• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.449-458
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• 2012

A sound understanding of the structural characteristics of fractured rock masses is important in designing and maintaining earth structures because their strength, deformability, and hydraulic behavior depend mainly on the characteristics of discontinuity network structures. Despite considerable progress in understanding the structural characteristics of rock masses, the complexity of discontinuity patterns has prevented satisfactory analysis based on a 3-D rock mass visualization model. This paper presents the results of studies performed to develop rock mass visualization in 3-D to analysis the mechanical and hydraulic behavior of fractured rock masses. General and particular solutions of non-linear equations of disk-shaped fractures have been derived to calculated lines of intersection and equivalent pipes. Also, program modules have been developed to perform the calculations. The procedures developed for the 3-D fractured rock mass visualization model can be used to characterize rock mass geometry and network systems effectively. The results obtained in this study will be refined and then combined for use as a tool for assessing geomechanical problems related to strength, deformability and hydraulic behaviors of the fractured rock masses.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.11A no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2004

The performance of the multiprocessor systems is limited by the several factors. The system performance is affected by the processor speed, memory delay, and interconnection network bandwidth/latency. By the evolution of semiconductor technology, off the shelf microprocessor speed breaks beyond GHz, and the processors can be scalable up to multiprocessor system by connecting through the interconnection networks. In this situation, the system performances are bound by the latencies and the bandwidth of the interconnection networks. SCI, Myrinet, and Gigabit Ethernet are widely adopted as a high-speed interconnection network links for the high performance cluster systems. Performance improvement of the interconnection network can be achieved by the bandwidth extension and the latency minimization. Speed up of the operation clock speed is a simple way to accomplish the bandwidth and latency betterment, while its physical distance makes the difficulties to attain the high frequency clock. Hence the system performance and scalability suffered from the interconnection network limitation. Duplicating the link of the interconnection network is one of the solutions to resolve the bottleneck of the scalable systems. Dual-ring SCI link structure is an example of the interconnection network improvement. In this paper, I propose a network topology and a transaction path algorism, which optimize the latency and the efficiency under the duplicated links. By the simulation results, the proposed structure shows 1.05 to 1.11 times better latency, and exhibits 1.42 to 2.1 times faster execution compared to the dual ring systems.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.183-204
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• 2004

This paper introduces an observable connection structure between stocks in Korean stock market and investigates the formation principles of the observed connection structure between stocks in economic views. Several recent studies have been attempting to explain that the connection structure between stocks is organized by Power-Law distribution, this implies that most stocks have a few links, but only a few stocks have very large number of links. Therefore, we want to investigate the reason about why the connection structure between stocks exhibited by Mantegna's approach is Power-Law distribution. As a result we found that the number of connection between stocks is determined by market factors and specific firm factors among many other factors. In addition, if a stock is more affected by common factors(market) than specific firm factors, the stock has large number of links with other stocks, otherwise more affected by specific firm factors, the stock has a few links.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.343-358
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• 2011

As implant treatment has become popular, lots of different shapes and materials of the implant upper component have been supplied. And there are also diverse reports about failures including loosening of the abutment screw which is one of the most common reason. Purpose : The purpose of this study is to find out how different screw tightening orders and methods influence on screw loosening according to the different connection systems. The upper component was fabricated by casting method. After fabricating master models that are precisely attached to the upper component, 5 experimental models each for the external connection system and internal connection system were fabricated using splinting impression technique. First, to find out the influence of the screw tightening order, screws were tightened in 3 orders; 1-2-3-4, 2-3-1-4, 2-4-3-1. After tightening, removal torque values (RTV) of each group was measured. And also to find out the influence of screw tightening method, a model with 2-3-1-4 screw tightening order was tightened with 30 Ncm at one time(1-step method) and the RTV was compared with the same order group (2-3-1-4) in the 2 step method. In the external connection system, RTV appeared significantly lower in group 2-3-1-4 than group 2-4-3-1 (p<0.05). And also in the internal connection system, the RTV of group 2-3-1-4 appeared significantly lower than that of group 2-4-3-1 and 1-2-3-4 (p<0.05). When comparing the tightening number of the screw without considering the screw tightening order, the first tightened screw appeared significantly higher RTV than the second one in the external connection system (p<0.05), however there was no significant difference from the first tightened screw to the last tightened screw in the internal connection system. And there was no statistically significant difference between the two screw tightening methods in both internal and external connection system. In the comparison of external and internal connection system, each RTV appeared 16.27 Ncm and 14.25 Ncm and appeared as a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). There was a significant difference in RTV measured according to the screw tightening order. The lowest RTV appeared in the groups started tightening from the middle. There was also a significant difference in RTV between the two connection system groups. A further study is needed to find out the influence factors in RTV and also a study is required related to the load condition.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.463-466
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 메시지 패싱 전송을 기반으로 하는 병렬 처리 시스템의 상호연결망 구조와 특성을 조사하고 비교한다. 특히, 상용 시장에서 널리 알려진 대표적인 병렬 처리 시스템의 상호연결망 특성과 ETRI에서 개발된 고속 병렬 컴퓨터(SPAX)의 계층 크로스바 상호 연결망(Xcent-Net) 특성을 상호 비교한다. 메시지 패싱 전송 기반의 상호연결망은 일반적으로 확장성이 우수하여 대규모 병렬 처리 시스템을 구축하는데 유리하다. Cray T3E 시스템, Intel ASCI TFLOPS 시스템, Tandem Himalaya S70000 시스템, IBM RS6000 SP2 시스템등은 메시지 패싱 상호연결망을 기반으로 수백개에서 수천개의 대규모 프로세서를 연결한 병렬 처리 시스템이다. ETRI SPAX 시스템은 Xcent-Net 메시지 패싱 상호연결망을 기반으로 최대 256개 프로세서를 연결한 고속 병렬 처리 시스템으로 우수한 확장성과 높은 성능을 제공한다. 본 논문에서는 상호연결망의 구조와 함께 라우팅 스위치 구조 및 특성을 중심으로 전송 지연시간, 그리고 노드당 전송 대역폭 특성을 비교한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.04b
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• pp.313-315
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• 2001

인터넷 비즈니스 사이트가 많아짐에 따라 사용자에게 편리한 비즈니스 사이트를 구추하기위해 웹서버의 구조 및 내용을 평가하고 재구성해야 하는데, 수작업에 의한 웹문서의 평가시 인적, 시간적 비용이 높고 시스템에 대한 평가값이 객관적이지 못하다. 이를 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 구조추출, 구조저장, 구조가시화로 구성된 웹문서의 구조분석 에이전트를 제안한다. 구조추출 모듈은 URL로 웹문서를 받고 이를 잘정의된 XML형태로 변환한 후, 태그정보를 이용하여 웹문서의 구조를 구하고, 하이퍼링크데이터를 이용하여 웹문서간의 연결구조를 얻는다. 구조저장은 추출된 웹문서와 웹문서 연결관계를 웹서버와 같이 연결하여 저장하며, 구조 가시화에서 이를 계층적으로나 그래프형식으로 가시화된다. 제안한 시스템의 유용성을 보이기 위하여 웹문서의 평가문제에 적용한 결과, 많은 양의 데이터를 의 데이터의 기술적인 평가가 가능하고, 데이터를 수집하기 위한 인력자원, 시간과 비용을 줄일수 있으며, 쉽게 사이트를 평가하여 서비스 수준을 향상 시킬 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1998.10c
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• pp.330-332
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• 1998

모듈형 신경망은 인간의 정보처리 시스템이 고유한 목적이나 기능을 가진 모듈로 되어있다는 신경과학의 연구에 기반하여 제안된 모델이다. 하지만 모듈의 크기와 기능모듈간의 연결구조를 결정하는데 큰 어려움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 간단한 규칙으로 복잡한 구조를 생성해 낼 수 있는 린덴마이어-시스템을 이용하여 모듈형 신경망의 크기 및 연결구조를 만들어내는 과정에 대하여 고찰해본다. 또한, 신경망의 생성규칙을 유전자형으로 표현하고 진화 알고리즘을 적용하여 주어진 문제를 해결할 수 있는 최적의 규칙을 찾아내는 방법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 유전자형과 진화연산은 최적화된 문법규칙 및 신경망의 구조를 만들어 낼 수 있는 가능성을 보여준다.

• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.25-43
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• 1999

The focus of this study is on the elements of structure design that facilitate u user interaction with applications within cyberspace Structure design entails decisions regarding the optimal classification and hierarchical organization of information into s successively higher units. i.e .. the grouping of highly related information in the form of nodes of a site and the subsequent connection of nodes that are inter-related. The decisions are based on the designer's subjective classification framework. which is not always compatible with that of the user. We propose that the ensuing cognitive dissonance can be reduced via the employment of multiple hierarchies and cross-referencing links. Multiple hierarchies represent a single information space in terms of a number of single hierarchies. each of which represent a different perspective Cross-referencing refers to the inter-connection between the constituent hierarchies by providing a link to the alternate hierarchy for information that is most likely to be categorized in diverse manners by users with differing perspectives. In this study we conducted two empirical studies to gauge the effectiveness of multiple hierarchies and Cross-referencing links in the domain of cyber shopping malls. In the first phase. an experiment was conducted to determine how subjects classified given products with respect to two different perspectives for categorization. Experimental cyber malls were developed based on the results from the first phase to test the effectiveness of multiple hierarchies and cross-referencing links. Results show that the ease of navigation was higher for cyber malls that had implemented cross-referencing links are of greater value when used in conjunction with single hierarchical designs rather than multiple hierarchies. Users satisfaction with and ease of navigation was higher for cyber malls that had not implemented multiple hierarchies. This paper concludes with discussion of these results and their implications for designers of cyber malls.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.203-213
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• 2004

This study investigates the seismic responses of two structures connected by a sky-bridge equipped with viscoelastic dampers (VED) at the bridge-building connections. The applicability of the method is verified first by observing RMS (root-mean-squared) responses of two-degrees-of-freedom systems subjected to white noise ground excitation. Then model structures with various number of stories are analyzed using earthquake ground motions to observe the effect of the varying size of VED on the reduction of dynamic responses. According to the analysis results, there exists a proper size of VED which minimizes the structural responses. It is also observed that the effectiveness of VED increases as the difference of natural frequencies between the two connected structures increases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.46-52
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 롤러로 지지된 슬래브 구조물인 연결통로 구조물에 대한 구조해석을 수행하여, 고정하중(사하중)과 활하중 작용시 대상구조물에 발생되는 최대 변위 및 최대 단면력을 해석하였으며, 극한강도설계법에 의하여 극한강도 및 설계강도를 비교·검토함으로써 대상 연결통로 구조물의 안전성을 평가하였다. 구조해석시 대상구조물을 3차원 뼈대 요소 및 shell 요소로 형상화하여 모델링하였으며, 현재 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 범용 구조해석 프로그램인 SAP 2000 Nonlinear에 의해 구조해석을 수행하였다.(중략)