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Effects of dead loads on dynamic analyses of beams subject to moving loads

  • Takabatake, Hideo
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.589-605
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    • 2013
  • The effect of dead loads on dynamic responses of a uniform elastic beam subjected to moving loads is examined by means of a governing equation which takes into account initial bending stresses due to dead loads. First, the governing equation of beams which includes the effect of dead loads is briefly presented from the author's paper (1990, 1991, 2010). The effect of dead loads is considered by a strain energy produced by conservative initial stresses caused by the dead loads. Second, the effect of dead loads on dynamical responses produced by moving loads in simply supported beams is confirmed by the results of numerical computations using the Galerkin method and Wilson-${\theta}$ method. It is shown that the dynamical responses by moving loads are decreased remarkably on a heavyweight beam when the effect of dead loads is included. Third, an approximate solution of dynamic deflections including the effect of dead loads for a uniform beam subjected to moving loads is presented in a closed-form for the case without the additional mass due to moving loads. The proposed solution shows a good agreement with results of numerical computations with the Galerkin method and Wilson-${\theta}$ method. Finally it is clarified that the effect of dead loads on elastic uniform beams subjected to moving loads acts on the restraint of the transverse vibration for the both cases without and with the additional mass due to moving loads.

Inflow Characteristics of Debris Flow and Risk Assessment for Different Shapes of Defensive Structure (방어구조물 형상에 따른 토석류의 유입특성과 위험도 평가)

  • Oh, Seung Myeong;Song, Chang Geun;Lee, Seung Oh
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.93-98
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    • 2016
  • This study analyzed the inflow characteristics of debris flow according to shape of defensive structure and computed risk index. In order to simulate debris flow, two shapes of defensive structure were considered. Initial mass distribution was set with a rectangular shape and defensive structures were set semi-circular shape and rectangular shape, respectively. It was found that a defensive structure with semicircular shape was more vulnerable to debris impact compared with rectangular shape because the flow mass became concentrated in quadrant part of the inner circle. If the velocity of the debris flow was less than 1 m/s, the risk assessment by FII (Flood Intensity Index) was much appropriate. However, when the movement of debris runout was faster than 1 m/s, the risk index of FHR (Flood Hazard Rating) provided improved classification due to its subdivided hazardous range.

Determination of Event Mean Concentrations and Pollutant Loadings in Highway Storm Runoff (고속도로 강우 유출수내 오염물질의 EMC 및 부하량 원단위 산정)

  • Kim, Lee-Hyung;Kang, Joohyon
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.631-640
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    • 2004
  • This research was conducted to understand the magnitude and nature of the stormwater emissions with the goal of quantifying stormwater pollutant concentrations and mass emission rates of pollutants. Eight highway sites in Southern California area were monitored for three years with collecting of grab and flow-weighted composite samples, rainfall and runoff flow. Generally the EMCs cannot be determined by simple statistical averaging of measured pollutant concentrations because of random characteristics of runoff quality and quantity. Therefore, this manuscripts will show a new EMC determination method. The EMC ranges of 95% confidence intervals are 102.78-216.37mg/L for TSS, 104.53-251.79mg/L for COD, 5.42-10.58mg/L for oil & grease and 2.42-10.18mg/L for TKN. The ranges of washed-off mass loading are determined to $0.06g/m^2-17.27g/m^2$ for TSS and $0.1-3.23g/m^2$for COD.

A Study on Development of Safety Shell Molds for Precision Machining of Sand Mold Casting Product (사형제품 기계가공을 위한 안전금형 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jae-Hoon;Nam, Seung-Done
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.179-184
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    • 2013
  • An accident from machine work is often fatal to the worker. This accident is mostly preventable through perfect process jig. In case of this machine work, however, the disaster frequently occurred because of the design which is not considered the beginning of product design, post-process and mass process of production. As for sand casting method, this has the merits of the production; the product is easily produced by manual labor. On the other hand, this method has the demerits of a bigger dimensional error contrary to other mass process of production. When the sand casting product is in machine work, there are various problems such as unsafe fix and excessive cutting, product desorption and rapid life depreciation of equipment and tools. Considering the characteristics of sand casting method, it is accepted as difficulty to improve the problems. In this study, it suggests shell mold method for mold instead of the machine work after the sand casting of the circle shape container product. And the surface accomplishes the following average of surface roughness Ra$9.94{\mu}m$ of machine work with the casting of flask mold by shell mold method. In accordance with the simplification of processing process and reducing the average thickness variation by mass production of product with detailed appearance, it has a good influence on safety accident prevention caused by production and damaged product. It is confirmed that making higher degree of size precision of all machine work product is possible to increase the safety and productivity, reduce the processing process and improve environment.

Mechanical Properties on Resin of New Austrian Tunneling Coatings on Stainless Steel 316L (스테인레스강 316L 상의 New Austrian Tunneling Method Coatings의 수지에 관한 기계적 특성)

  • Lee, Jooyoub;Sung, Wanmo;Kim, Joohan;Seong, Minjeong;Kim, Ki-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.1034-1040
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    • 2020
  • The mechanical properties of NATM resin of synthetic polyurethane-epoxy resin for stainless steel were measured by SEM, FT-IR, tensile properties, and specific mass loss by EIS analysis, etc. As interest in eco-friendly medium coatings increased, the Heavy duty coatings were synthesized for various metals such as stainless steel composed of Polyol, MDI, water bored Epoxy resin, filling agent, silicon surfactant, catalyst etc. The coatings of synthetic NATM resin were increased tensile strength due to various temperature change, and the low-Specific Mass Loss was measured in a highly electrolytic solution. In conclusion, the NATM coatings composed of polyurethane and waterbored Epoxy, polyurea resin were synthetic microstructure with cross linkage can be good material for coating of anticorrosion of metal substrates such as stainless steel.

Case Study on Debris flows during Heavy Rain in Inje, Yangyang and Pyeongchang Areas during $15{\sim}17$, July, 2006 (2006 강원 인제, 양양, 평창지역 토석류발생사례분석)

  • You, Byung-Ok;Song, Pyung-Hyun;Jung, Chan-Gyu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.615-625
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    • 2006
  • 2006년 7월 15일${\sim}$17일 사이의 집중적인 호우는 강원도 지역에 많은 피해를 주었는데, 특히 강원도 인제, 양양, 평창지역에서의 피해로 수십명의 인명피해와 재산피해를 발생시켰다. 최근 들어 발생되는 집중호우로 인한 피해 중 토석류에 의한 피해가 많은 이유 중에는 지구온난화로 인한 100mm에 가까운 시간당 강우량을 보이고 있어 국내 산악지가 형성된 구간에서는 어느 지역이나 토석류가 발생될 가능성을 가지고 있다고 할 수 있다. 그러므로 본 논문은 2006년 7월에 발생된 강원도 인제, 양양지역을 중심으로 토석류 피해에 대하여 자료를 수집, 분석하였으며 토석류 발생기구 및 유형에 따른 피해정도와 저감방안에 대한 고찰을 실시하였다. 앞으로 빈번해지는 토석류에 대한 관리체계의 확립 및 보완대책과 토목공사시에 반영될 수 있는 방안 등을 모색해야 할 것이다.

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A numerical solution to fluid-structure interaction of membrane structures under wind action

  • Sun, Fang-Jin;Gu, Ming
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.35-58
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    • 2014
  • A numerical simultaneous solution involving a linear elastic model was applied to study the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of membrane structures under wind actions, i.e., formulating the fluid-structure system with a single equation system and solving it simultaneously. The linear elastic model was applied to managing the data transfer at the fluid and structure interface. The monolithic equation of the FSI system was formulated by means of variational forms of equations for the fluid, structure and linear elastic model, and was solved by the Newton-Raphson method. Computation procedures of the proposed simultaneous solution are presented. It was applied to computation of flow around an elastic cylinder and a typical FSI problem to verify the validity and accuracy of the method. Then fluid-structure interaction analyses of a saddle membrane structure under wind actions for three typical cases were performed with the method. Wind pressure, wind-induced responses, displacement power spectra, aerodynamic damping and added mass of the membrane structure were computed and analyzed.

Technical lessons learnt from the case history of tunnel collapses (터널 붕괴사례로 부터의 기술적 교훈)

  • Shin, Hyu-Soung;Kwon, Young-Cheul;Bae, Gyu-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.835-844
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    • 2009
  • In this study, a database composed by 46 cases of tunnel collapses has been built up. Based on the database, comprehensive data analysis is carried out, providing us a number of the technical lessons, which can be considered in future design and construction to minimize possibility of tunnel collapse disaster. For making a better understanding, the technical lessons are given in two divisions: mountain tunnel and urban tunnel. Tunnel collapses taking place in the former tunnel are generally due to bad discontinuity condition of jointed rock mass. Otherwise, urban tunnel has weak condition generally on ground water and weathering of ground. Most of technical comments given in this paper are made based on the cases of tunnel collapses only used in this study, so that the comments seems to be hard to be available to all the tunnelling cases. However, the comment should be valuable technical lessons for tunnel engineers to consider in tunnel design or construction.

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Nonlinear finite element model updating with a decentralized approach

  • Ni, P.H.;Ye, X.W.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.683-692
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    • 2019
  • Traditional damage detection methods for nonlinear structures are often based on simplified models, such as the mass-spring-damper and shear-building models, which are insufficient for predicting the vibration responses of a real structure. Conventional global nonlinear finite element model updating methods are computationally intensive and time consuming. Thus, they cannot be applied to practical structures. A decentralized approach for identifying the nonlinear material parameters is proposed in this study. With this technique, a structure is divided into several small zones on the basis of its structural configuration. The unknown material parameters and measured vibration responses are then divided into several subsets accordingly. The structural parameters of each subset are then updated using the vibration responses of the subset with the Newton-successive-over-relaxation (SOR) method. A reinforced concrete and steel frame structure subjected to earthquake loading is used to verify the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method. The parameters in the material constitutive model, such as compressive strength, initial tangent stiffness and yielding stress, are identified accurately and efficiently compared with the global nonlinear model updating approach.

A Study on the Safety and Health Consciousness for the Working Environment of Fire Fighter (소방공무원 근무환경에 대한 안전보건 의식 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Ho;Kim, Yo-Han
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.137-143
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    • 2015
  • Fire fighter are exposed to the situations which are hard to predict due to continuous and accidental changes which hinder their fire fighting activity. As these threats of safety accident act as fear factors, they are doing insecure fire fighting activities. Therefore, as unclear and abnormal risks of working environment such as the riskiness of expansion of disaster, instability, obstacles of activities, abnormality, urgency, etc. increase, safety accidents are caused. This study analyzes the actual condition of safety and health and awareness of fire fighter who are exposed safety accidents during their fire fighting activities and utilize such result as the basis data to secure safety of fire fighter, keep efficient safety control and prevent accidents. The results of analysis are as follows. As rescue works among all fire-fighting works shows the highest emotional stabilization and the highest post-traumatic stress disorder is shown in fire sergeant level positions, and fire fighters whose working period is 10-15 years, reinforcing safety training to long-term workers is necessary. As the result of survey regarding safety awareness, the highest awareness level was shown in fire sergeant level positions, and fire fighters whose working period is over 20 years, and when it comes to operation of fire fighting equipments, fire-fighting workers and workers having 1-4 years of working period showed high safety awareness. The more serious injury in a fire fighter experienced as the first injury after working as a fire-fighter, the more cause-and-effect relationship was shown between personal physical condition and work, and it is shown as obstacles of fire fighting activities and affects to post-traumatic stress disorder. Moreover, as after-work off duty activities also affect to official disaster, systematic improvement of working environment is required. Occupational medical work compatibility evaluation considering the distinct characteristics of works to secure fire-fighter' health care together with fire-fighting capability is shown to be necessary.