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Design of Dual Curved Lens for Millimeter-Wave Imaging (밀리미터파 이미징을 위한 이중 곡률 렌즈의 설계)

  • Lee, Won-Hui;Pyo, Seongmin
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.239-242
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we proposed the dual curved lens of concave type. HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) used to fabricate the dual curved lens. The dual curved lens consisted of two concave structures. Role of two concave structures is to beam uniform and expansion. A small concave structure has the greater curvature than big concave structure. The dual curved lens will apply to millimeter imaging system. We measured the dual curved lens performance using 250 GHz VDI source. And we simulated the dual curved lens using ZEMAX. Fabricated lens have a good performance for beam uniform and expansion.

A Study on the Safety Assessment of Curved Hollow RC Slab Bridge Structures (곡선형 RC 중공 슬래브교의 안전성 평가 사례 연구)

  • Chai, Won-Kyu;Jo, Byung-Wan;Kim, Kwang-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.21 no.6 s.78
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    • pp.96-100
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    • 2006
  • In this thesis, the crack investigation, the damage investigation, the drawing check, and the structural analysis were performed on a curved hollow RC(reinforced concrete) slab bridge structure to assess the structural safety of that. From the crack investigation result, main reason of crack occurrence is guessed with travelling of the large truck. Therefore reinforcement of slab structure is necessary by using the steel plate. When structural analysis, the straight beam model, the curved beam model, and the curved plate model is used. From the results of structural analysis for curved hollow RC slab bridge, the maximum bending moment and the maximum shear force was not a difference in each models. But the vertical displacement of mid span using the curved beam model was greater than that using the other models.

Technical Limit Analysis of the Construction Method of Free-curved Architectural Structure using 3D Printer (3D 프린터를 이용한 비정형 건축 구조물 시공법의 기술적 한계 분석)

  • Kim, Kyoon-Tai;Jun, Young-Hun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.11a
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    • pp.201-202
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, we classify 3D printer technologies which are becoming a recent issue, and analyzed the features and limitations of the technology. As a result, we can see that there is no 3D printer technology that can produce a completely free-curved architectural structure. In order to construct a completely free-curved architectural structure with a 3D printer, it is necessary to draw up a new concept technique that complements the drawbacks of the two methods.

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On the theory of curved anisotropic plate

  • Chiang, Yih-Cherng
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.741-759
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    • 2006
  • A general theory which describes the elastic response of a curved anisotropic plate subjected to stretching and bending will be developed by considering the nonlinear effect that reflecting the non-flat geometry of the structure. By applying a newly derived $6{\times}6$ matrix constitutive relation between force resultants, moment resultants, mid-plane strains and deformed curvatures, the governing differential equations for a curved anisotropic plate is developed in the usual manner, namely, by consideration of the constitutive relation and equilibrium equations. Solutions are obtained for simply-supported boundary conditions and compared to corresponding solutions that neglecting the nonlinear effect in the analysis. The comparisons indicate that the nonlinear terms in the equations that caused by the curvature of the structure is crucial for the curved plate analysis. Under certain curved plate geometries the unreasonable results will be induced by neglecting the nonlinear effect in the analysis.

Dynamic stability and structural improvement of vibrating electrically curved composite screen subjected to spherical impactor: Finite element and analytical methods

  • Xiao, Caiyuan;Zhang, Guiju
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.533-552
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    • 2022
  • The current article deals with the dynamic stability, and structural improvement of vibrating electrically curved screen on the viscoelastic substrate. By considering optimum value for radius curvature of the electrically curved screen, the structure improvement of the system occurs. For modeling the electrically system, the Maxwell's' equation is developed. Hertz contact model in employed to obtain contact forces between impactor and structure. Moreover, variational methods and nonlinear von Kármán model are used to derive boundary conditions (BCs) and nonlinear governing equations of the vibrating electrically curved screen. Galerkin and Multiple scales solution approach are coupled to solve the nonlinear set of governing equations of the vibrating electrically curved screen. Along with the analytical solution, 3D finite element simulation via ABAQUS package is provided with the aid of a FE package for simulating the current system's response. The results are categorized in 3 different sections. First, effects of geometrical and material parameters on the vibrational performance and stability of the curves panel. Second, physical properties of the impactor are taken in to account and their effect on the absorbed energy and velocity profile of the impactor are presented. Finally, effect of the radius and initial velocity on the mode shapes of the current structure is demonstrated.

Free vibration and buckling analyses of curved plate frames using finite element method

  • Oguzhan Das;Hasan Ozturk;Can Gonenli
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.86 no.6
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    • pp.765-778
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    • 2023
  • This study investigates the free vibration and buckling analyses of isotropic curved plate structures fixed at all ends. The Kirchhoff-Love Plate Theory (KLPT) and Finite Element Method (FEM) are employed to model the curved structure. In order to perform the finite element analysis, a four-node quadrilateral element with 5 degrees of freedom (DOF) at each node is utilized. Additionally, the drilling effect (θz) is considered as minimal to satisfy the DOF of the structure. Lagrange's equation of motion is used in order to obtain the first ten natural frequencies and the critical buckling values of the structure. The effects of various radii of curvatures and aspect ratio on the natural frequency and critical buckling load values for the single-bay and two-bay curved frames are investigated within this scope. A computer code based on finite element analysis is developed to perform free vibration and buckling analysis of curved plate frames. The natural frequency and critical buckling load values of the present study are compared with ANSYS R18.2 results. It has been concluded that the results of the present study are in good agreement with ANSYS results for different radii of curvatures and aspect ratio values of both single-bay and two-bay structures.

Modal analysis of FG sandwich doubly curved shell structure

  • Dash, Sushmita;Mehar, Kulmani;Sharma, Nitin;Mahapatra, Trupti R.;Panda, Subrata K.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.68 no.6
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    • pp.721-733
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    • 2018
  • The modal frequency responses of functionally graded (FG) sandwich doubly curved shell panels are investigated using a higher-order finite element formulation. The system of equations of the panel structure derived using Hamilton's principle for the evaluation of natural frequencies. The present shell panel model is discretised using the isoparametric Lagrangian element (nine nodes and nine degrees of freedom per node). An in-house MATLAB code is prepared using higher-order kinematics in association with the finite element scheme for the calculation of modal values. The stability of the opted numerical vibration frequency solutions for the various shell geometries i.e., single and doubly curved FG sandwich structure are proven via the convergence test. Further, close conformance of the finite element frequency solutions for the FG sandwich structures is found when compared with the published theoretical predictions (numerical, analytical and 3D elasticity solutions). Subsequently, appropriate numerical examples are solved pertaining to various design factors (curvature ratio, core-face thickness ratio, aspect ratio, support conditions, power-law index and sandwich symmetry type) those have the significant influence on the free vibration modal data of the FG sandwich curved structure.

Rail Structure Interaction Analysis for the Curved-Elevated Viaducts (곡선구간을 포함한 고가철도의 레일 구조물 상호작용 해석)

  • Cho Eu-Kyeong;Park Sung-Ryung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.376-381
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    • 2005
  • This paper presents the rail structure interaction analysis of the elevated viaducts which contains the curved alignments with smallest radius of 300 metre. The aim of this study is to check the compatibility between the track and the curved structure in order to verify the safety of the continuous welded rail track under service conditions. To perform the rail structure interaction analysis, nonlinear static rail structure interaction calculation is implemented. The bridge structures, the rails and the track behaviour are modelled according to the UIC774-3 and the Eurocode prEN1991-2 recommendations. Criteria in Eurocode prEN1991-2 are investigated to check the compatibility between the track and the structure for the rail structure interaction effects.

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Curved laminate analysis

  • Chiang., Yih-Cherng
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.169-186
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    • 2011
  • This paper is devoted to the development of the equations which describe the elastic response of a curved laminate subjected to in-plane loads and bending moments. Similar to the classic $6{\times}6$ ABD matrix constitutive relation of a flat laminate, a new $6{\times}6$ matrix constitutive relation between force resultants, moment resultants, mid-plane strains and deformed curvatures for a curved laminate is formulated. This curved lamination theory will provide the fundamental basis for the analyses of curved laminated structures. The stress predictions by the present curved lamination theory are compared to those by the curved laminate analysis that neglected the nonlinear terms in the derivation of the constitutive relation. The results show that the curved laminate analysis that neglected the nonlinear terms cannot reflect the effect of curvature and can no longer predict the stresses accurately as the curvature becomes noticeable. In this paper, a curved lamination theory that retains the nonlinear terms and, therefore, accounts for the effect of the non-flat geometry of the structure will be developed.

Study on the dynamic behaviors of curved beam structure using spectral element (스펙트럴 요소를 이용한 곡선 보 구조물의 동적거동 해석)

  • 이준근;이우식;박철희
    • Journal of KSNVE
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 1996
  • The significance of spectral element method is that it can treat the mass and stiffness distribution exactly in contrast to the conventional finite element method, and therefore the dynamic behaviors within each spectral element can be obtained exactly. The present study provides the derivation of the spectral element of a curved beam, while the previous ones presented that of a straight structure. Further, in order to verify the derived spectral element, the natural frequencies of a ring by the spectral element method are compared with those by the analytical method and those by the FEM. From the verification, derived spectral element is admissible. And the dynamic behaviors of curved beam are simulated by using the derived spectral element of a curved beam.

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