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Probabilistic modeling of geopolymer concrete using response surface methodology

  • Kathirvel, Parthiban;Kaliyaperumal, Saravana Raja Mohan
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.737-744
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    • 2017
  • Geopolymer Concrete is typically proportioned with activator solution leading to moderately high material cost. Such cost can be enduring in high value added applications especially when cost savings can be recognized in terms of reduction in size of the members. Proper material selection and mix proportioning can diminish the material cost. In the present investigation, a total of 27 mixes were arrived considering the mix parameters as liquid-binder ratio, slag content and sodium hydroxide concentration to study the mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete (GPC) mixes such as compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength. The derived statistical Response Surface Methodology is beleaguered to develop cost effective GPC mixes. The estimated responses are not likely to contrast in linear mode with selected variables; a plan was selected to enable the model of any response in a quadratic manner. The results reveals that a fair correlation between the experimental and the predicted strengths.

A Study of the Production Technique Improvement for EMU Using. Laser Material Processing (레이저 가공기술을 이용한 도시철도차량 제작 기술 개선에 대한 고찰)

  • Chung Jong-Duk;Kim Won-kyung;Hong Yong-Ki;Pyun Jang-Sik
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2003.10c
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    • pp.406-411
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    • 2003
  • This paper deals with the effect of laser material processing on the EMU production technique. Material processing with lasers takes advantage of all the characteristics of laser light. The high energy density and directionality achieved with lasers permits strong localized heat- or photo-treatment of materials with spatial resolution below one micrometer. The pulsed and mono-chromatic light allows the control of depth of heat treatment or selective excitation. The laser beam can be moved to process large areas, is a sterile tool and is no subject to wear and tear. Using laser processing have taken more interests in EMU production for improving the rigidity, weight reduction, crash durability, and cost savings so that their application to auto-bodies has been increased.

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Optimum Design of Oil Pipeline Network

  • Park, Sung-Joo
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 1981
  • The optimum design problem of a proposed oil pipeline network has been formulated as a zero-one programming model to determine the optimum sizes of pipe and pump which minimize the sum of material costs and operating costs during the 20 years of life span. Applying to a real situation, the problem constitutes an assignment type zero-one programming with 372 zero-one variables and 13 constraints. A heuristic algorithm has been developed based on the modified Petersen algorithm utilizing the special form of the activity matrix. The results showed impressive cost savings of 37 percent of the total cost from the original proposal.

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The analysis of sages조 philosophic view in Chosun dynasty household economic management (가정경제 운영에 대한 조선조 선현(先賢)들의 철학관 분석)

  • 두경자
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.89-100
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the sages’ philosophic view of home economic management in Chosun dynasty. The research method is to review literatures such as Jangbosanrimkongje, Songhosasal, Sasojul, Nehun, Geneusa, Mocminsimsa and Dasanmusun. The major points of this study were as, 1) Sages mastered that the primary principle of home economic management is to control the material desires. 2) Sages believed that home life management is required the lowest materials, and those materials enough are able to obtained through diligence, frugality, thift and savings. Therefore Sages advised us that each of us lives a diligent, frugal, thrifty and saving life.

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Cost savings for paper machines with automation solution packages (초지기 자동화 해법에 의한 운전비용 절감대책)

  • Sorsa, Jukka
    • Proceedings of the Korea Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.83-125
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    • 2007
  • Increasing energy costs have caused profitability problems for paper suppliers. Therefore unprofitable lines are being closed down. The actions aiming for improved profits are focused either on cost savings or on increasing the capacity of the remaining machines. The runnability of a paper machine and its total efficiency have a significant effect on energy consumption. Producing one ton of waste paper consumes at least as much energy as producing the same amount of sellable end product. New automation solutions enable significant cost-effective improvements to the total efficiency of a line without large investment projects. The measures focus on minimizing changes, interruptions, interruption recovery times and grade change times. Newest actuators, online quality measurements and wet end analysators create an improvement potential, which can be optimally implemented with the latest machine direction control solutions, based on model predictive control concepts. Equally, drying management is significant to the energy consumption. The newest control strategies optimize the use of various drying actuators for different situations; either by responding to changes as efficiently as possible or by using only the cheapest energy sources in stable situations. An even steam supply, which is vital for paper machines, is achieved with control for the power plant steam network. This makes possible to avoid the delays upon starting the paper machine and assure an even steam supply for the drying section and the actuators. This document describes means which have brought significant energy and raw material savings for paper machines. Metso Automation has provided efficiency improvement packages, which are usually based on optimized control of dry weight and drying in all running conditions. The solutions are based on performance analysis, on which the estimations for improvement potential and the necessary actions are based on. Typically benefits on an annual level have been from hundreds of thousands of euros to over one million euro. For example, variations in dry weight have been decreased more than 50%. The results are presented with a few examples. Additionally, the analysis models, adjustment solutions and the changes in running methods with which the results were achieved, are presented.

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A Study on Fabrication of Monolithic Lightweight Composite Electronics Housing for Space Application (우주용 일체형 경량 복합재료 전자장비 하우징 제작에 관한 연구)

  • Jang, Tae Seong;Seo, Jung Ki;Rhee, Juhun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.41 no.12
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    • pp.975-986
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    • 2013
  • This paper dealt with the fabrication and performance evaluation of the electronics housing made of lightweight composite materials, aiming at the enhancement of satellite mass savings by replacing conventional aluminum alloy widely used for satellite avionics with lightweight composite material. For this purpose, a fabrication process was designed to overcome low machinability of CFRP and to minimize the post-treatment. The composite housing with grid-stiffened and monolithic frame was made using co-curing method. Its performance was also evaluated regarding endurance, stiffness, thermal conductivity, electrical grounding, EMI protection and radiation shielding. The composite housing can provide the considerable mass savings over the aluminum housing with same dimension.

Material Planning and Information Management for Automotive General Assembly using Digital Factory (디지털공장을 이용한 자동차 조립공장의 자재계획 및 정보관리)

  • Noh S. D.;Park Y.-J.
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.325-333
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    • 2004
  • To ensure competitiveness in the modern automotive market, material arrangements and information managements should be performed concurrently with new car developments. In automotive general assembly shops, thus, new business workflow and supporting environments are inevitable to reduce the manufacturing preparation time in developing a new car in the manner of concurrent and collaborative engineering. Since complete material arrangements for a whole general assembly system is a huge and complex job, several planners should execute their planning jobs and share information. Therefore, each planner should provide others with his/her results with continuous on-line communication and cooperation. Digital automotive general assembly factory is useful the performing concurrent and collaborative engineering and is essential for material arrangements and information managements systems. In this research, we constructed a sophisticated digital factory of an automotive general assembly shop by measuring and modeling through the parametric 3-D CAD, and a web-based system for concurrent and collaborative material arrangements for automotive general assembly via 3D mock-up is developed. By the digital general assembly shop and developed web-based system, savings in time and colt of manufacturing preparation activities are possible, and the reliability of the planning result Is greatly improved.

Web-based Collaborative Process and Material Planning for Automotive General Assembly (자동차 조립공장을 위한 Web기반 협업 공정 및 자재 계획)

  • Heo, Jun;Lee, Kang-Kul;Noh, Sang-Do;Park, Young-Jin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.198-206
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    • 2004
  • To ensure competitiveness in the modem automotive market, process and material planning should be performed concurrently with new car developments. In automotive general assembly shops, thus, new business workflows and supporting environments are inevitable to reduce the manufacturing preparation time in developing a new car in the manner of concurrent and collaborative engineering. Since complete material planning for a whole general assembly system is a huge and complex job, several planners should execute their planning jobs and share information. Therefore, each planner should provide others with his/her results with continuous on-line communication and cooperation. In this research, a web-based system for concurrent and collaborative process and material planning for automotive general assembly via 3D digital mock-up S/W is developed. By using this system, savings in time and cost of process and material planning are possible, and the reliability of the planning result is improved.

Dynamic Simulation of Solid Particle Considering Change by Viscosity in Rheology Material (반응고 재료에서 점성을 고려한 고상입자의 거동예측을 위한 수치모사 해석)

  • Kwon, K.Y.;Kang, C.G.
    • Transactions of Materials Processing
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.26-38
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    • 2009
  • It was reported that the semi-solid forming process has many advantages over the conventional forming process, such as a long die life, good mechanical properties and energy savings. It is very important, however, to control liquid segregation to gain mechanical property improvement of materials. During forming process, rheology material has complex characteristics, thixotropic behavior. Also, difference of velocity between solid and liquid in the semi-solid state material makes a liquid segregation and specific stress variation. Therefore, it is difficult for a numerical simulation of the rheology process to be performed. General plastic or fluid dynamic analysis is not suitable for the behavior of rheology material. The behavior and stress of solid particle in the rheology material during forging process is affected by viscosity, temperature and solid fraction. In this study, compression experiments of aluminum alloy were performed under each other tool shape which is rectangle shape(square array), rectangle shape(hexagonal array), and free shape tool. In addition, the dynamics behavior compare with Okano equation to power law model which is viscosity equation.

A Study on Financial Ratio and Prediction of Financial Distress in Financial Markets

  • Lee, Bo-Hyung;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.16 no.11
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2018
  • Purpose - This study investigates the financial ratio of savings banks and the effect of the ratio having influence upon bankruptcy by quantitative empirical analysis of forecast model to give material of better management and objective evidence of management strategy and way of advancement and risk control. Research design, data, and methodology - The author added two growth indexes, three fluidity indexes, five profitability indexes, and four activity indexes CAMEL rating to not only the balance sheets but also the income statement of thirty savings banks that suspended business from 2011 to 2015 and collected fourteen financial ratio indexes. IBMSPSS VER. 21.0 was used. Results - Variables having influence upon bankruptcy forecast models included total asset increase ratio and operating income increase ratio of growth index and sales to account receivable ratio, and tangible equity ratio and liquidity ratio of liquidity ratio. The study selected total asset operating ratio, and earning and expenditure ratio from profitability index, and receivable turnover ratio of activity index. Conclusions - Financial supervising system should be improved and financial consumers should be protected to develop saving bank and to control risk, and information on financial companies should be strengthened.