• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.115-126
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• 2023

Understanding the carrying capacity of a habitat is crucial for effectively managing populations of wild boars (Sus scrofa), which are designated as harmful wild animal species in national parks. Carrying capacity refers to the maximum population size supported by a park's environmental conditions. This study aimed to estimate the appropriate wild boar population size by integrating population characteristics and habitat suitability for wild boars in the Bukhansan National Park using the HexSim program. Population characteristics included age, survival, reproduction, and movement. Habitat suitability, which reflects prospecting and resource acquisition, was determined using the Maximum Entropy model. This study found that the optimal population size for wild boar ranged from 217 to 254 individuals. The population size varied depending on the amount of resources available within the home range, indicating fewer individuals in a larger home range. The estimated wild boar population size was 217 individuals for the minimum amount of resources (50% minimum convex polygon [MCP] home range), 225 individuals for the average amount of resources (95% MCP home range), and 254 individuals for the maximum amount of resources (100% MCP home range). The results of one-way analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in wild boar population size based on the amount of resources within the home range. These findings provide a basis for the development and implementation of effective management strategies for wild boar populations.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.115-132
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• 2023

The present study experimentally and analytically investigates the effect of tensile reinforcement ratio and arrangement on the behavior of FRP strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams. The experimental part of the program was comprised of 8 RC beams that were tested under four-point bending. Results have shown that by keeping the total cross-section area of tensile reinforcing bars constant, in specimens with a low reinforcement ratio, increasing the number and decreasing the diameter of bars in the section lead to 21% and 29% increase in the load-carrying capacity of specimens made with normal and high compressive strength, respectively. In specimens with high reinforcement ratio, a different behavior was observed. Furthermore, the accuracy of the existing code provisions and analytical models in predicting the load-carrying capacity of the FRP strengthened beams failed by premature debonding mode were evaluated. Herein, a model is proposed which considers the tensile reinforcement ratio (as opposed to code provisions) to achieve more accurate results for calculating the load carrying capacity of FRP strengthened RC beams.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2402-2411
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• 2018

Fluoronitriles-$CO_2$ gas mixtures are promising alternatives to $SF_6$ in environmentally-friendly gas-insulated transmission lines (GILs). Insulating gas heat transfer characteristics are of major significance for the current-carrying capacity design and operational state monitoring of GILs. In this paper, a three-dimensional calculation model was established for a GIL using the thermal-fluid coupled finite element method. The calculated results showed close agreement with experimentally measured data. The temperature distribution of a GIL filled with the Fluoronitriles-$CO_2$ mixture was obtained and compared with those of GILs filled with $CO_2$ and $SF_6$. Furthermore, the effects of the mixture ratio of the component gases and the gas pressure on the temperature rise and current-carrying capacity of the GIL were analyzed. Results indicated that the heat transfer performance of the Fluoronitriles-$CO_2$ gas mixture was better than that of $CO_2$ but worse than that of $SF_6$. When compared with $SF_6$, use of the Fluoronitriles-$CO_2$ gas mixture caused a reduction in the GIL's current-carrying capacity. In addition, increasing the Fluoronitriles gas component ratio or increasing the pressure of the insulating gas mixture could improve the heat dissipation and current-carrying capacity of the GIL. These research results can be used to design environmentally-friendly GILs containing Fluoronitriles-$CO_2$ gas mixtures.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.665-679
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• 2015

The strain rate of reinforced concrete (RC) structures stimulated by earthquake action has been generally recognized as in the range from $10^{-4}/s$ to $10^{-1}/s$. Because both concrete and steel reinforcement are rate-sensitive materials, the RC beam-column joints are bound to behave differently under different strain rates. This paper describes an investigation of seismic behavior of RC beam-column joints which are subjected to large cyclic displacements on the beam ends with three loading velocities, i.e., 0.4 mm/s, 4 mm/s and 40 mm/s respectively. The levels of strain rate on the joint core region are correspondingly estimated to be $10^{-5}/s$, $10^{-4}/s$, and $10^{-2}/s$. It is aimed to better understand the effect of strain rates on seismic behavior of beam-column joints, such as the carrying capacity and failure modes as well as the energy dissipation. From the experiments, it is observed that with the increase of loading velocity or strain rate, damage in the joint core region decreases but damage in the plastic hinge regions of adjacent beams increases. The energy absorbed in the hysteresis loops under higher loading velocity is larger than that under quasi-static loading. It is also found that the yielding load of the joint is almost independent of the loading velocity, and there is a marginal increase of the ultimate carrying capacity when the loading velocity is increased for the ranges studied in this work. However, under higher loading velocity the residual carrying capacity after peak load drops more rapidly. Additionally, the axial compression ratio has little effect on the shear carrying capacity of the beam-column joints, but with the increase of loading velocity, the crack width of concrete in the joint zone becomes narrower. The shear carrying capacity of the joint at higher loading velocity is higher than that calculated with the quasi-static method proposed by the design code. When the dynamic strengths of materials, i.e., concrete and reinforcement, are directly substituted into the design model of current code, it tends to be insufficiently safe.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.300-309
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• 2019

Gas foil thrust bearings (GFTBs) support axial loads in oil-free, high speed rotating machinery using air or gas as a lubricant. Due to the inherent low viscosity of the lubricant, GFTBs often have super-laminar flows in the film region at operating conditions with high Reynolds numbers. This paper develops a mathematical model of a GFTB with turbulent flows and validates the model predictions against those from the literature. The pressure distribution, film thickness distribution, load carrying capacity, and power loss are predicted for both laminar and turbulent flow models and compared with each other. Predictions for an air lubricant show that the GFTB has high Reynolds numbers at the leading edge where the film thickness is large and relatively low Reynolds numbers at the trailing edge. The predicted load capacity and power loss for the turbulent flow model show little difference from those for the laminar flow model even at the highest speed of 100 krpm, because the Reynolds numbers are smaller than the critical Reynolds number. On the other hand, refrigerant (R-134a) lubricant, which has a higher density than air, had significant differences due to high Reynolds numbers in the film region, in particular, near the leading and outer edges. The predicted load capacity and power loss for the turbulent flow model are 2.1 and 2.3 times larger, respectively, than those for the laminar flow model, thus implying that the turbulent flow greatly affects the performance of the GFTB.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.378-385
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• 2002

가막만 양식 참굴의 정장양상을 모델화 하기 위해 1997년 3월부터 1998년 5월가지 양식장에서 무작위 채집된 총 9,208개체의 각장 및 습중량을 조사하였으며, 참굴 양식장의 환경용량을 추정하기 위하여 1985년부터 2000년까지의 단위면적 당 생산량과 시설대수를 조사하였다. 참굴의 성장모델 추정에는 Bertalanlffy 성장식, 계절변동을 고려한 Bertalanffy 성장식과 일반화된 Schnute and Richards 성장식이 사용되었고, 환경용량의 추정을 위해서는 Schaefer와 Fox의 잉여 생산량 모델들이 사용되었다. 추정된 길이 성장모델은 Bertalanffy모델을 적용하였을 때 보다 일반화된 Schnute and Richards 성장식을 적용했을 때 적합도가 높았다. 추정된 환경용량은 Schaefer모델에서 $21.1\;7ton\;ha^{-1}$, Fox모델에서는 1$17.7\;ton\;ha^{-1}$, 로 2000년 현재의 단위면적 당 생산량 $26.1\;ton\;ha^{-1}$, 보다 낮았으나 환경용량을 생산하는 시설 대수는 8대$(ha^{-1})$로 2000년 현재의 7.8대$(ha^{-1})$와 유사한 값을 보였다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.79-97
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• 2003

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a causal model determining social carrying capacity(SCC) in natural parks, to answer the research question: What is the mechanism for determining SCC in natural parks (NP)\ulcorner After reviewing the literature on SCC and recreation activities in Korean natural parks, we constructed a conceptual framework and formulated the hypothesis of this research. We obtained data through a questionnaire which surveyed 487 visitors at 6 of the 73 NP in Korea during 2001, based on a stratified sampling method. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistical methods, the mean difference test, Pearson's correlation analysis, and path analysis method. We found that 1) The direct effect of resources, activity space(AS), visitor's expectation(VE), encounter, crowding, damage of resources(DR), maintenance condition of resources and facility(MCRF) to SCC are 3.45, 3.62, 2.75, 2.72, 1.32, and 4.77 times more important than that of crowding, respectively, while the indirect effect of resources, AS, VE, encounter, and DR to SCC is 13.03, 11.19, 3.34, 1.3, 2.05, 1.10, 0.05 and 2.30 times more important then that of crowding, respectively, 2) Causal effects of resources, facility, AS, VE, number of visitors(NV), encounter, crowding, VM, DR, and MCRF to SCC turned out to have 0.3523, 0.3321, 0.1751, 0.1465, 0.0307, 0.0762, 0.0604, -0.0510, -0.1177 and 0.2165, respectively, and 3) The causal effect of activity base(AB) and activity atmosphere(AA) to SCC turned out to have 2.57 and 1.1 times higher than that of MCRF, respectively. The research results suggest that 1) this conceptual framework is highly useful for the development of substantive theory and methodology; 2) management issues of AA and MCRF turned out to have 0.81 times in SCC that of AB, i.e, SCC can be significantly improved from control of AA and MCRF; and 3) supply of excellent resources and convenient facilities is needed to increase social carrying capacity. It is recommended that more empirical studies be performed in the future according to the season, visitor characteristics, and AS by NP.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.57-69
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• 2007

본 연구는 마산만에서 육상기원 오염부하와 퇴적물로부터의 부하에 의한 해수 수질의 응답특성과 환경용량을 2002년 하계의 관측 자료를 바탕으로, 생태계 모델링을 이용하여 산정하였다. 만 내측의 잔차류는 0.1~1.5cm/s의 크기로 비교적 현상과 유사하게 재현되었는데, 표층에서는 잔차류가 남향으로 저층에서는 북향류를 이루고 있어서, 육상으로부터 유입된 오염물질이 쉽게 만 외부로 빠져나가는 것이 힘들다. 모델링결과 COD 분포는 육상오염부하가 큰 만 내측에서 3 mg/L이상의 높은 값을 나타내고 있다. 목표수질 해역 I등급(COD 1 mg/L)을 달성하기 위한 오염원별 삭감 부하량은 유기물(COD)과 영양염을 80%이상 삭감해야하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 해역 II등급(COD 2 mg/L)을 달성하기 위한 오염원별 삭감 부하량은 유기물(COD)과 영양염을 50%이상 삭감하여야 하는 것으로 나타났다. 각각의 경우 COD의 환경용량은 2.32 ton/day와 7.16 ton/day로 나타났다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 도로 혹은 철도 분야 옹벽 시공에 많이 적용되는 Back-to-Back (BTB) 옹벽 형태의 보강토 옹벽의 하중 지지 특성을 다루었다. 이를 위해 FHWA 설계 기준에서 구분하고 있는 두 가지 시공 조건에 대한 모형 보강토 옹벽을 구축하고 보강재 포설길이를 주 변수로 하여 상부에 상재하중을 파괴 시까지 재하하는 방법으로 다양한 조건에 대한 모형실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과에 대한 분석 결과 좌 우 옹벽의 보강재가 중첩되지 않는 시공 조건의 경우 보강재의 길이에 따른 옹벽의 거동이 일반옹벽과 유사한 거동을 보이는 것으로 나타났으나 보강재의 길이가 중첩되는 경우에는 보강재의 길이에 따른 변화가 그다지 크지 않으며 보강재의 길이에 있어서 퐁벽높이 대비 50% 이하의 경우 하중지지력이 현저히 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2011

This paper presents a new simple two-dimensional frame finite element able to accurately estimate the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete beams flexurally strengthened externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strips and plates. The proposed analysis model considers distributed plasticity with layer-discretization of the cross-sections and the bond-slip behavior of epoxy layer. The proposed model is used to predict the load-carrying capacity and the applied load-midspan deflection response of RC beams subjected to bending loading. Numerical simulations and experimental measurements are compared based on numerous tests available in the literature and published by different authors. The numerically simulated response agree remarkably well with the corresponding experimental results. Thus, the proposed model is suitable for efficient and accurate modeling and analysis of flexural strengthening of RC beams with externally bonded FRP sheets/plates and for practical use in design-oriented parametric studies.