The stone pagoda of Mireuk temple site is currently restoring through the repairing process. This stone pagoda has the various construction types in the inner and outer space. Therefore, the stress concentration and structural behavior need to be considered through the analysis of various construction patterns. To this end, this study presents the structural modelling and analysis considering the discrete element analysis technique to solve the discontinuum behavior between the stone elements. Also, this study performs the structural performance evaluation through the various design variables for the safety of stone pagoda. Through the analysis results, we can find out the small stress concentration in the several members. But, because the stresses and displacements are relatively small, we can secure the safety of the whole structure.

Main topics in this study is a new structural detail for connection between H-Steel or SRC column and flat plate slab. We carried out to evaluate the punching shear performance of H-steel or SRC column + RC slab system for vertical load and lateral load. From the test results structural characteristics - yield moment, yield rotation, maximum moment, deformation capabilities ect. - are obtained and evaluated. In this paper as a shear reinforcement for supporting region of plate closed stirrup type and shear band are used, and their test results are compared.

Double walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) are considered an ideal model for studying the coupling interactions between different concentric shells in multi-walled CNTs. Due to their intrinsic coaxial structures they are mechanically, thermally, and structurally more stable than single walled CNTs. Geometrically, owing to the buffer-like function of the outer tubes in DWCNTs, the inner tubes exhibit exciting transport and optical properties that lend them promise in the fabrication of field-effect transistors, stable field emitters, and lithium ion batteries. In addition, by utilizing the outer tube chemistry, DWCNTs can be useful for anchoring semiconducting quantum dots and also as effective multifunctional fillers in producing tough, conductive transparent polymer films. The inner tubes meanwhile preserve their excitonic transitions. This article reviews the synthesis of DWCNTs, their electronic structure, transport, and mechanical properties, and their potential uses.

Recently, environmental problems associated with the excessive use of fossil fuel are hot issue throughout the world. As an alternative energy resource, the importance of renewable energy is continuously rising. Especially, growth rate of photovoltaic energy generation is one of the best. In this paper, floating PV generation system made of pultruded fiber reinforced polymeric plastic (PFRP) is discussed. It is well known that PFRP has many advantages such as high corrosion resistance, high specific strength/stiffness, etc. Compared with conventional construction materials. To investigate the structural behavior under flow induced dynamic loading, members and connections of members are tested under cyclic loading. It was found that the structural system is strong enough to resist such a cyclic loading.

To inject CO2 in geological formations, deep wells that penetrate the formations need to be constructed. The seal integrity of deep wells for CO2 leakage are enhanced by annulus cements. By injecting CO2, brine in formations can be carbonated and the potential degradation of annulus cement in the carbonated brine has been brought up. In this paper, Type G oil well cement (OWC) pastes are hydrated for 28 days. Conditions of geosequestration in a sandstone formation at a depth of roughly 1 km, was simulated by bubbling CO2 into a heated vessel containing brine. The hydrated OWC cylindrical specimens were exposed to this environment. Slices of the cement specimen were taken periodically, during and after exposure to quantify degradation progression. The elastic modulus of the specimens was examined prior to and after exposure. After 28 days of exposure, the degraded depth of specimen was measured as 4.137 mm. The elastic modulus of the specimens was measured as 2.2 GPa and 3.2 GPa prior to and after exposure respectively. Considering a composite action in the partially degraded specimen, the elastic modulus of degraded part can be extracted. The results indicated that the difference of elastic modulus in the partially degraded annulus cements could occur a composite action of deep wells subject to axial load and shear cracks would be generated due to the composite action.

Risers are often exposed to harsh ocean environments, and vulnerable to various damages. The riser failure may cause serious economical losses as well as environmental problems. Therefore, maintaining the structural integrity of the riser is very important. This paper deals with the methodology for monitoring structural integrity of the riser using dynamic characteristic changes such as mode shapes. The damage index method, which has been proved its usefulness in many applications, is applied to a numerical study to test its feasibility of identifying damage in a riser. The numerical study is performed using OcraFlex 9.4, specialized program for analyzing marine structures. The numerical study shows that the damage index method can identify damage in the riser.

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) plays a pivotal role in the synaptic transmission in the cholinergic nervous system of most animals, including insects. Most insects possess two AChEs (i.e., AChE1 vs. AChE2), which are encoded by two paralogous loci originated from the duplication that occurred before the radiation of insects. The phylogenetic analysis suggested that the last common ancestor of ace1 and ace2 shared its origin with those of Platyhelminthes. In addition, ace1 lineage showed a lower evolutionary rate (d and dN/dS ratio) compared to ace2 lineage, suggesting that the ace1 lineage has maintained relatively more essential functions following duplication. Furthermore, structural modeling of AChEs revealed that consistent structural alteration in their active-site gorge topology was caused by amino acid substitution, likely leads to functional differentiation between two AChEs. The functional transition of ace in some hymenopteran insects appears to have occurred by only a few mutations resulting in dramatic alteration of AChE activity. Taken together, our findings provide basic information on when the ace duplication occurred and what structural features have been associated with the differentiation of two AChEs during evolution.

When we excavate an underground to build basement, the ground anchors are needed to prevent collapse of neighboring ground, subsidence and movement. Ground anchor construction required shore sheet piles, wales and struts as to maintain secure excavation. Existing box-type bracket using head part of ground anchor can not be possibly adjustable to the boring angle because the brackets are manufactured with unified angle in a factory. Also, box-type brackets have imperfection and instability caused by inequable force. In this study, a new bracket system is proposed. The bracket's side plate is reinforced and the angle of boring can be controlled. To investigate the structural performance of presented brackets, FEM analysis has been performed by using ANSYS commercial program. As a result, this bracket shows sufficient stability for all angle case and the strength is increased about 24% than existing bracket.

본 연구에서는 텅스텐합금강의 상부구조와 폴리에틸렌소재로 구성된 하부구조의 인공관절이 하중을 받았을때의 인공관절의 하중분포와 인공관절의 설치를 위한 지지구멍에 가해지는 응력분포에 대하여 유한요소해석을 통하여 결과값을 도출하였으며, 실물을 이용한 다음 실험을 위한 기초자료를 얻을 수 있었다. 이를 통하여 나온 해석결과의 하중분포는 텅스텐합금의 상부구조가 모서리 끝부분부터 하중이 집중되어 크랙이 발생하며 이는 의학계에 보고된 인공관절파손에 의한 조직괴사사례와 그 거동이 일치 하였다.

The research is a correlational study to look for causes and factors relating to the design of written documents (professional reading materials) and identify those relationships that are useful for communication designers. The research specifically targeted the relationships between perception and reader’s past experiences and appearance of the written documents. A preliminary survey, such as interviews, discussions, questionnaires and brainstorming sessions are conducted to establish the observable attributes related to perception which are reader’s interests, importance of information and written documents complexity. Finally, the research used Structural Equation Model (SEM) to identify significant differences and analyze strong and weak correlations between these attributes. In general, the results of the study shows that the attribute appearances of a written documents with excellent visualizations for information display shows a strong correlation with interests while the attributes importance is weakly correlated with the complexity of the documents.

In automobiles, the main source contributing to the resulting car interior noise is the combustion engine, including gearbox, driveline, intake and exhaust system, wind, tire. Interior noise of a vehicle is usually caused by the vibration of the vehicle’s body transmitted from engine und driveline through the mounting system. The vibration and sound radiation is extremely complex. The final result of interest is in any case the sound pressure in the driver’s ear canals. The transferpath are separated into structure-borne and air-borne path. In oder to estimate the contribution of these components to car interior noise, the total sound pressure in car interior is estimated by using Transferpathanalysis method. In dies paper, experimental simulation has been carried out to analyze transfer characteristics for car interior noise transferred from sound source of the engine and driveline. The results from this study could be applicable for optimal design of noise reduction system in car.

The wheel is an active area of automobile component design and development. The wheel must be durable enough to tolerate significant loads and harsh environment. Temporary tire substituted for spare tire is made in a half band wheel size. Therefore this temporary tire is carried out lightweight and fuel saving of automobile. In this research, structural analysis and fatigue analysis of the temporary steel wheel are carried out using ANSYS 3D-modeling. The model is verified by the equivalent(von-Mises) stress analysis obtained from the ANSYS static structural analysis. Fatigue analysis is performed at the equivalent stress considering the automobile load and moment. Finally, this temporary wheel can be used temporary but not continuously.

This study presents a structural safety analysis method for a plant annunciator panel under the seismic effect. Seismic qualification analysis for the nuclear plant annunciator panel is carried out to confirm the structural integrity and the results are represented by required response spectra. For the numerical analysis, finite element method is adopted. Mode combinations are also used to obtain the reliability of the spectrum analysis. The analysis results shows that the nuclear plant annunciator panel is designed as a dynamically rigid assembly, without any resonance frequency blow 33Hz. The calculated stress of the nuclear plant annunciator panel is much less than yield stress of used steel.

The circular hollow section is usually used for member of main frame to carry the external load in single layer lattice dome. But, the H-shaped section may be used for member of main frame since it is convenient for attaching roof panels. Single layer lattice domes have various buckling characteristics, such as the overall buckling, the member buckling, and nodal buckling. The purpose of this study is to compare buckling characteristics of single-layer lattice domes in which the H-shaped steel section as the existing domestically-produced structural steel is used as main frames to those of domes in which a circular hollow section is used as main frames.

Accumulation of more than 20,000,000 vehicles since the establishment of the quality of life and economic development needs several parking lots and cause crack problem in Korea. Related structures in large cities due to the lack of parking garage attached to secure underground parking structures are actively being built, and the basement parking lot will continue to increase more stories and the trend is expected to be larger. But so far, construction of the underground parking structure is related to a number of problems, including cracks in the structure. Therefore, in this study, repair, reinforcement and a few non-economic losses in the current design criteria are presented. The review of the structure used to current design criteria is to minimize crack and maximize usability.

Recently, most of moving parts at automobile engine are required to be lighter and compacter and have high performances such as strength and endurance, etc. In particular, the crankshaft is subject to complex loadings such as shear, bending, and torsional loads as well as inertia and torsional vibration. To investigate critical area and optimize the shape of crankshaft at intial design stage, it is necessary to consider the dynamic effect of crankshaft. This paper carried out structural analysis of engine crankshaft by using multi-body dynamics and multi-axial fatigue analysis

In animals, structural coloration is the production of color by microscopically structured surfaces of many birds as well as many butterfly wings and beetles wing cases. This structural coloration is caused by interference effects rather than by pigments. It has been known that the colors are produced when a material is scored with fine parallel lines, formed of one or more parallel thin layers, or otherwise composed of microstructures on the scale of the colour’s wavelength. Current research is performed using light and scanning electron microscopes to examine the fine structural characteristics of scales in the three species of iridescent butterflies Papilio maackii, Charaxes tiridates and Anaea glaucone. It has been revealed that the structural coloration of these butterflies is responsible for the blues and greens of the scales of wings. In addition, the reflected color depends on the viewing angle, which in turn controls the apparent spacing of the structures responsible for specific color patterns of the wing scales.