• 제목/요약/키워드: Mixed Research Methods

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Study on mechanism of macro failure and micro fracture of local nearly horizontal stratum in super-large section and deep buried tunnel

  • Li, Shu-cai;Wang, Jian-hua;Chen, Wei-zhong;Li, Li-ping;Zhang, Qian-qing;He, Peng
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.253-267
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    • 2016
  • The stability of surrounding rock will be poor when the tunnel is excavated through nearly horizontal stratum. In this paper, the instability mechanism of local nearly horizontal stratum in super-large section and deep buried tunnel is revealed by the analysis of the macro failure and micro fracture. A structural model is proposed to explain the mechanics of surrounding rock collapse under the action of stress redistribution and shed light on the macroscopic analytical approach of the stability of surrounding rock. Then, some highly effective formulas applied in the tunnel engineering are developed according to the theory of mixed-mode micro fracture. And well-documented field case is made to demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed analytical methods of mixed-mode fracture. Meanwhile, in order to make the more accurate judgment about yield failure of rock mass, a series of comprehensive failure criteria are formed. In addition, the relationship between the nonlinear failure criterion and $K_I$ and $K_{II}$ of micro fracture is established to make the surrounding rock failure criterion more comprehensive and accurate. Further, the influence of the parameters related to the tension-shear mixed-mode fracture and compression-shear mixed-mode fracture on the propagation of rock crack is analyzed. Results show that ${\sigma}_3$ changes linearly with the change of ${\sigma}_1$. And the change rate is related to ${\beta}$, angle between the cracks and ${\sigma}_1$. The proposed simple analytical approach is economical and efficient, and suitable for the analysis of local nearly horizontal stratum in super-large section and deep buried tunnel.

Feasibility Study of Isotope Ratio Analysis of Individual Uranium-Plutonium Mixed Oxide Particles with SIMS and ICP-MS

  • Esaka, Fumitaka;Magara, Masaaki;Suzuki, Daisuke;Miyamoto, Yutaka;Lee, Chi-Gyu;Kimura, Takaumi
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • 제2권4호
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    • pp.80-83
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    • 2011
  • Isotope ratio analysis of nuclear materials in individual particles is of great importance for nuclear safeguards. Although secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) are utilized for the analysis of individual uranium particles, few studies were conducted for the analysis of individual uranium-plutonium mixed oxide particles. In this study, we applied SIMS and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to the isotope ratio analysis of individual U-Pu mixed oxide particles. In the analysis of individual U-Pu particles prepared from mixed solution of uranium and plutonium standard reference materials, accurate $^{235}U/^{238}U$, $^{240}Pu/^{239}Pu$ and $^{242}Pu/^{239}Pu$ isotope ratios were obtained with both methods. However, accurate analysis of $^{241}Pu/^{239}Pu$ isotope ratio was impossible, due to the interference of the $^{241}Am$ peak to the $^{241}Pu$ peak. In addition, it was indicated that the interference of the $^{238}UH$ peak to the $^{239}Pu$ peak has a possibility to prevent accurate analysis of plutonium isotope ratios. These problems would be avoided by a combination of ICP-MS and chemical separation of uranium, plutonium and americium in individual U-Pu particles.

유아기 신앙 특성 및 요인에 관한 혼합연구 (Mixed Methods Research on the Characteristics and Factors of Faith in Early Childhood)

  • 김성원
    • 기독교교육논총
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    • 제70권
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    • pp.175-206
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    • 2022
  • 본 연구에서는 유아 신앙에 관한 이해를 확장하기 위해 질적, 양적자료를 함께 수집하고 분석하는 혼합연구 방법을 사용하였다. 우선 18명의 연구참여자와 면담한 내용을 범주로 나누고 범주가 도출된 빈도를 계산하였다. 면담에서 언급된 내용을 75개 서술문으로 만들어 중요도를 5점 평정척도로 평가받음으로 유아기 신앙에서 더 중요하거나 덜 중요한 개념을 발견하였으며, 탐색적 요인분석을 통해 하위요인을 발견하였다. 면담에서 빈번하게 언급된 범주는 어려움 가운데 발현되는 믿음, 종교적 행위, 가정에서의 신앙교육, 교회에서의 신앙교육, 하나님을 향한 사랑과 믿음, 기독교 세계관(정체성) 확립 순이었다. 높은 점수를 받은 서술문은 하나님에 대한 인식, 신학적 개념, 종교적 행위, 가정의 신앙교육, 교회의 신앙교육에 포함되는 내용이었다. 반면 발달상 나타나기 어렵거나 추상적인 내용, 말씀에 기초한 가치 판단과 갈등 해결, 복음 전도에 관한 서술문은 낮은 점수를 받았다. 요인분석을 통해 추출된 하위요인은 가정과 교회를 통한 신앙교육, 하나님에 대한 인식과 종교적 행위, 복음에 기초한 정체성, 복음에 기초한 성품, 신앙에 기초한 위기 극복이었다. 결론적으로, 유아기 신앙에 관한 혼합연구의 결과는 다양한 방법을 활용했음에도 하나님과의 관계, 종교적 행위, 기독교 세계관(정체성), 가정의 신앙교육, 교회의 신앙교육, 믿음을 통한 위기 극복 등으로 거의 유사하게 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 유아기 신앙교육에서 무엇을 어떻게 가르칠 것인가에 관한 아이디어를 제시하였다는데 의의가 있다.

레디믹스트 콘크리트 플랜트의 회수수 농도 측정 자동화에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Automatic Measurement of Solid Content in Recycled Water in Ready Mixed Concrete Plant)

  • 최영철;문규돈;조봉석
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.123-131
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    • 2014
  • Whole amount of waste water, approximately 921.6 liter, for cleaning a ready mixed concrete truck should be used to produce concrete as a mixing water or cleaning water. Recycling water for concrete mixing contains solids, which cause decrease in slump, air and compressive strengths, so it may influence on poor concrete quality. Therefore, it has been maintained to use recycling water with less than 3 percent of solids. Since no evaluation system has been constructed to directly reflect on variability of recycling water from ready mixed concrete plants, it is necessary to develop "Automatic recycling solid measuring system" for quality controls in real time. In this research, sensors measuring waste water concentration in ultrasonic and inductance methods were developed, and automatic system using the sensors were established. The accuracy of measurement sensors developed for recycling water based on various conditions of concentration was proved, and application limits were evaluated. Also, concentration of recycling water using sensors developed from ready mixed concrete plant was measured, and curing method verified the accuracy of the sensors. Moreover, measurement sensors for recycling water in various locations were installed to evaluate the effects on measuring method and spots. The automatic measuring system for recycling water concentration, which is developed in the research, will contribute to improve concrete quality safety through reliable solids maintenance.

Effect of Cerium loading on Stability of Ni-bimetallic/ZrO2 Mixed Oxide Catalysts for CO Methanation to Produce Natural Gas

  • Bhavani, Annabathini Geetha;Youn, Hyunki
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제56권2호
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    • pp.269-274
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    • 2018
  • All the $Ni-Co-Ce-ZrO_2$ mixed oxides are prepared by co-precipitations methods. Methanation of CO and $H_2$ reaction is screened tested over different fractions of cerium (2, 4, 7 and 12 wt.%) over $Ni-Co/ZrO_2$ bimetallic catalysts are investigated. The mixed oxides are characterized by XRD, CO-Chemisorption, TGA and screened methanation of CO and $H_2$ at $360^{\circ}C$ for 3000 min on stream at typical ratio $CO:H_2=1:1$. In $Ni-Co/CeZrO_2$ series 2 wt.% Ce loading catalyst shows most promising catalyst for $CH_4$ selectivity than $CO_2$, which directs more stability with less coke formation. The high activity is attributed to the better bimetallic synergy and the well-developed crystalline phases of NiO, $ZrO_2$ and $Ce-ZrO_2$. Other bimetallic mixed oxides NCoZ, $NCoC^{4-12}Z$ has faster deactivation with low methanation activity. Finally, 2 wt.% Ce loading catalyst was found to be optimal coke resistant catalyst.

인공지반에서 토양하중에 따른 건축구조물 골조원가의 비교연구 (A Comparative Study on the Costs of Structural Materials Based on Different Types of Soil Load on Artificial Ground)

  • 김도경;황지환
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제29권6호
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    • pp.72-81
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the soil load for artificial ground on a building's structural expenses. Three types of soil - 100% soil, soil mixed with 50% perlite, and 100% artificial soil - were used for this study. A one story concrete steel building specific to each soil load was designed, and then, the cost of steel and concrete used for the design was estimated. As the result of this study, the structural expenses in the case of 5:5 mixed soil can be reduced about 17% compare with 100% soil. Using artificial soil, the structural expenses can be cut about 32% compare to 100% soil and about 12% less when 5:5 mixed soil is used. However, considering total expense which includes the structural expense and soil expense, the expense of 5:5 mixed soil have an increase 25% compared with 100% soil. In the artificial soil, the total expense is 45% more expensive than 100% soil and 17% higher when 5:5 mixed soil is used because of the high unit price of artificial soil. This study expected substantial savings in structural cost as the soil-load was lightened. But, savings were significantly reduced because the unit price of the artificial soil is much more expensive than the price of the natural one. Therefore, further research on methods of reducing the unit price of the artificial soil should be conducted in order to extend green space on to artificial ground.

간호대학생을 위한 감성지능 향상 프로그램 개발 및 효과검증: 혼합연구 설계 적용 (Development and Effects of Emotional Intelligence Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: Mixed Methods Research)

  • 이외선;구미옥
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제44권6호
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    • pp.682-696
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to develop and test the effects of an emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students. Methods: The study design was a mixed method research. Participants were 36 nursing students (intervention group: 17, control group: 19). The emotional intelligence program was provided for 4 weeks (8 sessions, 20 hours). Data were collected between August 6 and October 4, 2013. Quantitative data were analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, t-test, repeated measure ANOVA, and paired t-test with SPSS/WIN 18.0. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: Quantitative results showed that emotional intelligence, communication skills, resilience, stress coping strategy, and clinical competence were significantly better in the experimental group compared to the control group. According to the qualitative results, the nursing students experienced improvement in emotional intelligence, interpersonal relationships, and empowerment, as well as a reduction in clinical practice stress after participation in the emotional intelligence program. Conclusion: Study findings indicate that the emotional intelligence program for undergraduate nursing students is effective and can be recommended as an intervention for improving the clinical competence of undergraduate students in a nursing curriculum.

Evaluation and Functionality Stems Extraction for App Categorization on Apple iTunes Store by Using Mixed Methods : Data Mining for Categorization Improvement

  • Zhang, Chao;Wan, Lili
    • 한국IT서비스학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.111-128
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    • 2018
  • About 3.9 million apps and 24 primary categories can be approved on Apple iTunes Store. Making accurate categorization can potentially receive many benefits for developers, app stores, and users, such as improving discoverability and receiving long-term revenue. However, current categorization problems may cause usage inefficiency and confusion, especially for cross-attribution, etc. This study focused on evaluating the reliability of app categorization on Apple iTunes Store by using several rounds of inter-rater reliability statistics, locating categorization problems based on Machine Learning, and making more accurate suggestions about representative functionality stems for each primary category. A mixed methods research was performed and total 4905 popular apps were observed. The original categorization was proved to be substantial reliable but need further improvement. The representative functionality stems for each category were identified. This paper may provide some fusion research experience and methodological suggestions in categorization research field and improve app store's categorization in discoverability.

Out-of-plane ductile failure of notch: Evaluation of Equivalent Material Concept

  • Torabi, A.R.;Saboori, Behnam;Kamjoo, M.R.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제75권5호
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    • pp.559-569
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    • 2020
  • In the present study, the fracture toughness of U-shaped notches made of aluminum alloy Al7075-T6 under combined tension/out-of-plane shear loading conditions (mixed mode I/III) is studied by theoretical and experimental methods. In the experimental part, U-notched test samples are loaded using a previously developed fixture under mixed mode I/III loading and their load-carrying capacity (LCC) is measured. Then, due to the presence of considerable plasticity in the notch vicinity at crack initiation instance, using the Equivalent Material Concept (EMC) and with the help of the point stress (PS) and mean stress (MS) brittle failure criteria, the LCC of the tested samples is predicted theoretically. The EMC equates a ductile material with a virtual brittle material in order to avoid performing elastic-plastic analysis. Because of the very good match between the EMC-PS and EMC-MS combined criteria with the experimental results, the use of the combination of the criteria with EMC is recommended for designing U-notched aluminum plates in engineering structures. Meanwhile, because of nearly the same accuracy of the two criteria and the simplicity of the PS criterion relations, the use of EMC-PS failure model in design of notched Al7075-T6 components is superior to the EMC-MS criterion.

Preparation of Platinum catalysts for PEM Fuel cells

  • Sasikumar G.;Ryu H.
    • 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기화학회 2003년도 연료전지심포지움 2003논문집
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    • pp.189-192
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    • 2003
  • In this work, we have prepared platinum catalyst by various methods, investigated fuel cell performance and compared performance with commercially available $20\%$ Pt supported on carbon (Pt/C) catalyst. We have found that Pt/C prepared by reduction of chloroplatinic acid in mixed solvent (water+ethylene glycol) gives better performance compared to that produced by reduction of aqueous chloroplatinic acid, which can be attributed to smaller catalyst particle size and lower agglomeration in the mixed solvent. We have also prepared a novel platinum electrocatalyst by depositing platinum on Nafion coated carbon powder and it shows great promise. The performance of electrode prepared using $20\%Pt$ onn Nafion coated carbon mixed with Pt/C was found to be higher than the performance of electrodes using commercially available $20\%$ Pt/C, up to a current density of about $1100mA/cm^2$. The cell voltages obtained were respectively 621 and 603mV, at a current density of: $1000mA/cm^2$, in a single cell using $0.25mgPt/cm^2$ and Nafion 10035 membrane at $80^{\circ}C$ using hydrogen/oxygen reactants at 1 atm pressure.

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