현재 국내 댐‧저수지는 노후도가 높은 수준으로 노후 필댐에 대한 철저한 유지관리가 필요하다. 해외에서는 전자기장 탐사 등 선진기술을 활용하여 댐체 누수탐사를 수행중이나, 국내의 경우 비용절감 및 실무 적용성 향상을 위해 민관공동 투자기술개발을 통해 국산화 기술개발을 완료하였다. 개발기술의 Test-bed 적용 결과 합리적 수준의 오차 범위내 비교적 정확한 누수경로 추정이 가능하였으며, 금년도 신뢰성 검증을 위한 추가 실증시험에서 시추조사 결과 및 동일조건의 전기 비저항탐사와 비교‧검증 결과도 비교적 일치하는 것으로 조사되었다. 향후 본 탐사법에 대한 추가적인 실적 확보 및 이론 검증 등을 통해 노후 필댐에 대한 물리탐사 기술을 지속적으로 향상시킬 계획이다.

A purpose of the present study is to derive optimum study factors for removal of heavy metals using combinedalternating current electric/magnetic field and electric membranes for the area contaminated with heavy metals in soil orunderground water. ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) analysis was conducted to determine an intensity of tendencyfor oxidation or reduction of the samples contaminated with heavy metals, and electrical membrane treatment was usedwith adjustment of concentrations and voltages of liquid electrode to derive a high removal rate. Then, electrolysis wascarried out to collect deposits, and electrical conductivity increased again. However, as time passed, the ions weredecomposed, and ionic bonds of the heavy metals started to decompose due to a magnetized water device connected toeach line, resulting in gradual stabilization. Gas generated at the electrode is reduced with production of low heat resultingin an increased reaction rate, accompanied by no oxidation in anion exchange membrane and cation exchange membranewithout occurrence of a reduction phenomenon. Also power consumption may be reduced with a small amount ofelectricity, and treatment efficiency was also shown to be increased.

The ISTIMES project, funded by the European Commission in the frame of a joint Call “ICT and Security” of the Seventh Framework Programme, is presented and preliminary research results are discussed. The main objective of the ISTIMES project is to design, assess and promote an Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-based system, exploiting distributed and local sensors, for non-destructive electromagnetic monitoring of critical transport infrastructures.