• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1741-1753
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• 2018

Metallic dampers are sacrificial devices (fuses) that dissipate significant energy during earthquakes while protecting other parts of structures from possible damage. In addition to numerous implementation opportunities of other base isolation systems, U-shaped dampers (UD) are one of the widely investigated and used devices in practice especially in Japan. The present study focuses on enhancing seismic performance of these types of dampers by changing their geometric properties. UDs with perforated (i.e. with holes) and/or nonparallel arms are developed for this purpose. For a better comparison, the criterion of equal material volume (or mass) has been utilized. Three dimensional finite element models of the new type of UDs are formed and investigated numerically under selected displacement histories. Based on the obtained hysteretic curves; dissipated energy intensities, effective stiffness ratios, reaction forces, effective damping ratios are evaluated in this parametric study. It is found that both damper types have merits in use of seismic applications and that the selection of the damper configuration is dependent on the design specific issues.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2024

Using negative Poisson's ratio materials, an innovative metallic-yielding damper is introduced for the first time in this study. Through the use of ABAQUS commercial software, a nonlinear finite element analysis is conducted to determine the performance of the proposed system. Mild steel plates with elliptical holes are used for these types of dampers, which dissipate energy through an inelastic deformation of the constitutive material. To assess the capability of the proposed damper, nonlinear quasi-static finite element analyses have been conducted on the damper with a variety of geometric parameters. According to the results, the proposed system is ductile and has a high capacity to dissipate energy. The proposed auxetic damper has a specific energy absorption of 910.8 J/kg and a ductility of 33.6. Therefore, this damper can dissipate a large amount of earthquake input energy without buckling by increasing the buckling load of the brace with its ductile behavior. In addition, it was found that by incorporating auxetic dampers in the steel frame, the frame was made harder, stronger, and ductile and its energy absorption increased by 300%.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2024

Ni-rich cathode materials have been developed as the most promising candidates for next-generation cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of their high capacity and energy density. In particular, the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion batteries could be enhanced by increasing the contents of nickel ion. However, there are still limitations, such as low structural stability, cation mixing, low capacity retention and poor rate capability. Herein, we have successfully developed the nanorod-type Ni-rich cathode materials by using co-precipitation method. Particularly, the nanorod-type primary particles of LiNi_0.7Co_0.15Mn_0.15O₂ could facilitate the electron transfer because of their longitudinal morphology. Moreover, there were holes at the center of secondary particles, resulting in high permeability of the electrolyte. Lithium-ion batteries using the prepared nanorod-type LiNi_0.7Co_0.15Mn_0.15O₂ achieved highly improved electrochemical performance with a superior rate capability during battery cycling.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.127-139
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• 2013

최근 지식기반 사회의 진입과 더불어 지식재산에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다. 특히 하이테크산업을 이끌고 있는 ICT기업들은 지식재산의 체계적 관리를 위하여 끊임없이 노력하고 있다. 기업의 지적 자본을 대표하는 특허정보가 지속적으로 축적됨에 따라 정량적인 분석이 가능해졌다. 특허정보를 통하여 특허수준부터 기업수준, 산업수준, 국가 수준에 이르기 까지 다양한 수준에서의 분석이 가능하다. 특허정보는 기술 현황을 파악하거나 성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데 활용되고 있다. 특허 인용 정보를 활용한 분석은 크게 두 가지로, 인용 횟수를 활용하는 인용지표 분석과 인용관계를 바탕으로 한 네트워크분석으로 나뉜다. 네트워크를 통한 분석은 지식 영향의 흐름을 나타내며, 이를 통하여 기술의 변화를 확인할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 앞으로의 연구 방향을 예측할 수 있다. 네트워크를 활용한 분석 분야에서는 기업이 차지하는 네트워크상에서의 위치가 기업성과에 미치는 영향을 다각도에서 분석하는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 소셜네트워크분석 기법을 활용하여 특허 인용을 기반으로 한 기업 간의 네트워크를 도출하고 특허 인용 네트워크에서 차지하는 기업의 위치적 특성이 기업성과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 미국 S&P500에 등록된 IT 및 통신서비스 기업 가운데 74개 기업을 표본으로 선정하였다. 소셜네트워크분석을 통하여 개별 기업들의 아웃디그리 중심성, 매개 중심성, 효율성(구조적 공백)을 측정하여 네트워크 상에서의 위치적 우위를 나타내는 독립변수로서 이용하였으며, 기업성과 변수로는 순이익을 사용하였다. 실증 분석 결과, 각각의 네트워크 지표는 기업성과인 순이익에 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 두 가지 중심성 지표는 기업성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미친 반면, 구조적 공백으로 인한 위치적 우위를 나타내는 효율성은 기업성과에 부정적(-)인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 세 가지 네트워크 지표를 동시에 고려할 경우에는 매개 중심성만이 기업성과에 대해 통계적 유의성을 보였다. 분석 결과를 토대로 연구의 발견점을 토의하고 시사점을 논의하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2001

최근 교량상 통과하중의 증대 및 교통량증대로 공용중의 교량의 바닥판은 가혹한 하중하에서 펀칭등의 파괴가 발생하여 사용상에 중대한 영향을 미치고 있는 실정이다. 이로 인한 바닥의 보수나 교체공사등이 급격히 증가되어 신속 간편하며, 보수시 교통통제를 최소화 할 수 있고 또한 신뢰성이 있는 바닥판 시공법이 필요하게 되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 교량구조물 바닥판의 신설/교체공사에 있어서 신속한 시공과 신뢰성 있는 품질관리, 교통통제의 최소화를 위해 공장 또는 제작장에서 바닥판 구조물의 주부재로서 I형강을 배치하고 거푸집(저판)을 조립하여 패널을 제작한 후 현장에서는 패널의 설치 및 연결부에 콘크리트를 타설하여 바닥판을 시공하는 공법을 개발하는데 그 목적이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 I형강 합성바닥판 개발에 필요한 I형강 자체의 역학적, 구조적 특성에 대하여 기초적인 물성 실험인 정적. 피로성능 실험을 수행하였으며, I형강 합성바닥판 및 유사한 성능의 바닥판 시험체를 제작하여 정적실험을 수행 비교하였다. 그리고 본 실험 연구 결과 I형강 합성바닥판의 우수성을 확인하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.383-388
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 광파장 이하의 주기를 갖는 금속 격자형 가시광선 대역 컬러필터를 제안하고 구현하였다. 이 소자는 쿼츠 기판 위의 알루미늄 금속 층에 원형 홀이 2차원으로 배열된 격자로 구성되어 있다. 격자의 구조 파라미터 즉, 금속 박막 두께, 격자 주기, 홀 크기, 홀 구성 물질의 굴절률 등이 필터의 전달특성에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 소자를 설계하였다. 특히, 격자 홀을 구성하는 물질의 굴절률을 조절함으로써 필터의 특성을 최적화하고자 시도하였다. 본 논문에서는 전자빔 직접 기록 방식을 도입하여 두 개의 소자를 구현하였는데, 이들의 설계 파라미터를 살펴보면 격자 높이는 50 nm로 동일하며, 주기는 각각 340 nm와 260 nm였다. 측정된 결과를 살펴보면, 주기가 $\Lambda=340nm$인 소자의 경우에 중심파장은 680 nm이고 최대 투과율은 57%였으며, 주기가 $\Lambda=260nm$인 소자의 경우에는 중심파장이 550 nm이고 최대 투과율을 50%였다. 특히, 계산 결과를 통하여 격자 홀을 기판과 동일한 굴절률과 동일한 물질로 채움으로써 투과효율이 15% 이상 증가함을 확인하였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2018

Zona pellucida (ZP), a primarily representative coat of mammalian egg and embryo, has an extremely heterogeneous morphology during different developmental stages. The objective of the present study was to compare the morphological changes of the ZP surface of immature, in vitro and in vivo matured canine oocytes by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Canine ovaries were collected from local veterinary hospitals to recover immature oocytes. The ovaries were sliced and the released cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were washed with TL-HEPES. The selected COCs were randomly divided into two groups, first group was processed immediately at immature state and the second group was processed 72 h after in vitro maturation, and compared with in vivo derived oocytes. Oocytes were fixed, critical point dried and examined under SEM. The diameters of oocyte and outer holes of the ZP were measured on a total of 249 oocytes; the results were analyzed using One-way ANOVA. Our results showed that, the diameter of immature oocytes significantly differed (p < 0.05) from that of in vivo matured oocytes ($79.60{\pm}0.77{\mu}m$ vs. $101.46{\pm}1.07{\mu}m$, respectively). Similarly, a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the diameters between those of in vitro and in vivo matured oocytes were found ($79.51{\pm}2.36{\mu}m$ vs. $101.46{\pm}1.07{\mu}m$, respectively). Moreover, the diameters of the outer holes of the ZP were significantly (p < 0.05) larger in in vivo matured ($1.48{\pm}0.42{\mu}m$) than in vitro matured for 72 and immature oocytes ($1.10{\pm}0.16$ and $0.43{\pm}0.12{\mu}m$, respectively). Taken together, these data indicates that the ZP surface is related to oocyte maturity in canine.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.121-133
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• 2023

The demand for cement and limestone crushed materials has increased many folds due to the tremendous increase in construction activities in Pakistan during the past few decades. The number of cement production industries has increased correspondingly, and so the rock-blasting operations at the limestone quarry sites. However, the safety procedures warranted at these sites for the blast-induced ground vibrations (BIGV) have not been adequately developed and/or implemented. Proper prediction and monitoring of BIGV are necessary to ensure the safety of structures in the vicinity of these quarry sites. In this paper, an attempt has been made to predict BIGV using artificial neural network (ANN) at three selected limestone quarries of Pakistan. The ANN has been developed in Python using Keras with sequential model and dense layers. The hyper parameters and neurons in each of the activation layers has been optimized using randomized and grid search method. The input parameters for the model include distance, a maximum charge per delay (MCPD), depth of hole, burden, spacing, and number of blast holes, whereas, peak particle velocity (PPV) is taken as the only output parameter. A total of 110 blast vibrations datasets were recorded from three different limestone quarries. The dataset has been divided into 85% for neural network training, and 15% for testing of the network. A five-layer ANN is trained with Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) activation function, Adam optimization algorithm with a learning rate of 0.001, and batch size of 32 with the topology of 6-32-32-256-1. The blast datasets were utilized to compare the performance of ANN, multivariate regression analysis (MVRA), and empirical predictors. The performance was evaluated using the coefficient of determination (R²), mean absolute error (MAE), mean squared error (MSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and root mean squared error (RMSE)for predicted and measured PPV. To determine the relative influence of each parameter on the PPV, sensitivity analyses were performed for all input parameters. The analyses reveal that ANN performs superior than MVRA and other empirical predictors, andthat83% PPV is affected by distance and MCPD while hole depth, number of blast holes, burden and spacing contribute for the remaining 17%. This research provides valuable insights into improving safety measures and ensuring the structural integrity of buildings near limestone quarry sites.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권6호
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• pp.611-633
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• 2024

This study intends to investigate the response of multi-cell (MC) beams to flexural loads in which the primary reinforcement is composed of both metallic and non-metallic materials. "Multi-cell" describes beam sections with multiple longitudinal voids separated by thin webs. Seven reinforced concrete MC beams measuring 300×200×1800 mm were tested under flexural loadings until failure. Two series of beams are formed, depending on the type of main reinforcement that is being used. A control RC beam with no openings and six MC beams are found in these two series. Series one and two are reinforced with metallic and non-metallic main reinforcement, respectively, in order to maintain a constant reinforcement ratio. The first crack, ultimate load, deflection, ductility index, energy absorption, strain characteristics, crack pattern, and failure mode were among the structural parameters of the beams under investigation that were documented. The primary variables that vary are the kind of reinforcing materials that are utilized, as well as the kind and quantity of mesh layers. The outcomes of this study that looked at the experimental and numerical performance of ferrocement reinforced concrete MC beams are presented in this article. Nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) was performed with ANSYS-16.0 software to demonstrate the behavior of composite MC beams with holes. A parametric study is also carried out to investigate the factors, such as opening size, that can most strongly affect the mechanical behavior of the suggested model. The experimental and numerical results obtained demonstrate that the FE simulations generated an acceptable degree of experimental value estimation. It's also important to demonstrate that, when compared to the control beam, the MC beam reinforced with geogrid mesh (MCGB) decreases its strength capacity by a maximum of 73.33%. In contrast, the minimum strength reduction value of 16.71% is observed in the MC beams reinforced with carbon reinforcing bars (MCCR). The findings of the experiments on MC beams with openings demonstrate that the presence of openings has a significant impact on the behavior of the beams, as there is a decrease in both the ultimate load and maximum deflection.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.953-962
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• 1987

본 연구에서는 국산 구조용강의 SM 45C 와 SUS 304 재를 최고 강도치가 나타 나는 압접조건하에서 압접하여 우재료의 용착금속부, 열영향부, 각 모재부 소정의 장 소에 미소원공을 가공한 시험편을 토대로 피로크랙의 발생 및 전파거동을 응력 레벨의 고저를 고려하여 고찰하였다.