• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.297-311
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• 2018

Plate and shell structure is widely applied in engineering, i.e. building roofs, aircraft wings, ship platforms, and satellite solar arrays. Its vibration problem has become increasingly prominent due to the tendency of lightening, upsizing and flexibility. As a new smart material with great actuating force and toughness, macro-fiber composite (MFC) is composed of piezoelectric fiber and epoxy resin basal body, which can be directly pasted onto the surface of plate and shell and is suitable for vibration control. This paper deduces the actuation equation of MFC coupled plate in different boundary conditions, an equivalent finite element modeling method is proposed which uses MFC actuating force as the applied excitation, and on this basis the active control simulation and experiment of MFC over plate and shell structure vibration are accomplished. The results indicate that MFC is able to implement effective control over plate and shell structure vibration in multi-band range. The comparison between experiment and simulation proves that the actuation equation deduced herein, effective and practicable, can be applied into the simulation calculation of MFC vibration control over plate and shell structure.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2016

During earthquake, reinforced concrete walls show complicated post-yield behavior varying with shear span-to-depth ratio, re-bar detail, and loading condition. In the present study, a macro-model for the nonlinear analysis of multi-story wall structures was developed. To conveniently describe the coupled flexure-compression and shear responses, a reinforced concrete wall was idealized with longitudinal and diagonal uniaxial elements. Simplified cyclic material models were used to describe the cyclic behavior of concrete and re-bars. For verification, the proposed method was applied to various existing test specimens of isolated and coupled walls. The results showed that the predictions agreed well with the test results including the load-carrying capacity, deformation capacity, and failure mode. Further the proposed model was applied to an existing wall structure tested on a shaking table. Three-dimensional nonlinear time history analyses using the proposed model were performed for the test specimen. The time history responses of the proposed method agreed with the test results including the lateral displacements and base shear.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2011

Beamforming techniques have been successfully utilized for traffic channels in order to solve the interference problem. However, their use for control channels has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper, a (semi-) centralized beamforming strategy that adaptively changes beam patterns and controls the total transmit power of cells is proposed for the performance enhancement of the common channel in hierarchical cell structure (HCS) networks. In addition, some examples of its practical implementation with low complexity are presented for two-tier HCS networks consisting of macro and pico cells. The performance of the proposed scheme has been evaluated through multi-cell system-level simulations under optimistic and pessimistic interference scenarios. The cumulative distribution function of user geometry or channel quality has been used as a performance metric since in the case of common control channel the number of outage users is more important than the sum rate. Simulation results confirm that the proposed scheme provides a significant gain compared to the random beamforming scheme as well as conventional systems that do not use the proposed algorithm. Finally, the proposed scheme can be applied simultaneously to several adjacent macro and pico cells even if it is designed primarily for the pico cell within macro cells.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.177-186
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• 2023

Reinforced concrete frames with a masonry infill panel is a structural typology frequently used worldwide. In seismic cases, the interaction between the masonry infill and the RC frames constitutes one of the most complex subjects in earthquake engineering. In this work, an enhancement of an existing numerical model is proposed to improve the estimation of lateral strength and stiffness of masonry-infilled frame structures and predict their probable failure modes. The proposed improvement is based on attributing corrective coefficients to the shear strength of each diagonal shear spring of the macro element, which simulates the masonry infill. The improved numerical model is validated by comparing the results with those of the original numerical model and with experimental results available in the literature. The enhanced macro element model can be used as a powerful, accessible tool for assessing the capacity and stiffness of masonry-infilled frame structures and predicting their probable failure modes.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2009

Structural vibration and noise are hot issues in underwater vehicles such as submarines for their survivability. Therefore, active vibration and noise control of submarine, which can be modeled as hull structure, have been conducted by the use of piezoelectric materials. Traditional piezoelectric materials are too brittle and not suitable to curved geometry such as hull structures. Therefore, advanced anisotropic piezocomposite actuator named as Macro-Fiber Composite(MFC), which can provide great flexibility, large induced strain and directional actuating force is adopted for this research. In this study, dynamic model of the smart hull structure is established and active vibration control performance of the smart hull structure is evaluated using optimally placed MFC. Actuating performance of MFC is evaluated by finite element analysis and dynamic modeling of the smart hull structure is derived by finite element method considering underwater condition. In order to suppress the vibration of hull structure, Linear Quadratic Gaussian(LQG) algorithm is adopted. After then active vibration control performance of the proposed smart hull structure is evaluated with computer simulation and experimental investigation in underwater. Structural vibration of the hull structure is decreased effectively by applying proper control voltages to the MFC actuators.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2009

Enrichment in nutrients coming from urban sewage outfalls can lead to eutrophication in coastal areas, which can also change the species composition and community structure of macro algal communities. We investigated the structure of the macro algal community within three rocky shores in order to assess any possible differences in their characteristics. Site 1 was located near Tongyeong city's sewage outfall, Site 2 was located near a public beach area, and Site 3 faced open channel of the Ocean. All three sites were located within the same stretch of the coast, where Site 2 was located between sites 1 and 3. We measured the nutrient concentration in water and the tissue nitrogen content in macro algae samples. Nutrients in the water column surrounding site 1 were high in ammonium ($30.2\pm1.8{\mu}M$), nitrate ($26.2{\pm}0.1{\mu}M$), and phosphate ($2.7{\pm}0.1{\mu}M$) content, and were characterized by low numbers of macroalgal species and species and a low species diversity index. In contrast, site 3 exhibited relatively low nutrient concentration levels and a high number of macroalgal species and a high species diversity index. Comparative analysis showed that the tissue nitrogen content of macroalgae were significantly (P<0.05) affected by the nutrient concentration in the water column. The tissue nitrogen content of green algae within site 1 was higher than the others sites. However, the tissue nitrogen content of brown algae was similar at all three sites. Thus, the tissue nitrogen content of macro algae and the macro algal community structure of intertidal rocky shores were dependent on location and the performance of macroalgal communities was dependent on water quality.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권9B호
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• pp.602-609
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 HAPS 서비스 커버리지 내의 셀 구조로서 광역 서비스가 가능하고 동일 채널 간섭을 억제하면서 주파수 이용 효율을 높이기 위해 지상 이동 통신 시스템과 유사한 셀룰러를 가정하여 매크로 셀과 마이크로 셀이 혼재하는 계층적 셀 구조의 성능을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 기존 지상 이동 통신 시스템에서 사용되고 있는 인접 셀 간섭 계수를 도입하여 매크로 셀에 미치는 마이크로 셀의 간섭영향을 분석하였다. 그 결과 HAPS는 지상 이동 통신 시스템과는 다르게 셀 간의 간섭 영향은 셀 간의 거리에는 크게 영향이 없고 마이크로 셀의 유저의 수 및 전력제어 계수 퐁에 의해 지배적으로 영향을 받으므로 이 계수를 적절히 조절한다면 매크로 셀 간에 마이크로 셀 삽입에 의한 계층적 구조를 실현할 수가 있다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.758-766
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• 1997

Non-brittle fracture behaviour of the two composite structures made of two different brittle materials was investigated using 3-point bending test. First, the layered and fibrous macro-composites were fabricated using the material easily formed, yet showing a brittle fracture behaviour similar to ceramics. The layered and fibrous Al2O3 /Al2O3 composites with weak interface were also fabricated using plate of 2 mm thickness and rod of 3 mm diameter respectively. Comparison of the mechanical properties between these two structures was performed in the lights of flexural strength and work of fracture for the composites consisting of Al2O3 and simulated materials respectively. The strength ratio of layered structure to the monolith of same volume was 0.6 and the ratio of fibrous one was about 0.2 for the composites made of simulated brittle material. The ratio of the work of fracture of the fibrous to the layered was 0.47. For Al2O3/Al2O3 composites, the strength ratio of layered and fibrous structures to the monolith with same volume were about 0.6 and 0.2 respectively. The ratio of work of fracture of the fibrous to the layered was 0.6. These confirmed that the layered structure was superior to the fibrous one in terms of flexural strength and work of fracture.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2017

본 연구는 시멘트계 재료의 프랙탈 특성에 관한 기초적 연구로써, 고로슬래그 미분말 혼입 시멘트 페이스트의 공극 구조를 수은압입법을 이용하여 측정하였고, 측정된 결과를 프랙탈 모델에 적용하여 그 특성을 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 고로슬래그미분말 혼입 시멘트 페이스트의 공극 구조는 그 범위가 나노미터부터 밀리미터 단위까지 다양하게 분포하는 불규칙한 조직이기 때문에, 전체 영역에 대한 프랙탈 차원을 산정했을 때 각 공극 영역의 특성을 반영할 수 없다. 따라서 프랙탈 차원 산정 시 공극 영역을 나누어서 분석하였다. Zhang and Li (1995) model을 적용했을 때, 시멘트와 GGBFS의 수화반응 결과 생성된 C-S-H 내의 gel pores 및 small capillary pores에 해당하는 micro 영역과 large capillary pores에 해당하는 macro 영역에서 각각 프랙탈 특성이 나타나는 결과를 보였다. 또한 macro 영역보다 micro 영역의 공극 표면이 더 불규칙한 형상을 나타내었다. Ji et al. (1997) model을 적용할 경우, micro 영역이 C-S-H 내의 gel pores에 해당하는 micro I과 small capillary pores에 해당하는 micro II로 구분되었으며, 각각의 프랙탈 특성이 산정되었다. 또한 Zhang and Li (1995) model을 결과와 유사하게, macro, micro II, micro I의 순서대로 공극 크기가 작아질수록 VFD 결과 값이 감소하였으며, 이는 곧 공극의 복잡성이 증가함을 나타낸다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권9호
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• pp.1314-1318
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• 2012

Recently, applications of plasma display to the large public display and transparent display gain much attention. With this background, we report characteristics of opposite electrodes discharge cell with long electrode gap in comparison with conventional co-planar surface discharge. The cell size of test panel is $2950{\mu}m{\times}840{\mu}m$, which corresponds to that of the display having diagonal size of 130" with XGA resolution. Electrode gap of co-planar and opposite electrode structure are $240{\mu}m$ and $500{\mu}m$ respectively. These gap dimensions provide similar driving voltage windows. Experimental results show that opposite discharge provides approximately four fold higher luminous efficacy compared with that of the surface discharge. Resulting efficacy is found to be higher than 19 lm/W in green phosphor with 10 KHz continuous pulse operation.