• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.363-373
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• 2023

A novel type of steel fiber with a rounded-end shape is presented to improve the bonding behavior of fibers with Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)-reinforced Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) matrix. For this purpose, by performing a parametric study and using the nonlinear finite element method, the impact of geometric characteristics of the fiber end on its bonding behavior with UHPC has been studied. The cohesive zone model investigates the interface between the fibers and the cement matrix. The mechanical properties of the cohesive zone model are determined by calibrating the finite element results and the experimental fiber pull-out test. Also, the results are evaluated with the straight steel fibers outcomes. Using the novel presented fibers, the bond strength has significantly improved compared to the straight steel fibers. The new proposed fibers increase bond strength by 1.1 times for the same diameter of fibers. By creating fillet at the contact area between the rounded end and the fiber, bond strength is significantly improved, the maximum fiber capacity is reachable, and the pull-out occurs in the form of fracture and tearing of the fibers, which is the most desirable bonding mode for fibers. This also improves the energy absorbed by the fibers and is 4.4 times more than the corresponding straight fibers.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.515-520
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• 2022

메타버스가 최근 여러 분야에서 많은 관심을 모으고 있다. 비대면 활동이 늘어나면서 메타버스는 현실 세계와 연동하여 경제적 가치 창출 외에도 사회적 교류와 문화 활동까지 그 영역을 확장해 나가고 있다. 메타버스는 AI, 빅데이터, 3D 그래픽, 5G, 클라우드 컴퓨팅과 같은 기술의 고도화에 따라 가상세계와 현실세계를 연결하여 새로운 가치를 창출하는 것으로 세계 유수의 기업들이 관심을 가지고 투자나 기술개발에 참여하고 있다. 이를 통해 경제·사회·문화에 혁신적인 변화가 예상된다. 그러나 가상세계와 현실세계가 연동되기 위해서는 아직 풀어야 할 과제가 많다. 또한 팬데믹 상황에 대응하는 비대면 사회 활동을 넘어서 다양한 산업에서 가상공간을 이용한 현실적 체험과 수익 창출을 위한 제품이나 서비스의 획기적인 발전이 이루어야 한다. 본 연구를 통해 메타버스의 본질과 현황 및 발전 그리고 적용분야를 분석하고 향후 예상되는 문제점을 도출하여 다가오는 메타버스 시대에 글로벌 경쟁력을 확보하기 위한 전략과 방안을 제시한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.884-894
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• 2023

Design and safety assessment of fuel pins for application in innovative Generation IV fast reactors calls for a dedicated nuclear fuel modelling and for the extension of the fuel performance code capabilities to the envisaged materials and irradiation conditions. In the INSPYRE Project, comprehensive and physics-based models for the thermal-mechanical properties of U-Pu mixed-oxide (MOX) fuels and for fission gas behaviour were developed and implemented in the European fuel performance codes GERMINAL, MACROS and TRANSURANUS. As a follow-up to the assessment of the reference code versions ("pre-INSPYRE", NET 53 (2021) 3367-3378), this work presents the integral validation and benchmark of the code versions extended in INSPYRE ("post-INSPYRE") against two pins from the SUPERFACT-1 fast reactor irradiation experiment. The post-INSPYRE simulation results are compared to the available integral and local data from post-irradiation examinations, and benchmarked on the evolution during irradiation of quantities of engineering interest (e.g., fuel central temperature, fission gas release). The comparison with the pre-INSPYRE results is reported to evaluate the impact of the novel models on the predicted pin performance. The outcome represents a step forward towards the description of fuel behaviour in fast reactor irradiation conditions, and allows the identification of the main remaining gaps.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.367-383
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• 2023

In this investigation, an improved integral trigonometric shear deformation theory is employed to examine the vibrational behavior of the functionally graded (FG) sandwich plates resting on visco-Pasternak foundations. The studied structure is modelled with only four unknowns' variables displacements functions. The simplicity of the developed model being in the reduced number of variables which was made with the help of the use of the indeterminate integral in the formulation. The current kinematic takes into consideration the shear deformation effect and does not require any shear correction factors as used in the first shear deformation theory. The equations of motion are determined from Hamilton's principle with including the effect of the reaction of the visco-Pasternak's foundation. A Galerkin technique is proposed to solve the differentials governing equations, which enables one to obtain the semi-analytical solutions of natural frequencies for various clamped and simply supported FG sandwich plates resting on visco-Pasternak foundations. The validity of proposed model is checked with others solutions found in the literature. Parametric studies are performed to illustrate the impact of various parameters as plate dimension, layer thickness ratio, inhomogeneity index, damping coefficient, vibrational mode and elastic foundation on the vibrational behavior of the FG sandwich plates.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.283-299
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• 2023

Structural stability of floating platforms has long since been a crucial issue in the field of marine engineering. Excessive motions would not only deteriorate the operating conditions but also seriously impact the safety, service life, and production efficiency. In recent decades, several control devices have been proposed to reduce unwanted motions, and an attractive one is the tuned heave plate (THP). However, the THP system may reduce or even lose its effectiveness when it is mistuned due to the shift of dominant wave frequency. In the present study, a novel adaptive tuned heave plate (ATHP) is proposed based on inerter by adjusting its inertance, which allows to overcome the limitation of the conventional THP and realize adaptations to the dominant wave frequencies in real time. Specifically, the analytical model of a representative semisubmersible platform (SSP) equipped with an ATHP is created, and the equations of motion are formulated accordingly. Two optimization strategies (i.e., J₁ and J₂ optimizations) are developed to determine the optimum design parameters of ATHP. The control effectiveness of the optimized ATHP is then examined in the frequency domain by comparing to those without control and controlled by the conventional THP. Moreover, parametric analyses are systematically performed to evaluate the influences of the pre-specified frequency ratio, damping ratio, heave plate sizes, peak periods and wave heights on the performance of ATHP. Furthermore, a Simulink model is also developed to examine the control performance of ATHP in the time domain. It is demonstrated that the proposed ATHP could adaptively adjust the optimum inertance-to-mass ratio by tracking the dominant wave frequencies in real time, and the proposed system shows better control performance than the conventional THP.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.155-170
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• 2023

Purpose: Nowadays, the risk assessment system is widely used in many industrial and public areas to reduce the possible risks. The system is used to determine the priorities of the government quality assurance works in Defense Agency for Technology and Quality. However, as the risk assessment system is used for other purposes, there are some items that need improvement, and in this study, we propose improvement plans by benchmarking the risk assessment systems of other institutions. Methods: In this paper, first, the procedures of risk assessment system used in many industrial sites were reviewed, and how each institution specialized and applied the system. Afterwards, by benchmarking various risk assessment systems, an improvement plan on how to operate the risk assessment system in the case of government quality assurance for centrally procured military supplies was presented, and practical application cases were presented to prove the usefulness of the improvement plan. Results: The proposed risk assessment system differs from the existing system in five major aspects. First, inputs, outputs, and key performance indicators were specified from the systematic point of view. Second, risk analysis was analyzed in four dimensions: probability of occurrence, impact, detection difficulty. Third, risk mitigation measures were classified, control, transfer, and sharing. Fourth, the risk mitigation measures were realized through document verification, product verification, process verification, and quality system evaluation. Finally, risk mitigation measures were implemented and the effectiveness of the risk mitigation measures was evaluated through effectiveness evaluation. Conclusions: In order for the risk assessment procedure proposed in this study to be applied to actual work, it is necessary to obtain the consent of the person involved in the work due to the increased time for risk identification and preparation of the government quality assurance log, and a change in the information system that performs the actual work is required. Therefore, the authors of this study plan to actively perform internal seminar presentations and work improvement suggestions to apply these research outputs to actual work.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.249-263
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• 2022

The specially-shaped Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) cutter is widely used in drill bit design due to its advantages of high rock cutting efficiency, strong impact resistance and long service life in hard and abrasive formation drilling. A detailed understanding of rock cutting behavior of worn specially-shaped PDC cutter is essential to improve the drilling efficiency and decrease the drilling costs. In this paper, the theoretical models of two new principles (loading performance (LP) and cutting performance (CP)) are derived for evaluating the cutting process of worn specially-shaped cutter, the theoretical models consider the factors, such as cutter geometry, aggressiveness, stress state, working life, and rock cutting efficiency. Besides, the numerical model of heterogeneous granite is developed using finite element method combined with Voronoi tessellation, the LP and CP of 12 kinds of worn specially-shaped PDC (SPDC) cutters are analyzed. The results found that the mechanical specific energy (MSE) of worn cutters first increase and then decrease with increasing the cutting depth, and the MSE increase with the increase of back rake angle except for Conical cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter. From the perspective of CP, the worn PDC cutters are more suitable for the smaller cutting depths, and the back rake angle has little effect on the CP of the specially-shaped worn PDC cutters. Conical cutter, Saddle-shaped cutter and Ellipse-shaped cutter have the highest CP value, while Rhombus-shaped cutter, Convex cutter and Wedge-shaped cutter have the lowest value in selecting cutters. This research leads to an enhanced understanding of rock-breaking mechanisms of worn SPDC cutters, and provides the basis to select of specially-shaped PDC cutters for the specific target formation.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2023

영구자석 동기전동기의 권선 개방 고장은 권선이 끊어지거나 인버터 스위치의 고장으로 발생한다. 권선 개방 고장이 발생하면 전동기에 토크리플과 진동이 발생하게 되며, 영구자석 동기전동기를 작동기로 사용하는 항공기 등을 포함하는 운행체의 안전성에 치명적인 영향을 미치게 된다. 따라서 신속한 고장 검출 및 분류가 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 영구자석 동기전동기의 권선 개방 고장의 검출과 고장 위치 파악을 위한 분류 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 확장칼만필터를 통해 고장을 검출 후 다중모델 필터를 통해 고장을 분류한다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.378-384
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 신경망포텐셜(Neural Network Potential)의 효율성과 정확도를 동시에 달성할 수 있는 기술자 벡터 조건을 도출하고자 한다. 소재 시스템은 단원소 소재인 실리콘으로 선정하였으며, 인공신경망 학습을 위한 원자 구조별 에너지 데이터는 밀도범함수이론 계산을 통하여 생성하였다. Behler-Parrinello 타입의 원자중심대칭함수를 기술자 벡터로 사용하였고, 다양한 벡터 길이에 대한 신경망포텐셜 생성 후 분자동역학 시뮬레이션에 적용하여 실리콘 소재의 구조 및 기계적 물성 재현성을 평가하였다. 실험 결과, 물성 재현 정확도를 유지하면서 학습 및 계산 효율성을 동시에 달성할 수 있는 기술자벡터의 최소 길이는 약 50이고, 소재의 기계적 물성이 이 길이에 더 큰 영향을 받으며, 같은 길이의 조건에서는 방사 대비 각도 방향 대칭함수를 더 반영하면 신경망포텐셜의 정확도가 올라감을 발견하였다. 이를 토대로 신경망포텐셜의 효율성과 정확도 동시 달성을 위한 최적의 기술자벡터 설정 가이드라인 제공이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2023

석유화학 플랜트에는 여러 설비 및 구조물이 서로 연계되어 운전성을 확보한다. 석유화학 플랜트의 생산활동은 국가 경제에 큰 영향을 미치므로, 구조적인 안전성뿐만 아니라 시설의 운전성을 유지하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 그러나 현행 내진설계 기준은 주로 붕괴방지를 목표로 시설의 설계요건을 제시하고 있으며, 시설의 운전성을 확보하는 요건을 제시하지 못하고 있다. 시설의 거동특성에 따라, 붕괴방지수준 이외의 내진성능수준에 의해서도 시설의 운전성이 확보될 수 있으므로, 다양한 내진성능수준을 적용할 수 있는 내진설계 방법의 제시가 필요하다. 구형(볼) 저장탱크는 여러 개의 기둥과 브레이스로 지지되어 브레이스와 기둥의 좌굴 및 항복 등으로 지진 시 복잡한 비선형거동을 보인다. 이 연구에서는 비선형거동 특성을 통계적으로 분석하여 신뢰도 기반의 성능기반 내진설계 방법을 새롭게 제시하였다.