• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.9-13
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• 2009

A simple outline for teaching adaptive scheme based finite element method for planar problems as a part of computer aided teaching of structural engineering curriculum is presented. Displacement based finite element formulation for planar problems and representative strain value based adaptive scheme for mesh generation are considered. As examples, a cantilever beam with a concentrated load treated as a planar problem and stretching of a plate with a circular hole are analyzed with displacement based finite element method with adaptive meshes. The examples and outlines show how adaptive based finite element method may become an essential part of computer aided teaching of structural engineering.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1721-1725
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• 2006

유한요소법으로 공학적 문제를 해결할 때에는 적절한 모델링을 통하여 가장 빠르고 정확한 해를 얻도록 해야 한다. 유체 흐름의 기본 변수인 속도는 그 공간 도함수가 요소간에 불연속을 이루게 된다. 속도의 공간 도함수는 기본적으로 유체에서의 응력, 압력, 및 와도 등과 밀접한 관련이 있다. 또한 이러한 요소간의 속도의 공간 도함수에서 발생하는 불연속의 크기는 요소망이 세분화되어 감에 따라 감소하면서 정확한 해에 수렴하게 된다. 즉 속도의 공간 도함수를 대상으로 오차에 정도를 판단하는 것이 기존의 유한요소 모델의 타당성을 판단하는 기준으로 적합함을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.283-288
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• 2017

A spot welded joint is modeled using 3-D finite elements with embedded strong discontinuities. The spot weld is represented by a special cohesive law on the embedded discontinuity surface, instead of meshing its geometry. This strategy naturally eliminates the need of adaptive FEM meshes fitting the local geometry of the spot weld. Mesh independent solutions are guaranteed by explicitly modeling the detailed shape of the spot weld, which is in contrast with the exiting approach using point constraints for the spot weld.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.29-34
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• 2012

High-quality tetrahedral meshes are crucial for FEM-based simulation of large elasto-plastic deformation and tetrahedral-mesh-based simulation of fluid flow. This paper proposes a volume meshing method that exploits an octree-based adaptive signed distance field to fill the inside of a polygonal object with tetrahedra, of which dihedral angles are good. The suggested method utilizes an octree structure to reduce the total number of tetrahedra by space-efficiently filling an object with graded tetrahedra. To obtain a high-quality mesh with good dihedral angles, we restrict the octree in such a way that any pair of neighboring cells only differs by one level. In octree-based tetrahedral meshing, the signed distance computation of a point to the surface of a given object is a very important and frequently-called operation. To accelerate this operation, we develop a method that computes a signed distance field directly on the vertices of the octree cells while constructing the octree using a top-down approach. This is the main focus of the paper. The suggested tetrahedral meshing method is fast, stable and easy to implement.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.385-392
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• 2013

The finite element method has become the most widely used method of structural analysis and recently, the method has often been applied to complex dynamic and nonlinear structural analyses problems. Even for these complex problems, where the responses are hard to predict, finite element analyses yield reliable results if appropriate element types and meshes are used. However, the dynamic and nonlinear behaviors of a structure often include large deformations in various portions of the structure and if the same mesh is used throughout the analysis, some elements may deform to shapes beyond the reliable limits; thus dynamically adapting finite element meshes are needed in order for the finite element analyses to be accurate. In addition, to satisfy the users requirement of quick real run time of finite element programs, the algorithms must be computationally efficient. This paper presents an adaptive finite element mesh generation scheme for dynamic analyses of structures that may adapt at each time step. Representative strain values are used for error estimates and combinations of the h-method(node movement) and the r-method(element division) are used for mesh refinements. A coefficient that depends on the shape of an element is used to limit overly distorted elements. A simple frame example shows the accuracy and computational efficiency of the scheme. The aim of the study is to outline the adaptive scheme and to demonstrate the potential use in general finite element analyses of dynamic and nonlinear structural problems commonly encountered.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2010

Reliable dynamic analysis is essential in order to properly maintain structures so that structural hazards may be minimized. The finite element method (FEM) is proven to be an affective approximate method of structural analysis if proper element types and meshes are chosen. When the method is applied to dynamics analyzed in time domain, the meshes may need to be modified at each time step. As many meshes need to be generated, adaptive mesh generation schemes have become an important part in complex time domain dynamic finite element analyses of structures. In this paper, an adaptive mesh generation scheme for dynamic finite element analyses of structures is described. The concept of representative strain value is used for error estimates and the refinements of meshes use combinations of the h-method (node movement) and the r-method (element division). The validity of the scheme is shown through a cantilever beam example under a concentrated load with varying values. The example shows reasonable accuracy and efficient computing time. Furthermore, the study shows the potential for the scheme's effective use in complex structural dynamic problems such as those under seismic or erratic wind loads.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.403-413
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• 1989

유한요소법의 전산유체 역학분야에 대한 응용현황을 계산방법과 적용례를 중심으로 정리하였다. 유한요소법의 가장 큰 장점은 복잡한 유동영역을 해석하기 위한 불규칙 요소망(unstructured mesh)의 사용이라 볼 수 있으며 적응적 요소망을 이용하여 계산의 정확도를 높일 수 있는 것 또한 강점이라 할 수 있다. 다만 불규칙 요소망 사용으로 인해 수반되는 대수 방정식 계산시간 및 기억용량의 증가는 conjugate gradient 방법 등을 이용하여 반드시 해결되어야만 한다. 지금 까지 유한요소법을 이용한 계산방법을 개발해 오는 과정을 보면 유한차분법에서 오래 전에 개 발된 방법들을 도입한 경우가 많았으며 특히 난류 및 개발된 경우가 많으며 대부분의 경우 이 들을 그대로 도입, 이용하였다. 반대로 최근에 항공기 동체설계 분야를 중심으로 복잡한 형태의 유동영역을 해석이 요구되는 경우 유한차분법, 특히 유한체적법(finite volume method)에 삼각형 유한요소를 이용한 불규칙 요소망을 도입하여 성공적으로 이용하고 있다. 따라서 전산유체 역 학의 발전을 위하여 두 분야의 유기적인 협조가 필요하며 결과적으로 전산유체 역학기법이 완 전히 기계설계의 한 분야로 정립될 수 있도록 많은 노력이 필요하다고 본다.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.145-155
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• 1996

This paper suggests a new algorithm of automatic mesh generation over planar domains with arbitrarily shaped boundaries and control curves. The algorithm is based on the method of recursively subdividing the domain by the path connecting, with minimum penalty value, two points on the super-loop, which consists of the boundaries and the control curves, The algorithm is not subject to any limitation on the shape of the domain, and its process can be fully automated. Therefore, this algorithm can be implemented into computer programs which require minimal user intervention while generating finite element meshes over complicated domains. This algorithm can also be easily extended for application to the generation of meshes over curved surfaces, or to the adaptive mesh generation.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.205-213
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• 1988

It has been very difficult to solve the semiconductor problems by numerical analysis techique due to the strong nonlinearity of the governing equations. Thus, we proposed a double structured adaptive refinement scheme to the finite element analysis of semiconductor devices, which guarantees a succesive convergency and gives better quality to the solutions.i.e., in the first step, the main factor of divergence in the current continuity equation is eliminated and the next, the solution quality is improved by reducing the discontinuity of current. The result of test application to the GaAs MESFET model shows that the proposed method is much dffective and efficient in the numerical analysis of semiconductor.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.265-272
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• 2007

The finite element linear buckling analysis of folded plate structures using adaptive h-refinement methods is presented in this paper. The variable-node flat shell element used in this study possesses the drilling D.O.F. which, in addition to improvement of the element behavior, permits an easy connection to other elements with six degrees of freedom per node. The Box-typed structures can be analyzed using these developed flat shell elements. By introducing the variable-node elements some difficulties associated with connecting the different layer patterns, which are common in the adaptive h-refinement on quadrilateral mesh, can be overcome. To obtain better stress field for the error estimation, the super-convergent patch recovery is used. The convergent buckling modes and the critical loads associated with these modes can be obtained.