PURPOSES : The actual service life of repair methods applied to cement concrete pavement is analyzed based on de-icing agent usage. METHODS : Highway PMS data pertaining to de-icing agent usage are classified into three grades: low (1~5 ton/lane/year), medium (5~8 ton/lane/year), and high (greater than 8 ton/lane/year). The repair methods considered include diamond grinding, patching, joint repair, partial depth repair, and asphalt overlay on five major highways. The service life of each repair method is analyzed based on the usage level of the de-icing agent. RESULTS : The service lives of the applied repair methods are much shorter than expected. It is confirmed that the service life afforded by diamond grinding, patching, and joint repair methods are not significantly affected by the use of de-icing agents, whereas that afforded by asphalt overlay and partial depth repair methods is affected significantly. The service life afforded by the asphalt overlay and partial depth repair methods decreases at high usage levels of the de-icing agent (greater than 8 ton/lane/year). CONCLUSIONS : Among the repair methods considered, the service life afforded by partial depth repair and asphalt overlay is affected significantly by the amount of de-icing agent used. Additionally, the differences between the expected and actual analyzed service lives should be considered in the next-generation maintenance strategy for cement concrete pavements.

This research focused on Road Bike synchronized with the virtual reality software. To clarify the effectiveness of exercise using a indoor Road Bike synchronized with the virtual reality software in this research, the changes of stress index were observed between synchronized status of Road Bike hardware and virtual reality software and not synchronized status. The virtual reality Road Bike which is synchronized with 3D virtual reality environment and mechanically works the same way with real bike allows a users not only to increase the effectiveness of exercise but also to reduce significantly the boredom compare to traditional indoor bike. The prototype of virtual realty Road Bike has been completed, detailed research will be conducted in the future to increase a user‘s safety and provide a more similar experience with real Road Bike for adapting various industry fields especially in the game industry.

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of manual facilitation and a stick on lumbar and hip joint flexion angles in subject with lumbar flexion syndrome during forward bending from a sitting position. Fifteen subjects with lumbar flexion syndrome were recruited for this study. As a pretest, all subjects performed three repetitions of bending the trunk forward until the tips of their fingers touched the target bar. After this pretest, the subjects practiced the forward bending of the trunk 10 times, using either manual facilitation or a stick. Then, as a posttest, all subjects repeated the pretest procedure. The flexion angles of lumbar spine and hip joint during forward bending in a sitting position were measured using a three-dimensional motion analysis system. A paired t-test was used to determine the statistical differences between pre-test and post-test flexion angles and pre- and post-test flexion angle differences between forward bending with manual facilitation and forward bending with a stick. The level of statistical significance was set at p=.05. The results of the study showed that the angle of the lumbar flexion decreased significantly and the bilateral hip flexion angle increased significantly when performing forward bending with stick and manual facilitation. Furthermore, the angle of lumbar flexion decreased significantly and the angle of bilateral hip flexion increased significantly in forward bending with a stick compared to forward bending with manual facilitation. The findings of this study indicate that both forward bending with manual facilitation and sticks could be used to prevent excessive lumbar flexion and increase hip flexion, and that forward bending with a stick is more effective than forward bending with manual facilitation for inducing lumbar spine and hip joint angle changes.

To screen highly active Bacillus thuringiensis isolates against Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), 46 B. thuringiensis was isolated from 115 samples obtained from several crop soils. Especially, B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki CAB133 and CAB162 isolates showed 100% mortality against S. litura. LD50 values of CAB133, CAB162 and HD-1 strains of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki were 0.089, 3.144 and 0.513 ㎍/㎖ against 2nd larva of μ S. litura, respectively. The weight of 3rd larva of S. litura which were fed crystal inclusion protein (1.267 ㎍/㎖) with B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki CAB133 was about 30 times lass than control group. CAB133 and CAB 162 strains of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki which were taken a highly toxity against S. litura were analyzed by SDS-PAGE, and estimated the molecular weight of the Cry proteins. Their serological identification by H serotypes were showed B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (3abc) type.

For the development of friendly environmental control of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua that is too hard to control in the field, 25 insecticides were chosen from 58 registered to the beet armyworm, and bioassayed. There are 12 insecticides with neurotoxical activities, 10 with insect growth regulators and 3 Bacillus thuringiensis products. Among 12 insecticides with neurotoxical activities, mortality of S. exigua was 100% with emamectin benzoate (EC) and indoxacarb (WP) within 3 and 5 days after application, respectively. Otherwise, WG and SC of indoxacarb, Indoxacarb + etofenprox (WP) and pyridalyl (EW) were showed up to 91%. Methoxyfenozide + spinosad (SC) was better than any other insect growth regulator as 100% mortality within 3 days after application. And methoxyfenozide (WP), tebufenozide (WP) and methoxyfenozide (SC) were 92% by 5 days. However, 3 kinds of B. thuringiensis products were showed under 35% mortality within 5 days from first spray.

Bioassay of mosquito, Culex pipiens molestus, larva was investigated by several environment-friendly insecticides. These insecticides were Novaluron as chitin synthesis inhibitor, Metho-xyfenozide as ecdysone agonist, Pyriproxyfen as juvenile hormone mimic, and Spiromesifen as lipid biosynthesis inhibitor. The 50% lethal concentration (LC₅₀) of these insecticides were 0.00039, 0.07193, 0.65006 and 0.04839 ppm, respectively. Novaluron has lower concentration than any other insecticide. To determine the treatment time against larval stages, insecticides were applied to different larval stages of C. pipiens molestus. Mortality ratios of mosquito larva treated with Novaluron were 100.0, 84.5, 71.0 and 48.5% on 2, 4, 7 and 10 days after hatching from eggs, respectively. Otherwise, with the other insecticides, mortality ratios were under 80% with 2 days old larva. When exposure periods were tested to 3 or 4 days old larva against 4 insecticides, at least 3 hours were needed to 100% control effect against Novaluron, and over 12 hours with other insecticides.

As the pilot study on textile reinforced mortar(TRM) construction method, the present research has been conducted to investigate the tensile performance of fiber-reinforced polymer(FRP) grids inserted in inorganic mortar. For this purpose, experiment was carried out using twenty specimens with the main parameters of inorganic mortar and FRP grids. As a result, splitting failure did not occur between inorganic martar and FRP grids. As FRP grids were completely fractured, the specimens failed by showing the similar tensile behavior to the mechanical properties of FRP grids.

This study is to investigate the waterproofing effects on the splice length of the waterproofed sheet. A Total of 10 specimens were produced and tested in order to investigate the waterproofing effects for reinforced concrete members. Test variables are the lengths of splice, the attachment method of waterproofed sheet and existence of mesh. The splices’ length set as 5%, 6.6%, and 10% of waterproofed sheet’s width. Two ways of Epoxy adhesion and hot-melt were used. Also, the mesh put to enhance the adhesion capacity between waterproofed sheets. The results of the experimental test, the specimens which composed with splice length over 6.6% of waterproofed sheet, epoxy adhesion constructed and with/without mesh did not showed water leakage. Whereas, the specimen of splice length under 5% and epoxy applied showed water leakage. In addition, the specimen with mesh (BE-S1-M1) proved less water leakage than the one without mesh (BE-S1-M0).

본 연구에서는 에폭시 모르타르 패널을 철근콘크리트 보부재의 전단 보강재로 사용하기 위하여 보강재의 종류와 보강량, 탄소섬유시트의 간격을 변수로 가력실험을 수행하고 부재의 구조적 성능을 파악하였다. 이를 바탕으로 에폭시 모르타르 패널을 철근콘크리트 보부재의 전단 보강재로 사용하기 위한 설계 방법은 , , , 의 합으로 전단강도를 가정하였으며, 연구결과에 대한 실험값/제안값의 평균값은 1.10, 표준편차는 8.16%로 나타났다.