• International Journal of Reliability and Applications
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2012

This paper introduces a new approach for evaluating reliability of a complex system in terms of distributional parameters where analytical determination of reliability is intractable. The concept of discrete approximation, reported in the literature so far, fails to meet the latter requirement in terms of distributional parameters. The current work aims at offering a bound based approach where reliability planners not only get a clear idea about the extent of error but also can manipulate in terms of distributional parameters. This reliability approximation has been under taken under the Weibull frame work which is the most widely used model for reliability analysis. Numerical study has been carried out to examine the strength of our proposed reliability approximation via closeness between the two reliability bounds. This approach will be very useful during the early stages of product design as the distributional parameters can be adjusted.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.874-887
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• 1998

A 2-frame PTV (particle tracking velocimetry) system using the concept of match probability between two consequent image frames has been developed to obtain instantaneous velocity fields. The overall 2-frame PTV system including image pre-processing, tracking algorithm and post-processing routine was implemented to apply to real flows. The developed 2-frame PTV system has several advantages such as high recovery ratio of velocity vectors, low error ratio and small computational time compared with the conventional 4-frame PTV and the FFT-based cross-correlation PIV technique. The 2-frame PTV system was applied to a turbulent channel flow over a rectangular block to check its reliability and usefulness. Total 96 sequential image frames have been captured and processed to get both mean and fluctuating velocity vector fields over the recirculating region. The mean velocity and turbulent intensity profiles were well agreed with hte LDV measurements in the separated region behind the block. Time-averaged reattachment length is about 6.3 times of the block height.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.171-185
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• 2006

응답면기법, 유한요소법, 일차신뢰도법 그리고 반복 선형보간기법을 합리적으로 결합한 정교한 신뢰성해석 기법이 지진하중을 포함하는 단기 동적하중을 받는 복잡한 실제 비선형 동적구조계의 신뢰성 평가를 위하여 제안되었다. 기법은 하중 및 저항과 관련된 랜덤변수의 비선형성과 불확실성의 모든 중요 원천을 명시적으로 고려한다. 본 기법의 특징은 전통적 랜덤진동방법의 대안으로서 지진하중을 시간영역에서 적용하는 것이다. 실제 강프레임의 연결부에 대한 유연성을 표현하기 위하여 4-매개변수 리차드 모델을 사용하였다. 리차드 매개변수의 불확실성에 대한 고려도 알고리즘에 포함하였다. 다음으로 횡방향으로 유연한 강프레임을 철근콘크리트 전단벽으로 보강하였다. 균열 발생 후 전단벽에서의 강도저감 또한 고려되었다. 강절 연결부를 갖는 횡방향으로 유연한 강프레임, 각기 다른 강성의 부분강절 연결부를 갖는 강프레임, 그리고 콘크리트 전단벽으로 보강된 강프레임의 세 구조물을 고려함으로써 실제 구조물의 신뢰성평가를 위한 기법의 적용성을 검증하였다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2007

The frontal crash optimization of an engine room member using the response surface method was studied. The engine room member is composed of the front side member and the sub-frame. The thicknesses of the panels on the front side member and the sub-frame were selected as the design variables. The purpose of the optimization was to reduce the weight of the structure, under the constraint that the objective quantity of crash energy is absorbed. The response surface method was used to approximate the crash behavior in mathematical form for optimization procedure. To research the effect of the regression method, two different methodologies were used in constructing the response surface model, the least square method and the moving least square method. The optimum with the two methods was verified by the simulation result. The precision of the surrogate model affected the optimal design. The moving least square method showed better approximation than the least square method. In addition to the deterministic optimization, the reliability-based design optimization using the response surface method was executed to examine the effect of uncertainties in design variables. The requirement for reliability made the optimal structure be heavier than the result of the deterministic optimization. Compared with the deterministic optimum, the optimal design using the reliability-based design optimization showed higher crash energy absorption and little probability of failure in achieving the objective.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.440-456
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• 2009

Because PBD was started as a design tool for steel construction and concrete construction, it was able to applied to the post and beam method of wooden building constructions. But, it may not suitable to light frame wooden construction that is becoming popular in domestic construction market due to the economical efficiency and the constructive simplification. Owing to the share effects between member and sheathing material or among structural members, light frame wooden construction is different from post and beam construction that use a single structural member. Therefore, consideration on the system analysis and system design are urgently needed to use in actual life and inspect the reliability of structures from the system view. With this in mind, code conversion from ASD to PBD that is pressing issue in domestic wooden building construction was studied, also various countries status about PBD were considered and then approaching methods on the system reliability were referred. Finally, several considerations for the development of PBD were explored. PBD should be considered as, not only a new structural design process that select sizes of structural member, but a industrial tool that can lead a development of more reliable wood products. A strongest point of PBD is independent of various construction materials and construction types.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2002

In this paper, a limit state model based on the analysis of structural behavior of segmental prestressed concrete box girder bridges and reliability-based safety assessment method are proposed for the bridges erected by free cantilever method. Strength limit state models for prestressed concrete box girder and rigid-frame type columns are developed for a structural safety assessment during construction. Based on the proposed limit state models, the reliability of the bridge is evaluated by using the Advanced First Order Second Moment method. The proposed model and method are applied to the Seo-Hae Grand Bridge built by FCM in order to verify its effectiveness in the safety assessment during construction of the kind of bridges. The sensitivity analyses of the main parameters are also performed in order to identify the important factors that need to be controlled for the safety of the bridges during construction.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the seismic retrofit performance for a reinforced concrete structure with steel damper. The nonlinear static analysis of the RC frame specimens with and without retrofit using the steel damper was conducted and the reliability of the analysis was verified by comparing the analysis and test results. Using this analysis model and method, additional nonlinear analysis was conducted considering varying stiffness and strength ratios between RC frame and steel damper and the failure mode of RC frame. As the result of the study, the total absorbed energy increased and the damage of RC frame was reduced as stiffness and strength ratios increased. The seismic retrofit performance, evaluated by means of the yield strength, increasing ratio of the absorbed energy and damage of the frame, increased linear proportionally with the increase of the strength ratio. In addition, the seismic retrofit performance was stable for stiffness ratios larger than 4~5. The energy absorption capacity of the frame governed by shear failure was better than that of the frame governed by flexure failure.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.241-250
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• 1991

구조설계에 사용되는 대부분의 변수들은 다소간의 불확실성을 내포하고 있으며, 구조물의 안전성을 향상시키기 위해서는 이러한 불확실성에 대한 체계적인 연구를 통하여 구조설계시 이를 고려하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 논문에서는 선체와 같이 복잡한 구조물의 신뢰성해석을 효율적으로 수행할 수 있는 방법을 개발하기 위하여, 구조해석의 마지막 단계에서 신뢰성이론을 적용하던 종전의 방법과는 달리, 구조해석의 각 단계마다 확률변수들이 분산특성을 고려할 수 있는 확률 유한요소법을 도입하여, 기존의 신뢰성 이론중 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 2차 모우먼트방법(second moment method)에의 응용에 적합하도록 정식화하고, 이를 바탕으로 유조선 web frame의 신뢰성해석을 수행하여 확률변수들의 분산특성에 따른 web frame의 안전성을 검토하였다. 확률 유한요소법에 의한 신뢰성해석 기법은 유한요소법 알고리즘을 응용한 것이므로, 기존의 각종 유한 요소 package에 본 논문의 신뢰성해석 알고리즘을 도입하는 경우, 기존의 유한요소법에서 사용되는 입력데이타에 확률변수들의 분산특성(C.O.V)등의 통계 데이타만을 추가로 입력하면 구조응답의 평균치뿐만 아니라, 구조물의 신뢰성에 대한 다양한 정보들도 얻을 수 있다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1987년도 정기총회 및 창립40주년기념 학술대회 학회본부
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• pp.61-66
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• 1987

The metals has been used to the electric motor frame and brackets. The purpose of this project is to substitute engineering plastic doter frame for metal because of the demand for small size and environmental reliability. As a result of considering of mechanical strength, heat and injection characteristic of engineering plastics. PBT GF 30 has been selected as the material of electric motor frame including brackets. Design of the frame has been carried out on enough consideration of mechanical strength, heat-resisting and endurance. For the prevention of lower efficiency, the length of airgap between stator and rotor is reduced and for the reduction of vibration, slot combination is changed and the length of stator is increased.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2004년도 추계 학술발표회 제16권2호
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• pp.433-436
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• 2004

The safety of buildings is generally estimated by analyzing a plane frame ignoring a minor bending moment. In this paper, uncertainties of reinforced concrete shear wall subjected to a biaxial bending are considered. First, major parameters are selected from all parameters of general shear wall design to perform a reliability analysis in their practical ranges, means and standard derivations of selected design parameters for the reliability analysis are calculated by a data mining as a simulation method. The bi-section method is used to find inclined neutral axis and its limit state using MATLAB subjected to the concept on strength design method. The reliability index $\beta$ as a safety index is calculated based on AFOSM(Advanced First-Order Second Moment) method. Also, if target reliability index $\beta_T$ is decided by an engineer an amount of reinforcement can be calculated by subtracting the reliability index $\beta$ from the target reliability index $\beta_T$.