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Optimum LWA content in concrete based on k-value and physical-mechanical properties

  • Muda, Zakaria Che;Shafigh, Payam;Yousuf, Sumra;Mahyuddin, Norhayati Binti;Asadi, Iman
    • Advances in concrete construction
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.215-225
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    • 2022
  • Thermal comfort and energy conservation are critical issues in the building sector. Energy consumption in the building sector should be reduced whilst enhancing the thermal comfort of occupants. Concrete is the most widely used construction material in buildings. Its thermal conductivity (k-value) has a direct effect on thermal comfort perception. This study aims to find the optimum value of replacing the normal aggregate with lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) under high strengths and low thermal conductivity, density and water absorption. The k-value of the LECA concrete and its physical and mechanical properties have varying correlations. Results indicate that the oven-dry density, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and k-value of concrete decrease when normal coarse aggregates are replaced with LECA. However, water absorption (initial and final) increases. Thermal conductivity and the physical and mechanical properties have a strong correlation. The statistical optimisation of the experimental data shows that the 39% replacement of normal coarse aggregate by LECA is the optimum value for maximising the compressive and splitting tensile strengths whilst maintaining the k-value, density and water absorption at a minimum.

Flight Environment Simulation Test for Reliability Improvement of Precise Guided Missile (유도무기의 신뢰성 향상을 위한 비행환경 모사시험 방안 연구)

  • Choi, Seung Hyuk
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.33 no.10
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    • pp.781-787
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    • 2016
  • We introduce FEST (Flight Environment Simulation Test) procedures for precise guided missiles to reliably improve systems. Flight vibration specification was established based on power spectral density curves calculated from flight test data of a high speed precise guided missile. A FEST pre-profile was developed according to flight vibration specification and delivered to a precise guided missile assembly. Vibration responses were measured by installing accelerometers on electronic components vulnerable to dynamic forces. The FEST profile was adjusted by comparing the vibration responses and the flight vibration specification. Subsequently, the FEST profile was repeatedly modified through trial and error, because the responses were similar to the flight environment. The modified FEST profile enabled performance testing of assembled precise guided missiles under simulated flight conditions on the ground, where unexpected errors could be corrected before the flight tests, leading to cost and risk reduction in the development of the precise guided missile system.

Estimation of Stocking Density using Habitat Suitability Index and Ecological Indicator for Oyster Farms in Geoje-Hansan Bay (서식적합도와 생태지표를 이용한 거제한산만 굴양식장의 입식밀도 산정)

  • Cho, Yoon-Sik;Lee, Won-Chan;Hong, Sok-Jin;Kim, Hyung-Chul;Kim, Jeong-Bae;Park, Jung-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.185-191
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    • 2012
  • Most of Korean farms have been developed in the semi-closed bay, and its position is very vulnerable to the coastal contamination due to the long term and the high density. So, mariculture management is very essential for the sustainable aquaculture. Some of the specific ways would be the assessment of the optimal stocking density for mariculture management zone and this has to consider both the suitable site selection and the assessment of ecological carrying capacity. Habitat suitability index(0.0 totally unsuitable habitat, 1.0 optimum habitat) and ecological indicator(Filtration pressure indicator) was used to assess the stocking density for oyster farms in Geoje-Hansan Bay. Geoje Bay showed the higher habitat suitability index value 0.75 than Hansan Bay 0.53, indicating that Geoje Bay is more suitable for oyster farming. Ecological indicator showed different stocking density according to the coastal characteristics in Geoje-Hansan Bay. Consequently, it is desirable that the stocking density in Geoje Bay should reduce average 40% and Hansan Bay, average 60% than present, in order to meet the ecological carrying capacity. The assessment of the stocking density could solve various problems such as the coastal contamination, environmental aggravation and the productivity decrease and this study could be a scientific basis to establish the policies for mariculture management.

Merging Features and Optical-NIR Color Gradient of Early-type Galaxies

  • Kim, Du-Ho;Im, Myeong-Sin
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.57.1-57.1
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    • 2011
  • It has been suggested that merging plays an important role in the formation and the evolution of early-type galaxies (ETGs). Optical-NIR color gradients of ETGs in high density environments are found to be less steep than those of ETGs in low density environments, hinting frequent merger activities in ETGs in high density environments. In order to examine if the flat color gradients are the result of dry mergers, we studied the relations between merging features, color gradient, and environments of 281 low redshift ETGs selected from Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Stripe82. The sample contains 222 relaxed ETGs, 38 ETGs with tidal features, 10 galaxies with dust features and 11 galaxies with tidal and dust features, and Near Infrared (NIR) images are taken from UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) Large Area Survey (LAS). We find that r-K color gradients of field sample galaxies are steeper than those of sample ETGs within cluster environments. For the field sample galaxies, a relatively large number of galaxies with peculiar features contribute to the steeper color gradients, while the absence of these peculiar early-type galaxies make color gradients of the cluster sample galaxies intact. In high density environment, ETGs are already evolved and relaxed, resulting flat color gradients. However, in low density environments, a majority of ETGs undergone merging recently which makes the color gradients steep.

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Geomorphological Environments of High-density Residential Zone in Baekseokdong, Cheonan, Chungnam in the Bronze Age (충남 천안 백석동 청동기 시대 주거지 밀집 구역의 지형 환경)

  • Park, Jong-Chul;Park, Ji-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.297-312
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    • 2011
  • Understanding the distribution and location characteristics of the settlements is preliminary study on discovering the formation and extinction process of the settlements used information of archeological excavation. So far, most researchers have been concerned about the location-environment of the dwelling. However, this study focuses on the understanding of the geomorphological environments in high-density residential zone. The study area is located in Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea. It is called the Baekseokdong Heritage Group, which has 205 dwelling sites in the bronze age. This study is considered micro-landforms of hillslope, slope, and aspect from a view of geomorphological environments. In the study area, The high-density residential zones, the bronze ages dwelling sites are concentrated, consists mainly of slope land between undulated plain and semi -gentle of crest slope or crest flat, and south-facing aspect(southwest-south-southeast).

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Study on the Crevice Corrosion Behavior of 55400 in Marine Environment (해양환경 중에서 SS 400 강제의 간극부식거동에 관한 연구)

  • 임우조;윤병두
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.1336-1340
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    • 2001
  • Due to increase of air pollution substance, such as $SO_2$,$SO_3$, H2S ,CO, HCI, $Cl_2$ and so on, the operating environment of mechanical equipment and facilities like generating plants, ships, metal structure etc., are acidified and corroded. In these environments, the crevice corrosion of marine facilities frequently occurs at crevice like jointed bolt, gasket or sealant, riveted plates, contact of metal with non-metallic solids etc. Therefore, this paper was studied on the crevice corrosion behavior of mild steel(SS 400) in marine environment. In a variety of NaCl solutions, the aspect of he .crevice corrosion and polarization behavior under the crevice corrosion was investigated. The main results obtained are as follows: 1) Under crevice corrosion, the open circuit potential become less treble as the concentration of NaCl solution increased. 2) The corrosion current density of mild steel was high drained as the concentration of NaCl solution increased by 3.5%, but in the concentration increased over 3.5%, the corrosion current density was low drained. 3) The crevice corrosion is more sensitive to the synergy effect of dissolved oxygen and NaCl.

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Information-based Smart Construction Management of High Rise Building Under the Complex Surrounding Environment in City Core Area

  • Liang, Haoqing;Li, Jian;Song, Weiqing
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.203-210
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    • 2021
  • With the development of urbanization, the increasing of buildings density in urban core areas result in the complexity of construction environment. High-rise landmark building is always preferred in the construction of urban core areas. Super high-rise buildings construction are facing construction management difficulties due to the complex working conditions and enormous building system, especially with the complex surrounding environment of the urban core area, the construction management of super high-rise buildings in the area requires higher, refined and detailed standard. Based on a super high-rise project in a core area of Shanghai which has 370 m building height and 772,643 m2 building area, with complex surrounding environment, narrow construction site and many super-high-altitude crossing works. With the application of BIM technology, the Internet of Things, the LAN communication and other various intelligent mechanical equipment, information management systems, the efficiency and refinement of construction management are improved, ensuring the smooth implementation of the project while effectively controlling the impact on the surrounding environment.

A Study on the High Temperature Filtration Performance Test of Low Density Ceramic Filters (저밀도 세라믹 필터의 고온 여과 성능시험에 관한 연구)

  • 이동섭;홍민선;최종인
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.75-84
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    • 2001
  • Hot gas filtration method via using ceramic filters is an evolving technology applicable to numerous industrial and air pollution control processes. Alumino silicate, organic and inorganic binders were the major raw materials in manufacturing ceramic filters. In this work, disc type ceramic filters(50$\phi$$\times$10t) were manufactured by vacuum forming processes using ceramic raw materials. The porosity and bulk density of disc type ceramic filers ranged from 86 to 89% and from 0.27 to 0.36 g/㎤, respectively. In this work disc type ceramic medium were tested utilizing coupon experimental apparatus. Disc type filters showed high collection efficiencies over 99.96% with Darchs law coefficients of 4.1$\times$10(sup)10~9.63$\times$10(sup)10/$m^2$ depending on mean pore sizes. In addition, filtration and detachment of ceramic filters turned out to be performed effectively using 10 cm/sec face velocity, 5 minutes filtration cycle, 100msec pulse jet valve opening time and 3 bar pulsing pressure.

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Virtual Machine Placement Algorithm for Saving Energy and Avoiding Heat Islands in High-Density Cloud Computing Environment (고밀도 클라우드 컴퓨팅 환경에서 에너지 절감 및 열섬 방지를 위한 가상 머신 배치 알고리즘)

  • Choi, JungYul
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.41 no.10
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    • pp.1233-1235
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    • 2016
  • It is desirable to place virtual machines for minimizing the number of operational servers in order to save energy in high-density cloud computing environment. However, the compacted servers can incur heat islands. This paper firstly finds out the relationship between the server utilization by the virtual machine placement and the energy consumption of servers and heat from servers. Then, this paper proposes a virtual machine placement algorithm to save energy consumed and avoid heat islands.

The Effect of Seedlings Density in Nursery on Biomass Production and Growth Characteristic of Styrax obassia (생육밀도가 쪽동백나무 유묘의 물질생산량과 생장특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jeong-Ho;Yoo, Se-Kuel;Lee, Soo-Won;Oh, Seok-Gui
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.217-221
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    • 2007
  • To provide the basic data essential for developing varieties of broad-leaved tree, the study investigated the utmost growth requirement for the growth characteristic and biomass production in accordance with planting density of Styrax obassia. The planting density of seedling can be a significant factor in contributing growth of seedling for tree growing in general. While growth of tree according to $1m^2$ planting density of Styrax obassia showed an excellent growth in tree height and the root collar diameter from $49no./m^2$, those low planting density showed decreased tendency with tree height growth while increasing the root collar diameter growth. As similar to the growth characteristic, the biomass production showed significant and statistic difference in $49no./m^2$, showing high volume of biomass production which is $3.12{\pm}0.80g$ compare to other processing section and high figure with T/R ratio which is 1.59. The special trait of photosynthetic also showed relatively high photosynthetic rate in $49no./m^2\;and\;64no./m^2$ of Styrax obassia and as the density increase, photosynthetic efficiency decreased. The plant showed stable and physiological planting pattern, displaying the best photosynthetic rate, which was the final metabolism through reserving proper space in the growth and development environment condition. This obstacle of required space essential for growth substantially deteriorated planting and ultimately, it demonstrated lower tendency of photosynthetic rate, which is the highest level of metabolism.