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Seismic performance of RC frame having low strength concrete: Experimental and numerical studies

  • Rizwan, Muhammad;Ahmad, Naveed;Khan, Akhtar Naeem
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.75-89
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    • 2019
  • The paper presents experimental and numerical studies carried out on low-rise RC frames, typically found in developing countries. Shake table tests were conducted on 1:3 reduced scaled two-story RC frames that included a code conforming SMRF model and another non-compliant model. The later was similar to the code conforming model, except, it was prepared in concrete having strength 33% lower than the design specified, which is commonly found in the region. The models were tested on shake table, through multiple excitations, using acceleration time history of 1994 Northridge earthquake, which was linearly scaled for multi-levels excitations in order to study the structures' damage mechanism and measure the structural response. A representative numerical model was prepared in finite element based program SeismoStruct, simulating the observed local damage mechanisms (bar-slip and joint shear hinging), for seismic analysis of RC frames having weaker beam-column joints. A suite of spectrum compatible acceleration records was obtained from PEER for incremental dynamic analysis of considered RC frames. The seismic performance of considered RC frames was quantified in terms of seismic response parameters (seismic response modification, overstrength and displacement amplification factors), for critical comparison.

Study on the variation of cellular physiology of Escherichia coli during high cell density cultivation using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis

  • Yun, Sang-Seon;Lee, Sang-Yeop
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.219-222
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    • 2000
  • Physiological changes of Escherichia coli during the fed-batch fermentation process were characterized in this study. Overall cellular protein samples prepared at the different stage of fermentation were separated by 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE), and differently expressed 15 proteins, Phosphotransferase enzyme I, GroEL, Trigger factor, ${\beta}$ subunit of ATP synthase, Transcriptional regulator KDGR, Phosphoglycerate mutase 1, Inorganic pyrophosphatase, Serine Hydroxymethyl-transferase, ${\alpha}$ subunit of RNA polymerase, Elongation factor Tu, Elongation factor Ts, Tyrosine-tRNA ligase, DnaK suppressor protein, Transcriptional elongation factor, 30S ribosomal protein S6 were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption / ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). When bacterial cells grow to high cell density, and IPTG-inducible heterologous protein is produced, expression level of overall cellular proteins was decreased. According to their functions in the cell, identified proteins were classified into three groups, proteins involved in transport process, small-molecule metabolism, and synthesis and modification of macromolecules.

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A Method of ROL Improvement for the Motor Operated Gate Valve Operated in the High Differential Pressure Condition (고차압에서 운전되는 모터구동 게이트밸브의 부하율 향상 방안)

  • Kim, D.W.;Yoo, S.Y.
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.8 no.1 s.28
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    • pp.16-22
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents the method of ROL(Rate Of Loading) improvement for the Motor Operated Gate Valve operated in high differential pressure condition. ROL is one of the most important evaluation parameters for the valve ability. It is close to correlation in stem factor (SF) and appears different value by the differential pressure of fluid. ROL and SF are analyzed by the static test and dynamic test. The obtained result show that the modification of stem factor is very important factor for the ROL improvement. In order to obtain the same value of SF between static and dynamic test, stem and stem nut should be combined appropriately by the repetition test.

Column Shortening Analysis of Composite Columns by Age-adjusted Effective Modulus Method (재령보정유효탄성계수법에 의한 합성기둥 축소량 해석)

  • Kim Han-Soo;Kim Jae-Keun;Kim Do-Kyoon
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2006.04a
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    • pp.490-495
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    • 2006
  • The analysis method proposed by PCA is widely used in calculating the column shortening of reinforced and composite columns of a tall building. However, residual creep factor which relates creep strain of reinforced concrete to creep strain of plain concrete is based on Rate of Creep Method (RCM) which has theoretical defects and is considered obsolete. In this paper, a new equation for the residual creep factor based on Age-adjusted Effective Modulus Method (AEMM) which is considered exact and better than RCM is proposed. The residual creep factor by RCM is found to be higher than one by AEMM, which means current PCA method overestimates the shortening of a reinforced concrete column. By using the residual creep factor by AEMM, more exact column shortening of a tall building can be obtainable with a simple modification to PCA method.

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Enhancement of Q Factor in Parallel-Branch Spiral Inductors (병렬분기 방법을 이용한 박막 나선 인덕터의 Q 인자 향상)

  • 서동우;민봉기;강진영;백문철
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.83-87
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    • 2003
  • In the present paper we suggested a parallel branch structure of aluminum spiral inductor for the use of RF integrated circuit at 1∼3 GHz. The inductor was implemented on p-type silicon wafer (5∼15Ω-cm) under the standard CMOS process and it showed a enhanced qualify(Q) factor by more than 10 % with no degradation of inductance. The effect of the structure modification on the Q factor and the inductance was scrutinized comparing with conventional spital inductors

A Method of ROL Improvement for the Motor Operated Gate Valve Operating in the High Differential Pressure Condition (고차압에서 운전되는 모터구동게이트밸브의 부하율 향상 방안)

  • Kim, D.W.;Park, S.G.;Hong, S.Y.;Yooh, S.Y.
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.12a
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    • pp.562-567
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents the method of Rate of Loading(ROL) improvement for the Motor Operated Gate Valve operating in high differential pressure condition. The character of ROL and Stem Factor is analyzed. Static test and dynamic test were performed and acquired the diagnosis signal for the valve closing stroke. The result of this study is the modification of stem factor is very important factor for the ROL improvement. In order to obtain the same value of dynamic test thread friction coefficient stem and stem nut should be combined appropriately.

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Updates of Korean Design Standard (KDS) on the wind load assessment and performance-based wind design

  • Han Sol Lee;Seung Yong Jeong;Thomas H.-K. Kang
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.117-131
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    • 2023
  • Korea Design Standard (KDS) will be updated with two major revisions on the assessment of wind load and performance-based wind design (PBWD). Major changes on the wind load assessment are the wind load factor and basic wind speed. Wind load factor in KDS is reduced from 1.3 to 1, and mean recurrence interval (MRI) for basic wind speed increases from 100 years to 500 years considering the reduction of wind load factor. Additional modification is made including pressure coefficient, torsional moment coefficient and spectrum, and aeroelastic instability. Combined effect of the updates of KDS code on the assessment of wind load is discussed with the case study on the specified sites and building. PBWD is newly added in KDS code to consider the cases with various target performance, vortex-induced vibration, aeroelastic instability, or inelastic behavior. Proposed methods and target performance for PBWD in KDS code are introduced.

Contact Fatigue Life for CRG System (CRG 시스템의 접촉 피로수명)

  • Nam, Hyoung-Chul;Kim, Chang-Hyun;Kwon, Soon-Man
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.36 no.11
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    • pp.1391-1397
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    • 2012
  • A cam ring gear (CRG) system based on a hypotrochoid curve consists of a pinion with roller teeth and its conjugated internal CRG. In this study, we investigated contact forces, contact stresses, and load stress factors to predict the surface pitting life using an exact CRG profile by introducing the profile modification coefficient. The results show that the pitting life can be extended significantly by increasing the profile modification coefficient without any other change of parameters in the CRG system.

Host Cell Nuclear Localization of Shigella flexneri Effector OspF Is Facilitated by SUMOylation

  • Jo, Kyungmin;Kim, Eun Jin;Yu, Hyun Jin;Yun, Cheol-Heui;Kim, Dong Wook
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.610-615
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    • 2017
  • When Shigella infect host cells, various effecter molecules are delivered into the cytoplasm of the host cell through the type III secretion system (TTSS) to facilitate their invasion process and control the host immune responses. Among these effectors, the S. flexneri effector OspF dephosphorylates mitogen-activated protein kinases and translocates itself to the nucleus, thus preventing histone H3 modification to regulate expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Despite the critical role of OspF, the mechanism by which it localizes in the nucleus has remained to be elucidated. In the present study, we identified a potential small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) modification site within OspF and we demonstrated that Shigella TTSS effector OspF is conjugated with SUMO in the host cell and this modification mediates the nuclear translocation of OspF. Our results show a bacterial virulence factor can exploit host post-translational machinery to execute its intracellular trafficking.

Design Modification of Marine Turning Gear Based on Spur Planetary Gear (스퍼 유성감속기 기반 선박용 터닝기어의 설계 변경)

  • Kim, Kun-Woo;Lee, Jae-Wook;Jang, Jin-Seok;Oh, Joo-Young;Hong, Jong-Hae;Lee, Kang-Jae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.18 no.12
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2019
  • A marine turning gear controls the position of the piston-crank mechanism by rotating the flywheel of the marine engine at a low speed, which is the main auxiliary machine that enables the disassembly and maintenance of the engine. In this study, the safety factor for surface durability and tooth bending strength was improved by the design modification of the marine turning gear based on the spur planetary gear. Angular velocity, torque, and efficiency of the turning gear were measured using a reliability evaluation tester, and a multibody dynamics model for analysis corresponding to the test results was developed. Finally, it was confirmed that the design improvements improved the tooth surface damage of the sun gear in the 3rd reduction stage.