• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.497-507
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• 2017

During recent earthquakes, a significant number of concrete structures suffered extensive damage. Conventional reinforced concrete structures are designed for life-time safety that may see permanent inelastic deformation after severe earthquakes. Hence, there is a need to utilize adequate materials that have the ability to tolerate large deformation and get back to their original shape. Super-elastic shape memory alloy (SMA) is a smart material with unique properties, such as the ability to regain undeformed shape by unloading or heating. In this research, four different stories (three, five, seven and nine) of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings have been studied and subjected to near-field ground motions. For each building, two different types of reinforcement detailing are considered, including (1) conventional steel reinforcement (RC frame) and (2) steel-SMA reinforcement (SMA RC frame), with SMA bars being used at plastic zones of beams and steel bars in other regions. Nonlinear time history analyses have been performed by "SeismoStruct" finite element software. The results indicate that the application of SMA materials in plastic hinge regions of the beams lead to reduction of the residual displacement and consequently post-earthquake repairs. In general, it can be said that shape memory alloy materials reduce structural damage and retrofit costs.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.557-566
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 강상자형교의 바닥판과 주형에 대한 생애주기비용(Life-Cycle Cost : LCC)를 고려한 최적설계 방법을 제안하였다. 생애주기비용의 최적설계 문제는 초기비용, 유지관리비용 그리고 강도와 처짐 그리고 균열에 대한 파손 기대비용의 최소화 문제로 정식화할 수 있다. 기존의 재래적인 설계방법과의 비교를 동해서 강상자형교의 생애주기비용 최적설계의 우수성을 입증하였다. 또한 수치적인 결과의 고찰을 통하여 LCC에 근거한 최적설계가 여타의 설계방법들보다 좀 더 합리적이고 경제적이며 안전한 설계를 유도하는 것으로 분석되었다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.127-146
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• 2013

Torrefaction technologies convert assorted biomass feedstocks into energy-concentrated, carbon neutral fuel that is economically transported and easily ground for blending with fossil coals at numerous power plants around the world without needs to retrofit. Utilization of torrefied biomass in conventional electric generating units may be an increasingly attractive alternative for electricity generation as aging power plants in the world need to be upgraded or improved. This paper examines the economic feasibility of torrefaction in different scenarios by modeling torrefaction plants producing 136,078 t/year (150,000 ton/year) biocoal from wood and corn stover. The utilization of biocoal blends in existing coal-fired power plants is modeled to determine the demand for this fuel in the context of emerging policies regulating emissions from coal in the U.S. setting. Opportunities to co-locate torrefaction facilities adjacent to corn ethanol plants and coal-fired power plants are explored as means to improve economics for collaborating businesses. Life cycle analysis was conducted in parallel to this economic study and was used to determine environmental impacts of converting biomass to biocoal for blending in coal-fired power plants as well as the use of substantial flows of off-gasses produced in the torrefaction process. Sensitivity analysis of the financial rates of return of the different businesses has been performed to measure impacts of different factors, whether input prices, output prices, or policy measures that render costs or rewards for the businesses.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2021

풍력이나 태양광 같은 재생에너지의 활용은 온실가스 감축과 경제성 확보를 얻기 위해서 많은 나라에서 피할 수 없는 선택이 되고 있다. 그러나 재생에너지의 간헐성 때문에 계통으로 연계되는 재생에너지의 비중이 커지게 되어 얻어지는 문제가 더욱 크게 부각되고 있다. 복합에너지시스템은 일반적으로 2개 이상의 재생에너지원이 서로 함께 사용되면서 시스템 효율을 증가시킬 뿐만 아니라 에너지 공급에서 더욱 안정적이다. 전력시스템을 비교해 보면 복합에너지시스템의 제어 및 최적화는 모델링, 운전 및 운영계획의 요소가 더욱 어려워진다. 마이크로그리드시스템을 갖는 삼마도에 대한 복합에너지시스템 성능개선의 주 목적은 다양한 분산전원, 에너지저장장치, 전력계통의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해서 상호 조화롭게 조정하는 것으로 운전비용을 줄이고 최상의 경제적인 이득을 얻기 위한 것이다. 본 논문은 최적의 마이크로그리드시스템을 갖는 개선된 삼마도 복합에너지시스템을 제안한다. 시험운전결과 ESS의 SOC 변동폭이 약 12%로 낮아졌으며, 태양광 발전제약이 제거되었고, 디젤발전기의 운전시간이 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2000년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Spring
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• pp.18-20
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• 2000

At 1:47 a.m, local time on September 21, 1999, a strong earthquake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale struck central Taiwan evoking another two earthquakes a few seconds late to wake up unprepared people of this small island. It caused 2,465 people killed 11,305 injured about 10,000 buildings collapsed and around 41,000 severely damaged, The major concerns after the earthquake are how to have learned from this natural disaster and how to rebuild earthquake-proof buildings without rendering up safety within reasonable costs. Inevitable actions for redrafting the building codes have been taken to re-strengthen the existing and new structures. Structural analysis tools and computer programs adopted by most practicing engineers have been re-examined to take into account the effects of the vertical component of ground shakings on structural responses. Most private structures were repaired by traditional methods without considering upgrading seismic resistibility because of economical reasons. Buildings open to the public are under consideration possibly enforced by making regulations to be upgraded to satisfy revised building codes. In addition new rehabilitation technologies such as structural control have been moving much faster than before and have become accepted by the public due to frequent reports by media and specialists. Building codes related to base isolators and energy absorption systems are still under legislation and expected to be published soon. Most of the new structures under construction designed by the building codes promulgated before the earthquake have been reconsidered to comply with the new codes even though it is not compulsory. Efforts have been made by the government engineering and research communities and universities in an attempt to reduce structural damage for future earthquakes and to construct if possible Taiwan as an earthquake-proof island.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.965-971
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• 2017

본 논문의 주 목적은 기존선형과 저항을 최소화하는 최적선형에 대한 에너지효율 성능을 평가하는 것이다. 설계 흘수와 설계 선속을 고려하여 대상선박의 선수부 형상을 검토하였다. 실제 운항 상태에서 대상선박의 저항성능을 평가하였다. 상용 전산유체역학(CFD) 코드와 수조 모형시험 자료는 유효마력 평가를 위해 사용되었다. 실제 운항 상태를 고려하여 최소저항을 가지는 최적선형을 제시하였다. 기존선형과 최적선형에 대하여 3가지 선속에서 유효마력을 추정하였다. 최적선형의 저항성능은 기존선형과 비교하여 볼 때 설계속도(12노트)에서 약 6 % 향상된 결과를 보여 주었다. 준추진효율 계수(ETAD, ${\eta}_D$)는 모형시험 자료를 활용하였다. 에너지 효율 성능은 년간 운항일수, 벙커C유 가격, 1일 연료사용량 그리고 연료소비계수를 바탕으로 작성되었다. 최적선형의 에너지 효율 성능은 기존선형과 비교하였을 때 12노트에서 연간 약 3천만원 절약된 결과를 보여 주었다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.570-582
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• 2017

In recent years, national and local government's air quality management and climate change adaptation policy has been significantly strengthened. The measures in the two policies may be in a relationship of trade-off or synergy to each other. Greenhouse gases and air pollutants are mostly emitted from the same sources of using considerable amounts of fossil fuels. Co-benefits, in which either measure has a positive effect on the other, may be maximized by reducing the social costs and by consolidating the objectives of the various policies. In this study, the co-benefits were examined by empirically analyzing the effects of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emission reduction, social cost, and cost effectiveness between the two policies. Of the total 80 projects, the next 12 projects generated co-benefits. They are 1) extend restriction area of solid fuel use, 2) expand subsidy of low-$NO_x$ burner, 3) supply hybrid-vehicles, 4) supply electric-vehicles, 5) supply hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, 6) engine retrofit, 7) scrappage of old car, 8) low emission zone, 9) transportation demand management, 10) supply land-based electric of ship, 11) switching anthracite to clean fuel in private sector, 12) expand regional combined-energy supply. The benefits of air pollutants and greenhouse gas-related measures were an annual average of KRW 2,705.4 billion. The social benefits of the transportation demand management were the highest at an annual average of KRW 890.7 billion, and followed by scrappage of old cars and expand regional combined-energy supply. When the social benefits and the annual investment budgets are compared, the cost effectiveness ratio is estimated to be about 3.8. Overall, the reduction of air pollutants caused by the air quality management policy of Gyeonggi-do resulted in an annual average of KRW 4,790.2 billion. In the point sources management sector, the added value of $CO_2$ reduction increased by 4.8% to KRW 1,062.8 billion, while the mobile sources management sector increased by 3.6% to KRW 3,414.1 billion. If social benefits from $CO_2$ reduction are added, the annual average will increase by 7.2% to KRW 5,135.4 billion. The urban and energy management sectors have shown that social benefits increase more than twice as much as the benefits of $CO_2$ reduction. This result implies that more intensive promotion of these measures are needed. This study has significance in that it presents the results of the empirical analysis of the co-benefits generated between the similar policies in the air quality management and the climate change policy which are currently being promoted in Gyeonggi-do. This study suggested that the method of analyzing the policy effect among the main policies in the climate atmospheric policy is established and the effectiveness and priority of the major policies can be evaluated through the policy correlation analysis based on the co-benefits. It is expected that it could be a basis for evaluation the efficiency of the climate change adaptation and air quality management policies implemented by the national and local governments in the future.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권1A호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 폭발에 의한 폭풍파 및 파편 충돌하중을 받는 강판보강 콘크리트 패널의 충돌손상거동 수치해석이 수행된다. 폭발로 인해 발생되는 순간 동역학적인 충돌손상 메커니즘은 매우 복잡하며, 이에 대한 실험적 연구 또한 막대한 비용과 시설이 요구되기 때문에 explicit 유한요소해석 프로그램인 AUTODYN을 이용하여 수치적 연구가 수행된다. 그러나, 단일의 수치해석기법을 적용하여 폭풍파 및 파편의 충돌에 의한 손상거동을 명확히 모사하기에는 한계가 있다. 따라서 수치해석의 정확성 및 효율성을 높이기 위해 Euler-Lagrange, SPH(smoothed particle hydrodynamics)-Lagrange 기법을 커플링하는 복합적 수치해석(multi-solver coupling) 기법이 제안된다. 제안된 해석기법과 2차원 축대칭 모델을 적용하여 강판보강 유무에 따른 콘크리트 패널의 충돌손상거동 해석이 수행된다. 수치해석 결과 무보강 콘크리트 패널의 경우, 파편 충돌에 의해 파쇄 및 관통이 발생되었고 강판보강 콘크리트 패널의 경우 강도 및 강성의 증가로 인해 관통이 발생되지 않았고 최대처짐 및 파편억제효과가 나타났다. 해석결과는 기존의 실험결과와 비교하여 잘 일치되었고 제안된 복합적 수치해석 기법은 충돌손상에 대한 보강성능을 평가하는데 효과적으로 적용가능하다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1119-1122
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• 2006

Aeration by using diffusers usually requires approximately 50~90% of the total electricity needed to operate WWTP (WasteWater Treatment Plant)s. Accurate evaluation of the oxygen transfer efficiency for an aeration system, and recommendation of a better alternative may help saving WWTP operational costs. Appropriate techniques and methods to achieve this purpose have not been introduced in Korea. In this study, in-process analysis was performed for a coarse bubble aeration system by the off-gas method to evaluate its applicability in Korea. To accomplish this analysis, an off-gas test, unsteady-state clean water test and steady-state off-gas column test was conducted and comparisons to other aeration systems were made. The ${\alpha}$ and the F estimated from the results of the unsteady-state clean water test and the steady-state off-gas column test were 0.61 and 0.90 respectively in a coarse bubble aeration system. The comparison of P.E tube diffusers laid out single spiral roll and ceramic dome diffusers laid out full floor coverage showed that the oxygen transfer efficiency of the coarse bubble aeration system was less than or similar to other aeration systems. But, airflow rates per unit area were 4~5 times greater than other aeration systems. In regards to the oxygen transfer efficiency for airflow rates per unit area, a retrofit to higher efficiency diffusers was urgently needed. This study showed proved that off-gas methods can apply to evaluate diffuser performances to estimate operating factors and to compare other aeration systems in Korea.