• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2022

In this study, composites containing undoped and barium-doped Bi₂WO₆:Ba²⁺were investigated for their shielding against diagnostic X-ray. At first, Bi₂WO₆ and barium-doped Bi₂WO₆ were synthesized with different weight percentages of barium oxide through a hydrothermal process. The as-synthesized nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and Raman spectroscopy (RS). After that, some shields were generated with undoped and barium-doped Bi₂WO₆:Ba²⁺ nanostructure particles incorporated into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polymer with different thicknesses and 15% weight of the nanostructure. Finally, the prepared samples were exposed to an X-ray tube at 40, 80, and 120 kV voltages, 10 mAs and, 44.5 cm SID (i.e. the distance from the X-ray beam source to the specimen). Linear and mass attenuation coefficients were also calculated for different samples. The results indicated that, among the samples, the one with 7.5 mmol barium-doped Bi₂WO₆ had the most attenuation at the voltage of 40kV, and the attenuation coefficients would increase with an increase in the amount of barium. The samples with 15 and 17.5 mmol barium-doped Bi₂WO₆ had higher attenuation than the others at 80 and 120 kV. Moreover, the half-value layer (HVL), tenth-value layer (TVL) and 0.25 mm lead equivalent thickness were calculated for all the samples. The lowest HVL value was for the sample with 7.5 mmol barium-doped Bi₂WO₆. As the result clearly show, an increment in the barium-doping content leads to a decrease in both HVL and TVL. In every three voltages, 0.25 mm lead equivalent thickness of the barium-doped composites (7.5 mmol and 15 mmol) had less than the other composites. The lowest value of 0.25 mm lead equivalent thickness was 7.5 barium-doped in 40 kV voltage and 15 mmol barium-doped in 80 kV and 120 kV voltages. These results were obtained only for 15% weight of the nanostructure.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2002년도 춘계 국제 학술대회
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• pp.33-36
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• 2002

This study was performed to investigate vibration generated from machines that were used at factories and construction works. Vibrations were measured at three points in a straight line based on distance from the vibration sources, and analyzed to assess the vibration levels. The average vibration level of factory machines was 65.4 dBV at 2 m, and that of construction machines was 74.0 dBV at 5m. Vibration attenuations was 4.0∼8.2 dBV by double distance. All such data were applied to gain coefficients of attenuation equations for predicting vibration level by distances from the vibration sources. Data recorded on tapes were analyzed to understand the characteristics of frequency because these characteristics are important factors to design a plan for installing the vibration-proof devices. Finally, considering results from these analysis, assessment, and prediction, the methods for reducing vibration generated from machines were discussed.

• 지구물리
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.207-209
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• 2005

한반도 남부의 지진으로부터 Richter의 원래 정의에 따라 유도된 지역규모식들을 검토하였다. 이들 지역규모식들의 비교를 위하여 2000년부터 2004년 사이에 발생한 126개 지진의 광대역 속도기록 자료를 이용하여 지역규모식의 거리수정항을 다음과 같이 새롭게 결정하였다. - log A 0 = 1.017 log ( r/17) + 0.00028 ( r - 17)2 +2 .0 이 결과는 한반도 남부의 변위 감쇠율이 미국 서부 지역보다는 낮고 동부지역보다는 높은 값이다. 이 결과는 김성균, 박민아(2002)가 제안한 지역규모식과 거의 일치한다. 이전에 연구된 지역규모식들의 차이는 주로 사용된 자료의 제한성에 기인하는 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.489-495
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• 2023

방사선 방어시설은 진단용 방사선 발생장치가 설치되어 있는 장소에 구축되어 환자, 방사선 작업 종사자 등의 피폭을 방지한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 방사선 방어시설의 주 재료인 납에 대해 최대관전압별 차폐 두께의 경향성을 몬테칼로 시뮬레이션과 실측을 통해 비교 검증하고자 한다. 몬테칼로 시뮬레이션 코드 중 Monte Carlo N-Particle 6를 활용하였으며 해당 시뮬레이션 상에 모사한 납 차폐 구조도는 선원과 납 시트 사이의 거리는 100 cm, 조사야 크기는 10 × 10 cm²이며 관전압은 80, 100, 120, 140 kVp로 설정하였다. 각 관전압별 에너지 스펙트럼을 산출하여 시뮬레이션에 적용하였다. 80, 100, 120, 140 kVp별 각각 50, 70, 90, 95% 차폐율을 보이는 납 두께를 산출하였다. 80 kVp에서 각 차폐율에 해당하는 두께는 각각 0.03, 0.08, 0.2 1, 0.33 mm이며, 100 kVp에서는 0.05, 0.12, 0.30, 0.50 mm, 120 kVp에서는 0.06, 0.14, 0.38, 0.56 mm, 140 kV p에서는 0.08, 0.16, 0.42, 0.61 mm로 나타났다. 산출된 납 두께에 대해 실측을 진행하였으며 사용된 방사선 발생장치는 GE Healthcare 사의 Discovery XR 656이며 선량계측기의 경우 IBA 사의 MagicMax이다. 실측결과 80 kVp에서 각 두께별 차폐율은 43.56, 70.33, 89.85, 93.05%였으며 100 kVp에서는 52.49, 72.26, 86.31, 92.17%, 120 kVp에서는 48.26, 71.18, 87.30, 91.56%, 140 kVp에서는 50.45, 68.75, 89.95, 91.65%.로 나타났다. 시뮬레이션과 실측을 비교한 결과 두 값의 차이가 평균 약 3% 이내로 작은 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 몬테칼로 시뮬레이션의 신뢰성을 검증함과 동시에 향후 방사선 방어시설의 구축에 있어 기초 데이터로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.487-494
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• 2020

선원과 검출기 사이의 거리, 검출기 지름, 방사선원의 부피 효과 등에 의해 검출기 입사면에서 입체각(solid angle)의 변화가 생기고 이는 검출기 내부에서의 경로 길이(path length) 차이를 유발하여 검출효율 결정에 영향을 미친다. 유효입체각 계산을 위한 일반적인 분석 방법은 단순한 기하학적 구조를 가진 선원 (60Co)에만 유용하여 본 실험에서는 검출기와 선원 간 거리 window cap 0.5 cm 기준점으로 하여 25 cm 까지 이동 시 켜면서 측정하였다. 또한 표준부피선원 450 ㎖, 1000 ㎖ 마리넬리 비이커는 검출기에 밀착 시켜 측정하였다. 검출기와 동축인 원형 점선원의 경우, 검출기 창으로부터의 거리에 대한 입체 각도의 변화를 측정치와 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션으로 계산 분석 관계의 결과 검출기의 반지름이 선원의 반지름보다 작을 경우, 입체 각도는 선원의 제곱 반지름 대 검출기의 제곱 반지름의 절반과 같다. 입체 각도의 차이는 0.53가 되므로 몬테카를로의 결과는 허용된다. 검출기-선원 간 거리의 역수와의 관계를 나타내었다. 입체각도는 거리에 따라 급격하게 감소함을 확인하였다. 부피선원에 대한 측정치와 시뮬레이션 결과는 거리 0 cm에서 1.01 %이며 거리가 5 cm, 10 cm로 멀어지면 4 % 미만의 차이를 보인다. 거리가 10 cm 일 때 처음으로 계산결과가 측정 결과보다 작아진다. 이는 거리가 멀어질수록 입체각이 작아지고, 에너지가 낮아질수록 감쇠효과가 지수 함수적으로 증가하는 원리가 효율의 계산에 반영되는 것을 확인할 수 있다. 따라서 검출효율은 고체 각도 및 몬테카를로 코드를 사용하기에 충분함을 입증하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.31-34
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• 2005

In this paper, we proposed a MAC protocol which can be used in power line communications(PLC). In the power line communication network, the data signal cannot travel long distance because of a serious attenuation. Consequently, we need to have a number of repeaters (amplifiers) in order to recover the signal power, which causes flooding problem in the network The proposed MAC protocol uses polling concept and solves the flooding problem in the power line communication network. The proposed protocol can be applied to power line communication networks for automatic power distribution control system. A mathematical analysis has been carried out to estimate the performance of the proposed protocol.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1191-1196
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• 2007

This research presents a laboratory study about an annoyance of impulsive sound caused by construction site(breaker and blasting). The sources are sampled from outdoor noise and their levels range from 40 to 75 dB at the interval of 5dB. The noise unit is based on A-weighted sound exposure level (ASEL; $L_{AE}$). To make equal ASEL of outdoor noise, finite impulse response (FIR) filter is applied to the originally sampled source to include the effect of distance attenuation. The evaluation method of jury test adopted a Semantic Difference Method (SDM). In the result of the Jury test for impulsive noise, the annoyance response of blasting noise was higher than that of breaker noise.

• 한국지구과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구과학회 2005년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.42-50
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• 2005

The electromagnetic (light) waves are limited to penetrate the media, ie, water and sea-bottom layers, due to high energy attenuation, but acoustic (sound) waves play as the good messenger to gather the underwater target information. Therefore the acoustic methods are applied to almost of ocean equipments and technology in terms of in-water and sub-bottom surveys. Generally the sound character is controlled by its frequency. In case that the sound source is low frequency, the penetration is high and the resolution is low. On the other hand, its character is reversed at the high frequency. The common character at the both of light and sound is the energy damping according to the travel distance increase.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.11-17
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• 1997

Impulsive vibration velocity is monitored at the surface and the boundary surface of rocks as various impulsive forces of horizontal and vertical directions were given to rocks which had difference in uniaxial compressive strength for investigate to the vibration velocity of rocks according to the impulsive direction and the monitoring site. The vibration velocity of the boundary surface of rocks was about 2.9 times or much larger than that of the surface at the same scaled distance in the case of horizontal impulsive forces, and was above 4.2 times in the case of vertical impulsive forces. The attenuation exponents of the vibration velocity equations in the surface and the boundary surface of rocks make a vast difference with the impulsive directions, but is makes little difference in the case of the same impulsive direction. The ratio of vibration constants of the surface to the boundary surface of rocks is that square and cube root scaled equation is a range of 2.7∼3.0 and 4.9∼5.0 respectively in the case of horizontal impulsive forces, and is a range of 4.2∼5.7 and 7.7∼11.5 respectively in the case of vertical impulsive forces.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1-4
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• 2008

Prediction models currently being used for road traffic noise in apartment are equation of NIER, HW-NOISE of Korea Expressway Corporation, FHWA of United States, CRTN of United Kingdom, NMPB of France, ASJ RTN-Model 2003 of Japan and ISO 9613-1, 2 as a international standard. ISO 9613 species an engineering method for calculating the attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors in order to predict the levels of environmental noise at a distance from a variety of sources. This study, prior to investigation of every prediction methods listed above, aims to examine the model internationally standardized and to establish a reference for the prediction of road traffic noise in apartment.