• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.825-837
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• 2017

Due to the severe impacts of recent earthquakes, the use of seismic isolation is paramount for the safety of nuclear structures. The diversity observed in seismic events demands ongoing research to analyze the devastating attributes involved, and hence to enhance the sustainability of base-isolated nuclear power plants. This study reports the seismic performance of a seismically-isolated nuclear reactor containment building (NRCB) under strong short-period ground motions (SPGMs) and long-period ground motions (LPGMs). The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission-based design response spectrum for the seismic design of nuclear power plants is stipulated as the reference spectrum for ground motion selection. Within the period range(s) of interest, the spectral matching of selected records with the target spectrum is ensured using the spectral-compatibility approach. NRC-compliant SPGMs and LPGMs from the mega-thrust Tohoku earthquake are used to obtain the structural response of the base-isolated NRCB. To account for the lack of earthquakes in low-to-moderate seismicity zones and the gap in the artificial synthesis of long-period records, wavelet-decomposition based autoregressive moving average modeling for artificial generation of real ground motions is performed. Based on analysis results from real and simulated SPGMs versus LPGMs, the performance of NRCBs is discussed with suggestions for future research and seismic provisions.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.648-655
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• 2007

유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅을 실현하기 위하여 자동식별, 센서 네트워크, 홈 네트워크, 텔레매틱스 등 다양한 분야에서 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 RFID 기술을 이용한 레거시 시스템과의 통합 및 데이터 수집, 장치 제어, 관리 등을 위하여 RFID 미들웨어의 중요성에 대한 인식이 확산되고 있다. 이에 발맞추어 EPCglobal에서는 기존의 Savant를 대체하는 개념으로서 RFID 하드웨어와 응용 사이에 존재하는 ALE(Application Level Events) 표준 스펙을 정 의하였다. 이는 레이어의 내부 구조 및 구현 기술 등은 명시하지 않고 오직 외부 인터페이스만을 정의함으로써 향후 상호 운용성 및 표준 적합성 검증을 용이하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 ALE 스펙에 기반하여 RFID 태그 데이터를 효율적으로 처리할 수 있는 RFID 미들웨어 시스템을 설계하고 구현하였다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.515-521
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• 2021

The popularity of Islamic financial instruments among Muslims is not surprising. The Islamic capital market is where sharia-compliant financial assets are transacted. It works parallel to the conventional market and helps investors find sharia-compliant investment opportunities. At a time of collective confusion when the COVID-19 epidemic is contributing to unprecedented change, this paper is keen to understand how attractive conventional and Islamic stock markets have been to investors recently. Second, this paper takes advantage of the time-scale decomposition property of the wavelet to simultaneously capture risk exposure and distinguish the risks faced by short- and long-term investors. To this end, this research conducted a two-step investigation of the daily closing equity market price indices for three Islamic stock markets and their conventional counterparts. Given that different financial decisions occur with greater or less frequency, the paper examines the connectedness of stock markets operating at heterogeneous rates and identifies the timescales using wavelet-DCC-GARCH analysis to take account of both the time and the frequency domains of stock market connectedness. The paper findings highlight the strong evidence of contagion that can be seen in nearly all conventional stock markets in the COVID-19 pandemic; they reach a high level of dependency in such health crises. Furthermore, Islamic stock markets prove to be a rich ground for global diversification.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.17-42
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• 2021

Articulated loading platforms (ALPs) belongs to a class of offshore structures known as compliant. ALP motions have time periods falling in the wind excitation frequency range due to their compliant behaviour. This paper deals with the dynamic behavior of a double hinged ALP subjected to low-frequency wind forces with random waves. Nonlinear effects due to variable submergence, fluctuating buoyancy, variable added mass, and hydrodynamic forces are considered in the analysis. The random sea state is characterized by the Pierson-Moskowitz (P-M) spectrum. The wave forces on the submerged elements of the platform's shaft are calculated using Morison's Equation with Airy's linear wave theory ignoring diffraction effects. The fluctuating wind load has been estimated using Ochi and Shin wind velocity spectrum for offshore structures. The nonlinear dynamic equation of motion is solved in the time domain by the Wilson-θ method. The wind-structure interactions, along with the effect of various other parameters on the platform response, are investigated. The effect of offset of aerodynamic center (A.C.) with the center of gravity (C.G.) of platform superstructure has also been investigated. The outcome of the analyses indicates that low-frequency wind forces affect the response of ALP to a large extent, which otherwise is not enhanced in the presence of only waves. The mean wind modifies the mean position of the platform surge response to the positive side, causing an offset. Various power spectral densities (PSDs) under high and moderate sea states show that apart from the significant peak occurring at the two natural frequencies, other prominent peaks also appear at very low frequencies showing the influence of wind on the response.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.253-270
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• 2013

The aim of the present paper is to show the application of optimization strategies for the cost of beams in reinforced concrete buildings and to propose pre-sizing parameters. In order for these goals to be met, an optimization software program was developed. The program combines the analysis of structures by the grid model, reinforced concrete sizing, and the simulated annealing optimization heuristic. Sizing is compliant with the NBR 6118 (2007) Brazilian standard, according to which flexural, shearing, torsion, and web reinforcements and serviceability limit states (deflection and crack width limitation) are checked. Besides the dimensions of the situations mentioned above, the influence the cost of each material (steel, concrete and formwork) has on the overall cost of structures was also determined.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.341-354
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• 2021

Articulated towers are one of the class of compliant offshore structures that freely oscillates with wind and waves, as they are designed to have low natural frequency than ocean waves. The present study deals with the dynamic response of a double-pendulum articulated tower under hydrodynamic and aerodynamic loads. The wind field is simulated by two approaches, namely, single-point and multiple-point. Nonlinearities such as instantaneous tower orientation, variable added mass, fluctuating buoyancy, and geometrical nonlinearities are duly considered in the analysis. Hamilton's principle is used to derive the nonlinear equations of motion (EOM). The EOM is solved in the time domain by using the Wilson-θ method. The maximum, minimum, mean, and standard deviation and salient power spectral density functions (PSDF) of deck displacement, bending moment, and central hinge shear are drawn for high and moderate sea states. The outcome of the analyses shows that tower response under multiple-point wind-field simulation results in lower responses when compared to that of single-point simulation.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.273-291
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• 2020

Two-storey X-bracings are currently very popular in European practice, as respect to chevron and simple X bracings, owing to the advantages of reducing the bending demand in the brace-intercepted beams in V and inverted-V configurations and optimizing the design of gusset plate connections. However, rules for two-storey X braced frames are not clearly specified within current version of EN1998-1, thus leading to different interpretations of the code by designers. The research presented in this paper is addressed at investigating the seismic behaviour of two-storey X concentrically braced frames in order to revise the design rules within EN1998-1. Therefore, five different design criteria are discussed, and their effectiveness is investigated. With this aim, a comprehensive numerical parametric study is carried out considering a set of planar frames extracted from a set of structural archetypes that are representative of regular low, medium and high-rise buildings. The obtained results show that the proposed design criteria ensure satisfactory seismic performance.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.345-346
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• 2008

Most pedestrian-vehicle crashes involve frontal impacts, and the vehicle front structures are responsible for most pedestrian injuries. The vehicle bumper contacts the lower legs at first. The leading edge of the hood (bonnet) strikes the proximal upper leg and finally, the head and upper torso hit the top surface of the hood or windscreen. In essence, the pedestrian wraps around the front of the vehicle until pedestrian and vehicle are traveling at the same speed. Since the hood surface is made from sheet metal, it is a relatively compliant structure and does not pose a major risk for severe head trauma. However, serious head injury can occur when the head hits a region of the hood with stiff underlying structures such as engine components. The solution is to provide sufficient clearance between the hood and underlying structures for controlled deceleration of a pedestrian's head. However, considerations of aerodynamic design and styling can make it extremely difficult to alter a vehicle's front end geometry to provide more under-hood space. In this study, the safe hood will be developed by designing new conceptual inner panel in order to decrease the pedestrian's head injuries without changing hood outer geometry.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2006년도 추계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.469-473
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• 2006

유비궈터스 컴퓨팅을 실현하기 위한 핵심 기술인 자동식별, 센서 네트워크, 홈 네트워크, 텔레매틱스 등 다양한 분야에서 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 RFID 기술을 이용한 기존 솔루션과의 통합 및 데이터 수집, 제어, 관리 등을 지원하는 RFID 미들웨어의 중요성에 대한 인식이 확산되고 있다. 한편 EPCglobal에서는 기존의 Savant를 대체하는 개념으로서 RFID 하드웨어와 응용 사이에 존재하는 ALE(Application Level Events) 표준 스펙을 정의하였다. 이는 레이어의 내부 구조 및 구현 기술 등은 명시하지 않고 오직 외부 인터페이스만을 정의함으로써 향후 상호 운용성 및 표준 적합성 검증을 용이하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 ALE 스펙에 기반하여 RFID 데이터를 효율적으로 처리할 수 있는 RFID 미들웨어를 제안한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.13-17
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 구조 변경한 저 잡음 수중 청음기에서 사용되는 음향 감쇠층의 최적 물성을 제시하고 제작 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 음향 감쇠층의 특성 중 재료 감쇠도와 음향 임피던스를 변화시켜 FEM (Finite Element Method)으로 과도 해석하여 재질 변경에 따른 잡음 응답 특성을 고찰 하였다. 그 결과 재료의 감쇠도는 큰 영향이 없었으며 1 Mrayl 이하 혹은 4 Mrayl 이상의 음향 임피던스 값을 갖는 음향 감쇠층을 사용하는 것이 효율적임을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 목적을 위해서는 일반적인 흡음 재료로 사용되는 고분자 폴리머들은 본 연구의 수중 청음기용 음향 감쇠 층으로 사용하기에 부적합하고, 새로운 금속 혹은 세라믹-폴리머 복합체의 개발이 필요하다.