• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.153-166
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• 2022

Identifying fine cracks in steel bridge facilities is a challenging task of structural health monitoring (SHM). This study proposed an end-to-end crack image segmentation framework based on a one-step Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for pixel-level object recognition with high accuracy. To particularly address the challenges arising from small object detection in complex background, efforts were made in loss function selection aiming at sample imbalance and module modification in order to improve the generalization ability on complicated images. Specifically, loss functions were compared among alternatives including the Binary Cross Entropy (BCE), Focal, Tversky and Dice loss, with the last three specialized for biased sample distribution. Structural modifications with dilated convolution, Spatial Pyramid Pooling (SPP) and Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) were also performed to form a new backbone termed CrackDet. Models of various loss functions and feature extraction modules were trained on crack images and tested on full-scale images collected on steel box girders. The CNN model incorporated the classic U-Net as its backbone, and Dice loss as its loss function achieved the highest mean Intersection-over-Union (mIoU) of 0.7571 on full-scale pictures. In contrast, the best performance on cropped crack images was achieved by integrating CrackDet with Dice loss at a mIoU of 0.7670.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1519-1525
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• 2011

Construction of the coping of reinforced concrete piers is very complicated due to heavy density of rebars and usually exposed to negligent accident. To correct these problems, coping is pre-assembled at the ground in pier coping pre-assembly method and recently a new method of rebar assembling has proposed in this study. For safety assessment of proposed method, small scale model test of railway bridge(PSC U-GIRDER T-shaped pier) was carried out and it was verified that crack pattern, failure mechanism and load resistance capacity are similar between existing method and proposed method. And using analytical approach, linear and non-linear finite element analysis was performed. As a result, it was checked that proposed method has an acceptable structural safety.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2006년 제4회 한국유체공학학술대회 논문집
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• pp.437-440
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• 2006

Particle suspension is frequently observed in many natural flows such as in the atmosphere and the ocean as well as in various engineering flows. Recently, airborne micro or nano-scale particles in atmosphere attract much attention from environmental society since small particle cause serious environmental problems in the industrialized areas. Also, the characteristics of such heavy particles' behavior is quite different from its fluid particles because the inertia force and buoyance force acting on the heavy particles are different than those acting on fluid particles. Therefore, our studies is to investigate the characteristics of the behavior of heavy particles considering the inertia effect with or without gravity effect, but do not consider modification of turbulence by the particles, that is one-way interaction. We carried out direct numerical simulation of isotropic turbulence with particles under the Stokes drag assumption for a spherical particle. These results can be used in the development of a stochastic model for predicting particle's behavior.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2017

Among the industrial disasters caused by drop, ladder related drop disasters are occurred the mostly. The victims are occurred continuously. This study analyzed current situation of industrial disasters for recent 10 years(2005~2014) and compared analyzed statistics of death disasters of ladder by workplace scale, age, occupation, employment type, working content, scarred area, etc. in detail. This study suggested direction of safety standard modification for ladder that is an original cause material of many drops, direction of safety training strengthening of small-scaled workplace, and safety model based on disaster statistics and should contribute to reduction of disaster rate for ladder working.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2006

본 논문에서 한국해양연구원에서 개발 중인 20인승급 소형 위그선의 주익 구조 설계 및 해석에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 경량화를 위해 탄소/에폭시 복합재료를 적용하였으며, 구조 형태는 스킨 스파 폼 샌드위치 구조를 사용하였다. 개념 설계에는 복합재 설계 개념을 반영하였고, 상세 설계 및 경량화 구조 설계에는 상용 유한 요소 코드인 NASTRAN을 이용하여 구조 설계를 수행하였다. 여러 단계의 구조 설계 변경을 통해 최종 구조 설계 결과는 설계 요구 조건을 만족하는 결과임을 확인하였다. 또한 주익을 동체에 고정하기 위해 8개의 고강도 볼트를 이용한 삽입 볼트형 구조가 용이한 장탈과 20넌 이상의 피로 수명의 고려를 통해 채택되었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 사석지반 충진을 위한 그라우트 주입공법의 설계 및 시공에 대한 일련의 기초 실험을 진행하였다. 먼저 소형 그라우트 주입장치를 설계제작해 25mm 단입도 골재에 수중주입 하였다. 이 축소실험 결과, 그라우트의 압축강도 범위가 20-80MPa 수준일 때, 표면이 깨끗한 자갈을 그라우트로 보강한 개량체의 일축압축강도는 그라우트 자체의 강도에 비해 약 1/6 수준이었다. 하지만, 이 개량체의 강도는 골재 계면의 조건에 따라 크게 감소할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 개량체용 그라우트의 수중마모 저항성을 평가하였으며, 실험결과 15MPa 이상의 그라우트는 유수에 의한 마모를 고려하지 않아도 되는 것으로 확인 되었다. 마지막으로 25cm 크기의 사석부에 지름 약 1m 높이 1.2m 수준의 대형 구근을 제작해 충전성을 검토하였으며, 이 결과 그라우트의 유동성에 의해 사석 충전성능이 크게 영향 받는다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.397-413
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• 2018

Excitation mechanism of interference effect between two tall buildings is investigated with wind tunnel experiments. Synchronized building surface pressure and flow field measurements by particle image velocimetry (PIV) are conducted to explore the relationship between the disturbed wind flow field and the consequent wind load modification for twin buildings in tandem. This reveals evident excitation mechanisms for the fluctuating across-wind loads on the buildings. For small distance (X/D < 3) between two buildings, the disturbed flow pattern of impaired vortex shedding is observed and the fluctuating across-wind load on the downstream building decreases. For larger distance ($X/D{\geq}3$), strong correlation between the across-wind load of the downstream building and the oscillation of the wake of the upstream building is found. By further analysis with conditional sampling and phase-averaged techniques, the coherent flow structures in the building gap are clearly observed and the wake oscillation of the upstream building is confirmed to be the reason of the magnified across-wind force on the downstream building. For efficient PIV measurement, the experiments use a square-section high-rise building model with geometry scale smaller than the usual value. Interference factors for all three components of wind loads on the building models being surrounded by another identical building with various configurations are measured and compared with those from previous studies made at large geometry scale. The results support that for interference effect between buildings with sharp corners, the length scale effect plays a minor role provided that the minimum Reynolds number requirement is met.

• 청정기술
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.78-86
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• 2006

저발열량 석탄 및 바이오매스 합성가스의 가스 엔진 내 연소 특성에 대한 전산 해석을 수행하였다. 열화학적 해석을 통해 연소 압력, 연소 온도, 배기가스의 조성, NO 배출량 및 엔진 출력을 예측하였고, 예측결과를 소형 파이로트 가스 엔진 시험결과와 비교하였다. 합성 가스의 가스 엔진 연소실 내부의 비정상 연소 현상을 규명하기 위해 전산유체역학적 해석을 수행하였고, 석탄 및 바이오매스 합성가스의 계산결과들을 서로 비교하여 대체연료로서 합성가스 연소 시 가스엔진에 대한 설계 변경 및 조절을 위한 기준을 제시하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.960-965
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• 2014

Transmission loss of specimen is calculated by measuring energy of incident and transmission and using reverberant room of large size. But normal measurement of transmission loss has trouble because it is actually demanded that large area and specimen of certain size is satisfied with condition of diffused sound field. Especially, in case of mechanical component, interested frequency band is mid-frequency band between 500 ~ 2k Hz, and it is used to be available to minimize a reverberation chamber under conditions satisfying acoustic one because production of specimen for transmission loss measurement has limit. But, as in semi-reverberation room, it is difficult to satisfy condition of diffuse sound field and modification factor is applied to complement that. Correction factor when measuring transmission loss using semi-reverberation chamber is required accuracy because it works as main factor determining reliability of reuslts on transmission loss. In this study, it is analyzed that an effect on correction factor based on varying materials and sizes of specimens in order to deduction of it. Also It is confirmed that applied by elicited correction factor with actual railway vehicle's floor has reliability.

• 대한족부족관절학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2003

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and indications of the modified Essex-Lopresti reduction in calcaneal fractures. Materials and Methods: We reviewed retrospectively 41 cases of displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures. The fracture was reduced with Essex-Lopresti technique with modification in compression of the lateral wall with the specially designed compression device instead of the operator's hands. We evaluated the results of treatment by AOFAS scale and the radiographic parameters including the Bohler's angle, calcaneal width, calcaneofibular distance and the congruency of the posterior facet. Results: Boler's angle was restored from 11 to 29.6 degrees on average, heel width was reduced to 112% of contralateral value, the calcaneofibular gap was restored up to 87.9% of contralateral side, and the articular surface of the posterior facet was restored less than 2 mm of step off and less than 2 mm of gap. AOFAS scale averaged 87 points. The quality of reduction was best in Sander's type II fractures. Small sized fragments in type III fractures could not be reduced. The results were better when the reductions were performed within 24 hours of injury. Conclusion: The modified Essex-Lopresti reduction was less invasive, easy to perform, and the results of treatment were similar to those of open reduction; it seemed to be a reasonable alternative for the selected intraarticular calcaneal fractures.