• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.263-271
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• 2024

A vertex coloring of a graph G is called injective if any two vertices with a common neighbor receive distinct colors. A graph G is injectively k-choosable if any list L of admissible colors on V (G) of size k allows an injective coloring 𝜑 such that 𝜑(v) ∈ L(v) whenever v ∈ V (G). The least k for which G is injectively k-choosable is denoted by χ^l_i(G). For a planar graph G, Bu et al. proved that χ^l_i(G) ≤ ∆ + 6 if girth g ≥ 5 and maximum degree ∆(G) ≥ 8. In this paper, we improve this result by showing that χ^l_i(G) ≤ ∆ + 6 for g ≥ 5 and arbitrary ∆(G).

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2024

This paper presents applications of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) energy storage batteries, while showing merits and demerits of several techniques to mitigate their electrochemical challenges. Unmanned aerial vehicles, electric cars, and grid-scale energy storage systems represent main applications of Li-S batteries due to their low cost, high specific capacity, and light weight. However, polysulfide shuttle effects, low conductivities, and low coulombic efficiencies signify key challenges of Li-S batteries, causing high volumetric changes, dendritic growths, and limited cycling performances. Solid-state electrolytes, interfacial interlayers, and electrocatalysts denote promising methods to mitigate such challenges. Moreover, nanomaterials have capability to improve kinetic reactions of Li-S batteries based on several properties of nanoparticles to immobilize sulfur in cathodes, stabilizing lithium in anodes while controlling volumetric growths. Li-S energy storage technologies are able to satisfy requirements of future markets for advanced rechargeable batteries with high-power densities and low costs, considering environmentally friendly systems based on renewable energy sources.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.497-497
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• 2016

페루의 Rimac강은 수도인 Rima시를 관통하는 강으로 각종 용수공급 등의 기능을 담당하는 중요한 강이지만 광산, 공장 및 도시 등 점?비점오염원으로 인해 오염이 심각해지고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 Rimac강의 하천복원을 위하여 3단계 수질개선 목표를 설정하고 각 단계별 BOD, TP 및 중금속(Al, As, Cd, Fe) 예측을 수행함으로써 목표달성 가능 평가를 수행하였다. Rimac강 지류인 Rio Santa Eulalia 하천 유입후부터 하구까지 총 57 km를 대상으로 4개의 대구간(Reach), 57개의 소구간(Element)으로 구분하여 QUAL2E 모델을 구축하였다. 2013년을 대상으로 저유량시기(건기)인 12월과 고유량시기(우기)인 1월을 대상으로 BOD, TP, Al, As, Cd, Fe의 모델 재현성을 검토한 결과, Rimac강 하류의 Huaycoloro강 유입이후 BOD, TP가 증가하는 현상을 적절히 재현하는 것으로 나타났다. 중금속은 Romac강 상류와 하류 Huaycoloro강 유입 수질 농도차이가 크지 않아 거리별로 일정한 농도를 나타내는 것으로 모의되었으나 실측정값은 하구로 갈수록 낮아지는 경향이 다소 나타났지만 대체적으로 실측값의 경향을 따르는 것으로 모의되었다. 수질개선 시나리오는 1단계(2016-2018년), 2단계(2019-2021년) 및 최종 3단계(2022-2024년)로 구분하여 저유량시기와 고유량시기의 수질개선 대책에 따른 수질변화를 예측하여 Rimac강 하류의 대표 지점인 La Atargea 취수장 지점에서 목표수질 달성여부를 평가하였다. 저유량시기의 경우, BOD는 1단계 이후 5.9 mg/L에서 목표수질 5.0 mg/L 이하로 농도가 감소되었으며 최종 3단계에 2.2 mg/L로 63.3% 개선하는 것으로 예측되었다. TP는 1단계 25.8% 개선, 3단계는 51.6% 개선되어 목표수질인 0.15 mg/L를 만족하는 것으로 예측되었다. 중금속의 경우 Cd는 당초 수질목표를 만족시키는 상황이었으며 그 외 항목은 Al>As>Fe 순으로 개선효과가 나타났고, 3단계 이후 모두 목표수질을 달성할 것으로 예측되었다. 고유량시기 수질예측 결과, 1단계 BOD, TP는 약 49, 19% 저감효과가 나타났으며 3단계 이후 57, 25%까지 개선되는 것으로 예측되어 목표수질을 만족시키는 것으로 분석되었다. 중금속은 Al이 가장 큰 개선 효과가 나타났으며 3단계에서 77.5%의 개선 효과가 분석되었다. 페루 리막강 유역 수질개선 대책 수립에 따른 수질개선효과 분석 결과, 3단계까지 모든 수질항목의 목표수질 달성이 가능한 것으로 분석되었으나 TP, Al 및 As의 경우에 2단계까지 목표수질 달성이 어려워 더욱 체계적인 관리가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.343-352
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• 2024

Composition analysis and lead isotope ratio analysis were conducted to determine the coloring machanism on lead glaze used in Gyeongbokgung Palace and the provenance of the lead used as a flux. 31 blue tiles were classified into green, blue, and yellow. The chemical analysis of lead glazes on the blue tiles revealed that Pb, Si, and Cu were the main components, and trace amounts of Fe, Ca, Mg, and Al were detected. The Cu content was high in blue lead glaze, while Cu was not detected in yellow or brown lead glaze which instead had high Fe content. Therefore, it was found that lead was used as a flux and copper oxide as a coloring agent in the production of lead glaze. In addition, the lead isotope ratios of the lead glaze used in the blue tiles of Gyeongbokgung palace were plotted in zone 3 on the distribution map of lead isotope ratios on the Korean Peninsula, which includes Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do. It is presumed that the flux for the lead glaze was sourced from galena found in these regions. The lead isotope ratios of the green glaze from the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla period were mostly located outside the Korean Peninsula, showing that the provenance of lead had changed. In particular, the lead isotope ratios of the green glaze from the Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla period suggest exchange with neighboring countries. Also the lead isotope ratios of the green glazes from the same temple are different, so it is believed that they were made at different times or in different workshops.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.56-68
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• 2024

A construction standard production rates system for the factory built and on-site installation phases of OSC (Off-Site Construction)-based precast concrete (PC) structures in apartment buildings was recently proposed to establish an objective cost standard (Lee et al., 2021). In addition, the Korean government has taken steps to improve the institutional foundation for the systematic calculation of PC construction costs such as revising construction standard production rates for major components that can be applied to the on-site installation phase of PC method. In this study, we analyzed the results of a field survey of apartment building PC structures and collected expert opinions to develop factory-built and on-site installation standard production rates that can be applied to apartment building PC method. We also propose directions for improving the standard production rates so that they can be applied to the site and component of apartment buildings by comparing them with the current standard production rates. This study also derived the cost characteristics and cost reduction measures of PC construction by calculating the construction costs using the developed rates and comparing the construction costs with the RC methods of apartment buildings of the same scale. The construction standard production rates for PC construction derived in this study are expected to contribute to the spread of PC construction by ensuring the objectivity and consistency of the results of PC methods cost estimation.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.54-61
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• 2024

When steel contaminated with Pb, produced by the decay of natural radionuclides, is remelted, Pb distributes among the metal, slag, and gas phases. In this study, 5 wt%Pb was added to Fe and melted with CaO-SiO₂-Al₂O₃-MgO slag to investigate Pb's distribution in the metal/slag/gas. As slag basicity ((wt%CaO)/(wt%SiO₂)) increased, Pb solubility in Fe slightly increased, while Pb in the slag tended to decrease. Consequently, the slag/metal distribution ratio of Pb decreased with increasing basicity. Thermodynamic calculations revealed that the slag/Fe phase distribution ratio of Pb remained very low irrespective of the activity coefficient of PbO in the slag, consistent with the experimental results. The calculated evaporation rate of Pb in Fe-Pb was approximately 22 times that of Fe; hence, most of the Pb evaporated into the gas phase.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.29-37
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• 2024

This study aimed to investigate the changes in chemical components that occur when weak clay is mixed with steel slag modified with calcium oxide, and to understand the expression characteristics of compressive strength according to hydrophilicity and curing time. XRF testing, SEM imaging, vane shear strength and uniaxial compressive strength testing were conducted. Calcium (Ca) released from the steel slag increases the Ca content in clay by increasing the number of crystal particles and forming a coating layer known as calcium silicate hydrate (CaO-SiO₂-H₂O) through chemical reactions with SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ components. The weak clay stabilized with steel slag is classified into an initial inactive zone where strength relatively does not increase and an activation zone where strength increases over curing time. The vane shear strength of the initial inactive area was found to be 4.4 to 18.4 kN/m² in the state of the weight mixing ratio Rss 30% (steel slag 30% + clay 70%). In the case of the active area, the maximum uniaxial compressive strength increased to 431.8 kN/m² after 480 hours of curing time, which increased due to the apparent adhesion strength of clay through pozzolanic reaction. Therefore, considering the strength expression characteristics of stabilized mixed clay based on the mixing ratio (Rss) during the recycling of steel slag can enhance its practicality in civil engineering sites.

• Advances in nano research
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.565-577
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• 2024

Vibration investigation of fluid-filled functionally graded cylindrical shells with ring supports is studied here. Shell motion equations are framed first order shell theory due to Sander. These equations are partial differential equations which are usually solved by approximate technique. Robust and efficient techniques are favored to get precise results. Employment of the Rayleigh-Ritz procedure gives birth to the shell frequency equation. Use of acoustic wave equation is done to incorporate the sound pressure produced in a fluid. Hankel's functions of second kind designate the fluid influence. Mathematically the integral form of the Langrange energy functional is converted into a set of three partial differential equations. A cylindrical shell is immersed in a fluid which is a non-viscous one. These shells are stiffened by rings in the tangential direction. For isotropic materials, the physical properties are same everywhere where the laminated and functionally graded materials, they vary from point to point. Here the shell material has been taken as functionally graded material. After these, ring supports are located at various positions along the axial direction round the shell circumferential direction. The influence of the ring supports is investigated at various positions. Effect of ring supports with empty and fluid-filled shell is presented using the Rayleigh - Ritz method with simply supported condition. The frequency behavior is investigated with empty and fluid-filled cylindrical shell with ring supports versus circumferential wave number and axial wave number. Also the variations have been plotted against the locations of ring supports for length-to-radius and height-to-radius ratio. Moreover, frequency pattern is found for the various position of ring supports for empty and fluid-filled cylindrical shell. The frequency first increases and gain maximum value in the midway of the shell length and then lowers down. It is found that due to inducting the fluid term frequency result down than that of empty cylinder. It is also exhibited that the effect of frequencies is investigated by varying the surfaces with stainless steel and nickel as a constituent material. To generate the fundamental natural frequencies and for better accuracy and effectiveness, the computer software MATLAB is used.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 2024

In this investigation, samples of the chemical (Hg_1-xPb_xBa₂Ca_1.8Mg_0.2Cu₃O_8+δ) were prepared utilizing a solid-state reaction technique with a range of lead concentrations (x = 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20). Specimens were pressed at 8 tons per square centimeter and then prepared at 1,138 K in the furnace. The crystalline structure and surface topography of all samples were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). X-ray diffraction results showed that all of the prepared samples had a tetragonal crystal structure. Also, the results showed that when lead was partially replaced with mercury, an increase in the lead value impacted the phase ratio, and lattice parameter values. The AFM results likewise showed excellent crystalline consistency and remarkable homogeneity during processing. The electrical resistivity was calculated as a function of temperature, and the results showed that all samples had a contagious behavior, as the resistivity decreased with decreasing temperature. The critical temperature was calculated and found to change, from 102, 96, 107, and 119 K, when increasing the lead values in the samples from 0.0 to 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20, respectively.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.261-271
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• 2024

The widespread adoption of aluminum slab formwork in modern construction, evident in both domestic and international projects, offers numerous advantages. However, a critical challenge persists regarding the dismantling process for these slabs. The current industry standard involves dropping the slabs to the ground floor upon removal. This practice raises several concerns, notably the generation of significant noise pollution that disrupts nearby communities. More importantly, the risk of worker injuries due to falls from height during the dismantling process is a serious safety hazard. Additionally, the impact from dropping the slabs can damage the aluminum itself, leading to increased replacement costs. These drawbacks necessitate the exploration of alternative dismantling techniques that prioritize worker safety, material sustainability, and overall process efficiency. Accordingly, in this study, when the entire first-generation slab formwork of an apartment house is simultaneously lowered to a reachable position for workers, it is then disassembled and lifted for transport to the next floor. This approach has the potential to demonstrate improvements in safety, quality, economy, and process efficiency.