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A Study on the Safety Improvement of Buried Pipeline Using Scoring Model

Scoring Model을 이용한 매설배관 안전성 개선에 관한 연구

  • 손명덕 (한국가스기술공사) ;
  • 김성근 (서울과학기술대학교 건설시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2016.11.25
  • Accepted : 2016.12.22
  • Published : 2017.02.01

Abstract

As the gas is manufactured, handled and used more often due to the continuous increase of gas, the related facility gets expanded and more complex causing small and big accident which causes economic loss including damage for humans and materials. The gas pipeline, the most common gas facility, has the biggest risk of accidents. Especially in the urban area and densely populated areas, the accident due to the high pressure pipeline may cause even more serious damages. To prevent the accident caused by the buried pipeline, it is required for the relevant authorities to evaluate the damage and risk of the whole pipeline system effectively. A risk is usually defined as a possibility or probability of an undesired event happening, and there is always a risk even when the probability of failure is set low once the pipeline is installed or under operation. It is reported that the accident caused by the failure of the pipeline rarely happens, however, it is important to minimize the rate of accidents by analyzing the reason of failure as it could cause a huge damage of humans and property. Therefore, the paper rated the risk of pipelines with quantitative numbers using the qualitative risk analysis method of the Scoring Model. It is assumed that the result could be effectively used for practical maintenance and management of pipelines securing the safety of the pipes.

가스 사용의 지속적인 증대로 이에 따른 가스의 제조, 취급, 사용이 점점 확대되어 관련 시설이 대형화, 복잡화되어, 이로 인한 크고 작은 사고가 지속적으로 발생하고 있다. 이러한 사고는 인명피해 및 물적 손실 뿐만 아니라 국가의 경제적인 손실의 큰 원인이 된다. 가스시설의 공통적으로 많은 부분을 차지하고 있는 Pipe Line 부분에 외부의 영향에 의한 사고가 가장 큰 위험요소를 가지고 있다. 특히, 도심지역 및 인구밀집지역의 경우의 고압가스배관의 사고 발생은 경제적 손실을 비롯한 보다 많은 손실을 야기시킬 수 있다. 이러한 매설배관의 사고에 대한 예방대책으로 여러 관련 기관에서는 가스배관에 대한 안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 전체 시스템의 파손 및 위험요소를 효과적으로 평가할 필요가 있다. 특히 가스배관이 설치되거나 작동되어 질 때에 이러한 파손(failure)의 가능성을 매우 작게 하더라도 위험요소가 존재하게 된다. 그러나 일단 파손이 발생하면 인명 및 재산상의 피해가 매우 크기 때문에 파손의 원인을 분석하여 파손사고의 비율을 최소한으로 낮추는 것이 필요하다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 Scoring Model의 정성적 위험성 분석기법을 이용하여 매설배관의 위험성을 점수로 표현하여 정량적인 숫자로 표현하였다. 이러한 가시적인 평가의 결과는 매설배관의 안전을 확보하여 실질적인 매설배관의 유지관리를 하는데 있어서 매우 효율적으로 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

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