• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.615-638
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• 2002

This paper presents a method of seismic analysis for a cylindrical liquid storage structure considering the effects of the interior fluid and exterior soil medium in the frequency domain. The horizontal and rocking motions of the structure are included in this study. The fluid motion is expressed in terms of analytical velocity potential functions, which can be obtained by solving the boundary value problem including the deformed configuration of the structure as well as the sloshing behavior of the fluid. The effect of the fluid is included in the equation of motion as the impulsive added mass and the frequency-dependent convective added mass along the nodes on the wetted boundary of the structure. The structure and the near-field soil medium are represented using the axisymmetric finite elements, while the far-field soil is modeled using dynamic infinite elements. The present method can be applied to the structure embedded in ground as well as on ground, since it models both the soil medium and the structure directly. For the purpose of verification, earthquake response analyses are performed on several cases of liquid tanks on a rigid ground and on a homogeneous elastic half-space. Comparison of the present results with those by other methods shows good agreement. Finally, an application example of a reinforced concrete tank on a horizontally layered soil with a rigid bedrock is presented to demonstrate the importance of the soil-structure interaction effects in the seismic analysis for large liquid storage tanks.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2002

수직방향 가속도를 받는 원통형 액체 저장탱크는 내부유체의 슬로싱(sloshing)에 의한 동하중에 의하여 구조 및 제어성능 안정성에 심각한 영향을 받을 수 있다. 더욱이 유체의 슬로싱 진동수가 제어계 혹은 탱크구조물의 고유진동수 근처에 있게되면 발사체에 큰 동하중과 모멘트를 유발하게 된다. 이와 같은 유체의 동적 효과를 억제하기 위하여 일반적으로 링형 탄성체 배플(baffle)을 채용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 배플의 개수와 내경을 변수로 설정하여 배플의 동적억제효과를 평가 및 분석하기 위한 수치해석을 수행한다. 배플내경에 따른 파라메트릭 해석과, 탱크높이 및 유체높이를 각각 균등 분할하여 설치된 배들에 대한 동억제 효과를 분석한다. 유체와 구조물 사이의 정확하고 효과적인 연계해석을 위하여 ALE(arbitrary Lagrangin-Eulerian) 수치해석 기법을 적용한다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2011

The EG/AD/S model ice, originally developed by Timco (1986), was selected as the primary model ice material for the newly built MOERI Ice Model Basin in Korea. However, the existence of a sugar component in the EG/AD/S mixture may cause a serious maintenance problem, as described in certain references. This study focuses on the tests of the mechanical properties of the EG/AD/S and the EG/AD model ice. In order to understand the influence of sugar in the original EG/AD/S model ice and to find a possible substitute for sugar, a series of tests with the EG/AD model ice were performed, and the results were compared to those of the EG/AD/S model ice. The relatively large size of the MOERI Ice Model Basin made it difficult to control the initial strength of model ice, so it took a much longer time to achieve the target strength. In order to obtain a lower strength and stiffness for the model ice, the amount of chemical additives may be varied to achieve the desired strength level. This paper is a preliminary study aimed at seeking a possible substitute for the original EG/AD/S model ice for utilization in a large-scale ice tank. To understand the influence of sugar in the original EG/AD/S model ice, the mechanical properties of the EG/AD/S and EG/AD model ice, such as flexural strength, compressive strength, and elastic modulus, were tested in the laboratory condition and compared to each other. The warm-up procedure seems to be an important factor to reduce ice strength in the tests, so it is discussed in detail.

• Composites Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 방탄재료로 활용 가능할 것으로 예상되는 여러 구조용 세라믹스의 물리기계적 물성과 방탄물성과의 상호연관성을 분석하였다. 물리기계적 물성을 측정한 후 30mm 고체추진포에서 10.7의 L/D비를 갖는 텅스텐 긴 관통자를 비행시켜 운동에너지(KE)탄에 대한 방탄물성을 측정하였으며, K215 자탄을 기폭시켜 성형작약(HEAT)탄에 대한 방탄물성을 측정하였다. 영률/밀도비, 경도/밀도비 및 꺽임강도/밀도비가 증가할수록 방탄물성이 대체적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 특히 HEL(Hugoniot Elastic Limit)/밀도비가 증가함에 따라 KE탄에 대한 방탄물성이 선형적으로 증가하는 현상을 나타내었다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.283-291
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• 2004

Recently, the construction of underwater structures has been gradually increased, but underwater concrete got some problems of quality deterioration and water contamination around cast-in-situ of construction. In addition, massive underwater structures such as LNG tank, underwater concrete structures of large and continuous high- strength subterranean wall under water are being demanded lower heat of hydration. In this paper, the mechanical properties of high-strength antiwashout underwater concrete (HAWC) containing with two kinds of mineral admixtures respectively were investigated. On the basis of these results, the pH value and suspended solids of HAWC manufactured in the mock-up test were 10.0$\Box$11.0 and 51 mg/${\iota}$ at 30 minutes later, respectively, initial and final setting time were about 30,37 hours, and the slump flow was 530$\pm$20Tm. In the placement at a speed of $27 m^3/hr$, there was no large difference in flowing velocity with or without reinforcing bar, and flowing slope was maintained at horizontal level. Compressive strength and elastic modulus of the cored specimen somewhat decreased as flowing distance was far; however, those of central area showed the highest value.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2011

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the efficacy of modeling a surface effect ship's air-cushion flexible seal utilizing a two-dimensional beam under steady state conditions. This effort is the initial phase of developing a more complex three-dimensional model of the air-seal-water fluid-structure interaction. The beam model incorporates the seal flexural rigidity and mass with large deformations while assuming linear elastic material response. The hydrodynamic pressure is derived utilizing the OpenFOAM computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solver for a given set of steady-state flow condition. The pressure distribution derived by the CFD solver is compared with the pressure required to deform the seal beam model. The air pressure, flow conditions and seal geometry are obtained from experimental analysis. The experimental data was derived from large-scale experimental tests utilizing a test apparatus of a canonical surface effect ship's flexible seal in a towing tank over a variety of test conditions.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.39-52
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• 1987

This study was to investigate the effects of soil-structure relative stiffness on the structural characteristics of the cylindrical tank supported by soil. A standard example model of the farm silo rested on the Winkler's subsoil model was used for the analysis of soil-structure coupled system. In this paper, Winkler's constants 4,15 and l00kg/cm$^2$/cm were considered and the bottom plate thicknesses of the farm silo 20, 30, 50,100 and 150cm were adopted. For the given model the effects of bottom plate thickness were the most conspicuous at weakest Winkler's constant 4kg/ cm$^2$/cm. While when Winkler's constant is l00kg/cm$^2$/cm, the effect of the bottom plate thickness is almost negligible. On the other hand, when the bottom plate thickness is more than 100cm, the effects of elastic foundation were aknost disappeared. In design practice, it is hoped that the thicknesses of bottom plate should be determined reasonably because of it's considerable effect on the structural characteristics as the lOOcm thickness of bottom plate will not be practical value in usual sites.

• 대한한의진단학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2012

Objectives: Existing cardiovascular simulators are used to evaluate artificial organs such as artificial hearts, prosthetic valves, and artificial blood vessels, and pulses are typically triggered using artificial hearts. However, the forms of pulse waves vary according to the location of arteries, and for precise assessment of artificial blood vessels, the development of simulators that generate diverse pressure pulse waves is necessary. This study developed a novel cardiovascular simulator that generates different forms of pulse waves. Methods: This simulator consists of a stepping motor, a slider-crank mechanism that transforms the rotation movement of a motor into the straight-line motion of a piston, a piston that generates pulsatile flows, a water tank that supplies fluids, an elastic tube made of silicon, and a device that adjusts the terminal resistance of fluids. Results & Conclusion: This study examined motor rotation and its operation under conditions similar to the physiological conditions of the heart. The simulator developed in this study produced diverse forms of waves, and the generated pressure waves well satisfied physiological conditions.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2009

The membrane of the LNG carriers consists of thin strips of INVAR(Fe-36%Ni) steel plates, and the junction between INVAR strips is fabricated by welding. Thousands of the raised edge joints, regularly spaced, are located around all the side of the tank corner near the transverse bulkhead, and TIG welding is manually made on the top of the raised edges. Since the thickness of all the laminated edge plies is extremely thin and the weld position is under a bad accessibility, highly skilled workers are required to perform welding relatively for a long welding time. An alternative scheme for the corner membrane fabrication is proposed in the study to improve the installation workability and thus productivity. The scheme replaces the welded edges with the preformed corrugation ones. A panel strip with regularly-spaced corrugations is installed at the corner instead of the individual flat strip of which edge is vertically raised to be welded with the adjacent strip. In the study, a series of the evaluation on the corrugated edge members was performed to assess the applicability to the real LNG carrier fabrication. Opening displacement at the raised edge was experimentally examined. Elastic stiffness regressed from the displacement was nearly same in both edge types. Edge displacement and local stresses were calculated under hydrostatic pressure and temperature change due to liquefied cargo. Fatigue test was performed on both corrugated and welded edge specimens consisting of two or five plies of invar strips. Fatigue strength of the corrugated specimens was not less than that of the welded specimens.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.182-193
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 유연성이 있는 막구조 방파제가 파도중 수평으로 놓여 있을 때 유연막에 의한 파랑제어 효과를 살펴보았다. 파도와 유연막의 상호작용을 고려하기 위하여 선형 유탄성 이론을 사용하였다. 계산예로 유연막의 형태, 잠긴깊이 그리고 유연막에 걸리는 초기 장력을 변화시키면서 반사율과 투과율 그리고 유연막의 변형을 살펴보았다. 또한 Texas A&M 대학의 2차원 수조에서 모형실험을 수행하여 해석해와 수치해를 비교하였다. 실험결과는 계산결과를 정성적으로 잘 따라가고 있음을 확인하였다. 개발된 설계 프로그램을 이용하여 설치 해역의 파랑 특성에 적합한 최적의 유연막 방파제를 설계. 제작할 수 있으리라 사료된다