• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2007

This paper presents mechanical design, fabrication and test of a biomimetic fish robot actuated by a unimorph piezoceramic actuator, LIPCA(Lightweight Piezo-Composite curved Actuator.) We have designed a linkage mechanism that can convert bending motion of the LIPCA into the caudal fin movement. This linkage system consists of a rack-pinion system and four-bar linkage. Four types of artificial caudal fins that resemble caudal fin shapes of ostraciiform subcarangiform, carangiform, and thunniform fish, respectively, are attached to the posterior part of the robotic fish. The swimming test under 300 $V_{pp}$ input with 0.6 Hz to 1.2 Hz frequency was conducted to investigate effect of tail beat frequency and shape of caudal fin on the swimming speed of the robotic fish. At the frequency of 0.9 Hz, the maximum swimming speeds of 1.632 cm/s, 1.776 cm/s, 1.612 cm/s and 1.51 cm/s were reached for fish robots with ostraciiform, subcarangiform carangiform and thunniform caudal fins, respectively. The Strouhal number, which means the ratio between unsteady force and inertia force, or a measure of thrust efficiency, was calculated in order to examine thrust performance of the present biomimetic fish robot. The calculated Strouhal numbers show that the present robotic fish does not fall into the performance range of a fast swimming robot.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.201-218
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• 2018

In this study, the effects of magnesium sulfate on the mechanical performance and the durability of confined and unconfined geopolymer concrete (GPC) specimens were investigated. The carbon and basalt fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) fabrics with 1-layer and 3-layers were used to evaluate the performances of the specimens under static and cyclic loading in the ambient and magnesium sulfate environments. In addition, the use of FRP materials as a rehabilitation technique was also studied. For the geopolymerization process of GPC specimens, the alkaline activator has selected a mixture of sodium silicate solution ($Na_2SiO_3$) and sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH) with a ratio ($Na_2SiO_3/NaOH$) of 2.5. In addition to GPC specimens, an ordinary concrete (NC) specimens were also produced as a reference specimens and some of the GPC and NC specimens were immersed in 5% magnesium sulfate solutions. The mechanical performance and the durability of the specimens were evaluated by visual appearance, weight change, static and cyclic loading, and failure modes of the specimens under magnesium sulfate and ambient environments. In addition, the microscopic changes of the specimens due to sulfate attack were also assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to understand the macroscale behavior of the specimens. Results indicated that geopolymer specimens produced with nano-silica and fly ash showed superior performance than the NC specimens in the sulfate environment. In addition, confined specimens with FRP fabrics significantly improved the compressive strength, ductility and durability resistance of the specimens and the improvement was found higher with the increased number of FRP layers. Specimens wrapped with carbon FRP fabrics showed better mechanical performance and durability properties than the specimens wrapped with basalt FRP fabrics. Both FRP materials can be used as a rehabilitation material in the sulfate environment.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.355-367
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• 2020

The current work, present dynamic analysis of the FG-sandwich plate seated on elastic foundation with various kinds of support using refined shear deformation theory. The present analytical model is simplified which the unknowns number are reduced. The zero-shear stresses at the free surfaces of the FG-sandwich plate are ensured without introducing any correction factors. The four equations of motion are determined via Hamilton's principle and solved by Galerkin's approach for FG-sandwich plate with three kinds of the support. The proposed analytical model is verified by comparing the results with those obtained by other theories existing in the literature. The parametric studies are presented to detect the various parameters influencing the fundamental frequencies of the symmetric and non-symmetric FG-sandwich plate with various boundary conditions.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.413-435
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• 2018

Although the accuracy of handwritten character recognition based on deep networks has been shown to be superior to that of the traditional method, the use of an overly deep network significantly increases time consumption during parameter training. For this reason, this paper took the training time and recognition accuracy into consideration and proposed a novel handwritten character recognition algorithm with newly designed network structure, which is based on an extended nonlinear kernel residual network. This network is a non-extremely deep network, and its main design is as follows:(1) Design of an unsupervised apriori algorithm for intra-class clustering, making the subsequent network training more pertinent; (2) presentation of an intermediate convolution model with a pre-processed width level of 2;(3) presentation of a composite residual structure that designs a multi-level quick link; and (4) addition of a Dropout layer after the parameter optimization. The algorithm shows superior results on MNIST and SVHN dataset, which are two character benchmark recognition datasets, and achieves better recognition accuracy and higher recognition efficiency than other deep structures with the same number of layers.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 1992

Tendocutaneous free flap transfer has been usually used to treat troublesome wounds, which had extensive defect of skin and tendons, since Daniel and Taylor had reported successful free flap transfer in 1973. Among the numerous types of free flap, the dorsalis pedis flap, which could include superficial peroneal nerve, extensor tendon and second metatarsus, was widely used as composite free flap. The authors analysed 13 cases of tendocutaneous free flap transfer from dorsum of the foot which were operated at Korea University Hospital from March 1981 to August 1991. The results were as follows: 1. The average size of these flaps was $53.7cm^2$(mazimum $82cm^2$, minimum $30cm^2)$, the average number and length of tendons were 2.9(maximum, 5, minimum 1), and 9.2cm (maximum 17cm, minimum 5cm). 2. The survival rate of flaps was 100%, and functional results by Dargan's criteria were 4 in excellent, 4 good, 3 fair and 2 poor. 3. The delayed healing on donor site could prevented by the meticulous skin graft and repair of extensor retinaculum. 4. The cases of electrical burn were more worse than the traumatic cases in functional results.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.705-710
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• 2013

Background Mammalian bite injuries create a public health problem because of their frequency, potential severity, and increasing number. Some researchers have performed fragmentary analyses of bite wounds caused by certain mammalian species. However, little practical information is available concerning serious mammalian bite wounds that require hospitalization and intensive wound management. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to perform a general review of serious mammalian bite wounds. Methods We performed a retrospective review of the medical charts of 68 patients who were referred to our plastic surgery department for the treatment of bite wounds between January 2003 and October 2012. The cases were analyzed according to the species, patient demographics, environmental factors, injury characteristics, and clinical course. Results Among the 68 cases of mammalian bite injury, 58 (85%) were caused by dogs, 8 by humans, and 2 by cats. Most of those bitten by a human and both of those bitten by cats were male. Only one-third of all the patients were children or adolescents. The most frequent site of injury was the face, with 40 cases, followed by the hand, with 16 cases. Of the 68 patients, 7 were treated with secondary intention healing. Sixty-one patients underwent delayed procedures, including delayed direct closure, skin graft, composite graft, and local flap. Conclusions Based on overall findings from our review of the 68 cases of mammalian bites, we suggest practical guidelines for the management of mammalian bite injuries, which could be useful in the treatment of serious mammalian bite wounds.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.535-542
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 압연형강(H형강)을 이용한 강합성 교량에 대한 3차원 유한요소 해석을 실시하여, 가로보가 활하중 횡 분배에 미치는영향에 대해 검토하였다. 고려된 주요 변수는 주형과 가로보의 단면2차모멘트비, 가로보의 설치 여부, 가로보의 개수 등이다. 유한요소 해석을 통한 활하중 횡분배 계수와 함께 관용적인 격자해석에 의한 활하중 횡분배 계수도 비교하였다. 분석결과에서 가로보는 활 하중 횡분배에 별다른 영향을 미치지 못하며, 콘크리트 바닥판이 활하중 횡분배에는 가장 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 활하중 횡분배를 목적으로 설치하는 가로보는 제거가 가능한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2001

건설관련 설계기술자들에게는 첨단 복합재료구조에 대한 이론이 너무 어려워서 간단하면서도 쉽게 적용할 수 있는 정확한 방법을 필요로 하고 있다. 몇 가지 섬유 배향각을 가진 적층판은 층수가 증가하면 D16, B16, D26 및 B26 강성이 감소하게 되어 특별직교이방성 판처럼 거동함을 밝히고, 간단한 공식들을 개발하여 발표한 바 있다. 대부분의 교량이나 건물의 상판은 형상비가 큰 경우가 많은데, 이런 구조물의 평형방정시에 대한 종방향 모멘트항(Mx)의 영향은 매우 작아서, 더욱 간단한 해석이 가능하다. 본 논문에는 이러한 문제들에 대한 연구 결과를 제시하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.73-85
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 액상에서 EGBE, DGBE, DBM, TGME의 효율적인 분석을 위해 이용되던 액상추출법을 대신할 수 있는 방법으로 GC/FID를 이용한 SPME법 실험 연구를 진행하였다. 그리고 실험계획법(DOE)을 사용하여 EGBE를 포함한 디젤첨가제 미량분석의 최적조건을 설명하였다. 실험은 통계분석결과 뿐만 아니라 요인 수의 최적화에 따른 중심합성설계에 의한 완전요인 설계법을 사용하였다. 반응표면분석은 추출 효율이 주 영향인 염농도, 흡착 온도, 흡착 시간과 sonication 시간에 따른 2차 다항식에 의해 설명될 수 있음을 보여주었다. 실험계획법(DOE)을 사용하는 것은 액상 시료에서 디젤첨가제의 정량분석을 개선하는 자료분석법이 될 것이다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.361-397
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• 2017

The unloading effect from excavations can cause the deformation of adjacent tunnels, which may seriously influence the operation and safety of those tunnels. However, systematic studies of the deformation characteristics of tunnels located along side excavations are limited, and simplified methods to predict the influence of excavations on tunnels are also rare. In this study, the simulation capability of a finite element method (FEM) considering the small-strain characteristics of soil was verified using a case study. Then, a large number of FEM simulations examining the influence of excavations on adjacent tunnels were conducted. Based on the simulation results, the deformation characteristics of tunnels at different positions and under four deformation modes of the retaining structure were analyzed. The results indicate that the deformation mode of the retaining structure has a significant influence on the deformation of certain tunnels. When the deformation magnitudes of the retaining structures are the same, the influence degree of the excavation on the tunnel increased in this order: from cantilever type to convex type to composite type to kick-in type. In practical projects, the deformation mode of the retaining structure should be optimized according to the tunnel position, and kick-in deformation should be avoided. Furthermore, two methods to predict the influence of excavations on adjacent tunnels are proposed. Design charts, in terms of normalized tunnel deformation contours, can be used to quantitatively estimate the tunnel deformation. The design table of the excavation influence zones can be applied to determine which influence zone the tunnel is located in.