• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2021

Background: Provocative discography (PD) is a test that is useful in diagnosing discogenic pain (DP). In this study, to diagnose DP, we used a posterolateral approach of needle placement and followed pressure criteria laid down by the Spine Intervention Society. The aim was to identify the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings (desiccation, high intensity zone and change in shape and size of the disc) and the results of PD. Methods: Records of 50 patients who underwent PD for DP were analyzed. A total of 109 PDs were performed, with 54 suspect and 55 control discs. Alternate pain generators were ruled out. Results: A total of 35 suspect discs were positive on PD. The mean disc pressure in the suspect disc was 31.9 ± 7.9 psi (range, 15-44). Of the 50 patients who underwent PD, 35 had positive MRI findings. A significant positive correlation was found only between disc desiccation and discography result (r = 0.6, P < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis revealed that only desiccation successfully predicted the result of discography (OR = 26.5, P < 0.001); a high intensity zone and a disc protrusion/extrusion had an OR 2.3 and 1.24, respectively. Disc desiccation of Pfirmann grade 3 or more had a sensitivity and specificity of 0.93 and 0.64 respectively in identifying painful discs; the positive likelihood ratio was 2.58 while the negative likelihood ratio was 0.11. Conclusions: In patients with DP, disc desiccation is the most useful MRI feature that predicts a painful disc on PD.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.195-205
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• 2021

Time effect on the deformation and strength characteristics of geogrid reinforced sand retaining wall has become an important issue in geotechnical and transportation engineering. Three physical model tests on geogrid reinforced sand retaining walls performed under various loading conditions were simulated to study their rate-dependent behaviors, using the presented nonlinear finite element method (FEM) analysis procedure. This FEM was based on the dynamic relaxation method and return mapping scheme, in which the combined effects of the rate-dependent behaviors of both the backfill soil and the geosynthetic reinforcement have been included. The rate-dependent behaviors of sands and geogrids should be attributed to the viscous property of materials, which can be described by the unified three-component elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model. By comparing the FEM simulations and the test results, it can be found that the present FEM was able to be successfully extended to the boundary value problems of geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls. The deformation and strength characteristics of the geogrid reinforced sand retaining walls can be well reproduced. Loading rate effect, the trends of jump in footing pressure upon the step-changes in the loading rate, occurred not only on sands and geogrids but also on geogrid reinforced sands retaining walls. The lateral earth pressure distributions against the back of retaining wall, the local tensile force in the geogrid arranged in the retaining wall and the local stresses beneath the footing under various loading conditions can also be predicted well in the FEM simulations.

• 멤브레인
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.332-341
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• 2012

실리카 콜로이드 용액의 정유량 한외여과에서 중력 방향에 대한 막모듈의 위치(경사각) 변화에 따라 발생되는 자연대류 불안정 흐름의 막오염 저감효과를 차압의 변화 정도를 측정하여 규명하였다. 막표면에 케이크 층을 형성함으로서 막오염을 발생시키는 나노 사이즈의 실리카 입자(평균 크기 = 7, 12, 22, 50 nm 및 78 nm)가 함유된 5가지 종류의 콜로이드 용액을 사용하여 중력 방향에 대한 막모듈의 위치(경사각 = $0^{\circ}{\sim}180^{\circ}$)에 따른 차압의 변화를 교반이 없는 dead-end 정유량 한외여과 실험을 통해 측정하였다. 상대적으로 크기가 작은 실리카 입자(7, 12 nm 및 22 nm)가 함유된 콜로이드 용액의 정유량 한외여과에서 막모듈 경사각을 $30^{\circ}$ 이상으로 유지하면 막모듈에 자연대류 불안정 흐름이 발생되어 막오염 형성을 크게 억제시켜 차압의 증가가 거의 나타나지 않았다. 이 자연대류 불안정 흐름의 발생은 막표면에 형성된 실리카 케이크층의 벌크용액으로의 역이동(back transport)을 유발시킴으로서 차압의 증가를 억제시키는 막성능 개선 효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 상대적으로 크기가 큰 실리카 입자(50 및 78 nm)가 함유된 콜로이드 용액의 정유량 한외여과에서는 자연대류 불안정 흐름 발생의 효과가 거의 없었다. 임계 플럭스 측정 결과 실리카 입자의 크기가 작을수록 그리고 막모듈 경사각이 클수록 막모듈에의 자연대류 불안정 흐름의 발생 강도가 커져 막오염 형성이 억제되었으며, 이로 인해 임계 플럭스가 증가하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1115-1123
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• 2008

When constructing projects such as road embankments, bridge approaches, dikes or buildings on soft, compressible soils, significant settlements may occur due to the consolidation of these soils under the superimposed loads. The compressibility of the soil skeleton of a soft clay is influenced by such factors as structure and fabric, stress path, temperature and loading rate. Although it is possible to determine appropriate relations and the corresponding material parameters in the laboratory, it is well known that sample disturbance due to stress release, temperature change and moisture content change can have a profound effect on the compressibility of a clay. The early research of Tezaghi and Casagrande has had a lasting influence on our interpretation of consolidation data. The 24 hour, incremental load, oedometer test has become, more or less, the standard procedure for determining the one-dimensional, stress-strain behavior of clays. An important notion relates to the interpretation of the data is the ore-consolidation pressure ${\sigma}_p$, which is located approximately at the break in the slope on the curve. From a practical point of view, this pressure is usually viewed as corresponding to the maximum past effective stress supported by the soil. Researchers have shown, however, that the value of ${\sigma}_p$ depends on the test procedure. furthermore, owing to sampling disturbance, the results of the laboratory consolidation test must be corrected to better capture the in-situ compressibility characteristics. The corrections apply, strictly speaking, to soils where the relation between strain and effective stress is time independent. An important assumption in Terzaghi's one-dimensional theory of consolidation is that the soil skeleton behaves elastically. On the other hand, Buisman recognized that creep deformations in settlement analysis can be important. this has led to extensions to Terzaghi's theory by various investigators, including the applicant and coworkers. The main object of this study is to suggestion the modified compression index value to predict settlements by back calculating the $C_c$ from different numerical models, which are giving best prediction settlements for multi layers including very thick soft clay.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.132-140
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• 2020

Objectives: This research study aimed to determine the effect of Korean medicine treatments on a patient with lumbar disc herniation accompanying polycystic kidney disease. Methods: Acupuncture, herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture, spine decompression therapy, Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT), and Chuna were preceded for treatment. We checked the patient's Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), numeric rating scale (NRS), and straight leg raise test (SLRT) on admission and discharge; we also used the NRS and SLRT to evaluate the patient's symptoms on every third day during the hospital stay. Because it is important to manage blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and blood pressure during the early stage of polycystic kidney disease, BUN and serum creatinine levels were checked weekly while blood pressure was checked every morning. Results: Twelve days after admission, the NRS for lower back pain and right leg pain decreased from 7 to 3 and from 7 to 2, respectively. The ODI value also decreased from 56 to 20 while the SLRT value increased from 30/70 to 60/70. The BUN and serum creatinine levels and the blood pressure readings were all within normal range every time they were checked. Conclusions: The use of Korean medicine treatments resulted in improvements in NRS, ODI, and SLRT on a patient with a herniated lumbar disc herniated who had a past history of polycystic kidney disease; thus, the patient was able to maintaining kidney functioning. Herbal medicine, an alternative method of analgesic anti-inflammatory drugs that has been evaluated as relatively safe on liver and kidney function, could be suggested on a patient with a past history of polycystic kidney disease to maintain kidney function when renal function and blood pressure are monitored.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 터널 내 콘크리트 도상을 모사하여 현장실험을 수행하였다 그리고 도시철도터널 내 콘크리트도상의 반사소음을 저감하기 위한 다중국소공명 흡음판의 이론적 평가항목과 한계를 고려하여 허용한계를 연구하였다. 본 연구결과는 도시철도 터널 구간에서의 차량 주행속도에 따른 유동 영향에 의한 흡음판의 흡음계수를 분석하고, 구조안정성을 효율적으로 평가할 수 있는 최대 변위와 변위가 속도 및 동적특성인 감쇠비와 고유진동수를 효과적으로 도출할 수 있는 계측시스템을 제안한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1919-1932
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 고강도 알루미늄 합금으로 제작된 평판보의 받음각(.alpha.)를 10˚ 에서 30˚까지 10˚씩 변화시킨 3가지의 모델에 대해, 각 모델의 Re$_{d}$수 변화에 대한 후류의 스펙트럼분석, 레이저 도플러 유속계(laser doppler velocimetry)를 이용 한 유동장 해석 및 평판보의 응답을 실험을 통해 조사, 분석하고 유동장과 측정이 용 이하지 않은 얇은 평판주위의 압력분포에 대한 전산해석을 수행함으로써 유동 여기진 동 구조의 규명을 시도하였다.다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.414-423
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• 2006

Many construction projects adopt grouting technology to prevent the leakage of groundwater or to improve the shear strength of the ground. Recognition as a feasible field procedure dates back to 1925, Since then, developments and field use have increased rapidly. According to improvement of grout materials, theoretical study on grout penetration characteristics is demanded. Fluid of grout always tends to flow from higher hydraulic potential to lower and the motion of grout is also a function of formation permeability. Viscosity of grout is changed by chemical action while grout moves through pores. Due to the increment of viscosity, permeability is decreased. Permeability is also reduced by grout particle deposits to the soil aggregates. In this thesis, characteristics of new cement grout material that is developed recently is studied: injectable volume of new grout material is tested in two different sizes of sands, and the method to calculate injectable volume of grout is suggested with consideration of change in viscosity and clogging phenomena. The calculated values are compared with injection test results. Viscosity of new grout material is found to be an exponential function of time. And lumped parameter $\theta$ of new grout material to be used for assessing deposition characteristics is estimated by comparing deposit theory with injection test results considering different soil types and different injection pressure.

• 지질공학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.315-327
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• 2019

매립지 비탈면의 전단파괴 해석은 일반적으로 역해석 통한 파괴원호활동면을 추정하고 안전율을 산정한다. 그러나 현장 상황과 해석을 통해 산정된 원호파괴면 사이에는 서로 상이한 경우가 존재한다. 그래서 연구에서는 매립장에서 발생된 파괴면을 정확히 판정할 수 있는 근거가 될 수 있는 지반내 전단활동 파괴면의 위치를 파악하기 위하여 연구를 실시하였다. 이를 위해 콘관입시험, 시추조사, 연 X-선 영상 분석, 밀도검층, 초음파주사검층 등의 현장 및 실내실험을 실시하였다. 조사 결과 콘관입시험 결과로 부터 관입저항치, 간극수압, 비배수전단강도가 주변 구간에 비해 현저히 감소하는 특정 구간을 확인할 수 있었고 지반내의 전단파괴면으로 예측된다. 추가 확인을 위해 실시된 연 X-선 영상 판독 결과 예상 활동 지반층에서 층리가 교란된(경사진) 것으로 나타났다. 밀도검층과 초음파주사검층 결과에서도 유사하게 파괴면 위치에서 다른 위치와는 다른 경향을 보이는 구간을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 방법으로 지반내 파괴면 추정이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2010

우리나라의 대단위 국토개발이 실시됨에 따라 성토 및 매립재등의 막대한 건설재료가 사용되고 있는 실정이며, 국내 준설 성토재 및 매립재가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 대한 대체재로 석탄회의 활용이 대두되고 있다. 석탄회는 포졸란의 특성을 가지고 있는 자경성의 재료로서 성토재 및 매립재로 대량활용의 가능성이 높은 재료이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 석탄회를 활용하기 전 가장 기초적인 연구인 자경성에 관한 물리적 성질을 규명하고자 비회와 저회의 입도분석시험, Atterberg한계시험, 비중시험 등을 실시하였고, 비회와 저회의 배합비에 따른 공학적 성질을 규명하고자 다짐시험, 일축압축강도시험, 직접전단시험, 삼축투수시험 등을 실시하였다. 시험결과 성토재 및 매립재로 사용하기 위해서는 비회와 저회의 배합비가 1:1일때 가장 효과적이며, 경량성 재료로써 구조물 주변의 성토재로 사용하면 배면에 작용하는 토압을 경감하는 효과를 보일것으로 판단된다. 또한 자경성에 의해 재령이 경과할수록 투수계수가 감소하기 때문에 설계시 이를 반영하여야 할것으로 판단된다. 위에서의 실험결과와 같이 석탄회는 채움재와 매립재의 대체재로써 유용하게 사용할 수 있을것이라 여겨진다.