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Longitudinal reaction on conductors due to tornado wind load

  • Dingyu Yao;Ashraf El Damatty
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.325-339
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    • 2024
  • The longitudinal force resulting from tornado loads on transmission line is considered a crucial factor contributing to the failure of transmission line structures during tornado events. Accurate estimation of this longitudinal force poses a challenge for structural designers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to provide a set of charts that can be easily used to estimate the peak longitudinal forces transferred from the conductors to a tower. The critical wind field and corresponding configuration considered in this paper are previously studied and determined. The charts should account for all the conductor parameters that can affect the value of the longitudinal force. In order to achieve that, a parametric study is first conducted to assess the variation of the longitudinal forces with different conductor parameters, based on the critical tornado configuration. Results of this parametric study are used to develop the charts that can be used to calculate longitudinal forces by adopting a multi-variable line regression. The forces calculated from charts are validated by finite element analysis. An example for the usage of the charts is provided at the end of this paper.

Effects of Technological-Organizational-Environmental (TOE) Factors on Social Media Adoption in Small and Medium Enterprises

  • Sikandar Ali Qalati;Wenyuan Li;Truong Thi Hong Thuy;Esthela Galvan Vela
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.24 no.7
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    • pp.186-194
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    • 2024
  • This study aims to investigate the technological-organizational-environmental (TOE) factor of influencing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs') social media (SM) adoption in developing countries. This study used a closed-ended questionnaire to collect data from randomly selected respondents (owners, executives, and managers) from SMEs operating in Pakistan. SMART PLS version 3.2.8 was used for path analysis of 423 responses. The research findings include the direct influence of TOE factors on SMEs SM adoption and SMEs performance. Furthers, this paper also has implications for practitioners and scholars interested in exploring the SM adoption and usage in SMEs.

The Effect of the Physical Environment on the Customer Satisfaction, Revisit Intention, and Word of Mouth Intention in Japanese Restaurants (일식전문점의 물리적 환경이 고객만족, 재방문의도, 구전의도에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Se-Hwan;Yoo, Young-Jin
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.19 no.9
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    • pp.181-194
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of physical environment of Japanese restaurant on customer satisfaction, revisit intention and word of mouth intention. For this purpose, data were collected from 341 adult males and females who had used Japanese restaurants in Daegu. SPSS program frequency analysis, factor analysis, regression analysis and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis. Through the factor analysis, the physical environment of the Japanese specialty restaurant was identified as a component of comfort, aesthetics, and convenience. As a result of the multiple regression analysis, the three components of the physical environment have positive effects on customer satisfaction, return visit intention, and word of mouth intention. The results of regression analysis showed that customer satisfaction had a positive effect on revisit and word of mouth intention. Through the results of this study, we confirmed the physical and environmental impacts of the specialty restaurants and suggested the practical and theoretical implications.

The Analysis of Shaft Deformation for Evaluating the Bearing Capacity of IGM Sosketed Drilled Shaft (IGM에 근입된 말뚝의 지지력 해석을 위한 기준침하량 결정방법 제안)

  • Chun, Byung-Sik;Kim, Won-Cheul;Seo, Deok-Dong
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.17-30
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    • 2004
  • In this study, a new formula of settlement at the head of IGM was suggested and the applicability of suggested formula was verified with field test results. This suggested formula was the function of the settlement at the shaft head and the elastic compression of shaft. The applicability of suggested formula was verified with the result of in-situ load test. Also, the bearing capacity of drilled shaft with the IGM's theory was compared with those of classical theories. The results showed that classical method showed smaller values of bearing capacity than those of field load test data. The results of analysis also showed that the suggested formula and IGM's theory were applicable for the estimation of bearing capacity with the increase of shaft settlement. Especially, settlement correction factor($k_m$), which reflects ground condition and load transfer characteristics, increases as the applying load and shaft deformation increase. This suggested formula was applicable for medium density or higher density of soil condition and $k_m=1$ means yielding load for firm soil condition.

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Recycling Factor Analysis on Wood Wastes in the Construction Site by Classification Origination Reason (건설현장 폐목재의 발생원인 분류를 통한 재활용 요인분석)

  • Jung, Chan-Young;Kim, Jae-Jun;Jung, Young-Gi
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.8 no.1 s.35
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    • pp.107-115
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    • 2007
  • Today's human life is more conveniently advantaged and abundant as industrial society advanced. However, the development has been creating a serious environmental crisis. Environmental pollution and exhaustion of natural resources recently became an important issue in construction industry as well as the concern about construction waste management and recycling the resources has arisen. Because the industrial wastes are not only increased quantitatively but also qualitatively intricate and various, groping for ways of reducing the use of resources primarily and recycling is urged on promotion. Currently, only about 33% of the wood wastes produced in construction site are recycled and the others are incinerated or disposed through irregular circulation process. In this study, I will investigate the present status of generating, processing, and recycling construction wood wastes and compare domestic disposal trend to other countries. In addition, I will analyze the actual condition of processing wood wastes in the construction site, verify the irrational causes, and simplify anomalous factors for the purpose of more efficient and correct activation of wood waste treatment and recycling on construction field and protection of environment in the long run.

The Effects of Entrepreneurship Education, Individual Environmental Factor and Individual Trait on University Student's Career Decision Self-efficacy (창업교육과 개인적 환경요인 및 개인적 특성이 대학생의 진로결정 자기효능감에 미치는 영향)

  • Jung, Kyung-Hee;Sung, Chang-Soo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.179-187
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of entrepreneurship education and individual environmental factor on university student's career decision self-efficacy. A total of 346 university students responded to the survey and the data was analyzed using SPSS 18.0. To test the hypotheses of this study, correlation analysis and regression analysis were conducted. The results of this study showed that entrepreneurship education, role model, family entrepreneurial experience and career preparation behavior were positively related to career decision self-efficacy. While gender were not positively related to career decision self-efficacy. This study reconfirms the importance and change of recognition of university entrepreneurship education for enhancing decision-making self-efficacy as well as the importance of career preparation behavior, role model and family entrepreneurial experience that have a significant effect on career decision of university students.

Seasonal Variation and Statistical Analysis of Particulate Pollutants in Urban Air (도시대기립자상물질중 오염성분의 계절적 변동 및 통계적 해석)

  • 이승일
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.8-23
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    • 1994
  • During the period from Mar., 1991 to Feb., 1992 66 tSP samples were collected by Hi volume air sampler at 1 sampling site in Seoul and the amount of concentration of 21 components(SO$_{4}$$^{2-}$, NO$_{3}$$^{-}$, NH$_{4}$$^{+}$, Cl$^{-}$, Al, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, It Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pt Si, Ti, Zn, Zr ) were measured. And monthly and seasonal variation were surveyed and the principal component analysis( PCA ) were carried out with respect to these amount of pollutants, minimum of visibility and radiation on a horizontal surface. The total amount of soluble ion in water was high in order o(SO$_{4}$$^{2-}$> NO$_{3}$$^{-}$> N%'>Cl$^{-}$ and metal ion was high in order of Na> Ca>Si> Fe> Al> K> Mg> Zn> Pb> Cu>Ti> Mn > Ba> Cr> Zr> Ni> Cd. There was Seasonal variation in concentration for SO$_{4}$$^{2-}$, NH$_{4}$$^{+}$, Cl$^{-}$, Na, Al, Ca, Bt Mg, Fe and Si. It was assumed that the components of the highest concentration on April were depend on yellow sand and the frequency of wind velocity and direction. As the results of PCA, the amount of pollution components was able to characterized with two principal components(Z$_{1}$, Z$_{2}$ ). The first principal components Z$_{1}$ was considered to be a factor indicating the pollutants originated from natural generation and The second principal components Z$_{2}$ was considered to be a factor indicating the pollutants originated from human work. The monthly concentration of pollutants in ISP, minimum of visibility and radiation on a horizontal surface was possible to evaluate by the use of these two principal components Z$_{1}$ and Z$_{2}$ .

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Causes and Overcoming of the Algae Excess in a Dam Water - Based on the Data of Water Quality Analysis of Mulgum Area - (댐호화된 하천의 조류 과다 발생원인과 해소 방안 - 낙동강 물금 지역의 수질 분석 데이터를 중심으로 -)

  • Yang, Shi-Chun;Xia, Tian-Tian;Kang, Tai-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze a term of decade of water quality data of the Mulgum intake station on the Nakdong river(dam) to find the cause of algal blooms and to set an alternative to prevent artificial lake water pollution. Our study shows that water quality changes have regular periodic regularity and there was a certain correlation between specific analytical items. According to the analysis results of each factor, the decline in precipitation was not the main reason for algal blooms. TP concentration had a slight effect on Chl-a concentration but was not a limiting nutrient of a bloom. TN concentration had a strong correlation with Chl-a and strongly negative correlation with temperature, but was not a bloom's limiting nutrient, and was only a dependent variable. As the temperature was negatively correlated with the Chl-a concentration, it is found that the aspect of the ecological influence of the temperature was the most important factor of the phytoplankton concentration change. The N/P ratio lies under a power function with a high degree of reliability by the TP concentration, and the phenomenon appeared to be the same as the results of two other comparative areas. This result confirms that TN is dependent on TP and the biota in the lake that TN is a dependent variable whose concentration is determined by TP it. In conclusion, the increase in lake bloom is the result of a food chain change, and it is necessary to control the ecosystem by the food chain in the lake in order to reduce the lake's bloom. In particular, it is important to keep the benthic ecosystem as wide as possible in the aerobic state.

Strength Prediction of Cement-Admixed using Low Plasticity Silt (저소성실트를 이용한 시멘트 혼합토의 강도 예측)

  • Park, Jongchan;Park, Minchul;Jeon, Jesung;Jeong, Sangguk;Park, Kyunghan;Lee, Song
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.15 no.7
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2014
  • For analysis of mechanics properties of soil cement, unconfined compressive strength has been proposed by existing case studies. In this study, mechanical changes with water content of silt, curing time and cement content were analyzed through unconfined compressive strength test. In addition, the changes for B factor by Abrams were compared with existing case studies after the prediction equations could be proposed about the unconfined compressive strength of admixed cement soil. Especially, the B constant factor was changed with soil characteristics and curing time. For analysis results of appropriateness status and unconfined compressive strength, consideration of variable form was titrated. The prediction equations at low plasticity silt admixed using the uniaxial compressive strength with applying Abrams's equation and considering cement content, curing time is proposed.

Behavior Analysis of Soil Nailed Wall through Large Scaled Load Test (대형파괴재하시험을 통한 쏘일네일 벽체의 거동분석)

  • Kang, Inkyu;Kwon, Youngho;Park, Shinyoung;Lee, Seunghyun;Kim, Hongtaek
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 2008
  • Soil nailing systems are generally many used to the temporary structure in underground excavations and reinforcements of slopes in Korea. However, large-scaled experimental studies related to soil nailing systems are mostly studies related to performance monitoring and field pullout tests. Specially, there are no researches related in the large scaled load tests of soil nailed walls in Korea. In this study, a case study on the large scaled load tests of soil nailed walls is introduced and the behavior characteristic of them is investigated. Also, they are proposed allowable deformation corresponding to the serviceability limit of soil nailed walls and ultimate deformation corresponding to the collapse state of the walls. These results can be applied to the maintenance management of soil nailed walls. And analysis on the required minimum factor of safety of soil nailed walls using the relation curve of load ratio and deformation ratio are carried out.

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