• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.43-49
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• 2021

The Commercial polymeric membranes like Polysulfone (PSF), Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) which are an integral part of water purification investigation were chosen for the shockwave (SW) exposure experiment. These membranes were prepared by blending polymer (wt. %) / DMF (solvent) followed by phase-inversion casting technique. Shockwaves are generated by using Reddy Tube lab module (Table-top Shocktube) with range of pressure (1.5, 2.5 and 5 bar). Understanding the changes in membrane before and after shock wave treatment by parameters, i.e., pure water flux (PWF), rejection (%), porosity, surface roughness (AFM), morphology (SEM) and contact angle which can significantly affect the membrane's performance. Flux values PSf membranes shows increase, 465 (pristine) to 524 (1.5wt%) LMH at 50 Psi pressure and similar enhancement was observed at 100Psi (625 to 696 LMH). Porosity also shows improvement from 73.6% to 76.84% for 15wt% PSf membranes. It was observed that membranes made of polymers such as PAN and PSF (of high w/w %) exhibits some resistance against shockwaves impact and are stable compared to other membranes. Shockwave pressure of up to 1.5 bar was sufficient enough to change properties which are crucial for performance. Membranes exposed to a maximum pressure of 5 bar completely scratched the surface and with minimum pressure of 1.5bar is optimum enough to improve the water flux and other parameters. Initial results proved that SW may be suitable alternative route to minimize/control membrane fouling and improve efficiency.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 1984

This study was to investigate the diurnal changes of shoot water potentials and the characteristics of xylem conductivity of branch in several conifers. The results obtained are as follows: 1) The diurnal shoot water potentials fluctuated with the sunlight intensities, and increase in shoot water potential lagged behind two hours as compared with the time of sunlight decrease in tree crown. 2) The shoot water potential reached the daily maximum ai twelve to fourteen o'clock in the afternoon, and the maximum shoot water potentials were -22 bar in Larix leptolepis, -18 bar in Pinus koraiensis, -15 bar in Pinus densiflora, -14 bar in Abies holophylla, and -10 in Pinus rigida. 3) The average gradient of shoot water potential per one meter height (${\varphi}_L/m$) in tree crown was -1.7 bar/m in Pinus koraiensis while that of Larix leptolepis was -2.1 bar/m. 4) The average of relative xylem conductivities (K, $cm^2/hr{\cdot}atm$) in branches was 2878 in Larix leptolepis, 2763 in Pinus rigida, 2652 in Pinus densiflora, and 2113 in Pinus koraiensis.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.465-471
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• 2015

This study proposed V-shaped tie bar method as an alternative of internal cross-tie for reinforced concrete columns in order to enhance the constructability and confinement effectiveness of the lateral tie bars. A total of 35 pull-out specimens were prepared with the parameters of concrete compressive strength and bending angle and embedment length of the V-shaped bar to examine the bond stress-slip relationship of the V-shaped tie bar. The bond strength of the V-shaped tie bars with the bending angle not exceeding $60^{\circ}$ was higher than the predictions obtained from the equations of CEB-FIP provision. Considering the constructability and bond behavior of the V-shpaed tie bar, the bending angle and embedment length of such bar can be optimally recommended as $45^{\circ}$ and 6db, respectively, where db is the diameter of the tie bar.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.37-44
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• 2007

Today, the statistical process control (SPC) in manufacture environment is an important role at the process by the productivity improvement of the manufacturing systems. The control chart in this statistical method is widely used as an important statistical tool to find the assignable cause that provoke the change of the process parameters such as the mean of interest or standard deviation. But the traditional SPC don't grasp the change of process according to the points fallen the near control limits because of monitoring the variance of process such as the fixed sampling interval and the sample size and handle the cost of the aspect of these sample point. The control chart can be divided into the statistical and economic design. Generally, the economic design considers the cost that maintains the quality level of process. But it is necessary to consider the cost of the process improvement by the learning effects. This study does the economic design in the VSI $\bar X$ control chart and added the concept of loss function of Taguchi in the cost model. Also, we preyed that the VSI $\bar X$ control chart is better than the FSI $\bar X$ in terms of the economic aspects and proposed the standard of the process improvement using the VSI $\bar X$ control chart.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.513-518
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• 1998

In Half Precast Concrete Method, such as composite slab and composite wall, Interface between half PC plate and cast-in-place concrete is occurred. And this interface endure lastly in-plane shear which is occurred by external force. Therefore, test was executed to study in-plane shear strength of interface between half PC plate and cast-in-place concrete. In this test, Experimental parameters are finishing condition of the interface, cohesion of concrete, existence and nonexistence of re-bar truss, and angle and direction of lattice of re-bar truss. Comparing and analyzing experimental results, conclusions are obtained as follows. (1) In-plane shear strength of wide interface in composite plate is more affected by the roughness of interface than re-bar truss. And cohesion of concrete contribute to increasing in-plane shear strength. Therefore it seems that the interface should be roughen and kept clean to improve in-plane shear strength. (2) It seems that shear friction equation in ACI code can be sagely available for design of in-plane shear of composite plate.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.53-57
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• 2003

Optimum design of most structural system requires that design variables are regarded as discrete quantities. This paper presents the use of Genetic Algorithm for determining the optimum design for truss with discrete variables. Genetic Algorithm are know as heuristic search algorithms, and are effective global search methods for discrete optimization. In this paper, Elitism and the method of conferring penalty parameters in the design variables, in order to achieve improved fitness in the reproduction process, is used in the Genetic Algorithm. A 10-Bar plane truss and a 25-Bar space truss are used for discrete optimization. These structures are designed for stress and displacement constraints, but buckling is not considered. In particular, we obtain continuous solution using Genetic Algorithms for a 10-bar truss, compared with other results. The effectiveness of Genetic Algorithms for global optimization is demonstrated through two truss examples.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.35-43
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• 2004

This study surveys the physical properties of ATY produced with FDY and POY. ATY is made with 70d Nylon FDY and 80d Nylon POY using AIKI air jet texturing machines, respectively. The processing parameters such as air pressure and yam speed are varied, and air pressure is varied ranging with 8.5bar, l0.5bar and 1l.5bar, and yarn speed is varied ranging with 400m/mim, 450m/mim, and 500m/min. The various physical properties of ATY made by POY and FDY denier, wet shrinkage, dry shrinkage, tensile properties, thermal stress and instability are measured and discussed with air pressure and yam speed. The shrinkage simulation of ATY is performed for analysing the process shrinkage on the dyeing and finishing processes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.321-338
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• 2008

Let $\bar{M}$ be a smoothly bounded pseudoconvex complex manifold with a family of almost complex structures $\{L^{\tau}\}_{{\tau}{\in}I}$, $0{\in}I$, which extend smoothly up to bM, the boundary of M, and assume that there is ${\lambda}{\in}C^{\infty}$(bM) which is strictly subharmonic with respect to the structure $L^0|_{bM}$ in any direction where the Levi-form vanishes on bM. We obtain explicit estimates for the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem in Sobolev spaces both in space and parameter variables. Also we get a similar result when $\bar{M}$ is strongly pseudoconvex.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.69-75
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• 2002

Measuring dynamic fracture toughness of brittle and small ceramic specimen is very difficult in a SHPB (Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar). As a countermeasure to this difficulty, a dynamic fracture toughness measuring method by the Chevron-notch ceramic specimen was proposed. Tested chevron specimens were of Chevron notch angles of 90$^{\circ}$, 100$^{\circ}$ and 110$^{\circ}$. Through finite element analysis, shape parameters of the Chevron-notch specimens according to notch angles were calculated. And the static fracture tough1ess of the Chevron-notch alumina specimen was measured as 3.8MPa√m similar to that of CT specimen with a precrack. Dynamic fracture toughness was 4.5MPa√m slightly higher than the static one. It was shown in this study that the proposed Chevron-notch specimens are valid to measure dynamic fracture toughness of extremely brittle materials such as ceramic.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2006.05b
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• pp.225-228
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• 2006

To clarify the one body behavior of reinforcing bar and concrete, it is important to investigate bond characteristics between two materials. Bond strength is decided by applied force and interface area between reinforcing bar and concrete. And, the resultant force of chemical adhesive force, frictional force, and mechanical interaction are to be main factors. Property of concrete influences on chemical adhesive force and frictional force; bond strength is decreased by corrosion of reinforcing bar, as the result, durability is also decreased. In this study, to confirm bond characteristics with property of concrete, w/c ratio and blending of mineral admixture were selected as the main test parameters. The results obtained from this study will be used as the basic data for bond characteristics with corrosion.