• Wind and Structures
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2004

An analysis refinement of the Messina Strait suspension bridge project has been recently required, concerning mainly the yaw angle effects on the multi-box deck section aerodynamics and the vortex shedding at low reduced velocities $V^*$. In particular the possible interaction of the axial flow with the large cross beams has been investigated. An original test rig has been designed at this purpose allowing for both forced motion and free motion aero elastic tests, varying the average angle of attack ${\alpha}$ and the deck yaw angle ${\beta}$. The hydraulic driven test rig allowed for both dynamic and stationary tests so that both the stationary coefficients and the flutter derivatives have been evaluated for each yaw angle. Specific free motion tests, taking advantage from the aeroelastic features of the section model, allowed also the study of the vortex shedding induced phenomena.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2020

Despite the recent growth of interest in molten salt reactor technology and the crucial role which heat transfer plays in the design of power reactors, specific studies on the design of heat exchangers for the Molten Salt Fast Reactor have not yet been performed. In this work we deliver a preliminary but quantitative analysis of the intermediate heat exchangers, based on reference design data from the SAMOFAR H2020-Euratom project. Two different promising reference technologies are selected for study thanks to their compactness features, the Printed Circuit and the Helical Coil heat exchangers. We present preliminary design results for each technology, based on simplified design tools. Results highlight the limiting effects of the compactness constraints imposed on the fuel salt inventory and the allowed size. Large pressure drops on both flow sides are to be expected, with negative consequences on pumping power and natural circulation capabilities. The small size required for the flow channels also represents possible fabrication issues and safety concerns regarding channel blockage.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.884-894
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• 2023

Design and safety assessment of fuel pins for application in innovative Generation IV fast reactors calls for a dedicated nuclear fuel modelling and for the extension of the fuel performance code capabilities to the envisaged materials and irradiation conditions. In the INSPYRE Project, comprehensive and physics-based models for the thermal-mechanical properties of U-Pu mixed-oxide (MOX) fuels and for fission gas behaviour were developed and implemented in the European fuel performance codes GERMINAL, MACROS and TRANSURANUS. As a follow-up to the assessment of the reference code versions ("pre-INSPYRE", NET 53 (2021) 3367-3378), this work presents the integral validation and benchmark of the code versions extended in INSPYRE ("post-INSPYRE") against two pins from the SUPERFACT-1 fast reactor irradiation experiment. The post-INSPYRE simulation results are compared to the available integral and local data from post-irradiation examinations, and benchmarked on the evolution during irradiation of quantities of engineering interest (e.g., fuel central temperature, fission gas release). The comparison with the pre-INSPYRE results is reported to evaluate the impact of the novel models on the predicted pin performance. The outcome represents a step forward towards the description of fuel behaviour in fast reactor irradiation conditions, and allows the identification of the main remaining gaps.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2395-2407
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• 2022

The sodium-cooled fast reactor is among the innovative nuclear technologies selected in the framework of the development of Generation IV concepts, allowing the irradiation of uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuels (MOX). A fundamental step for the safety assessment of MOX-fuelled pins for fast reactor applications is the evaluation, by means of fuel performance codes, of the integral thermal-mechanical behaviour under irradiation, involving the fission gas behaviour and release in the fuel-cladding gap. This work is dedicated to the performance analysis of an inner-core fuel pin representative of the ASTRID sodium-cooled concept design, selected as case study for the benchmark between the GERMINAL and TRANSURANUS fuel performance codes. The focus is on fission gas-related mechanisms and integral outcomes as predicted by means of the SCIANTIX module (allowing the physics-based treatment of inert gas behaviour and release) coupled to both fuel performance codes. The benchmark activity involves the application of both GERMINAL and TRANSURANUS in their "pre-INSPYRE" versions, i.e., adopting the state-of-the-art recommended correlations available in the codes, compared with the "post-INSPYRE" code results, obtained by implementing novel models for MOX fuel properties and phenomena (SCIANTIX included) developed in the framework of the INSPYRE H2020 Project. The SCIANTIX modelling includes the consideration of burst releases of the fission gas stored at the grain boundaries occurring during power transients of shutdown and start-up, whose effect on a fast reactor fuel concept is analysed. A clear need to further extend and validate the SCIANTIX module for application to fast reactor MOX emerges from this work; nevertheless, the GERMINAL-TRANSURANUS benchmark on the ASTRID case study highlights the achieved code capabilities for fast reactor conditions and paves the way towards the proper application of fuel performance codes to safety evaluations on Generation IV reactor concepts.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.213-219
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• 2024

Background: The design, implementation, and evaluation are three important stages of occupational safety and health (OSH) interventions. Historically, there has been a tendency to prioritize implementation, often neglecting detailed design and rigorous outcome evaluation. Currently, much has changed, and contemporary approaches recognize the interdependence of these stages, considering them integral to the success of any intervention. This work presents a comprehensive procedure for implementing interventions, not only to ensure short-term effectiveness but also their long-term sustainability through continuous monitoring. The focus is on a national OSH project introducing a near-miss management system (NMS) in Italy. Methods: Initial meetings were convened among project partners, complemented by interviews with diverse stakeholders, to plan implementation steps and test the NMS. Tailored questionnaires were designed for diverse stakeholder groups - initial promoters, company managers and employers, and employees - facilitating targeted implementation, and three case studies were started in Italian regions to assess the structured implementation, involving intervention promoters and collaborating companies. Results: The primary outcome is the development of practical tools, specifically three questionnaires, which are considered valuable for establishing an effective human-centered implementation strategy, meticulously designed to facilitate ongoing monitoring of processes and continual enhancement of instruments intended for NMS integration within companies. Conclusions: This work lays the foundation for successful NMS implementation in Italy and, although the outlined procedure had specific objectives, it also provides valuable insights applicable in enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of interventions across diverse contexts. It underscores the importance of comprehensive planning, stakeholder engagement, and continuous evaluation in achieving lasting OSH interventions.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.993-1001
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• 2024

The TANDEM project is a European initiative funded under the EURATOM program. The project started on September 2022 and has a duration of 36 months. TANDEM stands for Small Modular ReacTor for a European sAfe aNd Decarbonized Energy Mix. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can be hybridized with other energy sources, storage systems and energy conversion applications to provide electricity, heat and hydrogen. Hybrid energy systems have the potential to strongly contribute to the energy decarbonization targeting carbon-neutrality in Europe by 2050. However, the integration of nuclear reactors, particularly SMRs, in hybrid energy systems, is a new R&D topic to be investigated. In this context, the TANDEM project aims to develop assessments and tools to facilitate the safe and efficient integration of SMRs into low-carbon hybrid energy systems. An open-source "TANDEM" model library of hybrid system components will be developed in Modelica language which, by coupling, will extend the capabilities of existing tools implemented in the project. The project proposes to specifically address the safety issues of SMRs related to their integration into hybrid energy systems, involving specific interactions between SMRs and the rest of the hybrid systems; new initiating events may have to be considered in the safety approach. TANDEM will study two hybrid systems covering the main trends of the European energy policy and market evolution at 2035's horizon: a district heating network and power supply in a large urban area, and an energy hub serving energy conversion systems, including hydrogen production; the energy hub is inspired from a harbor-like infrastructure. TANDEM will provide assessments on SMR safety, hybrid system operationality and techno-economics. Societal considerations will also be encased by analyzing European citizen engagement in SMR technology safety.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.223-248
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• 2012

본 연구는 대구경북지역 섬유산업의 경쟁력 회복을 위해 1999년부터 소위 '밀라노프로젝트'로 시작된 대구지역 섬유산업진흥사업을 중심으로 지난 10년간의 대구지역 섬유산업의 정책변화와 지역 섬유산업의 구조변화에 대한 현황분석을 토대로 향후 대구경북지역 섬유산업의 혁신과제를 제안하고자 하였다. 분석결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1단계 밀라노프로젝트('99-'03)는 기획 수립단계에서부터 섬유산업의 중장기 발전시나리오에 기초한 비전과 전략의 부재로 체계적인 사업기획 및 단위사업 선정이 미흡함으로써 패션어패럴밸리 조성 등 사업의 추진일정이 지연된 문제점이 노출되었지만, 신제품개발지원센터, 염색디자인실용화센터 등 차별화 제품의 개발을 지원할 수 있는 기반을 구축하게 되었다는 점에서 성과의 의의가 있다. 2단계 대구섬유산업진흥사업('04-'08)은 경상북도의 도비 매칭을 통하여 대구경북지역의 광역사업으로 추진되었으며, 기 구축된 인프라를 중심으로 지원된 기술개발지원 사업은 특허출원 등 기술적 성과와 신상품 매출액 비중 증가 등의 경제적 성과가 가시화되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 아울러 섬유업계는 1990년대 후반부터 한계업체 퇴출, 설비매각 이전 등 고강도의 구조조정이 진행되어 왔으나, 현재 영업중인 섬유업체는 재무구조, 생산성, 수익성 측면에서는 기업의 경영성과가 호전되었다. 산업 구조적인 측면에서는 의류용섬유소재분야에서 산업용섬유소재분야로 구조전환이 이루어지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 기업의 혁신역량 분석에서는 타 산업과 비교할 때 큰 차이는 없으나, 최고경영자의 기술혁신의지, 기업가 정신, 연구개발 역량과 인적자원분야에서 혁신역량이 다소 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 섬유산업의 지속발전을 위한 경쟁력 제고를 위해서는 하이테크 섬유소재와 생활용 섬유분야에 대한 선택과 집중이 필요하며, 향후 물리적 집적기반보다는 신뢰와 협력에 기반한 네트워크를 통해 '혁신 시너지'를 창출할 수 있도록 소프트웨어적 인프라 구축에 보다 집중하여야 할 것이다. 특히 지역 섬유산업이 지역 전략산업으로 선정되어 10년 이상 지속적인 지원을 받아 온 만큼, 이제 전통 주력산업에서 미래 성장산업으로 변모하기 위해서는 기업의 기술혁신의지와 기업가정신에 기초한 기업주도의 '혁신 클러스터'를 반드시 창출해야 할 것이다.

• 교육시설 논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to analyze the 'Brera Academy', worked between 1935-1940 at Milano in Italy. Giuseppe Terragni(1904-1943) is, as it is well known, one of the representative architects in the period of Italian rationalism architecture. In particular, his 'Casa del Fascio(1928~1936)' is evaluated as a representative work of this period. The research is based on original drawings and letters, mostly produced by G. Terragni or relative person and office of this work. Through analyze on the design process, the research tries to reveal Italian rationalist's design method and strategy, especially in the educational facility project. There are at least three deferent phases in the design process; in each phase, there are fundamental changes such as a structural system, relationships between the traditional garden and new building or spatial sequences. So, this study attempts to clarify the design methodology and strategy of the Italian rationalist in the design of educational facilities through analysis of the design process of Brera Academy.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.81-95
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• 2019

The unexpected seismic interaction of dry-assembled precast concrete frame structures typical of the European heritage with their precast cladding panels brought to extensive failures of the panels during recent earthquakes due to the inadequateness of their connection systems. Following this recognition, an experimental campaign of cyclic and pseudo-dynamic tests has been performed at ELSA laboratory of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission on a full-scale prototype of precast structure with vertical and horizontal cladding panels within the framework of the Safecladding project. The panels were connected to the frame structure by means of innovative arrangements of fastening systems including isostatic, integrated and dissipative. Many of the investigated configurations involved a strong frame-cladding interaction, modifying the structural behaviour of the frame turning it into highly non-linear since small deformation. In such cases, properly modelling the connections becomes fundamental in the framework of a design by non-linear dynamic analysis. This paper presents the peculiarities of the numerical models of precast frame structures equipped with the various cladding connection systems which have been set to predict and simulate the experimental results from pseudo-dynamic tests. The comparison allows to validate the structural models and to derive recommendations for a proper modelling of the different types of existing and innovative cladding connection systems.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.72-85
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• 2018

본 연구는 지속가능한 도시 발전을 위해 도시 외연부 녹지를 활용한 해외사례에 주목하였다. 그 대상으로 서울의 외연부 녹지와 입지적 형태적 상황이 유사한 독일 베를린-브란덴부르크 광역공원화 사례와 이탈리아 밀라노의 방사형 녹지축 사례를 선정 및 분석하였다. 분석의 틀로 기존 인프라 접근성 및 연계, 재활용, 협력적 관리를 세웠다. 사례분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 도시 외연부 녹지의 생태적, 문화적 특성을 고려한 차별화 된 공간 전략이 지속가능한 발전 계획의 토대로 이용되었다. 둘째, 도시 중심에서 외곽으로 이어지는 물리적 연계가 생태적, 환경적 가치뿐 아니라, 주변 지역의 경제적 가치 향상과 연결되어 도시의 지속가능한 발전에 이바지하였다. 셋째, 도시 외연부에 걸쳐있는 녹지의 통합적인 협력 관리 시스템을 구축하여, 행정관리 주체의 다원화와 다양한 이해관계자 사이의 갈등을 유기적인 조절을 통해 지속성을 유지하고자 하였다. 연구의 시사점은 다음과 같다. 현재 서울 외연부는 녹지가 분산되어 있고 연속적인 산지가 이루어져 있으나, 전체 경관이 획일적이기 때문에, 도시 외연부 녹지 경관의 정체성을 재정립한 차별화 전략 수립이 필요하다. 또한, 주변부산지와 도심지 녹지를 적극적으로 연계하여 생태적 가치와 경제적 가치 창출을 도모하고, 궁극적으로 도심의 지속가능한 발전이 이루어질 수 있도록 도모해야 한다. 마지막으로, 도시 외연부에 위치한 녹지의 대부분이 여러 행정경계 상에 위치하여 녹지관리주체가 파편화 되어있는 현 실정을 해소하기 위한 통합적 관리 시스템을 구축해야 한다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 도심 중심의 도시 발전 관점에서 벗어나 도시 외연부 녹지의 접근성 및 연계, 활용 및 관리로부터 이루어지는 도심의 지속가능한 발전이 이루어질 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.