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Flammability and Multi-objective Performance of Building Façades: Towards Optimum Design

  • Bonner, Matthew;Rein, Guillermo
    • 국제초고층학회논문집
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    • 제7권4호
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    • pp.363-374
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    • 2018
  • The façade is an important, complex, and costly part of a building, performing multiple objectives of value to the occupants, like protecting from wind, rain, sunlight, heat, cold, and sound. But the frequency of façade fires in large buildings is alarming, and has multiplied by seven times worldwide over the last three decades, to a current rate of 4.8 fires per year. High-performing polymer based materials allow for a significant improvement across several objectives of a facade (e.g., thermal insulation, weight, and construction time) thereby increasing the quality of a building. However, all polymers are flammable to some degree. If this safety problem is to be tackled effectively, then it is essential to understand how different materials, and the façade as a whole, perform in the event of a fire. This paper discusses the drivers for flammability in facades, the interaction of facade materials, and current gaps in knowledge. In doing so, it aims to provide an introduction to the field of façade fires, and to show that because of the drive for thermal efficiency and sustainability, façade systems have become more complex over time, and they have also become more flammable. We discuss the importance of quantifying the flammability of different façade systems, but highlight that it is currently impossible to do so, which hinders research progress. We finish by putting forward an integral framework of design that uses multi-objective optimization to ensure that flammability is minimized while considering other objectives, such as maximizing thermal performance or minimizing weight.

A Transdisciplinary Approach for Water Pollution Control: Case Studies on Application of Natural Systems

  • Polprasert, Chongrak;Liamlaem, Warunsak
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • 제19권3호
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    • pp.185-195
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    • 2014
  • Despite the enormous technical and economic efforts to improve environmental conditions, currently about 40% of the global population (or 2 billion people) are still lack access to safe water supply and adequate sanitation facilities. Pollution problems and transmission of water- related diseases will continue to proliferate. The rapid population growth and industrialization will lead to a reduction of arable land, thus exacerbating the food shortage problems and threatening environmental sustainability. Natural systems in this context are a transdisciplinary approach which employs the activities of microbes, soil and/or plants in waste stabilisation and resource recovery without the aid of mechanical or energy-intensive equipments. Examples of these natural systems are: waste stabilisation ponds, aquatic weed ponds, constructed wetlands and land treatment processes. Although they require relatively large land areas, the natural systems could achieve a high degree of waste stabilisation and at the same time, yield potentials for waste recycling through the production of algal protein, fish, crops, and plant biomass. Because of the complex interactions occurring in the natural systems, the existing design procedures are based mainly on empirical or field experience approaches. An integrated kinetic model encompassing the activities of both suspended and biofilm bacteria and some important engineering parameters has been developed which could predict the organic matter degradation in the natural systems satisfactorily.

대규모 정보시스템 개발 프로젝트의 컷오버 의사결정 프레임워크에 관한 연구: D은행 코어뱅킹 시스템 구축 사례를 중심으로 (A Study on the Framework of Cutover Decision Making on Large-scale IS Development Projects: A Core Banking Development Case of D Bank)

  • 정천수;안현철;정승렬
    • 경영정보학연구
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.1-19
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    • 2012
  • 일반적으로 대규모 정보시스템 개발 프로젝트는 장기간 진행되는 특징이 있어, 프로젝트의 위험관리에 대한 관심이 특히 더 중요하다. 특히 IS 프로젝트는 소프트웨어 개발 생명주기 중 이행단계에서 오픈을 위한 진행상태 점검 및 컷오버 진행여부에 대한 의사결정을 하는 작업활동을 가지게 되는데 대규모 IS의 경우 오픈 후 그 파급효과가 대체로 크기 때문에 컷오버 의사결정을 보다 신중히 내려야 할 필요가 있다. 이것은 프로젝트를 오픈 하기 위한 매우 중요한 작업이지만 기존 프로젝트들의 컷오버 의사결정은 대부분 다양한 세부영역별 지표로 관리하기 보다는 시스템이행, 어플리케이션이행, 데이터이행 관점에서 단순히 이행의 정상 여부에만 초점을 두고 관리되어 실질적인 오픈에 대한 객관적인 기준으로 삼기에는 부족한 면이 있었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 컷오버 의사결정 관리 지표를 기능완성도, 비기능완성도, 이행리허설 등 컷오버 단계에 직접적으로 연관이 있는 실질적인 상세 항목으로 구성된 지표를 제시하고 이를 적용한 실제 사례를 통하여 그 효과를 확인하고자 한다.

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퍼지 모델 기반 다목적 제어기의 설계와 자기부상열차 자동운전시스템에의 적용 (Design of Fuzzy Model-based Multi-objective Controller and Its Application to MAGLEV ATO system)

  • 강동오;양세현;변증남
    • 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 1998년도 추계학술대회 학술발표 논문집
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    • pp.211-217
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    • 1998
  • Many practical control problems for the complex, uncertain or large-scale plants, need to simultaneously achieve a number of objectives, which may conflict or compete with each other. If the conventional optimization methods are applied to solve these control problems, the solution process may be time-consuming and the resulting solution would ofter lose its original meaning of optimality. Nevertheless, the human operators usually performs satisfactory results based on their qualitative and heuristic knowledge. In this paper, we investigate the control strategies of the human operators, and propose a fuzzy model-based multi-objective satisfactory controller. We also apply it to the automatic train operation(ATO) system for the magnetically levitated vehicles(MAGLEV). One of the human operator's strategies is to predict the control result in order to find the meaningful solution. In this paper, Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model is used to simulated the prediction procedure. Another str tegy is to evaluate the multiple objectives with respect to their own standards. To realize this strategy, we propose the concept of a satisfactory solution and a satisfactory control scheme. The MAGLEV train is a typical example of the uncertain, complex and large-scale plants. Moreover, the ATO system has to satisfy multiple objectives, such as seed pattern tracking, stop gap accuracy, safety and riding comfort. In this paper, the speed pattern tracking controller and the automatic stop controller of the ATO system is designed based on the proposed control scheme. The effectiveness of the ATO system based on the proposed scheme is shown by the experiments with a rotary test bed and a real MAGLEV train.

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수열에너지 입지 선정을 위한 계층화분석법의 적용 (Application of analytic hierarchy process technique for selecting a hydrothermal energy site)

  • 안주현;박수완;오창현
    • 상하수도학회지
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.69-81
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    • 2024
  • In this study, an evaluation system that can be used to evaluate the feasibility of developing and supplying hydrothermal energy for the operation of large-scale complex facilities was developed. To this end, this study derived factors to be considered when selecting a location for the use of hydrothermal energy using raw water from multi-purpose dams and regional water supply systems through literature survey and expert interviews. The evaluation indicators derived from this study are divided into four sectors: hydrothermal energy utilization factors, location factors, planning factors, and disaster safety factors, and are composed of 10 mid-level indicators and 34 detailed planning indicators. The relative importance of all factors was derived using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique, and the developed evaluation indicators and relative importance were applied to four multi-purpose dam regions in the country. As a result, it was found that in the development and use of hydrothermal energy utilizing regional raw water supply line the urban planning conditions of the supply site can have a greater impact on the location selection results than the hydrothermal energy development itself. Due to the characteristics of the evaluation indicators developed in this study and their nature as comprehensive indicators, it is believed that the results should be applied to determine the overall adequacy of site selection in the early stages of hydrothermal energy development. In the future, it is believed that it will be necessary to analyze the problems in supplying and operating hydrothermal energy using raw water from multi-purpose dams and regional water resources. Based on the analysis the evaluation system developed in this study is expected to be improved and supplemented.

상수도관망에서 대수용가의 유량변화에 따른 수압 및 탁도발생 영향평가 (Impact assessment for water pressure and turbidity occurrence by changes in water flow rate of large consumer at water distribution networks)

  • 최두용;김주환;최민아;김도환
    • 상하수도학회지
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.277-286
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    • 2014
  • Water discolouration and increased turbidity in the local water service distribution network occurred from hydraulic incidents such as drastic changes of flow and pressure at large consumer. Hydraulic incidents impose extra shear stresses on sediment layers in the network, leading to particle resuspension. Therefore, real time measuring instruments were installed for monitoring the variation of water flow, pressure, turbidity and particulates on a hydrant in front of the inlet point of large apartment complex. In this study, it is attempted to establish a more stable water supply plan and to reduce complaints from customers about water quality in a district metering area. To reduce red or black water, the water flow monitoring and control systems are desperately needed in the point of the larger consumers.

Investigation of torsion, warping and distortion of large container ships

  • Senjanovic, Ivo;Vladimir, Nikola;Tomic, Marko
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.73-93
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    • 2011
  • Large deck openings of ultra large container ships reduce their torsional stiffness considerably and hydroelastic analysis for reliable structural design becomes an imperative. In the early design stage the beam model coupled with 3D hydrodynamic model is a rational choice. The modal superposition method is ordinary used for solving this complex problem. The advanced thin-walled girder theory, with shear influence on both bending and torsion, is applied for calculation of dry natural modes. It is shown that relatively short engine room structure of large container ships behaves as the open hold structure with increased torsional stiffness due to deck effect. Warping discontinuity at the joint of the closed and open segments is compensated by induced distortion. The effective torsional stiffness parameters based on an energy balance approach are determined. Estimation of distortion of transverse bulkheads, as a result of torsion and warping, is given. The procedure is illustrated in the case of a ship-like pontoon and checked by 3D FEM analysis. The obtained results encourage incorporation of the modified beam model of the short engine room structure in general beam model of ship hull for the need of hydroelastic analysis, where only the first few natural modes are of interest.

Flexible camera series network for deformation measurement of large scale structures

  • Yu, Qifeng;Guan, Banglei;Shang, Yang;Liu, Xiaolin;Li, Zhang
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.587-595
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    • 2019
  • Deformation measurement of large scale structures, such as the ground beds of high-rise buildings, tunnels, bridge, and railways, are important for insuring service quality and safety. The pose-relay videometrics method and displacement-relay videometrics method have already presented to measure the pose of non-intervisible objects and vertical subsidence of unstable areas, respectively. Both methods combine the cameras and cooperative markers to form the camera series networks. Based on these two networks, we propose two novel videometrics methods with closed-loop camera series network for deformation measurement of large scale structures. The closed-loop camera series network offers "closed-loop constraints" for the camera series network: the deformation of the reference points observed by different measurement stations is identical. The closed-loop constraints improve the measurement accuracy using camera series network. Furthermore, multiple closed-loops and the flexible combination of camera series network are introduced to facilitate more complex deformation measurement tasks. Simulated results show that the closed-loop constraints can enhance the measurement accuracy of camera series network effectively.

다목적 유전알고리듬을 이용한 시스템 분해 기법 (System Decomposition Technique using Multiple Objective Genetic Algorithm)

  • 박형욱;김민수;최동훈
    • 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집C
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    • pp.170-175
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    • 2001
  • The design cycle associated with large engineering systems requires an initial decomposition of the complex system into design processes which are coupled through the transference of output data. Some of these design processes may be grouped into iterative subcycles. In analyzing or optimizing such a coupled system, it is essential to determine the best order of the processes within these subcycles to reduce design cycle time and cost. This is accomplished by decomposing large multidisciplinary problems into several multidisciplinary analysis subsystems (MDASS) and processing it in parallel. This paper proposes new strategy for parallel decomposition of multidisciplinary problems to improve design efficiency by using the multiple objective genetic algorithm (MOGA), and a sample test case is presented to show the effects of optimizing the sequence with MOGA.

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밸브에 의한 대형펌프시스템의 수격특성에 관한 연구 (A Study on Valve-Induced Water Hammer Characteristics for Large Pump System)

  • 이철재;임경선;조대환
    • 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 해양환경안전학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표회
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    • pp.177-178
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    • 2009
  • 관로내의 유속이 급격히 변하면 압력도 크게 상승하거나 강하하게 되어 유체 과도현상을 일으키게 된다. 이러한 수격현상에 대한 연구는 펌프스테이션이 커지고 유체를 이송하는 시스템이 대형화되어 그 중요성이 더욱 증가하였다. 이것은 파이프라인이 길어지고 복잡해지기 때문이다. 이 연구에서는 특성법을 이용하여 대형펌프 시스템의 밸브 개폐로 발생하는 수격현상을 평가하였다.

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