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Stochastic design charts for bearing capacity of strip footings

  • Shahin, Mohamed A.;Cheung, Eric M.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.153-167
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    • 2011
  • Traditional design methods of bearing capacity of shallow foundations are deterministic in the sense that they do not explicitly consider the inherent uncertainty associated with the factors affecting bearing capacity. To account for such uncertainty, available deterministic methods rather employ a fixed global factor of safety that may lead to inappropriate bearing capacity predictions. An alternative stochastic approach is essential to provide a more rational estimation of bearing capacity. In this paper, the likely distribution of predicted bearing capacity of strip footings subjected to vertical loads is obtained using a stochastic approach based on the Monte Carlo simulation. The approach accounts for the uncertainty associated with the soil shear strength parameters: cohesion, c, and friction angle, ${\phi}$, and the cross correlation between c and ${\phi}$. A set of stochastic design charts that assure target reliability levels of 90% and 95%, are developed for routine use by practitioners. The charts negate the need for a factor of safety and provide a more reliable indication of what the actual bearing capacity might be.

Estimation of Incheon International Airport Capacity by using Aircraft Delay Simulation Model (시뮬레이션 모델을 활용한 인천국제공항 수용량 산정에 관한 연구)

  • Bang, Jun;Kim, DoHyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.20-25
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    • 2019
  • To prepare for the ever-increasing demand for air transport, airport operators should be well aware of the timing of the saturation of the facility and increase the capacity of the airport through extension or extension. The capacity of an airport is determined by the smallest value of the facilities that make up the airport, but it is generally customary to determine the capacity of the costly and time-consuming runway as a whole for the airport. For analyzing the capacity of the runway capacity, the study used the most accurate microscopic air traffic simulation, Simmod-PRO, to analyze the saturation time of three runways currently in Incheon International Airport's operation, and calculate the appropriate time for operation of the 4th runway. The study also calculate the relocation of Airport's high-speed exit taxiway for analyzing the increasing of capacity.

Development of an Efficient Method to Evaluate the Optimal Location of Groundwater Dam (최적의 지하댐 입지 선정을 위한 효율적 평가 방법 개발)

  • Jeong, Jina;Park, Eungyu
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.245-258
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    • 2020
  • In this study, a data-driven response surface method using the results acquired from the numerical simulation is developed to evaluate the potential storage capacity of groundwater due to the construction of a groundwater dam. The hydraulic conductivities of alluvium and basement rock, depth and slope of the channel are considered as the natural conditions of the location for groundwater dam construction. In particular, the probability models of the hydraulic conductivities and the various types of geometry of the channel are considered to ensure the reliability of the numerical simulation and the generality of the developed estimation model. As the results of multiple simulations, it can be seen that the hydraulic conductivity of basement rock and the depth of the channel greatly influence to the groundwater storage capacity. In contrast, the slope of the channel along the groundwater flow direction shows a relatively lower impact on the storage capacity. Based on the considered natural conditions and the corresponding numerical simulation results, the storage capacity estimation model is developed applying an artificial neural network as the nonlinear regression model for training. The developed estimation model shows a high correlation coefficient (>0.9) between the simulated and the estimated storage amount. This result indicates the superiority of the developed model in evaluating the storage capacity of the potential location for groundwater dam construction without the numerical simulation. Therefore, a more objective and efficient comparison for the storage capacity between the different potential locations can be possibly made based on the developed estimation model. In line with this, the proposed method can be an effective tool to assess the optimal location of groundwater dam construction across Korea.

An Efficient Data Traffic Estimation Technique in Defense Information Network through Network Simulation (네트워크 시뮬레이션을 통한 군 통신 정보유통량의 효율적 예측 기법)

  • An, Eun-Kyung;Lee, Seung-Jong
    • Journal of the military operations research society of Korea
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.133-158
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    • 2006
  • The change of information and communications technology affects into many parts of military battlefield as the future warfare will be information-oriented warfare, relying on information technology. The more IT-based military systems are deployed the more multimedia data traffic increase. To accommodate such user's requirements the bandwidth capacity of military communications network must be upgraded. The cost of upgrading network capacity is increasing as well. But there has no systematic estimation approach to analyze the amount of data traffic in the military network. In this paper we suggest an efficient data traffic estimation technique using network simulation with the respect of Input and output, scenario, toolset and technique, and experimental environments.

A Comparative Study on the Evaluation of Bearing Capacity for Driven Pile in Static Load Test (현장정재하시험 결과를 통한 타입말뚝 지지력 판정법 비교 연구)

  • Chun, Byung-Sik;Seo, Deok-Dong;Choi, Heon-Kil;Yoon, Hwan-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2005.03a
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    • pp.677-686
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    • 2005
  • The allowable bearing capacity of a pile, the most important factor in stability estimation, is determined by applying safety factor to the ultimate load or yield load. There are several but contradictory methods available in current design codes to estimate the allowable bearing capacity and the safety factor. This paper analyzes load-settlement curves obtained from 19 static load tests measured from 11 sites. At all tests, the load is applied until apparent failure is observed. The validity of the ultimate and yield load estimation method and load caculated from the settlement criterion is investigated through comparison with the measured data. In addition, a new procedure to estimate allowable load and safety factor is proposed. Additional data from field static load tests, such as those incorporated in this study, are needed to more reliably apply the proposed method in design practice.

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The Study on Thermal Modeling and Charge Capacity Estimation for Lithium Secondary Battery (리튬 2차 전지의 열적 모델링 및 용량 예측에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong-Won;Cho, Hyun-Chan;Kim, Kwang-Sun;Jo, Jang-Gun;Lee, Jung-Su;Hu, Bin
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.6 no.1 s.18
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    • pp.53-57
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, the intelligent estimation algorithm is developed for residual quantity estimate of lithium secondary cell and we suggest the control algorithm to get battery SOC through thermal modeling of electric cell. Lithium secondary cell gives cycle life, charge characteristic, discharge characteristic, temperature characteristic, self-discharge characteristic and the capacity recovery rate etc. Therefore, we make an accurate estimate of the capacity of battery according to thermal modeling to know the capacity of electric cell that is decreased by various special quality of lithium secondary cell. And we show effectiveness through comparison of value as result that use simulation and fuzzy logic.

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A Study on Optimal Flywheel Capacity Estimation for Ulleung-do Power System (울릉도 계통에 대한 플라이휠 최적 용량 산정에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Seong-Won;Lee, Han-Sang;Lee, Jung-Pil;Han, Sang-Chul;Sung, Tae-Hyun;Han, Young-Heui;Jang, Gil-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.606-607
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    • 2007
  • This paper is about optimal flywheel capacity estimation for Ullueng-do power system. The power system of Ullueng-do has some differences with other island power system in Korea. It includes wind generator, hydro-generators as well as diesel generators. There are some problems on 600kW wind generator. Because of frequent drop of wind generator, the Ulleung-do power system have been threatened on frequency. The power frequency is 60Hz, and it should be between 59.9 and 60.1Hz. However, since the electrical inertia is small and the weight of wind generation is relatively high, generator drop of wind generation might make the power frequency out of boundary. In this paper, the flywheel energy storage system is assumed to be installed on Ulleung-do power system. Then, the maximum wind generation capacity and the optimal superconducting flywheel energy storage system capacity is estimated by the transient stability simulations.

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Systematic Parameter Analysis for Line Capacity (용량모수 평가체계)

  • Kim Dong Hee;Hong Sun Heum;Lee Weon Soon;Cho Min Young
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.326-333
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    • 2003
  • Railway system is consisted of resources such as rail-line, signalling system, and railcars. It is necessary to efficiently utilize these limited and expensive resources as much as possible up to given line capacity. So far, we treat the line capacity as the criteria for evaluating investment alternatives or for restricting train frequencies, and this criteria is calculated statical and experimental numerical formula. But, line capacity has special attribute that changes dynamically according to operational conditions, so there is a need of new line capacity estimation system. In this paper, we present systematic line capacity analysis model. The proposed model has three main components; TPS(tain performance simulator), PES(parameter evaluation simulator), LCS(line capacity simulator).

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Evaluation of Post-earthquake Seismic Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Buildings suffering from earthquakes (지진피해를 받은 철근콘크리트 건물의 잔존내진성능평가)

  • Kang, Dae-Eon;Yi, Waon-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.105-108
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    • 2005
  • In damage investigation of building structures suffering from earthquake, estimation of residual seismic capacity is essential in order to access the safety of the building against aftershocks and to judge the necessity of repair and restoration. It has been proposed that an evaluation method for post-earthquake seismic capacity of reinforced concrete buildings based. on the residual energy dissipation capacity (the residual seismic capacity ratio )in lateral force-displacement curve of structural members. The proposed method was adopted in the Japanese 'Damage Level Classification Standard' revised in 200l. To evaluate the residual seismic capacity of RC column, experimental tests with positive and negative cyclic loading was carried out using RC building column specimen. Parameters used by the experiment are deformability and member proportion. From the test results, it is appropriated that the residual seismic capacity of RC buildings damaged by earthquakes is evaluated using the method in the Guideline.

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pH Variation In Soils Considering Buffer Capacity during Electrokinetic Extraction (Electrokinetic정화시 토질의 완충능을 고려한 시료내의 pH변화)

  • 오승록;한상재;김수삼;조성호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2001.03a
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    • pp.585-590
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    • 2001
  • Physicochemical phenomena in soils are dependent upon pH when using electrokinetic extraction for the contaminants removal especially for heavy metals. pH variation in soils is affected on H$\^$+/ and OH ̄ ions produced by electrolysis reaction and buffer capacity of soil. High amount of heavy metals are retained in the soils if the soil buffer capacity remains high enough to resist a change in pH. Therefore, accurate pH estimation of soil is important in the application of electrokinetic mechanism for decontamination and understanding of subsurface physicochemical characteristics is also required as well as considering buffer capacity for the enhanced methods application. For these, buffer capacity and pH distribution were measured for the four soils, and also compared with modeling results. The results of buffer modeling were good agreement with experimental data. It is showed that four soils were effected by buffer capacity

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