• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.677-682
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• 2018

This study evaluated the usefulness of the elasticity score and elasticity ratio in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesion in breast elastography. We performed a retrospective analysis based on the results of core needle biopsy histology. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to confirm the difference between the 5-degree elasticity score and the Fisher's Exact test. ROC curve analysis was used to determine the elasticity score and the best cut-off value of the elasticity ratio for the prediction of malignant lesions. There was a statistically significant difference (p= .000) between the homogeneity of the elasticity score and the difference of the elasticity ratio between the benign and malignant lesion groups. On the ROC curve analysis, the elasticity score and the elasticity ratio for predicting benign and malignant lesion were determined as AUC 0.806, 0.824, cut-off value 3, 4.4 (p= .001). Therefore, the elasticity score and elasticity ratio may be useful in the differential diagnosis of breast mass.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.39-44
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• 2006

컴퓨터 그래픽스 분야에서 변형체 애니메이션은 매우 중요한 기법으로 그 응용 범위가 매우 넓다. 본 논문에서는 큰 회전 변형에도 부피의 왜곡이 발생하지 않으며, 변형체의 어느 한 부위가 고정되어 있지 않고 자유롭게 움직일 수 있는 동적 탄성 변형을 실시간에 시뮬레이션 하는 기법을 제안한다. Choi와 Ko [3]가 제안한 모달 와핑 기법은 실시간에 부피의 왜곡이 없는 동적 탄성 변형을 생성할 수 있지만 탄성체의 어느 한 부위가 고정 되어 있어야 하며, Hauser 등 [9]이 제안한 임펄스 기반의 충돌 반응을 고려한 선형 모달 해석법은 안정적인 시뮬레이션 결과를 주지만 큰 변형에 있어서 부피 왜곡이 있다. 본 논문에서는 Choi와 Ko [3]가 제안한 모달 와핑 기법을 임펄스 기반의 충돌 반응을 포함하도록 확장하여 큰 회전 변형에도 부피의 왜곡을 방지하며 또한 자유롭게 움직이는 탄성체의 충돌 반응을 안정적으로 시뮬레이션 할 수 있게 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.61-68
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• 2008

Resilient modulus has been used for characterizing the stress-strain behavior of subgrade soils subjected to traffic loadings. With the recent release of the M-E Design Guide, highway agencies are further encouraged to implement the resilient modulus test to improve subgrade design. The subgrade design for the trackbed, however, is primarily relying on the static test results such as $K_{30}$ and deformation modulus, Ev. Therefore applicability of the resilient modulus for the design of trackbed needs to be evaluated. In this study, physical property tests, unconfined compressive tests and resilient modulus tests were conducted to assess the resilient and permanent strain behavior of 14 cohesive subgrade soils. A predictive model for estimating the resilient modulus is proposed based on the results of unconfined compressive tests and tangent elastic modulus, unconfined compressive strength, failure strain, secant modulus at peak, and yield strain. The predicted resilient moduli using the predictive models compared satisfactorily with measured ones. Although the permanent strain occurs during the resilient modulus test, the permanent behavior of subgrade soils is currently not taken into consideration.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.34-41
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• 2003

A Green's function approach is adopted for analyzing the thermoelastic deformation and stress analysis of a plate made of functionally graded materials (FGMs). The solution to the 3-dimensional steady temperature is obtained by using the laminate theory. The fundamental equations for thermoelastic problems are derived in terms of out-plane deformation and in-plane force, separately. The thermoelastic deformation and the stress distributions due to the bending and in-plane forces are analyzed by using a Green’Às function based on the Galerkin method. The eigenfunctions of the Galerkin Green's function for the thermoelastic deformation and the stress distributions are approximated in terms of a series of admissible functions that satisfy the homogeneous boundary conditions of the rectangular plate. Numerical examples are carried out and effects of material properties on thermoelastic behaviors are discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.9-15
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• 2011

The influence of the strain-rate on the superelastic behaviors of shape memory alloys (SMAs) wires is experimentally and numerically investigated. The one-dimensional SMA constitutive equations considering strain-rate effect is developed. The evolution of stress-strain curves of SMA wires is examined with various strain-rates. Results show that the superelastic behaviors of SMAs may significantly be changed depending on the variation of strain-rate.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.63-78
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• 1996

Various type of in-situ and laboratary tests were performed in order to evaluate the stiffness of sedimentary soft rock. In triaxial compression tests of sedimentary soft rocks, axial strains from the axial displacement of the loading piston or specimen cap conventionally were considerably larger than those measured. tocally on the lateral surfaces of specimen, due to the bedding errors at the top and bottom ends of a specimen. A local deformation transducer was used to measure axial strains free from the bedding error ranging from 0.001% to about 1%. In ultra-sonic wave tests, the elastic modulus of unconfined spec imens was smaller than that of confined specimens, due probably to microfracks. Young's modulus Ed from ultra-sonic wave tests and those at small local strains from triaxial tests were similar, both of which agreed very well with Young's modulus Er from field shear wave velocities. Young'a modulus from the field behaviour was virtually similar to that obtained by reducing Er based on the strain level-dependency of stiffness evaluated by the triaxial tests.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.227-234
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• 2017

This study evaluated the usefulness of the elasticity score and strain ratio in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant nodules in thyroid elastography. We performed a retrospective analysis based on the results of fine needle aspiration cytology. The Chi-square test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to analyze the difference between the five degrees of elasticity score and strain ratio according to the benign and malignant thyroid nodules. ROC curve analysis was used to determine the elasticity score and the best cut-off value of the strain ratio for the prediction of malignant nodules. There was a statistically significant difference (p=0.000) between the homogeneity of the elasticity score and the difference of the strain ratio between the benign and malignant nodule groups. On the ROC curve analysis, the elasticity score and the srain ratio for predicting benign and malignant nodules were determined as AUC 0.842, 0.700, cut-off value 3, 2.49 (p=0.001). Therefore, the elasticity score and strain ratio may be useful in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.277-286
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• 2022

The elastic and inelastic responses obtained from the experimental and analytical results of two RC building structures under the service level earthquake (SLE) and maximum considered earthquake (MCE) in Korea were used to weinvestigate the characteristics of the mechanisms resisting shear and torsional behavior in torsionally unbalanced structures. Equations representing the interactive effect of translational drift and torsional deformation on the shear force and torsional moment were proposed. Because there is no correlation in the behavior between elastic and inelastic forces and strains, the incremental shear forces and incremental torsional moments were analyzed in terms of their corresponding incremental drifts and incremental torsional deformations with respect to the yield, unloading, and reloading phases around the maximum edge-frame drift. In the elastic combination of the two dominant modes, the translational drift mainly contributes to the shear force, whereas the torsional deformation contributes significantly to the overall torsional moment. However, this phenomenon is mostly altered in the inelastic response such that the incremental translational drift contributes to both the incremental shear forces and incremental torsional moments. In addition, the given equation is used to account for all phenomena, such as the reduction in torsional eccentricity, degradation of torsional stiffness, and apparent energy generation in an inelastic response.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.5-12
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• 1992

고체역학의 구성은 크게 탄성론과 소성론(혹은 비탄성론)으로 나눌 수 있다. 전자는 회복가능한 변형을 후자는 회복불가능한 변형을 다루며, 이 두 이론은 응력과 변형의 실험적 관찰에 기초하기 때문에 거시적인 현상론의 성격을 갖고 있다. 체계적으로 잘 정리되어있는 탄성론과는 달리, 소성범위안에서의 복잡한 응력-변형도 관계는 종종 소성론으로 설명되지 않는다. 이점이 많은 연구자들 사이에 완전한 의견의 일치를 보지 못하고 있는 원인이나, 지난 수십년 동안 소성론의 기본틀에 대한 많은 진전이 있었다. 본 고에서는 소성론의 역사에 대한 "간략한" 역사적 고찰과 탄소성 "대변위"를 연구하는 현 역학사회의 관심의 촛점을 소개하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.354-360
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• 2001

By applying Eshelby's theory on the'transformation' and' inhomogeneity'problems of an ellipsoidal inclusion, a microscopic stress-strain is formulated for a composite material consisting of a matrix and a large number of aligned ellipsoidal inclusions. Some of the composites of practical interest, such as unidirectionally fiber- reinforced, Particle dispersion strengthened and layered composites can be treated by changing the axial ratios of the ellipsoidal inclusion. The macroscopic stress-strain relation obtained is applicable to elastic and elasto-plastic deformation of the composite in uniform loading.