• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.543-561
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• 2014

We present a full energy and force formulation of the quasicontinuum method with non-local and local transition elements. Non-local transition elements are developed to transmit inhomogeneity from the atomistic to the continuum regions. Local transition elements are developed to resolve the mathematical mismatch between non-local atoms and the local continuum. The rationale behind these transition elements is provided by analyzing the energy and force transitions between atoms and continuum under the Cauchy-Born rule. We show that breakdown of the Cauchy-Born rule occurs for slaved atoms of local elements within the cutoff of non-local atoms. The inadequacy of the Cauchy-Born rule at the transition region naturally leads to the need of atomistic treatment of transition slaved and transition representative atoms. Such an atomistic treatment together with a full or cutoff sampling allows non-local transition elements containing these transition entities to transmit inhomogeneity. Different force formulations for transition representative atoms and pure local representative atoms allow the local transition elements to resolve non-local and local mismatches. The method presented herein is validated by force calculations in an unstressed perfect crystal as well as an unrelaxed grain boundary model. A nanoindentation simulation in 3D is conducted to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1499-1506
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• 2001

Various transition elements are used in general for the effective finite element analysis of complicated mechanical structures. In this paper, a solid-to-beam transition finite element, which can b e used for connecting a C1-continuity beam element to a continuum solid element, is proposed. The shape functions of the transition finite element are derived to meet the compatibility condition, and a transition element equation is formulated by the conventional finite element procedure. In order to show the effectiveness and convergence characteristics of the proposed transition element, numerical tests are performed for various examples. As a result of this study, following conclusions are obtained. (1) The proposed transition element, which meets the compatibility of the primary variables, exhibits excellent accuracy. (2) In case of using the proposed transition element, the number of nodes in the finite element model may be considerably reduced and the model construction becomes more convenient. (3) This formulation method can be applied to the usage of higher order elements.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.385-432
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• 2017

This paper investigates how firm age, size and ownership are related with job creation and destruction, and how these patterns differ across transition and non-transition economies. The analysis finds that age is inversely related with gross job creation and net job creation in the two samples. This finding is consistent with the theory of the learning effect. The relationship between age and job destruction is indifferent in non-transition economies. On the contrary, old firms in transition economies destroy more jobs than young ones. The paper further establishes an inverse relationship between size and gross job creation in the two groups. However, there is divergence between the two samples; small firms in non-transition economies also exhibit a higher gross job destruction rate. Consequently large firms have a higher net job creation rate. In transition economies, small and large firms exhibit similar rates of job destruction. But small firms retain a higher net job creation rate. A more intriguing finding is that state owned firms do not underperform domestic private ones. This means these countries may be using soft budget constraint which allows state owned firms to overstaff. Finally, crowding out of SMEs by foreign owned firms is not evident in transition economies.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.599-606
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• 1998

산화물 초전도체 발견 후 많은 이론적 발전이 있었으나, 초전도 상전이를 정확히 설명하는 이론은 아직 없다 하겠다. 특히 상전이점 근처에서 발견되는 이중전이(double transition)나 다양한 자기적 상전이에 대해서는 아직 정확한 이해가 없는 상태이다. 본 논문에 서는 전자유체의 응축모델을 사용하여 초전도 전이에 있어서, 전자기체의 응축과정이 CONFINEMENT와 TRAP의 두 단계로 일어남을 알았다. 이 두 단계 전이 메카니즘은 이중전이를 잘 설명할 뿐만 아니라, 여러 형태의 초전도에서 보이는 자기적 성질, 특히 다양한 vortex structure를 보여주는 magnetic phase transition을 잘 설명할 수 있었다. 여러 종류의 초전도체들에서 공통적으로 발견되는 double transition과 다양한 magnetic phase transition을 잘 설명할 수 있는지 여부가 초전도 현상 설명의 일반이론으로 적합한지를 결정할 것이다.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 1995

본 연구는 병렬전단벽 구조물의 변환부분의 효율적인 유한요소해석을 위한 보-변환요소 및 변환부분의 요소를 제시하고자 한다. 먼저 보-변환요소는 보요소와 벽체요소사이의 변형 및 힘의 구속조건을 근거로하여 보의 기본적인 거동을 동일하게 유지하면서 평면응력요소의 개념으로 대치된 유사보요소로 간주될 수 있으며, 이는 변환부분에서의 보요소와 벽체요소사이의 서로 다른 자유도에 기인한 변형의 부적합성을 합리적으로 해결해준다. 또한 보-변환요소와 직접 연결되는 변환부분의 요소는 보-변환요소의 경우와 동일한 구속조건이 적용됨으로써 변환부분에 대한 효율적인 요소분할방안을 제시해 준다. 이와 같이 본 연구에서 제시된 요소들은 기본적으로 병렬전단벽 구조물 뿐만아니라 보요소와 벽체요소의 상호작용이 고려되는 모든 구조물에 효율적으로 활용될 수 있다.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.109-143
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• 2015

최근 혁신의 지속과 성공을 위해 기술혁신시스템을 어떻게 바꿀지가 중요한 논제로 등장했다. 실천적, 이론적 차원에서 혁신시스템의 변화에 관심이 높아지고 있는 시점에서 네덜란드의 전환은 큰 주목을 받고 있다. 네덜란드의 전환정책은 시스템의 근본적 변화를 추구하면서도 기존의 변화와는 상당히 다른 접근과 방식을 취하고 있기 때문이다. 대표적 전환으로는 지속가능한 에너지 전환, 생물다양성과 자연자원의 지속가능한 활용으로의 전환, 지속가능한 농업으로의 전환, 지속가능한 교통 등이 있다. 장기적 변화라는 점에서 네덜란드의 전환은 여전히 초기단계지만 전환에 대한 공감 확산, 적대적 행위자 간 연합 형성, 다양한 전환 네트워크의 형성이라는 긍정적 효과가 나타나고 있다. 하지만 여전히 해결이 필요한 문제도 있다. 이론과 실제의 연계, 전환 개념의 추상성과 모호성 극복, 장기적 비전과 단기적 행위의 연결, 폭넓은 민주적 참여 확보, 현존 레짐의 저항 극복, 집행 문제, 정부 내에서 전환에 대한 지지 확산의 문제 등이다. 이런 문제에도 불구하고 네덜란드의 전환은 시스템의 근본적 변화가 필요한 시점에서 많은 교훈을 주고 있다. 따라서 기존 시스템과 레짐에 의한 고착화를 해결하고 구조적 변화를 이끌어 내기 위해 네덜란드의 전환이론과 정책에서 배울 필요가 있다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.15-36
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• 2015

Characterization of wind flows over a complex terrain, especially mountain-gorge terrain (referred to as the very complex terrain with rolling mountains and deep narrow gorges), is an important issue for design and operation of long-span bridges constructed in this area. In both wind tunnel testing and numerical simulation, a transition section is often used to connect the wind tunnel floor or computational domain bottom and the boundary top of the terrain model in order to generate a smooth flow transition over the edge of the terrain model. Although the transition section plays an important role in simulation of wind field over complex terrain, an appropriate shape needs investigation. In this study, two principles for selecting an appropriate shape of boundary transition section were proposed, and a theoretical curve serving for the mountain-gorge terrain model was derived based on potential flow theory around a circular cylinder. Then a two-dimensional (2-D) simulation was used to compare the flow transition performance between the proposed curved transition section and the traditional ramp transition section in a wind tunnel. Furthermore, the wind velocity field induced by the curved transition section with an equivalent slope of $30^{\circ}$ was investigated in detail, and a parameter called the 'velocity stability factor' was defined; an analytical model for predicting the velocity stability factor was also proposed. The results show that the proposed curved transition section has a better flow transition performance compared with the traditional ramp transition section. The proposed analytical model can also adequately predict the velocity stability factor of the wind field.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.173-184
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• 2016

Prevalence of Agile methods in software companies is increasing dramatically. Software companies need to employ these methods to overcome the inherent challenges of traditional methods. However, transitioning to Agile approach is a topic of debate and there is no unique and well-defined transition model or framework yet. Although some research studies have addressed barriers and strengths behind the successful Agile deployment, it seems that this process still needs to be studied more in depth. The rationale behind this is the socio-technical nature of Agile transition and adoption. Particularly, the challenges and problems that software companies are facing during Agile transition, show that this process in more difficult than expected. Conducting a large-scale research study revealed that Agile transition and adoption process needs to be supported by several critical prerequisites. This study adopted a Ground Theory with the participation of 49 Agile experts from 13 different countries and empirically identified seven transition prerequisites. These prerequisites focus on the different aspects of the transition. The main aim of this paper is proposing these prerequisites and theoretical and practical implication of these prerequisites. Providing these prerequisites before moving to Agile increases chance of success in Agile transition and adoption and leads to fewer challenges during the change process.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2017

We investigated theoretically the quantum optical transition properties of Si, in quasi 2-Dimensinal Landau splitting system, based on quantum transport theory. We apply the quantum transport theory (QTR) to the system in the confinement of electrons by square well confinement potential under linearly polarized oscillating field. We use the projected Liouville equation method with Equilibrium Average Projection Scheme (EAPS). In order to analyze the quantum transition, we compare the temperature and the magnetic field dependencies of the QTLW and the QTLS on four transition processes, namely, the intra-leval transition process, the inter-leval transition process, the phonon emission transition process and the phonon absorption transition process.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2019

The topography and geomorphology are complex and changeable in western China, so the railway transition section is common. To investigate the aerodynamic effect of the subgrade-tunnel transition section, including a cutting-tunnel transition section, an embankment-tunnel transition section and two typical scenarios for rail infrastructures, is selected as research objects. In this paper, models of standard cutting, embankment and CRH2 high-speed train with the scale of 1:20 were established in wind tunnel tests. The wind speed profiles above the railway and the aerodynamic forces of the vehicles at different positions along the railway were measured by using Cobra probe and dynamometric balance respectively. The test results show: The influence range of cutting-tunnel transition section is larger than that of the embankment-tunnel transition section, and the maximum impact height exceeds 320mm (corresponding to 6.4m in full scale). The wind speed profile at the railway junction is greatly affected by the tunnel. Under the condition of the double track, the side force coefficient on the leeward side is negative. For embankment-tunnel transition section, the lift force coefficient of the vehicle is positive which is unsafe for operation when the vehicle is at the railway line junction.