• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.297-316
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• 2015

The use of fragility curves in the design of bridges is becoming common these days. In this study, experimental data have been used to develop fragility curves for the potential of girder unseating of a three-segment bridge and a bridge-abutment system including the influence of spatially varying ground motions, pounding, and abutment movement. The ground excitations were simulated based on the design spectra for different soil conditions. The Newmarket Viaduct replacement bridge in Auckland was used as the prototype bridge. These fragility curves were also applied to the 2010 Darfield and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. The study showed that for bridges with similar characteristics as the chosen prototype and with similar fundamental frequencies, pounding could increase the probability of girder unseating by up to 35% and 30% based on the AASHTO and NZTA seating length requirements, respectively. The assumption of uniform ground excitations in many design practices, such as the NZTA requirements, could potentially be disastrous as girders might have a very good chance of unseating (as much as 53% higher chances when considering spatial variation of ground motions) even when they are designed not to. In the case of superstructures with dissimilar frequencies, the assumption of fixed abutments could significantly overestimate the girder unseating potential when pounding was ignored and underestimate the chances when pounding was considered. Bridges subjected to spatially varying ground excitations simulated based on the New Zealand design spectra for soft soil conditions with weak correlation shows the highest chances of girders falling off, of up to 65% greater than for shallow soil excitations.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.589-595
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• 2012

When surges and electromagnetic pulses from lightning or power conversion devices are considered, it is desirable to evaluate grounding system performance as grounding impedance. In the case of large-sized grounding electrodes or long counterpoises, the grounding impedance is increased with increasing the frequency of injected current. The grounding impedance is increased by the inductance of grounding electrodes. This paper presents the measured results of frequency-dependent grounding impedance and impedance phase as a function of the length of counterpoises. In order to analyze the frequency-dependent grounding impedance of the counterpoises, the frequency-dependent current dissipation rates were measured and simulated by the distributed parameter circuit model reflecting the frequency-dependent relative resistivity and permittivity of soil. As a result, the ground current dissipation rate is proportional to the soil resistivity near the counterpoises in a low frequency. On the other hand, the ground current dissipation near the injection point is increased as the frequency of injected current increases. Since the high frequency ground current cannot reach the far end of long counterpoise, the grounding impedance of long counterpoise approaches that of the short one in the high frequency. The results obtained from this work could be applied in design of grounding systems.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

고흥항공센터는 전남 고흥 간척지에 위치하며 길이 700m, 폭 25m의 활주로를 통해 국내에서 개발된 무인기의 비행시험장으로 활용되고 있으며 비행체 조립 및 점검을 위한 시험동을 갖추고 있다. 항공센터에서 이루어지는 개발 항공기들의 항공안전을 위하여 비행시험 지원설비를 구축하고 있으며 현재 지상감시시설로서 1090ES ADS-B를 구축하였다. ADS-B는 차세대 항행감시 장비로서 위성항법과 데이터 통신을 기반으로 항행정보를 실시간으로 공유할 수 있으며 구축된 ADS-B 지상국과 ADS-B 송신기간 지상 및 비행시험을 통하여 ADS-B 지상국의 정상적인 운용과 비행시험 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.305-317
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• 2015

본 연구는 Shield TBM 굴착시 지표침하에 대한 주요 요소를 선정하기 위하여 3차원 지반해석 프로그램을 이용하여 막장압, 뒤채움압, 굴진장, 지반모델 및 요소망에 대한 다양한 조건을 적용하여 수치해석을 수행하였다. 수치해석에 의한 지표침하 산정결과 뒤채움압과 지반모델조건이 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 요소로 판단되었으며 향후 지반조건 및 장비특성에 따른 사례를 추가하여 연구를 보완하고자 한다.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.100-107
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• 2001

One major problem in the model testing is the boundary effect and size effect caused by the limit in the size of the container. To overcome this problem, various types of laminar boxes are gradually manufactured and used in the shaking table test, which ideally has zero stiffness to horizontal shear. In this study, a small-scale laminar box is manufactured, which is composed of 6 thin aluminum rectangular hollow plates, and its inside dimensions are 300 mm length by 200 mm width by 350 mm depth. Shaking table tests are performed both with the laminar box and the rigid box under the same conditions, where displacements and accelerations are measured at various points of the box and model ground. As result of analyzing the measured data, during the propagation of input seismic motion from the bottom to the ground surface, the relative displacement of the model ground and the amplification of acceleration is hardly amplified in the rigid box. Because of the effect of stress waves reflecting from the rigid wall, the acceleration is slightly decreased at the edge in the rigid box. The laminar box, manufactured in this study, has a problem in that the soil behavior at the edge of ground surface is affected by the inertia force of the top layer due to its excessive self-weight.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.369-391
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• 2016

Electricity is transmitted by transmission lines from the source of production to the distribution system and then to the end users. Failure of a transmission line can lead to devastating economic losses and to negative social consequences resulting from the interruption of electricity. A comprehensive in-house numerical model that combines the data of computational fluid dynamic simulations of tornado wind fields with three dimensional nonlinear structural analysis modelling of the transmission lines (conductors and ground-wire) is used in the current study. Many codes of practice recommend neglecting the tornado forces acting on the conductors and ground-wires because of the complexity in predicting the conductors' response to such loads. As such, real transmission line systems are numerically simulated and then analyzed with and without the inclusion of the lines to assess the effect of tornado loads acting on conductors on the overall response of transmission towers. In addition, the behaviour of the conductors under the most critical tornado configuration is described. The sensitivity of the lines' behaviour to the magnitude of tornado loading, the level of initial sag, the insulator's length, and lines self-weight is investigated. Based on the current study results, a recommendation is made to consider conductors and ground-wires in the analysis and design of transmission towers under the effect of tornado wind loads.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2016

A ground source heat pump (GSHP) system is recommended as a heating and cooling system to solve the pending energy problem in the field of air conditioning, because it has the highest efficiency. However, higher initial construction cost works as a barrier to the promotion and dissemination of GSHP system. In this study, numerical analysis on the characteristics of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe with spiral inside was executed. The heat transfer and flow characteristics of it were compared with those of a conventional smooth HDPE pipe. The heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of the spiral HDPE pipe were higher than those of the smooth HDPE pipes at the same fluid flow rate. By decreasing the flow rate, the spiral HDPE pipe represented similar values of heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop to the smooth HDPE pipe. The lower flow rate of the spiral HDPE pipe comparing with it of the smooth HDPE pipe is estimated to reduce the length of the ground loop heat exchanger.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 저토피 구간에서 기존터널 하부에 새로운 터널을 교차하여 신설할 때에 하부 터널굴착으로 인하여 발생하는 교차부 주변지반의 거동과 상부의 기존터널의 거동을 대형모형실험을 통하여 연구하였다. 모형실험은 4.0 m (폭), 3.8 m (높이), 4.1 m (길이) 크기의 콘크리트로 제작된 대형토조에서 모래를 이용하여 상대밀도가 일정한 모형지반을 3.4m높이로 조성하여 실시하였다. 모형실험결과 교차부 주변지반은 하부터널 종방향의 응력전이로 인하여 교차 전과 교차 후에 응력과 지반변위의 차이가 발생하였다. 교차 전 후의 하부터널굴착에 따른 종방향 응력전이가 상부터널에 의하여 차단됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2007

절리가 존재하는 암반에서 2-Arch 터널을 굴착할 때 절리방향과 굴착단계에 따른 필라하중의 변화를 실험적으로 연구하였다. 이를 위해, 대형 모형 실험기(폭 3.3m, 높이 3.0m, 길이 0.45m)에 1/10 크기의 2-Arch 모형터널을 갖는 다양한 각도의 절리를 포함한 지반을 조성하고, 실제 시공과정을 따라 굴착하면서 터널굴착으로 인한 터널 주변지반의 변형을 측정하고, 굴착단계에 따라 필라에 작용하는 하중을 측정하였다. 계측된 데이터로부터 2-Arch 터널의 굴착에 따른 거동을 분석한 결과 절리의 각도에 따라 굴착단계별로 터널 주변지반의 변형 및 필라에 작용하는 하중이 크게 영향을 받는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.918-927
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• 2008

The problems associated with constructing high-speed concrete track embankments over soft compressible soil has lead to the development and/or extensive use of many of the ground improvement techniques used today. Drains, surcharge loading, and geosynthetic reinforcement, have all been used to solve the settlement and embankment stability issues associated with construction on soft soils. Geosynthetic-reinforced embankment supporting piles method consist of vertical columns that are designed to transfer the load of the embankment through the soft compressible soil layer to a firm foundation and one or more layers of geosynthetic reinforcement placed between the top of the columns and the bottom of the embankment. In the paper, the evaluations of a seismic performance of geosynthetic-reinforced embankment piles for a ultra soft ground during earthquake were studied. the equivalent linear analysis was performed by SHAKE for soft ground. A seismic performance analysis of Piles was performed by GROUP PILE and PLAXIS for geosynthetic-reinforced embankment piles. Guidelines is required for pile displacement during earthquake. Conclusions of the studies come up with a idea for soil stiffness, conditions of pile cap, pile length and span.