In this study, superior carbon nanotubes (CNT) were chemically modified with itaconic acid (IA) and a polyaniline (PANI) composite was formed and used to remove methylene blue (MB) dye from an aqueous solution. The capacity of CNTs modified with IA (IA/CNT) and composited with PANI (PANI/CNT) to remove MB dye from an aqueous solution was compared and investigated. The effects of parameters such as pH (3–10), adsorbent dose (0.8–8 g/L), initial dye concentration (10–100 mg/L), and temperature (25–55 °C) on MB adsorption were investigated. IA/CNT and PANI/CNT adsorbents were characterized by analyzes such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET). It was determined that the isotherm data fit the Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of PANI/CNT and IA/CNT calculated according to this model (at 25 °C) was 12.78 and 32.78 mg g− 1, respectively. Thermodynamic analysis results showed that the adsorption was exothermic, feasible, and spontaneous. It can be said that the possible mechanism of MB on PANI/CNT and IA/CNT adsorbents occurs with the participation of π–π interaction, electrostatic attraction and hydrogen bonding.

Solubility and species distributions of radionuclides in domestic groundwater conditions are required for the safety assessment of deep underground disposal system of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Minor actinides including Am contribute significant extents to the long-term radiotoxicity of SNF. In this study, the solubility of Am was evaluated in synthetic groundwater (Syn-DB3), which were simulated for the groundwater of the DB3 site in the KAERI Underground Research Tunnel (KURT). Geochemical modeling was performed based on the ThermoChimie_11a (2022) thermochemical database from Andra to estimate the solubility and species distributions of Am in the Syn-DB3 condition. Dissolved Am concentrations in the Syn-DB3 were experimentally measured under oversaturation conditions. Am(III) stock solution in perchlorate media was sequentially diluted in Syn-DB3 to prepare 8 μM Am(III) in Syn-DB3. The pH of the solutions was adjusted to be in the range of 6.4–10.5. A portion of the samples was transferred to quartz cells for UV-Vis absorption and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy studies and the rest were stored in centrifuge tubes. The absorption spectra of the samples were monitored over 70 days and the results suggest that Am colloidal particles were formed initially in all the samples and precipitated rapidly within two days. Over the experimental period of 236 days, small volume (10 μL) of the samples in the centrifuge tubes were periodically withdrawn after centrifugation (18000 rpm, 1 hr) for the liquid scintillation counting to measure the concentrations of Am dissolved in Syn-DB3. In the end of the experiments, pH of the samples was checked again and the final dissolved Am concentrations were determined after ultrafiltration (10 kDa) to exclude the contribution of colloidal particles. In the pH range of 8-9, which is relevant to the KURT-DB3 groundwater condition, the measured dissolved Am(III) concentrations were converged to around 10-8 M. These values are higher than the solubility of AmCO3OH:0.5H2O(s), but lower than that of AmCO3OH(am). There was no indication of transformation of the amorphous phase to the crystalline phase in our observation time window.

The solubility and species distribution of radionuclides in groundwater are essential data for the safety assessment of deep underground spent nuclear fuel (SNF) disposal systems. Americium is a major radionuclide responsible for the long-term radiotoxicity of SNF. In this study, the solubility of americium compounds was evaluated in synthetic groundwater (Syn- DB3), simulating groundwater from the DB3 site of the KAERI Underground Research Tunnel. Geochemical modeling was performed using the ThermoChimie_11a thermochemical database. Concentration of dissolved Am(III) in Syn-DB3 in the pH range of 6.4–10.5 was experimentally measured under over-saturation conditions by liquid scintillation counting over 70 d. The absorption spectra recorded for the same period suggest that Am(III) colloidal particles formed initially followed by rapid precipitation within 2 d. In the pH range of 7.5–10.5, the concentration of dissolved Am(III) converged to approximately 2×10−7 M over 70 d, which is comparable to that of the amorphous AmCO3OH(am) according to the modeling results. As the samples were aged for 70 d, a slow equilibrium process occurred between the solid and solution phases. There was no indication of transformation of the amorphous phase into the crystalline phase during the observation period.

Climate change resulted in the growing occurrence frequency of typhoons, and the damage it caused was also increasing. In this study, the soundproofing and windproof walls installed on the domestic road were modeled by using ABAQUS, a commercial finite element analysis program. Correspondingly, steel column, aluminum frame and transparent acrylic plate were modeled. Based on the result from individual part of soundproof wall model, the number of soundproof wall parts for optimal design was determined to be five parts. The design standard of road construction barrier was applied to this optimum model to perform the safety evaluation for strong wind disaster. In the future, it will be possible to improve the guidelines for design of soundproofing walls in Korea by carrying out further experiment to increase the reliability of safety evaluation of soundproofing walls.

The boundary reaction method(BRM) is a substructure time domain method, it removes global iterations between frequency and time domain analyses commonly required in the hybrid approaches, so that it operates as a two-step uncoupled method. The BRM offers a two-step method as follows: (1) the calculation of boundary reaction forces in the frequency domain on an interface of linear and nonlinear regions, (2) solving the wave radiation problem subjected to the boundary reaction forces in the time domain. In the time domain analysis, the near-field soil is modeled to simulate the wave radiation problem. This paper evaluates the performance of the BRM according to modeling extent of near-field soil for the nonlinear SSI analysis of base-isolated NPP structure. For this purpose, parametric studies are performed using equivalent linear SSI problems. The accuracy of the BRM solution is evaluated by comparing the BRM solution with that of conventional SSI seismic technique. The numerical results show that the soil condition affects the modeling range of near-field soil for the BRM analysis as well as the size of the basemat. Finally, the BRM is applied for the nonlinear SSI analysis of a base-isolated NPP structure to demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the method.

The aim of experimental evaluation is to investigate the effect of wear resistance on 3D printing FDM(Fused Deposition Modeling). For this purpose, ABS(Acrylonitrile Buadiene Styrene) material was applied to test of wear-resistance. Ball-on-disk wear test has been performed using steel balls to determine the variation of tribological characteristics. Friction coefficient, wear loss and friction force showed a difference in the respective test conditions.

The purpose of this study was to assess an alternative method to characterize indoor environmental factors by multiple indoor and outdoor measurements. Using a mass balance model and regression analysis, penetration factor and source strength factor were calculated using multiple indoor and outdoor measurements. This study was performed in 30 selected apartments in Seoul, Asan, and Daegu area which were constructed within 4 years and over 4 years, to measure the concentration of NO₂ from July, 2004 to September. The results of this study are as follows. The average concentration of NO₂ in Seoul, Asan, and Daegu area in the apartment constructed within 4 years are nitrogen dioxide 48.01㎍/m³ and in the apartment over 4 years are nitrogen dioxide 46.54㎍/m³. Mean ratios of indoor to outdoor NO₂ concentrations are Seoul 0.99, Asan 0.83, Daegu 1.18. The deposition constant and the source strength of NO₂ were 0.97±0.55 hr-1 and 16.33±12.30 ppb/h, respectively. In conclusion, indoor environmental factors were effectively characterized by this method using multiple indoor and outdoor measurements.

본 연구는 터널이 갖는 다양한 특성 가운데 운전자의 심리적 안정성과 쾌적성 등 경관을 구성하는 설계요인과 운전자의 감성적 요인간의 관계를 파악하여, 터널경관에 대한 평가방법을 제시하고, 이를 위하여 터널경관을 구성하는 물리적인 구성요소와 운전자의 감성인지 변화와의 관계를 파악하여 경관적 환경을 조성할 수 있는 방안을 제시하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 터널경관에 대한 감성인지특성을 파악하기 위한 LISREL 모형을 구축한 결과 터널경관 영향요인은 터널경관 구성요소 조화에 의한 감성 이미지인 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 감성이미지는 설계요인과 개인속성에 의하여 설명며, 설계요인의 영향이 개인속성의 영향보다 크게 나타났다. 개인 속성과 설계요인 모두의 관계는 (+)의 관계로 나타났고 "안정성"과 "변화성"간에는 서로 밀접한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이때, "안전성" 요인이 "변화성" 요인보다 경관인지도에 좀 더 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되어, 경관 평가 시 운전자는 기본적으로 "안전성"을 중시하나 "변화성"에 대하여도 요구하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

본 연구에서는 오프라인 및 온라인 매개변수 자동보정기법을 이용하여 개념적 집중형 수문모형의 매개변수를 보정한 후, 각 보정기법에 따른 강 우-유출 해석 결과를 비교·분석하여 기법별 적용성을 평가하였다. 이를 위해 용담댐 상류 천천 유역을 대상으로 9개의 단기 강우사상을 선정하고, 강우-유출 모의를 위한 수문모형으로 저류함수모형을 선택하였다. 또한 저류함수모형의 매개변수 보정을 위한 자동보정기법으로 오프라인 기법 으로는 SCE-UA, 온라인 기법으로는 파티클 필터를 선정하여 해석을 수행하였다. 각 기법에 따른 유출 해석결과의 재현성 평가를 위해 관측수문곡 선의 평균유량을 근거로 하여 저수부(평균유량 이하)와 고수부(평균유량 초과)로 구분하여 모의결과를 비교․ 검토하였다. 그 결과, 매 시간 입력자 료를 이용하여 매개변수를 실시간으로 업데이트하는 파티클 필터의 경우, 저수부와 고수부에 구분없이 전반적으로 우수한 재현성을 보여주었다. 반면에 SCE-UA의 경우, 대상 사상에 대한 전체기간의 정보를 활용하여 선택된 목적함수 RMSE와 HMLE를 최소로 하는 최적 매개변수를 추정함 에 따라 일정규모 이상의 홍수사상에서는 목적함수에 따라 매개변수의 변동성이 나타났으며, 고수부에서는 RMSE, 저수부에서는 HMLE가 비교 적 우수한 유출모의 결과를 나타내는 것으로 분석되었다.

유사발생 잠재성 및 토양침식으로 인한 유사발생 위험성이 높은 것으로 평가된 내성천유역을 대상으로 강우-유출-토양침식-유사이송으로 이어지는 유역단위의 분포형 모형을 구축하였으며 유출과 유사농도 모의 결과에 주요한 영향을 미치는 조도계수 및 투수계수의 민감도 분석을 실시하였다. 모의결과, 내성천유역의 토지 피복이 숲인 지역의 조도계수를 0.4에서 0.45로 변경하여 지표수 유출 유속을 감소시킴으로써 향석 지점에서의 유출곡선에 미치는 영향을 분석하였으나 유출수문곡선의 변화에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났으며 평균 유사농도 값과 유사농도의 범위에 있어서도 모의 결과가 근소하게 증가하나 유의한 변화는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 투수계수에 대한 민감도 분석 결과, 투수계수 값을 저감 시킬수록 총 유출량 및 첨두 유출량은 점차 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 유사농도 모의의 경우에도 투수계수를 저감시킬수록 모든 지점에서 평균 유사농도 및 유량에 따른 유사농도 범위가 증가하였으며, 향석 지점의 경우 투수계수를 50% 저감하였을 때 유사 농도 모의 값이 유량-유사량 관계식에 의해 계산된 값과 가장 근사한 것으로 나타났다.

This research was performed to simulate shellfish production systems and sales in Gamak Bay, South Korea. To study the way the shellfish system generates maxima, a numerical model was developed to simulate the model under a control and a number of different scenarios. The program calculates the EMERGY flows by multiplying the flows of energy and materials by the appropriate solar transformity. In this study, an energy systems model was built to simulate the variation of sustainability for oyster aquaculture. The results of the simulation based on 2005 data that as oyster production yield slightly increases, money and assets increase to a steady state. When the program is run control simulation, the system reaches carrying capacity after 8 years. The simulation of models with price of purchased inputs increased with 3.5% inflation rate per year showed maximum benefit of shellfish production occurs after 6 years but amounts are less than control simulation, and then decreases slightly in money and yield results. The results with 3.5% inflation and increase of oyster price annually showed steady and slightly increase of money and yield.