• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.126-130
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• 2007

This paper proposes a method that automatically extracts characteristics of cracks such as length, thickness and direction, etc., from a concrete surface image with image processing techniques. This paper, first, uses the closing morphologic operation to adjust the effect of light extending over the whole concrete surface image. After applying the high-pass filtering operation to sharpen boundaries of cracks, we classify intensity values of the image into 8 groups and remove intensity values belong to the highest frequency group among them for the removal of background. Then, we binarize the preprocessed image. The auxiliary lines used to measure cracks of concrete surface are removed from the binarized image with position information extracted by the histogram operation. Then, cracks broken by the removal of background are extended to reconstruct an original crack with the $5{\times}5$ masking operation. We remove unnecessary information by applying three types of noise removal operations successively and extracts areas of cracks from the binarized image. At last, the opening morphologic operation is applied to compensate extracted cracks and characteristics of cracks are measured on the compensated ones. Experiments using real images of concrete surface showed that the proposed method extracts cracks well and precisely measures characteristics of cracks.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.546-550
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• 1996

The personal-computer software program named SAMS(Structural Aging Management System) was developed for the concrete structure of NPP(Nuclear Power Plant). SAMS is constituted of three part, detabase system containing various inspection data, operation program for standard input/output of the inspection data, and application program for efficient operation of database system. Using the SAMS, the field engineers can easily acquire the information about the various inspection data, repair and accidental histories of NPP structures. SAMS will contribute to the effcient maintenance of NPP structures.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.401-404
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• 2006

This study is the part of the investigation of the state of the art in ultra high flowing concrete (UHFC), applied in practical field construction, in order to develop the technology for improving workability. This paper includes a brief introduction of water content variance properties in UHFC before and after the pumping operation. Test showed that water content in all parameters decreased after the pumping. This is due to the increase of an absorption ratio of coarse aggregate by the pressure of the pumping operation. thus decreasing the water content. Therefore it should be considered to find out the possibility, which can improve the workability, suffering from over viscosity by the lower water content, in field construction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.929-933
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• 2007

Concrete Pavement Cutting Operation have Labor-intensive features. And Cutting Operation quality and productivity is influenced by operator's experience. Moreover Workers have risk of safety concerns. Therefore we need Concrete Pavement Cutting Operation automation system and system support software development on the economics. First of all we have to develop driving Path Planning for Concrete Pavement Cutting automation system. If result of Path Planning connect with automation system, Weak points is a complement to the existing Path Planning and we can obtain effective automation system. Consequently this paper suggest method of Autonomous Driving Path Planning for Concrete Pavement Cutting Operation And the Path Planning system application.

• Computers and Concrete
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.203-223
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• 2009

Regression analysis (RA) can establish an explicit formula to predict the strength of High-Performance Concrete (HPC); however, the accuracy of the formula is poor. Back-Propagation Networks (BPNs) can establish a highly accurate model to predict the strength of HPC, but cannot generate an explicit formula. Genetic Operation Trees (GOTs) can establish an explicit formula to predict the strength of HPC that achieves a level of accuracy in between the two aforementioned approaches. Although GOT can produce an explicit formula but the formula is often too complicated so that unable to explain the substantial meaning of the formula. This study developed a Backward Pruning Technique (BPT) to simplify the complexity of GOT formula by replacing each variable of the tip node of operation tree with the median of the variable in the training dataset belonging to the node, and then pruning the node with the most accurate test dataset. Such pruning reduces formula complexity while maintaining the accuracy. 404 experimental datasets were used to compare accuracy and complexity of three model building techniques, RA, BPN and GOT. Results show that the pruned GOT can generate simple and accurate formula for predicting the strength of HPC.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.62-70
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• 1995

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.273-278
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• 2004

According to Piaget, children aged 11 are in the middle of concrete operation period and formal operation period. So, it is necessary to adopt the Learning Cycle Model (LCM) which helps students improve their cognitive development. After determining the test for the Science Concept of Matter (SCOM), the experimental group showed higher average than the comparative group in the post-test. In the sound understanding, the experimental group showed higher ratio than the comparative group. And in the ratio of imperfect, wrong understanding and no response, the experimental group was lower than the comparative group. On the questions that were needed the complicated inquiry, many students of both groups still couldn't find the fundamental cause. In forming the scientific conceptualization, there was a meaningful difference (p < .001) after post-test Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) with pre-test result. After determining the test for the Test Inquiry Science Process (TISP), the experimental group showed higher average than the comparative group in the post-test. In the category of basic inquiry process which is needed in concrete operation, there was a meaningful difference (p < .05). In the category of unified inquiry process which is needed in formal operation, they showed no meaningful difference (p > .05). Therefore, applying the LCM to the chapter of 'Solution and Dissolving' is more effective on improving the scientific conceptualization and on helping the concrete operation abilities than the teacher centered learning.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.200-201
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• 2014

The construction industry in recent years, due to the multi-species engineering specialty, interest and importance of human resource management is growing. But, not many studies on the operation ratio are being proceeded due to the difficulty of casting people on site and actual survey. Thus, this study proposes the work type-specific quantitative operation ratio through work type-specific operation ratio analysis of reinforced concrete construction which takes up an important part of construction work.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.265-268
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• 2005

This paper discusses a strategy and status for development and operation of durability mock-up test facilities for offshore structures. The strategy is examplified and facilitated using an offshore transmission tower crossing the West sea and the Shihwha lake, which was designed and constructed 345kV T/L lines transmitting power from Yeong-Heung fossil power plant to Seoul metropolitan area. Various data for corrosion protection, aging, life-prediction of concrete and steel offshore structures can be obtained using the proposed mock-up test facility. Acquired data will be used for further research on durability, life-prediction, and retrofit of structures. It is important to maintain the safety of 345 kV Yeong-Heung transmission line crossing the Shihwha lake because the offshore structure is one of the critical electric facilities transmitting large power to the metropolitan area. Operation of the offshore transmission tower mock-up is expected to make a significant contribution to stable power supply.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.198-203
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• 1998

Through an analyses of the necessity and the practical meaning of the assets operation in railway transport enterprises, the authors argue that a railway transport enterprise shall lay equal stress on assets operation and production management, and suggest to take concrete steps on the basis of the aforesaid management strategy.