• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2019

This paper presents a computational rational model to predict the ultimate and optimized load capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened by a combination of longitudinal and transverse fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite plates/sheets (flexure and shear strengthening system). Several experimental and analytical studies on the confinement effect and failure mechanisms of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapped columns have been conducted over recent years. Although typical axial members are large-scale square/rectangular reinforced concrete (RC) columns in practice, the majority of such studies have concentrated on the behavior of small-scale circular concrete specimens. A high performance concrete, known as polymer concrete, made up of natural aggregates and an orthophthalic polyester binder, reinforced with non-metallic bars (glass reinforced polymer) has been studied. The material is described at micro and macro level, presenting the key physical and mechanical properties using different experimental techniques. Furthermore, a full description of non-metallic bars is presented to evaluate its structural expectancies, embedded in the polymer concrete matrix. In this paper, the mechanism of mechanical interaction of smooth and lugged FRP rods with concrete is presented. A general modeling and application of various elements are demonstrated. The contact parameters are defined and the procedures of calculation and evaluation of contact parameters are introduced. The method of calibration of the calculated parameters is presented. Finally, the numerical results are obtained for different bond parameters which show a good agreement with experimental results reported in literature.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.287.1-287.1
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• 2016

Three-dimensional (3-D) semiconductor nanoarchitectures, including nano- and micro- rods, pyramids, and disks, are emerging as one of the most promising elements for future optoelectronic devices. Since these 3-D semiconductor nanoarchitectures have many interesting unconventional properties, including the use of large light-emitting surface area and semipolar/nonpolar nano- or micro-facets, numerous studies reported on novel device applications of these 3-D nanoarchitectures. In particular, 3-D nanoarchitecture devices can have noticeably different current spreading characteristics compared with conventional thin film devices, due to their elaborate 3-D geometry. Utilizing this feature in a highly controlled manner, color-tunable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were demonstrated by controlling the spatial distribution of current density over the multifaceted GaN LEDs. Meanwhile, for the fabrication of high brightness, single color emitting LEDs or laser diodes, uniform and high density of electrical current must be injected into the entire active layers of the nanoarchitecture devices. Here, we report on a new device structure to inject uniform and high density of electrical current through the 3-D semiconductor nanoarchitecture LEDs using metal core inside microtube LEDs. In this work, we report the fabrications and characteristics of metal-cored coaxial $GaN/In_xGa_{1-x}N$ microtube LEDs. For the fabrication of metal-cored microtube LEDs, $GaN/In_xGa_{1-x}N/ZnO$ coaxial microtube LED arrays grown on an n-GaN/c-Al2O3 substrate were lifted-off from the substrate by wet chemical etching of sacrificial ZnO microtubes and $SiO_2$ layer. The chemically lifted-off layer of LEDs were then stamped upside down on another supporting substrates. Subsequently, Ti/Au and indium tin oxide were deposited on the inner shells of microtubes, forming n-type electrodes of the metal-cored LEDs. The device characteristics were investigated measuring electroluminescence and current-voltage characteristic curves and analyzed by computational modeling of current spreading characteristics.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2011

Periodontitis results from the activation of host immune and inflammatory defense responses to subgingival plaque bacteria, most of which are gram-negative rods with lipopoly-saccharides (LPSs) in their cell walls. LPSs have been known to induce proinflammatory responses and recently it was reported also that they induce the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in host cells. In our current study therefore, we aimed to examine and compare the miRNA expression patterns induced by the LPSs of major periodontopathogens in the human gingival epithelial cell line, Ca9-22. The cells were treated with 1 ${\mu}g$/ml of E. coli (Ec) LPS or 5 ${\mu}g$/ml of an LPS preparations from four periodontopathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), and Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) for 24 h. After small RNA extraction from the treated cells, miRNA microarray analysis was carried out and characteristic expression profiles were observed. Fn LPS most actively induced miRNAs related to inflammation, followed by Aa LPS, Pi LPS, and Ec LPS. In contrast, Pg LPS only weakly activated miRNAs related to inflammation. Among the miRNAs induced by each LPS, miR-875-3p, miR-449b, and miR-520d-3p were found to be commonly up-regulated by all five LPS preparations, although at different levels. When we further compared the miRNA expression patterns induced by each LPS, Ec LPS and Pi LPS were the most similar although Fn LPS and Aa LPS also induced a similar miRNA expression pattern. In contrast, the miRNA profile induced by Pg LPS was quite distinctive compared with the other bacteria. In conclusion, miR-875-3p, miR-449b, and miR-520d-3p miRNAs are potential targets for the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal inflammation induced by subgingival plaque biofilms. Furthermore, the observations in our current study provide new insights into the inflammatory miRNA response to periodontitis.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 FCM 공법에서 교각과 캔틸레버 세그먼트의 임시고정을 위하여 주로 적용하고 있는 "내부 프리스트레싱 긴장재에 의한 임시 고정시스템(Stiching System)"에서 강봉의 응력특성을 분석하였다. 본 시스템에서 강봉은 교각과 PSC BOX를 내부에서 연결하여 인장 및 장착하므로 초기 긴장력의 변화 추이를 확인하기 어려웠다. 따라서, 강봉에 부착하여 강봉의 미세 길이변화를 측정할 수 있는 FBG센서를 활용하여 각 세그먼트 완료 전후에 계측 및 분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과 캔틸레버 세그먼트 완료까지 발생한 강봉의 최대 연직 수축량의 75% ~ 90%가 강봉의 정착 ~ 1세그먼트에서 발생되었고, 이때 도입 긴장력의 최대 손실은 39%로 나타났다. 이와 같은 강봉의 정착 ~ 1세그먼트 완료까지의 긴장력의 과대 손실은 강봉 정착 중 시공의 정밀도 향상과 1세그먼트의 완료 이후 캔틸레버 세그먼트의 전도에 대한 안정성 확보를 위하여 재 긴장이 필요함을 의미한다. 2 ~ 마지막 세그먼트에서는 강봉의 응력이 완만하게 감소하였고 하절기에는 주두부 콘크리트의 연직방향 체적 증가에 상응한 강봉의 길이 증가로 인하여 응력의 감소가 일부 회복되는 경향을 보여 2~마지막 세그먼트에서는 대기 온도에 따른 강봉의 길이변화가 응력변화의 지배적인 요인인 것으로 판단된다. 강봉의 길이변화와 달리 강봉의 릴랙세이션에 의한 응력이완은 1.2 ~ 2.7%로서 매우 작은 비율로 나타났고, 강봉의 온도응력에 상응하는 반대방향 응력(강봉의 상하부 고정, 강봉과 콘크리트의 열팽창계수가 상이한 영향으로 발생)으로 대부분 상쇄되었다. 따라서, 강봉 정착 시기 조절 등 강봉의 내부응력 향상을 위한 방안을 제시하였다.