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AN EXACT PENALTY FUNCTION METHOD FOR SOLVING A CLASS OF NONLINEAR BILEVEL PROGRAMS

  • Lv, Yibing
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.29 no.5_6
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    • pp.1533-1539
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, a class of nonlinear bilevel programs, i.e. the lower level problem is linear programs, is considered. Aiming at this special structure, we append the duality gap of the lower level problem to the upper level objective with a penalty and obtain a penalized problem. Using the penalty method, we give an existence theorem of solution and propose an algorithm. Then, a numerical example is given to illustrate the algorithm.

Nonlinear Dynamic Simulation using SIMULINK (SIMULINK를 이용한 비선형 동적 해석)

  • Kim Seong Keol
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2005
  • Analyses of dynamic models which were one and two degrees of freedom, and had the nonlinear springs and dampings with certain polynomial functions were performed from SIMULINK in MATLAB. Those consisted of 12 programs and were built on the basis of the preceding programs fur the linear dynamic simulations. However the programs for the nonlinear simulations were quite different from those f3r the linear ones, and showed the results of the analyses in real time with animating. It was found that the programs would help us to solve any kind of nonlinear dynamic simulation with one and two degrees of freedom. Especially, the simulations for 1 DOF system with cubic nonlinear spring farce showed the results for Duffing's equation, of which phenomena were jump-up and jump-down. It will be applied to the dynamic simulation of the car seat vibration with a passenger, of which model has the equivalent nonlinear springs and is two degrees of freedom.

Nonlinear analysis of thin shallow arches subject to snap-through using truss models

  • Xenidis, H.;Morfidis, K.;Papadopoulos, P.G.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.521-542
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    • 2013
  • In this study a truss model is used for the geometrically nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of a thin shallow arch subject to snap-through. Thanks to the very simple geometry of a truss, the equilibrium conditions can be easily written and the global stiffness matrix can be easily updated with respect to the deformed structure, within each step of the analysis. A very coarse discretization is applied; so, in a very simple way, the high frequency modes are suppressed from the beginning and there is no need to develop a complicated reduced-order technique. Two short computer programs have been developed for the geometrically nonlinear static analysis by displacement control of a plane truss model of a structure as well as for its dynamic analysis by the step-by-step time integration algorithm of trapezoidal rule, combined with a predictor-corrector technique. These two short, fully documented computer programs are applied on the geometrically nonlinear static and dynamic analysis of a specific thin shallow arch subject to snap-through.

Nonlinear static and dynamic analyses of reinforced concrete buildings - comparison of different modelling approaches

  • Carvalho, Goncalo;Bento, Rita;Bhatt, Carlos
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.451-470
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    • 2013
  • It generally accepted that most building structures shall exhibit a nonlinear response when subjected to medium-high intensity earthquakes. It is currently known, however, that this phenomenon is not properly modelled in the majority of cases, especially at the design stage, where only simple linear methods have effectively been used. Recently, as a result of the exponential progress of computational tools, nonlinear modelling and analysis have gradually been brought to a more promising level. A wide range of modelling alternatives developed over the years is hence at the designer's disposal for the seismic design and assessment of engineering structures. The objective of the study presented herein is to test some of these models in an existing structure, and observe their performance in nonlinear static and dynamic analyses. This evaluation is done by the use of two of a known range of advanced computer programs: SAP2000 and SeismoStruct. The different models will focus on the element flexural mechanism with both lumped and distributed plasticity element models. In order to appraise the reliability and feasibility of each alternative, the programs capabilities and the amount of labour and time required for modelling and performing the analyses are also discussed. The results obtained show the difficulties that may be met, not only in performing nonlinear analyses, but also on their dependency on both the chosen nonlinear structural models and the adopted computer programs. It is then suggested that these procedures should only be used by experienced designers, provided that they are aware of these difficulties and with a critical stance towards the result of the analyses.

Comparison of Nonlinear Analysis Programs for Small-size Reinforced Concrete Buildings II (소규모 철근콘크리트 건축물을 위한 비선형해석 프로그램 비교 II)

  • Yoo, Changhwan;Kim, Taewan;Park, Hong-Gun
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2015
  • For small-size reinforce-concrete buildings, Midas Gen, OpenSees, and Perform-3D, which are structural analysis programs that are most popularly used at present, were applied for nonlinear static pushover analysis, and then difference between those programs was analyzed. Example buildings were limited to 2-story frames with irregular shaped walls. Analysis result showed that there were more differences than for frames only and frames with rectangular walls, but it was not so significant. Nevertheless, the capacity curve were different in some buildings, which is attributed to shape and location of walls, and feature of the analysis program. Especially, selection of automatic or manual input in Midas Gen, or nonlinear wall elements in Perform3D can affect the capacity curve and performance of the buildings. Therefore, the program users should understand the feature of the program well, and then conduct performance assessment. The result of this study is limited to low-story buildings so that it should be noted that it is possible to get different results for mid- to high-rise buildings.

Correlation Analysis for Correlation Dimesion of EEG and Cold-heat Score (뇌파의 상관차원과 한열설문지와의 상관분석)

  • Bas, No-Soo;Park, Young-Jae;Oh, Hwan-Sup;Park, Young-Bae
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.116-127
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    • 2007
  • Background and Purpose: Acording to chaos theory, irregular signals of electroencephalogram can interpretated by nonlinear method. Chaotic nonlinear dynamics in EEG can be studied by calculating the correlation dimension. The aim of this study is to analyze EEG by correlation dimension and do Correlation Analysis of correlation dimension and cold-heat score Method: EEG raw data were measured during 15 minutes and choosed 40 seconds. We calculated correlation dimension and used surrogate data method for checking nonlinear data. After then do correlation analysis Result and Conclusion: Correlation dimension of channel 7 and channel 8 are showed significant correlation with cold score.

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ON DUALITY THEOREMS FOR MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMS

  • Kim, Do-Sang;Lee, Gue-Myung
    • East Asian mathematical journal
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.209-213
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    • 1989
  • The efficiency(Pareto optimum) is a type of solutions for multiobjective programs. We formulate duality relations for multiobjective nonlinear programs by using the concept of efficiency. The results are the weak and strong duality relations for a vector dual of the Wolfe type involving invex functions.

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Comparison of Nonlinear Analysis Programs for Small-size Reinforced Concrete Buildings I (소규모 철근콘크리트 건축물을 위한 비선형해석 프로그램 비교 I)

  • Yoo, Changhwan;Kim, Taewan
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.219-228
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    • 2015
  • For small-size reinforce-concrete buildings, Midas Gen, OpenSees, and Perform-3D, which are structural analysis programs that are most popularly used at present, were applied for nonlinear static pushover analysis, and then difference between those programs was analyzed. Example buildings were limited to 2-story frames only and frames with one or more rectangular walls. Analysis results showed that there was not much difference for frames only based on capacity curves. There were some differences for frames with rectangular walls, but it was not so significant. The global behaviors represented by the capacity curve were not so different, but the feature of each analysis program appeared when the results were analyzed in more detail. Therefore, the program users should understand the feature of the program well, and then conduct performance assessment. The result of this study is limited to low-story frames only and frames with rectangular walls so that it should be noted that it is possible to get different results for frames with non-rectangular walls or mid- to high-rise buildings.

Nonlinear Correlation Dimension Analysis of EEG and HRV (뇌파의 상관차원과 HRV의 상관분석)

  • Kim, Jung-Gyun;Park, Young-Bae;Park, Young-Jae;Kim, Min-Yong
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.84-95
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    • 2007
  • Background and Purpose: We have studied the trends of EEG signals in the voluntary breathing condition by applying the fractal analysis. According to chaos theory, irregularity of EEG signals can result from low dimensional deterministic chaos. A principal parameter to quantify the degree of Chaotic nonlinear dynamics is correlation dimension. The aim of this study was to analyze correlation between the correlation dimension of EEG and HRV(heart rate variability). We have studied the trends of EEG signals in the voluntary breathing condition by applying the fractal analysis. Methods: EEG raw data were measured by moving windows during 15 minutes. Then, the correlation dimension(D2) was calculated by each 40-seconds-segment in 15 minutes data, totally 36 segments. 8 channels EEG study on the Fp, F, T, P was carried out in 30 subjects. Results and Conclusion: Correlation analysis of HRV was calculated with deterministic non-linear data and stochastic non-linear data. 1. Ch1(Fp1), Ch4(F3), Ch4(F4) is positive correlated with In LF. 2. Ch1(Fp1), Ch3(F3) is positive correlated with In TF.

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Comparison of alternative algorithms for buckling analysis of slender steel structures

  • Dimopoulos, C.A.;Gantes, C.J.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.219-238
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    • 2012
  • Objective of this paper is to compare linear buckling analysis formulations, available in commercial finite element programs. Modern steel design codes, including Eurocode 3, make abundant use of linear buckling loads for calculation of slenderness, and of linear buckling modes, used as shapes of imperfections for nonlinear analyses. Experience has shown that the buckling mode shapes and the magnitude of buckling loads may differ, sometimes significantly, from one algorithm to another. Thus, three characteristic examples have been used in order to assess the linear buckling formulations available in the finite element programs ADINA and ABAQUS. Useful conclusions are drawn for selecting the appropriate algorithm and the proper reference load in order to obtain either the classical linear buckling load or a good approximation of the actual geometrically nonlinear buckling load.