• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 최근 보강토 옹벽의 보강재와 시공법에 대한 국산화에 대한 요구로 전면벽체나 토목섬유 등을 대체할 수 있는 공법에 대한 개발 수요가 많아짐에 따라 경제적이고, 안정한 블록식 보강토 옹벽의 개발을 실시하고, 새롭게 고안된 블록식 보강토 옹벽에 대해 수치해석을 실시하여 거동특성에 대해 분석하였다. 제안된 보강토 옹벽은 첫째, 블록에 전단키를 두어 벽체를 일체화 하였으며, 둘째, 이론적인 파괴면에 보강재를 집중적으로 시공하여 전단 파괴면을 보강함으로써 옹벽의 안정성을 만족시키는 공법이다. 블록식 옹벽의 거동 특성을 분석하기 위해 해석에서 보강재의 사용 요소는 cable 요소와 strip 요소에 대해 수치해석을 실시하였으며, 보강재 길이, 간격, 블록의 일체화의 조건을 변화하여 해석하였다. 이러한 조건으로 해석한 결과 파괴면만 보강하는 경우보다 전면 벽체 블록과 체결을 위해 긴 보강재를 설치하는 경우가 보강효과를 증가시키고, 변위를 많이 구속할 수 있는 것으로 판단되었으며, 전면 벽체와 체결과 함께 일체화를 고려하기 위해 전단키를 설치하는 경우가 벽체를 개별요소로 해석한 경우보다 변위 구속효과가 있었다. 또한, 긴 보강재를 1간격과 2간격으로 시공한 경우의 발생 변형량은 AASHTO의 시공중 허용 발생변형량에 비해 작게 발생되어 본 연구에서 제안한 공법은 구조물의 중요도에 따라 보강재의 간격을 달리하여 현장에 적용할 수 있는 안정한 공법으로 판단된다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2010년도 춘계 학술대회 제22권1호
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• pp.39-40
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• 2010

건물이 대형화 고층화되어 감에 따라서 층고를 절감시킴과 동시에 장스팬을 구현할 수 있는 부재에 대한 요구가 늘어가고 있다. 비록 많은 연구자에 의해서 층고절감과 장스팬에 대한 요구를 만족시키기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있지만, 여전히 두 가지 요구사항을 동시에 만족시키는 효율적인 시스템이 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 파형웨브를 가진 프리스트레스 합성보는 시공성과 구조적인 성능을 동시에 향상시킬 수 있다. 시공과정에서 발생할 수 있는 비대칭 하중에 상대적으로 작은 부재를 가지고 강한 저항성을 발휘하여 시공성을 높일 수 있으며, 또한 동바리와 서포트 등의 가설부재를 줄임으로써 경제성도 확보할 수 있다. 파형웨브는 아코디언효과를 만들기 때문에 프리스트레스의 도입효율이 좋아져 더 큰 상향치올림를 유발시켜 부재의 처짐을 줄일 수 있다. 5개의 실험체를 제작하여 제안한 합성보의 효율성을 검토하였는데 그 주요한 변수로는 웨브와 플렌지에 용접된 형태와 drape point의 개수이다. 실험을 통하여 제안한 프리스트레스 합성보가 기존에 프리스트레스를 도입하지 않은 합성보 보다 큰 휨강성과 휨강도를 발휘한다는 것을 증명하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.603-606
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• 1991

Probenecid의 결정구조는 graphite-monochromated Mo-K${\alpha}$선을 사용하는 ENRAF-NONIUS CAD-4 자동 X-선 4축 회절기에서 수집된 2574개의 독립적 회절 반점들을 이용하여 결정되었다. 결정은 triclinic system에 속하고, 공간군은 P$\bar{1}$이며, 단위세포 상수는 a = 7.535(2)${\AA}$, b = 18.473 (5)${\AA}$, c = 5.317(9)${\AA}$, ${\alpha} = 92.00(5)^{\circ}$, ${\beta} = 99.02(5)^{\circ}$, ${\gamma} = 94.89(2)^{\circ}$, V = 727.4(2)${\AA}^3$이었다. 이 밖의 다른 parameters로서, Z = 2, $D_m$ = 1.310, $D_x = 1.302 gcm^{-3}$, ${\mu} = 1.88 cm^{-1}$, F(000) = 304, and T = 298 K이었다. 5${\sigma}(F_o)$ 이상인 1209개의 반점들에대한 최종 R및 $R_w$는 각각 0.0676과 0.0630이었다. 질소원자 N(13)의 공간배열에서, 결합각의 합은 350.9이며, 질소 주위의 세 원자가 이루는 평면에서 0.268(6)${\AA}$ 만큼 벗어나 있다. S(1)-C(4) 결합길이는 1.792(6)${\AA}$이며 C(4)-S(1)-N(13) 결합각은 $106.5(3)^{\circ}$이다. 분자의 전체적인 형태는 황에 대하여 접혀진 구조를 나타내고 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.3192-3202
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• 2014

본 연구는 국가지정문화재로 지정된 목조건축물 중 합각지붕 형식을 가지고 있는 사찰의 주불전 32동을 대상으로 규모에 따라 규모별 구성요소의 구체적 특성을 분석하고, 주요 부재 상호간 미치는 영향이나 비례관계 등을 분석하여 향후 문화재 복원 및 보수를 위한 객관적인 기초자료를 제공하는데 목적으로 하고 있다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 평면비례는 3칸 건축물에서 도리통(전면)과 양통(측면)의 평균비례는 1.31:1 정도이며, 5칸 건축물 평균비례는 1.70:1로 이루어져 있다. 둘째, 주칸비례 및 위치별 기둥 굵기를 분석한 결과, 3칸 및 5칸 건축물 모두 어칸이 퇴칸이나 협칸에 비해 주칸을 넓게 형성한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 3칸 건축물 평균 기둥 굵기는 귀기둥 491mm, 평주 433mm 정도이며, 5칸 건축물에서는 귀기둥 595mm, 평주 511mm 정도의 굵기로 분석되었다. 귀기둥 굵기가 평주보다 평균 60mm~80mm정도 굵게 이루어진 것은 구조적인 안정성과 착시현상을 고려한 것으로 판단된다. 셋째, 건물규모(면적)에 따른 기둥 굵기, 처마 내밀기, 차마높이에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 3칸 건축물에서는 건물규모(면적)가 큰 건물일수록 크게 나타나는 상관관계를 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 5칸 건축물에서는 건물규모(면적)에 크게 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 넷째, 기둥과 처마와의 관계 분석 결과, 3칸 건축물과 5칸 건축물에서 모두 기둥 길이가 긴 건물일수록 처마높이와 처마 내밀기를 크게 둔 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 처마높이는 기둥 길이와 아주 밀접한 상관관계를 가지고 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 3칸 건축물과 5칸 건축물에서 모두 처마 내밀기가 큰 건물일수록 처마높이도 높게 형성된 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.916-921
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• 2011

본 연구지역인 장원통은 자연 경반층을 함유하는 토양으로 명시되어 있다. 따라서, 장원통의 물리 화학적, 광물학적 그리고 미세형태학적 분석을 통해 경반층의 생성원인을 규명하고자 하였다. 토양의 층위별로 토양을 채취하여 물리화학적 광물학적 특성을 분석하였다. 토성분석은 피펫법으로 측정하였다. 점토광물은 $<2{\mu}m$ 이하로 분리한 후 정방위법으로 X-선 회절기를 이용하여 동정하였다. 미세형태학적 특성을 살펴보기 위해 불교란 시료를 채취하여 0.03mm 이하로 박편을 제작한 후 편광현미경을 이용하여 분석하였다. 장원통 시료에 대한 물리 화학적 특성을 분석한 결과, 토양조성은 모든 층위가 미사질 양토로 도시되었다. 점토의 함량이 약 19.3-20.6% 범위이고, 미사는 약 58.3-61.5%로 미사의 함량이 높게 분포하고 있으며 상부보다는 하부로 내려갈수록 미사의 함량이 더 높게 분포하였다. 표토의 pH는 4.9-4.8로 우리나라 밭 토양의 평균치 5.59 보다 낮게 분포 하고 있었다. 점토광물은 일라이트, 카올리나이트, 녹니석 그리고 질석이 동정되었다. 본 지역의 미세형태학적 특성을 관찰하기 위해 박편을 제작하여 편광현미경 하에서 박편을 관찰한 결과, 사장석과 석영반정이 주위에 미사크기의 각괴상 토양 입자가 우상-좌상방향으로 미약한 층을 이루고 있으나 기질과 경계가 명확하고 토양 기질 간에 미사 크기의 띠를 관찰할 수 있었다. 점토광물은 점토 집적층에서 공극을 채우는 형태로 존재하는 것이 아니라 일차광물에서 변질된 이차광물로 존재하고 있다. 따라서 장원통의 경반층은 점토집적 보다는 미사집적에 의한 영향이 더 크다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 현재의 토양통 설명서에서 분류된 Typic Fragiochrepts의 해석이 올바르다고 판단된다.

• 안보군사학연구
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• 통권13호
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• pp.687-738
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• 2016

To prepare for the complicated international relationship regarding Korean Peninsula after reunification, this thesis started off with the awareness that Unified Korea should build its international posture and national security at an early stage by determining its appropriate military strength for independent defense and military strategies that Unified Korea should aim. The main theme of this thesis is 'The research on appropriate military strength of the Unified Korean military'. To derive appropriate military strength of Unified Korea, this research focuses on conflict scenario and relative balance strategy based on potential threats posed by neighboring countries, and this is the part that differentiates this research from other researches. First of all, the main objective of the research is to decide appropriate military strength for Unified Korea to secure defense sufficiency. For this, this research will decide efficient military strategy that Unified Korea should aim. Than by presuming the most possible military conflict scenario, this research will judge the most appropriate military strength for Unified Korea to overcome the dispute. Second, after deciding appropriate military strength, this research will suggest how to operate presumed military strength in each armed force. The result of this thesis is as in the following. First, Unified Korea should aim 'relative balance strategy'. 'Relative balance strategy' is a military strategy which Unified Korea can independently secure defense sufficiency by maintaining relative balance when conflicts occur between neighboring countries. This strategy deters conflicts in advance by relative balance of power in certain time and place. Even if conflict occurs inevitably, this strategy secures initiative. Second, when analyzing neighboring countries interest and strategic environment after unification, the possibility of all-out war will be low in the Korean Peninsula because no other nation wants the Korean Peninsula to be subordinated to one single country. Therefore appropriate military strength of the Unified Korean military would be enough when Unified Korea can achieve relative balance in regional war or limited war. Third, Northeast Asia is a region where economic power and military strength is concentrated. Despite increasing mutual cooperation in the region, conflicts and competition to expand each countries influence is inherent. Japan is constantly enhancing their military strength as they aim for normal statehood. China is modernizing their military strength as they aspire to become global central nation. Russia is also enhancing their military strength in order to hold on to their past glory of Soviet Union as a world power. As a result, both in quality and quantity, the gap between military strength of Unified Korea and each neighboring countries is enlarged at an alarming rate. Especially in the field of air-sea power, arms race is occurring between each nation. Therefore Unified Korea should be equipped with appropriate military strength in order to achieve relative balance with each threats posed by neighboring countries. Fourth, the most possible conflicts between Unified Korea and neighboring countries could be summarized into four, which are Dokdo territorial dispute with Japan, Leodo jurisdictional dispute with China, territorial dispute concerning northern part of the Korea Peninsula with China and disputes regarding marine resources and sea routes with Russia. Based on those conflict scenarios, appropriate military strength for Unified Korea is as in the following. When conflict occurs with Japan regarding Dokdo, Japan is expected to put JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3, one out of four of its Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Fleet, which is based in Maizuru and JMSDF Maizuru District. To counterbalance this military strength, Unified Korea needs one task fleet, comprised with three task flotilla. In case of jurisdictional conflict with China concerning Leodo, China is expected to dispatch its North Sea fleet, one out of three of its naval fleet, which is in charge of the Yellow Sea. To response to this military action, Unified Korea needs one task fleet, comprised with three task flotilla. In case of territorial dispute concerning northern part of the Korean Peninsula with China, it is estimated that out of seven Military Region troops, China will dispatch two Military Region troops, including three Army Groups from Shenyang Military Region, where it faces boarder with the Korean Peninsula. To handle with this military strength, Unified Korea needs six corps size ground force strength, including three corps of ground forces, two operational reserve corps(maneuver corps), and one strategic reserve corps(maneuver corps). When conflict occurs with Russia regarding marine resources and sea routes, Russia is expected to send a warfare group of a size that includes two destroyers, which is part of the Pacific Fleet. In order to balance this strength, Unified Korea naval power requires one warfare group including two destroyers. Fifth, management direction for the Unified Korean military is as in the following. Regarding the ground force management, it would be most efficient to deploy troops in the border area with china for regional and counter-amphibious defense. For the defense except the border line with china, the most efficient form of force management would be maintaining strategic reserve corps. The naval force should achieve relative balance with neighboring countries when there is maritime dispute and build 'task fleet' which can independently handle long-range maritime mission. Of the three 'task fleet', one task fleet should be deployed at Jeju base to prepare for Dokdo territorial dispute and Leodo jurisdictional dispute. Also in case of regional conflict with china, one task fleet should be positioned at Yellow Sea and for regional conflict with Japan and Russia, one task fleet should be deployed at East Sea. Realistically, Unified Korea cannot possess an air force equal to neither Japan nor China in quantity. Therefore, although Unified Korea's air force might be inferior in quantity, they should possess the systematic level which Japan or China has. For this Unified Korea should build air base in island areas like Jeju Island or Ullenong Island to increase combat radius. Also to block off infiltration of enemy attack plane, air force needs to build and manage air bases near coastal areas. For landing operation forces, Marine Corps should be managed in the size of two divisions. For island defense force, which is in charge of Jeju Island, Ulleung Island, Dokdo Island and five northwestern boarder island defenses, it should be in the size of one brigade. Also for standing international peace keeping operation, it requires one brigade. Therefore Marine Corps should be organized into three divisions. The result of the research yields a few policy implications when building appropriate military strength for Unified Korea. First, Unified Korea requires lower number of ground troops compared to that of current ROK(Republic of Korea) force. Second, air-sea forces should be drastically reinforced. Third, appropriate military strength of the Unified Korean military should be based on current ROK military system. Forth, building appropriate military strength for Unified Korea should start from today, not after reunification. Because of this, South Korea should build a military power that can simultaneously prepare for current North Korea's provocations and future threats from neighboring countries after reunification. The core of this research is to decide appropriate military strength for Unified Korea to realize relative balance that will ensure defense sufficiency from neighboring countries threats. In other words, this research should precisely be aware of threats posed by neighboring countries and decide minimum level of military strength that could realize relative balance in conflict situation. Moreover this research will show the path for building appropriate military strength in each armed force.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2002

목적 : 전방십자인대 파열의 MRI상 간접소견인 후방십자인대 곡선값(PCL index)의 통계학적인 의의를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1997년 3월부터 2001년 2월까지 슬관절 동통 및 불안정성으로 내원한 총 56명을 대상으로 자기공명 영상소견과 관절경을 이용하였다. 시상면에서 대퇴골의 후방십자인대 부착부위와 경골의 후방십자인대 부착부위의 거리(X)를 표시한후, 이 선에서 후방십자인대에 내린 가장 큰 수선거리(Y)를 표시하여 Y/X를 후방십자인대 곡선값으로 정의하였다. 결과 : 자기공명영상에서 35명을 전방십자인대 파열, 21명을 정상인 전방십자인대로 진단하였으며, 관절경으로 35명중 32명이 전방십자인대 파열, 21명중 20경이 정상인 전방십자인대로 확인하였다. 총 33명에서 관절경으로 전방십자인대 파열을 확인하였으며, 후방십자인대 곡선값의 평균은 0.40기었으며, 층 23명에서 정상인 전방십자인대의 후방십자인대 곡선값의 평균은 0.23이었다. 파열된 33명의 환자에서 후방십자인대 곡선값은 0.31을 초과하였다. 정상인 전방십자인대의 후방십자인대 곡선값에서 3명은 0.31이었으며, 그 외에는 후방십자인대 곡선값이 0 31을 초과하지 않았다. 자기공명영상에서 전방십자인대 파열을 후방십자인대 곡선값으로 결정함에 있어서 민감도 $91\%$와 특이도 $94\%$이었다. 결론 : 전방십자인대 손상시 후방십자인대 곡선 값에 영향을 주었으며, 후방십자인대 곡선 값은 자기공명영상에서 파열의 직접소견이 보여지지 않을 때 진단에 도움이 되었다.

• 보험의학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.195-217
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• 1985

A statistical analysis on the ratio of weight-for-height in insurance medicine was carried out in a total of 12,690 insured persons who were medically examined at the Honam medical department, Dong Bang life insurance company, ltd. from June, 1979 to February, 1984. The results were as follows: 1. The mean value of the ratio of weight-for-height(W/H ratio) was $102.3{\pm}11.3%$ in all males, and $105.2{\pm}103.6%$ in all females. The difference of the values between males and females showed statistical significance(P<0.001). The mean value of W/H ratio in all the insureds was $103.8{\pm}12.9%$. In each age group, the mean value of female was higher than that of male without exception(P<0.001). The mean value of both sexes in each age group showed gradual increase with age except for the age group over 50(P<0.001). 2. The incidences of the average weighted, overweighted and underweighted lives were respectively 91.6% in all males, 84.2% in all females(P<0.001); 7.9% in all males, 15.4% in all females(P<0.001); 0.5% in all males, 0.4% in all females(P>0.05). The incidences of average weighted, overweighted and underweighted lives in all the insureds were respectively 87.6%, 12.0% and 0.5%. The incidence of the average weighted lives in male in each age group was always higher than that in female with the exception of the age group below 19(P<0.001), whereas the incidence of the overweighted lives in male in each age group was always lower than that in female(P<0.05 in the age group below 19, P<0.001 in the other age groups). The incidence of average weighted lives of both sexes in each age group showed gradual decrease with age from the second to fifth decade(P<0.001), whereas the incidence of the overweighted lives of both sexes in each age group showed gradual increase with age from the second to fifth decade(P<0.001). 3. The relative frequency distribution polygons of W/H ratio of both sexes drawn in a pair on one coordinate plane revealed lying in juxtaposition each other horizontally and showed the shifting of female's polygon to male's one toward the direction of greater value of W/H ratio at a short distance which increased gradually with age. 4. Correlations between both sexes and among age groups relating to W/H ratios of the insureds seem to be a physiological phenomenon of body build and should be considered on the rating of the build. Author prepared a rating table of build based on the correlations above menthioned. Some gradients by sex and age in the rating table of build are organized; in female group, the ratings of 0, 30-50, 50-100 and 100-D are to calculate by the build with W/H ratio of 80-125%, $126{\sim}145%,\;146{\sim}165%$ and over 166% respectively in the age group of 29 or under, by the build with W/H ratio of $80{\sim}130%,\;131{\sim}150%,\;151{\sim}170%$ and over 171% respectively in the age group of $30{\sim}59$, and by the build with W/H ratio of $80{\sim}135%,\;136{\sim}155%,\;156{\sim}175%$ and over 176% respectively in the age group of 60 or over. In male group, the ratings of 0, $30{\sim}50$, 50-100, and 100-D are to calculate by the build with W/H ratio of $80{\sim}120%,\;121{\sim}140%,\;141{\sim}160%$ and over 161% respectively in all ages. Of under weighted lives, in both sexes, the ratings of 30-50 and 50-D are to calculate by the build with W/H ratio of $76{\sim}79%$ and under 75% respectively. The results of the ratings according to a rating table by author were as follows: The incidence of the ratings of 0, 30-50, 50-100 and 100-D showed no difference between male and female. The incidence of the ratings of 0(indicating the average weighted lives) showed gradual decrease with age and the incidence of the ratings of 30-50 and 50-100(indicating the overweighted lives) showed gradual increase with age. These results are thought to be considerably reasonable because the incidence of the builds in each age group is supposed to have no difference by sex and the incidence of the overweighted lives would increase with age.

• 복식
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• 제36권
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• pp.183-203
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• 1998

The wave of Avant-garde swept away all in the unique social background so called 'October Revolution' and the early 1900 Russian society which was able to absorb and accept anything. The Russian avant-garde has been affected by the Cubism and the Futurism those had peculiarly appeared in the early twentieth century, spreaded out to three spheres: the Suprematism, the Rayonism and the Constructivism. The Russian Constructivism has appeared in this background, concretely and ideally ex-pressed the ideology of the revolution into the artistic form and made an huge influence to the whole Russian society. The Constructivist like Tatlin, naum Gabo, Pevaner, Rodchenko, Stepanova, Popova and Exter gave great effect on the Soviet Constructive fashion design in 1920's after the Revolution. The Soviet costume in 1920s hold in common the characteristicss of the Constructive graphic as it is, geometrical and abstractive form, energetic and motility. In fashion design, these graphic qualities have been showed as the application of geometrical form and architectural image, physical distortion and transformation. And in textile design, the simple, dynamical presentation has been appeared. We can classify the Soviet costume at this time into three occasions. The first term is from late 1910 th mid 1920, and it is altered from folk costume design to modern one. With Lamanova as the first on the list, using the folk mitif, the Constructive expression of simple form has been gradually revealed in design. Designers like Makarova, Pribylskaia and Mukhina produced the plane, simple chemise style with the decoration of the Russian traditional motif. From early to late 1920 is the second term, and it is at the pick of the most active processing of the Constructive design. Not only at the costume in daily life but also at the theatrical costume and textile, the con-structive design has been represented all avail-able fields. Many Constructivists including Stepanova, Popova, Exter and Rodchenko took part in the textile design and costume design so as to evlvo their aesthetic concept. The third term is from late 1920 to early 1930. The socialistic realism has dominated over the whole culture and art, the revolutionary dynamic motif has been presented also in textile design. The formative features of Soviet Constructive fashion design are; silhouette, from, motif, color and fabric. The first, the silhouette : a straight rectangular silhouetted has been expressed through the whole period and a volumed one with distorted human body shape has introduced in the theatrical costume design. The second, the form: many lengthened rectangular forms have been made at beginnings, but to the middle period, geometrical, architectural forms have been more showed and there are energy and movement in design. At the last period, only a partial feature-division has been seen. The third, the motif; no pattern or ethnic motif has been partly used at beginnings, a figure like circle, tri-angle has gradually appeared in textile design. At latter period, a real-existent motif like an airplane has been represented with graphing and simplicity. The fourth, the color ; because of insufficient dyeing, neutral color like black or grey color has been mainly covered, but after middle term, a primary color or pastel tone has been seen, contrast of the fabric; without much development of textile industry after the Revolution, thick and durable fabrics have been the main stream, but as time had going to the last period, fabrics such as linen, cotton, velvet and silk have been varously choesn. At the theatrical costume, new materials like plastics and metals that were able to accentuate the form. The pursuit of popularity, simplicity and functionalism that the basic concept of Constructive fashion is one of the "beauty" which has been searching in modern fashion. And now we can appreciate how innovative and epochal this Soviet Constructive fashion movement was.ement was.

• 미술이론과 현장
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• 제2호
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• pp.27-48
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• 2004

Robert Rauschenberg's artistic career has often been regarded as having reached its culmination when the artist won the first prize at the 1964 Venice Biennale. With this victory, Rauschenberg triumphantly entered the pantheon of all-American artists and firmly secured his position in the history of American art. On the other hand, despite the artist's ongoing new experiments in his art, the seemingly precocious ripeness in his career has led the critical discourses on Rauschenberg's art to the artist's early works, most of which were done in the mid-1950s and the 1960s. The crux of Rauschenberg criticism lies not only in focusing on the artist's 50's and 60's works, but also in its large dismissal of the significance of the imagery that the artist employed in his works. As art historians Roger Cranshaw and Adrian Lewis point out, the critical discourse of Rauschenberg either focuses on the formalist concerns on the picture plane, or relies on the "culturalist" interpretation of Rauschenberg's imagery which emphasizes the artist's "Americanness." Recently, a group of art historians centered around October has applied Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics as art historical methodology and illuminated the indexical aspects of Rauschenberg's work. The semantic inquiry into Rauschenberg's imagery has also been launched by some art historians who seek the clues in the artist's personal context. The first half of this essay will examine the previous criticism on Rauschenberg's art and the other half will discuss the artist's 1955 work Rebus, which I think intersects various critical concerns of Rauschenberg's work, and yet defies the closure of discourses in one direction. The categories of signs in the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce and the discourse of Jean-Francois Lyotard will be used in discussing the meanings of Rebus, not to search for the semantic readings of the work, hut to make an analogy in terms of the paradoxical structures of both the work and the theory. The definitions of rebus is as follows: Rebus 1. a representation or words or syllables by pictures of object or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound; also: a riddle made up wholly or in part of such pictures or symbols. 2. a badge that suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Since its creation in 1955, Robert Rauschenberg's Rebus has been one of the most intriguing works in the artist's oeuvre. This monumental 'combine' painting($6feet{\times}10feet$ 10.5 inches) consists of three panels covered with fabric, paper, newspaper, and printed reproductions. On top of these, oil paints, pencil and crayon drawings connect each section into a whole. The layout of the images is overall horizontal. Starting from a torn election poster, which is partially read as "THAT REPRE," on the far left side of the painting. Rebus leads us to proceed from the left to the right, the typical direction of reading in a Western context. Along with its seemingly proper title. Rebus, the painting has triggered many art historians to seek some semantic readings of it. These art historians painstakingly reconstruct the iconography based on the artist's interviews, (auto)biography, and artistic context of his works. The interpretation of Rebus varies from a 'image-by-image' collation with a word to a more general commentary on Rauschenberg's work overall, such as a work that "bridges between art and life." Despite the title's allusion to the legitimate purpose of the painting as a decoding of the imagery into sound, Rebus, I argue, actually hinders a reading of it. By reading through Peirce to Rauschenberg, I will delve into the subtle anxiety between words and images in their works. And on this basis, I suggest Rauschenberg's strategy in playing Rebus is to hide the meaning of the imagery rather than to disclose it.