• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.484-493
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• 2012

Since the 1980s, there have been many research activities devoted to quantitatively characterizing and imaging human tissues based on sound speed, attenuation coefficient, density, nonlinear B/A parameter, etc., but those efforts have not yet reached the stage of commercialization. However, a new imaging technology termed elastography, which was proposed in the early 1980s, has recently been implemented in commercial clinical ultrasound scanners, and is now being used to diagnose prostates, breasts, thyroids, livers, blood vessels, etc., more quantitatively as a complementary adjunct modality to the conventional B-mode imaging. The purpose of this article is to introduce and review various elastographic algorithms for use in quasistatic or static compression type elasticity imaging modes. Most of the algorithms are based on the crosscorrelation or autocorrelation function methods, and the fundamental difference is that the time shift is estimated by changing the lag variable in the former, while it is directly obtained from the phase shift at a fixed lag in the latter.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.421-426
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• 2006

In examining particulate deposits in the pipes of a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system, vibration diagnostics is compared and studied against ultrasonic diagnostics, The latter method involves pulsing the outer wall of pipes with an ultrasonic sensor and analyzing the resulting echo to observe particulate deposits inside pipes. Vibration diagnostics examines the existence of particulate deposits by analyzing the difference in the frequencies generated when a vibrator is adhered to the outer wall of pipes. With ultrasonic diagnostics, good test results were obtained only when particulate deposits were attached to the inner wall of the pipes, After some time, however, particulate deposits were not detected properly, as the ultrasonic wave failed to cross the fine gaps created between the inner wall of the pipe and the deposits. The ultrasonic wave bounced back because of the dried particulate deposits on the wall. Thus, it has been proven that the ultrasonic diagnostics is not an appropriate means of examining the particulate deposits in a vacuum, On the other hand, vibration diagnostics succeeded in detecting the particulate deposits regardless of the lapsed time. In conclusion, the vibration diagnostics is being expected as the effective method in monitoring the particulate deposits inside pipes in the CVD system where the desired behavior is reduced frequency along with the particulate deposits in comparison to the case where the pipe is clean.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.9-15
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• 2012

This research simulates the ultrasonic wave propagation in multi-layered media using generalized formular of system response function. We made the artificial defect specimen of a rocket motor and compared with experimental wave forms. The simulation results are coincide with measured waves and we found that the pulse echo method is able to detect unbond defect at liner-propellant interface.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• spring
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• pp.309-310
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 초음파 CT의 구현을 위한 실험적 검토의 한단계로써, 압전진동자의 횡효과진동모드를 이용한 무지향성 음원을 원통 내부벽면의 일부분에 선형 배열하는 형태의 원호형 초음파 트랜스듀서 어레이를 제작하였다. 제작된 어레이의 성능 평가로써 공업용 한천 가루를 이용하여 만든 모의생체시료를 이용하여 화상재연에 대한 검토를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 제작된 원호형 초음파 트랜스듀서 어레이는 초음파 토모그래픽을 위한 송수신부로써의 적용가능성을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.912-918
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• 2011

This research simulates the ultrasonic wave propagation in multi-layered media using generalized formular of system response function. We made the artificial defect specimen of a rocket motor and compared with experimental wave forms. The simulation results are coinciede with mesuared waves and we found that the pulse echo method is able to detect disbond at liner-propellant interface.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.70-74
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• 1997

말과 소의 정상 안구내의 구조와 크기를 알아보기 위하여 10마리의 말과 14두의 Holstein 안구를 적출하여 생리식염수내에서 초음파상으로 안구내의 구조를 확인하였으며 각막의 두께, 전방의 깊이, 수정체의 두께, 초자체의 깊이 및 안구축을 측정하였다. 초음파로 측정한 안구를 $-30{\circ}C$ 로 동결한 후 Diamond cutter로 절단하여 caliper로 측정하여 Student-t test로 처리하여 수치를 비교하였다. 초음파상에서 말은 암컷$(35.99{\pm}1.97)과 숫컷(35.94{\pm} 3.36)$, 좌측(36.26)과 우측$(35.67{\pm}2.65)$눈의 크기가 비슷하였으나, 소에서도 좌측$(29.06{\pm} 3.36)과 우측(28.53{\pm} 3.36)$눈의 크기가 비슷하여 통계학적 유의차는 없었다. 본 연구에서는 7.5MHz 초음파기의 B-Mode 방식을 이용하여 말과 소의 안구의 구조를 확인하고 측정하였는데 임상적으로 매우 유용하여 수의안과학에서 적용할수 있는 가치있는 진단법이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.73-75
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 원본 초음파 영상에서 스케일을 측정한 후, 영상의 확대 비율을 분석하여 충수염 객체의 크기에 대한 범위를 설정한다. 제안된 방법은 초음파 영상에서 ROI 영역을 추출한 후, 사다리꼴 타입의 소속 함수를 이용한 Fuzzy 이진화와 8방향 윤곽선 추적 기법을 적용하여 잡음을 제거한 후에 근막을 추출한다. 추출된 복부 근육의 근막 하단 경계선을 Cubic Spline 보간법을 이용하여 근막의 하단 영역을 추출한다. 초음파 영상의 근막을 기준으로 근막 영역을 제거한 후, SOM(Self-Organizing Map) 알고리즘을 이용하여 충수염의 후보 영역을 추출한다. 추출된 충수염의 후보 영역에 8방향 윤곽선 추적기법을 적용하여 충수염을 추출한다. 제안된 방법을 초음파 영상에 적용하여 실험한 결과, 기존의 충수염 추출 방법보다 충수염 영역이 비교적 정확히 추출되고 충수염의 크기를 측정할 수 있는 것을 실험을 통하여 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2002

The purpose of this research is to obtain a practical expression for the estimation of compressive strength of concrete using non-destructive testing method such as rebound Schmidt hammer and ultrasonic pulse

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.47-56
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• 2009

Rock bolts and shotcrete play a crucial role as a main support system in the underground space. Thus, the safety of the underground space may be affected by the defect of rock bolts. In order to evaluate the rock bolt integrity by using non-destructive technique, the transmission method of the guided ultrasonic waves, which are generated by using the piezo disk elements has been successfully performed. The energy generated by the piezo disk elements, however, is not enough for the rock bolts in the field. In addition, the piezo disk elements should be installed at the end of the steel bar during construction of the rock bolts. The purpose of this study is the devolvement of the reflection method, which may generate enough energy, and the application in the field rock bolts. Both laboratory and field tests are carried out. The guided ultrasonic waves with high energy are generated by the hammer impact with the center punch, and the AE sensor is used to measure the reflected guided waves. The received guided waves are analyzed by the wavelet transform. The peak value of the wavelet transform produces the energy velocity, which is used for the evaluation of the rock bolt integrity. The energy velocity increases with an increase in the defect ratio in both laboratory and field rock bolts. This study demonstrates that the hammer-impact reflection method may be a suitable method for the evaluation of the rock bolt in the field.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.2116-2124
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• 2001

It's required mechanical properties of in-service facilities to maintain safety operation in power plants as well as chemical plants. In this studdy the four classes of the thermally aged 1Cr-lMo-0.25V specimens were prepared using an artificially accelerated aging method at 630$\^{C}$. Ultrasonic tests, tensile tests, K$\_$IC/ tests and hardness tests were performed in order to evaluate the degree of degradation of the material. The mechanical properties were decreased as degraded, but the attenuation coefficient and the harmonic generation level of a ultrasonic signal were increased. Expecially the nonlinear parameter derived from the harmonic generation level is sensitive and will be a good parameter to evaluate the material degradation.