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흑색 VES-LMC의 현장적용성 평가 (Field Application Evaluation of Black VES-LMC)

  • 정원경;길용수;김용빈;윤경구
    • 한국도로학회논문집
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.177-183
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    • 2011
  • VES-LMC(Very-Early Strength Latex Modified Concrete)는 콘크리트의 내구성 향상에 기여하는 SB라텍스를 첨가한 신속개방형 보수보강재로서로 교면재포장 및 콘크리트포장 보수에 적용되고 있다. 그러나 VES-LMC의 밝은 색상은 운전자에게 시각적 부담을 유발하여 주행성을 저하시킬 수 있어, 심리적 안정 도모를 위해 VES-LMC의 색상을 인접한 아스팔트 포장구간과 유사한 흑색으로 개발할 필요성이 대두 되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 흑색안료인 카본블랙을 시멘트량 대비 2% 첨가한 흑색 VES-LMC에 대한 현장 적용성 및 공용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 현장 적용결과 흑색 VES-LMC는 기존 VES-LMC와 비교하여 작업성, 슬럼프, 공기량 등에는 변화가 없었으며 양생 4시간에서는 20MPa 이상을 발현하였다. 공용성 평가결과 흑색 VES-LMC는 일반콘크리트와 아스팔트포장 구간에 비하여 온도응력발생량이 가장 적은 것으로 평가되었으며, 이것은 콘크리트의 안정성을 의미한다. 특히 결빙시 영하권에서도 상온을 유지하여 도로결빙을 예방하고 융빙을 촉진할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

스페이스 프레임을 가진 경주용 차량의 충돌에 관한 시뮬레이션 해석 (Simulation Analysis on the Impact of Racing Car with Space Frame)

  • 조재웅;방승옥;김기선
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제11권7호
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    • pp.2341-2348
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문에서는 충돌하중 하에서 스페이스 프레임을 사용하는 경주용 차량의 프레임 변형 및 응력을 분석한다. 충돌 시 변형을 최소한으로 줄이고, 취약부분을 파악하여 운전자의 안전을 확보한다. 탄소강의 물성치를 바탕으로 트러스 구조로 설계된 차량 프레임의 유한요소모델을 만들고, ANSYS 프로그램을 이용하여 정면충돌 시 속도 변화에 따른 충격량 증가가 프레임에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 또한 정면, 측면, 후면 방향에 충돌하중을 적용하여 프레임의\ 변형을 해석한다. 정면 및 후면충돌에서는 운전석에 가해지는 영향이 적지만, 측면충돌 시 충격에 의한 변형이 운전석까지 진행된다. 이러한 변형에 대한 취약부분의 보강을 통하여 프레임의 안전성 설계를 증진시키고 시뮬레이션 해석의 결과를 실제 프레임 제작에 활용한다.

고속도로 톨게이트 근처 럼블스트립 형태에 따른 진동 데시벨 연구 (A Study on the Vibration Decibel Related to the Shape of Rumble Strip Located on the Highway Tollgate)

  • 김도완;장영선;문성호
    • 한국도로학회논문집
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.93-101
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    • 2013
  • PURPOSES : The rumble strip installed at the highway near the tollgate has the purpose to reduce the vehicle velocity or prevent sleepiness by awakening people to the danger. These rumble strip has different vibration decibel from the rumble strip shapes, resulting in some fatigue damage to human because a driver suffers from a lot of stress and displeasure. In this connection, the objective of this paper is to analyze the vibration decibel perceived by a driver in the vehicle under some conditions. METHODS : The vibration decibel conveyed from the tire can be analyzed. The frequency analysis methods were used according to DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) analysis, FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) analysis, CPB (Constant Percentage Bandwidth) analysis. But the frequency analysis method in this paper is the 1/24 OCT(Octave) band analysis because of the convenience of the analysis and the overall vibration amplitude along the frequency. RESULTS : By using the results of the vibration decibel after analyzing the 1/24 OCT band analysis, these results can be compared from some conditions (e.g., rumble strip shape, uniform velocity of a vehicle, road condition, mass of a vehicle). As a result, the numerical values of decibel are not directly proportional to the vehicle velocity. CONCLUSIONS : At the condition that a vehicle is passing by the rumble strip, the value of a vibration decibel at the rumble strip of the cylinder shape is smaller than the rumble strip of rectangular shape regardless of the rumble strip depth and width. At the mass condition, the more a vehicle is massive, the more the vibration decibel increases. At the road condition, the vibration decibel at the wet road is smaller than the value at dry road condition.

여성 구급대원의 현장 스트레스 경감방안 모색에 관한 연구 (A Study on Searching for Reduction of Women EMTs's Stress)

  • 공하성;이란희;이성철
    • 대한안전경영과학회지
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.113-121
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    • 2013
  • The rate that women's EMTs(emergency medical technicians) in fire department occupy is increasing, but my general plan is aimed at suggesting the improving plan for the working environment of women's EMTs paying attention to the duty stresses of increasing women's EMTs, because improvement for the working environment of women's EMTs is being proceeded slowly. I suggested my improving plan for solving the working stress on the basis of a survey of the Recognition against women's EMTs as follows. Firstly, I suggested that physical strength of women's EMTs should be managed well continually via program establishment and a defined evaluation not only by employing a professional person in charge for physical strength in firehouse, but also by replenishing the suitable number for the urgent mobilization. Secondly, I suggested that the suitable number for the urgent mobilization should be increased to 3 including an ambulance driver. Thirdly, I suggested necessity such as the fruitful education and the creation of circumstances that can focus on education for improving participation rate, development of various new educational program, incentive program and penalty. finally, I suggested the fact that is related to the actual re-amendment of the concerned law and ordinance such as not only the smooth treatment of penalty for a traffic signal violation of ambulance and the legal remedy system due to aggravation of a patient's condition during a first-aid course, but also workshop and meeting among the periodical EMTs and administration of special therapy program and sufficient recess.

자동차 실내 열쾌적성 개선을 위한 통풍시트의 쾌적온도 분석 (Analysis of Ventilating Seat Comfort Temperature for Improving the Thermal Comfort inside Vehicles)

  • 인충교;곽승현;김창훈;김규범;조형석;서상혁;명태식;민병찬
    • 감성과학
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2020
  • 자동차 고급화 추세에 따라 소비자의 차량 실내 환경에 대한 관심이 증가함에 따라 자동차의 기본적 성능뿐만아니라 실내 쾌적성 향상에 관심이 증대되고 있다. 또한 자동차 실내 쾌적성에 대한 연구는 운전자에게 만족을 제공하는데 그치지 않고, 운전자의 불쾌지수 및 스트레스를 낮추어서 교통사고의 위험을 줄이는데 기여할 수 있기 때문에 매우 중요한 연구 주제이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 운전자의 뇌파측정을 통해 통풍시트의 온도변화에 따른 쾌적감 변화와 쾌적온도를 알아보고, 온도변화에 따른 남녀간 쾌적감에 대한 차이를 탐색하고자 하였다. 연구결과 첫째 통풍시 트의 온도가 22℃, 25℃, 28℃에서 각각의 실험군을 비교한 결과 28℃보다 25℃에서 통계적으로 유의하게 쾌적감이 더 높게 나타났다. 둘째 통풍시트 온도 변화에 따른 남녀간 쾌적감에 대한 실험결과 남성과 여성이 온도에 따라 느끼는 쾌적감은 통계적으로 유의한 차가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 자동차의 실내온도와 통풍시트의 온도 변화에 따른 운전자의 쾌적감 변화를 파악하여 상관관계를 분석한다면, 운전자의 쾌적성을 확보하여 휴먼에러로 인한 교통사고를 낮출수 있을 뿐만 아니라 자동차의 전기에너지의 사용량을 줄일 수 있을 것이다.

TGF-β downregulation-induced cancer cell death is finely regulated by the SAPK signaling cascade

  • Han, Zhezhu;Kang, Dongxu;Joo, Yeonsoo;Lee, Jihyun;Oh, Geun-Hyeok;Choi, Soojin;Ko, Suwan;Je, Suyeon;Choi, Hye Jin;Song, Jae J.
    • Experimental and Molecular Medicine
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    • 제50권12호
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    • pp.4.1-4.19
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    • 2018
  • Transforming growth factor $(TGF)-{\beta}$ signaling is increasingly recognized as a key driver in cancer. In progressive cancer tissues, $TGF-{\beta}$ promotes tumor formation, and its increased expression often correlates with cancer malignancy. In this study, we utilized adenoviruses expressing short hairpin RNAs against $TGF-{\beta}1$ and $TGF-{\beta}2$ to investigate the role of $TGF-{\beta}$ downregulation in cancer cell death. We found that the downregulation of $TGF-{\beta}$ increased the phosphorylation of several SAPKs, such as p38 and JNK. Moreover, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was also increased by $TGF-{\beta}$ downregulation, which triggered Akt inactivation and NOX4 increase-derived ROS in a cancer cell-type-specific manner. We also revealed the possibility of substantial gene fluctuation in response to $TGF-{\beta}$ downregulation related to SAPKs. The expression levels of Trx and GSTM1, which encode inhibitory proteins that bind to ASK1, were reduced, likely a result of the altered translocation of Smad complex proteins rather than from ROS production. Instead, both ROS and ROS-mediated ER stress were responsible for the decrease in interactions between ASK1 and Trx or GSTM1. Through these pathways, ASK1 was activated and induced cytotoxic tumor cell death via p38/JNK activation and (or) induction of ER stress.

Working Conditions, Job Strain, and Traffic Safety among Three Groups of Public Transport Drivers

  • Useche, Sergio A.;Gomez, Viviola;Cendales, Boris;Alonso, Francisco
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.454-461
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    • 2018
  • Background: Working conditions and psychosocial work factors have acquired an important role explaining the well-being and performance of professional drivers, including those working in the field of public transport. This study aimed to examine the association between job strain and the operational performance of public transport drivers and to compare the expositions with psychosocial risk at work of three different types of transport workers: taxi drivers, city bus drivers, and interurban bus drivers. Method: A sample of 780 professional drivers was drawn from three transport companies in Bogota (Colombia). The participants answered the Job Content Questionnaire and a set of sociodemographic and driving performance questions, including age, professional driving experience, work schedules, and accidents and penalties suffered in the last 2 years. Results: Analyses showed significant associations between measures of socio-labor variables and key performance indicators such road traffic accidents and penalties. Furthermore, multiple linear regression analysis contributed to explain significantly suffered accidents from key variables of the Job Demand-Control model, essentially from job strain. In addition, throughout post-hoc analyses, significant differences were found in terms of perceived social support, job strain, and job insecurity. Conclusion: Work stress is an issue that compromises the safety of professional drivers. This research provides evidence supporting a significant effect of job strain on the professional driver's performance. Moreover, the statistically significant differences between taxi drivers, city bus drivers, and interurban bus drivers in their expositions to work-related stress suggest the need for tailored occupational safety interventions on each occupational group.

Effects of Augmented-Reality Head-up Display System Use on Risk Perception and Psychological Changes of Drivers

  • Hwang, Yoonsook;Park, Byoung-Jun;Kim, Kyong-Ho
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.757-766
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    • 2016
  • This study was conducted to examine the usage effects of an augmented reality head-up display (AR-HUD) system on the risk perception and psychological changes of drivers. To do so, we conducted an experiment to collect the driver response times for vehicles and pedestrians as their risk perception behavior, and used a driving behavior determinants questionnaire consisting of Problem Evading, Benefits/Sensation Seeking, Anti-Personal Anxiety, Anti-Personal Angry, and Aggression factors for collecting the psychological characteristics of the drivers. Thirty drivers were randomly assigned into an in-vehicle AR-HUD using group and a control group. As a result, the Anti-Personal Anxiety and Anti-Personal Angry factors were negatively correlated with the response time for the control group. In contrast, these results were not shown for the in-vehicle AR-HUD system using group. These results indicate that the in-vehicle AR-HUD system may partially induce a relaxation of tension or stress for drivers with a high level of interpersonal anxiety. Therefore, the in-vehicle AR-HUD system might contribute to not only the visual safety driving behaviors of drivers, but also to their psychological driving safety with specific characteristics.

후향계단 DDES 해석의 길이척도 영향 분석 (EFFECT OF LENGTH-SCALE IN DDES FOR BACKWARD-FACING STEP FLOW)

  • 이충연;사정환;박수형;이은석;이진익;이광섭
    • 한국전산유체공학회지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.24-31
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    • 2012
  • Effects of the subgrid length-scale in the Delayed-Detached Eddy Simulation(DDES) are investigated based on the Spalart-Allmaras(S-A) and the k-$\omega$ Shear Stress Transport(SST) turbulence models. Driver & Seegmiller's experimental results are used to validate numerical results. Grid convergence with grid resolution and subgrid length-scale is investigated. The simulation results show that the volume method for the subgrid length-scale is more resistant to unfavorable effects of the grid size in the periodic direction than the maximum method. Using a sufficient grid resolution and an appropriate subgrid length-scale, both S-A based DDES and SST based DDES methods can provide a good correlation with the experimental data.

${\Delta}K_{eff}$ 제어 피로 균열 진전 시험 자동화 시스템에 관한 연구 (An Automated System for Constant ${\Delta}K_{eff}$ Fatigue Crack Growth Testing through Real-time Measurement of Crack Opening Load)

  • 신성철;송지호
    • 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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    • pp.447-452
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    • 2001
  • An automated system is developed to perform fatigue crack growth tests under constant effective stress intensity factor range ${\Delta}K_{eff}$. In the system, crack length and crack opening load are measured in real-time by using the unloading elastic compliance method. The system consists of two personal computers, an analogue electrical subtraction circuit, a stepping motor, a stepping motor driver, a PIO board, and the application software used to integrate the whole system. The performance of the developed system was tested and discussed performing constant ${\Delta}K_{eff}$ crack growth tests on a CT specimen of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy. The performance of the system is found to be strongly dependent on the accuracy of measurements of crack opening load. Besides constant ${\Delta}K_{eff}$ testing, the system is expected to be successfully applied for automation of various fatigue tests.

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