• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.731-738
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• 2017

Reinforced concrete flat plates consist of slabs supported directly on columns. The absence of beams makes these systems attractive due to advantages such as economical formwork, shorter construction time, less total building height with more clear space and architectural flexibility. Punching shear failure is usually the governing failure mode of flat plate structures. Punching failure is brittle in nature which induces more vulnerability to this type of structure. To analyze the flat plate behavior under punching shear, twelve finite element models of flat plate on a column with different parameters have been developed and verified with experimental results. The maximum range of variation of punching stress, obtained numerically, is within 10% of the experimental results. Additional finite element models have been developed to analyze the influence of integrity reinforcement, clear cover and column reinforcement. Variation of clear cover influences the punching capacity of flat plate. Proposed finite element model can be a substitute to mechanical model to understand the influence of clear cover. Variation of slab thickness along with column reinforcement has noteworthy impact on punching capacity. From the study it has been noted that integrity reinforcement can increase the punching capacity as much as 19 percent in terms of force and 101 percent in terms of deformation.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권5호
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• pp.545-552
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• 2019

The analysis and design of complex structures like sandwich-panel elements are difficult; the use of finite element method for the analysis is complicated and time consuming when non-linear effects are considered. On the other hand, artificial neural network (ANN) models can capture the non-linear effects and its application requires lesser computational demand. Two ANN models were trained, tested and validated to compute the force for a given displacement of a sandwich-type roof element; 2555 force and element deformation pairs were used for training the ANN models. For the models trained without considering the damping effect, there were two values in the input layer: maximum displacement and current displacement, and for the model considering damping, displacement from the previous step was used as an additional input. Totally, 400 ANN models were trained. Results show that there is a good agreement between the experimental and simulated data, and the models showed a good performance with a mean square error value of 4548.85. Both the ANN models could simulate the inelastic behaviour, loss of rigidity, and evolution of permanent displacements. The models could also interpolate and extrapolate, which enables them to be used as an analysis and design tool for such complex elements.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.378-384
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• 2020

The friction surfaces of mechanical parts are heat-treated or coated with hard materials to minimize wear. Increasing the hardness is a very useful way to reduce abrasive wear. The general Brinell hardness test, which is widely used for metallic materials, is not suitable because it hardly shows any change in hardness when coated with thin films. In this study, we propose a basis for the application of the new Brinell hardness test method to the coated friction surface. An indentation analysis of the rigid sphere and elastic-perfectly plastic materials is performed using a commercial finite element analysis software. The results indicate that their loadto-diameter ratio is the same; the Brinell hardness test method can be applied even when the indenter diameter is on the micrometer scale. In the case of hard coating, it is difficult to calculate Brinell hardness using the diameter of the indentation, but the study revealed, for the first time, that it can be calculated using the depth of the indentation regardless of coating. The change in hardness owing to thin film coating over a wide load range implies that the hardness evaluation method is appropriate. Additional studies on various properties related to the substrate and coating material are required to apply the proposed method.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.713-723
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• 2017

As a new type of ballastless track, longitudinal continuous slab track (CST) has been widely used in China. It can partly isolate the interaction between the ballastless track and the bridge and thus the rail expansion device would be unnecessary. Compared with the traditional track, CST is composed of multi layers of continuous structures and various connecting components. In order to investigate the performance of CST on a long-span bridge, the spatial finite element model considering each layer of the CST structure, connecting components, bridge, and subgrade is established and verified according to the theory of beam-rail interaction. The nonlinear resistance of materials between multilayer track structures is measured by experiments, while the temperature gradients of the bridge and CST are based on the long-term measured data. This study compares the force distribution rules of ballasted track and CST as respectively applied to a long span bridge. The effects of different damage conditions on CST structures are also discussed. The results show that the additional rail stress is small and the CST structure has a high safety factor under the measured temperature load. The rail expansion device can be cancelled when CST is adopted on the long span bridge. Beam end rotation caused by temperature gradient and vertical load will have a significant effect on the rail stress of CST. The additional flexure stress should be considered with the additional expansion stress simultaneously when the rail stress of CST requires to be checked. Both the maximum sliding friction coefficient of sliding layer and cracking condition of concrete plate should be considered to decide the arrangement of connecting components and the ultimate expansion span of the bridge when adopting CST.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제12권4_1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 1992

축대칭(軸對稱) 선형강성(線形彈性) 응력해석을 위해 p-version 유한요소법에 기초한 계층적(階層的) 정식화 과정이 제안되었다. 이 방식은 적분형 르장드르 다항식을 사용하여 절점좌표값을 갖지 않는 절점을 추가하여 형상함수의 조합형태로 변위함수(變位)를 근사시키는 방법이다. 형상함수(形狀函數)가 계층적 성질을 갖기 때문에 강성도(剛性度)행렬과 하중벡터도 계층적이 된다. 본 연구에서 제안된 요소(要所)의 장점(長點)은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 개선된 수치연산의 효율성이며 둘째, 요소간에 서로 다른 차수(次數)의 형상함수를 사용할 수 있고 셋째, p-세분화를 할 때 저차(低次)일 때 계산된 값을 그대로 사용할 수 있다. 수치예제를 통해 제안된 요소의 정확도(正確度), 효율성(效率性), 모델링의 간편성(簡便性), 적용성(適用性) 및 변위와 응력 그리고 에너지 Norm등을 사용하여 그 우월성을 입증하고 있다. 몇 가지 예제의 해석결과는 이미 발표된 논문과 아울러 해석적 방법에 의한 결과와 비교되었다.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제12A권6호
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• pp.531-538
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• 2005

고성능 VLSI 아날로그 정보처리시스템(AIPS)에서 고 이득 Op-Amp는 기본적 정보처리소자이다. 증폭기는 시스템 내 피드백루프에 사용시 안정도와 정확도를 얻기 위하여 고 이득이 요구된다. 1단의 증폭으로 이득이 충분하지 않을 경우 이득 부스팅 또는 추가적인 이득단이 필요하다. 본 논문에서 부 저항소자를 사용할 경우 이득이 개선되며 1단으로 고 이득을 손쉽게 얻을 수 있음을 보였다. 기존의 방법에 비교하여 본 연구에 제안된 방법은 전 출력 스윙, 적은 회로면적과 전력소비, 그리고 여러 구조의 증폭기에 적용가능 하다는 잇점을 지니고 있다. 부 저항소자는 Op-Amp에 사용될 경우 (+)와 (-) 차동출력 사이에 설치되어 증폭기 출력저항을 상쇄한다. 부 저항소자를 교차 연결된 CMOS 인버터의 형태로 구현할 경우 간단한 구조로서 40 dB 보다 더 큰 이득개선을 손쉽게 얻을 수 있음을 HSPICE 시뮬레이션을 통하여 확인하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.109-127
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• 2010

This work aims at introducing structural sensitivity analysis capabilities into existing commercial finite element software codes for the purpose of mapping retrofit strategies for a broad group of structures including heritage-type buildings. More specifically, the first stage sensitivity analysis is implemented for the standard deterministic environment, followed by stochastic structural sensitivity analysis defined for the probabilistic environment in a subsequent, second phase. It is believed that this new generation of software that will be released by the industrial partner will address the needs of a rapidly developing specialty within the engineering design profession, namely commercial retrofit and rehabilitation activities. In congested urban areas, these activities are carried out in reference to a certain percentage of the contemporary building stock that can no longer be demolished to give room for new construction because of economical, historical or cultural reasons. Furthermore, such analysis tools are becoming essential in reference to a new generation of national codes that spell out in detail how retrofit strategies ought to be implemented. More specifically, our work focuses on identifying the minimum-cost intervention on a given structure undergoing retrofit. Finally, an additional factor that arises in earthquake-prone regions across the world is the random nature of seismic activity that further complicates the task of determining the dynamic overstress that is being induced in the building stock and the additional demands placed on the supporting structural system.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2001

Short-term effect of phosphogypsum on soil properties including acidification, salinity and metal availability were investigated under laboratory and field conditions. Phosphogypsum and mixtures of phosphogypsum and compost were added to soil and incubated in a laboratory condition with 15% moisture content. Phosphogypsum treatments were 2.5 and 5.0 g/kg soil and in the treatments of phosphogypsum and compost mixture 10 g of compost was added additionally. After the 30 days of incubation, an additional phosphogypsum and/or compost were added to the remaining soils at the same rates of the first treatments. pH, electrical conductivity, and available hazardous elements were measured periodically during the incubation. Field experiment was conducted in a plastic film house of mellon with four treatments of phosphogypsum and compost mixtures - 25+125, 50+125, 50+250 and 100+250 kg/165 $m^2$. pH, electrical conductivity, and hazardous elements in soil and total hazardous elements in leaf were measured. In the laboratory experiment, after 30 days of the first phosphogypsum application, soil pHs were lowered by 0.7-0.8 units. After the second treatment of phosphogypsum 0.2 units of additional acidification occurred. However, acidification was not observed in the soils treated with mixtures of phosphogypsum and compost. In the laboratory experiment, phosphogypsum treatments increased electrical conductivity very significantly. In field experiment, pH and electrical conductivity of soils treated with phosphogypsum were nearly the same as those of soil not treated with phosphogypsum. Since soil condition in the field study was an open system, the free acids and salts derived from phosphogypsum could be diffused down with water leaching through the soil profile and then any significant acidification or salt accumulation in the topsoil could not be observed. In both laboratory and field experiments, levels of available hazardous elements in soils treated with phosphogypsum were quite low and not different from the levels found in the control soil. Results obtained from this study suggest that application of phosphogypsum at appropriate rates on agricultural land appears of no concern in terms of acidity, salinity and hazardous element content of soil.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2008

Net shape forging technologies give many effects into the costs and qualities for the finished products. So, the studies to reduce the additional machining amount are very important in forging industry. Specially, there are two main topics in cold forging industry, such as, tool life and precision forging. In this study, new forging technique was proposed to eliminate the machining process for fixing up the length and improve the lead accuracy of gear. The luck-up hub is manufactured through many processes, such as upsetting, piercing and direct extrusion. The gear is formed in direct extrusion process; however, lead accuracy of the gear is over allowance limit. Therefore, the additional sizing process must be added. In this study, process design for closed-die forging of a lock-up hub used for a component of automobile transmission was made using three-dimensional finite element simulations, and the strain distributions and velocity distributions are investigated through the post processor. The rigid-plastic finite-element method for back pressure forging has been used in order to reduce development time and die cost. Using the FEM simulation, we found the optimum value of back pressure. The prototypes of lock-up hub parts were forged into the net-shape. In the experiment, lead precision of tooth are measured by the CCMM(Contact Coordinate Measuring Machine). The dimensional accuracy of forged part was improved up to the 40% when back press was applied.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 경계요소를 갖는 철근콘크리트 전단벽의 잠재소성힌지길이를 합리적으로 평가할 수 있는 단순모델의 제시이다. 전단벽의 높이에 따른 이상화된 곡률분포로부터, 기본방정식은 항복모멘트와 최대모멘트 그리고 사인장균열에 의한 부가모멘트의 함수로 일반화되었다. 전단벽의 항복모멘트와 최대모멘트는 변형률 적합조건과 힘의 평형조건을 기반하여 산정하였다. 사인장균열 발생의 여부는 ACI 318-11에서 제시된 콘크리트의 전단력으로부터 검토되었으며, 부가모멘트는 Park and Paulay에 의해 제시된 트러스기구를 이용하여 산정하였다. 이들 모멘트식들은 다양한 변수범위에서 변수연구를 수행하였다. 결과적으로 등가소성힌지길이는 주철근 및 수직철근지수와 축력지수의 함수로 제시될 수 있었다. 제시된 등가소성힌지길이의 모델은 실험결과의 비교에서 평균 및 표준편차가 각각 1.019와 0.102로 실험 결과를 정확하게 예측하였다.