The effects of drag reduction by ribbons attached to cylindrical pipes   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S. H. Kwon  J. W. Cho  J. S. Park  H. S. Choi 《Ocean Engineering》2002,29(15):1945-1958

This study proposes a drag reduction device that uses three ribbons attached 120 degree apart to vertical pipes. Experiments were conducted in a circulating water channel to investigate the effects of the ribbon length and the direction of the flow on various current velocities. Drag on a vertical cylinder was measured by a resistance dynamometer. Flow visualizations were conducted using laser sheet beams. Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) was used to measure the velocity field in the wake. This experiment demonstrates that attached ribbons can be used to reduce the drag force on vertical pipes for various directions of incoming flows. The ribbon-type device is very simple and easy to fabricate for field applications. The results are promising for the application to offshore structures.  相似文献   

Geostatistical integration of gravity and magnetotelluric data to enhance resolution of geologic structure     

Gyesoon Park  Seokhoon Oh  Heuisoon Lee  Jung-Ho Kim  Byung-Doo Kwon 《Journal of Applied Geophysics》2011,73(3):232-242

To enhance the spatial resolution, two types of complementary integration methods were developed using gravity and magnetotelluric (MT) data. The first method involves the enhancement processing of gravity vertical resolution using MT data. This is called a layer density correction (LDC) process which makes the density distribution more sensitive to geologic structure. The second method involves the spatial expansion processing of MT data using the enhanced gravity data. In this process, non-linear indicator transformation (NLIT) and simple kriging with varying local means (SKlm) methods were employed. The assumptions are that while the results are analyzed by different physical properties, each method senses the same underlying geologic structure and thus there is a relationship among the physical properties. The proposed geostatistical integration methods were tested using synthetic models and field data. The experiment illustrates that the integration method proposed in this study can provide improved structures. The method integrates constructively the gravity information having a wider spatial distribution and the MT information having higher vertical resolution.  相似文献   

Simulation of atmospheric states for a storm surge on the west coast of Korea: model comparison between MM5, WRF and COAMPS     

Ki-Young Heo  Jeong-Wook Lee  Kyung-Ja Ha  Ki-Cheon Jun  Kwang-Soon Park  Jae-Il Kwon 《Natural Hazards》2009,51(1):151-162

High-quality informations on sea level pressure and sea surface wind stress are required to accurately predict storm surges over the Korean Peninsula. The storm surge on 31 March 2007 at Yeonggwang, on the western coast, was an abrupt response to mesocyclone development. In the present study, we attempted to obtain reliable surface winds and sea level pressures. Using an optimal physical parameterization for wind conditions, MM5, WRF and COAMPS were used to simulate the atmospheric states that accompanied the storm surge. The use of MM5, WRF and COAMPS simulations indicated the development of high winds in the strong pressure gradient due to an anticyclone and a mesocyclone in the southern part of the western coast. The response to this situation to the storm surge was sensitive. A low-level warm advection was examined as a possible causal mechanism for the development of a mesocyclone in the generating storm surge. The low-level warm temperature advection was simulated using the three models, but MM5 and WRF tended to underestimate the warm tongue and overestimate the wind speed. The WRF simulation was closer to the observed data than the other simulations in terms of wind speed and the intensity of the mesocyclone. It can be concluded that the magnitude of the storm surge at Yeonggwang was dependent, not only on the development of a mesocyclone but on ocean effects as well.  相似文献   

Predictive landslide susceptibility mapping using spatial information in the Pechabun area of Thailand   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Hyun-Joo Oh  Saro Lee  Wisut Chotikasathien  Chang Hwan Kim  Ju Hyoung Kwon 《Environmental Geology》2009,57(3):641-651

For predictive landslide susceptibility mapping, this study applied and verified probability model, the frequency ratio and statistical model, logistic regression at Pechabun, Thailand, using a geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing. Landslide locations were identified in the study area from interpretation of aerial photographs and field surveys, and maps of the topography, geology and land cover were constructed to spatial database. The factors that influence landslide occurrence, such as slope gradient, slope aspect and curvature of topography and distance from drainage were calculated from the topographic database. Lithology and distance from fault were extracted and calculated from the geology database. Land cover was classified from Landsat TM satellite image. The frequency ratio and logistic regression coefficient were overlaid for landslide susceptibility mapping as each factor’s ratings. Then the landslide susceptibility map was verified and compared using the existing landslide location. As the verification results, the frequency ratio model showed 76.39% and logistic regression model showed 70.42% in prediction accuracy. The method can be used to reduce hazards associated with landslides and to plan land cover.  相似文献   

Destabilization of Aqueous Colloidal C60 Nanoparticles in the Presence of Various Organic Matter     

Jung‐Hwan Kwon 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2012,40(5):472-478

The extractable fraction of aqueous colloidal C₆₀ nanoparticles (nC₆₀) was quantified using a liquid–liquid extraction method in the presence of five types of dissolved organic matter (DOM): Aldrich humic acid (AHA), Suwannee River fulvic acid (SFA), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelle, liposomes composed of 1‐palmitoyl‐2‐oleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine (POPC), and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The changes in toluene extractable fraction highly depended on the type and dose of DOM. Whereas an environmentally relevant concentration of AHA, 2–20 mg L^?1, was sufficient to reduce the nC₆₀ fraction easily destabilized, much higher dose of fulvic acid was needed to result in the similar degree of stabilization. A big contrast between two types of self‐organized DOM, SDS micelle and POPC liposomes, was observed. Although SDS micelle significantly decreased the toluene extractable fraction of nC₆₀ at the dose greater than its critical micelle concentration, no apparent decrease in toluene extractable fraction was found in the presence of POPC liposomes up to 3000 mg L^?1. The toluene extractable fraction of nC₆₀ in the presence of BSA rapidly decreases at lower doses then gradually decreased at higher doses. An equilibrium complexation model was proposed to quantitatively describe the decrease in the extractability of nC₆₀ in the presence of DOM. The observed decrease in the extractability of nC₆₀ was well explained by the model and the complexation of nC₆₀ with DOM was thought to occur close to 1:1 molar ratio except for BSA. The association constants of nC₆₀ with DOM were in the order of BSA, AHA, SFA, and SDS micelle, showing the differences in the affinity to nC₆₀.  相似文献   

Characterizing the effect of heavy metal contamination on marine mussels using metabolomics   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

YK Kwon  YS Jung  JC Park  J Seo  MS Choi  GS Hwang 《Marine pollution bulletin》2012,64(9):1874-1879

Marine mussels (Mytilus) are widely used as bioindicators to measure pollution in marine environments. In this study, (1)H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analyses were used to differentiate mussel groups from a heavy metal-polluted area (Onsan Bay) and a clean area (Dokdo area). Principal component analysis and orthogonal projection to latent structure-discriminant analysis revealed significant separation between extracts of mussels from Onsan Bay and from the Dokdo area. Organic osmolytes (betaine and taurine) and free amino acids (alanine, arginine, glutamine, phenylalanine, and threonine) were more highly accumulated in Onsan Bay mussels compared with Dokdo mussels. These results demonstrate that NMR-based metabolomics can be used as an efficient method for characterizing heavy metal contamination derived from polluted area compared to clean area and to identify metabolites related to environments that are contaminated with heavy metals.  相似文献   

A Method for Analyzing the Self-Supported Earth-Retaining Structure Using Stabilizing Piles     

Changyoung Kim  Jeonggeun Kwon  Sungpil Hwang 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2013,31(4):313-332

The self-supported earth-retaining structure using stabilizing piles (SSR is used from here) has the advantages of less deformation and less internal force compared with conventional cantilever retaining structure. It is easier to conduct the excavation when SSR is used for an excavation instead of using braced excavation with struts. The SSR is better than other methods to the 10 m shallow excavation depth in terms of economical and constructional efficiency when the ground is not very soft. However, this SSR method lacks a theoretical basis in terms of geotechnical engineering. The objective of this study is to develop a method of analysis by laboratory model tests. A variety of model tests were performed in order to analyze the behavior of SSR and the ground, and to measure the stress acting on stabilizing piles relative to excavation steps and earth pressures on the wall. The analysis reveals the failure mechanism of a wedge and then suggests a method for calculating a virtual supported point. These findings were incorporated into a method for analyzing retaining wall, stabilizing piles, and beams connecting two structures. Future research is geared toward developing a design program that uses the analytical methodology for this SSR.  相似文献   

Effective periods and seismic performance of steel moment resisting frames designed for risk categories I and IV according to IBC2009          下载免费PDF全文

Seong‐Hoon Jeong  Oh‐Sung Kwon  Kwang‐Ho Lee 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(9):1427-1447

In current seismic design, structures that are essential for post‐disaster recovery, and hazardous facilities are classified as risk category IV and are designed with higher importance factors and stringent drift limits. These structures are expected to perform better in an earthquake event because a larger base shear and more stringent drift limit are used. Although this provision has been in the seismic design code over the last three decades, few studies have investigated the performance of essential structures. The aim of this study is to quantify the impact of higher importance factors and stringent drift limits on the seismic performance of steel moment resisting frames. A total of 16 steel structures are designed for Los Angeles and Seattle. Different risk categories are used for the design. The effects of the risk categories on the structural periods, and thus on the seismic force demand, are investigated. A suite of inelastic time history analyses are carried out to understand the probability of exceeding a specified limit state when the structures are subjected to different levels of earthquake events. The results show that the periods of the structures in risk category IV decrease by a factor of 0.5 to 0.8, and the strengths increase by a factor of 1.5 to 3.2. Seismic fragility analysis shows that the structures in risk category IV generally satisfy the probabilistic performance objectives. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Numerical models of RC elements and their impacts on seismic performance assessment          下载免费PDF全文

Xu Huang  Oh‐Sung Kwon 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(2):283-298

This paper aims to provide a guideline for numerical modeling of reinforced concrete (RC) frame elements for the seismic performance assessment of a structure. Several types of numerical models of RC frame elements are available in nonlinear structural analysis packages. Because the numerical models are formulated based on different assumptions and theories, the models' accuracy, computing time, and applicability vary, which poses a great difficulty to practicing engineers and limits their confidence in the analysis results. In this study, the applicability of five representative numerical models of RC frame elements is evaluated through comparison with 320 experimental results available from the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research column database. The accuracy of a numerical model is evaluated according to its initial stiffness, peak strength, and energy dissipation capacity of the global responses. In addition, a parametric study of a cantilever RC column subjected to earthquake excitation is carried out to systematically evaluate the consequence of the adopted numerical models on the maximum inelastic structural responses. It is found from this study that the accuracy of the numerical models is sensitive to shear force demand–capacity ratio. If a structural period is short and the structure is shear critical, the use of numerical models that can explicitly capture the shear deformation and failure is suggested. If the structural period is long, the selection of a numerical model does not greatly influence the global response of the structure. The paper also presents statistical parameters of each numerical model, which can be used for probabilistic seismic performance assessment. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Effect of model error representation in the Yellow and East China Sea modeling system based on the ensemble Kalman filter   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Kyung Man Kwon  Byoung-Ju Choi  Sang-Ho Lee  Young Ho Kim  Gwang-Ho Seo  Yang-Ki Cho 《Ocean Dynamics》2016,66(2):263-283

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