• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.3 s.168
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• pp.93-100
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• 2005

The top and bottom nozzles of PWR fuel assembly are connected by guide thimbles and an instrumentation tube that are connected with spacer grids. The fuel rods are inserted into the each cell of spacer grids. The loads acting on the fuel assembly are transmitted to the guide thimbles through the flow plate of top nozzle The axial loads applied to the fuel assembly are not equally distributed among the guide thimble due to the geometry of the top nozzle flow plate and spacer grid. In this study, the load concentration factors for the $17\times17$ fuel assembly were calculated. The analytical model fur the calculation of the load concentration factor of top nozzle flow plate was developed using ANSYS 5.6. The finite element analyses were performed using the model composed of top nozzle, guide thimble, and spacer grid. And, the analysis results were compared with the test results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.26-34
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• 2008

This article provides a comprehensive treatment of cracks in non-homogeneous structural materials such as functionally graded materials (FGMs). It is assumed that the material properties depend only on the coordinate perpendicular to the crack surfaces and vary continuously along the crack faces. By using laminated composite plate model to simulate the material non-homogeneity, we present an algorithm for solving the system based on Laplace transform and Fourier transform techniques. Unlike earlier studies that considered certain assumed property distributions and a single crack problem, the current investigation studies multiple crack problem in the FGMs with arbitrarily varying material properties. As a numerical illustration, transient thermal flow intensity factors for a metal-ceramic joint specimen with a functionally graded interlayer subjected to sudden heating on its boundary are presented. The results obtained demonstrate that the present model is an efficient tool in the fracture analysis of non-homogeneous material with properties varying in the thickness direction.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.1014-1020
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• 2004

The present work complies the elastic stress concentration factor for a pipe with local wall thinning, based on detailed three-dimensional elastic FE analysis. To cover practically interesting cases, a wide range of pipe and defect geometries are considered, and both internal pressure and global bending are considered. Resulting values of stress concentration factors are tabulated for practical use, and the effect of relevant parameters such as pipe and defect geometries on stress concentration factors are discussed. The present results would provide valuable information to estimate fatigue damage of the pipe with local wall thinning under high cycle fatigue.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.93-108
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• 1998

In this study, the analytic solutions and numerical methods were used to estimate the shape and size effects on the stability of underground openings. The stability of underground openings was evaluated by scrutinizing the effects of the rock mass quality, the state of in-situ stresses and the lateral earth pressure coefficient on the displacement, the stress concentration and the plastic region developed in the vicinity of the openings. The analytic solutions have shown that the stress concentration factor is inversely proportional to the radius of curvature of openings. Through parametric study on the various shapes and sizes of underground openings the characteristics of the controlling factors concerned with the stability were analyzed. Then, the study was extended to the horseshoe-shaped openings commonly used for under ground storage. Through the extended study the effects of the stress ratio and the height-towidth ratio of openings on the maximum displacement and plastic region developed around the openings were estimated. The results have shorn that the height-to-width ratio of domestic storage caverns can be increased economically without stability problem, as far as the lateral earth pressure coefficient is appropriate.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.1462-1471
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 미소 결함주위에서 발생, 전파하는 균열들에 미치는 초기 결함 깊이와 상호 간섭 영향을 검토하기 위하여 기존 재료가 갖고 있는 결함이나 비금속 개 재물로 대신할 수 있다고 생각되는 미소 원공의 크기를 변화시킨 모델에 대해 유한 요 소법을 이용하여 3차원적으로 응력을 해석하였다. 실제 사용하고 있는 부재에 결함 들이 존재할 경우 응력장의 간섭으로 피로 균열 진전이 가속화됨으로 미소 원공 주위 의 응력 분포 및 미소 원공사이의 응력장의 간섭과 미소 원공에서 발생, 전파하는 표 면 균열의 응력 확대 계수에 미치는 영향에 대하여 비교검토 하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.10
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• pp.1163-1169
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• 2014

In this study, a fatigue assessment method for vehicle suspension systems having welded geometries was established under a bending loading condition. For the fatigue life estimation of the actual product's welded joints made of different steels, bending fatigue tests were performed on welded specimens with a simplified shape for obtaining the moment-fatigue-life plot. Further, geometry modeling of the simplified welded specimens was conducted. Results of finite element analysis were used to obtain the stress-fatigue-life plot. The analysis results were also used to calculate the stress concentration factors for notch-factor-based fatigue life estimation. The test results were compared with results of the general notch-factor-based fatigue life estimation for improving fatigue assessment. As a result, it was concluded that both the welded fatigue tests and the notch-factor-based fatigue life estimation are necessary for accurate fatigue assessment.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.95 no.4
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• pp.476-483
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• 2006

This study tried to estimate the concentration indices of 15 forested national parks using Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve which can be measure the degree of inequality. The concentration indices were estimated by two parts which are yearly index for the periods of 1997-2005 and travel origin area(city or province) distribution index each national park. The empirical results were as follows: first, yearly Gini coefficients showed severe inequality. Particularly, 2004 and 2005 Gini coefficients were .453 and .446. which are intensive inequality compared with other years. Second, in travel origin area distribution each national park, Gini coefficients of Bukhansan and Kyeryungsan national park were .916 and .855 which are the great inequality compared with other national parks. The other hand, Gini coefficients of Dukyusan and Byunsanbando national parks were .508 and .628 which are the lowest inequality. The national park policy manager should find out the factors of concentration and deconcentration each year and national park and decided the visitor distribution policy which visitor size and scope for balancing the natural resources use.

• Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.413-416
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• 2006

신제품이나 서비스의 수요 예측을 Bass 확산 모형을 토대로 수행할 때의 가장 큰 문제점은모형의 파라미터 추정에 필요한 데이터가 충분치 않다는 것이다. 따라서 Bass 확산 모형의 핵심적인 두 파라미터인 혁신 계수(p)와 모방 계수(q)의 추정을 시도할 때, 어느 정도의 데이터 개수가 요구되는 지를 파악하는 것은 매우 현실적인 중요성을 갖는 문제이다. 이제까지의 연구는 주로 기존의 판매 데이터를 토대로 Bass 모형의 파라미터를 추정할 때, 생기는 다양한 문제점 파악에 집중되었다. 시뮬레이션의 경우는 Bass 모형에 랜덤 오차를 추가하여 실시하였다. 이 경우 데이터 개수가 계수추정에 미치는 영향은 도출되나 각 계수별 민감도 분석이 제대로 이루어지지 못하는 한계를 가지고 있다, 따라서 본 논문에서는 시뮬레이션에서 예측치를 발생시킬 때 랜덤 오차 대신, 혁신 계수와 확산 계수의 변동을 주는 방법을 도입한다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, p 변동보다는 q 변동이 예측치의 오차에 대해 보다 중요하다. 둘째, 오차가 잠재수요의 30%이하로 떨어지기 위해서는 수요가 최대로 도달하는 시점이 $t^*$ 일 경우, $t^*\;+1$까지 데이터가 요구된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.1858-1862
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• 2008

최근에 발생하는 이상홍수로 인하여 설계규모를 초과하는 홍수가 발생하여 월류에 의한 제방붕괴 피해가 증가하고 있다. 초과규모의 홍수가 유하하더라도 월류에 의해서 제방이 붕괴되는 것과 붕괴되지 않고 단순히 월류하는 경우의 피해 정도는 매우 다른 양상으로 나타난다. 제방이 붕괴되는 경우, 제내지 유입량 및 유입기간의 증가로 인명 및 재산피해가 가중된다. 따라서 인구가 집중되고 재산이 밀집되어 있는 지역에 대해서는 제방붕괴에 의한 피해를 감소시키기 위한 특별한 대책이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 기존 제방의 식생이 제방 월류 붕괴에 미치는 영향을 추정하기 위하여 수리실험을 수행하였다. 실험수로에 제작된 제방 뒷비탈에 인조식생을 부착시켜 유량에 따른 수심과 유속을 측정하였으며, 측정결과를 이용하여 조도계수를 산정하였다. 산정된 조도계수를 CIRIA(1987)의 보고서에 조도계수 산정 방법과 비교하고 분석하였다. 분석 결과, CIRIA(1987)에서 제시하고 있는 1V:2H제방의 조도계수 0.02보다 큰 값이 산정되었음을 알 수 있었다. 향후, 실제 식생에 대한 실험을 수행하여 흐름특성별 조도계수에 대한 추가적인 검토가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.106 no.3
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• pp.330-339
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• 2017

In Korea, metropolitan cities and provinces are responsible for setting up their own Regional Forest Plans to manage the forests at regional scales distinguished by administrative boundaries, and the role of the plans are very crucial by linking the Forest Basic Plan for nationwide forest management policy with Forest Management Plans for local-level forest management practices. Thus, the analysis of forest resources at regional levels is required to make more efficient regional forest plans by properly reflecting regional forest situations. This study aims to present which species are concentrated at each individual metropolitan city or province, contributing to more efficiently establishing its regional forest plan. In order to measure the concentration levels of species for each region, Location Quotient and Relative-Specialization Index are computed using area- and volume-data for the major species selected in the Statistical Yearbook of Forestry. As a result, the ranks among the indices of the major species for each individual municipal city and province are presented. The results from this study can contribute to the selection of regional target species and establishment of regional forest management objectives. Further study regarding the differences between the results from area-based and volume-based indices will be helpful to consider regional level productivity by species into the regional forest plans.