국내 도로 연장은 2023년 기준 115,878km로 매년 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있다. 이중 준공 30년 이상된 노후도로의 비율은 51.5%에 해당하고 있어 도로 유지관리의 중요성이 대두되는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 아스팔트 예방적 유지보수공법인 포그씰(Fog Seal)을 실 제 공용중에 있는 도로에 적용하여 공용성 변화를 분석하였다. 공용성능 분석을 위해 차량의 휠패스 부분에서 공법당 6개의 코어를 3 차년간 채취하여 공극률 및 바인더 함량 값을 비교하였다. 분석 방법으로는 포그씰 공법을 시공하지 않은 구간을 대조군으로 선정하 여 추적조사 기간에 따른 변화 추이를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 공극률은 포그씰 시공 이후 지속적인 감소를 보였다. 바인더 함량의 경 우 공용연수가 증가할수록 바인더 함량 또한 점차 증가하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 공용연수가 증가함에 따라 차량의 주행으로 인 해 표면에 도포된 포그씰이 점차 도로 표면 및 균열 속으로 스며들어 내부의 공극이 채워지는 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 간호대학생의 아동간호학 성취도 평가 문항의 분석을 위하 여 고전검사이론(CTT)과 문항반응이론(IRT)을 적용하였다. 연구대상은 경 북 소재 4년제 A대학에서 아동간호학을 수강하고 있는 간호대학생 총 88 명이었다. 자료는 2024년 3월 12일부터 27일까지 2시간씩 총 6회의 수 업 내용 기반의 40문항에 대한 평가 결과가 수집되었다. 이는 CTT와 IRT의 2-모수 로지스틱 모델(2PL)을 사용하여 jMetrik 4.1.1 프로그램을 활용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 첫째, CTT에 따른 분석에서 19개의 쉬 운 문항, 20개의 중간 난이도 문항, 1개의 어려운 문항으로 분류되었고, IRT에 따른 분석에서는 6개의 쉬운 문항, 34개의 중간 난이도 문항으로 나타났다. 둘째, 변별도 기준으로 CTT에서는 3개의 낮은 변별도 문항, 24개의 중간 변별도 문항, 13개의 높은 변별도 문항이 있었고, IRT에서 는 5개의 낮은 변별도 문항, 20개의 중간 변별도 문항, 15개의 높은 변 별도 문항으로 구분되었다. 셋째, CTT와 IRT를 비교한 결과, CTT에서는 쉬운 문항이 많아 전체 평가의 변별력이 낮아질 가능성이 있었으나, IRT 에서는 중간 난이도 문항이 많아 평가의 신뢰성과 타당성이 높아질 가능 성이 있었다. 본 연구는 CTT와 IRT를 활용하여 아동간호학 성취도 평가 문항의 분석결과를 제시함으로써 간호대학생의 아동간호 역량의 효과적인 평가 문항 개발을 위해 CTT와 IRT의 적용 가능성을 제안하였다.

In this research, a new Test and Evaluation (T&E) procedure for defense AI systems is proposed to fill the existing gap in established methodologies. This proposed concept incorporates a data-based performance evaluation, allowing for independent assessment of AI model efficacy. It then follows with an on-site T&E using the actual AI system. The performance evaluation approach adopts the project promotion framework from the defense acquisition system, outlining 10 steps for R&D projects and 9 steps for procurement projects. This procedure was crafted after examining AI system testing standards and guidelines from both domestic and international civilian sectors. The validity of each step in the procedure was confirmed using real-world data. This study's findings aim to offer insightful guidance in defense T&E, particularly in developing robust T&E procedures for defense AI systems.

The bentonite buffer material is a crucial component for disposing of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Several additives have been proposed to enhance the performance of bentonite buffer materials. In this study, unconfined compression tests were conducted on bentonite mixtures as well as pure bentonite buffer material. Joomunjin and silica sands were added at a 30% ratio, and graphite was added at 3% along with bentonite. The unconfined compression strength (UCS) and elastic modulus of pure bentonite were found to be 20% to 50% higher than those of bentonite mixtures under similar dry density and water content conditions. This decrease in strength can be attributed to the reduced cross-sectional area available for bearing the applied load in the bentonitemixture. Furthermore, the 3% graphite-bentonite mixture exhibited a 10% to 30% higher UCS and elastic modulus compared to the 30% sand-bentonite mixtures. However, since the strength properties of additive-bentonite mixtures are lower than those of pure bentonite, it is essential to evaluate thermohydraulic-mechanical functional criteria when considering the use of bentonite mixtures as buffer materials.

A comparison and validation between the analysis and vibration test data of a nuclear fuel assembly were conducted. During the comparison and validation process, various parameters that govern the vibration behavior of the fuel assembly were determined, including nuclear fuel rod’s stiffness, spring constants of the dimple and spring of support structures, and damping coefficients. The calibration of the vibration analysis model aimed to find analysis parameters that can accurately simulate the vibration behavior of the test data. For calibration, power spectral density (PSD) diagrams were generated for both the measured signals from the test and the calculated signals from the analysis. The correlation coefficient between these two PSD plots was calculated. To find the analysis parameters, each parameter was defined as a variable with an appropriate range. Latin hypercube sampling was used to generate multiple sample points in the variable space. Analysis was performed for the generated sample points, and PSD plot correlation coefficients were calculated. Using the generated sample points and their corresponding results, a Gaussian Process Regression model was implemented for PSD plot correlation coefficients and the maximum PSD value. Based on the constructed surrogate model, the optimal analysis parameters were easily found without additional computations. Through this method, it was confirmed that the analysis model using the optimal parametes appropriately simulates the vibration behavior of the test.

It is very important that the confinement of a spent fuel storage systems is maintained because if the confinement is damaged, the gaseous radioactive material inside the storage cask can leak out and have a radiological impact on the surrounding public. For this reason, leakage rate tests using helium are required for certificate of compliance (CoC) and fabrication inspections of spent fuel storage cask. For transport cask, the allowable leakage rate can be calculated according to the standardized scenario presented by the IAEA. However, for storage cask, the allowable leakage rate is determined by the canister, facility, and site specific information, so it is difficult to establish a standardized leakage rate criterion. Therefore, this study aims to establish a system that can derive system-specific leakage test criteria that can be used for leakage test of actual storage systems. First, the variables that can affect the allowable leakage rate for normal and accident conditions were derived. Unlike transportation systems, for storage systems, the dose from the shielding analysis and the dose from the confinement analysis are summed up to determine whether the dose standard is satisfied, and even the dose from the existing nuclear facilities is summed up during normal operation condition. For this reason, the target dose is used as an input variable when calculating the allowable leakage rate for the storage system. In addition, the main variables are the distance from the boundary of the exclusive area, the number of cask, the inventory of nuclide material in the cask, the free volume, and the internal and external pressure. Utilizing domestic and US NRC guidelines, we derived basic recommended values for the selected variables. The GASPARII computer code that can evaluate the dose to the public under normal operating conditions was utilized. Using the above variables, the allowable leakage rate is calculated and converted to the allowable criteria for helium leakage rate test. The developed system was used to calculate the allowable leakage rate for normal and accident conditions for a hypothetical storage system. The leakage rate criteria calculation system developed in this study can be useful for CoC and fabrication inspections of storage systems in the future, and a GUI-based program will be built for user convenience.

본 연구는 국내의 한우 개량에 있어서 정확한 혈통 정보가 중요해짐에 따라 고밀도 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) chip의 SNP 정보들을 활용한 친자 확인으로 혈통 정보의 신뢰도 향상에 기여하고자 실시하였다. 이미 혈통 정보가 확인되고 Microsatellite (MS) 유전자형으로 친자 여부가 확인된 14개의 가계, 318두로 친자 확인 분석을 하였다. Call rate 100%인 마커들을 활용한 친자 확인 분석 결과, 9두가 모 부정, 19두가 완전 부정으로 총 28두가 부정으로 판정되었고, 이는 부모의 SNP 정보에서 나올 수 있는 조합과 다른 자식의 유전자형이 확인되었다. 이후, 친자 확인 정확도 향상을 위해 call rate와 minor allele frequency (MAF)를 기준으로 SNP 마커 수를 증가시켜 분석하였으나 부정으로 판정되는 개체들이 추가적으로 발생하였고, 이는 SNP 정보의 결측치 증가 및 자식의 유전자형 변이로 인한 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 고밀도 SNP chip을 활용한 친자 확인 분석에는 보다 신중한 접근이 필요하며, 본 연구 결과는 고밀도 SNP 정보를 이용한 친자 확인 연구에 있어서 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

PURPOSES : The increase in particulate matter due to increased air pollutant emissions has become a significant social issue. According to the Ministry of Environment, air pollutants emitted from large-scale businesses in 2022 increased by 12.2% compared to the previous year, indicating that air pollution is accelerating owing to excessive industrialization. In this study, TiO2, which is used to reduce airborne particulate, was used. The TiO2 coating fixation and dynamic pressure coating-type TiO2 fixation methods were used to solve the material peeling phenomenon caused by gravity, which is a limitation when the TiO2 penetration method is applied to a vertical concrete structure along the road. The long-term durability and performance were analyzed through environmental resistance and NOx removal efficiency evaluation experiments. These analyses were then assessed by comparing the NOx removal efficiency with the dynamic pressure permeationtype TiO2 fixation method used in previous studies. METHODS : To evaluate the long-term durability and performance of the TiO2 coating fixation method and dynamic pressure coating TiO2 fixation method for vertical concrete structures, specimens were manufactured based on roadside vertical concrete structures. Environmental resistance tests such as the surface peeling resistance test (ASTM C 672) and freeze-thaw resistance test (KS F 2456) were conducted to evaluate the long-term durability. To evaluate the long-term performance, the NOx removal efficiency of TiO2 concrete owing to road surface deterioration during the environmental resistance test was evaluated using the NOx removal efficiency evaluation equipment based on the ISO 22197-1 standard. This evaluation was compared and analyzed using the dynamic pressure infiltration TiO2 fixation method. RESULTS : The long-term durability of the TiO2 coating fixation and dynamic pressure coating TiO2 fixation methods were evaluated using environmental resistance tests. During the surface peeling resistance test, the TiO2 material degraded and partially detached from the concrete. However, the NOx removal efficiency was ensured by the non-deteriorated and fixed TiO2 material. The long-term performance was confirmed through a freeze-thaw resistance test to evaluate the NOx removal efficiency after 300 cycles of surface deterioration. The results showed that when the TiO2 coating fixation and dynamic pressure infiltration TiO2 fixation methods were applied to vertical concrete structures, the durability of the structure was not compromised. In comparison to the dynamic pressure infiltration TiO2 fixation method, the NOx removal efficiency observed during the surface peeling resistance test was lower, while the freeze-thaw test exhibited notably higher removal efficiency. CONCLUSIONS : To solve the material peeling phenomenon caused by gravity, the long-term durability and performance were evaluated by applying the TiO2 coating fixation and dynamic pressurized coating TiO2 fixation methods to vertical concrete specimens. Long-term durability was confirmed through environmental resistance tests, and long-term utility was secured by measuring the NOx removal efficiency according to surface degradation. These findings show that implementing the TiO2 coating fixation method and dynamic pressure coating TiO2 fixation methods on-site effectively reduce NOx.

With the increasing number of aging buildings across Korea, emerging maintenance technologies have surged. One such technology is the non-contact detection of concrete cracks via thermal images. This study aims to develop a technique that can accurately predict the depth of a crack by analyzing the temperature difference between the crack part and the normal part in the thermal image of the concrete. The research obtained temperature data through thermal imaging experiments and constructed a big data set including outdoor variables such as air temperature, illumination, and humidity that can influence temperature differences. Based on the collected data, the team designed an algorithm for learning and predicting the crack depth using machine learning. Initially, standardized crack specimens were used in experiments, and the big data was updated by specimens similar to actual cracks. Finally, a crack depth prediction technology was implemented using five regression analysis algorithms for approximately 24,000 data points. To confirm the practicality of the development technique, crack simulators with various shapes were added to the study.

최근 지구 온난화의 영향으로 태풍의 파괴력이 증가함에 따라 부유식 해상풍력발전기의 막대한 유실과 붕괴에 대한 우려가 깊어지고 있다. 부유식 해상풍력발전기의 안전한 운영을 위해 새로운 형태의 탈착형 계류 시스템 개발이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서 고 려한 새로운 반잠수식 계류 풀리는 기존의 탈착형 계류 장치에 비해 계류 라인으로 부유식 해상풍력 터빈을 보다 쉽게 탈부착할 수 있도 록 고안되었다. 8MW급 부유식 해상풍력발전기에 적용 가능한 반잠수식 계류 풀리의 초기 설계에 대한 구조적 안전성을 검토하기 위해 3D 프린터를 이용하여 축소구조모형을 제작하고, 이 모형에 대한 구조시험을 수행하였다. 축소 모형의 구조시험을 위해 3D 프린팅에 사 용된 ABS 소재의 인장 시편을 제작하고 인장시험을 수행하여 소재의 물성을 평가하였다. 인장시험에서 얻은 재료 특성과 축소모형 구조 시험과 동일한 하중 및 경계 조건을 적용하여 반잠수식 계류 풀리의 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 유한요소해석을 통해 반잠수식 계류 풀 리의 구조적 취약 부분을 검토하였다. 반잠수식 계류 풀리의 주요 하중조건을 고려하여 구조모형시험을 수행하였으며, 재료의 최대인장 응력 이상이 발생하는 위치에 대해 유한요소해석과 시험 결과를 비교하였다. 유한요소해석과 모형시험의 결과로부터 작동조건에서는 Body와 Wheel의 연결부 구조가 취약한 것으로 파악되었고, 계류조건에서는 Body와 Chain stopper의 연결부 구조가 취약한 것으로 검토되었 다. 축소모형 구조시험에서 나타난 SMP의 구조 취약부는 구조해석의 결과와 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 연구 결과를 통해 반잠수식 계류 풀리의 초기 설계에 대한 구조적 안전성을 실험적으로 검증할 수 있었다. 또한, 본 연구 결과는 상세설계 단계에서 반잠수식 계류 풀리의 구조 강도를 향상시키는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

This study sought to conduct a fundamental investigation in order to test and evaluate the thermal performance of an aluminum stick curtain wall system. In terms of the thermal performance index, the infiltration rate of air tightness, thermal transmittance of the heat insulation property and temperature difference ratio of condensation resistance were experimentally measured. The research process can be divided into three parts. First of all, a database for the test report of the curtain wall was compiled and existing design criteria with respect to the evaluation method and standard of transparent building components such as curtain wall, window and door were analyzed to produce the specimens. Secondly, four different types of curtain wall specimens were created through investigating the curtain wall database. Thirdly, standard tests of thermal performance were carried out for airtightness, thermal performance and condensation resistance. As a result, the curtain wall specimens with low-e triple glazing covered by an aluminum capture system showed high thermal performance compared to other curtain wall specimens including low-e triple glazing with a 4-sided structural sealant glazing system. Air tightness of all types of curtain wall specimens satisfied level 1 standard for air tightness. It was found that a curtain wall which consists of a one track frame has difficulties meeting the residential standard of thermal performance with regard to thermal transmittance and condensation resistance.

PURPOSES : The aim of this study is to evaluate the stripping resistance of a bead coating via the Hamburg wheel tracking test and image analysis. METHODS : First, the stripping resistance of the bead coating was evaluated via the Hamburg wheel tracking test. A pneumatic wheel with a load of 175±2 N was used to simulate repeated skid cycles. Several bead coating mixtures with different numbers of coating layers, i.e., zero, one, two, three, and four layers, i.e., zero, one, two, three, and four layers,were conducted. Finally, an image analysis program was developed to analyze surface images captured from the Hamburg wheel tracking test. RESULTS : The results show that the samples with more coating layers exhibit higher stripping resistance. After 500 stripping cycles, the percentage of bead loss is 4% to 28%. At 80% bead loss, the mixture with one coating layer presents more skid cycles than the control sample without a coating layer. CONCLUSIONS : Incorporating a coating layer can improve the stripping resistance of glass beads under repeated skid cycles. Additionally, an image analysis program is established in this study to determine the percentage of bead loss caused by the stripping test.

Failure to comply with the performance test requirements for the centrifugal pumps at power plants often results in performance dissatisfaction as a result of field tests. This study proposed a method of reducing the uncertainty of the field test results by evaluating the systematic error in the measurement system caused by failure to follow the test requirements using the computational fluid dynamics(CFD) technique. As a result of the evaluation of the systematic error and reflecting it in the performance test data, it was confirmed that the error occurred at a constant rate with respect to the flowrate and that the pump, which showed a difference in performance actually had the same performance.