• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.141-152
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• 2015

The objective of this study is to estimate shear wave velocity of rockfill materials by making practical use of the micro-earthquake records which are ordinarily obtained at a domestic rockfill dam and to verify its applicability. Micro-earthquake records were obtained at the site of Heongseong dam and Soyanggang dam, which are the existing multi-purpose dams in Korea. In the previous study, the fundamental periods of each dam were already evaluated by analyzing the response spectrum of the observed records. In this study, numerical analyses varying shear moduli of rockfill zone were carried out using the acceleration histories measured at the abutment as input ground motions. From comparison between the fundamental periods calculated by numerical analyses and measured records, the shear wave velocities with depth were estimated. It is found that the effect of different earthquake events on shear wave velocity estimation for the target dam materials is negligible and the shear wave velocity can be consistently evaluated. Furthermore, comparing the shear wave velocity with the previous researchers' empirical relationships and field test results, applicability of suggested method is verified. Therefore, in case that it is impossible to conduct field tests and estimation is preliminary, the suggested method can be practically used.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.77-82
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• 2017

Recently, the possibility of abnormal waves of which height is greater than design wave height have been increased due to the climate change, and therefore it has been urgent to secure the stability for harbor structures. As a countermeasure for improving the stability of conventional caisson breakwaters, a method has been proposed in which adjacent caissons are interlocked with each other to consecutively resist the abnormal wave forces. In order to reflect this research trend, the reduction effect of the maximum wave force resulted from introducing a long caisson has been presented in the revision to the design criteria for ports and fishing harbors and commentary. However, no method has been proposed to evaluate the stability of interlocking caisson breakwater. In this study, we consider the effect of the phase difference of the oblique incidence of the wave based on the linear wave theory and apply the Goda pressure formula for considering design wave pressure distribution in the vertical direction. Sliding stability assessment formula of an interlocking caisson breakwater is proposed for regular, irregular, and multi-directional irregular wave conditions.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.125-135
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• 2009

Statement of problem: Loosening or fracture of the abutment screw is one of the common problems related to the dental implant. Generally, in order to make the screw joint stable, the preload generated by tightening torque needs to be increased within the elastic limit of the screw. However, additional tensile forces can produce the plastic deformation of abutment screw when functional loads are superimposed on preload stresses, and they can elicit loosening or fracture of the abutment screw. Therefore, it is necessary to find the optimum tightening torque that maximizes a fatigue life and simultaneously offer a reasonable degree of protection against loosening. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present the influence of tightening torque on the implant-abutment screw joint stability with the 3 dimensional finite element analysis. Material and methods: In this study, the finite element model of the implant system with external butt joint connection was designed and verified by comparison with additional theoretical and experimental results. Four different amount of tightening torques(10, 20, 30 and 40 Ncm) and the external loading(250 N, $30^{\circ}$) were applied to the model, and the equivalent stress distributions and the gap distances were calculated according to each tightening torque and the result was analyzed. Results: Within the limitation of this study, the following results were drawn; 1) There was the proportional relation between the tightening torque and the preload. 2) In case of applying only the tightening torque, the maximum stress was found at the screw neck. 3) The maximum stress was also shown at the screw neck under the external loading condition. However in case of applying 10 Ncm tightening torque, it was found at the undersurface of the screw head. 4) The joint opening was observed under the external loading in case of applying 10 Ncm and 20 Ncm of tightening torque. 5) When the tightening torque was applied at 40 Ncm, under the external loading the maximum stress exceeded the allowable stress value of the titanium alloy. Conclusion: Implant abutment screw must have a proper tightening torque that will be able to maintain joint stability of fixture and abutment.

• Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.249-258
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 지반-구조물 상호작용계의 강성에 관련된 물성값들을 지진계측결과를 바탕으로 효과적으로 추정할 수 있는 방법에 대해 연구하였으며 제안된 방법의 검증은 국제공동 연구의 일환으로 최근 대만의 화련에 건설된 대형지진시험구조물에서 계측된 지진 응답을 사용하여 수행하였다. 지반-구조물 상호작용계의 지진응답해석을 위해서 구조물과 근역지반은 축대칭유한요소로 모형화하고 원역지반은 축대칭 무한요소를 사용하였으며 이때 입력 지진하중은 부구조법에 근거한 파입력기법이 고려되었다 지진계측결과를 사용하여 각 영역의 물성값을 제약적 최속강하법을 사용하여 추정하였는데 추정된 계수들을 사용하여 계산된 지진응답이 계측치와 매우 잘 일치하여 추정결과의 타당성을 검증할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.471-474
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• 2009

현대 사회는 유비쿼터스와 함께 Intelligent Bridge와 녹색 뉴딜개념의 Energy Birdge 같은 신개념의 교량연구에 주력하고 있다. 따라서 교량 안전관리는 무선 센서노드로 데이터를 송신하고 있으나 센서 전력에 수명제한 베터리와 기후제한 태양열로 공급 문제가 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 외력에 의해 bending vibration이 일어나면서 판 양면에 양 음의 전하가 띄어 전압, 전류가 발생하는 압전소자를 이용 하였다. 이 압전소자에 발생하는 정현파로 인한 축전 문제와 발전된 전력이 다른 압전소자에게 흘러 전력생산량의 감소 문제는 Bridge Diode를 사용한 R-C회로도를 구성하여 보완하였다. 이 설계를 통하여 차량 하중(외력)의 크기에 변수를 두어 전압발생 차이를 측정하고 일정시간 외력 통해 Capacitor 축전된 양을 검토하였다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.221-224
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• 2009

최근 사회기반시설을 대상으로 900 MHz - 2.45 GHz 대역의 무선 센서 네트워크 시스템을 이용한 구조반응 모니터링 연구가 수행되고 있다. 건물의 경우 수직, 수평으로 구조 부재, 칸막이 벽, 외장재 등에 의해서 공간이 차단되어 있고, 전파 간섭의 영향이 상대적으로 크기 때문에 900 MHz - 2.4 GHz 대역의 무선 네트워크 시스템은 그 한계가 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 고려하여 장애물에 대한 회절성이 뛰어나고 전파의 간섭이 상대적으로 작은 저주파 대역의 무선 라디오 주파수를 도입한다. 이로부터 특히 지진 또는 바람의 영향 등의 외부 하중에 의하여 대규모 인명 손실을 초래할 수 있는 중요도가 매우 높은 대형 건물을 대상으로 실제 적용이 가능한 무선 센서 네트워크를 구성해 보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.196-204
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• 2003

Mechanical properties of the materials used for transportations and industrial machinery under high strain rate loading conditions such as seismic loading are required to provide appropriate safety assessment to these mechanical structures. The split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) technique with a special experimental apparatus can be used to obtain the material behavior under high strain rate loading conditions. In this paper, dynamic deformation behaviors of the aluminum alloys such as A12024-T4, A16061-T6, and A17075-T6 under both high strain rate compressive and tensile loading conditions are determined using the SHPB technique.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.125-131
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• 1990

A finite element technique for the time dependent large structural problems is presented. It is based on the error estimation for the bases of solution spaces. An a-posteriori energy norm of residual error serves as the error indicator. Mode shapes which are calculated by scaling the Ritz vectors are applied to discretize the continuous spatial domain. Finally, the performance of the proposed methods is demonstrated by solving simple examples.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.23-31
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• 2009

The interaction of incident monochromatic waves with a bottom-mounted vertical porous circular cylinder is investigated using the framework of the three-dimensional linear potential theory. The porosity of the circular cylinder is uniform vertically but varies in the circumferential direction. By adjusting the porosities of the circular cylinder, both the wave blocking performance of a porous semi-circular breakwater and the wave responses inside a circular harbor with an entrance are applied as calculation examples. It is found that the reflected waves, wave run-up, and wave forces are significantly reduced due to wall porosity, which are positive factors for a breakwater, and the amplification factor of a circular harbor at resonant frequencies is greatly reduced by a porous sidewall.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.773-777
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• 1995

This thesis attempt to explore the shape of stress wave propagation of 3-dimensional stress field which is made in the process of time increment. A finite element code about 3-dimensional stress wave propagation is developed for investigating the changing shape of the fracture by the impact load. The Finite Element Code, which is the solution for the 3-dimensional stress wave analysis, based on Galerkins and Newmark- .betha. method at time increment step. The tensile stress and compressive stress become larger with the order of the middle, the upper and the opposite layers when the impact load is applied. In a while the shear stress become larger according to the order of the upper, the middle and the opposite layers when impact load applied.