• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.55-62
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• 2003

Subdomain-interface variational formulation is presented to solve a class of dynamic contact problems of composite structures. The penalty method is used for imposing inequality constraints on contact surfaces and for connecting finite element subdomains that satisfy interface compatibility conditions. As a result, any complex-shaped domain can be easily divided into independently modeled subdomains without considering the conformity of meshes on interfaces. Some advantageous features of the present method are shown through a set a numerical studies with a developed computer code.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.26 no.8
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• pp.39-47
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• 2010

In recent days, the foundations of huge structures in general and mega foundations of grand bridges and high-rise buildings in particular are required in geotechnical engineering. This study described 3 dimensional behavior of mat foundation on soft rock based on a numerical study using 3D finite element method. A series of numerical analyses were performed for various soil conditions and mat rigidities under vertical loading. Based on the results of the parametric study, it is shown that the prediction of the settlement, cross sectional tensile stress and bending moments in the mat is overestimated in the analysis without considering interface behavior in comparison with the analysis considering interface between mat and rock mass.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.398-403
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• 2011

When a crack exists under a residual stress, for example in welds, the crack can be closed and it shows non symmetric behavior for tension and compression. Ultrasonic detection method for those nonlinear cracks has been developed recently. The method uses the higher order harmonics generating at the crack surface. In this study, parameter study was carried out for the analysis of the harmonics generation at a nonlinear contact interface as a preliminary study for general 3-dimensional cracks. One-dimensional problem with simple bilinear behavior for the contacting surface was considered. The amplitude of second harmonic to the fundamental wave was obtained for various stiffness ratios, incident frequencies, and the contacting layer thicknesses.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.95-103
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• 1998

This paper deals with a problem occuring in recognition of tactile images due to the effects of imposed force at a me urement moment. Tactile image of a contact surface, used for recognition of the surface type, varies depending on the forces imposed so that a false recognition may result in. This paper fuzzifies two parameters of the contour of a tactile image with the membership function formed by considering the imposed force. Two fuzzifed paramenters are fused by the average Minkowski's dist; lnce. The proposed algorithm was implemented on the multisensor system cnmposed of an optical tact le sensor and a 6 axes forceltorque sensor. By the experiments, the proposed algorithm has shown average recognition ratio greater than 869% over all imposed force ranges and object models which is about 14% enhancement comparing to the case where only the contour information is used. The pro- ~oseda lgorithm can be used for end-effectors manipulating a deformable or fragile objects or for recognition of 3D objects by implementing on multi-fingered robot hand.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.409-416
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• 2020

The seismic performance of a containment structure should be secured to maintain the structural soundness of a containment structure under various earthquakes that occur globally. Therefore, an analysis of the seismic performance of a modular containment structure for a small modular reactor is also required. To analyze the seismic performance of modular containment, FEM models with contact surfaces between the modules and tendon were prepared and the modal and seismic analyses were performed. The displacement, stress, and gap size of modular containment under earthquake wave were analyzed. The effects of the tendon force, friction coefficient, and earthquake wave on the seismic performance were analyzed. The seismic performance of monolithic containment was also analyzed for comparison. In the 1st and 2nd natural modes, which most likely affect, the modular containment showed horizontal dynamic behavior, which is similar to monolithic containment, because of the combined effects of the tendon force and friction force between modules. When the combined effect is sufficient, the seismic performance of the modular containment is secured over a certain level. An additional increase in seismic performance is expected when some material with a larger friction coefficient is adopted on the contact surface.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.2C
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• pp.73-80
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• 2006

The shear behavior of four different interfaces consisting of four types of geosynthetics was investigated, and both static and dynamic test for the geosynthetic interfaces were conducted. The monotonic shear experiments were performed by using an inclined board apparatus and large direct shear device. The interface shear strength obtained from the inclined board test was compared with calculated values from large direct shear tests. The comparison results indicated that direct shear tests show high possibility to over-predict the shear strength in the low normal stress range where direct shear tests are not performed. Curved failure envelopes were also obtained for interface cases where two static shear tests were conducted. By comparing the friction angles measured from three tests, i.e. direct shear, inclined board, and shaking table test, it was found that the friction angle might be different depending on the test method and normal stresses applied in the research. Therefore, it was concluded that the testing method should be determined carefully by considering the type of loads and the normal stress expected in the field with using the geosynthetic materials installed in the site.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2009.03a
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• pp.153-159
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• 2009

불연속변형해석(DDA)은 유한요소법(FEM)과 개별요소법(DEM)의 장점을 모두 가지고 있는 해석법이다. 3차원 불연속변형해석의 안정성과 해석속도는 접촉찾기(Contact Detection) 알고리즘과 벌칙스프링(Penalty spring)을 이용한 접촉처리 알고리즘에 의해 크게 좌우되는데, 블록의 꼭지점(vertex) 간의 접촉이 발생할 경우, 적합한 접촉면을 결정하는 과정에서 많은 해석오류와 시간적 손실이 발생할 가능성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 블록의 꼭지점에 내접하는 구(inscribed sphere)를 삽입하여 가상의 접촉점과 접촉면을 생성하는 알고리즘을 연구하였다. 이로 인해 발생할 수 있는 해석의 오차의 크기를 확인하고, 간단한 불연속 변형해석의 해석 실례에 적용해 보았다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.89-98
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• 1990

시일의 접촉면이 경사지고, 정현파형이 존재하며 코닝이 있는 경우에 대한 해석을 하였다. 또한 시일링 간극에 존재하는 유체는 비압축성 점성유체이다. 이러한 요소들을 고려한 레이놀즈 방정식의 일반해를 구하기 위하여 멱급수 근사이론을 이용하여 압력분포를 구하였고, 이 결과를 이용하여 시일의 누설 유동량 및 마찰 토오크를 해석하였다. 계산 결과에 의하면 시일 접촉면의 표면파형이나 코닝에 비하여 경사정도가 시일의 성능에 커다란 영향을 주고 있음을 보여주고 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.117-122
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• 1997

밸브 트레인에서 국부 마멸을 줄이기 위한 태핏의 회전은 캠과 태핏의 접촉면에서 태핏속도의 변화를 가져오게 된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 태핏의 회전속도를 캠/태핏 접촉면의 윤활 및 마찰 해석을 바탕으로 해석하고 이에 영향을 미치는 변수인 오프셋 거리, 엔진 회전속도 그리고 태핏과 실린더 헤드사이의 틈새에 대한 영향을 살펴보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.22-29
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• 2004

Deformation of the porous media has influence on performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The stress distributions and deformation of the porous media are major factors for safe and efficient operation in the PEMFC. In this paper, nonlinear contact analysis of air plate and porous media is performed under a working condition to predict the performance characteristics of the air plates. Two kinds of models are suggested for this study. The first porous media model has nonlinear material properties. The second model has nonlinear material properties with contact condition between porous media and air plate. The numerical analysis results of the two models are somewhat different. It is shown that the nonlinear contact analysis is required for the design study of the PEMFC.