• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제5권2_3호
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• pp.235-246
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• 2005

Local buckling is a major consideration in the design of thin-walled cold-formed steel sections. The main effect of local buckling in plate elements under longitudinal compressive stresses is to cause a redistribution of the stresses in which the greatest portion of the load is carried near the supporting edges of the plate junctions. The redistribution produces increased stresses near the plate junctions and high bending stresses as a result of plate flexure, leading to ultimate loads below the squash load of the section. In singly symmetric cross-sections, the redistribution of longitudinal stress caused by local buckling also produces a shift of the line of action of internal force (shift of effective centroid). The fundamentally different effects of local buckling on the behaviour of pin-ended and fixed-ended singly symmetric columns lead to inconsistencies in traditional design approaches. The paper describes local buckling and shift of effective centroid of thin-walled cold-formed steel channel columns. Tests of channel columns have been described. The experimental local buckling loads were compared with the theoretical local buckling loads obtained using an elastic finite strip buckling analysis. The shift of the effective centroid was also compared with the shift predicted using the Australian/New Zealand and American specifications for cold-formed steel structures.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.310-337
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• 2018

Adoption of mobile learning (m-learning) is not new in Malaysian oil and gas industry, with heavy investment into research and development to train the workers. Nevertheless, the low application of learnt skills on the job remains an emergent research area where there is a missing link on the effects of m-learning and effective organisational learning and implication on its training transfer. The result of this quantitative research revealed that all variables in m-learning were found to have a positive relationship with the effective organisational learning, and there is evidence of training transfer as a mediator of the relationship between self-directed learning, training design, work environment and effective organisational learning. However, there were some discrepancies in the extend of training transfer between trainee characteristics and organisational learning. As such, some important issues emerged which challenge the importance of evaluating workers' readiness and transfer for a successful implementation of m-learning towards developing effective organisational learning.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.415-430
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• 2021

The effective flange width was usually introduced into elementary beam theory to consider the shear lag effect in steel-concrete composite beams. Previous studies have primarily focused on the effective width under positive moments and elastic loading, whereas it is still not clear for negative moment cases in the normal service stages. To account for this problem, this paper proposed simplified formulas for the effective flange width and reinforcement stress of composite beams under negative moments in service stages. First, a 10-degree-of-freedom (DOF) fiber beam element considering the shear lag effect and interfacial slip effect was proposed, and a computational procedure was developed in the OpenSees software. The accuracy and applicability of the proposed model were verified through comparisons with experimental results. Second, a method was proposed for determining the effective width of composite beams under negative moments based on reinforcement stress. Employing the proposed model, the simplified formulas were proposed via numerical fitting for cases under uniform loading and centralized loading at the mid-span. Finally, based on the proposed formulas, a simplified calculation method for the reinforcement stress in service stages was established. Comparisons were made between the proposed formulas and design code. The results showed that the design code method greatly underestimated the contribution of concrete under negative moments, leading to notable overestimations in the reinforcement stress and crack width.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.385-394
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• 2017

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate how to design effective virtual reality-based training (i.e., virtual training) in maritime safety and to present methods for enhancing interface fidelity by employing immersive interaction and 3D user interface (UI) design. Background: Emerging virtual reality technologies and hardware enable to provide immersive experiences to individuals. There is also a theory that the improvement of fidelity can improve the training efficiency. Such a sense of immersion can be utilized as an element for realizing effective training in the virtual space. Method: As an immersive interaction, we implemented gesture-based interaction using leap motion and Myo armband type sensors. Hand gestures captured from both sensors are used to interact with the virtual appliance in the scenario. The proposed 3D UI design is employed to visualize appropriate information for tasks in training. Results: A usability study to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method has been carried out. As a result, the usability test of satisfaction, intuitiveness of UI, ease of procedure learning, and equipment understanding showed that virtual training-based exercise was superior to existing training. These improvements were also independent of the type of input devices for virtual training. Conclusion: We have shown through experiments that the proposed interaction design results are more efficient interactions than the existing training method. The improvement of interface fidelity through intuitive and immediate feedback on the input device and the training information improve user satisfaction with the system, as well as training efficiency. Application: Design methods for an effective virtual training system can be applied to other areas by which trainees are required to do sophisticated job with their hands.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2002

본 연구는 소비자의 광고반응에 있어서 자원-부합이론(resource-matching theory)을 근거로 하여 광고정보제공 형태 와 광고레이아웃에 따른 광고효과를 검증하였다. 기존연구에서는 사실적인 정보제공과 통합적인 레이아웃을 통해 광고를 쉽게 설계하는 것이 효과적이거나 또는 설명적인 정보제공과 분리적 레이아웃을 통해 광고를 어렵게 설계하는 것이 효과적일 것이라는 상반된 연구결과를 제시하고 있다. 그러나 본 연구에서는 이러한 광고설계스타일에 따른 효과가 정보처리동기수준이나 브랜드위계수준과 같은 변수들에 의해 상황적으로 다르게 나타날 것이라고 제시하고 있다. 분석결과에서 명성브랜드인 경우에는 사실적인 정보제공과 통합적인 레이아웃을 통해 광고를 쉽게 설계함으로써 소비자들이 스스로의 잉여자원으로 브랜드에 대한 우호적 추론을 광고반응에 결합시키는 것이 효과적이라고 제시하고 있다. 이와는 반대로 비 명성브랜드의 경우에는 설명적인 정보제공과 분리적 레이아웃을 통해 이해하는데 상당한 인지적 노력을 투여하게 함으로써 인지적 잉여자원을 통한 추론을 억제하고 광고자체에 몰두하도록 설계하는 것이 효과적이라고 제시하고 있다.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.89-105
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• 2017

The AEC industry is highly interested in effective ICT adoption and deployment, including its utilization within the design process. However, its capabilities have not yet been fully exploited and it is an obvious area for further research. Architects and engineers tend to have some technological support to monitor and evaluate the possible impacts of decisions made throughout the design process. Many aspects are left out of consideration and the entire project is broken up into independent fragments or domains that are combined together at a later, post hoc stage. Impact of separate decisions on each others have to be interpreted on a person-to-person basis between the involved design stakeholders. This paper attempts to evaluate current design practice and associated challenges towards design integration with advanced technologies, such as BIM, by conducting an online survey targeted at designers and engineers, who are most affected by its emerging issues. The outcomes of this study are presented and analysed, concluding that the current design process fails to meet expectations and needs improvements. It goes further to propose the requirements for an integrated system as a means for an effective solution for the identified problem.

• 한국디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디자인학회 2004년도 추계 학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.104-105
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• 2004

• 한국디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디자인학회 2004년도 춘계 학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.320-321
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• 2004

• 한국디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디자인학회 2004년도 춘계 학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.156-157
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• 2004

• 한국디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국디자인학회 2004년도 춘계 학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.140-141
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• 2004