• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.424-434
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• 2009

Statement of problem: Problems such as loosening and fractures of retained screws and fracture of implant fixture have been frequently reported in implant prosthesis. Purpose: Implant has weak mechanical properties against lateral loading compared to vertical occlusal loading, and therefore, stress analysis of implant fixture depending on its material and geometric features is needed. Material and methods: Total 28 of external hexed implants were divided into 7 of 4 groups; Group A (3i, FULL $OSSEOTITE^{(R)}$Implant), Group B (Nobelbiocare, $Br{\aa}nemark$ $System^{(R)}$Mk III Groovy RP), Group C (Neobiotec, $SinusQuick^{TM}$ EB), Group D (Osstem, US-II). The type III gold alloy prostheses were fabricated using adequate UCLA gold abutments. Fixture, abutment screw, and abutment were connected and cross-sectioned vertically. Hardness test was conducted using MXT-$\alpha$. For fatigue fracture test, with MTS 810, the specimens were loaded to the extent of 60-600 N until fracture occurred. The fracture pattern of abutment screw and fixture was observed under scanning electron microscope. A comparative study of stress distribution and fracture area of abutment screw and fixture was carried out through finite element analysis Results: 1. In Vicker's hardness test of abutment screw, the highest value was measured in group A and lowest value was measured in group D. 2. In all implant groups, implant fixture fractures occurred mainly at the 3-4th fixture thread valley where tensile stress was concentrated. When the fatigue life was compared, significant difference was found between the group A, B, C and D (P<.05). 3. The fracture patterns of group B and group D showed complex failure type, a fracture behavior including transverse and longitudinal failure patterns in both fixture and abutment screw. In Group A and C, however, the transverse failure of fixture was only observed. 4. The finite element analysis infers that a fatigue crack started at the fixture surface. Conclusion: The maximum tensile stress was found in the implant fixture at the level of cortical bone. The fatigue fracture occurred when the dead space of implant fixture coincides with jig surface where the maximum tensile stress was generated. To increase implant durability, prevention of surrounding bone resorption is important. However, if the bone resorption progresses to the level of dead space, the frequency of implant fracture would increase. Thus, proper management is needed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1161-1170
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• 2011

This paper presents a solution to the inverse problem for the service boundary conditions of thermal-flow and structure analysis in a catalyst substrate. The exhaust-gas purification efficiency of a catalyst substrate is influenced by the shape parameter, catalyst ingredients and so on and is estimated by the thermal flow uniformity. The formulations of the inverse problem of obtaining the thermal-flow parameters (inlet temperature, velocity, heat of reaction, convective heat-transfer coefficient) and the direct problem of estimating from a given outlet temperature distribution are described. An experiment was designed and the response-surface optimization technique was used to solve the proposed inverse problem. The temperature distribution of the catalyst substrate was obtained by thermal-flow analysis for the predicted thermal-flow parameters. The thermal stress and durability assessments for the catalyst substrate were performed on the basis of this temperature distribution. The efficiency and accuracy of the inverse approach have been demonstrated through the achievement of good agreement between the thermal-flow response surface model and the results of experimental vehicle tests.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.699-706
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• 2015

This paper presents results of one-year monitoring on prestressing force of a 7-wire steel post-tensioning strand which is installed in a UHPC(ultra high performance concrete) bridge with 11.0 m long, 5.0 m wide, and 0.6 m high by using a FBG-encapsulated 7-wire steel strand. The initial prestressing forces and the prestress changes during a vehicle load test were measured using the FBG-encapsulated strand. The results show that the FBG-encapsulated 7-wire strand is very effective for monitoring the prestress forces even the change in the tension force is very small. Additionally, it was indicated that selection of the thermal expansion coefficient which is used for the temperature correction shall be carefully carried out.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.47-54
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• 2001

Unbond brace hysteretic dampers are generally used to prevent or decrease structural damage in building structures subjected to strong earthquake by its energy dissipating hysteretic behavior. In the study, a straightforward design procedure for unbond brace hysteretic dampers was developed. The required amount of equivalent damping to satisfy given performance acceptance criteria was obtained conveniently based on the capacity spectrum method without carrying out time-consuming nonlinear dynamic time history analysis. Then the size of the unbond braces is determined from the required equivalent damping. Parametric study has been performed for the design variables such as natural period, yield strength, the stiffness after the first yield stress of the unbond brace. The procedure was applied to 5-story and 10-story steel frames for verification of the proposed method. According to the earthquake time history analysis results, the maximum displacement of the model structure with unbond braces supplied in accordance with the proposed method corresponds well with the given target displacement.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.1B
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• pp.95-109
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• 2008

We numerically analyzed the nonlinear shoaling, a plunging breaker and its accompanying energetic suspension of sediment at a bed, and a redistribution of suspended sediments by a down rush of preceding waves and the following plunger using SPH with a Gaussian kernel function, Lagrangian Dynamic Smagorinsky model (LDS), Van Rijn's pick up function. In that process, we came to the conclusion that the conventional model for the tractive force at a bottom like a quadratic law can not accurately describe the rapidly accelerating flow over a swash zone, and propose new methodology to accurately estimate the bottom tractive force. Using newly proposed wave model in this study, we can successfully duplicate severely deformed water surface profile, free falling water particles, a queuing splash after the landing of water particles on the free surface and a wave finger due to the structured vortex on a rear side of wave crest (Narayanaswamy and Dalrymple, 2002), a circulation of suspended sediments over a swash zone, net transfer of sediments clouds suspended over a swash zone toward the offshore, which so far have been regarded very difficult features to mimic in the computational fluid mechanics.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.50-61
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• 1988

접착제(接着劑) 제조(製造)를 위하여 펄프폐액(廢液)중의 리그닌을 이용(利用)하는 연구(硏究)가 1930년경(年傾)부터 진행(進行)되여 아황산펄프폐액(廢液)중의 Lignosulfonate의 경우는 페놀수지(樹脂)나 요소수지(要素樹脂)에 증량(增量)시키거난 반응(反應)시키는 연구(硏究)인데 비하여 kraft 리그닌을 이용(利用)하는 경우는 페놀수지(樹脂)의 보문(報文)이 주류(主流)를 이루고 있으나 요소계(要素系) 공축합수지(共縮合樹脂)는 아직 발표(發表)된 바 없으며 또한 아직까지 리그닌을 이용(利用)한 상업적(商業的)인 접착제(接着劑)가 제조(製造)되어 활용(活用)되지 못하고 있는 실정(實情)이다. 따라서 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 합판제조(合板製造)의 원가절감(原價節減), 폐액이용(廢液利用)의 환경보존관점(環境保存觀點)에서 Krfat Pulp 폐액(廢液)중의 리그닌접착제(接着劑)의 제조(製造)하고져 실시(實施)하였으며, Urea-Lignin 접착제(接着劑)의 도포량(塗布量)은 일반적(一般的)으로 합판(合板)에 도포(塗布)되는 요소수지(要素樹脂)의 량(量)(320g/$m^2$)과 동일(同一)하고 압축응력(壓縮應力)은 균일(均一)하게 12kg/$cm^2$으로 하여 열압조건(熱壓條件)(온도(溫度), 시간(時間))의 영향(影響))을 아울러 규명(糾明)하였다. Urea-Formaldehyde와 Kraft lignin의 혼합비(混合比)는 중량비(重量比)(N.V.C)로 7:3으로 합성수지(合成樹脂)를 만들어 합판제조(合板製造)를 통(通)하여 구명(究明)를 결과(結果) 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을 얻었다. 1. 본(本) 실험(實驗)의 결과(結果) 요소수지(要素樹脂)의 약(約) 30%가 krfat lignin으로 대체(代替)할 수 있음을 보여준 바, Pulping 공정(工程)의 부산물(副産物)로 얻어진 폐액(廢液)은 합판제조시(合板製造時) 접착제(接着劑)의 대체원(代替源)으로 유효(有效)하다. 2. 경제적관점(經濟的觀點)에서 합판제조(合板製造)를 위한 최적열압조건(最適熱壓條件)은 $160^{\circ}C$에서 3분(分)으로 압착(壓搾)하는 것이 적절(適切)하였다.(상태(常態)): 16.49kg/$cm^2$, 내수(耐水) : 18.56kg/$cm^2$, 내온수(內溫水) : 12.53kg/$cm^2$). 3. 요소-리그닌 접착제(接着劑)로 제조(製造)된 합판(合板)의 전단인장강도(剪斷引長强度)는 양호(良好)한 접착력(接着力)을 나타냈으며, 내수접착력(耐水接着力)($30^{\circ}C$에서 3시간(時間) 심적후(沈積後) 시험(試驗)은 상태접착력(狀態接着力)과 별차이가 없거나 더 높은 인장강도력(引長强度力)을 보여준 바, 내수합판용(耐水合板用) 접착제(接着劑)로 상당한 전망(展望)을 나타냈다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.239-246
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• 2011

Groundwater in small islands is used as main water resource but the overuse of groundwater may cause seawater intrusion and temperature decrease in geothermal wells. This study aimed to characterize the hydrogeology of Maeum-ri area in Seokmo Island of Ganghwagun using long-term monitoring at groundwater wells and geothermal wells. In the monitoring period seasonal water level change, consistent drop or increase of water levels are not detected. The groundwater temperature about 10m below ground surface shows year cycle variation having two to five months difference with ambient temperature cycle. The storativity was calculated by tidal method. The storativity estimated by adapting tidal efficiency factor showed some larger values than that by using tidal time lag. The result suggested that the tidal method assuming several assumptions on aquifer condition may produce broad ranges but the calculated ranges at this application are reasonable. The similar shape of groundwater level change and tidal effects was observed at several wells clustered east-south-east direction which may implicate the distribution of vertical fracture system strongly related with groundwater flow channels. The applied methodology and study results will bc valuable to evaluate optimal pumping rate for the preservation of groundwater resources, and to manage geothermal development.