When an earthquake occurs, the severity of damage is determined by natural factors such as the magnitude of the earthquake, the epicenter distance, soil properties, and type of the structures in the affected area, as well as the socio-economic factors such as the population, disaster prevention measures, and economic power of the community. This study evaluated the direct economic loss due to building damage and the community’s recovery ability. Building damage was estimated using fragility functions due to the design earthquake by the seismic design code. The usage of the building was determined from the information in the building registrar. Direct economic loss was evaluated using the standard unit price and estimated building damage. The standard unit price was obtained from the Korean Real Estate Board. The community’s recovery capacity was calculated using nine indicators selected from regional statistical data. After appropriate normalization and factor analysis, the recovery ability score was calculated through relative evaluation with neighboring cities.

This study proposes a methodology for the regional seismic risk assessment of structural damage to buildings in Korea based on evaluating individual buildings, considering inconsistency between the administrative district border and grid lines to define seismic hazard. The accuracy of seismic hazards was enhanced by subdividing the current 2km-sized grids into ones with a smaller size. Considering the enhancement of the Korean seismic design code in 2005, existing seismic fragility functions for seismically designed buildings are revised by modifying the capacity spectrum according to the changes in seismic design load. A seismic risk index in building damage is defined using the total damaged floor area considering building size differences. The proposed seismic risk index was calculated for buildings in 29 administrative districts in 'A' city in Korea to validate the proposed assessment algorithm and risk index. In the validation procedure, sensitivity analysis was performed on the grid size, quantitative building damage measure, and seismic fragility function update.

지각판의 움직임은 오일러 극(Euler pole)을 중심으로 하는 회전운동으로 나타낼 수 있다. 우리는 먼저 지역적 지각판의 속도자료로부터 해당 판운동의 오일러 벡터를 근사적으로 결정하는 알고리즘을 다음과 같이 개발하였다; 1) 관측된 판속도자료로부터 평균 가상 오일러 극을 먼저 구하고, 2) 평균가상극과 관측지역의 중심을 통과하는 대원 위의 점들을 각각 극으로 설정하여, 3) 얻어지는 각 임시적 가상 모델의 판운동속도와 관측속도와의 차이의 제곱들의 합을 반복하여 구한 다음, 그 값이 최소가 되도록 보간법(interpolation)으로써 오일러 벡터를 결정함. 그런데 최근 우리는 이 와 근본적 개념은 같으나(최소제곱법), 제곱오차의 합의 편미분계수가 0이 되는 조건으로부터 곧바로 오일러 벡터를 결 정하는 알고리즘을 추가적으로 개발하였으며, 이 개선된 방법으로 판운동의 오일러 벡터를 보다 더 정확하게 산출하게 되었다. 한편 이 두 가지 방법을 최근 수년간의 한반도의 GPS 지각속도자료에 각각 적용하여 한반도 지각판의 오일러 벡터를 구하였으며, 얻어진 두 결과를 비교하였다.

This study used optical and scanning electron microscopy to analyze the surface oxidation phenomenon that accompanies a γ'-precipitate free zone in a directional solidified CM247LC high temperature creep specimen. Surface oxidation occurs on nickel-based superalloy gas turbine blades due to high temperature during use. Among the superalloy components, Al and Cr are greatly affected by diffusion and movement, and Al is a major component of the surface oxidation products. This out-diffusion of Al was accompanied by γ' (Ni3Al) deficiency in the matrix, and formed a γ'-precipitate free zone at the boundary of the surface oxide layer. Among the components of CM247LC, Cr and Al related to surface oxidation consist of 8 % and 5.6 %, respectively. When Al, the main component of the γ' precipitation phase, diffused out to the surface, a high content of Cr was observed in these PFZs. This is because the PFZ is made of a high Cr γ phase. Surface oxidation of DS CM247LC was observed in high temperature creep specimens, and γ'-rafting occurred due to stress applied to the creep specimens. However, the stress states applied to the grip and gauge length of the creep specimen were different, and accordingly, different γ'-rafting patterns were observed. Such surface oxidation and PFZ and γ'-rafting are shown to affect CM247LC creep lifetime. Mapping the microstructure and composition of major components such as Al and Cr and their role in surface oxidation, revealed in this study, will be utilized in the development of alloys to improve creep life.