• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.7
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• pp.621-627
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• 2017

The understanding of the mechanical properties of amyloid fibers, which induce various neurodegenerative diseases, is directly related to the amyloid growth mechanism. Diverse studies have been performed on amyloid fibers from the viewpoint of disease epidemiology. Recently, attempts have been made to use amyloid fibers as new materials because of their notable mechanical properties and self-aggregation abilities. In this study, the mechanical properties of transthyretin (TTR105-115), which induces cardiovascular disease, were evaluated using a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. In particular, the effect of the end-terminal capping on the structural stability of TTR105-115 was evaluated. The mechanical behavior and properties of TTR105-115 were measured by steered molecular dynamics (SMD). We clarified the factors affecting the mechanical properties of these materials and suggested the possibility of utilizing them as nature inspired materials.

• Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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• 1987.06a
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• pp.107-119
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• 1987

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.226-229
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• 1999

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.264-273
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• 2011

Bentonite buffer is one of the major components of an engineered barrier for an HLW (High-Level Waste) repository. The bentonite buffer is significantly exposed to the decay heat from radioactive wastes, the inflow of groundwater from the surrounding rock of the repository, and the high swelling pressure of densely-compacted bentonite that comes in contact with the groundwater. Therefore, it is essential to understand the THM (Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical) behavior of the bentonite buffer and to acquire the input data of its related constitutive models for the performance and safety assessment of an HLW repository. This paper analyzed the THM properties which have been obtained by conducting laboratory tests with a candidate buffer material for a Korean HLW repository. Moreover the formulation recipe of the reference bentonite buffer was defined on the basis of functional criteria, thus suggesting the THM properties which correspond to the formulation recipe of the reference bentonite buffer.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.593-600
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• 2016

To understand the mechanical properties of rock masses and intact rock in Korea, data from 4,280 in situ and laboratory tests from 107 tunnels on general national roads were analyzed. The mechanical properties (unit weight, cohesion, friction angle, modulus of deformation, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, uniaxial compressive strength, tensile strength, coefficient of permeability, and specific gravity) were analyzed by rock types and strength of rock in each rock type. The results of analysis, the mean specific gravity was highest in gneiss. The coefficient of permeability and Poisson's ratio show the highest mean values in granite and metamorphic rock, respectively. In addition, the unit weight, cohesion and friction angle in sedimentary rock, modulus of deformation, Young's modulus, uniaxial compressive strength and tensile strength in volcanic rock have the highest mean values. The values for each mechanical property showed wide ranges by the heterogeneity and anisotropy of rock masses in spite of detailed analysis by rock type and classification of rocks according to the strength.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.291-300
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• 2000

암반은 여러 가지 지질학적 요인들에 의해 형성된 수많은 절리면들을 경계로 하는 다양한 크기와 형상의 암석블럭들이 맞물려 평행상태를 이루고 있는 불연속체이다. 불연속 암반의 거동은 암석블럭을 이루는 무결암의 역학적 특성뿐만 아니라 암석블럭의 경계를 이루는 절리면들의 공간적 분포특성과 역학적 특성에도 큰 영향을 받는다. 불연속 암반의 거동해석을 목적으로 개발되고 있는 최근의 수치해석 기법들도 대부분 절리면의 영향을 효과적으로 해석에 반영시킬 수 있는 방법을 찾는데 집중하고 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.201-202
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• 2003

탄소나노튜브는 역학적 물성이 뛰어날 뿐만 아니라 전기적 특성도 우수하여 현재 매우 많은 연구와 응용개발이 시도되고 있다 일반적으로 전기전도성 고분자 복합체를 얻기 위한 방법으로 카본블랙이나 전도성 섬유, 금속섬유, 전도성 분말 등을 고분자에 혼입하는 방법을 주로 이용하지만, 복합체 내에서 나노구조 형성이 가능한 탄소나노튜브를 이용하면 나노물질의 특성상 매우 유리한 점이 많다. 예를 들면, 우수한 전기특성, 낮은 임계농도, 우수한 역학적 성질 둥이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.31-33
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• 2003

이 연구의 목적은 S/S 티셔츠 소재의 기본태 및 역학적 특성이 소재에 대한 주관적 감성에 미치는 영향을 밝혀 티셔츠 소재의 감성 이미지를 확립하고 소비자 감성에 적합한 S/S용 티셔츠 소재를 개발하기 위함이다. 이 연구를 위해 2003 봄, 여름에 시판된 5개의 티셔츠 소재가 사용되었고, 티셔츠 소재에 대한 감성 이미지를 도출하기 위해 티셔츠 소재와 관련된 20개의 감성형용어로 설문지를 작성하였다. 설문조사는 총 75명의 성인 남녀를 대상으로 실시하였으며 평가자는 각 문항에 대해서 7점 리커트형 척도를 사용하여 평가하였다. 5개의 시료 각각에 대한 19개의 역학적 특성치를 측정하여 태의 값을 산출하였으며, 각 특성치들과 주관적 감성 이미지와의 관계는 SPSS_Win 10.1을 사용하여 분석하였다. 본 연구결과는 다음과 같다. S/S 티셔츠 소재의 감성이미지는 ‘유연감’, ‘청결감’, ‘매력성’, ‘건조감’, ‘강성’으로 분류되었으며, 소재의 감성 이미지가 소재의 기본 태에 의해 영향을 받는 정도는 다르게 나타났다. 감성이미지에 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 기본태는 Shari였다. 또한 편성구조 및 섬유조성과 같은 티셔츠 소재의 기본적 특성이 소재에 대한 주관적 감성이미지에 미치는 영향이 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.39-46
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of sensation and sensibility from the rusting sound of silk fabrics. The mechanical properties and sound parameters were measured after recording the rusting sounds of 7 silk fabrics. Then, their relationships were analyzed through the evaluation of subjective sensation and sensibility and found a regression model for the sensibility from the mechanical properties. The adjectives of the sensibility were grouped into four: Elegant, Active, Tough, Modern. Soft and flexible fabrics were related with LPT negatively and induced elegant sensibility. And fabrics of the smoother and less changable to shear direction were related with LPT and Δf, and positively, and occurred active sensibility. On the other hands, rough, bulky, thick, and heavy fabrics were related with ARC and Δf, and induced with tough or modern sensibilities. About the sensibilities according to each fabric, STN8 was the most elegant, STN8-S was the most active, and TWL16 and STN16-N were the toughest.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.91-104
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• 2008

In tunnels, safety factor concept has been suggested to estimate their stability quantitatively. It is merely limited in the framework of mechanical analysis. However safety factor concept has not been applied in hydro-mechanical coupled analyses due to their modelling complexity. Recently studies on this topic are being actively made. In this study, induced drainage modelling methods for hydro-mechanical coupled analyses are compared and analyzed to estimate safety factor of a subsea tunnel exactly. To this end, methods both controlling hydraulic characteristic of shotcrete and using a drainage well are considered. Sensitivity analysis were carried out on rock class, thickness of shotcrete, and hydraulic properties of rock mass. As the results of this study, it turned out that the induced drainage modelling using a drainage well would give more reliable results than that of controlling hydraulic characteristic of shotcrete in estimating tunnel stability in hydro-mechanical coupled analyses.