• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.723-731
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• 2014

Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique method using a resonance frequency mode was carried out for ceramics made by different carbonizing temperatures (600, 800, 1000, $1200^{\circ}C$) after impregnating the phenol resin with Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascen particle boards. Dynamic modulus of elasticity increased with increasing carbonizing temperature. There were a close relationship of dynamic modulus of elasticity and static bending modulus of elasticity to modulus of rupture (MOR). However, the result indicated that correlation coefficient was higher in dynamic modulus of elasticity to MOR than that in static modulus of elasticity to MOR. Therefore, the dynamic modulus of elasticity using resonance frequency by free vibration mode is more useful as a nondestructive evaluation method for predicting the MOR of ceramics made by different carbonizing temperature for Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens particle boards.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.130-137
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• 2000

Ultrasonic technique which is one of the most common and reliable nondestructive evaluation techniques has been applied to evaluate the integrity of structures by analyzing the characteristics of signal scattered from internal defects. Therefore, the numerical analysis of the ultrasonic scattered field is absolutely necessary for the accurate and quantitative estimation of internal defects. Various modeling techniques now play an important role in nondestructive evaluation and have been employed to solve elastic wave scattering problems. Because the elastodynamic boundary element method is useful to analyze the scattered field in infinite media. it has been used to calculate the ultrasonic wavefields scattered from internal defects. In this study, a review of the boundary element method used for elastic wave scattering problems is presented and, as examples of the boundary element method, the scattered fields due to a circular cavity subjected to incident SH-wave and due to a surface-breaking crack subjected to incident Rayleigh wave are illustrated.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.373-380
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• 2000

It is useful to use NDE methods to assess the mechanical properties of materials since destructive methods are time-consuming and usually require cutting of sample from the material/component. In the present research, ultrasonic characteristics have been utilized to evaluate changes of mechanical properties due to heat treatment temperature and condition. The attenuation coefficient of ultrasonic wave increased as the heat treatment temperature because the grain size increased in size as the temperature. The attenuation coefficient decreased as the heat treatment has been progressed (quenched, tempered, PWHT). In the case of ultrasonic velocity measurement, velocity difference between quenched and tempered/PWHT was 40 m/s. There was a good relationship between the attenuation coefficient and the toughness. The relationship can be used for the nondestructive evaluation of the forged reactor vessels. Moreover, the method may be effectively used in the field application.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.40-45
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to detect the pin hole defect of dental composite restoration using lock-in thermography method. Amplitude and phase images of the composite resin specimens were analyzed according to the lock-in frequency and the diameter of defect area. Through the amplitude image analysis, at lock-in frequency of 0.05 Hz, defect diameters 2-5 mm exhibited the highest amplitude contrast value between defective area and sound area. The lock-in frequency range of 0.3-0.5 Hz provided good phase angle contrast for the defect area. At lock-in frequency range of 0.5 Hz, defect diameter of 5 mm exhibited the highest phase contrast value. It is concluded that the infrared lock-in thermography method verified the effectiveness for detecting the pin hole defect of dental composite restoration.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Pressure Vessels and Piping
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.40-45
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• 2008

There exist many types of pipe and component fatigue through vibrations, thermal fatigues or shifting. In some cases of thermal stratification/thermal fatigue, pipes & components are receiving thermal stress by means of material expansion and shrinkage by continuous thermal repetitive variation. Small cracks initially occur on the inside surface by thermal stress. These cracks grow in depth the pipe wall and finally come to a rupture. Pipe parts of susceptibility to thermal stratification and thermal fatigue are now being examined by conventional UT(ultrasonic test) as volumetric examination. It is difficult to fully satisfy the code & standards requirements because 3" weldolet weldments of RCS 16" pipe to 3" branch connection lines have complex structural shape. To solve the problems of conventional UT examination, we made a realistic mock-up and UT calibration block. We performed a simulation of phased array UT utilizing CIVA as NDE(Non-Destructive Examination) simulation software. Also we designed phased array UT transducer and wedge, optimal frequency by using simulation data. We performed phased array UT experiment through mock-up including artificial flaws(notch). The phased array UT technique is finally developed to improve the reliability of ultrasonic test at RCS 16" pipe to 3" branch connection weld.

• Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.223-230
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• 2007

Vitellaria paradoxa commonly called shea is an important agro forestry and fruit-bearing species present in four agro-ecological zones of Cameroon. The goal of this work was the morphological characterization of certain populations of V. paradoxa which will serve as a necessary step for a subsequent genetic study of the species. Morphological observations related to 20 agronomic traits, studied on 8-13 trees selected from each of the eight shea populations across four different agro-ecological zones located in four provinces of Cameroon were studied. The study showed that there was a variation between the populations, related to the traits measured on the trunk, fruit, nut, and leaf. Three shapes of the tree(ball, broom, and trained), five shapes of the fruit(round, oblong, reversed pear, ovoid, and oblong), three colors of the nut(clear brown, dark brown, and blackish brown) were identified. The principal component analysis(PCA) carried out on the quantitative characters revealed 72% of the total variance expressed on the first and second main axis. This variation was essentially explained by the traits measured on the fruits and on the nuts. The analyses showed that only the traits of the fruits and the nuts were discriminative. The shea populations studied were structured into two distinct groups using these discriminative traits.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.118-125
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• 2014

As the earth's current global warming has caused elevation of sea water temperature, size of storms is foreseen to increase and consequently large damages on port facilities are to be expected. In addition, due to the improved processing efficiency of port cargo volume and increasing necessity for construction of eco-friendly port, demands for various forms of port facilities are anticipated. In this study, two kinds of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques (rebound hardness and ultrasonic pulse velocity methods) are investigated for the effective maintenance of smart green harbor system. A new methodology to estimate the underwater concrete strengths is proposed and its feasibility is verified throughout a series of experimental works.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.25-37
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• 1981

In diesem Aufsatz handelt es von einem theoretischen Betrachung $\"{u}ber$ Verbraucherschutz und besonders von jetzigem Zustand von Verbraucherschutz in der BRD aus Gesichtspunkt von Verbraucherpolitik und Verbraucherorganisation. Es ist sinnvoll, nicht nur der $Vergr\"{o}{\beta}erung$ des Forschungsgebiets der Hauswirtschaft, sondern im demokratischen Wiederaufbau der Volkswirtschaft, den Verbrauch subjektiv zu erkennen und die Volkswirtschaft aus Gesichtspunkt der Konsumente-nsouver\"{a}nit\"{a}t$ zubeleuchten. Unter Kosumfreiheit ist von drei Seiten aus zufassen. Zuerst der Seite der Konsumhandlung ist die Konsumfreiheit die Freiheit der Konsumwahl zu verstehen. Zum zweiten, auf der Seite des Markts ist sie die Erhaltung des den Produzenten gleichkommenden Zustand, d.h. die Verwirklichung des gleichwertigen Austausches unter gleicher Bedingung zu verstehen. Zum dritten, auf der Seite der Volkswirtschaft bedeutet sie den Zustand, da${\beta}$ die Konsumhandlung aktiv einen Einflu${\beta}$ auf den Produzent durch Marktmechanism $aus\"{u}ben$ kann. Soche Konsumfreiheit ist auf Kollektiver Ebene als auf individueller Ebene zu erreichen. Der Verbraucherschutz ist von zwei Standpunkte aus $erw\"{a}hnt$; auf der eine Seite die Regelung der Anbieter am Markt um Zweck von der Erhaltung und $F\"{o}rderung$ eines wirksamen Wettbewerbs, auf der andern Seite die $Sta\"{a}rkung$ der Verbraucher durch die Sicherung der Macht und $F\"{a}higkeit$ der Verbraucher. In den konkreten Methoden $f\"{u}r$ Verbraucherschutz gibt es Verbraucherpolitik durch den Regierungsanstalt und die verschiedenen $T\"{a}tigkeiten$ nach eigner Initiative von Verbraucher selbst. Den ersteren $geh\"{o}ren die $sozialp\"{a}dagogischen$ Ma${\beta}$nahmen, die sich auf die Verbraucher-$aufkl\"{a}rung$ und Ausbau der die Verbraucherinformationen erstrecken, und die sozialorganisatorichen Ma${\beta}$nahmen wie der Ausbau der Gesetzgebung und die verbesserte Koordinierung der mit den Verbraucherfragen befa${\beta}$ten Ressorts. Die letzteren sind die $Verb\"{a}nde$ und Einrichtungen der Verbraucher selbst, die sich um die Belange der Verbraucher $k\"{u}mmern$ und einen wachsenden Einflu${\beta}$ auf die Gesetzgebung nehmen $k\"{o}nnen$. Diese Methode der Verbraucherschutz $w\"{a}re$ die Information und Erziehung der Verbraucher und auch die Verbraucherberatungsstelle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.135-138
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• 2004

Conventional piezoelectric lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) senor has high sensitivity, but it is very brittle. Recently polymer films such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride­trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) copolymer have been used as a sensor. The advantages of polymer sensor are the flexibility and mechanical toughness. Simple process and possible several shapes are also additional advantages. Polymer sensor can be directly embedded in a structure. In this study, nondestructive damage sensitivity of single basalt fiber/epoxy composites was investigated with sensor type and thermal damage using AE and oscilloscope. And AE waveform for epoxy matrix with various damage types was compared to each other. The damage sensitivity of two polymer sensors was rather lower than that of PZT sensor. The damage sensitivity of PVDF sensor did not decrease until thermal damage temperature at $80^{\circ}C$ and they decreased significantly at $110^{\circ}C$ However, the damage sensitivity of P(VDF-TrFE) sensor at $110^{\circ}C$ was almost same in no damage sensor. For both top and side impacts, the difference in arrival time increased with increasing internal and surface damage density of epoxy matrix.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.1649-1657
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• 2010

We have investigated the unexpected phenomena on the surface of molded GFRP composites. The major cause of the unevenness, as a result of which the surface becomes rough, is a shrinking of the matrix in the process of holding pressure and cooling temperature. The higher holding pressure load in a molding process and the lower demolding temperature in an annealing experiment, the better GFRP composites moldings improved its appearance. In addition, by taking the holding pressure and demolding temperature into consideration, we evaluate the process that causes the surface unevenness and the variation in the fiber projection height.