• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권5호
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• pp.635-644
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• 2023

The design of honeycomb sandwich structures is often challenging because these structures can be tailored from a variety of possible cores and face sheets configurations, therefore, the design of sandwich structures is characterized as a time-consuming and complex task. A data-driven computational approach that integrates the analytical method and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is developed by the authors to rapidly predict the design of sandwich structures for a targeted maximum structural deflection. The elaborated ANN reverse design approach is applied to obtain the thickness of the sandwich core, the thickness of the laminated face sheets, and safety factors for composite sandwich structure. The required data for building ANN model were obtained using the governing equations of sandwich components in conjunction with the Monte Carlo Method. Then, the functional relationship between the input and output features was created using the neural network Backpropagation (BP) algorithm. The input variables were the dimensions of the sandwich structure, the applied load, the core density, and the maximum deflection, which was the reverse input given by the designer. The outstanding performance of reverse ANN model revealed through a low value of mean square error (MSE) together with the coefficient of determination (R2) close to the unity. Furthermore, the output of the model was in good agreement with the analytical solution with a maximum error 4.7%. The combination of reverse concept and ANN may provide a potentially novel approach in designing of sandwich structures. The main added value of this study is the elaboration of a reverse ANN model, which provides a low computational technique as well as savestime in the design or redesign of sandwich structures compared to analytical and finite element approaches.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권11호
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• pp.4072-4083
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• 2022

Ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) is carried out on the Ni-based alloy stainless steel pipe gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) girth weld, the differences of microstructure, microhardness and shear strength distribution of the joint before and after ultrasonic shock are studied by microhardness test and shear punch test. The results show that after UIT, the plastic deformation layer is formed on the outside surface of the Ni-based alloy overlayer, single-phase austenite and γ type precipitates are formed in the overlayer, and a large number of columnar crystals are formed on the bottom side of the overlayer. The average microhardness of the overlayer increased from 221 H V to 254 H V by 14.9%, the shear strength increased from 696 MPa to 882 MPa with an increase of 26.7% and the transverse average residual stress decreased from 102.71 MPa (tensile stress) to -18.33 MPa (compressive stress), the longitudinal average residual stress decreased from 114.87 MPa (tensile stress) to -84.64 MPa (compressive stress). The fracture surface has been appeared obvious shear lip marks and a few dimples. The element migrates at the fusion boundary between the Ni-based alloy overlayer and the austenitic stainless steel joint, which is leaded to form a local martensite zone and appear hot cracks. The welded joint is cooled by FA solidification mode, which is forming a large number of late and skeleton ferrite phase with an average microhardness of 190 H V and no obvious change in shear strength. The base metal is all austenitic phase with an average microhardness of 206 H V and shear strength of 696 MPa.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 유효응력모델을 이용하여 포화된 사면의 동적거동에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 수치해석에는 저자가 개발한 연성 유효응력모델인 UBSSAND모델을 이용하였으며, 이 모델은 초기전단응력이 수평면에 작용하는 경우와 작용하지 않는 경우를 포함한 반복 직접단순전단시험 자료를 이용하여 검증하였다. 검증된 모델은 느슨한 Fraser River 모래로 성형된 사면을 가진 원심모형모델의 동적거동을 예측하였다. 예측된 과잉간극수압, 가속도 및 변위를 계측치와 서로 비교하였으며, 예측치와 계측치는 비교적 서로 잘 일치하였다. 전단응력도의 응력전환형태는 초기전단응력과 반복전단응력의 크기에 따라 달라지며, 이는 지진시 포화된 사면의 안정해석에 아주 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 전단응력도의 응력전환이 발생하지 않을 경우에 사면근처의 모래는 낮은 유효응력 구속압과 그에 따른 팽창성으로(부의 과잉간극수압발생) 유효응력이 증가하여, 동적하중 하의 사면의 변위를 저지하였다. 이와 같은 유효응력모델은 액상화를 고려한 지반구조물의 내진해석에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.77-92
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 압밀이 진행중인 싱가포르 지역 연약지반에서 말뚝-그라우팅 슬라브 공법이 적용된 흙 막이 굴착 시 합리적인 말뚝의 인장력 산정을 위한 수치해석 연구를 수행하였다. 선형탄성/Mohr-Coulomb소성 모델을 적용한 2차원 수치해석을 통해 굴착 중 말뚝-그라우팅 슬라브 공법에 의한 보강효과를 살펴보았고 다양한 지반 변수에 대한 매개 변수 해석을 수행하여 말뚝 인장력의 산정과 관련하여 핵심적인 영향 인자를 파악하였다. 이를 바탕으로 해성점토 지반의 압밀 상태를 고려하기 위하여 수정 Cam-Clay 모델을 통해 현장의 비배수 전단강도 분포로부터 현장의 유효응력상태를 역으로 추정하였으며 실내 시험 분석을 통해 추정된 핵심 영향 인자의 범위를 산정하여 합리적으로 말뚝의 인장력을 산정하고자 하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.537-543
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• 2023

To study the seismic behavior of recycled aggregate concrete filled circular steel tube (RACFCST) frames, the seismic behavior experiment of RACFCST frame was carried out to measure the hysteresis curve, skeleton curve and other seismic behavior indexes. Moreover, based on the experimental study, a feasible numerical analysis model was established to analyze the finite element parameters of 8 RACFCST frame specimens, and the influence of different variation parameters on the seismic behavior index for RACFCST frame was revealed. The results showed that the skeleton curve of specimens under different axial compression ratios were divided into three stages: elastic stage, elastic-plastic stage and descending stage, and the descending stage was relatively stable, indicating that the specimen had stronger deformation capacity in the descending stage. With the increase of axial compression ratio, the peak bearing capacity of all specimens reduced gradually, and the reduction was less than 5%. With the decrease of beam-column linear stiffness ratio, the peak bearing capacity decreased gradually. With the decrease of yield bending moment ratio of beam-column, the peak bearing capacity decreased gradually, and the decreasing rate of peak bearing capacity gradually accelerated. In addition, compared with the axial compression ratio, the beam-column linear stiffness ratio and the yield bending moment ratio of beam-column had a more significant influence on the peak bearing capacity of RACFCST frame.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제26권6_3호
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• pp.1279-1288
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• 2023

Recently, domestic leisure boats have been actively researching eco-friendly product development to enter the global market. Since the hulls of existing leisure boats are mainly made of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) or aluminum, design techniques for securing structural safety by applying related materials have been mainly studied. In this study, an initial structural design safety assessment of a trimaran pontoon leisure boat with a modular hull structure and eco-friendly high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material was conducted, and sensitivity evaluation and optimization analysis for lightweight design were performed. The initial structural design safety assessment was carried out by creating a finite element analysis model and applying the loading conditions specified in the ship classification regulation to check whether the specified allowable stresses are satisfied. For the sensitivity evaluation, the influence of stress and weight of each hull structural member was evaluated using the orthogonal array design of experiments method, and an approximate model based on the response surface method was generated using the results of the design of experiments. The optimization analysis set the thickness of the hull structural members as the design variable and considered the optimal design formulation to minimize the weight while satisfying the allowable stress. The algorithm of the optimization analysis applied the Gradient-population Based Optimizer (GBO) to improve the accuracy of the optimal solution convergence while reducing the numerical cost. Through this study, the optimal design of a newly developed eco-friendly trimaran pontoon leisure boat with a weight reduction of 10% was presented.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2024

Lightweight of plastic containers is becoming an important issue due to increasing environmental legislation and consumer awareness. In this study, the CAE analysis was conducted to optimize the shape of a 500 ml lightweight square polyethylene terephthalate(PET) bottle. First, the linear buckling alaysis using the finite element method was performed to analyze the correlation between the primary geometric parameters of the bottle and the buckling critical load. Then, the optimal geometry parameters were derived, and the actual buckling load was predicted by non-linear buckling simulation. The validity of the simulation results was verified by top-loading tests of PET bottles molded with the optimized geometry. The elastic modulus and tensile yield strength of PET through tensile tests were measured to improve the accuracy of the simulation. As a result of the tensile tests, the modulus of elasticity of PET increased from 2,900 MPa to 4,275 MPa, and the tensile yield strength increased from 52.4 MPa to 88.1 MPa. Finally the buckling load of the optimized PET bottle was found to be approximately 236 N, which is very similar to the simulation precition of 238 N. This study shows the feasibility and accuracy of the CAE analysis approach for the lightweight design of PET bottles, and will provide useful guidelines for the design of PET bottles.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.330-340
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• 2024

Al-Mg-Si alloys are light weight and have excellent corrosion resistance, and are attracting attention as a liner material for high-pressure hydrogen containers in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Because it has excellent plastic hardening properties, it is also applied to car body panel materials, but it is moderate in strength, so research to improve the strength by adding Si-rich or Cu is in progress. So far, the authors have conducted research on the intergranular fracture of alloys with excessive Si addition from the macroscopic mechanical point of view, such as specimen shape. To evaluate their impact tensile properties, the split-Hopkinson bar impact test was performed using thin plate specimens of coarse and fine grain alloys of Al-Mg-X (X = Cr,Si) alloy. The effect of the shape of the specimen on the characteristics was studied through finite element method (FEM) analysis. As a result, it was found that the intergranular fracture of the alloy with excessive Si depended on the specimen width (W)/grain size (d), which can be expressed by the specimen size and grain size. As W/d decreases, the intergranular fracture transforms into a transgranular fracture. As the strain rate increases, the fracture elongation decreases, and the fracture surface of the intergranular fracture becomes more brittle. It was confirmed that intergranular fracture occurred in the high strain rate region even in materials with small grain sizes.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.515-529
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• 2024

Cold-formed steel (CFS) is a popular choice for construction due to its low cost, durability, sustainability, resistance to high environmental and seismic pressures, and ease of installation. The beam-column connections in residential and medium-rise structures are formed using self-drilling screws that connect two CFS channel sections and a gusset plate. In order to increase the moment capacity of these CFS screwed beam-column connections, stiffeners are often placed on the web area of each single channel. However, there is limited literature on studying the effects of stiffeners on the moment capacity of CFS screwed beam-column connections. Hence, this paper proposes a new test approach for determining the moment capacity of CFS screwed beam-column couplings. This study describes an experimental test programme consisting of eight novel experimental tests. The effect of stiffeners, beam thickness, and gusset plate thickness on the structural behaviour of CFS screwed beam-column connections is investigated. Besides, nonlinear elasto-plastic finite element (FE) models were developed and validated against experimental test data. It found that there was reasonable agreement in terms of moment capacity and failure mode prediction. From the experimental and numerical investigation, it found that the increase in gusset plate or beam thickness and the use of stiffeners have no significant effect on the structural behaviour, moment capacity, or rotational capacity of joints exhibiting the same collapse behaviour; however, the capacity or energy absorption capacities have increased in joints whose failure behaviour varies with increasing thickness or using stiffeners. Besides, the thickness change has little impact on the initial stiffness.

• 만화애니메이션 연구
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• 통권35호
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• pp.329-346
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• 2014

미술은 한 사회의 정치, 경제, 사회, 문화가 만들어낸 시대적 산물이다. 최근의 디지털 매체의 발전은 예술에서 표현을 확장하는데 기여하였다. 디지털 매체는 이미지뿐만 아니라 소리나 물리적 지각 반응을 예술 창작의 한 요소로써 활용하는 것을 가능하게 한다. 또한 디지털 매체는 이미지, 소리, 빛, 그리고 다양한 조형 요소들 간의 재 융합이나 관객의 물리적 반응의 결합을 통해서 작품과 관객과 상호소통적인 공감각적이고 시지각적인 환경을 창출하도록 돕는다. 본 연구에서는 최근에 소리에 반응하는 다양한 미디어아트 작품들이 제작되고 있는데, 주로 관객이나 외부의 자극으로부터 발생되는 소리의 물리적 데이터를 시각화하는 작업에 초점을 두고 시지각적 관점에서 소리의 반응에 따른 데이터의 시각화와 작품의 이미지와 관객의 반응 관계 등을 분석하였다. 외부의 소리로부터 생성되는 물리적 데이터는 여러 가지 관점에서 분석될 수 있다. 예를 들면, 음성이나 외부 소리의 고저(pitch), 음량, 또는 주파수 분석을 통해서 데이터 분류가 가능하다. 본 연구자는 관객의 음성이나 외부의 물리적 자극을 통해서 발생되는 소리의 주파수를 분석하여 이에 상응하여 발광하는 LED기반 시각화 연구를 통해서 최근 새로운 미디어아트의 가능성을 모색하고, 실시간으로 생성될 수 있는 물리적 데이터들을 빛(LED)의 환영적 특성으로 변환함으로써 우연하게 관객에 반응하여 생성되는 다양한 시각이미지의 연출 가능성을 탐구하였다. 결과적으로 연구자는 사운드에 반응하는 시지각적인 인터랙티브 작품을 구현해보기 위하여 피에트 몬드리안(Piet Mondrian, 1872~1944)의 브로드웨이 부기우기(Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942~3)작품을 모티브로 삼았다. 몬드리앙은 회화의 본질적인 표현 요소들을 단순화하는 작업으로 불필요하다고 생각된 요소들을 하나씩 제거하여 색, 수직선, 수평선으로 대상을 추상화시킴으로써 그 대상의 본질에 다가가고자 하였다. 연구자는 몬드리앙의 이러한 단순화된 구성을 외부의 소리 자극을 단순화하여 빛(LED)의 요소로 재현하는 시각적 표현의 메타포로 사용하였고, 몬드리앙의 정적 구성에서 빛과 소리의 공감각적인 표현을 극대화하는 동적 구성으로의 관객의 참여를 유도하는 환경을 구현해 보았다.