• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2018

Objective: In frozen and thawed embryos, the zona pellucida (ZP) can be damaged due to hardening. Laser-assisted hatching (LAH) of embryos can increase the pregnancy rate. This study compared thinning and drilling of the ZP before frozen embryo transfer (FET). Methods: Patients were randomly allocated into two groups for LAH using thinning or drilling on day 2 after thawing. Twenty-five percent of the ZP circumference and 50% of the ZP thickness was removed in the thinning group, and a hole $40{\mu}m$ in diameter was made in the drilling group. Results: A total of 171 in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection FET cycles, including 85 cycles with drilling LAH and 86 cycles with thinning LAH, were carried out. The thinning group had a similar ${\beta}$-human chorionic gonadotropin-positive rate (38.4% vs. 29.4%), implantation rate (16.5% vs. 14.4%), clinical pregnancy rate (36.0% vs. 25.9%), miscarriage rate (5.8% vs. 2.4%), ongoing pregnancy rate (30.2% vs. 23.5%), and multiple pregnancy rate (7.0% vs. 10.6%) to the drilling LAH group. There were no significant differences in pregnancy outcomes between subgroups defined based on age (older or younger than 35 years) or ZP thickness (greater or less than $17{\mu}m$) according to the LAH method. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that partial ZP thinning or drilling resulted in similar outcomes in implantation and pregnancy rates using thawed embryos, irrespective of women's age or ZP thickness.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.347-356
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• 2006

기존의 단선터널에 근접하여 신설터널의 시공시 기존터널의 안정성 확보를 최우선하기 위해 건전도 평가를 반영한 안정성 검토 수행 및 터널의 안전확보를 위해 검토 반영된 사례를 분석하였다. 건전도 평가결과 및 근접도 구분에 따른 신설터널에 대한 대책으로 선대구경수평심발과 Line Drilling을 병용하고 민가구간은 무진동암파쇄공법을 적용하여 진동과 소음을 허용치 이내로 제어하였다. 또한 신설터널 시공중에 발생할 수 있는 기존구조물에 대한 영향을 평가하여 열차의 운행과 사용중인 구조물의 안정성 확보를 위하여 Basset System을 계획하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1227-1236
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• 2018

From all of the environmental problems, blast-induced vibrations often cause concern to surrounding residents. It is often claimed that damage to building superstructures is due to blasting, and sometimes the building owner files a lawsuit against the company that perform blasting operations. The blast-vibration problem has been thoroughly investigated in the past and continues to be the subject of ongoing research. In this study, a tunnel construction has been performed by a construction company, according to their contract they must have used drilling & blasting method for excavation in tunnel inlet and outlet portal. The population is very condensed with almost tunnel below in the vicinity houses of one or two floors, typically built with stone masonry and concrete. This situation forces the company to take extreme precautions when they are designing blasts so that the blast effects, which are mainly vibration and aerial waves, do not disturb their surrounding neighbors. For this purpose, the vibration measurement and analysis have been carried out and a new methodology in minimizing the blast induced ground vibrations at the target location, was also applied. Peak particle velocity and dominant frequencies were taken into consideration in analyzing the blast-induced ground vibration. The methodology aims to employ the most suitable time delays among blast-hole groupings to render destructive interference of surface waves at the target location.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.471-479
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• 2016

Cross-drilling and slotting on the frictional surface of a brake rotor are methods used for improving the performance of the brake system. These shapes have particular advantages, such as the shaving effect of a slotted shape, which maintains a clean pad-to-rotor contact surface, and the venting effect of a drilled shape, which provides passageways for the gas to escape. In order to understand the effect of the machined pattern on the brake performance aspect, an experimental method is adopted along with the dynamometer test. The cross-drilled rotor, slotted rotor, and mixed pattern rotor with cross-drilling and slotting machining are prepared and tested in terms of friction coefficient, temperature, braking torque, and noise.

• 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한용접접합학회 2004년도 추계학술발표대회 개요집
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• pp.150-152
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• 2004

This study was aimed at evaluation of residual stress of steel pipe structures. The production process of pipes was complex (at first bending was done by roll forming or press forming and welding was final process of making of steel pipes). So there could be effected high residual stresses in steel pipes. In order to evaluate the changes of residual stress the locations of measurement were selected carefully. Measurements of residual stress were done for various kinds of pipes (shapes in circular and square). For the evaluation of residual stress, hole-drilling method (ASTM E837 was applied. The results showed that along the weld Eine high tensile stress were measured as effected, and high tensile stresses were measured where large plastic deformation developed. Through these efforts, experimental results could be more effectively assisted by numerical method.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2013

This paper presents a new strengthening method of underground box structures against seismic loads for anti-seismic capacity improvement. A threaded steel member with pressure devices(so called 'I-bracing pressure system') is used to improve seismic capacity of the RC box structure. The I-bracing pressure system is fixed the corner of opening after chemical anchor was installed by drilling hole on the box structure. The structural performance was evaluated analytically. Two bracing types of strengthening methods were used; conventional bracing method and improved I-bracing pressure system. For the performance evaluation, seismic analyses were performed on moment and shear resisting structures with and without I-bracing pressure system. Numerical results confirmed that the proposed I-bracing pressure system can enhance the seismic capacity of the underground RC box structures.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.499-500
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• 2006

The electrode wear in micro-EDM significantly deteriorates the machining accuracy. In this regard, electrode wear needs to be compensated in-process to improve the product quality. Therefore, there are substantial amount of research about electrode wear. In this study a control method for micro-EDM using discharge pulse counting is proposed. The method is based on the assumption that the removed workpiece volume is proportional to the number of discharge pulses, which is verified from experimental results analyzing geometrically machined volume according to various number of discharges. Especially, the method has an advantage that electrode wear does not need to be concerned. The proposed method is implemented to an actual micro-EDM system using high speed data acquisition board, simple counting algorithm with 3 axis motion system. As a result, it is demonstrated that the volume of hole machined by EDM drilling can be accurately estimated using the number of discharge pulses. In EDM milling process a micro groove without depth variation caused by electrode wear could be machined using the developed control method. Consequently, it is shown that machining accuracy in drilling and milling processes can be improved by using process control based on the number of discharge pulses.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2011

국내의 터널현장에서 흔히 봉착하는 난제는 주변에 존재하는 각종 구조물과 가옥의 피해에 대한 민원의 해결 문제이다. 현재 암반터널을 굴착하는데 있어서 가장 효과적인 방법은 강력한 폭력을 지닌 화약을 사용하는 것인데, 이때 발생하는 발파진동이 민원의 주원인이라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 라인드릴링과 프리스플리팅의 진동저감 효과를 수치해석을 실시하여 비교 분석 하였다. 그리고 수치해석방법에 의한 결과의 유사성을 검증하고 진동저감 효과를 정량화하였다. 또한, 외곽공 제어발파에 적용하는 일반 화약과 폭속이 다른 이종화약류를 조합하여 폭속별 진동저감 효과와 추가로 터널 발파진동을 저감할 수 있는 외곽공 제어발파 공법으로서 적용 타당성을 검토하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.739-748
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• 2017

Notches such as slots are typical geometric features on mechanical components that promote fatigue crack initiation. Unlike for components with open hole type notches, there are no conventional treatments to enhance fatigue behavior of components with slots. In this work we evaluate the viability of applying laser shock peening (LSP) to extend the fatigue life of 6061-T6 aluminum components with slots. The feasibility of using LSP is evaluated not only on damage free notched specimens, but also on samples with previous fatigue damage. For the LSP treatment a convergent lens was used to deliver 0.85 J and 6 ns laser pulses 1.5 mm in diameter by a Q-switch Nd: YAG laser, operating at 10 Hz with 1064 nm of wavelength. Residual stress distribution was assessed by the hole drilling method. A fatigue analysis of the notched specimens was conducted using the commercial code FE-Safe and different multiaxial fatigue criteria to predict fatigue lives of samples with and without LSP. The residual stress field produced by the LSP process was estimated by a finite element simulation of the process. A good comparison of the predicted and experimental fatigue lives was observed. The beneficial effect of LSP in extending fatigue life of notched components with and without previous damage is demonstrated.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2007

해수침투가 우려되는 해안지역의 소유역에 설치된 모니터링용 관측정을 이용하여 전기비저항 토모그래피 탐사를 수행하였다. 전기비저항 탐사는 지하 매질의 전기비저항 분포를 통해 지반상태 및 층서구조 등을 밝히는 효과적인 방법이지만, 매질의 전기전도도가 매우 높은 해안지역에서는 신호대 잡음비가 가장 높은 배열법을 사용하는 경우에도 관측정 주변의 전기비저항 특성 파악이 힘들다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 해수침투 관측을 목적으로 설치된 해안지역의 서로 다른 두 곳의 관측정 주변 대수층에 대하여, 신호대 잡음비가 낮아 시추공 주변의 대수층 특성 파악이 어려운 지표 전기비저항 탐사의 한계를 극복하기 위하여 시추공-지표간 전기비저항 토모그래피 탐사를 수행하였다. 탐사자료를 이용한 역산 결과는 각 시추공의 시추 주상도, 전기전도도 검층 및 노말 전기비저항 검층 자료를 이용하여 시추공 주변의 파쇄구간과 비교하여 검증하였다. 또한 이들 중 한 곳의 관측정 주변 대수층에 대하여는, 동일한 탐사 방법을 이용하여 간조와 만조시에 각각 탐사를 실시하였다. 탐사 결과 관측정 주변 대수층에 대하여 높은 해상도의 전기비저항 분포 단면을 획득할 수 있었으며, 조석에 의한 대수층을 통한 해수침투와 관련된 수리특성 파악이 가능함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 사용된 시추공-지표간 전기비저항 토모그래피 탐사 결과를 시추 주상도, 전기전도도 검층 및 노말 전기비저항 검층 결과와 함께 분석하는 경우, 해안지역의 관측정 및 그 주변 대수층의 수리지질 구조를 효과적으로 파악할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.