• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.5-16
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• 2004

This paper presents the modeling of geosynthetic-reinforced compacted soils and discusses the reinforcement effect arising from confining the dilatancy deformation of the soil by geosynthetics. A series of compressive shear tests for compacted sandy soil specimens wrapped by geosynthetics are carried out by quantitatively examining the geosynthetic-reinforcement effect, occurring from a confinement of the dilative deformation in compacted soils during shearing. In the test, the initial degree of compaction is changed for each series of sandy soil specimens so that each series has different degree of dilatancy characteristics. Herein, the axial forces working on the geosynthetics so as to prevent dilative deformation of compacted soils during shearing are measured. Furthermore, the elasto-plastic modeling of compacted soils and a rational determination procedure for input parameters needed in the elasto-plastic modeling are presented. And to describe the irreversible deformation characteristics of compacted soils during shearing, the subloading yielding surface (Hashiguchi (1989)) to the elasto-plastic modeling is introduced. Finally, the elasto-plastic finite element simulation is carried out and the geosynthetic-reinforcement effect is discussed.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.11-17
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• 2012

This research describes how to predict a model of the tensile strain related to the fatigue cracking performance of several asphalt concrete structures through design of experiments(e.g., Response Surface Methodology) and harmony search(HS) algorithm. The axisymmetric analysis program of finite element method, which is the KICTPAVE, was used to determine the strain level at the interface layer between asphalt layer and lean concrete layer. Once the training database set of various strain levels was constructed under the several condition of layer stiffnesses and thicknesses in the asphalt concrete structures, the data set was trained through the HS algorithm in order to determine the regression coefficients defined based on a response surface methodology. Furthermore, the testing set, which was not used for the training procedure of HS algorithm, was also constructed in order to evaluate whether the regression coefficients of a prediction model can be appropriately applied for other cases in asphalt concrete structures.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.522-526
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• 2007

항공사진을 이용하여 하천의 경년변화를 조사하다 보면, 사주 변동에 따라 하천의 주 흐름이 다양하게 변화되고 있음을 알 수 있다. 이처럼 특정 하천의 지정된 구간에서의 흐름변동은 많은 시간에 걸쳐 이루어진다. 바꾸어 말하면, 짧은 시간 동안 자연하천에서의 주 흐름 변화를 관찰 하기는 일반적으로 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 이틀이라는 짧은 시간 동안에, 하천에서의 주 흐름 변동에 따른 특성변화를 조사하였다. 이러한 조사는 "조정지 댐에서의 수문 조작"이라는 인위적인 방법을 동원함으로서 가능하였다. 모든 조정지 댐에서는 하천 유지를 위한 일정양의 물을 수문을 통하여 방류한다. 대청댐 하류에 있는 조정지 댐에는 폭이 약 10m에 이르는 10개의 수문이 있다. 평상시에는 우안으로부터 5번째에 있는 중앙의 수문을 개방하여 초당 약 18톤의 물을 방류한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 방류하고자 하는 지점의 수문높이를 조정하여 일정량을 유지한 채, 수문의 위치를 중앙에서 좌안 그리고 우안의 순으로 변경 하였다. 방류 수문 위치를 변경함에 따라 하천에서의 수리특성을 조사하기 위하여, 흐름이 안정 될 때까지 충분히 기다린 후, 각각의 경우에서의 하류지역을 대상으로 현지관측 및 수치실험을 실시하였다. 조사는, 첫째 지형측량, 유량측정 및 수위변동 등을 포함한 정밀현장조사, 둘째 일반적인 모델에 정밀조사 결과를 적용시킴으로서 얻을 수 있는 가시화 기법 개발 등의 순으로 진행하였다. 수치실험에 사용한 모델은 하천에서의 흐름거동을 2차원적으로 해석하는데 많이 사용되고 있는 상용프로그램인 SMS (Surface-Water Modeling System)의 RMA2 모형이다. 이모형은 RMA (Resource Management Associates, Inc.)에 의해 처음 개발된 2차원 유한요소 모델이며 지배방정식은 z방향을 수심 적분한 2차원 천수방정식으로, x와 y방향에 대한 Navier-Stokes 방정식과 연속 방정식으로 구성된다. 본 연구에서는 현장 조사 시 지배인자 파악의 중요성 및 수치계산을 위한 검증자료의 필요성을 강조하기 위하여, 일반적인 방법으로 수행한 계산 결과 및 다양한 현장 특성을 고려한 계산 결과를 비교 하였다. 그 결과 본 연구는 (1)최신 장비들의 도입 및 검증과 기존 장비의 활용 범위 확대, (2)기존의 상용 프로그램을 이용한 하천 흐름특성의 가시화 실현 등에 의의가 있다고 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.37-46
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• 2004

This paper presents the modeling of geosynthetic-reinforced soils and discusses the reinforcement effect arising from confining the dilatancy deformation of the soil by geosynthetics. A series of compressive shear tests for compacted sandy soil specimens wrapped by geosynthetics are carried out by quantitatively examining the geosynthetic-reinforcement effect, and it occurred from the confinement of the dilative deformation of compacted soils during shearing. In the test, the initial degree of compaction is changed for each series of sandy soil specimens so that each series has different degree of dilatancy characteristics. Herein, the axial forces working to the geosynthetics so as to prevent dilative deformation of compacted soils during shearing are measured. Furthermore, the elasto-plastic modeling of compacted soils and a rational determination procedure of input parameters needed in the elasto-plastic modeling are presented. In this paper, the subloading yielding surface(Hashiguchi(1989)) is introduced to the elasto-plastic modeling which could describe the irreversible deformation characteristics of compacted soils during shearing. Finally, the elasto-plastic finite element simulation is carried out and the geosynthetic-reinforcement effect is discussed.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.42 no.2 s.302
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• pp.33-38
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• 2005

In this paper, the sensing unit of a non-invasive blood glucose sensor for home users, using a magneto-resonance absorption method, have been designed and manufactured. The sensor is capable of non-invasively determining blood glucose levels through measuring the 1H spin-lattice relaxation time in human body, The comparison of initial models, with different dimensions and shapes, for the sensing unit has led us to select the materials of the final model, which has adequate size and weight for home use. Through the design optimization using the FEM model, the dimension of final model has been determined to satisfy the required strength and uniformity of the magnetic field in the detecting area.

• Composites Research
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.28-34
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• 2006

[ $Cu-TiB_2$ ] metal matrix composites with various weight fractions of $TiB_2$ were fabricated by combination of manufacturing process, SPS (self-propagating high-temperature synthesis) and SPS (spark plasma sintering). The feasibility of $Cu-TiB_2$ composites for welding electrodes and sliding contact material was investigated through experiments on the tensile properties, hardness and wear resistance. To obtain desired properties of composites, composites are designed according to reinforcement's shape, size and volume fraction. Thus proper modeling is essential to predict the effective material properties. The elastic moduli of composites obtained by FEM and tensile test were compared with effective properties from the original Eshelby model, Eshelby model with Mori-Tanaka theory and rule-of-mixture. FEM result showed almost the same value as the experimental modulus and it was found that Eshelby model with Mori-Tanaka theory predicted effective modulus the best among the models.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 1999

Because of bone resorption, wear of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE) in total knee arthroplasty has been recognized as a major factor in long-term failure of knee implant. The surface damage and the following harmful wear debris of UHMWPE is largely related to contact stress. Most of the previous studies focused on the contact condition only at the articulating surface of UHMWPE. Recently, contact stress at the metal-backing interface has been implicated as one of major factors in UHMWPE wear. Therefore, the purpose of the is study is to investigate the effect of the contact stress for different thickness, conformity friction coefficient, and flexion degree of the UHMWPE component in total knee system, considering the contact conditions at both interfaces. In this study, a two-dimensional non-linear plane strain finite element model was developed. The results showed that the maximum value of von-Mises stress occurred below the articulating surface and the contact stress was lower for the more conforming models. All-polyethylene component showed lower stress distribution than the metal-backed component. With increased friction coefficient on the tibiofemoral contact surface, the maximum shear stress increased about twofold.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.23 no.8
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• pp.17-33
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• 2007

Downhole seismic method is widely used for obtaining shear wave velocity profile of a site because it is simple and economical. Determining accurate travel time of shear wave is very important to obtain reliable result in downhole seismic method. In this paper, comparison study of various travel time determination methods was performed. Numerical study and model chamber test were performed for effective comparison study. Signal traces were acquired by performing downhole test at each numerical simulation and soil box test. Travel time data for each signal traces were determined by using six different methods and Vs profiles were evaluated. Comparing travel time data and Vs profiles with the reference value, the first arrival picking method proved to be ambiguous and unreliable. Other methods also did not always provide accurate results and the magnitude of error was dependent on the signal to noise ratio. Cross-correlation method proved to be the most adequate method for the field application and it was verified additionally with field data.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.30 no.6 s.112
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• pp.439-446
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• 2006

In ship structures many of the structural plates have cutouts, for example, at inner bottom structure, girder, upper deck hatch, floor and dia-frame etc. In the case where a plate has a cutout it experiences reduced buckling and ultimate strength and at the same time the in-plane stress under compressive load produced by hull girder bending will be redistributed In general, actual ship structure adopted reinforcement of stiffener around the cutout in order to preventing from buckling so it need to examine a buckling and ultimate strength behaviour considering a cutout because In many ship yards used class rule for calculating buckling strength but it is difficult to evaluate perforate stiffened plate with random size. In the present paper, we investigated several kinds of perforated stiffened model from actual ship and then was performed finite element series analysis varying the cutout ratio, web height, thickness and type of cross-section using commercial FEA program(ANSYS) under compressive load.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.141-146
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• 2005

Ship have cutout inner bottom and girder and floor etc. Ship's structure is used much, and structure strength must be situated, but establish new concept when high stress interacts sometimes fatally the area. There is no big problem usually by aim of weight reduction, a person and change of freight, piping etc. Because cutout's existence grow up in this place, and, elastic buckling strength by load causes large effect in ultimate strength. Therefore, stiffened perforated plate considering buckling strength and ultimate strength is one of important design criteria which must examine when decide structural concept at initial design. Therefore, and, reasonable buckling strength about perforated stiffened plate need to ultimate strength limited design . Calculated ultimate strength varied several web height and cutout's dimension, and thickness in this investigated data. Used program(ANSYS) applied F.E.A code based on finite element method.