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Direct Torque Control of a Synchronous Reluctance Motor Using the Finite Element Method (유한요소법을 이용한 동기형 릴럭턴스 전동기의 직접토크제어 특성젠 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Moon-Ju;Kim, Sol;Lee, Ju;Ko, Kwon-Min;Kim, Tea-Duk;Oh, Sang-Kyeong
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.07b
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    • pp.666-668
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    • 2002
  • Reluctance torque is generated by the rotor of the rugged construction in Synchronous Reluctance Motor. Its construction is simple, and it is very economic because a rotor in existed AC motor can be used. As the Synchronous inductance in Synchronous Reluctance Motor is an element that is proportional to torque, the exact value must be experimentally or analytically found for controlling and the performance development of motors. In this paper, direct torque control simulation to maximize the torque of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor and fast response characteristics was carried out with the inductance value by the Finite Element Method. For the simulation results, there are torques and fluxs response characteristics when controlling speed.

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Case study on numerical analyses related to large rock caverns (지하공간에 관련된 수치해석의 사례연구)

  • Lee, Keun-Hi
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.152-163
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    • 1992
  • The study of rock mass behaviour through a numerical analysis is important for the design, construction and maintenance of large rock caverns. The objectives of the numerical analysis are to design reasonably and construct safely the underground structures, to maintain them soundly after construction and to extend them securely for a desired period of time. Methods of numerical analyses included in this case study are the finite element method, the boundary element method, and the distinct element method. The numerical models are purely elastic, elastoplastic, visco-elastic, visco-plastic, easto-visco-plastic and jointed-discontinuous materials. The results of this case study indicate that the rock mass behaviour could be predicted exactly through continuous comparisons of the numerical results with the in-situ measurements.

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An Adaptive Construction of Quadrilateral Finite Elements Using H-Refinement (h-분할법에 의한 사각형 유한요소망의 적응적 구성)

  • 채수원
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.18 no.11
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    • pp.2932-2943
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    • 1994
  • An efficient approach to the automatic construction of effective quadrilateral finite element meshes for two-dimensional analysis is presented. The procedure is composed of, firstly, an initial mesh generation and, secondly, an h-version of adaptive refinement based on error analysis. As for an initial mesh generation scheme, a modified looping algorithm has been employed. For the adaptive refinement process, an error indicator obtained by computing the residual error of the equilibrium equations in the energy norm with a relaxation factor has been employed. Examples of mesh generation and self-adaptive mesh improvements are given. These example solutions demonstrate that an effective mesh for a given error tolerance can be obtained in a few steps of the analysis processes.

A Study on an application of PERT/CPM for process Management (공정관리를 위한 PERT/CPM 활용에 관한 연구)

  • 이종철;강규철
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.6 no.9
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    • pp.7-18
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    • 1983
  • In this paper, I have approached the problem of scheduling that can be reasonably cost down and duration down in the tenement house by using PERT/CPM technics. The tenement house of 'M' construction company consistute 78 element workings in total. I made out the net-work scheduling through 78 element workings, after calculating by computer, G-COS 101, I reduced the duration and cost by MCX, and then enforced from the least cost slope to six times. Resulty, I attained PERT/CPM scheduling for construction scheduling ; a) Make Possible the effectiveness budgeting control b) How the scientific materials c) Make possible the reasonably decision making d) Strengthen the material control by relevance of element workings e) Make possible the duration down through the least cost.

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Analysis of the non-supported excavation scrummed by truss tower (무지보 흙막이 트러스 구조물의 안정성 검토)

  • Joo, Yong-Sun;Cho, Sung-Keun;Kim, Nak-Kyung;Kim, Young-Suk;Kim, Ju-Hyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.1317-1323
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    • 2009
  • A finite element analysis was performed for new earth retention system that is a kind of truss tower with non-supported excavation. A 2D finite element model was adopted in this study to investigate the behavior of the earth retention system. Just because this non-supported truss tower system is too complex to model in 2D plain-strain condition to itself, so have to simplify it by the conception of equivalent rigidity. The horizontal displacement of the wall and lateral earth pressure distribution on the wall were computed. And it is compared with NAVFAC design manual.

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Analysis of offshore pipeline laid on 3D seabed configuration by Abaqus

  • Moghaddam, Ali Shaghaghi;Mohammadnia, Saeid;Sagharichiha, Mohammad
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.31-40
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    • 2015
  • Three dimensional (3D) non-linear finite element analysis of offshore pipeline is investigated in this work with the help of general purpose software Abaqus. The general algorithm for the finite element approach is introduced. The 3D seabed mesh, limited to a corridor along the pipeline, is extracted from survey data via Fledermous software. Moreover soil bearing capacity and coefficient of frictions, obtained from the field survey report, and are introduced into the finite element model through the interaction module. For a case of study, a 32inch pipeline with API 5L X65 material grade subjected to high pressure and high temperature loading is investigated in more details.

Simplified Numerical Load-transfer Finite Element Modelling of Tunnelling Effects on Piles

  • Nip, Koon Lok (Stephen);Pelecanos, Loizos
    • Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.117-129
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    • 2019
  • Tunnelling in urban environments is very common nowadays as large cities are expanding and transportation demands require the use of the underground space for creating extra capacity. Inevitably, any such new construction may have significant effects on existing nearby infrastructure and therefore relevant assessment of structural integrity and soil-structure interaction is required. Foundation piles can be rather sensitive to nearby tunnel construction and therefore their response needs to be evaluated carefully. Although detailed three-dimensional continuum finite element analysis can provide a wealth of information about this behaviour of piles, such analyses are generally very computationally demanding and may require a number of material and other model parameters to be properly calibrated. Therefore, relevant simplified approaches are used to provide a practical way for such an assessment. This paper presents a simple method where the pile is modelled with beam finite elements, pile-soil interaction is modelled with soil springs and tunnelling-induced displacements are introduced as an input boundary condition at the end of the soil springs. The performance of this approach is assessed through some examples of applications.

Evaluation of extension in service life and layer thickness reduction of stabilized flexible pavement

  • Nagrale, Prashant P.;Patil, Atulya
    • Advances in Computational Design
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.201-212
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    • 2018
  • Decrease in availability of suitable subbase and base course materials for highway construction leads to a search for economic method of converting locally available troublesome soil to suitable one for highway construction. Present study insights on evaluation of benefits of stabilization of subgrade soils in term of extension in service life (TBR) and layer thickness reduction (LTR). Laboratory investigation consisting of Atterberg limit, Compaction, California Bearing Ratio, unconfined compressive strength and triaxial shear strength tests were carried out on two types of soil for varying percentages of stabilizers. Vertical compressive strains at the top of unstabilized and stabilized subgrade soils were found out by elastoplastic finite element analysis using commercial software ANSYS. The values of vertical compressive strains at the top of unstabilized and stabilized subgrade, were further used to estimate layer thickness reduction or extension in service life of the pavement due to stabilization. Finite element modeling of the flexible pavement layered structure provides modern technology and sophisticated characterization of materials that can be accommodated in the analysis and enhances the reliability for the prediction of pavement response for improved design methodology. If the pavement section is kept same for unstabilized and stabilized subgrade soils, pavement resting on lime, fly ash and fiber stabilized subgrade soil B will have service life 2.84, 1.84 and 1.67 times than that of unstabilized pavement respectively. The flexible pavement resting on stabilized subgrade is beneficial in reducing the construction material. Actual savings would depend on the option exercised by the designer for reducing the thickness of an individual layer.

Numerical simulation by the finite element method of the constructive steps of a precast prestressed segmental bridge

  • Gabriela G., Machado;Americo Campos, Filho;Paula M., Lazzari;Bruna M., Lazzari;Alexandre R., Pacheco
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.85 no.2
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    • pp.163-177
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    • 2023
  • The design of segmental bridges, a structure that typically employs precast prestressed concrete elements and the balanced cantilever construction method for the deck, may demand a highly complex structural analysis for increased precision of the results. This work presents a comprehensive numerical analysis of a 3D finite element model using the software ANSYS, version 21.2, to simulate the constructive deck stages of the New Guaiba Bridge, a structure located in Porto Alegre city, southern Brazil. The materials concrete and steel were considered viscoelastic. The concrete used a Generalized Kelvin model, with subroutines written in FORTRAN and added to the main model through the customization tool UPF (User Programmable Features). The steel prestressing tendons used a Generalized Maxwell model available in ANSYS. The balanced cantilever constructive steps of a span of the New Guaiba Bridge were then numerically simulated to follow the actual constructive sequence of the bridge. A comparison between the results obtained with the numerical model and the actual vertical displacement data monitored during the bridge's construction was carried out, showing a good correlation.

Dynamic Analysis of Structure-Fluid-Soil Interaction Problem of a Bridge Subjected to Seismic-Load Using Finite Element Method (유한요소법을 이용한 지진하중을 받는 교량의 구조물-유체-지반 동적 상호작용해석)

  • You, Hee-Yong;Park, Young-Tack;Lee, Jae-Young
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.67-75
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    • 2008
  • In construction facilities such as bridges, the fluid boundary layer(or water film) is formed at the structure-soil interface by the inflow into the system due to rainfall or/and rising ground-water. As a result, the structure-soil interaction(SSI) state changes into the structure-fluid-soil interaction(SFSI) state. In general, construction facilities may be endangered by the inflow of water into the soil foundation. Thus, it is important to predict the dynamic SFSI responses accurately so that the facilities may be properly designed against such dangers. It is desired to have the robust tools of attaining such a purpose. However, there has not been any report of a method for the SFSI analyses. The objective of this study is to propose an efficient method of finite element modelling using the new interface element named hybrid interface element capable of giving reasonable predictions of the dynamic SFSI response. This element enables the simulation of the limited normal tensile resistance and the tangential hydro-plane behaviour, which has not been preceded in the previous studies. The hybrid interface element was tested numerically for its validity and employed in the analysis of SFSI responses of the continuous bridge subjected to seismic load under rainfall or/and rising ground-water condition. It showed that dynamic responses of the continuous bridge resting on direct foundation may be amplified under rainfall condition and consequently lead to significant variation of stresses.