위해 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.366-376
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• 2017

가행광산 지반침하 실태조사를 통하여 현 채광방법에 따른 지반침하 가능성과 대책을 분석하였다. 금속광산은 대부분 휴 폐광 상태로서 싱크홀의 침하양상을 나타내고 있다. 석탄광은 점점 더 심부화 되어가고 있으며, 기존 채광지역에서 트러프형의 침하양상을 보였다. 비금속 광산은 대규격 광산개발 이력이 30년 이내로서 크고 작은 지반변형의 문제가 조사되었다. 채광 또한 기술적 방법보다 경험적인 방법에 더 의존함으로써 시간 의존성에 따른 지반침하 가능성이 상존하였다. 따라서 비금속 광산 위주의 체계적인 개발방법과 지반침하 방지에 대한 다양한 연구가 수행 되어야 할 것으로 본다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1125-1133
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• 2018

Real-time characterization of the rock thermal deformation and fracture process provides guidance for detecting and evaluating thermal stability of rocks. In this paper, time -frequency characteristics of acoustic emission (AE) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR) signals were studied by conducting experiments during rock continuous heating. The coupling correlation between AE and EMR during rock thermal deformation and failure was analyzed, and the microcosmic mechanism of AE and EMR was theoretically analyzed. During rock continuous heating process, rocks simultaneously produce significant AE and EMR signals. These AE and EMR signals are, however, not completely synchronized, with the AE signals showing obvious fluctuation and the EMR signals increasing gradually. The sliding friction between the cracks is the main mechanism of EMR during the rock thermal deformation and fracture, and the AE is produced while the thermal cracks expanding. Both the EMR and AE monitoring methods can be applied to evaluate the thermal stability of rock in underground mines, although the mechanisms by which these signals generated are different.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.429-437
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• 2018

In order to reduce deformation of roadway floor heave in deep underground soft rockmass, four support design patterns were analyzed using the Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua (FLAC)3D, including the traditional bolting (Design 1), the bolting with the backbreak in floor (Design 2), the full anchorage bolting with the backbreak in floor (Design 3) and the full anchorage bolting with the bolt-grouting backbreak in floor (Design 4). Results show that the design pattern 4, the full anchorage bolting with the bolt-grouting backbreak in floor, was the best one to reduce the deformation and failure of the roadway, the floor deformation was reduced at 88.38% than the design 1, and these parameters, maximum vertical stress, maximum horizontal displacement and maximum horizontal stress, were greater than 1.69%, 5.96% and 9.97%. However, it was perfectly acceptable with the floor heave results. The optimized design pattern 4 provided a meaningful and reliable support for the roadway in deep underground coal mine.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.117-124
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• 2000

This paper presents the construction planning and the detail design of a 16.2 km long railroad tunnel in a mountainous area. Major design conditions for railroad are the single track, loop-typed alinement, and a maximum grade of 24.5$\textperthousand$. A underground station(double track) with a length of 1.1km is located in the middle of the line for train cross-passing. Tunnel is excavated in highly complex geological conditions including faulted areas, abandoned mine works areas, and various rock types such as sandstone, shale, limestone, and coal seam partly. Drilling and blasting method was adopted because it is more flexible than TBM(Tunnel Boring Machine) as a result of risk assessment for geological conditions in this area. Two working adits were planned to adjust the construction schedule and can be used for ventilation and maintenance in operation phase. New material and concept were introduced to the tunnel drain design. They are expected to improve tunnel drain condition and capability. Rational tunnel support design was tried to consider the various tunnel size and purpose and to use the geological investigation results.