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First Report of Stilt Crab Crossotonotus spinipes (Decapoda: Palicoidea: Crossotonotidae) from Korea

  • Lee, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Sa-Heung;Kim, Won
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.357-359
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    • 2010
  • A stilt crab Crossotonotus spinipes (De Man, 1888) is newly reported from Korean waters as a result of continuous taxonomic studies on crabs. The present specimen has a row of tubercles and a longitudinal lobe with denticles on the dorsal border of the propodus of the chelipeds, and a shorter Pereopod 5. The description and illustration of this species are provided.

A study of aerodynamic pressures on elevated houses

  • Abdelfatah, Nourhan;Elawady, Amal;Irwin, Peter;Chowdhury, Arindam
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.335-350
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    • 2020
  • In coastal residential communities, especially along the coastline, flooding is a frequent natural hazard that impacts the area. To reduce the adverse effects of flooding, it is recommended to elevate coastal buildings to a certain safe level. However, post storm damage assessment has revealed severe damages sustained by elevated buildings' components such as roofs, walls, and floors. By elevating a structure and creating air gap underneath the floor, the wind velocity increases and the aerodynamics change. This results in varying wind loading and pressure distribution that are different from their slab on grade counterparts. To fill the current knowledge gap, a large-scale aerodynamic wind testing was conducted at the Wall of Wind experimental facility to evaluate the wind pressure distribution over the surfaces of a low-rise gable roof single-story elevated house. The study considered three different stilt heights. This paper presents the observed changes in local and area averaged peak pressure coefficients for the building surfaces of the studied cases. The aerodynamics of the elevated structures are explained. Comparisons are done with ASCE 7-16 and AS/NZS 1170.2 wind loading standards. For the floor surface, the study suggests a wind pressure zoning and pressure coefficients for each stilt height.

Some Observations on SOIL SOIL-Failure By Linear Blade Using " Stilt" System

  • Mandang, Tinke;Nishimura, Isao
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1993.10a
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    • pp.1073-1087
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    • 1993
  • Many investigations have been carried out concerning tillage tool performance, including energy requirement . Since the performance of tillage could also be evaluated through the change of soil , then it is necessary to investigate the soil cutting process and the pattern of soil failure. This study was conducted using indoor soil bin, STILT (Soil Tillage Tool Interaction) system. The result shows that the soil bin experiments could provide the clear understandings about phenomena of soil failure. The movement of sil , the successive failures was clearly visualized. The relations between the horizontal and vertical forces to the linear motion blade, the shear force on the shear plane which devides soil layer into several segments were indicated by the fluctuation/vibration of the recorded resistance and forces. The results show that the horizontal force(Fx) and vertical force (Fz) develope their frequencies as the change of velocity of blade (10, 20, 40 mm/sec) for each cutting angle (35, 45, 60 degrees). Resultant force of Fx and Fz are much influenced by the cutting angle.

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A Study on the Water-Faring Community and Architectural Forms of the 'Tanka People' in Macau from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Modern Period (명청-근대시기 마카오 "수상인(水上人)"의 취락 및 건축유형 연구)

  • Hong, Shu-Ying;Han, Dong-Soo
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.7-20
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    • 2023
  • The compositions of ethnic groups in Macau vary with time. Prior to the opening of the port, the majority of the residents in Macau were Chinese people, including those living on land and at sea. After the port was opened, with the increase of Portugal businessmen and missionaries, the population was divided into Chinese people and foreigners (so-called 'Yiren' or 夷人 in Chinese). Chinese people living on land were mainly of Hakka, Fujian, and Cantonese descent. Those living at sea were referred to as 'Tanka People' (named 'Danmin' or 蜑民in Chinese). They lived on floating boats for their entire lives and were similar to the 'drifters' in Japan. Since modern times, many refugees from mainland China and Southeast Asia flooded into Macau due to warfare. The development of industrialization required a larger number of laborers, and some 'coolies' entered Macau in legal or illegal ways, making it a multi-ethnic city. However, the Tanka people were not considered a minority ethnic group under the national ethnic policy of 56 ethnic groups since they did not have an exclusive language and shared dialects in different regions. As the ports inhabited by Tanka people gradually restored foreign trade, the boats and stilt houses used by Tanka people were dismantled to expand the infrastructure area of the ports. Many Tanka people began to live on land and marry people on land, leading to the disappearance of the Tanka group in Macau. The fishing boats and stilt houses used by Tanka people have also disappeared, with only a few remaining in areas such as Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong. This paper examines the natural and social environment of Tanka people in Macau from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the Republic of China, as well as the adaptive changes they adopted for the aforementioned environment in terms of living space and architectural type, on the basis of summarizing the historical activities of Tanka people. Finally, this study provides a layout plan and interior structure of the most commonly used boat for Tanka people from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the Republic of China, with the use of CAD and other technical software, along with reference to written historical documentation, and provides a case study for further research on the architectural history of Macau's inner harbor cities, from anthropological and folklore perspectives.

Low Temperature Sintering and Dieletric Properties of $Sr_2Nb_2O_{7}$ Ceramics by the Flux and the Chemical Coprecipitation Methods (용융염합성법과 화학공침법에 의한 $A_2B_2O_{7}$형 압전세라믹스의 저온소성과 유전특성)

  • 김태규;박인호;남효덕
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1995.11a
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    • pp.213-216
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    • 1995
  • Strontium niobate, $Sr_2Nb_2O_{7}$ was prepared by the molten stilt synthesis (MSS) and the chemical coprecipitation method (CCP). Single phase $Sr_2Nb_2O_{7}$ was obtained by MSS and CCP at $750^{\circ}C$ and $800^{\circ}C$, respectively. An intermediate phase of composition, $Sr_{5}Nb_4O_{15}$, appeared at $700^{\circ}C$ when CCP method was employed. The resulting powder was observed to have finer particles and more uniform distribution of particle sizes, as compared to those obtained through the conventional method. Such powder characteristics allowed the use of a much lower sintering temperature of $1400^{\circ}C$. Grain-orientation along (0k0) direction, which is advantageous for improving dielectric properties, was also observed. The sintering characteristics and the dielectric properties prepared by MSS and CCP, were better than those by the conventional method.

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A Study on the Characteristics of Environmental Impact with the Seat Material of Electric Motor Unit (EMU) (전동차 의자의 재질에 따른 환경부하 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jae-Young;Kim, Bo-Kyong;Chun, Yoon-Young;Kim, Yong-Ki
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.9 no.5 s.36
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    • pp.524-531
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    • 2006
  • Environmental problem is one of important global issues. Transportations are main pollutant emission sources. Although railroad is stilt an environmental-friendly transportation, its environmental impact has been increased continuously. Especially, because a large amount of environmental impact is released from vehicles and facilities, it is necessary to assess and to reduce their environmental impact. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a representative method which can evaluate environment impact through the whole life cycle of a product or a process. In this study, the environmental impact of seat in the electric motor unit (EMU) was analyzed quantitatively with its material using lift cycle assessment (LCA). As a result, the characteristics of environmental impact were investigated differently with the material of seat. Among ten impact categories, the seat with aluminum and FRP showed the highest ozone depletion (OD). On the other hand, in the seat with stainless steel and plastic, fresh water aquatic ecotoxicity (FAET) and marine water aquatic ecotoxicity (MAET) were high relatively. Therefore, the parts of EMU must be selected considering the characteristics of environmental impact in future.

A Study on the Usage of the Color and the Pattern of Materials in Villa Savoye (빌라 사보아의 재료 패턴 및 색채 사용 연구)

  • Kim, So-Hee
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.133-140
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    • 2008
  • This study is purposed to understand the usage of the color and the material pattern in detail and to apply for interior architecture. Many documents have prescribed the color and the pattern at random. While the usage of the color and the materials was ignored rather than architectural form, the importance of the color and the materials stands out in modern interior space. The villa, the weekend home of the Savoye family, was built between 1928 and 1931. Particularly, the villa Savoye was focused for this study. Le Corbusier viewed case pieces for storage and wall partition for division as architecture, and he units furniture and architecture by developing partition that could be painted either the wall color to become part of the wall or in contrasting colors to stand out as wall partition. He loved white and lie believed in using it for interiors, but noted that it should also be balanced with a wall related polychromy. Color became an integral part of white structure of the villa savoye that was raised on stilt with an exterior wall at the base painted green as a visual connection with the lawn. Color was used architecturally in the interior as well, with white walls interrupted by planes of pink, blue and red ocher and it gives the space an unexpected playfulness with tile color of the finishing materials. the various usage of the color and material patterns constitute an element of great architectural richness. They have a unique principle based on emotional order and make the man move to another space and experience the spacial connection.

Analysis of CO/CO2 Ratio Variability According to the Origin of Greenhouse Gas at Anmyeon-do (안면도 지역 온실기체 기원에 따른 CO/CO2 비율 변동성 분석 연구)

  • Kim, Jaemin;Lee, Haeyoung;Kim, Sumin;Chung, Chu-Yong;Kim, Yeon-Hee;Lee, Greem;Choi, Kyung Bae;Lee, Yun Gon
    • Atmosphere
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.625-635
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    • 2021
  • South Korea established the 2050 Carbon Neutral Plan in response to the climate crisis, and to achieve this policy, it is very important to monitor domestic carbon emissions and atmospheric carbon concentration. Both CO2 and CO are emitted from fossil fuel combustion processes, but the relative ratios depend on the combustion efficiency and the strength of local emission regulations. In this study, the relationship between CO2 and CO was analyzed using ground observation data for the period of 2018~2020 at Anmyeon-do site and the CO/CO2 ratio according to regional origin during high CO2 cases was investigated based on the footprint simulated from Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport (STILT) model. CO2 and CO showed a positive correlation with correlation coefficient of 0.66 (p < 0.01), and averaged footprints during high CO2 cases confirmed that air particles mainly originated from eastern and north-eastern China, and inland of Korean Peninsula. In addition, it was revealed that among the cases of high CO2 concentration, when the CO/CO2 ratio is high, the industrial area of eastern China is greatly affected, and when the ratio is low, the contribution of the domestic region is relatively high. The ratio of CO2 and CO in this study is significant in that it can be used as a useful factor in determining the possibility of domestic and foreign origins of climate pollutants.