• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.447-462
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• 2022

The viscosity of a shear-thickening fluid damper (STFD) can increase dramatically when the STFD undergoes high-rate of excitation. Therefore, accurate numerical modelling of the STFD has been considered difficult due to this distinct feature. This study aims to develop a numerical model to accurately simulate the response of the STFD. First, a STFD is designed, fabricated, and installed in the laboratory. Then, performance tests are conducted in which sine waves with nine frequencies at three amplitude levels are adopted as the displacement excitations to the STFD. A novel numerical model which contains two parameter sets of the discrete Bouc-Wen model as well as two parameters for transiting the two parameter sets. Therefore, a total number of eighteen parameters need to be identified in the damper model. The symbiotic organisms search is applied to optimize the parameters. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed STFD model with transit parameter sets outperforms the conventional discrete Bouc-Wen model. The proposed STFD model can be applied to analyses of structures in which STFDs are installed in the future.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.66.1-66.1
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• 2014

Radiative transfer programs to simulate the 3-micron auroral $CH_4$ emissions of Jupiter have been developed. The formalism of the radiative transfer calculations including the thermal, fluorescent, and auroral emissions of the $CH_4$ bands for an atmospheric layer having an optical depth of ${\tau}_v$ is given by: ${\mu}dI_v/d{\tau}_v=I_v-{\varpi}_v{^*}J_v(1-{\varpi}_v{^*})B_v-{\varpi}{^*}F_{ov}{e}{x}{p}(-{\tau}_v/{\mu}_o)4{\pi}-hv{\varpi}{^*}V/4{\pi}$ where ${\varpi}_v{^*}$ is the single scattering albedo of $CH_4$ consisting of Einstein A coefficient and collisional deexcitation rate. Other terms are usual radiative transfer parameters appearing in textbooks including the terms for scattered ${\varpi}_v{^*}J_v$, thermal $(1-{\varpi}_v{^*})B_v$, and attenuated solar radiations $F_{ov}$ at the certain atmospheric layer. For auroral excitations, we include V, which is the number of excited states per $cm^3$ persec by auroral particle bombardments. We apply this formalism to the high-resolution spectra of the auroral regions observed with GNIRS/Gemini North, and will present preliminary results for the 3 micron auroral processes of Jupiter.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2003

The characteristics of fluid-elastic instability and effects of turbulent excitations for the KSNP steam generator tubes were investigated numerically. The information for the thermal-hydraulic data of the steam generator has been obtained by using the ATHOS3-MOD1 code and the flow-induced vibration(FIV) analysis has been conducted by using the PIAT(program for Integrity assessment of SG tube) code. The KSNP steam generator has the concentrated plugging zone at the vicinity of the stay cylinder inside the SG. To investigate the cause of the concentrated tube plugging zone, the FIV analysis has been performed for various column and row number of the steam generator tubes. From the results of FIV analysis the stability ratio due to the fluid-elastic instability and vibrational amplitude due to the turbulent excitation in the concentrated plugged zone have a trend of larger values than those of the outer concentrated tube Plugging zone.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2013

This study aimed to develop a model to accurately predict the acceleration of structural systems during an earthquake. The acceleration and applied force of a structure were measured at current time step and the velocity and displacement were estimated through linear integration. These data were used as input to predict the structural acceleration at next time step. The computation tool used was the Volterra/Wiener neural network (VWNN) which contained the mathematical model to predict the acceleration. For alleviating problems of relatively large-dimensional and nonlinear systems, the VWNN model was utilized as the signal processing tool, including the Taylor series components in the input nodes of the neural network. The number of the intermediate layer nodes in the neural network model, containing the training and simulation stage, was evaluated and optimized. Discussions on the influences of the gradient descent with adaptive learning rate algorithm and the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm, both for determining the network weights, on prediction errors were provided. During the simulation stage, different earthquake excitations were tested with the optimized settings acquired from the training stage to find out which of the algorithms would result in the smallest error, to determine a proper simulation model.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.337-341
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• 2004

This paper concerns the analytical modeling and dynamic analysis of advanced rotating blade structure implemented by a dual approach based on structural tailoring and viscoelastic materials technology. Whereas structural tailoring uses the directionality properties of advanced composite materials, the passive materials technology exploits the damping capabilities of viscoelastic material(VEM) embedded into the host structure. The structure is modeled as a composite thin-walled beam incorporating a number of nonclassical features such as transverse shear, warping restraint, anisotropy of constituent materials, and warping and rotary inertias. The VEM layer damping treatment is modeled by using the Golla-Mushes-McTavish(GHM) method, which is employed to account for the frequency-dependent characteristic o the VEM. The displayed numerical results provide a comprehensive picture of the synergistic implications of the application of both techniques, namely, the tailoring and damping technology on vibration response of thin-walled beam structure exposed to external time-dependent excitations.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.180-189
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• 1994

모드좌표를 이용한 R/C 골조구조물의 근사적인 비선형 동적해석법을 제안하였다. 과거에도 비선형 문제를 푸는데 있어서 모드좌표에서의 해석이 부분적으로 이용되어 왔으나 각 하중증분에 따른 구조물의 강성변화로 인하여 고유치를 재계산하여야 하기 때문에 그리 널리 사용되지 못하였다. 여기서 제안된 방법은 동적해석 수행중에 산정된 제한된 수만의 고유치를 산정하였다. 그리하여 일정한 수의 고유치만으로 동적해석에서 반복하여 사용하였다. 부재의 소성힌지영역에서의 강성변화 및 핀치효과등을 부재의 이력모델에 의해서 표현되었으며 이러한 알고리즘은 휨변형이 지배하는 R/C 골조구조물의 예비해석에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 부재의 비선형 구조모델의 구성방법 및 그 특성 그리고 모드해석법의 알고리즘을 제안하고 그 효율성을 입증하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.621-642
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• 2011

Passive tuned mass dampers (TMDs) efficiently suppress vibrations induced by quasi-stationary dynamic inputs, such as winds, sea waves or traffic loads, but may prove of little use against pulse-like excitations, such as near-field (NF) ground motions. The extent of such impairment is however controversial, partly due to the different evaluation criteria adopted within the literature, partly to the limited number of seismic records used in most investigations. In this study, three classical techniques and two new variants for designing a TMD on an SDOF structure are tested under 338 NF records from the PEER NGA database, including 156 records with forward-directivity features. Percentile response reduction spectra are introduced to statistically assess TMD performance, and TMD robustness is verified through Monte Carlo simulations. The methodology is extended to a variety of MDOF bending-type and shear-type frames, and simulated on a case study building structure recently constructed in Central Italy.Results offer an interesting insight into the performance of TMDs against NF earthquakes, ultimately showing that, if properly designed and sufficiently massive, TMDs are effective and robust even in the face of pulse-like ground motions. The two newly proposed design techniques are shown to generally outperform the classical ones.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.975-982
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• 2005

면진은 현재 설치 공법의 단순함 그리고 지진하중에 대한 진동제어 효과의 탁월성 등으로 인하여 세계 여러 나라에서 강진으로부터 중요한 건물들을 보호하고, 구조물의 장수명화와 내진성능 향상을 도모하기 위한 실무적인 해결책으로서 받아들여지고 있다. 하지만, 국내의 경우, 재해 시 항상 문제가 되는 정보, 통신, 의료체계 및 사회공공 시설물의 피해로 인한 혼란 방지라는 차원에서 면진 구조의 도입이 종종 거론되고는 있으나 아직까지 구체적인 설계기술은 정착되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 면진 기술의 국내 기반 구축을 위하여 순수 국내기술에 의해 제작된 면진 장치(NRB)를 채용함에 따른 면진 효과를 실험적으로 검증함으로서, 향후 유사 구조 설계를 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였으며, 철근콘크리트 구조를 대상으로 지진파의 특성 및 지진동의 입력 레벨에 따른 면진 효과가 US 축소 모델 진동대 실험을 통해 제시되었다. 실험 결과, 본 연구에서 적용한 NRB는 응답가속도의 감소와 층 전단력의 감소가 확실히 관측되어 면진 설계의 기본 개념과 일치하게 건물의 주기를 장주기 영역으로 이동시켜 지진동에 의한 하중 효과를 크게 줄일 수 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 면진 효과는 지진파의 특성에 따라 그 정도의 차가 다르게 나타나는 것으로 확인되었고, 장주기 성분이 많이 포함되어 있는 Mexico지진파와 같은 지진동 고려 시 특히 설계허용수평변위 설정에 주의가 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.141-168
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• 2012

The Retrofit Yield Spectrum (RYS) is a new spectrum-based device that relates seismic demand of a retrofitted structure with the fundamental design parameters of the retrofit. This is obtained from superposition of Yield Point Spectra with design charts that summarize in pertinent spectrum-compatible coordinates the attributes of a number of alternative retrofit scenarios. Therefore, once the requirements for upgrading a given structure have been determined, the RYS enable direct insight of the sensitivity of the seismic response of the upgraded structure to the preliminary design decisions made while establishing the retrofit plan. By virtue of their spectrum-based origin, RYS are derived with reference to a single mode of structural vibration; a primary objective is to control the contribution of this mode in the retrofit design so as to produce a desirable distribution of damage at the ultimate limit state by removing soft storey formations and engaging the maximum number of structural members in deformation, in response to the input motion. Calculations are performed with reference to the yield-point, where secant stiffness is proportional to the flexural strength of reinforced concrete members. Derivation and use of the Retrofit Yield Spectra (RYS) refers to the seismic demand expressed either in terms of spectral acceleration, spectral displacement or interstory drift, at yield of the first storey. A reinforced concrete building that has been tested in full scale to a sequence of simulated earthquake excitations is used in the paper as a demonstration case study to examine the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2018

The present work shows many aspects concerning the use of a numerical wave-based methodology for the computation of the structural response of periodic structures, focusing on cylinders. Taking into account the periodicity of the system, the Bloch-Floquet theorem can be applied leading to an eigenvalue problem, whose solutions are the waves propagation constants and wavemodes of the periodic structure. Two different approaches are presented, instead, for computing the forced response of stiffened structures. The first one, dealing with a Wave Finite Element (WFE) methodology, proved to drastically reduce the problem size in terms of degrees of freedom, with respect to more mature techniques such as the classic FEM. The other approach presented enables the use of the previous technique even when the whole structure can not be considered as periodic. This is the case when two waveguides are connected through one or more joints and/or different waveguides are connected each other. Any approach presented can deal with deterministic excitations and responses in any point. The results show a good agreement with FEM full models. The drastic reduction of DoF (degrees of freedom) is evident, even more when the number of repetitive substructures is high and the substructures itself is modelled in order to get the lowest number of DoF at the boundaries.