The seismic performance of lead-rubber bearings (LRBs) is significantly affected by both the axial force and loading rate they experience. Accurate assessment of LRBs’ seismic performance, therefore, requires realistic simulation of these forces and rates, as well as of the response of the isolated structure during seismic events. This study conducted a series of real-time hybrid simulations (RTHS) to evaluate the seismic behavior of LRBs in such conditions. The simulations focused on a two-span continuous bridge isolated by LRBs atop the central pier, exposed to horizontal and vertical ground motions. In the RTHS framework, the LRBs were physically tested in the laboratory, while the remainder of the bridge was numerically modeled. Findings from these simulations indicated that the vertical ground motion had a minimal effect on the lateral response of the bridge when isolated by LRBs.

Being in a stable continental region (SCR) with a limited history of instrumentation, South Korea has not collected sufficient instrumental data for data-driven ground motion models. To address this limitation, we investigated the suitability of the hybrid ground motion simulation method that Graves and Pitarka (2010, 2015) proposed for simulating earthquake ground motions in South Korea. The hybrid ground motion simulation method used in this study relies on region-specific parameters to accurately model phenomena associated with the seismic source and the wave propagation. We initially employed relevant models and parameters available in the literature as a practical approach. We incorporated a three-dimensional velocity model developed by Kim et al. (2017) and a one-dimensional velocity model presented by Kim et al. (2011) to account for the crustal velocity structure of the Korean peninsula. To represent the earthquake source, we utilized Graves and Pitarka’s rupture generator algorithm along with a magnitude-area scaling relationship developed for SCR by Leonard (2014). Additionally, we assumed the stress and attenuation parameters based on studies of regional seismicity. Using the implemented platform, we simulated the 2016 Mw5.57 Gyeongju earthquake and the 2017 Mw5.4 Pohang earthquake. Subsequently, we compared results with recorded accelerations and an empirical ground motion prediction equation at strong motion stations. Our simulations had an overall satisfactory agreement with the recorded ground motions and demonstrated the potential of broadband hybrid ground motion simulation for engineering applications in South Korea. However, limitations remain, such as the underestimation of long-period ground motions during the 2017 Pohang earthquake and the lack of a model to predict the ground motion amplification associated with the near-surface site response accurately. These limitations underscore the importance of careful validation and refinement of region-specific models and parameters for practically implementing the simulation method.

해운 산업은 탄소 배출 저감을 위한 다양한 기술적 해결책을 모색하고 있으며, 그중 암모니아(NH3)는 차세대 무탄소 연료로 각 광받고 있다. 암모니아는 이산화탄소(CO2)를 배출하지 않으며, 기존 인프라를 활용해 대규모 운송 및 저장이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 본 연구는 암모니아를 수소(H2)로 개질하여 연료전지에 공급하고, 이를 통해 전력을 생산하는 하이브리드 전기 추진 시스템의 성능을 평가하 였다. 암모니아-수소 개질기, 수소 연료전지, 배터리로 구성된 이 시스템은 친환경적인 추진 방식이다. 경사 시험(Heel test)은 선박이 실제 항해 중에 겪을 수 있는 10도 경사 상황에서 시스템이 안정적으로 작동하는 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 시험 결과, 암모니아 개질기는 경사 조건에서도 안정적으로 수소를 생산하였다. 연료전지와 배터리가 결합된 하이브리드 시스템은 부하 변동 상황에서도 효율적으로 전력을 관리하고 안정적인 전력 공급을 유지했다. 특히 경사 상태에서도 시스템 성능 저하 없이 연료전지와 배터리 전력, 전류, 전압의 상호작용이 원활하게 이루어졌음을 확인할 수 있다. 본 연구는 향후 친환경 선박의 핵심 기술로 자리 잡을 수 있는 암모니아 기반 추진 시스템의 안정 성과 성능을 실험적으로 검증하였다는 점에서 그 의미가 있으며, 따라서 본 연구 결과는 해운 산업에서 암모니아 기반 추진 시스템의 사용 화 가능성을 높이는 중요한 기초 자료를 제공할 것으로 기대된다.

Graphene-based solar cells and supercapacitors integrated into photosupercapacitors represent a pioneering advancement. These devices leverage the exceptional properties of graphene, such as high conductivity and large surface area, to enhance both solar energy conversion and energy storage. The integration of these technologies into photosupercapacitors creates a multifunctional device capable of harnessing solar energy and storing it efficiently. This innovative approach holds promise for sustainable and versatile energy solutions, marking a significant step towards developing efficient and compact energy storage systems. This integration addresses the intermittent nature of solar power generation by providing a continuous and reliable power supply through energy storage. Supercapacitors are one such energy device with a high-power density and excellent specific capacitance which is integrated will a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) comprising a single system of photosupercapacitor. A novel electrode material of NiO/CuO/Co3O4/rGO was synthesized which serves as the Pt-free counter electrode of DSSC and working or storage electrode of supercapacitor later was used as the intermediate electrode and storage electrode of a photosupercapacitor. The integrated photosupercapacitor device had a photovoltage of 0.81 V with arealspecific capacitance, energy and power density of 190.12 mF cm− 2, 17.325 μW h cm− 2 and 0.162 mW cm− 2, respectively. The device self-discharged in 385 s with an overall conversion efficiency of 2.17%, resulting in a self-charged energy device.

Various transition metal oxides are deposited on the surface of materials such as stainless steel, which is used in the coolant systems of nuclear power plants. The task of removing harmful radionuclides can be solved through the dissolution reaction of the deposited corrosion oxide layer. In this study, for the first time, the reaction thermodynamics of the hydrazine-based reductive metal ion decontamination (HyBRID) reaction developed by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute were studied considering the formation of a strong ion − ligand chemical bond complex between Cu ions and hydrazine. When considering complex formation, we found that it had a significant impact on the thermodynamic decontamination reactions of magnetite, nickel ferrite, and chromite. The reactions were proven to be much more thermodynamically favorable than the reaction energies reported thus far, which did not consider complex formation. We demonstrated that not only the thermodynamic energy but also the structures of the HyBRID reaction products can be significantly changed, depending on complex formation considerations.

국제적으로 선박의 온실가스 배출 감소 요구가 증가함에 따라 어선에서의 탄소배출량 저감 역시 중요한 과제가 되었다. 특 히 2023년 기준 국내의 어선 64,233척 중 60,272척이 총톤수 10톤 미만의 소형어선인 점을 고려할 때, 전기추진설비의 안전한 소형어선 적용을 위한 법제 정비가 필요하다. 본 연구는 노르웨이 해사청의 소형 선박 배터리 시스템 안전 규정을 검토하고 국내의 기준인 「전 기추진 선박기준」과 어떠한 차이점이 있는지를 비교·분석하였으며, 이러한 연구를 통해 열폭주 확산 시험의 강화와 절연 성능이 인증 된 냉각수의 사용, 배터리실 내의 배관과 소화전, 환기설비에 대한 각종 요건과 소화설비의 해수 사용을 금지하는 요건 등 소형어선에 서의 안전한 배터리시스템 사용을 위한 관련 법령의 정비 방안을 제안하였다.

최근 자율주행차량 기술의 급속한 발전은 교통 시스템의 효율성을 향상시키는 동시에, 도로 인프라에 새로운 도전 과제를 제기하고 있다. 자율주행차량은 차선 유지 시스템을 통해 일정하게 차선 중앙을 주행하는 특성이 있으며, 이로 인해 특정 휠패스(Wheel Path) 구 간에 하중이 집중되는 문제가 발생한다. 특히 중차량과 자율주행차량이 빈번하게 운행되는 도로 구간에서는 이러한 하중 집중으로 인 해 도로 포장층의 소성 변형과 균열이 빠르게 진행되며, 결과적으로 도로의 내구성이 크게 저하된다. 이는 도로의 유지보수 주기를 단 축시키고, 유지 비용을 증가시키며, 도로 이용자들에게 안전상의 위험을 초래할 수 있다. 이를 해결하기 위해 다양한 도로 보강 기술이 연구되어 왔으며, 그중 섬유 보강 그리드 기술이 주목받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 탄소섬 유와 유리섬유를 결합한 하이브리드형 섬유보강 그리드를 개발하고, 이를 자율주행차량이 운행하는 도로 구간에 적용함으로써 도로의 내구성 향상과 유지보수 비용 절감을 목표로 한다. 탄소섬유는 높은 강도와 내구성을 제공하여 휠패스 부위에 집중되는 하중에 대한 저항성을 강화하고, 유리섬유는 비휠패스 구간에 경제적인 보강 효과를 제공한다. 본 연구는 자율주행차량 시대에 적합한 도로 보강 솔루션을 제시하고, 이를 실증 구간에서 평가하여 그 효과를 검증하고자 한다. 이를 통해 도로의 반사균열 저항성 및 소성변형 저항성을 개선하고, 도로 수명을 연장함으로써 자율주행차량이 증가하는 교통 환경에서도 지속 가능한 도로 관리 방안을 제시할 수 있을 것이다.

Herein, facile room-temperature self-assembly and high-temperature pyrolysis strategy was successively conducted for in situ synthesizing novel TiO2/ TiN@N-C heterostructure by using typical sandwich-like precursors (MXene/ZIF-8). Zerodimensional (0D) TiO2, TiN and N-doped carbon nanoparticles were in situ formed and randomly anchored on the twodimensional (2D) N-doped carbon substrate surface, making TiO2/ TiN@N-C exhibit unique 0D/2D heterostructure. Relative to the extensively studied ZIF-8-derived N-doped carbon nanoparticles, TiO2/ TiN@N-C heterostructure displayed greatly boosted electrochemical active specific surface. Benefiting from the enhanced electrochemical property of TiO2/ TiN@N-C heterostructure, remarkable signal enhancement effect was achieved in terms of the oxidation of multiple hazardous substances, including clozapine, sunset yellow and benomyl. As a result, a novel electrochemical platform was constructed, the linear detection range were 10–1000 nM, 2.5–1250 nM, 10–1000 nM while the detection limits were evaluated to be 3.5 nM, 1.2 nM, 4.5 nM for clozapine, sunset yellow and benomyl, respectively. Besides, the practicability of the newly developed electrochemical method was verified by assessing the content of clozapine, sunset yellow and benomyl in real food samples.

실시간 온라인 게임 서버에서의 게임 상태 동기화는 중요한 문제이며, 기존 동기화 방식은 상황 에 따라 성능이 변동하는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이를 해결하기 위해 하이브리드 동기화 방 식을 제안한다. 클라이언트 간 거리가 가까울 때는 Lockstep 방식을, 멀 때는 서버 동기화 방식 을 사용하여 일관성과 가용성을 모두 만족시킨다. 술래잡기 게임에서 하이브리드 방식을 적용한 결과, 기존 방식보다 최대 74.6% 향상된 위치 일관성과 23.6% 감소된 응답시간을 달성했다.

Organic-inorganic hybrid coating films have been used to increase the transmittance and enhance the physical properties of plastic substrates. Sol-gel organic-inorganic thin films were fabricated on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) substrates using a dip coater. Metal alkoxide precursor tetraethylsilicate (TEOS) and alkoxy silanes including decyltrimethoxysilane (DTMS), 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS), phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTMS), 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (TMSPM) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) were used to synthesize sol-gel hybrid coating solutions. Sol-gel synthesis was confirmed by the results of FT-IR. Cross-linking of the Si-O-Si network during synthesis of the sol-gel reaction was confirmed. The effects of each alkoxy silane on the coating film properties were investigated. All of the organicinorganic hybrid coatings showed improved transmittance of over 90 %. The surface hardness of all coating films on the PMMA substrate was measured to be 4H or higher and the average thickness of the coating films was measured to be about 500 nm. Notably, the TEOS/DTMS coating film showed excellent hydrophobic properties, of about 97°.

The damage to structures during an earthquake can be varied depending on the frequency characteristics of seismic waves and the geological properties of the ground. Therefore, considering such attributes in the design ground motions is crucial. The Korean seismic design standard (KDS 17 10 00) provides design response spectra for various ground classifications. If required for time-domain analysis, ground motion time series can be either selected and adjusted from motions recorded at rock sites in intraplate regions or artificially synthesized. Ground motion time series at soil sites should be obtained from site response analysis. However, in practice, selecting suitable ground motion records is challenging due to the overall lack of large earthquakes in intraplate regions, and artificially synthesized time series often leads to unrealistic responses of structures. As an alternative approach, this study provides a case study of generating ground motion time series based on the hybrid broadband ground motion simulation of selected scenario earthquakes at sites in the Nakdonggang delta region. This research is significant as it provides a novel method for generating ground motion time series that can be used in seismic design and response analysis. For large-magnitude earthquake scenarios close to the epicenter, the simulated response spectra surpassed the 1000-year design response spectra in some specific frequency ranges. Subsequently, the acceleration time series at each location were used as input motions to perform nonlinear 1D site response analysis through the PySeismoSoil Package to account for the site response characteristics at each location. The results of the study revealed a tendency to amplify ground motion in the mid to long-period range in most places within the study area. Additionally, significant amplification in the short-period range was observed in some locations characterized by a thin soil layer and relatively high shear wave velocity soil near the upper bedrock.

현대 건설산업 분야에서 철근콘크리트는 반영구적인 재료로 인식되어 가장 많이 사용되고 있다. 하지만 콘크리트의 노후화 및 수분 용해 현상 등으로 생긴 균열을 통해 강재의 부식이 발생하게 된다. 이러한 부식은 철근콘크리트의 거동과 구조물의 내구성을 저하시키기 때문에 근본적인 원인인 강재를 대체할 필요가 있다. 최근 건설산업에서 복합재료는 높은 강도, 낮은 중량, 부식에 대한 우 려가 없어 주목받고 있는 재료이다. 복합재료는 섬유와 기지재료로 사용되는 수지에 따라 재료의 특성이 달라지게 되며 이중 탄소섬유 를 활용한 복합재료 CFRP은 복합재료 중 가장 뛰어난 성능을 보여준다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 뛰어난 성능을 보여주는 CFRP와 경제 성을 고려하여 탄소섬유와 유리섬유를 혼합한 CFRP Hybrid를 사용하여 강재의 대체품으로 사용가능성을 확인하고자 한다. 재료의 특 성을 비교하기 위하여 ASTM 규정에 따라 인장시험과 압축시험을 수행하고 반복하중에 대한 저항을 확인하기 위하여 인장반복시험과 압축반복시험을 수행한다. 이때 측정된 응력, 영구변형 등을 그래프로 도식화하고 강재와 비교분석을 진행하였다.

Among various organic materials suitable for silicon-based inorganic-organic hybrid solar cells, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) has been extensively studied due to its high optical transmittance, high work function, and low bandgap characteristics. The electro-optical properties of PEDOT:PSS have a significant impact on the power conversion efficiency of silicon-organic hybrid solar cells. To enhance the photovoltaic properties of the silicon-organic hybrid solar cells, we developed a method to improve the properties of the PEDOT:PSS film using Ag nanowires (NW) instead of conventional solvent addition methods. The influence of the Ag NW on the electro-optical property of the PEDOT:PSS film and the photovoltaic performance of the silicon-organic hybrid solar cells were investigated. The addition of Ag NW further improved the sheet resistance of the PEDOT:PSS film, enhancing the performance of the silicon-organic hybrid solar cells. The present work using the low sheet resistance PEDOT:PSS layer paves the way to develop simple yet more efficient siliconorganic hybrid solar cells.

Energy storage is one of the leading problems being faced globally, due to the population explosion in recent times. The conventional energy sources that are available are on the verge of extinction, hence researchers are keen on developing a storage system that will face the upcoming energy needs. Supercapacitors, also known as ultracapacitors or electrochemical capacitors, are advanced energy storage devices characterised by high power density and rapid charge–discharge cycles. Unlike traditional batteries, supercapacitors store energy through electrostatic separation, offering quick energy release and prolonged operational life. They hold exceptional performance in various applications, from portable electronics to electric vehicles, where their ability to deliver bursts of energy efficiently complements or replaces conventional energy storage solutions. Ongoing research focuses on enhancing energy density and overall efficiency, positioning supercapacitors as pivotal components in the evolving landscape of energy storage technologies. A novel electrode material of NiO/CuO/Co3O4/rGO was synthesized which when used as a supercapacitor, the highest value of CS is 873.14 F/g which is achieved for a current density of 1 A/g under with an energy density of 190 Wh/kg and the highest power density of 2.5 kW/kg along with 87.3% retention after 5000 GCD cycles under 1 M KOH.

Mathematically modeling photosynthesis helps to interpret gas exchange in a plant and estimate the photosynthetic rate as affected by environmental factors. Notably, the photosynthetic rate varies among leaf vertical positions within a single plant. The objective of this study was to measure the distinct photosynthetic rate of lily (Lilium Oriental Hybrid ‘Casa Blanca’) at the upper, medium, and basal leaf positions. Subsequently, the FvCB (Farquhar-von Caemmerer-Berry) photosynthesis model was employed to determine the parameters of the model and compared it with a rectangular hyperbola photosynthesis model. The photosynthetic rates were measured at different intracellular CO2 concentrations () and photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) levels. SPAD values significantly decreased with lowered leaf position. The photosynthetic rates at the medium and basal leaves were lower compared with the upper leaves. FvCB model parameters,  and   , showed no significant difference between the medium and basal leaves. Estimated photosynthetic rates from derived parameters by the FvCB model demonstrated over 0.86 of R2 compared with measured data. The rectangular hyperbola model tended to overestimate or underestimate photosynthetic rates at high  with high PPFD levels or low  with high PPFD levels, respectively, at each leaf position. These results indicated that the parameters of the FvCB model with different leaf positions can be used to estimate the photosynthetic rate of lily.

Salinity stress is a major threat to plant growth and development, affecting crop yield and quality. This study investigated the effects of different salinity levels on photosynthetic responses and bulb growth of Lilium LA hybrid “‘Serrada’.” Plants were irrigated with 1 L of 0, 200, and 400 mM NaCl solutions every two weeks for 14 weeks in a greenhouse. At the end of the cultivation period, the substrate pH decreased, and electrical conductivity increased with increasing salinity. Regardless of salinity levels, the days to flowering and number of flowers were similar among treatments. In contrast, the flower width, plant height, number of leaves, and leaf area decreased with increasing NaCl concentrations. Although there were no differences in the photosystem II (PSII) operating efficiency and maximum quantum yield of PSII, net CO2 assimilation rates (An) and stomatal conductance (gs) were significantly reduced at 200 and 400 mM NaCl solutions compared to the control. At 400 mM NaCl solution, bulb diameter and weight significantly decreased at the end of the experiment. These results suggest that bulb growth inhibition could be attributed to limiting photosynthetic rate and stem growth. This finding suggests that salinity mitigation is necessary to maintain plant growth and photosynthetic capacity in lily cultivation on salt-affected soils.

This study aims to predict return-to-work outcomes for workers injured in industrial accidents using a TabNet-RUSBoost hybrid model. The study analyzed data from 1,383 workers who had completed recuperation. Key predictors identified include length of recuperation, disability grade, occupation activity, self-efficacy, and socioeconomic status. The model effectively addresses class imbalance and demonstrates superior predictive performance. These findings underscore the importance of a holistic approach, incorporating both medical and psychosocial factors.