• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.183-190
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• 2018

This paper presents optimization of the main spar of Human-Powered Aircraft (HPA) wing. Mass minimization was attempted, while considering large torsional deformation of the beam. Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) method was adopted as a relevant tool to conduct structural optimization algorithm. An inner diameter and ply thicknesses of the main spar were selected as the design variables. The objective function includes factors such as mass minimization, constant tip bending displacement, and constant tip twist of the beam. For estimation of bending and torsional deformation, the geometrically exact beam model, which is appropriate for large deflection, was adopted. Properties of the cross sectional area which the geometrically exact beam model requires were obtained by Variational Asymptotic Beam Sectional Analysis (VABS), which is a cross sectional analysis program. As a result, maintaining tip bending displacement and tip twist within 1.45%, optimal design that accomplished 7.88% of the mass reduction was acquired. By the stress and strain recovery, structural integrity of the optimal design and validity of the present optimization procedure were authenticated.

• Archives of design research
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• v.13
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• pp.55-64
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• 1996

Garment is not only a part of formative art that establishes a live shape by wearer but also space modeling which features the solidity based on human body. Hence, beyond the simple meaning of 'wearing clothes', modeling which makes a cubic shape in accordance with human body's movement, is an important element in garment design. This study examined puli-over-typed garment design that owns abundant space sense, taking complex shapes of geometrical diagrams with brief and simple features as a motive. The study aims at seeking after the combination of plane and cubic forms, and exploring formative garments which are further modern and different variance by approaching the natural section of geomentrical facets with tightfitting idea and composition of delicate colors and forms when plane pattern was put on human body.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.219-234
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• 2014

Music and mathematics have a lot of structural similarities. Major and minor triads used importantly in music are in a relationship of inversion in which the sequence of the intervals is reversed, which is equivalent to reflection in mathematics. Geometrical expressions help understand structures in music as well as mathematics, and a diagram that shows tonal relationships in music is called Tonnetz. Relationships of reflection between major and minor triads can easily be understood by using Tonnetz, and also, transpositions can be expressed in translation. This study looks into existing Tonnetz and introduces S-Tonnetz newly formed by a mathematical principle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.173-176
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• 2003

지문은 종생불변성, 만인부동성, 그리고 사용상의 편리함 때문에 신원인증을 위한 생체인식에 많이 사용되고 있다. 최근에는 기하학구조에 기반한 특이점 매칭방식이 제안되어 인식성능이 매우 높고 잡음에 강한 특성이 있으나 매칭 회수가 많아 인식속도가 느린 단점이 있다. 따라서 기존의 방식은 소수의 지문에 대한 1:다 매칭이나 1:1매칭에 주로 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 문제점들을 개선하기 위하여 생체 면역계의 자기-비자기 인식 능력에 주목하였다. 생체 면역계는 자기-비자기의 구별 능력을 바탕으로 바이러스나병원균 등의 낮선 외부침입자로부터 자신을 보호하고 침입자를 식별, 제거하는 시스템이다. 본 논문에서는 생체 면역계를 이루는 면역세포 중의 하나인 세포독성 T세포의 생성과정에서 자기, 비자기를 구별하기 위한 MHC 인식부를 형성하는 과정에 착안한 빠르고 신뢰성 있는 지문 인식 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 방식은 지문에 존재하는 특이점(minutiae)인식을 통해 1단계로 global 패턴을 생성하고 2단계로 기하학적인 구조를 만들며, 인식시 global 패턴을 인식한 MHC 인식부에 대해서만 2차 local 매칭을 수행함으로써 매칭 속도가 매우 빠르며 지문의 비틀림이나 회전 등에 대하여 강인하게 인식된다.

• The Magazine of the IEIE
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.115-116
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• 2006

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.147-158
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• 2000

For the large scale reinforced concrete cooling tower shells, the shape imperfection can be introduced due not only to mistakes in the process of construction but also to the long term behavior of concrete. The shape imperfection evokes the additional responses such as displacements and stresses in addition to the design values. In this study, the statistical behavior of the RC cooling tower shell due to the shape imperfection is investigated using the Monte Carlo simulation. The radius of cooling tower and the shell thickness are adopted as the parameters which cause the shape imperfection. The shape imperfection is modeled as a stochastic field rather than the local one of axisymmetric or bulge type of imperfection. The randomness in the radius is shown to be more affecting the structural responses than the randomness in the shell thickness. In addition to the geometrical randomness, the effect of randomness in the modulus of elasticity on the structural response is also investigated and compared with that of the geometrical ones.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.77-85
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• 2012

The membrane structure maintains stable form by giving initial tension to ductile membrane and increasing the stiffness of exterior that is much adopted in the large span spatial structure by making its thickness thin. This kind of membrane structure has characteristic that can express free-form curve, so the selection of structural form is very important. So, this paper proposes the expression of free-form surface based on NURBS basis function and the finite element method considering geometrical nonlinearity for the deduction of large deformation result. Also, for minimizing the approximation of the surface that is derived from the form-finding result, the interface method that change finite element mesh to NURBS is proposed. So, the optimum surface of free-form membrane is derived.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.87-94
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• 2003

A geometric non-linear finite element formulation of CRTS reflector subjected to displacement loads, corresponding to the successional assembly steps of the reflector, is presented in order to determine the initial static equilibrium state based on the displacement incremental method. Parametric analyses of the influence of cables and mechanical properties of the reflector on the shape error between reference and equilibrium surfaces have been studied. These results of the present study are compared with the others using Galerkin mothod and NASS 98 program to demonstrate the feasibility.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.79-87
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• 1991

An efficient numerical procedure for material and geometric nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete shells under monotonically increasing loads through their elastic, inelastic and ultimate load ranges is developed by using the finite element method. The 8-node Serendipity isoparametric element developed by the degeneration approach including the transverse shear deformation is used. A layered approach is used to represent the steel reinforcement and to discretize the concrete behavior through the thickness. The total Lagrangian formulation based upon the simplified Von Karman strain expressions is used to take into account the geometric nonlinearity of the structure. The material nonlinearities are taken into account by comprising the tension, compression, and shear models of cracked concrete and a model for reinforcement in the concrete; and also a so-called smeared crack model is incorporated. The steel reinforcement is assumed to be in a uniaxial stress state and is modelled as a smeared layer of equivalent thickness. This method will be verified a useful tool to account for geometric and material nonlinearities in detailed analysis of reinforced concrete concrete shells of general form through numerical examples of the sequential paper( ).