• 한국도로학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.471-478
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• 2008

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.55-63
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• 2024

Xanthan gum biopolymer is an ecofriendly ground stabilizer that maintains stability in a wide range of temperatures and pH values. The binding effect of sandy soil particles realized by injecting xanthan gum biopolymer is dependent on the xanthan gum matrix, which is formed during the drying process; thus a study on the effects of the drying process of the xanthan gum solution on the changes in stiffness characteristics of sandy soil is required. In this study, shear wave velocity and electrical resistivity were monitored in sandy soil specimens saturated with biopolymer solutions of different gravimetric concentrations to investigate the improvement effects of biopolymer-treated sandy soils with the drying process. The experimental results reveal that both shear wave velocity and electrical resistivity increase during drying process. The results demonstrate the stiffness improvement effects of biopolymer-treated sandy soils. In addition, a higher stiffness improvement effect was monitored in the biopolymer-treated sandy soils with a higher gravimetric concentration. The results of this study may be used to estimate the stiffness improvement effects of sandy soils treated with biopolymer solutions with the drying process.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.133-142
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• 2005

The research concentrates on improving the in-hole seismic probe, which has been developed in past five years, to be used in stiffness measurements of tunnel-face materials. The size of probe was reduced to be fit in 45-mm diameter holes (or BX) drilled by a jumbo-drill, which is used to drill holes to install explosives for tunneling. Also trigger system was improved by using a down-speeding motor for operating convenience and air packing system was replaced with a set of plate-springs to eliminate supply of compressed air. These modifications are to adjust the probe for the unfavourable environment inside of tunnels and to test without any further drilling cost. The probe and testing procedure were successfully adopted with horizontal holes drilled by a jumbo-drill at a tunnel-face to evaluate the stiffness of rock mass. The measured shear wave velocities can be used to estimate deformation properties of rock mass for tunnel analyses.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.103-110
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• 2020

Bio-inspired underwater robots have been studied to improve the dynamic performance of fins, such as swimming speed and efficiency, which is the most basic performance. Among them, bio-inspired soft robots with a compliant tail fin can have high degrees of freedom. On the other hand, to improve the driving efficiency of the compliant fins, the stiffness of the tail fin should be changed with the driving frequency. Therefore, a new type of variable stiffness mechanism has been developed and verified. This study, which was inspired by the anatomy of a real dolphin, assessed a process of designing and manufacturing a robotic dolphin with a variable stiffness mechanism. By mimicking the vertebrae of a dolphin, the variable stiffness driving part was manufactured using subtractive and additive manufacturing. A driving tendon was placed considering the location of the tendon in the actual dolphin, and the additional tendon was installed to change its stiffness. A robotic dolphin was designed and manufactured in a streamlined shape, and the swimming speed was measured by varying the stiffness. When the stiffness of the tail fin was varied at the same driving frequency, the swimming speed and thrust changed by approximately 1.24 and 1.5 times, respectively.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.219-228
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• 1996

A method used for measuring the stiffness of hinging reinforced concrete frame structures is developed. The so called Stiffness Measure Method is used to evaluate the tangent stiffness of hinge regions while the structure is responding in nonlinear ranges. Eigenvector methods for nonlinear response have not been especially popular because of the need for regenerating eigenvectors as the time history proceeds. In the present work the eigenvectors sets and corresponding nonlinear state variables, i. e., the tangent stiffnesses of the hinge regions, are stored. There is an expectation that previously generated eigenvectors can be reused as the analysis proceeds. The stiffness measure is used to compare the current tangent stiffnesses of hinge regions with those of previously stored eigenvectors sets. Since eigenvector calculations are diminished the method is effective in reducing computational effort for reinforced concrete frame structures subjected to strong ground motions.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.83-90
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• 2008

It is hard to predict the mechanical characteristics of discontinuous stone masonry structures by the static analysis method, because of irregularity of face stones and also due to randomness of backfill materials. Inversely, one can estimate the mechanical characteristics by comparing the natural frequencies between measured and computed. The aim of this paper is to investigate the computational modeling method of ancient stone arch bridges in Korea and to find the factors influencing their dynamic characteristics. The results revealed that the rigidity of spandrel walls and backfill materials are the most important factors influencing the natural frequencies of stone arch bridges.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.72-78
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• 1992

지진과 관련있는 하중 속도에서 damping을 측정하기 위하여 합판과 목재 사이에 한개의 못을 사용한 접합에 대하여 조사 했다. 조사된 하중은 sine function 의 15Hz와 ASTM하중 속도 사이에서 행했다. Damping 율은 4Hz까지의 하중 속도에서는 증가를 보였으며 그후 15Hz 까지는 점진적으로 감소하였다. 강성은 높은 하중 범위에서 slip moduli가 지속적으로 증가 하였다. 낮은 하중 범위에서 2.5Hz까지 증가 하였으며 그후는 감소 하였다. Damping 율과 slip modulus는 하중 속도와 상관 관계가 낮은 반면 work capacity와 dissipated energy는 높은 상관 관계를 보았다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.31-37
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• 1992

조성조절한 박막금속합금에서 supermodulus효과가 관찰되었음을 소개하였다. 이 현상을 Fermi표면과 Brillouin 대의 접촉, 그리고 정합변형효과에 의해 설명하였으나 합금계에 따라 어느 한쪽으로만 설명이 가능하며 아직도 명쾌한 해석은 어려운 상황이다. Fermi표면으로 해석한 측면에서 보면 조성조절한 박막에서 측정되는 supermodulus 현상으로 그 합금계의 Fermi표면의 구조와 크기를 예측할 수 있고, 또는 그 반대로, Fermi표면의 조성에 따른 구조와 크기를 알면 supermodulus 효과를 나타내는 합금계를 설계할 수도 있을 것이다. 지금까지는 강성계수의 향상에 대해서만 관찰되었으나 그 반대로 강성계수가 급격히 감소하는 현상도 관찰될 가능성은 남아있어 앞으로의 연구가 기대된다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.135-143
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• 1990

Based on the mechanism of flat jack used to measure stresses in rocks, a prerssure gauge was developed to measure vertical stresses acting on the rigid boundary in a soil mass. This paper describes the mechanism of the newly built pressure gauge, the process of calibrating the response of this gauge, and its use to centrifugal model tests. By installing this gauge in centrifugal model experiments of reinforced earth retaining walls, vertical stress distribution at the rigid boundary of model wall was obtained and compared with theoretical prediction of trapezoidal vertical stress distribution.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.84-92
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• 2014

In this study, vibrational tendon tension measurement methods are applied to estimate tension of external tendons used in segmental post-tensioned bridges. The acceleration of various length type of tendons is measured and natural frequencies are obtained using FFT (Fast Fourier Transform). The obtained natural frequencies are within 1% error regardless of sensor direction and location. On the basis of natural frequency of tendon, estimation of the tendon tension is performed by using many types of solutions such as string theory equation, multi mode estimation, practical formula estimation and stiff string with clamped-clamped boundary conditions. The results are compared with each other and have shown that the flexural stiffness is not negligible in tendons of this type causing the vibration mode to be inharmonically related. The results have shown that the method using stiff string equation with clamped-clamped boundary conditions is more accurate than the other methods. Application example of in-service bridges has shown that force distribution effects from friction at deviation blocks can be effectively detected.