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Shape determination of 3-D reinforcement corrosion in concrete based on observed temperature on concrete surface

  • Kurahashi, Takahiko;Oshita, Hideki
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.63-81
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    • 2010
  • We present the shape determination method of 3-D reinforcement corrosion based on observed temperature on concrete surface. The non-destructive testing for reinforcement corrosion in concrete using a heat image on concrete surface have been proposed by Oshita. The position of the reinforcement of corrosion or the cavity can be found using that method. However, the size of those defects can not be precisely measured based on the heat image. We therefore proposed the numerical determination system of the shape for the reinforcement corrosion using the observed temperature on the concrete surface. The adjoint variable method is introduced to formulate the shape determination problem, and the finite element method is employed to simulate the heat transfer problem. Some numerical experiments and the examination for the number of the observation points are shown in this paper.

AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF SUPERSONIC WING-NACELLE CONFIGURATION USING AN UNSTRUCTURED ADJOINT METHOD

  • Kim Hyoung-Jin;Obayashi Shigeru;Nakahashi Kazuhiro
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.05a
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2000
  • An aerodynamic design method has been developed by using a three-dimensional unstructured Euler code and an adjoint code with a discrete approach. The resulting adjoint code is applied to a wing design problem of super-sonic transport with a wing-body-nacelle configuration. Hicks-Henne shape functions are adopted far the surface geometry perturbation, and the elliptic equation method is employed fer the interior grid modification during the design process. Interior grid sensitivities are neglected except those for design parameters associated with nacelle translation. The Sequential Quadratic Programming method is used to minimize the drag with constraints on the lift and airfoil thickness. Successful design results confirm validity and efficiency of the present design method.

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SELF-ADJOINT INTERPOLATION FOR OPERATORS IN TRIDIAGONAL ALGEBRAS

  • Kang, Joo-Ho;Jo, Young-Soo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.423-430
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    • 2002
  • Given operators X and Y acting on a Hilbert space H, an interpolating operator is a bounded operator A such that AX = Y. An interpolating operator for n-operators satisfies the equation $AX_{}i$ = $Y_{i}$ for i/ = 1,2,…, n. In this article, we obtained the following : Let X = ($x_{i\sigma(i)}$ and Y = ($y_{ij}$ be operators in B(H) such that $X_{i\sigma(i)}\neq\;0$ for all i. Then the following statements are equivalent. (1) There exists an operator A in Alg L such that AX = Y, every E in L reduces A and A is a self-adjoint operator. (2) sup ${\frac{\parallel{\sum^n}_{i=1}E_iYf_i\parallel}{\parallel{\sum^n}_{i=1}E_iXf_i\parallel}n\;\epsilon\;N,E_i\;\epsilon\;L and f_i\;\epsilon\;H}$ < $\infty$ and $x_{i,\sigma(i)}y_{i,\sigma(i)}$ is real for all i = 1,2, ....

BOUNDED AND UNBOUNDED OPERATORS SIMILAR TO THEIR ADJOINTS

  • Dehimi, Souheyb;Mortad, Mohammed Hichem
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.215-223
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, we establish results about operators similar to their adjoints. This is carried out in the setting of bounded and also unbounded operators on a Hilbert space. Among the results, we prove that an unbounded closed operator similar to its adjoint, via a cramped unitary operator, is self-adjoint. The proof of this result works also as a new proof of the celebrated result by Berberian on the same problem in the bounded case. Other results on similarity of hyponormal unbounded operators and their self-adjointness are also given, generalizing well known results by Sheth and Williams.

Variational Data Assimilation for Optimal Initial Conditions in Air Quality Modeling

  • Park, Seon-Ki
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.19 no.E2
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2003
  • Variational data assimilation, which is recently introduced to the air quality modeling, is a promising tool for obtaining optimal estimates of initial conditions and other important parameters such as emission and deposition rates. In this paper. two advanced techniques for variational data assimilation, based on the adjoint and quasi-inverse methods, are tested for a simple air quality problem. The four-dimensional variational assimilation (4D-Var) requires to run an adjoint model to provide the gradient information in an iterative minimization process, whereas the inverse 3D-Var (I3D-Var) seeks for optimal initial conditions directly by running a quasi -inverse model. For a process with small dissipation, I3D-Vu outperforms 4D-Var in both computing time and accuracy. Hybrid application which combines I3D-Var and standard 4D-Var is also suggested for efficient data assimilation in air quality problems.

Shape Design Sensitivity Analysis for Interface Problem in Axisymmetric Elasticity

  • Choi, Joo-Ho;Lee, Boo-Youn;Han, Jung-Suk
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.197-206
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    • 2000
  • A boundary integral equation method in the shape design sensitivity analysis is developed for the elasticity problems with axisymmetric non-homogeneous bodies. Functionals involving displacements and tractions at the zonal interface are considered. Sensitivity formula in terms of the interface shape variation is then derived by taking derivative of the boundary integral identity. Adjoint problem is defined such that displacement and traction discontinuity is imposed at the interface. Analytic example for a compound cylinder is taken to show the validity of the derived sensitivity formula. In the numerical implementation, solutions at the interface for the primal and adjoint system are used for the sensitivity. While the BEM is a natural tool for the solution, more generalization should be made since it should handle the jump conditions at the interface. Accuracy of the sensitivity is evaluated numerically by the same compound cylinder problem. The endosseous implant-bone interface problem is considered next as a practical application, in which the stress value is of great importance for successful osseointegration at the interface. As a preliminary step, a simple model with tapered cylinder is considered in this paper. Numerical accuracy is shown to be excellent which promises that the method can be used as an efficient and reliable tool in the optimization procedure for the implant design. Though only the axisymmetric problem is considered here, the method can be applied to general elasticity problems having interface.

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Development of Galerkin Finite Element Method Three-dimensional Computational Code for the Multigroup Neutron Diffusion Equation with Unstructured Tetrahedron Elements

  • Hosseini, Seyed Abolfazl
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2016
  • In the present paper, development of the three-dimensional (3D) computational code based on Galerkin finite element method (GFEM) for solving the multigroup forward/adjoint diffusion equation in both rectangular and hexagonal geometries is reported. Linear approximation of shape functions in the GFEM with unstructured tetrahedron elements is used in the calculation. Both criticality and fixed source calculations may be performed using the developed GFEM-3D computational code. An acceptable level of accuracy at a low computational cost is the main advantage of applying the unstructured tetrahedron elements. The unstructured tetrahedron elements generated with Gambit software are used in the GFEM-3D computational code through a developed interface. The forward/adjoint multiplication factor, forward/adjoint flux distribution, and power distribution in the reactor core are calculated using the power iteration method. Criticality calculations are benchmarked against the valid solution of the neutron diffusion equation for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-3D and Water-Water Energetic Reactor (VVER)-1000 reactor cores. In addition, validation of the calculations against the $P_1$ approximation of the transport theory is investigated in relation to the liquid metal fast breeder reactor benchmark problem. The neutron fixed source calculations are benchmarked through a comparison with the results obtained from similar computational codes. Finally, an analysis of the sensitivity of calculations to the number of elements is performed.

SKEW-ADJOINT INTERPOLATION ON Ax-y IN $ALG\mathcal{L}$

  • Jo, Young-Soo;Kang, Joo-Ho
    • The Pure and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2004
  • Given vectors x and y in a Hilbert space, an interpolating operator is a bounded operator T such that Tx=y. In this paper the following is proved: Let $\cal{L}$ be a subspace lattice on a Hilbert space $\cal{H}$. Let x and y be vectors in $\cal{H}$ and let $P_x$, be the projection onto sp(x). If $P_xE=EP_x$ for each $ E \in \cal{L}$ then the following are equivalent. (1) There exists an operator A in Alg(equation omitted) such that Ax=y, Af = 0 for all f in ($sp(x)^\perp$) and $A=-A^\ast$. (2) (equation omitted)

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Finite Element Analysis of Unbalance Response of a High Speed Flexible Polygon Mirror Scanner Motor with Asymmetric Finite Element Equations (비대칭 유한 요소 방정식으로 표현되는 고속 유연 폴리곤 미러 스캐너 모터의 유한 요소 불평형 응답 해석)

  • Seo, Chan-Hee;Jung, Kyung-Moon;Jang, Gun-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.1022-1027
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    • 2007
  • This paper presents a method to analyze the unbalance response of a high speed polygon mirror scanner motor supported by sintered metal bearing and flexible structures by using the finite element method and the mode superposition method considering the asymmetry of the gyroscopic effect and sintered metal bearing. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors are calculated by solving the eigenvalue problem and the adjoint eigenvalue problem by using the restarted Arnoldi iteration method. The decoupled equations of motion can be obtained from global finite element motion equations by using the orthogonal relation between the right eigenvectors and left eigenvectors. The decoupled equations of motion are used to analyze the unbalance response of a high speed polygon mirror scanner motor. The validity of the proposed method is verified by comparing the simulated unbalance response with the experimental results.

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