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Interface Frictional Characteristics of Geotextile Container for the Restoration of Roadbed swept away by Rainfall (강우로 유실된 철도노반 보수용 토목섬유 콘테이너의 상호마찰 특성)

  • 황선근;최찬용;신은철;이명호
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.587-595
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    • 2002
  • Geotextile containers for restoration of slopes form the interface between the containers during the restored to lost slopes, and therefore the relation displacements are developed including the sliding on the surface. Since, the shear strength on these interfaces is less than that of fill material in the container, the characteristics of shear strength on the interface governs the behavior of the restoration slopes. In general, a lot of natural properties of geotexiles is required to evaluate the safty of the geotextiles, Among the properties, the shear characteristics between geotextiles and soil is a important variable to assess the safety. From the results of full scale direct shear test, the residual shear strength is recommanded to use for design factors since a large deformation possibly occures on the geotextile containers.

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A Simulation Study on the Efficiency of RFID at Container Terminal Gate System

  • Kim, Hyun;Nam, Ki-Chan
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.31 no.9
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    • pp.771-778
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    • 2007
  • A container terminal gate is not only an entrance of containers, but also the first input point of containers' information. Therefore, to achieve the accuracy of container information, there are various containers' numbers recognition methods used. Gate productivity can significantly vary depending upon those recognition methods. Recently, RFID which is one of the u-IT businesses run by the Korean government is under consideration for application to the gate as an automatic system. If RFID is used, it is expected to have both the qualitative benefits through avoiding defects of other systems and the quantitative benefits by improving productivity. Hence, this study aims to provide some insight on the benefits of RFID, and to compare productivity of the existing gate system with the RFID gate system based on computer simulation.

Dispatching Vehicles Considering Multi-lifts of Quay Cranes

  • Nguyen, Vu Duc;Kim, Kap-Hwan
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.178-194
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    • 2010
  • To improve the ship operation in automated container terminals, it is important to schedule different types of handling equipment to operate synchronously. For example, a vehicle with container receiving and lifting capabilities is used to transport containers from a storage yard to a vessel and vice versa, while a triple quay crane (QC) can handle up to three 40-ft containers simultaneously. This paper discusses the manner in which vehicles should be assigned to containers to support such multi-lifts of QCs by using information about the locations and times of deliveries. A mixed-integer programming model is introduced to optimally assign delivery tasks to vehicles. This model considers the constraint imposed by the limited buffer space under each QC. A procedure for converting buffer-space constraints into time window constraints and a heuristic algorithmfor overcoming the excessive computational time required for solving the mathematical model are suggested. A numerical experiment is conducted to compare the objective values and computational times of the heuristic algorithm with those of the optimizing method to evaluate the performance of the heuristic algorithm.

Pricing the Storage of Inbound Containers with a Discrete Probability Distribution of Retrieval Times

  • Kim, Ki-Young;Kim, Kap-Hwan
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.165-177
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    • 2010
  • This paper discusses a method for pricing the storage of inbound containers in a container yard. The pricing structure is characterized by a free-time-limit and a storage price for the storage time that extends beyond the free-time-limit. A cost model is developed from the viewpoint of a public terminal operator as well as a private terminal operator. Unlike a previous study on this issue, this study assumes that the retrieval times follow a discrete probability distribution, which is more realistic than the previous study. A solution procedure is suggested and illustrated by using numerical examples.

A Study on the Anti-sway System of the UGC (UGC의 복합식 Anti-sway에 관한 연구)

  • 김두형;신영재;박경택;박찬훈;김태우
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.281-291
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    • 1999
  • Productivity of container cranes and gantry cranes is influenced by the performance of crane hardware and cycle time. Cycle time in container handling is influenced by the path of containers and relative positioning of containers. So we have to minimize the sway of containers and spreaders to minimize relative positioning time. And sway minimization is influenced by the skill of workers in manual gantry cranes. In this paper, we will develop anti-sway system using mechanical and electrical method. Proposed hybrid system uses the basic structure of general manual gantry crane. So, it is very useful and effective. Electrical methods are main methods and mechanical methods are auxiliary methods.

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Effect of Vibration during Distribution Process on Compression Strength of Corrugated Fiberboard Containers for Agricultural Products (농산물 골판지포장상자의 수송 중 진동에 의한 압축강도 변화)

  • Jo, Jung-Youn;Shin, Jun-Sub;Kim, Jong-Kyoung
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.290-307
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    • 2008
  • The aim of this study was to estimate adverse effect on compression strength of corrugated fiberboard containers due to vibration during distribution process. Distribution environment such as road conditions and compression strength of corrugated fiberboard containers for selected agricultural products were studied. We found that increasing humidity does not effect significantly on natural frequencies of boxes, but results in accelerative effect to decrease compression strength of boxes. Box structures and product types also effect on loss of compression strength greatly.

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A Study on Seakeeping of Container Ships (컨테이너선형의 내항성능특성 고찰)

  • 장택수;윤동환;홍사영;박광동;송명재
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.16-21
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    • 2003
  • Seakeeping performance of container ships is investigated in view of increase of their size in terms of TEU. Recent appearance of post Panamax class containers resulted in increase of GM, so increase of possibility of resonant motion in waves is expected accordingly. Ship motions of various classes of TEU containers were calculated for various sea states and heading angles in order to assess seakeeping characteristics according to increase of size of the ships. It was found that roll motion of post Panamax containers increase due to resonance as sea state becomes rougher. The possibility of controlling roll motion by changing main particulars such as L, B, and T is investigated as well.

Numerical estimation of errors in drop angle during drop tests of IP-Type metallic transport containers for radioactive materials

  • Lim, Jongmin;Yang, Yun Young;Lee, Ju-chan
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.6
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    • pp.1878-1886
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    • 2021
  • For industrial package (IP)-type transport containers for radioactive materials, a free drop test should be conducted under regulatory conditions. Owing to various uncertainties observed during the drop test, errors in drop angles inevitably occur. In IP-type metal transport containers in which the container directly impacts onto a rigid target without any shock absorbing materials, the error in the drop angle due to a slight misalignment makes a significant difference from the ideal drop. In particular, in a vertical drop, the error in the drop angle causes a strong secondary impact. In this paper, a numerical method is proposed to estimate the error in the drop angle occurring during the test. To determine this error, an optimization method accompanying a computational drop analysis is proposed, and a surrogate model is introduced to ensure calculation efficiency. Effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by performing the verification and comparison between the test and the analysis applied with the drop angle error.

A Study on Website Development for Empty Container Repositioning (공 컨테이너 리포지셔닝 사이트 개발에 대한 연구)

  • Bae, Suk Tae
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.22 no.9
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    • pp.1055-1068
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    • 2019
  • As the container market is expected to continue to increase, the volume of containers will increase, and the volume of empty containers will be proportional to this. Imbalances between imports and exports in each country have emerged, and the issue of collection and storage of empty containers is becoming more and more important, and it is necessary to appropriately deal with container demand for container presents. Therefore, in this paper, we are trying to develop a website that provides various empty container information and provides empty container leasing services based on this information. Through the development of these empty container websites, we would like to make empty container leasing and operations more efficient, improve empty container-related services and reduce costs.

Development of Handling Guidelines for the Safety and Health of Transporters of Hazardous Chemicals - Focusing on Safety Containers and Packaging for Delivery of Hazardous Chemicals Used for Reagents - (유해화학물질 운반자의 취급안전보건 관리를 고려한 취급기준 마련 - 유해화학물질 시약 등 택배 안전용기 및 포장기준을 중심으로 -)

  • Im, JiYoung;Jeong, JaeHyeong;Sung, HwaKyung;Kwon, YongMin;Ryu, JiSung;Lee, JinHong;Lee, JiHo
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.423-432
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: In this study, we analyzed the current state of delivery containers and packages and established handling guidelines to safely transport delivery containers and packages for use in research, testing, and examination reagents. Methods: Handling guidelines were revised in such categories as maintenance of the handling facilities, storage, loading and unloading, containers and packages, transportation, etc. In addition, we analyzed the current state of domestic sales for hazardous chemicals used for research, testing, and examination reagents, and investigated the handling guidelines related to delivery transportation in the USA, EU, and Japan by chemical property. Results: There are 6,160 companies selling hazardous chemicals. Among them, the 476 companies selling reagents for use in research, testing, and examination were investigated. Total amounts handled reached 425,000 tons, contributing to 0.2% of the total. For delivery transportation, internal containers and packaging was specified for chemical properties as follows: within 1 L for flammable gas, within 5 L for flammable liquid, and within 18 L for others. In addition, the maximum size of the outer package was set within 130 cm for total length, width, and height, and no dimension of the packaging could exceed 60 cm. Sixty-four hazardous chemicals with explosiveness or acute inhalation toxicity were prohibited for delivery transportation. Conclusion: Specified handling guidelines for inner and outer containers as well as packaging were regulated for delivery transportation of hazardous chemicals used for reagents. In addition, 64 hazardous chemicals were prohibited for delivery transportation. These are designed to prevent transportation accidents involving hazardous chemicals for reagents and thus protect the safety and health of transporters who handle hazardous chemicals.