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A Study on Logconductivity-Head Cross Covariance in Two-Dimensional Nonstationary Porous Formations (비정체형 2차원 다공성 매질의 대수투수계수-수두 교차공분산에 관한 연구)

  • 성관제
    • Water for future
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.215-222
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    • 1996
  • An expression for the cross covariance of the logconductivity and the head in nonstationary porous formation is obtained. This cross covariance plays a key role in the inverse problem, i.e., in inferring the statistical characteristics of the conductivity field from head data. The nonstationary logconductivity is modeled as superposition of definite linear trend and stationary fluctuation and the hydraulic head in saturated aquifers is found through stochastic analysis of a steady, two-dimensional flow. The cross covariance with a Gaussian correlation function is investigated for two particular cases where the trend is either parallel or normal to the head gradient. The results show that cross covariances are stationary except along separation distances parallel to the mean flow direction for the case where the trend is parallel to head gradient. Also, unlike the stationary model, the cross covariance along distances normal to flow direction is non-zero. From these observations we conclude that when a trend in the conductivity field is suspected, this information must be incorporated in the analysis of groundwater flow and solute transjport.

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A Biomechanical Analysis of Stress Transfer Behaviors Within the Necrotic Area of Femoral Head secondary to Changes in Core Placement Direction on Various Distributions of Necrotic Areas in the Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (대퇴골두 무혈성 괴사증에 있어서 괴사 영역의 위치와 천공방향의 변화에 따른 대퇴골두 괴사영역에서의 응력 변화 분석에 대한 생체역학적인 고찰)

  • Lim, D.H.;Lee, S.J.;Kim, J.S.;Shin, J.W.;Kim, Y.S.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1998 no.11
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    • pp.157-158
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that even very small change of the cue direction in the treatment of the early osteonecrosis could affect the outcomes of operation. For this, the changes in stress transfer within the necrotic area of the femoral head were investigated under various directions and placements of the core utilizing finite element method. The loading of 3188N, which represents after-heel-strike, was imposed in cubic cosine pattern. All nodes on the most distal surface of the model were constrained in all directions. All materials included were assumed to have linear-elastic behavior. The result says that the critical stress, which causes collapse of the femoral head, was reduced when the core was oriented toward the posterior side of the femoral head regardless of location of the necrotic area. The same result was obtained either fibular bone grafting or cementation was adopted. As a consequence, the biomechanical study suggests that the core should be directed toward the loading point where the resultant force is applied to get more desirable treatment of the osteonecrosis of the femoral head in the early stage.

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A CEPHALOMETRIC STUDY OF THE NATURAL HEAD POSITION ACCORDING TO CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY (두개안면골 형태에 따른 두부위치에 관한 두부방사선 계측학적 연구)

  • Kim, Hyung-Jun;Ryu, Young-Kyu
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 1987
  • Diagnosis and treatment plans of patients are depended on cephalogram in most case. However, conventional cephalogram may change diagnosis because it ignores a conception of natural head position. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of head positions between conventional X-ray taking and x-ray taking in natural head position, and correlation between above results and craniofacial morphology, 60 male students in dental college, Yon sei Univ. were selected, and every cephalogram is studied by comparison of the change of head position. The results are as follows. 1. When taking X-ray by using conventional method, external auditary meatus FH was more tilted than ear rod FM by $2.1^{\circ}{\pm}1.8$ in forward and downward direction. 2. As facial form becomes concave, natural head position and head position, appeared in X-ray taking by using conventional method, become more similiar. 3. Change in head position had showed high correlations with facial form (N-A-Pog angle), and there was high significance to concave group when compared with average group, but significance to convex group was not found. 4. Multiple regression equation concerning change of head position was solved. ${\Delta}FH=24.5\;+\;0.31$ NAPog + 0.43 Prominence of Chin + 0.13 Facial length -0.32 Anterior facial height.

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Study of Human Perceptual Characteristics of Body Inclination Using a Tilt Bed

  • Inooka, Hikaru;Kim, HiSik
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.94.2-94
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    • 2001
  • This paper investigates human discomfort response to the foot-to-head acceleration. During ambulance transport, a patient suffers from the foot-to-head acceleration, which might deteriorate his illness. To investigate the relationship between the ride discomfort and the foot-to-head acceleration, experiments were performed using a van type automobile similar to an ambulance. The experimental results show that head-ward acceleration is more uncomfortable than the foot-ward acceleration. For further investigation of the difference of ride discomfort caused by the direction of acceleration, two experiments were peformed using a tilt bed. In these experiments, foot-to-head acceleration is applied to the subjects by tilting the bed. Using a tilt bed, we investigated two things; relationship between discomfort and inclination of the bed ...

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Shock Analysis of Head and Disk in Hard Disk Drive According to Various Rotating Speed (하드디스크 드라이브의 회전속도 변화에 따른 디스크와 헤드의 충격해석)

  • 박대경;박노철;박영필
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.1075-1082
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    • 2004
  • This research demonstrates the shock response analysis of a head disk assembly subjected to a half-sine shock pulse in the axial direction. In case of disk analysis, the numerical method presented by Barasch and Chen is used. Galerkin method is used with mode shape by numerical method. Head-suspension system is modeled as the cantilever in order to get simulation results. Simulation results of HDA are calculated by Runge-Kutta method. Finally, shock responses of head and disk are analyzed according to the change of the rotating speed of the disk.

A Biomechanical Analysis in the Neck Injury according to the Position of Read Restraint During Low Speed Rear-End Impacts (저속 정후면 추돌시 머리구속장치 위치에 따른 목 상해에 관한 생체 역학적 연구)

  • Jo Huichang;Kim Youngeun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.132-139
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    • 2005
  • The driving position of head restraints and the relative risk of neck injury were studied in the computer simulation. MADYMO human model with the detail neck model was used to define the magnitude and direction of internal forces acting on the cervical spine during rear-end impact and to determine the effect of the initial position of the occupant's head with respect to the head restraints. Maximum reaction forces were generated during the head contact to the restraint and relatively large forces were generated at each spinal components in lower cervical spine in proportion to backset and height distance increasement.

Precision Displacement Measurement Using Astigmatism (비점수차법을 이용한 초정밀변위측정법 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Heon;Jung, Kwang-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.25 no.7
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2008
  • The displacement sensor using optical pickup head is presented. The measuring principle of optical pickup head in focusing direction is adopted to measure displacement. The preliminary tests were carried out to verify the feasibility of the optical pickup head as a displacement sensor and optical pickup head showed about $8\;{\mu}m$ measuring range and 10nm resolution. The methodology to expand measuring range is proposed and proved its validity. The proposed displacement sensors are applied to AFM(Atomic Force Microscope) probe head to measure the deflection of micro-cantilever.

3-D Kinematic comparison of One Hand Backhand Stroke and Two Hand Backhand Stroke in Tennis (테니스 한손 백핸드 스트로크와 양손 백핸드 스트로크 동작의 3차원 운동학적 비교 분석)

  • Choi, Ji-Young;Shin, Je-Min
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.85-95
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between the segments of the body, the three dimensional anatomical angle during One Hand Backhand Stroke and Two Hand Backhand in tennis. For the movement analysis three dimensional cinematographical method(APAS) was used and for the calculation of the kinematic variables a self developed program was used with the LabVIEW 6.1 graphical programming(Johnson, 1999) program. By using Eular's equations the three dimensional anatomical Cardan angles of the joint and racket head direction were defined. 1. In three dimensional maximum linear velocity of racket head the X axis and Y axis(horizontal direction) showed $-11.04{\pm}2.69m/sec$, $-9.31{\pm}0.49m/sec$ before impact, the z axis(vertical direction) maximum linear velocity of racket head did not show at impact but after impact this will resulted influence upon hitting ball. It could be suggest that Y axis velocity of racket head influence on ball direction and z axis velocity influence on ball spin after impact. The stance distance between right foot and left foot was mean $75.4{\pm}5.86cm$ during one hand backhand stroke and $72.6{\pm}4.67cm$ during two hand backhand stroke. 2. The three dimensional anatomical angular displacement of trunk in interna rotation-external rotation showed most important role in backhand stroke. and is follwed by flexion-extension. the three dimensional anatomical angular displacement of trunk did not show significant difference between one hand backhand stroke and two hand backhand stroke but the three dimensional anatomical angular displacement of trunk was bigger than one hand backhand stroke. 3. while backhand stroke, the flexion-extension and adduction-abduction of right shoulder joint showed significant different between one hand backhand stroke and two hand backhand stroke. the three dimensional anatomical angular displacement of right shoulder joint showed more flex and abduct in one hand backhand stroke. 4. The three dimensional anatomical angular displacement of left shoulder showed flexion, adduction, and external rotation at impact. after impact, The angular displacement as adduction-abduction of left shoulder changed motion direction as abduction. angular displacement of left shoulder as flexion-extension showed bigger than the right shoulder.

Set-up errors in head and neck cancer treated with IMRT technique assessed by cone-beam computed tomography: a feasible protocol

  • Delishaj, Durim;Ursino, Stefano;Pasqualetti, Francesco;Matteucci, Fabrizio;Cristaudo, Agostino;Soatti, Carlo Pietro;Barcellini, Amelia;Paiar, Fabiola
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.54-62
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: To investigate set-up errors, suggest the adequate planning target volume (PTV) margin and image-guided radiotherapy frequency in head and neck (H&N) cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) assessed by kV cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: We analyzed 360 CBCTs in 60 patients with H&N cancer treated with IMRT. The target delineation was contoured according to ICRU62. PTVs were generated by adding a 3-5 mm margin in all directions to the respective clinical target volumes. The kV CBCT images were obtained at first three days of irradiation and weekly thereafter. The overall mean displacement, range, systematic (${\Sigma}$) and random (${\sigma}$) errors were calculated. Adequate PTV margins were calculated according to the van Herk formula ($2.5{\Sigma}+0.7r$). Results: The mean of set-up errors was less than 2 mm in any direction. The overall frequency of set-up displacements greater than 3 mm was 3.9% in medial-lateral (ML) direction, 8% in superior-inferior (SI) direction, and 15.5% in anterior-posterior (AP) direction. The range of translations shifts was 0-9 mm in ML direction, 0-5 mm in SI direction and 0-10 mm in AP direction, respectively. After systematic set-up errors correction, the adequate margin to overcome the problem of set-up errors was found to be less than 3 mm. Conclusion: Image-guided kV CBCT was effective for the evaluation of set-up accuracy in H&N cancer. The kV CBCT at first three fractions and followed-by weekly appears adequate for reducing significantly set-up errors in H&N cancer treated with IMRT technique. Finally, 3-5 mm PTV margins appear adequate and safe to overcome the problem of set-up errors.

DEM numerical study for the effect of scraper direction on shield TBM excavation in soil (개별요소법을 이용한 스크래퍼 비트방향이 토사지반에서의 쉴드 TBM 굴진에 끼치는 영향 연구)

  • Lee, Gi-Jun;Kim, Huntae;Kwon, Tae-Hyuk;Cho, Gye-Chun;Kang, Shin-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.689-698
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    • 2019
  • In tunnel excavation by TBMs, a cutterhead, which practically excavates the ground, is an important part directly affecting net penetration rate. Most of the researches on the cutterhead design that have been carried out until now are on the cutter arrangement. It is difficult to find a study for the effect of the scraper installation direction on TBM excavation although same cutterheads except for direction of the scraper are used in Korea. Therefore, this paper shows how the direction of scraper installation affects shield-TBM excavation. Discrete element method was used to identify the effect of scraper installation direction on shield-TBM excavation. When the scraper installation direction was outward, the amount of particles per unit time flowed into the cutter head opening was smaller than when the scraper installation direction was inward, and more loads were applied to the cutterhead.