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Flexural strength of circular concrete-filled tubes

  • Lee, Minsun;Kang, Thomas H.-K.
    • Advances in Computational Design
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    • v.1 no.4
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    • pp.297-313
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    • 2016
  • The flexural strength of circular concrete-filled tubes (CCFT) can be estimated by several codes such as ACI, AISC, and Eurocode 4. In AISC and Eurocode, two methods are recommended, which are the strain compatibility method (SCM) and the plastic stress distribution method (PSDM). The SCM of AISC is almost the same as the SCM of the ACI method, while the SCM of Eurocode is similar to the ACI method. Only the assumption of the compressive stress of concrete is different. The PSDM of Eurocode approach is also similar to the PSDM of AISC, but they have different definitions of material strength. The PSDM of AISC is relatively easier to use, because AISC provides closed-form equations for calculating the flexural strength. However, due to the complexity of calculation of circular shapes, it is quite difficult to determine the flexural strength of CCFT following other methods. Furthermore, all these methods give different estimations. In this study, an effort is made to review and compare the codes to identify their differences. The study also develops a computing program for the flexural strength of circular concrete filled tubes under pure bending that is in accordance with the codes. Finally, the developed computing algorithm, which is programmed in MATLAB, is used to generate design aid graphs for various steel grades and a variety of strengths of steel and concrete. These design aid graphs for CCFT beams can be used as a preliminary design tool.

Effect of Mixing Ratio of n-heptane Fuel on the Combustion Characteristics of n-butanol Fuel (n-heptane 연료 혼합비에 따른 n-butanol 연료의 연소 특성)

  • Lim, Young Chan;Suh, Hyun Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.21-26
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    • 2015
  • This study was performed to provide the information of the combustion characteristics of n-butanol fuel in accordance with the n-heptane fuel mixing ratio. The closed homogeneous reactor model was used for the analysis. The analysis conditions were set to 800 K of the initial temperature, 20 atm of initial pressure and 1.0 of equivalence ratio. The results of analysis were compared in terms of combustion temperature, combustion pressure, CO, Soot and $NO_X$ emissions. The results of combustion and exhaust emission characteristics showed that ignition delay was decreased and the combustion temperature was increased as the n-heptane mixing ratio was increased. Also, the carbon monoxide(CO) was slightly decreased however, the soot and nitrogen oxides($NO_X$) increased a little in accordance with the n-heptane fuel mixing ratio. In addition, the pressure difference was almost the same in any conditions.

Effect of processing Conditions on $3,400cm^{-1}$ -OH Peak in IR Transmitting Heavy Metal Fluoride Glasses (적외선 투과성 플루오르화 중금속 유리의 $3,400cm^{-1}$ -OH 흡수에 미치는 가공조건의 영향)

  • ;C. T Moynihan
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.231-238
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    • 1984
  • Heavy metal fluoride glasses exhibit considerable promise as high transparency materials from the UV to the IR. These glasses are prepared by fusion of the mixture of metal fulorides($ZrF_4$, $BaF_2$, $LaF_3$ etc) at 800-1, 00$0^{\circ}C$ under the inert$(N_2)$ or reactive ($CCl_4$, $Cl_2$) atmosphere following the casting into glass on cooling. Infrared absorption at the 3, 400 cm-1 -OH peak has been measured as a function of thickness for several ZrF-$BaF_2$-LaF and $HfF_4$-$BaF_2$-$LaF_3$ glasses to separate contributions from bulk and surface -OH. For glasses melted under $CCl_4$ reactive atmosphere the peak is due almost entirely to surface-OH. and melting in a closed reactor was best for removing -OH. In ambient atmosphere the -OH peak exhibited no time dependence over a 30 d period indicating a very small rate of surface attack by atmospheric H2O. Removal of -OH absorption processing was generally easier and more complete for the $BaF_2$/ThF4-glasses than for the $ZrF_4$-or $HfF_4$-based glasses.

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Structure-Control Combined Design with Structure Intensity

  • Park, Jung-Hyen;Kim, Soon-Ho
    • International Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology Speciallssue:Selected Papers
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.60-68
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    • 2003
  • This paper proposes an optimum design method of structural and control systems, using a 2-D truss structure as an example. The structure is subjected to initial static loads and disturbances. For the structure, a FEM model is formed. Using modal transformation, the equation of motion is transformed into modal coordinates, in order to decrease D.O.F. of the FEM model. To suppress the effect of the disturbances, the structure is controlled by an output feedback $H_{\infty}$ controller. The design variables of the combined optimal design of the control-structure systems are the cross sectional areas of truss members. The structural objective function is the structural weight. The control objective function is the $H_{\infty}$ norm, the performance index of control. The second structural objective function is the energy of the response related to the initial state, which is derived from the time integration of the quadratic form of the state in the closed-loop system. In a numerical example, simulations have been perform. Through the consideration of structural weight and $H_{\infty}$ norm, an advantage of the combined optimum design of structural and control systems is shown. Moreover, since the performance index of control is almost nearly optimiz, we can acquire better design of structural strength.

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LoGos: Internet-Explorer-Based Malicious Webpage Detection

  • Kim, Sungjin;Kim, Sungkyu;Kim, Dohoon
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.406-416
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    • 2017
  • Malware propagated via the World Wide Web is one of the most dangerous tools in the realm of cyber-attacks. Its methodologies are effective, relatively easy to use, and are developing constantly in an unexpected manner. As a result, rapidly detecting malware propagation websites from a myriad of webpages is a difficult task. In this paper, we present LoGos, an automated high-interaction dynamic analyzer optimized for a browser-based Windows virtual machine environment. LoGos utilizes Internet Explorer injection and API hooks, and scrutinizes malicious behaviors such as new network connections, unused open ports, registry modifications, and file creation. Based on the obtained results, LoGos can determine the maliciousness level. This model forms a very lightweight system. Thus, it is approximately 10 to 18 times faster than systems proposed in previous work. In addition, it provides high detection rates that are equal to those of state-of-the-art tools. LoGos is a closed tool that can detect an extensive array of malicious webpages. We prove the efficiency and effectiveness of the tool by analyzing almost 0.36 M domains and 3.2 M webpages on a daily basis.

Influence of the environments on the movement precision of the guide table using externally pressurized porous air bearing (다공질 정압공기 베어링을 이용한 직진 테이블에 있어 주위환경이 움직임 정밀.정확도에 미치는 영향)

  • 한응교;허석환;노병옥
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.721-729
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    • 1988
  • Recently, the precision required by precision manufacturing and machinery related to electronics is within the domain of submicron that it is difficult to evaluate them by traditional measuring equipments and methods. Accordingly, precision of sub 0.1.mu.m super precise position-decision-apparatus and straight-guide air bearing have been researched and they are almost ready to be used. In utilizing straight-guide-table for super-precision-measurement which used externally pressurized porous air bearing as a way of externally pressurized air bearing, the high-precision-straight movement is the most crucial. In this study, the researcher conducted the experimental study with trial manufacture to see how the surrounding temperature and support condition influenced the selection and allocation of the machine composing element which is important to the high-precision-straight movement. The researcher finding showed that when the property of the rail part and support part of the semi-closed slider form is different, the heat generation of the working motor and surrounding temperature influence the high-precision-straight movement significantly and the researcher showed the influence of the condition of central load and eccentric load to the straight movement precision when the support stand of the straight-table was supported by numerical values.

Surgical Treatment of Empyema with Bronchopleural Fistula (기관지 흉막루의 외과적 치료)

  • 신형주
    • Journal of Chest Surgery
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.750-757
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    • 1990
  • Empyema with bronchopleural fistula is an uncommon, but serious problem. Early diagnosis and adequate drainage of the empyema cavity are well established principles for the initial management of this condition and will enable patient to recover from the toxic effects of loculated pus. 37 patients of empyema with bronchopleural fistula were treated at the department of the chonbuk National University Hospital between 1981 and 1988. The age group of fifty and sixty decades occupied 64.8%. Bacteriologic cultures of the pus were postive in 56.8%. The most common organism of the culture was staphylococci(42.9%). And the others were Pseudomonas(19%). Klebsiella(14.3%), and E. doli. No growth of pathologic organism was reported 43.2%. 24 patients of empyema with bronchopleural fistula were nonoperative causes : There were 10 pulmonary tuberculosis, 3 abscess, 9 ascending infection, one bronchiectasis and one tumor, respectively. The remaining 13 were occurred as postoperative complications ; pneumonectomy in 6, lobectomy in 4, decortication in 2, and lobectomy with segmentectomy in 1. When used as the initial mode of drainage, closed thoracostomy was performed to almost all of the patients, but 4 patients were died during this treatment. Main operations were performed except 4 died patients ; open thoracostomy in 21, open thoracostomy with myoplasty in 3, decortication in 5, decortication with resection in 3, and completion pneumonectomy in 1. Open thoracostomy was performed in 21 patients which results were favorable except one death. Permanent open thoracostomy is an old but still useful minor operation in patients with empyema with bronchopleural fistula. The overall mortality rate was 15% (6 patients) and the causes of the death were respiratory insufficiency or sepsis, or both.

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A Simplified GaAs MESFET Modeling for the Design of Ultrabroad-Band Microwave Amplifiers (초광대역 마이크로파 증폭기 설계를 위한 단순화한 GaAs MESFET 모델링)

  • Yoon, Young-Chul;Kim, Byung-Chul;Ahn, Dal;Chang, Ik-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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    • v.26 no.9
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    • pp.1308-1316
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    • 1989
  • A simplified 10-element GaAs MESFET equivalent circuit model has been presented which is suitable for the design of ultrabroad-band microwave small-signal amplification, the these circuit element values are extracted from measured S-parameters using complex-curve fitting algorithm. Packaged GaAs MESFET equivalent circuits are composed of intrinsic \ulcornermodel and several extrinsic elements at microwave frequencies, of which the largest effects are caused by package lead inductances. If these are eliminated from measured S-parameters, newly obtained S-parameters are closed to intrinsic \ulcornermodel, and the rest element values can be easily extracted. The modeling results applied to the packaged GaAs MESFET NE71083 are almost equal between the measure S-parameters and the mideled S-parameters within b 2% errors from DC to 8GHz, and errors are increased to \ulcorner% upto 12GHz wide bandwidth.

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Efficient QEGT Codebook Searching Technique for a MISO Beamforming System (MISO 빔포밍 시스템에서 효율적인 QEGT 코드북 탐색 기법)

  • Park, Noe-Yoon;Kim, Young-Ju
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.1209-1216
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents an efficient Quantized Equal Gain Transmission(QEGT) codebook index searching technique for MISO beamforming system in a Rayleigh flat fading channel. The searching time for the optimum weight vector among the codebook vectors increases exponentially when the codebook size increases linearly, although the bit error rate decreases. So, newly defined simple metric is proposed for fast searching, which determines a few candidates. Then the conventional method combined with accurate search algorithm selects the optimal index. This strategy significantly reduces the overall search time, while maintaining almost the same bit error rate performance. Furthermore, as the codebook size increases, the search time is considerably decreased compared to that of the conventional approach.

On the spectral rigidity of almost isospectral manifolds

  • Pak, Hong-Kyung
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.237-243
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    • 1992
  • Let (M, g, J) be a closed Kahler manifold of complex dimension m > 1. We denote by Spec(M,g) the spectrum of the real Laplace-Beltrami operator. DELTA. acting on functions on M. The following characterization problem on the spectral rigidity of the complex projective space (CP$^{m}$ , g$_{0}$ , J$_{0}$ ) with the standard complex structure J$_{0}$ and the Fubini-Study metric g$_{0}$ has been attacked by many mathematicians : if (M,g,J) and (CP$^{m}$ ,g$_{0}$ ,J$_{0}$ ) are isospectral then is it true that (M,g,J) is holomorphically isometric to (CP$^{m}$ ,g$_{0}$ ,J$_{0}$ )\ulcorner In [BGM], [LB], it is proved that if (M,J) is (CP$^{m}$ , J$_{0}$ ) then the answer to the problem is affirmative. Tanno ([Ta]) has proved that the answer is affirmative if m .leq. 6. Recently, Wu([Wu]) has showed in a more general sense that if (M, g) and (CP$^{m}$ ,g$_{0}$ ) are (-4/m)-isospectral, m .geq. 4, and if the second betti number b$_{2}$(M) is equal to b$_{2}$(CP$^{m}$ ).

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