• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2020

Objectives: Methyl bromide is a highly toxic substance that can cause systemic poisoning, neurotoxicity, pulmonary edema. Methyl bromide is a widespread fumigation agent used for import and export quarantine, but there is little data on exposure assessment of workers participating in such fumigation. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the exposure level of methyl bromide among workers and the concentration distribution of methyl bromide in the workplace during fumigation. Methods: For this study, one wood tent and one container fumigation area in Pusan, and one wood tent fumigation area in Incheon were investigated over three months from June 2001. Results: Methyl bromide exposure levels for container fumigation workers were from undetected to 1.86 ppm and from undetected to 2.28 ppm for tent fumigation workers as an 8 hr TWA. After opening the container door, the methyl bromide concentration in the container decreased rapidly over time, but the concentration remained over 1 ppm even after about one hour. The concentrations around the tent during its removal were highly affected by wind, but were detected in a range from undetected to 11.97 ppm. Conclusions: This study confirmed that both container and tent fumigation caused workers to exceed the exposure limit of 1 ppm as an 8 hour TWA. In particular, it could be confirmed that a situation exists in which the worker may be exposed to high concentrations of methyl bromide when opening the container or removing the tent due to the nature of the work. Therefore, it is very important to improve working methods and to wear appropriate personal protective equipment.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2008

고화질 입체 영상의 효과적인 재생을 위해 PC클러스터를 활용한 여러 형태의 병렬화 기법이 제안되었지만, 영상을 구성하는 객체의 분포가 균일하지 않은 경우 충분한 성능을 발휘하지 못하였다. 본 연구에서는 POV-Ray 렌더러를 채택한 PC클러스터 기반의 병렬 렌더링 시스템을 구축하고, 병렬화 성능을 높이기 위한 효과적인 부하 균형 기법을 개발하였다. 특히 애니메이션을 구성하는 연속 프레임 작업에서 프레임간의 연관성(coherence)이 높다는 사실에 근거하여, 임의 프레임의 각 분할 영역에 소요된 계산량을 바탕으로 다음 프레임의 부하 분포를 예측하고 이에 맞게 각 프로세서의 작업 영역을 재조정하는 기법을 제안하였다. 제안 기법의 성능을 평가하기 위해, 충분하지는 않지만 2개의 실제 애니메이션 데이터에 대한 적용 결과, 정적 분할에 비해 약 40% 가량의 성능 향상을 보였다. 또한 다양한 부하 분포에 대한 각 기법의 성능을 추정하기 위해 수행한 모의실험에서, 정적 분할 기법에 대해 부하균형, 확장성 측면에서 우월한 것으로 예측되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제86권4호
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• pp.473-486
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• 2023

Nowadays, urban centers are increasingly vertical, making architects and engineers look for more efficient tools to analyze the effects of wind on tall buildings. Topology optimization can be used as an efficient tool for the design of bracing systems. Therefore, this work obtained the wind loads that act in the CAARC building, following the Brazilian standard NBR 6123/1988 and using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Four loading situations were considered, using the SIMP and BESO methods to optimize two-dimensional structures. A comparison between the SIMP and BESO methods is presented, showing the differences in the geometry of the solution found by both methods, the percentage variation in the objective function values and the dimensionless processing time. The solutions obtained through the loads obtained by the Brazilian standard are also compared with the numerical solutions obtained by CFD. The results show that the BESO method presented more rigid structures compared to the SIMP method. The bracing structures obtained with the SIMP method always present similar patterns in the distribution and quantity of bars, in contrast to the BESO method where no characteristic topology pattern was observed. It was concluded that even though the structures obtained by the BESO method presented greater stiffness, the SIMP method was less susceptible to the methodology used for the determination of wind loads. Additionally, it was evident the great potential that the combination topology optimization and computational wind engineering have in the design of bracing systems of high functional and aesthetic standards.

• 정보화정책
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.96-117
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• 2015

정보통신기술 발전과 함께 무형제품인 콘텐츠의 수요는 점점 늘어나고 있다. 하지만 이에 비해 유료 콘텐츠 시장은 활성화 되어있지 않으며 특히 사업추진이나 업무에 필요한 비즈니스 콘텐츠를 거래하는 시장은 더욱더 저조하다. 기존 연구에서는 사업자 측면에서의 비즈니스 모델을 제시함으로서 유료 콘텐츠 시장을 활성화 시키는 방안을 탐색했다. 본 연구는 이용자의 관점에서의 비즈니스 콘텐츠 거래 시장의 비활성화 이유를 찾아보고자 직장인, 자영업자 등 비즈니스 콘텐츠 이용자 125명을 대상으로 심층인터뷰를 실시하여 개선방안을 모색하는 질적 연구를 수행하였다. 비즈니스 콘텐츠를 구매하는 이유, 구매하지 않는 이유와 비즈니스 콘텐츠 시장의 문제점에 대한 심층 질의응답을 통해 비즈니스 콘텐츠 구매에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요인들을 찾아냈다. 본 연구는 유료 비즈니스 콘텐츠 시장의 활성화를 위해 각 요소에 제시된 문제들에 대한 개선방안 그리고 사업자, 관련 정부, 이용자등 각 유료 비즈니스 콘텐츠 시장 참여자들의 역할을 도출하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.608-618
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• 2020

We present a novel GPU-based ray-casting algorithm for volume rendering of unstructured grid data. Our volume rendering system uses a ray-casting method that guarantees accurate rendering results. We also employ the per-pixel intersection list concept in the Bunyk algorithm to guarantee an accurate result for non-convex meshes. For efficient memory access for the lists on the GPU, we represent the intersection lists for all faces as an array with our novel construction algorithm. With the intersection lists, we perform ray-casting on a GPU, and a GPU thread handles each ray. To increase ray-coherency in a thread block and improve memory access efficiency, we extend a prior image-tile-based work distribution method to fit modern GPU architectures. We also show that a prior approach using a per-thread local buffer to reduce redundant computation is not appropriate for modern GPU architectures. Instead, we take an on-demand calculation strategy that achieves better performance even though it allows duplicate computations. We applied our method to three unstructured grid datasets with different characteristics. With a GPU, our method achieved up to 36.5 times higher performance for the ray-casting process and 19.7 times higher performance for the whole volume rendering process compared with the Bunyk algorithm using a CPU core. Also, our approach showed up to 8.2 times higher performance than a GPU-based cell projection method while generating more accurate rendering results. These results demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of our method.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.208-216
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• 2019

Objective: The aim of this study is to control residual chemicals or by-products generated in chambers during preventive maintenance (PM) in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. We designed local exhaust ventilation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Methods: The air flow characteristics and capture efficiency between rectangular and slot hoods were compared numerically. The software Fluent 18.1 was used to estimate uniform velocity distribution and capture efficiency for contaminants. A metal from group 15 in the periodic table was released at the bottom of the chamber to simulate emissions. Results: The slot hood had a higher capture efficiency than a rectangular hood under the same conditions because the slot hood provided uniform air flow and higher face velocity. Also, there was no rotating swirl in the plenum for slot, that is why slot had better efficiency than rectangular even though they had similar face velocity. With less than 10 slots, the capture efficiencies for contaminants were nearly 95%. The optimum conditions for a hood to achieve high efficiency was 8 to 10 slots and a face velocity over 1 m/s. Conclusions: Well-designed ventilation systems must consider both efficiency and convenience. For this study, a slot hood that had high capture efficiency and no work disturbance was designed. This will contribute to protection of the worker's health in a PM area and other areas as well. Also, this study confirms the possibility of the application CFD in the semiconductor fabrication industry.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.212-218
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• 1980

A severe crushing injury of the chest produce a very striking syndrome referred to as traumatic asphyxia. This syndrome is characterized by bluish-red discoloration of the skin which is limited to the distribution of the valveless veins of the head and neck. And also if it is characterized by bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhages and neurological manifestations. But these clinical entities faded away progressively in a few weeks. Apporximately 90% of the patients who live for more than a few hours will recover from traumatic asphyxia when it occurs as a single entity. And so, death results from either severe associated injuries of from subsequent infection, rather than from pulmonary or cardiac insufficiency in traumatic asphyxia. We have experienced 4 cases of traumatic asphyxia with severe crushing thoracic injuries at department of the chest surgery, Captial Armed forces General Hospital during about 3 years from April 1977 to Aug. 1980. The 1st 22 year-old male was struct 2$\frac{1}{2}$ ton truck on the road and was transferred to this hospital immediately. He had taken tracheostomy due to severe dyspnea with contusion pneumonia and for removal of a large amount of bronchial secretion. The 2nd case was 23 year-old male who was got buried in a chasm. In this case, the heavy metal post tumbled over him back while at work. The 3rd case was 39 year-old male who leapt out of a window in 5th story while fire broke out in living room by oil stove heating. He had multiple rib fracture with right hemothor x and right colle's fracture and pelvic bone fracture. The last 22 year-old male was run over by a gun carriage. The wheel of this gun carriage passed over his thorax and right chin. He was brought to this hospital by helicopter. when he was first examined at emergency room, he was in semicomatose state and has pneurmomediastinum with multiple rib fracture and severe subcutaneous emphysema. As soon as he arrived, bilateral closed thoracostomy was performed and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was done. In hospital 8th weeks, chest series showed fibrothorax in right side even if chest wall stabilized. All 4 cases had multiple petechiae over their facees and chest and bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhages referred to as traumatic asphyxia. 3 cases except one case who received splenectomy, had been suffered from contusion pneumonia and had been treated with respiratory care. In these 3 cases, they had warning of impending injury before accident, and took a deep breath hold it and braces himself. And also, even if he had not impending fear in remaining one case, he had taken a deep breath and had got valsalva maneuver for pulling off the heavy metal post. Intrathoracic pressure rose suddenly and resulted to traumatic asphyxia in this situation. All these cases were recovered completely without sequelae except one fibrothorax, right.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제34권
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• pp.222-267
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• 2001

The purpose of this document is to explain the revisions of the Protection of Cultural Properties Act and its sub-laws which have been mad from Jan. 1999 to Sep. 2001. The Protection of Cultural Properties Act and its sub-laws have been revised three times from 1999 to 2001, before and after the Office of Cultural Properties was raised to Cultural Properties Administration on May 24, 1999. The main points of the revisions are as follows. First of all, the role of the local autonomous entities has been increased. The governor of the local autonomous entities is entitled to announce administrative orders related to the preservation of State-designated Cultural Properties. Also, the local autonomous entities has the authorities to examine whether the construction work which will be made in the outer boundaries, which is provided by regulations, of the protected area of the cultural properties might have any effect on preservation of cultural properties or not. Second, preventive actions to protect the cultural properties have been strengthened. If the scale of construction work is more than some scale, the preliminary survey of the surface of the earth to confirm the existence of buried cultural properties and their distribution is obligated. One who is promoting the development plan more than some scale must discuss the plan with the Administrator of Cultural Properties Administration in the process of planning. These actions would be effective to prevent the cultural properties from being damaged because of the development. Third, relaxation of the restrictions has been proceeded. On the basis of regulations which specify the actions to affect the preservation of cultural properties, negative system that does not limit the actions which are not specified in the regulations is introduced. The appropriateness of both protected structure and area should be regularly reviewed and adjusted. Also, most of the restrictions which was made only for administrative convenience and over-regulated the people's living have been revised. Finally, the number of cultural properties to be protected has been increased. Besides the State-designated Cultural Properties, the other cultural properties which are worthy to be protected as City-or-Province-designated Cultural Properties can be designated provisionally and protected. The system of registration and maintenance of the buildings and facilities which are not designated as the Modern Cultural Heritages is established. The penalty for damaging and stealing the cultural Properties which are not designated to be protected was strengthened. Even a dead natural monument can be acknowledged as an natural monument and it is limited to make a specimen or stuffing of the dead natural monument. All of these actions are fit to the high level of understanding of the public about the cultural properties and as the result of these actions, the number of cultural properties to be preserved has been increased. To sum up, the directions of revisions of the Protection of Cultural Properties Act and its sub­laws which have been made from Jan. 1999 to Sep. 2001. are the localization of the protection of the cultural properties, the strengthening of protective actions, the relaxation of various regulations and the increasing of the number fo the protected cultural properties. Also, various problems raised in the processes of implementations of the laws have been reviewed and revised.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2020

4차 산업혁명 시대의 도래와 IoT 기술의 접목을 통하여 건설산업을 발전 시키기 위한 다양한 연구가 국내·외에서 진행되고 있다. 특히 다수다종의 건설장비가 투입되는 대단지 토공현장에서 건설장비의 관제 시스템은 생산성 증대를 위하여 매우 중요하다. 이러한 이유로 건설장비 최적운영 플릿관리 시스템이 개발되었고, 현장에서 적용과정 중에 문제점이 도출되어 단계별로 개선이 필요하게 되었다. 건설장비 최적운영 플릿관리시스템의 현장 적용과정을 검증하기 위해 실제 현장에 사용되었던 데이터와 본 시스템을 이용하여 생성된 현장자료를 입력하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 데이터를 비교하여 생산성 분석을 진행하였다. 분석은 굴삭기와 덤프에 국한하여 진행하였으며, 분석결과 시간당 작업율이 4 %대로 증가, 반면에 원가는 4 %로 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 적용한 현장에 따라서 분석결과는 상이할 수 있지만, 토공현장 단지사업에서 장비의 작업량 증가와 원가 감소를 보여준 것은 생산성 증대를 검증한 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.596-608
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• 2004

디스크 입출력 성능에 의해서 많은 영향을 받는 대용량의 데이타를 저장하고 처리하는 시스템에서 데이타를 다수의 병렬 디스크에 분산 시켜 저장한 후 질의 처리 시 디스크 접근 시간을 감소시키기 위한 노력들이 많이 행해졌다. 대부분의 이전 연구들은 데이타 공간이 정형의 그리드 형태로 분할되어 있다는 가정 하에 각 그리드 셀에 대해서 효과적으로 디스크 번호를 할당하는 알고리즘 연구에 치중하였다. 하지만, 그리드 형태의 분할은 저차원 데이타에 대해서는 효과적이지만 고차원 데이타에 대해서는 우수한 디스크 할당 알고리즘을 적용하더라도 디클러스터링에 의한 성능 향상을 이룰 수가 없다. 그 이유는 그리드 분할 방법은 데이타 분포 비율에 관계없이 전체 데이타 공간을 동일한 비율로 분할하기 때문이다. 고차원 데이타는 대부분 데이타 공간의 표면에 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 이와 같은 현상을 고려하여 데이타 표면으로부터 주기적으로 편중 분할하는 알고리즘을 이용한 새로운 디클러스터링 알고리즘을 제시한다. 다양한 실험 결과에 의하면 표면으로부터 주기적으로 편중 분할하는 방법은 차원이 증가할 수록, 또한 질의 크기가 증가할 수록 그리드 형태의 분할에 비해서 질의를 만족하는 데이타 블록의 수를 현저히 감소시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 분할 결과 데이타 블록들의 배치(layout)를 이용한 디스크 번호 할당 알고리즘들을 제시하였다. 우리는 제시한 알고리즘의 성능을 보이기 위해서 다양한 차원과 디스크 수에 대해서 여러 가지 실험을 하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 디스크 할당 알고리즘은 절대 최적의 디스크 할당 방법에 비해서 추가적인 디스크 접근 횟수가 10번을 넘지 않는다. 디클러스터링 알고리즘의 응답 시간에 대해서 그리드 분할에 대해서 가장 좋은 성능을 보이는 것으로 알려져 있는 Kronecker sequence을 이용한 디스크 할당 알고리즘과 비교하였으며 차원이 높아짐에 따라 최대 14배까지 성능이 향상된다.