• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.339-349
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• 2020

This study investigates the feasibility of using the results of the UPV (ultrasonic pulse velocity) test to assess the UCS (unconfined compressive strength) of unsaturated soil. A series of laboratory tests was conducted on samples of unsaturated lateritic soils of northern Taiwan. Specifically, the unconfined compressive test was combined with the pressure plate test to obtain the unconfined compressive strength and its matric suction (s) of the samples. Soil samples were first compacted at the designated water content and subsequently subjected to the wetting process for saturation and the following drying process to its target suction using the apparatus developed by the authors. The correlations among the UCS, s and UPV were studied. The test results show that both the UCS and UPV significantly increased with the matric suction regardless of the initial compaction condition, but neither the UCS nor UPV obviously varied when the matric suction was less than the air-entry value. In addition, the UCS approximately linearly increased with increasing UPV. According to the investigation of the test results, simplified methods to estimate the UCS using the UPV or matric suction were established. Furthermore, an empirical formula of the matric suction calculated from the UPV was proposed. From the comparison between the predicted values and the test results, the MAPE values of UCS were 4.52-9.98% and were less than 10%, and the MAPE value of matric suction was 17.3% and in the range of 10-20%. Thus, the established formulas have good forecasting accuracy and may be applied to the stability analysis of the unsaturated soil slope. However, further study is warranted for validation.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2008

To investigate the characteristics of water droplet on the gas diffusion layer from both top-view and side-view of the flow channel, a rig test apparatus was designed and fabricated with prism attached plate. This experimental device is used to simulate the growth of single liquid water droplet and its transport process with various air flow velocity and channel height. The contact angle hysteresis and height of water droplet are measured and analyzed. It is found that droplet tends towards to be instable by decreasing channel height, increasing flow velocity or making GDL more hydrophobic. Also, the simplified force balance model matches with experimental data only in a restricted range of operating conditions and shows discrepancy as the air flow velocity and channel height increases.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2020

The emergence of the flow-through cell (FTC) method has made up for the limitations of previous dissolution test methods, but the high cost of the FTC dissolution devices have seriously hindered the progression of research and application of the FTC. This new design uses a peristaltic pump to simulate the sinusoidal flow rate of a piston pump. The flow profile of each peristaltic pump was sinusoidal with a pulsation of 120 ± 1 pulses per minute, and the flow rate ranged from 1.0 - 36.0 mL/min. The flow control of each channel was adjusted independently so the flow errors of the seven channels were close to 2%. The structure of the system was simplified, and the cost was reduced through manual sampling and immersing the FTC in a water bath. The dissolution rate of the theophylline and aminophylline films was determined, and good experimental results were obtained.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.147-160
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• 2002

우리나라 해양수산부(1999) $\ulcorner$항만 및 어항설계기준$\lrcorner$ 에서는 중력식 방파제 또는 중력식 안벽의 기초의 지지력 검토시 Bishop방법을 이용하여 기초의 지지력을 계산하는 것을 표준으로 규정하구 이 때 사석의 강도정수는 대형삼축압축시험을 이용하여 정하는 것이 가장 합리적이나 여러가지 여건상 시험이 불가능할 경우에는 일본 항만기술연구소의 $\ulcorner$항만기연자료 No. 699(水上, 1991)$\lrcorner$를 인용하여 암석의 일축압축강도가 300 kg/$cm^2$이상이면 점착력 0.2kg/$cm^2$, 내부마찰각 $35^{\circ}$$^{\circ}$는 기대할 수 있다는 결과를 인용.제시하고 있다. 그러나 이에 대한 국내의 어떠한 검증도 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 비교적 일축압축강도가 작은 북제주 다공질 현무암 사석재를 대상으로 국내최초로 대형삼축압축시험(공시체직경: 30cm, 공시체높이: 60cm)을 실시하였다. 시험결과 북제주 현무암 사석재의 일축압축 강도가 400 kg/$cm^2$보다 클 경우 c=0.3kg/$cm^2,\phi=36^{\circ}$ 의 강도정수를 사용할 수 있음을 제안하고, 입자파쇄와 다이러턴시로 대표되는 사석재의 전단 특성에 대해서도 고찰하였다.