• Journal of Information Display
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.1-4
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• 2006

The optical performances of rounded prism films were investigated using a ray tracing technique. The angular distribution of the luminous intensity was obtained as functions of the prism pitch and the curvature of rounded apex and valley of prism arrays. The gain of the on-axis luminance decreased with decreasing curvature (increasing diameter) and pitch. The existence of the curved area on the prism film decreased the recycling efficiency of the prism film, i.e., the rays which would otherwise have been recycled through total internal reflections via the prism surfaces were refracted on the curved regions and redirected toward directions other than the on-axis direction. Quantitative correlation between the luminance gain and the curvature in addition to the prism pitch was obtained, which might serve as basic data for the optimization of prism films and the manufacturing processes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.11-15
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• 2009

This paper is concerned with the elastic buckling of thin-walled arches that are subjected to uniform bending. Nonlinear strain-displacement relations with the initial curvature are substituted into the second variation of the total potential energy to obtain the energy equation including initial curvature effects. The approximation for initial curvature effects that the bending normal strain distribution is linear across the cross section is applied consistently in the derivation process. The closed form solution is obtained for flexural-torsional buckling of arches under uniform bending and, it is compared with the previous theoretical results.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.3020-3027
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• 1993

Curved beam element has received attention because of its own usefulness and its bearing on general curved elements like shells. In conventional curved beam elements stiffness matrix is overestimated and eigensolutions are poor. To avoid this phenomenon it is necessary to use a large number of elements and, as a result, the total number of degrees of freedom is increased. In this paper the two-noded, with three degrees of freedom at each node, in-plane curvature-based curbed beam element is employed in eigen-analysis of curved beam. It is shown that the curvature-based beam element is very efficient in vibration analysis and also that it is applicable to both thin and thick curved beams.

• Proceedings of the KACD Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.595-595
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• 2003

I. Objectives This study was done to evaluate which type of Ni-Ti instrument be able to perform canal shape well in the simulated canal with abrupt curvature near it's apex. II. Materials and Methods A total of 96 simulated root canals were made in epoxy resin(EPOXICURETM, BUEHLER, USA), ＃15 finger spreader (MANI, Japan) were used as root canal templates. The simulated root canal were made with radius of curvature of 1.5 mm, 3.0 mm, 4.0 mm, 6.0 mm respectively, and angle of curvature of all simulate camals was 90 degree.(omitted)

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.167-175
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• 1989

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.123-131
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• 1990

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.169-174
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• 1994

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.73-80
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• 1974

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 1968

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.328-336
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• 2015

Currently, 22% of the total energy consumption of buildings in Korea is used for lighting. Light-shelves have garnered attention as a way to reduce consumption, but there are few studies on the types of curve and curvature, which limits the improvement of light-shelf performance and its design. This study constructed a test bed of actual residential types to evaluate the performance. Outcomes of light usage, according to variables of light-shelves, were used as indicators of performance evaluation. The results are as follows:1) Performance evaluation was conducted on flat-type light-shelves to verify performance of curvature-shelves, which are movable with a width of 200 mm, and the most ideal angle and specification per solar term are calculated. 2) The (-) shaped curvature contributed to a reduction in energy consumption and an improvement of evenness. 3) In case of light-shelves with (-) shaped curvature, an increased angle not exceeding $80^{\circ}$ of the arc contributed to an improvement of light penetration. 4) Appropriate specifications of curved light-shelves include movable types with widths of 200 mm, and angle ranges of $20^{\circ}{\sim}60^{\circ}$. 5) Light energy consumption of a movable light-shelf with curvature and width of 200 mm were reduced by 17% and 7.8% compared to a $0^{\circ}$ fixed and a movable light-shelf, respectively.