This study proposes a methodology for assessing seismic liquefaction hazard by implementing high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) ground models with high-density/high-precision site investigation data acquired in an area of interest, which would be linked to geotechnical numerical analysis tools. It is possible to estimate the vulnerability of earthquake-induced geotechnical phenomena (ground motion amplification, liquefaction, landslide, etc.) and their triggering complex disasters across an area for urban development with several stages of high-density datasets. In this study, the spatial-ground models for city development were built with a 3D high-precision grid of 5 m x 5 m x 1 m by applying geostatistic methods. Finally, after comparing each prediction error, the geotechnical model from the Gaussian sequential simulation is selected to assess earthquake-induced geotechnical hazards. In particular, with seven independent input earthquake motions, liquefaction analysis with finite element analyses and hazard mappings with LPI and LSN are performed reliably based on the spatial geotechnical models in the study area. Furthermore, various phenomena and parameters, including settlement in the city planning area, are assessed in terms of geotechnical vulnerability also based on the high-resolution spatial-ground modeling. This case study on the high-precision 3D ground model-based zonations in the area of interest verifies the usefulness in assessing spatially earthquake-induced hazards and geotechnical vulnerability and their decision-making support.

본 논문에서는 OpenSees 프로그램을 이용한 콘크리트 교량의 지진취약성 분석 방법에 대한 고찰을 제시한다. 교각 및 휨 부재 분산 비선형(distributed plasticity) 요소를 적용한 해석모델을 활용하여 지진에 대한 응답을 구하고 이를 통계적으로 처리하여 확률론적 지진취약성 분석을 수행한다. 응답 통계는 세기가 같은 지진파의 집단을 단계별로 scaling하는 stripe 방 법과 다양한 세기를 가진 지진파 집단을 선정하는 cloud방법을 적용하고 이 두 방법에 의한 분석결과의 차이를 비교한다. 한계 상태에는 교각의 휨변형과 교좌장치의 변위를 기준으로 산정한 다단계 한계상태를 적용하고, 여러 가지 한계상태를 취합한 시스템 취약성을 도출한다. 지진응답의 통계적 처리 방법과 교량의 손상 정의가 지진취약성 곡선에 주는 영향을 고찰한다.

A total of 594 reservoirs (17%), which are managed by KRC, equipped with earthquake-resistant facilities whereas remaining ones did not. In addition, reservoirs were placed without the effect of geological structures (i.e., fault and lineament). Therefore, development on technique for alleviating the potential hazards by natural disasters along faults and lineaments has required. In addition, an effective reinforcement guideline related to the geological vulnerabilities around reservoirs has required. The final goal of this study is to suggest the effective maintenance for the safety of earth fill dams. A radius 2 km, based on the center of the reservoir in the study area was set as the range of vulnerability impacts of each reservoir. Seismic design, precise safety diagnosis, seismic influence and geological structure were analyzed for the influence range of each reservoir. To classify the vulnerability of geological disasters according to the fault distribution around the reservoir, evaluation index of seismic performance, precise safety diagnosis, seismic influence and geological structure were also developed for each reservoir, which were a component of the vulnerability assessment of geological disasters. As a result, the reservoir with the highest vulnerability to geological disasters in the pilot district was analyzed as Kidong reservoir with an evaluation index of 0.364. Within the radius of 100km from the epicenter of the Pohang earthquake, the number of agricultural infrastructure facilities subject to urgent inspections were 1,180 including reservoirs, pumping stations and intakes. Four reservoirs were directly damaged by earthquake among 724 agricultural reservoirs. As a result of the precise inspection and electrical resistivity survey of the reservoir after the earthquake, it was reported that cracks on the crest of reservoirs were not a cause of concern. However, we are constantly monitoring the safety of agricultural facilities by Pohang aftershocks.

In this study, refined finite element (FE) analyses intended to evaluate the capacity of the existing water purification plant structures against seismic force are conducted with an aim to predict possibility generating tension crack and compression crushing. The FE models for three types of main plant structures were constructed to take ground condition, boundary condition, and water interaction into consideration for advanced simulation. The nonlinear dynamic analyses were performed by using ground motion data which have been used for seismic design. Both compression crushing and tention crack, which are distributed over concrete plant structures during peak ground acceleration (PGA), are investigated by analyzing failure possibility controlled with the strain limits. After observing FE analysis results, it is possible to predict tenstion cracking which can be found at some parts of the main structure.

This paper presents the seismic evaluation and prediction of a damaged piloti‐type Reinforced Concrete (RC) building before and after postretrofitting under successive earthquakes. For considering realistic successive earthquakes, the past records measured at the same station were combined. In this study, the damaged RC building due to the first earthquake was retrofitted with a buckling‐restrained brace (BRB) before the second earthquake occurred. Nonlinear Time History Analysis (NTHA) was performed under the scaled intensity of the successive ground motions. Based on the extensive structural response data obtained form from the NTHA, the fragility relationships between the ground shaking intensity and the probability of reaching a pre‐determined limit state was were derived. In addition, The the fragility curves of the pre‐damaged building without and with the BRBs were employed to evaluate the effect of the successive earthquakes and the post‐retrofit effect. Through the seismic assessment subjected to the successive records, it was observed that the seismic performance of the pre‐damaged building was significantly affected by the severity of the damage from the first earthquake damages and the hysteresis behavior of the retrofit element.

기존의 확률적 지진 취약성 분석은 그 중요성에도 불구하고 시간과 노력의 과도한 소요로 인하여 내진 성능 평가에 사용되기에 많은 제약이 따라왔다. 본 연구에서는 이를 극복하기 위해 획기적 수준의 신속성과 확장성을 갖춘 지진 취약성 분석 체계와 이를 실용화 하기위한 취약성 등고선을 개발하였다. 응답 데이터베이스를 활용하여 광범위한 구조물의 최대 응답을 즉각적으로 구하고 이를 바탕으로 구조물의 주기와 강성에 따른 한계상태확률의 변화를 한눈에 파악할 수 있는 취약성 등고선을 도출하였다. 최대응답 등고선의 도출과 비교를 통해서 최대응답의 분포는 연성도 요구치로 나타내는 것이 변위의 절대값으로 표현하는 것보다 안정적인 예측곡선을 보여 주며, 구조물의 응답특성변수인 주기와 강도비가 최대응답에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데도 유리함을 확인하였다. 연성도를 내진성능 평가의 기준으로 사용하기 위해서 내진설계기준에서 한계상태변위로서 제시되는 층간변위비와 연성도 요구치 사이의 상호 변환 관계를 정의하였다. 예제 구조물의 내진보강 전략 수립에 대한 논의를 통해서 신뢰성 이론에 기반 한 내진 보강과 설계에 취약성 등고선이 매우 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 보여주었다.