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Eigenvalue Branches and Flutter Modes of Pipes with a Tip Mass Conveying Fluid (끝단질량을 갖는 송수관의 고유치 분기와 플러터 모드)

  • 류봉조;류시웅;빈산길언;임경빈
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.665-669
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    • 2003
  • The paper deals with the relationship between the eigenvalue branches and the corresponding flutter modes of cantilevered pipes with a tip mass conveying fluid. Governing equations of motion are derived by extended Hamilton's principle, and the numerical scheme using finite element method is applied to obtain the discretized equations. The order of branches and unstable modes associated with flutter are defined in the stability maps of mass ratios of the pipe and the critical flow velocity. As a result, the relationship between the flutter related to the eigenvalue branches and the flutter modes are investigated thoroughly.

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Comparing Impact of STATCOM and SSSC on the Performance of Digital Distance Relay

  • Ghorbani, Amir
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.890-896
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    • 2011
  • In this paper the impact of a SSSC and a STATCOM on the impedance calculated by a distance relay is investigated. Both analytical analysis and simulations are provided. The STATCOM/SSSC control systems are modeled in detail. It is demonstrated that a SSSC has a greater impact on the calculated impedance by an A-G distance relay element. Several scenarios are considered in the simulations like the impact of the fault conditions, the compensator settings, the power system conditions and so on. All the simulations are carried out in MATLAB/Simulink with detailed models of the SSSC and the STATCOM.

Static analysis of FGM cylinders by a mesh-free method

  • Foroutan, M.;Moradi-Dastjerdi, R.;Sotoodeh-Bahreini, R.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2012
  • In this paper static analysis of FGM cylinders subjected to internal and external pressure was carried out by a mesh-free method. In this analysis MLS shape functions are used for approximation of displacement field in the weak form of equilibrium equation and essential boundary conditions are imposed by transformation method. Mechanical properties of cylinders were assumed to be variable in the radial direction. Two types of cylinders were analyzed in this work. At first cylinders with infinite length were considered and results obtained for these cylinders were compared with analytical solutions and a very good agreement was seen between them. Then the proposed mesh-free method was used for analysis of cylinders with finite length and two different types of boundary conditions. Results obtained from these analyses were compared with results of finite element analyses and a very good agreement was seen between them.

Torque Ripple Minimization in Switched Reluctance Motor Drives Considering Magnetic Saturation (자기포화를 고려한 SRM의 토크리플 저감 제어)

  • Kang, Junho;Kim, Jaehyuck
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.28 no.7
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    • pp.48-54
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    • 2014
  • This paper discusses study of torque ripple minimization employing an improved TDF(torque distribution function)-based instantaneous torque control to reduce acoustic noise and vibration problem of the SRM. As the flux linkage of the SRM is a nonlinear function of phase current and rotor position, design of optimal controller for the SRM is quite complicated. Hence, an accurate mathematical model considering the nonlinearity of the SRM is required. An improved TDF based torque control has been proposed in order to reduce the toque ripple at high speed operation. Dynamic simulation using Matlab/Simulink as well as Finite Element Analysis is presented. A prototype SRM for electric vehicle traction has been manufactured to validate the experimental results comparing the dynamic simulation results.

Development of Analyzing Method for Pressure Fluctuations in Oil Hydraulic Pipe Network Including Flexible Hose Element (유압 관로망에서 고압호스의 압력 맥동 감쇠 특성 해석법 개발)

  • Lee, I.Y.;Song, S.H.;Jung, Y.G.;Yang, K.W.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 1998
  • An analyzing method for pressure fluctuations in oil hydraulic pipe network was developed in this study. The object pipe network has multi-branch configuration, and the pipelines of it are composed of metal tubes and flexible hoses. Transfer matrix method, in other words impedance method, was used for the analysis. Values of physical parameters describing the characteristics of flexible hose were measured by experiments and reflected to the analysing procedure. The reliability and usefulness of the analyzing method were confirmed by investigating computed results and experimental results got in this study.

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Influence of the inclined edge notches on the shear-fracture behavior in edge-notched beam specimens

  • Haeri, Hadi
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.605-623
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    • 2015
  • A coupled experimental and numerical study of shear fracture in the edge-notched beam specimens of quasi-brittle materials (concrete-like materials) are carried out using four point bending flexural tests. The crack initiation, propagation and breaking process of beam specimens are experimentally studied by producing the double inclined edge notches with different ligament angles in beams under four point bending. The effects of ligament angles on the shear fracturing path in the bridge areas of the double edge-notched beam specimens are studied. Moreover, the influence of the inclined edge notches on the shear-fracture behavior of double edge-notched beam specimens which represents a practical crack orientation is investigated. The same specimens are numerically simulated by an indirect boundary element method known as displacement discontinuity method. These numerical results are compared with the performed experimental results proving the accuracy and validity of the proposed study.

Increasing the flexural capacity of RC beams using partially HPFRCC layers

  • Hemmati, Ali;Kheyroddin, Ali;Sharbatdar, Mohammad K.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.545-568
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    • 2015
  • High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites which are called HPFRCC, include cement matrices with strain hardening response under tension loading. In these composites, the cement mortar with fine aggregates, is reinforced by continuous or random distributed fibers and could be used for various applications including structural fuses and retrofitting of reinforced concrete members etc. In this paper, mechanical properties of HPFRCC materials are reviewed briefly. Moreover, a reinforced concrete beam (experimentally tested by Maalej et al.) is chosen and in different specimens, lower or upper or both parts of that beam are replaced with HPFRCC layers. After modeling of specimens in ABAQUS and calibration of those, mechanical properties of these specimens are investigated with different thicknesses, tensile strengths, tensile strains and compressive bars. Analytical results which are obtained by nonlinear finite analyses show that using HPFRCC layers with different parameters, increase loading capacity and ultimate displacement of these beams compare to RC specimens.

NUMERICAL COUPLING OF TWO SCALAR CONSERVATION LAWS BY A RKDG METHOD

  • OKHOVATI, NASRIN;IZADI, MOHAMMAD
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.211-236
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    • 2019
  • This paper is devoted to the study and investigation of the Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin method for a system of differential equations consisting of two hyperbolic conservation laws. The numerical coupling flux which is used at a given interface (x = 0) is the upwind flux. Moreover, in the linear case, we derive optimal convergence rates in the $L_2$-norm, showing an error estimate of order ${\mathcal{O}}(h^{k+1})$ in domains where the exact solution is smooth; here h is the mesh width and k is the degree of the (orthogonal Legendre) polynomial functions spanning the finite element subspace. The underlying temporal discretization scheme in time is the third-order total variation diminishing Runge-Kutta scheme. We justify the advantages of the Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin method in a series of numerical examples.

Strengthening of deficient steel SHS columns under axial compressive loads using CFRP

  • Shahraki, Mehdi;Sohrabi, Mohammad Reza;Azizyan, Gholamreza;Narmashiri, Kambiz
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.69-79
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    • 2019
  • Numerous problems have always vexed engineers with buckling, corrosion, bending, and over-loading in damaged steel structures. The present study aims to study the possible effects of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) for strengthening deficient Steel Square Hollow Section (SHS) columns. To this end, the effects of axial loading, stiffness values, axial displacement, the shape of deficient on the length of steel SHS columns were evaluated based on a detailed parametric study. Ten specimens were tested to failure under axial compression in laboratory and simulated by using Finite Element (FE) analysis based on numerical approach. The results indicated that the application of CFRP sheets resulted in reducing stress in the damage location and preventing or retarding local deformation around the deficiency location appropriately. In addition, the retrofitting method could increase loading the carrying capacity of specimens.

Reliability based seismic fragility analysis of bridge

  • Kia, M.;Bayat, M.;Emadi, A.;Kutanaei, S. Soleimani;Ahmadi, H.R
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2022
  • In this paper, a reliability-based approach has been implemented to develop seismic analytical fragility curves of highway bridges. A typical bridge class of the Central and South-eastern United States (CSUS) region was selected. Detailed finite element modelling is presented and Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) is used to capture the behavior of the bridge from linear to nonlinear behavior. Bayesian linear regression method is used to define the demand model. A reliability approach is implemented to generate the analytical fragility curves and the proposed approach is compared with the conventional fragility analysis procedure.