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ISO/IEC 17020 Suitability Assessment: Standard Plan for Quality Assurance System for Diagnostic Radiological Equipment Inspection Organization (ISO/IEC 17020 : 적합성 평가 - 다양한 유형의 검사기관 운영을 위한 요구사항을 반영한 진단용방사선발생장치 및 방어시설 검사 기관의 품질보증시스템 표준안 연구)

  • Jong-Nam Lee;Yong-Su Yoon;Youngjun Kim;Jung-Su Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.463-471
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    • 2024
  • Through this study, the purpose of this study is to harmonize the quality assurance system of diagnostic radiation generator inspection bodies with current international standards, standardize the diversity of inspection bodies, provide consistent inspection services to medical institutions, and improve review efficiency of regulatory agencies. We compared and reviewed the quality assurance systems of all domestic diagnostic radiation generator and defense facility inspection bodies. For international harmonization, we reviewed international and domestic and international standards, including ISO/IEC 17020, and added and reflected the requirements of regulatory agencies. The quality assurance systems of all inspection bodies included all required items in compliance with ISO/IEC 17020, but some of the quality procedures showed differences. Standards were drawn up through expert meetings for items where differences were compared and analyzed, and rules for safety management of diagnostic radiation generators and amendments to these regulations were proposed. The results of this study are expected to improve the operational efficiency of inspection bodies and the work efficiency of regulatory agencies for inspection bodies, and international harmonization in accordance with international standards such as ISO/IEC 17020 should be continuously maintained.

Operation Direction of Regional Architectural Safety Center through Analysis of Japanese Building Confirmation System (일본의 건축확인제도 분석을 통한 지역건축안전센터의 운영 방향 설정)

  • Baek, Cheong-Hoon;Kim, Eun-Young
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2018
  • To prevent illegal building work in advance, regional building safety centers were introduced to perform technical investigations and management. The purpose of this study is to propose the detailed operational directions of the regional building safety center through the analysis on the current status of parameters, such as the operation of designated confirmation and inspection bodies in Japan. We consider the role, building administrative process and establishment criteria of regional building safety centers through the analysis the introduction background and the designation criteria of designated confirmation and inspection bodies. In establishing the center's professional manpower qualifications, we refer to the criteria for the professional qualifications of the designated confirmation and inspection bodies. In addition, the calculation method of required manpower of verification inspectors in Japan was used as a reference in setting the scale of regional professional manpower. Finally, we propose the detailed operational directions of the regional building safety center such as (1)roles of the center, (2)establishing management plan of the center, (3)work scope (4)scale of the professional manpower, (5)qualification of the professional manpower, and (6)funds.

Feeder Pipe Inspection Robot with an Inch-Worm Mechanism Using Pneumatic Actuators

  • Choi, Chang-Hwan;Jung, Seung-Ho;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.87-95
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    • 2006
  • The outlet feeder pipe thinning in a PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor) is caused by a high pressure steam flow inside the pipe, which is a well known degradation mechanism called a FAC (Flow Assisted Corrosion). In order to monitor the degradation, the thickness of the outlet bends close to the exit of the pressure tube should be measured and analyzed at every official overhaul. This paper describes a mobile feeder pipe inspection robot that can minimize the irradiation dose to human workers by automating the measurement process. The robot can move by itself on the feeder pipe by using an inch worm mechanism, which is constructed by two gripper bodies that can fix the robot body on to the pipe, one extendable and contractible actuator, and a rotation actuator connected to the two gripper bodies to move forward and backward, and to rotate in a circumferential direction.

Pipe Inspection Robot Using an Inch-Worm Mechanism with Embedded Pneumatic Actuators

  • Choi, Chang-Hwan;Jung, Seung-Ho;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.346-351
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    • 2005
  • The outlet feeder pipe thinning in a PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor) is caused by high pressure steam flow inside the pipe, which is a well known degradation mechanism called FAC (Flow Assisted Corrosion). In order to monitor the degradation, the thickness of the outlet bends closed to the exit of the pressure tube should be measured and analyzed at every official overhaul. This paper develops a mobile feeder pipe inspection robot that can minimize the irradiation dose of human workers by automating the measurement process. The robot can move by itself on the feeder pipe by using an inch worm mechanism, which is constructed by two gripper bodies that can fix the robot body on the pipe, one extendable and contractable actuator, and a rotation actuator connected the two gripper bodies to move forward and backward, and to rotate in the circumferential direction

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Physical Properties of the Hardened Loess Using Natural Binding Materials (천연 결합재를 사용한 황토경화체의 물성에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Jin Seok;Oh, Young Hun
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.44-51
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    • 2012
  • In this study, hardened loess bodies, which did not compose of cement or any chemical binder, were made and tested to evaluate the physical properties such as slump, air content, and compressive strength. Addition of a natural binding material to mixture of loess and lime showed better performance in physical properties. However a lime among natural binding materials is considered as a superior binder to improve the properties of the hardened bodies. According to the experimental results, mixing proportion with 45% of W/B ratio, $285kg/m^3$ of water content, and 60% lime substitution ratio was recommended to acquire the good performance of physical properties for the hardened loess bodies.

The Implementation of Risk-Based Inspection for the Refinery Plant

  • Choi, Song-Chun
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2012
  • Recently, regulatory bodies quite often encourage to adopt risk-based inspection (RBI) and management programs because they can enhance safety simultaneously with deregulation in Korea. RBI is an integrated methodology that factors risk into inspection and maintenance decision making. This paper describes an example of how to use known risk assessment codes (API 580, API 581 BRD) to address such safety analysis requirements for risk management in the refining industry. Specifically, this paper reports the methodology and the results of implementation to the Crude Distillation Unit(CDU) plant of refinery units using the $KGS-RBI^{TM}$ program, developed by the Korea Gas Safety Corporation in reference of API Codes and ASME PC (Post Construction) with a suitable consideration of Korean situation. The results of the risk and reliability assessment using $KGS-RBI^{TM}$ program are useful in determining whether the detected defects are tolerable or required to be repaired. The subsequent decisions are to manage the future inspection, repair and maintenance planning in the risk reduction control.

An automatic motorized feeder pipe inspection robot (자율 주행형 급수 배관 검사)

  • Choi, Chang-Hwan;Jeon, Pung-Woo;Choi, Yong-Je;Jeong, Seung-Ho;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.816-821
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    • 2004
  • The outlet feeder pipe thinning in a PHWR (Pressured Heavy Water Reactor) is caused by high pressure steam flow inside the pipe, which is a well known degradation mechanism called FAC (Flow Assisted Corrosion). In order to monitor the degradation, the thickness of the outlet bends closed to the exit of the pressure tube should be measured and analyzed at every official overhaul. This paper develops an automatic feeder pipe inspection system that can minimize the irradiation dose by automating the measurement process. The robot can move by itself on the feeder pipe by using an inch worm mechanism, which is constructed by two gripper bodies that can fix their body on the pipe and one extendable and retractable body connected the two gripper bodies to move forward and backward.

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Test research of Structural Safety for Steel Wire-Integrated Deck Plate System (철선일체형 데크 플레이트 구조성능평가를 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Jae
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.220-228
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    • 2010
  • A steel wire-integrated deck plate that welds integrated triangle truss steel wires on a galvanized steel sheet is developed to reduce construction costs of a slab or formwork such as shores and supports, and it is already widely applied in many construction fields. This study selected upper and lower steel wires, lattice steel wires, span, and cutting methods of ends as variables, and conducted an experimental test by manufacturing a total of 32 full scale test bodies. According to the result, changes in final destruction types of the test bodies and cutting methods of ends didn't affect structural performance of test bodies, and for a 3.2m-span test body, there was no big problems in using ${\Phi}4.5$ of lattice steel wires.

Status of Water Quality and Future Plans in the Philippines (필리핀의 수질현황 및 미래 관리계획)

  • Gorme, Joan B.;Maniquiz, Marla C.;Kim, Lee-Hyung
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.89-103
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    • 2009
  • The Philippines is abundant with rich natural resources such as water. Because of rapid urbanization in the country, most of the water bodies are polluted as a result of domestic, agricultural and industrial activities. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is the main government arm responsible for monitoring and inspection of affected water bodies. Only water bodies with at least four sampling events during dry and wet seasons were included in the assessment of water bodies that passed the DAO 90-34 water quality criteria. Water bodies were monitored for dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and total dissolved solids (TDS), heavy metals, fecal coliform contamination and nitrates. High pollutant concentrations from domestic, agricultural, industrial and nonpoint sources were observed from monitoring events due to inadequate sewage services and treatment facilities in the country. The objective of this paper was to present and evaluate the quality of the water bodies in the Philippines.

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Displacement of scan body during screw tightening: A comparative in vitro study

  • Kim, JungHan;Son, KeunBaDa;Lee, Kyu-Bok
    • The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.307-315
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    • 2020
  • PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of displacement while tightening the screw of scan bodies, which were compared according to the material type. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Three types of scan bodies whose base regions were made up of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) material [Straumann Group, Dentium Group, and Myfit (PEEK) Group] and another scan body whose base region was made up of titanium material [Myfit (Metal) Group] were used (15 per group). The reference model was fabricated by aligning the scan body library on the central axis of the implant, and moving this position by the resin model. The screws of the scan bodies were tightened to the implant fixture with torques of 5 Ncm, 10 Ncm, and a hand tightening torque. After the application of the torque, the scan bodies were scanned using a laboratory scanner. To evaluate the vertical, horizontal, and 3-dimensional (3D) displacements, a 3D inspection software program was used. To examine the difference among groups, one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's HSD post hoc test were used (α=.05). RESULTS. There were significant differences in 3D, vertical, and horizontal displacements among the different types of scan bodies (P<.001). There was a significantly lower displacement in the Straumann group than in the Myfit (PEEK) and Dentium groups (P<.05). CONCLUSION. The horizontal displacement in all groups was less than 10 ㎛. With the hand tightening torque, a high vertical displacement of over 100 ㎛ occurred in PEEK scan bodies (Myfit and Dentium). Therefore, it is recommended to apply a tightening torque of 5 Ncm instead of a hand tightening torque.