• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1996년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(3)
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• pp.145-150
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• 1996

Acoustic Emission (AE) technique was applied to stress corrosion cracking of Inconel 600 to investigate the AE capability of detecting crack growth and to obtain the relation between AE characteristics and crack mechanism. The specimens were heat-treated in two conditions (600$^{\circ}C$ for 30 hrs or 700 $^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr) and undergone CERT at two extension rates ( 2.5${\times}$10$^{-5}$ or 1.25${\times}$10$^{－4}$(mm/s)). It was found that the AE peak amplitude from plastic deformation was generally smaller than about 48dB (0.25mV), while Intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) and ductile fracture produced higher values of 49 to 70dB (0.3mV to 3mV). The slopes of cumulative amplitude distribution (b-values) were linearly dependent on IGSCC susceptibility and the higher the susceptibility, the smaller the b-value. The monitoring of combined AE parameters such as event rate, amplitude, count and energy can provide effective means to clearly identify the transition from crack initiation and small crack growth to rapid growth of dominant cracks.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2007

This work describes an investigation into the feasibility of using an acoustic emission (AE) technique to evaluate the integrity of a composite actuator with a PZT ceramic under electromechanical cyclic loading. AE characteristics have been analyzed in terms of the behavior of the AE count rate and signal waveform in association with the performance degradation of the composite actuator during the cyclic tests. The results showed that the fatigue cracking of the composite actuator with a PZT ceramic occurred only in the PZT ceramic layer, and that the performance degradation caused by the fatigue damage varied immensely depending on the existence of a protecting composite bottom layer. We confirmed the correlations between the fatigue damage mechanisms and AE signal types for the actuators that exhibited multiple modes of fatigue damage; transgranular micro damage, intergranular fatigue cracking, and breakdown by a short circuiting were related to a burst type signal showing a shortly rising and slowly decaying waveform with a comparably low voltage, a continuous type signal showing a gradual rising and slowly decaying waveform with a very high voltage and a burst and continuous type signal with a high voltage, respectively. Results from the present work showed that the evolution of fatigue damage in the composite actuator with a PZT ceramic can be nondestructively identified via in situ AE monitoring and microscopic observations.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 1990

Comparison of acoustic emission, ultrasonic testing and crack gauge in 3-point bending testing have been studied. As the results, COD is indirectly assumed by strain gauge rate and grid pitch width when crack gauge grid is out. Acoustic emission is qualitatively able to measure crack growth by total count but ultrasonic testing has a difficulty in measuring it because of echo height fluctuation according to the change and pressure of UT. probe.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.856-865
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• 2008

Damage mechanisms in bending piezoelectric actuators under electric fatigue loading are addressed in this work with the aid of an acoustic emission (AE) technique. Electric cyclic fatigue tests have been performed up to $10^7$ cycles on the fabricated bending piezoelectric actuators. An applied electric loading range is from -6 kV/cm to +6 kV/cm, which is below the coercive field strength of the PZT ceramic. To confirm the fatigue damage onset and its pathway, the source location and distributions of the AE behavior in terms of count rate and amplitude are analyzed over the fatigue range. It is concluded that electric cyclic loading leads to fatigue damages such as transgranular damages and intergranular cracking in the surface of the PZT ceramic layer, and intergranular cracking even develops into the PZ inner layer, thereby degrading the displacement performance. However, this fatigue damage and cracking do not cause the final failure of the bending piezoelectric actuator loaded up to $10^7$ cycles. Investigations of the AE behavior and the linear AE source location reveal that the onset time of the fatigue damage varies considerably depending on the existence of a glass-epoxy protecting layer.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.362-367
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• 2008

In the present work, we address electric fatigue behavior in bending piezoelectric actuators using an acoustic emission technique. Electric cyclic fatigue tests have been performed up to ten million cycles on the fabricated specimens. To confirm the fatigue damage onset and its pathway, the source location and distributions of the AE behavior in terms of count rate are analyzed over the fatigue range. It is concluded that electric cyclic loading leads to fatigue damages such as transgranular damages and intergranular cracking in the surface of the PZT ceramic layer, and intergranular cracking even develops into the PZT inner layer, thereby degrading the displacement performance. The electric-induced fatigue behavior seems to show not a continuous process but a step-by-step process because of the brittleness of PZT ceramic. Nevertheless, this fatigue damage and cracking do not cause the final failure of the bending piezoelectric actuator loaded up to 107 cycles. Investigations of the AE behavior and the linear AE source location reveal that the onset time of the fatigue damage varies considerably depending on the existence of a glass-epoxy protecting layer.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.212-219
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• 2003

본 연구의 목적은 음향방출법을 이용하여 고 장력강 용접부의 응력부식균열특성을 평가하는데 있다. 이를 위해 용접재와 후열처리재를 대상으로 인공해수에서 저 변형률로 하중을 가하면서 응력부식균열을 일으키고, 동시에 음향방출법에 의해 손상과정을 감시하였다. 부식환경은 전위계에 의해 제어되었으며, 시험편에는 각각 -0.8V와 -1.1V의 전위 값을 가하였다. -0.8V인 부식환경 하에서 일층 용접부는 후열처리재에 비해 단위 시간당 AE counts수가 훨씬 많이 발생하였으며, 응력부식균열과정에서 균열의 발생 및 합체가 가장 활발하게 이뤄지고 있음을 누적 AE counts의 결과로부터 확인할 수 있었다. 가해진 전위 값이 -1.1V인 경우, 일층 용접재의 파단시간은 이층 용접재에 비해 줄었고, AE counts수는 이층 용접재에 비해 현저히 많이 발생하였다 AE진폭 범위는 -0.8V 일층 용접재에서 가장 높았고, -1.1V 일층 용접재에서 가장 작은 값을 보였는데, fractography분석결과 AE 진폭 범위는 균열의 크기 및 폭과 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.253-256
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• 2006

The HPFRCCs show the multiple crack and damage tolerance capacity due to the interfacial bonding of the fibers to the cement matrix. For practical application, it is needed to investigate the fractural behavior and of HPFRCCs and understand the micro-mechanism of cement matrix with reinforcing fiber. The objectives of this paper are to examine the compressive behavior, fracture and damage process of HPFRCC by acoustic emission technique. Total four series were tested, and the main variables were the hybrid type, polyethylene (PE) and steel cord (SC), and fiber volume fraction. The damage progress by compressive behavior of the HPFRCCs is characteristic for the hybrid fiber type and volume fraction. And from acoustic emission (AE) parameter value, it is found that the second and third compressive load cycles resulted in successive decrease of the ring-down count rate as compared with the first compressive load cycle.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2001

목 적 : 신증후군 환자에서 신정맥 혈전증, 폐동맥 혈전증 등의 합병증은 아직도 치명율이 높은 합병증으로 되어 있다. 본 연구는 소아 미세변화 신증후군 환아에서 폐관류스캔을 이용하여 폐색전증의 빈도와 위험요인에 대해 조사함으로 합병증의 조기발견 및 예방으로 신증후군의 치명률을 줄이는데 도움을 얻고자 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 폐관류스캔을 관해기 초기에 Technetium 99-microaggregated albumin (99mTC- MAA)을 사용하여 시행하였으며 폐색전증이 발생한 환아 5명을 A군, 폐색전증이 발생하지 않은 환아 9명을 B군으로 나누고 두 군 간에 혈소판. 적혈구용적률, 알부민, 콜레스테롤, 중성기방, 24시간 뇨 단백분비양에 유의한 차이가 있는지 비교 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 폐색전증을 동반한 A군에서 혈소판 수치가 유의하게 높았으며, 적혈구용적률은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 혈청 알부민도 유의한 차이는 없었으나, 입원시 24시간 뇨 단백은 A군에서 더 심한 단백뇨를 보여 주었으며 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 보여주었다. 혈청 콜레스테롤과 중성지방도 두 군 간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 폐색전증은 소아미세변화 신증후군에서의 중요 합병증중의 하나이다. 폐색전증의 발생빈도는 치료전의 단백뇨의 정도와 스테로이드 치료 후 초기 관해기에 지속적인 혈소판증가와 연관이 있을 것이다. 그러므로 심한 단백뇨와 혈소판의 증가를 보이는 위험군은 증상이 경미하거나 없더라도 반드시 조기에 폐관류스캔을 시행하여 조기 진단 및 예방적 처치가 필요하리라 생각된다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2003

In this paper, we introduce a fully synthesizable 32-bit embedded microprocessor core called the AE32000B. The AE32000B core is based on the extendable instruction set computer architecture, so it has high code density and a low memory access rate. In order to improve the performance of the core, we developed and adopted various design options, including the load extension register instruction (LERI) folding unit, a high performance multiply and accumulate (MAC) unit, various DSP units, and an efficient coprocessor interface. The instructions per cycle count of the Dhrystone 2.1 benchmark for the designed core is about 0.86. We verified the synthesizability and the area and time performances of our design using two CMOS standard cell libraries: a 0.35-${\mu}m$ library and a 0.18-${\mu}m$ library. With the 0.35-${\mu}m$ library, the core can be synthesized with about 47,000 gates and operate at 70 MHz or higher, while it can be synthesized with about 53,000 gates and operate at 120 MHz or higher with the 0.18-${\mu}m$ library.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 1999

This study was prospectively conducted to investigate any relationship of nutritional status at the time of admission to length of hospital stay and mortality. All patients admitted to the Asan Medical Center between October 13 and November 12, 1997 who met the study criteria were included in the study. Patients were classified as Not-at-risk, At-risk Ⅰ or At-risk Ⅱ based on the levels of serum albumin and total lymphocyte count in a computerized nutrition screening program. Sixty three percent of the patients were classified as Not-at-risk Group, 29% as At-risk Group Ⅰ and 8% as At-risk Group Ⅱ. Significant correlation was observed between nutritional status and LOS (P＜0.01) as well as mortality rate (P＜0.05). The more the patient had the nutritional risk factors, the longer the LOS and the higher the mortality rate were. Further studies have to be done in order to demonstrate cost-effectiveness of medical therapy for the malnourished hospitalized patients.