• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.6 s.171
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• pp.213-221
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• 2005

An insole type local shear force measurement system was developed and local shear stresses in the foot were measured during level walking. The shear force transducer based on the magneto-resistive principle, was a rigid 3-layer circular disc. Sensor calibrations with a specially designed calibration device showed that it provided relatively linear sensor outputs. Shear transducers were mounted on the locations of four metatarsal heads and heel in the insole. Sensor outputs were amplified, decorded in the bluetooth transmission part and then transferred to PC. In order to evaluate the developed system, both shear and plantar pressure measurements, synchronized with the three-dimensional motion analysis system, were performed on twelve young healthy male subjects, walking at their comfortable speeds. The maximum peak pressure during gait was 5.00kPa/B.W at the heel. The time when large local shear stresses were acted correlated well with the time of fast COP movements. The anteroposterior shear was dominant near the COP trajectory, but the mediolateral shear was noted away from the COP trajectory. The vector sum of shear stresses revealed a strong correlation with COP movement velocity. The present study will be helpful to select the material and to design of foot orthoses and orthopedic shoes for diabetic neuropathy or Hansen disease.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.81-90
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• 1990

유체 동역학에서, 난류에 의해 수중 구조물에 가해지는 압력과 전단력의 측정은 중요한 문제이 다. 이러한 유체의 흐름에 의한 압력과 전단력, 나아가 유체의 흐름방향까지 시간과 거리의 함수로 측정 할 수 있는 새로운 탄성표면파 센서가 개발되었다. 센서는 압축 인장형 전단력을 받는 두 개의 표면파 와 흐르는 유체 속의 표면파의 속도차는 또한 유체흐름에 의해 가해지는 압력에 비례한다. 정지류 속의 표면파와 흐르는 유체 속의 표면파의 속도차는 또한 유체흐름에 의해 가해지는 압력에 비례한다. 이 센 서를 응력 로젯과 같이 배열하면 유체의 진행방향도 함께 측정할 수 있다. 표면파 센서는 넓은 주파수 대역에 걸쳐 사용이 가능하므로, 적절히 설계하면 유체의 흐름에 의한 표면력과 유체의 진행방향을 동 시에 거리와 시간의 함수로서 국부적으로, 광역적으로 측정할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.72-78
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• 2010

A CFRP (Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic) strengthening method is being very widely used to increase the load-carrying capacity of host structures, especially for bridges. However, not only flexure and shear failures but debonding failure also might occur in CFRP strengthened concrete structures. The CFRP debonding failure would cause a collapse accident of the host structure. Therefore, real-time health monitoring about the CFRP bonding condition is strongly required. In this study, a feasibility of the impedance-based damage detection method using PZT sensors is investigated through a series of experimental study monitoring both concrete cracks and CFRP debonding defects.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.185-192
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• 2011

A CFRP (Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic) strengthening method being widely used to increase the load-carrying capacity of structures is very suitable for existing bridge structures. However, not only flexure and shear failures but also debonding failure might be additionally occured in reinforced concrete(RC) beams strengthened with the CFRP plates. The CFRP debonding failure would cause a brittle fracture of the beam. Therefore, health monitoring for the CFRP bonding condition is strongly required. In this study, a feasibility of the impedance-based damage detection method using PZT sensors was investigated through a series of experimental studies for realtime structural health monitoring(SHM) for the CFRP laminated concrete structures.