The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the ankle dorsiflexion passive range of motion (DF PROM) under a non-weight bearing condition and the normalized reach distance in three directions of the Y-Balance Test (YBT). Sixty-one healthy adults (32 males and 29 females, age: 23.0±3.0 years, height: 169.3±8.9 ㎝, weight: 61.9±5.4 ㎏) participated in this study. The ankle DF PROM was measured using a goniometer. To assess dynamic balance, all subjects performed three trials to determine the maximum lower extremity reach in the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions of the YBT. The relationship between the ankle DF PROM and both the normalized reach distance in each direction and the composite score of the YBT were analyzed using the Pearson correlation. Only the normalized reach distance in the anterior direction of the YBT was significantly related to the ankle DF PROM measured under a non-weight bearing condition (r=.50, p＜.001). Neither the normalized reach distances in the posterior directions nor the composite score of the YBT were significantly correlated with the ankle DF PROM measured under a non-weight bearing condition. These findings suggest that ankle DF PROM does not affect the overall dynamic balance of the lower extremity, with only the anterior dynamic balance affected among the three directions.

In order to perform a soil-isolation-structure interaction analysis of seismically isolated nuclear power plant (NPP) structures, the nonlinear behavior of a seismic isolation system may be converted to an equivalent linear model used in frequency domain analysis. Seismic responses for seismically isolated NPP containment structures subjected to a simple artificial acceleration history and different site class earthquakes are evaluated for the equivalent-linear and nonlinear models that have been applied to lead-rubber bearing (LRB) modeling. It can be observed that the maximum displacements of the equivalent linear model are larger than that of the nonlinear model. From the floor response spectrum analysis for the top of NPP containment structures, it can be observed that the spectral acceleration of an equivalent linear model at about 0.5 Hz frequency is about 2~3 times larger than that of a nonlinear model.

The present study deals with the effects of tempering treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-bearing high-strength steels. Three kinds of steel specimens with different levels of Cu content were fabricated by controlled rolling and accelerated cooling, ; some of these steel specimen were tempered at temperatures ranging from 350˚C to 650˚C for 30 min. Hardness, tensile, and Charpy impact tests were conducted in order to investigate the relationship of microstructure and mechanical properties. The hardness of the Cu-added specimens is much higher than that of Cu-free specimen, presumably due to the enhanced solid solution hardening and precipitation hardening, result from the formation of very-fine Cu precipitates. Tensile test results indicated that the yield strength increased and then slightly decreased, while the tensile strength gradually decreased with increasing tempering temperature. On the other hand, the energy absorbed at room and lower temperatures remarkably increased after tempering at 350˚C; and after this, the energy absorbed then did not change much. Suitable tempering treatment remarkably improved both the strength and the impact toughness. In the 1.5 Cu steel specimen tempered at 550˚C, the yield strength reached 1.2 GPa and the absorbed energy at -20˚C showed a level above 200 J, which was the best combination of high strength and good toughness.

면진장치는 지진력을 감소시키기 위하여 사용되어왔다. 원자력발전소에 면진장치가 적용된다면, 운영기간동안 구조물과 기기들은 동일한 내구성 및 성능이 확보되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 면진된 원전의 지진에 대한 안전성을 확보하기 위하여 면진구조물의 장기거동을 해석적으로 분석하였다. 경년열화에 의한 면진장치 특성을 분석하였고, 다른 온도환경에서 면진장치의 경년열화에 의한 구조물의 지진응답을 분석하였다. 해석결과에 의하면 면진장치의 경년열화에 의하여 면진구조물의 고유진동수는 증가하였다. 그러나 면진 구조물의 최대가속도와 최대변위는 온도에 따라 크게 변하지 않았다. 면진장치의 열화에 의하여 구조물의 손상은 발생하지 않았지만 목표진동수 영역에서 스펙트럼가속도는 온도에 따라 증가하였다. 따라서 면진구조물에서 면진장치는 온도에 따른 지진응답의 증가를 고려하여 설치 및 제작해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구에서는 모형실험을 통하여 다짐도 및 매입깊이에 따른 나선철항의 인발저항력을 검토하였다. 그 결과 다짐도 및 매입깊이가 증가할수록 인발저항력은 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 다짐률 85%의 지반조건에서 인발저항력은 매입깊이 25cm, 30cm, 35cm 및 40cm 별로 각각 48.9kgf, 57.9kgf, 86.2kgf 및 116.6kgf로 다른 지반조건일 때 보다 현저하게 높은 인발저항력이 나타났다. 그리고 다짐률에 따른 인발저항력은 각 매입깊이 조건별(30cm, 35cm 및 40cm)로 다짐률 75% 및 85%에서 급격하게 증가하는 유사한 경향이 나타났다. 나선철항의 인발저항력은 지반의 다짐률에 따라 상당한 차이를 보였으며 극한인발저항력의 최대값은 다짐률 85%의 지반조건 및 매입깊이 40cm에서 116.6kgf로 나타났다. 이는 나선철항의 제원을 고려해볼 때 매우 높은 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 평소 나선철항 주변 지반의 유지관리를 철저히 한다면 바람에 대한 피해를 효과적으로 경감시켜 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 나선 철항은 플라스틱 필름을 고정하는 용도뿐만 아니라 온실 형태별로 개수 및 간격 등 적절한 설치방법이 제시된다면 온실의 구조적 안정성에도 기여를 할 수 있을 것으 로 예상된다. 또한 본 연구의 결과를 검토해 볼 때 온실에 나선설항의 설치시 유용한 효과를 기대하기 위해서는 매입깊이 35cm 이상 그리고 다짐률은 85%이상을 적용해야 할 것 으로 판단되며, 본 실험에서 다짐률 85%에 해당하는 모형지반의 상대밀도는 67%정도 였다.

N,N,N-Trimethyl-10-nitrophenoxy decylammonium bromide (N10TAB) and N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl-bis-〔10-nitrophenoxy decyl〕-1,6-hexanediammonium dibromide (N10-6-10N), bearing aromatic nitrophenoxy group in the end of their hydrophobic chains have been prepared, and their properties in aqueous solutions have been studied by conductivity and H-NMR spectroscopy. Below the critical micelle concentration N10-6-10N form premicelle with two or three surfactant molecules. Beyond the critical micelle concentration two molecules have strong self-aggregation ability and form micelles of rather small size and with small aggregation numbers. H-NMR at different concentrations give the informations on the environmental changes of the surfactants on their micellization progress.

본 연구는 우라늄 변환시설 운전 중에 발생된 우라늄 함유 슬러지를 가열 처리하여 분말 형태로 저장 중인 우 라늄 함유 슬러지의 열분해 고체폐기물 (Thermal Decomposed Solid Waste of uranium-bearing sludge : TDSW)을 대상으로 TDSW의 용해, TDSW 질산 용해액의 알카리화에 의한 불순물 제거 및 탄산염 알카리화 용 액의 산성화에 의한 U 선택적 제거/회수 특성 등을 규명하였다. TDSW의 용해는 질산용해가 탄산염 산화용해 보다 효과적이었다. 1M 질산에서 TDSW의 약 30wt%가 고체 잔류물로 불용해되었고, TDSW 내 함유 U은 99% 이상이 용해되었다. TDSW의 질산 용해액의 알카리화는 탄산염에 의한 알카리화가 불순물 제거 측면에서 보 다 효과적이며, 탄산염 알카리화 (pH 약 9)에서 U과 공용해된 Ca, Al, Zn 및 Fe 등의 98±1%가 제거되었다. 그 리고 불순물이 거의 제거된 알카리화 용액 (0.5 M H2O2 첨가)의 산성화 (pH 약 3) 에서 U의 99% 이상을 회수 할 수 있어 TDSW로부터 U을 선택적으로 제거/회수할 수 있었다.

Measurement of surface roughness is an important metrology procedure widely used in the industry during the final phases of the manufacturing process for quality control. This paper presents a measurement system that uses an optical microscope equipped with a vision sensor to measure the surface roughness of bearings. Shape from Focus / Defocus method is applied to measure the 3D surface coordinates of the object surface from which roughness calculations can be undertaken.

면진장치는 상부구조물의 지진력을 감소시키는데 크게 기여하지만, 고감쇠고무 적층받침에 사용되는 고무재료는 시간이 경과함에 따라 열화되어 상부구조물의 동특성과 기기들의 지진응답에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 따라서 면진장치의 경년열화를 고려한 구조물의 지진응답을 분석하는 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 기존 문헌을 통하여 분석된 고무의 경년열화 특성을 사용하여 면진장치를 모델링하였다. 면진된 원전의 지진응답을 평가하기 위하여 격납건물과 보조건물을 대상 구조물로 선정하고, 진동수 성분이 다양한 입력지진동을 사용하여 구조물의 고유진동수, 최대지진응답, 층응답스펙트럼을 시간의 경과에 따라 분석하였다. 해석결과에 의하면 면진장치의 경년열화에 의하여 지진응답이 소폭 증가하였으며, 면진장치가 설치된 후 20년까지 지진응답의 증가율이 크게 나타나므로 이 기간에 상세한 검사가 시행되어야 할 것이다.

Rubber laminated bearings with lead core are highly affected by changes in temperature because key materials which are rubber and lead have temperature dependencies. In this study, two full scale LRB(D800, S=5) are manufactured and temperature dependency tests on shear properties are accomplished. The shear properties at the 3rd cycle are used at -10℃, 0℃, 10℃,20℃, 30℃, 40℃ respectively. The double shear configuration, simultaneously testing two pieces, is applied for compression shear test in order to minimize the friction effects due to the test machine, described in ISO 22762-1:2010. Characteristic strength, post-yield stiffness, effective stiffness, equivalent damping ratio are estimated and presented coefficient due to the temperature changes.

This study introduces the accurate correction method of bearing position error of mobile robots using Stargazer sensor. The mobile robots require some vital functions including map building, localization, path planning, obstacle avoidance for autonomous navigation. In most cases, the localization of angular pose of a robot is essential because its result has a great effect on the performance of the other functions. We demonstrated the validity of the proposed method with the results of real experiments and applied it to the photographer robot for correct bearing position error at the moment of taking a picture.

본 연구는 우라늄-함유 석회침전물로부터 U을 제거(/회수) 하기위하여 탄산염 산화용해-산성화 침전과 질산용해-과산화수소 침전을 각각 고찰하였다. 석회침전물 내 우라늄을 용해하는 관점에서는 질산용해가 유리하나 (약 98% 이상 용해) 이 경우 U과 Al, Ca, Fe, Mg, Si 등의 공존 불순물이 다량 공용해되고, 또한 과산화수소 침전에서도 상당량의 불순물이 U과 함께 공침전 된다. 한편 탄산염 용해에 의한 산성화 침전 은 우라늄의 용해가 90% 이하로 방사성 고체페기물의 부피감용 측면에서는 질산용해 보다 덜 효율적이 지만, 우라늄과 불순물의 공용해나 산성화 침전에 의한 우라늄과 불순물의 공침전이 거의 일어나지 않아 보다 순수한 U을 회수하는 측면에서는 매우 효과적이다.

본 논문에서는 지진시 역 T형 옹벽에 작용하는 기초 접지압의 변화를 Mononobe-Okabe공식을 이용하는 기존의 유사정적 설계기법과, 지반의 비선형 부지증폭현상 고려한 유한차분해석을 이용하여 살펴 보았다. 옹벽 설계에 있어서 높이 10m를 초과하는역 T형 옹벽의 경우 상시 안정조건을 만족함에도 불구하고 지진시 지지력 안정조건을 만족하지 못하는 경우가 발생한다. 안정조건을 만족시키지 못하는 주요 원인은 동토압으로 야기되는 편심하중 증가로 인한 기초 유효저면적의 감소이다. 본 논문에서는 역 T형 옹벽의 지진시 유효저면적의 변화를 유한차분해석프로그램(FLAC)을 이용하여 살펴보았으며, 그 결과로부터 동적지지력 계수의 설계 적용성을 검토하였다.

This paper describes the manufacturing process of tilting pad gas bearing with a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 0.5-1 mm for power MEMS (Micro Electomechanical Systems) applications. The bearing compacts with nanopowder feedstock were prepared by Ni-metal mold with 2-mold system using LIGA process. The effect of the manufacturing conditions on sintering properties of nanopowder gas bearing was investigated. In this work, Fe-45 wt%Ni nanopowder with an average diameter of 30-50 nm size was used as starting material. After mixing the nanopowder and the wax-based binders, the amount of powder was controlled to obtain the certain mixing ratio. The nanopowder bearing compacts were sintered with 1-2 hr holding time under hydrogen atmospheres and under temperatures of to . Finally, the critical batch of mixed powder system was found to be 70% particle fraction in total volume. The maximum density of the sintered bearing specimen was about 94% of theoretical density.

This study used an unstable platform to change the support surface type and position of both lower limbs in order to determine changes in weight distribution and muscle including the vastus medialis, tibialis anterior, lateral hamstring, and lateral gastrocnemius of both lower limbs were evaluated during knee joint flexing and extending in a semi-squat movement in 32 hemiplegic patients. The support surface conditions applied to the lower limbs were divided into four categories: condition 1 had a stable platform for both lower limbs; condition 2 had an unstable platform for the non-hemiplegic side and a stable platform for the hemiplegic side; condition 3 had a stable platform for the non-hemiplegic side and an unstable platform for the hemiplegic side; and condition 4 had an unstable platform for both sides. The normalized EMG activity levels of muscles and weight bearing ratio of both sides in the four surface conditions were compared using repeated measures ANOVA. A significant increase was found in the weight support distribution for the hemiplegic side in flexing and extending sessions in condition 2 compared to the other conditions (p<.05). A statistically significant decrease in significant decrease in asymmetrical weight bearing in flexing and extending sessions was observed for condition 2 compared to the other conditions (p<.05). A similar significant decrease was found in differences in muscular activity for both lower limbs in condition 2 (p<.05). The muscular activity of the hemiplegic side, based on the support surface for each muscle showed a significantly greater increase in condition 2 (p<.05). An unstable platform for the non-hemiplegic side and a stable platform for the hemiplegic side therefore increased symmetry in terms of the weight support distribution rate and muscle activity of lower limbs in hemiplegic patients. The problem of postural control due to asymmetry in hemiplegic patients should be further studied with the aim of developing continuous effects of functional training based on the type and position of the support surfaces and functional improvement.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the static pelvic inclination and declination in the static standing position on weight bearing rate and gait elements. Fourteen healthy adults in their twenties were participated. Two groups of healthy adults were allocated in this study: above and below the average of pelvic tilt. The correlation between the pelvic inclination, weight bearing rate and gait elements were measured. There was a statistical correlation between the pelvic tilt and step. Also, there was a statistical difference when we compared anterior declination with swing period and posterior declination with step. There was an asymmetric correlation between pelvic tilt and step. However, there was no statistical difference between the groups above and below the average of pelvic tilt. This result indicates that dipper pelvic inclination doesn't affect the asymmetry of step.

In mammals, the meiosis division in testes produces equal numbers of two different types of gametes: X chromosome-bearing sperm (X-spermatozoa) and Y chromosomebearing sperm (Y-spermatozoa), which have equal potential to fertilize the oocytes. Therefore, the expected 1: 1 sex ratio is observed. However, under some conditions like endocrine disruptors (EDs) exposure the sex ratio is deviated than the expected with more males or more females. And recently many hypotheses have been postulated to explain the mechanism of sex ratio deviation; however none of them introduced a proven experimental explanation. To solve this enigma, we hypothesized that the differences between X- and Y-spermatozoa survivability under specific conditions due to differences in their chromosome contents are the key leading to the sex ratio alteration. To examine our hypothesis, we combined two techniques; first, hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test that was applied to test viability of spermatozoa and second, fluorescence in situ hybridization that was applied on HOS-treated spermatozoa to define sex chromosome composition. In the present study, human spermatozoa were incubated with a group of EDs represent a widespread chemicals in the environment bisphenol A (BPA, 100 μM), nonylphenol (NP, 10 μg/ml), 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD, 2.5 μg/ml), genistein (Gen, 100 μM), and the following pesticides, dibromochloropropane (DBCP, 10 μg/ml), atrazine (Atraz, 500 μM), and diazinone (Diaz, 500 μM) for 6 hr at 37℃ in 5% CO2. Then, the viability of spermatozoa and their sex chromosome contents were evaluated simultaneously. Among seven chemicals studied only four chemicals (Atraz, DBCP, TCDD, and Diaz) significantly decreased Y-sperm viability when compared to those of X-spermatozoa in the same treatment group and viability of Y-spermatozoa when compared to those in the negative and positive (DMSO) control groups (p<0.05). Also, in these four treatment groups the sex ratio of live sperm population was significantly lowered compared to the control groups (p<0.05). Otherwise, Gen, BPA, and NP did not show any significant effect on viability of Yspermatozoa or decreasing sex ratio in live sperm population as compared to the control groups. It has been proven that TCDD, DBCP, and the pesticides decrease the sex ratio, but the same effect was not observed in case of Gen, BPA, and NP. From the present findings, there is no doubt that the EDs may alter sex ratio via decreasing Y-spermatozoa viability.

국내에서 1990년대 설계된 철근콘크리트 내력벽시스템으로 설계된 공동주택에 대한 내진 성능평가를 연구하기 위하여 실제 시공된 13개 건물의 도면을 수집하고 해석을 수행하였다. 내진성능을 평가하기 위하여 FEMA 356과 FEMA 440에 따라 산정하였다. 요구곡선을 위하여 내진설계 스펙트럼은 건축구조설계기준(2009년)에서 정한 값을 사용하였다. 각 건물에 대하여 인명안전과 붕괴방지의 수준에 대한 성능점을 산정하였다. 붕괴방지수준에 대하여 성능점에 도달할 때의 부재의 상태를 확인하여 본 결과, 총 13개중 9개(약70%)의 건물의 연결보와 벽체에 붕괴방지 수준 이상의 손상이 발생하였으며, 내력벽보다 연결보에서 손상이 더 크게 나타났다. 또한 본 연구에서 산정한 성능점과 주기의 상관성을 고찰한 결과, 반비례의 상관성이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a task-oriented approach on weight-bearing distribution and muscular activities of the paretic leg during sit-to-stand movement in 18 chronic stroke patients. Both groups were received neurodevelopmental treatment for 30 min/day and then the experimental group (=9) followed additional a task-oriented approach (sit-to stand training with controlled environment) and the control group (=9) followed a passive range of motion exercise for 15 min/day, five days/week, for four weeks. Weight-bearing distribution and muscular activities of the paretic leg during sit-to-stand movement were measured before and after four weeks of training. There was significantly improved weight-bearing distribution of the paretic leg during sit-to-stand movement in the experimental group compared with that of the control group after four weeks of training (p<.05). But electromyographic activities of the quadriceps and the tibialis anterior of the paretic leg were not significantly different (p>.05). Thus, it is necessary to apply a task-oriented approach to improve the weight-bearing distribution of the paretic leg during sit-to-stand movement in chronic stroke patients.

이 논문에서는 근래에 널리 사용되는 면진 장치인 폴리우레탄 스프링 복원형 디스크 받침의 동적거동에 영향을 미치는 구성재료의 인자에 대한 분석을 수행한 후, 그 결과를 이용하여 받침의 거동을 예측하여 거동 시험결과와 비교하였다. 여기서 동적거동에 영향을 미치는 인자로는 속도와 접촉압력에 따라 변하는 불소수지판(PTFE, PolyTetraFluoroEthylene, 폴리테트라플루오로에틸렌)의 마찰계수와 변형률에 따라 변화하는 폴리우레탄 스프링의 탄성계수가 고려되었다. 불소수지판은 W-PTFE virgin 제품을 사용하였고, 폴리우레탄 스프링은 직접 제작한 것을 사용하였다. 접촉압력, 속도에 따른 마찰계수 변화와 변형률에 따라 변하는 폴리우레탄 스프링의 탄성계수를 모사하는 식은 각각의 시험결과로부터 역추정 하여 사용하였다. 동특성 영향인자를 고려한 거동의 예측 결과는 동특성이 고려되지 않고 정적 인자만을 고려한 예측 결과보다 시험결과와 더 적절한 일치성을 보여주었다.