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Microstructural and Mechanical Property Evaluation of the Ferritic-Martensitic Steel under Liquid Sodium Environment (액체소듐 환경에서 Ferritic-Martensitic강의 미세조직 및 기계적 성질 평가)

  • Kim, Jun Hwan;Kim, Jong Man;Kim, Sung Ho;Lee, Chan Bock
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.48 no.10
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    • pp.914-921
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    • 2010
  • Studies were carried out to assess the microstructural and mechanical properties of ferriticmartensitic steel under a flowing sodium environment. HT9 (12Cr-MoVW) and Gr.92 (9Cr-MoVNbW) steel were exposed to liquid sodium at $650^{\circ}C$ containing dissolved oxygen of 20 ppm for 2333 hours and evaluations of the microstructure as well as the mechanical properties of the microhardness and nanoindentation were carried out. The result showed that both HT9 and Gr.92 exhibited macroscopic weight loss caused by general corrosion as well as localized types such as intergranular corrosion and pitting. Decarburization at the steel surface took place as the test proceeded. As the Cr content increased, dissolution and decarburization were suppressed. Assessment of the actual cladding geometry revealed that an aging process rather than decarburization governed the mechanical properties, which resulted in a decrease of the microhardness and yield stress.

A study of well-dying and well-aging through death and life in YouTube videos (유튜브 동영상 속 죽음과 삶을 통한 웰다잉(well-dying)과 웰에이징(well-aging) 연구)

  • Kwon, On;Kang, Kyung-Hee;Song, Hyeon-Dong;Ku, Jin-Hee;Kim, Kwang-Hwan
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.299-309
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    • 2022
  • YouTube videos secure the latest trends in the field and provide viewers' preferences and non-preferences. This study analyzes the discussion of death in recent YouTube videos and explores the relationship between life, well-dying, and well-aging. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the establishment of a healthy life for Koreans by exploring relevance. The survey period and target are 13 videos uploaded on YouTube from 2019 to 2021. As a result of the investigation, it was possible to encompass 25 speakers who were discussing death centered on doctors. Video speakers in charge of various areas conducted various discussions on death from the perspective of experts. The key points are the true value of life, death that you don't need to fear, the importance of hope, the naturalness of death, etc. 11 expert perspectives are measured into 4 types based on 4 criteria: life, death, well-aging, and well-dying. Despite the limitations of studying 13 extracted at a specific time, this study revealed that YouTube videos are a place for free communication. It can contribute in part to maintaining and improving the health of our lives in the future and researching convergence.

Tourists' Behaviors and Attitudes of Ecological Tourist Place: Examining the Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve & National Garden (생태관광지 방문객의 행태와 태도: 순천만습지와 순천만국가정원을 사례로)

  • Lee, Jeong-Rock;Park, Jong-Chun
    • Journal of the Economic Geographical Society of Korea
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.300-312
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    • 2016
  • After holding the ICEXPO 2013, the Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve and Suncheon Bay National Garden in Suncheon city are becoming a famous ecological tourist place in national wide. This study investigates the tourists behavior visited to the Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve and Suncheon Bay National Garden. Data are collected from 540 tourists from April to October 2015. Results of the study showed that tourists living at Gwangju & Chonnam provinces are 38.4% of total; one-day tourists, 20~40 aging tourist group, and internet using for destination informations, accounts for about 75.2%, 72.6%, and 44.8% respectively, of total tourists; tourists' motivation and purpose are related to natural landscape watching and family travel; tourists satisfaction for destination are very high, and particularly in the spring; 30% of total in tourism expenditure amount per capita ranges from 50,000 to 100,000 won; mount of tourists expenditure are not so much.

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A Critical Review on Regenerating a Place's Economic Value through Landscape Restructuring: The Case of Dongdaemun Stadium (경관 재구조화에 의한 장소의 경제적 가치 재생에 대한 비판적 검토 -동대문운동장의 사례-)

  • Chung, Hee-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.161-175
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    • 2009
  • Dongdaemun Stadium was the nation's leading modem sports facilities built in 1926 by Japanese colonists. It hosted a number of the nation's sports matches and cultural performances, filled with cultural and historic significance as a birthplace of Korea's sports. As the facility was aging, however, its functions became limited. With the so-called "restoration" of Cheonggye Stream, the stadium was reduced to a flea market, no longer used for its originally intended purposes. The Seoul Metropolitan Government demolished the stadium under the plan to develop the district into a tourism cluster dedicated to the design and fashion industries. This study takes Dongdaemun Stadium as an example to explain underlying meanings of capitalist restructuring of landscape which entails removal of modern cultural relics and redevelopment projects. Although Dongdaemun Stadium was not used in the way it had been designated to be used, it still had a value as a diachronic and synchronic record for the city. The rationale that the stadium should be tom down and reinvented as tourist attraction to reap huge financial benefits illustrates that the city government's development ideology gravitated towards public works projects. This approach may harm a place's genuine disposition or essence and create an artificially-induced placeness, undermining its historio-cultural values.

Adaptive Reuse for Elderly Housing and Residents' Satisfaction (노인주거를 위한 건물의 재사용과 거주자의 만족도)

  • OhJungKwon
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 1994
  • The adaptive reuse of older buildings to housing for the elderly persons is a relatively new but growing phenomenon in the Western Societies. With regard to many tangible and intangible benefits, adaptive reuse can be a way to help older persons who choose "aging-in-place" in the "long-term" community. The exploratory case study indentifies changes in the stisfaction level of residents after relocation to an adaptive reuse elderly apartment in a rural community in the U.S. Data were collected using personal interviews with 17 pre-occupancy and 16 post-occupancy respondents. Findings described characteristics of respondents and dwelling, neighborhood, and overall satisfaction level changes. This exploratory study, one of few studies about adaptive reuse for housing for the elderly, suggests implications for futher studies.

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Current Situation and Modification of Kitchen Space by Elderly-headed Household (노인단독가구의 부엌공간 실태와 개조에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Oh-Jung;Kim, Mi-Hee;Ha, Hae-Wha
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.144-148
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    • 2006
  • Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modification of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents is very important factor for aging -in-place. The purpose of this study wes to identify the current situation and modification of kitchen space by elderly-headed household. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modification were identified. Changes in kitchen space made tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support daily living of older residents.

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Current Situations and Modifications of Kitchen Space by Elderly-Headed Households (노인단독가구의 부엌공간 실태와 개조에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Oh-Jung;Ha, Hae-Hwa;Kim, Mi-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.49-58
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    • 2007
  • Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modifications of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents are very important factor for aging in place. The purpose of this study was to identify the current situations and modifications of kitchen space by elderly-headed households. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modifications were identified. Changes made in kitchen space tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support safe and independent daily living of older residents.

A Study on Attributes of Elderly Housing Selection by The Middle and The Aged (중년층과 노년층의 노인시설주거 선택 속성에 관한 연구)

  • 신영숙
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2004
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the elderly housing farcility design preference by comparing two groups, the present residents living in elderly housing facility and the middle aged. The latter has more housing experiences and more design oriented standard of selecting house for quality of living, while the aged are oriented more in economy and investment. It is identified that both group preferred living in elderly housing facility best to any other elderly housing type, including "aging in place." The aged are not yet very concerned about physically homelike design features, but when the middle aged need the elderly housing, it is recommended that more variety and amenity in its type, location, plan and design features. The idealistic facility planning and management system were suggested.

An Experimental Study of Valve Seat Material Galling Characteristics in Waterworks

  • Park, Sung-Jun;Kim, Young-Tae;Lee, Sang-Jo
    • International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.46-51
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    • 2007
  • Environmental contamination creates shortages of potable water. In such situations, the leakage of water due to breakage or aging of rubber valve seats is a serious problem. Rubber is apt to break when it is placed between two materials that contact each other. One way to avoid water leakage due to rubber damage and breakdown is to replace the rubber with metal, which is currently taking place in water distribution systems. In tribology, a severe form of wear is characterized by local macroscopic material transfer or removal, or by problems with sliding protrusions when two solid surfaces experience relative sliding under load. One of the major problems when metal slides is the occurrence of galling. Experimentally, various conditions influence incipient galling, such as hardness, surface roughness, temperature, load, velocity, and the external environment. This study sought to verify the galling tendencies of metal according to its hardness, surface roughness, load, and sliding velocity, and determine the quantitative effect of each factor on the galling tendencies.

A Study on the Intergenerational Interaction Space Planning of Age-integrated Facilities in Japan (일본 노유복합시설의 세대간 교류공간계획에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Hae-Sun
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2009
  • This study reviewed the background of the advent of and the concept of age-integrated facilities where elderly persons' facilities and children's facilities have been built in the same plot or building or established adjacent to each other. And also it examined the concept, necessity, effects, and kinds of intergenerational interactions. Ten age-integrated facilities in Japan, where it is reported that intergenerational interactions are now being implemented, were selected and visited for surveys. This study implemented interviews with staff members and analyses of the drawings of the facilities to grasp the present state of age-integrated facilities and their plan types, etc. Through analyses of relationships between intergenerational interactions and the spaces in which these take place, this study discusses guidelines for space arrangement and for developing interaction space plans for age-integrated facilities that would facilitate intergenerational interactions.

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