• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.1-7
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• 2003

This paper presents a novel hybrid time-frequency-domain method for nonlinear soil-structure interaction(SSI) analysis. It employs, in a practical manner, a computer code for equivalent linear SSI analysis and a general-purpose nonlinear finite element program. The proposed method first (calculates dynamic responses on a truncated finite element boundary utilizing an equivalent linear SSI program in the frequency domain. Then, a general purpose nonlinear finite element program is employed to analyze the nonlinear SSI problem in the time domain, in which boundary conditions at the truncated boundary are imposed with the responses calculated in the previous frequency domain SSI analysis, In order to validate the proposed method, seismic response analyses are carried out for a 2-D underground subway station in a multi-layered half-space, For the analyses, a equivalent linear SSI code KIESSI-2D is coupled to ANSYS program. The numerical results indicate that the proposed methodology can be a viable solution for nonlinear SSI problems.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.2 s.48
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• pp.31-38
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to assess the seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridges using nonlinear finite element analysis. The accuracy and objectivity of the assessment process may be enhanced by the use of sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis program. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Material nonlinearity is taken into account by comprising tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. The smeared crack approach is incorporated. The proposed numerical method is applied to reinforced concrete bridges and compared.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.57-67
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• 1994

It is usual that underground structures are constructed within a multi-layered medium. In this paper, an efficient numerical modelling of multi-layered structural systems is studied using coupled analysis of finite elements and boundary elements. The finite elements are applied to the area in which the material nonlinearity dominates, and the boundary elements are applied to the far field where the nonlinearity is relatively weak. In the boundary element modelling of the multi-layered medium, fundamental solutions are not readily available. Thus, methods which can utilize existing Kelvin solutions are sought for the interior multi-layered domain problem. The interior domain problem which has piecewise homogeneous layers is analyzed using boundary elements with Kelvin solution, by discretizing each homogeneous subdomain and enforcing compatibility and equilibrium conditions between interfaces. Developed methodology is verified by comparing its results with those from the finite element analysis and it is concluded that coupled analysis using boundary elements and finite elements can be reasonable and efficient.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 API X80 강의 대변형 비선형 거동을 모사하기 위해 비선형 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 고강도 강재의 거동을 모사하기 위해 GTN(Gurson-Tvergaad-Needleman) 모델을 사용하였으며, 비선형 해석을 위해 범용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ABAQUS와 User Subroutine의 사용자 재료모델(UMAT)을 연계하여 사용하였다. 해석결과와 인장실험의 결과와의 비교를 통해 GTN 모델에서 사용되는 재료모델 상수를 도출하였고, 도출된 값들은 개발된 사용자 재료모델과 함께 API X80 강의 각종 실험을 모사하고 대변형 상황의 강재 파이프의 거동을 분석하는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.3 s.49
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• pp.21-33
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to assess the seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridge columns using nonlinear finite element analysis. The accuracy and objectivity of the assessment process may be enhanced by the use of sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis program. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Damage index aims to provide a means of quantifying numerically the damage in reinforced concrete bridge columns sustained under earthquake loading. The proposed numerical method for the seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.79-89
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• 1995

Two-element plate concept is incorporated into the buckling problem in order to simplify the nonlinear distribution of stress through the thickness of plate. Finite element formulations and programs based upon the Reissner functional and the modified Reissner functional using two-element plate concept are developed for buckling analysis of plates under axial compression. The two programs have been applied to obtain the linear elastic buckling behavior of axially compressed flat plates. Excellent agreement of linear elastic-solution results with exact or approximate solutions of other authors for the same boundary conditions proves the validity of the finite element method using two-element plate theory.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.95-102
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• 2014

In this paper, a coupling scheme for applying finite element analysis(FEA) programs, such as, LS-DYNA and MIDAS/Civil, to a nonlinear soil structure interaction analysis by the boundary reaction method(BRM) is presented. With the FEA programs, the structure and soil media are discretized by linear or nonlinear finite elements. To absorb the outgoing elastic waves to unbounded soil region as much as possible, the PML elements and viscous-spring elements are used at the outer FE boundary, in the LS-DYNA model and in MIDAS/Civil model, respectively. It is also assumed that all the nonlinear elements in the problem are limited to structural region. In this study, the boundary reaction forces for the use in the BRM are calculated using the KIESSI-3D program by solving soil-foundation interaction problem subjected to incident seismic waves. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated with a linear SSI seismic analysis problem by comparing the BRM solution with the conventional SSI solution. Numerical comparison indicates that the BRM can effectively be applied to a nonlinear soil-structure analysis if motions at the foundation obtained by the BRM for a linear SSI problem excluding the nonlinear structure is conservative.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.155-168
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• 1998

보강된 판 및 쉘구조의 안정성 및 후좌굴을 포함하는 기하학적 비선형 해석을 수행하기 위하여, total Lagrangian formulation에 근거한 연속체의 증분평형방정식으로부터 변형된 쉘요소인 유한요소이론을 제시하였다. 쉘구조의 곡률이 불연속적으로 변하거나 쉘부재들이 유한한 각도로 만나는 보강된 판 및 쉘구조의 비선형 해석이 가능하도록 주부재와 보강재 간의 연결점에 대한 일반적인 변환관계를 제시하였으며 좌굴해석 및 기하학적 비선형해석의 경우에 해의 정확성 및 수렴성을 개선시키기 위하여 접선강도행렬 산정시 회전각의 2차항을 포함시켰다. 또한, shear locking 현상을 극복하기 위하여 감차적분을 적용하였고 쉘구조의 좌굴해석에서는 power method를 적용하여 해석의 효율을 높였으며, 후좌굴해석에서는 변위 및 하중증분법을 적절히 결합시켜 보강된 쉘구조의 후좌굴 거동추적이 용이하였다. 또한, 입력자료를 손쉽게 준비하고 좌굴모드 및 후좌굴거동을 효율적으로 분석하기 위하여 전, 후 처리 프로그램을 개발하였고 다양한 해석예제를 통하여 다른 문헌의 해석결과를 비교함으로써 본 연구에서 개발된 유한요소 해석프로그램의 타당성 및 정확성을 입증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.613-616
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 라인파이프 강관의 압축-휨 좌굴 성능 평가 기법을 개발하기 위해 비선형 유한요소해석을 사용하였다. 고강도 강재의 연성거동을 모사하기 위해 범용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ABAQUS의 사용자 재료모델을 사용하여 GTN(Gurson-Tvergaad-Needleman) 모델을 작성하였다. 실험결과와의 비교를 통해 재료모델상수를 결정하였으며 압축-휨 좌굴 실험의 모사에 사용하였다. 압축-휨 좌굴 성능 평가는 비선형 유한요소해석의 결과로부터 얻어진 한계압축변형률과 최대휨모멘트를 기준으로 수행될 수 있다. 개발된 성능 평가 기법은 고강도 강재를 이용한 라인파이프의 설계 시 대변형 거동 분석에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.96-101
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• 1986

유한요소해석과 관련하여 그 분야와 과정을 소개하고 각각에 대하여 현재 연구의 중점방향과 예상되는 장래 집중연구 과제등을 기술하였다. 특히 공통적 기하학적 자료베이스에서부터 해 법자체와 나아가서 이들 결과의 설계응용의 자동화 또는 전문가 시스템화의 종합적인 방향이 장래 전문적인 제품설계의 방향으로 될 것을 주장하였다. 구분적인 연구는 사용자 편의의전. 후처리 프로그램, 대변형 비선형문제, 비선형 재료문제, 비선형 동적문제, 유한요소 모델링 기법, 설계와의 연계등에서 큰 진전이 있을 것으로 보고 이를 중심으로 기술하였다.