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An Experimental Study on Flexural Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with Hi-Strength Bars(3) (고장력 인장봉으로 보강된 RC 보의 휨 거동에 관한 실험적 연구(3))

  • Shin, Kyung-Jae;Kim, Yoon-Jung;Moon, Jeong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.351-358
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    • 2007
  • Unlike external bonded steel plate or carbon fiber, the external unbonded strengthening using hi-strength bar has some advantages in speed and simplicity of installation. It is not required surface preparations and not affected by environmental conditions. A set of nine laboratory tests on RC beams strengthened using the hi-tension bars are reported. Anchoring pin developed in former research is installed at the end of beam to connect the hish-tension bar to RC beam. The test results strengthened by hi-tension bars are compared with those of non-strengthened specimens. The main test parameters are the cross-sectional area of the high-tension bar, distance of stirrups and condition of supports. Test results show that the beams reinforced are superior to reference specimens, especially for the strength and deformation capacity. Also, shear resisting effect of hi-strength bar can be confirmed in the specimens which have lack of stirrups.

Comparison of the effects of temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra treatment on pain and functional improvement in persons with tension-type headaches

  • Kwon, Junghyun;Yu, Wonjong
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.202-209
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    • 2019
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra treatment in persons with tension-type headaches on pain, tenderness, and functional improvement. Design: Three-group pretest-posttest design. Methods: Subjects with tension-type headaches were divided into the temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra treatment group (n=11), temporomandibular joint treatment group (n=11), and cervical vertebra treatment group (n=11), and pre- and post-evaluation was performed. The temporomandibular joint treatment group underwent compression massage and joint ply of the muscles around the temporomandibular joint. The cervical vertebra group received deep tendon massage and Myofascial Release of the cervical muscles. The temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra treatment group performed both types of treatment. Treatment was performed for 50 minutes, three times a week for 4 weeks. Measurement tools included the Korean version of the short form-McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ, K), Headache Impact test-6 (HIT-6), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and the Digital Algometer FPX25. Results: The groups showed significant differences in SF-MPQ, HIT-6 test, NDI, and Alogometer FPX25 test scores before and after intervention (p<0.05). The differences between the groups were most significant in the group that received treatment of the temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra (p<0.05). Conclusions: In this study, the treatment of the temporomandibular joint and cervical vertebra was shown to be effective for improving pain, quality of life, and cervical vertebra in persons with tension-type headaches. This data may be helpful in identifying treatment techniques for tension-type headaches in the future.

Study on Bursting Stress in Anchorage Zone of Prestressed Concrete Using Circular Anchorages (원형 정착구를 적용한 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 정착구역의 파열력에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Kyu-Hyung;Lho, Byeong-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.3-12
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    • 2015
  • Bursting stress in anchorage zone of post tension girder can be estimated based on Guyon's equation. The major parameters in calculating bursting stress are prestressing force and the distance ratio between concrete edge and anchorage plate. Although Guyon's equation can be applied to calculate bursting stress for rectangular typed as well as circular typed plate, there is some limitation of accuracy due to 2 dimensional analysis. Therefore this study is proposed to suggest a bursting stress equation based on 3 dimensional finite element method.

Post-peak behavior and flexural ductility of doubly reinforced normal- and high-strength concrete beams

  • Pam, H.J.;Kwan, A.K.H.;Ho, J.C.M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.459-474
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    • 2001
  • The complete moment-curvature curves of doubly reinforced concrete beams made of normal- or high-strength concrete have been evaluated using a newly developed analytical method that takes into account the stress-path dependence of the constitutive properties of the materials. From the moment-curvature curves and the strain distribution results obtained, the post-peak behavior and flexural ductility of doubly reinforced normal- and high-strength concrete beam sections are studied. It is found that the major factors affecting the flexural ductility of reinforced concrete beam sections are the tension steel ratio, compression steel ratio and concrete grade. Generally, the flexural ductility decreases as the amount of tension reinforcement increases, but increases as the amount of compression reinforcement increases. However, the effect of the concrete grade on flexural ductility is fairly complicated, as will be explained in the paper. Quantitative analysis of such effects has been carried out and a formula for direct evaluation of the flexural ductility of doubly reinforced concrete sections developed. The formula should be useful for the ductility design of doubly reinforced normal- and high-strength concrete beams.

Strengthening Design by External Pre-tensioning and Post-tensioning Methods for Steel-concrete Composite Girders using Rating Factor (내하율을 이용한 강합성보의 외부 프리텐션과 포스트텐션 보강 설계)

  • Choi, Dong-Ho;Yoo, Dong-Min;Jeong, Gu-Sang;Park, Kyung-Boo
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.123-134
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    • 2007
  • A method to determine the initial force of external tendon is proposed to improve the load carrying capacity in existing steel-concrete composite bridges. This method is applied to tensioning external tendons prior to and after concrete replacement for strengthening composite girders. A procedure to determine the number of tendon and initial tendon force is described with the proposed rating factor, which considers the increment of tendon force due to live loads. The method is applied to the improvement of rating factor in an existing composite bridge and its validity is confirmed.

Effects of Stabilization Exercise Combined with Vibroacoustic Sound on Pain and Muscle Tone in Chronic Neck Pain patients : A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Jung, Seung-Hwa;Park, Dae-Sung
    • Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.321-328
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    • 2022
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neck stabilization exercise combined with vibroacoustic sound on patients with chronic neck pain and tension-type headache. Design: Two group pre test - post test design. Methods: 36 patients participated. Headache impact test-6(HIT-6), numerical rating scale(NRS) and muscle characteristics were measured at pre-post test. Participants divided into vibroacoustic sound group(VSG, n=18), control group(CG, n=18). VSG performed neck stabilization exercise and vibroacoustic sound stimulation. CG performed neck stabilization exercise. Both groups participated 3 times a week for a total of 4 weeks. Results: NRS showed a significant difference before and after intervention in both groups (p<0.05). HIT-6 showed a significant difference before and after intervention in the VSG group (p<0.05). Muscle tone showed a significant difference before and after intervention in the experimental group (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in muscle stiffness and muscle elasticity before and after the intervention in both groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, it is thought that sonic vibroacoustic sound can be established as an effective treatment tool through a study applied to various diseases and symptoms.

An Experimental and Analytical study on the Steel Plate Girder Railway bridge in the applying External Post-tensioning Method (강철도교에 대한 외부 후긴장 보강공법의 적용에 관한 실험 및 해석적 연구)

  • Park, Young-Hoon;Cho, Sun-Kyu;Choi, Jung-Youl;Park, Yong-Gul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.9 no.2 s.33
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    • pp.151-159
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    • 2006
  • It analyzed the mechanical behaviors of non-ballasted railway bridge (steel plate girder type) with ballast reinforced on the finite element analysis, field test and laboratory test far the static and dynamic responses. The major objective of this study is to investigate the effects and application of reinforcement for steel plate girder railway bridge by the external post-tensioning method. The reinforcement of non-ballast railway bridge had obviously stable dynamic behaviors due to the additional dead force which was ballast. But in case of static behaviors, static displacements and stresses had increased nearly the allowable values. Therefore we analyzed the mechanical behaviors of non-ballasted railway bridge with ballast reinforced and external post-tensioning reinforced on the finite element analysis and laboratory test for the static and dynamic behavior. As a result, the reinforcement of ballasted railway bridge the external post-tensioning method are obviously effective for the additional dead force which is ballast. The analytical and experimental study are carried out to investigate the post-tension force decrease bending behavior and deflection in composite bridge for serviceability. The servicing railway bridge with ballast reinforced has need of the reasonable reinforcement measures which could be reducing the effect of additional dead load that degradation phenomenon of structure by an unusual. stresses and a drop durability.

A study on the Relation between Strain & Conductivity of the Printed Pattern in Post-Printing Section of Roll to Roll process (롤투롤 공정의 인쇄 후 구간에서 변형률과 인쇄한 패턴의 전기 전도도와의 관계에 대한 연구)

  • Choi, Jae-Ho;Lee, Chang-Woo;Shin, Kee-Hyun
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.9
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    • pp.877-880
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    • 2009
  • A curing process in post-printing section of R2R process is required for an electrical property of the printed pattern when devices such as RFID, Solar cell are printed. PEN as well as heat-stabilized PET which is used as a plastic substrate would be deformed at high temperature due to change of its elastic modulus. And crack in the printed pattern, which is on the plastic substrate is occurred due to the deformation of the substrate. The occurrence of crack causes electrical resistance to increase and the quality of the device to deteriorate. In case of RFID antenna, the range of reading distance is shortened as the electrical resistance of the antenna is increased. Therefore, the deformation of the plastic substrate, which causes the occurrence of crack, should be minimized by setting up low operating tension in R2R process. In low tension, slippage between a moving substrate and a roller would be generated when the operating speed is increased. And scratch would be occurred when slippage is generated due to an air entrainment, which is related to the thickness of the air film. The thickness of the air film is increased when operating speed is increased as shown by simulation based on mathematical model. The occurrence of scratch in conductive pattern printed by roll to roll process is a critical damage because it causes degradation or failure of electrical property of it.