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The Lazy S Design: A Novel Skin Closure Design in Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction

  • Kim, June-Kyu;Kim, Yong Seong
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.344-347
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    • 2017
  • Preservation of the breast skin envelope during immediate implant-based breast reconstruction is important for producing symmetrical and natural-looking breasts. We propose the lazy S design for the closure of round-shaped wounds with the hope of improving the aesthetic outcomes and reducing the tension on the wound by preserving the skin. Additionally, the direction of tension is dispersed due to the shape of this design. Patients undergoing implant reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy may benefit from the lazy S design.

The new criterion on performance-based design and application to recent earthquake codes

  • Azer A. Kasimzade;Emin Nematli;Mehmet Kuruoglu
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2023
  • "Performance-based design (PBD)" is based on designing a structure with choosing a performance target under design criteria to increase the structure's resistance against earthquake effect. The plastic hinge formation is determined as one of the fundamental data in finite elements nonlinear analysis to distinguish the condition of the structure where more significant potential damage could occur. If the number of plastic hinges in the structure is increased, the total horizontal load capability of the structure is increased, also. Theoretically, when the number of plastic hinges of the plane frame structure reaches "the degree of hyperstaticity plus one", the structure will reach the capability of the largest ultimate horizontal load. As the number of plastic hinges to be formed in the structure increases towards the theoretical plastic hinge number (TPHN), the total horizontal load capability of the structure increases, proportionally. In the previous studies of the authors, the features of examining the new performance criteria were revealed and it was formulated as follows "Increase the total number of plastic hinges to be formed in the structure to the number of theoretical plastic hinges as much as possible and keep the structure below its targeted performance with related codes". With this new performance criterion, it has been shown that the total lateral load capability of the building is higher than the total lateral load capability obtained with the traditional PBD method by the FEMA 440 and FEMA 356 design guides. In this study, PBD analysis results of structures with frame carrier systems are presented in the light of the Turkey Building Earthquake Code 2019. As a result of this study, it has been shown that the load capability of the structure in the examples of structures with frame carrier system increases by using this new performance criterion presented, compared to the results of the examination with the traditional PBD method in TBEC 2019.

Effect of soil in controlling the seismic response of three-dimensional PBPD high-rise concrete structures

  • Mortezaie, Hamid;Rezaie, Freydoon
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.66 no.2
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    • pp.217-227
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    • 2018
  • In the last decades, valuable results have been reported regarding conventional passive, active, semi-active, and hybrid structural control systems on two-dimensional and a few three-dimensional shear buildings. In this research, using a three-dimensional finite element model of high-rise concrete structures, designed by performance based plastic design method, it was attempted to construct a relatively close to reality model of concrete structures equipped with Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) by considering the effect of soil-structure interaction (SSI), torsion effect, hysteresis behavior and cracking effect of concrete. In contrast to previous studies which have focused mainly on linearly designed structures, in this study, using performance-based plastic design (PBPD) design approach, nonlinear behavior of the structures was considered from the beginning of the design stage. Inelastic time history analysis on a detailed model of twenty-story concrete structure was performed under a far-field ground motion record set. The seismic responses of the structure by considering SSI effect are studied by eight main objective functions that are related to the performance of the structure, containing: lateral displacement, acceleration, inter-story drift, plastic energy dissipation, shear force, number of plastic hinges, local plastic energy and rotation of plastic hinges. The tuning problem of TMD based on tuned mass spectra is set by considering five of the eight previously described functions. Results reveal that the structural damage distribution range is retracted and inter-story drift distribution in height of the structure is more uniform. It is strongly suggested to consider the effect of SSI in structural design and analysis.

Notional-Load Plastic-Hinge Method for Steel Structure Design (강구조 설계를 위한 가상하중 소성활절 해석)

  • 김승억;윤영묵
    • Computational Structural Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.103-113
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    • 1996
  • This paper presents practical notional-load plastic-hinge method for a two-dimensional steel structure design. The proposed method incorporates the refined plastic-hinge concept for spread of plasticity together with a practical notional-load approach. The proposed method can assess realistically both strength and behavior of a structural system and its individual members in a direct manner. As a result, the method can be used for design without tedious separate member capacity checks, including the calculation of K-factor. The strengths predicted by the proposed method are then compared with those predicted by the exact plastic-zone analysis as well as by the conventional LRFD procedure. A good agreement is generally observed. The displacement predictions are compared with the plastic-zone solutions. Analysis and design guidelines in using the proporsed method are given in detail. Analysis and design procedures are recommended. Member sizes determined by the proposed method are compared with those determined by the LRFD method. It is concluded that the procedures are suitable for adoption in practice.

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Hygrothermal Cracking Analysis of Plastic IC Package (플라스틱 IC 패키지의 습열 파괴 해석)

  • 이강용;양지혁
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 1998
  • The purposes of the paper are to consider the failure phenomenon based on delamination and crack when the encapsulant of plastic IC package under hygrothermal loading in the IR soldering process is on elastic and viscoelastic behavior due to the temperature and to show the optimum design using fracture mechanics. The model for analysis is the plastic SOJ package with a dimpled diepad. The package model with the perfect delamination between chip and diepad is chosen to estimate the resistance to fracture by calculating J-integrals in low temperature and C(t)-integrals in high temperature with the change of the design under hygrothermal loading. The optimum design to depress the delamination and crack in the plastic IC package is presented.

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A Study on the Development of Plastic Mold Tray Inserting Machine (플라스틱 몰드 트레이 자동 투입장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Lee C.M.;Shin S.W.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.759-762
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    • 2005
  • A tray inserting machine is developed for automation of inserting plastic mold tray into a cardboard box. Plastic mold tray is used for protecting breakdown of glass bottles. In this paper, two types of processes to divide the plastic mold tray are proposed. As a result, adhesion method by vacuum pad is accepted. And also, static and modal analysis for the machine are carried out to check the machine design using the commercial software, CATIA V5.

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Goldstar plastic mold components automatic design system (금형자동 설계시스템 (GPMCAD 시스템))

  • 성재기;송상호;서정원;강동진;허보석
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1988.10a
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    • pp.546-551
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    • 1988
  • In design of the plastic injection mold, Almostdatas for the mold are decided During the assembly design. In this study, the designer will be able to carry out not only components design but also creation of machining data automatically, by the assembly data.

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Reconstruction of Defect Adjacent to the Buttock with Gluteal Perforator Flap: Free Style Flap Design (둔부천공지피판의 둔부 인접 부위로의 적용: 둔부천공지피판의 자유로운 작도)

  • Lee, Muyoung;Choi, Jong-Woo;Hong, Joon-Pio;Koh, Kyung-S;Eom, Jin Sup
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.692-697
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: Gluteal perforator flap has evolved to one of the standard tools for coverage of pressure sore. We used this flap to cover the defect adjacent to the buttock. Methods: From September 2004 to August 2006, gluteal perforator flaps were performed in 3 patients with sore and 9 patients with tumor. We made the rule for free style design of the flap. First, the defect should be covered fully regardless of the shape or area. Second, the location of perforators was decided to maximize flap mobility. Third, the donor-site should be closed directly. Results: Successful reconstruction was fulfilled. In 2 cases, initial flap congestion was observed but medical leech was applied and it was resolved. Partial flap loss occurred in one case. Infection was observed in one case. But there were no major complications. Conclusion: Gluteal perforator flap is very good option for the reconstruction of the defects adjacent to the buttock.

Precise dynamic finite element elastic-plastic seismic analysis considering welds for nuclear power plants

  • Kim, Jong-Sung;Jang, Hyun-Su
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.7
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    • pp.2550-2563
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    • 2022
  • This study performed a precise dynamic finite element time history elastic-plastic seismic analysis considering the welds, which have been not considered in design stage, on the nuclear components subjected to severe seismic loadings such as beyond-design basis earthquakes for sustainable nuclear power plants. First, the dynamic finite element elastic-plastic seismic analysis was performed for a general design practice that does not take into account the welds of the pressurizer surge line system, one of safety class I components in nuclear power plants, and then the reference values for the accumulated equivalent plastic strain, equivalent plastic strain, and von Mises effective stress were set. Second, the dynamic finite element elastic-plastic seismic analyses were performed for the case of considering only the mechanical strength over-mismatch of the welds as well as for the case of considering both the strength over-mismatch and welding residual strain. Third, the effects of the strength over-mismatch and welding residual strain were analyzed by comparing the finite element analysis results with the reference values. As a result of the comparison, it was found that not considering the strength over-mismatch may lead to conservative assessment results, whereas not considering the welding residual strain may be non-conservative.