• Wind and Structures
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.151-171
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• 1999

In its 90 years of life, the Tuned Mass Damper have found application in many fields of engineering as a vibration reducing device. The evolution of the theory of TMDs is briefly outlined in the paper. A generalised mathematical linear model for the analysis of the response of line-like structures with TMDs is presented. The system matrices of the system including the TMDs are written in the state space as a function of the mean wind speed. The stability of the system can be analysed and the Power Spectral Density Function of any response parameter calculated, taking into account an arbitrary number of modes of vibration as well as an arbitrary number of TMDs, for any given PSDF of the excitation. The procedure can be used to optimise the number, position and mechanical properties of the damping devices, with respect to any response parameter. Due to the stationarity of the excitation, the method is well suited to structures subjected to the wind action. In particular the procedure allows the calculation of the onset galloping wind speed and the response to buffeting, and a linearisation of the aeroelastic behaviour allows its use also for the evaluation of the response to vortex shedding. Finally three examples illustrate the suggested procedure.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2005

In order to reduce the time and costs of improving the performance of vehicle suspensions, the techniques for optimizing damping and air spring characteristic were proposed. A full vehicle model for a bus is constructed with a car body, front and rear suspension linkages, air springs, dampers, tires, and a steering system. An air spring and a damper are modeled with nonlinear characteristics using experimental data and a curve fitting technique. The objective function for ride quality is WRMS (Weighted RMS) of the power spectral density of the vertical acceleration at the driver's seat, middle seat and rear seat. The objective function for handling performance is the RMS (Root Mean Squares) of the roll angle, roll rate, yaw rate, and lateral acceleration at the center of gravity of a body during a lane change. The design variables are determined by damping coefficients, damping exponents and curve fitting parameters of air spring characteristic curves. The Taguchi method is used in order to investigate sensitivity of design variables. Since ride and handling performances are mutually conflicting characteristics, the validity of the developed optimum design procedure is demonstrated by comparing the trends of ride and handling performance indices with respect to the ratio of weighting factors. The global criterion method is proposed to obtain the solution of multi-objective optimization problem.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2022

Offshore platforms in seismically active areas must be designed to survive in the face of intense earthquakes without a global structural collapse. This paper scrutinizes the seismic performance of a newly designed and established jacket type offshore platform situated in the entrance of the Gulf of Suez region based on the API-RP2A normalized response spectra during seismic events. A nonlinear finite element model of a typical jacket type offshore platform is constructed taking into consideration the effect of structure-soil-interaction. Soil properties at the site were manipulated to generate the pile lateral soil properties in the form of load deflection curves, based on API-RP2A recommendations. Dynamic characteristics of the offshore platform, the response function, output power spectral density and transfer functions for different elements of the platform are discussed. The joints deflection and acceleration responses demands are presented. It is generally concluded that consideration of the interaction between structure, piles and soil leads to higher deflections and less stresses in platform elements due to soil elasticity, nonlinearity, and damping and leads to a more realistic platform design. The earthquake-based analysis for offshore platform structure is essential for the safe design and operation of offshore platforms.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권6C호
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• pp.429-437
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• 2008

셀룰러 환경에서 전송 효율을 향상시키기 위하여 일반적으로 사용되는 다중 안테나 (multiple-input multiple-output: MIMO) 시스템은 공간 다중화 (spatial multiplexing: SM) 기법과 공간 다이버시티 (spatial diversity) 기법으로 구분된다. 이러한 MIMO 시스템은 셀룰러 환경에서 단말기가 셀 경계로 이동할수록 인접 셀로부터 오는 간섭 신호의 영향을 받게 되어 심각한 성능 열화를 겪게 된다. 따라서 MIMO 시스템의 전송 효율을 증대시키기 위하여 채널 환경에 적합한 송신 기법과 함께 셀 경계에서의 인접 셀 간섭을 효과적으로 제거할 수 있는 수신 기법의 활용은 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 $M_T$개의 송신 안테나와 $M_R$개의 수신 안테나를 갖는 하향 링크 MIMO 시스템의 전송 효율 증대를 위하여 채널 환경에 따라 공간 다중화 및 공간 다이버시티를 이용한 적응적 송신 방법을 사용하곡 공간 다이버시티가 적용될 경우 MRC (maximal ratio combining) 기법과 ISD (intercell spatial demultiplexing) 기법을 적응적으로 사용하기 위한 선택 기준과, 적응적인 송수신 방식 적용시의 성능 이득을 산출한다. 단말기가 기지국 근처에 위치하여 높은 SIR (signal-to-interference ratio)을 가질 경우에는 공간 다중화를 이용한 송신 기법과 함께 SD (spatial demultiplexing) 수신 기법을 사용하고, 셀 경계와 같이 낮은 SIR을 가질 경우에는 공간 다이버시티를 이용한 송신 기법과 함께 기존의 MRC 수신 방식과 $M_R-1$개의 인접 셀 간섭 신호 성분들을 제거할 수 있는 ISD 수신 방식을 적응적으로 사용함으로써 시스템 전송 효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 방안을 제시한다. 제안한 송수신 방식의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 $M_R{\times}M_T$ MIMO 시스템에서 각각의 송수신 방식에 따른 수신 신호의 유효 신호 대 간섭 비의 확률 밀도 함수를 유도하곡 이를 활용하여 평균 유효 신호 대 간섭 비와 전송 효율을 산출하며, 모의실험 결과와의 비교를 통해 검증한다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.274-279
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• 2015

동해 중부에 위치한 속초항 연안에서 약 11년간 취득한 파랑자료를 스펙트럼법과 파별분석법을 사용하여 분석하고 대표적인 파랑 특성을 검토하였다. 유의파고는 동계에 크고 하계에 작으며, 첨두주기도 동계에 길고 하계에 짧은 특성을 나타내었다. 관측된 최대 유의파고는 8.95 m 였으며 동해선풍에 의하여 발생되었다. 유의파고와 첨두주기 모두 그 분포 형태를 Generalized Gamma 및 Generalized Extreme Value 분포함수보다는 Kernel 분포함수가 보다 잘 재현하였다. 한편, 인근 해역에서의 설계 및 시공에 도움을 줄 수 있도록 파고 자료를 월별 및 파고 구간별로 세분하고 누적출현율을 제시하였다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to show differences in impact variables between treadmills with (treadmills B, C, and D) and treadmills without a shock-absorbing function (treadmill A) to propose the development of a treadmill with improved or added shock-absorbing function to reduce impact shock. Method: Thirteen male students in their twenties who had habitual rear foot strike during running ran on four treadmills at 2.67 m/sec while ankle and neck acceleration data were collected. The magnitude of the ankle and neck acceleration peaks and peak positive ankle acceleration were calculated. The power spectral density of each signal was calculated to transform the ankle and neck accelerations in the frequency domain. Results: The peak positive ankle acceleration on treadmill B was significantly lesser than that on treadmills A and D, and that on treadmill C was significantly less than that on treadmill A (p < .01). Peak positive neck acceleration was not statistically different between the treadmills. The frequencies of the peak power of the ankle and neck acceleration signal within the lower and higher frequency ranges were not statistically different between the treadmills. The signal power magnitude of the ankle in higher frequency ranges on treadmill B was significantly less than that on treadmills A, C, and D (p < .01). The signal power magnitude of the ankle in higher frequency ranges was not statistically different between the treadmills. The signal power magnitudes of the neck acceleration signal within the lower and higher frequency ranges were not statistically significantly different between the treadmills. Conclusion: Our results indicate that the shock-absorbing function of a treadmill plays a role in reducing impact shock. Therefore, in future treadmill development, shock-absorbing function should be improved or incorporated to reduce impact shock to the body.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.185-185
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• 2011

ZnTe semiconductor is very attractive materials for optoelectronic devices in the visible green spectral region because of it has direct bandgap of 2.26 eV. The prototypes of ZnTe light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been reported [1], showing that their green emission peak closely matches the most sensitive region of the human eye. Another application to photovoltaics proved that ZnTe is useful for the production of high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells [2,3]. By using the pulse laser deposition system, ZnTe thin films were deposited on ZnO thin layer, which is grown on (0001) Al2O3substrates. To produce the plasma plume from an ablated ZnO and ZnTe target, a pulsed (10 Hz) YGA:Nd laser with energy density of 95 mJ/$cm^2$ and wavelength of 266 nm by a nonlinear fourth harmonic generator was used. The laser spot focused on the surface of the ZnO and ZnTe target by using an optical lens was approximately 1 mm2. The base pressure of the chamber was kept at a pressure around $10^{-6}$ Torr by using a turbo molecular pump. The oxygen gas flow was controlled around 3 sccm by using a mass flow controller system. During the ZnTe deposition, the substrate temperature was $400^{\circ}C$ and the ambient gas pressure was $10^{-2}$ Torr. The structural properties of the samples were analyzed by XRD measurement. The optical properties were investigated by using the photoluminescence spectra obtained with a 325 nm wavelength He-Cd laser. The film surface and carrier concentration were analyzed by an atomic force microscope and Hall measurement system.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.142-147
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• 2015

동해 중북부에 위치한 대진항 북측 연안에서 7년간 취득한 파랑자료를 스펙트럼법과 파별분석법을 사용하여 분석하고 대표적인 파랑 특성을 검토하였다. 유의파고는 동계에 크고 하계에 작으며, 첨두주기도 동계에 길고 하계에 짧은 특성을 나타내었다. 관측된 최대 유의파고는 6.59 m였으며 1216호 태풍 산바(SANBA)에 의하여 발생되었다. 유의파고와 첨두주기 모두 그 분포 형태를 Generalized Gamma 및 Generalized Extreme Value 분포함수보다는 Kernel 분포함수가 보다 잘 재현하였다. 한편, 인근 해역에서의 설계 및 시공에 도움을 줄 수 있도록 파고 자료를 월별 및 파고구간별로 세분하고 누적출현율을 제시하였다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.50.2-51
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• 2021

Stars form exclusively in cold and dense molecular clouds. To fully understand star formation processes, it is hence a key to investigate how molecular clouds form out of the surrounding diffuse atomic gas. With an aim of shedding light in the process of the atomic-to-molecular transition in the interstellar medium, we analyze Arecibo HI emission and absorption spectral pairs along with TRAO/PMO 12CO(1-0) emission spectra toward 58 lines of sight probing in and around molecular clouds in the solar neighborhood, i.e., Perseus, Taurus, and California. 12CO(1-0) is detected from 19 out of 58 lines of sight, and we report the physical properties of HI (e.g., central velocity, spin temperature, and column density) in the vicinity of CO. Our preliminary results show that the velocity difference between the cold HI (Cold Neutral Medium or CNM) and CO (median ~ 0.7 km/s) is on average more than a factor of two smaller than the velocity difference between the warm HI (Warm Neutral Medium or WNM) and CO (median ~ 1.7 km/s). In addition, we find that the CNM tends to become colder (median spin temperature ~ 43 K) and abundant (median CNM fraction ~ 0.55) as it gets closer to CO. These results hints at the evolution of the CNM in the vicinity of CO, implying a close association between the CNM and molecular gas. Finally, in order to examine the role of HI in the formation of molecular gas, we compare the observed CNM properties to the theoretical model by Bialy & Sternberg (2016), where the HI column density for the HI-to-H2 transition point is predicted as a function of density, metallicity, and UV radiation field. Our comparison shows that while the model reproduces the observations reasonably well on average, the observed CNM components with high column densities are much denser than the model prediction. Several sources of this discrepancy, e.g., missing physical and chemical ingredients in the model such as the multi-phase ISM, non-equilibrium chemistry, and turbulence, will be discussed.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.506-514
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• 2008

WiBro 시스템과 같은 최근 통신 시스템에서 대역폭 효율을 증가시키기 위해 모든 셀에서 주파수를 재사용하는 경우, 셀 경계에 위치하는 수신기는 인접 셀로부터 오는 간섭 신호로 인해 수신 성능이 열화된다. 본 논문에서는 셀룰러 시스템에서 셀 경계에서의 하향 링크 성능 향상을 위해, 다수 개의 안테나를 가진 단말기에서 활용할 수 있는 수신 방식을 제안한다. 성능 검증을 위하여 인접 셀의 간섭 신호 세기 및 단말기의 안테나 개수의 변화에 따른 유효 신호 대 간섭 잡음비의 화률 밀도 함수와 대역폭 효율을 산출한다. 제안하는 방식은 MRC(Maximum Ratio Combining) 및 SD(Spatial Multiplexing) 방식 대비 유효 신호 대 간섭 잡음비와 대역폭 효율을 큰 폭으로 향상시킴을 분석 결과로 확인할 수 있으며, 실험을 통해 그 결과를 검증한다.