• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 750㎾급 수평축 풍력발전용 복합재 회전날개를 설계, 제작하여 구조시험을 수행하였다. 시험시 발생된 후연부위의 국부좌굴과 날개 끝 부위에서 과도하게 증가하는 처짐문제를 해결하기 위하여 개선설계를 수행하였다. 설계개선 내용으로는 스파의 두께를 점차적으로 변화시켜 과도한 처짐을 감소시켰으며, 웨브의 길이를 연장하여 국부좌굴현상을 방지하도록 하였다 개선설계결과는 유한요소해석을 수행하였으며 회전날개 구조의 안전성 및 안정성이 확인되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.292-296
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• 2018

Recent events in the nuclear industry have resulted in a movement towards increased seismic and LOCA excitations and requirements that challenge current fuel designs. AREVA NP's GAIA fuel design introduces unique and robust characteristics to resist the effects of seismic and LOCA excitations. For demanding seismic and LOCA scenarios, fuel assembly spacer grids can undergo plastic deformations. These plastic deformations must not prohibit the complete insertion of the control rod assemblies and the cooling of the fuel rods after the accident. The specific structure of the GAIA spacer grid produces a unique and stable compressive deformation mode which maintains the regular array of the fuel rods and guide tubes. The stability of the spacer grid allows it to absorb a significant amount of energy without a loss of load-carrying capacity. The GAIA-specific grid behavior is in contrast to the typical spacer grid, which is characterized by a buckling instability. The increased mechanical robustness of the GAIA spacer grid is advantageous in meeting the increased seismic and LOCA loadings and the associated safety requirements. The unique GAIA spacer grid behavior will be incorporated into AREVA NP's licensed methodologies to take full benefit of the increased mechanical robustness.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2020

To investigate the structural behaviour of grouped tanks under wind loads, 2 problems need to be figured out, wind pressures on tank shells and critical loads of the shell under these pressure distribution patterns. Following the wind tunnel tests described in the companion paper, this paper firstly seeks to obtain wind loads on the external wall in a squarely-arranged cylindrical tank group by numerical simulation, considering various layouts. The outcomes demonstrate that the numerical method can provide similar results on wind pressures and better insights on grouping effects through extracted streamlines. Then, geometrically nonlinear analyses are performed using several selected potentially unfavourable wind pressure distributions. It is found that the critical load is controlled by limit point buckling when the tank is empty while excessive deformations when the tank is full. In particular, significant reductions of wind resistance are found on grouped full tanks compared to the isolated tank, considering both serviceability and ultimate limit state, which should receive special attention if the tank is expected to resist severe wind loads with the increase of liquid level.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.371-388
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• 2022

The present study tackles the problem of forced vibration of imperfect axially functionally graded shell structure with truncated conical geometry. The linear and nonlinear large-deflection of the structure are considered in the mathematical formulation using von-Kármán models. Modified coupled stress method and principle of minimum virtual work are employed in the modeling to obtain the final governing equations. In addition, formulations of classical elasticity theory are also presented. Different functions, including the linear, convex, and exponential cross-section shapes, are considered in the grading material modeling along the thickness direction. The grading properties of the material are a direct result of the porosity change in the thickness direction. Vibration responses of the structure are calculated using the semi-analytical method of a couple of homotopy perturbation methods (HPM) and the generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM). Contradicting effects of small-scale, porosity, and volume fraction parameters on the nonlinear amplitude, frequency ratio, dynamic deflection, resonance frequency, and natural frequency are observed for shell structure under various boundary conditions.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.95-113
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• 2024

In this paper, we will analyse the thermo-elastic behavior of the plate element of a structure arranged in a climatically aggressive environment (extreme temperature), we use a refined four-variable thick plate theory to take the shear effect into consideration, the proposed theory less computationally expensive and more accurate so that it incorporates the shear effect into the formulation. The plate is assumed to be simply supported on its four edges, so exact (closed-form) solutions are found according to the Navier expansion, and the governing stability equations and associated boundary conditions of the problem are obtained via the virtual works principle. The plate studied ismade of laminated composite materials, so a parametric study is needed to see the effect of different types of parameters and coupling on the critical temperature value causing thermo-elastic instability of the plate and also on the natural frequency of free vibration, as well as for other parameters such as anisotropy, slenderness and aspect ratio of the plate and finally the lamination angle. Numerical results are obtained for specially orthotropic and antisymmetrical plates and are compared with those obtained by othertheoriesin the literature to validate the analysis approach used.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.115-130
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 공칭인장강도 800MPa를 지니는 고강도 강재로 조립된 H형강보의 횡지지거리에 따른 횡비틀림 좌굴강도를 현행 강구조설계기준(KBC 2009, AISC-LRFD 2010)을 바탕으로 평가하였다. 현행 기준은 고강도 강재와 응력도-변형도 특성이 확연히 다른 항복강도 350MPa 이하의 일반강을 전제로 정립된 것으로서, 고강도 강재에 대한 현행 기준의 적합성 여부가 우선 검토되어야 한다. 본 연구의 실험체는 모두 컴팩트 단면으로서 춤-폭비(H/B) 1.7을 갖는 실험군 A(상대적 뒤틀림 강성을 통한 모멘트전달이 작은 경우)와 2.7을 갖는 실험군 B(상대적으로 모멘트전달에 뒤틀림 강성 크게 기여하는 경우)로 구성하였다. 항복 이후의 응력도-변형도 특성의 영향을 받는 비탄성 횡좌굴 거동이 유발되도록 횡지지거리를 제어하면서 횡지지 구간 내에 균등모멘트가 작용하도록 가력하였다. 두 실험군 모두 현행 기준에 요구하는 강도를 충분히 상회하였고, 특히 뒤틀림 거동을 통한 모멘트전달이 크지 않은 실험군 A의 일부실험체는 소성설계에서 요구하는 수준의 회전능력까지 발휘하였다. 이들 실험결과는 현행 기준을 고강도 강재에 보수적으로 확대하여 적용할 수 있음을 보여준다. 실험결과를 좀더 심층적으로 분석하기 위해 일반강 및 고강도강의 응력도-변형도 특성을 고려한 H형강보의 횡지지거리에 따른 비탄성 횡좌굴강도 산정식을 유효접선계수를 반영하여 해석적으로 유도하였다. 이를 통해 소재의 항복강도와 탄성계수만을 고려하여 산정되는 현행 기준의 소성횡지지거리($L_p$) 제한식은, 항복참(yield plateau)없이 즉시 변형경화하는 고강도 강재에 적용하는 경우 보수적인 결과로 귀결됨을 입증하였다. 비탄성 횡좌굴 제어를 위한 횡지지거리는 소재의 항복강도 뿐만 아니라 항복 이후의 변형경화특성까지 반영하여 정의되는 타당하므로 이에 대한 개선의 필요성이 있다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.367-381
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• 2007

전력 수요의 증가로 인해 송전철탑의 고용량, 대용량화가 요구되어왔지만 아직 대부분을 차지하고 있는 345kV급 송전철탑에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 현재 해석 설계되고 있는 방식은 2차원 트러스요소를 사용하여 양단은 힌지접합으로 축력만 작용하고 있는 것으로 가정한다. 이러한 방식을 3차원 트러스 요소에 적용하였을 때, 면 외로 작용하는 하중에 대해 무한변위가 발생하는 구조해석적인 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 보다 합리적인 요소 선택을 통한 구조해석 방식을 제안하기 위해 기존의 3차원 트러스요소 모델, 보요소 모델, 주주재와 수평재는 보요소로 모사하고 사재 및 기타 복재는 트러스로 모사한 보-트러스요소 모델 등 세 모델을 실제 설계 시공된 345kV급 송전철탑에 대해 설계하중 내에서 구조해석프로그램을 이용한 정적해석, 자유진동해석, 선형좌굴해석을 수행하였다. 구조해석 결과, 세 모델 모두 축력 및 축응력, 변위에서는 큰 차이가 나타나지 않았으나 보요소모델과 보-트러스요소 모델에서 휨응력의 비율이 축응력에 대해 크게 나타났다. 자유진동해석과 탄성좌굴해석의 결과를 통해 보-트러스요소 모델이 송전철탑 설계 및 해석에 있어서 더 안전측으로 고려될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.353-369
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• 2020

Eight cold-formed thin-walled steel beams were performed to investigate the effect of corrosion damage on the flexural behavior of steel beams. The relationships between failure modes or load-displacement curves and corrosion degree of steel beams were investigated. A series of parametric analysis with more than forty finite element models were also performed with different corrosion degrees, types and locations. The results showed that the reduction of cross-section thickness as well as corrosion pits on the surface would lead to a decline in the stiffness and flexural capacity of steel beams, and gradually intensified with the corrosion degree. The yield load, ultimate load and critical buckling load of the corroded specimen IV-B46-4 decreased by 22.2%, 26% and 45%, respectively. The failure modes of steel beams changed from strength failure to stability failure or brittle fracture with the corrosion degree increasing. In addition, thickness damage and corrosion pits at different locations caused the degradation of flexural capacity, the worst of which was the thickness damage of compression zone. Finally, the method for calculating flexural capacity of corroded cold-formed thin-walled steel beams was also proposed based on experimental investigation and numerical analysis results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.213-226
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• 2017

The behavior of building industry metal sheeting under shear forces has been extensively studied and equations have been developed to predict its shear stiffness. Building design engineers can make use of these equations to design a metal deck form bracing system. Bridge metal deck forms differ from building industry forms by both shape and connection detail. These two factors have implications for using these equations to predict the shear stiffness of deck form systems used in the bridge industry. The conventional eccentric connection of bridge metal deck forms reduces their shear stiffness dramatically. However, recent studies have shown that a simple modification to the connection detail can significantly increase the shear stiffness of bridge metal deck form panels. To the best of the author's knowledge currently there is not a design aid that can be used by bridge engineers to estimate the stiffness of bridge metal deck forms. Therefore, bridge engineers rely on previous test results to predict the stiffness of bridge metal deck forms in bracing applications. In an effort to provide a design aid for bridge design engineers to rely on bridge metal deck forms as a bracing source during construction, cantilever shear frame test results of bridge metal deck forms with and without edge stiffened panels have been compared with the SDI Diaphragm Design Manual and ECCS Diaphragm Stressed Skin Design Manual stiffness expressions used for building industry deck forms. The bridge metal deck form systems utilized in the tests consisted of sheets with thicknesses of 0.75 mm to 1.90 mm, heights of 50 mm to 75 mm and lengths of up to 2.7 m; which are representative of bridge metal deck forms frequently employed in steel bridge constructions. The results indicate that expressions provided in these manuals to predict the shear stiffness of building metal deck form panels can be used to estimate the shear stiffness of bridge metal deck form bracing systems with certain limitations. The SDI Diaphragm Design Manual expressions result in reasonable estimates for sheet thicknesses of 0.75 mm, 0.91 mm, and 1.21 mm and underestimate the shear stiffness of 1.52 and 1.90 mm thick bridge metal deck forms. Whereas, the ECCS Diaphragm Stressed Skin Design Manual expressions significantly underestimate the shear stiffness of bridge metal deck form systems for above mentioned deck thicknesses.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.427-445
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• 2016

Star sensors are the attitude estimation sensors of the satellite orbiting in its path. It gives information to the control station on the earth about where the satellite is heading towards. It captures the images of a predetermined reference star. By comparing this image with that of the one captured from the earth, exact position of the satellite is determined. In the process of imaging, stray lights are eliminated from reaching the optic lens by the mechanical enclosures of the star sensors called Baffles. Research in space domain in the last few years is mainly focused on increased payload capacity and reduction in launch cost. In this paper, a star sensor baffle made of Aluminium is considered for the study. In order to minimize the component weight, material wastage and to improve the structural performance, an alternate material to Aluminium is investigated. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer is found to be a better substitute in this regard. Design optimisation studies are carried out by adopting suitable design modifications like implementing an additional L-shaped flange, Upward flange projections, downward flange projections etc. A better configuration of the baffle, satisfying the design requirements and achieving manufacturing feasibility is attained. Geometrical modeling of the baffle is done by using UNIGRAPHICS-Nx7.5(R). Structural behavior of the baffle is analysed by FE analysis such as normal mode analysis, linear static analysis, and linear buckling analysis using MSC/PATRAN(R), MSC-NASTRAN(R) as the solver to validate the stiffness, strength and stability requirements respectively. Effect of the layup sequence and the fiber orientation angle of the composite layup on the stiffness are also studied.