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Simulation of Static Characteristics of Railway Vehicle's Airspring (철도차량용 공기 스프링의 정적 특성 시뮬레이션)

  • Heo, Sin;Gu, Jeong-Seo;U, Chang-Su;Kim, Yu-Il
    • 연구논문집
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    • s.26
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 1996
  • In this study, we performed the static analysis of a cord-reinforced rubber airspring and generated the three-dimensional half-symmetry model which use the finite-strain shell elements to model the airbag. the three-dimensional hydrostatic fluid elements to model the air-filled cavity, and the rebar elements to model the multi-ply nylon reinforcement of airbag. In addition, a three-dimensional rigid surface is used to define the contact between the airspring and metal bead. The air inside the airspring cavity has been modeled as a compressible fluid satisfying the ideal gas law. The conclusions of this study are as follows. 1) In the pressurization step of analysis, we could predict the change of vertical reaction force, cavity volume and pressure within the airspring. 2) In the second step of analyzing vertical static stiffness, the increase of the vertical load increases the vertical stiffness. 3) In case of changing the angle of nylon cord, the increase the angle of nylon cord increases the vertical stiffness.

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Response of fiber reinforced plastic chimneys to wind loads

  • Awad, A.S.;El Damatty, A.A.;Vickery, B.J.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.83-96
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    • 2000
  • Due to their high corrosion and chemical resistance, fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) are becoming widely used as the main structural material for industrial chimneys. However, no national code currently exists for the design of such type of chimneys. The purpose of this study is to investigate analytically the response of FRP chimneys to wind loads. The classical lamination theory is used to substitute the angle-ply laminate of a FRP chimney with an equivalent orthotropic material that provides the same stiffness. Dynamic wind loads are applied to the equivalent chimney to evaluate its response to both along and across wind loads. A parametric study is then conducted to identify the material and geometric parameters affecting the response of FRP chimneys to wind loads. Unlike the across-wind response, the along-wind tip deflection is found to be highly dependent on the angle of orientation of the fibers. In general, the analysis shows that FRP chimneys are very vulnerable to across-wind oscillations resulting from the vortex shedding phenomenon.

Modeling and Application of Active Fiber Composites (능동 화이버 복합재의 모델링 및 적용 연구)

  • Ha, Seong-Gyu;Lee, Yeong-U;Kim, Yeong-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.25 no.8
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    • pp.1261-1268
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    • 2001
  • Effective material properties of active fiber composites with interdigitated electrodes are derived as a function of the fiber volume fraction. For the purpose of applying the rule of mixture, three unit cell models are introduced; each for the deformation and stress continuities in the out of plane and in-plane directions, and the continuity of the electrical displacement in the longitudinal direction. Derived effective material properties are compared with the results by the finite element method; good agreements are observed between them. As an application, the electromechanical behavior of the angle ply laminates with the active fiber layers bonded on the top and bottom surfaces are investigated; the angle of piezoelectric fiber to maximize the twisting curvature is obtained using the present model.

An Energy Absorption Characteristic of Thin-Walled Structure Members by Crushing Load (충돌에 의한 차체 박육구조부재의 에너지 흡수특성에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, I.Y.;Sim, J.K.;Kim, S.K.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.3 no.5
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    • pp.74-81
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    • 1995
  • In this paper, the crushing tests of circular tubes under axial impact loading are conducted to investigate the energy absorption abilities. A cross head with 18kg launched by the compressed air collides against circular tubes. Circular tubes used for this experiment are Al and CFRP laminates, which have 8 ply with $15^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$. The absorbed energy unit mass and volume of the CFRP specimen with $15^{\circ}$ are higher than those of aluminum specimen. CFRP specimen having small stacking angle have better energy absorption abilities than that of large stacking angle.

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Moistureproof Characteristics of Woodboard Types with Surface Thermal Changes (목질 보드류의 표면 열변화에 따른 접촉각(방습) 특성)

  • Shin, Sang-Ho;Liim, Nam-Gi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2020.11a
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    • pp.161-162
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    • 2020
  • In this study, as part of securing related data, water droplets were dropped on the upper part of the wooden board for flooring in an environment such as floor heating, and the degree of absorption according to the surface temperature change was tested. The test results showed that the contact angle of the surface was low (25℃→40℃) or the droplet was absorbed into the small plate and disappeared. The contact angle of the OSB and MDF was decreased within 30 minutes, but the surface water droplet was maintained longer than the plywood. This is because the surface is coated with hydrophobicity unlike the plywood, but moisture absorption in the cross section after the second processing will not be prevented and it will lead to defect occurrence problem.

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Vibration Control of Composite Wing-Rotor System of Tiltrotor Aircraft (틸트로터 항공기 복합재료 날개의 진동 제어)

  • Song, Oh-Seop
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.509-516
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    • 2007
  • Mathematical modeling and vibration control of a tiltrotor aircraft composite wing-rotor system are investigated in this study. A wing-mounted rotor can be tilted from the vertical position to a horizontal one, and vice versa. Effect of vibration control of the wing-rotor system via piezoelectricity is studied as a function of tilt angle, ply angle of composite wing and rotor's spin speed. Composite wing is modeled as a thin-walled box beam having a circumferentially uniform stiffness configuration that produces elastic coupling between flap-lag and between extension-twist behavior. Numerical simulations are provided and pertinent conclusions are outlined.

Free vibration analysis of angle-ply laminated composite and soft core sandwich plates

  • Sahla, Meriem;Saidi, Hayat;Draiche, Kada;Bousahla, Abdelmoumen Anis;Bourada, Fouad;Tounsi, Abdelouahed
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.663-679
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    • 2019
  • In this work, a simple four-variable trigonometric shear deformation model with undetermined integral terms to consider the influences of transverse shear deformation is applied for the dynamic analysis of anti-symmetric laminated composite and soft core sandwich plates. Unlike the existing higher order theories, the current one contains only four unknowns. The equations of motion are obtained using the principle of virtual work. The analytical solution is determined by solving the eigenvalue problem. The influences of geometric ratio, modular ratio and fibre angle are critically evaluated for different problems of laminated composite and sandwich plates. The eigenfrequencies obtained using the current theory are verified by comparing the results with those of other theories and with the exact elasticity solution, if any.

Experimental Study on the Structural Integrity of Type IV Hydrogen Pressure Vessels Experienced Impact Loadings (충격 하중 조건에서의 Type IV 수소 압력용기 구조건전성 분석)

  • Han, Min-Gu;Jung, Kyung-Chae;Chang, Seung-Hwan
    • Composites Research
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, finite element analysis and real time monitoring experimental work using FBG sensor were carried out for analyzing structural integrity of a Type IV hydrogen pressure vessel under impact loading condition. By using finite element analysis with the ply based modeling technique, sensor insertion points and pressure condition were suggested. Tensile test with an angle ply specimen was conducted for getting the reliability of FBG sensor insertion method. After fabricating the vessel, total five times pressurization fatigue tests were conducted (Non-impact pressurization: 1, After impact pressurization: 4). Experimental results revealed that filling cycle time was gradually increased and filling gradient was decreased when the vessel experienced impact.

Buckling and vibration of laminated composite circular plate on winkler-type foundation

  • Afsharmanesh, B.;Ghaheri, A.;Taheri-Behrooz, F.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-19
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    • 2014
  • Buckling and vibration characteristics of circular laminated plates under in-plane edge loads and resting on Winkler-type foundation are solved by the Ritz method. Inclusive numerical data are presented for the first three eigen-frequencies as a function of in-plane load for different classical edge conditions. Moreover, the effects of fiber orientation on the natural frequencies and critical buckling loads of laminated angle-ply plates with stacking sequence of $[({\beta}/-{\beta}/{\beta}/-{\beta})]_s$, are studied. Also, selected deformation mode shapes are illustrated. The correctness of results is established using finite element software as well as by comparison with the existing results in the literature.

Buckling load optimization of laminated composite stepped columns

  • Topal, Umut
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.62 no.1
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2017
  • This paper deals with critical buckling load optimization of symmetric angle-ply laminated stepped flat columns under axial compression load. The design objective is the maximization of the critical buckling load and the design variable is the fiber orientations in the layers of the laminates. The classical laminate plate theory is used for the finite element solution of the laminated stepped flat columns. The modified feasible direction (MFD) method is used for the optimization routine. For this purpose, a program based on FORTRAN is exploited. Finally, the optimization results are presented for width ratios (b/B), ratios of fillet radius ($r_1/r_2$), aspect ratios (L/B) and boundary conditions. The results are presented in graphical and tabular forms and the results are compared.