• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2014

2,097 deaths out of 5,229 by traffic accident occurred by vehicle to vehicle crash and 855 deaths out of 2,097 occurred at side crash in 2011. Korean government adopted New Car Assessment Program to reduce the wounded and deaths at traffic accident in 1999 and side impact test has been added in 2003. 43 out of 53 vehicles tested in NCAP side impact rated 4 and 5 stars means the highest occupant protection. In this study three small class vehicles have been tested according to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's side crashworthiness test protocol. IIHS test protocol uses 1,500kg moving barrier rather than NCAP's 950kg and the occupant protection rated Good, Acceptable, Marginal and Poor based on injury measure, structural integrity and head protection.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.301-312
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• 2017

The concept of deep borehole disposal (DBD) for high-level nuclear wastes has been around for about 40 years. Now, the Department of Energy (DOE) in the United States (U.S.) is re-examining this concept through recent studies at Sandia National Laboratory and a field test. With DBD, nuclear waste will be emplaced in boreholes at depths of 3 to 5 km in crystalline basement rocks. Thinking is that these settings will provide nearly intact rock and fluid density stratification, which together should act as a robust geologic barrier, requiring only minimal performance from the engineered components. The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) has raised concerns that the deep subsurface is more complicated, leading to science, engineering, and safety issues. However, given time and resources, DBD will evolve substantially in the ability to drill deep holes and make measurements there. A leap forward in technology for drilling could lead to other exciting geological applications. Possible innovations might include deep robotic mining, deep energy production, or crustal sequestration of $CO_2$, and new ideas for nuclear waste disposal. Novel technologies could be explored by Korean geologists through simple proof-of-concept experiments and technology demonstrations.

• 농촌계획
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2015

The necessity of universal design for forestry is increasing. Although several studies applied universal design in forest site, they had been only concentrated on the barrier-free design for the limited activities rather than overall utilization for considering all visitors from the disabled, the elderly and the infirm to the baby and child. The purpose of this study is to find out the principle of the universal design within forest welfare service facilities by analysing how socially disadvantaged people perceive overall usage of natural recreation forest area. This study figures out the main principles of universal design in forest welfare through analyzing usage of children and disabilities in Yumyeongsan natural recreation forest where is one of the popular type of forest welfare area. By doing focus interviews targeted on children and disabilities, the results are analyzed through semantic network analysis, objectively. The result proves that universal design in forest welfare area contains four principles; convenience, safety, diversity and amenity. Also it confirmed that disabilities need better internal space facilities and priority care. Through those characters of universal design, forest area will be able to cover more various type of users as forest welfare area.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stand at the frontier of nanotechnology and are destined to stimulate the next industrial revolution. Rapid increase in their production and use in the technology industry have led to concerns over the effects of CNT on human health and the environment. The prominent use of CNTs in biomedical applications also increases the possibility of human exposure, while properties such as their high aspect ratio (fiber-like shape) and large surface area raise safety concerns for human health if exposure does occur. It is crucial to develop viable alternatives to in vivo tests in order to evaluate the toxicity of engineered CNTs and develop validated experimental models capable of identifying CNTs' toxic effects and predicting their level of toxicity in the human respiratory system. Human lung epithelial cells serve as a barrier at the interface between the surrounding air and lung tissues in response to exogenous particles such as air-pollutants, including CNTs. Monolayer culture of the key individual cell types has provided abundant fundamental information on the response of these cells to external perturbations. However, such systems are limited by the absence of cell-cell interactions and their dynamic nature, which are both present in vivo. In this review, we suggested two viable alternatives to in vivo tests to evaluate the health risk of human exposure to CNTs.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2010

As vehicles become intelligent for convenience and safety of drivers, in-vehicle networking (IVN) systems are essential components of intelligent vehicles. Recently, the chassis networking system which require increased network capacity and real-time capability is being developed to expand the application area of IVN systems. Also, FlexRay has been developed for the chassis networking system. However, FlexRay needs a complex scheduling method of static segment, which is a barrier for implementing the chassis networking system. Especially, if we want to migrate from CAN network to FlexRay network using CAN message database that was well constructed for the chassis networking system by automotive vendors, a novel scheduling method is necessary to be able to reduce design complexity. This paper presents a node-based scheduling method for FlexRay network system. And, in order to demonstrate the method's feasibility, its performance is evaluated through an experimental testbed.

• 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국에너지공학회 1994년도 춘계학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.64-77
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• 1994

현재 건설중인 3톤/일 규모의 석탄가스화기 운전제어를 위한 콘트롤시스템은 각종 하드웨어와 소프트웨어로 구성된다. 하드웨어는 운전자가 접하게되는 컴퓨터 화면(Operator Console), 운전 제어용 판넬(Hardwired Console), 본 시스템의 핵심인 콘트롤러(PLC; Programmable Logic Controller), 폭발성가스와 분진이 있는 환경하에서의 안전운전을 위한 본질안전 장벽(Intrinsic Safety Barrier) 및 운전정보 수집과 운전 제어를 위한 각종 전/계장품(Field Instrument) 등으로 구성된다. 본 시스템에 포함되는 소프트웨어에는 운전자와 콘트롤러간의 통신을 위한 운전제어화면(GUI;Graphical User Interface), 전체적인 제어를 위한 콘트롤로직(Control Logic)등이있다. 한편 각종 펌프 및 보일러 등 보조설비로의 전기공급을 위한 MCC(Motor Control Center)도 하나의 구성원이 된다. 본 논문은 석탄가스화 반응기의 운전에 관한 전반적인 검토와 콘트롤시스템을 구성하는 각 요소와 각각의 특징 및 그 개발 현황에 대한 검토를 그 내용으로 한다. 본 연구과제를 통해 제작, 설치될 석탄가스화기는 차세대 발전 시스템으로 주목을 받고있는 석탄가스화 복합발전시스템의 핵심부분으로, 본 반응장치의 제어에 관한 경험은 상용 규모의 석탄가스화 반응기에도 유사하게 적용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 국내에 거주하고 있는 외국인의 현황을 검토하고 이를 대상으로 재난의 경험 여부, 재난발생 시 위험성 및 문제점, 재난대응활동을 위한 서비스의 요구도 등에 대하여 인식조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 재난발생 시 언어소통의 어려움으로 인한 신고의 어려움, 신고의 방법을 모른다는 점이 가장 큰 문제점으로 나타났다. 이에 대한 개선방안으로 신고를 접수할 수 있는 외국어 가능 전문인력을 확충하고 재난안전서비스가 필요한 곳에 지속적으로 제공해줄 필요성을 확인하였다. 또한 언어적인 문제와 신고방법의 어려움을 해소할 수 있는 제도적인 대책의 필요성을 확인하였다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2014

This study presents the mechanical behavior of a ventilating window (a tsunami damper) on the building wall of a nuclear power plant. The window, which is under development, is used to ventilate a machinery room and the building under normal conditions, but it also provides a safety barrier for critical equipment against a tsunami caused by an earthquake. A finite element analysis was conducted to investigate the deflection and the stress distribution of the window under given loading conditions. With symmetry, a one-quarter portion of one window was modeled, and the pressure due to a great tide is assumed to be 7 bar. A structural analysis of the assembled frame, composed of a blade and casing, was also conducted using contact conditions to find the stress and strain configurations caused by the applied pressure.

• 임상간호연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.211-221
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• 2017

Purpose: A National survey was conducted to assess neonatal intensive care nurses' practice, barriers, knowledge, and belief regarding Kangaroo Care (KC). Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted. Kangaroo care questionares were sent to nurses in all hospitals in Korea whose were identified as providing neonatal intensive care services(N=263). Descriptive statistics were used to summarized the data. Results: Among 67 neonatal care units, 61.1% adapted KC in their practice. About 60% of nurses in the KC providing hospital actually practiced KC. Major barrier of practicing KC were infant safety concerns, as well as work load of nurses. Respondants who had practiced KC were more knowledgable and were more positive in their belief regarding KC. Conclusion: The findings suggest that in order to overcome barriers of practicing KC, educational programs are recommended designed for nurses. In addition, development of KC practice guideline is necessary to facilicate successful and safe KC.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.662-668
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• 2015

A suspension of titanium nanoparticles (Ti NPs) in liquid sodium (Na) has been proposed as a method to mitigate the violent sodium-water reaction (SWR). The interparticle potential between Ti NPs in liquid Na may play a significant role in the agglomeration of NPs on the reaction surface and in the bulk liquid Na, since the potential contributes to a reduction in the long-term dispersion stability. For the effective control of the SWR with NPs, a physical understanding of the molecular dynamics of NPs in liquid Na is key. Therefore in this study, the nonretarded Van der Waals model and the solvation potential model are employed to analyze the interparticle potential. The ab initio calculation reveals that a strong repulsive force driven by the solvation potential exceeds the interparticle attraction and predicts the agglomeration energy required for two 10-nm Ti NPs to be $4{\times}10^{-17}J$. The collision theory suggests that Ti NPs can be effective suppressors of the SWR due to the high energy barrier that prevents significant agglomeration of Ti NPs in quiescent liquid Na.