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Tribological approach for the analysis of the pedestrain slipping accident II

  • Kim, Inju
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.662-666
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    • 1996
  • The variations of the surface topographical parameters for the analysis of the pedestrian slip and fall accidents during the sliding friction between the specially prepared floor specimens and three working shoes were investigated. The profile ordinate data for each flooring specimen were obtained at 1.1 .mu.m intervals using a laser scanning confocal microscope system along to the direction of sliding. A number of surface roughness parameters, that is, the centre line average (c.l.a.) and root mean square (r.m.s.) roughness, maximum height (Rtm), maximum mean peak height (Rpm), maximum mean depth (Rvm), and average asperity slope were calculated using a computer program and compared with the dynamic friction results. The analysis showed that the surface parameters undergo marked variations during the sliding process, but the variations were statistically significant. It was found that amongst various surface parameters, the maximum depth (Rvm) and the average asperity slope of the asperities were the biggest variation during the sliding proceeding. This result confirms the previous study and may suggests a new approach to monitoring the flooring environments with their service as the effort to reduce the pedestrain slip accident.

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Effect of Boundary Layer Thickness on the Flow Characteristics around a Rectangular Prism (직사각형 프리즘 주위의 유동특성에 대한 경계층 두께의 영향)

  • Ji, Ho-Seong;Kim, Kyung-Chun
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.306-311
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    • 2001
  • Effect of boundary layer thickness on the flow characteristics around a rectangular prism has been investigated by using a PIV(Particle Image Velocimetry) technique. Three different boundary layers(thick, medium and thin)were generated in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel at Pusan National University. The thick boundary layer having 670mm thickness was generated by using spires and roughness elements. The medium thickness of boundary layer$(\delta=270mm)$ was the natural turbulent boundary layer at the test section with fully long developing length(18m). The thin boundary layer with 36.5mm thickness was generated by on a smooth panel elevated 70cm from the wind tunnel floor. The Reynolds number based on the free stream velocity and the height of the model was $7.9{\times}10^3$. The mean velocity vector fields and turbulent kinetic energy distribution were measured and compared. The effect of boundary layer thickness is clearly observed not only in the length of separation bubble but also in the reattachment points. The thinner boundary layer thickness, the higher turbulent kinetic energy peak around the model roof. It is strongly recommended that the height ratio between model and approaching boundary layer thickness should be a major parameter.

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Power spectra of wind forces on a high-rise building with section varying along height

  • Huang, D.M.;Zhu, L.D.;Chen, W.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.295-320
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    • 2014
  • The characteristics of amplitudes and power spectra of X axial, Y axial, and RZ axial (i.e., body axis) wind forces on a 492 m high-rise building with a section varying along height in typical wind directions are studied via a rigid model wind tunnel test of pressure measurement. Then the corresponding mathematical expressions of power spectra of X axial (across-wind), Y axial (along-wind) and torsional wind forces in $315^{\circ}$ wind directions are proposed. The investigation shows that the mathematical expressions of wind force spectra of the main structure in across-wind and torsional directions can be constructed by the superimposition of an modified wind spectrum function and a peak function caused by turbulent flow and vortex shedding, respectively. While that in along-wind direction can only be constructed by the former and is similar to wind spectrum. Moreover, the fitted parameters of the wind load spectra of each measurement level of altitude are summarized, and the unified parametric results are obtained. The comparisons of the first three order generalized force spectra show that the proposed mathematical expressions accord with the experimental results well.

A Numerical Study of Planar Laminar Impingement Jet with a Confinement Plate (제한면을 가지는 이차원 층류 충돌젯의 수치적 연구)

  • 강동진;오원태
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.414-423
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    • 1994
  • The planar laminar impingement jet with a confinement plate has been studied numerically. Discretzing the convection term with the QUICKER scheme, the full Navier-Stokes equations for fluid flow were solved using the well known SIMPLER algorithm. The flow characteristics with Reynolds number and jet exit velocity profile effects on it were considered for H=3, Re=200 - 2000. Results show that vortical flow forms in turn along the confinement and impingement plates as the Reynolds number increases and such a complicated flow pattern has never been reported prior. The jet exit velocity profile is shown to do an important role in determining the position of vortex flow and its size as well as in stagnation and wall jet flow region. Parabolic jet exit profile results in peak of skin friction 1.4-1.6 times greater than that of uniform profile. The channel height effects are also studied and shown to have an effect on flow pattern similar to that of Reynolds number. Also shown is that effects of the jet exit velocity profile becomes less significant over a certain channel height.

A Study of the Osteoporosis-related Lifestyle and Health Promotion Behavior of University and College Female Student (여대생의 골다공증 관련 생활습관과 건강증진 행위에 관한 조사연구)

  • Kim, Young-Mi;Kim, Myung-Hee
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.53-67
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    • 2002
  • Osteoporosis is a age-related metabolic disorder. Currently there is no cure, but there are measures that can prevent or deter the development of osteoporosis. Futhermore lifestyle among risk factors of osteoporosis may be modifiable. Osteoporotic preventive health promotion behavior may be more effective at early adult when make formation of peak bone mass. The purpose of this study was to identify of relation between the demographic variable, osteoporosis-related lifestyles and the health promotion behavior of University and College Female Students. The results were followed: 1. Demographic variables according to the health promotion behavior were significantly difference with age, body height, religion and income. 2. Osteoporosis-related lifestyles according to the health promotion behavior were significantly difference with element school milk intake, current milk intake, exercise and caffeine intake. 3. Health promotion behavior was positively correlation with age, body weight, height income, element school and current milk intake and exercise.

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Fringe-Order Determination Method in White-Light Phase-Shifting Interferometry for the Compensation of the Phase Delay and the Suppression of Excessive Phase Unwrapping

  • Kim, SeongRyong;Kim, JungHwan;Pahk, HeuiJae
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.415-422
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    • 2013
  • White-light phase-shifting interferometry (WLPSI) is widely recognized as a standard method to measure shapes with high resolution over a long distance. In practical applications, WLPSI, however, is associated with some degree of ambiguity of its phase, which occurs due to a phase delay, which is the offset between the phase of the fringes and the fringe envelope peak position. In this paper, a new algorithm is proposed for the determination of a fringe order suitable for samples in which the phase delay mainly occurs due to noise, diffraction and a steep angle. The concepts of the decouple factor and the connectivity are introduced and a method for calculating the decouple factor and the connectivity is developed. With the phase-unwrapping procedure which considers these values, it is demonstrated that our algorithm determines the correct fringe order. To verify the performance of the algorithm, a simulation was performed with the virtual step height under noise. Some specimens such as step height standard and a column spacer with a steep angle are also measured with a Mirau interference microscope, after which the algorithm is shown to be effective and robust.

Kinematic Analysis of Yeo Motion at Horse Vaulting (도마 Yeo동작에 대한 운동학적 요인 분석)

  • Yeo, Hong-Chul
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.39-50
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this experiment was to find out the stages of result of specific character for Horse Vaulting Yeo motion To put the Yeo movement in process, we needed a gymnastics athlete C height of 165cm, weight of 62kg, age of 32, personal history of 21 years, and tested the athlete 5 times of motion training, and picked out the 2 best motion and analyzed it. Athletic reason is vertical motion, time uses, horizontal motion, distance, speed, and analyzed many other reasons as a result, and finally ended up with this conclusion. 1. After the take off on the board horizontal speed gradually decreased However, reverse of that, it showed that vertical speed increased. 2. While contacting the Horse Vaulting, horizontal speed decreased and vertical speed kept on increasing. Taking off Com the Horse Vaulting, horizontal, showing short time of training, 3m vertical height is shown after using Yeo motion at the peak of second fly jump. 3. While contacting the Horse Vaulting, both arms were showing the flection shape Especially this is also while contacting the Horse Vaulting, left arm was showing $90^{\circ}$ angle, and this has happened between the process of transition period of fast horizontal speed to vertical speed. 4. While contacting the Horse Vaulting, perfect blocking of the left arm must be complete for the right arm to have the perfect blocking as well.

Feasibility of a New Vault Technique through Kinematic Analysis of Yeo 2 and YANG Hak Seon Vaults

  • Song, Joo-Ho;Park, Jong-Hoon;Kim, Jin-Sun
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of a new vault technique through a kinematic comparison of the YANG Hak Seon and Yeo 2 vaults. Method: The photographic images of the YANG Hak Seon and Yeo 2 vaults were collected using a high-speed camera, and their kinematic characteristics were analyzed using three-dimensional image analysis. Results: During the post-flight phase of the Yeo 2 and YANG Hak Seon vaults, the time of flight, height of flight, and flight distance were similar. At the peak of the post-flight phase, the trunk rotation angle of the YANG Hak Seon vault rotated $457^{\circ}$ more than did the Yeo 2 vault. During the post-flight descending period, the twist velocity of the trunk was much faster with the YANG Hak Seon vault ($1,278^{\circ}/s$) than with the Yeo 2 vault ($1,016^{\circ}/s$). Conclusion: To succeed in the new technique, the average twist velocity during post-flight must be maintained at $1,058^{\circ}/s$ and the twist velocity must be increased from the ascending phase.

Saturable Absorber Reflectors Based on Guided-mode Resonance in Slot Waveguides (도파로공진을 이용한 슬롯도파로 포화흡수체 반사기)

  • Kim, Myung-Hwan;Kim, Sang-In
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.117-121
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    • 2011
  • We propose a saturable absorber reflector based on guided-mode resonance. A carbon nanotube is used as a saturable absorber. By tuning the fill factor, modulation depth can be increased without a change of height of the CNT. We investigate the reflector properties such as modulation depth, bandwidth and peak reflectance as a function of the height of the CNT and the fill factor. The advantage of the proposed reflector is that it can reduce saturation energy by 50 times compared with CNT thin film of 100~200nm.

Optimum design of cantilever retaining walls under seismic loads using a hybrid TLBO algorithm

  • Temur, Rasim
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.237-251
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    • 2021
  • The main purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of the proposed hybrid teaching-learning based optimization algorithm on the optimum design of reinforced concrete (RC) cantilever retaining walls. For this purpose, three different design examples are optimized with 100 independent runs considering continuous and discrete variables. In order to determine the algorithm performance, the optimization results were compared with the outcomes of the nine powerful meta-heuristic algorithms applied to this problem, previously: the big bang-big crunch (BB-BC), the biogeography based optimization (BBO), the flower pollination (FPA), the grey wolf optimization (GWO), the harmony search (HS), the particle swarm optimization (PSO), the teaching-learning based optimization (TLBO), the jaya (JA), and Rao-3 algorithms. Moreover, Rao-1 and Rao-2 algorithms are applied to this design problem for the first time. The objective function is defined as minimizing the total material and labor costs including concrete, steel, and formwork per unit length of the cantilever retaining walls subjected to the requirements of the American Concrete Institute (ACI 318-05). Furthermore, the effects of peak ground acceleration value on minimum total cost is investigated using various stem height, surcharge loads, and backfill slope angle. Finally, the most robust results were obtained by HTLBO with 50 populations. Consequently the optimization results show that, depending on the increase in PGA value, the optimum cost of RC cantilever retaining walls increases smoothly with the stem height but increases rapidly with the surcharge loads and backfill slope angle.