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.

The Korean peninsula has known as a minor-to-moderate seismic region. However, some recent studies had shown that the maximum possible earthquake magnitude in the region is approximately 6.3-6.5. Therefore, a seismic vulnerability assessment of the existing infrastructures considering ground motions in Korea is necessary. In this study, we developed seismic fragility curves for a continuous steel box girder bridge and two typical transmission towers, in which a set of seven artificial and natural ground motions recorded in South Korea is used. A finite element simulation framework, OpenSees, is utilized to perform nonlinear time history analyses of the bridge and a commercial software, SAP2000, is used to perform time history analyses of the transmission towers. The fragility curves based on Korean ground motions were then compared with the fragility curves generated using worldwide ground motions to evaluate the effect of the two ground motion groups on the seismic fragility curves of the structures. The results show that both non-isolated and base-isolated bridges are less vulnerable to the Korean ground motions than to worldwide earthquakes. Similarly to the bridge case, the transmission towers are safer during Korean motions than that under worldwide earthquakes in terms of fragility functions.

Several researches have been studied to enhance the seismic performance of nuclear power plants (NPPs) by application of seismic isolation. If a seismic base isolation system is applied to NPPs, seismic performance of nuclear power plants should be reevaluated considering the soil-structure interaction effect. The seismic fragility analysis method has been used as a quantitative seismic safety evaluation method for the NPP structures and equipment. In this study, the seismic performance of an isolated NPP is evaluated by seismic fragility curves considering the soil-structure interaction effect. The designed seismic isolation is introduced to a containment building of Shin-Kori NPP which is KSNP (Korean Standard Nuclear Power Plant), to improve its seismic performance. The seismic analysis is performed considering the soil-structure interaction effect by using the linearized model of seismic isolation with SASSI (System for Analysis of Soil-Structure Interaction) program. Finally, the seismic fragility is evaluated based on soil-isolation-structure interaction analysis results.

인도네시아의 수도인 자카르타는 년 20-25 cm에 이르는 지반침하로 인해 연안범람의 문제에 노출되어 있다. 이 연구에서는 자카르타만의 판타이 무티아라 지역에 대해 지상라이다를 이용하여 정밀지형을 조사하였으며, 이를 기반으로 연안범람취약성에 대해 분석하였다. 판타이 무티아라 지역의 평균고도는 0.24m이며, 최소고도가 -0.24m로서 최대 약최고고조위가 0.51m임을 감안하면 많은 지역이 이미 약최고고조위보다 낮다.

기존 구조물의 내진보강을 경제적으로 수행 위해서는 내진성능을 보다 정확하게 평가하는 것이 필요하다. 우리나라 도로교의 내진성능은 "기존교량의 내진성 평가 요령"에 의해 평가되고 있으며, 이는 이를 활용할 당시 기술자의 기술수준을 고려하여 비교적 간단한 방법이 채택되었다. 최근에는 입력지진의 불확실성을 고려하여 내진성능을 확률적으로 평가하는 연구가 많이 수행되고 있다. 일반적으로 구조물은 지반의 영향을 무시하고 모델화되거나 때로는 지반을 탄성스프링으로 모델화하여 응답에 대한 지반의 영향을 고려하고 있다. 그러나 지반도 지진시 비선형특성을 나타내므로 교량의 응답특성을 보다 정확하게 평가하기 위해서는 이를 고려할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 지진세기에 따른 지반의 비선형성을 등가의 선형스프링으로 모델화하여 6경간연속교를 대상으로 하여 지진해석을 수행하였으며, 교각의 파괴 및 낙교에 대한 지진취약도의 특성변화를 확률적으로 평가하였다.

본 연구에서는 확률적 지진취약도 분석방법을 3경간 FCM 교량에 적용하여 지반특성에 따른 지진취약 교각의 위치와 교각 상 하부에서의 소성힌지 발생 상태를 수치예제 결과의 분석을 통해 평가하였다. 이를 위해, 취약도 곡선을 최대지반가속도(PGA)의 변수에 대한 대수정규분포 함수로 가정하고 대수정규분포 함수의 주요 계수인 중앙값과 대수표준편차는 최우도추정법(Maximum Likelihood Method)으로 구하였다. 또한 지점별 상이한 지반특성은 "도로교표준시방서"에 제시되어 있는 지반의 등가 스프링을 사용하여 해석모델에 반영하였으며, 지진취약도 분석에 필요한 구조물의 손상지수로 교각의 소성힌지에서의 회전연성도를 이용하였다.

Frequent unstable natural disasters worldwide in recent year caused damage to large power plants, high-rise buildings, dams and public facilities, resulting in a growing sense of anxiety among people. This is result in the increase of concern for the safety of residential as well as public infrastructure. Considering this growing concern for the public infrastructure a systematic safety evaluation is require. Thus, in this paper, the fragility of weir structure by considering the scour effect of flood was the focused of study. The weir structure in this study was located in Daegu city; it served as the power and water supply and flood prevention. The study was performed by conducting penetration analysis on the variables of the adjacent ground.

The tunnel structure is a structure supported by the ground rigidity around the tunnel excavation. Therefore, when tunnel excavation occurs, various problems arise in the tunnel when the ground stiffness is weak. These characteristics should be considered because the ground conditions in the design of tunnels are often different from the construction conditions investigated during tunnel construction

본 논문은 관통된 터널에서 일정 시간 경과후 지표면 함몰붕괴가 발생한 터널시공사례로서 발생원인과 보강대책에 대하여 분석하였다. 이와같이 터널 관통후 지표면 함몰붕괴는 매우 드문사례로서 붕괴원인을 터널시공 조건, 지질조건과 굴착중 계측결과를 분석하였다. 본 터널의 경우, 토피고는 14m∼22m이고, 지질조건은 붕적토 내에 점토로 피복된 상당한 규모의 핵석(core stone) 및 전석이 존재하는 구간으로 조사되었다. 또한 계측값은 변위가 3mm 이내로 수렴인 상태이다. 붕괴원인은 붕적토내에 국지성 강우가 유입되므로서 핵석과 전석의 점착력이 급격히 약화되면서 붕락이 발생한 것으로 분석되었다.