• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.4 no.4 s.14
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• pp.41-52
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• 2002

This study dealt with analysis of size effect of testing apparatus for Kim test which measures rut resistance characteristics of asphalt mixture under static loading. Two columns in different diameter with each column having different radios of round cut (Curvature) at the bottom were used for testing asphalt mixture. Deformation load ($P_{max}$) and deformation strength ($K_D$) were found to have relatively high correlation with rut depth and dynamic stability of asphalt concrete. Diameter of specimen was not a significant factor in this test. From the statistical correlation analysis with rutting properties, the radius of curvature and diameter of loading column were found to be important factor affecting the results of the test. Among the radios (r) of curvatures, r=0.5cm and 1.0cm showed much higher correlation than the column without curvature, and r=1.0cm being better between the two. The column with diameter of 4cm showed better correlation than diameter of 3cm. Therefore, the column of 4cm diameter with r=1.0cm was found to be the best among various apparatus sizes. Prediction models for rut depth and dynamic stability were developed for each aggregate mixture based on Kim test variables using SAS STEPWISE procedure. Therefore, if this test method is validated through further study, Kim test can be used for selecting asphalt mixture with the highest resistance against permanent deformation.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.38-49
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• 1974

운모기판에 증착한 비정형 셀레니움 박막의 결정성장의 형태와 그 변태속도에 대하여 연구하였다 열처리된 박막에서 비정질성분은 CS2에 용해되나 결정질은 아무 변화없이 남아 있으므로 쉽게 현미경을 이용하여 그 모양을 조사할 수 있다. 결정은 (30$^{\circ}$~10$0^{\circ}C$ 온도 범위에서) 박막과 운모기관의 경계면을 따라서 원형상(구상 결정의 이차원 적 모양) 중심으로 부터 일정 속도로 자란다. 또한 필라멘트 형태의 결정이 원형상 결정의 비 규칙적인 부분에서 박막을 뚫고 위로 자란다. 이들 필라멘트형 결정은 자유표면에 도달하여 새로이 자유표면을 따라서 원형상으로 자라게 된다. 경계에 있는 원형상 결정의 두께는 약 500$\AA$정도이고 이것이 비정질 세레니움 박막에서 보이는 "어두어 지는" 현상의 원인이 되고 있음이 밝혀졌다. 원형상 결정은 아주 조그마한 결정 "도메인"으로 구성되어 있으며 이들 "도메인"의 축 방향은 경계면과 나란하고 반경방향에 수직으로 되어 있다. 고온처리에서 얻어지는 규칙적인 결정은 이들 "도메인"이 모여서 "라멜라"를 형성하여 중심부에서부터 뻗어나가고 이들 "라멜라"간의 공간은 불규칙적으로 나열된 "도메인"으로 연결되어 있으며, 고분자 결정에 비하여 훨씬 두껍다. 반경 방향으로의 결정성장 속도는 아주 순도가 높은 박막에서는 시간에 따라 일정하고 주어진 온도에서 재현성이 아주 좋다. 이 실험에서 측정된 성장속도는 지금까지 발표된 어느 실험에서 관측된 것보다 빠르고 또 자유표면에서 자라는 속도에 비해서 약 백 여배나 빠르다. 결장 성장의 온도 의존은 u=6$\times$1015 exp[-32.7(kcal/mol)/RT] cm/sec로 표시할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.12 no.5 s.48
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• pp.617-628
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• 2000

In this study, the 4-point bending test has been performed in order to estimate the effect of TIG-dressing on fatigue strength and fatigue characteristics quantitatively for non load-carrying fillet welded joints subjected to pure bending. As a result of fatigue tests, fatigue strength of as-welded specimens has been satisfied the grade of fatigue strength prescribed in specifications of domestics and AASHTO & JSSC, and fatigue strength at $2{\times}106cycles$ of TIG-dressing specimens has been increased compared with as-welded specimens. As the result of beachmark tests, fatigue cracks have been occurred at several points, where the radius of curvature and flank angle in the weld bead toes are low, and grown as semi-elliptical cracks, then approached to fracture. As a result of finite element analysis, stress concentration factor in weld bead toes has been closely related to the flank angel and radius of curvature, and between these, the radius of curvature has more largely affected in stress concentration factor than flank angle. As a result of fracture mechanics approaches, the crack correction factor of test specimens has been largely affected on stress gradient correction factor in case a/t is below 0.4. From the relations between stress intensity factor range estimated from FEM analysis and fatigue crack growth rate, fatigue life has been correctly calculated.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.63-73
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• 2010

This paper presents the optimal design method of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring for reduced positional uncertainty, and its application to the obstacle detection with improved resolution. Basically, it is assumed that a set of ultrasonic sensors are installed to form a circle at regular intervals with their beams overlapped. First, exploiting the overlapped beam pattern, the positional uncertainty inherent to an ultrasonic sensor is shown to be significantly reduced. Second, for an ideal ultrasonic sensor ring of zero radius, the effective beam width is defined to represent the positional uncertainty, and the optimal number of ultrasonic sensors required for minimal effective beam width is obtained. Third, for an actual ultrasonic sensor ring of nonzero radius, the design index is defined to represent the degree of positional uncertainty, and an optimal design of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring consisting of commercial ultrasonic sensors with low directivity is given. Fourth, given measured distances from ultrasonic sensors, the geometric method is described to compute the obstacle position with reference to the center of a mobile robot. Finally, through experiments using our overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring prototype, the validity and performance of the proposed method is demonstrated.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.172-179
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• 1997

This paper describes a multiplexed-multivariate fiber-optic interferometric sensor system with remote sensing capability. Signal processor of the implemented sensor system is designed as a digital fringe counter that is well adapted to the signal processing of the remote fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometric sensor array. By summing up the reported optical data of the optical fiber, a guideline for choosing the optical effect suitable for a specific measurand is presented. As an example, a pressure sensing device that utilizes the strain-optic effect of the optical fiber by attaching it onto a stainless steel diaphragm of which diameter is 4.3 cm, is built and attached to the sensor system. The changes in optical phase difference of the fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometric press ure sensor while filling a water tank 2 meters high, was counted by the half-fringe counting signal processor. Test results showed that the measurement error is less than ${\pm}3.6\;cm$ over the measured range of 2 meters.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.67-75
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• 2011

This paper presents the systematic optimal design of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring for high performance obstacle detection using effective beam overlap. Basically, a set of low directivity ultrasonic sensors of the same type are arranged in a circle at regular intervals with their beams overlapped. First, both real and simplified beam patterns of an ultrasonic sensor and several sensor models for obstacle position estimation within its beam pattern are introduced. Second, the obstacle detection range of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring and its simple sensor model for obstacle position estimation are described. Third, for both conic and non-conic shaped beam pattern, the design indices of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring for minimal positional uncertainty in obstacle detection are defined. Fourth, the constraints imposed on the structural parameters of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring to guarantee non empty beam overlap and to avoid excessive beam overlap are derived. Fifth, the optimal number of ultrasonic sensors for a given radius of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring and the optimal radius of an overlapped ultrasonic sensor ring are determined. Throughout this paper, the MA40B8 from Murata Inc. is taken as a representative commercial low directivity ultrasonic sensor.