• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.625-635
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• 2022

High-rise buildings (HRBs) are considered one of the most common structures nowadays due to the population growth, especially in crowded towns. The lack of land in crowded cities has led to the convergence of the HRBs and the absence of any gaps between them, especially in lands with weak soil (e.g., liquefaction-prone soil), but then during earthquakes, these structures may be exposed to the risk of collision between them due to the large increase in the horizontal displacements, which may be destructive in some cases to the one or both of these adjacent buildings. To evaluate methods of reducing the risk of collision between adjacent twin HRBs, this research investigates three vibration control methods to reduce the risk of collision due to five different earthquakes for the case of two adjacent reinforced concrete (RC) twin high-rise buildings of 15 floors height without gap distance between them, founded on raft foundation supported on piles inside a liquefaction-prone soil. Contact pounding elements between the two buildings (distributed at all floor levels and at the raft foundation level) are used to make the impact strength between the two buildings realistic. The mitigation methods investigated are the base isolation, the tuned mass damper (TMD) method (using traditional TMDs), and the pounding tuned mass damper (PTMD) method (using PTMDs connected between the two buildings). The results show that the PTMD method between the two adjacent RC twin high-rise buildings is more efficient than the other two methods in mitigating the earthquake-induced pounding risk.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2021

In this paper, the effects of Tuned Mass dampers (TMDs) on the reduction of the vertical vibrations of a real horizontally curved steel box-girder bridge due to different traffic loads are numerically investigated. The performance of TMDs to reduce the bridge vibrations can be affected by the parameters such as dynamic characteristics of TMDs, the location of TMDs, the speed and weight of vehicles. In the first part of this study, the effects of mass ratio, damping percentage, frequency ratio, and location of TMDs on the performance of TMDs to decrease vertical vibrations of different sections of bridge deck are evaluated. In the second part, the performance of TMD is investigated for different speeds and weights of traffic loads. Results show that the mass ratio of TMDs is the more effective parameter in reducing imposed vertical vibration in comparison with the damping ratio. Furthermore, it is found that TMD is very sensitive to its tuned frequency, i.e., with a little deviation from a suitable frequency, the expected performance of TMD significantly decreased. TMDs have a positive and considerable performance at certain vehicle speeds and this performance declines when the weight of traffic loads is increased. Besides, the results reveal that the highest impact of TMD on the reduction of the vertical vibrations is when free vibrations occur for the bridge deck. In that case, maximum reductions of 24% and 59% are reported in the vertical acceleration of the bridge deck for the forced and free vibration amplitudes, respectively. The maximum reduction of 13% is also obtained for the maximum displacement of the bridge deck. The results are mainly related to the resonance condition.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2023

Purpose: This study investigates the impact of self-myofascial release using a foam roller on the quadriceps femoris for pelvic stability. We further compare the effects of a GRID surface Foam Roller (GFR), a Non-Vibration Foam Roller (NVFR), and a Vibration Foam Roller (VFR). Methods: Thirty healthy adults (15 males, 15 females) participated in this study and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: GFR, NVFR, or VFR. Participants walked at self-selected speeds with an arm sling before and after foam roller stretching. The analyzed gait parameters included pelvic tilt, pelvic obliquity, and pelvic rotation. Results: In the NVFR and VFR groups, there was a Significant differences were obtained in the pelvic tilt between pre-test and post-test values (p<0.05) in the NVFR and VFR groups, but no significant difference was observed in the GFR group (p>0.05). Comparing the amount of change between the three groups exhibited a significant decrease in pelvic tilt in the NVFR and VFR groups compared to the GFR group (p<0.017). No significant differences were found in pelvic obliquity and pelvic rotation (p>0.05) in all groups. Conclusion: While walking, the use of a VFR for self-myofascial release results in pelvic alteration by reducing the anterior pelvic tilt. We propose that a foam roller can be utilized to enhance pelvic stability during gait.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.375-389
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• 2023

In this study, free vibration analysis of functionally graded (FG) porous truncated conical shell panels reinforced by graphene platelets (GPLs) has been investigated for the first time. Additionally, the effect of three different types of porosity distribution and five different types of GPLs patterns on dynamic response of the shell are also studied. Halpin-Tsai micromechanical model and Voigt's rule are used to determine Young modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio with mass densities of the shell, respectively. The main novelties of present study are: applying 3D elasticity theory and the finite element method in conjunction with Rayleigh-Ritz method to give more accurate results unlike other simplified shell theories, and also presenting a general 3D solution in cylindrical coordinate system that can be used for analyses of different structures such as circular, annular and annular sector plates, cylindrical shells and panels, and conical shells and panels. A convergence study is performed to justify the correctness of the obtained solution and numerical results. The impact of porosity and GPLs patterns, the volume of voids, the weight fraction of graphene nanofillers, semi vertex and span angles of the cone, and various boundary conditions on natural frequencies of the functionally graded panel have been comprehensively studied and discussed. The results show that the most important parameter on dynamic response of FG porous truncated conical panel is the weight fraction of nanofiller and adding 1% weight fraction of nanofiller could increase 57% approximately the amounts of natural frequencies of the shell. Moreover, the porosity distribution has great effect on the value of natural frequency of structure rather than the porosity coefficient.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권8호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2018

자동차 시트는 주행시 운전자의 편의와 안전을 제공하는 하나의 부품이다. 최근 그 시트는 의자와 같은 용도 외에 외부의 충격이나 진동으로부터 운전자를 보호하고 편의를 주는 역할을 하고 있다. 자동차의 충돌 안전성 및 내구성과 같이 시트 프레임의 구조적인 기능에 대한 설계가 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 시트 프레임의 구조적인 안전성과 내구성을 높이기 위하여 시트 백 프레임 부분에 환봉을 1개씩 증가하여 시트를 설계하였다. 설계 및 해석 프로그램으로는 CATIA와 ANSYS를 사용하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 구조해석과 진동해석을 통한 본 연구 결과로서는 Model 4가 타 모델 대비 더 뛰어난 내구성을 가지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 결과를 이용함으로서 구조적인 안전성과 내구성을 가진 자동차 시트 프레임 설계를 할 때에 유용한 자료가 될 것이라고 사료되며, 자동차 시트 프레임의 디자인을 융합기술에 접목하여 미적 감각을 나타낼 수 있다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.517-526
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• 2014

본 연구는 객관적 방법으로써의 계층분석법(AHP)를 사용하여 최적의 철도사업의 노선선정에 있어서 필요한 환경 평가에 대한 중점항목의 가중치를 제시하여, 환경친화적인 노선 선택을 위한 정량적 기준을 제공하고자 하였다. AHP는 계층구조로 복합적인 선택 기준을 가진 각 기준들의 상대적 중요도를 평가하고, 대안들의 전체적인 우선 순위를 결정하는 의사결정의 접근법이다. 본 연구의 목적을 위해, 각 분야별 환경영향평가 검토를 담당하는 전문가 설문에 기초하여 철도사업 노선선정에 있어서 주요 환경평가 항목의 순위와 가중치를 정립하였다. 그 결과, AHP에 의한 가중치는 동 식물상, 지형 지질, 자연환경자산, 소음 진동, 수질, 위락 경관, 대기질 등 자연생태분야가 높게 나타났다. 보다 효율적인 환경친화적 노선 선정 체계를 개발하기 위해서는 환경적인 측면에 더불어, 기술적, 경제적, 사회적 측면도 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2020

In recent years, the stability, safety and comfort of trains has received increased attention. The mechanical characteristics and differential settlement of the foundation are the main problems studied in high-speed railway research. The mechanical characteristics and differential settlement of the foundation are greatly affected by the ground treatment. Additionally, the effects of train load and earthquakes have a great impact. The dynamic action of the train will increase the vibration acceleration of the foundation and increase the cumulative deformation, and the earthquake action will affect the stability of the substructure. Earthquakes have an important practical significance for the dynamic analysis of the railway operation stage; therefore, considering the impact of earthquakes on the railway substructure stability has engineering significance. In this paper, finite element model of the CFG (Cement Fly-ash Gravel) pile + cement-soil compacted pile about composite foundation is established, and manual numerical incentive method is selected as the simulation principle. The mechanical characteristics and differential settlement of CFG pile + cement-soil compacted pile about composite foundation under train load are studied. The results show: under the train load, the neutral point of the side friction about CFG pile is located at nearly 7/8 of the pile length; the vertical dynamic stress-time history curves of the cement-soil compacted pile, CFG pile and soil between piles are all regular serrated shape, the vertical dynamic stress of CFG pile changes greatly, but the vertical dynamic stress of cement-soil compacted pile and soil between piles does not change much; the vertical displacement of CFG pile, cement-soil compacted pile and soil between piles change very little.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2015

IT 산업의 발달로 AOI 장비의 보급이 확산되고 있으며, 장비의 사용되는 카메라의 높은 해상도를 요구하고 있다. 높은 해상도를 얻기 위해 카메라의 중량이 증가되고 있으며, 그로 인해 진동변위가 커지게 되어 촬상에 문제가 생기고 제어 또한 어려워지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소 해석프로그램인 NX/NASTRAN을 이용하여 카메라가 관성에 의한 충격력을 받을 때의 과도응답분석을 해 보았다. 또한 Laser Interferometer 측정 결과와의 상관관계 분석을 통하여 향후 AOI의 구조 개선 시, 유한요소해석으로 설계의 신뢰성을 검증할 수 있도록 하기 위한 해석모델을 개발하였다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2015

배관시스템의 불안정한 유동에 의해 생성되는 수격현상은 관내 압력의 과도한 변화, 진동 및 소음을 일으킬 수 있다. 이러한 수격현상은 관로, 펌프 및 밸브등의 시설물에 기계적인 사고를 유발시키는 원인이 되기도 한다. 한편, 국내에서는 수격현상으로 인한 피해를 최소화하기 위하여 수격흡수기를 제조 및 사용하여 왔으며, 그동안 별도의 기준이 없어 저가 위주로 생산 및 설치되어 왔다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 수격흡수기 성능에 대한 최소 가이드라인을 제시하기 위하여, 하나의 배관으로 검증 가능한 시험방법, 수계소화설비에서 수격발생을 가정한 시험방법, 개방충격압과 차단충격압으로 구분한 흡수시험 방법, 배관을 분기한 시험시설 구성 방법 등의 다양한 방법들을 통하여 수격흡수기의 성능을 기준화 할 수 있는 방법등에 대하여 고안하였다. 그리고, 최종적으로는 U자형 배관과 시험용 추를 이용한 간단한 기계적 방식으로 수격흡수기의 수격압 흡수성능을 검증할 수 있는 실험 장치를 최초로 고안하여, 소방용 수격흡수기의 인정기준이 제정되었다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 기존의 25 m 지간을 갖는 PSC I형 단순 철도교에 대해 고속 및 일반 열차하중으로 인한 동적거동을 분석하여 철도교량의 동적사용성을 평가하였다. 고유진동수는 8Hz 대역으로 평가되어 철도교량의 적정 고유진동수 범위 내에 들어있으며, 공진발생 가능성은 없는 것으로 나타났다. 가속도 응답은 무궁화호 열차 주행 시 제한 값 0.35 g를 초과하는 0.43 g가계측되었다. 또한 단부꺽임각은 고속철도의 설계기준을 만족하지 못하였으며 충격계수와 처짐은 모두 설계기준을 만족하였다. 결과적으로 25 m 지간을 갖는 PSC I형 단순 철도교의 경우 다양한 열차하중에 대하여 동적사용성을 부분적으로 확보하고 있는 것으로 나타났으나 진동가속도 응답을 감소시키기 위한 대책이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.