In this paper, we present the result of analytical investigation pertaining to the structural behavior of steel-concrete composite plate girder with arch-type web stiffener. In the arch-type web stiffener located in the compression side of web, infill concrete is cast to strengthen the arch-type stiffener and also to exert resisting force against compression force. This type of composite steel-concrete plate girder bridge is built and is in service. To understand the behavior thoroughly, analytical parametric study was conducted by using the finite element method. As a result it was found that the effect of arch-type stiffener with infill concrete is considerable for the design of such type composite girder bridge.

In this paper, we present the result of investigations pertaining to the elastic buckling of simply supported columns with various cross-sectional dimensions but the same length and volume. In the investigations the accuracy of the analysis methods is studied and it was found that the result obtained by the successive approximations technique is the most accurate. In addition, the elastic buckling loads of columns with variable cross-section dimensions are obtained by the theoretical and numerical methods. From the results, it was found that the buckling loads obtained by the numerical methods are close to the buckling loads obtained by the successive approximations technique for the practical standpoints. Moreover, the buckling load of column with convexity in its middle is the highest while the buckling load of the tapered column is the lowest as expected.

Prestressed concrete PSC girders are efficient in terms of structural performance, economical efficiency and constructability. However, PSC girders have overtuning risk in construction in which extra work needs to protect. The low center of gravity girder (MPC girder) is more stable and easier to construct than the traditional PSC girder, which has tweaked end point and mono-tendon anchor. In this study, we evaluated the structural advantages in the deflection (slope) and stress on the link slab by using the finite element method. As a result, it was found that the reinforcement in the link slab for the bridge continuation may be reduced because of less displacement.

FRP members which have light weight, high specific strength and stiffness, and good corrosion resistance are used widely in the electrical transmission system. Recently, FRP instead of steel, wood, and concrete tower is installed and in use. In this paper, we investigated the feasibility of replacement of traditional materials (steel, wood, and concrete) in electrical transmission towers by the fiber reinforced polymer plastic (FRP) members through the literature review. It was found that the FRP electrical transmission towers were applied in many countries due to its various advantages.

In recent European telecommunication base transceiver stations(BTS), a membrane laminated air filter is reported to replace a heat exchanger in order to cool internal digital units of BTS. The concept of using the air filter is for the direct ambient cooling (DAC) of BTS without heat loss generally found in the heat exchanger type BTS. In the present study, a performance evaluation experiment was conducted to investigate the pressure drop characteristics with dust loading and the particle collection efficiency of the air filter for the DAC of BTS. Finally, the long term operation lifetime of the air filter for BTS was suggested with a given fan rotation speed.

There are Governor Vessel(督脈), Conception Vessel(任脈), Thoroughfare Vessel(衝脈), Belt Vessel(帶脈), YIN Heel Vessel(陰蹻脈), Yang Heel Vessel(陽蹻脈), Yin Link Vessel(陰維脈) and Yang Link Vessel(陽維脈) in the category of the Eight Extra Channels. They keep the equilibrium state by controlling the unbalance between qi and blood(氣血), Yin and Yang(陰陽), and irrigate the Twelve Regular meridians(十二經脈). They are independent of the Twelve Regular meridians(channels) in running(流注), and, therefore, have their own running, and symptoms of disease. We have bibliographically studied the running, cross points, and symptoms of the Eight Extra meridians, and described the results as figures. By this study, we could confirm that the Eight Extra meridians have their own running, and symptoms of disease. We'll have to study further the application of this conclusion and the correlation between the Extra meridians(奇經) and the Regular meridians(正經).

The current seismic design code prescribes structural wall should be designed as special shear wall when building height is more than 60m and seismic design category D. The design code for the irregular wall is not provided. Therefore, the special wall with flange is designed as linear section wall. The ultimate strain of concrete in non-rectangular section would be different form that in rectangular section, then the equation of discrimination for special wall would changed. In the study, nonlinear analysis for linear and irregular wall are performed, and concrete ultimate strain is compared.

The purpose of this study is to provide the damage detection method using wavelet transformation. The damage location index through the mode shape of damaged structure is formulated theoretically and applied to numerical analysis model of MATLAB. The shacking table test on reduced 3 story shear building is performed and the dynamic response signal is wavelet transformed. The result of damage detection using wavelet transformed signal is compared to that of non wavelet transformed signal to verify the applicability of the wavelet transformation in damage detection.

The purpose of this study is to establish the damage assessment system on shear building structures by mode shape. The damage location index using 1st mode shape is observed theoretically to find out damage location. The shacking table test on 3 story shear building is performed for the examination of the damage assessment method. In this study, the data obtained in experiments using the damage index was established and programmed.

The purpose of this study is to present the damage detection method on shear building structures by mode shape. The damage location index using 1st mode shape is observed theoretically to find out damage location. The damage detection method is applied to numerical analysis model such as MATLAB and MIDAS GENw for the verification. Finally the shacking table test on 3 story shear building is performed for the examination of the damage detection method.

The purpose of this study is to present the new effective stiffness of special RC shear walls with flanges. ACI 318-99 adapt the different design provisions of effective stiffness between simple walls and walls with flanges. But domestic code makes no distinction between simple and with flanges walls. By the nonlinear analysis, maximum loads and displacement are calculated. Therefore the moment-curvature curve is calcultaed by the P-Δ curve. The stiffness ratios of cracked and uncracked section are calculated by the moment-curvature curves. And the stiffness ratios of simple walls and wall with flange are compared.

손상된 구조물의 동적응답신호를 역해석함으로써 손상위치와 정도를 파악할 수 있다. 일반적으로 손상 전 후 고유진동수의 변화로부터 강성의 감소량을 구하고, 모드형상의 변화로부터 손상위치를 파악할 수 있다. 토목구조물의 경우 동적 응답신호로부터 손상을 검출코자 하는 연구가 상당히 진행되었으며 실용화 되었다. 그러나 건축구조물의 경우 몇 가지 문제로 인하여 이에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되지 못하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 모드형상을 이용한 전단형 건물의 손상위치 추적방안을 제시 하고자 한다. 전단형 건물의 손상 전 후 1차 모드강성의 차이를 이용한 손상위치 추적지수를 이론적으로 고찰하였으며, 이를 Matlab 또는 MIDAS GENw와 같은 수치해석모델에 적용함으로써 손상위치추적기법의 타당성을 검증하였다. 또한 소형 진동대 실험을 수행하고 실측된 동적응답신호를 이용하여 손상위치를 추적함으로써 실구조물에 대한 적용성을 검토하였다. 진동대 실험결과 층강성이 25% 감소할 때 1차 모드 진동수는 12%증가 하였으며, 손상위치 지수는 손상 층에서 마이너스 값을 나타내었다.

A food waste disposer is an electrically powered device installed under a kitchen sink. It is located between the sink’s drain and the trap which shreds food waste into tiny pieces so that they can go through plumbing. Use of this unit is convenient and hygienic for discharging food waste in kitchen. Nevertheless, this unit has been illegal until now in Korea because of both conflict with the government’s policy-resource recovery from food waste-and perceived threat to the city’s sewer system. An attempt was made recently to meet growing need to introduce this unit for advantage of using disposer and maintenance of sewer system, etc. So an attempt was made to introduce the food waste disposer system of ‘treatment type before discharging to sewer’, but it was inappropriate for conditions in Korean. In this study, we developed a suitable disposer system for Korea based on an innovative solid recovery technology. And continuous operating experiments were carried out to evaluate the performance of the system for 18 days. The amount of food waste fed into the system was equivalent to the daily amount of food waste made from 30 households living in apartment units, which was calculated to be 14.44 kg/day. After grinding, SS/TS of food waste was 60 percent and it was the maximum amount of solid that could be recovered using this system. In the system of solid collection type using screw press, more than 70 percent of suspended solids were recovered. And less than 20 percent of total soilds were discharged through wastewater and it satisfied the legal standard of Korea. This novel food waste disposer system will satisfy with both the government’s environmental policy and higher quality resource recovery from food waste in the facilities.

The purpose of this study is to present the damage detection method on shear building structures by mode shape. The damage location index using 1st mode shape is observed theoretically to find out damage location. The damage detection method is applied to numerical analysis model such as MATLAB and MIDAS GENw for the verification. Finally the shacking table test on 3 story shear building is performed for the examination of the damage detection method.

The purpose of this study is to present the damage detection method on shear building structures by wavelet transformation. The damage location index using 1st mode shape is observed theoretically to find out damage location. The damage detection method is applied to numerical analysis model such as MATLAB for the verification. The shacking table test on 3 story shear building is performed for the examination of the damage detection method. Wavelet transformation and directly fast fourier transformation are performed for the data, and damage index is compared. Finally the applicability of the wavelet transformation for damage detection is examined.

Previous work demonstrated that an ethanol extract (HS0608) of a mixture of three medicinal plants of Curcuma longae radix, Phellinus linteus, and Scutellariae radix markedly inhibits Aβ (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity. The present study was performed to further verify the neuroprotective effect of HS0608 on oxidative and ischemic cerebral injury using cultured rat cortical neurons and rats. Exposure of cultured cortical neurons to 100 μM hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced neuronal apoptotic death. At 10-100μg/ml, HS0608 inhibited neuronal death, elevation of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by H2O2 in primary cultures of rat cortical neurons. In vivo, HS0608 prevented cerebral ischemic injury induced by 2-h middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and 24-h reperfusion. The ischemic infarct and edema were significantly reduced in rats that received HS0608 (200 mg/kg). These results suggest that the anti-oxidative properties of HS0608 may be responsible for its neuroprotective effect against focal cerebral ischemic injury and that HS0608 may have a therapeutic role in neurodegenerative diseases such as stroke.