• Composites Research
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.26-34
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• 2017

This research presents studies on an improved method to predict the thermal conductivity of woven fabric composites, the effects of geometric structures of woven fabric composites on thermal conductivity, and structural optimization to improve the thermal conductivity using a genetic algorithm. The geometric structures of woven fabric composites were constructed numerically using the information generated on waviness, thickness, and width of fill and warp tows. Thermal conductivities of the composites were obtained using a thermal-electrical analogy. In the genetic algorithm, the chromosome string consisted of thickness and width of the fill and warp tows, and the objective function was the maximum thermal conductivity of woven fabric composites. The results confirmed that an improved method to predict the thermal conductivity was built successfully, and the inter-tow gap effect on the composite's thermal conductivity was analyzed suggesting that thermal conductivity of woven fabric composites was reduced as the gap between tows increased. For structural design, optimized structures for improving the thermal conductivity were analyzed and proposed. Generally, axial thermal conductivity of the fiber tow contributed more to thermal conductivity of woven fabric composites than transverse thermal conductivity of the tows.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.34-42
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• 2008

The properties of sodium silicate solution were surveyed by using the yellow silicomolybdic method, and the formation of silica sol from sodium silicate solution and the growth of silica sol were investigated in this study. The $SiO_2$ content of 2 wt% in sodium silicate solution was proper to oxidize sodium silicate with sulfuric acid. After the removal of sodium ions in sodium silicate solution, the pH of silicate solution had to be controlled above 9 for the stabilization of silicate solution. The condensation between silicic acid species and silica nuclei surfaces has been studied at $20{\sim}80^{\circ}C$ and pH 10 in silicate solutions with silica nuclei. The reaction falls into two kinetics regimes, limited at high silicic acid species concentration by polymerization, but at lower concentration by a process whereby deposited silicic acid species condenses further to silica. The overall condensation is first-order in silicic acid species concentration, proceeded toward to pseudo equilibrium concentration, $C_x$, rather than the solubility of amorphous silica. The heat of solution of amorphous silica was 3.34 kcal/mol and exhibits an Arrhenius temperature dependence with an apparent activation energy of 3.16 kcal/mol in the range of $20{\sim}80^{\circ}C$.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.95-107
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• 2016

The axle weight of a vehicle in motion can be measured with a low-speed or high-speed weigh-in-motion (WIM). However, the axial load dynamically change depending on the vehicle's characteristics-such as the chassis or axle structure-or the characteristics of the driving environment such as road flatness. The changes in dynamic load lead to differences between the vehicle's weight measured at rest and the vehicle's weight measured in motion. For this Study, an experiment was conducted with an instrumented vehicle to analyze the range of errors caused by uncontrollable environmental factors by identifying the characteristics of the dynamic load changes of a vehicle in motion, and determine the appropriate scale for the accuracy evaluation of a high-speed WIM, as a preparatory research for the introduction of unmanned overweight enforcement systems in the future. The key findings from the experiment are summarized as follows. First, The gross weight of the tested vehicle changed by approximately 1% at low velocities and approximately by 4% at high velocities, and the vehicle's axle weight changed by approximately 1-3%, at low velocities and by 2-9% at high velocities. A single axle showed larger weight changes than individual axles in a group. Secondly, The vehicle's gross weight and the axle weight on the impact section were up to eight times and three-to-twelve times higher, respectively, than its gross weight and the axle weight on the flat section. The vibration frequency of the vehicle's dynamic load was measured at between 2.4 and 5.8Hz, and found to return to the normal amplitude after moving approximately 30 meters.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.47-57
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• 2004

This study introduces the areawide road safety improvement program, which was developed to overcome the weak points of conventional black spot improvement programs. The latter has been criticized in terms of that it can cause the problem of accident migration and that it prevents from identifying causes of road accident in the comprehensive scope. On the other hand, the areawide road safety improvement program can allow us to find the route or areas that have quite a number of road accidents with the common causes. Therefore, we can take countermeasures effectively in a different framework in this approach. This study explains in detail about the concept, procedures, and effects of areawide road safety improvement programs including the example. This study may contribute to bringing a new framework of road safety improvement program in Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2008.06c
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• pp.522-526
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• 2008

모션 캡쳐 장비는 사람의 자연스러운 행동이나 동작 정보를 정밀하게 얻기 위해 널리 사용되며, 영화나 게임과 같은 콘텐츠에서 자주 활용되고 있다. 하지만 모션 캡쳐 장비가 고가이기 때문에 한번 입력받은 데이터를 모션별로 분할하고 상황에 맞게 재결합하여 사용할 필요가 있으며, 입력 데이터를 모션별로 분할하는 것은 대부분 수동으로 이루어진다. 이 때문에 캡쳐된 데이터를 자동으로 분할하기 위한 연구들이 다양하게 시도되고 있다. 기존의 연구들은 크게 전역적 특성에 대한 고려없이 이웃하는 프레임만을 고려하는 온라인 방식과 데이터를 전역적으로 고려하나 이웃하는 프레임 사이의 관계를 고려하지 않는 오프라인 방식으로 나누어진다. 본 논문에서는 온라인과 오프라인 방식을 병합한 그래프 기반의 모션 분할 방법을 제안한다. 분할을 위해 먼저 모션데이터를 기반으로 그래프를 생성하며, 그래프는 이웃하는 각 프레임사이의 유사도뿐만 아니라 시간축을 기반으로 일정시간내의 프레임들의 유사도를 모두 고려하였다. 이렇게 생성된 그래프를 분할하기 위해 분할된 모션내의 유사도 합을 최소화하고 각 모션간의 유사도는 최대화할 수 있는 normalized cuts을 이용하였다. 실험에서 제안된 방법은 기존의 오프라인 방식 중 하나인 GMM과 온라인 방식 중 하나인 국부최소값 분할 방법보다 좋은 결과를 보였으며, 이는 각 프레임 사이의 유사도뿐만 아니라 일정시간내의 유사도를 전역적으로 고려하기 때문이다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.399-404
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• 2011

Overload vehicles have demoralizing influence upon the social overhead capital, economics of nation, traffic flow and road safe as various components. Accordingly, this study established a ubiquitous sensor network system to develop an intelligent regulation system to monitor overloaded vehicles in motion. and Unlike WIM, after detecting the axle of driving vehicles by measuring deformation of roads, this system calculates the weights of vehicles by using signals from the strain sensors installed under the road and an analysis method. Also the study conducted an simulation test for vehicle load analysis using genetic algorithm. and tested wireless sensor for USN system.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.59-64
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• 2010

Measurement uncertainty assessment was performed for altitude performance test for a turboshaft engine. Mathematical models of measurement were suggested for major performance parameters such as shaft horse power, fuel flow, specific fuel consumption, and airflow. The procedure was compared with the test of turbojet or turbofan engines. Uncertainty involved with the test condition measurement was assessed. Influence of the test condition measurement uncertainty on the corrected performance data was discussed. Uncertainty assessment result was provided for a example test case using a real altitude test facility. For major performance parameters, measurement uncertainties were assessed as 0.65~1.09% including the test condition measurement uncertainty, 0.36~0.94% not including it.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.6 no.2 s.12
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• pp.35-44
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• 1998

Road guide sign is one of important traffic facility, which guides a driver a direction to go. A road is being newly built and/or an existing road can be temporarily closed very often at metropolitan area. Such information has to be linked to a road guide sign and to be updated in time. Otherwise, it might cause not only confusion to a driver but also traffic accident and/or traffic congestion. However, road guide signs are not properly managed at this time since the amounts of information are huge and they are being managed through paper maps manually. A decision-making framework has been developed to manage a variety of information of road guide signs based on the concept of GIS(Geographic Information Systems). Especially, it is designed on the fact that the existing national digital base maps under the NGIS(National Geographic Information Systems) program can be utilized. This framework has several functions such as the manipulation of statistics, landmark linkages along the selected traffic corridor and automatic design of signboard's content. This system is applied to the Kangnam district in Seoul Metropolitan area (SMA) for a case study.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.5D
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• pp.821-829
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• 2006

Traffic load comprise primary input to pavement design causing pavement damage. therefore it should be proceeded suitable traffic load distribution modeling for pavement design and analysis. Traffic load have been represented by equivalent single axle loads (ESALs) which convert mixed traffic stream into one value for design purposes. But there are some limit to apply ESALs to other roads because it is empirical value developed as part of the original AASHO(American Association of State Highway Officials) road test. There have been many efforts to solve these problems. Several leading country have implemented M-E(Mechanistic-Empirical) design procedures based on mechanical concept. As a result, they established traffic load quantification method using load distribution model known as Axle Load Spectra. This paper details Axle Load Spectra and presents axle load distribution model based on normal mixture distribution function using truck load data collected by WIM system installed in national highway. Axle load spectra and axle load distribution model presented in this paper could be useful for basic data when making traffic load quantification plan for pavement design, overweight vehicle permit plan and pavement maintenance cost plan.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.168-176
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• 1994

축 이송운동의 오차를 측정할 수 있는 광전소자 측정시스템이 구현되었으며, 결론은 다음과 같다. 1) 광전소자와 레이저광원을 이용하여 축이송시에 발생하는 5개의 운동오차를 동시에 검출하는 측정방법이 개발되었으며, 이때의 정밀도는 마이크로미터오더이다. 2)광전소자에 대한 2차원 칼리브레이션이 수행되었으며, 비선형성을 고려할 때 더욱 정밀한 측 정값을 얻을 수 있었다. 3) 레이저간섭기 등에 의해서 측정이 어려운 롤(roll)오차의 측정방법이 구현되었으며, 이때 빔 분리기의 오차를 칼리브레이션할 때, 정밀한 측정값이 얻어질 수 있었다. 4)광전소자측정시스템을 마이크로 컴퓨터와 연계함으로써, 종래의 측정방법보다 매우 빠르며, 정밀한 측정시스템이 구현되었다.