• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2008

Non-metallic composite overwrap repair methods utilize resin based fiber-reinforced composite materials, which have higher specific strength to weight ratio and stiffness, superior corrosion and fatigue resistance, and substantially reduced weight when compared to carbon steel. Non-metallic repair methods/systems can allow desired functional properties to be achieved at a respectable economic advantage. For example, non-metallic composite repair systems have at least a 50 year design stress of 20 ksi and approximately 25% of the short term tensile strength of fiberglass. For these systems, the contribution of the repaired steel to the load carrying capability need not be considered, as the strength of the repair itself is sufficient to carry the internal pressure. Worldwide experience in the Oil & Gas industry confirms the integrity, durability, inherent permanency, and cost-effectiveness of non-metallic composite repair or rehabilitation systems. A case study of a recent application of a composite repair system in Saudi Aramco resulted in savings of 37% for offshore subsea line and 75% for onshore above grade pipeline job. Maintaining a pipeline can be costly but it is very small in comparison to the cost of a failure. Pipeline proponents must balance maintenance costs with pipeline integrity. The purpose is not just to save money but also to attain a level of safety that is acceptable. This technology involves the use of an epoxy polymer resin based, fiber-reinforced composite sleeve system for rehabilitation and /or repair pipelines.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2006

시시각각으로 변화하는 도시지역의 변화 모니터링이나 신속한 피해현황 정보 취득이 필요한 재난지역을 관측하기 위하여 저고도 항공촬영기술이 개발되고 있다. 저고도 촬영시스템은 대상지역을 보다 상세하게 촬영할 수 있고 관측시기를 자율적으로 조절할 수 있는 장점을 갖고 있다. 특히 성능, 안전성, 내구성, 휴대성 측면에서 기능이 향상되고 있는 회전익 무인헬기는 이동성과 접근성이 뛰어나고 안전하게 근접촬영이 가능하여 근거리 사진측량용 탑재체로 각광받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대상지역을 신속하고 경제적으로 관측할 수 있는 저고도촬영시스템을 개발하여 영상자료를 취득하고, 기하보정과 영상모자이크 기법을 적용하여 영상지도를 제작하는 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2010년도 제34회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.295-299
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• 2010

항공기 추진시스템에 있어 내구성과 신뢰성을 향상과 운용비용 절감을 위한 상태감시 및 진단 시스템의 개발 및 적용이 일반화되고 있다. 특히 40,000ft 이상의 고고도에서 장시간 운용되는 무인항공기를 신뢰성 있게 운용하기 위해서는 열악한 환경에서 작동되는 추진시스템의 손상이나 성능저하에 대한 사전 대처를 위한 상태감시 시스템이 필수적으로 요구된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 MATLAB/SIMULINK를 이용하여 온라인 상태감시 프로그램을 제안하였다. 입력 모듈에서 현 개발단계에서는 실제 엔진 계측신호가 유용하지 않아 이를 모사하였다. 제안된 온라인 상태감시 모니터링 프로그램은 적용 가능성을 확인하기 위해 실제 터보프롭 엔진에 적용하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.513-518
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• 2009

The building HVAC systems generally have very different qualities of performance and durability with the superintendent's interest in or capability of management and maintenance of them. The poor management of these systems finally lead to the shortening of the life expectancy and result in the increase of operating cost and energy consumption due to their low efficiencies. So it is necessary to develop tools to maintain adequately and to operate efficiently various building service equipments in order to cope with actively the global environment problems and energy crises. In this study the LCC based calculation program and package were developed, which could be used for analyses of the economic performance and determination of the reasonable maintenance time and methods of building HVAC systems.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.997-1002
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• 2022

Oxyapatite[Ca₂Nd₈(SiO₄)₆O₂] glass-ceramics have been suggested as wasteforms for the immobilisation of rare-earth radioactive nuclides because of their high waste-loading capability and good chemical durability. In particular, a partitioning effect is predicted to contribute to an enhancement of corrosion resistance in glass-ceramics compared with that of conjugate glasses of the same composition. Because rare-earths are inherently insoluble nuclides, detection of changes in corrosion behavior between glass-ceramics and conjugate glasses under normal conditions is not easy. In this study, therefore, we revealed the partitioning effect by exposing glass-ceramics and glasses to solution of pH 2, 7 and 10 at 90 ℃ for 20 d. In addition, we proposed the corrosion mechanism for oxyapatite glass-ceramics under various corrosion conditions. Especially, the glassy phase dissolved first, followed by the oxyapatite phase during pH 7 corrosion.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.238-249
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• 2021

In this study, the effect on flame retardancy and various physical properties when TiO₂ was added with a citric acid/phosphate complex acid catalyst together with Pyrovatex CP new (N-methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide), a phosphorus-based flame retardant, was studied on cotton fibers. SEM-EDS analysis was performed to confirm the surface characteristics and surface element analysis of the flame-retardant treated cotton fibers, and a vertical carbonization test was performed to confirm the char formation capability and flame retardancy according to the phosphoric acid ratio. By comparing the LOI index before and after washing 10 times, the washing durability of the flame retardant solution containing the phosphoric acid catalyst and TiO₂ was tested by LOI index after ten washing cycles. In addition, the influence of the flame-retardant processing on the physical properties were compared including thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), tear strength and whiteness.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.174-184
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• 1997

This paper presents a robust force tracking control of a smart flexible gripper featured by a piezoceramic actuator characterizing its durability and quick response time. A mathematical governing equation for the proposed gripper structure is derived by employing Hamilton's principle and a state space control model is subsequently obtained through model analysis. Uncertain system parameters such as frequency variation are included in the control model. A sliding mode control theory which has inherent robustness to the sys- tem uncertainties is adopted to design a force tracking controller for the piezoceramic actuator. Using out- put information from the tip force sensor, a full-order observer is constructed to estimate state variables of the system. Force tracking performances for desired trajectories represented by sinusoidal and step func- tions are evaluated by undertaking both simulation and experimental works. In addition, in order to illustrate practical feasibility of the proposed method, a two-fingered gripper is constructed and its performance is demonstrated by showing a capability of holding an object.

• 폴리머
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2010

신나메이트기를 갖는 새로운 자기 경화형 감습성 고분자 및 고분자형 앵커제로 사용하기 위하여 [2-[(methacryloyloxy) ethyl]dimethyl]propyl ammonium bromide(MEPAB), methyl methacrylate(MMA), 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate(TMSPM) 및 2-(cinnamoyloxy)ethyl methacrylate(CEMA)의 공중합체들 을 합성하였다. 광가교성 공중합체들로서 MEPAB/MMA/TMSPM/CEMA＝70/20/0/10의 조성을 갖는 공중합체는 감습성 전해질 고분자로서, 그리고 50/0/20/30과 0/0/50/50 조성은 고분자형 부착제로 사용하였다. 이들 광가교형 고분자 실란커플링 처리제의 전극 표면과 부착 특성을 비교하기 위하여 3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl cinnamate(TESPC)도 표면 부착을 위한 표면처리제로서 사용하였다. 표면처리제는 전극의 기재 표면 위에 공유결합을 통하여 광가교성 신나 메이트 박막을 형성시킬 수 있었으며 센서에 UV가 조사되었을 때 전해질 고분자가 [2$\pi$+2$\pi$] 환화반응을 이용한 가교반응으로 기재에 부착되었다. 이렇게 고분자 표면처리제 및 TESPC로 처리된 센서들은 24시간 물에 침적시켰을 때 60~85%의 저항 증가가 생겼으며 이것은 상대습도 변화로서 2.25~3.15%RH에 해당하였다. 또한, -0.2%RH 이하의 양호한 히스테리시스, 90초의 응답 및 회복속도, 그리고 80 $^{\circ}C$ 및 90%RH의 고온 고습에서 매우 좋은 신뢰성을 보여주었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.625-640
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• 2022

Maglev rail joints are vital components serving as connections between the adjacent F-type rail sections in maglev guideway. Damage to maglev rail joints such as bolt looseness may result in rough suspension gap fluctuation, failure of suspension control, and even sudden clash between the electromagnets and F-type rail. The condition monitoring of maglev rail joints is therefore highly desirable to maintain safe operation of maglev. In this connection, an online damage detection approach based on three-dimensional (3D) convolutional neural network (CNN) and time-frequency characterization is developed for simultaneous detection of multiple damage of maglev rail joints in this paper. The training and testing data used for condition evaluation of maglev rail joints consist of two months of acceleration recordings, which were acquired in-situ from different rail joints by an integrated online monitoring system during a maglev train running on a test line. Short-time Fourier transform (STFT) method is applied to transform the raw monitoring data into time-frequency spectrograms (TFS). Three CNN architectures, i.e., small-sized CNN (S-CNN), middle-sized CNN (M-CNN), and large-sized CNN (L-CNN), are configured for trial calculation and the M-CNN model with excellent prediction accuracy and high computational efficiency is finally optioned for multiple damage detection of maglev rail joints. Results show that the rail joints in three different conditions (bolt-looseness-caused rail step, misalignment-caused lateral dislocation, and normal condition) are successfully identified by the proposed approach, even when using data collected from rail joints from which no data were used in the CNN training. The capability of the proposed method is further examined by using the data collected after the loosed bolts have been replaced. In addition, by comparison with the results of CNN using frequency spectrum and traditional neural network using TFS, the proposed TFS-CNN framework is proven more accurate and robust for multiple damage detection of maglev rail joints.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.713-732
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• 2008

Serviceability and durability of the concrete members can be seriously affected by the corrosion of steel rebar. Carbonation front and or chloride ingress can destroy the passive film on rebar and may set the corrosion (oxidation process). Depending on the level of oxidation (expansive corrosion products/rust) damage to the cover concrete takes place in the form of expansion, cracking and spalling or delamination. This makes the concrete unable to develop forces through bond and also become unprotected against further degradation from corrosion; and thus marks the end of service life for corrosion-affected structures. This paper presents an analytical model that predicts the weight loss of steel rebar and the corresponding time from onset of corrosion for the known corrosion rate and thus can be used for the determination of time to cover cracking in corrosion affected RC member. This model uses fully the thick-walled cylinder approach. The gradual crack propagation in radial directions (from inside) is considered when the circumferential tensile stresses at the inner surface of intact concrete have reached the tensile strength of concrete. The analysis is done separately with and without considering the stiffness of reinforcing steel and rust combine along with the assumption of zero residual strength of cracked concrete. The model accounts for the time required for corrosion products to fill a porous zone before they start inducing expansive pressure on the concrete surrounding the steel rebar. The capability of the model to produce the experimental trends is demonstrated by comparing the model's predictions with the results of experimental data published in the literature. The effect of considering the corroded reinforcing steel bar stiffness is demonstrated. A sensitivity analysis has also been carried out to show the influence of the various parameters. It has been found that material properties and their inter-relations significantly influence weight loss of rebar. Time to cover cracking from onset of corrosion for the same weight loss is influenced by corrosion rate and state of oxidation of corrosion product formed. Time to cover cracking from onset of corrosion is useful in making certain decisions pertaining to inspection, repair, rehabilitation, replacement and demolition of RC member/structure in corrosive environment.