• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.225-229
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• 2011

In this study, capacitive type pressure sensors based on low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) technology for environmental monitoring were demonstrated. The LTCC is one of promising technology than is based one since it has many advantages (e.g., low cost production, high manufacturing yields and easy realizing 3D structure etc.) for sensor application. Especially, it has good mechanical and chemical properties for robust environmental application. The 3D LTCC diaphragm with thickness of 400 ${\mu}m$ were fabricated by laminating 4 green sheets using commercial powder (NEG, MLS 22C). To evaluate the sensing properties of the different cavity areas, two types of diaphragm which had different cavity areas with 25, 49 $mm^2$ respectively, were fabricated. To realize capacitive type pressure sensor, the Au top electrode was fabricated using thermal evaporator and the bottome electrode was compressed using aluminium foil. The sensing properties of the fabricated sensors showed linear characteristic under different pressure (0~30 psi) using pressure measurement system.

• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.27-34
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• 2008

Photostimulated luminescence (PSL), electron spin resonance (ESR) and thermoluminescence (TL) analyses were conducted to detect whether 258 kinds of extracted and powdered forms food additives were irradiated or not. In a view of the PSL results, 9 kinds of the extracted and powdered samples (3.2%) showed over 5,000 photon counts $(60sec)^{-1}$ and these samples were judged to be irradiation-positive. Thirty nine kinds of the samples (15.6%) yielded 700~5,000 photon counts $(60sec)^{-1}$ and these samples were grouped into irradiation-potential, while the samples showed below 700 photon counts $(60sec)^{-1}$ sec were judged to be irradiation-negative. TL glow curves for minerals separated from 5 samples were detected at $150^{\circ}C$ with high intensity. However, TL analysis did not apply to other irradiation-positive and irradiation-potential samples because the minerals for TL detection were not separated from the samples. ESR measurements for irradiation-positive and irradiation-potential samples, judged by PSL detection, showed no specific signals to irradiation. The results indicated that PSL could be applied to identify irradiation treatment of extracted and powdered food additives, while TL was optional and ESR was not suitable for detection extracted and powdered food additives.

• Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.224-234
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• 2019

Waterproof layers are installed in civil engineering structures and bridge construction is commonly finished by applying a layer of regular or asphalt concrete above the waterproof layer. However, asphalt materials are susceptible to melting at high temperature due to its superior temperature sensitivity, and this causes the waterproofing material to melt due to the high temperature of the asphalt concrete, thereby increasing the defect occurrence rate due to the thickness reduction. In this study, tensile strength and elongation of hard and soft type of MMA(Methyl Methacrylate) applied to bridges were compared in accordance to standard performance criteria based on different mixture ratios. Results of comparative testing showed that hard MMA resin can display a satisfactory tensile strength, and soft MMA resin displays satisfactory elongation properties, but as the two resin types are separately used, neither types are able to satisfy the standard requirements outlined in KS F 4932. When the amount of the powder exceeds 56.25% of the total amount, voids are generated on the surface after curing and self leveling was impossible and a heterogeneous surface is formed. Furthermore, when the hard resin: soft resin: powder mixture ratio was set to 15g: 85g: 150g. the tensile strength was $1.5N/mm^2$ and the elongation percentage was 133% which satisfy the tensile performance of KS F 4932.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.2082-2089
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• 1992

An experimental study on forging an axi-symmetric dome type of AISI4130 was carried out using modeling material. In order to verify the validity of the experimental data, a similarity study between plasticine and AISI4130 has been made. Friction conditions were characterized by ring test for the various lubricants. For the closed-die forging experiments of an axi-symmetric dome type of AISI4130 using the plasticine, various cylindrical billets with different aspect ratios were forged and different flash width to thickness(W/T) ratios were used in order to determine the optimum forging conditions. As W/T ratios decrease forging loads decrease while excess volumes increase. It was found out that the experimental results reproduce the similiar results available in the literature. As a result of these experiments, it was construed physical modeling is an excellent tool for forging process simulation at a practical level.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.349-357
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• 2015

The piezoelectric paint sensor is a paint type sensor comprising of an epoxy and piezoelectric powder, which is the main component of a piezoelectric material. This sensor can be easily attached to any type of structure as compared to other sensors because it is viable to directly apply it on structures, as in the case with a typical paint. In this study, the capability of piezoelectric paint sensor for impact detection was evaluated. In Particular, the applications of the piezoelectric paint sensor for railroad vehicles were considered. There have been various cases reported about the damages caused by flying gravel to the under-cover of the railroad vehicle during operation. In order to prevent this, real-time monitoring of the large under-cover surface of the railroad vehicle is unavoidable. Under the assumption of vehicle application, sensor sensitivities were measured after multiple and prolonged exposure to thermal cycle environment $-20{\sim}60^{\circ}C$). Sensitivity evaluation of paint sensor under environmental conditions was conducted in an aluminum specimen. In results, despite the small variations in sensitivity, we could confirm the applicability of this paint sensor for impact detection even after a severe environmental exposure test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.376-377
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• 2011

결정질 실리콘 태양전지 연구에 있어서 가장 중요한 부분은 재료의 저가화와 공정의 단순화에 의한 저가의 태양전지 셀 제작 부분과 고효율의 태양전지 셀 제작 부분이다. 본 논문에서는 마이크로 블라스터를 이용하여 폐 실리콘 웨이퍼를 태양전지용 재생웨이퍼를 제작함으로써 고효율을 가지는 단결정 실리콘 웨이퍼를 저 가격에 생산하기 위한 것이다. 특히 마이크로 블라스터를 이용하여 폐 실리콘 웨이퍼를 가공 할 때 표면에 생성되는 요철은 기존 태양전지 셀 제작에서 텍스쳐링 공정과 같은 표면 구조를 가지게 됨으로써 태양전지 셀에 제작 공정을 줄일 수 있는 효과도 가지게 된다. 마이크로 블라스터는 챔버 내에 압축된 공기나 가스에 의해 가속 된 미세 파우더들이 재료와 충돌하면서 재료에 충격을 주고 그 충격에 의해 물질이 식각되는 기계적 건식 식각 공정 기술이다. 이러한 물리적 충격을 이용하는 마이크로 블라스터 공정은 기존 재생웨이퍼 제작 공정 보다 낮은 재처리 비용으로 간단하게 태양전지용 재생웨이퍼를 제작 할 수 있다. 하지만 마이크로 블라스터를 이용하면 표면에 식각된 미세 파티클의 재흡착이 일어나게 되므로 이를 제거하기 위하여 DRE(damage remove etching) 공정이 필요하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 이방성, 등방성 식각 공정으로 태양전지용 재생웨이퍼를 제작하기 위해 가장 적합한 DRE 공정을 찾기 위해 등방성 식각은 RIE 식각으로, 그리고 이방성 식각은 TMAH 식각을 이용하였다. 마이크로 블라스터 공정 후 표면 반사율과 SEM 사진을 이용한 표면 요철 구조를 확인 하였고, DRE 공정 후 표면 반사율과 SEM 사진을 이용하여 표면 요철 구조를 확인 하였다. 각각의 lifetime을 측정하여 표면 식각으로 생성된 결함들을 분석하여 태양전지용 재생웨이퍼 제작에 가장 적합한 공정을 확인 하였다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.245-248
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• 2012

In this paper, the optimized growing conditions of PZT thin films on low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) substrates are studied. The LTCC technology is an emerging one in the fields of mesoscale (from 10 um to several hundred um) sensor and actuator against silicon based technology due to low cost, high yield, easy manufacturing of 3 dimensional structure, etc. The LTCC substrates with thickness of 400 um are fabricated by laminating 100 um green sheets using commercial power (NEG, MLS 22C). The Pt/Ti bottom electrodes are deposited on the LTCC substrates, then the growing conditions of PZT thin films using rf magnetron sputtering method are studied. The growing conditions are tested under various rf power and gas ratio of oxygen to argon. And the crystallization and ingredient of PZT films are analyzed by X-ray diffraction method (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The optimized growing conditions of PZT thin films are rf power of 125W, Ar/O2 gas ratio of 15:5.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.400-414
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• 2021

Under high-level radioactive waste repository conditions, bentonite as an engineered barrier material undergoes thermal, hydrological, mechanical, and chemical processes. We report the applications of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) imaging technique on the characterization and analysis of bentonite over the past decade to provide a reference of the utilization of this technique and the recent research trends. This overview of the X-ray CT technique applications includes the characterization of the bentonite either in pellets or powder form. X-ray imaging has provided a means to extract grain information at the microscale and identify crack networks responsible for the pellets' heterogeneity. Regarding samples of pellets-powder mixtures under hydration, X-ray CT allowed the identification and monitoring of heterogeneous zones throughout the test. Some results showed how zones with pellets only swell faster compared to others composed of pellets and powder. Moreover, the behavior of fissures between grains and bentonite matrix was observed to change under drying and hydrating conditions, tending to close during the former and open during the latter. The development of specializing software has allowed obtaining strain fields from a sequence of images. In more recent works, X-ray CT technique has served to estimate the dry density, water content, and particle displacement at different testing times. Also, when temperature was added to the hydration process of a sample, CT technology offered a way to observe localized and global density changes over time.