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Depositional Environments Of The Recent Sediments In The Hwajinpo Lake, Gangweondo, Korea (화진포 현생퇴적물의 퇴적환경에 관하여)

  • Jung, Woo Yeol;Park, Yong Ahn
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.64-70
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    • 1976
  • Forty four dredged surface sediments from the bottom of the Hwajinpo Lake and its vicinity were investigated in terms of the sedimentary depositional environment. The characteristics of the sedimentary textures, chemistry and clay mineralogy of these sediments were analysed by X-ray diffraction, chemical (EDTA titration and atomic absorption), sieving and pipette techniques. The lake sediments were chiefly mud and the beach sediments were sand. However, the lake sediments from its seaward zone were sand or muddy sand. The textural parameters that is, mean size, sorting value and their pair diagram seems to be characteristic in the area studied. Based on these data it seems to be reasonable thatthe Hwajinpo Lake was developed by the accretion and growth of a barrier spit along the shore investigated. The chief clay minerals identified were kaolinite, muscovite and the presence of vermiculite was believed as minor composition. The major chemical compositions of these sediments, that is, SiO$\sub$2/, Al$\sub$2/O$\sub$3/, Fe$\sub$2/O$\sub$3/, CaO, Na$\sub$2/O and K$\sub$2/O were contained in unit sample. The ratio of alumina to sodium oxide as a chemical index seems to indicate that the inner lake sediments are more mature than the outer one.

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A Study on the Parameters Influencing the Failed Soil-Slope in Okcheon Metamorphic Zone (옥천변성대 절개지 사면의 토층붕괴 영향인자에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Kyoung-Mi;Kim, Byung-Chan;Seo, Yong-Seok
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.501-508
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    • 2009
  • This study aims to clarify the characteristics of the physical and mechanical properties of soil-slope failure of Okcheon metamorphic zone. Soil samples were collected from 35 collapsed and uncollapsed artificial slopes along national roads. A series of laboratory experiments was carried out to examine physical and mechanical properties of soils and rocks. The results show that failure slopes have weakness of failure at 0.75 of AMI or higher, 32% of liquid limit or higher, and 31% of saturated moisture content or higher. The plastic index of failure slopes is correlated to wet density and saturated density. It turned out that failure could easily happen according to a high plastic index even if the void ratio was low. The greater the contents of bigger-sized soil, i.e. contents of sands and gravels rather than of clays, is the greater the chance to fail at the slope.

Various Partial Charge Schemes on 3D-QSAR Models for P-gp Inhibiting Adamantyl Derivatives

  • Gadhe, Changdev G.;Madhavan, Thirumurthy;Kothandan, Gugan;Lee, Tae-Bum;Lee, Kyeong;Cho, Seung-Joo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.1604-1612
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    • 2011
  • We developed three-dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship (3D-QASR) models for 17 adamantyl derivatives as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors. Eighteen different partial charge calculation methods were tested to check the feasibility of the 3D-QSAR models. Best predictive comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) model was obtained with the Austin Model 1-Bond Charge Correction (AM1-BCC) atomic charge. The 3D-QSAR models were derived with CoMFA and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA). The final CoMFA model ($q^2$ = 0.764, $r^2$ = 0.988) was calculated with an AM1-BCC charge and electrostatic parameter, whereas the CoMSIA model ($q^2$ = 0.655, $r^2$ = 0.964) was derived with an AM1-BCC charge and combined steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic and HB-acceptor parameters. Leave-five-out (LFO) cross-validation was also performed, which yielded good correlation coefficient for both CoMFA (0.801) and CoMSIA (0.656) models. Robustness of the developed models was checked further with 1000 run bootstrapping analyses, which gave an acceptable correlation coefficient for CoMFA (BS-$r^2$ = 0.997, BS-SD = 0.003) and CoMSIA (BS-$r^2$ = 0.996, BS-SD = 0.018).

Evaluation of the inhibitive characteristics of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives for the corrosion of mild steel in 1M $H_2SO_4$

  • Sounthari, P.;Kiruthika, A.;Sai santhoshi, J.;Chitra, S.;Parameswari, K.;Selvaraj, A.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.65-78
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    • 2013
  • The present investigation deals with the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1M $H_2SO_4$ with 1, 4-dihydro pyridine and its derivatives prepared using microwave activation method. The synthesis of inhibitor was confirmed by IR spectra. The effect of 1, 4-dihydropyridine derivatives on the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1M $H_2SO_4$ was studied using weight loss and electrochemical polarization techniques. Influence of temperature (303-333K) and synergistic effect of halide ions ($I^-$, $Br^-$ and $Cl^-$) on the inhibition behaviour was also studied. Corrosion products on the metal surface were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a possible mechanism of inhibition by the compounds is suggested. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated using weight loss data in order to elaborate the mechanism of corrosion inhibition. Polarization measurements revealed that the studied compounds acted as mixed type inhibitor but slightly anodic in nature. Electrochemical impedance measurements revealed that the compounds were adsorbed onto the carbon steel surface and the adsorption obeyed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The synergistic effect of halide ions on the IE increases with increase in concentration. The IE obtained from atomic absorption spectrophotometric studies was found to be in good agreement with that obtained from the conventional weight loss method. SEM revealed the information of a smooth, dense protective layer in presence of the inhibitors.

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Coated CFRP Composite as a Front Bumper Shield for Hypervelocity Impact Resistance in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Environment

  • Kumar, Sarath Kumar Sathish;Ankem, Venkat Akhil;Kim, YunHo;Choi, Chunghyeon;Kim, Chun-Gon
    • Composites Research
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.83-87
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    • 2018
  • An object in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is affected by many environmental conditions unlike earth's surface such as, Atomic oxygen (AO), Ultraviolet Radiation (UV), thermal cycling, High Vacuum and Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD) impacts. The effect of all these parameters have to be carefully considered when designing a space structure, as it could be very critical for a space mission. Polybenzimidazole (PBI) is a high performance thermoplastic polymer that could be a suitable material for space missions because of its excellent resistance to these environmental factors. A thin coating of PBI polymer on the carbon epoxy composite laminate (referred as CFRP) was found to improve the energy absorption capability of the laminate in event of a hypervelocity impact. However, the overall efficiency of the shield also depends on other factors like placement and orientation of the laminates, standoff distances and the number of shielding layers. This paper studies the effectiveness of using a PBI coating on the front bumper in a multi-shock shield design for enhanced hypervelocity impact resistance. A thin PBI coating of 43 micron was observed to improve the shielding efficiency of the CFRP laminate by 22.06% when exposed to LEO environment conditions in a simulation chamber. To study the effectiveness of PBI coating in a hypervelocity impact situation, experiments were conducted on the CFRP and the PBI coated CFRP laminates with projectile velocities between 2.2 to 3.2 km/s. It was observed that the mass loss of the CFRP laminates decreased 7% when coated by a thin layer of PBI. However, the study of mass loss and damage area on a witness plate showed CFRP case to have better shielding efficiency than PBI coated CFRP laminate case. Therefore, it is recommended that PBI coating on the front bumper is not so effective in improving the overall hypervelocity impact resistance of the space structure.

Fast Neutron Dosimetry in Criticality Accidents (핵임계사고시(核臨界事故時)에 있어서 속중성자선량(速中性子線量)의 해석(解析))

  • Ro, Seung-Gy;Yook, Chong-Chul
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 1976
  • A suggestion has been made for neutron dosimetric techniques using activation and threshold detectors in criticality accidents. Neutron dosimetrical parameters, namely, the fission spectrum-averaged cross-sections of some threshold reactions and fluence-to-dose conversion factors have been calculated by the use of an electronic computer. It appears that detectors having comparatively high threshold energy give more fine information on spectral deformation in criticality accidents, while detectors with low threshold energy are of usefulness for measuring fast neutron fluence regardless of fissioning types. Unexpectedly it is found that the fission spectrum-averaged cross sections of the $^{32}S(n,\;p)^{32}P$ reaction is not sensitive to analytical forms of fission neutron spectrum: the modified Cran-berg and Maxwellian forms. In addition, the fluence-to-dose conversion factors seem to be insensitive to both spectral functions and fissioning types.

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ON THE NATURE OF SODIUM EXCESS OBJECTS

  • Jeong, Hyunjin;Yi, Sukyoung K.;Kyeong, Jaemann;Sarzi, Marc;Sung, Eon-Chang;Oh, Kyuseok
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.38.2-38.2
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    • 2013
  • Several studies have reported the presence of sodium excess objects having neutral atomic absorption lines at $5895{\AA}$ (NaD) and $8190{\AA}$ that are deeper than expected based on stellar population models that match the stellar continuum. The origin of these lines is therefore hotly debated. van Dokkum & Conroy proposed that low-mass stars (0.3M) are more prevalent in massive early-type galaxies, which may lead to a strong NaI 8190 line strength. It is necessary to test this prediction, however, against other prominent optical line indices such as NaD, Mgb, and Fe5270, which can be measured with a significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio than NaI 8190. We identified a new sample of roughly one thousand NaD excess objects (NEOs; ~8% of galaxies in the sample) based on NaD line strength in the redshift range 0.00${\alpha}$-enhanced" ([${\alpha}/Fe$] ~ 0.3), "metal-rich" ([Z/H] ~ 0.3), and, especially, "Na-enhanced" ([Na/Fe] ~ 0.3).

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Effects of Deposition Method of Thermally Decomposed Platinum Counter Electrodes on the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (염료 감응형 태양전지 효율에 미치는 백금 상대 전극 제조공정의 영향)

  • SEO, HYUN WOO;BAEK, HYUN DUK;KIM, DONG MIN
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 2017
  • In this work, two different platinum (Pt) counter electrodes have been prepared by spin coating a Pt solution and screen printing a Pt paste on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate followed by sintering at $380^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses of the Pt electrodes showed that the spin coated electrode was catalytically more active than the screen printed electrode. The above result agrees well with the surface morphology of the electrodes studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and the photovoltaic performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) fabricated with the Pt electrodes. Moreover, calculation of current density-voltage (j-V) curves according to diode model with the parameters obtained from the experimental j-V curves and the EIS data of the DSSCs provided a quantitative insight about how the catalytic activity of the counter electrodes affected the photovoltaic performance of the cells. Even though the experimental situations involved in this work are trivial, the method of analyses outlined here gives a strong insight about how the catalytic activity of a counter electrode affects the photovoltaic performance of a DSSC. This work, also, demonstrates how the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs can be improved by tuning the performance of counter electrode materials.

Development of the 'Three-stage' Bayesian procedure and a reliability data processing code (3단계 베이지안 처리절차 및 신뢰도 자료 처리 코드 개발)

  • 임태진
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.1-27
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    • 1994
  • A reliability data processing MPRDP (Multi-Purpose Reliability Data Processor) has been developed in FORTRAN language since Jan. 1992 at KAERI (Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute). The purpose of the research is to construct a reliability database(plant-specific as well as generic) by processing various kinds of reliability data in most objective and systematic fashion. To account for generic estimates in various compendia as well as generic plants' operating experience, we developed a 'three-stage' Bayesian procedure[1] by logically combining the 'two-stage' procedure[2] and the idea for processing generic estimates[3]. The first stage manipulates generic plant data to determine a set of estimates for generic parameters,e.g. the mean and the error factor, which accordingly defines a generic failure rate distribution. Then the second stage combines these estimates with the other ones proposed by various generic compendia (we call these generic book type data). This stage adopts another Bayesian procedure to determine the final generic failure rate distribution which is to be used as a priori distribution in the third stage. Then the third stage updates the generic distribution by plant-specific data resulting in a posterior failure rate distribution. Both running failure and demand failure data can be handled in this code. In accordance with the growing needs for a consistent and well-structured reliability database, we constructed a generic reliability database by the MPRDP code[4]. About 30 generic data sources were reviewed and available data were collected and screened from them. We processed reliability data for about 100 safety related components frequently modeled in PSA. The underlying distribution for the failure rate was assumed to be lognormal or gamma, according to the PSA convention. The dependencies among the generic sources were not considered at this time. This problem will be approached in further study.

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Phase sequence in Codeposition and Solid State Reaction of Co-Si System and Low Temperature Epitaxial Growth of $CoSi_2$ Layer (Co-Si계의 동시증착과 고상반응시 상전이 및 $CoSi_2$ 층의 저온정합성장)

  • 박상욱;심재엽;지응준;최정동;곽준섭;백홍구
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.439-454
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    • 1993
  • The phase sequence of codeposited Co-Si alloy and Co/si multilayer thin film was investigated by differential scanning calormetry(DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, The phase sequence in codeposition and codeposited amorphous Co-Si alloy thin film were CoSilongrightarrow Co2Si and those in Co/Si multilayer thin film were CoSilongrightarrowCo2Silongrightarrow and CoSilongrightarrowCo2Si longrightarrowCoSilongrightarrowCoSi2 with the atomic concentration ration of Co to Si layer being 2:1 and 1:2 respectively. The observed phase sequence was analyzed by the effectvie heat of formatin . The phase determining factor (PDF) considering structural facotr in addition to the effectvie heat of formation was used to explain the difference in the first crystalline phase between codeposition, codeposited amorphous Co-Si alloy thin film and Co/Si multilayer thin film. The crystallinity of Co-silicide deposited by multitarget bias cosputter deposition (MBCD) wasinvestigated as a funcion of deposition temperature and substrate bias voltage by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and epitaxial CoSi2 layer was grown at $200^{\circ}C$ . Parameters, Ear, $\alpha$(As), were calculate dto quantitatively explain the low temperature epitaxial grpwth of CoSi2 layer. The phase sequence and crystallinity had a stronger dependence on the substrate bias voltage than on the deposition temperature due to the collisional daxcade mixing, in-situ cleannin g, and increase in the number of nucleation sites by ion bombardment of growing surface.

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