PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term trend of internal strain within the continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) based on measurements. METHODS : The strains of the concrete and reinforcing bars were measured at two induced cracks and one construction joint. The analysis was performed using data accumulated over five years from the concrete placement. The effects of the initial construction conditions were investigated by comparing the strains and stresses at each location. RESULTS : In the long-term behavior, the highest tensile strains of the concrete and rebar were observed from December to January, and the lowest tensile or the highest compressive strain was observed from July to August. A lower rebar stress was measured in the construction joint, which has a higher steel ratio than that of cracks. As the distance from the crack and joint increased, the rebar strains decreased. Higher tensile strains of the concrete and rebar were measured where a higher concrete setting temperature occurred. A gradual decrease in the maximum concrete tensile strain was observed in the five-year measurements. However, in the case of reinforcing bars, stress reduction with time was not observed in the long-term behavior. CONCLUSIONS : Although a gradual decrease in concrete strain was revealed by long-term measurements, it is predicted that minimizing the concrete setting temperature to reduce the initial tensile strain could effectively increase the fatigue strength of CRCP

This article presents recent advancements in the development of flexible piezoresistive strain sensors based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs)–polymer composites, with particular attention to their electromechanical properties. Various fabrication approaches and material preparation of CNTs–polymer composites with improved piezoresistive performance are introduced. Moreover, the article presents the working principle of the piezoresistive sensors in terms of the tunneling effect and disconnection-reconnection mechanism. The sensing performances of recently reported applications are studied. This work also reveals that the CNTs–polymer composites have great potential for flexible, skin-mountable, and wearable electronics applications. Finally, possible challenges for the future developments of CNTs–polymer composites are discussed.

ICT 산업의 글로벌 시장을 선점할 수 있는 다음 세대의 개발이 필요한 상황이 일어남에 따라 웨어러블 디바이스 의 생체 신호 모니터링에 대한 관심이 크게 증가하고 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 히스테리시스가 적은 E-Band를 사용하여 단일벽 탄소나노튜브(SWCNT) 분산 용액에 함침 공정을 통해서 저항형 직물 인장 센서(Resistive textile strain sensor)를 개발하였다. 전기전도성이 부여된 e-band에 저항 신호를 측정하기 위해 만능재료시험기(UTM)과 Microcontroller unit인 아두이노와 LCR 미터를 이용해서 인장의 변화에 따른 저항 변화를 측정하였다. 원단으로 이 루어진 텍스타일 스트레인 센서의 특성상 발생하는 다양한 노이즈들을 효과적으로 처리하기 위하여 신호처리 과정 (Signal processing)의 노이즈 필터링의 이동평균 필터, 사비츠키-골레이 필터, 중앙값 필터들을 사용하여 센서의 필 터 성능을 평가하였다. 그 결과 이동평균 필터의 필터링 결과의 신뢰도가 최소 89.82%, 최대 97.87%으로 이동평균 필터링이 텍스타일 스트레인 센서의 노이즈 필터링 방식으로 적합하였다.

In this article, Pb2Ba1.7Sr0.3Ca2Cu3O10+δ superconductor material was synthesized using conventional solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis demonstrated one dominant phase 2223 and some impurities in the product powder. The strongest peaks in the XRD pattern were successfully indexed assuming a pseudo-tetragonal cell with lattice constants of a = 3.732, b = 3.733 and c = 14.75 Å for a Pb-Based compound. The crystallite size and lattice strain between the layers of the studied compound were estimated using several methods, namely the Scherrer, Williamson-Hall (W.H), sizestrain plot (SSP) and Halder Wagner (H.W) approach. The values of crystallite size, calculated by Scherrer, W.H, SSP and H.W methods, were 89.4540774, 86.658638, 87.7555823 and 85.470086 Å, respectively. Moreover, the lattice strain values obtained by W.H, SSP and H.W methods were 0.0063240, 0.006325 and 0.006, respectively. It was noted that all crystallite size results are consistent; however, the best method is the size-strain plot because it gave a value of R2 approaching one. Furthermore, degree of crystallites was calculated and found to be 59.003321%. Resistivity analysis suggests zero-resistance, which is typical of superconducting materials at critical temperature. Four-probe technique was utilized to measure the critical temperature at onset Tc(onset), zero resistivity Tc(off set), and transition (width ΔT), corresponding to temperatures of 128 K, 116 K, and 12 K, respectively.

This study aimed to develop strain-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers to detect Fusobacterium hwasookii KCOM 1249T, F. hwasookii KCOM 1253, F. hwasookii KCOM 1256, F. hwasookii KCOM 1258, and F. hwasookii KCOM 1268 on the basis of nucleotide sequences of a gene specific to each strain. The unique genes for each F. hwasookii strain were determined on the basis of their genome sequences using Roary. The strain-specific PCR primers based on each strain-specific gene were designed using PrimerSelect. The specificity of each PCR primer was determined using the genomic DNA of the 5 F. hwasookii strains and 25 strains of oral bacterial species. The detection limit and sensitivity of each strain-specific PCR primer pair were determined using the genomic DNA of each target strain. The results showed that the strain-specific PCR primers correspond to F. hwasookii KCOM 1249T, F. hwasookii KCOM 1253, F. hwasookii KCOM 1258, F. hwasookii KCOM 1256/F. nucleatum subsp. polymorphum KCOM 1260, or F. hwasookii KCOM 1268/Fusobacterium sp. oral taxon 203 were developed. The detection limits of these strain-specific PCR primers ranged from 0.2 to 2 ng of genomic DNA for each target strain. The results suggest that these strain-specific PCR primers are valuable in quality control for detecting specific F. hwasookii strains.

(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3 (BNT)-based ceramics are considered promising candidates for actuator application owing to their excellent electromechanical strain properties However, to obtain large strain properties, there remain several issues such as thermal stability and high operating fields. Therefore, this study investigates a reduction of operating field in (0.98-x)Bi1/2Na1/ 2TiO3-0.02 BiAlO3-xSrTiO3 (BNT-2BA-100xST, x = 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, and 0.24) via analyses of the microstructure, crystal structure, dielectric, polarization, ferroelectric and electromechanical strain properties. The average grain size of BNT-2BA- 100xST ceramics decreases with increasing ST content. Results of polarization and electromechanical strain properties indicate that a ferroelectric to relaxor state transition is induced by ST modification. As a consequence, a large electromechanical strain of 592 pm/V is obtained at a relatively low electric field of 4 kV/mm in 22 mol% ST-modified BNT-2BA ceramics. We believe that the materials synthesized in this study are promising candidates for actuator applications.

취성특성을 가진 탄소섬유복합체의 인장특성을 결정하기 위해 ASTM D 3 0 39에 따라 인장시험을 실시하였다. 극한시 점에 박리, 부분파단으로 인해 스트레인 게이지의 계측값의 변동성이 커져 신뢰성을 확보하기 어렵기 때문에 극한응력과 탄성 계수를 이용한 유효극한변형률을 제안하고, 극한계측변형률과 상호보완하였다. 특히 게이지가 비정상적으로 작용할 경우에도 적용이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 또한 유효극한변형률을 결정하는 탄성계수는 단일시편에서 여러 변형률 구간에 대하여 평가하여 비교 검증할 수 있다.

The effect of sintering conditions on the austenite stability and strain-induced martensitic transformation of nanocrystalline FeCrC alloy is investigated. Nanocrystalline FeCrC alloys are successfully fabricated by spark plasma sintering with an extremely short densification time to obtain the theoretical density value and prevent grain growth. The nanocrystallite size in the sintered alloys contributes to increased austenite stability. The phase fraction of the FeCrC sintered alloy before and after deformation according to the sintering holding time is measured using X-ray diffraction and electron backscatter diffraction analysis. During compressive deformation, the volume fraction of strain-induced martensite resulting from austenite decomposition is increased. The transformation kinetics of the strain-induced martensite is evaluated using an empirical equation considering the austenite stability factor. The hardness of the S0W and S10W samples increase to 62.4-67.5 and 58.9-63.4 HRC before and after deformation. The hardness results confirmed that the mechanical properties are improved owing to the effects of grain refinement and strain-induced martensitic transformation in the nanocrystalline FeCrC alloy.

민자주방망이버섯의 대량 생산 및 상업적 실용화를 위하여 야생 균주에 비해 재배기간이 짧고 자실체 발생이 잘 이루어지는 신품종을 육성하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 민자주방망이버섯 유전자원 18계통을 수집하고 볏짚발효배지를 이용한 상자 재배를 통해 자실체가 발생한 4계통을 교배모본으로 선발하였다. 단포자 교배를 통해 671조합의 교배를 하였으나 ‘CBMLN-19’ 계통과 ‘CBMLN-30’ 계통을 교배한 17조합만이 교배가 이루어 졌다. 그 중 균사 생장이 빠르고 밀도가 높은 8계통을 1차 선발하였다. 볏짚발효배지에 유전자원 14계통, 교배계통 8계통을 접종 후 배양기간을 조사한 결과 교배계통 중 6계통은 20일만에 배양이 완료되었으며 유전자원 14계통 중 7계통은 배양이 완료되기 까지 40일 이상이 소요되어 대부분의 교배계통에서 배양기간이 20일 이상 단축되었다. 배양이 완료된 계통은 식양토를 1~2 cm 복토하여 후 배양을 하였고 균사 배양이 완전히 완료되었을 때 균긁기를 한 후 자실체 발생을 유도하였다. 발생 유도 환경은 온도 14 ̊C, 상대습도 95% 이상, CO2농도 1,500~2,000 ppm 이었으며, 야간에 6℃로 온도를 낮추어 하온 충격을 주었다. 그 결과 유전자원 ‘CBMLN-31’, ‘CBMLN-44’ 2계통, 교배계통 ‘CBMLN-96’, ‘CBMLN-103’ 2계통 총 4계통에서 자실체가 발생하였다. 접종 후 자실체가 발생되기까 지의 기간은 대조구인 유전자원 ‘CBMLN-31’이 100일로 가장 길었고, 교배계통인‘CBMLM-103’이 45일로 가장 짧았다. 자실체 특성 조사 결과 교배계통인 ‘CBMLN- 103’은 개체중이 1.9 g으로 작은 형태를 나타냈으며, 상자 당 유효경수 123개로 4계통 중 발생량이 가장 많았다. 또 다른 교배계통 ‘CBMLN-96’은 개체중이 5.5 g 으로 ‘CBMLN-103’ 보다 큰 형태를 나타냈으나, 상자 당 유효 경수는 30개로 발생량이 적었다. 수량성 조사 결과 대조구인 ‘CBMLN-31’계통에서 상자 당 수량 783 g으로 가장 높게 나타났고, 교배계통 ‘CBMLN-96’은 165 g, ‘CBMLN-103’은 232 g으로 나타났다. 교배계통 2계통에서 수량성은 대조구 ‘CBMLN-31’보다 낮았지만 자실체 발생량이 많았으며, 재배기간이 40일~55일 단축되어 이 2계통을 우량계통으로 선발하고자 한다.