• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.11
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• pp.7-14
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• 2005

A subdomain-interface finite element method is suggested to solve a class of fully- coupled thermomechanical problems with contact boundaries. The penalty method is used for connecting subdomains that satisfy interface compatibility conditions. As a result, effective stiffness matrices are always positive definite, and computational efficiency can be improved to a considerable degree. Moreover, any complex-shaped domain can be divided into independently modeled subdomains without considering the conformity of meshes on interfaces. Using a computer code based on the present method, these advantageous features are shown through a set of numerical studies.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.1592-1602
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• 1990

Mixed mode surface crack in finite-width plate subjected to uniform tension and bending has been analyzed in 3-D problem by using boundary element method. The calculations were carried out for the surface crack angles(.a/pha.) of 0.deg., 15.deg., 30.deg., 45.deg., 60.deg., and 75.deg., and for the aspect ratio(a/c) of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0 to get stress intensity factors at the boundary points of the surface crack. For the aspect ratio of 1.0 and the surface crack angles, finite element method was used to check the results in this study. Comparison of the results from both methods showed good agreement.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2024

An automated dynamic structural analysis module stands as a crucial element within a structural integrated mitigation system. This module must deliver prompt real-time responses to enable timely actions, such as evacuation or warnings, in response to the severity posed by the structural system. The finite element method, a widely adopted approximate structural analysis approach globally, owes its popularity in part to its user-friendly nature. However, the computational efficiency and accuracy of results depend on the user-provided finite element mesh, with the number of elements and their quality playing pivotal roles. This paper introduces a computationally efficient adaptive mesh generation scheme that optimally combines the h-method of node movement and the r-method of element division for mesh refinement. Adaptive mesh generation schemes automatically create finite element meshes, and in this case, representative strain values for a given mesh are employed for error estimates. When applied to dynamic problems analyzed in the time domain, meshes need to be modified at each time step, considering a few hundred or thousand steps. The algorithm's specifics are demonstrated through a standard cantilever beam example subjected to a concentrated load at the free end. Additionally, a portal frame example showcases the generation of various robust meshes. These examples illustrate the adaptive algorithm's capability to produce robust meshes, ensuring reasonable accuracy and efficient computing time. Moreover, the study highlights the potential for the scheme's effective application in complex structural dynamic problems, such as those subjected to seismic or erratic wind loads. It also emphasizes its suitability for general nonlinear analysis problems, establishing the versatility and reliability of the proposed adaptive mesh generation scheme.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.2067-2077
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• 1996

In adaptive finite element analysis, r- and h-methods are generally used on the basis of a discretization error estimator. In this paper, an rh-method is proposed as a new adaptive method which can improve the adaptivity performance by using both of them. This suggested rh-method moves nodal coordinates of initially given model to adjust element discretization errors and thereafter performes the h-method tdo obtain the specified accuracy of finite element solutions. Numerical experiments for various plane problems were performed using 4-noded isoparametric quadrilateral elements. As a result, the rh-method has been shown to be an accurate and efficient adaptive analysis method to obtain as improved solution.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.57-68
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• 1998

For free vibration of monosymmetric thin-walled circular arches including restrained warping effect, the elastic strain and kinetic energy is derived by introducing displacement fields of circular arches in which all displacement parameters are defined at the centroid axis. The cubic Hermitian polynomials are utilized as shape functions for development of the curved thin-walled beam element having eight degrees of freedom. Analytical solution for free vibration behaviors of simply supported thin-walled curved beam element is presented by evaluating elastic stiffness and mass matrices. In order to illustrate the accuracy and practical usefulness of this study, analytical and numerical solutions for free vibration of circular arches are presented and compared with solutions analyzed by the FEM using straight beam element.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.52 no.3
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• pp.116-122
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• 2003

This paper proposes an efficient method for computing the 3-dimensional capacitance of complex structures. The proposed method Is based on Finite Element Method(FEM) and expands the conventional FEM by adopting variable division. This method improves the extraction efficiency 50 times when compared to the conventional FEM with equal division. The proposed method can be used efficiently to extract electrical parameters of on/off-chip interconnects in VLSI systems.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.79-86
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• 1999

A general approach to automatic generation of triangular meshes on three-dimensional surfaces is presented in this paper. The approach, developed with emphasis on program generality and interface with CAD/CAM systems, is based on the double mapping method and the looping method. The double mapping method is introduced and anew splitting scheme is proposed for the looping method employed for triangular mesh generation on the parametric domain. Several application examples are given.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.651-654
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• 1997

Generally commercial FEA program needs computer circumstances such as specific operating system, hardware. But regardlessly to computer circumstances, program coded by JAVA can work only with webbrowser. 2 dimensional mesh generation and FE analysis using JAVA is presented in this paper.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2001.06b
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• pp.353-356
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• 2001

This paper proposes an efficient method for 3-dimensional capacitance extraction based on Finite Element Method(FEM). This method expands the conventional FEM by adopting variable division. This method improves the extraction efficiency 2 to 100 times and even the accuracy 1% to 3% when compared to the conventional FEM with equal division. The Proposed method can be used efficiency to extract electrical parameters of on/off-chip interconnects in VLSI systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2014.06a
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• pp.38-41
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 필기 문서 영상을 분석하여 단어 단위로 요소들을 분할하는 방법을 제안한다. 일반적으로 인쇄 문서에 비하여 필기 문서에서는 글자 간 간격이 일정하지 않을 뿐만 아니라 필기자 또는 작성된 언어에 따라 특성이 매우 다르게 나타나기 때문에 단어를 분리하는 것은 어려운 문제로 간주되었고 많은 연구가 진행되었다. 제안하는 방법은 이 문제를 해결하기 위하여 글자 획의 두께를 고려하여 정규화시킨 각 연결 요소간 간격과 간격 안에 존재하는 글자 픽셀의 수로 구성된 2 차원의 특징값을 추출하였다. 이 특징값을 바탕으로, 제안하는 방법은 k-평균 클러스터링을 이용하여 각 텍스트라인을 구성하는 연결 요소간 간격을 단어 사이의 간격과 단어 내부 글자간의 간격으로 분류하였다. ICDAR 2013 Handwriting Segmentation Contest 데이터베이스에 대한 실험 결과 제안하는 방법은 가장 우수한 성능을 나타내었다.