• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1156-1161
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• 2004

The factors affecting the long-term design strength of geogrid for railroad reinforcement can be classified into factors on creep deformation, installation damage, temperature, chemical degradation, biological degradation. Especially, creep deformation and installation damage are considered as main factors to determine the long-term design strength of geogrid. This paper describes the results of a series of experimental study, which are carried out to assess the combined effect of installation damage and creep deformation for the long-term design strength of geogrid reinforcement. In this study, a series of field tests are carried out to assess installation damage of a various geogrids according to different fill materials, and then creep tests are conducted to assess the creep properties of both undamaged and damaged geogrids.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.561-568
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• 2005

The factors affecting the long-term design strength of geogrid can be classified into factors on creep deformation, installation damage, temperature, chemical degradation and biological degradation. Especially, creep deformation and installation damage are considered as main factors to determine the long-term design strength of geogrid. Current practice in the design of reinforced soil is to calculate the long-term design strength of a reinforcement damaged during installation by multiplying the two partial safety factors, $RF_{ID} and RF_{CR}$. This method assumes that there is no synergy effect between installation damage and creep deformation of geogrids. Therefore, this paper describes the results of a series of experimental study, which are carried out to assess the combined effect of installation damage and creep deformation for the long-term design strength of geogrid reinforcement. The results of this study show that the tensile strength reduction factors, RF, considering combined effect between installation damage and creep deformation is less than that calculated by the current design method.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2020

Mountainous areas cover more than 70% of Korea. With the rapid increase in tunnel construction, tunnel-collapse incidents and excessive deformation are occurring more frequently. In addition, longer tunnel structures are being constructed, and geologically weaker ground conditions are increasingly being encountered during the construction process. Tunnels constructed under weak ground conditions exhibit long-term deformation behavior that leads to tunnel instability. This study analyzes the behavior of the bottom region of tunnels under geological conditions of long-term deformation. Long-term deformation causes various types of damage, such as cracks and ridges in the packing part of tunnels, as well as cracks and upheavals in the pavement of tunnels. We observed rapid tunnel over-displacement due to the squeezing of a fault rupture zone after the inflow of a large amount of groundwater. Excessive increments in the support member strength resulted in damage to the support and tunnel bottom. In addition, upward infiltration pressure on the tunnel road was found to cause severe pavement damage. Furthermore, smectite (a highly expandable mineral), chlorite, illite, and hematite, were also observed. Soil samples and rock samples containing clay minerals were found to have greater expansibility than general soil samples. Considering these findings, countermeasures against the deformation of tunnel bottoms are required.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.1033-1040
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• 1995

To simulate strength reliability and durability of ceramic parts under gas turbine application environments, particle impact damage behaviors in silicon carbide oxidized at 1673 K and 1523 K for 200 hours in atmosphere were investigated. The long-term oxidation produced a slight increase in the static fracture strength. Particle impact caused a spalling of oxide layer. The patterns of spalling and damage induced were dependent upon the property and impact velocity of the particle. Especially, the difference in spalling behaviors induced could be explained by introducing the formation mechanism of lateral crack and elastic-plastic deformation behavior at impact sit. At the low impact velocity regions, the oxidized SiC showed a little increase in the residual strength due to the cushion effect of oxide layer, as compared with the as-received SiC without oxide layer.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제48권11호
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• pp.1014-1024
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• 2018

Background and Objectives: Intense exercise (IE) induced myocardial fibrosis (MF) showed contradictory findings in human studies, making the relationship between IE and the development of MF unclear. This study aims to demonstrate exercise induced MF is associated with cardiac damage, and inflammation is essential to the development of exercise induced MF. Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were submitted to daily 60-minutes treadmill exercise sessions at vigorous or moderate intensity, with 8-, 12-, and 16-week durations; time-matched sedentary rats served as controls. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentration. After completion of the exercise protocol rats were euthanized. Biventricular morphology, ultrastructure, and collagen deposition were then examined. Protein expression of interleukin $(IL)-1{\beta}$ and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 was evaluated in both ventricles. Results: After IE, right but not left ventricle (LV) MF occurred. Serum cTnI levels increased and right ventricular damage was observed at the ultrastructure level in rats that were subjected to long-term IE. Leukocyte infiltration into the right ventricle (RV) rather than LV was observed after long-term IE. Long-term IE also increased protein expression of proinflammation factors including $IL-1{\beta}$ and MCP-1 in the RV. Conclusions: Right ventricular damage induced by long-term IE is pathological and the following inflammatory response is essential to the development of exercise induced MF.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2005

지오그리드의 장기설계 인장강도는 크리프 변형, 시공시 손상 및 환경적 요인(온도, 화학적 손상, 생물학적 손상)에 영향을 받는다. 특히, 크리프 변형 및 시공 시 손상이 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 요인으로서 반영된다. 보강토구조물에 대한 대부분의 현행 설계법에서는, 이들 영향요인을 각각 산정하여 이를 장기인장강도 산정에 반영하고 있다. 즉, 이러한 방법에서는 지오그리드의 시공 중 손상과 크리프 변형의 복합효과가 장기 설계인장강도 산정에 어떤 영향을 미치는 가에 대한 검토가 되어 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 지오그리드의 시공 중 손상과 크리프 변형의 복합효과가 지오그리드의 장기인장강도 산정에 영향을 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위한 일련의 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 다양한 지오그리드를 대상으로 성토흙 종류에 따른 현장 내시공성시험을 수행하였고, 지오그리드 원시료와 시공중 손상을 입은 시료를 대상으로한 크리프시험을 수행하였다. 연구결과 두 영향인자의 복합효과를 고려하여 산정한 지오그리드의 인장강도 감소계수가 현행 설계법에 의해 산정된 감소계수보다 작은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.29-40
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• 2004

지오그리드의 장기설계 인장강도는 크리프 변형, 시공시 손상 및 환경적 요인(온도, 화학적 손상, 생물학적 손상)에 영향을 받는다. 특히, 크리프 변형 및 시공시 손상이 가장 크게 영향을 미치는 요인으로서 반영된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내에서 많이 사용되고 있는 6종류의 지오그리드를 대상으로 일련의 현장 내시공성시험 및 크리프시험을 수행하여, 다양한 성토재 종류별 지오그리드의 시공시 강도감소와 크리프 변형 특성을 평가하였다. 연구결과, 지오그리드의 장기 설계인장강도는 지오그리드의 재료 및 제조방식에 크게 영향을 받으며, 최대인장강도의 크기에는 그다지 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.441-445
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• 2009

The most of the goals of pump designers and users are efficient operation and productivity. But the safety-grade pumps in nuclear power plants are needed to operate continuously for an essential condition of system operation. Also, most of the rules and regulatory standards that have been prepared for nuclear pumps are dedicated to achieve public safety. The study examined pump vibration in a pump outlet flow and distinguished the regions of pump vibration frequency cause by cavitation and recirculation. The study made a counterproposal in determination of pump outlet flow so that the discharge flow will be able to minimize the long-term damage of the pump.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 띠형 섬유보강재의 인장특성, 크리프 변형, 내시공성 및 내구성을 평가하기 위한 일련의 장기성능 평가시험을 수행하였다. 또한 시험결과를 바탕으로 장기설계인장강도 산정을 위한 강도감소계수를 평가하였다. 먼저, 크리프 변형 특성을 평가하기 위해 단계 등온법과 시간-온도 중첩법을 이용하였으며, 크리프 감소계수는 1.6을 적용하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 평가되었다. 다음으로 입도 조정된 화강풍화토를 성토재로 사용하여 수행한 내시공성 시험 결과, 보강재의 강도특성에 영향을 미치는 원사의 손상이 거의 없는 것으로 확인되어, 장기설계인장강도에 큰 영향을 미치지 않을 것으로 분석되었다. 마지막으로 내구성 평가 결과, 내화학성, 내미생물 및 내후성을 고려한 강도감소계수는 1.1을 적용하는 것이 합리적인 것으로 평가되었다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2009

We have evaluated the effect of long term treatment of Enicostemma littorale (E. littorale) in type 2 diabetic patients taking pills of aqueous extract of E. littorale regularly as a complimentary medicine for at least 9 months. The effects of E. littorale on glycemic control, lipid profile, cardiac function and DNA damage in these patients were compared with those who had not been regular in taking E. littorale but regular in taking other conventional anti-diabetics. Our data suggest that, E. littorale can maintain normal blood glucose, serum insulin, serum triglycerides levels of type 2 diabetic patients if taken regularly. E. littorale also improves insulin sensitivity, and normalize disturbed lipogram and elevated creatinine levels, thereby produces beneficial effect in preventing cardiovascular complications and may preserve the kidney function. The finding that E. littorale also prevents DNA damage suggest a long term effect in diabetic patients. E. littorale thus can be considered as safe supplementary therapy for a long term and effective management of type 2 diabetic patients.