• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2020

The laser ultrasonic technique is gaining popularity for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) applications because it is a noncontact and couplant-free method and can inspect a target from a remote distance. For the conventional laser ultrasonic techniques, a pulsed laser is often used to generate broadband ultrasonic waves in a target structure. However, for crack detection using nonlinear ultrasonic modulation, it is necessary to generate narrowband ultrasonic waves. In this study, a pulsed laser is shaped into dual-line arrays using a spatial mask and used to simultaneously excite narrowband ultrasonic waves in the target structure at two distinct frequencies. Nonlinear ultrasonic modulation will occur between the two input frequencies when they encounter a fatigue crack existing in the target structure. Then, a nonlinear damage index (DI) is defined as a function of the magnitude of the modulation components and computed over the target structure by taking advantage of laser scanning. Finally, the fatigue crack is detected and localized by visualizing the nonlinear DI over the target structure. Numerical simulations and experimental tests are performed to examine the possibility of generating narrowband ultrasonic waves using the spatial mask. The performance of the proposed fatigue crack localization technique is validated by conducting an experiment with aluminum plates containing real fatigue cracks.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2021

구조체 열화, 손상 등에 의해 발생하는 누수는 동결융해에 의한 체적 변화를 유발하는 주요 원인 중 하나이며, 콘크리트 내부의 미세균열, 표면 스케일링 등을 유발한다. 이러한 손상은 염화물 등 외기 유해물질 침투 및 확산을 가속화시킨다. 시설물 성능평가 세부지침(2020)에서 피복 콘크리트 품질과 동해환경 지표가 새롭게 제시되었으며, 피복 콘크리트 품질은 반발경도시험으로, 동해환경은 동결융해 싸이클 수로 평가한다. 본 논문에서는 빠른 동특성 기반 초음파 비선형성을 통해 동결융해에 의한 초기 미세손상을 평가하고자 하였다. 서로 다른 물-시멘트비(40%, 60%)와 공기량(1.5%, 3.0%)을 가지는 콘크리트 시험체를 제작하고, 동결융해 싸이클 수를 증가시키며 압축강도, 반발경도, 상대동 탄성계수, 초음파 비선형성을 측정하였으며, SEM을 활용하여 미세균열 발생 및 진전을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 상대동탄성계수 및 반발경도로는 확인이 어려웠던 초기 미세손상을 공진주파수 비선형성 측정을 통해 탐지할 수 있었으며, 콘크리트의 동결융해 저항성능을 예측할 수 있다는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2013

The entity of negative appendectomies still poses a dilemma in chlidren. Focused computed tomography (CT) scanning has become the diagnostic test of choice in many hospitals. However, the impact of CT scans on the diagnosis in children is unknown exactly. The purpose of this study was to critically evaluate CT scans for the evaluation of acute appendicitis in children, to review utilization of this diagnostic test in our appendicitis population and to determine if diagnostic accuracy has improved. A retrospective analysis of efficacy of CT scan for diagnosis of appendicitis in children was conducted. Children undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis were reviewed from 2007 to 2012. Perforation and negative appendectomy (removal of a normal appendix) rates were determined by the final pathologic report. Statistical comparison were made using the $x^2$ test and significance was assigned at p < 0.05. Five hundred four appendectomies were performed. Mean age was $10.1{\pm}3.21$ years, and 62.7% were boys. Overall, 308 children (61.1%) underwent CT scanning, 100 (19.8%) had US performed, and 97 (19.2%) had no radiographic study. A pathologically normal appendix was removed in 8.7% (27 of 308) of CT patients, 9.0% (9 of 100) of US patients, and 11.3% (11 of 97) of patients without a study. The frequency of CT scanning increased from 29.7% (27 of 91) of all children in 2007 to 75.6% (59 of 78) in 2012, whereas utilization of US decreased from 30.8% (28 of 91) to 11.5% (9 of 78). During this time period the difference in the negative appendectomy rate did change significantly from 14% to 6%. Liberal use of CT scans in diagnosing appendicitis in children has resulted in a decreased negative appendectomy rate.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.283-292
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• 2009

Laser-based ultrasonic sensing requires the probe with fixed fecal length, but this requirement is not essential in laser-based ultrasonic generation. Based on this fact, we designed a pulsed laser-based ultrasonic wave propagation imaging (UWPI) system with a tilting mirror system for rapid scanning of target, and an in-line band-pass filtering capable of ultrasoaic mode selection. 1D-temporal averaging, 2D-spatial averaging, and 3D-data structure building algorithms were developed far clearer results allowing fur higher damage detectability. The imaging results on a flat stainless steel plate were presented in movie and snapshot formats which showed the propagation of ultrasound visible as a concentric wavefield emerging from the location of an ultrasonic sensor. A hole in the plate with a diameter of 1 mm was indicated by the scattering wavefields. The results showed that this robust UWPI system is independent of focal length and reference data requirements.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 1982

The objective of this phantom study is to develop a digital method for improving the lateral resolution of B-scan ultrasonographic images irs medical application of ultrasound. By utilizing a discrete state-space modeling approach and Kalman-Buch method for analysis of the transducer's beam profile and the measurement and sampling noise, a stable recursive restoration of the object image was obtained for improved lateral resolution. The point spread function (PSF) was measured for the reflective signals after scanning the small pins located along the depth of interest. One major advantage of the present recursive scheme over the transform method is in its applicability for the space-variant imaging, such as in the case of the rotational movement of transducer.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1984

A digital spectrum analysis technique was used to estimate the tissue characteristic parameters (transmission velocity and attenuation coefficient) in the phantom study and the human liver's ultrasound scanning. The soft tissue equivalent phantom was made with the combination materials of agar, water, powdered graphite, and n-propyl alcohol. In the human study, twenty five normal subjects and three patients with liver diseases were studied using the ultrasonic reflection signals and the spectrum analysis method The following results were obtained; 1. The soft tissue-equivalent materical could be produced with various acoustic parameters by changing the composition amount of the powdered graphite and n-propyl alcohol. 2. Attenuation coefficients of normal human liver tissue were estimated to be 0. 36 dB/cm MHz$\pm$0.11. In patients with liver disese, tile attenuation coefficients were shown to be different from the above normal values.

• 전기의세계
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.204-208
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• 1982

The objective of this paper is to present a digital method for improving the lateral resolution of the B-scan images in the medical applications of ultrasound. The method is based upon a mathematical model of the lateral blurring caused by the finite beam width of the transducers. This model provides a simple method of applying a recursive scheme for image restoration with fast computation time. The point spread function (P.S.F.) can be measured by the reflective signals after scanning the small pins located along the depth of interest. From the measured P.S.F., one can compute the coefficient matrices of the inverse discrete-time dynamic state variable equation of the blurring process. Then, a recursive scheme for deblurring is applied to the recorded B-scan to improve the lateral resolution. One major advantage of the present recursive scheme over the transform method is in its applicability for the space-variant imaging, such as in the case of the rotational movement of transducer.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2022

The production of geopolymer is considered as a cleaner process due to much lower CO₂ emission than that from the production of Portland cement. This paper presents a study of the potential use of recycled steel fibre (RSF) coming from the recycling process of the old tires in geopolymer mortars. Ground expanded perlite (EP) is used as a source of alumino-silicate and sodium hydroxide (NaOH=5, 10, 15, and 20M) is used as alkaline medium for geopolymer synthesis. RSFs were added to the mortar mixtures in four different volume fractions (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% of the total volume of mortar). The unit weight, ultrasound pulse velocity, flexural and compressive strength of expanded perlite based geopolymer mortar (EPGM) mixtures were determined. The microstructures of selected EPGMs were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses. The optimum molarity of sodium hydroxide solution was found to be 15M for geopolymer synthesis by EP. The test results revealed that RSFs can be successfully used for fibre-reinforced geopolymer production.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.191-200
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• 2023

In this study, MoS₂ nanoparticles were synthesized and analyzed through powder X-ray diffraction, Raman, ultraviolet-visible, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. The surface morphologies of the as-synthesized MoS₂ nanoparticles were investigated through scanning and transmission electron microscopies. The sonocatalytic activity of the MoS₂ nanoparticles toward Orange II removal was evaluated by utilizing a Box-Behnken design for response surface methodology in the experimental design. The sonocatalyst dosage, Orange II dye concentration, and ultrasound treatment time were optimized to be 0.49 g/L, 5 mg/L, and 150 min, respectively. The maximum efficiency of Orange II degradation on MoS₂ nanoparticles was achieved, with a final average value of 82.93%. Further, the results of a kinetics study on sonocatalytic Orange II degradation demonstrated that the process fits well with a pseudo-first-order kinetic model.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.298-305
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• 2013

스토버 방법(St$\ddot{o}$ber method)을 이용하여 균일한 크기의 실리카 나노비드(silica nanobead)를 합성하였으며 초음파(sonication) 방법을 이용하여 분자 처리된 유리 기판 위에 실리카 나노비드를 단층(monolayer)으로 정렬시켰다. 유리기판위에 처리된 분자층은 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane (CP-TMS)와 polyethyleneimine (PEI)가 사용되어졌고 합성된 나노비드는 톨루엔에 분산시킨 뒤 초음파방법으로 유기기판위에 부착되어졌다. 수행되어진 초음파방법은 분자 처리된 유리 기판을 단독으로 사용하는 SO (sonication without stacking) 모드와 두 개의 깨끗한 유리 기판 사이에 분자 처리된 유리 기판을 삽입하여 사용하는 SS (sonnication with stacking) 모드로 구분지어 적용되었으며, 기판위에 정렬된 실리카 나노비드의 무게는 마이크로 저울(microbalance)을 이용하여 측정한 뒤 점유도(degree of coverage, DOC)를 계산하였다. 결론적으로, SO 모드에서는 DOC가 단기간에 가파르게 상승하여 140% 이상까지 도달했지만 다층(multi-layer)구조가 많이 발견되는 특징이 있었고, SS 모드에서는 DOC가 평형에 도달하는 시간이 SO 모드보다 느리게 진행되었지만 보다 밀집(close-packing)된 형태의 단층구조가 관측되었다.