• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.877-890
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to present adequate modeling solutions for squat and slender RC walls. ASCE41-13 (American Society of Civil Engineers) specifies that the aspect ratios of height to width for the RC walls affect the hysteresis response. Thus, this study performed non-linear analysis subjected to cyclic loading using two different macroscopic models: one of macroscopic models represents flexural failure of RC walls (Shear Wall Element model) and the other (General Wall Element model) reflects diagonal shear failure occurring in the web of RC walls. These analytical results were compared to previous experimental studies for a slender wall (> aspect ratio of 3.0) and a squat wall (= aspect ratio of 1.0). For the slender wall, the difference between the two macroscopic models was negligible, but the squat wall was significantly affected by parameters for shear behavior in the modeling method. For accurate performance evaluation of RC buildings with squat walls, it would be reasonable to use macroscopic models that give consideration to diagonal shear.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 1999년도 제16회 광학 및 양자전자 학술발표회Proceedings of 16th Optics and Quantum Electronics Conference, 1999
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• pp.26-27
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• 1999

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

The multi-scale analysis is more proper and precise for composite materials because of considering the individual microscopic structure and properties of each material for composite materials. The purpose of this study is to verify the validity of using palladium particles in carbon/fiber composites by multi-scale analysis. The palladium is a material for itself to detect leaking hydrogen by using the property of adsorbing hydrogen. The macroscopic model material properties used in this study are homogeneous material properties from microstructure. Homogenized material properties that are calculated from periodic boundary conditions in the microscopic representative volume element model of each macroscopic analysis model. In this study, three macroscopic models were used : carbon fiber/epoxy, carbon fiber/palladium, palladium/epoxy. As a result, adding palladium to carbon/epoxy composite is not a problem in terms of strength.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2000

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare results of the macroscopic one-layer vasovasostomy with those of microscopic one-layer vasovasostomy and to analyze the change of semen parameters according to the interval of vasal obstruction. Method and Materials: Between March 1987 and December 1997, we performed 121 vasovasostomies using modified one-layer technique with loupe magnification (macroscopic vasovasostomy) or microscope. Among the 68 could be followed post-operatively, 37 patients were treated by macroscopic technique with loupe, and 31 patients by microscopic technique. We compared rates of anatomical patency (sperm count above than $10{\times}10^{6}$/ml) and pregnancy of macroscopic vasovasotomy with those of microscopic vasovasostomy. Patency and pregnancy rates according to vasal obstructive interval were also examined. Results: The patency rates of macroscopic and microscopic technique were 86.5% and 87.1%, and pregnancy rates of macroscopic and microscopic technique were 64.9% and 67.7%. There was no statistical significance between these two methods (p>0.05). The pregnancy rates and sperm motility were decreased if more than 10 years had elapsed following vasectomy (p<0.05). Conclusion: We found little difference in success rates resulting from macroscopic and microscopic vasovasostomy and the former had the advantage of reduced cost and a lower operator skill level. In post-operative semen analysis, the sperm motility was the most probable factor associated with vasal obstructive interval.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1303-1313
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• 1997

A micro-macroscopic analysis on the conduction-controlled directional casting of Al-Cu alloys is performed, in which emphases are placed on the microstructural features. In order to facilitate the solution procedure, an iterative micro-macroscopic coupling algorithm is developed. The predicted results show that the effect of finite back diffusion on the transient solidification process in comparison with the lever rule depends essentially on the initial concentration of an alloy. In the final casting, the eutectic fraction is distributed in an increasing-decreasing-increasing pattern, each mode of which is named the chill, interior and end zones. This nonuniformity per se suffices to justify the necessity of this work because it originates from the combined effects of finite back diffusion and cooling path-dependent nature of the eutectic formation. As the cooling rate is enhanced, not only the influence depths of boundaries narrow, but also the eutectic fractions in the chill and interior zones increase. In addition, it is revealed for the first time that the micro segregation band is formed in response to a sudden change in cooling rate during the directional casting. An increasing change creates an overshooting band in the eutectic fraction distribution, and vice versa.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 주기하중에 대하여 거시적 모델링 방법을 다르게 적용하여 철근콘크리트 벽체의 비선형 해석을 수행하고 기존에 나타난 실험 연구와 비교/분석하였다. ASCE41-06에서 제시하는 높이-길이 비에 따른 벽체의 파괴유형을 참고하여 기존에 수행된 실험연구 중에서 높이-길이비가 3.0을 초과하는 세장한 벽체와 높이-길이비가 1.5인 낮은 벽체를 선택하였다. 각 실험체에 대하여 거시적 모델을 다르게 고려하여 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 적용한 거시적 모델은 휨에 대한 거동을 정확히 묘사할 수 있는 방법과 벽체의 복부에서 발생되는 대각 전단을 고려할 수 있는 방법이다. 세장한 벽체는 거시적 모델에 따른 실험과 해석의 결과 차이가 거의 없는 것으로 나타났지만 낮은 벽체는 모델링 방법에서 고려할 수 있는 요소에 의해 이력 거동이 크게 달라지는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 높이-길이 비가 1.5인 철근콘크리트 벽체가 건축물에 적용된 경우 정확한 횡 저항능력을 평가하기 위해서 복부의 대각 압축 전단을 고려할 수 있는 모델을 사용하는 것이 타당하다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.1339-1345
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• 2015

한국은 교통안전도를 평가하기 위하여 228개 기초자치단체를 대상으로 교통안전지수를 산정하여 매년 발표하고 있다. 하지만 교통안전지수는 공간적으로 거시적인 관점에서 관련 자료를 취합하여 도출되기 때문에 개별 교통사고발생 지점의 현장상황의 파악 부재, 교통안전지수 산정기법의 정확성 및 신뢰성이 담보되지 않는 위험성, 그리고 해당 연도와 과거연도의 교통사고자료를 시계열적으로 연계하지 못하는 문제점이 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 메타분석을 이용하여 교통안전시설(도심형 중앙분리대)의 설치에 따른 시계열적 교통안전성을 부산광역시 구 군을 대상으로 거시적 관점에서 분석한 결과, 사하구, 북구, 동구, 부산진구를 제외한 모든 구 군에서 도심형 중앙분리대의 설치 후 교통사고 수가 증가한 것으로 확인되어 교통안전성의 거시적 분석의 개선에 대한 보완이 요구되는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.252-258
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• 2014

Purpose: The macroscopic diagnosis of tumor invasion through the serosa during surgery is not always distinct in patients with gastric cancer. The prognostic impact of the difference between macroscopic findings and pathological diagnosis of serosal invasion is not fully elucidated and needs to be re-evaluated. Materials and Methods: A total of 370 patients with locally advanced pT2 to pT4a gastric cancer who underwent curative surgery were enrolled in this study. Among them, 155 patients with pT3 were divided into three groups according to the intraoperative macroscopic diagnosis of serosal invasion, as follows: serosa exposure (SE)(-) (no invasion, 72 patients), SE(${\pm}$) (ambiguous, 47 patients), and SE(+) (definite invasion, 36 patients), and the clinicopathological features, surgical outcomes, and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed. Results: A comparison of the 5-year DFS between pT3_SE(-) and pT2 groups and between pT3_SE(+) and pT4a groups revealed that the differences were not statistically significant. In addition, in a subgroup analysis of pT3 patients, the 5-year DFS was 75.1% in SE(-), 68.5% in SE(${\pm}$), and 39.4% in SE(+) patients (P<0.05). In a multivariate analysis to evaluate risk factors for tumor recurrence, macroscopic diagnosis (hazard ratio [HR], SE(-) : SE(${\pm}$) : SE(+)=1 : 1.01 : 2.45, P=0.019) and lymph node metastasis (HR, N0 : N1 : N2 : N3=1 : 1.45 : 2.20 : 9.82, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for recurrence. Conclusions: Gross inspection of serosal invasion by the surgeon had a strong impact on tumor recurrence in gastric cancer patients. Consequently, the gross appearance of serosal invasion should be considered as a factor for predicting patients' prognosis.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.355-364
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• 2008

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems can provide significant increments in capacity; however, the capacity of MIMO systems degrades severely when spatial correlation among multipath channels is present. This paper demonstrates that the influence of shadowing on the channel capacity is more substantial than that of multipath fading; therefore, the shadowing effect is actually the dominant impairment. To overcome the composite fading effects, we propose combining macroscopic selection diversity (MSD) schemes with MIMO technology. To analyze the system performance, the capacity outage expression of MIMO-based MSD (MSD-MIMO) systems using a characteristic function is applied. The analytic results show that there are significant improvements when MSD schemes are applied, even for the two-base-station diversity case. It is also observed that the effect of spatial correlation due to multipath fading is almost negligible when multiple base stations cooperatively participate in the mobile communication topology.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.519-533
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• 2005

The numerical simulations on the influence of mesoscopic structures on the macroscopic strength and fracture characteristics are carried out based on that the concrete is assumed to be a three-phase composite composed of matrix (mortar), aggregate and bond between them by using a numerical code named MFPA. The finite element program is employed as the basic stress analysis tool when the elastic damage mechanics is used to describe the constitutive law of meso-level element and the maximum tensile strain criterion and Mohr-Coulomb criterion are utilized as damage threshold. It can be found from the numerical results that the bond between matrix and aggregate has a significant effect on the macroscopic mechanical performance of concrete.