• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.539-552
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• 2022

Concentrically braced frames (CBFs) possess high stiffness and strength against lateral loads; however, they suffer from low energy absorption capacity against seismic loads due to the susceptibility of CBF diagonal elements to bucking under compression loading. To address this problem, in this study, an innovative damper was proposed and investigated experimentally and numerically. The proposed damper comprises main plates and includes a flange plate angled at θ and a trapezius-shaped web plate surrounded by the plate at the top and bottom sections. To investigate the damper behaviour, dampers with θ = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90° were evaluated with different flange plate thicknesses of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mm. Dampers with θ = 0° and 90° create rectangular-shaped and I-shaped shear links, respectively. The results indicate that the damper with θ = 30° exhibits better performance in terms of ultimate strength, stiffness, overstrength, and distribution stress over the damper as compared to dampers with other angles. The hysteresis curves of the dampers confirm that the proposed damper acts as a ductile fuse. Furthermore, the web and flange plates contribute to the shear resistance, with the flange carrying approximately 80% and 10% of the shear force for dampers with θ = 30° and 90°, respectively. Moreover, dampers that have a larger flange-plate shear strength than the shear strength of the web exhibit behaviours in linear and nonlinear zones. In addition, the over-strength obtained for the damper was greater than 1.5 (proposed by AISC for shear links). Relevant relationships are determined to predict and design the damper and the elements outside it.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2021

[Purpose] Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by prolonged high-intensity exercise can cause structural and functional damage. Antioxidant polyphenol supplementation, which reduces ROS levels, may improve high-intensity exercise performance. We evaluated the effect of lychee fruit extract, which contains high levels of low-molecular-weight oligomerized polyphenols, on high-intensity exercise performance. [Methods] Ten male athletes were included in an open-label trial that consisted of control and intervention phases, with a 7-day washout period between phases. The participants were administered oligomerized lychee fruit extract for seven days, whereas no intervention was given in the control phase. High-intensity intermittent exercise and the Wingate test were performed. The power output, blood lactate levels, reactive oxygen metabolite levels, biological antioxidant potential, heart rate, and rate of perceived exertion were measured. [Results] The average power output was significantly higher in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.01), while the change in blood lactate levels was significantly lower in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.05). The average heart rate was significantly higher in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.05), without changing the rate of perceived exertion. Although there was no difference in reactive oxygen metabolite levels between the phase, the change in biological antioxidant potential was larger in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P = 0.06). The Wingate test showed no significant differences between the phase. [Conclusion] Short-term loading with oligomerized lychee fruit extract may increase performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise by improving metabolism.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.505-520
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• 2022

In recent years, geotextile-encased gravel columns (usually called stone columns) have become a popular method to increasing soil shear strength, decreasing the settlement, acceleration of the rate of consolidation, reducing the liquefaction potential and increasing the bearing capacity of foundations. The behavior of improved loose base-soil with gravel columns under shear loading and the shear stress-horizontal displacement curves got from large scale direct shear test are of great importance in understanding the performance of this method. In the present study, by performing 36 large-scale direct shear tests on sandy base-soil with different fine-content of zero to 30% in both not improved and improved with gravel columns, the effect of the presence of gravel columns in the loose soils were investigated. The results were used to predict the shear stress-horizontal displacement curve of these samples using support vector machines (SVM). Variables such as the non-plastic fine content of base-soil (FC), the area replacement ratio of the gravel column (Arr), the geotextile encasement and the normal stress on the sample were effective factors in the shear stress-horizontal displacement curve of the samples. The training and testing data of the model showed higher power of SVM compared to multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network in predicting shear stress-horizontal displacement curve. After ensuring the accuracy of the model evaluation, by introducing different samples to the model, the effect of different variables on the maximum shear stress of the samples was investigated. The results showed that by adding a gravel column and increasing the Arr, the friction angle (ϕ) and cohesion (c) of the samples increase. This increase is less in base-soil with more FC, and in a proportion of the same Arr, with increasing FC, internal friction angle and cohesion decreases.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2022

마이크로파일은 소구경 현장타설말뚝으로, 시공방법이 간단하고 공사비용이 상대적으로 저렴하여 건축물을 비롯한 각종 구조물의 보수보강 및 증축 시 기초보강 등에 활용되고 있다. 시공이 용이하고 간단한 메커니즘의 구조체를 선단에 장착하여 지지력을 증대시키는 선단 확장형 마이크로파일이 개발되었으며, 이에 대한 수치해석, 내구성시험, 원심모형시험 등의 연구가 수행되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는, 기존에 수행된 수치모델링을 고도화하여 연직하중 재하에 의해 연결강봉 근입 시 고정 지압구가 활착되는 거동 메커니즘을 확인하고, 원심모형실험과 동일한 조건에서의 수치해석을 수행하여 그 결과를 비교하였다. 또한, Lab-scale 수치해석 결과를 바탕으로 고정 지압구의 형상 개선안을 도출하고, Field-scale 수치해석을 통해 일반 마이크로파일 대비 지지력 증대효과를 비교·검증하였다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.78.1-78.13
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• 2022

Background: Florfenicol might be ineffective for treating Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants (SCVs) mastitis. Objectives: In this study, florfenicol-loaded chitosan (CS)-sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) composite nanogels were prepared to allow targeted delivery to SCV infected sites. Methods: The formulation screening, the characteristics, in vitro release, antibacterial activity, therapeutic efficacy, and biosafety of the florfenicol composite nanogels were studied. Results: The optimized formulation was obtained when the CS and TPP were 10 and 5 mg/mL, respectively. The encapsulation efficiency, loading capacity, size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential of the optimized florfenicol composite nanogels were 87.3% ± 2.7%, 5.8% ± 1.4%, 280.3 ± 1.5 nm, 0.15 ± 0.03, and 36.3 ± 1.4 mv, respectively. Optical and scanning electron microscopy showed that spherical particles with a relatively uniform distribution and drugs might be incorporated in cross-linked polymeric networks. The in vitro release study showed that the florfenicol composite nanogels exhibited a biphasic pattern with the sustained release of 72.2% ± 1.8% at 48 h in pH 5.5 phosphate-buffered saline. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of commercial florfenicol solution and florfenicol composite nanogels against SCVs were 1 and 0.25 ㎍/mL, respectively. The time-killing curves and live-dead bacterial staining showed that the florfenicol composite nanogels were concentration-dependent. Furthermore, the florfenicol composite nanogels displayed good therapeutic efficacy against SCVs mastitis. Biological safety studies showed that the florfenicol composite nanogels might be a biocompatible preparation because of their non-toxic effects on the renal tissue and liver. Conclusions: Florfenicol composite nanogels might improve the treatment of SCV infections.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.193-203
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• 2022

본 연구는 국내에서 주로 사용되는 강구조 보-기둥 접합상세와 논스캘럽접합상세의 내진성능을 비교하기 위해 실대형 정적반복실험과 실험과 동일한 모델링 통한 FEM해석을 진행하였다. 정량적인 수치비교를 위해 이전연구에서 사용된 변형률집중지수와 모멘트전달효율을을 인용하였다. 보 웨브의 용접면적 감소에 따라 플랜지 부분의 변형률이 증가되어 회전각에 따른 소성변형능력이 감소되거나 취성파단이 일어나는 현상을 보였다. 해석결과와 실험결과 비교시 H형 전체단면적에 대한 웨브 용접비가 60%이하로 떨어질 경우 취성파단이 일어날 가능성이 높아지는 경향이 나타났다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.312-334
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• 2023

In large-scale computing, cloud computing plays an important role by sharing globally-distributed resources. The evolution of cloud has taken place in the development of data centers and numerous servers across the globe. But the cloud information centers incur huge operational costs, consume high electricity and emit tons of dioxides. It is possible for the cloud suppliers to leverage their resources and decrease the consumption of energy through various methods such as dynamic consolidation of Virtual Machines (VMs), by keeping idle nodes in sleep mode and mistreatment of live migration. But the performance may get affected in case of harsh consolidation of VMs. So, it is a desired trait to have associate degree energy-performance exchange without compromising the quality of service while at the same time reducing the power consumption. This research article details a number of novel algorithms that dynamically consolidate the VMs in cloud information centers. The primary objective of the study is to leverage the computing resources to its best and reduce the energy consumption way behind the Service Level Agreement (SLA)drawbacks relevant to CPU load, RAM capacity and information measure. The proposed VM consolidation Algorithm (PVMCA) is contained of four algorithms: over loaded host detection algorithm, VM selection algorithm, VM placement algorithm, and under loading host detection algorithm. PVMCA is dynamic because it uses dynamic thresholds instead of static thresholds values, which makes it suggestion for real, unpredictable workloads common in cloud data centers. Also, the Algorithms are adaptive because it inevitably adjusts its behavior based on the studies of historical data of host resource utilization for any application with diverse workload patterns. Finally, the proposed algorithm is online because the algorithms are achieved run time and make an action in response to each request. The proposed algorithms' efficiency was validated through different simulations of extensive nature. The output analysis depicts the projected algorithms scaled back the energy consumption up to some considerable level besides ensuring proper SLA. On the basis of the project algorithms, the energy consumption got reduced by 22% while there was an improvement observed in SLA up to 80% compared to other benchmark algorithms.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2009

본 논문은 군항에서의 선석할당문제(BAP)를 다루고 있다. 일반적으로 민간선박이 컨테이너 부두에서 컨테이너 적 하역 작업을 주로 하는 반면에 해군함정은 긴급수리, 무장적재, 유류수급 등 다양한 서비스를 필요로 한다. 또한 해군함정은 제한된 부두의 능력과 설비 때문에 민항에선 거의 일어나지 않는 잦은 선석이동을 해야 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 전시상황 하에서 여러 해군함정이 필요한 서비스를 받기 위해 부두에 입항 시 입항하는 모든 함정이 최단시간 내 요구 서비스를 모두 마치고 다시 전비태세를 유지토록 서비스 완료시간을 최소화하는 것이다. 즉, 부두에 계류중인 함정 수의 최소화를 통하여 해상에서 교전 가능한 함정의 수를 최대화하는 것이다. 제시된 문제를 해결하기 위해 혼합정수계획법(MIP)으로 수리모형을 작성하였고 ILOG CPLEX 11.0을 이용해서 최적해를 산출하였다. 연구결과는 수리모형에 의한 선석할당이 불필요한 선석이동을 최소화하고 전시 교전에 참가할 수 있는 함정 수를 더 증가시킬 수 있다는 결과를 나타낸다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.5-17
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• 2009

재하 하중에 의해 압밀 되는 지반에 관입 된 말뚝의 지지력을 예측하고자 MATLAB을 이용한 GUI환경에서 Pile NSF(Pile Negative Skin Friction)프로그램이 개발되었다. 본 연구에서 제안된 방법은 일차원 유한변위 압밀이론이 적용될 수 있도록 비선형 하중 전이법에 의한 일차원 토질-말뚝 모델 프로그램인 OpenSees 를 확장하였다. 개발된 프로그램은 압밀과정 중에 발생하는 토질-말뚝의 경계면 변화는 물론 유한 점토층의 저감이 고려되는 Mikasa의 유한변위이론을 융합하는 특성을 가지고 있다. 더 나아가 말뚝 타설 후에 재하성토에 의해 발생하는 지반의 압밀상태도 해석시에 고려할 수 있는 특징을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서 제안된 방법에 의한 프로그램 해석은 부마찰력이 발생하는 말뚝에 대하여 말뚝 장기시험 사례 결과와 비교하여 타당성이 검증되었고, 압밀침하를 반영한 말뚝의 부마찰력 예측치는 측정된 결과와 잘 일치하고 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2008

쇄석말뚝은 연약지반의 침하 억제 및 지지력 보강에 사용되는 연약지반 보강공법 가운데 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 연약지반의 침하저감효과를 평가하는데 영향을 미치는 중요한 인자인 응력분담특성을 살펴보기 위하여 쇄석말뚝으로 보강된 점토지반에 대한 실내실험을 수행하였다. 상재하중 재하 시 시간경과에 따라 쇄석말뚝의 응력비 값은 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 점토지반의 강성도가 증가함에 따라 쇄석말뚝의 응력비는 증가하는 경향성을 보였다. 또한, 쇄석말뚝으로 보강된 연약지반의 응력분담율을 간편하게 예측하기 위하여 제안된 수정된 Baumann & Bauer의 해가 계측 결과와 잘 일치되는 결과를 보여주는 것으로 나타났다.