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Performance based design optimum of CBFs using bee colony algorithm

  • Mansouri, Iman;Soori, Sanaz;Amraie, Hamed;Hu, Jong Wan;Shahbazi, Shahrokh
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.613-622
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    • 2018
  • The requirement to safe and economical buildings caused to the exploitation of nonlinear capacity structures and optimization of them. This requirement leads to forming seismic design method based on performance. In this study, concentrically braced frames (CBFs) have been optimized at the immediate occupancy (IO) and collapse prevention (CP) levels. Minimizing structural weight is taken as objective function subjected to performance constraints on inter-story drift ratios at various performance levels. In order to evaluate the seismic capacity of the CBFs, pushover analysis is conducted, and the process of optimization has been done by using Bee Algorithm. Results indicate that performance based design caused to have minimum structural weight and due to increase capacity of CBFs.

Development of Automated Algorithm for Compartment Arrangement of Oil Tanker (유조선의 구획배치 자동화 알고리즘 개발)

  • Song, Ha-Cheol;Na, Seung-Su;Jo, Du-Yeon;Shim, Cheon-Sik;Lee, Gang-Hyeon;Jeong, Sol;Heo, Joo-Ho;Jeong, Tae-Seok;Lee, Chul-Ho;Jo, Young-Chun;Kim, Dong-Chun
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.50 no.1
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2013
  • Nowadays, optimum structural design techniques based on CSR have been developed and applied to the preliminary design stage focused on minimum weight and minimum construction cost of ship structure. Optimum structural design algorithm developed before could minimize weight and cost on fixed compartment arrangement. However, to develop more efficient design technique, a designer needs to combine optimized compartment arrangement with optimized ship structural design because compartment arrangement has a large effect on structural design according to the change of still water bending moment as a consequence of compartment arrangement change. In this study, automated algorithm for compartment arrangement of an oil tanker is developed to apply preliminary structural design. The usefulness of developed algorithm is verified with Aframax oil tanker constructed by STX shipbuilding Co.Ltd..

Modeling of selfie stick using FreeCAD (FreeCAD를 이용한 셀카봉 모델링)

  • Sung, Gwangwon;Kim, Youngki
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2015.03a
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    • pp.428-441
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    • 2015
  • Corresponding to the high consumption rate of the selfie stick for cell phone camera, the design of the product is becoming diverse. However, relatively low cost selfie stick models are not strong enough to stand the weight of the cell phone. This results into a bending of the stick or the accidental fall of the cell phone by the failure of the holding unit. As a solution to the problem, design of selfie stick that is structurally strong enough to stand the weight of the cell phone with the minimum weight for the portability is proposed in this paper.

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Effect of Powder and Aggregates on Compactability of High Performance Concrete

  • Lee, Seung-Han;Han, Hyung-sub
    • KCI Concrete Journal
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 1999
  • This study treated self-compacting high Performance concrete as two Phase materials of Paste and aggregates and examined the effect of powder and aggregates on self-compacting high performance, since fluidity and segregation resistance of fresh concrete are changed mainly by paste. To improve the fluidity and self-compactibility of concrete, optimum powder ratio of self-compacting high performance concrete using fly ash and blast-furnace slag as powders were calculated. This study was also designed to provide basic materials for suitable design of mix proportion by evaluating fluidity and compactibility by various volume ratios of fine aggregates, paste, and aggregates. As a result, the more fly ash was replaced, the more confined water ratio was reduced because of higher fluidity. The smallest confined water ratio was determined when 15% blast-furnace slag was replaced. The lowest confined water ratio was acquired when 20% fly ash and 15% blast-furnace slag were replaced together. The optimum fine aggregates ratio with the best compactibility was the fine aggregate ratio with the lowest percentage of void in mixing coarse aggregate and fine aggregate In mixing the high performance concrete. Self-compacting high performance concrete with desirable compactibility required more than minimum of unit volume weight. If the unit volume weight used was less than the minimum, concrete had seriously reduced compactibility.

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Studies on Development of a Chicken Feet-bone Remover (I) - Analysis of design factor with Chicken Feet-bone Remover - (닭발 뼈 제거장치 개발에 관한 연구(1) - 닭발 뼈 제거장치의 설계요인 분석 -)

  • Lee, Jeong-Taeg;Kim, Tae-Han
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.252-256
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    • 2011
  • Consumption of chicken feet has been increasing recently, thus it was necessary to produce good quality of bone less chicken feet. In the process of bone removal during chicken feet production, feeding, conveying, cutting and bone removing process takes about 90% of overall labor. Therefore, the development of a chicken feet-bone remover was necessary to reduce the cost of labor. There has been few research on the chicken feet bone removers so far in Korea as well as worldwide. So the main objective of this study was to develop a chicken feet-bone remover which is suitable for domestic circumstances. The average length of chicken feet was 113.3 mm with maximum and minimum lengths of 135.8 mm and 92.2 mm, and the average diameter of chicken leg was 12.5 mm, average width of the toe was 56.2 mm and the average weight of chicken feet was 26.4 g with maximum and minimum weight of 39.3 g and 16.9 g, respectively. Also, the average moisture content was 64.7% (w.b). The average cutting force of little toes was 15.6 N for the size ranges of less than 3.5 mm, 22.5 N, 3.5~6.0 mm and 30.3 N for larger than 6.0 mm in diameter, respectively.

Design Parameter Analysis of a Solar-Powered, Potential Energy-Storing, Long Endurance UAV (위치에너지를 축적하는 태양동력 장기체공 무인기의 설계 인자 분석)

  • Yang, In-Young;Lee, Bo-Hwa;Chang, Byung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.39 no.10
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    • pp.927-934
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    • 2011
  • Design parameter analysis is performed for a solar-powered UAV, storing potential energy by climb flight. Parameters related to the flight for saving potential energy, i.e. minimum & maximum altitudes for level flight, gliding & climbing angle, design point speed & altitude, gliding & climbing start time are investigated as design parameters. Weight and size of the UAV are determined using a weight model for the components of the solar-powered UAVs. Produced energy and consumed energy are calculated using these weight and size, yielding the required weight of the battery for a given mission. Relationship between the total weight of the UAV and each parameter is investigated. For the parameters listed above, there exist their ranges only where the design is possible. And there exist optimal values of these parameters minimizing the total weight.

The Optimum Structural Design of the High-speed Surface Effect Ship using Composite Materials - Minimum Weight Design (복합재료 쌍동형 초고속선의 최적 구조 설계 - 최소 중량 설계)

  • Chang-Doo Jang;Ho-Kyung Kim
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.94-103
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    • 1998
  • Recently, many researches are carried for high-speed and light craft. In this study, the optimum structural design procedure and the computer program are developed to minimize the hull weight of SES(Surface Effect Ship) built of composite materials. Three types of composite materials-Sandwich, Single Skin and Hybrid type- are considered and the efficiency of each type is investigated. In design process, the optimum design of main members is performed at first considering longitudinal strength. And then, the transverse member design is performed considering torsional strength SSDP(Structural Synthesis Design program) of U.S. Navy is adopted for design algorithm and DnV classification nile for design loads and strength criteria. For optimum structural design, ES 1+1 optimization technique is used.

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A Study on the Wearing Comfort of Firefighter's Protective Clothing (한국 소방방수피복의 착용만족도 및 개선방안에 관한 조사연구)

  • Chung Jung-Sook;Lee Youn-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.37 no.12 s.142
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 1999
  • This study analyzed firefighter's actual wearing condition of turnout gear The results are as fellows: 1. When a firefighter is employed, Korea applies only the minimum of firefighters stature and weight but America applies both the minimum and the maximum. The choice of size is highly related with stature more than chest circumference. 2. The satisfaction degree of thermal barrier is very low, 3%. They used rubber gloves rather than heatproof gloves. This is more serious in small country like 'up', 'myun' than in cities. For laundering, they used sprinkling method with firefighting hose. Firefigthers hoped that their clothes could be classified tv the seasons and fire places. 3. frefighter had high unsatisfaction with the movement of hands and leges in the aspect of movement adjustability, air permeability, weight, body temperature regulation, and breathing in the hygenic aspect, fire resistance, thermal resistance property, water proof, chemical reactivity and electrical conductivity. Thev were also unsatisfied with water proof boots and gloves. They were generally satisfied with helmets but firefighters over 90kg of weight were rather unsatisfied. 4. The satisfaction degree for physical fitness was very low and the items with which they were not satisfied depend on physical features. 5. To develop turnout gear, they wanted changes in design, material and size. Reflection tape need to be replaced with high quality products and they wanted the use of velcro and zipper in fastening system.

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Minimum Weight Desing of Midship Structure Using Optimization Technuque (최적화 기법을 이용한 선체중앙단면의 최소중량설계)

  • J.G.,Shin
    • Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.46-54
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    • 1980
  • The ship structural design problem is formulated as a general nonlinear optimization problem with constraints. Characteristics of the general structural problems and various optimization techniques are discussed, with special emphasis on penalty function method for constrained problems. A simple example of the solution of a midship structure design of cargo vessel, which complies with the rules of the Korean Register of Shipping is shown using SUMT-exterior method with some search methods.

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A Study on the Basic-Design of Inside-Sea Fishing Vessel by Economic Optimization Technique (경제성 최적화 기법에 의한 연근해 어선설계에 관한 연구)

  • 박제웅
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.287-295
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    • 1995
  • fishing boat is a specialized vessel which is intended to perform certain well defined tasks. Its size, deck-layout, carrying capacity and equipment are all related to its function in carrying out its planned operations. Therefore the process of fishing boat design is inherently combined with optimization of the design variables called the economic optimization criteria. Optimization then is a process in which minimum value of weight or cost is established through evaluation of consecutive designs in which one or more design parameters are varied. This paper is to study the basic-design of Stow-net fishing vessel in the Mok-Po region. The main task is developed the preliminary design model of engineering economic system in order to use optimization techniques from operation research the design problem needs to be expressed in terms of objective function and numerous constrains like : speed, fish hold capacity, fishing range, displacement and weight, ratio of main dimensions, etc. The objective function represents the criterion which is NPV such as the ratio of revene/cost. When using computers of limited capacity like P/C, the developed basic-design model of the economic optimization procedure must be simplified to V, Cb, L/B, Dv, Db and less than 15 constraint equations. The main conclusions of this study have attempted to show that economic considerations are essential in Stow-net fishing vessel basic design and operations, and that techno-economic evaluation is an important tool for the design of Stow-net fishing vessel in 69ton and 79ton.

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