Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this study simulated the air supply and exhaust conditions inside KTXSancheon train cabin to analyze the airflow, velocity, temperature, and residence time distributions. Based on the analyzed airflow in the cabin, the trajectory properties of droplets with various diameters exhaled from a passenger in a specific seat were analyzed. In the train cabin, forced airflow was formed by the operation of an air conditioning unit, while air stagnation occurred through spinning vortices at the front and rear where there were no floor outlets. Droplet particles ≤36 μm in diameter were dispersed throughout the cabin following the airflow generated by the air conditioning unit. The degree of dispersion differed according to the passenger seat location. In addition, the expelled droplets were mostly deposited on the surfaces of passenger bodies, seats, and floor. The ratio of deposited droplets to suspended droplets was increased with increasing droplet size. Further, the CFD study allowed the prediction of the possibility of exposure to exhaled droplets by estimating the dispersion and deposition properties of droplets released from a passenger in a specific seat. This study can be utilized to adjust the operation of air conditioning units and encourage the installation of air-purifying units to minimize secondary infections.

Ni-based oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys have a higher usable temperature and better hightemperature mechanical properties than conventional superalloys. They are therefore being explored for applications in various fields such as those of aerospace and gas turbines. In general, ODS alloys are manufactured from alloy powders by mechanical alloying of element powders. However, our research team produces alloy powders in which the Ni5Y intermetallic phase is formed by an atomizing process. In this study, mechanical alloying was performed using a planetary mill to analyze the milling behavior of Ni-based oxide dispersions strengthened alloy powder in which the Ni5Y is the intermetallic phase. As the milling time increased, the Ni5Y intermetallic phase was refined. These results are confirmed by SEM and EPMA analysis on microstructure. In addition, it is confirmed that as the milling increased, the mechanical properties of Ni-based ODS alloy powder improve due to grain refinement by plastic deformation.

In this paper, a low-cost dynamic measurement system using the RGB-depth camera, Microsoft Kinect® v2, is proposed for measuring time-varying free surface motion of liquid dampers used in building vibration mitigation. Various experimental studies are conducted consecutively: performance evaluation and validation of the Kinect® v2, real-time monitoring using the Kinect® v2 SDK(software development kits), point cloud acquisition of liquid free surface in the 3D space, comparison with the existing video sensing technology. Utilizing the proposed Kinect® v2-based measurement system in this study, dynamic behavior of liquid in a laboratory-scaled small tank under a wide frequency range of input excitation is experimentally analyzed.

Finite element analyses are carried out to understand the piezoelectric behaviors of ZnO nanowires. Three different types of ZnO nanowires, with aspect ratios of 1:2. 1:31, and 1:57, are analyzed for uniaxial compression, pure bending, and buckling. Under the uniaxial compression with a strain of 1.0 × 10−4 as the reference state, it is predicted that all three types of nanowires develop the same magnitude of the piezoelectric fields, which suggests that longer nanowires exhibit higher piezoelectric potential. However, this prediction is not in agreement with the experimental results previously reported in the literature. Such discrepancy is understood when the piezoelectric behaviors under bending and buckling are considered. When only the strain field due to bending is present in bending or buckling, the antisymmetric nature of the through-thickness stain distribution indicates that two piezoelectric fields, the same in magnitude and opposite in sign, develop along the thickness direction, which cancels each other out, resulting in a zero net piezoelectric field. Once additional strain contribution due to axial deformation is superposed on the bending, such field cancelling is compensated for due to the axial component of the piezoelectric field. Such numerical predictions seem to explain the reported experimental results while providing a guideline for the design of nanowire-based piezoelectric devices.

In the present study, we develop a conductive copper/carbon nanomaterial additive and investigate the effects of the morphologies of the carbon nanomaterials on the conductivities of composites containing the additive. The conductive additive is prepared by mechanically milling copper powder with carbon nanomaterials, namely, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and/or few-layer graphene (FLG). During the milling process, the carbon nanomaterials are partially embedded in the surfaces of the copper powder, such that electrically conductive pathways are formed when the powder is used in an epoxy-based composite. The conductivities of the composites increase with the volume of the carbon nanomaterial. For a constant volume of carbon nanomaterial, the FLG is observed to provide more conducting pathways than the MWCNTs, although the optimum conductivity is obtained when a mixture of FLG and MWCNTs is used.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study was to investigate the behaviors of the middle slab in a double-deck road tunnel subjected to construction equipment loading from such as a concrete pump car, concrete transmixer, and lifting crane. METHODS: The major construction processes of a middle slab include concrete placement, concrete transportation, and lifting of materials near the emergency passageway section. During the concrete placement, the middle slab is subjected to construction loading due to the presence of the concrete pump car and fully loaded concrete transmixer. During the concrete transportation, the middle slab is subjected to loadings from both the fully loaded and empty concrete transmixer. The emergency passageway section of the middle slab is subjected to crane loading during lifting work. The magnitudes and geometries of these construction loadings are determined and the stresses and deflections of the middle slab under these loadings are analyzed using finite element models of the middle slab. The behaviors of the middle slab under the design truck loadings are also analyzed to compare the results with those under construction loadings. RESULTS : The stresses and deflections of the middle slab under construction loadings are comparable to those under the design truck loadings. Higher stresses can be observed when the concrete transmixers cross paths at the expansion joint section of the middle slab. The behaviors of the middle slab under the construction loadings during concrete placement are very similar regardless of the section types of the middle slab such as the normal, expansion joint, and emergency passageway sections. CONCLUSIONS : When the middle slab is designed, the construction loadings should be considered to determine the primary design loads and to verify the usability of a variety of construction equipment.

니티놀이라고 하는 니켈-티타늄 형태의 형상기억 합금(SMA)은 상당한 양의 변형이 발생한 후에 추가적인 열을 가하지 않더라도 상온에서 원래 모양으로 복원될 수 있는 초탄성 효과를 가진다. 이러한 독특한 재료 특성 때문에, 니티놀은은 의료, 전기, 전자 및 기계 분야뿐만 아니라 토목 공학 분야의 내진 개량을 위한 변위 제어 장치로 널리 사용되어 왔다. 탄소강과 달리 초탄성 형상기억합금은 피로 저항성이 강하며 하중 속도에 따라 강성(하중-변위특성)등의 기계적 물성치가 변화한다. 본 연구에서는 하중 사이클의 반복 횟수와 속도에 따라 초탄성 형상기억합금의 기계적 물성치가 어떻게 변하는가에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구로 인해 표준화된 초탄성 형상기억합금의 기계적 물성치는 이후 초탄성 형상기억합금을 적용한 내진 장치의 설계과정에서 활용함으로써 설계 효율성을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

Long-span marine bridges are generally designed as long-span bridges in order to secure the running route of the ship and reduce the cost and time of the bridge pier construction. In long-span bridges, the range of load resistance transmitted by the superstructure and cable is determined by the mast and foundation. In the other words, the range of designable span length would be determined by the mast and foundation condition. The floating bridge is a type in which the superstructure is supported by the force of buoyancy without the pier mounted on the seabed so that the buoyancy of the floating bridge is balanced by the dead load and buoyancy of the structure. As a technique to overcome the weakness of existing long span bridges, it is possible to consider the type of cable supported bridges with floating tower. In this study, according to the tendon arrangement and initial tension distribution, the static global performance of the long-span bridges with floating tower were evaluated.

국내 고속도로 포장의 종류는 크게 콘크리트 포장과 아스팔트 포장으로 구분 할 수 있다. 현재 콘크리트 포장은 공용 중 노후화로 인해 서비스지수가 일정수준 이하로 낮아질 경우 다양한 보수공법을 적용하여 개량 및 유지보수를 시행하여 공용기간을 연장시키는 방법을 택하고 있다. 이러한 노후화된 콘크리트 포장에 대한 보수공법 중 아스팔트 덧씌우기 공법은 기존 콘크리트 포장 위에 아스팔트를 약 50∼80mm정도 덧씌우기하여 기존 콘크리트 포장체는 기층재로 표층재는 신설AP로 하는 복합단면형태이다. 이러한 복합단면은 소음저감, 평탄성확보 등의 장점과 함께 하부 콘크리트의 줄눈부 거동으로 인한 반사균열 발생이 가장 큰 단점으로 지적되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 복합단면포장에 있어 경계면 접합처리 방식이 반사균열 발생에 미치는 영향을 검토하고자 일반포설 구간과 택코팅 동시포설 구간에 대한 하부 콘크리트의 깊이별 온도 및 줄눈부 거동을 2016년 11월 17일부터 2017년 8월 7일까지 계측하여 분석하였으며 그 결과, 표 1과 그림 1과 같이 분석되었다.

공항 콘크리트 포장 슬래브는 온도와 습도 등 환경요인의 복합적인 영향으로 수축과 팽창을 반복한다. 하지만 슬래브 상·하부간의 비선형적인 온도구배로 인해 깊이에 따른 열팽창률이 다르며, 슬래브 표면에서의 증발로 인한 수분 손실로 인해 부등건조수축이 발생하여 위아래로 뒤틀리는 컬링(Curling)거동을 야기한다. 이처럼 환경요인에 의한 슬래브의 거동은 단기적으로 일주기의 대기 온도변화에 의한 거동특성을 보이며, 장기적으로 건조수축 및 계절적인 온도변화에 의한 거동특성을 보인다. 본 연구에서는 인천국제공항 현장에서의 HWD실험을 통하여 단기 및 장기적인 콘크리트 포장 슬래브의 거동을 예측하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 위해 2016년 11월부로 인천국제공항의 4단계 건설사업 중 3단계 건설사업이 진행중인 여객계류장 현장에 정적 및 동적 계측기를 설치하였으며, 상시적으로 정적변형률을 계측함과 동시에 정기적으로 HWD실험을 통해 동적변형률을 계측하였다. 계절별 거동특성을 분석하기 위해 2017년 3월, 5월, 8월 3차례에 걸쳐 HWD실험을 실시하였으며, 일주기 거동특성을 분석하기 위해 매 실험마다 3시, 7시, 11시, 15시, 21시에 걸쳐 총 5회의 실험을 실시하였다. HWD 실험을 통해 그림 1과 같이 슬래브의 중심, 모서리, 우각부의 내측 및 외측을 대상으로 타격하였으며, 처짐량, 충격강도계수(ISM), 하중전달률(LTE), 포장체 내 변형률, 역산 탄성계수를 조사하여 분석하였다. 현재까지의 HWD실험을 통해 슬래브 거동특성을 분석한 결과 초기상태의 슬래브는 부등건조수축으로 인한 Curl-up이 발생하며, 우각부와 보조기층이 분리된 것으로 예측되었다. 하지만 재령이 지날수록 일정한 Curl-up상태를 유지한 체 보조기층의 침하가 동반되어 Curl-up이 완화되는 거동이 예측되었다. 본 연구진은 추후 추가적인 HWD실험을 실시하여 슬래브 거동 예측결과를 검증 할 예정이다.