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Experimental shear strengthening of GFRC beams without stirrups using innovative techniques

  • Hany, Marwa;Makhlouf, Mohamed H.;Ismail, Gamal;Debaiky, Ahmed S.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.83 no.4
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    • pp.415-433
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    • 2022
  • Eighteen (18) (120×300×2200 mm) beams were prepared and tested to evaluate the shear strength of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) beams with no shear reinforcement, and evaluate the effectiveness of various innovative strengthening systems to increase the shear capacity of the GFRC beams. The test variables are the amount of discrete glass fiber (0.0, 0.6, and 1.2% by volume of concrete) and the type of longitudinal reinforcement bars (steel or GFRP), the strengthening systems (externally bonded (EB) sheet, side near-surface mounted (SNSM) bars, or the two together), strengthening material (GFRP or steel) links, different configurations of NSM GFRP bars (side bonded links, full wrapped stirrups, side C-shaped stirrups, and side bent bars), link spacing, link inclination angle, and the number of bent bars. The experimental results showed that adding the discrete glass fiber to the concrete by 0.6%, and 1.2% enhanced the shear strength by 18.5% and 28%, respectively in addition to enhancing the ductility. The results testified the efficiency of different strengthening systems, where it is enhanced the shear capacity by a ratio of 28.4% to 120%, and that is a significant improvement. Providing SNSM bent bars with strips as a new strengthening technique exhibited better shear performance in terms of crack propagation, and improved shear capacity and ductility compared to other strengthening techniques. Based on the experimental shear behavior, an analytical study, which allows the estimation of the shear capacity of the strengthened beams, was proposed, the results of the experimental and analytical study were comparable by a ratio of 0.91 to 1.15.

Feature Extraction Techniques Using Optical Hough Transform (Optical Hough Transform을 사용한 피쳐 추출 기법)

  • 진성일
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1990.02a
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    • pp.121-125
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    • 1990
  • Optical Hough transform technique is introduced to obtain the straight line features in parallel from the input scene images. Experimental results are also provided to demonstrate the advantage of such optical parallel processor over the digital one. Peaks in optical Hough space are free from quantization noise and thus easy to detect.

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3D Video Processing for 3DTV

  • Sohn, Kwang-Hoon
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08b
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    • pp.1231-1234
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents the overview of 3D video processing technologies for 3DTV such as 3D content generation, 3D video codec and video processing techniques for 3D displays. Some experimental results for 3D contents generation are shown in 3D mixed reality and 2D/3D conversion.

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Robotic assembly of complicated flexible parts (산업용 로보트를 이용한 유연하고 형상이 복잡한 물체의 자동조립)

  • 권대갑;조형석
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1987.10b
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    • pp.5-9
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    • 1987
  • In this study, three insertion techniques vibration method, tactile sensor-assisted method and vision assisted method are developed for the insertion of electric contacts into connectors. In order to prove their Performances, a series of experiments were conducted for various shapes of el-ectric contacts. From the experimental results, three insertion methods are compared and their merits are discussed in detail.

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Compiler Optimization Techniques for The Next Generation Low Power Multibank Memory (차세대 저전력 멀티뱅크 메모리를 위한 컴파일러 최적화 기법)

  • Cho, Doosan
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.141-145
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    • 2021
  • Various types of memory architectures have been developed, and various compiler optimization techniques have been studied to efficiently use them. In particular, since a memory is a major component that determines performance in mobile computing devices, various optimization techniques have been developed to support them. Recently, a lot of research on hybrid type memory architecture is being conducted, so various compiler techniques are being studied to support it. Existing compiler optimization techniques can be used to achieve the required minimum performance and constraint on low power according to market requirements. References for determining the low-power effect and the degree of performance improvement using these optimization techniques are not properly provided yet. This study was conducted to provide the experimental results of the existing compiler technique as a reference for the development of multibank memory architecture.

A review of the Implementation of Functional Brain Imaging Techniques in Auditory Research focusing on Hearing Loss (청각 연구에서 기능적 뇌 영상 기술 적용에 대한 고찰: 난청을 중심으로)

  • Hye Yoon Seol;Jaeyoung Shin
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.26-36
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    • 2024
  • Functional brain imaging techniques have been used to diagnose psychiatric disorders such as dementia, depression, and autism. Recently, these techniques have also been actively used to study hearing loss. The present study reviewed the application of the functional brain imaging techniques in auditory research, especially those focusing on hearing loss, over the past decade. EEG, fMRI, fNIRS, MEG, and PET have been utilized in auditory research, and the number of research studies using these techniques has been increasing. In particular, fMRI and EEG were the most frequently used technique in auditory research. EEG studies mostly used event-related designs to analyze the direct relationship between stimulus and the related response, and in fMRI studies, resting-state functional connectivity and block designs were utilized to analyze alterations in brain functionality in hearing-related areas. In terms of age, while studies involving children mainly focused on congenital and pre- and post-lingual hearing loss to analyze developmental characteristics with and without hearing loss, those involving adults focused on age-related hearing loss to investigate changes in the characteristics of the brain based on the presence of hearing loss and the use of a hearing device. Overall, ranging from EEG to PET, various functional brain imaging techniques have been used in auditory research, but it is difficult to perform a comprehensive analysis due to the lack of consistency in experimental designs, analysis methods, and participant characteristics. Thus, it is necessary to develop standardized research protocols to obtain high-quality clinical and research evidence.

Output filter design for conducted EMI reduction of PWM Inverter-fed Induction Motor System

  • Kim Lee-Hun;Won Chung-Yuen;Kim Young-Seok;Choi Se-Wan
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.761-767
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, filtering techniques to reduce the adverse effects of motor leads on high-frequency PWM inverter fed AC motor drives will be examined. The filter was designed to keep the motor terminal from the cable surge impedance to reduce overvoltage reflections, ringing, and the dv/dt, di/dt. Therefore, filtering techniques are investigated to reduce the motor terminal overvoltage, ringing, and EMI noise in inverter fed ac motor drive systems. The output filter is used to limit the rate of the inverter output voltage and reduce EMI(common mode noise) to the motor. The performance of the output filter is evaluated through simulations (PSIM) and experiment on PWM inverter-fed ac motor drive(3phase, 3hp(2.2kw), input voltage 220/380V, induction motor). An experimental PWM drive system reduction of conducted EMI was implemented on an available TMS320C31 microprocessor control board. Finally, experimental results showed that the inverter output filter reduces more CM noise than the LPF(low pass filter) and reduce overvoltage and ringing at the motor terminal.

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Choice of Thresholding Technique in Micro-CT Images of Trabecular Bone Does Not Influence the Prediction of Bone Volume Fraction and Apparent Modulus

  • Kim, Chi-Hyun;Kim, Byung-Gwan;Guo, X. Edward
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.174-177
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    • 2007
  • Trabecular bone can be accurately represented using image-based finite element modeling and analysis of these bone models is widely used to predict their mechanical properties. However, the choice of thresholding technique, a necessary step in converting grayscale images to finite element models which can thus significantly influence the structure of the resulting finite element model, is often overlooked. Therefore, we investigated the effects of thresholding techniques on micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) based finite element models of trabecular bone. Three types of thresholding techniques were applied to micro-CT images of trabecular bone which resulted in three unique finite element models for each specimen. Bone volume fractions and apparent moduli were predicted for each model and compared to experimental results. Our findings suggest that predictions of apparent properties agree well with experimental measurements regardless of the choice of thresholding technique in micro CT images of trabecular bone.