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한계상태모델을 이용한 철근콘크리트와 포스트텐션 무량판의 통합해석 (Generalized Analysis of RC and PT Flat Plates Using Limit State Model)

  • 강현구;나창순
    • 콘크리트학회논문집
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    • 제21권5호
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    • pp.599-609
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    • 2009
  • 2층 규모의 철근콘트리트조 및 포스트텐션조 무량판구조를 1/3 스케일로 축소하여 제작한 실험체의 진동대 실험 결과를 바탕으로 무량판구조의 모델링 기법을 향상하고자 하는 연구를 수행하였다. 이 연구에서 적용한 모델링 방법은 슬래브의 휨모멘트에 의한 휨파괴, 불균형모멘트의 전달에 의한 휨파괴 및 펀칭전단파괴에 의한 슬래브-기둥 접합부의 모멘트 전달능력 상실등의 영향을 반영하는 매우 포괄적인 구조해석 방식이다. 펀칭전단파괴에 대해서는 중력비와 층간변위각에 기초한 한계상태 모델이 적용되었다. 이 논문에서 제안된 비선형 모델은 무량판구조의 진동대 실험 결과와 잘 부합하는 것으로 나타났다.

지하매설물 중 도시가스 지하배관에 대한 위험성 서열화 분석 (Risk Ranking Analysis for the City-Gas Pipelines in the Underground Laying Facilities)

  • 고재선;김효
    • 한국화재소방학회논문지
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.54-66
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    • 2004
  • 본 논문은 도시 가스 지하배관의 위험관리체계를 유지하는데 필요한 요소들 중 배관의 위험성평가에 적절한 기법을 제안하고, 그 평가결과에 근거하여 가장 비용-효과가 큰 배관 유지관리방안을 찾아내는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서 제안된 지하배관의 위험성서열화의 접근방법은 세 가지 측면에서 행하여졌는데, 첫째는 RBI(Risk Based Inspection)으로서 배관의 위험도에 영향을 주는 주변인구조건, 관의 크기 및 두께. 사용시간 등을 기준으로 일차적 평가를 함으로서 노출위험도의 높고 낮음을 정성적으로 평가하였고, 둘째는 Scoring System으로서 매설된 배관의 환경적인 요소에 기초하여 점수화하여 구체적으로 위험도를 서열화 하였다. 셋째로는 THOMAS 이론으로부터 대상배관의 누출빈도를 정량화 하였다. 그 결과 도시 가스 대상배관의 노출위험도는 대략 중간이상의 값을 갖는 것으로 나타났으며, 제안된 SPC기법을 적용하여 위험성을 평가한 결과, 대상배관의 부식위험성 점수 값이 허용범위(30-70)에 골고루 분포하는 것으로 보아 설정된 평가기준이 실제배관에 대해 상대적인 부식위험성을 잘 서열화 됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 THOMAS모델을 적용한 평가결과로서의 Score값은 배관의 길이를 포함한 여러 치수들에 무관한 환경요인에 관련된 값인 반면, 기본누출빈도는 배관의 길이를 포함해서 다른 치수들에 비례함을 보여주고 있다. 그 결과 점수 값이 상대적으로 적은 배관구간(상대적으로 위험성이 낮은 구간)도 배관길이가 훨씬 더 크다면 누출발생빈도가 더 높은 값을 갖는다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 대상 파이프라인의 허용위험수용범위는 전체 누출 빈도 값인 최대 1.00E-01/yr로부터 최소 2.50E-02의 영역을 나타내고 있어 이에 상응되는 높은 Consequence를 수용 가능한 영역으로 낮추는 조치가 필요함을 보여주고 있고, 종합파손확률에 대해 사용시간을 회기 분석법(Regression Analysis)으로 예측한 결과, 이에 대한 방정식을 유추할 수 있었고, 그에 대한 결과가 대상 파이프라인의 사용 년 수인 11년에서 13년으로 나타나 실제 대상배관들의 연령과 거의 일치함을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제안된 위험성 서열화 접근방법은 실제적으로 지하배관의 유지관리를 하는데 있어서 매우 효율적으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Defining the optimal technique for endoscopic ultrasound shear wave elastography: a combined benchtop and animal model study with comparison to transabdominal shear wave elastography

  • Thomas J. Wang;Marvin Ryou
    • Clinical Endoscopy
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    • 제56권2호
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2023
  • Background/Aims: Shear wave elastography (SWE) is used for liver fibrosis staging based on stiffness measurements. It can be performed using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or a transabdominal approach. Transabdominal accuracy can be limited in patients with obesity because of the thick abdomen. Theoretically, EUS-SWE overcomes this limitation by internally assessing the liver. We aimed to define the optimal technique for EUS-SWE for future research and clinical use and compare its accuracy with that of transabdominal SWE. Methods: Benchtop study: A standardized phantom model was used. The compared variables included the region of interest (ROI) size, depth, and orientation and transducer pressure. Porcine study: Phantom models with varying stiffness values were surgically implanted between the hepatic lobes. Results: For EUS-SWE, a larger ROI size of 1.5 cm and a smaller ROI depth of 1 cm demonstrated a significantly higher accuracy. For transabdominal SWE, the ROI size was nonadjustable, and the optimal ROI depth ranged from 2 to 4 cm. The transducer pressure and ROI orientation did not significantly affect the accuracy. There were no significant differences in the accuracy between transabdominal SWE and EUS-SWE in the animal model. The variability among the operators was more pronounced for the higher stiffness values. Small lesion measurements were accurate only when the ROI was entirely situated within the lesion. Conclusions: We defined the optimal viewing windows for EUS-SWE and transabdominal SWE. The accuracy was comparable in the non-obese porcine model. EUS-SWE may have a higher utility for evaluating small lesions than transabdominal SWE.

A longitudinal study of the relation of lead in blood to lead in air concentrations among battery workers

  • Hodgkins Douglas G.;Robins Thomas G.;Hinkamp David L.;Schork M. Anthony;Krebs William H.
    • 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한예방의학회 1994년도 교수 연수회(환경)
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    • pp.577-584
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    • 1994
  • The relation between lead in air (PbA) and lead in blood (PbB), concentrations was investigated among 44 workers in five major operations in a United States high volume, lead acid battery plant. The study covered a 30 month period in which workers received frequent PbA and PbB determinations, workers remained in a single job, and PbA concentrations averaged below the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) permissible exposure limit of $50{\mu}g/m^{3}$. In both univariate and multivariable linear regressions, longitudinal analyses averaging PbA concentrations over the 30 month study period appeared superior to cross sectional analyses using only six month PbA averages .to model PbB concentrations. The covariate adjusted coefficient ($\alpha$ value) for PbA($\mu/m^{3}$) in models of PbB (${\mu}g/100\;g$) was 1-14. This figure is strikingly higher than that reported in previous studies in the lead acid battery industry in all of which PbA concentrations were substantially higher than in the current study. Plausible explanations for the differences in a: values include non-linearity of the PbA-PbB curve, a higher fraction of large size particulate associated with higher PbA concentrations, survivor bias among workers exposed to higher PbA concentrations, and the cross sectional designs of most previous studies. Despite previously reported problems with the model used by OSHA to predict PbA-PbB relations, the findings of this study are in good agreement with the predictions of that model.

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인체에서 Pick 원리 및 열희석법에 의한 심박출량 측정의 비교 연구 (Comparison of Cardiac Output Determination by Direct Fick and Thermodilution Method in Man)

  • 장병철
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.228-234
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    • 1981
  • Measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution method is easy to perform and can be repeated at very short intervals and offers a number of theoretical and practical advantages. The purpose of this paper is to reevaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of the thermodilution cardiac output by comparing the results with those obtained by the direct Fick technique. From January through April 1981 [4 months], 26 simultaneous cardiac output measurements were made using thermodilution and direct Fick methods in 12 patients in the intensive care unit of Severance Hospital following open heart surgery. The average age of the patients was $34.8{\pm}12.0$ [SD] years [range; 17-57 years]. For cardiac output determination by thermodilution technique [$CO_TD$], a Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Catheter, Model 93A-131-7F [Edwards Laboratories], a Cardiac Output Computer, Model 9520A, and Strip Chart Recorder, Model 9810 [Edwards Laboratories] were used. For the determination of cardiac output by direct Fick principle [$CO_Fick$], a Van Slyke Manometric Apparatus [Thomas] for the measurements of arteriovenous oxygen content difference and a Collin`s Respirometer with Kymograph for the measurement of oxygen consumption were used. The correlation between the simultaneously measured $CO_TD$ and $CO_Fick$ was found to be $CO_Fick$ = 0.95.$CO_TD$ + 0.1073, [r= 0.9777, P < 0.001 ]. For 26 double or triple determinations of $CO_TD$, the values ranged from 1.77 L/min to 6.66 L/min, with a reproducibility of 2.18%. The maximum difference of $CO_TD$ for $CO_Fick$ was between +11.99% and -12,99% [$Mean{\pm}SD$ = $6.07{\pm}3.97$%]. Measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution method provides a simple, rapid, reproducible and highly accurate method for multiple cardiac output measurements suitable for use at the bedside. Comparison of Cardiac Output Determination by Direct Fick and Thermodilution Method in Man.

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A feasibility study of using a 3D-printed tumor model scintillator to verify the energy absorbed to a tumor

  • Kim, Tae Hoon;Lee, Sangmin;Kim, Dong Geon;Jeong, Jae Young;Yang, Hye Jeong;Schaarschmidt, Thomas;Choi, Sang Hyoun;Cho, Gyu-Seok;Kim, Yong Kyun;Chung, Hyun-Tai
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권9호
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    • pp.3018-3025
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    • 2021
  • The authors developed a volumetric dosimetry detector system using in-house 3D-printable plastic scintillator resins. Three tumor model scintillators (TMSs) were developed using magnetic resonance images of a tumor. The detector system consisted of a TMS, an optical fiber, a photomultiplier tube, and an electrometer. The background signal, including the Cherenkov lights generated in the optical fiber, was subtracted from the output signal. The system showed 2.1% instability when the TMS was reassembled. The system efficiencies in collecting lights for a given absorbed energy were determined by calibration at a secondary standard dosimetry laboratory (kSSDL) or by calibration using Monte Carlo simulations (ksim). The TMSs were irradiated in a Gamma Knife® IconTM (Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) following a treatment plan. The energies absorbed to the TMSs were measured and compared with a calculated value. While the measured energy determined with kSSDL was (5.84 ± 3.56) % lower than the calculated value, the energy with ksim was (2.00 ± 0.76) % higher. Although the TMS detector system worked reasonably well in measuring the absorbed energy to a tumor, further improvements in the calibration procedure and system stability are needed for the system to be accepted as a quality assurance tool.

자기유체역학 코드를 이용한 축 대칭 엑스 핀치 플라즈마 구조의 2차원 전산해석 (Numerical Simulation on the Formation and Pinching Plasma in X-pinch Wires on 2-D Geometry)

  • 변상민;나용수;정경재;김덕규;이상준;이찬영;함승기;류종현
    • 한국군사과학기술학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.211-218
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    • 2021
  • This paper deals with the computational work to characterize the formation and pinching of a plasma in an X-pinch configuration. A resistive magnetohydrodynamic model of a single fluid and two temperature is adopted assuming a hollow conical structure in the (r,z) domain. The model includes the thermodynamic parameter of tungsten from the corrected Thomas-Fermi EOS(equation of state), determining the average ionization charge, pressure, and internal energy. The transport coefficients, resistivity and thermal conductivity, are obtained by the corrected Lee & More model and a simple radiation loss rate by recombination process is considered in the simulation. The simulation demonstrated the formation of a core-corona plasma and intense compression process near the central region which agrees with the experimental observation in the X-pinch device at Seoul National University. In addition, it confirmed the increase in radiation loss rate with the density and temperature of the core plasma.

3D SIMULATIONS OF RADIO GALAXY EVOLUTION IN CLUSTER MEDIA

  • O'NEILL SEAN M.;SHEARER PAUL;TREGILLIS IAN L.;JONES THOMAS W.;RYU DONGSU
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제37권5호
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    • pp.605-609
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    • 2004
  • We present a set of high-resolution 3D MHD simulations exploring the evolution of light, supersonic jets in cluster environments. We model sets of high- and low-Mach jets entering both uniform surroundings and King-type atmospheres and propagating distances more than 100 times the initial jet radius. Through complimentary analyses of synthetic observations and energy flow, we explore the detailed interactions between these jets and their environments. We find that jet cocoon morphology is strongly influenced by the structure of the ambient medium. Jets moving into uniform atmospheres have more pronounced backflow than their non-uniform counterparts, and this difference is clearly reflected by morphological differences in the synthetic observations. Additionally, synthetic observations illustrate differences in the appearances of terminal hotspots and the x-ray and radio correlations between the high- and low-Mach runs. Exploration of energy flow in these systems illustrates the general conversion of kinetic to thermal and magnetic energy in all of our simulations. Specifically, we examine conversion of energy type and the spatial transport of energy to the ambient medium. Determination of the evolution of the energy distribution in these objects will enhance our understanding of the role of AGN feedback in cluster environments.

Numerical analyses of the force transfer in concrete-filled steel tube columns

  • Starossek, Uwe;Falah, Nabil;Lohning, Thomas
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.241-256
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    • 2010
  • The interaction between steel tube and concrete core is the key issue for understanding the behavior of concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFTs). This study investigates the force transfer by natural bond or by mechanical shear connectors and the interaction between the steel tube and the concrete core under three types of loading. Two and three-dimensional nonlinear finite element models are developed to study the force transfer between steel tube and concrete core. The nonlinear finite element program ABAQUS is used. Material and geometric nonlinearities of concrete and steel are considered in the analysis. The damage plasticity model provided by ABAQUS is used to simulate the concrete material behavior. Comparisons between the finite element analyses and own experimental results are made to verify the finite element models. A good agreement is observed between the numerical and experimental results. Parametric studies using the numerical models are performed to investigate the effects of diameterto-thickness ratio, uniaxial compressive strength of concrete, length of shear connectors, and the tensile strength of shear connectors.

A new approach to deal with sensor errors in structural controls with MR damper

  • Wang, Han;Li, Luyu;Song, Gangbing;Dabney, James B.;Harman, Thomas L.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.329-345
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    • 2015
  • As commonly known, sensor errors and faulty signals may potentially lead structures in vibration to catastrophic failures. This paper presents a new approach to deal with sensor errors/faults in vibration control of structures by using the Fault detection and isolation (FDI) technique. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach, a space truss structure with semi-active devices such as Magneto-Rheological (MR) damper is used as an example. To address the problem, a Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) based fixed-order $H_{\infty}$ FDI filter is introduced and designed. Modeling errors are treated as uncertainties in the FDI filter design to verify the robustness of the proposed FDI filter. Furthermore, an innovative Fuzzy Fault Tolerant Controller (FFTC) has been developed for this space truss structure model to preserve the pre-specified performance in the presence of sensor errors or faults. Simulation results have demonstrated that the proposed FDI filter is capable of detecting and isolating sensor errors/faults and actuator faults e.g., accelerometers and MR dampers, and the proposed FFTC can maintain the structural vibration suppression in faulty conditions.