• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.183-194
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• 1997

Traditional displacmir~nt measurement included an extrancous and cvrntlc. portmn due to test setup and support crushing. The magnitudc of this erroneous deformation was found to be of the same order as the actual displacement, leading to inaccurate determinations of fracture parameters. To overcome this problem, the load-CMOD relationship is a more reliable parameter for determining the fracture characteristics because it is unaffected by the specimen setup and any support crushing. An important step towards the use of load-(:MOD concept as a key fracture parameter depends on relating the CMODto the traditional load-line deflection. This investigation found that there was an unique linear relationship between the CMOD and the load-line deflection. The exact numeric value of relationship between the CMOD and the deflection. that is, the slope ofthe line, is discovered to be a material property. The relationship finds a problem with the existing IZIL,EM recommendations for. measuring the fracture energy of concrete. A proposal to correct the problem is made.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.107-117
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• 2018

Nettle fiber, a sustainable fiber, was applied to the fabrication of denim to identify changes in textile appearance and formation. For the weaving of nettle denim, nine specimens, distinguished by three kinds of composite use of nettle fiber and three stages of fabrication processes, were used. The kinetic characteristics of the nine specimens were measured by the KES-FB system, and the images of the specimens of finished denim textiles, captured with a CCD Camera, were analyzed. In terms of the extensibility (EM) of nettle denim, all specimens showed post-processing increase, thereby suggesting an easy transformation of the textile as a source material for denim fabric. The effects of washing on the woven formation of denim were also identified. The geometric roughness (SMD), the problematic property of bast-fiber-like nettle fiber, was found to be decreased by washing. In terms of the bending rigidity (B) of the textile, the post-processing shrinking percentage of elastic nettle denim was found to decrease; all specimens that underwent bio-washing only also manifested that post-processing elasticity increased. To improve the draping of nettle denim, a mixed spinning together with washing were found to be advantageous. In terms of the shear stiffness (G), which is closely associated with the appearance of clothes, the formation of textile was improved regardless of the types of processing, including bio-washing and bleach washing.