• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.2402-2409
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• 2020

Analytical criteria for the onset of fuel fragmentation and Burst Fission Gas Release in fuel rods with ballooned claddings are formulated. On that basis, the GRSW-A model integrated with a fuel behaviour code is updated. After modification, the updated code is successfully applied to simulation of the Halden LOCA test IFA-650.12. Specifically, the calculation with Burst Fission Gas Release during the test resulted in prediction of cladding failure, whereas it could not be predicted at the test planning, before new models were implemented. A good agreement of the current model with experimental data for transient Fission Gas Release in the tests IFA-650.12 and IFA-650.14 is shown, as well.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2019

Objective: Sperm cryopreservation has been widely used in assisted reproductive technology, as it offers great potential for the treatment of some types of male infertility. However, cryopreservation may result in changes in membrane lipid composition and acrosome status, as well as reductions in sperm motility and viability. This study aimed to evaluate sperm DNA fragmentation damage caused by conventional freezing using the sperm chromatin dispersion test. Methods: In total, 120 fresh human semen samples were frozen by conventional methods, using SpermFreeze Solution as a cryoprotectant. Routine semen analysis and a Halosperm test (using the Halosperm kit) were performed on each sample before freezing and after thawing. Semen parameters and sperm DNA fragmentation were compared between these groups. Results: There was a significant decrease in sperm progressive motility, viability, and normal morphology after conventional freezing (32.78%, 79.58%, and 3.87% vs. 16%, 55.99%, and 2.55%, respectively). The sperm head, midpiece, and tail defect rate increased slightly after freezing. Furthermore, the DNA fragmentation index (DFI) was significantly higher after thawing than before freezing (19.21% prior to freezing vs. 22.23% after thawing). Significant increases in the DFI after cryopreservation were observed in samples with both normal and abnormal motility and morphology, as well as in those with normal viability. Conclusion: Conventional freezing seems to damage some sperm parameters, in particular causing a reduction in sperm DNA integrity.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2008

Aerospace structural applications, along with high performance marine and automotive applications, require high-strength efficiency, which can be achieved using metal matrix composites (MMCs). Rotating components, such as jet-engine blades and gas turbine parts, require materials that maximize strength efficiency and metallurgical stability at elevated temperatures. Titanium matrix composites (TMCs) are well suited in such applications, since they offer an enhanced resistance to temperature effects as well as corrosion resistance, in addition to optimum strength efficiency. The overall behavior of the composite system largly depends on the properties of the interface between fiber and matrix. Characterization of the fiber.matrix interface at operating temperatures is therefore essential for the developemt of these materials. The fiber fragmentation test shows good reproducibility of results in determining interface properties. This paper deals with the evaluation of fiber fragmentation characteristics in TMCs at elevated temperature and the results are compared with tests at ambient temperature. It was observed that tensile testing at $650^{\circ}C$ of single-fiber TMCs led to limited fiber fragmentation behavior. This indicates that the load transfer from the matrix to the fiber occurs due to interfacial friction, arising predominantly from mechanical clamping of the fiber by radial compressive residual and Poisson stresses. The present work also demonstrates that composite processing conditions can significantly affect the nature of the fiber.matrix interface and the resulting fragmentation of the fiber.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.329-344
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• 2015

Cratering tests in rock are generally carried out to identify its fragmentation characteristics. The test results can be used to estimate the minimum amount of explosives required for the target volume of rock fragmentation. However, it is not easy to perform this type of test due to its high cost and difficulty in securing the test site with the same ground conditions as the site where blasting is to be performed. Consequently, this study investigates the characteristics of rock fragmentation by using the hydrocode in the platform of AUTODYN. The effectiveness of the numerical models adopted are validated against several cratering test results available in the literature, and the effects of rock mass classification and ground formation on crater size are examined. The numerical analysis shows that the dimension of a crater is increased with a decrease in rock quality, and the formation of a crater is highly dependent on a rock of lowest quality in the case of mixed ground. It is expected that the results of the present study can also be applied to the estimation of the level and extent of the damage induced by blasting in concrete structures.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2018

In an age when a small quantity of sperm can lead to pregnancy through in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, selecting healthy sperm is important. Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is known to be higher in infertile men. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling (TUNEL) and the alkaline comet test are SDF tests that directly measure DNA damage and have shown closer correlations with assisted reproduction results than indirect tools such as the sperm chromatin structure assay or the sperm chromatic dispersion test. It is difficult; however, to endorse a single test as the best test overall; instead, it is best to select a testing method based on each patient's clinical condition and goals. In a couple struggling with infertility, if the male partner has a high level of SDF, he should aim to decrease SDF through lifestyle modifications, antioxidant treatment, and ensuring an appropriate duration of abstinence, and physicians need to treat the underlying diseases of such patients. If sperm DNA damage continues despite the patient's and physician's efforts, other methods, such as micromanipulation-based sperm selection or testicular sperm extraction, should be used to select healthy sperm with nuclear DNA integrity.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2024

최근 발파에 대한 다양한 신기술과 특허공법들이 개발되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 MDS 발파공법의 현장 적용성을 확인코자 시험시공을 진행하였으며, 파쇄입도와 300mm 이상의 대괴 발생률을 측정 및 분석하여 기존의 표준 발파공법과 비교하였다. 시험시공은 각 회차별로 동일한 벤치에서 표준발파와 MDS발파를 각 3회씩 시공하였으며, 디지털 영상처리기법을 활용하여 파쇄입도(P80)와 대괴 발생률(S30)을 측정하였다. 또한, 현장에서 체 바가지를 제작하여 파쇄석 더미에서 대괴를 선별하고 계근 및 환산처리를 통해 실측값을 산출하였다. 분석 결과 파쇄입도는 MDS발파가 표준발파보다 평균 약 21.0% 감소하였으며, 대괴 발생률에서 100-S30은 평균 10.1%, 실측값은 평균 7.6% 감소하였다. 시공 현장의 암질 차이로 인해 각 회차별로 발파효과는 차이가 있었지만, 전체적인 경향으로 볼 때 동등한 조건에서 MDS발파가 표준발파에 비해 파쇄입도 및 대괴 발생률에서 보다 효과적인 결과를 나타낸 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.234-245
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• 2023

The Arena Fragmentation Test(AFT) is designed to analyze warhead performance by measuring fragmentation data. In order to evaluate the results of the AFT, a set of AFT images are captured by high-speed cameras. To detect objects in the AFT image set, ResNet-50 based Faster R-CNN is used as a detection model. However, because of the low resolution of the AFT image set, a detection model has shown low performance. To enhance the performance of the detection model, Super-resolution(SR) methods are used to increase the AFT image set resolution. To this end, The Bicubic method and three SR models: ZSSR, EDSR, and SwinIR are used. The use of SR images results in an increase in the performance of the detection model. While the increase in the number of pixels representing a fragment flame in the AFT images improves the Recall performance of the detection model, the number of pixels representing noise also increases, leading to a slight decreases in Precision performance. Consequently, the F1 score is increased by up to 9 %, demonstrating the effectiveness of SR in enhancing the performance of the detection model.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1047-1059
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• 2018

This paper focuses on the cracking and fragmentation process in rock materials containing a pair of non-parallel flaws, which are through the specimen thickness, under vertical compression. Several numerical experiments are conducted with varying flaw arrangements that affect the initiation and tensile wing cracks, shear crack growth, and crack coalescing behaviors. To obtain realistic numerical results, a parallelized peridynamics formulation coupled with a finite element method, which is able to capture arbitrarily occurring cracks, is employed. From previous studies, crack initiation and propagation of tensile wing cracks, horsetail cracks, and anti-wing cracks are well understood along with the coalescence between two parallel flaws. In this study, the coalescence behaviors, their fragmentation sequences, and the role of an x-shaped shear band in rock material containing two non-parallel flaws are discussed in detail on the basis of simulation results strongly correlated with previous experimental results. Firstly, crack initiation and propagation of tensile wing cracks and shear cracks between non-parallel flaws are investigated in time-history and then sequential coalescing behavior is analyzed. Secondly, under the effect of varying inclination angles of two non-parallel flaws and overlapping ratios between a pair of non-parallel flaws, the cracking patterns including crack coalescence, fragmentation, and x-shaped shear band are investigated. These numerical results, which are in good agreement with reported physical test results, are expected to provide insightful information of the fracture mechanism of rock with non-parallel flaws.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.42-53
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• 2013

천공 작업 시 드릴비트 버튼의 타격 속도와 타격 간격은 천공효율을 높이는데 있어 매우 중요한 요소이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 버튼의 타격 속도 및 간격에 따른 암반 파쇄성능을 분석하기 위하여 홉킨스바 시험기를 이용한 타격시험을 수행하였다. 먼저, 버튼의 타격속도에 따른 암석파쇄 현상을 분석하기 위하여 단일타격 시험을 수행하였고, 수치해석을 통해 단일 타격 시험에 대한 암석의 파쇄과정을 모사하였다. 다음으로 버튼의 타격 간격에 따른 천공효율을 예측하기 위하여 타격 후 설정된 거리만큼 암석 시료를 이동시키고 재차 타격하는 방식으로 다중타격 시험을 수행하였다. 타격시험 후 암석의 천공부피는 레이저 스캐너를 이용하여 측정하였으며, 타격에너지와 천공부피를 통해 천공성능을 계산하였다. 이러한 시험 결과를 바탕으로 직경 102 mm 드릴비트의 1회 타격 시 천공성능을 예측하였다.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 1995년도 춘계학술발표회 프로그램 및 초록
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• pp.39-40
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• 1995