• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.713-739
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• 2007

Nowadays computers can perform symbolic computations in addition to mere number crunching operations for which they were originally designed. Symbolic computation opens up exciting possibilities in Structural Mechanics and engineering. Classical areas have been increasingly neglected due to the advent of computers as well as general purpose finite element software. But now, classical analysis has reemerged as an attractive computer option due to the capabilities of symbolic computation. The repetitive cycles of simultaneous - equation sets required by the finite element technique can be eliminated by solving a single set in symbolic form, thus generating a truly closed-form solution. This consequently saves in data preparation, storage and execution time. The power of Symbolic computation is demonstrated by six examples by applying symbolic computation 1) to solve coupled shear wall 2) to generate beam element matrices 3) to find the natural frequency of a shear frame using transfer matrix method 4) to find the stresses of a plate subjected to in-plane loading using Levy's approach 5) to draw the influence surface for deflection of an isotropic plate simply supported on all sides 6) to get dynamic equilibrium equations from Lagrange equation. This paper also presents yet another computationally efficient and accurate numerical method which is based on the concept of derivative of a function expressed as a weighted linear sum of the function values at all the mesh points. Again this method is applied to solve the problems of 1) coupled shear wall 2) lateral buckling of thin-walled beams due to moment gradient 3) buckling of a column and 4) static and buckling analysis of circular plates of uniform or non-uniform thickness. The numerical results obtained are compared with those available in existing literature in order to verify their accuracy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.6673-6678
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• 2015

최근 빈번히 건설되고 있는 비정형 건축물들은, 개별부재의 수직/수평적 연결방식 에서 벗어나, 외관 및 내부 구성요소들의 단면이 자유롭게 변화되는 곡선의 형태를 띠고 있다. 이러한 구조물의 안정성 평가를 위해서 고전적 방식의 유한요소 해석기법이 적용된 상용프로그램이 사용되고 있으나, 과도한 절점분할 방식 또는 유한요소망(Finite Element Mesh)의 도입으로 인하여 해석시간이 길어지고 사용성 및 해석 정밀도가 낮은 문제점을 안고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는, 전술된 문제점을 개선하기 위하여, 임의의 곡률을 가진 단위 부재 및 단위요소에 대한 수학적 해석모형을 활용하여 비정형구조물에 대한 구조안정성 평가를 효과적으로 수행할 수 있는 전후처리 모듈을 개발하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 전후처리 모듈은 곡선형 부재의 곡률을 NURBS 제어점을 이용하여 제어할 수 있도록 개발되었으며, 그로 인해 상용프로그램보다 빠른 형상 모델링이 가능하였다. 또한, 자유로운 형상에 대한 시각적 확인이 가능하여 비정형 건축물의 형상과 거동양상의 현실적인 묘사가 가능하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.546-551
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 단일겹치기 접착 체결부에 대한 유한요소해석을 통해 요소의 조밀도 및 유한요소의 종류에 따른 접착 층의 변형률 분포를 Tsai의 시험치 와 비교하여 분석하였다. 이를 위해 접합부재의 길이방향, 접착체결부의 길이방향, 접합부재의 두께방향, 접착 층의 두께방향 및 조인트의 폭방향의 요소 조밀 도를 변화시켰다. 또한, 솔리드, 쉘 및 평면 변형률 요소에 따른 효과도 분석하였다. 해석은 단일 겹치기 접착 체결부의 대변형을 고려하기 위한 기하학적 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 이를 통해 솔리드 요소를 적용할 경우 접착부재의 길이방향으로의 요소 수는 최소 2개 이상이면 해석의 신뢰도를 확보할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 쉘 요소의 겨우 x/c=1에서 수직 변형률의 시험결과와 22.8%의 오차를 보였으나, 전단응력의 경우에는 1.67%로 시험치와 거의 일치하였다.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2021

Fire sprinkler initial spray was analyzed by Large eddy simulation (LES) and Volume of Fluid (VoF) integrated method. The IsoAdvector geometric VoF was used to identify the liquid-gas interface clearly even with the large Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy number. To reduce the computational costs, sector meshes and Adaptive Mesh Refinement up to level 3 were used. Base mesh size was 1 mm, which is roughly equivalent to the initial sprinkler droplet. Top surface radius of boss and deflector size were modified to investigate the effects of sprinkler head design on primary breakup process. When top surface radius of boss was increased, vertical liquid sheet was formed. This phenomenon reduced the sheet breakup radius, sheet thickness and velocity. Due to reduced liquid sheet thickness, a large amount of ligaments was created from the liquid sheet. As a result, there was a dramatic decrease in volume per surface area, indicating an increase in breakup process. Spray pattern viewed in radial direction also changed when top surface radius of boss increased. When top surface radius of boss was increased, a T-shaped pattern was observed while a V-shaped pattern was observed in all other cases. When the deflector size increases, the spray pattern remains V-shaped, even if the top surface radius of boss increased. Further studies on promoting atomization of the water supplied to the lower part of the sprinkler head in the T-shape pattern should be conducted.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2000

본 논문은 LOD 메쉬 생성을 위한 이산 곡률을 이용한 새로운 오차 척도를 제안한다. 메쉬의 간략화를 위한 이산 곡률은, 부드러운 곡면 추정의 과정 없이 꼭지점 중심의 표면각과 표면적, 이면각 등 의 기하학적 속성만을 이용하여 계산되는 곡률로서, 표면의 특징을 잘 표현하고 있다. 그러므로 이산 곡률에 기반한 새로운 이산 곡률 오차 척도는 원래 모델의 기하학적 형상을 최대로 유지하여 간략화 모델의 정확성을 증가 시키고, 전역 오차 척도로 사용될 수 있다. 또한, 본 논문에서는 LOD 모델을 간략화 비율이 아닌, 오차 척도를 기준으로 생성할 것을 제안한다. 왜냐 하면 LOD는 원래 모델과 각 단계의 간략화된 모델 사이의 근접도에 따라 나누어진 단계를 뜻하기 때문이다. 따라서 이산 곡률 오차 척도는 기존의 오차 척도에 비해 비교적 많은 수학적 연산이 필요하나, 각 단계의 LOD 모델이 원래 모델의 형상을 잘 유지하면서 간략화 비율이 아닌 상세도의 차이를 가지도록 효과적으로 LOD를 생성, 제어할 수 있다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.663-678
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• 2020

This paper proposes a novel topology optimization method generating multiple materials for external linear plane crack structures based on the combination of IsoGeometric Analysis (IGA) and eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM). A so-called eXtended IsoGeometric Analysis (X-IGA) is derived for a mechanical description of a strong discontinuity state's continuous boundaries through the inherited special properties of X-FEM. In X-IGA, control points and patches play the same role with nodes and sub-domains in the finite element method. While being similar to X-FEM, enrichment functions are added to finite element approximation without any mesh generation. The geometry of structures based on basic functions of Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) provides accurate and reliable results. Moreover, the basis function to define the geometry becomes a systematic p-refinement to control the field approximation order without altering the geometry or its parameterization. The accuracy of analytical solutions of X-IGA for the crack problem, which is superior to a conventional X-FEM, guarantees the reliability of the optimal multi-material retrofitting against external cracks through using topology optimization. Topology optimization is applied to the minimal compliance design of two-dimensional plane linear cracked structures retrofitted by multiple distinct materials to prevent the propagation of the present crack pattern. The alternating active-phase algorithm with optimality criteria-based algorithms is employed to update design variables of element densities. Numerical results under different lengths, positions, and angles of given cracks verify the proposed method's efficiency and feasibility in using X-IGA compared to a conventional X-FEM.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2022

Tall buildings are often subjected to steady and unsteady forces due to external wind flows. Measurement and mitigation of these forces becomes critical to structural design in engineering applications. Over the last few decades, many approaches such as modification of the external geometry of structures have been investigated to mitigate wind-induced load. One such proven geometric modification involved the rounding of sharp corners. In this work, we systematically analyze the impact of rounded corner radii on the reducing the flow-induced loading on a square cylinder. We perform 3-Dimensional (3D) simulations for high Reynolds number flows (Re=1 × 105) which are more likely to be encountered in practical applications. An Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) method capable of capturing flow accurately at large Reynolds numbers is employed in this study. The IDDES formulation uses a k-ω Shear Stress Transport (SST) model for near-wall modelling that prevents mesh-induced separation of the boundary layer. The effects of these corner modifications are analyzed in terms of the resulting variations in the mean and fluctuating components of the aerodynamic forces compared to a square cylinder with no geometric changes. Plots of the angular distribution of the mean and fluctuating coefficient of pressure along the square cylinder's surface illustrate the effects of corner modifications on the different parts of the cylinder. The windward corner's separation angle was observed to decrease with an increase in radius, resulting in a narrower and longer recirculation region. Furthermore, with an increase in radius, a reduction in the fluctuating lift, mean drag, and fluctuating drag coefficients has been observed.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제15A권3호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 설계모델과 주물 응고의 유한차분법 기반 해석결과를 결합하여 가시화하는 새로운 방법을 제안하고 VR 디스플레이를 도입하여 입체 가시화함으로써 보다 효과적인 분석작업 환경을 제공한다. 먼저 기존 해석 소프트웨어를 사용하여 얻어진 응고해석 결과를 사각형 메쉬모델로 복원하여 복원모델의 모든 정점의 색이 해당 위치의 온도수치를 표현하도록 한다. 다음으로 설계모델의 모든 정점에 대해 가장 가까운 복원모델의 정점을 탐색함으로써 두 모델을 대응하고 대응점의 색을 설계모델 정점에 지정한다. 이때 설계 모델은 최소의 정점으로 모델의 형상이 이루어져 있어 정점의 분포가 복원모델에 비해 균일하지 않으므로 특정 임계값을 설정하여 삼각형 변의 길이가 이보다 큰 경우 정점을 추가함으로써 형태를 유지하는 메쉬 분할을 수행한다. 구현된 시스템은 설계모델 상에서 응고해석 데이터를 가시화함으로써 사용자가 분석객체 세부영역의 정확한 기하정보를 파악할 수 있으며 VR 디스플레이를 통해 실감나는 작업환경을 제공함으로써 보다 빠르고 효과적으로 문제발생여부를 판단할 수 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1209-1217
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• 2002

The use of a two dimensional hierarchical elements are investigated for the incompressible flow computation. The construction of hierarchical elements are explained by both a geometric configuration and a determination of degrees of freedom. Also a systematic treatment of essential boundary values has been developed for the degrees of freedom corresponding to higher order terms. The numerical study for the poisson problem shows that the computation with hierarchical higher order elements can increase the convergence rate and accuracy of finite element solutions in more efficient manner than the use of standard first order element. for Stokes and Cavity flow cases, a mixed version of penalty function approach has been introduced in connection with the hierarchical elements. Solutions from hierarchical elements showed better resolutions with consistent trends in both mesh shapes and the order of elements.

• International Journal of CAD/CAM
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2005

As three-dimensional range scanners make large point clouds a more common initial representation of real world objects, a need arises for algorithms that can efficiently process point sets. In this paper, we present a method for extracting smooth surfaces from dense point clouds. Given an unorganized set of points in space as input, our algorithm first uses principal component analysis to estimate the surface variation at each point. After defining conditions for determining the geometric compatibility of a point and a surface, we examine the points in order of increasing surface variation to find points whose neighborhoods can be closely approximated by a single surface. These neighborhoods become seed regions for region growing. The region growing step clusters points that are geometrically compatible with the approximating surface and refines the surface as the region grows to obtain the best approximation of the largest number of points. When no more points can be added to a region, the algorithm stores the extracted surface. Our algorithm works quickly with little user interaction and requires a fraction of the memory needed for a standard mesh data structure. To demonstrate its usefulness, we show results on large point clouds acquired from real-world objects.