• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.979-999
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• 2016

Stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM) is an alternative material for strengthening of structural elements similar to fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). Finite element (FE) method based Numerical investigation for evaluation of axial strength of SSWM strengthened plain cement concrete (PCC) and reinforced cement concrete (RCC) columns is presented in this paper. PCC columns of 200 mm diameter with height 400 mm, 800 mm and 1200 mm and RCC columns of diameter 200 mm with height of 1200 mm with different number of SSWM wraps are considered for study. The effect of concrete grade, height of column and number of wraps on axial strength is studied using finite element based software ABAQUS. The results of numerical simulation are compared with experimental study and design guidelines specified by ACI 440.2R-08 and CNR-DT 200/2004. As per numerical analysis, an increase in axial capacity of 15.69% to 153.95% and 52.39% to 109.06% is observed for PCC and RCC columns respectively with different number of SSWM wraps.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.139-152
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• 1999

근래에 들어 구조물의 대형화에 따라 현장타설 말뚝을 하부 구조물로서 광범위하게 적용하고 있다. 그러나 현장타설 말뚝에 결함이 생기면 상부 하중에 대한 지지력 저하와 함께 침하량이 증가하게 되어 상부 구조물에 치명적인 손실을 초래할 수 있다. 따라서 비파괴시험 기법에 의한 콘크리트 말뚝의 효과적인 건전도 평가기법 개발이 중요하게 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 수치해석을 통하여 콘크리트 말뚝의 건전도 평가에 이용되는 충격반향기법의 적용성을 검토하였다. 3차원 축대칭 유한요소법을 이용하여 건전한 말뚝과 현장타설 말뚝의 전형적인 결함인 병목, 공동, 불량 콘크리트를 포함하는 말뚝, 그리고 지반 및 암반위에 놓인 말뚝에 관한 해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과 현장타설 말뚝에 적용되는 충격반향기법의 적용성 평가에 있어서 유한요소법이 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2009

Checks and tests before putting safety facilities into service as well as the results of these tests are essential, time consuming and may show great variations between each other. Economic constraints and the increasing complexity associated with the development of computerized tools tend to limit the capacity of the classic approval process (manual or automatic). A reduction of the validation cover rate could result in practice. This is not compatible with the French national plan to renew the interlocking systems of the national network. The method and the tool presented in this paper makes it possible to formally validate new computerized systems or evolutions of existing French interlocking systems with real-time functional interpreted Petri nets. The aim of our project is to provide SNCF with a method for the formal validation of French interlocking systems. A formal proof method by assertion, which is applicable to industrial automation equipment such as interlocking systems, and which covers equally the specification and its real software implementation, is presented in this paper. With the proposed method we completely verify that the system follows all safety properties at all times and does not show superfluous conditions: it replaces all the indoor checks (not the outdoor checks). The advantages expected are a significant reduction of testing time and of the related costs, an increase of the test coverage rate, an answer to the new demand of railway infrastructure maintenance engineering to modify and validate computerized interlocking systems. Formal methods mastery by infrastructure engineers are surely a key to prove that more safety is not necessarily more expensive.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2023

With the advent of industrialization, consumers and end-users demand more reliable products. Meeting these demands requires a comprehensive approach, involving tasks such as market information collection, planning, reliable raw material procurement, accurate reliability design, and prediction, including various reliability tests. Moreover, this encompasses aspects like reliability management during manufacturing, operational maintenance, and systematic failure information collection, interpretation, and feedback. Improving product reliability requires prioritizing it from the initial development stage. Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a widely used method to increase product reliability. In this study, we reanalyzed using the FMEA method and proposed an improved method. Domestic railways lack an accurate measurement method or system for maintenance, so maintenance decisions rely on the opinions of experienced personnel, based on their experience with past faults. However, the current selection method is flawed as it relies on human experience and memory capacity, which are limited and ineffective. Therefore, in this study, we further specify qualitative contents to systematically accumulate failure modes based on the Failure Modes Table and create a standardized form based on the Master FMEA form to newly systematize it.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2004

Sol-gel method which provides better electrochemical and physiochemical properties compared to the solid-state method was used to synthesize the material of $LiFe_yMn_{2-y}O_4$. Fe was substituted to increase the structural stability so that the effects of the substitution amount and sintering temperature were analyzed. XRD was used for the structural analysis of produced material, which in turn, showed the same cubic spinel structure as $LiMn_2O_4$ despite the substitution of $Fe^{3+}$. During the synthesis of $LiFe_yMn_{2-y}O_4$, as the sintering temperature and the doping amount of Fe(y=0.05, 0.1, 0.2)were increased, grain growth proceeded which in turn, showed a high crystalline and a large grain size, certain morphology with narrow specific surface area and large pore volume distribution was observed. In order to examine the ability for the practical use of the battery, charge-discharge tests were undertaken. When the substitution amount of $Fe^{3+}\;into\;LiMn_2O_4$ increased, the initial discharge capacity showed a tendency to decrease within the region of $3.0\~4.2V$ but when charge-discharge processes were repeated, other capacity maintenance properties turned out to be outstanding. In addition, when the sintering temperature was $800\~850^{\circ}C$, the initial capacity was small but showed very stable cycle performance. According to EVS(electrochemical voltage spectroscopy) test, $LiFe_yMn_{2-y}O_4(y=0,\;0.05,\;0.1,\;0.2)$ showed two plateau region and the typical peaks of manganese spinel structure when the substitution amount of $Fe^{3+}$ increased, the peak value at about 4.15V during the charge-discharge process showed a tendency to decrease. From the previous results, the local distortion due to the biphase within the region near 4.15V during the lithium extraction gave a phase transition to a more suitable single phase. When the transition was derived, the discharge capacity decreased. However the cycle performance showed an outstanding result.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.137-146
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• 2020

Purpose : The enhancement of abdominal muscles increases the activation and contraction of respiratory muscles, including the diaphragm. Generally, diaphragm exercises are applied to increase the breathing ability of patients with respiratory disease. Previous studies have shown that breathing capacity can be increased through abdominal muscle strengthening exercises. However, studies on breathing ability are rare and it is doubtful whether these affect respiratory ability more than diaphragm exercises. Therefore, this study seeks to compare whether abdominal exercises can improve breathing ability and whether any increase is comparable to diaphragm exercises. Methods : After selecting subjects, the place of intervention was separated for blindness. The plank group was allowed to relax for 30 seconds after 30 seconds of planking; this was set at three and increased by one set each week. Subjects in the draw-in group were allowed to relax for 30 seconds after maintaining the draw-in contraction state for 30 seconds and this was done for 15 minutes. Subjects in the control group underwent abdominal dilation for five seconds of inspiration time and expired air for five seconds by exposing the lips; breathing was performed repeatedly for 15 minutes. Subjects in each group measured their respiration function three times before intervention, three weeks after the commencement of intervention and after intervention. Spirovit SP-1 was used to measure respiratory function. In each group, repeated ANOVA was used to compare the respiratory function over time and one-way ANOVA was used to compare the respiratory function between groups. The post hoc was conducted using the LSD method. Results : There was a significant increase in respiratory ability between the forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁)/forced vital capacity (FVC) according to the six-week period. However, there was no difference between each group. Conclusion : For patients with low respiratory muscle strength, plank exercises and abdominal draw-in are beneficial exercises for improving respiratory function. These are expected to be widely used in clinical practice for patients with weak respiratory muscles.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2021

교각기초 형식으로 적용되는 기초공법 중 하나는 단일형 현장타설말뚝이다. 이 말뚝에 대한 설계 시 주된 관심사항은 말뚝체에 작용하는 수평지지력 확보 여부이다. 현재 말뚝체의 강성증가를 위해 외부강관으로 말뚝체를 보강하여 말뚝의 수평지지력을 증가시키는 방법이 활용되고 있다. 그러나 지반조건에 따라 외부강관의 보강효과와 적정 강관보강 길이가 달라질 수 있음에도 이에 대한 연구가 미흡하여 현장에서는 대부분 말뚝체 전체를 외부강관으로 보강하고 있다. 그러나 시스템 내의 전체 말뚝길이를 외부강관으로 보강할 경우 공사 지연과 공사비의 증가로도 이어질 수 있다. 따라서 좀 더 효과적으로 외부강관을 활용하기 위해서는 외부 강관으로 보강된 말뚝체를 대상으로 말뚝의 수평지지특성을 평가하여 강관의 적정한 보강길이를 결정해야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 수치해석방법을 통해 각 조건별 외부강관의 보강길이를 적용한 단일형 현장타설말뚝의 말뚝체에 대한 지지특성을 평가하고, 이 해석결과를 바탕으로 외부강관의 적정 보강길이를 제안하였다. 본 연구결과, 단일형 현장타설말뚝의 말뚝체에 대한 수평지지력을 효과적으로 증가시키기 위해서는 강관의 보강길이가 말뚝의 휨거동 영향범위인 1/β의 2배를 적용해야 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.281-298
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• 2007

The load carrying capacity of a bridge needs to be properly assessed to operate the bridge safely and maintain it efficiently. For the evaluation of load carrying capacity considering the current state of a bridge, static and quasi-static loading tests with weight-controlled heavy trucks have been conventionally utilized. In these tests, the deflection (or strain) of the structural members loaded by the controlled vehicles are measured and analyzed. Using the measured data, deflection (or strain) correction factor and impact correction factor are calculated. These correction factors are used in the enhancement of the load carrying capacity of a bridge, reflecting the real state of a bridge. However, full or partial control of the traffic during the tests and difficulties during the installment of displacement transducers or strain gauges may cause not only inconvenience to the traffic but also the increase of the logistics cost and time. To overcome these difficulties, an alternative method is proposed using an excited response part of full measured ambient acceleration data by ordinary traffic on a bridge without traffic control. Based on the modal properties extracted from the ambient vibration data, the initial finite element (FE) model of a bridge can be updated to represent the current real state of a bridge. Using the updated FE model, the deflection of a bridge akin to the real value can be easily obtained without measuring the real deflection. Impact factors are obtained from pseudo-deflection, which is obtained by double-integration of the acceleration data with removal of the linear components on the acceleration data. For validation, a series of tests were carried out on a steel plategirder bridge of an expressway in Korea in four different seasons, and the evaluated load carrying capacities of the bridge by the proposed method are compared with the result obtained by the conventional load test method.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.2330-2334
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 무선 신호전송을 위한 비접촉 방식의 AC커플링(Coupling)기반 평면 나선형 인덕터의 주파수 특성을 분석하였다. 기판의 유전상수의 변화는 소자의 인덕턴스에 직접적인 영향을 주지 않고 소자의 전기용량에 영향을 주어 공진주파수를 변화시키는 것을 알 수 있다. 기판의 두께가 증가할수록 인덕턴스는 증가하지만 공진주파수는 감소하였으며, 이것은 기판 두께의 감소로 인해 내부 전기용량이 증가하였기 때문이다. 인덕터의 도체 선 폭이 증가하여도 전체 인덕터 크기와 턴 수 및 선 간격이 일정함으로 내부 사각 코일의 도선 면적이 작아지게 되어 각각의 자기 인덕턴스가 감소하게 되고 공진주파수는 증가되게 된다. 또한, 도체의 선 간격이 증가하면 내부 사각 코일의 도선 면적이 작아지게 된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1988

교량과 같이 지속적인 반복하중을 받는 구조물에서는, 사용년수의 증가에 따라 각 구성요소에는 피로현상이 발생한다. 특히 근간의 교통량의 비약적인 증가로 안한 과대응력의 발생은 강교량의 안전성에 심각한 영향을 부가시켜 주고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 실제 교량으로부터의 내하력 조사 자료를 통계 정리하여 강교량의 유지 보수를 보다 효율적으로 수행할 수 있도록 하고 이값들을 매트릭스 구조 해석법을 이용한 수치해와 비교한 후 기존교량의 충격계수를 실측에 의하지 않고서도 개략적으로 예측할 수 있는 기본 방법을 제시하였다.