Friction energy dissipative devices have been increasingly implemented as structural seismic damage protecting systems due to their excellent seismic energy dissipating capacity and high stiffness. This study develops rotational friction energy dissipative devices and verifies experimentally their cyclic response. Based on the understanding of the differences between the traditional linear-motion friction behavior and the rotational friction behavior, the configuration of the frictional surface was determined by investigating the characteristics of the micro-friction behavior. The friction surface suggested in this paper consists of brake-lining pads and stainless steel sheets and is normally stressed by high-strength bolts. Based upon these frictional characteristics of the selected interface, the rotational friction energy dissipative devices were developed. Bolt torque-bearing force tests, rotational friction tests of the suggested friction interfaces were carried out to identify their frictional behavior. Test results show that the bearing force is almost linearly proportional to the applied bolt torque and presents stable cyclic response regardless of the experimental parameters selected this testing program. Finally, cyclic tests of the rotational friction energy dissipative devices were performed to find out their structural characteristics and to confirm their stable cyclic response. The developed friction energy dissipative devices present very stable cyclic response and meet the requirements for displacement-dependent energy dissipative devices prescribed in ASCE/SEI 7-10.

Sperm chromatin integrity is essential for successful fertilization and development of an embryo. Reported here is a quantification of DNA fragments which is intimately associated with reproductive potential to provide one of criteria for sperm chromatin integrity. Three sperm populations were considered: CONTROL (no treatment), UV irradiation (48mW/, 1h) and (oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide, 10 mM, 50 mM and 100 mM). DNA fragments in boar sperm were evaluated by using ligation-mediated quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (LM-qPCR) assay, which relies on real-time qPCR to provide a measure of blunt 5' phosphorylated double strand breaks in genomic DNA. The results in agarose gel electrophoresis showed no significant DNA fragmentation and no dose-dependent response to . However, the remarkable difference in shape and position was observed in melting curve of LM-qPCR. This result supported that the melting curve analysis of LM-qPCR presented here, could be more sensitive and accurate than previous DNA fragmentation assay method.

A survey on the fishing gear for octopus drift-line fishing was done in Gangwon-do, Sacheon, Gyeongnam and Hokkaido, Japan, while a survey on the environments of fishing grounds used data from January to August from the Korea east coast farming forecast system of Donghae Fisheries Research and Development Institute. The present situation of fishing was examined with boats engaging in drift-line fishing from March to August in the coastal waters along Gangneung. The fishing tackle for octopus drift-line fishing was made manually, and the size, shape, and weight of the hook and number of shooting used vary according to the fishing time and region. Lead is used as the material for sinkers. As bait, pork fat with skin is mostly used in Gangwon-do. The temperature of the bottom water layer in the coastal fishing ground of Gangneung from April to June ranges from 3.2-12.4℃, which is the optimal temperature for octopuses. During July and August, the temperature ranges from 5.0-20.6℃. The maximum difference between day and night temperatures reached up to 9.2℃. Salinity is generally stable at 33.2-35.324.6%˚, which does not affect the inhabitation of octopuses. The octopus catch reached its peak from May to July, while most octopuses weighed less than 1 kg (76.7%). The results show that it is effective to carry out octopus drift-line fishing up to a depth of 40 meters; and that the maximum number of octopuses per line is obtained with an operation time of six hours.

In order to study the catch situation of the octopus pot fishery in the coastal waters of Gangneung, catch quantities and weight per month and depth, the soaking time & loss of fishing gear were studied based on 62 fishing times (1 set consisted of 150 pots which is equivalent to 1 fishing time) over a period of 10 months from February to December 2003 using commercial fishing vessels and training ships. The monthly CPUE was generally high in the months of june - September, and during this period July showed the highest quantity (134g/pot, 19.21kg/haul). In consideration of the fact that octopus below the weight of 2kg is protected in foreign countries, the majority of the catch was small with 76% (486 octopuses) below 1kg. The octopus catch quantity was high in depth of more than 40m, and the average catch number per set of pots in depths of over 50m was the highest with 13 octopuses. CPUE(g/pot) was the highest at a depth of over 60m recording 101. In terms of catch quantity per soaking time (4-18 days) the highest was on the 7th day, and 13-18 days also recorded high catches, and this suggests the possibility of ghost - fishing with the loss of fishing gear. Loss of fishing gear was the highest in terms of loss frequency and amount at depths of 20-30m. Consequently, it seems that octopus pot fishing at depths of more than 30m would relieve friction with other types of fishing and increase fishing efficiency.

Detailed morphological description and illustrations to all immature stages of Oides decempunctatus (Billberg) are presented herein for the first time. Some remarks on their systematics and biology are also given.

본 연구에서는 전통적 강정제조법의 표준화를 위해 부재료인 청주와 콩의 첨가 수준에 대한 최적 조건을 결정하였다. 청주의 수준이 낮을수록 콩의 수준은 높을수록 강정의 팽화도는 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 강정의 기름흡수율은 청주 30 ml, 콩 10 g 첨가 수준에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 반응 표면 방법을 이용한 관능검사 결과로부터 찹쌀가루 200 g 당 청주 35 ml와 콩 8.5 g 첨가 수준이 부재료의 최적 조건으로 결정되었다.

본 연구에서는 전통적 강정 제조법을 표준화하기 위하여 주재료인 찹쌀의 수침기간과 익힌 찹쌀 반죽의 교반시간에 대한 최적수준을 결정하였다. 찹쌀의 흡수율은 수침 2시간 후에 거의 최고치에 달하였으며, 그 이후에는 거의 일정한 경향을 보였다. 수침 7일의 수침액은 가장 낮은 pH를 나타내었고 찹쌀 수침액의 환원당량은 수침기간이 길어짐에 따라 증가하였다. 강정의 팽화율은 수침 5일에서 가장 높았으며 교반횟수가 증가함에 따라 감소하는 경향이었다. 반응표면방법을 이용하여 관능검사 결과로부터 처리요인의 최적수준을 다음과 같이 결정하였다 : 강정 제조시 찹쌀의 최적 수침시간은 7일, 익힌 찹쌀 반죽의 최적 교반시간은 4분(40회/분).

The collapse capacity of a prototype low-rise steel moment resisting frame was evaluated with incremental dynamic analyses of FEMA-P695. Structural elements of the frames were modeled using FEMA-356 and forty ground motion records were selected and scaled to meet the Korean seismic hazard. The collapse capacity of the prototype frame does not meet with the collapse performance criteria defined in FEMA-P695

실시간 전략 시뮬레이션 게임에서 각각의 팀은 다수의 에이전트로 구성하고 상태 팀을 이기기 위한 전략을 수행한다. 전략은 팀에 속한 에이전트들의 협력을 필요로 하며 이를 위해서는 다중 에이전트 시스템이 필요하다. 다중 에이전트 시스템의 의사 결정방법 중에서 중앙 집중적인 의사 결정 방법은 조정 에이전트를 사용해서 팀을 위한 작업을 선택한다. 비 중앙 집중적인 의사 결정 방법은 에이전트가 각각 주체가 되어서 다른 에이전트와 의사소통을 하기 때문에 비용이 많이 든다. 본 논문에서는 조정 에이전트를 사용할 때 다수의 에이전트를 그룹으로 관리하는 방법, 경매 시스템을 사용해서 에이전트에게 작업을 할당하는 방법 그리고 할당한 작업 중에서 수행에 실패한 작업은 다른 에이전트에게 다시 할당방법을 제안한다. 실험에서는 스타크래프트 게임에서 제안한 시스템을 적용할 때 공격력과 방어력이 향상되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 제안한 방법을 사용한 에이전트의 팀 승리 비율은 8대 2로 높아졌다.