• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2020

Air pollutants emitted from chimneys of coal-fired power plants are considered to be a major source of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere. In order to manage fine particle in the chimney of a coal-fired power plant, it is necessary to know the concentration of fine particle emitted in real time, but the current system is difficult. In this study, a real-time measurement system for chimney fine particle was developed, and measurements were performed on six coal-fired power plants. Through the measurements, the mass concentration distribution according to the particle size could be secured. All six chimneys showed bimodal distribution, and the count median diameters of each mode were 0.5 and 1.1 ㎛. In addition, it was compared with the gravimetric measurement method, and it was determined that the relative accuracy for PM10 was within 20%, and the value measured using the developed measuring instrument was reliable. Finally, three power plants were continuously measured for one month, and as a result of comparing the concentration of PM10 according to the amount of power generation, it was confirmed that the PM10 discharged from the chimney increased in the form of an exponential function according to the amount of power generation.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1362-1369
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• 2018

A method aimed at improving the beam-wave interaction efficiency by changing the coupling slot configuration has been proposed in the study of extended interaction oscillators (EIOs). The dispersion characteristics, coupling coefficient and interaction impedance of the high-frequency structure based on different types of coupling slots have been investigated. Four types of coupled cavity structures with different layouts of the coupling slots have been compared to improve the beam-wave interaction efficiency, so as to analyze the beam-wave interaction and practical applications. In order to determine the improvement of the coupling slot to a coupled cavity circuit in an EIO, we designed four nine-gap EIOs based on the coupled cavity structure with different coupling slot configurations. With different operating frequencies and voltages takes into consideration, beam voltages from 27 to 33 kV have been simulated to achieve the best beam-wave interaction efficiency so that the EIOs are able to work in the $2{\pi}$ mode. The influence of the Rb and the ds on the output power is also taken into consideration. The Rb is the radius of the electron beam, and the ds is the width of the coupling slot. The simulation results indicate that a single-slot-type EIO has the best beam-wave interaction efficiency. Its maximum output power is 2.8 kW and the efficiency is 18% when the operating voltage is 31 kV and electric current is 0.5 A. The output powers of these four EIOs that were designed for comparison are not less than 1.7 kW. The improved coupling-slot configurations enables the extended interaction oscillator to meet the different engineering requirements better.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2021

In the case of military supplies, any potential failure and causes of failures must be considered. This study is aimed at examining the failure modes of a rotorcraft landing system to identify the priority items. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is applied to the rotorcraft landing system. In general, the FMEA is used to evaluate the reliability in engineering fields. Three elements, specifically, the severity, occurrence, and detectability are used to evaluate the failure modes. The risk priority number (RPN) can be obtained by multiplying the scores or the risk levels pertaining to severity, occurrence, and detectability. In this study, different weights of the three elements are considered for the RPN assessment to implement the FMEA. Furthermore, the FMEA is implemented using a fuzzy rule base, similarity aggregation model (SAM), and grey theory model (GTM) to perform a comparative analysis. The same input data are used for all models to enable a fair comparison. The FMEA is applied to military supplies by considering methodological issues. In general, the fuzzy theory is based on a hypothesis regarding the likelihood of the conversion of the crisp value to the fuzzy input. Fuzzy FMEA is the basic method to obtain the fuzzy RPN. The three elements of the FMEA are used as five linguistic terms. The membership functions as triangular fuzzy sets are the simplest models defined by the three elements. In addition, a fuzzy set is described using a membership function mapping the elements to the intervals 0 and 1. The fuzzy rule base is designed to identify the failure modes according to the expert knowledge. The IF-THEN criterion of the fuzzy rule base is formulated to convert a fuzzy input into a fuzzy output. The total number of rules is 125 in the fuzzy rule base. The SAM expresses the judgment corresponding to the individual experiences of the experts performing FMEA as weights. Implementing the SAM is of significance when operating fuzzy sets regarding the expert opinion and can confirm the concurrence of expert opinion. The GTM can perform defuzzification to obtain a crisp value from a fuzzy membership function and determine the priorities by considering the degree of relation and the form of a matrix and weights for the severity, occurrence, and detectability. The proposed models prioritize the failure modes of the rotorcraft landing system. The conventional FMEA and fuzzy rule base can set the same priorities. SAM and GTM can set different priorities with objectivity through weight setting.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.305-326
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• 2022

To realize the recycling utilization of waste concrete and alleviate the shortage of resources, 11 specimens of steel reinforced recycled concrete (SRRC) filled circular steel tube columns were designed and manufactured in this study, and the cyclic loading tests on the specimens of columns were also carried out respectively. The hysteretic curves, skeleton curves and performance indicators of columns were obtained and analysed in detail. Besides, the finite element model of columns was established through OpenSees software, which considered the adverse effect of recycled coarse aggregate (RA) replacement rates and the constraint effect of circular steel tube on internal RAC. The numerical calculation curves of columns are in good agreement with the experimental curves, which shows that the numerical model is relatively reasonable. On this basis, a series of nonlinear parameters analysis on the hysteretic behaviors of columns were also investigated. The results are as follows: When the replacement rates of RA increases from 0 to 100%, the peak loads of columns decreases by 7.78% and the ductility decreases slightly. With the increase of axial compression ratio, the bearing capacity of columns increases first and then decreases, but the ductility of columns decreases rapidly. Increasing the wall thickness of circular steel tube is very profitable to improve the bearing capacity and ductility of columns. When the section steel ratio increases from 5.54% to 9.99%, although the bearing capacity of columns is improved, it has no obvious contribution to improve the ductility of columns. With the decrease of shear span ratio, the bearing capacity of columns increases obviously, but the ductility decreases, and the failure mode of columns develops into brittle shear failure. Therefore, in the engineering design of columns, the situation of small shear span ratio (i.e., short columns) should be avoided as far as possible. Based on this, the calculation model on the skeleton curves of columns was established by the theoretical analysis and fitting method, so as to determine the main characteristic points in the model. The effectiveness of skeleton curve model is verified by comparing with the test skeleton curves.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.147-160
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 국내 몇몇 시험현장에서 수행한 총 54회 단일앵커시험과 4회 실규모 앵커기초에 대한 결과를 제시하였다. 시험결과, 암반앵커의 인발에 대한 파괴메커니즘은 암종 및 암질, 근입깊이, 불연속면의 특성, 텐던의 강도 등에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 불량한 암반내 얕은 앵커의 경우(정착심도 1.0m 이하) 대부분 그라우트-암반 부착파괴로 나타났으나 이러한 경우에도 깊이를 증가시키면 암반파괴를 유도할 수 있다. 반면에, 얕은 앵커기초라 하더라도 암반상태가 좋으면 부착파괴가 아닌 암반파괴의 형태를 보인다. 한편 실내부착강도 시험결과는 표면부터 진행성파괴가 나타나며 점차 아래로 전파된다. 이때 측정된 텐던-그라우트 부착강도는 그라우트 일축압축강도의 약 $18{\sim}25%$로 나타났으며, 방식 쉬이스로 인한 부착강도의 감소는 보이지 않았다. 연구결과로부터 암반앵커시스템의 인발지지력을 지배하는 주요 파라메터를 결정하고 적용 암반의 분류기준을 제시하였으며, 최종적으로 인발에 대한 암반앵커기초의 지지력을 평가할 수 있는 간편화된 절차를 제안하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권5A호
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• pp.649-656
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• 2008

손상 또는 균열된 구조물의 내구성을 향상시키려는 과제는 연구자들과 엔지니어들에게 중요한 과제로 떠오르고 있다. 팻취로 보강되지 않은 균열판과 팻취보강된 균열판의 응력확대계수 및 응력등고선의 산정 및 비교에 의한 균열선단에서의 파괴거동의 특성을 적분형 르장드르 다항식에 기초를 둔 계층적 무강성요소를 사용하여 표현하고자 한다. 이 연구에서는 등가단층이론이 채택되므로, 제안된 무강성요소는 불연속 균열부를 강성이 0인 연속체로 간주된다. 그러므로 균열을 모델링하는 무강성요소의 변장비는 매우 커질 수밖에 없다. 제안된 요소의 강건성을 보이기 위해 형상비 변화에 따른 에너지방출률, 변위 및 응력값에 대한 유한요소해의 민감도는 변장비를 2000까지 증가시켜 가면서 평가되었다. 한편, 강성도미분법과 변위외삽법이 인장모우드가 발생되는 문제의 응력확대계수를 예측하는데 사용된다. 제안된 계층적 무강성요소는 팻취보강된 균열문제를 해석할 수 있는 대안중의 하나라 평가된다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 대역분활 광대역 음성부호화기와 이를 위한 고대역 부호화 방법과 구조를 제안한다. 제안하는 광대역 음성부호화기는 광대역 입력 음성신호를 저대역 신호 (OHz-4kHz)와 고대역 신호 (4kHz-8kHz)로 나눈다. 저대역 신호는 G.729 Annex E로 부호화하고, 고대역 신호는 4kbps의 전송률로 제안하는 방법으로 압축된다. 고대역 신호는 LPC 분석 후 신호특성에 따라 모드를 분류된다. stationary 모드에서는 매칭퍼슈잇 알고리즘과 CELP 방법으로 부호화하는 다단계 구조의 혼합 여기신호모델이 적용되며, nonstationary 모드에서는 CELP 방법으로 부호화된다. 제안한 광대역 음성부호화기의 성능을 주관적 방법으로 G.722 48kbps SB-ADPCM, G.722.2 12.85kbps ACELP와 비교를 하였다. 제안한 부호화기는 G.722보다 나은 성능을 보이고, G.722.2보다 나쁘지 않은 성능을 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2006

현행 중량 바닥충격음 표준 측정방식인 KS F 2810-2에 의하면 중앙점을 포함한 3-5곳의 타격위치에 대하여 수음실에서 4곳 이상의 지점의 피크레벨을 측정하도록 되어있다. 그러나 이 표준 방식에 의한 동일 상황에서의 측정 결과가 측정기관, 측정횟수, 측정점의 위치 등에 따라 일관성을 보이지 못하고 있음이 종종 발견된다. 이러한 편차는 반복성이나 재현성의 측면에서 측정값의 신뢰도에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 수준으로 우려된다. 측정결과 실험실의 경우 중앙 타격시 63Hz 대역에서 각 지점간의 차이가 l0dB이상 차이를 보였으며, 전체적으로 중간주파수 대역에서 보다 저주파수 대역에서의 편차가 크게 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 편차는 저주파수 대역에서의 모드 중첩현상에 의한 것으로 보인다. 현행 바닥충격음 단일지수 평가 방법에 따라 평가한 결과 측정위치에 따라 단일지수 평가값에 2-7dB의 차이를 보였으며 바닥충격음 차음성능 평가에 영향을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서 향후 저주파 대역의 편차를 줄이거나 저음의 모드 중첩에 의한 영향을 배제할 수 있는 측정 혹은 평가 방식의 개선이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권6호
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• pp.611-633
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• 2024

This study intends to investigate the response of multi-cell (MC) beams to flexural loads in which the primary reinforcement is composed of both metallic and non-metallic materials. "Multi-cell" describes beam sections with multiple longitudinal voids separated by thin webs. Seven reinforced concrete MC beams measuring 300×200×1800 mm were tested under flexural loadings until failure. Two series of beams are formed, depending on the type of main reinforcement that is being used. A control RC beam with no openings and six MC beams are found in these two series. Series one and two are reinforced with metallic and non-metallic main reinforcement, respectively, in order to maintain a constant reinforcement ratio. The first crack, ultimate load, deflection, ductility index, energy absorption, strain characteristics, crack pattern, and failure mode were among the structural parameters of the beams under investigation that were documented. The primary variables that vary are the kind of reinforcing materials that are utilized, as well as the kind and quantity of mesh layers. The outcomes of this study that looked at the experimental and numerical performance of ferrocement reinforced concrete MC beams are presented in this article. Nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) was performed with ANSYS-16.0 software to demonstrate the behavior of composite MC beams with holes. A parametric study is also carried out to investigate the factors, such as opening size, that can most strongly affect the mechanical behavior of the suggested model. The experimental and numerical results obtained demonstrate that the FE simulations generated an acceptable degree of experimental value estimation. It's also important to demonstrate that, when compared to the control beam, the MC beam reinforced with geogrid mesh (MCGB) decreases its strength capacity by a maximum of 73.33%. In contrast, the minimum strength reduction value of 16.71% is observed in the MC beams reinforced with carbon reinforcing bars (MCCR). The findings of the experiments on MC beams with openings demonstrate that the presence of openings has a significant impact on the behavior of the beams, as there is a decrease in both the ultimate load and maximum deflection.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.111-127
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• 2023

Purpose: Gallium-68 (⁶⁸Ga) is increasingly used in nuclear medicine imaging for various conditions such as lymphoma and neuroendocrine tumors by labeling tracers like Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) and DOTA-TOC. However, compared to Fluorine-18 (¹⁸F) used in conventional nuclear medicine imaging, ⁶⁸Ga has lower spatial resolution and relatively higher Signal to Background Ratio (SBR). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the optimized parameters and reconstruction methods for PET/CT imaging using the ⁶⁸Ga radiotracer through model-based image evaluation. Materials and Methods: Based on clinical images of ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA PET/CT, a NEMA/IEC 2008 PET phantom model was prepared with a Hot vs Background (H/B) ratio of 10:1. Images were acquired for 9 minutes in list mode using DMIDR (GE, Milwaukee WI, USA). Subsequently, reconstructions were performed for 1 to 8 minutes using OS-EM (Ordered Subset Expectation Maximization) + TOF (Time of Flight) + Sharp IR (VPFX-S), and BSREM (Block Sequential Regularized Expectation Maximization) + TOF + Sharp IR (QCFX-S-400), followed by comparative evaluation. Based on the previous experimental results, images were reconstructed for BSREM + TOF + Sharp IR / 2 minutes (QCFX-S-2min) with varying β-strength values from 100 to 700. The image quality was evaluated using AMIDE (freeware, Ver.1.0.1) and Advanced Workstation (GE, USA). Results: Images reconstructed with QCFX-S-400 showed relatively higher values for SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), CNR (Contrast to Noise Ratio), count, RC (Recovery Coefficient), and SUV (Standardized Uptake Value) compared to VPFX-S. SNR, CNR, and SUV exhibited the highest values at 2 minutes/bed acquisition time. RC showed the highest values for a 10 mm sphere at 2 minutes/bed acquisition time. For small spheres of 10 mm and 13 mm, an inverse relationship between β-strength increase and count was observed. SNR and CNR peaked at β-strength 400 and then decreased, while SUV and RC exhibited a normal distribution based on sphere size for β-strength values of 400 and above. Conclusion: Based on the experiments, PET/CT imaging using the ⁶⁸Ga radiotracer yielded the most favorable quantitative and qualitative results with a 2 minutes/bed acquisition time and BSREM reconstruction, particularly when applying β-strength 400. The application of BSREM can enhance accurate quantification and image quality in ⁶⁸Ga PET/CT imaging, and an optimization process tailored to each institution's imaging objectives appears necessary.