• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1243-1248
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• 2011

Internal defects are a major concern in the casting process because they have a significant influence on the strength and fatigue life of casting products. In general, they cause stress concentration and can be a starting point of cracks. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects of internal defects on mechanical properties such as fatigue life. In this study, fatigue experiments on tensile specimens with internal defects were performed. The internal defects in the casting product were scanned by an industrial CT scanner, and its shape was simplified by ellipsoidal primitives for the structural and fatigue analysis. The analysis results were compared with experimental results for casting products with internal defects. It was demonstrated that it is possible to consider internal defects of casting products in stress and fatigue analysis. The proposed method provides a tool for the prediction of the fatigue life of casting products and the investigation of the effects of internal defects on mechanical performance.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1205-1210
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• 2011

Spinal instability known to be related to low back pain. However, the quantitative definition of spinal instability has not been established because there is a lack of consensus regarding clinical and radiological studies. In addition, the major factors affecting such instability have not been elucidated, although disc degeneration, disc injury, ligament injury, and isthmic defects are considered to result in such problems. In this study, individual and combined influences on spinal instability with a three-dimensional finite element model of a one-level lumbar spinal motion segment were investigated, under the assumption that the rotation and translation in the sagittal plane under flexion and extension represented the instability indices. The results could be helpful in understanding the causes and mechanisms of spinal instability in the lumbar spine.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.359-366
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• 2010

For the application of Lamb wave to structural health monitoring(SHM), understanding its physical characteristic and interaction between Lamb wave and defect of the host structure is an important issue. In this study, reflected, transmitted and mode converted Lamb waves at discontinuity of a plate structure were simulated and the amplitude ratios are calculated theoretically using Modal decomposition method. The predicted results were verified comparing with finite element method(FEM) and experimental results simulating attached PZTs. The result shows that the theoretical prediction is close to the FEM and the experimental verification. Moreover, quantitative estimation method was suggested using amplitude ratio of Lamb wave at discontinuity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.383-383
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• 2012

전자소자 및 광전소자의 최적화 조건을 확립하기 위해 반도체 나노양자구조의 물리적 현상에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 반도체 양자세선은 일차원 구조의 기초 물리 특성 관찰과 소자로서의 응용 가치가 높다. 양자세선을 사용한 단전자 트랜지스터, 공명터널 다이오드, 발광다이오드, 광탐지기 및 레이저 소자 제작과 관련한 연구가 활발히 진행 중에 있다. 나노양자구조들 중에서 양자우물과 양자점에 대한 실험적 및 이론적 연구가 많이 진행되었으나, 복잡한 공정 과정과 물리적 이론의 복잡함으로 양자세선에 대한 연구는 상대적으로 미흡하다. 양자세선을 이용한 전자소자와 광전소자의 효율을 증진하기 위해서는 양자세선의 전자적 성질에 대한 연구가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 InAs/InP 양자세선에 대한 기저상태와 여기상태의 전하분포, 부띠천이 및 전자적 성질을 고찰하였다. 가변 메시 유한 차분법을 이용하여 양자세선의 이산적 모델을 확립하여 변형효과가 양자세선 구조에서 부띠에 영향을 주는지 조사하였다. 변형효과와 비포물선효과를 고려한 슈뢰딩거 방정식을 사용하여 변형 포텐셜을 계산하였으며 양자세선의 포텐셜 변화를 관찰하였다. 양자세선의 포텐셜 변화에 따라 전하구속분포, 에너지 준위 및 파동 함수를 계산하였다. 기저상태의 부띠 간에 발생하는 천이와 여기상태의 부띠 간에 발생하는 부띠 간의 엑시톤 천이 에너지 값을 계산하였다. 계산한 부띠 에너지 천이 값이 광루미네센스로 측정한 엑시톤 천이와 잘 일치하였다. 이 결과는 양자세센의 이차원적인 전자적 구조를 이해하고 양자세선을 사용하여 제작된 전자소자 및 광전소자의 전자적 성질을 연구하는데 도움을 주며, 저전력 나노양자소자를 제작하는 기초지식을 제공하는 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.149-149
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• 2011

아르곤 기체의 방사세기 또는 그 세기 비는 플라즈마 공정 진단에서 일반적으로 사용된다. 본 실험에서는 100 mTorr 압력 조건하의 유도결합 플라즈마(13.56 MHz)에서 E-H 모드 전이 영역, rf 바이어스(12.5 MHz) 전력 인가 및 N2 혼합 시 단순화한 충돌-방사 모델에 기초한 광방사 세기비 방법을 적용하여 플라즈마 변수를 진단하였다. 개발 프로그램 기반의 분광기를 사용하여 아르곤 기체의 특정 파장(750.4, 751.5 그리고 811.5 nm)들을 관측하였고, 동일한 조건하에서 정전 탐침법으을 이용하여 전자 에너지 분포함수의 변화도 측정 하였다. 맥스웰 전자 에너지 분포를 가정하는 일반적인 경우와 비교하여 볼 때 실제적인 전자 에너지 분포함수의 측정은 전자의 가열 메커니즘에 대한 상세한 정보를 제공함과 동시에 플라즈마 재흡수에 대한 보정을 가능하게 해준다. 광방사 세기비법에 의해 측정된 결과에 의하면, 750.4 nm/751.5 nm는 높은 에너지(>13.08 eV)의 전자들의 유효 전자온도에 대한 정보를 나타내는 반면 811.5 nm/750.4 nm는 아르곤 준안정 준위 밀도(1s5)에 대한 정보를 제공하게 된다. 수행된 실험 조건하에서, 측정된 준안정 준위 밀도는 E-H 모드 전이 영역에서 최대값을 나타내었고 바이어스 전압 및 N2 기체 혼합 비율이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 결과를 얻었다. 유효 전자온도의 경우 광방사 세기비법과 정전 탐침법 모두 같은 결과를 보여 주었는데, E-H 모드 전이 영역에서는 전자온도는 거의 일정하였고 바이어스 전압 및 N2 기체 혼합 비율이 증가함에 따라 전자온도는 증가하였다. 이러한 실험 결과는 방전 모드 전이, 바이어스 인가 그리고 혼합 기체 사용하는 공정 플라즈마를 이해하는데 있어 이들 변수의 진단이 중요한 요소임을 보여준다.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.69-76
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• 2014

This paper examines the life and achievements of Lillian E. Gilbreth(l878-1972) called 'the first lady of American engineering' as an attempt to excavate women engineers in history. Lillian changed her majors from English literature to psychology of management through her marriage, and tried to integrate psychology of management and scientific management by coworking with her husband. After that, Lillian contributed to extend scientific management to the domain of domestic labor, institutionalize industrial engineering in American universities and enhance the status of woman in engineering societies by her own independent research and education. The success factors of Lillian Gilbreth as a woman engineer includes the development of professional career by conquest of various social discrimination, the positive understanding and assistance by neighborhood males, the selection of an emerging field like industrial engineering, and so on. This study can provide not only a case of role model for women engineers but also practical reference materials for gender-sensitive engineering education.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.296-302
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• 2006

The kinetics of the thermal-oxidative decomposition of waste polyurethane (PU) according to oxygen concentration has been studied using a non-isothermal thermogravimetric technique at several heating rates from 10 to $50^{\circ}C/min$. A kinetic model accounting for the effects of the oxygen concentration by the differential and integral method based on Arrhenius equation was proposed to describe the thermal-oxidative decomposition of waste PU. To obtain the information on the kinetic parameters such as activation energy, reaction order, and pre-exponential factor, the thermogravimetric analysis curves and its derivatives have been analyzed using the kinetic analysis method proposed in this work. From this work, it was found that reaction orders for oxygen concentration had a negative sign, and activation energy decreased as the oxygen concentration increased. It was also found that the kinetic parameters obtained from the integral method using the single heating rate experiments varied with heating rates. Therefore, it is thought that the differential method using the multiple heating rate experiments more effectively represents the thermal-oxidative decomposition of waste polyurethane.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.893-900
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• 1997

In this study, vapor-liquid equilibria of a binary system, which consists of glycerol and water, are measured using a vaporrecirculating modified Othmer still at various subatmospheric pressures. The constituent components of the binary system considered in this study exhibit a large difference in the boiling temperatures. Since it is generally observed that the properties of a mixture greatly differ from those of the pure components, the phase equilibrium characteristics of a mixture can not be predicted from the properties of the pure components. Furthermore, an abrupt increase in the boiling temperature occurs as the concentration of the higher boiling component exceeds a certain value. Therefore, it is essential to acquire realistic phase equilibrium data of the mixture for industrial applications. Using the UNIQUAC model, the experimental vapor-liquid equilibrium data are correlated with good accuracy. The thermodynamic consistency test is also performed to ensure soundness of the data.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.64-71
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• 2005

Portfolio contains works that a learner has selected and collected to show growth and change for a limited time period. In terms of an assessment tool, portfolio provides the results of the student with authentic, reflective, interactive and individuals features. Also portfolio provides an opportunity of improvement about curriculum and engineering program. To apply the excellency of portfolio, the principle of portfolio should be understood well and reflected the real state of engineering education. The basic concept of portfolio as a assessment tool of engineering program outcomes was introduced. The example of a portfolio has been also suggested in the form of interactive e-based model. The model has been developed that the assessment for program outcomes was rather done from a student standpoint.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.295-300
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• 2002

Localized hypoxia, due to the diminished $O_2$supply, is reported to cause necrosis of the arterial cell and to significantly decrease resistances to physiologic distending pressures. In the present study, in order to understand the mechanism of localized hypoxia which might result in the rupture of the aneurysm. $O_2$ transport phenomena across intraluminal thrombus in axisymmetric aneurysms under steady laminar flow condition were numerically analyzed using the Fick's law and the analogy with the fluid-solid heat transfer. For computational models, varying the thickness of intraluminal thrombus, numerical results showed that for the axisymmetric aneurysm with intraluminal thrombus. $O_2$ concentration became minimal at the aneurysm wall. With increased thickness of the intraluminal thrombus in the aneurysm. regions of low $O_2$ concentration were widely distributed near the aneurysm wall, which resulted in the possibility of localized hypoxia. The present study verifis that intraluminal thrombus influences $O_2$ transport to the aneurysm wall. depending on its size and structure.