• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.305-316
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• 2022

Externally bonded ultrahigh performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is commonly used as a strengthening material for reinforced concrete (RC) structures. This study reports the results of an experimental program investigating the bonding behavior between concrete and prefabricated UHPFRC plates. The overall experimental program is consisting of five RC specimens, which are strengthened using the different lengths and widths of prefabricated UHPFRC plates. These specimens were analyzed using the pull-pull double-shear test. The performance of each strengthened specimen is presented, discussed and compared in terms of failure mode, maximum load, load-slip relationship, fracture energy and strain distribution. Specimen C-25-160-300 which bonded along the whole width of 160 mm recorded the highest maximum load (109.2 kN) among all the analysed specimens. Moreover, a 3D numerical finite element model (FEM) is proposed to simulate the bond behavior between concrete and UHPFRC plates. Moreover, this study reviews the analytical models that can predict the relationship between the maximum bond stress and slip for strengthened concrete elements. The proposed FEM is verified against the experimental program and then used to test 36 RC specimens strengthened with prefabricated UHPFRC plates with different concrete grades and UHPFRC plate widths. The obtained results together with the review of analytical models helped in the formation of a design equation for estimating the bond stress between concrete and prefabricated UHPFRC plates.

• 폴리머
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.342-349
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• 2000

아이소탁틱 폴리프로필렌과 대두유 시스템으로부터 열유도 상분리 및 연신공정에 의하여 중공사막을 제조하였다. 막의 구조와 성능에 관계되는 각종 조업변수들의 영향을 조사하였고 이들을 최적화하였다. 폴리프로필렌/대두유의 용융점도가 microfibril 형성에 영향을 미침을 확인하였고 기핵제를 첨가함에 따라 핵생성 밀도가 증가하여 연신에 의한 구정 간의 기공형성이 향상되었다. 막을 열처리함으로써 연신 시 유도되었던 stress를 이완시켜 막의 수축현상을 방지하여 다공도를 유지할 수 있었다. 기핵제를 첨가한 경우 고-액 상분리에 의하여 구조가 형성되며 응고조의 온도 변화에 따라 핵 생성 밀도가 변화하게 되고 이에 따라 연신에 의한 기공 형성이 영향을 받게 되었다. 기핵제를 첨가하지 않은 경우 핵 생성이 활발하지 않아서 주로 액-액 상분리 거동이 구조 형성에 영향을 미치게 되며 응고조 온도 변화에 따른 효과가 기핵제를 넣은 경우와는 반대의 경향을 나타내었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2000

Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composites and ceramic matrix composites (CMC) which contain electrically conductive phases have been designed and fabricated to introduce the detection capability of damage/fracture detection into these materials. The composites were made electrically conductive by adding carbon and TiN particles into FRP and CMC, respectively. The resistance of the conductive FRP containing carbon particles showed almost linear response to strain and high sensitivity over a wide range of strains. After each load-unload cycle the FRP retained a residual resistance, which increased with applied maximum stress or strain. The FRP with carbon particles embedded in cement (mortar) specimens enabled micro-crack formation and propagation in the mortar to be detected in situ. The CMC materials exhibited not only sensitive response to the applied strain but also an increase in resistance with increasing number of load-unload cycles during cyclic load testing. These results show that it is possible to use these composites to detect and/or fracture in structural materials, which are required to monitor the healthiness or safety in industrial applications and public constructions.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.117-127
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• 2012

피부재생에 대한 지방줄기세포 배양상등액(ADSC-CM)의 효능에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. ADSC-CM이 피부재생에 기여하는 기작은 명확하지 못하지만, ADSC-CM은 다양한 분비물을 포함하고 있고 따라서 피부트러블 처리를 위한 훌륭한 재료이다. 저 산소 상태에서 생산된 ADSC-CM, 즉 advanced adipose-derived stem cell protein extract (AAPE)는 피부재생에 보다 좋은 재료이다. 본 연구는 피부 재생에 결정적 역할을 하는 인체 primary 세포인 섬유아세포(HDF)와 케라티노사이트(HK)를 이용하여 AAPE의 효능을 검증하였다. 0.32 ${\mu}g/ml$ AAPE에서 콜라겐 합성이 관찰 되었으며 AAPE는 stress fiber 형성을 강화하였다. DNA microarray 결과에서는 세포증식, 세포이동, 세포부착, 상처반응에 관여하는 133개의 유전자 발현이 조절되는 것을 알았다. Antibody array를 통해 CD54, FGF-2, GM-CSF, IL-4, IL-6, VEGF, TGF-${\beta}2$, TGF-${\beta}3$, MMP-1, MMP-10, 그리고 MMP-19와 같은 MMP, 성장인자, 사이토카인등 25개의 알려진 단백질이 포함되어 있다는 것을 알았다. 따라서, AAPE는 HK의 세포생물학적 기능을 활성화 할 수 있다고 사료되며 HDF에서는 콜라겐 합성을 유도하였다. 이러한 결과는 AAPE가 피부재생에 임상적 적용이 가능하리라는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2016

The crystal structure of nylon 56 fibers post extended by drawing process was investigated by synchrotron x-ray scattering measurement. In as-cast fiber, distinct (004) and (020) diffraction peaks were observed and they were related to initial metastable alignment of nylon molecules. With increase in the drawing ratio, (110) peak intensity was increased in vertical direction with decreasing (020) peak. At the same time, (004)' peak evolved position tilted to 29 degrees from the (004) peak. This evolution is directly related to stable crystalline phase of nylon 56 originated from additional formation of hydrogen bondings between N-H and C=O by post drawing process. We also compared density variation, stress-strain curves of the fiber as a function of drawing ratio and strain. The variations of density and tanacity also supported the increase of stable structure of nylon 56.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.49-70
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• 2014

Steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) is known as one of the efficient modern composites that can greatly enhance the material performance of cracked concrete in tension. Such improved tensile resistance mechanism at crack interfaces in SFRC members can be heavily influenced by methodologies of treatments of crack direction. While most existing studies have focused on developing the numerical analysis model with the rotating-angle theory, there are only few studies on finite element analysis models with the fixed-angle model approach. According to many existing experimental studies, the direction of principal stress rotated after the formation of initial fixed-cracks, but it was also observed that new cracks with completely different angles relative to the initial crack direction very rarely occurred. Therefore, this study introduced the direct tension force transfer model (DTFTM), in which tensile resistance of the fibers at the crack interface can be easily estimated, to the nonlinear finite element analysis algorithm with the fixed-angle theory, and the proposed model was also verified by comparing the analysis results to the SFRC shear panel test results. The secant modulus method adopted in this study for iterative calculations in nonlinear finite element analysis showed highly stable and fast convergence capability when it was applied to the fixed-angle theory. The deviation angle between the principal stress direction and the fixed-crack direction significantly increased as the tensile stresses in the steel fibers at crack interfaces increased, which implies that the deviation angle is very important in the estimation of the shear behavior of SFRC members.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2013

실제 교량의 바닥판에 적용할 목적으로 섬유의 길이 및 혼입량을 달리한 두 가지 초고성능 시멘트 복합체를 고려하고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 이 두 재료의 균열저항성을 평가하는 것이다. 두 재료에 대한 휨인장 파괴실험을 수행하였고, 실험으로부터 얻은 하중-균열개구변위 관계를 최적으로 모사하는 인장응력-균열개구 관계를 역해석을 통해 파악하였다. 역해석결과 13 mm 길이의 섬유를 2% 함유한 UHPCC는 16.3 mm와 19.5 mm 길이의 섬유를 각각 0.5%와 1.0% 함유한 UHPCC에 비해 파괴에너지가 작은 것으로 나타났다. 균열을 보다 분산시키고 균열폭을 감소시키기 위해서는 길이가 긴 두 종류의 섬유를 혼용한 UHPCC를 사용하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2018

The plastic hinge method and the plastic zone method are extensively adopted in displacement-based elements and force-based elements respectively for second-order inelastic analysis. The former enhances the computational efficiency with relatively less accurate results while the latter precisely predicts the structural behavior but generally requires more computer time. The displacement-based elements receive criticism mainly on plasticity dominated problems not only in accuracy but also in longer computer time to redistribute the forces due to formation of plastic hinges. The multi-element-per-member model relieves this problem to some extent but will induce a new problem in modeling of member initial imperfections required in design codes for direct analysis. On the contrary, a force-based element with several integration points is sufficient for material yielding. However, use of more integration points or elements associated with fiber section reduces computational efficiency. In this paper, a new force-based element equipped with stress-resultant plasticity model with minimal computational cost is proposed for second-order inelastic analysis. This element is able to take the member initial bowing into account such that one-element-per-member model is adequate and complied with the codified requirements of direct analysis. This innovative solution is new and practical for routine design. Finally, several examples demonstrate the validity and accuracy of the proposed method.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1199-1206
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• 2017

종양괴사인자 수용체 일종인 Lymphotoxin ${\beta}$ receptor ($LT{\beta}R$)은 림프 구조와 기관 형성에 중요한 역학을 한다. 우리는 fibroblastic reticular cell (FRC)에서 agonistic $anti-LT{\beta}R$ antibody로 $LT{\beta}R$을 자극하면 stress fiber (SF)에 변화가 생긴다는 것을 알았다. MLCK와 ROCK는 세포에서 SF 형성 기여에 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구는 MLCK 저해에 초점을 맞추어 $LT{\beta}R$ 신호 전달은 SF 조절로 항섬유화 효과에 대하여 조사하였다. SF 변화에 대한 $LT{\beta}R$의 기능 조사를 위해 agonistic $anti-LT{\beta}R$ antibody로 처리된 FRC와 세포 추출물을 이용하여 immunoblot, fluorescence assay와 Rho-guanosine diphosphate (GDP)/guanosine triphosphate (GTP) exchange 활성 분석법으로 분석하였다. 세포막과 세포골격 연결자 ezrin은 agonistic $anti-LT{\beta}R$ antibody 처리된 FRC에서 완전히 탈인사화가 유도되었다. Actomysoisn에 의한 SF를 확인하였고 인산화 myosin light chain (p-MLC)인 함께 co-localization 되는 것도 확인하였다. ML7 처리된 FRC에서 agonistic $anti-LT{\beta}R$ antibody 처리된 세포에서 관찰되는 유사한 현상인 SF분해, 세포막 응축과 쇠퇴 현상이 나타났다. ROCK 활성저해는 액틴 골격 변화는 유도하였으나 부분적으로 SF가 세포에 남아 있었다. 반면, ML7에 의한 MLCK저해는 SF를 완전히 분해하였다. 또한, $LT{\beta}R$ 자극은 MLC 인산화를 완전히 억제하였지만, Rho-GDP/GTP exchange 활성변화에서는 감소는 되었으나 활성이 완전히 없어지지는 않았다. 결론적으로 이런 결과들은 FRC에서 $LT{\beta}R$신호전달을 통해 유도되는 SF 조절에는 MLCK가 보다 더 강력한 역할을 한다는 것을 제시하고 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.677-687
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• 2016

Industrialization and urbanization are the two phenomena that are going relentless all over the world. The consequence of this economic success has been a massive increase in waste on one hand and increasing demand for suitable sites for construction on the other. Owing to the surplus raw materials and energy requirement needed for manufacturing synthetic fibers, applications of waste fibers for reinforcing soils evidenced to offer economic and environmental benefits. The main objective of the proposed work is to explore the possibilities of improving the strength of soil using fly ash waste as an admixture and Human Hair Fiber (HHF) as reinforcement such that they can be used for construction of embankments and land reclamation projects. The effect of fiber content on soil - fly ash mixture was observed through a series of laboratory tests such as compaction tests, CBR and unconfined compression tests. From the stress - strain curves, it was observed that the UCC strength for the optimised soil - flyash mixture reinforced with 0.75% human hair fibers is nearly 2.85 times higher than that of the untreated soil. Further, it has been noticed that there is about 7.73 times increase in CBR for the reinforced soil compared to untreated soil. This drastic increase in strength may be due to the fact that HHF offer more pull-out resistance which makes the fibers act like a bridge to prevent further cracking and thereby it improves the toughness which in turn prevent the brittle failure of soil-flyash specimen. Hence, the test results reveal that the inclusion of randomly distributed HHF in soil significantly improves the engineering properties of soil and can be effectively utilized in pavements. SEM analysis explained the change of microstructures and the formation of hydration products that offered increase in strength and it was found to be in accordance with strength tests.