• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.29-43
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• 2009

The advancement of emerging technologies can create more national value, and this motivates many nations to invest their resources in the emerging technologies. However, due to limited financial and human resources, even a wealthy nation cannot afford to randomly invest its resource in all profitable technologies. Therefore, cautious appraisal and prioritization of the competitive technologies should be conducted first, and then concentrated investment should be done for only the selected technologies. In this study, we propose a quantitative criterion for prioritizing the targeted electronic device technologies. The prioritization scheme devised in this study consists of a growth layer, a profitability layer, a vitality layer, and an influence layer. The proposed model forecasts the most promising technologies by applying the revised version of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). We performed empirical experiments on 12 emerging electronic device technologies to analyze the practical applicability of our study. The experimental data was obtained from 70 experts in high-tech industry as a part of the 2004 Prioritization and Selection project that was carried out in South Korea. As a result, the proposed scheme was able to present the most promising areas for investment in the field of electronic device technology.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1318-1327
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• 2008

Geotechnical sites in urban areas may have embedded structures such as utility lines and underground concrete structures, which cause difficulties in site investigation. This study is a preliminary research to establish knowledge base for developing an optimal technique for site investigation in urban areas. Surface-wave method and resistivity survey, which are frequently adopted for non-destructive site-investigation for geotechnical sites, were investigated to characterize effects of adjacent structures. In case of surface wave method, patterns of wave propagation were investigated for typical sets of multi-layered geotechnical profiles by numerical simulation based on forward modeling theory and field experiments for small-size model tests and real-scale tests in the field. In case of resistivity survey, 3-D finite element analyses and field tests were performed to investigate effects of adjacent concrete structures. These theoretical and experimental researches for surface-wave method and resistivity survey resulted in establishing physical criteria to cause interference of adjacent structures in site investigation at urban areas.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.933-940
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• 2010

A numerical analysis for the space frame structure under ballistic and blast loads was performed using LS-DYNA, a commercial code. The space frame structure was developed to be adapted to the ground vehicle in the future and it was designed to build with Al7039 frames and lightweight multi-layered panels for the purpose of weight reduction and shock mitigation. The analyses have done for side impacts by a cylindrical projectile and Comp. C-4 explosive representing major threats to the vehicle. The deformed shape of the panel section and stresses as well as accelerations of the frames calculated from LS-DYNA were compared to the test results to validate the analysis model. The internal energies for panels and frames from LS-DYNA were also compared to each other to discern their role in absorbing the ballistic and blast impact.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.341-359
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• 2019

Non-monolithic concrete structural connections are commonly used both in new constructions and retrofitted structures where anchors are used for connections. Often, flaws are present in anchor system due to poor workmanship and deterioration; and methods available to check the quality of the composite system afterward are very limited. In case of presence of flaw, load transfer mechanism inside the anchor system is severely disturbed, and the load carrying capacity drops drastically. This raises the question of safety of the entire structural system. The present study proposes a wave propagation technique to assess the integrity of the anchor system. A chemical anchor (embedded in concrete) composite system comprising of three materials viz., steel (anchor), polymer (adhesive) and concrete (base) is considered for carrying out the wave propagation studies. Piezoelectric transducers (PZTs) affixed to the anchor head is used for actuation and the PZTs affixed to the surrounding concrete surface of the concrete-anchor system are used for sensing the propagated wave through the anchor interface to concrete. Experimentally validated finite element model is used to investigate three types of composite chemical anchor systems. Studies on the influence of geometry, material properties of the medium and their distribution, and the flaw types on the wave signals are carried out. Temporal energy of through time domain differentiation is found as a promising technique for identifying the flaws in the multi-layered composite system. The present study shows a unique procedure for monitoring of inaccessible but crucial locations of structures by using wave signals without baseline information.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.759-780
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• 2015

Based on the theory of piezoelasticity, the static performance of a piezoelectric bilayer cantilever fully covered with electrodes on the upper and lower surfaces is studied. Three models are considered, i.e., the sensor model, the driving displacement model and the blocking force model. By establishing suitable boundary conditions and proposing an appropriate Airy stress function, the exact solutions for piezoelectric bilayer cantilevers are obtained, and the effect of ambient thermal excitation is taken into account. Since the layer thicknesses and material parameters are distinguished in different layers, this paper gives unified solutions for composite piezoelectric bilayer cantilevers including piezoelectric bimorph and piezoelectric heterogeneous bimorph, etc. For some special cases, the simplifications of the present results are compared with other solutions given by other researches based on one-dimensional constitutive equations, and some amendments have been found. The present investigation shows: (1) for a PZT-4 piezoelectric bimorph, the amendments of tip deflections induced by an end shear force, an end moment or an external voltage are about 19.59%, 23.72% and 7.21%, respectively; (2) for a PZT-4-Al piezoelectric heterogeneous bimorph with constant layer thicknesses, the amendments of tip deflections induced by an end shear force, an end moment or an external voltage are 9.85%, 11.78% and 4.07%, respectively, and the amendments of the electrode charges induced by an end shear force or an end moment are both 1.04%; (3) for a PZT-4-Al piezoelectric heterogeneous bimorph with different layer thicknesses, the maximum amendment of tip deflection approaches 23.72%, and the maximum amendment of electrode charge approaches 31.09%. The present solutions can be used to optimize bilayer devices, and the Airy stress function can be used to study other piezoelectric cantilevers including multi-layered piezoelectric cantilevers under corresponding loads.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.2007-2016
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• 2005

An artificial neural network (ANN) is successfully presented for prediction acidity constant (pKa) of various benzoic acids and phenols with diverse chemical structures using a nonlinear quantitative structure-property relationship. A three-layered feed forward ANN with back-propagation of error was generated using six molecular descriptors appearing in the multi-parameter linear regression (MLR) model. The polarizability term $(\pi_1)$, most positive charge of acidic hydrogen atom $(q^+)$, molecular weight (MW), most negative charge of the acidic oxygen atom $(q^-)$, the hydrogen-bond accepting ability $(\epsilon_B)$ and partial charge weighted topological electronic (PCWTE) descriptors are inputs and its output is pKa. It was found that properly selected and trained neural network with 205 compounds could fairly represent dependence of the acidity constant on molecular descriptors. For evaluation of the predictive power of the generated ANN, an optimized network was applied for prediction pKa values of 37 compounds in the prediction set, which were not used in the optimization procedure. Squared correlation coefficient $(R^2)$ and root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.9147 and 0.9388 for prediction set by the MLR model should be compared with the values of 0.9939 and 0.2575 by the ANN model. These improvements are due to the fact that acidity constant of benzoic acids and phenols in water shows nonlinear correlations with the molecular descriptors.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

철골구조에서 지진력 저항시스템으로 많이 사용되고 있는 가새골조시스템은 중심가새골조(Concentrically Braced Frames, CBF)와 편심가새골조(Eccentrically Braced Frames, EBF)로 구분하여 KBC2009 건축구조기준에서는 서로 다른 반응수정계수를 적용하여 설계하도록 되어있다. 현행 내진설계기준에서 편심가새골조에 대하여 링크 타단 접합부의 종류에 따라 모멘트 저항접합일 경우 반응수정계수는 R=8, 비모멘트 저항접합일 경우 반응수정계수 R=7로 적용하여 설계하도록 규정하고 있을 뿐 편심길이의 영향을 고려하지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 편심가새골조 중에서 역V형가새골조를 대상으로 비탄성 거동을 파악한 다음 편심길이에 따른 반응수정계수를 산정하여 내진설계 기준에서 제시한 값과 비교한 결과 편심가새골조에 대하여 동일한 반응수정계수를 적용하는 것은 적절하지 않음을 확인하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.662-675
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• 2021

본 연구는 전라북도 사회복지심부름센터의 효과성을 평가하기 위해 이용자의 개인특성 및 종사자 직무환경특성이 이용만족도에 미치는 영향을 파악함에 주목한 연구이다. 분석 자료는 전라북도 각 시·군 사회복지심부름센터 11개소의 이용자 및 종사자를 대상으로 수집한 서베이 자료이다. 구체적인 분석에서는 이용자들의 개인특성은 1수준 독립변수, 종사자의 직무환경 특성은 2수준 독립변수, 이용만족도를 종속변수로 설정한 다음 위계적 선형모형분석 모델을 적용하였다. 분석결과 장애인 가구, 직무가치감, 직무스트레스, 역할과다, 급여만족도가 이용자의 서비스 만족도에 유의미한 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 같은 분석결과는 종사자의 직무환경특성이 서비스 이용자들의 만족도에 주요한 영향을 보여주는 바로, 사회복지심부름센터 이용자들의 만족도를 높이기 위해서는 직무가치감, 직무스트레스, 역할과다, 급여만족도 등의 종사자의 직무환경 측면들에의 개선이 적극 필요함을 시사하여 준다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.3265-3276
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• 1996

문자인식에 대한 연구는 주로 한글인식에 대해서만 이루어져 왔는데, 대부분의 문서는 한글 뿐만 아니라 여러 종류의 문자가 포함되어 있다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 다중 크기, 다중 활자체, 다자종 문자가 포함되어 있는 한글문서를 인식할 수 있는 문자인식 시스템을 구현하였다. CombNET 구조를 갖는 신경회로망을 자종별로 구성하여, 문자인식시에 문자를 구별하지 않고 인식하는 방법을 제안하였다. CombNET 구조의 상단부를 차지하는 Kohonen의 SOFM 신경망을 이용하여 한글과 한자는 36개, 영숫자는 16개의 유형으로 분류하고 각 유형에 대해서 CombNET 구조의 하단부에 있는 BP 네트워크를 이용하여 문자인식을 수행하였다. 실험결과 학습 데이타에 대해서는 95.6%의 인식율을 나타내었고, 실제문서에 대해서도 92.6%의 인식율과 초당 10.3자의 인식속도를 보임으로써 제안된 인식 시스템의 유효성을 입증하였다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2008

요즘은 비선형해석과 유한요소해석이 가능하며 또 불연속면을 모델링을 통해 구현할 수 있도록 개발된 컴퓨터 프로그램이 개발되어 사용되고 있다. 그러나 석조구조물의 물성을 파악하지 않고서는 이러한 프로그램을 이용하여 실제거동을 예측하기가 매우 곤란하다. 이를 위해 석재와 석재의 접촉부의 강성의 변수를 사이부재를 가정하는 방식으로 수행하였으며, 실제 고유진동수를 측정하고, 석탑을 다자유도계 구조물로 가정하여 고유치 해석을 한 다음 이론상 고유진동수와 실제고유진동수가 일치하도록 접촉면의 강성을 조절하는 방식으로 모델링을 수행하였다. 연구를 위해 정림사지 오층석탑을 대상으로 구조모델링을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과는 석탑형 문화재에 대해 범용 프로그램을 이용한 구조모델링을 가능하도록 함으로써 주요 석탑형 문화재의 연직하중 뿐 아니라 진동이나 횡력에 대한 구조안전성 평가를 하는 과정에서도 유용할 것으로 기대된다.