• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.125-132
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• 2008

Structural optimization is widely adopted in the design of structures with the development of computer aided design and computer technique recently. By applying the structural optimization in the last decades, designers have gained the design scheme of structures more feasibly and easily. In this paper, an optimal design of one 30-story high rise steel structure is performed considering material non-linearity. Based on finite element analysis and adaptive simulated annealing algorithm, the optimal weight of structure is derived under constraints of allowable yield stress, shear stress and serviceability.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.24-36
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• 1994

최적설계법에 의한 설계는 종래의 설계법에 의한 설게보다도 중량이 가볍거나 비용이 적을 것으로 생각되었기 때문에 중량이 가볍거나 비용이 적지 않으면 최적설계로는 의미가 없는 것으로 이해된 시대도 있었다. 그러나 구조설계분야 뿐만 아니라 일반 공업설계는 대단히 많은 의사결정이 직렬, 병렬의 관계로 구성되어 있다. 그중 어떤 의사결정은 인간의 경험, 직감, 도는 상상력에 의한 것이 유효할 수도 있을 것이다. 그러나 결정해야 할 변수의 수가 많을 경우는 각 의사결정간의 관계가 복잡할 때에는 전자계산기의 이용이 유효하여 최적설계는 의사결정의 유효한 수단으로써 위치를 굳히게 되었다. 의사결정이 어느 부분은 전자계산기가 분담하므로써 양질의 최적설계가 가능하게 되고 또는 기술자는 그가 가지고 있는 능력 중 가장 잘 이용해야 할 창의력이 요구되는 의사결정문제에 보다 많은 시간을 할애할 수 있다. 이와 같이 인간의 능력과 계산기의 능력을 총합하여 최상의 의사결정을 하기 위한 시스템을 구축할 수 있다. 이러한 배경 때문에 최적설계를 구조총합이라 한다.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.118-126
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• 2000

An optimum structural design system for double hull oil tankers is developed based on the generalized slope deflection method which was previously proposed by the authors. For the optimization technique, the Hooke & Jeeves direct search method is applied to the minimum weight design problems with discrete design variables. A minimum weight design program is developed for the longitudinal members by the classification rules and for the transverse frames and the bulkhead members by the generalized slope deflection method. By this program, a minimum hull weight design of double hull oil tankers considering tank arrangement is performed and the design results are compared with existing ship. It is possible to find optimum tank arrangement and efficient types of hull structures for the minimum weight design of double hull oil tankers.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.47-55
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• 2000

본 연구에서는, 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 piled raft 기초의 최적설계 기법을 제시하였다. 최적설계에 사용한 목적함수는 구조물의 사용한계에 해당하는 부등침하량과 piled raft 기초의 시고비용 차원에서의 말뚝과 raft의 총 중량으로 하였다. 유전자 알고리즘은 다읜의 적자생존의 법칙을 따르는 자연진화 법칙을 바탕으로 한 최적화 기법이다. 본 연구에서는 piled raft 기초의 해석방법으로 Clancy(1993)가 제시한 "hybrid" 해석방법을 사용하였으며, 유전자 알고리즘기법은 Goldberg(1989)가 제시한 단순 유전자 알고리즘(SGA)을 적용하였다. 또한 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 최적설계기법의 유효성을 평가하기 위해 설계예제 및 매개변수변화연구를 통해 piled raft 기초시스템의 중요 설계인자들에 대한 분석을 수행하였다. 매개변수변화연구로부터 말뚝의 길이와 raft의 두께가 증가할수록 piled raft 기초시스템의 전체 중량은 일정한 값에 점차적으로 수렴하였으며, 지반의 강정, raft의 두께 말뚝의 길이 및 강성이 증가할수록 말뚝의 최적위치는 raft의 중앙에 집중되는 경향으로 나타났다.경향으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.84-90
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• 1997

The paper is mainly concerned with the applications tn develop an optimum structural design procedure for hatchcoverless container ship. L.R rules are applied to determine the scantlings of the longitudinal members. As for an object function of midship section design, the total sectional area of all the longitudinal members for midship section is selected. The SUMT procedure combined with direct search method is applied to the solution of nonlinear optimum design problem to find a optimum midship section arrangement. The results of optimization study show that the weight of model ship may be saved about 8.0% per unit length.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.4A
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• pp.487-495
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• 2008

The behavior of nose-deck system during launch was examined by three dimensionless launching parameters, such as the relative flexural stiffness, the relative nose weight, and the relative nose length. The techniques of optimizing the launching nose were illustrated and equations of relationship between relative nose weight and relative nose length were derived under minimum conditions of the launching negative and positive moment. Equations of maximum positive and negative moment were suggested under the conditions. The optimum design method of the launching nose was proposed in launched continuous girder bridges. It was found that the ideal launching nose was to design that with the relative nose weight of 0.167 and the relative nose length of 0.836 to minimize absolute values of the positive and negative moment during launch.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.213-221
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• 2011

In this study, we discussed the weight reducing of a urban railway-car body, in particular, of the Korean EMU, by optimizing topology and size of aluminum extrusion profiles. The heaviest parts of aluminum railway-car bodies, i.e., the base plate of underframe and side panels of side frame composed of double skin structures are considered for optimization. Topology optimization process is applied to obtain get an optimized rib structure for the base plate. The thickness of ribs and plates of the topologically optimized base plate and the existing side panel are also optimized by employing the size optimization process. The results are verified by comparing the maximum von Mises stresses and maximum deformation in the case of the existing design with those in the case of the optimized design. It is shown that the weight of a base plate and side panel can be reduced by 12% and that the weight of the whole car body can be reduced by 8.5%.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.207-212
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• 2011

A hydraulic breaker is an attachment installed at the end of excavator arm and is used for breaking. As per the authors' knowledge, there have been no research results on reducing the weight of the hydraulic breaker even though this weight reduction is very important for improving the performance of the excavator. In this study, we minimize the weight of the housing of the hydraulic breaker under normal operating conditions, while the maximum stress of the housing is lower than the allowable stress. A meta-model, which is generated by using the CAE results for the sampling design points determined by an orthogonal array, is used to solve the minimization problem. The weight of the housing according to the optimal design is found to be lower than the original weight by 4.8% while satisfying the constraint on the maximum stress.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.51-56
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• 2016

Corrugated bulkheads have many advantages compared to stiffened bulkheads, and they have thus been used for the cargo tank bulkheads of commercial vessels, such as bulk carriers, product oil carriers, and chemical tankers. Various studies have been carried out to find the optimum corrugation shape for bulk carriers, but optimum design studies for chemical tankers with bulkheads made of high-priced materials are scarce. The purpose of this study is to develop a minimum weight design method for horizontal corrugated bulkheads for a chemical tanker. An evolution strategy (ES) that searches for a reliable global optimum point was applied as an optimization technique, and the structural safety of the optimum design was verified through structural analysis using the finite element method (FEM). The results were compared with those of an existing ship, which showed a weight reduction of about 14% with equivalent structural strength.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.94-103
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• 1998

Recently, many researches are carried for high-speed and light craft. In this study, the optimum structural design procedure and the computer program are developed to minimize the hull weight of SES(Surface Effect Ship) built of composite materials. Three types of composite materials-Sandwich, Single Skin and Hybrid type- are considered and the efficiency of each type is investigated. In design process, the optimum design of main members is performed at first considering longitudinal strength. And then, the transverse member design is performed considering torsional strength SSDP(Structural Synthesis Design program) of U.S. Navy is adopted for design algorithm and DnV classification nile for design loads and strength criteria. For optimum structural design, ES 1+1 optimization technique is used.