• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.284-301
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• 2022

The limitations of food production caused by global warming, consumption of soil fertility, and land shortage have demanded the development of alternative foods. Their market has been increasing, and in particular, there is an urgent need for an alternative meat. Among them, the non-slaughtered cell-cultured meat that can be manufactured in the laboratory, that is, cultured meat, is in the spotlight, which can solve the problem of meat consumption while including the advantages of meat. It is classified into minced cultured meat and structured one with a structure similar to that of real meat. The latter is currently facing limitations related scaffolds, cells, and the multiplicative problems, and many attempts are being made to solve them. The complex problem is related to secure texture and taste as well as structural similarity to actual meat. To solve the problems, it is necessary to lay emphasis on cells, there are fat cells and vascular cells, and the most fundamental cells, muscle cells. These are the main cells that control the texture and nutrients of meat, and unlike other cells, they grow in the form of fibers. A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril) is a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell, which is a quantitatively major component of meat, and one of the tissues that maintain the appearance of the body and bones. In this review article, we focused on the growth of muscle cells into long, tubular cells known as muscle fibers using the fabricated fibrous scaffold, and reviewed not only research results for muscle tissue engineering but also various results in the related fields for the last five years.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.69-84
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• 2023

This paper proposes a novel frame element on Winkler-Pasternak foundation for analysis of a non-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) member resting on foundation. These structural members represent flexural-shear critical members, which are commonly found in existing buildings designed and constructed with the old seismic design standards (inadequately detailed transverse reinforcement). As a result, these structures always experience shear failure or flexure-shear failure under seismic loading. To predict the characteristics of these non-ductile structures, efficient numerical models are required. Therefore, the novel frame element on Winkler-Pasternak foundation with inclusion of the shear-flexure interaction effect is developed in this study. The proposed model is derived within the framework of a displacement-based formulation and fiber section model under Timoshenko beam theory. Uniaxial nonlinear material constitutive models are employed to represent the characteristics of non-ductile RC frame and the underlying foundation. The shear-flexure interaction effect is expressed within the shear constitutive model based on the UCSD shear-strength model as demonstrated in this paper. From several features of the presented model, the proposed model is simple but able to capture several salient characteristics of the non-ductile RC frame resting on foundation, such as failure behavior, soil-structure interaction, and shear-flexure interaction. This confirms through two numerical simulations.

• Composites Research
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 자연 노화가 필라멘트 와인딩으로 제작된 압력용기의 강도 분포와 구조 사용 수명에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 자연 노화에 따라 변화되는 섬유 방향 파괴 변형률을 설계 확률 변수로 하는 확률 강도 해석을 수행하였다. 이때 확률강도 해석은 정확한 파열 압력을 예측하기 위해 연속 파손 모드가 고려되었고, 비선형 한계식의 해를 구하기 위해 FORM방법이 이용되었다. 해석을 통해 노화 시간별 파괴 확률 분포 선도를 구하였다. 복합재 구조물의 특성상 재료 물성 및 제작 공정 변수 영향으로 제품의 성능 변동성이 비교적 크게 나타났고, 노화로 인한 압력용기의 파열 압력 저하 현상은 대부분 10년 이내에서 발생하였다. 임의 적층의 복합재 압력 용기를 모델로 하여 수명을 평가한 결과, 파괴 확률 2.5%와 안전율 1.3을 고려한 설계 압력 3,250psi기준으로 약 13년의 사용 수명이 평가되었다.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.38.4-39
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• 2021

The Local Volume Mapper (LVM), for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V, consists of four 16 cm telescopes with three fiber spectrographs in the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. With the fixed telescopes on optical tables, the Alt-Alt mounted siderostats point and guide targets during spectrograph exposures. We are developing the integrated LVM instrument control software. Considering international travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, we decided to make a simplified version of siderostat to test the LVM telescope control system in Korea. The prototype siderostat consists of two aluminum flat mirrors, optomechanical housing structures made by aluminum profiles, and the Planewave L-350 mount. We designed the optical mirrors and the optomechanical structure of the siderostat. From structural analysis at various pointing cases, we estimated the tilt misalignments of mirrors within 4 arcsec, which would affect the telescope pointing errors.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2023

Sports activities, including playing tennis, are popular with many people. As this industry has become more professionalized, investors and those involved in sports are sure to pay attention to any tool that improves athletes' performance Tennis requires perfect coordination between hands, eyes, and the whole body. Consequently, to perform long-term sports, athletes must have enough muscle strength, flexibility, and endurance. Tennis rackets with new frames were manufactured because tennis players' performance depends on their rackets. These rackets are distinguished by their lighter weight. Composite rackets are available in many types, most of which are made from the latest composite materials. During physical exercise with a tennis racket, nanocomposite materials have a significant effect on reducing injuries. Materials as strong as graphite and thermoplastic can be used to produce these composites that include both fiber and filament. Polyamide is a thermoplastic typically used in composites as a matrix. In today's manufacturing process, materials are made more flexible, structurally more vital, and lighter. This paper discusses the production, testing, and structural analysis of a new polyamide/Multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite. This polyamide can be a suitable substitute for other composite materials in the tennis racket frame. By compression polymerization, polyamide was synthesized. The functionalization of Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was achieved using sulfuric acid and nitric acid, followed by ultrasonic preparation of nanocomposite materials with weight percentages of 5, 10, and 15. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) confirmed a synthesized nanocomposite structure. Nanocomposites were tested for thermal resistance using the simultaneous thermal analysis (DTA-TG) method. scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was used to determine pores' size, structure, and surface area. An X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) analysis was used to determine their amorphous nature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권3호
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• pp.375-391
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• 2022

This paper discussed and analyzed the interfacial stress distribution characteristic of adjacent cracks in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) plate strengthened concrete slabs. One un-strengthened concrete test beam and four CFRP plate-strengthened concrete test beams were designed to carry out four-point flexural tests. The test data shows that the interfacial shear stress between the interface of CFRP plate and concrete can effectively reduce the crack shrinkage of the tensile concrete and reduces the width of crack. The maximum main crack flexural height in pure bending section of the strengthened specimen is smaller than that of the un-strengthened specimen, the CFRP plate improves the rigidity of specimens without brittle failure. The average ultimate bearing capacity of the CFRP-strengthened specimens was increased by 64.3% compared to that without CFRP-strengthen. This indicites that CFRP enhancement measures can effectively improve the ultimate bearing capacity and delay the occurrence of debonding damage. Based on the derivation of mechanical analysis model, the calculation formula of interfacial shear stress between adjacent cracks is proposed. The distributions characteristics of interfacial shear stress between certain crack widths were given. In the intermediate cracking region of pure bending sections, the length of the interfacial softening near the mid-span cracking position gradually increases as the load increases. The CFRP-concrete interface debonding capacity with the larger adjacent crack spacing is lower than that with the smaller adjacent crack spacing. The theoretical calculation results of interfacial bonding shear stress between adjacent cracks have good agreement with the experimental results. The interfacial debonding failure between adjacent cracks in the intermediate cracking region was mainly caused by the root of the main crack. The larger the spacing between adjacent cracks exists, the easier the interfacial debonding failure occurs.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.143-154
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• 2022

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is considered as the main cause of concrete structures deterioration, especially those under humid environmental conditions. Hence, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars are being increasingly used as a replacement for conventional steel owing to their non-corrodible characteristics. However, predicting the shear strength of beams reinforced with FRP bars still challenging due to the lack of robust shear theory. Thus, this paper aims to develop an explicit data driven based model to predict the shear strength of FRP reinforced beams using multi-objective evolutionary polynomial regression analysis (MOGA-EPR) as data driven models learn the behavior from the input data without the need to employee a theory that aid the derivation, and thus they have an enhanced accuracy. This study also evaluates the accuracy of predictive models of shear strength of FRP reinforced concrete beams employed by different design codes by calculating and comparing the values of the mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), mean (𝜇), standard deviation of the mean (𝜎), coefficient of determination (R²), and percentage of prediction within error range of ±20% (a20-index). Experimental database has been developed and employed in the model learning, validation, and accuracy examination. The statistical analysis illustrated the robustness of the developed model with MAE, RMSE, 𝜇, 𝜎, R², and a20-index of 14.6, 20.8, 1.05, 0.27, 0.85, and 0.61, respectively for training data and 10.4, 14.1, 0.98, 0.25, 0.94, and 0.60, respectively for validation data. Furthermore, the developed model achieved much better predictions than the standard predictive models as it scored lower MAE, RMSE, and 𝜎, and higher R² and a20-index. The new model can be used in future with confidence in optimized designs as its accuracy is higher than standard predictive models.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.161-180
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• 2023

In the previous research, the axial compressive capacity models for the glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP)-reinforced circular concrete compression elements restrained with GFRP helix were put forward based on small and noisy datasets by considering a limited number of parameters portraying less accuracy. Consequently, it is important to recommend an accurate model based on a refined and large testing dataset that considers various parameters of such components. The core objective and novelty of the current research is to suggest a deep learning model for the axial compressive capacity of GFRP-reinforced circular concrete columns restrained with a GFRP helix utilizing various parameters of a large experimental dataset to give the maximum precision of the estimates. To achieve this aim, a test dataset of 61 GFRP-reinforced circular concrete columns restrained with a GFRP helix has been created from prior studies. An assessment of 15 diverse theoretical models is carried out utilizing different statistical coefficients over the created dataset. A novel model utilizing the group method of data handling (GMDH) has been put forward. The recommended model depicted good effectiveness over the created dataset by assuming the axial involvement of GFRP main bars and the confining effectiveness of transverse GFRP helix and depicted the maximum precision with MAE = 195.67, RMSE = 255.41, and R2 = 0.94 as associated with the previously recommended equations. The GMDH model also depicted good effectiveness for the normal distribution of estimates with only a 2.5% discrepancy from unity. The recommended model can accurately calculate the axial compressive capacity of FRP-reinforced concrete compression elements that can be considered for further analysis and design of such components in the field of structural engineering.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.243-260
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• 2024

Thirteen self-compacting recycled concrete filled aluminium tubular (SCRCFAT) columns were tested under concentric compression loads. The effects of the replacement ratio of the recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and steel fibre (SF) reinforcement on the structural performance of the SCRCFAT columns were studied. A control specimen (C000) was cast with normal concrete without SF to be reference for comparison. Twelve columns were cast using RCA, six columns were cast using concrete incorporating 2% SF while the rest of columns were cast without SF. Failure mode, ductility, ultimate load capacity, axial deformation, ultimate strains, stress-strain response, and stiffness of the SCRCFAT columns were studied. The results showed that, the peak load of tested SCRCFAT columns incorporating 5-100 % RCA without SF reduced by 2.33-11.28 % compared to that of C000. Conversely, the peak load of tested SCRCFAT columns incorporating 5-100% RCA in addition to 2% SF increased by 21.1-40.25%, compared to C000. Consequently, the ultimate axial deformation (Δ) of column C100 (RCA=100% and SF 0%) increased by about 118.9 % compared to C000. The addition of 2% SF to the concrete mix decreased the axial deformation of SCRCFAT columns compared to those cast with 0% SF. Moreover, the stiffness of the columns cast without SF decreased as the RCA % increased. In contrast, the columns stiffness cast with 2% SF increased by 26.28-89.7 % over that of C000. Finally, a theoretical model was proposed to predict the ultimate loads tested SCRCFAT columns and the obtained theoretical results agreed well with the experimental results.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2014

신축공사의 비용에 대한 부담과 건설된 지 오래되어 노후화가 진행된 철근콘크리트 구조물의 증가로 유지관리의 필요성이 크게 증가하여 점차적으로 보수 보강 분야가 확대되고 있다. 이러한 필요성의 증가로 인해 새로운 보수 보강 기술이 국내 외에서 지속적으로 연구되고 있다. 국내에서는 철근콘크리트 구조물의 보수 보강공법으로 강판접착공법, 섬유보강 (Fiber reinforced plastic, 이하 FRP) 표면부착공법, 외부 프리스트레싱공법 등이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 방법 외 Steel mesh로 보강한 시멘트 모르타르 (Steel Mesh Cement Mortar; SMCM)을 이용한 보수방법을 고려하고자, Steel mesh 의 보강 면적, 그리고 보강 층 수 (number of layer)를 달리하여, 3점 휨 부재 실험을 수행하였다. $1400{\times}500{\times}200$ (mm)의 기본 철근 콘크리트 (RC)를 포함하여 총 5종류의 시편을 제작하였으며, 처짐량을 측정하기 위해, 시편 상부에 LVDT를 설치하였으며, 시편 중앙부에 철근 변형률 게이지와 콘크리트 변형률 게이지, 전단 철근에 철근 변형률 게이지를 부착하였다. 3점 휨 실험 결과, 모든 하중-변위 곡선에서 공통적으로 SMCM으로 보강한 시편이 기본 RC에 비해 최대하중이 더 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. SMCM을 두 층, 그리고 기본 RC 하부 전체에 보강을 할 경우, 기본 RC에 비해 최대 하중은 1.18배, 처짐은 최대 1.37배 더 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 시편의 종류마다 조금씩 다른 양상을 보였는데, 이는 SMCM과 RC의 부착 정도의 차이로 인해 결과의 차이가 발생한 것으로 보인다. 특히, 지점부 안쪽으로 부분 보강하고, Steel Mesh를 한 겹으로 보강한 네 번째 경우 (SM-B1)에는, SMCM이 실험 도중 박락되는 현상이 발생하였다. SMCM을 보수 보강 재료로서 활용하기 위해선 RC와의 부착 성능 향상이 필요하다고 판단된다.