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The Evaluation of Bed Protection as Placing Methods of Mortar (모르타르 타설 방법에 따른 하상보호공의 안정성 평가)

  • Kim, Jong-Tae;Kim, Chang-Sung;Kang, Joon-Gu;Yeo, Hong-Koo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.1102-1108
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    • 2014
  • This study was to compare the protection abilities of an SPF through ground or underwater casting. A mat of 1/10 scale was made and then mortar was placed on the ground and submerged conditions. A limit velocity of each mat was estimated with this experiment. As a result of the test, the mat failed because of the decrease of bearing power in the center of the waterway. On the one hand, the edge of the mat, where the velocity is slow, secures stability. The result of the limit velocity analysis suggests that a velocity of ground placement with 6.51m/s and underwater casting with 9.80m/s is the minimum to ensure stability. When SPF mat with a thickness of 0.50m is replaced with a concrete block, it is calculated to need a maximum thickness of 2.21m.

The Application of Ion Chromatographic Method for Bioavailability and Stability Test of Iron Preparations

  • Kim, Young-Ok;Chung, Hye-Joo;Kong, Hak-Soo;Choi, Dong-Woong;Cho, Dae-Hyun
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.288-293
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    • 1999
  • Postabsorptive serum iron level was determined after oral administration of the compounds to human. In serum and whole blood, $Fe^{3+}$ was measured by ion chromatography (IC) using a pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDCA) as an eluent. The serum sample solutions were pretreated with I N HCI and 50% TCA. The whole blood sample solutions were treated with 3 N HCI for 30 min at $125^{\circ}C$. The limit of detection (LOD) of the IC technique is $0.2 {\mu}M$ for$Fe^{2+}$and 0.1 $\mu$M for $Fe^{3+}$. The area under concentration (AUC) can be obtained by the above analytical condition. In addition, to compare the stability of $Fe^{2+}$ to that of $Fe^{3+}$ in pharamaceutical preparations, accelerated stability test was carried out. After storing the samples under $40^{\circ}C$, 75%RH in light-resistant container for various time intervals, the contents of iron of different valencies were determined separately by the IC technique and the change and/or the interchange of among those iron species in preparations was investigated. Iron raw materials are stable, but $Fe^{2+}$ in$Fe^{3+}$ source materials was slightly converted to $Fe^{3+}$ by oxidation. $Fe^{2+}$ in$Fe^{3+}$ source raw materials and $Fe^{3+}$ in $Fe^{2+}$ raw materials are determined as impurities. Therefore, IC technique is found to be an appropriate method for comparative evaluation of dissimilar bioavailability of $Fe^{2+}$ and $Fe^{3+}$, stability of $Fe^{2+}$ and $Fe^{3+}$ raw materials and preparations.

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Effect of Uneven Surface Gait Training on Ankle Muscle Activation and Balance in Stroke Patients

  • Ji, Young-Ho;Lee, Jae-Kwang;Lee, Jong-Kyung
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.161-167
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of regular training on the uneven surface that stroke patients encounter in their daily life on their ankle joint muscle activity and balance ability. They were divided into two groups: the gait training group on uneven surfaces and the gait training group on normal surfaces. Methods: In this study, 30 patients diagnosed with stroke and undergoing rehabilitation were selected. 15 people in the uneven surface gait training group and 15 people in the flat gait training group were selected. The muscle activation of the ankle muscles was measured when walking again on a even surface after walking on an uneven surface and on a flat ground. After each gait training, the limit of stability and Romberg test were performed to evaluate the balance ability. Results: As a result of the experimental results before and after walking by group, the tibialis anterior muscle activity of the paralyzed side was significantly decreased in the uneven surface walking group. As a result of measuring balance ability after training, the limit of stability in all directions was significantly increased in the uneven surface gait training group, and the area and length moved significantly decreased in the uneven surface gait training group in the Romberg test as well (p<0.05). Conclusion: After walking on uneven surface, it was confirmed that the muscle activity of the ankle joint decreased in normal flat walking, and thus the efficiency of muscle activity was increased. In addition, it was possible to confirm the improvement of the balance ability of the gait training on the uneven surface, and in conclusion, it could be confirmed that it had an effect on the improvement of the walking ability.

A Study on the Mechanical Behaviour of Steel-basalt Composite Pipe (철강-현무암 복합재료 파이프의 역학적 거동에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Do;Wang, Jee-Seok;Yoon, Hee-Jong
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.401-409
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    • 2007
  • Because of the various excellent characteristics of cast basalt materials. such as, anti-corrosion, anti-wearing, good hardness. high chemical stability, of which steel may not possess, the steel-basalt composite pipes are used in severe environments for compensating the defects of steel. However. without sufficient mechanical investigation prior to application. the basalt liners in steel-basalt composite pipes may be cracked and broken or the basalt liners are omitted from steel pipes in applications. In these cases, the merits of basalt materials may disappear and the basalt liners may not play their good roles as expected. Therefore, it is required that mechanical behavior of steel-basalt composite pipes and surrounding environments be fully examined before installation. The limit of bending moment with which steel-basalt composite pipe may safely endure is calculated and the limit curvature of the composite pipe in the safe range is presented in this paper. The temperature distributions and the thermal stresses are also computed and the limit difference of temperatures between inner and outer side of composite pipe is given together.

Experimental Behavior Analysis of Double Isolated Anti-Vibration System (2중방진 시스템의 실험적 거동해석)

  • 이홍기;이신언
    • Journal of KSNVE
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.281-292
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    • 1992
  • Two types of vibration problems are encountered in industrial field: active isolation and passive isolation. In a passive type of vibration isolation, a foundation of a delicated machinery such as TEM, SEM, inspection- probe test, photolithograph, etc. is designed to have a vibration amplitude lower than an acceptable limit. In an active type, the isolation is focused on the vibration reduction caused by the machine itself(pump, motor, press, compressor, etc.). The foundation for such a machine should be so designed as to reduce the transmitted vibration below the permissible level prescribed. At any case, a transmissibility and stability must to be considered. Since an active isolation type is aimed for a vibration source, it is useful to isolate the transmitted vibrations energy from a major vibration source at the specific location. In this paper, a designed methodology of double anti-vibration system has been examined in order to have low transmissibility and reliable stability. Also experiment of scale model behavior has been conducted. Finally, the experiment output of the transfer function is compared to the analytical data.

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Effect of Accelerated Aging on the Color Stability of Dual-Cured Self-Adhesive Resin Cements

  • Kim, Ah-Rang;Jeon, Yong-Chan;Jeong, Chang-Mo;Yun, Mi-Jung;Huh, Jung-Bo
    • Journal of Korean Dental Science
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: The effect of accelerated aging on color stability of various dual-cured self-adhesive resin cements were evaluated in this study. Materials and Methods: Color stability was examined using three different brands of dual-cured self-adhesive resin cements: G-CEM LinkAce (GC America), MaxCem Elite (Kerr), and PermaCem 2.0 (DMG) with the equivalent color shade. Each resin cement was filled with Teflon mold which has 6 mm diameter and 2 mm thickness. Each specimen was light cured for 20 seconds using light emitting diode (LED) light curing unit. In order to evaluate the effect of accelerated aging on color stability, color parameters (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, CIE $L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$) and color differences (${\Delta}E^*$) were measured at three times: immediately, after 24 hours, and after thermocycling. The $L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$ values were analyzed using Friedman test and ${\Delta}E^*$ values on the effect of 24 hours and accelerated aging were analyzed using t-test. These values were compared with the limit value of color difference (${\Delta}E^*=3.7$) for dental restoration. One-way ANOVA and Scheff's test (P<0.05) were performed to analyze each ${\Delta}E^*$ values between cements at each test period. Result: There was statistically significant difference in comparison of color specification ($L^*$, $a^*$, $b^*$) values after accelerated aging except $L^*$ value of G-CEM LinkAce (P<0.05). After 24 hours, color difference (${\Delta}E^*$) values were ranged from 2.47 to 3.48 and $L^*$ values decreased and $b^*$ values increased in all types of cement and MaxCem Elite had high color stability (P<0.05). After thermocycling, color change's tendency of cement was varied and color difference (${\Delta}E^*$) values were ranged from 0.82 to 2.87 and G-CEM LinkAce had high color stability (P<0.05). Conclusion: Color stability of dual-cured self-adhesive resin cements after accelerated aging was evaluated and statistically significant color changes occurred within clinically acceptable range.

Effects of Gastrocnemius Muscle Length on the Dynamic Balance and Antero-posterior Pressure Distribution of Foot (장딴지근 길이가 동적 균형 및 발바닥의 앞뒤 압력 분포에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Won-Hwee
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.150-157
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study was investigate the effect of gastrocnemius(GCM) muscle length on the dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot. Thirty subjects were recruited and each subject was classified with control experimental and control group according to GCM muscle length. The experimental group included subjects with shortness of GCM muscle length, the control group included subjects with normal length of GCM. The dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot were measured by Biorescue equipment. To evaluate dynamic balance, we collected data of limit of stability in antero-posterior direction. We analyzed the data by using independent t-test. The alpha level was set 0.05. The results showed that the dynamic balance and antero-posterior pressure distribution of foot were significantly different between two groups (p<0.05). This study suggests that the shortness of GCM affects anterior limited of stability in dynamic balance and anterior pressure distribution of foot. Therefore, it is important to maintain optimal GCM muscle length for normal balance ability and prevention of musculoskeletal disease.

The Effect of Seepage Forces on the Tunnel Face Stability (침투력이 터널 막장의 안정성에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • 이인모;남석우;안재훈
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.165-172
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    • 2001
  • 본 연구에서는 하천인접구간에서와 같이 지하수가 풍부한 지반에서 시공되는 터널의 막장 안정성을 평가하기 위하여 터널 막장에 작용하는 힘의 두 가지 요소를 고려하였다. 하나는 극한해석 중 upper bound solution으로부터 산출된 유효응력이며, 또 하나는 지하수의 정상류 흐름조건을 고려한 수치해석으로부터 산출된 침투력이다. 지하수가 풍부한 토사지반에서의 터널 시공시 터널 막장에 작용하는 힘을 구하기 위하여 침투력을 고려한 극한해석의 해를 구한 결과 터널 막장의 안정성을 유지하기 위한 최소 지보력은 터널 막장에 작용하는 유효응력과 침투력의 합으로 나타낼 수 있었다. 또한 터널 막장에 작용하는 평균침투압은 지하수위에 비례하여 작용하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이를 실내모형 실험 결과를 통하여 검증하였다. 지하수의 정상류 조건 하에서의 토사터널에 대한 실내모형 실험 결과, 터널 막장에 작용하는 침투력은 수치해석 결과 비슷한 양상을 보여주어 제안된 이론의 타당성을 입증하였다.

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Experimental investigation of effects of sand contamination on strain modulus of railway ballast

  • Kian, Ali R. Tolou;Zakeri, Jabbar A.;Sadeghi, Javad
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.563-570
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    • 2018
  • Ballast layer has an important role in vertical stiffness and stability of railway track. In most of the Middle East countries and some of the Asian ones, significant parts of railway lines pass through desert areas where the track (particularly ballast layer) is contaminated with sands. Despite considerable number of derailments reported in the sand contaminated tracks, there is a lack of sufficient studies on the influences of sand contamination on the ballast vertical stiffness as the main indicator of track stability. Addressing this limitation, the effects of sand contamination on the mechanical behavior of ballast were experimentally investigated. For this purpose, laboratory tests (plate load test) on ballast samples with different levels of sand contamination were carried out. The results obtained were analyzed leading to derive mathematical expressions for the strain modulus ($E_V$) as a function of the ballast level of contamination. The $E_V$ was used as an index for evaluation of the load-deformation characteristics and bearing capacity of track substructure. The critical limit of sand contamination, after which the $E_V$ of the ballast reduces drastically, was obtained. It was shown that the obtained research results improve the current track maintenance approach by providing key guides for the optimization of ballast maintenance planning (the timing of ballast cleaning or renewal).

Validation of an Extraction Method for the Determination of Airborne MWFs using Alternative Solvents (대체용매를 이용한 금속가공유 측정방법 타당성 평가)

  • Jeong, Jee Yeon;Baek, Nam Won
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.91-100
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to validate alternative method by using non-carcinogenic, and less toxic solvents than NIOSH analytical method 5524 for measuring the airborne MWFs in workplaces. In laboratory tests, the ETM solvents(mixture of same volume for ethyl ether, toluene, and ethanol) were selected. The alternative method of analyzing MWFs, referred to as the ETM solvent extraction method, showed 0.04 mg/sample as LOD, and 0.15 mg/sample as LOQ. The analytical precision (pooled CV, coefficient of variation) of the ETM solvent extraction method for analyzing the straight, soluble, semisynthetic, and synthetic metalworking fluid was 1.5%, 2.0%, 2.6%, 1.6%, respectively, which was similar to the precision (2.6%) of NIOSH analytical method (NIOSH 0500) for total dust. The analytical accuracy by recovery test, spiked mass calculated as extractable mass, was almost 100%. As the result of storage stability test, metalworking fluid samples should be stored in refrigerated condition, and be analyzed in two weeks after sampling. The 95% confidence limit of the estimated total standard error for the ETM solvent extraction method for analyzing the straight, soluble, semisynthetic, and synthetic metalworking fluid was ${\pm}12.6%$, ${\pm}12.5%$, ${\pm}14.0%$, and ${\pm}13.6%$, respectively, which satisfied the OSHA sampling and analytical criteria.