• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.609-625
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• 2024

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the nonlinear vibration of microbeams, with a particular emphasis on their application in sports monitoring systems. The research utilizes classical beam theory, modified couple stress theory, and von-Kármán nonlinear parameters to explore the behavior of microbeams. These microbeams are characterized by a non-uniform geometry, with materials that continuously change along the beam radius and a thickness that varies along the beam length. The main contribution lies in its exploration of the stability of smart sensors in sports structures, particularly those with non-uniform geometries. The research findings indicate that these non-uniform microbeams, when used in smart systems made of functionally graded temperature-dependent materials, can operate effectively in thermal environments. The smart system developed in this study demonstrates significant potential for use in sports applications, particularly in monitoring and gathering information. The insights gained from this research contribute to the understanding of the performance and optimization of microbeams in sports applications, particularly in the context of non-uniform geometries. This research, therefore, provides a foundation for the development of advanced, reliable, and efficient monitoring systems in sports applications.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2003

The release of residual stress by mechanical loading and unloading is often performed in the fabrication of box structure fur steel bridge. The proper degree of loading and unloading is significant at release method of residual stress by mechanical loading because that degree is changed by material and geometric shape of welded structure. Therefore, the simulation model that could exactly analyze the release of residual stress by mechanical loading is to be necessary. In this study, the non-linear behavior of weldments under external loading and unloading, such as the decrease and increase of structure stiffness, was investigated by monitoring of nominal stress and strain. Tensile loading and unloading test and the proper degree of stress relaxation was measured by sectioning technique using strain gauge. Analysis model that is indispensable for the effective application of MSR method was established on the basis of test and measurement result.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2018

Climate change has caused changes in environmental factors that have a direct impact on agriculture such as temperature and precipitation. The meteorological disaster that has the greatest impact on agriculture is drought, and its forecasts are closely related to agricultural production and water supply. In the case of terrestrial data, the accuracy of the spatial map obtained by interpolating the each point data is lowered because it is based on the point observation. Therefore, acquisition of various meteorological data through satellite imagery can complement this terrestrial based drought monitoring. In this study, Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) was used as satellite data for drought determination. The ESI was developed by NASA and USDA, and is calculated through thermal observations of GOES satellites, MODIS, Landsat 5, 7 and 8. We will identify the difference between ESI and other satellite-based drought assessment indices (Vegetation Health Index, VHI, Leaf Area Index, LAI, Enhanced Vegetation Index, EVI), and use it to analyze the drought in South Korea, and examines the applicability of ESI as a new indicator of agricultural drought monitoring.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 초청강연 및 논문집
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• pp.199-210
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• 2008

Acoustic emission(AE)/Microseimsic(MS) activities are low-energy seismic events associated with a sudden inelastic deformation such as the sudden movement of existing fractures, the generation of new fractures or the propagation of fractures. These events rapidly increase before major failure and happen within a given rock volume and radiate detectable seismic waves. The main difference between AE and MS signals is that the seismic motion frequencies of AE signals are higher than those of MS signals. As the failure of geotechnical structures usually happens as a high velocity and small displacement, it is not easy to determine the precursor and initiation stress level of failure in displacement detection method. To overcome this problem, AE/MS techniques for detection of structure failure and damage have recently adopt in civil engineering. In this study, AE/MS monitoring system, which consist of sensor, data acquisition and operation program, is constructed with domestic technology. To verify and optimize the developed system, we are now carrying out the field application at an underground research laboratory and the developed AE/MS monitoring will be used in detecting of seismic events with various scales.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.688-706
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• 2024

Austenitic stainless steels (ASS) are extensively employed in various sectors such as nuclear, power, petrochemical, oil and gas because of their excellent structural strength and resistance to corrosion. SS304 and SS316 are the predominant choices for piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, nuclear reactor core components and support structures, but they are susceptible to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in chloride-rich environments. Over the course of several decades, extensive research efforts have been directed towards evaluating SCC using diverse methodologies and models, albeit some uncertainties persist regarding the precise progression of cracks. This review paper focuses on the application of Acoustic Emission Technique (AET) for assessing SCC damage mechanism by monitoring the dynamic acoustic emissions or inelastic stress waves generated during the initiation and propagation of cracks. AET serves as a valuable non-destructive technique (NDT) for in-service evaluation of the structural integrity within operational conditions and early detection of critical flaws. By leveraging the time domain and time-frequency domain techniques, various Acoustic Emission (AE) parameters can be characterized and correlated with the multi-stage crack damage phenomena. Further theories of the SCC mechanisms are elucidated, with a focus on both the dissolution-based and cleavage-based damage models. Through the comprehensive insights provided here, this review stands to contribute to an enhanced understanding of SCC damage in stainless steels and the potential AET application in nuclear industry.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.693-707
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• 2019

This paper proposes an integrated safety assessment method that can take multiple sources data into consideration based on a data fusion approach. Data cleaning using the Kalman filter method (KF) was conducted first for monitoring data from each sensor. The inclination data from the four tilt sensors of the same monitoring section have been associated to synchronize in time. Secondly, the finite element method (FEM) model was established to physically correlate the external forces with various structural responses of the shield tunnel, including the measured inclination. Response surface method (RSM) was adopted to express the relationship between external forces and the structural responses. Then, the external forces were updated based on the in situ monitoring data from tilt sensors using the extended Kalman filter method (EKF). Finally, mechanics parameters of the tunnel lining were estimated based on the updated data to make an integrated safety assessment. An application example of the proposed method was presented for an urban tunnel during a nearby deep excavation with multiple source monitoring plans. The change of tunnel convergence, bolt stress and segment internal forces can also be calculated based on the real time deformation monitoring of the shield tunnel. The proposed method was verified by predicting the data using the other three sensors in the same section. The correlation among different monitoring data has been discussed before the conclusion was drawn.

• 감성과학
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 무구속, 무자각, 무침습적인 패치형 심장활동 모니터링 시스템(HAMS)을 개발하였다. 이 심전도 모듈은 무선 통신을 사용하여 신호를 컴퓨터로 전송 받아 실시간으로 피검자의 심장 활동 상태를 언제 어디서나 장시간 동안 손쉽게 모니터링 측정할 수 있는 이동성을 갖추고 있다. 가슴에 부착이 가능한 패치 타입의 소형 전극을 자체 제작하였고, 측정된 심전도 신호에 대한 신뢰성 검증이 이루어졌다. HRV에 대한 스트레스의 영향을 평가하기 위하여 HAMS을 이용하여 동일한 피험자를 대상으로 HRV 파라미터와 불안, 스트레스 항목에 대한 설문지 평가, 스트레스 호르몬(코티졸)양을 측정하였다. 일상 상태와 스트레스 상황에서의 값들을 비교한 결과, 많은 파라미터에서 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 또한 피어슨 상관계수로부터 스트레스와 상관성이 높은 파라미터를 검토하였다. 이는 HAMS를 이용하여 자율신경계 기능 평가가 충분히 가능하다는 것을 보여주는 것이다. 이러한 결과로부터 HAMS를 통하여 일상생활에서 심장 이상을 예측할 수 있으며, 건강 모니터링 시스템으로 활용도가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.539-548
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• 2017

Thermoelasticity is a contactless technique for measuring stress distributions in structural elements stressed by dynamic loads. This work describes the characteristics, analyzes the main causes of uncertainty and illustrates a series of operative methods for reducing its effects. More specifically, the effects of the angle of view between the thermographic camera and the surface of the object are studied, along with those due to the heat transmission by conduction between the various parts of the thing being measured as a function of the stress frequencies. The analyses, both theoretical and experimental, are aimed at defining the operational limits and optimal measurement and test conditions in relation to the measurement uncertainty that is considered tolerable in the specific application.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1135-1144
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• 2018

전동휠체어는 과거 장애인 및 노약자만 활용하는 장비로 인식되었지만, 최근 기능 및 형태의 변화를 통해 다양한 분야에서 다목적으로 활용되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 다양한 분야와 환경에 적용될 수 있는 무한궤도형 전동휠체어의 프로토타입과 이를 제어할 수 있는 통합 모니터링 시스템을 제안한다. 이를 위해 기존 휠체어와 비교하여 운행 시 안전성 향상을 위한 프레임 응력 설계와 안드로이드기반의 앱(App)을 이용하여 전동휠체어를 자유롭고 손쉽게 조작할 수 있는 편의성을 제공한다. 아울러 다량의 전동휠체어를 원격에서 모니터링하고 제어할 수 있는 기능도 지원한다. 시스템 구현 및 성능평가 결과, 응력설계는 5번의 응력 해석을 통하여 존 미제스 응력 값이 정상범위에 해당하는 4.401%로 측정되었으며, 시스템의 제어를 위한 통신 부분에 대한 정확률도 98.75%로 측정되어 기존 휠체어와 비교하여 안전성 높은 것으로 입증되었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 1999

본 연구는 준설매립 점성토 지반의 토질정수를 효과적으로 구할 수 있는 자중 및 침투압밀시첨 기법과 현장 모형 실험장치의 개발을 중심으로 수행되었다. 이러한 모형 실험장치와 시험기법개발은 연약한 매립 지반의 침강-자중-재하압밀 과정에 대한 재현을 가능케하였다. 이러한 실험적 연구는 준설 점성토 지반의 자중압밀특성을 중심으로 이루어졌으며, 이론적인 연구로 매립점토 지반의 압밀해석시 Terzaghi의 1차원 압밀이론의 적용한계 등을 지적하였고, 이러한 문제점을 고려한 Mikasa의 자중 압밀이론을 토대로 유한차분해석을 실시하였다. 실내시험에 의해 군산 매립점토의 토질정수로 비체적-유효응력-투수계수 관계를 구하였으며 현장 모형실험을 통하여 투입단계부터 간극수압-토압-수위관계 및 침하량 등을 측정하였다. 시험에 의해 얻어진 결과는 Terzaghi의 방법과 Mikasa 자중압밀의 차분해석에 의해 비교.분석되었으며, 실측 침하량은 Terzaghi의 이론보다 Mikasa의 자중압밀이론이 비교적 잘 일치하였다.