• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2021

Background: Noise-induced hearing loss is a well-known occupational disease that affects many fish harvesters from many fisheries worldwide, whose risk factor is prolonged exposure to hazardous noise levels. To date, academic research activities and regulatory bodies have not provided any comparative analysis among the existing methods to assess noise exposure levels of fish harvesters. This paper provides a comparison of four relevant assessment methods of noise exposure, examining the results of a measurement campaign performed onboard small fishing vessels from Newfoundland and Labrador. Methods: We traveled onboard 11 vessels engaged in multiple fisheries from Newfoundland and Labrador and performed extensive noise exposure surveys using the simplified International Maritime Organization method, the full-day measurement method, and the two methods provided by ISO 9612:2009, the task-based method and job-based method (JBM). Results: The results showed that the four methods yield similar values when the noise components are dominated by the engine and auxiliaries (steady-state sources); when noise components are dominated by the fishing gear, task-based method and the simplified International Maritime Organization method estimates are less accurate than JBM, using full-day measurements as baseline. Conclusion: The JBM better assesses noise exposure in small-scale fisheries, where noise exposure has significant variance and uncertainties on the exposure levels are higher.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.305-323
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• 2019

SWLS(Satisfaction With Life Scale)는 국내외에서 가장 많이 사용되는 삶의 만족도의 측정도구이다. 본 연구는 연령과 성별이 다른 집단에서 SWLS의 요인구조와 측정동일성을 검토했다. 성인 초기 대학생 433명(남자 195명, 여자 238명)과 중년기 성인 503명(남자 237명, 여자 266명)으로 구성된 총 936명의 자료를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 확인적 요인분석을 사용하여 SWLS의 요인 구조를 검토했을 때, 4번과 5번 문항간 잔차를 허용한 수정된 단일요인모형이 지지되었다. 따라서 SWLS는 한국에서도 과거 시점을 반영하는 4번과 5번 문항이 다른 문항들과 구별되는 속성을 공유하는 것으로 확인되었다. 둘째, SWLS는 남성과 여성 집단 간에 형태, 요인부하량, 절편, 오차변량의 동일성이 모두 지지되었다. 그러나 대학생과 중년의 성인 집단 간에는 부분측정동일성만이 지지되었다. 이러한 결과는 SWLS 척도를 사용하여 한국인의 연령 및 성별 삶의 만족도를 비교하는 것이 가능하지만, 연령차를 해석할 때에는 보다 세심한 주의를 기울일 필요가 있음을 시사한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권4_5호
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• pp.411-426
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• 2012

The Canton Tower (formerly named Guangzhou New TV Tower) of 610 m high has been instrumented with a long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) system consisting of over 700 sensors of sixteen types. Under the auspices of the Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Research in Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST), an SHM benchmark problem for high-rise structures has been developed by taking the instrumented Canton Tower as a host structure. This benchmark problem aims to provide an international platform for direct comparison of various SHM-related methodologies and algorithms with the use of real-world monitoring data from a large-scale structure, and to narrow the gap that currently exists between the research and the practice of SHM. This paper first briefs the SHM system deployed on the Canton Tower, and the development of an elaborate three-dimensional (3D) full-scale finite element model (FEM) and the validation of the model using the measured modal data of the structure. In succession comes the formulation of an equivalent reduced-order FEM which is developed specifically for the benchmark study. The reduced-order FEM, which comprises 37 beam elements and a total of 185 degrees-of-freedom (DOFs), has been elaborately tuned to coincide well with the full-scale FEM in terms of both modal frequencies and mode shapes. The field measurement data (including those obtained from 20 accelerometers, one anemometer and one temperature sensor) from the Canton Tower, which are available for the benchmark study, are subsequently presented together with a description of the sensor deployment locations and the sensor specifications.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2018

Concerns are emerging in marine industry on the additional fatigue damages induced by hydroelasticity, and large container carriers, among others, are considered to be susceptible to this hydroelastic response due to its large size, deck openings and high speed. This study focuses on the fatigue damage estimation of 9,400TEU container carrier based on the full scale measurement data via long-base strain gage installed on the ship. Some correlation analyses have been also done to check whether there was significant torsional response during the voyage. Direct cycle counting method was used to derive stress histogram and the long-term fatigue damage was estimated based upon that analyzed data. It turned out that the fatigue damage of this particular ship during the measurement period increased by more than 60% due to the hydroelastic response of the hull, and main contribution is considered to come from vertical bending mode.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2017

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to systematically analyze the reliability and validity of the Korean-version of the balance assessment tools. METHODS: Two reviewers of this study independently evaluated the titles of articles and abstracts of studies published until December 2016 through electronic databases (RISS, NDSL, KISS, DBpia) using the keywords "Balance or posture or postural control or postural stability", "Test or assessment or measurement or outcome measure or assessment tool or measurement tool", "Korean version", "Reliability" and "Validity". Regarding the questions considered suitable for the purpose of this study, consensus was reached after reading the full text. Selecting journals suitable for the purpose of the study, they were analyzed as data. RESULTS: The reviewers selected nine papers suitable for the purpose of this study, and Korean-version of the balance assessment tools, included the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS), Motor Assessment Scale (MAS), Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), Tinetti-Balance scale, Fullerton Advanced Balance (FAB) scale, and Function In Sitting Test (FIST). Our study showed that the reliability and validity of the Korean-version of the balance assessment tools were high. CONCLUSION: The Korean-version of the balance assessment tools with high reliability and validity would enable physical therapists to make a more accurate evaluation of balance.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.253-263
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• 2017

Regardless of whether it is acute or chronic, the assessment of pain should be simple and practical. Since the intensity of pain is thought to be one of the primary factors that determine its effect on a human's overall function and sense, there are many scales to assess pain. The aim of the current article was to review pain intensity scales that are commonly used in dental and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS). Previous studies demonstrated that multidimensional scales, such as the McGill Pain Questionnaire, Short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire were suitable for assessing chronic pain, while unidimensional scales, like the Visual Analogue Scales (VAS), Verbal descriptor scale, Verbal rating scale, Numerical rating Scale, Faces Pain Scale, Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBS), and Full Cup Test, were used to evaluate acute pain. The WBS is widely used to assess pain in children and elderly because other scales are often difficult to understand, which could consequently lead to an overestimation of the pain intensity. In dental or OMFS research, the use of the VAS is more common because it is more reliable, valid, sensitive, and appropriate. However, some researchers use NRS to evaluate OMFS pain in adults because this scale is easier to use than VAS and yields relatively similar pain scores. This review only assessed pain scales used for post-operative OMFS or dental pain.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.377-389
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• 2017

Tests of the lateral and torsional stability are quite sensitive to the experimental conditions, such as support conditions and loading system. Controlling all of these conditions in a full-size test is a very challenging task. Therefore, in this paper, an experimental measurement method that can control the experimental conditions using a small-scale model was proposed to evaluate the lateral and torsional stability of beams. For this, a loading system was provided to maintain the vertical direction of the load applied to the beam, and a support frame was produced to satisfy the in-plane and out-of-plane support conditions. The experimental method using a small-scale model was applied successively to the lateral and torsional behavior and stability of I-shaped beams. The proposed experimental methods, which effectively accommodate the changes in the geometry and length of the beam, could contribute to further experimental studies regarding the lateral and torsional stability of flexural members.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.253-283
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• 2011

This paper presents the field measurement results of wind effects on a super-tall building (CITIC Plaza, 391 m high) located in Guangzhou. The field data such as wind speed, wind direction and acceleration responses were simultaneously and continuously recorded from the tall building by a wind and vibration monitoring system during two typhoons. The typhoon-generated wind characteristics including turbulence intensity, gust factor, peak factor, turbulence integral length scale and power spectral density of fluctuating wind speed were presented and discussed. The dynamic characteristics of the tall building were determined based on the field measurements and compared with those calculated from a 3D finite element model of the building. The measured natural frequencies of the two fundamental sway modes of the building were found to be larger than those calculated. The damping ratios of the building were evaluated by the random decrement technique, which demonstrated amplitude-dependent characteristics. The field measured acceleration responses were compared with wind tunnel test results, which were found to be consistent with the model test data. Finally, the serviceability performance of the super-tall building was assessed based on the field measurement results.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.91-111
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• 2024

전력구 터널은 송전선로 지중화 사업의 일환으로 대부분의 경우 쉴드 TBM을 활용하여 건설된다. TBM 챔버는 터널 내부 중 유일하게 암반과 흙을 마주하는 공간이며, 붕락과 부딪힘 사고 등 사고노출 빈도가 가장 높은 곳이다. 현재 챔버 외부에서 디스크커터 마모정도를 측정할 수 있는 방법이 부재하기 때문에 근로자의 수시점검이 필수적이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 TBM 챔버 내부 안전사고를 예방하고, 챔버 오픈회수 절감을 통해 공사기간 단축의 효과를 기대하기 위하여 디스크커터 마모측정 기술 개념을 정립하고, 시작품을 제작하였다. 선행기술을 고찰하여 자기센서가 굴착환경에서 가장 적합하다고 판단하여, 자기센서, 무선통신 모듈, 전원공급, 외부 케이싱, 그리고 모니터링 시스템을 종합한 마모측정 센서 패키지를 개발하였다. 실제 굴착환경에서 시작품 성능검증을 수행하기 위해 3.6 m 토압식 쉴드 TBM을 활용한 실대형 굴진시험을 수행하였다. 실대형 굴진시험 결과 8개의 시작품 중 5개가 정상적으로 작동하였다. 최대 3,000 kN의 추력과 1.5 RPM의 회전속도 안에서 센서측정값이 무선통신을 통해 시스템에 원활하게 표출되는지 확인하였고, 센서 케이싱이 파손되지 않아 내구성을 확보하는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 한국형기동헬기(KUH) 주로터 블레이드의 축소 설계를 수행하였다. 축소 모델은 공력하중, 익단 와류 및 소음원 측정 시험을 위해 설계되었다. 실제 로터와 동일한 공력 하중을 모사하기 위하여 마하스케일링 기법이 적용되었다. 마하스케일 모델은 블레이드의 익단 마하수가 동일하며, 정규화된 진동수 또한 동일하다. 즉, 마하스케일된 모델은 공력하중 및 구조동역학적 과점에서 상사된 모델이다. 공기역학적 축소과정은 외형 치수의 축소와 회전수의 증가를 통해 완료된다. 구조동역학적 측면에서는 블레이드 단면 설계를 통해 생성된 강성 및 관성 분포가 실제 로터의 회전고유진동수 분포를 나타내는지 확인하는 과정을 통해 완료된다. 본 연구에서는 국내에서 수급 가능한 복합재 프리프레그를 이용한 블레이드 단면 설계를 수행하고, 설계된 모델의 동역학적 특성을 고찰하였다.