• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.629-648
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• 2016

This paper deals with 111 buildings built between 1962 and 1987, from various parts of the city of Osijek, for which, through the collection of documentation, a database is created. The aim of this paper is to provide the first steps in assessing seismic risk in Osijek applying method based on vulnerability index. This index uses collected information of parameters of the building: the structural system, the construction year, plan, the height, i.e., the number of stories, the type of foundation, the structural and non-structural elements, the type and the quality of main construction material, the position in the block and built-up area. According to this method defining five damage states, the action is expressed in terms of the macroseismic intensity and the seismic quality of the buildings by means of a vulnerability index. The value of the vulnerability index can be changed depending on the structural systems, quality of construction, etc., by introducing behavior and regional modifiers based on expert judgments. Since there is no available data of damaged buildings under earthquake loading in our country, we will propose behavior modifiers based on values suggested by earlier works and on judgment based on available project documentation of the considered buildings. Depending on the proposed modifiers, the seismic vulnerability of existing buildings in the city of Osijek will be assessed. The resulting vulnerability of the considered residential buildings provides necessary insight for emergency planning and for identification of critical objects vulnerable to seismic loading.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1569-1582
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• 2015

This study explores the lateral deflections of diagonal braces in concentrically-braced earthquake-resisting frames. The performance of this widely-used system is often compromised by the flexural buckling of slender braces in compression. In addition to reducing the compressive resistance, buckling may also cause these members to undergo sizeable lateral deflections which could damage surrounding structural components. Different approaches have been used in the past to predict the mid-length lateral deflections of cyclically loaded steel braces based on their theoretical deformed geometry or by using experimental data. Expressions have been proposed relating the mid-length lateral deflection to the axial displacement ductility of the member. Recent experiments were conducted on hollow and concrete-filled circular hollow section (CHS) braces of different lengths under cyclic loading. Very slender, concrete-filled tubular braces exhibited a highly ductile response, undergoing large axial displacements prior to failure. The presence of concrete infill did not influence the magnitude of lateral deflection in relation to the axial displacement, but did increase the number of cycles endured and the maximum axial displacement achieved. The corresponding lateral deflections exceeded the deflections observed in the majority of the previous experiments that were considered. Consequently, predictive expressions from previous research did not accurately predict the mid-height lateral deflections of these CHS members. Mid-length lateral deflections were found to be influenced by the member non-dimensional slenderness (${\bar{\lambda}}$) and hence a new expression was proposed for the lateral deflection in terms of member slenderness and axial displacement ductility.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.130-141
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• 2011

2006년부터 한국에서 개발중인 지능형 굴삭 시스템(IES)은 이동, 굴삭, 상차를 포함하는 굴삭 작업 일련의 과정을 전자동으로 실현하기 위한 프로젝트로서, 굴삭 로봇 주변 지형의 3차원 모델링과 상차트럭의 위치, 사람의 접근, 이동경로상의 장애물 등의 객체를 정확하게 탐지하는 기술은 굴삭 자동화 장비의 작업 품질과 안전성 확보 측면에서 필수적으로 요구되는 핵심 요소 기술이라 할 수 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 레이저 스캐닝 시스템을 이용하여 지능형 굴삭 로봇 주변의 지형과 객체를 3차원으로 탐지함으로써 자동화 굴삭 작업의 품질과 안전성을 확보하는 데 있다. 본 연구에서는 굴삭기 주변의 3차원 지형으로부터 객체의 위치, 높이, 너비, 형상 정보를 추출하는 알고리즘을 제안하였으며, 실제 토공현장을 대상으로 한 실험을 통하여 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제9권1호통권41호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2005

기존의 RC 교각에 대한 내진성능 연구는 실험여건상 일방향 반복하중을 받는 단주교각에 집중되어 있었다. 그러나 고속도로상의 교각은 대다수가 다주교각으로 이루어져 있으므로, 본 연구에서는 국내고속도로에서 많이 사용되고 있는 2주형 교각에 대한 이축지진하중에서의 지진응답을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 실험체는 지름 400mm, 높이 2,000mm인 2주형 원형 교각 4기를 제작하였으며, $0.1f_{ck}A_g$크기의 축방향 하중작용하에서 횡방향 하중을 이축으로 교번반복 재하하였다. 실험변수는 횡구속 철근비와 주철근 겹침이음으로서 기존 단주에 대한 연구결과와 유사하게 이들 실험변수들은 교각의 내진성능에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있었다. 또한 동일하게 설계된 일축하중을 받는 단주와 이축하중을 받는 다주의 내진성능을 비교한 결과 단주의 경우 손상이 하부 소성힌지 한 곳에 집중된 반면 다주의 경우 교축직각방향 하중으로 인하여 손상이 상ㆍ하부 두 곳으로 분산되어 나타났다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2005

Total phosphorus(TP) removal was examined in a surface-flow wetland constructed in April 2003 during its initial operating stage from June to November 2003. Its dimensions were 87mL by 14mW. It was a part of a four-wetland-cell treatment system constructed near the Kohung Estuarine Lake located in the southern part of Korea. Effluent from a night soil treatment plant was discharged into the wetland and purified effluent from the wetland was discharged into Sinyang Stream flowing into the Lake. Cattails(Typha angustifolia ) from natural wetlands were cut at about 40 cm height and transplanted into the wetland. An average of 25.0$m^3$/day of effluent flowed from the plant into the wetland. Water depth was maintained about 0.2m and hydraulic detention time was about 5.2 days. Average heights of the cattail stems in June and October 2003 were 47.2 and 164.6cm, respectively. The average number of stems was 10.2 stems/$m^2$ in June 2003 and 18.8 stems/$m^2$ in October 2003. Average temperature of influent and effluent ranged 23.4 and $24.2^{\circ}C$, respectively. The average TP concentrations of influent and effluent were about 1.31, 0.50mg/L, respectively. TP loading rate of influent into the wetland averaged 26.81mg/$m^2$, day and average TP loading rate of effluent was 10.04mg/$m^2$, day. Monthly average TP removal by the wetland during the warm growing season of cattails(June to September) ranged 16.28~19.57mg/$m^2$, day and during the cold senescent period (October to November) ranged 12.62~13.90mg/$m^2$, day. TP removal in the wetland continued during the cold winter months and was primarily done by sedimentation and precipitation of phosphorus rather than phosphorus absorption by cattails and microorganisms.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2010

이 논문에서는 부직포로 보강된 옹벽의 거동에 대한 이해를 돕기 위해 문헌연구를 통해 부직포의 하중-인장특성과 흙-보강재 경계면에서의 마찰특성, 실내모형실험 및 현장사례 등을 분석하였다. 분석결과 부직포는 구속압에 비례하여 강성과 인장강도가 증가하고, 흙-보강재 경계면에서의 전단강도는 지오그리드보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 모형보강토옹벽 실험결과 부직포로 보강된 옹벽의 재하초기 변형은 지오그리드로 보강된 옹벽보다 크나 어느 시점을 지나면 지오그리드로 보강된 옹벽보다 작게 나타났다. 사례분석결과 부직포로 보강된 보강토옹벽이 영구 구조물로 사용되기 위해서는 전면벽체의 강성이 충분히 커야하고, 선 보강토체 후 일체형 현장 타설 콘크리트 전면벽체 구축시스템에 의해 옹벽을 구축할 경우 보강재로 부직포, 뒤채움재로 현지발생 불량토의 활용이 가능하고, 연약지반상에도 적용이 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.494-503
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• 2016

PURPOSE. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacies of two-implant splinting (2-IS) and single-implant restoration (1-IR) in the first and second molar regions over a mean functional loading period (FLP) of 40 months, and to propose the appropriate clinical considerations for the splinting technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The following clinical factors were examined in the 1-IR and 2-IS groups based on the total hospital records of the patients: sex, mean age, implant location, FLP, bone grafting, clinical crown-implant ratio, crown height space, and horizontal distance. The mechanical complications [i.e., screw loosening (SL), screw fracture, crown fracture, and repeated SL] and biological complications [i.e., peri-implant mucositis (PM) and peri-implantitis (PI)] were also evaluated for each patient. In analysis of two groups, the chi-square test and Student's t-test were used to identify the relationship between clinical factors and complication rates. The optimal cutoff value for the FLP based on complications was evaluated using receiver operating characteristics analysis. RESULTS. In total, 234 patients with 408 implants that had been placed during 2005 - 2014 were investigated. The incident rates of SL (P<.001), PM (P=.002), and PI (P=.046) differed significantly between the 1-IR and 2-IS groups. The FLP was the only meaningful clinical factor for mechanical and biological complication rates in 2-IS. CONCLUSION. The mechanical complication rates were lower for 2-IS than for 1-IR, while the biological complication rates were higher for 2-IS. FLP of 39.80 and 46.57 months were the reference follow-up periods for preventing biological and mechanical complications, respectively.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2014

Even though two-hands lifting/lowering activity of manual materials handling tasks are prevalent at the industrial site, many manual materials handling tasks which require the worker to perform one-hand lifting/lowering are also very common at the industrial site, forestry, farming, and daily life. The objective of this study was to compare one-hand lowering activity to lifting activity in terms of biomechanical stress for the range of lowering heights from knuckle height to 10cm above floor level with two workload 7.5kg and 15.0kg. Eight male subjects with LMM were asked to perform lifting/lowering tasks using both a one-handed (left-hand and right-hand) as well as a two-handed technique. Spinal loading was estimated through an EMG-assisted free-dynamic biomechanical model. The biomechanical stress of one-hand lowering activity was shown to be 43% lower than that of one-hand lifting activity. It was claimed that the biomechanical stress for one-hand lifting/lowering activity is almost twice (194%) of the one for two-hands lifting/lowering activity. It was also found that biomechanical stress by one-hand lowering/lifting activity with the half workload of two-hands lowering/lifting activity was greater than that of the two-hands lowering/lifting activity. Therefore, it might be a risk to consider the RWL of one-hand lowering/lifting activity to simply be a half of the RWL of two-hands lowering/lifting activity recommended by NIOSH.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.505-519
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• 2016

If the seabed is exposed to high waves for a long period, the pore water pressure may be excessive, making the seabed subject to liquefaction. As the water pressure change due to wave action is transmitted to the pore water pressure of the seabed, a phase difference will occur because of the fluid resistance from water permeability. Thus, the effective stress of the seabed will be decreased. If a composite breakwater or other structure with large wave reflection is installed over the seabed, a partial standing wave field is formed, and thus larger wave loading is directly transmitted to the seabed, which considerably influences its stability. To analyze the 3-D dynamic response characteristics of the seabed around a composite breakwater, this study performed a numerical simulation by applying LES-WASS-3D to directly analyze the wave-structure-soil interaction. First, the waveform around the composite breakwater and the pore water pressure in the seabed and rubble mound were compared and verified using the results of existing experiments. In addition, the characteristics of the wave field were analyzed around the composite breakwater, where there was an opening under different incident wave conditions. To analyze the effect of the changed wave field on the 3-D dynamic response of the seabed, the correlation between the wave height distribution and pore water pressure distribution of the seabed was investigated. Finally, the numerical results for the perpendicular phase difference of the pore water pressure were aggregated to understand the characteristics of the 3-D dynamic response of the seabed around the composite breakwater in relation to the water-structure-soil interaction.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.559-566
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• 2017

본 논문은 시공단계에서 가설지주 설치를 요구하지 않는 역삼각 트러스 거더로 보강된 새로운 합성 데크플레이트 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 기존 시스템 대비 증가된 강성과 강도를 보유할 뿐 아니라 절대 층고 변화를 최소 수준으로 낮출 수 있으며 기존의 H형강 및 U형 합성보와 같은 다양한 형태의 합성보 부재와 함께 사용될 수 있다. 제안된 시스템의 시공단계 하중에 대한 구조적 성능을 평가하기 위해 5.5m의 스팬을 갖는 5개의 시험체를 제작하여 현장 조건과 유사한 재하하중을 단계적으로 적용시켜 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과로부터 각 시험체 별 하중-변위 그래프를 구해 비선형 3차원 유한요소해석결과와 비교하였다. 비교 결과 보강 트러스 거더와 데크플레이트 사이에 효율적인 하중 분배가 이루어져 두 구조요소가 잘 일체화되었을 뿐 아니라 시공단계 하중에서의 최대 처짐이 건축구조기준의 제한치를 하회하여 사용성 조건을 잘 만족시킴을 알 수 있다.