• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.374-379
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• 2013

Background To date, various types of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) have been developed for clinical use. AlloDerm is the most familiar type of ADM to most surgeons in breast reconstruction. It is prepared by freeze-drying. CG CryoDerm is the first form of ADM that requires no drying process. Therefore, theoretically, it has a higher degree of preservation of the dermal structures than AlloDerm. We conducted this study to compare the clinical course and postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent direct-to-implant breast reconstructions using AlloDerm and those who did using CG CryoDerm. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of the medical records in a consecutive series of 50 patients who underwent direct-to-implant breast reconstruction using AlloDerm (n=31) or CryoDerm (n=19). We then compared the clinical course and postoperative outcomes of the two groups based on the overall incidence of complications and the duration of drainage. Results The mean follow-up period was 16 months. There were no significant differences in the overall incidence of complications (seroma, infection, skin flap necrosis, capsular contracture, and implant loss) between the two groups. Nor was there any significant difference in the duration of drainage. Conclusions CG CryoDerm has the merits of short preparation time and easy handling during surgery. Our results indicate that CG CryoDerm might be an alternative allograft material to AlloDerm in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.309-322
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• 2017

In this paper, the buckling, and free vibration analysis of tapered functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) micro Reddy beam under longitudinal magnetic field using finite element method (FEM) is investigated. It is noted that the material properties of matrix is considered as Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA). Using Hamilton's principle, the governing equations of motion are derived by applying a modified strain gradient theory and the rule of mixture approach for micro-composite beam. Micro-composite beam are subjected to longitudinal magnetic field. Then, using the FEM, the critical buckling load, and natural frequency of micro-composite Reddy beam is solved. Also, the influences of various parameters including ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$ (the constant coefficients to control the thickness), three material length scale parameters, aspect ratio, different boundary conditions, and various distributions of CNT such as uniform distribution (UD), unsymmetrical functionally graded distribution of CNT (USFG) and symmetrically linear distribution of CNT (SFG) on the critical buckling load and non-dimensional natural frequency are obtained. It can be seen that the non-dimensional natural frequency and critical buckling load decreases with increasing of ${\beta}$ for UD, USFG and SFG micro-composite beam and vice versa for ${\alpha}$. Also, it is shown that at the specified value of ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$, the dimensionless natural frequency and critical buckling load for SGT beam is more than for the other state. Moreover, it can be observed from the results that employing magnetic field in longitudinal direction of the micro-composite beam increases the natural frequency and critical buckling load. On the other hands, by increasing the imposed magnetic field significantly increases the stability of the system that can behave as an actuator.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.247-261
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• 2017

In the field of dynamic measurement and structural damage identification, it is generally known that modal frequencies may be measured with higher accuracy than mode shapes. However, the number of natural frequencies within a measurable range is limited. Accessing additional forms of modal frequencies is thus desirable. The present study is concerned about the extraction of artificial boundary condition (ABC) frequencies from modal testing. The ABC frequencies correspond to the natural frequencies of the structure with a perturbed boundary condition, but they can be extracted from processing the frequency response functions (FRF) measured in a specific configuration from the structure in its existing state without the need of actually altering the physical support condition. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental investigation into the measurability of the ABC frequencies from physical experiments. It covers the testing procedure through modal testing, the data processing and data analysis requirements, and the FRF matrix operations leading to the extraction of the ABC frequencies. Specific sources of measurement errors and their effects on the accuracy of the extracted ABC frequencies are scrutinised. The extracted ABC frequencies are subsequently applied in the damage identification in beams by means of finite element model updating. Results demonstrate that it is possible to extract the first few ABC frequencies from the modal testing for a variety of artificial boundary conditions incorporating one or two virtual pin supports, and the inclusion of ABC frequencies enables the identification of structural damages without the need to involve the mode shape information.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.77-92
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• 2020

The present paper outlined a procedure for geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis of functionally graded graphene platelets-reinforced (GPLR-FG) nanocomposite cylinder subjected to mechanical shock loading. The governing equation of motion for large deformation problems is derived using meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) method based on total lagrangian approach. In the MLPG method, the radial point interpolation technique is employed to construct the shape functions. A micromechanical model based on the Halpin-Tsai model and rule of mixture is used for formulation the nonlinear functionally graded distribution of GPLs in polymer matrix of composites. Energy dissipation in analyses of the structure responding to dynamic loads is considered using the Rayleigh damping. The Newmark-Newton/Raphson method which is an incremental-iterative approach is implemented to solve the nonlinear dynamic equations. The results of the proposed method for homogenous material are compared with the finite element ones. A very good agreement is achieved between the MLPG and FEM with very fine meshing. In addition, the results have demonstrated that the MLPG method is more effective method compared with the FEM for very large deformation problems due to avoiding mesh distortion issues. Finally, the effect of GPLs distribution on strength, stiffness and dynamic characteristics of the cylinder are discussed in details. The obtained results show that the distribution of GPLs changed the mechanical properties, so a classification of different types and volume fraction exponent is established. Indeed by comparing the obtained results, the best compromise of nanocomposite cylinder is determined in terms of mechanical and dynamic properties for different load patterns. All these applications have shown that the present MLPG method is very effective for geometrically nonlinear analyses of GPLR-FG nanocomposite cylinder because of vanishing mesh distortion issue in large deformation problems. In addition, since in proposed method the distributed nodes are used for discretization the problem domain (rather than the meshing), modeling the functionally graded media yields to more accurate results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.111-127
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• 2020

The goal of this study is to fill this apparent gap in the area about investigating the effect of porosity distributions on vibrational behavior of FG sectorial plates resting on a two-parameter elastic foundation. The response of the elastic medium is formulated by the Winkler/Pasternak model. The internal pores and graphene platelets (GPLs) are distributed in the matrix either uniformly or non-uniformly according to three different patterns. The model is proposed with material parameters varying in the thickness of plate to achieve graded distributions in both porosity and nanofillers. The elastic modulus of the nanocomposite is obtained by using Halpin-Tsai micromechanics model. The annular sector plate is assumed to be simply supported in the radial edges while any arbitrary boundary conditions are applied to the other two circular edges including simply supported, clamped and free. The 2-D differential quadrature method as an efficient and accurate numerical approach is used to discretize the governing equations and to implement the boundary conditions. The convergence of the method is demonstrated and to validate the results, comparisons are made between the present results and those reported by well-known references for special cases treated before, have confirmed accuracy and efficiency of the present approach. It is observed that the maximum vibration frequency obtained in the case of symmetric porosity and GPL distribution, while the minimum vibration frequency is obtained using uniform porosity distribution. Results show that for better understanding of mechanical behavior of nanocomposite plates, it is crucial to consider porosities inside the material structure.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.44-52
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• 1996

열음향 냉동기의 설계시 요구되는 냉동기의 내부음장 특성을 예측하기 위해, 냉동기를 이루는 공명기 구조 및 선형화된 스피커의 모델에 대행 전달행렬기법을 이용하여 해석을 수행하였다. 여러 가지 기본 음향요소들의 전달행렬을 이용하여 공명기를 음향학적 요소들로 분해하고, 스피커의 선형화된 동특성 방정식과 함께 해석함으로써 음향요소들이 직렬로 배열되어 있는 공명기에 대한 음향특성을 얻어 내었다. 또한, 열음향 냉동기의 개발에 있어서 중요한 목표중 하나인 모세관 스택에서의 온도차이를 에너지 방정식을 이용하여 수치적으로 예측하였다. 한 개의 모세관 기공내에서의 음향일의 흐름, 열음향 흐름, 단위 길이당 에너지 손실 등을 단면변화함수를 이용해 표시한 후, 전체 스택에서의 에너지 흐름과 열평형을 고려하였다. 전체 스택에서의 에너지 흐름에 관한 식에 대하여, 내부음장 예측에 의해 구한 물리량을 이용하여, 수치적인 반복계산을 수행함으로써 온도비 및 성적계수를 예측할 수 있었다. 실제 설계된 공명기의 음향 특성의 해석결과가 실험과 잘 일치함을 관찰한 후, Hofler의 열음향냉동기에 대한 열음향 해석을 수행하여 실험결과와 잘 부합됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.279-293
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• 2004

등방성 혹은 비등방성 적층복합판 및 쉘의 선형 정적 문제와 자유진동 해석이 새로운 변형률 변위 관계가 도입된 개선된 9절점 쉘 요소에 의하여 수행되었다. 그 관계에서 새롭게 추가된 휨 변형률과 변위사이의 관계 항들에 의한 효과는 비틀어진 보 문제에서 검토되었다. 정식화의 전 과정을 통해, 식들의 모든 항들은 자연 좌표계에 기초하고 있다. 가정 자연 변형률 방법이 막 잠김과 전단 잠김 거동을 제거하기 위하여 사용하였다. 적층 복합판 및 쉘의 고유치의 계산을 위해 Lanczos방법을 사용하였고 질량행렬을 구성하기 위하여 Gauss적분법을 사용하였다. 정식화의 유효성을 평가하기 위해 수치 예제를 해석적 해와 비교하였으며, 제시된 결과는 자유진동 조건하에서 적층체의 거동을 이해하는데 유용할 것이다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2004

지능재료는 안경테, 치아 교정과 같은 의료용 재료, 각종 센서 및 밸브 등의 광범위한 분야에서 적용되고 있다. 이와 같은 지적재료의 형상기억효과를 이용한 지적복합재료는 항공기의 부품, 산업구조물 및 항공산업에서도 그들 시스템의 모니터링을 위하여 사용되어 질 수 있다. 그러나 지능복합재료의 형상기억효과에 대한 분석과 시뮬레이션은 대단히 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소법을 이용하여 기지재와 하나의 강화섬유에 대한 2차원의 축 대칭 모델에 대하여 분석하였다. 상온(293K)과 고온(363K)에서 각각 해석되었으며 해석결과와 실험결과와의 강도 값을 비교 검토하였다. 더불어 음향방출 기법을 이용하여 지능복합재료(TiNi/A16061)의 예변형률과 고온에서의 미시적 손상거동을 평가하였다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.328-333
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• 1998

저압 유기금속 화학증착법을 이용하여 (001) InP 기판 위에 격자 일치된 InAlAs 에 피층 성장 결과 620~$700^{\circ}C$범위에서 성장 온도가 증가할수록 산소 유입량의 감소 때문으로 생각되는 광학적 성질의 향상이 관찰되었으나 $750^{\circ}C$이상의 고온에서는 InP완충층의 열화에 의한 결정성의 감소가 발견되었다. 또한, AsH3의 유량이 증가됨에 따라 성장된 InAlAs층의 Al함유량이 증가하는 현상이 관찰되었고, 이는 Al-As와 In-As의 bond strength 차이로 설 명하였다. InGaAs/InAlAs 단일 양자우물구조에서 측정된 우물두께에 따른 photoluminescence peak energy는 계산 값과 잘 일치하였고, high resolution x-ray diffraction 측정을 통하여 뚜렷한 satellite peak와 fine thickness fringe들이 관찰되는 우수 한 계면특성을 가지는 다중 양자우물구조가 성장됨을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2015

Freshwater macrophytes improve the structural heterogeneity of microhabitats in water, often providing an important habitat for zooplankton. Some studies have focused on the overall influence of macrophytes on zooplankton, but the effects of macrophyte in relation to different habitat characteristics of zooplankton (e.g., epiphytic and pelagic) have not been intensively studied. We hypothesized that different habitat structures (i.e., macrophyte habitat) would strongly affect zooplankton distribution. We investigated zooplankton density and diversity, macrophyte characteristics (dry weight and species number), and environmental parameters in 40 shallow wetlands in South Korea. Patterns in the data were analyzed using a self-organizing map (SOM), which extracts information through competitive and adaptive properties. A total of 20 variables (11 environmental parameters and 9 zooplankton groups) were patterned onto the SOM. Based on a U-matrix, 3 clusters were identified from the model. Zooplankton assemblages were positively related to macrophyte characteristics (i.e., dry weight and species number). In particular, epiphytic species (i.e., epiphytic rotifers and cladocerans) exhibited a clear relationship with macrophyte characteristics, while large biomass and greater numbers of macrophyte species supported high zooplankton assemblages. Consequently, habitat heterogeneity in the macrophyte bed was recognized as an important factor to determine zooplankton distribution, particularly in epiphytic species. The results indicate that macrophytes are critical for heterogeneity in lentic freshwater ecosystems, and the inclusion of diverse plant species in wetland construction or restoration schemes is expected to generate ecologically healthy food webs.