• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.51-59
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• 2019

There is increasingly more research focusing on the application of FRP reinforcing bars as an alternative material for steel reinforcing bars, but most such research look at short term behavior of FRP reinforced structures. In this study, the microscopic analysis and tensile behavior of Basalt and Glass FRP bars under freezing-thawing and alkaline conditions were experimentally evaluated. After 100 cycles of the freezing and thawing, the tensile strength and elastic modulus of FRP bars decreased by about 5%. In the case of microstructure of FRP bars during the initial 20 days, no significant damages of FRP bar sections were found under $20^{\circ}C$ alkaline solution; however, the specimens immersed in $60^{\circ}C$ alkaline solution were found to experience resin dissolution, fiber damage and the separation of the resin-fiber interface. In the alkaline environment, the strength decrease of about 10% occurred in the environment at $20^{\circ}C$ for 100 days, but the tensile strength of FRPs exposed for 500 days decreased by 50%. At temperature of $40^{\circ}C$ and $60^{\circ}C$, an abrupt decrease in the strength was observed at 50 and 100 days. Especially, the tensile strength decrease of Basalt fiber Reinforced Polymer bars showed more severe degradation due to the damage caused by dissolution of resin matrix and fiber swelling in alkaline solution. Therefore, in order to improve the long-term performance of the surface braided FRPr reinforcing bars, surface treatment is required to ensure alkali resistance.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.251-254
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• 2009

건설 분야에서 FRP(Fiber Reinforced Polymers) 부재는 기존의 건설부재에 비해 많은 장점을 가지고 있어 여러 분야에서 연구 및 개발이 이루어지고 있다. 그중 FRP 재료를 이용한 교량 부재들이 해외 뿐만 아니라 국내에서도 연구되고 있으며, FRP 인장재 및 바닥판은 연구 및 개발이 완료돼 현재 시공 중에 있고 FRP 휨 부재 또한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이런 FRP 부재는 외부 환경에 그대로 노출됨으로써, 온도 등의 주위 환경의 변화에 많은 영향을 받게 되며, 특히 높은 온도에 취약한 성질을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 FRP 부재의 온도에 따른 역학적 특성을 파악하기위한 실험적 연구로써, $-21^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$에 각각 1시간씩 시험체를 보관한 뒤 내구성 실험을 실시하였다. 각각의 시험체는 FRP 모듈형 박스부재에서 4개씩 채취하였으며, 실험 실시 후 SEM촬영을 실시하여 파괴모드를 분석하였다. 실험 결과 저온일 때는 강도변화가 많이 나타나지 않았으나 고온일 때 압축 및 휨강도의 급격한 저조를 확인할 수 있었다. 고온 보관 시험체의 SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope) 촬영결과 수지의 손상으로 낮은 강도가 측정되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1670_1671
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• 2009

산업경제구조의 변화로 경험이 풍부한 전문가들이 은퇴하고 경험이 적은 직원들이 그들의 업무를 대신하는 구조로 조직이 변화하고 있다. 동시에 녹색성장시대의 도래로 화석연료를 사용하는 설비에 대한 투자가 줄면서 점차로 노후화되는 경향을 보이고 있어 불필요한 운전 과도현상에서 기인된 극단적인 손상은 설비자체 및 전력공급계통 전체에 치명적이라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 석탄화력발전소 제어 시스템은 이러한 사안들을 안정적으로 이끌어 나가기 위한 중요한 요소로 저비용 고효율 발전소 유지를 위해 중점적으로 발전시켜 나가야 할 부분이다. 본 논문은 석탄화력발전소의 주구성요소인 보일러와 터빈을 제어하는 마스터 제어기의 복잡한 로직을 모델 기반의 간단한 로직으로 개발하여 시뮬레이션 한 결과를 실제 발전소에 적용하기 위한 내용을 기술하였다. 실제 발전소는 많은 위험요소들을 안고 있기 때문에 시뮬레이션에서 나타나는 급격한 제어동작을 수용할 수 없을 경우도 있으며, 실제 다른 많은 변수들이 제어불안정 요소로 작용할 수 있다. 차후 실제 적용한 결과는 예측제어의 사용과 같은 제어시스템 향상을 위한 개발과 운영효율 향상에 사용될 것이다. 튜닝 과정에서의 연구결과는 시간절약과 제어부분 결함제거 등 직원들의 전문지식 향상 등에 도움을 주게 될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.192.2-192.2
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• 2016

최근 차세대 휴대용 전자기기나 전기자동차의 상용화 연구가 활발히 이루어짐에 따라 리튬이온 배터리가 주력 에너지 저장장치로써 활발히 개발되고 있다. 이러한 리튬이온 배터리의 음극 물질로써 주로 탄소재료가 많이 사용되어 왔지만 낮은 이론용량 (372 mAh/g)으로 인하여 좀더 높은 용량을 가지는 금속이나 합금 등이 주목을 받게 되었다. 그 중에서도 주석이 탄소재료에 비해 3배 정도 높은 이론 용량 (993 mAh/g)을 가지고 있어 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만 주석의 경우 리튬이온 배터리의 충방전 과정 중에 급격한 부피 변화가 발생하여 음극이 손상되고 이에 따라 용량이 급격하게 감소하는 한계점이 있다. 이 한계를 극복하기 위한 많은 방법들 중 하나가 구리-주석 합금을 음극으로 사용하는 것이다. 구리는 비활성 금속으로 충방전 중의 부피 변화에 완충제 역할을 하고, 연성과 전기전도성이 있어서 배터리의 전기화학적 성능 또한 향상시켜 준다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 주석이 풍부한 구리-주석 합금 도금을 통하여 구조적으로 튼튼한 리튬이온 배터리의 음극을 만들었고 그 성능을 확인하기 위하여 반쪽전지 실험을 통하여 500회 충방전 동안의 싸이클 특성 및 효율을 확인하였고 순환전압전류 실험 또한 진행하였다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.83-91
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to assess a fire-damaged concrete structure using a digital camera and image processing software. To simulate it, mortar and paste samples of W/C=0.5(general strength) and 0.3(high strength) were put into an electric furnace and simulated from $100^{\circ}C$ to $1000^{\circ}C$. Here, the paste was processed into a powder to measure CIELAB chromaticity, and the samples were taken with a digital camera. The RGB chromaticity was measured by color intensity analyzer software. As a result, the residual compressive strength of W/C=0.5 and 0.3 was 87.2 % and 86.7 % at the heating temperature of $400^{\circ}C$. However there was a sudden decrease in strength at the temperature above $500^{\circ}C$, while the residual compressive strength of W/C=0.5 and 0.3 was 55.2 % and 51.9 % of residual strength. At the temperature $700^{\circ}C$ or higher, W/C=0.5 and W/C=0.3 show 26.3% and 27.8% of residual strength, so that the durability of the structure could not be secured. The results of $L^*a^*b$ color analysis show that $b^*$ increases rapidly after $700^{\circ}C$. It is analyzed that the intensity of yellow becomes strong after $700^{\circ}C$. Further, the RGB analysis found that the histogram kurtosis and frequency of Red and Green increases after $700^{\circ}C$. It is analyzed that number of Red and Green pixels are increased. Therefore, it is deemed possible to estimate the degree of damage by checking the change in yellow($b^*$ or R+G) when analyzing the chromaticity of the fire-damaged concrete structures.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.757-762
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• 2010

Owing to the high specific strength and stiffness of composite materials, they are extensively used in mechanical systems and in vehicle industries. However, most mechanical structures experience repeated load and fatigue. Therefore, it is important to perform fatigue analysis of fiber-reinforced composites. The properties of composite laminates vary depending upon the stacking sequence and stacking direction. Fatigue damage of composite laminates occurs according to the following sequence: matrix cracking, delamination, and fiber breakage. In this study, fatigue tests were performed for damage analysis. Fatigue damages, which have to be considered in fatigue analysis, are determined by using the stiffness values calculated from hysteresis loops, and the obtained fatigue damage curve is examined using Mao's equation and Abdelal's equation.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.444-450
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• 2010

In the present study, the microscopic degradation of copper and copper alloy subjected to cyclic deformation has been evaluated by the electrical resistivity measurement using the DC four terminal potential method. The copper (Cu) and copper alloy (Cu-35Zn), whose stacking fault energy is much different each other, were cyclically deformed to investigate the response of the electrical resistivity to different dislocation substructures. Dislocation cell substructure was developed in the Cu, while the planar array of dislocation structure was developed in the Cu-35Zn alloy increasing dislocation density with fatigue cycles. The electrical resistivity increased rapidly in the initial stage of fatigue deformation in both materials. Moreover, after the fatigue test it increased by about 7 % for the Cu and 6.5 % for the Cu-35Zn alloy, respectively. From these consistent results, it may be concluded that the dislocation cell structure responds to the electrical resistivity more sensitively than the planar array dislocation structure evolved during cyclic fatigue.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.695-702
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• 2008

Background: The choice between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is an important decision in cardiac valve surgery, and the durability of the tissue valve is a major decision factor. We retrospectively evaluated the midterm results of bioprosthetic valve replacement in the mitral position. Material and Method: The subjects were all patients who had undergone mitral bioprosthesis replacement between July 1989 and August 200.7. Among the 216 patients, there were 236 surgical cases. The mean age was $63{\pm}15$ years, and the male to female ratio was 1 : 3. We retrospectively analyzed hospital and outpatient records such that the total follow-up duration amounted to 760.2 patient-years, and the mean follow-up duration was $41.9{\pm}40.7$ months (range $0{\sim}212$ months). Result: Early death occurred in 18 patients (8.3%), and 13 of these underwent concomitant cardiac procedures. The survival rate after 5 years was $79.9{\pm}3.5%$, and the survival rate after 8 years was $65.5{\pm}5.5%$, while freedom from structural valve deterioration (SVD) was $96.2{\pm}2.2%$ at 5 years and $85.9{\pm}5.3%$ at 8 years. Freedom from reoperation was $90.6{\pm}1.7%$ at 5 years and $90.4{\pm}4.2%$ at 8 years, while freedom from reoperation for SVD was $98.1{\pm}1.2%$ at 5 years and $92.3{\pm}4.1%$ at 8 years. On multivariate analysis of preoperative risk factors, small valve size (between 25mm and 27mm) was a significant risk factor for reoperation, and low LV ejection fraction (<40%) was a significant risk factor for SVD and mortality. Conclusion: Survival and freedom from reoperation for SVD in mitral bioprosthesis replacement had acceptable midterm results, but freedom from SVD Was relatively low. In particular, since SVD increased sharply at the eighth postoperative year, frequent follow-up and echocardiograms around that time will be helpful for the early detection of SVD. It will be necessary to conduct further studies involving long-term follow-up and more patients.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.277-280
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• 2008

Reinforced concrete structures have an excellent durability under a good construction and continuous maintenance. But reinforced concrete construction is influenced by atmospheric phenomena and it is creating a deterioration. One of the deterioration cause on concrete is a freezing and thawing action. Freezing and thawing leads to the reduction in concrete durability by the cracking or surface spalling. If we are carried out freezing and thawing, deterioration of reinforced concrete construction will be reduction. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams exposed to freezing and thawing cycles. Thee presence of damage and cycles were considered as variablees in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.290-293
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• 2012

화재는 콘크리트 구조물의 역학적 특성에 치명적 손상을 일으켜 건축물의 안전성을 급격하게 감소시킬 수 있다. 특히 고강도콘크리트는 폭렬이 발생하여 심각한 단면 손실과 노출된 철근으로 인하여 건축물의 안전성에 치명적인 영향을 미친다. 이러한 폭렬에 대하여 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있지만, 폭렬의 발생원인은 명백하게 밝혀지진 않았다. 이에 본 연구는 콘크리트의 함수율과 열응력이 폭렬에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 폭렬로부터 구조물의 안전성을 확보하기 위한 기초 자료를 제시하였다.