• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2018

Reinforced concrete containment (RCC) building has long been considered as the last barrier for keeping the radiation from leaking into the environment. It is important to quantify the performance of these structures and facilities considering extreme conditions. However, the preceding research on evaluating nuclear power plant (NPP) structures, particularly considering mainshock-aftershock seismic sequences, is deficient. Therefore, this manuscript serves to investigate the seismic fragility of a typical RCC building subjected to mainshock-aftershock seismic sequences. The implementation of the fragility assessment has been performed based on the incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) method. A lumped mass RCC model considering the tri-linear skeleton curve and the maximum point-oriented hysteretic rule is employed for IDA analyses. The results indicate that the seismic capacity of the RCC building would be overestimated without taking into account the mainshock-aftershock effects. It is also found that the seismic capacity of the RCC building decreases with the increase of the relative intensity of aftershock ground motions to mainshock ground motions. In addition, the effects of artificial mainshock-aftershock ground motions generated from the repeated and randomized approaches and the polarity of the aftershock with respect to the mainshock on the evaluation of the RCC are also researched, respectively.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.451-459
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• 2006

When a ship is damaged and flooded, the motion of the damaged ship is significantly influenced by the flooding water dynamics. The flooding water in the damaged ship has been treated as a lumped mass under the quasi-static assumption in most of previous researches. To calculate the motion of damaged ship rigorously, it is necessary to analyze the coupled dynamics of flooding water. In this study, a series of numerical and experimental studies is conducted for the damaged part of ITTC RORO passenger. FLOW3D is used for investigating the feasibility of the state of the art CFD technique. An applicability of the coupled motion analysis of damaged ships can be confirmed by agreement between the numerical results and the model experiments. A CFD technique is considered for the numerical modeling of the dynamics of flooding water.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1358-1363
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• 2003

Due to the application of Integrated Head Assembly (IHA) in KSNP+ reactor design, an investigation of reactor internals integrity is carried out to assure that the adoption of IHA does not affect the safety of reactor operation. One of the postulated accident events is the R.V. closure head fall from 5.5m high directly above the reactor vessel that may occur during the refueling operation. The analysis model consists of lumped mass elements of the entire reactor vessel and internals. Because of extreme load, separate elastic-plastic analyses are done for the members that undergo plastic deformation. The analysis verified that the stresses of the reactor internals and the fuel assemblies are within the bound of allowable stress limits and the integrity of the fuel assemblies is maintained.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.671-686
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• 2019

Active control of solar panels with honeycomb core and carbon nanotube reinforced composite (CNTRC) facesheets for smart structures using piezoelectric patch sensor and actuator to reduce the amplitude of vibration is a lack of the previous study and it is the novelty of this research. Of active control elements are piezoelectric patches which act as sensors and actuators in many systems. Their low power consumption is worth mentioning. Thus, deriving a simple and efficient model of piezoelectric patch's elastic, electrical, and elastoelectric properties would be of much significance. In the present study, first, to reduce vibrations in composite plates reinforced by carbon nanotubes, motion equations were obtained by the extended rule of mixture. Second, to simulate the equations of the system, up to 36 mode shape vectors were considered so that the stress strain behavior of the panel and extent of displacement are thoroughly evaluated. Then, to have a more acceptable analysis, the effects of external disturbances (Aerodynamic forces) and lumped mass are investigated on the stability of the system. Finally, elastoelectric effects are examined in piezoelectric patches. The results of the present research can be used for micro-vibration suppression in satellites such as solar panels, space telescopes, and interferometers and also to optimize active control panel for various applications.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.386-400
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• 2022

Seismic fragility analysis, a part of seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA), is commonly used to establish the relationship between a representative property of earthquakes and the failure probability of a structure, component, or system. Current guidelines on the SPRA of nuclear power plants (NPPs) used worldwide mainly reflect the earthquake characteristics of the western United States. However, different earthquake characteristics may have a significant impact on the seismic fragility of a structure. Given the concern, this study aimed to investigate the effects of earthquake characteristics on the seismic fragility of concrete containments housing the OPR-1000 reactor. Earthquake time histories were created from 30 ground motions (including those of the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake) by spectral matching to the site-specific response spectrum of Hanbit nuclear power plants in South Korea. Fragility curves of the containment structure were determined under the linear response history analysis using a lumped-mass stick model and 30 ground motions, and were compared in terms of earthquake characteristics. The results showed that the median capacity and high confidence of low probability of failure (HCLPF) tended to highly depend on the sustained maximum acceleration (SMA), and increase when using the time histories which have lower SMA compared with the others.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.57-67
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• 1997

본 논문의 목적은 보-전단벽식 고층아파트의 단소성 지진응답해석을 수행하여 내진성능을 검토하는 것이다. 이를 위해 우선 구조물을 3차원 입체모델화하여 정적 탄소성해석을 수행하고 층 강성을 평가한 후, 그 결과를 이용하여 집중질량계모델을 사용한 시간이력 응답해석을 수행한다. 이때 탄소성 이력모델로는 modified Clough 모델을, 입력하중으로는 3종류의 기록 지진동 El-Centro 1940 NS, Taft 1952 EW, Hachinohe 1968 NS를 사용하되, 최대 지반가속도를 0.12g, 0.24g로 조절하여 사용한다. 해석모델로 장변 방향을 배치된 전단벽의 단면적이 단변의 0.5배이고, 동일한 평면을 가진 2세대가 일자형으로 배치된 25층의 아파트를 선정한다. 층간 변형각, 소성율등을 구하고 우리나라 및 미국, 일본의 내진규준에서 정하고 있는 제한사항과 비교검토한다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1999

본 논문의 목적은 탄소성 지진 응답해석을 수행하여 고층 벽식 아파트의 내진성능을 평가하는 것이다 먼저 구조물을 3차원 입체 모델화 하여 정적 탄소성 해석을 수행하고 층강성 및 항복 충전단력을 평가한 후 그 결과를 이용하여 집준 질량계 모델을 사용한 시간 이력 지진 응답해석을 수행한다 탄소성 이력 모델로는 bi-linear 모델 및 Clough 모델을 입력 지진동파형으로는 4종류의 기록 지진동 띠 Centro 1940 NS, Taft 1952 EW Hachinohe 1968 NSm Kobe 1995 NS를 사용하고 입력 지진동의 강도는 최대 지반속도치 12Kine이 되도록 크기를 조절하여 입력한다 탄소성 지진응답 해석결과 고층 벽식 아파트는 진도 5정도의 지진동 크기에서 전층에소성 변형이 발생하여 취약한 내진성능을 보여준다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2016

감쇠구조물의 해석을 위해서는 정확한 감쇠모델을 구성하는 것이 중요하지만, 감쇠특성을 모델링 하는 것은 매우 어려운 일이다. 부정확한 감쇠 모델링에서 기인하는 오차는 진동 소음 문제 및 구조물 안전 평가 등에 많은 어려움을 주고 있다. 본 연구에서는 주파수 응답함수를 이용한 비비례 점성감쇠행렬 추정기법을 제시하였다. 복소 주파수 응답함수는 구조물의 실험데이터로부터 계측되며, 정상상태 주파수 응답함수는 계측된 복소 주파수 응답함수로부터 추정된다. 제안된 기법을 통해 비비례 점성감쇠 행렬을 추정하였으며, 두 가지 수치 예제(집중질량 모델과 외팔보)를 통해 제시된 기법을 검토하였다. 결과적으로 두 가지 예제 모두에서 비비례 점성감쇠 행렬을 정확히 추정할 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2002

원자로 내부구조물의 상부안내구조물집합체는 노심지지배럴과 내부배럴집합체와 함께 원통형의 실린더 구조이며, 유체의 난류하중과 펌프의 맥동하중으로 인한 유체유발하중을 수평방향으로 받는다. 본 논문에서는 이 유체유발하중에 대한 랜덤진동해석과 조화응답해석을 수행한 내용을 기술하였다. 이 해석을 위해 집중질량 보 요소 모델을 사용하였고, 랜덤하중과 펌프맥동하중으로 발생되는 동적응답특성을 평가하였다. 특히 원통형태의 상부안내구조물, 노심지지배럴, 내부배럴집합체 사이에서 형성되는 환형공간의 동수력 연성 효과를 고려하여 모델링 하였고, 상부안내구조물 안쪽에 설치되는 내부배럴집합체의 추가 영향을 검토하였다. 내부배럴집합체의 추가로 인한 하중조건별 최대동적응답은 구조물의 고유진동수에 영향을 받으며, 따라서 구조물의 최대동적응답은 여러 하중 조건별 동적해석 평가를 통해 보수적으로 구하여져야 한다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.353-363
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• 2017

The present study considers a multi-span continuous bridge, isolated by lead rubber bearing (LRB). Dynamic soilstructure interaction (SSI) is modelled with the help of a simplified, sway-rocking model for different types of soil. It is well understood from the literature that SSI influences the structural responses and the isolator performance. However, the abovementioned effect of SSI also depends on the earthquake ground motion properties. It is very important to understand how the interaction between soil and structure varies with the earthquake ground motion characteristics but, as far as the knowledge of the authors go, no study has been carried out to investigate this effect. Therefore, the objectives of the present study are to investigate the influence of earthquake ground motion characteristics on: (a) the responses of a multi span bridge (isolated and non-isolated), (b) the performance of the isolator and, most importantly, (c) the soil-structure interaction. Statistical analyses are conducted by considering 14 earthquakes which are selected in such a way that they can be categorized into three frequency content groups according to their peak ground acceleration to peak ground velocity (PGA/PGV) ratio. Lumped mass model of the bridge is developed and time history analyses are carried out by solving the governing equations of motion in the state space form. The performance of the isolator is studied by comparing the responses of the bridge with those of the corresponding uncontrolled bridge (i.e., non-isolated bridge). On studying the effect of earthquake motions, it is observed that the earthquake ground motion characteristics affect the interaction between soil and structure in such a way that the responses decrease with increase in frequency content of the earthquake for all the types of soil considered. The reverse phenomenon is observed in case of the isolator performance where the control efficiencies increase with frequency content of earthquake.