• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.127-145
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• 2011

Various environmental ecosystems are valuable sources for microbial ecology studies, and their analyses using recently developed molecular ecological approaches have drawn significant attention within the scientific community. Changes in the microbial community structures due to various anthropogenic activities can be evaluated by various culture-independent methods e.g. ARISA, DGGE, SSCP, T-RFLP, clone library, pyrosequencing, etc. Direct amplification of total community DNA and amplification of most conserved region (16S rRNA) are common initial steps, followed by either fingerprinting or sequencing analysis. Fingerprinting methods are relatively quicker than sequencing analysis in evaluating the changes in the microbial community. Being an efficient, sensitive and time- and cost effective method, T-RFLP is regularly used by many researchers to access the microbial diversity. Among various fingerprinting methods T-RFLP became an important tool in studying the microbial community structure because of its sensitivity and reproducibility. In this present review, we will discuss the important developments in T-RFLP methodology to distinguish the total microbial diversity and community composition in the various ecosystems.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.3074-3080
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• 2013

평면 수리실험을 통해 경사식구조물의 오목부 구간에 대한 파고 증폭을 검토하였다. 실험에 적용된 경사식 구조물 단면은 1:1.5의 경사면에 테트라포드가 2층 피복되어 있는 형상이다. 실험파는 Bretschneider-Mitsuyasu 스펙트럼을 적용한 불규칙파를 적용하였으며, 오목부의 중심각도는 $120^{\circ}$, $140^{\circ}$와$160^{\circ}$를 적용하였다. 실험결과에 따르면 오목부 구간에서의 입사파고에 대한 파고증폭비는 본 실험에서 적용한 실험조건 내에서 최대 1.5배로 계측되었으며, 상대파고비의 분포형태는 오목부의 중심에서 최대가 되고, 오목부를 중심으로 거리가 멀어질수록 감소했다 다시 증가하는 형태인 W자 형태를 나타내었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1666-1671
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• 2022

채널 간격이 50 GHz 인 64 채널 파장분할 다중화 광신호를 위한 고출력 이득 평탄화된 L-band 광증폭기의 구조가 최적화되고 이 증폭기의 출력 특성이 측정되었다. 1570 nm 에서 1600 nm 사이에서 그리고 -2 dBm 입력조건 하에서, 최적화된 이단증폭기는 1 dB 오차 내에서 파장에 따른 평탄화된 이득을 가지며 이득 값은 20 dB 였다. 잡음지수는 6 dB 이내로 최소화 되었다. 추가적인 소자의 도움 없이 EDF 의 특성만을 고려하여 이득평탄화가 구현되었다. 증폭기는 2단 증폭단으로 구성되며 각 증폭단은 EDFA 구조를 기본으로 하였다. 각 단에서 EDF의 길이와 펌핑 구조들이 실험을 통해 최적화 되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1937-1941
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• 2004

We present lateral actuated piezoelectric actuator using U-shaped PZT strip and lever structure for the RF switch application. In the previous study of RF switch, they used horizontal contact switch fabricated by thin film metals. However, thin film metals could not generate large contact force due to low stiffness. In this work, we suggest lateral contact switch which makes large contact force by increasing stiffness. In addition, we use PZT actuator for the high force actuation. Generally actuator using thin film PZT moves to the vertical direction due to the neutral axis shift. Therefore we need lateral motion generation mechanism based on the thin film PZT actuator. In order to increase lateral motion of thin film PZT actuator, we use U-shaped PZT actuator using residual stress control. Also, thin film PZT actuator can generate very small lateral motion of 120${\times}$10$^{-6}$ ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$/V for d$_{31}$ mode, thus we suggest lever structure to increase stroke amplification. From the experimental study, fabricated PZT actuator shows maximum lateral displacement of 1 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, and break down voltage of the thin film PZT actuator is above 16V.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2016

Considering the effect of dynamic response amplification, a reliability analysis of an offshore wind turbine support structure under an earthquake is presented. A reliability analysis based on the dynamic response requires a large amount of time when using not only a level 3 approach but also level 2 such as a first order reliability method (FORM). Moreover, if a limit state is defined by using the maximum stress at a structural joint where stress concentration occurs, a three-dimensional element should be used in the finite element analysis. This makes the computational load much heavier. To deal with this kind of problem, two techniques are suggested in this paper. One is the application of a quasi-static structural analysis that takes the dynamic amplification effect into account. The other is the use of a stress concentration factor to estimate the maximum local stress. The proposed reliability analysis is performed using a level 2 FORM and verified using a level 3 simulation approach.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.187-200
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• 2021

The main factor for the amplification of ground motions near the crest or the toe of a slope is the reflection of the incident waves. The effects of the slope topography on the surrounding lands over the crest or at the toe can amplify the seismic responses of buildings. This study investigates the seismic performance of the slope topography and three mid-rise buildings (five, ten, and fifteen-storey) located near the crest and toe of the slope by 3D numerical analysis. The nonlinear model was used to represent the real behavior of building and ground elements. The average results of seven records were used in the investigations. Based on the analysis, the amplification factor of acceleration near the crest and toe of the slope was the most effective at distances of 2.5 and 1.3 times the slope height, respectively. Accordingly, the seismic performance of buildings was studied at a distance equal to the height of the slope from the crest and toe. The seismic response results of buildings showed that the slope topography to have little impact on up to five-storey buildings located near the crest. Taking into account a topography-soil-structure interaction system increases the storey displacement and base shear in the building. Accordingly, in topography-soil-structure interaction analyses, the maximum lateral displacement was increased by 71% and 29% in ten and fifteen-storey buildings, respectively, compare to the soil-structure interaction system. Further, the base shear force was increased by 109% and 78% in these buildings relative to soil-structure interaction analyses.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2020

Geometric nonlinearity can significantly affect load-carrying capacity of slender columns. Dependence of structural stability on columns necessitates the consideration of second-order effects in the design process of columns, appropriately. On the whole, the design codes present a simplified procedure for second order analysis of slender columns. In this approximate method, the end moments of columns resulted from linear analysis (first-order) are multiplied by the recommended moment amplification factors of codes to achieve magnified moments of the second-order analysis. In the other approach, the equilibrium equations are directly solved for the deformed configuration of structure, so the resulting moments and deflections contain the influence of slenderness and increase more rapidly than do loads. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of moment amplification factors of Iranian national building code whose provisions are similar to the ACI requirement. Herein, finite element method is used to achieve magnified end moments of reinforced concrete moment resisting frames, and the outcomes are compared with the moments acquired based on the proposed approximate method by Iranian national building code. The results show that the approximate method of Iranian code for calculating magnified moments has significant errors for both unbraced and braced columns.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.111-127
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• 2010

This paper studies the effects of spatially varying ground motions on the responses of a bridge frame located on a canyon site. Compared to the spatial ground motions on a uniform flat site, which is the usual assumptions in the analysis of spatial ground motion variation effects on structures, the spatial ground motions at different locations on surface of a canyon site have different intensities owing to local site amplifications, besides the loss of coherency and phase difference. In the proposed approach, the spatial ground motions are modelled in two steps. Firstly, the base rock motions are assumed to have the same intensity and are modelled with a filtered Tajimi-Kanai power spectral density function and an empirical spatial ground motion coherency loss function. Then, power spectral density function of ground motion on surface of the canyon site is derived by considering the site amplification effect based on the one dimensional seismic wave propagation theory. Dynamic, quasi-static and total responses of the model structure to various cases of spatially varying ground motions are estimated. For comparison, responses to uniform ground motion, to spatial ground motions without considering local site effects, to spatial ground motions without considering coherency loss or phase shift are also calculated. Discussions on the ground motion spatial variation and local soil site amplification effects on structural responses are made. In particular, the effects of neglecting the site amplifications in the analysis as adopted in most studies of spatial ground motion effect on structural responses are highlighted.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2017

The recently introduced index Ratio Of Torsion (ROT) quantifies the base shear amplification due to torsional effects on shear cantilever types of building structures. In this work, a theoretical proof based on the theory of elasticity is provided, depicting that the ratio of torsion (ROT) is independent of the forces acting on the structure, although its definition stems from the shear forces. This is a particular attribute of other design and evaluation criteria against torsion such as center of rigidity and center of strength. In the case of ROT, this evidence could be considered as inconsistent, as ROT is a function solely of the forces acting on structural members, nevertheless it is proven to be independent of them. As ROT is the amplification of the shear forces due to in-plan irregularities, this work depicts that this increase of internal shear forces rely only on the structural topology. Moreover, a numerical verification of this theoretical finding was accomplished, using linear statistics interpretation and nonlinear neural networks simulation for an adequate database of structures.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.432-439
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• 2009

지진원 및 지반의 동적 특성을 보다 신뢰성 있게 도출하기 위해 지반의 증폭특성은 반드시 고려되어야 하는 요소이다. 지반증폭 특성을 분석할 때 여러가지 방법이 제시되어 있으나 본 연구에서는 Nakamura (1989)에 의해 제시된 방법을 적용하였다. 본 방법은 얕은 지반의 상시미동의 표면파 특성을 이해하기 위해 제시되었으나 근래에 와서 S파 등에 적용되어 지반의 동적인 증폭 특성연구에 많이 이용되고 있다. 본 연구는 기존의 S파에 적용 뿐만 아니라 추가하여 새로이 Coda 파에 적용하여 비교 분석하였다. 최근 국내에서 관측된 5개의 중규모지진(규모 3.6- 규모 5.1)으로 관측된 약 60여개의 관측자료를 이용하여 지진관측소에서 각각 지반의 동적인 증폭 특성을 분석하였다. 관측소마다 저진동수, 고진동수 및 우월주파수가 서로 다른 증폭특성을 보여주었다. 일부 관측소는 제한된 주파수 대역에서 약 4배의 증폭특성을 보여주고 있어 관측소 하부의 작은 규모의 기하학적 층서이상대 이거나 다양한 trapped mode 등과 같은 층서적인 특성을 유추할 수 있었다. 또한 관측지반진동에서 지반 고유의 증폭특성을 제거하면 지진원 및 비탄성감쇠 변수를 보다 신뢰성 있게 도출할 수 있다. 또한 지진재해도 평가에도 정보를 제공하는 것이 가능하다.