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Design of Improved Switch Point Heating System for Low Power and Simplified Equipment (저전력 및 설비간략화를 위한 선로전환기용 융설장치 설계)

  • Jang, Dongwan;Jeon, Taehyun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2013
  • The turnout point system is installed to separate the main rail track from other tracks in rail load stations. It is also important to set up the switch point system to change the direction of the turnout point, to lead and change the direction of tracks. The switch point system can be negatively affected by heavy snow during winter seasons which can cause critical safety problems. Furthermore, the maintenance and repair of the conventional system is prohibitively expensive due to its complexity and high probability of failure. In this paper, an efficient switch point system is proposed which simplifies the equipment structure and lowers the cost for maintenance and repair, while improving safety and performance of the rail road system.

A Study on the Performance Elevation Methods of Next Generation Railway Freight Vehicles (차세대 철도화물차량의 성능향상방안에 관한 연구)

  • Ham Y.S.;Hong J.S.;Oh T.Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.351-354
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    • 2005
  • Research purpose of this project is intending Maintenance Free of freight car and speed up of freight train. At goods transport as heightening traveling by ship speed of freight train shortening raise railway share of physical distribution and stand on tiptoe to Northeast Asia physical distribution main country to contribute expect. This paper is the performance elevation methods of next generation railway freight vehicles.

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A Light Characteristics of Mixed-Color LED for the Variable Color Temperature Street Light (가변색온도 가로등 구현을 위한 혼색LED의 조명특성)

  • Jeong, Byeong-Ho;Lee, Kang-Yeon;Choi, Youn-Ok;Kim, Dae-Gon;Kim, Nam-Oh;Min, Wan-Ki
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.142-147
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    • 2009
  • Conventional HP(high pressure) sodium or Metal-halide lamps have a life span of around one year requiring at least annual replacement and maintenance. High Power LED lights require no regular maintenance further increasing savings on replacement bulbs, access equipment and labour costs. New installations benefit from a substantial reduction in the cost of expensive heavy duty cable required for sodium lighting. Especially, LED light can achieve variable color temperature, high functional performance in the field of street light. There are two main method to achieve variable color temperature function of the street light. one method is using RGB multi-chip LED, the other is using Orange-White LED method. In this paper, it was compare RGB Multi-chip LED with white-orange LED for there characteristics performance.

The Development of the Knowldege-Based Electric Fault Diagnosis and Maintenance System for Overhead Cranes (지식베이스를 이용한 천정크레인의 전기고장 진단 및 처방 시스템 개발)

  • Choi, Seung-Young;Kim, Sunn-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.71-85
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    • 1994
  • Overhead cranes which carry heavy items in construction or production areas consist of structure and electric modules. More than 80% of breakdowns bring out of the electric module. As operators do not know all about cranes, it sometimes takes much time to repair the cranes. In order to resolve this problem, the expert system which can diagnose causes of faults and give instructions for repair to operators, has been developed. The scope of the paper is limited to the electric module. First of all, analyzing symptoms and causes, we have developed a rule base with the expert system shell, EXSYS. Furthermore, for the facility maintenance including repair instructions against the causes, the instruction data base was developed with FOXPRO. On the other hand, for the help of user's understanding the fault causes, the graphic animation module which shows malfunctioning component ports or motions in 3D was developed with the graphic software, TOPAS VGA.

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Development of a Multimedia Package on Operation and Maintenance of Air Brake System for Indian Railways - A Case Study

  • Lalla, G.T.;Mehra, Chanchal
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.668-675
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    • 2003
  • Now a days many industries and bigger organisation (Indian Railways, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.) are facing difficulties in implementing the new technology because of non-availability of fully trained staff. Also for the employed technical and other staff lot of resistance management has to face to get them trained for adoption of new technology. There are also very less organisations who can design effective training programmes and at the same time develop course material specially multimedia packages and computer base training (CBT) which can satisfy the need of different target groups of industries. Indian Railways was also facing similar situation while implementing the Air Brake System technology In Indian Railways. TTTI Bhopal took that challenge and designed, developed and trained Indian Railways trainer for implementation of the package on different target group. The present paper offers a case study on the same.

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Statistical Analysis about Characteristics of Tunnel Portal Slopes on the National Highway in Korea (국내 일반국도 터널 갱구사면 특성 통계 분석)

  • Kwon, O-Il;Baek, Yong;Koo, Ho-Bon;Bae, Gyu-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2005.03a
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    • pp.745-750
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    • 2005
  • The demand of tunnels has been increased for the linear improvement of general national highway, and road construction and/or enlargement in Korea. Also, the collapses of tunnel portal slope have been increased in recent due to heavy rain caused by global warming. Therefore, it has been risen the requirement of system for the stability of tunnel portal slope in Korea as well as all over the world. The objective of this research is to develop an effective maintenance system for supervising the tunnel portal slope. This paper is a basic proposal to execute a survey on the current status and state of the tunnel portal slopes that were already installed along general national highways.

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How Environmental Agents Influence the Aging Process

  • Karol, Meryl H.
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.113-124
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    • 2009
  • Aging is a multifaceted biological process that affects all organs and organ systems of the body. This review provides an up-to-date analysis of this highly exciting, rapidly changing field of science. The aging process is largely under genetic control but is highly responsive to diverse environmental influences. The genes that control aging are those that are involved with cell maintenance, cell damage and repair. The environmental factors that accelerate aging are those that influence either damage of cellular macromolecules, or interfere with their repair. Prominent among these are chronic inflammation, chronic infection, some metallic chemicals, ultraviolet light, and others that heighten oxidative stress. Other environment factors slow the aging process. Included among these agents are resveratrol and vitamin D. In addition, dietary restriction and exercise have been found to extend human lifespan. The various mechanisms whereby all these agents exert their influence on aging include epigenetic modification, chromatin maintenance, protection of telomeres, and anti-oxidant defense, among others. The complex process of aging remains under continued, intense investigation.

Shear Strength of Single Anchors in Uncracked and Unreinforced Concrete (비균열·무근콘크리트의 단일앵커 전단내력 평가)

  • Kim, Sung-Yong;Kim, Kyu-Suk
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.171-181
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    • 2003
  • This study concerns the prediction of shear capacity, as governed by concrete breakout failure, concrete pryout failure and steel failure, of single anchors located close to free edge and located far from a free edge and installed in uncracked, unreinforced concrete. For this purpose, the methods to evaluate the shear capacity of the single anchors in concrete are summarized and the experimental data are compared with capacities by the two present methods: the method of ACI 349-90 and concrete capacity design (CCD) method.

Evaluation criteria for freezing and thawing of tunnel concrete lining according to theoretical and experimental analysis

  • Moon, Joon-Shik;An, Jai-Wook;Kim, Hong-Kyoon;Lee, Jong-Gun;Lattner, Tim
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.349-357
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    • 2022
  • Abnormal climate events are occurring frequently around the world. In particular, cold waves and heavy snow lead to damage and deterioration of facilities, which can cause loss of life or property damage, such as shortening the lifespan of facilities. Therefore, it is very important to prepare an appropriate maintenance system and to establish a strategy to cope with abnormal weather conditions. In this study, laboratory freezing experiments were performed to analyze the freeze-thaw characteristics affecting the tunnel concrete lining, and heat flow analysis was carried out based on the test results. Based on these experimental and theoretical analysis results, quantitative freeze-thaw evaluation criteria for tunnel concrete linings were proposed.

Electrophoretic Particle Movement in Suspension Considering the Gravitational Settling and Sedimentation of Clayey Soil (중금속으로 오염된 점성토의 동전기영동에 의한 침강 거동에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Myung-Ho
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.44-52
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    • 2007
  • Contaminated sediments more than 30 million/$m^3$ is generated from dredging work for harbours and coastal maintenance in Korea. Approximately 300 million/$m^3$ of sediments is dredged to deepen harbours and shipping lanes in US and of which $3{\sim}12million/m^3$ is highly contaminated. Although much is known about technologies for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil, much less is known about the treatment of contaminated sediment. In general, negatively charged fine particles will migrate towards positively charged system of electrodes under the influence of electrophoresis. However, the electrically induced migration of colloidal particles contaminated with heavy metals may be hindered by the positively charged heavy metal contaminants adsorbed onto the soil surfaces depending on the contamination level. This paper demonstrates settling behaviour of clayey soil by comparison with electrophoretic particle movement under the effects of heavy metal contamination, applied electric field strength, and its polarity changed by the electrode configuration.