• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.46 no.8
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• pp.621-630
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• 2018

In the case of launch vehicles using liquid fuel, natural frequency changes due to fuel consumption after launch, and a modal test is essential to investigate its effect. However, when relying on modal test to characterize the free vibration characteristics, the testing time is excessively increased and accuracy is reduced. Therefore, this paper suggests a modal test method with finite element analysis to overcome these drawbacks. A cylindrical structure filled with liquid are considered as a study model, and modal tests and finite element analyses are performed. The modal tests are conducted by an impulsive method using an impact hammer and accelerometers. Through the comparison of the modal test and the finite element analysis results, the validity of the proposed modal test method is verified. In addition, the free vibration characteristics and the tendency for the cylindrical structure according to the liquid filled ratio were investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.40-45
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• 2007

Modal analysis or modal test is a routine process to get the modal parameters of a dynamic system. The modal parameters include the natural frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes. This paper presents a method that can derive the equations of motion for a dynamic system from the modal parameters obtained by the modal analysis or modal test. The present method based on the relation between the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the state space equation derives the mass, damping and stiffness matrices of the system. The numerical verifications for the simple mass-spring-damper system and the cantilevered beam prove the efficiency and accuracy of the present method.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.10
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• pp.1339-1344
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• 2010

MSM (Modal Superposition Method) is a technique for analyzing structural durability by taking the vibration characteristics into consideration. In this paper, MSR (Modal Stress Recovery) method, which is similar to MSM, was reviewed to check its validity as a durability analysis method. The MSR method directly calculates the modal displacement time history in multibody dynamics analysis; as a result, the total analysis time is shorter than that of MSM method. We conduct durability analysis using the MSR method and a durability test of a torsion beam axle that is affected by various road loads within the natural frequency of the beam axle. The analysis results for critical location and durability were in good agreement with the respective test results. Therefore, durability analysis using the MSR method is effective in predicting the durability of the structures of various dynamic systems.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.833-838
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• 2024

The urban railway sleeper floating track(STEDEF) is a structure that structurally separates the sleepers and the concrete bed using sleeper boots and resilience pads to reduce vibration transmitted to the concrete bed. Recently, the resilience pads of sleeper floating tracks that have been in use for more than 20 years are deteriorating. Accordingly, in order to evaluate the performance of the resilience pad, a static spring stiffness test is being performed after extracting the resilience pad. This evaluation technique is performed after replacing the resilience pad in use. However, the track natural frequency can change depending on the resilience pad spring stiffness and the uplift and subsidence of the concrete bed. In this study, modal testing technique was used to evaluate the track natural frequency. For this purpose, the sleeper boots material, resilience pad spring stiffness, and track natural frequency according to concrete bed uplift and subsidence were measured using modal tests at a laboratory scale. It was analyzed that the natural frequency of the sleeper floating track was directly affected by changes in the spring stiffness of the resilience pad. In addition, the change in natural frequency due to the uplift and subsidence of the concrete bed was also found to be large. Therefore, it is believed that the modal test technique presented in this study can be used to evaluate the resilience pad deterioration and voided sleepers.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.494-502
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• 2011

Bimodal tram is designed to run on a dedicated path in automatic mode using a magnetic track system in order to realize a combination of the accessibility of a bus and the constant regularity of a railroad. This paper presents design and test results of the series hybrid propulsion system of the bimodal tram on both test track and public road, which uses CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) engine and Lithium polymer battery pack. This paper describes the real-time data measuring equipment for the series hybrid propulsion system of the bimodal tram. Using this measurement equipment, the performance of the prototype vehicle's driving on test track and public road was verified and the fuel consumption and the efficiency of CNG engine have been investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.218-219
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• 2013

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.421-426
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• 2017

In this study, we propose a method for predicting the mechanical properties of the printed circuit board (PCB) that has transversely isotropic characteristics. Unlike the isotropic material, there is no specific test standard for acquisition of the transversely isotropic properties. In addition, common material test methods are not readily applicable to that type of laminated thin plate. Utilizing the natural frequency obtained by a modal test and the sizing optimization technique provided in $OptiStruct^{(R)}$, the mechanical properties of a PCB were derived to minimize the difference between test and analysis results. In addition, the validity of the predicted mechanical properties was confirmed by the MAC (Modal Assurance Criteria) value of each of the compared mode shapes. This proposed approach is expected to be extended to the structural analysis for the design verification of the top product that includes a PCB.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.518-525
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• 2009

This paper describes the evaluation of structural performance test and finite element analysis to verify the design of Bimodal Tram made of sandwich composites. The sandwich composite applied to vehicle structure was composed of a aluminum honeycomb core and WR580/NF4000 glass fabric/epoxy laminate composite facesheet. The load tests of vehicle structure were conducted for vertical load, compressive load, torsion and modal analysis according to JlS E 7105. The structural Integrity of vehicle was evaluated by the measurement of displacement, stress and natural frequency obtained from dial gauge, strain gauge and gravity sensor, respectively. And finite element analysis using ANSYS v11.0 was done to compare with structural test. The results showed that the displacement, stress and natural frequency were in an good agreement with those of structural analysis using the proposed finite element models.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.457-463
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• 2016

The newly developed super ductile duplex stainless steel (SDSS) has good strength and ductility, and it can be used to reduce weight and improve the fabrication efficiency of a carbody of a rolling stock. In this study, spot weldability tests were conducted to take advantage of SDDSS in a carbody for an intermodal tram. Specimens of various thickness (0.4 to 5.0 mm) were prepared to find the proper welding conditions, and tensile load tests were conducted to evaluate the tensile-shear strength of spot welded joints. Then, nugget diameters were measured to verify the quality. The tensile-shear strength was found to be proportional to the heat parameter. It was verified that the tensile-shear strengths and nugget sizes of the joints satisfy the standard requirements. The overall weldability tests confirmed that SDDSS can be used effectively for the carbody of an intermodal tram.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.296-304
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• 1995

환경시험의 일부인 진동시험은 그 결과를 가지고 장비가 실제 운용하기 전에 진동에 대한 내구성이 있는가를 판단할 수 있는 단 하나의 방법이다. 이런 진동시험을 성공적으로 이끌어 정확한 결론에 도달하기 위해서는 아래 두 가지 문제에 대한 해결이 필수적이라고 생각한다. 첫번째는 '실제 상황을 정확히 반영할 수 있는 진동시험수준의 결정이다.' 진동시험수준이 적절하지 못하면 전체적으로나 부분적으로 과대진동시험(Overtest)을 실시하거나, 과소진동시험(Undertest)을 실시할 수 밖에 없고, 이에 따른 결과도 신뢰도가 떨어진다. 예를 들어, 과대진동시험으로 시험장비가 고장나거나, 과소진동시험으로 시험장비에 이상이 없다고 해서 실제 상황에서 이 장비가 진동에 대하여 만족할 만한 내구성을 갖는다고 누구도 말할 수 없기 때문이다. 두번째는 '정해진 진동시험수준을 진동시험기로부터 시험장비에 얼마나 정확히 전달할 수 있는가?'라는 문제이다. 실제로 원하는 진동시험수준을 한치의 오차없이 정확히 시험장비에 가하는 것은 거의 불가능하다. 특히 시험장비가 대형화 되면 될수록 문제는 더 심각하다. 결론적으로 위에 지적한 두가지 문제의 해결이 성공적인 진동시험의 열쇠이며, 또한 시험결과에 대한 신뢰성을 보장받을 수 있는 길이기 때문이다. 이번 논문에서 다루고자 하는 것은 두번째 문제인 진동시험수준의 정확한 전달을 위하여 진동시험기와 시험장비 사이를 연결해 주는 진동시험치구(Test Fixture) 개발에 관한 것이다. 실제 개발한 치구는 미군사규격(Military-Standard)과 보잉사 규격(Boeing specification) 그리고 샌디아사 규격(Sandia Corporation Standard)에 근거하여 분류하는 분류기준표에서 치구 중 가장 큰 부류(500 pounds 이상)에 속는 것으로, 현재 우리나라에서 보유하고 있는 것 중에 용량이 가장 큰 진동시험기에서 진동시험을 준비하고 있는, 체계에 전원을 공급하는 대형장비의 치구이다. 또한 실 진동시험을 실시하기 전의 모달시험과 예비시험 그리고 실 시험결과를 기술하므로써 제작된 치구의 실험적 평가를 하고자 한다.