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Preliminary design of cable-stayed bridges for vertical static loads

  • Michaltsos, G.T.;Ermopoulos, J.C.;Konstantakopoulos, T.G.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2003
  • This paper proposes a new method for the preliminary design of cable-stayed bridges that belong to the radial system subjected to static loads (self weight, traffic loads, concentrated loads, etc). The method is based on the determination of the each time existing relation between the tension forces of the cables and the corresponding bridge-deck deformations, and can be extended on any type of cable layout (fan, parallel, or mixed system). Galerkin's method is used for the final determination of the cable stresses and the bridge deformation. The determination of the equation, which gives the forces of the cables in relation to the deck's configurations, permits us to convert the problem to the solving of a continuous beam without cables.

User Acceptance of Information Systems within Organization : Case of Knowledge Management Systems (조직에서 사용자의 정보시스템 수용 : 지식경영시스템의 경우)

  • Lee Chung-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.11-40
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    • 2004
  • Organizations have attempted to develop Knowledge Management Systems for achieving competitive advantage by effectively managing organizational knowledge. However, if Knowledge Management Systems are not user-oriented, organizations may not attain desired goals. That is, it must be utilized and accepted by organizational members to be successful systems. This study proposes an extended Technology Acceptance Model and empirically validates it. For that purpose, a research model is set UP that consists of antecedent variables, perception moderators, and intention to use the system. Empirical data analysis found significant relationships among research variables, as suggested in research hypotheses. The results of the analysis indicated that perceived usefulness, ease of use, job relevance and information quality should be considered as important factors in designing Knowledge Management Systems. In addition, perceived value, incentive, affect, self-efficacy, and image were found to influence the perception of users in the usage situation.

Resonant Loop Design and Performance Test for a Torsional MEMS Accelerometer with Differential Pickoff

  • Sung, Sang-Kyung;Hyun, Chul;Lee, Jang-Gyu
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.35-42
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents an INS(Inertial Navigation System) grade, surface micro-machined differential resonant accelerometer(DRXL) manufactured by an epitaxially grown thick poly silicon process. The proposed DRXL system generates a differential digital output upon an applied acceleration, in which frequency transition is measured due to gap dependent electrical stiffness change. To facilitate the resonance dynamics of the electromechanical system, the micromachined DRXL device is packaged by using the wafer level vacuum sealing process. To test the DRXL performance, a nonlinear self-oscillation loop is designed based on the extended describing function technique. The oscillation loop is implemented using discrete electronic elements including precision charge amplifier and hard feedback nonlinearity. The performance test of the DRXL system shows that the sensitivity of the accelerometer is 24 Hz/g and its long term bias stability is about 2 mg($1{\sigma}$) with dynamic range of ${\sigma}70g$.

The Design of a History Learning Contents based on Mobile (모바일 기반의 역사학습 콘텐츠 설계)

  • Gim, Gyeong-Min;Go, Dae-Gon
    • 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.01a
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2011
  • This study investigates the usefulness of cellular and 'feature' phones in assisting students with self-motivated study at school and at home. It involves developing educational applications which can be used on these devices which, once developed, would be extended to students. Furthermore, this study seeks to investigate the merits of these mobile applications in assisting learners to study. It is my hope that this study can be used to develop the software to make these applications a reality. This study' ultimate purpose is to contribute to vitalizing and energizing mobile education.

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Analysis of Consolidation Behavior for Dredged Clay with Horizontal Drains (수평배수재가 설치된 준설매립 점토의 압밀 거동 해석)

  • 김수삼;장연수;박정순;오세웅
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.641-648
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    • 2000
  • The horizontal drain method by installing drains horizontally in the ground is often used to expedite the dispersion of pore water and to increase the strength of dredged soft clay under the action of gravity or vacuum. In this study a numerical analysis method is developed to predict the consolidation process of soft ground with horizontal drains. One-dimensional self-weight consolidation theory is extended tn three-dimensions] theory with appropriate boundary conditions of horizontal drains. In the condition of pore water drainage by gravity, the behavior of the dredged clay with horizontal drains is compared with that of the clay without drains. The influence of design factors of drains on consolidation process is also analyzed.

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Ultra-narrow Linewidth FBG Cavity DFB Laser with saturable Absorber (포화흡수체를 이용한 극미세선폭 FBG 공동 DFB 레이저)

  • Kim, Jun-Won;Jin, Yong-Ok;Choe, Gyu-Nam
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.46-53
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    • 2002
  • A novel ultra-narrow linewidth single longtudinal mode DFB semiconductor laser in the extended FBG cavity is proposed. The 3㏈ linewidth of 20KHz was demonstrated by using self-heterodyne measurement set-up with a fiber delay line of 63km. And this linewidth was further compressed to less than 3KHz, which is resolution limited performance, by inserting E $r^{+3}$ doped fiber saturable absorber. This is equivalent to 3㏈ linewidth of 2$\times$10$^{-8}$ nm.

THE X-RAY EMISSION FROM EARLY TYPE GALAXIES

  • Kim, Dong-Woo
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 1992
  • We have systematically investigated the X-ray spectra of normal galaxies, by using the Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) data in the Einstein data base. We employed the X-ray color-color plot as well as the standard model fitting method which requires higher signal to noise ratio. We discuss X-ray emission mechanisms in terms of their spectral properties and the signature of cooling flows which are most likely present in X-ray bright early type galaxies. On the average, fits to absorbed thermal spectra show that the X-ray emission temperature of spirals is higher than that of ellipticals. This is consistent with our understanding that accreting binaries are a major X-ray source in spirals, while extended gaseous halos are present in ellipticals. The emission temperature becomes lower with increasing X-ray to optical luminosity ratio in E and S0 galaxies. This result is what we would expect if the emission of X-ray faint early type galaxies consists of a large evolved stellar component, while the gaseous emission becomes dominant in X-ray brighter galaxies. We also find a cool, self-absorbed core in some early type galaxies, which directly indicates the presence of cooling flows in such galaxies.

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Factors Affecting User Acceptance in Mobile Banking: An Empirical Study Using Extended TAM and Trust (모바일뱅킹에서의 사용자 수용요인: 확장된 TAM과 Trust를 이용한 실증연구)

  • Gu, Ja-Chul;Lee, Sang-Chul;Kim, Nam-Hee;Suh, Yung-Ho
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.159-181
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting user acceptance of mobile banking. To test the hypotheses, this research incorporates trust to extend the model. This study investigates the causal relationship among four factors; perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, trust, and intention to use in mobile banking. This study also identifies the elements by which these factors are influenced. The result finds that facilitation condition and self-efficacy are significant elements affecting perceived ease of use. System quality, perceived ease of use and trust are significant elements affecting perceived usefulness, However, social influence is found to be not significant. System quality and perceived ease of use are significant elements affecting trust. Conclusively, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and trust are significant factors affecting the user acceptance in Mobile banking.

Dynamic Stability of Vertical Columns Subjected to a Subtangential Froce (아접선력을 받는 수직 기둥의 동적 안정성)

  • 박영필
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.313-318
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    • 1996
  • This paper deals with the dynamic behavior of elastic columns under the action of subtangential forces. The above subtangential force can be-realized by the combination force between the dead load of thetip mass and the pure follower thrust. The tip mass is assumed to be a rigid body not a mass point as it has been assumed so for. The equations of motion are formulated based on extended Hamilton's principle and the finite element method. It is shown that nonconservativeness of the applied force has greatly effect on the instability type. It is found that the critical subtangential force can also be changed by consideration of the tip mass parameters taking into account of its magnitude, rotary inertia and size. The influence of the self-weight of the column on the change of the critical force is also investigated.

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Design of a face recognition system for person identificatin using a CCTV camera (폐쇄회로 카메라를 이용한 신분 확인용 실물 얼굴인식시스템의 설계)

  • 이전우;성효경;김성완;최흥문
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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    • v.35C no.5
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    • pp.50-58
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    • 1998
  • We propose an efficient face recognition system for controllinng the access to the restricted zone using both the face region detectors based on facial symmetry and the extended self-organizing maps (ESOM) which have sensory synapses and descriptive synapses. Based on the visual cues of the facial symmetry, we apply horizontal and vertical projections on elliptic regions detected by GHT(generalized hough transform) to identify all the face regions from the complex background.And we propose an ESOM which can exploit principal components and imitate an elastic similarity matching, to authenticate faces of the enlisted member. In order to cope with changes of facial experession or glasses wearing, etc, the facial descriptions of each member at the time of authentication are simultaneously updated on the discriptive synapses online using the incremental learning of the proposed ESOM. Experimental results prove the feasibility of our approach.

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