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FE modelling of low velocity impact on RC and prestressed RC slabs

  • Ganesan, Partheepan;Kumar, S. Venkata Sai
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.71 no.5
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    • pp.515-524
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    • 2019
  • The present study deals with the simulation of low velocity impact on prestressed and reinforced concrete (RC) slabs supported with different end conditions. The prestress is pre-applied on the RC slab in an analytical approach for the prestressed slab. RC slabs with dimensions $500{\times}600{\times}60mm$, $500{\times}600{\times}80mm$ and $500{\times}600{\times}120mm$ were used by changing support condition in two different ways; (i) Opposite sides simply supported, (ii) Adjacent sides simply supported with opposite corner propped. Deflection response of these specimens were found for the impact due to three different velocities. The effect of grade of concrete on deflection due to the impact of these slabs were also studied. Deflection result of $500{\times}500{\times}50mm$ slab was calculated numerically and compared the result with the available experimental result in literature. Finite element analyses were performed using commercially available ANSYS 16.2 software. The effectiveness of prestressing on impact resistant capacity of RC slabs are demonstrated by the way of comparing the deflection of RC slabs under similar impact loadings.

Comparing the Impact of IT Investment on Firm Performance in the United States and China

  • Lee, Sang-Ho;Xiang, Jun-Yong;Kim, Jae-Kyeong
    • 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.409-414
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    • 2007
  • Over the past three decades, the impact of IT investments on firm performance has been the subject Q{active research. Although many studies have shown positive and significant benefits derived from IT investment, the findings of almost all these studies are based on data collected in developed countries. This study tries to investigate the effects of IT investment on firm financial performance in the Chinese electronics industry, a typical developing country, and compare it with the United States. Findings show that there is a positive impact of IT investment on firm performance in China. Moreover, the impact in China is not different from what occurred in the United States in the direction and the size against the assertion of previous studies and expectation.

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Impact Buckling Reliability Analysis of Stiffened Cylinder With Initial Geometric Imperfection (기하학적 초기형상결함을 갖는 보강 원통의 충격좌굴 신뢰성 해석)

  • 김두기
    • Journal of KSNVE
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.735-747
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, buckling reliability analyses of stiffened cylinder with random initial geometric imperfection under axial impact load are performed by the combined response surface method. The effect of random geometric imperfection on the failure probability and reliability is recognized quantitatively. Buckling reliability decreases with the increase of mean value, cov of initial geometric imperfection under the same external load. Buckling probability under impact load is greater than those under static load with the same condition. From the probabilistic characteristics of imapct buckling load, relation between reliability index and safety parameter can be obtained in addition to the relation between load and reliability index. And those results can be used to determine the range of required safety parameter and acceptable imperfaction.

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Drop-Impact Analysis and Design of a Package of a Microwave Oven (전자레인지 포장품의 낙하충격 해석 및 설계)

  • Kim, Won-Jin;Lee, Boo-Youn;Son, Byung-Sam
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.536-543
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    • 2009
  • Dynamic behaviour of a package of a microwave oven under the drop-impact conditions is evaluated by the finite element analysis and tests. PAM-CRASH software is used for the finite element analysis and the tests are performed according to the ISTA(International Safe Transit Association) specification. Results of the analyses are compared with those of the tests and accuracy is shown to be favourable. Under the drop-impact condition of the original design, severe deformation occurs and an improved design is proposed to reduce it. The approach presented in this research can be successfully applied to reduce costs and time required to develop new models of the microwave oven.

Investigation of Wave Resistance Performance for Ships and Offshore Structures based on Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Method (ALE 기법을 기반 선박 및 해양 구조물의 내파 성능 분석)

  • Lee, Chi-Seung;Kim, Joo-Hyun;Kim, Myung-Hyun;Lee, Jae-Myung
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2011.04a
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    • pp.553-556
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    • 2011
  • The primary aim of the present study is to propose new design formulae that can be used to evaluate the structural performance of breakwaters installed on container carriers under green water impact loads. A series of numerical analyses for green water impact loads inducing breakwater collapse have been carried out. The well-known fluid-structure interaction analysis technique has been adopted realistically to consider the phenomenon of green water impact loads. The structural behavior of these breakwaters under green water impact loads has also been carried out simultaneously throughout the transient analysis. A verification study of the numerical results was performed using the actual collapse incidents of breakwaters on container carriers. It would be expected that the proposed design formulae, based on the obtained insights, could be used as practical guidelines for the design of breakwaters on container carriers.

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Study of ground vibration induced by high-speed trains moving on multi-span bridges

  • Ju, S.H.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.59 no.2
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    • pp.277-290
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    • 2016
  • This paper investigates the ground vibration induced by high-speed trains moving on multi-span continuous bridges. The dynamic impact factor of multi-span continuous bridges under trainloads was first determined in the parametric study, which shows that the dynamic impact factor will be large when the first bridge vertical natural frequency is equal to the trainload dominant frequencies, nV/D, where n is a positive integer, V is the train speed, and D is the train carriage interval. In addition, more continuous spans will produce smaller dynamic impact factors at this resonance condition. Based on the results of three-dimensional finite element analyses using the soil-structure interaction for realistic high-speed railway bridges, we suggest that the bridge span be set at 1.4 to 1.5 times the carriage interval for simply supported bridges. If not, the use of four or more-than-four-span continuous bridges is suggested to reduce the train-induced vibration. This study also indicates that the vibration in the train is major generated from the rail irregularities and that from the bridge deformation is not dominant.

Practical issues in signal processing for structural flexibility identification

  • Zhang, J.;Zhou, Y.;Li, P.J.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.209-225
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    • 2015
  • Compared to ambient vibration testing, impact testing has the merit to extract not only structural modal parameters but also structural flexibility. Therefore, structural deflections under any static load can be predicted from the identified results of the impact test data. In this article, a signal processing procedure for structural flexibility identification is first presented. Especially, practical issues in applying the proposed procedure for structural flexibility identification are investigated, which include sensitivity analyses of three pre-defined parameters required in the data pre-processing stage to investigate how they affect the accuracy of the identified structural flexibility. Finally, multiple-reference impact test data of a three-span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge are simulated by the FE analysis, and they are used as a benchmark structure to investigate the practical issues in the proposed signal processing procedure for structural flexibility identification.

Experimental and numerical study on the oblique water-entry impact of a cavitating vehicle with a disk cavitator

  • Chen, Cheng;Yuan, Xulong;Liu, Xiyan;Dang, Jianjun
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.482-494
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, the oblique water-entry impact of a vehicle with a disk cavitator is studied experimentally and numerically. The effectiveness and accuracy of the numerical simulation are verified quantitatively by the experiments in this paper and the data available in the literature. Then, the numerical model is used to simulate the hydrodynamic characteristics and flow patterns of the vehicle under different entry conditions, and the axial force is found to be an important parameter. The influences of entry angle, entry speed and cavitator area on the axial force are studied. The variation law of the force coefficient and the dimensionless penetration distance at the peak of the axial force are revealed. The research conclusions are beneficial to engineering calculations on the impact force of a vehicle with a disk cavitator over a wide range of water-entry parameters.

Distribution Competitive Advantage of Vietnamese Fintech Enterprises and its Impact on Dynamic Capabilities

  • Nguyen Van THUY
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2024
  • Purpose: The study has identified factors affecting dynamic capabilities and the distribution of competitive advantage under the impact of dynamic capabilities of Vietnamese fintech businesses. Research design, data, and methods: The method used in this study is a survey analysis of 120 Vietnamese fintech businesses to test the hypothesized relationships of the research model as well as evaluate its effectiveness. The study uses the Cronbach alpha analysis, factor analyses, and structural equation modeling to assess the research's measurement and structural models. Results: Research results show that 3 critical success factors: "Capacity to develop financial service ideas," "Ability to develop a platform," and "Business capacity" have a positive impact on "Dynamic capabilities." In addition, the study also evaluates the effect of "dynamic capabilities" on the "competitive advantage" of fintech businesses. Conclusion: Theoretically, this result contributes to discovering new, specific factors affecting the dynamic capabilities of fintech businesses. In practice, the research results are empirical evidence of the distribution of competitive advantages of Vietnamese Fintech businesses and their impact on dynamic capabilities.

A Study on Low Velocity Impact Characteristics of DP 780 High Strength Steel Sheet with Thickness of 1.7 mm on the Free Boundary Condition Using Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis (3 차원 유한요소해석을 이용한 자유경계조건에서의 두께 1.7 mm DP780 고강도 강판의 저 속 충격 특성 분석)

  • Ahn, Dong-Gyu;Nam, Gyung-Heum;Seong, Dae-Yong;Yang, Dong-Yol;Lim, Ji-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.27 no.11
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    • pp.46-56
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    • 2010
  • The present research works investigated into the low velocity impact characteristics of DP 780 high strength steel sheet with 1.7 mm in thickness subjected to free boundary condition using three-dimensional finite element analysis. Finite element analysis was carried out via ABAQUS explicit code. Hyper-elastic model and the damping factor were introduced to improve an accuracy of the FE analysis. An appropriate FE model was obtained via the comparison of the results of the FE analyses and those of the impact tests. The influence of the impact energy and nose diameter of the impact head on the force-deflection curves, impact time, absorption characteristics of the impact energy, deformation behaviours, and stress-strain distributions was quantitatively examined using the results of FE analysis. The results of the FE analysis showed that the absorption rate of impact energy lies in the range of the 70.7-77.5 %. In addition, it was noted that the absorption rate of impact energy decreases when the impact energy increases and the nose diameter of the impact head decreases. The local deformation of the impacted region was rapidly increased when the impact energy was larger than 76.2 J and the nose diameter was 20 mm. A critical impact energy, which occur the instability of the DP780, was estimated using the relationship between the plastic strain and the impact energy. Finally, characteristics of the plastic energy dissipation and the strain energy density were discussed.