• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.757-781
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• 2016

The results of diagnostics and analysis of an industrial hall located on the premises of a thermal power plant severely damaged by fire are presented in the paper. The comprehensive failure-related diagnostics, non-destructive and destructive tests of steel and concrete materials, geodetic surveying of selected structural members, numerical modelling, static analysis and reliability assessment were focused on two basic goals: The determination of the current technical condition of the load bearing structure and the assessment of its post fire resistance as well as assessing the degree of damage and subsequent design of reconstruction measures and arrangements which would enable the safe and reliable use of the building. The current mechanical properties of the steel material obtained from the tests and measured geometric characteristics of the structural members with imperfections were employed in finite element models to study the post-fire behaviour of the structure. In order to compare the behaviour of the numerically modelled steel roof truss, subjected to the effects of fire, with the real post-fire response of the damaged structure theoretically obtained resistance, critical temperature and the time at which the structure no longer meets the required reliability criteria under its given loading are compared with real values. A very good agreement between the simulated results and real characteristics of the structure after the fire was observed.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.339-359
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• 2019

Pre-stressed concrete poles are among the supporting systems used to support transmission lines. It is essential to protect transmission line systems from harsh environmental attacks such as downburst wind events. Typically, these poles are designed to resist synoptic wind loading as current codes do not address high wind events in the form of downbursts. In the current study, the behavior of guyed pre-stressed concrete Transmission lines is studied under downburst loads. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first investigation to assess the behaviour of guyed pre-stressed concrete poles under downburst events. Due to the localized nature of those events, identifying the critical locations and parameters leading to peak forces on the poles is a challenging task. To overcome this challenge, an in-house built numerical model is developed incorporating the following: (1) a three-dimensional downburst wind field previously developed and validated using computational fluid dynamics simulations; (2) a computationally efficient analytical technique previously developed and validated to predict the non-linear behaviour of the conductors including the effects of the pretension force, sagging, insulator's stiffness and the non-uniform distribution of wind loads, and (3) a non-linear finite element model utilized to simulate the structural behaviour of the guyed pre-stressed concrete pole considering material nonlinearity. A parametric study is conducted by varying the downbursts locations relative to the guyed pole while considering three different span values. The results of this parametric study are utilized to identify critical downburst configurations leading to peak straining actions on the pole and the guys. This is followed by comparing the obtained critical load cases to new load cases proposed to ASCE-74 loading committee. A non-linear failure analysis is then conducted for the three considered guyed pre-stressed concrete transmission line systems to determine the downburst jet velocity at which the pole systems fail.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2016

Although the aircraft industry was the first to use fibre composites, now they are increasingly used in a range of structural applications such as flooring, decking, platforms and roofs. Interlayer delamination is a major failure mode which threatens the reliability of composite structures. Delamination can grow in size under increasing loads with time and hence leads to severe loss of structural integrity and stiffness reduction. Delamination reduces the natural frequency and as a consequence may result in resonance. Hence, the study of the effects of delamination on the free vibration behaviour of multilayer composite structures is imperative. The focus of this paper is to develop a 3D FE model and investigate the free vibration behaviour of fibre composite multilayer sandwich panels with interlayer delaminations. A series of parametric studies are conducted to assess the influence of various parameters of concern, using a commercially available finite element package. Additionally, selected points in the delaminated region are connected appropriately to simulate bolting as a remedial measure to fasten the delamination region in the aim of reducing the effects of delamination. First order shear deformation theory based plate elements have been used to model each sandwich layer. The findings suggest that the delamination size and the end fixity of the plate are the most important factors responsible for stiffness reduction due to delamination damage in composite laminates. It is also revealed that bolting the delaminated region can significantly reduce the natural frequency variation due to delamination thereby improving the dynamic performance.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 불균일한 접착 상태를 가지는 복합재 접착 체결 시편에 대하여 모드 I 하중에서의 파괴 특성을 분석하였다. 이를 위하여 Double Cantilever Beam(DCB) 시험을 수행하였으며 모드 I 파괴 인성을 도출하였다. 불균일한 접착 상태를 갖는 시편의 경우 안정한 균열 성장 구간과 불안정한 균열 성장 구간이 나타남을 확인하였다. DCB 시험에서 구한 하중-변위 선도와 시편의 파손 단면을 통해 각 구간의 파괴 특성을 관찰하였다. 시험에서 측정된 균열 길이를 기준으로 세분화된 구간과 각 구간의 모드 I 파괴 인성을 이용하여 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. DCB 시험 결과와 유한요소해석 결과를 통해 불균일한 접착 상태를 가지는 시편의 파괴 거동을 모사할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.443-456
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• 2019

Although numerous researchers demonstrated the significant difference in performance between the various beam-to-column connection types, most of the previous studies in the area of infilled steel frames focused on the behaviour of frames with welded connections. Therefore, there is a need for conducting studies on infilled steel frames with other common connection types (extended endplate with and without rib stiffeners, flush endplate and shear connections). In this paper, firstly, a two-dimensional finite-element model simulating the cyclic response of infilled steel frames was presented. The infill-frame interaction, as well as the interactions between connections' components, were properly modelled. Using the previously-validated model, a parametric study on infilled steel frames with five different beam-to-column connection types, under cyclic loading, was carried out. Several parameters, including infill material, fracture energy of masonry and infill thickness, were investigated. The results showed that the infilled frames with welded connections had the highest initial stiffness and load-carrying capacity. However, the infilled frames with extended endplate connections (without rib stiffeners) showed the greatest energy dissipation capacity and about 96% of the load-carrying capacity of frames with welded connections which indicates that this type of connection could have the best performance among the studied connection types. Finally, a simplified analytical model for estimating the stiffness and strength of infilled steel frames (with different beam-to-column connection types) subjected to lateral cyclic loading, was suggested.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2024

The design of disturbed regions in reinforced concrete structures usually applies the well known Strut and Tie Method (STM). As an alternative, the Stringer-Panel Method (SPM), an intermediate model between STM and the Finite Element Method (FEM), consists in dividing a structure into two distinct elements: the stringers (which carry axial forces) and panels (which carry shear forces). SPM has already showed good applicability in manual calculations and computer implementations, and its most known application was SPanCAD, an AutoCAD plugin for linear and nonlinear analysis by SPM. Unfortunately, SPanCAD was discontinued by the developers, and it's not compatible with the most recent versions of AutoCAD. So, this paper aims to present a computer program that was developed as an upgrade to the latter: the Stringer Panel Modelling Tool (SPMTool), which is intended to be an auxiliary design tool and it presents improvements, in comparison to SPanCAD. It is possible to execute linear and nonlinear analysis by three distinct formulations: Modified Compression Field Theory (MCFT), Disturbed Stress Field Model (DSFM) and Softened Membrane Model (SMM). The nonlinear results were compared to experimental data of reinforced concrete elements that were not designed by SPM; these elements were also analyzed in SPanCAD. On overall, SPMTool made more realistic predictions to the behavior of the analyzed structures than SPanCAD. Except for DSFM predictions for corbels (1.24), in overall average, the ultimate load predictions were conservative (0.85 to 0.98), which is a good aspect for a design tool. On the other hand, the cracking load predictions presented overestimations (1.06 to 1.47) and higher variations (25.59% to 34.25%) and the post-cracking behavior could not be accurately predicted; for this use case, a more robust finite element software is recommended.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2013

연구 목적: 임플란트 나사선 경사각이 치조골의 응력분포에 미치는 영향을 검토하여 어떤 임플란트가 응력분산에 유리한 지 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 피치는 0.8 mm로 일정하게 하고 나사선의 줄(thread) 수를 다르게 하여 나사선 경사각의 변화를 준 1줄 나사선 임플란트(single thread type: 경사각 $3.8^{\circ}$)와 2줄 나사선 임플란트(double thread type: 경사각 $7.7^{\circ}$) 그리고 3줄 나사선 임플란트(triple thread type: 경사각 $11.5^{\circ}$)의 세 가지 모델을 통해 3차원 유한요소 응력분석을 시행하였다. 임플란트가 치조골의 치아 장축에 대하여 $0^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$, $15^{\circ}$ 경사지게 식립된 것으로 가정하여 9 가지 모델을 만들었다. 200 N의 수직 방향의 하중과, 200 N의 임의의 $15^{\circ}$ 경사 하중을 가한 경우에 임플란트와 치조골에서 발생된 응력분포를 3차원 유한요소법으로 분석하였다. 결과:1. 임플란트의 경사 식립 각도가 클수록 치조골과 임플란트의 등가응력(von-Mises stress)과 최대주응력이 높게 나타났다. 2. 수직하중보다 경사하중을 가할 경우 치조골과 임플란트의 등가응력과 최대주응력이 높게 나타났다. 3. 임플란트의 나사선 줄 수가 증가할수록 응력분산 효과가 커서 등가응력과 최대주응력의 크기가 감소되었다. 4. 치조골에 작용하는 최대주응력의 크기는 수직하중 시에나 경사하중 시에 3줄 나사선을 가진 임플란트가 가장 작고 다음으로 2줄 또는 1줄 나사선의 순으로 나타나 3줄 나사선의 경우가 가장 우수한 결과를 보였다. 결론: 이상의 결과는 3줄 나사선 임플란트가 1줄 및 2줄 나사선 임틀란트보다 응력분산 효과 면에서 우수하며, $10^{\circ}$ 이상 경사지게 식립된 경우에라도 나사선 경사각이 커지면서 줄 수가 증가할수록 치조골에서 발생하는 최대 주응력 값이 감소하므로 임플란트 나사선 줄 수와 경사각을 최적화함으로써 임플란트 응력분산에 도움이 될 수 있음을 시사하였다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-46
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 터널 근접 시공으로 인한 기 존재 단독말뚝의 공학적 거동을 파악하기 위하여 터널로부터 말뚝선단의 이격거리와 막장압의 변화를 고려한 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 수치해석에서는 터널 막장압을 고려하여 말뚝의 거동을 분석하였으며, 터널굴착으로 유발되는 지반침하, 말뚝두부침하, 말뚝축력 및 말뚝-지반 사이의 경계면에서 발생하는 전단응력을 고찰하였다. 말뚝이 터널 크라운(crown) 바로 상부에 위치하고 말뚝선단까지의 수직 이격거리가 0.25D (여기서, D는 터널직경)인 경우 초기 응력의 50%에 해당하는 막장압을 적용할 경우 25%의 막장압을 적용한 것과 비교한 결과 말뚝두부의 침하가 약 38% 감소하였다. 또한, 막장압의 크기가 작을수록 지반침하, 말뚝의 축력 및 말뚝-지반 사이에서 발생하는 전단응력이 증가하며, 말뚝이 터널굴착 영향권 밖에 존재할 경우 말뚝에는 압축력 형태의 축력이 발생하였다. 따라서 막장압의 크기 및 터널-말뚝선단의 상대위치는 지반 침하와 말뚝 침하에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서 수행된 연구결과의 경우 기존에 보고된 연구결과를 바탕으로 비교분석을 실시하였으며, 터널굴착으로 인한 말뚝의 거동을 심도 있게 분석하였다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.480-490
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• 2016

풍력터빈의 대형화와 경량화에 따라 풍력터빈에 작용하는 동하중에 의한 진동 응답이 크게 발생할 수 있다. 특히 공진에서는 큰 진동 응답이 발생하므로 설계 시 정확한 고유진동수의 예측이 요구된다. 이를 위해 풍력터빈 지지구조와 지반에 대한 연성해석이 요구되는데, 일반적으로 유한요소에 기반한 수치적인 방법이 주로 이용된다. 그러나 유한요소 해석은 파일-지반 모델링 및 연산에 많은 노력과 시간을 요구하므로 초기 설계 단계에서는 활용에 많은 제약이 따른다. 반면, 지반을 선형화한 이론 해석은 모델이 단순하고 연산 시간이 매우 짧으므로, 해석의 신뢰성이 확보된다면 지반-지지구조의 거동 특성을 초기에 예측하는데 유용한 도구가 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이론 해석을 이용해 지반에 인입된 파일에 대한 파일-지반 연성해석을 수행하였다. 해석 시 지반의 변형은 탄성 범위 이내에 있다고 단순화하여 파일은 보로, 지반은 연속체로 모델링하였다. 본 연속체 모델을 이용해 파일 상단에 수평 하중 또는 모멘트가 작용할 때 발생하는 파일의 횡변형을 구하고, 파일의 세장비에 따른 영향계수를 도출하였다. 그리고 이를 유한요소해석을 기반으로 한 문헌의 결과와 비교함으로써 해석 결과의 신뢰도를 평가하였다. 이를 통해 연속체 모델의 해석은 세장비가 큰 파일에 대해서는 유효한 반면 약 3 이하의 낮은 세장비를 가지는 파일에서는 신뢰성이 떨어짐을 확인하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.107-123
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• 2024

The drilling angle of the well is an important factor that can affect the sand production process and make its destructive effects more severe or weaker. This study investigated the effect of different well angles on sand production for the Asmari Formation, located in one of the oil fields southwest of Iran. For this purpose, a finite difference model was developed for three types of vertical (90°), inclined (45°), and horizontal (0°) wells with casing and perforations in the direction of minimum and maximum horizontal stresses, then coupled with fluid flow. Here, finite element meshing was used, because the geometry of the model is so complex and the implementation of finite difference meshes is impossible or very difficult for such models. Using a combined FDM-FEM model with fluid flow, the sand production process in three different modes with different flow rates for the Asmari sandstone was investigated in this study. The results of numerical models show that the intensity of sand production is directly related to the in-situ stress state of the oil field and well drilling angle. Since the stress regime in the studied oil field is normal, the highest amount of produced sand was in inclined wells (especially wells drilled in the direction of minimum horizontal stress) and the lowest amount of sand production was related to vertical wellbore. Also, the Initiation time of sand production in inclined wells was much shorter than in other wellbores.