• 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.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.9 no.1 s.30
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• pp.81-94
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 유한 회전에 의한 효과를 고려한 곡선 보요소를 개발하고, 이 요소를 이용하여 공간뼈대 구조물의 기하학적 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 이 곡선 보요소는 증분 변위장에 Rodriguez의 2차 유한 회전항을 포함시킴으로써, 유한 회전에 의한 기하학적 평형을 유지하도록 하였다. 대변형 해석을 위하여 Total Lagrangian 방법이 적용되었으며, 비선형 해석을 수행하기 위한 알고리즘으로는, 여러개의 임계점을 갖는 비선형 거동가지도 추적할 수 있도록 하중 및 변위 증분의 조합법이 사용되었다. 공간 뼈대 구조물의 해석 예제를 통하여, 기하학적 비선형 해석에서 발생하는 유한 회전에 의한 효과를 확인하고, 본 연구에서 제안한 유한요소의 효율성 및 비선형 알고리즘으로 선택한 하중 및 변위 증분의 조합법의 적용성을 입증하였다.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.219-226
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 경량콘크리트보의 거동을 연구하는데 적용될 수 있는 비선형해석이 나타나있다. 콘크리트에 대한 2축 실험 자료를 사용하여 경량콘크리트의 구성모델을 만들었다. 구성모델에서 콘크리트의 비선형성은 주응력비에 따른 강도증감계수와 탄성계수의 변화에 따른 비선형저감계수를 사용하여 나타내었다. 유한요소 모델해석에서 콘크리트는 8절점을 가진 사각형요소로 하고 철근은 1차원 선형요소로 가정하여 해석하였다. 유한요소해석으로부터 얻어진 수치해석결과와 실험실에서 행한 실험결과를 비교하였다.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.543-566
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• 2001

이차원 선형 탄성방정식을 소개하고 약한 형식 타원성을 보여준다(P-1)순응 유한요소를 사용할 때 나타나는 잠김현상을 설명하고 그 해결책으로서 비순응 유한요소법과 penalty 항을 가진 혼합문제, 일계 최소자승법 등을 소개한다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.373-384
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• 2000

To assess the safety of nonlinear steel frame structures subjected to short duration dynamic loadings, especially seismic loading, a nonlinear time domain reliability analysis procedure is proposed in the context of the stochastic finite element concept. In the proposed algorithm, the finite element formulation is combined with concepts of the response surface method, the first order reliability method, and the iterative linear interpolation scheme. This leads to the stochastic finite element concept. Actual earthquake loading time-histories are used to excite structures, enabling a realistic representation of the loading conditions. The assumed stress-based finite element formulation is used to increase its efficiency. The algorithm also has the potential to evaluate the risk associated with any linear or nonlinear structure that can be represented by a finite element algorithm subjected to seismic loading or any short duration dynamic loading. The algorithm is explained with help of an example and verified using the Monte Carlo simulation technique.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05b
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• pp.805-812
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• 1995

산업의 다변화로 인한 에너지의 수요는 증가하고 있고 이에 따라 핵연료의 사용과 사용 후 연료의 안전한 처분은 큰 관심사가 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 사용후 핵연료의 폐기에 따른 지하동굴의 해석을 비선형 유한요소와 경계요소의 조합에 의하여 수행하였다. 지하 암반의 열 하중에 의한 거동을 해석하기 위해 응력이 집중되는 대상영역은 유한요소로, 무한영역에는 경계요소를 적용하여 해석하였다.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.89-98
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• 1993

As the construction of nuclear power plants are increased, nuclear wastes disposal has been faced as a serious problem. If nuclear wastes are to be buried in the underground stratum, thermo-mechanical behavior of stratum must be analyzed, because high temperature distribution has a significant effect on tunnel and surrounding stratum. In this study, in order to analyze the structural behavior of the underground which is subject to concentrated heat sources, a coupling method of nonlinear finite elements and linear boundary elements is proposed. The nonlinear finite elements (NFE) are applied in the vicinity of nuclear depository where thermo-mechanical stress is concentrated. The boundary elements are also used in infinite domain where linear behavior is expected. Using the similar method as for the problem in mechanical field, the coupled nonlinear finite element-boundary element (NFEBE) is developed. It is found that NFEBE method is more efficient than NFE which considers nonlinearity in the whole domain for the nuclear wastes depository that is expected to exhibit local nonlinearity behavior. The effect of coefficients of the rock mass such as Poisson's ratio, elastic modulus, thermal diffusivity and thermal expansion coefficient is investigated through the developed method. As a result, it is revealed that the displacements around tunnel are largely dependent on the thermal expansion coefficients.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.55-64
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• 1989

A procedure which may be useful in dealing with problems of half plane is considered. Boundary elements are combined with nonlinear finite elements to facilitate their merits. Boundary elements for semi-infinite region are composed using the Melan's solution for half plane. Nonlinear finite elements are used to model irregularity or nonhomogeneity of elasto-plastic materials, which is usual in underground structures. In order to verify the procedure, a shallow tunnel under internal pressure is analysed using the nonlinear finite element method and combined method. It is shown that the developed procedure is accurate enough compared with other method.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.69-83
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• 1994

An explicit finite element nonlinear formulation for very large deformations of plane frame structures is developed. The formulation is based on an updated material reference frame and hence a true stress-strain relationship can be directly applied to characterize the properties of material which is subjected to very large deformations. In the formulation, a co-rotational approach is applied to deal with the large rotations but small strain problems. Straight beam element is considered when the strain of an element is large. The element formulation is based on the small deflection beam theory but with the inclusion of the effect of axial force. The element equations are constructed in an element local coordinate system which rotates and translates with the element, and then transformed to the global coordinate system. Several numerical examples are analyzed to validate the presented formulation.

• 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.