• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.152-156
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• 2005

The cultivation of akoya pearls was carried out with bio bead nucleus prepared using the hydroxyapatite. The akoya pearls cultured with bio bead nucleus were shown the color of cream. The luster and orient effect created by an action of the light from nacre were magnificent. The result of XRD is found that the nacre is a calcium carbonate of aragonite form. From the result of SEM, it is found that layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin are stratified. The properties of akoya pearls cultured with bio bead nucleus are same those of akoya pearl cultivated with bead nucleus made from washboard shell. Because of the bio bead nucleus developed in this study has such a high capacity in producing various sizes and shapes, it is very advantageous for the cultivation of akoya pearls.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.266-271
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• 2009

Electronic equipments and a missile carried by heavy trucks are often subjected to vibration and shock excitation during their transportation. Electronic equipments are so vulnerable to vibration and shock input that it is necessary to know in advance the vibration level of the truck which cause the damage of equipments. Road tests of a heavy truck carrying a canister on different road conditions such as paved road, unpaved road, and washboard are performed and the effect of road conditions on the vibration characteristics are analyzed. Vibration levels were measured at various locations of the truck along the path through which vibration was transmitted. This study reveals that the velocity of the truck as well as the road surface conditions are main factors which affect the vibration levels of the truck. The power spectrum density of the measured vibration signal and the factors affecting the PSD are also analyzed in this paper.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2018

PURPOSES : In this research, the initiation and development of corrugation on a gravel road with certain wheel and boundary conditions were evaluated using a coupled discrete-element method (DEM) with multibody dynamics (MBD). METHODS : In this study, 665,534 particles with a 4-mm diameter were generated and compacted to build a circular roadbed track, with a depth and width of 42 mm and 50 mm, respectively. A single wheel with a 100-mm diameter, 40-mm width, and 0.157-kg mass was considered for the track. The single wheel was set to run slowly on the track with a speed of 2.5 rad/s so that the corrugation was gradually initiated and developed without losing contact between the wheel and the roadbed. Then, the shape of the track surface was monitored, and the movement of the particles in the roadbed was tracked at certain wheel-pass numbers to evaluate the overall corrugation initiation and development mechanism. RESULTS : Two types of corrugation, long wave-length and short wave-length, were observed in the circular track. It seems that the long wave-length corrugation was developed by the longitudinal movement of surface particles in the entire track, while the short wave-length corrugation was developed by shear deformation in a local section. Properties such as particle coefficients, track bulk density, and wheel mass, have significant effects on the initiation and development of long-wave corrugation. CONCLUSIONS : It was concluded that the coupled numerical method applied in this research could be effectively used to simulate the corrugation of a gravel road and to understand the mechanism that initiates and develops corrugation. To derive a comprehensive conclusion for the corrugation development under various conditions, the driver's acceleration and deceleration with various particle gradations and wheel-configuration models should be considered in the simulation.