• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2009

본 연구는 이종 접착 재질의 접착 계면에서 미접착 결함을 검출하기 위한 새로운 시험 기법을 개발하기 위함이다. 접착 계면과 미접착 계면에서의 초음파 전달 현상을 이론적으로 해석하여 초음파 신호를 모델링하였고, 이론적 분석에 기초하여 미접착 계면에서의 위상 반전 현상을 이용한 검사 방법을 FRP/고무 시편에 적용하였다. 정량적으로 결함의 최소 검출 능력을 평가하기 위하여 알루미늄/고무시편에 평저공을 가공하여 제작하였고 일반적으로 사용하고 있는 펄스에코반사법과 새로운 시험 기법인 위상반전법을 상호 비교하였으며 이론적으로 예측한 초음파 신호와 실험에서 얻은 초음파 신호를 근거로 위상반전법으로 미접착 결함을 검출할 수 있다고 판단하였다.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2020

When a damage occurs in the nuclear fuel burning in the reactor, fission products that should be in the nuclear fuel rod are released into the reactor coolant. In this case, sipping test, a series of non-destructive inspection methods, are used to find leakage in nuclear fuel assemblies during the power plant overhaul period. In addition, the sipping test is also used to check the integrity of the spent fuel for moving to an intermediate dry storage, which is carried out as the first step of nuclear decommissioning, . In this paper, the principle and characteristics of the sipping test are described. The structure of the sipping inspection equipment is largely divided into a suction device that collects fissile material emitted from a damaged assembly and an analysis device that analyzes their nuclides. In order to make good use of the sipping technology, the radioactive level behavior of the primary system coolant and major damage mechanisms in the event of nuclear fuel damage are also introduced. This will be a reference for selecting an appropriate sipping method when dismantling a nuclear power plant in the future.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.385-395
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• 2022

Detecting cracks on a concrete structure is crucial for structural maintenance, a crack being an indicator of possible damage. Conventional crack detection methods which include visual inspection and non-destructive equipment, are typically limited to a small region and require time-consuming processes. Recently, to reduce the human intervention in the inspections, various researchers have sought computer vision-based crack analyses: One class is filter-based methods, which effectively transforms the image to detect crack edges. The other class is using deep-learning algorithms. For example, convolutional neural networks have shown high precision in identifying cracks in an image. However, when the objective is to classify not only the existence of crack but also the types of cracks, only a few studies have been reported, limiting their practical use. Thus, the presented study develops an image processing procedure that detects cracks and classifies crack types; whether the image contains a crazing-type, single crack, or multiple cracks. The properties and steps in the algorithm have been developed using field-obtained images. Subsequently, the algorithm is validated from additional 227 images obtained from an open database. For test datasets, the proposed algorithm showed accuracy of 92.8% in average. In summary, the developed algorithm can precisely classify crazing-type images, while some single crack images may misclassify into multiple cracks, yielding conservative results. As a result, the successful results of the presented study show potentials of using vision-based technologies for providing crack information with reduced human intervention.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2023

Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive diseases in citrus, which imperils the sustainability of citriculture worldwide. The presumed causal agent of HLB, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (CLas) is a non-culturable phloem-limited α-proteobacterium transmitted by Asian citrus psyllids (ACP, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama). A widely adopted method for HLB diagnosis is based on quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Although HLB diagnostic qPCR provides high sensitivity and good reproducibility, it is limited by time-consuming DNA preparation from plant tissue or ACP and the requirement of proper lab instruments including a thermal cycler to conduct qPCR. In an attempt to develop a quick assay that can be deployed in the field for CLas detection, we developed a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-LAMP) assay by targeting the CLas five copy nrdB gene. The rt-LAMP assay using various plant sample types and psyllids successfully detected the nrdB target as low as ~2.6 Log10 copies. Although the rt-LAMP assay was less sensitive than laboratory-based qPCR (detection limit ~10 copies), the data obtained with citrus leaf and bark and ACP showed that the rt-LAMP assay has >96% CLas detection rate, compared to that of laboratory-based qPCR. However, the CLas detection rate in fibrous roots was significantly decreased compared to qPCR due to low CLas titer in some root DNA sample. We also demonstrated that the rt-LAMP assay can be used with a crude leaf DNA extract which is fully deployable in the field for quick and reliable HLB screening.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 합성곱신경망과 ROI기법을 이용한 콘크리트 균열 분석에 관해 소개한다. 콘크리트 표면, 빔과 같은 구조물은 피로 응력, 주기 부하에 노출되며, 이는 일반적으로 구조물의 표면에서 미세한 수준에서 시작되는 균열을 야기한다. 구조물의 균열은 안정성을 저하시키고 구조물의 견고함을 감소시킨다. 조기 발견을 통해 손상 및 고장 가능성을 방지하기 위한 예방 조치를 취할 수 있다. 일반적으로 수동 검사 결과는 품질이 좋지 않고, 대규모 기반 시설의 경우 접근이 어려우며, 균열을 정확하게 감지하기 어렵다. 이러한 수동검사의 자동화는 기존 방식의 한계를 해결할 수 있기 때문에 컴퓨터 비전 기반의 연구들이 수행되었다. 하지만 다양한 유형의 균열이나, 열화상 카메라 등을 이용한 연구들은 부족한 상태이다. 따라서 본 연에서는 콘크리트 벽의 균열을 자동으로 감지하는 방법론을 개발하여 제시하며, 다음과 같은 연구 내용을 목표로 한다. 첫째, 균열 감지 이미지 기반 분석의 주요 장점인 이미지 처리 기술을 사용하여 기존의 수동 방법과 비교하여 정확도가 향상된 결과 및 정보를 제공한다. 둘째, 강화된 Sobel edge segmentation 기술 및 ROI 기법 기반의 알고리즘을 개발하여 비파괴 시험을 위한 자동 균열 감지 기술을 구현한다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.305-310
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• 2014

본 고에서는 미세 이물질이 삽입된 볼베어링에 대하여 비파괴평가를 제안하였다. 비파괴평가 연구로서 동적인 하중조건하 회전체의 동작에 따른 고장 진단을 위해 비접촉식 정량화된 적외선 열화상 기법을 적용하였다. 이로부터 볼베어링에 대한 적정 체결조건을 설정하였고 고장 상태감시에 대한 수동형 열화상시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구로부터, 적외선 열화상 시험은 조기의 결함 진단을 평가하기 위해 정상 및 이물질이 삽입된 시편들로부터의 온도 프로파일링을 비교, 분석되었다. 연구의 비파괴검사 평가의 결과로써, 고장에 이르는 이상단계에 따른 볼베어링의 온도 특성이 정량적으로 분석되었다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2012

기존 진단법과 달리 동적 하중조건하 회전체의 마모 단계에 따른 결함 진단을 위해 비접촉, 비파괴의 적외선 열화상 기법이 제안된다. 본 연구에서는 시험시편인 단열 깊은 홈의 볼 베어링을 설정하여 기존의 스펙트럼 분석과 같은 고장탐지법에 대한 대안으로써 수동형 열화상시험이 수행되었다. 본 연구로부터, 적외선 열화상시험은 신뢰성을 평가하기 위해 기존 진동 스펙트럼 분석시험과 비교, 분석되었다. 연구의 비파괴시험의 결과로써, 마모 단계에 따른 볼 베어링의 온도 특성이 분석되었다.

• 소음진동
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1019-1028
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• 1999

Free vibration characteristics of cantilevered laminated composite beams with a transverse non0propagating open carck are investigated. In the present analysis a special ply-angle distribution referred to as asymmetric stiffness configuration inducing the elastic coupling between chord-wise bending and extension is considered. The open crack is modelled as an equivalent rotational spring whose spring constant is calculated on the basis of fracture mechanics of composite material structures. Governing equations of a composite beam with a open crack are derived via Hamilton's Principle and Timoshenko beam theory encompassing transverse shear and rotary inertia effect. the effects of various parameters such as the ply angle, fiber volume fraction, crack depth, crack position and transverse shear on the free vibration characteristics of the beam with a crack is highlighted. The numerical results show that the natural frequencies obtained from Timoshenko beam theory are always lower than those from Euler beam theory. The presence of intrinsic cracks in anisotropic composite beams modifies the flexibility and in turn free vibration characteristics of the structures. It is revealed that non-destructive crack detection is possible by analyzing the free vibration responses of a cracked beam.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2018

Scientific investigation of cultural heritage can provide important information to understand the context of the object. To know the characteristics of the material is also an essential part of objects management and conservation. However, the identification and characterization of organic dyes used in archaeological and historical textiles are often limited by the restrictions in sampling. To cope with the difficulties, applications of high-performance techniques of surface analysis, such as Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectra (TOF-SIMS) could be considered as a non or micro-destructive option. This study aims to examine the applicability of TOF-SIMS analysis to the detection of organic dyes from historical textiles. A group of silk fabrics dyed with vegetable dyes were artificially photo-aged to different degrees and analyzed with TOF-SIMS. Molecular and fragment ions from indigo were successfully detected from the aged samples; however, only some fragment ions were observed from gardenia and safflower dyed fabrics. Further studies with actual historical samples with extended examination scope would be necessary to assess the validity of this technique.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.445-461
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• 2019

The ultrasonic guided wave-based technique has become one of the most promising methods in non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring, because of its advantages of large area inspection, evaluating inaccessible areas on the structure and high sensitivity to small damage. To further advance the development of damage detection technologies using ultrasonic guided waves for the inspection of welded components in structures, the transmission characteristics of the ultrasonic guided waves propagating through welded joints with various types of defects or damage in steel plates are studied and presented in this paper. A three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model considering the different material properties of the mild steel, high strength steel and austenitic stainless steel plates and their corresponding welded joints as well as the interaction condition of the steel plate and welded joint, is developed. The FE model is validated against analytical solutions and experimental results reported in the literature and is demonstrated to be capable of providing a reliable prediction on the features of ultrasonic guided wave propagating through steel plates with welded joints and interacting with defects. Mode conversion and scattering analysis of guided waves transmitted through the different types of weld defects in steel plates are performed by using the validated FE model. Parametric studies are undertaken to elucidate the effects of several basic parameters for various types of weld defects on the transmission performance of guided waves. The findings of this research can provide a better understanding of the transmission behaviour of ultrasonic guided waves propagating through welded joints with defects. The method could be used for improving the performance of guided wave damage detection methods.