• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.545-556
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• 2022

Evaluation and optimization of tunnel wall convergence (TWC) plays a vital role in preventing potential problems during tunnel construction and utilization stage. When convergence occurs at a high rate, it can lead to significant problems such as reducing the advance rate and safety, which in turn increases operating costs. In order to design an effective solution, it is important to accurately predict the degree of TWC; this can reduce the level of concern and have a positive effect on the design. With the development of soft computing methods, the use of deep learning algorithms and neural networks in tunnel construction has expanded in recent years. The current study aims to employ the long-short-term memory (LSTM) deep neural network predictor model to predict the TWC, based on 550 data points of observed parameters developed by collecting required data from different tunnelling projects. Among the data collected during the pre-construction and construction phases of the project, 80% is randomly used to train the model and the rest is used to test the model. Several loss functions including root mean square error (RMSE) and coefficient of determination (R²) were used to assess the performance and precision of the applied method. The results of the proposed models indicate an acceptable and reliable accuracy. In fact, the results show that the predicted values are in good agreement with the observed actual data. The proposed model can be considered for use in similar ground and tunneling conditions. It is important to note that this work has the potential to reduce the tunneling uncertainties significantly and make deep learning a valuable tool for planning tunnels.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-46
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 터널 근접 시공으로 인한 기 존재 단독말뚝의 공학적 거동을 파악하기 위하여 터널로부터 말뚝선단의 이격거리와 막장압의 변화를 고려한 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 수치해석에서는 터널 막장압을 고려하여 말뚝의 거동을 분석하였으며, 터널굴착으로 유발되는 지반침하, 말뚝두부침하, 말뚝축력 및 말뚝-지반 사이의 경계면에서 발생하는 전단응력을 고찰하였다. 말뚝이 터널 크라운(crown) 바로 상부에 위치하고 말뚝선단까지의 수직 이격거리가 0.25D (여기서, D는 터널직경)인 경우 초기 응력의 50%에 해당하는 막장압을 적용할 경우 25%의 막장압을 적용한 것과 비교한 결과 말뚝두부의 침하가 약 38% 감소하였다. 또한, 막장압의 크기가 작을수록 지반침하, 말뚝의 축력 및 말뚝-지반 사이에서 발생하는 전단응력이 증가하며, 말뚝이 터널굴착 영향권 밖에 존재할 경우 말뚝에는 압축력 형태의 축력이 발생하였다. 따라서 막장압의 크기 및 터널-말뚝선단의 상대위치는 지반 침하와 말뚝 침하에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서 수행된 연구결과의 경우 기존에 보고된 연구결과를 바탕으로 비교분석을 실시하였으며, 터널굴착으로 인한 말뚝의 거동을 심도 있게 분석하였다.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2008

최근에 국내의 도로건설계획은 기존도로의 선형을 개량하거나 변경하는 데에 중점을 두므로, 건설하고자 하는 도로는 보다 현재 직선화되고 있는 추세이다. 국내의 지형은 대부분 산악지로 구성되어 있어 도로선형의 직선화에 따라 많은 교량과 터널의 계획이 불가피하며, 일부 산악터널의 갱구부는 터널굴착시 작업공간이 협소한 가파른 지형을 갖는 산안 계곡에 위치하는 경우가 있다. 이와 같이 가파른 지형에 터널 갱구부 굴착시 대안으로 역방향 굴착을 들 수 있는데, 3가지의 중요한 고려사항이 있다. 첫째, 적정한 폭, 높이, 그리고 길이로 Pilot 터널을 계획하는 것이며, 둘째, 터널 갱구부의 편토압에 대한 영향을 평가하는 것이고, 셋째, 갱구부의 얕은 심도의 지반조건에 대한 터널 안전성을 확보하는 것이라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 3차원 수치해석에 의해 얻어진 결과를 토대로 역방향 굴착의 적정성 및 Pilot 터널의 적용 범위를 제안코자 한다. 해석결과 Pilot 터널은 터널 안쪽 $20{\sim}25m$ 지점 전부터 갱구부 쪽으로 굴착하는 것이 적정함을 보이고 있다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2019

Recently, carrier-selective contact solar cells have attracted much interests because of its high efficiency with low recombination current density. In this study, we investigated the effect of phosphorus doped amorphous silicon layer's characteristics on the passivation properties of tunnel oxide passivated carrier-selective contact solar cells. We fabricated symmetric structure sample with poly-Si/SiOx/c-Si by deposition of phosphorus doped amorphous silicon layer on the silicon oxide with subsequent annealing and hydrogenation process. We varied deposition temperature, deposition thickness, and annealing conditions, and blistering, lifetime and passivation quality was evaluated. The result showed that blistering can be controlled by deposition temperature, and passivation quality can be improved by controlling annealing conditions. Finally, we achieved blistering-free electron carrier-selective contact with 730mV of i-Voc, and cell-like structure consisted of front boron emitter and rear passivated contact showed 682mV i-Voc.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.585-601
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• 2014

The effect of multiple roughness changes close to a building site was examined through three dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations conducted in a virtual boundary layer wind tunnel (V-BLWT). The results obtained were compared with existing wind speed models, namely ESDU-82026 and Wang and Stathopoulos (WS) model. The latter was verified by wind tunnel tests of sixty nine cases of multiple roughness patches, and also with a simplified 2D numerical model. This work extends that numerical study to three dimensions and also models roughness elements explicitly. The current numerical study shows better agreement with the WS model, that has shown better agreements with BLWT tests, than the ESDU model. This is in contrast to previous results of Wang and Stathopoulos, who concluded that CFD shows better agreement with the ESDU model. Many cases were simulated in a V-BLWT that has same dimensions as BLWT used in the original experiment and also in a reduced symmetrical version (S-BLWT) that takes advantage of regular arrangement of roughness blocks. The S-BLWT gives results almost identical to V-BLWT simulations, while achieving significant reduction on computational time and resources.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2017

In recent years, LNG bunkering terminals are needed to supply LNG as fuel to meet the emission requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). A floating LNG bunkering terminal (FLBT) is one of the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly LNG bunkering systems for storing LNG and transferring it directly to an LNG fuel vessel. The FLBT maintains its position using mooring systems such as spread mooring and turret mooring. The loads on the vessel and mooring lines must be carefully determined to maintain their positions within the operable area. In this study, the wind loads acting in several side-by-side arrangements on the FLBT and LNG-BS were estimated using wind tunnel tests in the Force Technology, and the shielding effect due to the presence of ships upstream was evaluated. In addition, the empirical formulations proposed by Fujiwara et al. (2012) were used to estimate the wind force coefficients acting on the FLBT and those results were compared with experimental results.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.401-408
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• 2005

Recently shield TBM tunnellings are being applied to subway construction in Korean cities. Generally these kinds of tunnellings have the problems in the stability of ground such as subsidence because urban subway is constructed in the shallow depth. A sinkhole occurred on the road just above the tunnel during tunneling in Kwangju, so a survey for upper layer of the tunnel was needed. But conventional Ground Probing Radar can't be applicable due to the presence of steel-mesh screen in the shield segment, so no existent geophysical method is applicable in this site. Because the outer surface of each shield segment is electrically insulated, dipole-dipole resistivity method which is popular in engineering site investigation, was tried to this survey for the first time. Specially manufactured flexible ring-type electrodes were installed into the grouting holes at an interval of 2.4 m on the ceiling. The K-Ohm II system which has been developed by KIGAM and tested successfully in many sites, was used in this site. The system consists of 1000Volt-1Ampere constant-current transmitter, optically isolated 24 bit sigma-delta A/D conversion receiver - maximum 12 channel simultaneous measurements, and graphical automatic acquisition software for easy data quality check in real time. Borehole camera logging with circular white LED lighting was also done to investigate the state of the layer. Measured resistivity data lack of some stations due to failing opening lids of holes, shows general high-low trend well. The dipole-dipole resistivity inversion results discriminate (1) one approximately 4 meter diameter cavity (grouted but incompletely hardened, so low resistivity - less than $30{\Omega}m$), (2) weak zone (100-200${\Omega}m$), and (3) hard zone (high resistivity - more than 1000${\Omega}m$) very well for the distance of 320 meters. The 2-D inversion neglects slight absolute 3-D effect, but we can get satisfactory and useful information. Acquired resistivity section and video tapes by borehole camera logging will be reserved and reused if some problem occurs in this site in the future.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.395_396
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• 2009

This paper handles with effect of electromagnetic force on the cables by fault current accompanied by accident of underground transmission cable. Even though underground transmission cable is an essential transmission method to supply stable power for downtown and population center, interaction of electromagnetic force from fault current is very large comparing to overhead transmission line due to restricted installation space such as tunnel, etc. and close consideration is required for it. This paper describes the effect of electromagnetic force through results of three phase short-circuit test and electromagnetic force analysis using theoretical calculations and electrical evaluation test after three phase short-circuit test, which will be utilized as basic materials for improvement and development of cleat, hanger, etc. to reduce and release effect of electromagnetic force in the future.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.249-265
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• 2021

As high-rise buildings become more and more slender and flexible, the wind effect has become a major concern to modern buildings. At present, wind engineering for high-rise buildings mainly focuses on the following four issues: wind excitation and response, aerodynamic damping, aerodynamic modifications and proximity effect. Taking these four issues of concern in high-rise buildings as the mainline, this paper summarizes the development history and current research progress of wind engineering for high-rise buildings. Some critical previous work and remarks are listed at the end of each chapter. From the future perspective, the CFD is still the most promising technique for structural wind engineering. The wind load inversion and the introduction of machine learning are two research directions worth exploring.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.655-661
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• 2014

In this paper, a new two dimensional (2D) analytical modeling and simulation for a surrounding gate tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) is proposed. The Parabolic approximation technique is used to solve the 2-D Poisson equation with suitable boundary conditions and analytical expressions for surface potential and electric field are derived. This electric field distribution is further used to calculate the tunneling generation rate and thus we numerically extract the tunneling current. The results show a significant improvement in on-current characteristics while short channel effects are greatly reduced. Effectiveness of the proposed model has been confirmed by comparing the analytical results with the TCAD simulation results.