Developing A National Groundwater-Monitoring Network In Korea

Since the 1960's, the groundwater resources of Korea have been developed without a proper regulatory system for monitoring and preservation, resulting in significant source depletion, land subsidence, water contamination, and sea-water intrusion. With the activation of the "Groundwater Law" in June 1994, the government initiated a project to develop a groundwater-monitoring network to describe general groundwater quality, to define its long-term changes, and to identify major factors affecting changes in groundwater quality and yield. In selecting monitoring locations nationwide, criteria considered are 1) spatial distribution, 2) aquifer characteristics of hydrogeologic units, 3) local groundwater flow regime, 4) linkage with surface hydrology observations, 5) site accessibility, and 6) financial situations. A total of 310 sites in 78 small hydrologic basins were selected to compose the monitoring network. Installation of monitoring wells is scheduled to start in 1995 for 15 sites; the remainder are scheduled to be completed by 2001. At each site, a nest of monitoring wells was designed; shallow and deep groundwater will be monitored for water temperature, pH, EC, DO and TDS every month. Water-level fluctuations will also be measured by automatic recorders equipped with pressure transducers. As a next step, the government plans to develop a groundwater-database management system, which could be linked with surface hydrologic data. RÉSUMÉ: Depuis les années 60, les ressources en eaux souterraines de la Corée ont été mises en valeur sans dispositif réglementaire adapté de surveillance et de protection, ce qui a provoqué la diminution significative des apports, la subsidence des sols, la contamination de l'eau et l'intrusion d'eau marine. Avec la mise en vigueur de la "Loi sur les Eaux Souterraines", en juin 1994, le gouvernement a lancé un programme de réalisation d'un réseau de surveillance des eaux souterraines afin de décrire la qualité générale des eaux souterraines, de définir les variations à long terme et d'identifier les principaux facteurs responsables des variations de la qualité et du débit des eaux souterraines. Pour sélectionner les sites de contrôle à l'échelle du pays, les critères retenus sont les suivants: 1) la répartition spatiale, 2) les caractères aquifères des unités hydrologiques, 3) le régime local des écoulements souterrains, 4) le lien avec les observations faites en hydrologie de surface, 5) l'accessibilité des sites et 6) le réseau de surveillance. La mise en place de piézomètres de contrôle a été programmé pour le début de 1995, sur 15 sites; le reste est prévu d'ici à 2001. Sur chaque site, un groupe de piézomètres de contrôle a été prévu; la température, le pH, la conductivité électrique et la minéralisation des eaux souterraines superficielles et profondes seront mesurés chaque mois. Les variations du niveau piézométrique seront aussi mesurées au moyen de capteurs de pression reliés à des chaînes d'acquisition. Dans une étape ultérieure, le gouvernement prévoit de créer un système de gestion d'une banque de données sur les eaux souterraines, qui seront reliées aux données sur les eaux de surface. RESUMEN: Desde los años 60, los recursos de agua subterránea en Corea han sido desarrollados sin un sistema de regulación adecuado de control y conservación. Esto ha resultado en una disminución de los recursos, problemas de subsidencia, contaminación de aguas e intrusión marina. Con la activación de la "Ley de Aguas Subterráneas" en junio de 1994, el gobierno inició un proyecto para la instalación de una red de control de agua subterráneas con el objeto de establecer su calidad, definir sus variaciones a largo plazo e identificar los factores principales que afectan tanto su calidad como el suministro. Los criterios para seleccionar los puntos de control en todo el país fueron: 1) su distribución espacial, 2) las características de las unidades hidrogeológicas, 3) el régimen de flujo local, 4) su relación con el comportamiento observado de las aguas superficiales, 5) su accesibilidad, y 6) criterios económicos. Se seleccionaron un total de 310 lugares, situados en 78 pequeñas cuencas hidrológicas, para formar la red de control. La instalación de los pozos de control está previsto que empiece en 1995 para 15 puntos; el resto se deberá completar hacia el año 2001. En cada localización seleccionada se ha previsto un conjunto de pozos con el objetivo de tomar medidas, tanto en aguas subsuperficiales como profundas, de temperatura del agua, pH, CE, DO y TSD, mensualmente. Las oscilaciones de niveles del agua también se medirán, mediante registros automáticos conectados a transductores de presión. Como paso siguiente, el gobierno tiene previsto desarrollar un sistema de gestión de bases de datos hidrogeológicas, que pudiera conectarse con los datos de hidrología superficial.     

A pseudo‐force iterative method with separate scale factors for dynamic analysis of structures with non‐proportional damping

Dynamic equilibrium equations of structural systems with non‐proportional damping are coupled through the damping terms. Such coupling invalidates application of the classical modal superposition method. In this paper, a mode‐superposition pseudo‐force method is proposed. The coupled equilibrium equations are solved by an iterative process in which the coupling terms are treated as pseudo‐forces. A scale factor for each mode of the system is obtained by optimizing the iteration convergence. Through these uniquely solved scale factors, the modified modal equations not only converge much faster but also yield results with higher accuracy. A proof of the convergence of the iterative process is also presented. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thrust geometries in unconsolidated Quaternary sediments and evolution of the Eupchon Fault, southeast Korea

Abstract The Korean peninsula is widely regarded as being located at the relatively stable eastern margin of the Asian continent. However, more than 10 Quaternary faults have recently been discovered in and reported from the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula. One of these, the Eupchon Fault, was discovered during the construction of a primary school, and it is located close to a nuclear power plant. To understand the nature and characteristics of the Quaternary Eupchon Fault, we carried out two trench surveys near the discovery site. The fault system includes one main reverse fault (N20°E/40°SE) with approximately 4 m displacement, and a series of branch faults, cutting unconsolidated Quaternary sediments. Structures in the fault system include synthetic and antithetic faults, hanging‐wall anticlines, drag folds, back thrusts, pop‐up structures, flat‐ramp geometries and duplexes, which are very similar to those seen in thrust systems in consolidated rocks. In the upper part of the fault system, several tip damage zones are observed, indicating that the fault system propagates upward and terminates in the upper part of the section. Pebbles along the main fault plane show a preferred orientation of long axes, indicating the fault trace. The unconformity surface between the Quaternary deposits and the underlying Tertiary andesites or Cretaceous sedimentary rocks is displaced by this fault with a reverse movement sense. The stratigraphic relationship shows normal slip sense at the lower part of the section, indicating that the fault had a normal slip movement and was reversely reactivated during the Quaternary. The inferred length of the Quaternary thrust fault, based on the relationship between fault length and displacement, is 200–2000 m. The current maximum horizontal compressive stress direction in this area is generally east‐northeast–west‐southwest, which would be expected to produce oblique slip on the Eupchon Fault, with reverse and right‐lateral strike‐slip components.     

Semi‐active fuzzy control for seismic response reduction using magnetorheological dampers

A semi‐active fuzzy control strategy for seismic response reduction using a magnetorheological (MR) damper is presented. When a control method based on fuzzy set theory for a structure with a MR damper is used for vibration reduction of a structure, it has an inherent robustness, and easiness to treat the uncertainties of input data from the ground motion and structural vibration sensors, and the ability to handle the non‐linear behavior of the structure because there is no longer the need for an exact mathematical model of the structure. For a clipped‐optimal control algorithm, the command voltage of a MR damper is set at either zero or the maximum level. However, a semi‐active fuzzy control system has benefit to produce the required voltage to be input to the damper so that a desirable damper force can be produced and thus decrease the control force to reduce the structural response. Moreover, the proposed control strategy is fail‐safe in that the bounded‐input, bounded‐output stability of the controlled structure is guaranteed. The results of the numerical simulations show that the proposed semi‐active control system consisting of a fuzzy controller and a MR damper can be beneficial in reducing seismic responses of structures. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Development and modeling of a frictional wall damper and its applications in reinforced concrete frame structures

A wall‐type friction damper is newly proposed in this paper to improve the performance of reinforced concrete (RC) framed structures under earthquake loads. Traditionally, the damper was generally invented as a brace‐type member. However, it has been seen to cause problems in the RC frame structures in that concrete is apt to be damaged in the connection regions of the RC member and the brace‐type damper under earthquake loads. The proposed wall‐type damper has an advantage in the retrofit of RC structures. The system consists of a Teflon® slider and a RC wall. The damper is also designed to control normal pressures acting on a frictional slider. The numerical applications show that the proposed damper can be effective in mitigating the seismic responses of RC frame structures and reducing the damage to RC structural members. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A hydraulic model of the Korea Strait bottom cold current

A one and a half layer inviscid hydraulic model was introduced to study the dynamics of the flow that brings the bottom cold water southward into the Korea Strait. Two different channel geometries were considered; a rectangular channel and a channel with a sloping western wall, which represents the continental slope near the Korean coast. The lower layer water in the rectangular channel separates from the eastern wall when the depth of the channel,H _o, becomes shallower than a critical value donwstream. Hydraulic control of the flow is possible after the flow separation, if the channel becomes shallow enough. Before hydraulic control, the width of the flow decreases asH _o decreases, but the effect of the slope of the western wall is negligible. After the control, however, the width increases asH _o decreases or the slope becomes weaker. If the slope becomes weak enough or the channel becomes deep enough, which is determined by upstream conditions, the lower layer is observed only over the sloping western wall. This simple model shows that the continental slope between the East Sea (Japan Sea) and the Korea Strait makes the southward flowing North Korean Cold Water bank against the Korean coast in the Korea Strait. The model also shows that the sloping bottom near the Korean coast makes the bottom cold water of the Korea Strait appear only over the continental slope away from the trough of the strait.     

Tidal Currents in the Tsushima Straits Estimated from ADCP Data by Ferryboat

Tidal currents in the Tsushima Straits have been analyzed using measurements obtained since February 1997 by an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) mounted on the ferryboat Camellia. Tidal current constituents (M ₂, S ₂, K ₁, O ₁) are dominant among the ten tidal current constituents (Q ₁, O ₁, P ₁, K ₁, N ₂, M ₂, S ₂, K ₂, MSf, Mf), and generally 1.4–2.1 times stronger at the western channel of the straits than those at the eastern channel. The ratio between amplitude of M ₂, S ₂, K ₁ and O ₁ averaged along the ferryboat track is 1:0.45:0.59:0.51. The major axis directions of tidal current ellipses are generally SW to NE, exceptionally in the vicinity of the Tsushima Islands. Approaching the Tsushima Islands from the Korean Peninsula side, the major axis gradually rotates clockwise. At the western channel, the M ₂ and K ₁ constituents change the rotation direction of current vectors from clockwise to counterclockwise at about 90–130 m depth. The contributions of the tidal currents to the mean kinetic energy and the mean eddy kinetic energy along the ferryboat track are, on average, 0.56 and 0.71, respectively. This suggests that tidal current activities are generally more dominant than the mean current activities and much more dominant than eddy activities. The only region where the eddy activities are comparable to the tidal current activities is located on the east side of the Tsushima Islands. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Seasonal Variation of the Cheju Warm Current in the Northern East China Sea

The Cheju Warm Current has been defined as a mean current that rounds Cheju-do clockwise, transporting warm and saline water to the western coastal area of Cheju-do and into the Cheju Strait in the northern East China Sea (Lie et al., 1998). Seasonal variation of the Cheju Warm Current and its relevant hydrographic structures were examined by analyzing CTD data and trajectories of satellite-tracked drifters. Analysis of a combined data set of CTD and drifters confirms the year-round existence of the Cheju Warm Current west of Cheju-do and in the Cheju Strait, with current speeds of 5 to 40 cm/s. Saline waters transported by the Cheju Warm Current are classified Cheju Warm Current water for water of salinity greater than 34.0 psu and modified Cheju Warm Current for water having salinity of 33.5–34.0 psu. In winter, Cheju Warm Current water appears in a relatively large area west of Cheju-do, bounded by a strong thermohaline front formed in a "" shape. In summer and autumn, the Cheju Warm Current water appears only in the lower layer, retreating to the western coastal area of Cheju-do in summer and to the eastern coastal area sometimes in autumn. The Cheju Warm Current is found to flow in the western channel of the Korea/Tsushima Strait after passing through the Cheju Strait, contributing significantly to the Tsushima Warm Current.     

Slope Stability Analysis Using Rf,Gbm, Cart,Bt and Xgboost

Slopes in geotechnical and mining engineering are the most crucial geo-structure. Predicting or forecasting the stability or instability of the slope and then classifying the slope accordingly helps in mitigating the risks and enhancing the design by maximizing the safety. Computing techniques have overpowered the analytical and statistical models used for predicting the stability of the slopes. To reduce the uncertainties and ambiguity of the previously used models, lately, researchers have come up with the novel techniques for Slope Stability Classification (SSC) which are Random Forest, Gradient Boosting Machine, Extreme Gradient Boosting, Boosted Trees and Classification and Regression Trees. These computational algorithms are employed in this research paper and the slope details are taken from a literature i.e. 221 input datasets are used and slopes are classified accordingly using the mentioned models. The relation between the inputs such as height (H), slope angle (β), cohesion (c), pore water pressure ratio (ru), unit weight (γ), angle of internal friction (φ) and slope stability (output) is established and slopes are categorized according to their failure and stability. Performance analysis is done thereafter to analyses and compare different models and let the readers and researchers know that which model sufficed and fitted best to the study.