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Computer based FEM stabilization of oxygen transport model for material and energy simulation in corroding reinforced concrete

  • Hussain, Raja Rizwan
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.669-680
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    • 2013
  • This paper unveils a new computer based stabilization methodology for automated modeling analysis and its experimental verification for corrosion in reinforced concrete structures under the effect of varying oxygen concentration. Various corrosion cells with different concrete compositions under four different environmental conditions (air dry, submerged, 95% R.H and alternate wetting-drying) have been investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. The results of these laboratory tests were utilized with an automated computer-aided simulation model. This model based on mass and energy stabilization through the porous media for the corrosion process was coupled with modified stabilization methodology. By this coupling, it was possible to predict, maintain and transfer the influence of oxygen concentration on the corrosion rate of the reinforcement in concrete under various defined conditions satisfactorily. The variation in oxygen concentration available for corrosion reaction has been taken into account simulating the actual field conditions such as by varying concrete cover depth, relative humidity, water-cement ratio etc. The modeling task has been incorporated by the use of a computer based durability model as a finite element computational approach for stabilizing the effect of oxygen on corrosion of reinforced concrete structures.

An Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Flame Stabilization in a Small Heat-Regenerative Combustor of Counter-Current Channels (대향류 채널 소형 열재생 연소기의 화염안정 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Cho, Sang-Moon;Kim, Nam-Il
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.491-498
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    • 2007
  • Flame characteristics of a methane-air premixed flame stabilized in a heat-regenerative small combustor were investigated experimentally. A small combustor having two counter-current shallow channels and a combustion space at one side was developed. In which the channel-gap was less the ordinary quenching distance of a stoichiometric methane-air premixed flame. Two design parameters of channel gap and thickness of the middle wall, which is located between two channels for unburned and burned gases, were varied. Flame stabilization conditions and characteristic flame behaviors were experimentally examined. Conclusively, Blowout conditions were governed mostly by the scale of the combustion space, and flashback conditions into the channel are dominated by the channel gap. Surface temperatures of the combustor were between 100 to 500$^{\circ}C$. Additionally, two distinctive flame stabilization modes of radiation and well-stirred?reaction were observed and their applicability was discussed.

Delayed state feedback controller for the stabilization of ordinary systems

  • Lee, Gi-Won;Kwon, Wook-Hyun
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1988.10b
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    • pp.947-950
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    • 1988
  • A New type of controller for stabilization of ordinary system in which delayed states are included in feedback loop, is presented. Simple conditions are proposed for the stabilization of ordinary systems with the delayed state feedback controller. Under these conditions, controller gains can be chosen such that desired system performances are satisfied. It is shown that by using this controller the performance and robustness of the resulting closed loop system are much improved compared to the conventional memoryless state feedback controllers.

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Recovery from Acute Malocclusion in Temporomandibular Disorders with Stabilization Splint: Case Report

  • Kim, Ji-Rak
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.46 no.1
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    • pp.14-19
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    • 2021
  • Various conditions such as pain or effusion of temporomandibular joint, degenerative condylar resorption, and articular disc displacement can be a cause of malocclusion. However, the reasons of occlusal changes are ambiguous in some patients. Unexpected occlusal change in patients with or without temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptom was mostly caused by masticatory muscular disorders. This article reports two cases of recovery of occlusal relationship in TMDs patients after stabilization splint therapy. Stabilization splint therapy could be useful in certain conditions of occlusal changes in TMD.

Direct Observation of Premixed Flame Propagation Characteristics in an Annular Coaxial 5-Tubes Burner (환형 5중 동축관 연소기 내부에서의 예혼합 화염의 전파 특성 직접 관찰)

  • Cho, Moon Soo;Baek, Da Bin;Kim, Nam Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.24-30
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    • 2013
  • Flame stabilization characteristics of premixed flames in an annular coaxial 5-tubes burner (AC5TB) were investigated experimentally. The AC5TB was made of five quartz tubes, and the flame stabilization conditions in that burner were investigated with the variation of equivalence ratio and the flow velocities. Flame behaviors inside of narrow annular tubes could be observed directly. Overall flame stabilization conditions were similar to that of the previous study, while the flame behaviors and structures were different mainly due to the controlled uniform distribution of the velocities in channels. Flame flashback conditions were thought to be governed by the competition between heat release rate, heat loss and heat recirculation in each channel. Stationary flames at a fixed location were compared in its velocity distribution and burned gas temperature across the channel. This AC5TB can be a basic configuration for the development of flame stabilization model of porous media combustors, and it will help understand about the real behavior of flames in meso-scale combustion spaces.

Influence of External Scapular Stabilization on the Isometric Strength of Shoulder Flexor in the Sitting Position in Subjects with Scapular Winging

  • Jang, Tae-Jin;Hwang, Byeong-Hun;Jeon, In-Cheol
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.252-257
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of external scapular stabilization on the isometric strength of shoulder flexor muscle in subjects with and without scapular winging and conditions with and without external scapular stabilization. Methods: A total of 30 subjects with and without scapular winging were enrolled. Two groups were classified using clinical and diagnostic tests to divide the groups with and without scapular winging (15 with scapular winging 15 without scapular winging). The isometric strength of the shoulder flexor was measured using a tensiometer. The isometric strength was evaluated in the sitting position with and without an external scapular stabilization. The external scapular stabilization was provided with the examiner's hand to fix scapular winging during shoulder flexion. The changing value was calculated to determine the isometric strength difference between shoulder flexion with and without the external scapular stabilization in each group. The changing value between isometric strength of shoulder flexor with and without scapular winging was compared using the independent t-test. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results: In the group with scapular winging, the shoulder flexor isometric strength in the sitting position was greater with an external scapular stabilization than without an external scapular stabilization (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the shoulder flexor isometric strength in the subjects without scapular winging between conditions with or without an external scapular stabilization (p>0.05). Conclusion: The external scapular stabilization in the individuals with scapular winging may increase shoulder flexor isometric strength in the sitting position.

Improved Stability and Stabilization for Sampled-data Control System via Augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functional (합성된 리아프노프 함수법을 통한 샘플링 된 데이터 제어 시스템의 향상된 안정화 조건 및 제어기 설계)

  • Lee, Chang-Ho;Lee, Seung-Hoon;Park, Myeong-Jin;Kwon, Oh-Min
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.66 no.1
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    • pp.127-136
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    • 2017
  • This paper investigates improved stability and stabilization criteria for sampled-data control systems. By using a suitable and newly constructed augmented Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and some recent mathematic techniques such as auxiliary function-based integral inequalities, sufficient conditions for stability and stabilization conditions are derived within the framework of linear matrix inequalities(LMI) form. The superiority and validity of the proposed results are illustrated by three numerical examples.

Robust stabilization of nonlinear uncertain systems without matching conditions (정합조건을 만족하지 않는 불확정 비선형 시스템의 강인 안정화)

  • 주진만;최윤호;박진배
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.159-162
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    • 1997
  • This paper describes robust stabilization of nonlinear single-input uncertain systems without matching conditions. We consider nonlinear systems with a vector of unknown constant parameters perturbed about a known value. The approach utilizes the generalized controller canonical form to lump the unmatched uncertainties recursively into the matched ones. This can be achieved via nonlinear coordinate transformations which depend not only on the states of the nonlinear system but also on the control input. Then the dynamic robust control law is derived and the stability result is also presented.

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Activation of Trunk Muscles during Stabilization Exercises in Four-point Kneeling (네발기기 자세에서 실시하는 안정화 운동에 따른 체간 근육의 활성도)

  • Lee, Hyun-Ok
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: This study examined the activation of the rectus abdominis (RA), external abdominal oblique (EO), transversus abdominis, internal abdominal oblique (TrA/IO), and Multifidus (MF) muscles while stabilization exercise was performed in a four-point kneeling position. Methods: Experiments were conducted on 21 healthy male adults (mean age=25.29 years) who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. Each subject was instructed regarding maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) and stabilization exercise in four-point kneeling. While MVC and stabilization exercise of individual muscles were being performed, activation of the muscles was measured using surface electromyography (EMG). Activation of the muscles while performing stabilization exercise in four-point kneeling was normalized to a percentages of the MVC. Results: Left RA, right TrA/IO, right and left MF muscles showed significant differences among the positions. Conclusion: Selecting an optimal position can aid subjects on physical conditions while performing stabilization exercises in the four-point kneeling position.

Stabilization of discrete-time semilinear heat processes by boundary inputs

  • Koay, S.P.;Sano, H.;Ito, K.;Kunimatsu, N.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1990.10b
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    • pp.1284-1288
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    • 1990
  • In this paper, we are going to study the stabilization of the semilinear heat equation with inhomogenous boundary conditions, whose solutions are not (in general) stable. Here, we use the discrete-time feedback inputs through the boundary of geometric domain to the semilinear system under some additional conditions and assumptions. It is shown that under these conditions, the stabilization can be realized by applying pole assignment argument to the principal linear part of the system and that the solutions exist globally in discrete-time t without any finite escape time.

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