• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.567-573
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• 2017

The drive shaft of passenger vehicle has an important role in transmitting the torque between the power train system and the wheels. Torsional fatigue failures occur generally in the connection parts of the spline edge of the drive shaft, when there is significant fatigue damage under repeated twisting loads. A heat treatment, an induction hardening process, has been adopted to increase the torsional strength as well as the fatigue life of the drive shaft. However, it is still unclear how the extension of the induction hardening process in a used material relates to its shear-strain fatigue life range. In this study, a shear-strain controlled torsional-fatigue test with a specially designed specimen was conducted by an electro-dynamic torsional fatigue test machine. A finite element analysis of the drive shaft was carried out using the results obtained by the fatigue experiment. The estimated fatigue life was verified through a twisting load test of the real drive shaft in a test rig.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.425-433
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• 2001

A correlation between fatigue damage and acousto-ultrasonic (AU) parameters has been obtained from signals acquired during fatigue loading of the single-lap joints of a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates and A16061 plate. The correlation showed an analogy to those representing the stiffness reduction $(E/E_0)$ of polymer matrix composites by the accumulation of fatigue damage. This has been attributed to the transmission characteristics of acoustic wave energy through bonded joints with delamination-type defects and their influence on the change of spectral content of AU signals. Another correlation between fatigue cycles and the spectral magnitude of acoustic emission (AE) signals has also been found during the final stage of fatigue loading. Both AU and AE can be applied almost in real-time to monitor the evolution of damage during fatigue loading.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.1-18
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• 2017

Metal fatigue is an important aging mechanism that material characteristics can be deteriorated when even a small load is applied repeatedly. An accurate fatigue evaluation is very important for component structural integrity and reliability. In the design stage of a nuclear power plant, the fatigue evaluations of the Class 1 components have to be performed. However, operating experience shows that the design evaluation can be very conservative due to conservatism in the transient severity and number of occurrence. Therefore, the fatigue monitoring system has been considered as a practical mean to ensure safe operation of the nuclear power plants. The fatigue monitoring system can quantify accumulated fatigue damage up to date for various plant conditions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the fatigue monitoring procedure and to introduce the fatigue monitoring program developed by the authors. The feasibility of the fatigue monitoring program is demonstrated by comparing with the actual operating data and finite element analysis results.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.432-442
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate depression, fatigue, and role-overload in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients and identify factors affecting depression. Data were collected from 142 nurses caring for COVID-19 patients at four designated COVID-19 hospitals using self-report questionnaires, from September 8, 2020, to September 17, 2020. The subjects' scores for depression, fatigue, and role-overload were 14.51±9.54, 3.19±0.64, and 3.30±0.64 points, respectively. Depression was positively correlated with fatigue (r=.40, p<.001) and role-overload (r=.30, p<.001), and fatigue was positively correlated with role-overload (r=.54, p<.001). Factors affecting depression included fatigue (β=.23, p=.014), health status (moderate: β=.28, p=.001; unhealthy: β=.26, p=.002), and hospital type (university hospital: β=.18, p=.024). The explanatory power (R²) of the model was 28.1%. In order to manage the nurse's depression level, a strategy for lowering the fatigue level and a strategy for improving the nurse's health statue are needed.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.741-747
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• 2022

Fatigue lowers an individual's ability and makes it difficult to perform work. As fatigue accumulates, concentration decreases and thus the possibility of causing a safety accident increases. Awareness of fatigue is subjective, but it is necessary to quantitatively measure the level of fatigue in the actual field. In previous studies, it was proposed to measure the level of fatigue by expert judgment by adding objective indicators such as bio-signal analysis to subjective evaluations such as multidisciplinary fatigue scales. However this method is difficult to evaluate fatigue in real time in daily life. This paper is a study on the fatigue classification model that determines the fatigue level of workers in real time using speech data recorded in the field. Machine learning models such as logistic classification, support vector machine, and random forest are trained using speech data collected in the field. The performance evaluation showed good performance with accuracy of 0.677 to 0.758, of which logistic classification showed the best performance. From the experimental results, it can be seen that it is possible to classify the fatigue level using speech signals.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.125-137
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• 1989

구름접촉 피로는 반복적인 구름 접촉에 의해 나타나는 것으로서 피로의 원인이 되는 반복 하중이 두 물체의 반복적인 접촉에 의해서 일어난다는 점 때문에 일반적으로 피로연구 분야에서 다루 어지지 않고 마멸, 마찰 연구 분야에서 다루어지고 있다 구름접촉 피로현상이 나타나는 실제 예로서 베어링, 철도레일 등이 있다.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.215-216
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• 2004

최근 해양구조물의 수직 칼럼부 용접 공법은 FCAW에 의한 다층 용접으로, 작업 시수와 작업자의 피로 가중 등, 생산 효율면에서 단점이 많았다. 이를 개선하기 위해 최초로 EGW에 의한 단층 용접을 적용하고자 EGW 적용시의 용접강도 및 피로 안전성을 평가하기 위한, 피로 시험을 수행하였다. (중략)

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.26-35
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• 1994

본 고에서는 VLCC(Very Large Crude Oil Carrier)의 운항중 선체의 구조적 불연속부에서 발생 하는 균열이 피로강도의 부족에 의해 발생하는 피로균열임을 밝히는 당사의 사례에 대해 설명 하고, 국부 구조해석기술을 이용하는 피로설계의 관점에서 선체구조가 충분한 피로강도를 갖고 안전한 구조가 될 수 있도록 선체 용접이음부의 피로강도를 평가하는 체계에 대해 검토하고자 한다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.118-124
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• 1989

피로파괴의 발생원인을 살펴보면 다음과 같이 4가지로 구별된다. (1) 설계불량 (2) 가공불량 (3) 소재불량 (4) 부적절한 사용 그러나 현재 기계설계시 일반적으로 형상계수 및 충격계수를 포함한 안전율을 여유있게 고려하기 때문에 피로강도가 간접적으로 설계시 반영되어 피로파괴는 주로 가공이나 원소재 불량 및 사용상의 부주의에 의한 경우가 대부분이다. 즉 기계가공 도중에 노치가 유입되어 응력집중을 발생시키거나, 규정된 표면처리 혹은 열처리가 이루어지지 못해서 재료의 피로강도가 저하한 경우가 많으며, 소재 역시 비금속 개재물이 다량 함유되어 있거나 열처리 특성이 조악한 소재가 사용되어 요구되는 강도를 확보하지 못한 경우도 많다. 그 반면 사용자 측에서도 설계강도를 무시한 과부하를 인가하거나, 부식환경 혹은 고온에서 사용하여 피로파괴를 촉진시키는 경우도 있으므로 사용자도 설계조건을 인식하여 그 한계를 넘지 않도록 해야 한다. 피로파괴는 단순한 원인에 의한 경우가 적고 복잡한 여러 형상이 중첩되는 경우가 많기 때문에 해석하기 어려운 경우가 많다. 결국 피로 파괴의 방지는 피로강도를 저하시킬 수 있는 요인들을 종합하여 설계단계에서부터 최종 사용단계까지 지속적인 관리에 의해서만 달성 될 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.174-177
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• 2016

해양사고 관련 주요 통계에서 선원 피로는 해양사고의 주요 원인으로 보고되고 있다. IMO MSC 74차 회의에 피로에 관한 지침서(Guidelines on Fatigue)를 최종 승인되었고, 최근 호주와 한국을 중심으로 지침서에 대한 개정 논의를 진행 중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 선원 피로의 주요 원인인 업무부하를 선종별 운항형태에 따라 분석한 결과를 소개하고자 한다.