• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.9 no.1 s.31
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• pp.1-15
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• 2007

The objective of this paper is the establishment of finite element analysis frame work for pavement research. Finite element analysis results simulating various loading experiments are verified with sensor measurements obtained from the KHC Test Road. The accuracy of the finite element analysis can be supported by these efforts so that it helps spread out the finite element analysis to pavement research and design processes. The finite element model used in this research is the full 3D nonlinear model including concrete slab, lean concrete base, subbase, shoulder, dowel, and tie-bar. In order to accomplish the accurate verification, the loading condition and the pavement temperature distribution are exactly simulated with field measured data. The curling behavior and the strain distribution are compared with measured responses from the loading tests with a truck and the FWD. Strain and curling predictions from the concrete slab are matched well with measured responses but the strain prediction from the lean concrete base is not matched with measured response. In addition, the magnitude of permanent curling is evaluated with the finite element analysis.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.179-190
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• 1998

A geometrically nonlinear finite element formulation of spatial cable networks is presented using two cable elements. Firstly, derivation procedures of tangent stiffness and mass matrices for the space truss element and the elastic catenary cable element are summarized. The load incremental method based on Newton-Raphson iteration method and the dynamic relaxation method are presented in order to determine the initial static state of cable nets subjected to self-weights and support motions. Furthermore, static non-linear analysis of cable structures under additional live loads are performed based on the initial configuration. Challenging example problems are presented and discussed in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the present finite element method and investigate static nonlinear behaviors of cable nets.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.76-84
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• 1997

At the initial design stage, for rapid evaluation of strength of ship structures, finite element analysis using beam elements is carried out in general. In beam modeling of ship structures, brackets are usually represented by rigid elements to simplify the analysis. Extent of rigid ends, which is called as a span point, can be determined from the three kinds of view points, i.e., bending, shearing and axial deformation. In this paper, a 2-dimensional novel beam element is developed and a method to replace the 3-dimensional analysis with 2-dimensional analysis is proposed. The developed novel beam element named rigid-ended beam element can consider the effect of three kinds of span points within one element, which was impossible in modeling with the ordinary beam element. Calculated results for the portal frame using the rigid-ended beam element agree with the results using membrane elements. And also, the proposed semi 3-dimensional analysis method which includes two step analysis using influence coefficients shows good accuracy. Structural analysis using the rigid-ended beam element and the semi 3-dimensional method is revealed to have good computing efficiency due to unnecessity of elements corresponding to the brackets and simplification of 3-dimensional analysis.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.69-80
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• 2002

Sequential process of roll-bending and line heating has been used to deform the curved hull-plates in shipyards. A growing interest for the mechanization or automation of the line heating process has been noted. Relations between heating conditions and residual deformations are important components needed for the mechanization. The residual deformations are investigated by using a thermal elastic-plastic analysis based on the finite element analysis(FEA). Several experiments are also performed to examine the validity of the results of FEA. The input parameters of line heating are suggested by dimensional analysis of line heating. The dimensional analysis can extract the primary input-parameters of line heating. The relations between the heating conditions and the residual deformations are set up by multi-variate analysis and multiple-regression method. This study suggests a method for the relation between the heating conditions and the deformations lying under the line heating.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.189-196
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 유한요소법을 이용한 콘크리트 인장균열의 발생 및 전파양상을 모형화하기 위하여 분산균열(smeared crack) 모델의 일종인 2차원 균질화된 균열(homogenized crack)모형을 제안하였다. 제안한 모형은 인장균열면을 따라 속도 불연속계(velocity discontinuity)를 도입하고 평형방정식 빛 적합방정식을 이용하여 인장균열을 포함한 콘크리트의 구성방정식을 유도할 수 있으며 인장균열이 소성연화거동을 하는 경우. 유한요소망내에서 객관성이 유지될 수 있음을 밝히기 위하여 1차원 영역내에서 엄밀해를 유도하였다. 제안한 모형을 이용한 1차원 또는 2차원 유한요소 해석은 기존의 노치를 포함한 콘크리트 시편에 대한 실험과 상응하는 결과를 보였을 뿐만 아니라 유한요소망의 객관성이 유지되고 있음을 밝혔다. 제안한 모형은 큰 어려움없이 3차원 영역으로 확대할 수 있을 것이며 이에 대한 추가적인 연구가 계속될 것이다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.159-166
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• 2022

In this study, slender reinforced concrete columns subjected to high temperatures and eccentric axial loads are evaluated by finite element analysis employing Abaqus (a finite element analysis program). Subsequently, the analysis results are compared and assessed. The sequentially coupled thermal stress analysis provided by Abaqus was employed to reflect the condition of an axially loaded column exposed to fire. First, heat transfer analysis was performed on the column cross-section. After verifying the results, another analysis was conducted: the cross-section was transformed into a three-dimensional element and then structural analyzed. In the analysis process, the column was modeled by accounting for the effects of tension stiffening and initial imperfection that could affect convergence and accuracy. The analysis results were compared with 74 experimental records, and an average error of 6% was observed based on the fire exposure and resistance. The foregoing indicates that the fire resistance performance of reinforced concrete columns can be predicted through finite element analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.23 no.10
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• pp.133-150
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• 2007

This paper presents the results of a research performed to investigate the finite element modeling approach for GESC (Geogrid-Encased Stone Column) method in soft ground within the framework of stress-pore pressure coupled analysis. GESC reinforcement mechanism and construction method was first examined and model verification of stone column on the results of FE analysis was identified. The results indicate that the 3D FE analysis and membrane elements play the most important role in the soft groung using GESC. Based on the results, a modeling method was suggested for stress-pore pressure coupled finite element modelling of GESC in soft ground.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.7-15
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• 1994

The two-dimensional elastoplastic analysis was peformed to reveal a detail residual stress distribution of ceramic/metal joint specimen using finite element method and X-ray method. The highest tensile residual stress, ${\sigma}_x$ perpendicular to the interface appeared at the edge of the ceramic near the interface. In the vicinity of the interface, the high stress concentration occurs and residual stress distributes three-dimensionally. Therefore, the measured stress distribution differed remarkably from the result of the two-dimensional finite-element analysis. Especially at the center of the specimen near the interface, the residual stress, ox obtained from the finite element analysis was compressive, whereas X-ray measurement yielded tensile ${\sigma}_x$. Therefore, it is also attempted to investigate the finite element model for the prediction of residual stress ${\sigma}_x$ distributed nearly the interface of joint.

• 전기의세계
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.32-38
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• 1990

1960년대 후반 유한요소법인 전자장 수치해석에 응용되기 시작한 후 전기기기 특성해석, 성능예측 및 설계에 많은 도움을 주었다. 그동안 실제 모델에 응용된것은 거의가 2차원 문제에 국한되었다. 그러나, 최근 들어서는 각종 전기기기가 경량화, 소형화, 고효율화 됨에 따라 점차로 3차원 전자장 수치해석에 대한 요구가 급증하고 잇다. 앞서 언급한 바와 같이 유한요소법은 영역법의 일종으로 영역을 적절히 요소분할 하는데 어려움이 있다. 따라서 근래에 영역법의 문제점을 보완하기 위하여, 또한 영역법으 대용으로 경계법에 대한 연구가 점차로 증대되고 있다. 경계요소법은 주어진 지배방정식에 대한 Green 함수를 반드시 알아야만 하는 단점을 갖고 있으나 근래에 들어서는 광범위한 분야에 걸쳐 Grem함수가 이미 발전되어 있기 때문에 실제 응용에는 별 문제가 없으리라 생각된다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.475-485
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• 2009

In this paper a two-step algorithm is proposed to efficiently generate rebar elements from 3D CAD data in the context of CAD/CAE data transfer. The first step is an algorithm to identify various type rebar objects and their attributes by analyzing 3D CAD data in STEP format, which is one of the international data standards. The second algorithmic step is a procedure to generate one-dimensional rebar elements from the object data made through the first step for finite element analysis or other CAE tasks. Successful rebar element data generation from real 3D CAD data for a reinforced concrete structure shows the efficacy of the proposed algorithm.