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Strength Properties of CLC According to Additional Ratio of Polymer (폴리머 첨가율에 따른 CLC의 강도 특성)

  • Lee, Jeong-Taek;Lee, Chang- Woo;Hwang, Woo-Jun;Lee, Sang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2022.11a
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    • pp.83-84
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    • 2022
  • Zero-energy construction is being emphasized due to environmental pollution. However, in the case of external insulation using organic insulation with good insulation performance, there are many studies on inorganic insulation as it shows limitations on fire stability. In addition, as the demand for stone for exterior walls increases, Cellular Light -weight Concrete(CLC) with polymer is used to supplement fire stability and insulation performance, and the construction of stone is complemented by combining organic insulation, inorganic insulation, and stone. In this study, the compressive strength and adhesion in tension of CLC are studied. As a result of the experiment, the compressive strength of 28 days according to the polymer addition rate did not change. The adhesion in tension according to the polymer addition rate tends to increase as the addition rate increases. The target adhesion in tension is 0.8 MPa, but the maximum value of the experiment did not reach the target value, and further research was needed to combine to maintain the density and improve the adhesion in tension.

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Optical telescope with spectro-polarimetric camera on the moon

  • KIM, Ilhoon;HONG, Sukbum;KIM, Joohyun;Seo, Haingja;Kim, Jeong hyun;Choi, Hwajin
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.78.1-78.1
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    • 2021
  • A Lunar observatory not only provides ideas and experiences for space settlements from the Moon to Mars, but also puts the telescope in an optimal position to compete with space telescopes. Earth observation on the Moon's surface has the advantage of no atmospheric scattering or light pollution and is a stable fuel-free observation platform, allowing all longitude and latitude of the Earth to be observed for a month. Observing the entire globe with a single observation instrument, which has never been attempted before, and calculating the global albedo will significantly help predict the weather and climate change. Spectropolarimetric observations can reveal the physical and chemical properties of the Earth's atmosphere, track the global distribution and migration path of aerosols and air pollutants, and can also help detect very small space debris of which the risk has increased recently. In addition, the zodiacal light, which is difficult to observe from Earth, is very easy to observe from the lunar observatory, so it will be an opportunity to reveal the origin of the solar system and take a step closer to understanding the exoplanet system. In conclusion, building and developing a lunar observatory will be a groundbreaking study to become the world's leader that we have never tried before as a first step in expanding human experience and intelligence.

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Degradation and Ecotoxicity Reduction of Reactive Dye by Using Advanced Oxidation Process (고도산화공정을 이용한 반응성 염료의 제거 및 생태독성 저감)

  • Seo, Kyung Ae;Park, Jae Hong;Jung, Soo Jung;Lim, Byung Jin
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.204-211
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    • 2013
  • In this study, the deriving optimum conditions for decolorization of Acid Orange II solution was carried using $TiO_2$ advanced oxidation process. After that, on base of the deriving results, the range of dye concentration was estimated. In addition, acute toxicity test was also carried to assess toxicity unit according to decolorization and TOC removal. In case of the blockage of light, 20 mg/L of dye solution, and 0.5 g $TiO_2$, the effect of decolorization at pH 3 was larger than at pH 6 and 10, so it was shown that decolorization is dependent on pH. The use of 5 g $TiO_2$ showed best performance of decolorization, but that of 3 g $TiO_2$ was chosen to optimum condition in considering of economical aspects. Four light sources, sun, fluorescent lamp, BLB lamp, and UV-B lamp, were used and decolorization was 99.4% and 100% at 50 mg/L, 98.6% and 99.7% at 100 mg/L for sun and UV-B lamp, respectively. In spite of the optimum condition of decolorization at pH 3, the evaluation of acute toxicity test showed highly toxic. In conclusion, although the optimum treatment of dye solution is performed, water ecology can be polluted in discharging it into water system. Therefore, it is needed to study of water ecological system with dye water treatment, and it takes all the circumstances into consideration.

A Novel of Solar Heat Collection Device Prototype using Parabolic based on Solar Light Tracking (태양광 추적기반의 파라볼릭을 이용한 태양열 집열장치 프로토타입에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Se-Hoon;Sim, Chun-Bo;Park, Sung-Kyun;Kim, Jong-Ho
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.411-420
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    • 2016
  • Efforts have continued in recent years to research and develop new alternative energy sources to replace coal and oil. These days interest is exploding in new pollution-free renewable energy due to the rising prices of finite energy sources. In the field of solar energy, one of new renewable energy that has been actively researched and commercialized, research efforts have been focused on solar light energy, whose efficiency has, however, reached a saturation point already. Thus, this paper proposed a solar tracking-type parabolic heat collection device to utilize solar thermal energy rather than solar light energy. The proposed device was designed in a parabolic form to collect solar heat effectively. The investigator made its prototype by incorporating a five-axis censor-based solar tracking technology in it to sense changes to the location of the sun according to the seasons and periods. In addition, an administrator interface was designed and implemented for the efficient management of heat collection device.

A Study on the VOCs Emission Characteristics by the Light Duty Diesel and LPG Fueled Vehicles (소형승합차량 및 RV차량의 휘발성 유기 화합물 배출특성 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Eom, Myung-Do;Ryu, Jung-Ho;Han, Jong-Su;Lyu, Young-Sook;Kim, Dae-Wook;Kim, Jong-Choon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2008
  • Emissions from automobiles have long been considered a prime source of pollutants involved in smog formation and ozone production. Especially VOCs are associated with serious environmental problems such as photo-chemical smog as well as human health effects. Since motor vehicles are a major source of VOCs, estimating of emission from mobile source is the most important factor to control VOCs. VOCs are emitted from various pollution like motor vehicles, mobile and stationary source that has characteristics of toxicity, cancer-causing, bio-accumulation, durability in air and diffusion can exert a bad influence upon human health and environment. However we don't have any standard or regulation about VOCs emissions. This study is summarized as VOCs emission characteristics from in-use light-duty diesel and LPG fueled vehicles. The vehicle exhaust-gas test mode is CVS cycle and nier-10 cycles that developed on EPA and National Institute of Environmental Research. TO-14 method (Toxic Organic) was chosen for VOCs analysis from EPA in USA. This study results will be useful when make a emission factor and rule making of emission standard about domestic VOCs emission for the improve to air condition.

Light Weight Authentication and Key Establishment Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks (수중 음파 센서 네트워크 환경에 적합한 경량화된 인증 및 키 발급 프로토콜)

  • Park, Minha;Kim, Yeog;Yi, Okyoen
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.39B no.6
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    • pp.360-369
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    • 2014
  • Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks(UASN) enables varied study from collected data of underwater environments such as pollution monitoring, disaster prevention. The collected data is transmitted from underwater to terrestrial communication entity by acoustic communication. Because of the constraints of underwater environments include low data rate and propagation delay, it is difficult to apply cryptographic techniques of terrestrial wireless communication to UASN. For this reason, if the cryptographic techniques are excluded, then collected data will be exposed to security threats, such as extortion and forgery, during transmission of data. So, the cryptographic techniques, such as the authentication and key establishment protocol which can confirm reliability of communication entities and help them share secret key for encryption of data, must need for protecting transmitted data against security threats. Thus, in this paper, we propose the light weight authentication and key establishment protocol.

Design and Application of Traffic Safety Technology in Chungcheong non-urban Region (충청권 비도심 지역의 교통안전기술 설계 및 적용)

  • Cho, Choong-Yeon;Kim, Yun-Sik;Lee, Min-Jae
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.264-272
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    • 2016
  • In previous research, we analyzed traffic accident characteristics in the Chungcheong region through factor analysis, cluster analysis, and a questionnaire using traffic accident analysis system data to enhance Korea's traffic safety. Based on the analysis results, we investigated the design and application of traffic safety technology in non-urban areas in this study. Three technologies are proposed to improve traffic safety facilities for the region: a recognition light at pedestrian crossing works, a recognition light on the road for the underprivileged in traffic works, and a safety LED sign for operation of agricultural machine works. Each technology complements the light pollution problem about snow removal and road safety when applied to existing facilities in the non-urban areas. Solar-based indigenous technology is expected to contribute to road safety in rural areas.

Spatial Characteristics and Driving Forces of Cultivated Land Changes by Coupling Spatial Autocorrelation Model and Spatial-temporal Big Data

  • Hua, Wang;Yuxin, Zhu;Mengyu, Wang;Jiqiang, Niu;Xueye, Chen;Yang, Zhang
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.767-785
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    • 2021
  • With the rapid development of information technology, it is now possible to analyze the spatial patterns of cultivated land and its evolution by combining GIS, geostatistical analysis models and spatiotemporal big data for the dynamic monitoring and management of cultivated land resources. The spatial pattern of cultivated land and its evolutionary patterns in Luoyang City, China from 2009 to 2019 were analyzed using spatial autocorrelation and spatial autoregressive models on the basis of GIS technology. It was found that: (1) the area of cultivated land in Luoyang decreased then increased between 2009 and 2019, with an overall increase of 0.43% in 2019 compared to 2009, with cultivated land being dominant in the overall landscape of Luoyang; (2) cultivated land holdings in Luoyang are highly spatially autocorrelated, with the 'high-high'-type area being concentrated in the border area directly north and northeast of Luoyang, while the 'low-low'-type area is concentrated in the south and in the municipal area of Luoyang, and being heavily influenced by topography and urbanization. The expansion determined during the study period mainly took place in the Luoyang City, with most of it being transferred from the 'high-low'-type area; (3) elevation, slope and industrial output values from analysis of the bivariate spatial autocorrelation and spatial autoregressive models of the drivers all had significant effects on the amount of cultivated land holdings, with elevation having a positive effect, and slope and industrial output having a negative effect.

PGA: An Efficient Adaptive Traffic Signal Timing Optimization Scheme Using Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Algorithm

  • Shen, Si;Shen, Guojiang;Shen, Yang;Liu, Duanyang;Yang, Xi;Kong, Xiangjie
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.4268-4289
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    • 2020
  • Advanced traffic signal timing method plays very important role in reducing road congestion and air pollution. Reinforcement learning is considered as superior approach to build traffic light timing scheme by many recent studies. It fulfills real adaptive control by the means of taking real-time traffic information as state, and adjusting traffic light scheme as action. However, existing works behave inefficient in complex intersections and they are lack of feasibility because most of them adopt traffic light scheme whose phase sequence is flexible. To address these issues, a novel adaptive traffic signal timing scheme is proposed. It's based on actor-critic reinforcement learning algorithm, and advanced techniques proximal policy optimization and generalized advantage estimation are integrated. In particular, a new kind of reward function and a simplified form of state representation are carefully defined, and they facilitate to improve the learning efficiency and reduce the computational complexity, respectively. Meanwhile, a fixed phase sequence signal scheme is derived, and constraint on the variations of successive phase durations is introduced, which enhances its feasibility and robustness in field applications. The proposed scheme is verified through field-data-based experiments in both medium and high traffic density scenarios. Simulation results exhibit remarkable improvement in traffic performance as well as the learning efficiency comparing with the existing reinforcement learning-based methods such as 3DQN and DDQN.

A Study on the Prediction Model for Analysis of Water Quality in Gwangju Stream using Machine Learning Algorithm (머신러닝 학습 알고리즘을 이용한 광주천 수질 분석에 대한 예측 모델 연구)

  • Yu-Jeong Jeong;Jung-Jae Lee
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.531-538
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    • 2024
  • While the importance of the water quality environment is being emphasized, the water quality index for improving the water quality of urban rivers in Gwangju Metropolitan City is an important factor affecting the aquatic ecosystem and requires accurate prediction. In this paper, the XGBoost and LightGBM machine learning algorithms were used to compare the performance of the water quality inspection items of the downstream Pyeongchon Bridge and upstream BanghakBr_Gwangjucheon1 water systems, which are important points of Gwangju Stream, as a result of statistical verification, three water quality indicators, Nitrogen(TN), Nitrate(NO3), and Ammonia amount(NH3) were predicted, and the performance of the predictive model was evaluated by using RMSE, a regression model evaluation index. As a result of comparing the performance after cross-validation by implementing individual models for each water system, the XGBoost model showed excellent predictive ability.