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The influence of different factors on buildings' height in the absence of shear walls in low seismic regions

  • Keihani, Reza;Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali;Goodchild, Charles;Cashell, Katherine A.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.76 no.1
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    • pp.83-99
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    • 2020
  • Shear walls are structural members in buildings that are used extensively in reinforced concrete frame buildings, and almost exclusively in the UK, regardless of whether or not they are actually required. In recent years, the UK construction industry, led by the Concrete Centre, has questioned the need for such structural elements in low to mid-rise reinforced concrete frame buildings. In this context, a typical modern, 5-storey residential building is studied, and its existing shear walls are replaced with columns as used elsewhere in the building. The aim is to investigate the impact of several design variables, including concrete grade, column size, column shape and slab thickness, on the building's structural performance, considering two punching shear limits (VEd/VRd,c), lateral drift and accelerations, to evaluate its maximum possible height under wind actions without the inclusion of shear walls. To facilitate this study, a numerical model has been developed using the ETABS software. The results demonstrate that the building examined does not require shear walls in the design and has no lateral displacement or acceleration issues. In fact, with further analysis, it is shown that a similar building could be constructed up to 13 and 16 storeys high for 2 and 2.5 punching shear ratios (VEd/VRd,c), respectively, with adequate serviceability and strength, without the need for shear walls, albeit with thicker columns.

Heat/Mass Transfer and Friction Characteristic in a Square Duct with Various Discrete Ribs -In-Lined Gap Arrangement Ribs- (덕트내 요철의 단락위치 변화에 따른 열/물질전달 및 압력강하 특성 - 정렬 단락배열 요철 -)

  • Lee, Sei-Young;Choi, Chung;Rhee, Dong-Ho;Cho, Hyung-Hee
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.25 no.11
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    • pp.1640-1649
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    • 2001
  • The present study investigates the effects of various rib arrangements on heat/mass transfer in the cooling passage of gas turbine blades. A complex flow structure occurs in the cooling passage with rib turbulators which promote heat transfer on the wall. It is important to increase not only the heat transfer rates but also the uniformity of heat transfer in the cooling passage. A numerical computation is performed using a commercial code to calculate the flow structures and experiments are conducted to measure heat/mass transfer coefficients using a naphthalene sublimation technique. A square channel (50 mm $\times$ 50 mm) with rectangular ribs (4 mm $\times$ 5 mm) is used fur the stationary duct test. The experiments focus on the effects of rib arrangements and gap positions in the discrete ribs on the heat/mass transfer on the duct wall. The rib angle of attack is 60°and the rib-to-rib pitch is 32 mm, that is 8 times of the rib height. With the inclined rib angle of attack (60°), the parallel rib arrangements make a pair of counter rotating secondary flows in the cross section, but the cross rib arrangements make a single large secondary flow including a small secondary vortex. These secondary flow patterns affect significantly the heat/mass transfer on the ribbed wall. The heat/mass transfer in the parallel arrangements is 1.5 ∼2 times higher than that in the cross arrangements. However, the shifted rib arrangements change little the heat/mass transfer from the inline rib arrangements. The gap position in the discrete rib affects significantly the heat/mass transfer because a strong flow acceleration occurs locally through the gap.

Analysis of Radio Distortion in Navigational Aid using Drone (드론을 이용한 항행안전시설 전파왜곡 분석)

  • Lee, Young-gil;Lee, Hyeon-sung
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.522-525
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    • 2019
  • To overcome the limitation of ground inspection for Navigational Aid, Korea Airport Corporation (KAC) developed a drone system for Navigational Aid inspection. This drone system has the advantage that they can inspect the air radio signal at the perspective of user (aircraft). Since drones have more free flight paths and easier control of flight speeds compared to aircrafts, drones can check sections of suspected airborne radio wave distortions at desired paths and speeds. Recently, with the acceleration of the development around the airport, there is a concern about the deterioration of the quality of radio signal of Navigational Aid. In order to analyze radio distortion of Navigational Aid, a radio wave environmental survey was conducted using drones. When the signal received by each flight path of the drone was measured, the origin of the reflected wave was identified by analyzing the section in which the radio signal was distorted.

Effect of Relative Position of Vane and Blade on Heat/Mass Transfer Characteristics on Stationary Turbine Blade Surface (베인과 블레이드 사이의 상대위치 변화에 따른 터빈 블레이드 표면에서의 열/물질전달 특성)

  • Rhee, Dong-Ho;Cho, Hyung Hee
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.8 no.4 s.31
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    • pp.27-38
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    • 2005
  • The present study investigated the effect of relative position of the blade on blade surface heat transfer. The experiments were conducted in a low speed wind tunnel with a stationary annular turbine cascade. The test section has a single turbine stage composed of sixteen guide vanes and blades. The chord length of the blade is 150 mm and the mean tip clearance of the blade is $2.5\%$ of the blade chord. The Reynolds number based on blade inlet velocity and chord length is $1.5{\times}105$ and mean turbulence intensity is about $3\%$. To investigate the effect of relative position of blade, the blade at six different positions in a pitch was examined. For the detailed mass transfer measurements, a naphthalene sublimation technique was used. In general, complex heat transfer characteristics are observed on the blade surface due to various flow characteristics, such as a laminar flow separation, relaminarization, flow acceleration, transition to turbulence and tip leakage vortices. The results show that the blade relative position affects those heat transfer characteristics because the distributions of incoming flow velocity and turbulence intensity are changed. Especially, the heat transfer pattern on the near-tip region is significantly affected by the relative position of the blade because the effect of tip leakage vortex is strongly dependent on the blade position. On the pressure side, the effect of blade position is not so significant as on the suction side surface although the position and the size of the separation bubble are changed.

Numerical Analysis of the Initiation and Development of Corrugation on a Gravel Road (수치해석적 기법을 활용한 골재 도로의 콜루게이션 발생 및 진전 분석)

  • Yun, Taeyoung;Chung, Taeil;Shin, Hyu-Soung
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2018
  • PURPOSES : In this research, the initiation and development of corrugation on a gravel road with certain wheel and boundary conditions were evaluated using a coupled discrete-element method (DEM) with multibody dynamics (MBD). METHODS : In this study, 665,534 particles with a 4-mm diameter were generated and compacted to build a circular roadbed track, with a depth and width of 42 mm and 50 mm, respectively. A single wheel with a 100-mm diameter, 40-mm width, and 0.157-kg mass was considered for the track. The single wheel was set to run slowly on the track with a speed of 2.5 rad/s so that the corrugation was gradually initiated and developed without losing contact between the wheel and the roadbed. Then, the shape of the track surface was monitored, and the movement of the particles in the roadbed was tracked at certain wheel-pass numbers to evaluate the overall corrugation initiation and development mechanism. RESULTS : Two types of corrugation, long wave-length and short wave-length, were observed in the circular track. It seems that the long wave-length corrugation was developed by the longitudinal movement of surface particles in the entire track, while the short wave-length corrugation was developed by shear deformation in a local section. Properties such as particle coefficients, track bulk density, and wheel mass, have significant effects on the initiation and development of long-wave corrugation. CONCLUSIONS : It was concluded that the coupled numerical method applied in this research could be effectively used to simulate the corrugation of a gravel road and to understand the mechanism that initiates and develops corrugation. To derive a comprehensive conclusion for the corrugation development under various conditions, the driver's acceleration and deceleration with various particle gradations and wheel-configuration models should be considered in the simulation.

A Study on Dynamic Behavior of Guardrail Associated with Design Variables (설계변수에 의한 가아드레일의 동력학적 거동에 관한 연구)

  • Woo, K. S.;Ko, M. G.;Cho, S. H.;Kim, W.
    • Computational Structural Engineering
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.89-99
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    • 1994
  • The nonlinear dynamic behaviors of guardrail established on the local or high way have been investigated using BARRIER VII program with respect to four design variables such as section type of beams and posts, impact angle, impact velocity and vehicle weight. Computer simulation programs are sophisticated analytical models for analyzing dynamic vehicle/barrier interactions and provide a relatively inexpensive alternative to full scale crash testing. This study has been focused on the structural adequacy, occupant risk, and vehicle trajectory. For this purpose, the maximum defection and impact force have been calculated to design the clear zone and to analyze effect of impact attenuation. Also, the acceleration of vehicle and exit angle after collision have been computed to estimate the occupant risk. From this study, it is suggested that we should strengthen the design criteria of guardrail to prevent from disastrous traffic accidents.

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Chameleon Hash-Based Mutual Authentication Protocol for Secure Communications in OneM2M Environments (OneM2M 환경에서 안전한 통신을 위한 카멜레온 해쉬 기반의 상호인증 프로토콜)

  • Kim, Sung-soo;Jun, Moon-seog;Choi, Do-hyeon
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.40 no.10
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    • pp.1958-1968
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    • 2015
  • Things intelligence communication (M2M or IoT) service activation and global company of OneM2M-related business on aggressive investing and has led to the acceleration of change in the ICT market. But a variety of hacking security technology because of the possibility of secure communication (data exposure, theft, modification, deletion, etc.) has been issued as an important requirement. In this paper, we propose a mutual authentication protocol for secure communications chameleon hash based on the M2M environment. The results of performance analysis efficiency is encryption and decryption an average of 0.7%, calculated rate showed good results as compared to the target algorithm, equivalent to a 3%(Average 0.003 seconds) difference, mutual authentication and encryption region by using the key update advantage of ECC(Elliptic Curve Cryptography)based Chameleon hash function is signed of the operational efficiency, using a collision message verifiable properties demonstrated strong security of the communication section.

Compressibility Effect in the Axisymmetric Internal Flow Past a Microgap (미세 간극을 지나는 축대칭 내부 유동의 압축성 효과 분석)

  • Kim, Seong-Soo;Chang, Se-Myong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.34 no.12
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    • pp.1061-1069
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    • 2010
  • In this study, a simplified axisymmetric model is proposed for the problem of compressible internal flow past a microgap. Using numerical and experimental methods, the phenomena of choked flows are observed; these flows are induced by the acceleration of subsonic flows past the narrow cross-section of an annular shape made by a microgap. The relation between mass flow rate and differential pressure is obtained, and by comparing the result with experimental results, the reliability of the numerical results is discussed. The generation of a supersonic jet flow and its diffraction are visualized by performing the numerical analysis of axisymmetric compressible Navier-Stokes equations. This investigation greatly extends the physical understanding of the axisymmetric compressible flow, which has a wide range of engineering applications, e.g., in the case of valves in automotive power systems.

A study of the train traffic optimal control system in a circular metro line (도시형 순환 열차에서 운전 최적제어 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Hyo-Sik;Ryu, Kwang-Gyun;Song, Noon-Suck
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2003.10c
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    • pp.236-246
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    • 2003
  • This paper is implemented a control algorithm in order to be stable and minimized to entire train traffic system at delayed case. Signal ing system is described wi th algebraic equations given for train headway, Discrete-event simulation principles are reviewed and a demonstration block signaling model using the technique is implemented. Train congestion at station entrance for short headway operation is demonstrated and the propagation of delays along a platform of trains from any imposed delay to the leading train is also shown. A rail way signaling system is by nature a distributed operation with event triggered at discrete intervals. Although the train kinematic variables of position, velocity, and acceleration are continually changing, the changes are triggered when the trains pass over section boundaries and arrive at signals and route switches. This paper deals with linear-mode1ing, stability and optimal control for the traffic on such metro line of the model is reconstructed in order to adapt the circuits. This paper propose optimal control laws wi th state feedback ensuring the stability of the modeled system for circuits. Simulation results show the benefit to be expected from an efficient traffic control. The main results are summarized as follows: 1. In this paper we develop a linear model describing the traffic for both loop lines, two state space equations have been analyzed. The first one is adapted to the situation where a complete nominal time schedule is available while second one is adapted when only the nominal time interval between trains is known, in both cases we show the unstability of the traffic when the proceeding train is delayed following properties, - They are easily implemented at law cost on existing lines. - They ensure the exponetial stability of loop system. 2. These control laws have been tested on a traffic simulation software taking into the non-linearites and the physical constraints on a metro line. By means of simulation, the efficiency of the proposed optimal control laws are shown.

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Heat/Mass Transfer Characteristics on Stationary Turbine Blade and Shroud in a Low Speed Annular Cascade (II) - Tip and Shroud - (환형 캐스케이드 내 고정된 터빈 블레이드 및 슈라우드에서의 열/물질전달 특성 (II) - 끝단 필 슈라우드 -)

  • Lee Dong-Ho;Cho Hyung Hee
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.29 no.4 s.235
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    • pp.495-503
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    • 2005
  • Experiments were conducted in a low speed stationary annular cascade to investigate local heat transfer characteristics on the tip and shroud and the effect of inlet Reynolds number on the tip and shroud heat transfer. Detailed mass transfer coefficients on the blade tip and the shroud were obtained using a naphthalene sublimation technique. The turbine test section has a single stage composed of sixteen guide vanes and blades. The chord length and the height of the tested blade are 150 mm and about 125 mm, respectively. The blade has flat tip geometry and the mean tip clearance is about $2.5{\%}$of the blade chord. The inlet flow Reynolds number based on chord length and incoming flow velocity is changed from $1.0{\times}10^{5}\;to\;2.3{\times}10^{5}.$ to investigate the effect of Reynolds number. Flow reattachment after the recirculation near the pressure side edge dominates the heat transfer on the tip surface. Shroud surface has very intricate heat/mass transfer distributions due to complex flow patterns such as acceleration, relaminarization, transition to turbulent flow and tip leakage vortex. Heat/mass transfer coefficient on the blade tip is about 1.7 times as high as that on the shroud or blade surface. Overall averaged heat/mass transfer coefficients on the tip and shroud are proportional to $Re_{c}^{0.65}\;and\;Re_{c}^{0.71},$ respectively.