• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.361-371
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• 2012

혼합이산비선형계획법(mixed-discrete nonlinear programming) 문제의 최적화를 위한 대표적인 기법 중에 하나인 분지한계법(branch-and-bound method)은 다른 기법에 비해 강건하지만 분지한계법 내부의 각 노드마다 연속최적화를 수행해야 하기 때문에 많은 함수 계산이 요구되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이러한 분지한계법의 단점을 극복하기 위하여 크게 두 가지 연구를 수행하였다. 먼저, 분지한계법의 각 노드마다 동일한 수렴허용오차를 설정해주던 기존의 방법을 대체할 수 있는 비균일 수렴허용오차 방법을 제안하였다. 또한 분지한계법에 적용할 수 있는 5 가지 분지순서 방법 중에서 분지한계법의 성능을 가장 극대화할 수 있는 분지순서 방법을 제시하였다. 수렴허용오차 방법과 분지순서 방법들을 각각 선택하여 분지한계법에 적용한 후 7 개의 수학예제와 4 개의 공학예제에 대하여 테스트를 수행한 결과, 제안된 비균일 수렴허용오차 방법과 5 가지 분지순서 방법 중 최소간 격차이법을 분지한계법에 함께 적용할 경우 분지한계법의 성능이 가장 극대화 됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.115-129
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• 2019

The effectiveness of an innovative method for the earthquake-resistant rehabilitation of existing poorly detailed reinforced concrete (RC) structures is experimentally investigated herein. Eight column subassemblages were subjected to earthquake-type loading and their hysteretic behaviour was evaluated. Four of the specimens were identical and representative of columns found in RC structures designed in the 1950s-70s period for gravity load only. These original specimens were subjected to cyclic lateral deformations and developed brittle failure mechanisms. Three of the damaged specimens were subsequently retrofitted with innovative high-strength steel fiber-reinforced concrete (HSSFC) jackets. The main variables examined were the jacket width and the contribution of mesh steel reinforcement in the seismic performance of the enhanced columns. The influence of steel fiber volume fraction was also examined using test results of a previous work of Tsonos et al. (2017). The fourth earthquake damaged subassemblage was strengthened with a conventional RC jacket and was subjected to the same lateral displacement history as the other three retrofitted columns. The seismic behaviour of the subassemblages strengthened according to the proposed retrofit scheme was evaluated with respect to that of the original specimens and that of the column strengthened with the conventional RC jacket. Test results clearly demonstrated that the HSSFC jackets effectively prevented the development of shear failure mechanisms, while ensuring a ductile seismic response similar to that of the subassemblage retrofitted with the conventional RC jacket. Ultimately, an indisputable superiority in the overall seismic performance of the strengthened columns was achieved with respect to the original specimens.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.418-423
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• 2014

지능형교통체계(Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITS)는 첨단 교통체계의 구성요소, 통신, 컴퓨터 및 제어 기술을 활용하여 실시간으로 교통정보를 수집하고 가공하여 교통 이용자에게 제공함으로써 교통체계의 지능성, 안전성과 효율성을 추구하는 것을 말한다. 그러나 지능형교통체계는 도시의 경관과 어울리게 구성하고자 하는 각 도시들의 환경 정책에 따라 시스템의 크기와 모양이 다양하며, 따라서 실시간으로 제공되는 정보나 데이터가 각 시스템마다 다 다르다. 이에 정보 서비스 제공을 위한 디바이스를 제조하는 업체들은 요구가 발생되는 정보 서비스에 따라 매번 다른 메시지 프레임을 갖는 시스템을 제작해야 한다. 이러한 작업은 많은 시간과 인력이 낭비된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 다양한 메시지 프레임을 쉽게 설정하여 디스플레이 장치들을 현지에 직접 방문하지 않고, 테스트하기 위한 메시지 프레임을 자동으로 생성하는 기법을 제안하고 윈도우즈 환경에서 시스템을 개발하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.5537-5555
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• 2017

Having the characteristics of unlinkability, anonymity, and unforgeability, blind signatures are widely used for privacy-related applications such as electronic cash, electronic voting and electronic auction systems where to maintain the anonymity of the participants. Among these applications, the blinded message is needed for a certain purpose by which users delegate signing operation and communicate with each other in a trusted manner. This application leads to the need of proxy blind signature schemes. Proxy blind signature is an important type of cryptographic primitive to realize the properties of both blind signature and proxy signature. Over the past years, many proxy blind signature algorithms have been adopted to fulfill such task based on the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) and the elliptic curve discrete log problem (ECDLP), and most of the existing studies mainly aim to provide effective models to satisfy the security requirements concerning a single blinded message. Unlike many previous works, the proposed scheme applies the signcryption paradigm to the proxy blind signature technology for handling multiple blinded messages at a time based on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). This innovative method thus has a higher level of security to achieve the security goals of both blind signature and proxy signature. Moreover, the evaluation results show that this proposed protocol is more efficient, consuming low communication overhead while increasing the volume of digital messages compared to the performance from other solutions. Due to these features, this design is able to be implemented in small low-power intelligent devices and very suitable and easily adoptable for e-system applications in pervasive mobile computing environment.

• 플랜트 저널
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2015

본 연구는 최근 도입된 단기사채를 통해 한국수출입은행의 대외채무보증과 연계하여 자산유동화 구조에 접목한 자산담보부 단기사채의 금리를 추정하고 해외 투자개발형 민자발전사업의 수주 확대를 위한 프로젝트파이낸스의 한 방안으로 이용할 수 있는지에 대한 것이다. 회사채 신용등급 AA-부터 BBB+까지 건설사 자산담보부 단기사채와 비교한 결과, 자산 유동화 구조와 접목한 한국수출입은행의 대외채무보증부 자산담보부 단기사채는 금리 경쟁력이 있고, 프로젝트의 자기자본수익률이 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히, 본 금융구조는 회사채 등급이 낮은 시공사에 적용할수록 더 높은 자기자본수익률 확보가 가능함을 알 수 있었다. 이를 통해, 경쟁력 있는 자산담보부 단기사채 금융조건은 수요 창출 및 수익성 확보는 물론 우리기업의 해외 투자개발형 민자발전사업 수주확대에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.951-962
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• 2020

One hundred ninety-five countries reached agreement on a new climate treaty in Paris, France to reduce the carbon emissions. South Korea has been selected as a target country for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) obligations since 2020. In this context, the Korean government developed several GHG emissions reduction programs using forests called the "Forest carbon offset scheme (FCOS)." The forest management method is one of the tools to implement FCOS. Most of the participants registered forest management as the preferred methodology to participate in the FCOS. For a successful implementation of the FCOS, it is necessary to explore the optimal methods by considering the cost-effective aspect of conducting the forest management as a tool to increase carbon absorption. In this context, this study investigated the value optimized FCOS projects based on the forest management methodology in South Korea. Three forest management scenarios, 1) extending the final age of maturity of Pinus densiflora stands (S1), 2) extending the final age of maturity of Quercus acutissima stands (S2), and 3) reforestation with new species (Pinus densiflora to Quercus acutissima) (S3), were examined and evaluated to identify the optimal carbon absorption and value optimized economic perspective. The results of the scenario-based modelling indicated that S3 showed value optimized from an economical perspective, and S2 was the most effective method to absorb carbon among the scenarios. It is anticipated that this paper will contribute to provide valuable information by presenting innovative approaches as a value optimized FCOS implementing tool in a GHG reduction program in South Korea.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.121-135
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• 2022

Many public buildings such as schools, hospitals, etc., where partial infill walls are present in reinforced concrete (RC) structures, have undergone undesirable damage/failure attributed to captive column effect during a moderate to severe earthquake shaking. Often, the situation gets worsened when these RC frames are non-ductile in nature, thus reducing the deformable capability of the frame. Also, in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, it is mandatory to use fly-ash bricks for construction so as to reduce the burden on the disposal of fly-ash produced at thermal power plants. In some scenario, when the non-ductile RC frame, partially infilled by fly-ash bricks, suffers major structural damage, the challenge remains on how to retrofit and restore it. Thus, in this study, two full-scale one-bay, one-story non-ductile RC frame models, namely, bare frame and RC partially infilled frame with fly-ash bricks in 50% of its opening area are considered. In the previous experiments, these models were subjected to slow-cyclic displacement-controlled loading to replicate damage due to a moderate earthquake. Now, in this study these damaged frames were retrofitted and an experimental investigation was performed on the retrofitted specimens to examine the effectiveness of the proposed retrofitting scheme. A hybrid retrofitting technique combining epoxy injection grouting with an innovative and easy-to-implement steel jacketing technique was proposed. This proposed retrofitting method has ensured proper confinement of damaged concrete. The retrofitted models were subjected to the same slow cyclic displacement-controlled loading which was used to damage the frames. The experimental study concluded that the hybrid retrofitting technique was quite effective in enhancing and regaining various seismic performance parameters such as, lateral strength and lateral stiffness of partially fly-ash brick infilled RC frame. Thus, the steel jacketing retrofitting scheme along with the epoxy injection grouting can be relied on for possible repair of the structural members which are damaged due to the captive column effect during the seismic shaking.

• Composites Research
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.416-421
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• 2023

Multifunctional composite materials capable of both load-carrying and energy functions are promising innovative candidates for the advancement of contemporary technologies owing to their relative feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and optimized performance. Carbon fiber (CF)-based structural batteries utilize the graphitic inherent structure to enable the employment of carbon fibers as electrodes, current collectors, and reinforcement, while the matrix system is an ion-conduction and load transfer medium. Although it is possible to enhance performance through the modification of constituents, there remains a need for a systematic design methodology scheme to streamline the commercialization of structural batteries. In this work, a bi-phasic epoxy-based ionic liquid (IL) modified structural battery electrolyte (SBE) was developed via thermally initiated phase separation. The polymer's morphological, mechanical, and electrochemical characteristics were studied. In addition, the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) between CF/SBE was investigated via microdroplet tests. The results accentuated the significance of considering IFSS and matrix plasticity in designing composite structural batteries. This approach is expected to lay the foundation for realizing smart structures with optimized performance while minimizing the need for extensive trial and error, by paving the way for a streamlined computational design scheme in the future.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.383-400
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• 2024

For a conventionally repaired frame-supported-transfer-slab (FSTS) reinforced concrete (RC) structure, both the transfer slab and the beam-to-column and transfer slab-to-column joints remain vulnerable to secondary earthquakes. Aimed at improving the seismic performance of a damaged FSTS RC structure, an innovative retrofitting scheme is proposed, which adopts the sector lead rubber dampers (SLRDs) at joints after the damaged FSTS RC structure is repaired by conventional approaches. In this paper, a series of quasi-static cyclic tests was conducted on a large-scale retrofitted FSTS RC structure. The seismic performance was evaluated and the key test results, including deformation characteristics, damage pattern, hysteretic behaviour, bearing capacity and strains on key components, were reported in detail. The test results indicated that the SLRDs started to dissipate energy under the service level earthquake, and thus prevented damages on the beam-to-column and transfer slab-to-column joints during the secondary earthquakes and shifted the plastic hinges away from the beam ends. The retrofitting scheme of using SLRDs also achieved the seismic design concept of 'strong joint, weak component'. The FSTS RC structure retrofitted by the SLRDs could recover more than 85% bearing capacity of its undamaged counterpart. The hysteresis curves were featured by the inverse "S" shape, indicating good bearing capacity and hysteresis performance. The deformation capacity of the damaged FSTS RC structure retrofitted by the SLRDs met the corresponding codified requirements for the case of the maximum considered earthquake, as set out in the Chinese seismic design code. The stability of the FSTS RC structure retrofitted by the SLRDs, which was revealed by the developed stains of the RC frame and transfer slab, was improved compared with the undamaged FSTS RC structure.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.58-71
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• 2009

레이저는 도구의 개념을 넘어서 추력 및 동력을 발생시키는 새로운 에너지원으로 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 위성의 자세제어 시 필요한 추력을 레이저 추진 방식으로 구축하는 방안과 마이크로 추진기술을 활용한 약물전달 연구를 소개한다. 또한 레이저를 새로운 에너지원으로 적용하여 친환경 그린 에너지를 획득하고, 고에너지 물질을 점화 가열하며, 나아가서는 우주에서의 파편 제거 등 레이저 킬무기체계 구축과 행성 위성 탐사 시 구성 물질의 성분을 분석할 수 있는 효과적인 방법에 대하여 논하였다.