• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2016

Purpose: The objective of this study was to develop cushion curves models and analyze the cushioning performance of multi-layered corrugated structures (MLCS) using a method based on dynamic stress-energy relationship. Methods: Cushion tests were performed for developing cushion curve models under 12 combinations of test conditions: three different combinations of drop height, material thickness, and static stress for each of four levels of energy densities between 15 and $60kJ/m^3$. Results: Dynamic stress and energy density for MLCS followed an exponential relationship. Cushion curve models were developed as a function of drop height, material thickness, and static stress for different paperboards and flute types. Generally, the differences between the shock pulse (transmitted peak acceleration) and cushion curve (position and width of belly portion) for the first drop and the averaged second to fifth drop were greater than those for polymer-based cushioning materials. Accordingly, the loss of cushioning performance of MLCS was estimated to be greater than that of polymer-based cushioning materials with the increasing number of drops. The position of the belly of the cushion curve of MLCS tends to shift upward to the left with increasing drop height, and the belly portion became narrower. However, depending on material thickness, under identical conditions, the cushion curve of MLCS showed an opposite tendency. Conclusions: The results of this study can be useful for environment-friendly and optimal packaging design as shock and vibrations are the key factors in cushioning packaging design.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2010

In vitro shoot regeneration of gladiolus in three different culture systems, viz., semi-solid agar (AS), membrane raft (MR), and duroplast foam liquid (DF) cultures was evaluated following the kinetics of shoot multiplication and hyperhydricity at optimized growth regulator combinations. Compared to the AS system, matrixsupported liquid cultures enhanced shoot multiplication. The peak of shoot multiplication rate was attained at 18 days of incubation in the MR and DF systems, whereas the maximum rate in the AS system was attained at 21 days. An early decline in acceleration trend was observed in liquid cultures than the AS culture. The hyperhydric status of the regenerated shoots in the different culture systems was assessed in terms of stomatal attributes and antioxidative status. Stomatal behavior appeared to be normal in the AS and MR systems. However, structural anomaly of stomata such as large, round shaped guard cells with damage in bordering regions of stomatal pores was pronounced in the DF system along with a relatively higher $K^+$ ion concentration than in the AS and MR systems. Antioxidative status of regenerated shoots was comparable in the AS and MR systems, while a higher incidence of oxidative damages of lipid membrane as evidenced from malondialdehyde and ascorbate content was observed in the DF system. Higher oxidative stress in the DF system was also apparent by elevated activities of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and catalase. Among the three culture systems, liquid culture with MR resulted in maximum shoot multiplication with little or no symptoms of hyperhydricity. Shoots in the DF system were more prone to hyperhydricity than those in the AS and MR systems. The use of matrix support such as membrane raft as an interface between liquid medium and propagating tissue could be an effective means for rapid and efficient mass propagation with little or no symptoms of hyperhydricity.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.1363-1386
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• 2015

The October 23 2011 Van Earthquake is studied from an earthquake engineering point of view. Strong ground motion processing was performed to investigate features of the earthquake source, forward directivity effects during the rupture process as well as local site effects. Strong motion characteristics were investigated in terms of peak ground motion and spectral acceleration values. Directiviy effects were discussed in detail via elastic response spectra and wide band spectograms to see the high frequency energy distributions. Source parameters and slip distribution results of the earthquake which had been proposed by different researchers were summarized. Influence of the source parameters on structural response were shown by comparing elastic response spectra of Muradiye synthetic records which were performed by broadband strong motion simulations of the earthquake. It has been emphasized that characteristics of the earthquake rupture dynamics and their effects on structural design might be investigated from a multidisciplinary point of view. Seismotectonic calculations (e.g., slip pattern, rupture velocity) may be extended relating different engineering parameters (e.g., interstorey drifts, spectral accelerations) across different disciplines while using code based seismic design approaches. Current state of the art building codes still far from fully reflecting earthquake source related parameters into design rules. Some of those deficiencies and recent efforts to overcome these problems were also mentioned. Next generation ground motion prediction equations (GMPEs) may be incorporated with certain site categories for site effects. Likewise in the 2011 Van Earthquake, Reverse/Oblique earthquakes indicate that GMPEs need to be feasible to a wider range of magnitudes and distances in engineering practice. Due to the reverse faulting with large slip and dip angles, vertical displacements along with directivity and fault normal effects might significantly affect the engineering structures. Main reason of excessive damage in the town of Erciş can be attributed to these factors. Such effects should be considered in advance through the establishment of vertical design spectra and effects might be incorporated in the available GMPEs.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.21-28
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• 1997

우리나라 전통 초가삼간의 1/4 축소모델을 제작하여 연약지반 조건에 대한 내진 성능실험을 수행하였다. Imperial Valley 지진파를 사용하여 모델의 파괴 시까지 거동을 분석하였다. 탄성한계 내에서 초가삼간의 고유진동수는 장방향 및 단방향 각각 1.66Hz 및 1.76Hz로 측정되었다. 탄성한게 내에서의 감쇠비는 약 7%이다. 수평방향의 최대 가속도응답은 입력에 비해 감소하며 이는 목조 프레임의 비선형, 비탄상 특성 때문이다. 수평방향의 변위응답은 입력이 증가함에 따라 급격히 증가하여 최대 지반가속도 0.25g에서 모델이 붕괴되었다. 비선형 지진해석 결과와 실험결과를 비교하였다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2006

The purpose of the current experiment was to describe interlimb coordination when swing limb conditions are being manipulated by constraining step length or by adding a 5 or 10 pound weight to the swing limb distally. Subjects were asked to begin walking with the right limb to land on the primary target (normal step length) that is 10 cm in diameter. However, if, during movement, the light was illuminated, then the subject had to step on one of the secondary targets (long and short step length). These three step length conditions were repeated while wearing a 5 pound ankle weight and then when wearing a 10 pound ankle weight. Ground reaction force (GRF) data indicated that there were changes in the forces and slopes of the swing and stance Fx GRFs. Long stepping subjects had to increase the propulsive force required to increase step length. Consequently, swing and stance toe-off greatly increased in the long step length condition. Short step length subjects had to adequately adjust step length, which decreased the speed of gait initiation. Loading the swing limb decreased the force and slope of the swing limb. Swing and stance toe-off was longest for the long step length condition, but there was a small difference of temporal events between no weight and weight condition. It appears that subjects modulated GRFs and temporal events differently to achieve the peak acceleration force of the swing and stance limb in response to different tasks. The findings from the current study provide preliminary data, which can be used to further investigate how we modulate forces during voluntary movement from a quiet stance. This information may be important if we are to use this or a similar task to evaluate gait patterns of the elderly and patient populations.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2010

구조물의 지진취약도 곡선은 지진의 다양한 강도를 최대지반가속도 등의 함수로 하여 몇 가지로 구분된 손상상태를 초과할 확률을 나타내는 것으로 구조물의 내진성능과 지진위험도를 평가하는데 유용하게 활용된다. 기존의 많은 연구자들이 수행한 지진취약도 곡선에 대한 연구에서 근거리 및 원거리 지진하중의 특성에 대하여 고려하지 못하였다. 본 연구에서는 근거리 및 원거리 지진으로 구분되는 지진가속도 기록을 사용하여 국내 교량의 대표적인 형식의 하나인 PSC상자형교에 대한 지진취약도 곡선을 평가하였으며 근거리와 원거리로 구분된 지진 특성이 지진취약도 곡선에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 예제교량의 지진취약도 곡선에 대한 근거리 및 원거리 지진의 영향이 현저한 차이를 나타내므로 지진취약도 해석시 근거리와 원거리로 구분되는 지진의 특성을 반영하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 확률적 지진취약도 분석방법을 3경간 FCM 교량에 적용하여 지반특성에 따른 지진취약 교각의 위치와 교각 상 하부에서의 소성힌지 발생 상태를 수치예제 결과의 분석을 통해 평가하였다. 이를 위해, 취약도 곡선을 최대지반가속도(PGA)의 변수에 대한 대수정규분포 함수로 가정하고 대수정규분포 함수의 주요 계수인 중앙값과 대수표준편차는 최우도추정법(Maximum Likelihood Method)으로 구하였다. 또한 지점별 상이한 지반특성은 "도로교표준시방서"에 제시되어 있는 지반의 등가 스프링을 사용하여 해석모델에 반영하였으며, 지진취약도 분석에 필요한 구조물의 손상지수로 교각의 소성힌지에서의 회전연성도를 이용하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.959-982
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• 2015

In this study, a non-stationary random earthquake Clough-Penzien model is used to describe earthquake ground motion. Using stochastic direct integration in combination with an equivalent linear method, a solution is established to describe the non-stationary response of lead-rubber bearing (LRB) system to a stochastic earthquake. Two parameters are used to develop an optimization method for bearing design: the post-yielding stiffness and the normalized yield strength of the isolation bearing. Using the minimization of the maximum energy response level of the upper structure subjected to an earthquake as an objective function, and with the constraints that the bearing failure probability is no more than 5% and the second shape factor of the bearing is less than 5, a calculation method for the two optimal design parameters is presented. In this optimization process, the radial basis function (RBF) response surface was applied, instead of the implicit objective function and constraints, and a sequential quadratic programming (SQP) algorithm was used to solve the optimization problems. By considering the uncertainties of the structural parameters and seismic ground motion input parameters for the optimization of the bearing design, convex set models (such as the interval model and ellipsoidal model) are used to describe the uncertainty parameters. Subsequently, the optimal bearing design parameters were expanded at their median values into first-order Taylor series expansions, and then, the Lagrange multipliers method was used to determine the upper and lower boundaries of the parameters. Moreover, using a calculation example, the impacts of site soil parameters, such as input peak ground acceleration, bearing diameter and rubber shore hardness on the optimization parameters, are investigated.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 일반적인 지진 데이터 전송방식보다 좀 더 빠르게 수집될 수 있는 MMA 데이터를 이용하는 새로운 실시간 지진동 감시 시스템을 제안한다. 제안 시스템은 관측소로부터 전송되는 20sps 데이터 기반의 초당 최대, 최소 및 평균값을 연속적으로 수신한다. 그리고 지진동의 크기로써 PGA를 계산하고 이를 가시화하여 우리나라의 지진동을 감시한다. MMA 데이터로부터 계산된 PGA 데이터를 검증하기 위하여 2002년 6월 29일 중국 무단장에서 발생한 지진 데이터를 분석하였으며, 2007년 1월 20일 강원도 오대산에서 발생한 지진 데이터의 로그 파일을 사용하여 제안한 시스템을 정밀히 검증하였다. 실험결과로서 제안한 시스템은 기존 방법보다 빠르게 이벤트(지진)를 감지하며, 유용한 정량적 정보를 생성하는 것으로 판명되었다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2002

지하철 공사나 도로 공사에서는 다양한 건설장비의 사용으로 인해 발생되는 진동이 가스관에 직$\cdot$간접적으로 영향을 미치고 있다. 특히, 매설가스관은 매설된 위치와 근접한 곳에서 시행되는 발파로 인한 진동영향이 큰 상태이다. 매설가스관 근처의 발파작업시 발생되는 진동에 대한 응답을 해석하기 위해서 등가선형해석법을 적용하여 지반의 비선형거동을 구현하였다. 해석 결과, 매설가스관에서의 가속도 응답치는 실측치와 근사한 결과를 보였고, Peak치 발생시간도 실측치와 거의 일치하였다. 그러므로 매설가스관의 동적해석을 할 때 일반적인 지진해석 메카니즘의 적용이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.