• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.751-761
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• 2019

Lamb wave technology is a promising technology in the field of structural health monitoring and can be applied in the detection and monitoring of defects in plate structures. Based on the reconstruction algorithm for the probabilistic inspection of damage (RAPID), a Lamb-based detection and evaluation method of through-thickness rectangular notches in metal plates was proposed in this study. The influences of through-thickness rectangular notch length and the angle between sensing path and notch length direction on signals were further explored through simulations and experiments. Then a damage index calculation method which focuses on both phase and amplitude difference between detected signals and baseline signals was proposed. Based on the damage index difference between two vertically crossed sensing paths which pass through the notch in a sensor network, the notch direction identification method was proposed. In addition, the notch length was determined based on the damage index distribution along sensing paths. The experimental results showed that the image reconstructed with the proposed method could reflect the information for the evaluation of notches.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.333-342
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• 2003

본 논문의 목적은 빔 구조물에서 발생할 수 있는 손상의 위치를 탐색하고, 그 손상의 정도를 추정할 수 있는 알고리즘을 제안하는 것이다. 제안된 방법은 구조물의 모달 변형에너지의 차이를 이용한다. 구조물 내 발생한 국부적인 손상의 위치를 파악하고 그에 상응하는 손상도를 추정할 수 있는 손상지수를 손상 전과 손상 후 구조물의 모드형상에서 얻을 수 있는 모달 변위로 표현하였고 그 관계식을 정립하였다. 구조물 내 손상의 위치를 결정하는 방법은 기 개발된 손상 지표를 적용하였다. 제안된 방법의 우수성과 효용성은 수치적으로 손상을 모사한 빔 구조물을 이용하여 입증하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2002

연계논문에서는 철근콘크리트 교각의 지진손상 평가를 위한 비선형 유한요소해석 기법을 제시하였다. 이 논문에서는 철근콘크리트 교각의 이력거동의 예측에 근거한 손상지수를 제시하였다. 손상지수는 지진하중하의 철근콘크리트 교각의 손상을 수치적으로 정량화하는 방법으로서 제안되었다. 제안한 해석기법을 실험된 철근콘크리트 교각에 적용하였고 다른 연구자의 손상지수와 비교.분석하였다. 제안된 해석기법은 조사된 실험체에 대하여 하중단계에 따라 손상을 정확하게 예측하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.291-308
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• 2013

Structural health monitoring is crucial to maintain the structural performance safely. Moreover, the Kullback-Leibler divergence (KLD) is applied usually to asset the similarity between different probability density functions in the pattern recognition. In this study, the KLD is employed to detect the damage. However the asymmetry of the KLD is a shortcoming for the damage detection, to overcoming this shortcoming, two other divergences and one statistic distribution are proposed. Then the damage identification by the KLD and its three descriptions from the symmetric point of view is investigated. In order to improve the reliability and accuracy of the four divergences, the gapped smoothing method (GSM) is adopted. On the basis of the damage index approach, the new damage index (DI) for detect damage more accurately based on the four divergences is developed. In the last, the grey relational coefficient and hypothesis test (GRCHT) is utilized to obtain the more precise damage identification results. Finally, a clear remarkable improvement can be observed. To demonstrate the feasibility and accuracy of the proposed method, examples of an isotropic beam with different damage scenarios are employed so as to check the present approaches numerically. The final results show that the developed approach successfully located the damaged region in all cases effect and accurately.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.14-26
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• 2014

This paper provides the prediction of ultimate longitudinal strengths of the hull girders of a very large crude carrier considering probabilistic damage extent due to collision and grounding accidents based on IMO Guidelines (2003). The probabilistic density functions of damage extent are expressed as a function of non-dimensional damage variables. The accumulated probabilistic levels of 10%, 30%, 50%, and 70% are taken into account for the estimation of damage extent. The ultimate strengths have been calculated using the in-house software called Ultimate Moment Analysis of Damaged Ships which is based on the progressive collapse method, with a new convergence criterion of force vector equilibrium. Damage indices are provided for several probable heeling angles from $0^{\circ}$ (sagging) to $180^{\circ}$ (hogging) due to collision- and grounding-induced structural failures and consequent flooding of compartments. This paper proves from the residual strength analyses that the second moment of area of a damage section can be a reliable index for the estimation of the residual ultimate strength. A simple polynomial formula is also proposed based on minimum residual ultimate strengths.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2016

We propose an effective methodology using electromechanical impedance characteristics for estimating the remaining tensile force of tendons and simultaneously detecting damages of the anchorage blocks. Once one piezoelectric patch is attached on the anchor head and the other is bonded on the bearing plate, impedance responses are measured through these two patches under varying tensile force conditions. Then statistical indices are calculated from the impedances, and two types of relationship curves between the tensile force and the statistical index (TE Curve) and between statistical indices of two patches (SR Curve) are established. Those are considered as database for monitoring both the tendon and the anchorage system. If damage exists on the bearing plate, the statistical index of patch on the bearing plate would be out of bounds of the SR curve and damage can be detected. A change in the statistical index by damage is calibrated with the SR curve, and the tensile force can be estimated with the corrected index and the TE Curve. For validation of the developed methodology, experimental studies are performed on the scaled model of an anchorage system that is simplified only with 3 solid wedges, a 3-hole anchor head, and a bearing plate. Then, the methodology is applied to a real scale anchorage system that has 19 strands, wedges, an anchor head, a bearing plate, and a steel duct. It is observed that the proposed scheme gives quite accurate estimation of the remaining tensile forces. Therefore, this methodology has great potential for practical use to evaluate the remaining tensile forces and damage status in the post-tensioned structural members.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.345-352
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• 2023

최근 전 세계적으로 겨울철 자연재해인 대설 재해 위험이 커지고 있다. 대한민국 강설의 특징은 지역별 차이가 있는 것이 특징으로, 대설 피해를 줄이기 위한 연구가 많이 진행되고 있으나, 지역별 특성을 반영하지 못한 연구 결과가 제시되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대한민국의 대설 취약성 평가를 실시하기 위해 PSR 방법과 DPSIR 방법을 사용하였고, 평가 결과 두 가지 평가 방법을 비교하여 신뢰할 수 있는 대설 위험지역을 제시하고자 하였다. PSR 방법은 압력지수, 상태지수, 반응지수로 구분되며, DPSIR 방법은 추진력, 압력, 상태, 영향, 대책 지수로 구분된다. 각 지표에 해당하는 데이터를 수집하고, 엔트로피 가중치 산정방법을 이용하여 가중치를 계산하여 우리나라 전 지역의 대설 취약성 지수를 산출하였다. 최근 2018년부터 2022년까지 대한민국의 대설 피해를 기준으로 PSR과 DPSIR 방법을 이용하여 산출한 지수를 비교한 결과 DPSIR 방법을 이용하여 산출된 취약성 지수가 더 신뢰할 수 있는 결과를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과 대설 피해 발생 시 대설 취약성 지수가 높은 지역을 선제적으로 대비할 수 있고, 효율적인 제설대응체계를 구축할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.53-68
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• 2017

The response sensitivity method in time domain has been applied extensively for damage identification. In this paper, the relationship between the error of damage identification and the sensitivity matrix is investigated through perturbation analysis. An index is defined according to the perturbation amplify effect and an optimal sensor placement method is proposed based on the minimization of that index. A sequential sub-optimal algorithm is presented which results in consistently good location selection. Numerical simulations with a two-dimensional high truss structure are conducted to validate the proposed method. Results reveal that the damage identification using the optimal sensor placement determined by the proposed method can identify multiple damages of the structure more accurately.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2016

This paper presents an effective damage detection method for offshore jackets using natural frequency change ratios. Two parameters, cosine similarity and magnitude index, are considered to estimate the location and severity of the damage in the structure. A numerical jacket structure model is considered to verify the performance of the proposed method. As observed through analysis, the damages in the structure are detected accurately.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.429-442
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• 2023

To study the seismic vulnerability of the composite material structure of adobe and timber, we collected and statistically analysed empirical observation samples of 542,214,937 m² and 467,177 buildings that were significantly impacted during the 179 earthquakes that occurred in mainland China from 1976 to 2010. In multi-intensity regions, combined with numerical analysis and a probability model, a non-linear continuous regression model of the vulnerability, considering the empirical seismic damage area (number of buildings) and the ratio of seismic damage, was established. Moreover, a probability matrix model of the empirical seismic damage mean value was provided. Considering the coupling effect of the annual and seismic fortification factors, an empirical seismic vulnerability curve model was constructed in the multiple-intensity regions. A probability matrix model of the mean vulnerability index (MVI) was proposed, and was validated through the above-mentioned reconnaissance sample data. A matrix model of the MVI of the regions (19 provinces in mainland China) based on the parameter (MVI) was established.