• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.637-644
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• 2001

A regularization method based on the Duvaut-Lions viscoplastic scheme for plastic-damage and continuum damage models, which provides mesh-independent and well-posed solutions in nonlinear earthquake analysis of concrete dams, is presented. A plastic-damage model regularized using the proposed rate-dependent viscosity method and its original rate-independent version are used for the earthquake damage analysis of a concrete dam to analyze the effect of the regualarization and mesh. The computational analysis shows that the regularized plastic-damage model gives well-posed solutions regardless mesh size and arrangement, while the rate-independent counterpart produces mesh-dependent ill-posed results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.236-243
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• 1998

퍼지 이론과 계산기하학적 수법에 의한 자동요소 생성법, 해석코드 및 상용 솔리드 모델러를 유기적으로 통합한 자동화된 설계시스템을 개발하였다. 본 시스템은 여러 가지 복합현상과 관련된 실제 구조물에 대한 설계기능을 갖고 있다. 정전장 해석, 변형해석 및 모드해석 등과 같은 해석하고자 하는 물리적인 현상에 의존한 형상모델이 자동적으로 유한요소모델로 변환되어 해석을 수행한다. 또한 신경망의 기능을 도입, 통합시킴으로써 설계해의 영역을 유용하게 제시하여 준다. 개발한 시스템은 정전 마이크로머쉰의 성능 평가에 적용하여 그 효용성을 검증하였다.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.69-77
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• 1989

Until recently post-processing of finite element model has been heavily relied on expensive graphic peripheral devices. With the aid of inexpensive microcomputers, very economical post-processor graphics program called MICRO-POST has been developed. Model geometry or results of analysis for the unlimited meshes can be easily presented in a number of low-cost graphic devices. The paper presents the procedure obtaining the device-independent graphics, and the structure and functions of the program. It also describes efficient I/O scheme to overcome the memory limitation, and dialogue-type input technique to control the plot operation in an interactive manner. Through the post processing examples for the general purpose finite element programs, it demonstrates the usefulness of the program.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.217-228
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• 1999

The three methods of analysis (i) REV(representative elemental volume), (ii) non-REV and (iii) joint network analysis are introduced in this paper to analyze the groundwater flow in jointed rock mass and the inflow into underground excavations. The results from those methods are compared one another to reveal their characteristics by varying the number of joints and the diameter of the opening. The pre-processor, the so-called sequential analysis, is introduced to predict the equivalent hydraulic conductivity of a jointed rock mass having a number of intersecting joints. Using the finite element mesh, joint map and sequential analysis, the equivalent hydraulic conductivities are calculated for all 445 elements. The hydraulic inhomogeneity and the determination of the representative properties of jointed rock masses are discussed. In the REV analysis where the entire rock mass is homogenized through the representative properties, the inflow is increased regularly and consistently by increasing the joint density, the opening size and the conductivity contrast value. Though the non-REV analysis showed irregular variation of the inflow due to the local inhomogeneity allowed to individual elements, the inflow approached the REV results as the characteristic length increases. The joint network analysis showed the most sensitive reaction to the joint density, the opening size and the presence of the network crossing the opening. The reliability of the network analysis depends on the geometric data of individual joints. In view of the limited field data on joint geometry and possible uncertainty the REV and non-REV methods are considered more practical and rational than the joint network analysis.