• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.274-279
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• 2000

This paper is concerned with the orthotropic problem of diaphragm-type air springs which consist of rubber linings, nylon reinforced rubber composite and bead ring. The analysis is carried out with a finite element method developed to consider the orthotropic properties, geometric nonlinearity using four-node degenerated shell element with reduced integration. Physical stabilization scheme is used to control the zero-energy modes of the element. An inflation analysis and a lateral deformation analysis of an air spring are carried out. Numerical analysis results demonstrate the variation of the outer diameter, the fold height, the vertical force and the lateral force.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.110-122
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• 2008

Pneumatic vibration isolator typically consisting of dual-chamber pneumatic springs and a rigid table are widely employed for proper operation of precision instruments such as optical devices or nano-scale equipments owing to their low stiffness- and high damping-characteristics. As environmental vibration regulations for precision instruments become more stringent, it is required to improve further the isolation performance. In order to facilitate their design optimization or active control, a more accurate mathematical model or complex stiffness is needed. Experimental results we obtained rigorously for a dual-chamber pneumatic spring exhibit significantly amplitude dependent behavior, which cannot be described by linear models in earlier researches. In this paper, an improvement for the complex stiffness model is presented by taking two major considerations. One is to consider the amplitude dependent complex stiffness of diaphragm necessarily employed for prevention of air leakage. The other is to employ a nonlinear model for the air flow in capillary tube connecting the two pneumatic chambers. The proposed amplitude-dependent complex stiffness model which reflects dependency on both frequency and excitation amplitude is shown to be very valid by comparison with the experimental measurements. Such an accurate nonlinear model for the dual-chamber pneumatic springs would contribute to more effective design or control of vibration isolation systems.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.692-696
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• 2011

A clutch is a very important component when engine starts and gear shifting is needed. The clutch the most commonly used is the dry clutch. This type of clutch has pads, and they are worn after disengagement of clutch little by little. The characteristics of the clutch changes as these pads wear, so wear needs to be measured, and the clutch should be controlled for proper operation. In this study, the clutch contact point estimation algorithm has been developed. From this algorithm, clutch force map changes depending on wear, and the clutch operates properly. We also see the shifting transient of a vehicle for drivability with throttle valve position control and synchronizer movement.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2006

This paper presents the evaluation of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) regulators for home use. For the evaluation, several properties of the regulators were experimentally analyzed, such as the operation of safety device, the adjusting and lock-up pressure, the adjusting spring and the diaphragm, with respect to the used time of the regulators. Experimental results showed that the initial operation performances of regulators were degraded with increase of the service time and also showed that the degradation of the performance and material property could become serious after about six-year-use of the regulators.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1083-1101
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• 2015

Previous theoretical equations for the shear capacity of steel beam to concrete filled steel tube (CFT) column connections vary in the assumptions for the shear deformation mechanisms and adopt different equations for calculating shear strength of each component (steel tube webs, steel tube flanges, diaphragms, and concrete etc.); thus result in different equations for calculating shear strength of the joint. Besides, shear force-deformation relations of the joint, needed for estimating building drift, are not well developed at the present. This paper compares previously proposed equations for joint shear capacity, discusses the shear deformation mechanism of the joint, and suggests recommendations for obtaining more accurate predictions. Finite element analyses of internal diaphragm connections to CFT columns were carried out in ABAQUS. ABAQUS results and theoretical estimations of the shear capacities were then used to calibrate rotational springs in joint elements in OpenSEES simulating the shear deformation behavior of the joint. The ABAQUS and OpenSEES results were validated with experimental results available. Results show that: (1) shear deformation of the steel tube dominates the deformation of the joint; while the thickness of the diaphragms has a negligible effect; (2) in OpenSEES simulation, the joint behavior is highly dependent on the yielding strength given to the rotational spring; and (3) axial force ratio has a significant effect on the joint deformation of the specimen analyzed. Finally, modified joint shear force-deformation relations are proposed based on previous theory.

• 에너지공학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2006

가정용 LPG(Liquefied petroleum gas)저압조정기의 성능 및 수명평가를 위하여, 저압조정기의 사용경과에 대한 안전장치의 성능, 조정압력 및 폐쇄압력, 조정 스프링 및 다이어프램의 기계적 물성을 분석하였다. 실험결과, 사용시간의 경과에 따른 조정성능 및 물성저하가 관찰되었으며, 사용기간 6년 이상의 조정기는 성능 저하가 매우 심각한 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제11권1호통권38호
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• pp.13-22
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 처짐각법을 개선하여 강박스형교의 뒤틀림 거동을 분석할 수 있는 프로그램을 개발하였다. 박스거더의 뒤틀림 거동을 분석하는 대표적인 방법으로 BEF유사법과 EBEF법이 있으나, 전자는 등단면에 국한되고 경계조건에 따른 적분상수를 계산하기 위해 복잡한 삼각함수를 적용해야 하는 번거로움이 있다. 후자는 격벽의 강성을 무한으로 하여 연속보로 해석하는 근시적인 수치해석 방법이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 변단면과 격벽의 강성을 해석에 반영할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. 몇 가지 예제 해석을 통하여 본 연구에서 개발한 프로그램의 타당성을 검증하였고, 격벽의 강성에 따른 매개변수 연구를 수행하였다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.389-394
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• 2005

초대형 부유식 구조물의 경우 지진하중보다 파랑하중에 의한 영향이 크게 작용하기 때문에 파랑하중에 의한 하부부체의 변형이 상부구조물에 부가모멘트를 발생시키는 요인이 된다. 이러한 부가모멘트를 저감시키기 위해 본 연구에서는 강접합과 핀접합 사이의 거동을 하는 반강접 접합부를 적용하였다. 초대형 부유식 구조물의 상부구조체에 반강접 접합부를 적용할 경우 보의 부가모멘트를 감소시킬 수 있으며, 더욱 경제적인 설계가 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 4경간 3층 예제구조물에 대하여 파랑하중에 의한 영향을 분석하고, 구조물의 반강접 접합부 적용에 따른 효율성을 검토하였다. 접합부는 각형강관 외-다이아프램 접합부를 적용하였으며 파랑하중에 의한 동적 특성을 분석하기 위하여 시간 이력해석을 수행하였다. 초대형 부유식 구조물의 상부구조물의 경우 파랑하중에 의해서 정하중의 최대모멘트 응답이 강접 구조물에서는 $33\%$ 증가하였으며, 스프링 모델을 이용한 반강접 구조물에서는 $26\%$ 증가하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.93-115
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• 2013

This paper describes a study of the influence of a dynamically flexible building structure on pressures inside and net pressures on the roof of low-rise buildings with a dominant opening. It is shown that dynamic interaction between the flexible roof and the internal pressure results in a coupled system that is similar to a two-degree-of-freedom mechanical system consisting of two mass-spring-damper systems with excitation forces acting on both the masses. Two resonant modes are present, the natural frequencies of which can readily be obtained from the model. As observed with quasi-static building flexibility, the effect of increased dynamic flexibility is to reduce the first natural frequency as well as the corresponding peak value of the admittance, the latter being the result of increased damping effects. Consequently, it is found that the internal and net roof pressure fluctuations (RMS coefficients) are also reduced with dynamic flexibility. This model has been validated from experiments conducted using a cylindrical model with a leeward end flexible diaphragm, whereby good match between predicted and measured natural frequencies, and trends in peak admittances and RMS responses with flexibility, were obtained. Furthermore, since significant differences exist between internal and net roof pressure responses obtained from the dynamic flexibility model and those obtained from the quasi-static flexibility model, it is concluded that the quasi-static flexibility assumption may not be applicable to dynamically flexible buildings. Additionally, since sensitivity analyses reveal that the responses are sensitive to both the opening loss coefficient and the roof damping ratio, careful estimates should therefore be made to these parameters first, if predictions from such models are to have significance to real buildings.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 1999

가정용 LPG 저압조정기의 사용경과에 따른 성능특성과 사용수명을 평가하기 위하여 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험결과에 의하면 조정기의 안전장치 작동압력은 사용경과 1년부터 분출개시압력값과 정지압력값을 이탈하였고, 조정압력과 폐쇄압력은 사용경과 7${\~}$8년부터의 조정기에서 기준값을 현저하게 벗어났다. 스프링과 다이어프램은 사용한지 5${\~}$6년이 경과하면서 재료특성이 저하하였다. 따라서 LPG 저압조정기는 약 6년 정도의 사용수명을 갖고 있는 것으로 평가된다. 그러나 사용자의 안전확보와 사고예방을 위해서 5년이 경과하면 조정기에 이상이 없더라도 교체하는 것이 바람직하다.