• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2017

Concrete technologists have used ultrasonic pulse velocity test for decades to evaluate the properties of concrete. However, the presented research work focuses on the use of ultrasonic pulse velocity test to study the degradation in steel-concrete bond subjected to increasing loading. A detailed experimental investigation was conducted by testing five identical beam specimens under increasing loading. The loading was increased from zero till failure in equal increments. From the experimentation, it was found that as the reinforced concrete beams were stressed from control unloaded condition till complete failure, the propagating ultrasonic wave velocity reduced. This reduction in wave velocity is attributed to the initiation, development, and propagation of internal cracking in the concrete surrounding the steel reinforcement. Using both direct and semidirect methods of testing, results of reduction in wave velocity with evidence of internal cracking at steel-concrete interface are presented. From the presented results and discussion, it can be concluded that the UPV test method can be successfully employed to identify zones of poor bonding along the length of reinforced concrete beam. The information gathered by such testing can be used by engineers for localizing repairs thereby leading to saving of time, labor and cost of repairs. Furthermore, the implementation strategy along with real-world challenges associated with the application of the proposed technique and area of future development have also been presented.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2016

2000년 이후 1인가구수의 폭발적인 증가로 국내 편의점 시장 또한 급속히 성장하고 있지만, 아직 국내물류산업의 여건상 수작업 중심으로 이루어져 있어서 시장의 폭발적인 수요증대를 대부분 작업자들에게 의존하고 있다. 이로 인해 전자, 자동차 등 제조업에서 많이 수행되고 있는 자동화를 통한 효율성 증대와 관련된 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 국내 유명 편의점 기업인 A사의 유통물류센터를 대상으로 자동화 설비의 도입을 위한 투자 타당성 분석을 수행하였다. 시간과 인력이 가장 많이 소요되는 피킹 프로세스를 대상으로 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 무인운반차 장비 도입에 따른 생산성 증가 및 비용절감 효과를 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과로 피킹 프로세스에 도입한 AGV 장비는 현재 수작업 대비 시간당 효율성을 증가시키고, 비용을 절감하는 효과도 존재하였다. 아울러, 꾸준히 성장하고 있는 A사 편의점 유통물류센터의 처리물량을 감안하여 적정 AGV 대수를 예측하였다. 물류산업 종사자들의 인건비가 빠르게 증가하는 요즘, 대규모 신규 자동화 센터 구축에 앞서 단위 프로세스 별 부분 자동화를 통한 생산성 증대와 비용감소에 고민하는 투자 의사결정권자들에게 좋은 정보를 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2022

Background: Patients with hematologic cancers have a risk of drug-related problems (DRPs) from medications associated with chemotherapy and supportive care. Although the role of oncology pharmacists has been widely documented in the literature, few studies have reported its impact on cost reduction. This study aimed to describe the activities of oncology pharmacists with respect to hematologic diseases and evaluate the associated cost avoidance. Methods: From January to July 2021, patients admitted to the department of hemato-oncology at Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital were studied. The activities of oncology pharmacists were reported by DRP type following the Pharmaceutical Care Network version 9.1 guidelines, and the acceptance rate was calculated. The avoided cost was estimated based on the cost of the pharmacy intervention, pharmacist manpower, and prescriptions associated with the intervention. Results: Pharmacists intervened in 584 prescriptions from 208 patients during the study period. The most prevalent DRP was "adverse drug event (possibly) occurring" (32.4%), followed by "effect of drug treatment not optimal" (28.6%). "Drug selection" (42.5%) and "dose selection" (30.3%) were the most common causes of DRPs. The acceptance rate of the interventions was 97.1%. The total avoidance cost was KRW 149,468,321; the net profit of the avoidance cost, excluding labor costs, was KRW 121,051,690; and the estimated cost saving was KRW 37,223,748. Conclusion: Oncology pharmacists identified and resolved various types of DRPs from prescriptions for patients with hematologic disease, by reviewing the prescriptions. Their clinical service contributed to enhanced patient safety and the avoidance of associated costs.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1229-1243
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• 1997

The purpose of this study were to :(a) investigate meal costs, plate waste costs, and advantages/disadvantages of conventional /commissary foodservices and (b) compare the effectiveness of commissary foodservice systems with that of conventional systems. Questionnaires were developed and mailed to 136 schools in Kyonggi-do. A total of 106 questionnaires were usable, resulting in a 77.9% response rate. Teacher's teaching of good food habits and students satisfaction with school foodservices were surveyed in three schools from each system. Moreover, plate waste was measured to express cost and benefit in currency. Data were analyzed using the SAS package for description analysis, t-test, $\chi$$^2$ test, ANOVA, and the Vilcoxon rank sum test. Approximately seventy percent of 294schools in Kyonggi-do were operating commissary systems and most of them were of the rural (reduced paid) type. The number of meals served varied significantly between types of foodservice. The results of this study indicated that average food , labor utility , and supply costs were saved in the commissary system and that the total meal cost/person for a day was 1218.7 won compared to 1452.4 won in the conventional system. Though total meal costs were saved in the commissary system, dietitians had difficulties cooperating with school foodservice committees and supporters associations, especially in satellites of the commissary system. In addition, dietitians and teachers in the commissary system did not carry out teaching activities on good food habits to students as often as in the conventional system. Other problems that dietitians recognized in the commissary system were difficulties in training employees and parents for portion control and serving relatively simple menus. Students, as customers of school foodservices, are very important for system evaluation . Students in the commissary system scored of food itself , cleanliness of tableware, waiting time, quantity of meal and food temperature significantly lower than students in the conventional system. Moreover , the rate of plate waste was 20.5% in the commissary system as compared to 3.3% in the conventional system. Cost-effectiveness (saving 233.7won/person/day) is the main benefit of the commissary system. However , because of lower satisfaction scores and a highest plate waste rate, 201.9won/ person were wasted in the commissary system. The results of this study suggest that increasing the number of meals served within a commissary system might maximize the efficiency of the system, but increasing the number of satellites is not recommended because it might be out of dietitians control in many aspects.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 7th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management Summit Forum on Sustainable Construction and Management
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• pp.73-79
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• 2017

Rapidly expanding population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a massive impact to put pressure on the shortage of housing and existing infrastructure. With average population growth rate of 1,9% yearly, the population in Saudi Arabia is projected to increase from 31 million in 2015 to 37 million in 2025. According to the housing ministry, Saudi Arabia needs to provide 3.3 million units to meet the demand in 2025, which is about 300,000 unit a year. In the past 40 years, using the conventional construction method, the Saudi construction industry was only able to build about 150,000 units per year. To meet the demand gap for the housing shortage, a new approach and innovation in construction methods are needed. Industrialized construction as an approach in construction methods has been studied and implemented in some countries that experienced similar corncerns. Industrialized construction can be defined as the implementation of manufacturing methods to construction-related activities to improve quality, reduce cost and project duration. Compared to the conventional construction method, prefabrication as industrialized construction methods has reduced construction labor on-site by 9.5%, construction project duration by 20%, and construction waste by 56%. It improves the quality, durability and cost saving not only for construction project owners, but also construction contractors. This paper discusses the possibility of 'industrialization' of building system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a solution for the housing shortage. It is an initial part of a study aims to develop a framework to develop industrialized building system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The is paper based on extensive literature review and case studies.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1996년도 International Conference on Agricultural Machinery Engineering Proceedings
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• pp.1009-1020
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• 1996

Direct-seeded rice can have comparable yield with transplanted rice if its inherent problems can be solved. It is a labor-saving technology and can significantly reduce production cost because seedling nursery , pulling , and transplanting are omitted. Turnaround time between cropping is reduced hence the possibility of a third annual crop. But direct-seeded rice is very vulnerable to pest attack (by birds, rats, and golden snails), desiccation, weed infestation, and prone to lodging resulting to unstable crop establishment and inconsistent yield. These problems can be solved by anaerobic seeding (sowing pre-germinated seeds under the soil). It requires precise seed placement into the soil to optimize its benefits. We developed a four-row anaerobic direct seeder (US $ 200 commercial price) for this purpose . It consist of a structural framework mounted with a drum -hopper metering device, flotation type drivewheels, spring-loaded and adjustable furrow closers, and furrow open rs, and a plastic rainguard. It can sow in line pre-germinated seeds into the soil thus permitting the use of mechanical weeders for a chemical-free weed control. Its performance was comparable with the Japanese two-row anaerobic seeder (costing US$400) in terms of seed placement and crop establishment. It was tested with five cultivars. Seeding rate varied from 38 kg/ha to 80kg/ha. Crop establishment ranged from 64 to 99 percent while grain yield varied from 3.0 t/ha to 5.4t/ha. A six-row anaerobic seeder was also developed and adapted to a powertiller for increased capacity , field efficiency , and easier operation. The anaerobic seeder is useful to farmers shifting to direct seeding to reduce rice production cost and to researchers conducting agronomic studies in direct-seeded rice. Blueprint of the machine is available free of charge from IRRI.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.499-511
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• 2018

This paper aims to investigate the seismic performance of the prestressed steel strips retrofitted RC beam-column joints. Two series of joint specimens were conducted under compression load and reversed cyclic loading through quasi-static tests. Based on the test results, the seismic behavior of the strengthened joints specimens in terms of the failure modes, hysteresis response, bearing capacity, ductility, stiffness degradation, energy dissipation performance and damage level were focused. Moreover, the effects of the amount of the prestressed steel strips and the axial compression ratio on seismic performance of retrofitted specimens were analyzed. It was shown that the prestressed steel strips retrofitting method could significantly improve the seismic behavior of the RC joint because of the large confinement provided by prestressed steel strips in beam-column joints. The decrease of the spacing and the increase of the layer number of the prestressed steel strips could result in a better seismic performance of the retrofitted joint specimens. Moreover, increasing the axial compression ration could enhance the peak load, stiffness and the energy performance of the joint specimens. Furthermore, by comparison with the specimens reinforced with CFRP sheets, the specimens reinforced with prestressed steel strips was slightly better in seismic performance and cost-saving in material and labor. Therefore, this prestressed steel strips retrofitting method is quite helpful to enhance the seismic behavior of the RC beam-column joints with reducing the cost and engineering time.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2009

중소규모 건축물의 시공 현장은 기초의 크기가 작고 터파기 깊이가 얕은 경우가 많다. 이런 경우 일반 거푸집을 이용하여 2회에 걸쳐 타설하는 기존의 재래식 공법보다 매립형 보조거푸집을 이용하여 기초 및 지중보와 바닥슬래브를 동시에 타설하는 공법을 사용하면 지하층 골조공기의 단축과 그에 따른 원가절감을 기대 할 수 있다. 기존의 매립형 보조거푸집은 거푸집의 종류에 따라서 자재와 인건비에 따른 원가, 품질상의 문제들이 있기 때문에 사용에 제약이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 개선방안으로써 발포폴리스티렌을 매립형 보조거푸집으로 이용한 기초 및 지중보와 바닥슬래브 콘크리트 동시 타설공법을 제안하고, 기존의 공법들과 비교하며, 공법별 평가를 통하여 효용성을 검증하고자 한다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.66-83
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• 2002

The economic feasibility analysis including benefit-cost ratio and internal rate of return of a land consolidation and on-farm development project was mainly depended upon the direct benefits and costs arising during project life. Therefore the projects were neglected in allocating the government's financial funds and loans on account of the low economic rate of return of the project. Accordingly the extended benefit-cost analysis method should be introduced and adapted to cover not only the benefit s such as non-market values of environmental and food security fun ct ions of the project but also market values of the project outputs. The main purposes of this study are (1) to prepare a guide line for economic feasibility analysis based on the IBRD and ADB guidelines, (2) to estimate the benefits from productivity increase, labor saving, savings of O&M cost of farm mechanization and project facilities, savings of farmer's burden for their public health, increasing environmental and public functional value of paddy fields, improving food security condition and formation of peaceful and uncontroversial rural society by implementing the land consolidation and on-farm development, (3) to introduce the newly adapted analytical method as the extended benefit cost analysis which could make possible to be included the values of non-market goods such as the food security and the environmental public function of paddy fields. To carry out this study, the existing publications on the guidelines for economic agricultural projects were reviewed and consultation was made with a For the post evaluation study of the land consolidation and on-farm development project, field survey in Jigok and other comparative area were made to get available information. According to the project completion report, Jigok land consolidation and on-farm development project has 55ha of benefit area out of 69ha of gross area. The project was started in November 11th, 2000 and completed october 30th, 2001. The total project costs were amounted to 2,548 million won and the annual project benefits were estimated at 335million won evaluated by domestic market prices. The ERR(Economic Rate of Return) and SRR(Social Rate of Return) of the project based on the shadow pricing system were estimated at 4.4% and 16% respectively. On the other hand, the ERR and SRR based on the domestic market value system were amounted to 6.37% and 14.62%. In conclusion, Korean land consolidation and on-farm development projects have not carried out from the view point of economic rate of return under shadow pricing system but from the view point of domestic pricing system. For the future feasibility studies on land consolidation projects have to be carried out including the non-market values as environmental and food security function of the projects.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.706-711
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• 1997

벼 건답직파재배에서 권개수 부족시 합리적인 최소 권수방법을 밝히고자 전북통(미사질양토)에서 동진벼를 공시하여 5일 간격 고량관개, 10일간격 고랑관개, 15일 간격 고랑관개, 10일 간격 전면관개를 관행 물관리 방법과 비교하여 시험한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 권개용수량 절감은 관행에 비해 15일간격 고랑관개(92.4％)>10일 간격 고랑관개(88.5％)>10일 간격 전면관개(78.6％)>5일간격 고랑관개 (58％) 순이었다. 2. 고랑에서 90cm까지는 고랑 관개후 5일에도 수분장력이 -50kpa 이하였으나 고랑에서 120cm는 고랑 관개후 4일에도 -70kpa 이상이었다. 3. 엽면적과 지상부 건물중은 관개 간격이 길수록 적었다. 4. 간장은 관행에 비해 관개 간격이 길수록 짧았으며, 전체 간장에 영향을 미친 절간은 상위 제1,2절간이었다. 5. 관개 간격이 길수록 수수 및 등숙비율이 낮아, 쌀수량은 관행관개(5.32MT/ha)에 비해 5일 간격 고랑관개는 5％, 10일 간격 전면 관개는 8％ 감수하였으나, 10일 간격 고랑관개는 18％, 15일 간격 고랑관개는 28％의 유의적인 감수를 보였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 벼 휴입건답직파 재배에서 권개수가 부족시에도 최소한 5일간격 고랑관개나 10일간격 전면관개는 되어야 할 것으로 생각되며, 이러한 결과는 관개수가 부족할 경우에도 합리적인 휴입건답직파 재배의 물관리 기술로 이용될 것으로 기대된다.