철근 콘크리트 빔의 노화도 평가를 위한 음향방출 기술의 응용

윤동진,박휘립,이승석 한국비파괴검사학회 2000 한국비파괴검사학회지 Vol.20 No.4

콘크리트 구조물의 노화도 평가를 위한 기초 연구로써 철근 및 무근 콘크리트 빔의 4점 굽힘 시험시 발생하는 음향방출 신호의 발생 거동을 관찰하였다. 본 연구는 미세 균열의 전개, 국부 균열의 진전, 부식, 철근의 박리 등 균열 발생 및 손상기구에 대한 AE 특성 고찰에 주안점을 두었다. 이들 각각의 손상 메카니즘을 모사하기 위해 무근 콘크리트, 노치를 가공한 무근 콘크리트, 정상적인 철근 콘크리트 그리고 부식된 철근 콘크리트 빔을 제작하였다. 손상 정도 및 펠리시티 효과(Felicity effect)를 관찰하기 위해 4점 굽힘 시험시 단계별 하중 증가 방식을 택하였다. AE 파형은 물론 AE event에 대한 발생 특성을 분석하였으며, 노화도 평가에 주요한 영향을 미치는 주요 변수들에 대해 조사하였다. AE event 발생의 누계치 및 Felicity ratio값 등은 손상의 정도에 따라 민감하게 변하는 것을 관찰하였으며, 노화도와도 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서 얻은 AE 분석 기술은 철근 콘크리트 구조물의 균열이나 부식 손상과 같은 노화도 평가를 위해 적용할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

응력확대계수와 음향방출 변수를 이용한 피로균열 거동 연구

윤동진,정중채,박휘립,김기복,이승석 한국비파괴검사학회 2000 한국비파괴검사학회지 Vol.20 No.5

응력확대계수와 음향방출 발생 관계를 이용해 균열 길이 및 균열 검출 능력을 평가할 수 있는 새로운 접근 방법을 파괴역학적인 관점에서 제시하였다. 이를 위해 강 교량 부재인 SWS 490B 강의 피로 균열 활동도를 음향방출시험을 통해 관찰하였다. 표준 CT 시편에 대한 피로균열 진전 시 AE 특성을 관찰하는 실험을 진행하였으며, 기존의 AE 파라미터 분석은 물론 응력확대계수와 AE 발생거동 사이의 관계를 논의하였다. CT 시편 실험 결과에서 균열 성장 길이, AE 최대진폭, AE 에너지, AE hit 발생율 등과 같은 특정 변수들은 응력확대계수 값이 증가함에 따라 이들값도 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 피로사이클 수에 따른 AE 에너지의 변화는 균열진전에 대한 활동성을 평가하는데 사용되는 효과적인 변수중의 하나임을 보여 주었으며, AE 에너지 분석은 균열 활동도와 AE 변수 사이의 관계를 평가하는데 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. By using the relation between stress intensity factor and AE parameter, new approach method for assessing the crack length and detectability of crack was proposed. Laboratory experiment was carried out to identify AE characteristics of fatigue cracks for compact tension specimen. The relationship between a stress intensity factor and AE signals activity as well as conventional AE parameter analysis was discussed. As a result, the features of specific parameters such as the length of crack growth, the AE energy, the AE peak amplitude, and the cumulative AE hits, showed the almost same trend in their increase as the number of fatigue cycle increased. From the comparisons of peak amplitude and AE energy with stress intensity factor, it was verified that the higher stress intensity factors generated AE signals with higher peak amplitude and a larger number of AE counts. If we can get more reliable database for the relation between AE parameters and stress intensity factor, this approach will provide a good information for evaluating both the existence of crack and the minimum detectable size of crack.

주성분 회귀분석 및 인공신경망을 이용한 AE 변수와 응력확대계수와의 상관관계 해석

윤동진,김기복,정중채,박휘립,이승석 한국비파괴검사학회 2001 한국비파괴검사학회지 Vol.21 No.1

AE 신호와 재료의 기계적 물성과의 관계를 정량적으로 제시할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. 재료의 여러 가지 기계적 성질들 중 피로균열 거동에 관련된 응력확대계수를 중심으로 AE 신호와 같은 다변량 데이터의 처리에 많이 사용되고 있는 주성분 회귀분석과 비선형적 문제 해결에 적합한 신경회로망 기법을 이용하였다. 이를 위하여 강교량 부재인 SWS490B 강에 대한 피로균열전파 실험을 수행하였으며 표준 CT 시편에 대한 피로균열진전 시 발생하는 AE 신호의 각 변수와 응력확대계수와의 관계를 고찰하였다. 통계분석 방법인 변수선택법을 적용한 결과 AE 카운트(RC), 에너지(EN), 신호지속시간(ED)의 각각에 대한 유의성이 높은 것으로 나타났으나 전반적으로 전체 AE 변수를 모두 이용할 경우 통계적 유의성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 부재의 반복하중 시 발생하는 피로균열진전을 정량적으로 도출할 수 있는 응력확대계수 추정모델을 개발하고 평가하였다. 미지 시료에 대하여 개발된 모델의 응력확대계수 예측 성능을 분석한 결과 주성분 회귀모델과 인공신경망 모델 모두 우수한 예측성능을 나타내었으나 전반적으로 인공신경망 모델이 주성분 회귀모델보다 다소 양호한 것으로 분석되었 다. The aim of this study is to develop the methodology which enables to identify the mechanical properties of element such as stress intensity factor by using the AE parameters. Considering the multivariate and nonlinear properties of AE parameters such as ringdown count, rise time, energy, event duration and peak amplitude from fatigue cracks of machine element, the principal component regression(PCR) and artificial neural network(ANN) models for the estimation of stress intensity factor were developed and validated. The AE parameters were found to be very significant to estimate the stress intensity factor. Since the statistical values including correlation coefficients, standard error of calibration, standard error of prediction and bias were stable, the PCR and ANN models for stress intensity factor were very robust. The performance of ANN model for unknown data of stress intensity factor was getter than that of PCR model.

Clinical Pearls and Advances in Molecular Researches of Epilepsy-Associated Tumors

Phi, Ji Hoon,Kim, Seung-Ki The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2019 Journal of Korean neurosurgical society Vol.62 No.3

Brain tumors are the second most common type of structural brain lesion that causes chronic epilepsy. Patients with low-grade brain tumors often experience chronic drug-resistant epilepsy starting in childhood, which led to the concept of long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEATs). Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and ganglioglioma are representative LEATs and are characterized by young age of onset, frequent temporal lobe location, benign tumor biology, and chronic epilepsy. Although highly relevant in clinical epileptology, the concept of LEATs has been criticized in the neuro-oncology field. Recent genomic and molecular studies have challenged traditional views on LEATs and low-grade gliomas. Molecular studies have revealed that low-grade gliomas can largely be divided into three groups : LEATs, pediatric-type diffuse low-grade glioma (DLGG; astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma), and adult-type DLGG. There is substantial overlap between conventional LEATs and pediatric-type DLGG in regard to clinical features, histology, and molecular characteristics. LEATs and pediatric-type DLGG are characterized by mutations in BRAF, FGFR1, and MYB/MYBL1, which converge on the RAS-RAF-MAPK pathway. Gene (mutation)-centered classification of epilepsy-associated tumors could provide new insight into these heterogeneous and diverse neoplasms and may lead to novel molecular targeted therapies for epilepsy in the near future.

Epilepsy Surgery in 2019 : A Time to Change

Phi, Ji Hoon,Cho, Byung-Kyu The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2019 Journal of Korean neurosurgical society Vol.62 No.3

Epilepsy has been known to humankind since antiquity. The surgical treatment of epilepsy began in the early days of neurosurgery and has developed greatly. Many surgical procedures have stood the test of time. However, clinicians treating epilepsy patients are now witnessing a huge tide of change. In 2017, the classification system for seizure and epilepsy types was revised nearly 36 years after the previous scheme was released. The actual difference between these systems may not be large, but there have been many conceptual changes, and clinicians must bid farewell to old terminology. Paradigms in drug discovery are changing, and novel anti-seizure drugs have been introduced for clinical use. In particular, drugs that target genetic changes harbor greater therapeutic potential than previous screening-based compounds. The concept of focal epilepsy has been challenged, and now epilepsy is regarded as a network disorder. With this novel concept, stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) is becoming increasingly popular for the evaluation of dysfunctioning neuronal networks. Minimally invasive ablative therapies using SEEG electrodes and neuromodulatory therapies such as deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation are widely applied to remedy dysfunctional epilepsy networks. The use of responsive neurostimulation is currently off-label in children with intractable epilepsy.

Sacrococcygeal Teratoma : A Tumor at the Center of Embryogenesis

Phi, Ji Hoon The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2021 Journal of Korean neurosurgical society Vol.64 No.3

Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is an extragonadal germ cell tumor (GCT) that develops in the fetal and neonatal periods. SCT is a type I GCT in which only teratoma and yolk sac tumors arise from extragonadal sites. SCT is the most common type I GCT and is believed to originate through epigenetic reprogramming of early primordial germ cells migrating from the yolk sac to the gonadal ridges. Fetal SCT diagnosed in utero presents many obstetrical problems. For high-risk fetuses, fetal interventions (devascularization and debulking) are under development. Most patients with SCT are operated on after birth. Complete surgical resection is the key for tumor control, and the anatomical location of the tumor determines the surgical approaches. Incomplete resection and malignant histology are risk factors for recurrence. Approximately 10-15% of patients have a tumor recurrence, which is frequently of malignant histology. Long-term surveillance with monitoring of serum alpha fetoprotein and magnetic resonance imaging is required. Survivors of SCT may suffer anorectal, urological, and sexual sequelae later in their life, and comprehensive evaluation and care are required.

Atypical cell clusters expressing both neuronal and oligodendrocytic markers: Novel histological pattern of glioneuronal tumors?

Phi, Ji Hoon,Park, Sung-Hye,Chung, Chun Kee,Wang, Kyu-Chang,Cho, Byung-Kyu,Kim, Seung-Ki Blackwell Publishing Asia 2009 Pathology international Vol.59 No.10

<P>Glioneuronal tumors are a group of brain tumors that consist of both neuronal and glial cells. The spectrum of glioneuronal tumors is currently expanding, and many atypical glioneuronal tumors require further characterization. Two patients are described who had an atypical glioneuronal tumor with peculiar pathological features. One patient was a 7-year-old girl with a tumor in the right cerebellar hemisphere. This patient had no recurrence after total resection. The other was a 37-year-old man with a tumor in the spinal cord. He suffered incessant recurrence and received operative treatment four times. Although the clinical features (age at diagnosis, tumor location, and recurrence) were very different in these patients, the tumors had a characteristic common feature of atypical cell clusters. Intriguingly, the tumor cells in the clusters expressed both neuronal and oligodendroglial markers, indicating aberrant differentiation. Furthermore, the cluster-forming cells had modest proliferative indices and CD133 expression, indicating their role in the growth of the tumor. It is believed that these atypical cell clusters are a novel pattern of differentiation of glioneuronal tumors and that they need further investigation.</P>

Power Curtailment Algorithms of Distributed PV Plants for Improving Hosting Capacity in Distribution Systems

Phi-Hai Trinh(트린피하이),Yungsu Cho(조용수),A-Eon Han(한아언),Il-Yop Chung(정일엽) 대한전기학회 2022 대한전기학회 학술대회 논문집 Vol.2022 No.10

An On-Chip Network Fabric Supporting Coarse-Grained Processor Array

Phi-Hung Pham,Phuong Mau,Jungmoon Kim,Chulwoo Kim IEEE 2013 IEEE transactions on very large scale integration Vol.21 No.1

<P>Coarse grained arrays (CGAs) with run-time reconfigurability play an important role in accelerating reconfigurable computing applications. It is challenging to design on-chip communication networks (OCNs) for such CGAs with dynamic run-time reconfigurability whilst satisfying the tight budgets of power and area for an embedded system. This paper presents a silicon-proven design of a 64-PE circuit-switched OCN fabric with a dynamic path-setup scheme capable of supporting an embedded coarse-grained processor array. A proof-of-concept test chip fabricated in a 0.13 μm CMOS process occupies a silicon area of 23 mm<SUP>2</SUP> and consumes a peak power of 200 mW @ 128 MHz and 1.2 Vcc, at room temperature. The OCN overhead consumes 9.4% of the area and 18% of the power of the total chip. Experimental results and analysis show that the proposed OCN fabric with its dynamic path-setup is suitable for use in an embedded CGA supporting fast run-time reconfigurability.</P>

Radiosurgical treatment of vestibular schwannomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 : Tumor control and hearing preservation

Phi, Ji Hoon,Kim, Dong Gyu,Chung, Hyun-Tai,Lee, Joongyub,Paek, Sun Ha,Jung, Hee-Won Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2009 Cancer Vol.115 No.2

<B>BACKGROUND:</B><P>The radiosurgical treatment of vestibular schwannomas in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is controversial. The authors investigated the radiologically proven tumor control rate after gamma knife radiosurgery. The factors that affect tumor control and serviceable hearing preservation were analyzed.</P><B>METHODS:</B><P>Thirty-six lesions in 30 patients were included. The median lengths of the clinical and radiologic follow-ups were 48.5 months and 36.5 months, respectively. The median tumor volume was 3.2 cm<SUP>3</SUP>. The mean marginal dose was 12.1 grays (Gy) (range, 8–14 Gy) at an isodose line of 50%±0.6%. The Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model were used for the statistical analyses.</P><B>RESULTS:</B><P>The actuarial tumor control rate was 81%, 74%, and 66%, respectively, in the first, second, and fifth years. Five tumors required a salvage surgery because of tumor control failure. A low marginal dose and a young age at radiosurgery were associated with poor tumor control. Of the 16 tumors with which ipsilateral hearing was serviceable, the actuarial serviceable hearing preservation rates were 50%, 45%, and 33%, respectively, in the first, second, and fifth years. Better ipsilateral hearing (Gardner-Robertson grade 1, compared with grade 2) at the time of radiosurgery was associated with significantly greater serviceable hearing preservation.</P><B>CONCLUSIONS:</B><P>Gamma knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas in NF2 patients provided 5-year tumor control in approximately two-thirds of patients and preserved serviceable hearing in approximately one-third. The rates of other cranial nerve deficits were low, and no secondary malignancy was observed. Radiosurgery should be included in treatment options for NF2 patients. Cancer 2009. © 2009 American Cancer Society.</P>