• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.24 no.9
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• pp.33-40
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• 2008

This paper describes the performance of ground improvement project using prefabricated vertical drains of condition, in which approximately 10m dredged fill overlies original soft foundation layer in the coastal area composed of soft marine clay with high water content and high compressibility. From field monitoring results, excessive ground settlement compared with predicted settlement in design stage developed during the following one year. In order to predict the final consolidation behavior, recalculation of consolidation settlements and back analysis using observed settlements were conducted. Field monitoring results of surface settlements were evaluated, and then corrected because large shear deformation occurred by construction events in the early stages of consolidation. To predict the consolidation behavior, material functions and in-situ conditions from laboratory consolidation test were re-analyzed. Using these results, height of additional embankment is estimated to satisfy residual settlement limit and maintain an adequate ground elevation. The recalculated time-settlement curve has been compared with field monitoring results after additional surcharge was applied. It might be used for verification of recalculated results.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.228-233
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• 2010

About 55% of total energy is consumed in the industrial division. The industrial heat pump application will show magnificent energy saving effect as well as higher cost efficiency because of larger energy consuming volume of each facility and longer operation hour and higher stability against seasonal temperature change. Over 90% of dryer for industrial usage has hot wind heat source and hot wind dryer is the representative type covering 68.7% while its 30 ~ 50% lower heat efficiency causes lots of energy loss by exhaust air. Re-usage of exhaust air can improve energy efficiency of dryer because 68% heat energy or 78% of hot air lose in exhaust air. Therefore, high temperature heat pump dryer can be the best alternative. Comparing to the existing dryer with 30% ~ 50% energy efficiency, newly developing high temperature heat pump dryer will enhance energy efficiency up to 60% ~ 80% efficiency. In this paper, heat pump system for high temperature was designed, constructed and tested. The results have shown that system COPh is estimated as 3.3.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.46-58
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• 2015

Informal engineering education program for high school students was developed to cultivate engineering literacy using the human resources and facilities of university. Plant factory, a smart farming technology, was selected as a main theme, and the novel engineering camp program involving engineering design activities and intra-linter-team works was planned. The camp program was applied to 38 high school students in an active learning classroom. Five teams were constructed according to elemental technologies such as biotechnology, information-communication technology, energy engineering, mechanical engineering and architectural engineering, and the students were participated in intra- and inter-team activities to achieve the final goal of 'the construction of a plant factory in school'. The team works were conducted according to the eight steps of engineering design process (identifying the problem and need, identifying criteria and constraints, brainstorming possible solutions, selecting the best possible solution, constructing a prototype, testing and evaluating the solution, communicating the solution, and refining design). Participants' satisfaction survey showed that the satisfaction on the contents of engineering design was 4.48 on 5-point Likert scale. The participants' satisfaction on creative activity and systematic methodology was 4.43 on 5-point Likert scale. 97% of participants responded positively to team works, and 92% of participants were satisfied with career mentoring activity supplied by undergraduate/graduate students. These results indicates that the engineering camp program involving engineering design activity and intra-/inter-team works can contribute to cultivate engineering literacy such as creativity, problem solving ability, collaboration, communication skills for high school students, and to increase their interests in engineering fields.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.781-787
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• 2011

We design a four-stage propane-refrigerant centrifugal compressor for an LNG plant. Using a commercial code, we aerodynamically designed the compressor at each design point of the corresponding stages. We estimated the one-dimensional aerodynamic design output and the three-dimensional shape of the impeller flow passage via three-dimensional flow analysis. In particular, we discuss in detail the flow characteristics of the impeller and the vaneless diffuser passages of the fourth-stage compressor in terms of the velocity fields, the pressure, and the entropy distributions of the flow passages. We include the flow effects of the tip clearance flow, because at this stage the rotating speed and total inlet pressure are higher than those at the other compressor stages are. We carried out performance tests of the designed compressor stages using propane as a refrigerant in the LNG cycle. The practical evaluation could lead to design enhancements in the future.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.112-118
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• 2022

In this study, the diffusion characteristics were evaluated using the concrete mix design of nuclear safety-related structures. Among the concrete structures related to nuclear power safety, we selected the composition of intake and drainage structures that are immersed in seawater or located on the tidal platform and evaluated the chloride ion permeation resistance by compressive strength and electrical conductivity and the diffusion characteristics by immersion in salt water. analyzed. Compressive strength was measured on the 1st, 7th, 14th, 28th, 56th, and 91st days until the 91st day, which is the design standard strength of the nuclear power plant concrete structure, and chloride ion permeation resistance was evaluated on the 28th and 91st. After immersing the 28-day concrete specimens in salt water for 28 days, the diffusion coefficient was derived by collecting samples at different depths and analyzing the amount of chloride. As a result, it was found that after 28 days, the long-term strength enhancement effect of the nuclear power plant concrete mix with 20% fly ash replacement was higher than that of concrete using 100% ordinary Portland cement. It was also found that the nuclear power plant concrete mix has higher chloride ion permeation resistance, lower diffusion coefficient, and higher resistance to salt damage than the concrete mix using 100% ordinary Portland cement.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.5-12
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• 2009

As rock bolts become one of the main support systems in tunnels and underground structures, the integrity of the rock bolts affects the safety of these structures. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of rock bolt integrity using wavelet transforms of the guided ultrasonic waves by using transmission test in the field. After several rock bolts with various defect ratios are embedded into a large scale concrete block and rock mass, guided waves are generated by a piezo disk element and measured by an acoustic emission (AE) sensor. The captured signals are analyzed in the time-frequency domain using the wavelet transform based on a Gabor wavelet. Peak values in the time-frequency domain represent the interval of travel time of each echo. The energy velocities of the guided waves increase with an increase in the defect ratio. The suitable curing time for the evergy velocity analysis is proposed by the laboratory test, and in-situ tests are performed in two tunnelling sites to verify the applicability of rock bolt integrity tests performed after proposed curing time. This study proves that time-frequency domain analysis is an effective tool for the evaluation of the rock bolt integrity.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.23 no.7
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• pp.104-112
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• 2019

The material properties of the 3D printing cement composite mortar were evaluated, and the performance range in which printing was possible was calculated using the void ratio in a fresh state as a single index. As a results of the tests, as the water-binder ratio (W/B) increased, the mortar flow value increased and the density and strength decreased. As the sand-binder ratio (SS/B) increased, the mortar flow value decreased. However, strength and density increased and decreased up to a certain SS/B. As admixture-binder ratio (Ad/B) increased, mortar flow value, density, and strength decreased. These trends make it difficult to mix-design to meet the target performances of 3D printing mortars, represented by extrudability and buildability. The value of mortar flow increased proportionally with the void ratio, while the density and strength apparently decreased as the void ratio increased. This indicates that void ratio can be utilized as a single index for controlling the material properties in the design of mortar mixtures. It was found that mortar mixture could be printed by a 3D printer when the void ratio was in the range from 0.6 to 0.7. This was verified by printing a mortar which has the void ratio of 0.634. The mortar was produced with the mixture design of W/B 35.0%, SS/B 60.0%, and Ad/B 0.1%. Further research applying diverse admixtures is needed to improve the quality of 3D printing output mortars.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.90-90
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• 2017

생력화를 위한 구기자의 수확 기계화는 열악한 수확작업환경을 쾌적한 작업환경으로 개선하고 노동력 감소, 생산비 절감을 할 수 있다. 관행 손 수확과 진동 고리형 수확기 방법보다 높은 작업 능률 향상으로 영농규모의 확대 촉진 및 안정적인 영농 구조를 구축하여 재배농가의 생산비를 절감하여 경쟁력을 높일 수 있으며, 기존 인력에 의존하였던 수확작업을 기계화함으로서 전업농 및 대단위 경작이 가능하게 함으로서 국내에서 생산한 양질의 구기자를 국민에게 안정적으로 제공할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 구기자 수확작업의 생력화를 위하여 개발 보급된 수목형의 재배법 특성을 분석하고 이를 토대로 타격장치를 적용한 보행형 구기자 수확기를 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 수목형 구기자나무의 분지에 착과되어 있는 숙과를 주행하면서 탈과 할 수 있는 탈과 장치를 제작하기 위하여 타격형 탈과 장치를 3D 모델링 작업(Inventor V.11, Autodesk, USA) 후 시작기를 제작, 구기자 수확 시작기는 주행부, 타격장치, 집과부, 분지유인부로 구성하였다. 구기자 수확 시작기의 최대 높이는 형태학적 특성을 토대로 타격봉의 높이를 900 mm 이하로 제한하였으며, 조향장치의 높이는 800 mm로 하였다. 주행부는 구기자 재식 조사결과를 이용하여 고랑 폭 1,500 mm 이하에서 자유롭게 전 후진 이동이 가능하고 경사로 등을 주행 시에도 안전성을 높이기 위해 자동브레이크 기능이 있으며 타격장치의 타격 봉은 알루미늄 재질로 지름 100 mm, 길이 400 mm로 설계 제작하였으며, 구기자 분지 타격 시 분지와 타격 봉이 수직 상태로 타격이 가능하도록 제작, 집과장치는 포장의 두둑, 고랑은 일괄 표준화가 되어 있지않아 청양구기자시험장에서 측정한 재배법을 바탕으로 설계된 수집부 프레임의 적용범위는 폭 450 mm, 길이 720 mm, 높이 1,500 mm를 집과 범위로 하여 설계 제작하였다. 타격 방식을 적용한 구기자 수확기 성능평가 결과 조숙기에 30초 이상의 탈과 시 87.5 % 이상 탈과는 어려울 것으로 판단되었으며, 성숙기에는 타격시간에 관계없이 92 %의 매우 우수한 탈과율이 나타났다. 성숙기의 주행속도 48 m/h 일 때 탈과율과 집과율은 89 %, 92 %로 나타났다.단위작업시간당 최대 수확 능력은 관행작업 2.9 kg/hr, 진동고리형 수확기 5.2 kg/hr, 타격방식을 적용한 구기자 수확기는 최소 7.6 kg/hr, 최대 24.1 kg/hr로 관행작업과 비교하여 주행속도와 시기별 최소 2.6배, 최대 8.3배의 작업 성능 차이가 나타났다. 재배양식에서는 기계화 수목형이 적합한 것으로 나타났고, 타격방식을 적용한 보행형 구기자 수확기를 이용하여 수형별 시간대별 수확성능을 시험한 결과 우수한 결과가 나타났다. 이에 따라 구기자 재배 농가에 기계화수목형 재배법을 보급하고 타격방식을 적용한 구기자 수확기를 이용하면 작업환경 개선과 노동력, 인건비 절감을 통한 영농규모의 확대 촉진 및 안정적인 영농 구조로 구기자 경쟁력 제고를 할 수 있을 것으로 판단되어진다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.219-225
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• 2020

In this study, the prototype of a blower was designed and made to develop a long-life blower with a volume flow rate of 10,000 ㎥/min with a required total pressure efficiency of 83% or more. Five experimental impellers with various lengths of dust deflectors were manufactured and used for the erosion experiments. The erosion test was conducted by operating for 160 hours in a self-produced closed loop-type erosion test apparatus. A prototype of a model blower was designed, fabricated, and tested. The results revealed a total pressure, air volume flow rate, and efficiency of 690.6 mmAq, 16,243.6 ㎥/min, and 83.6%, respectively, as the result of conversion to a blower based on the measured value of the blower model. The prototype was designed and fabricated as the experimental erosion equipment of the blower. A blower with a dust deflector was developed by performing the erosion experiments under harsh conditions. The blower showed an improved effect of more than 190% based on the wear thickness of the impeller compared to a conventional blower without a dust deflector.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.421-431
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• 2007

The main purpose of this study is to develop a sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method, which is a new technique for strengthening the existing concrete structures by mixing one of the carbon or glass chopped fibers and one of the epoxy or vinyl ester resins with high-speed compressed air in open air and randomly spraying the mixture onto the concrete surface. At present, the sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method using the epoxy resin has not been fully discussed. In order to investigate the material property of the sprayed FRP, this study carried out tensile tests of the material specimens, which were changed with the combinations of various variables including the length of chopped fiber and the mixture ratio of chopped fiber and resin. These variables were set to have the equal material strength, compared with that of one layer of the FRP sheet. As a result, the optimal length of glass and carbon chopped fibers was fumed out to be 38 mm, and the optimal mixture ratio between chopped fiber and resin was also turned out to be 1 : 2 from each variable. And also, the thickness of the sprayed FRP to have the equal strength to one layer of the FRP sheet was finally calculated. In is study, a series of experiments were carried out to evaluate the strengthening effects of flexural beams, shear beams and damaged beams strengthened with the sprayed FRP method, respectively. The results revealed that the strengthening effects of the flexural and shear specimens were reasonably similar to those of the FRP sheet, and the developed Sprayed FRP technique is able to be used as a strengthening scheme of existing RC building.