• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.265-276
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• 2018

Background: Resilience engineering is a paradigm for safety management that focuses on coping with complexity to achieve success, even considering several conflicting goals. Modern sociotechnical systems have to be resilient to comply with the variability of everyday activities, the tight-coupled and under-specified nature of work, and the nonlinear interactions among agents. At organizational level, resilience can be described as a combination of four cornerstones: monitoring, responding, learning, and anticipating. Methods: Starting from these four categories, this article aims at defining a semiquantitative analytic framework to measure organizational resilience in complex sociotechnical systems, combining the resilience analysis grid and the analytic hierarchy process. Results: This article presents an approach for defining resilience abilities of an organization, creating a structured domain-dependent framework to define a resilience profile at different levels of abstraction, and identifying weaknesses and strengths of the system and potential actions to increase system's adaptive capacity. An illustrative example in an anesthesia department clarifies the outcomes of the approach. Conclusion: The outcome of the resilience analysis grid, i.e., a weighed set of probing questions, can be used in different domains, as a support tool in a wider Safety-II oriented managerial action to bring safety management into the core business of the organization.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.631-639
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• 2019

Finite element analysis is one of the important methods to study the structural performance. Due to the simplification, discretization and error of structural parameters, numerical model errors always exist. Besides, structural characteristics may also change because of material aging, structural damage, etc., making the initial finite element model cannot simulate the operational response of the structure accurately. Based on Bayesian methods, the initial model can be updated to obtain a more accurate numerical model. This paper presents the work on the field test, modal identification and model updating of a Chinese reinforced concrete pagoda. Based on the ambient vibration test, the acceleration response of the structure under operational environment was collected. The first six translational modes of the structure were identified by the enhanced frequency domain decomposition method. The initial finite element model of the pagoda was established, and the elastic modulus of columns, beams and slabs were selected as model parameters to be updated. Assuming the error between the measured mode and the calculated one follows a Gaussian distribution, the posterior probability density function (PDF) of the parameter to be updated is obtained and the uncertainty is quantitatively evaluated based on the Bayesian statistical theory and the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, and then the optimal values of model parameters can be obtained. The results show that the difference between the calculated frequency of the finite element model and the measured one is reduced, and the modal correlation of the mode shape is improved. The updated numerical model can be used to evaluate the safety of the structure as a benchmark model for structural health monitoring (SHM).

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.213-221
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• 2006

본 연구는 토양 수분함량을 즉시 파악할 수 있는 Time Domain Radiometer(TDR)과 식물의 광합성 시 잎에서 반사되는 Reflectance를 통하여 식물의 상태를 파악할 수 있는 Multi-spectral radiometer(MSR)를 사용하여 난지형 잔디인 'Sea Isle 1' Seashore paspalum 과 'Floratam' St. Augustinegrass를 대상으로 토양수분함량과 Reflectance와의 상관관계를 파악하고자 시작하였다. 본 연구를 통해 토양 수분함량이 660, 694 wavelengths와 NDVI, LAI, stress index에서 높은 상관관계를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이는 Sensor-based technology가 잔디의 수분요구 시점을 미리 파악할 수 있는 기술의 기초 자료로서 활용될 수 있으며 여러 다른 Sensor-based technology를 이용한 연구로 확대될 수 있을 것이다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.561-578
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• 2010

This study proposes a multi-level damage localization strategy to achieve an effective damage detection system for civil infrastructure systems based on wireless sensors. The proposed system is designed for use of distributed computation in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Modal identification is achieved using the frequency-domain decomposition (FDD) method and the peak-picking technique. The ASH (angle-between-string-and-horizon) and AS (axial strain) flexibility-based methods are employed for identifying and localizing damage. Fundamentally, the multi-level damage localization strategy does not activate all of the sensor nodes in the network at once. Instead, relatively few sensors are used to perform coarse-grained damage localization; if damage is detected, only those sensors in the potentially damaged regions are incrementally added to the network to perform finer-grained damage localization. In this way, many nodes are able to remain asleep for part or all of the multi-level interrogations, and thus the total energy cost is reduced considerably. In addition, a novel distributed computing strategy is also proposed to reduce the energy consumed in a sensor node, which distributes modal identification and damage detection tasks across a WSN and only allows small amount of useful intermediate results to be transmitted wirelessly. Computations are first performed on each leaf node independently, and the aggregated information is transmitted to one cluster head in each cluster. A second stage of computations are performed on each cluster head, and the identified operational deflection shapes and natural frequencies are transmitted to the base station of the WSN. The damage indicators are extracted at the base station. The proposed strategy yields a WSN-based SHM system which can effectively and automatically identify and localize damage, and is efficient in energy usage. The proposed strategy is validated using two illustrative numerical simulations and experimental validation is performed using a cantilevered beam.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1994

본 논문은 1993년 대한조선학회 논문집(제30권 제4호)에 제출했던 논문인 "선급 강선규칙의 설계 파랑하중 산식 개발(I)" 에 이은 후속편이다. 한국 선급에 입급된 다양한 선종의 17척 선박을 선정하여 잘 알려진 Strip Theory를 이용한 선박의 내항 성능을 계산하고 단기예측과 장기예측의 통계해석을 수행하였다. 이의 결과들을 가지고 선박의 초기설계시 이용 가능한 주요 요목들(선박의 길이, 폭, 깊이, 흘수 등)만을 이용하여 선형 회귀 분석법을 통하여 설계자들이 이용 가능하도록 파랑하중에 관한 설계산식을 개발하였다. (I)편에 이어 본 논문에서는 첫째, 만재흘수선 상부 및 노출 갑판에 작용하는 파랑 압력에 관한 설계 산식을 제안하였으며 둘째, 선체 임의의 위치에서 사용할 병진운동 가속도와 회전 운동 가속도의 설계 산식을 제안하고 다른 선급 규칙과 비교하였으며, 마지막으로 선체 탱크내에 액체화물이나 건화물이 적재되었을 경우 요구되는 국부구조 설계 하중에 대한 산식을 제안하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2021

Background: The present study investigated the association between two domains of physical activity (occupational physical activity [OPA] and leisure-time physical activity [LTPA]) and sleep duration. Methods: We investigated 3,421 paid workers from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2014-2015. Sleep duration was categorized into three categories (short for less than 5 h, optimal for 5-9 h, and long for more than 9 h). OPA and LTPA were defined in terms of answers to relevant questions. Odds ratios were calculated for sleep duration according to each physical activity domain using multinomial logistic regression models. Results: There were 464 subjects (13.6%) who showed short sleep duration, and 169 subjects (4.9%) who showed long sleep duration. Prevalence of OPA and LTPA was higher in male workers than in female workers (for OPA: 3.67% and 1.76%, respectively, p = 0.0108; for LTPA: 16.14% and 6.07%, respectively, p < 0.0001). The odds ratio of OPA for long sleep duration in female workers was 3.35 (95% confidence interval, 1.37-8.21). Otherwise, LTPA was not associated with sleep duration in female paid workers, nor both physical activity domains in male paid workers. Conclusion: Female paid workers with work-related physical activity were at risk of oversleeping. These findings also suggested that physical activity has distinct associations with sleep duration according to the physical activity domains and sex.

• Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.445-450
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• 2018

Purpose: To compare the tear film lipid layer thickness (LLT) between patients with incomplete nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) and normal controls and to analyze the changes in tear film LLT and blinking pattern after silicone tube intubation in NLDO patients. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 68 eyes in 52 incomplete NLDO patients who underwent silicone tube intubation from January 2017 to July 2017. The LLT, blinking pattern, and Meibomian gland image were measured with the LipiView II ocular surface interferometer. The Meibomian gland drop-out ratio was measured using the polygon selection tool in the Image J program. Tear meniscus height, which is the other lacrimal indicator, was assessed with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Results: Tear meniscus height was significantly decreased after silicone tube intubation (p < 0.01). Preoperative minimum, maximum, and average LLT values were $62.4{\pm}24.0$, $86.7{\pm}17.9$, and $71.7{\pm}23.3nm$, respectively. Significant changes in the minimum, maximum, and average LLT ($74.8{\pm}23.6$, $98.8{\pm}11.0$, and $91.6{\pm}16.1nm$, respectively) were observed after silicone tube intubation (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, and p < 0.001). The partial blinking/total blinking ratio in 20 seconds and the Meibomian gland drop-out ratio showed no significant change after silicone tube intubation. Conclusions: Overall, the LLT was increased after silicone tube intubation. Silicone tube intubation may be helpful in maintaining LLT with a normalized of amount of tears.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.451-456
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• 2018

최근 장거리 수중음향통신 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 장거리 수중음향통신 연구를 위한 해상실험은 해양환경의 영향을 크게 받고 높은 비용과 많은 시간이 소요된다. 따라서 장거리 환경에서 수중음향통신 시스템의 성능을 예측하고 검증하기 위한 시뮬레이터에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 장거리 수중음향통신 시뮬레이터의 개발을 목적으로 중장거리 다중송신환경에서 수중음향통신 시뮬레이터로서 VirTEX(Virtual Time series EXperiment)의 성능을 분석하고, 해상 실험 결과와 비교 검증하였다. 송신 신호는 탐침을 위한 Chirp신호와 16QAM 방식으로 변조된 통신 신호를 사용하였다. VirTEX를 통해 수신 신호를 모의하고 다중송신환경에 의해 발생하는 채널 간 간섭을 적응 수동형 시역전을 이용하여 보상하여 통신 성능을 분석하였다. 또한 2005년 7월 이탈리아의 Elba island 북쪽 해역에서 수행한 FAF05(Focused Acoustic Field 2005) 실험 데이터와 비교하여 이를 검증하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2019

배열의 설계주파수보다 높은 주파수의 표적신호가 수신되는 경우 공간 에일리어싱에 의해 빔형성에 모호성이 발생한다. 이를 극복하기 위해 Abadi가 차주파수 빔형성 기법을 제안하였다. 하지만 차주파수 빔형성 기법은 차주파수의 값에 따라 최소한의 대역폭이 필요한 제약조건이 있다. 본 논문에서는 주파수-파수 스펙트럼의 특성과 라돈변환을 이용하여 공간 에일리어싱이 발생하는 표적신호의 방위를 추정하는 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 대역을 가지는 신호의 주파수 대역 내에서 방위추정의 모호성은 발생하지 않고, 표적의 방위를 추정할 수 있다. 하지만 대역을 가지는 신호에만 적용이 가능한 제약조건이 있다. 광대역 신호에 대해 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 알고리즘을 구현하고, 이를 SAVEX15 (Shallow Water Acoustic Variability EXperiment 2015)의 딱총새우 소음신호를 이용하여 차주파수 빔형성 기법의 결과와 비교 검증하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.1119-1126
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• 2021

Spacer grid with mixing vane had been widely used in nuclear reactor core. One of the main feather of spacer grid with mixing vane was that strong swirl flow was formed after the spacer grid. The swirl flow not only changed the bubble generation in the near wall field, but also affected the bubble behaviors in the center region of the subchannel. The interaction between bubble and the swirl flow was one of the basic phenomena for the two phase flow modeling in fuel assembly. To obatin better understanding on the bubble behaviors in swirl flow, full three dimension numerical simulations were conducted in the present paper. The swirl flow was assumed in the cylindral calculation domain. The bubble interface was captured by Volume Of Fluid (VOF) method. The properties of saturated water and steam at different pressure were applied in the simulation. The bubble trajectory, motion, shape and force were obtained based on the bubble parameters captured by VOF. The simulation cases in the present study included single bubble with different size, at different angular velocity conditions and at different pressure conditions. The results indicated that bubble migrated to the center in swirl flow with spiral motion type. The lateral migration was mainly related to shear stress magnitude and bubble size. The bubble moved toward the center with high velocity when the swirl magnitude was high. The largest bubble had the highest lateral migration velocity in the present study range. The effect of pressure was small when bubble size was the same. The prelimenery simulation result would be beneficial for better understanding complex two phase flow phenomena in fuel assembly with spacer grid.