A Correlation Analysis between a Swim Zone Width and Beach Survey Data in Sokcho Beach

Lee, Hyung Seok; Kim, Inho; Song, Dong-Seob; Lee, Jung L.

doi:10.2112/si65-168.1

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“…For instance, 120 vacationers were rescued after being swept away by rip currents at 2007, and 106 people were swept away by the fast-moving seaward current during the year 2009 in Haeundae beach, a famous beach in Korea (Song and Bae, 2011). Another study by Lee et al (2013) also reported potential danger for water-related activities in Sokcho Beach. Consequently, it is a necessity to provide sufficient knowledge and information related with the state of the beach itself, and this information should be offered to the visitors for any recreational activity (eg.…”

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Comprehension of Newly Introduced Water-Sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Westerners

Siswandari¹,

Kim

Xiong

2014

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The use of pictogram for prohibitive warning signs has become prevalent during the last decades since it allows international communication, and is substantial to avoid unsafe situations in public places. Although in reality these pictograms are often accompanied by text or messages to prevent people from misunderstanding the intended meaning of the symbols, there are a lot of risks of poorly designed signs being misunderstood by their intended users, especially those who are not natives. This study was aimed to examine how well a group of newly introduced water-sport prohibitive signs by MKE of Korea could be comprehended by foreigners who reside in Korea. To address this issue, an experimental study was conducted with forty Westerners. Fourteen newly introduced water sport safety signs were used as stimuli. Guessability scores were collected during the experiment, together with five cognitive sign features and detailed participants' feedback for each sign. The results showed that out of fourteen signs, only three signs conform to both ISO and ANSI requirements for safety symbols. Among five cognitive sign features, meaningfulness was found to be the best predictor for guessability score, followed by semantic closeness. Finally, by utilizing ergonomic design principles and feedback from participants, poorly comprehended signs were redesigned.

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Comprehension of Newly Introduced Water-Sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Westerners

Siswandari¹,

Kim

Xiong

2014

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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“…However, the beach profile is the variation of water depth generally showing concave upwards with distance offshore from the shoreline. The variation factor depends on beach characteristics, such as the grain size of the bed material, and the characteristics of external forces like waves and tidal currents (Lee et al, 2013). When a steady wave runs onto a sand beach for a long time, a final profile results that change little with time.…”

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Analysis Between Foreshore Slope and Mean Grain Size Along Gangwon Coast

Kim,

Lee

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Journal of Coastal Research

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A Correlation Analysis between a Swim Zone Width and Beach Survey Data in Sokcho Beach

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Comprehension of Newly Introduced Water-Sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Westerners

Comprehension of Newly Introduced Water-Sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Westerners

Analysis Between Foreshore Slope and Mean Grain Size Along Gangwon Coast

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