• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.281-291
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• 2002

This paper describes the minimum cost design of prestressed reinforced concrete (PRC) hem with rectangular section. The cost of construction as objective function which includes the costs of concrete, prestressing steel, non prestressing steel, and formwork is minimized. The design constraints include limits on the minimum deflection, flexural and shear strengths, in addition to ductility requirements, and upper-Lower bounds on design variables as stipulated by the specification. The optimization is carried out using the methods based on discretized continuum-type optimality criteria(DCOC). Based on Kuhn-Tucker necessary conditions, the optimality criteria are explicitly derived in terms of the design variables - effective depth, eccentricity of prestressing steel and non prestressing steel ratio. The prestressing profile is prescribed by parabolic functions. In this paper the effective depth is considered to be freely-varying and one uniform for the entire multispan beam respectively. Also the maximum eccentricity of prestressing force is considered in every span. In order to show the applicability and efficiency of the derived algorithm, several numerical examples of PRC continuous beams are solved.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.407-416
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• 2007

Fuel spray nozzle has a critical effect on combustion characteristics. Mass flow rate and SMD(sauter mean diameter) were selected as design variables by using the experiment data of various types of duplex fuel nozzles for the swirl atomizers. The sensitivity of each design variable on the mass flow rate and SMD was analyzed and the uniformity of mass flow rate was investigated through the shape optimization of duel-orifice-type swirl atomizers. The design variables that have a little effect on the optimum design were excluded using the DOE(design of experiments) method, which enabled the optimization of sensitive design variables on mass flow rate and limit tolerance. The SMD of the research spray nozzle that was used in this study was found to be most similar to that of the calculation results using the Jasuja's SMD relationship. This study showed the specific characteristics of duel orifice type swirl atomizers and the optimization of these kinds of nozzle. This study provided the optimization design of mass flow rate and its allowable tolerance.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.259-269
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• 2005

This paper describes the application of genetic algorithm for the discrete optimum design of reinforced concrete continuous beams. The objective is to minimize the total cost of reinforced concrete beams including the costs of concrete, form work, main reinforcement and stirrup. The flexural and shear strength, deflection, crack, spacing of reinforcement, concrete cover, upper-lower bounds on main reinforcement, beam width-depth ratio and anchorage for main reinforcement are considered as the constraints. The width and effective depth of beam and steel area are taken as design variables, and those are selected among the discrete design space which is composed with dimensions and steel area being used from in practice. Optimum result obtained from GA is compared with other literature to verify the validity of GA. To show the applicability and efficiency of GA, it is applied to three and five span reinforced concrete beams satisfying with the Korean standard specifications.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.315-325
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• 1997

This paper describes the application of discretized continuum-type optimality criteria (DCOC) and the development of optimum design program for the multispan partially prestressed concrete beams. The cost of construction as objective function which includes the costs of concrete, prestressing steel, non-prestressing steel and formwork is minimized. The design constraints include limits on the maximum deflection, flexural and shear strengths, in addition to ductility requirements, and upper and lower bounds on design variables as stipulated by the design Code. Based on Kuhn-Tucker necessary conditions, the optimality criteria are explicitly derived in terms of the design variables-effective depth, eccentricity of prestressing steel and non-prestressing steel ratio. The prestressing profile is prescribed by parabolic functions. The self-weight of the structure is included in the equilibrium equation of the real system, as is the secondary effect resulting from the prestressing force. An iterative procedure and computer program for updating the design variables are developed. Two numerical examples of multispan PPC beams with rectangular cross-section are solved to show the applicability and efficiency of the DCOC-based technique.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.107-114
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• 1999

Design Axiom proposed by N. P. Such consists of Independence Axiom & Information Axiom. Based on the Independence Axiom, it is very useful specially for early design stage such as conceptual design to generate the design alternatives by considering both functions and structures of product. Since the Information Axiom shows that the design solution should have a least information to be the best one among the many alternatives, this axiom can be used for the best selection purpose during the preliminary design stage. In this paper, the possibility of Design Axiom in marine design application is checked by carrying out three examples of marine design. In the conceptual design of thruster, it is proven to use the Independence Axiom very effective by relating directly functional requirements with design parameters, one by one. In main engine selection example, Information Axiom is used to select best solution among alternatives by choosing the one having the minimum information quantity. For similarity based design in which the selection of changing design variables and the amount of those are important, it is proved that design axiom applied to Barge design case would be very effective and useful. As functional requirements and constrains were not clarified in early design stage, design axiom shows some difficulty for larger system design like ship which is basically carried out by an incremental and iterative process.

• 대한공업교육학회지
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.312-324
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• 2008

To improve the newly designed HKS(hinge kit system) in common refrigerators, it was investigated the new robust methodologies. There were the study of failure modes, mechanisms in the marketplace, and the design parameters of HKS with various improvements using accelerated life testing. Based on the claimed marketplace product returns and 1st ALT reproduction, the fracturing and cracking occur in the housing of the HKS. The missing design parameters of the failed HKS in the design phase of the refrigerator was the housing hinge kit structure. The corrective action plans are the modifications of the housing hinge kit structure from the open supporting to all supporting structure. Based on 2nd ALTs, the fracturing and cracking occur in the torsion shaft. The missing design parameter was the roundness of torsion shaft. After a sequence of ALT testing, the levels of the missing design parameters were setup. The yearly failure rate and B1 life of the redesigned HKS, based on the results of ALT, were over 0.01 percent and 10 years, respectively. The parameter design through the inspection of the failed product, load analysis, and three rounds of ALT, was very effective in the new robust design methodologies of the mechanical system and this method can be applied to other design system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.479-482
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 퍼지 뉴럴네트워크의 새로운 구조인 Fuzzy Set-based Polynomial Neural Networks(FSPNN)을 소개한다. 제안된 모델은 일반적인 최적화 방법과 정보 입자를 이용하여 네트워크를 설계한다. 최종 구조는 Fuzzy Set-based Polynomial Neuron(FSPN)을 기반으로 설계한 FPNN과 동일하다. 첫째로 FSPNS의 종합적인 설계방법(유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 최적 구조 탐색)에 대해 소개한다. FSPNN에 관계되는 입력변수의 개수, 후반부 다항식의 차수, 멤버쉽 함수의 수 그리고 입력변수 개수에 따른 입력변수를 유전자 알고리즘을 통하여 동조한다. 두 번째로, 입력 변수의 개별적인 퍼지 규칙 형성과 퍼지 공간 분할 및 삼각형 멤버쉽 함수의 초기 정점을 HCM 클러스터링을 통한 Information Granules로 정의한다. 또한 데이터 입자의 중심을 이용하여 후반부의 구조를 결정한다. 이 네트워크의 성능은 기존에 퍼지 또는 뉴로퍼지 모델링에서 실험된 모델링 표준치를 이용하여 평가한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2004.07b
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• pp.757-760
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• 2004

Shaking beam을 이용한 초음파 선형모터는 모터 구동부에서 발생하는 타원궤적이 선형 slider 와 마찰이 되어 선형운동을 발생시킨다. 이러한 초음파 선형모터에서 설계변수는 모터의 효율과 추력(thrust force) 등 동특성을 결정한다. 특히 초음파 모터 동작부의 tip 과 선형 slider 의 contact point와 압착은 모터의 속도, 추력 동작 주파수, 효율에 직접적인 영향을 주는 중요한 parameter 로 작용된다. 본 연구에서는 모터와 선형 slider 의 압착과 contact point둥의 설계변수가 초음파 선형 모터의 성능에 주는 영향을 고찰하였다. 모터으구동부와 선형 slider 사이의 압착력 ($10N{\sim}50N$)과 4가지 곡률을 갖는 tip을 설계변수로 취하였다. Tip 의 형태에 따른 곡률과 모터 구동부와 선형 slider 사이의 압착력 변화에 따른 모터의 동작특성이 변화되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.125-133
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• 2009

Rock fracturing technique through fluid injection into the wellbore has been widely used to extract geothermal heat and to enhance oil and gas production. Single fracture formation is ideal for the production. However, it is very difficult to form single fracture formation. Instead, the formation of segmented fracture is a common phenomenon. Therefore, design parameters are expected to be different from those of single fracture because of mechanical interaction between segmented fractures. In this paper, design parameters such as length, aperture, and net pressure are evaluated by using model of segmented fracture in which numerical technique is incorporated to consider mechanical interaction between segments. Results show that the existence of fracture segmentation affects design parameters in fracturing treatment in rock by fluid injection.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.491-499
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• 2007

In this paper, we present a design method of the ternary logic circuits based on Reed-Muller expansions. The design method of the presented ternary logic circuits checks the degree of each variable for the coefficients of Reed-Holler Expansions(RME) and determines the order of optimal control input variables that minimize the number of Reed-Muller Expansions modules. The order of optimal control input variables is utilized the computation of circuit cost matrix. The ternary logic circuits of the minimized tree structures to be constructed by RME modules based on Reed-Muller Expansions are realized using the computation results of its circuit cost matrix. This method is only performed under unit time in order to search for the optimal control input variables. Also, this method is able to be programmed by computer and the run time on programming is $3^n$.