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Inelastic response of multistory buildings under earthquake excitation

  • Thambiratnam, D.P.;Corderoy, H.J.B.;Gao, H.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.81-94
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    • 1994
  • It is well recognized that structures designed to resist strong ground motions should be able to withstand substantial inelastic deformations. A simple procedure has been developed in this paper to monitor the dynamic earthquake response (time-history analysis) of both steel and concrete multistorey buildings in the inelastic range. The building is treated as a shear beam model with three degrees of freedom per floor. The entire analysis has been programmed to run on a microcomputer and can output time histories of displacements, velocities, accelerations and member internal forces at any desired location. A record of plastic hinge formation and restoration to elastic state is also provided. Such information can be used in aseismic analysis and design of multistorey buildings so as to control the damage and optimize their performance.

Mechanism and Motion of New Biped Leg Machine

  • Lim, Hun-Ok;Ogura, Yu;Takanishi, Atsuo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1922-1927
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes the mechanism of a new biped machine capable of doing human-robot cooperation work. The biped machine, WABIAN-2 is made of two seven degrees of freedom (DOF) legs, a two DOF waist and no DOF trunk. Its leg system consists of two three DOF ankles, two one DOF knees and two three DOF hips to deal with various walk motions. Its height is about 1.2[m], and its weight is 40[kg]. It is designed with large movable range as a human. Also, a knee stretch walk pattern generation for the biped machine to perform natural walk like a human is discussed in this paper. Its leg motion is compensated by using the motion of its waist. Basic knee stretch walk experiments using WABIAN-2 are conducted on the plane, and the validity of its mechanism and walk pattern generator is verified.

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Functional Underwear Development for Elderly Woman from 3D Body Model applying PCM treatment (PCM 가공과 3차원 인체 모델링 기술을 적용한 노년 여성용 기능성 언더웨어 설계)

  • Choi, Sin-Ae;Kim, Tae-gyou;Park, Youong-Min;Shin, Ji-Young;Park, Soonjee
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.457-467
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    • 2016
  • This study aimed to develop functional underwear for elderly women in their sixties in terms of good fit, wear comfort and body temperature regulation. To satisfy elderly women's physical and metabolical needs, an automatic temperature control system via PCM treatment was applied. Underwear pattern was produced by producing body surface replica, which was derived from 3D body parametric model. Differential ratios of outline length and area between 3D surface and 2D plane were 1.4% and 0.5%, respectively. The reduction rate was determined as 10% through the expert's evaluation. PCM treated fabric showed higher Q-max, meaning that it can facilitate the thermal transition in hot situation. Moreover, it also showed higher insulation to preserve heat and keep warm microclimate in a cold weather. Heat distribution measurements on various body parts revealed that the temperature after PCM treatment was significantly higher. The clothing pressure after 10% pattern reduction showed higher before reduction, at the same time, even lower than the comfort clothing pressure range of $5{\sim}10gf/cm^2$, implying that experimental garment of this research is acceptable in terms of clothing pressure. Evaluation results on the comfort to move in various motions proved that adequate clothing pressure improved the wear comfort in various motions.

Vibration Analysis of Loudspeaker by Using Electronic Speckle Pattern interferometry (전자 스페클 간섭계에 의한 스피커 진동 해석)

  • 강영준
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.92-99
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    • 1997
  • Nowadays, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry is a well-established measuring technique with a wide range of industrial applications, particularly in the fields of deformation measurement and vibration analysis. Comparing with holographic interferometry, it has some attractive features, which are rapid recording and reconstruction, satisfiable automation etc. The Time-Average ESPI is used to provide vibration mode shape of an object whose vibration amplitude is given as a fringe pattern. Its merit is rapid and simple measurement for vibrating object. However, it is not possible to determine the direction of motions of a point on the object at any given time, because it does not give any information about the phase of vibration. But, Stroboscopic ESPI can measure the amplitude and phase of vibrating surface. In this paper, loudspeakers were tested by these two methods. As a result, we can assume that these techniques will be applied directly in the loudspeaker industry.

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An Analysis of Weight-lifting Motion Using an Expert System and CAD Routine (Expert System과 CAD를 이용한 역도경기 동작의 분석.평가방안)

  • Lee, Myeon-U
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 1986
  • This study is concerned on computerized analysis of COG, torques and EMG amplitudes in weight-lifting motion. The results show that; (1) torques on major joints show a rather consistent relationship with respect to the sequence of four distinct motions in weight-lifting, (2) analysis of EMG amplitudes is a sensitive measure of both athlete's skill and his potential capability, and (3) range of COG variations can be used as indicator of motion stability, existence of undesirable posture, and target muscle for intensive training. A computerized routine, which includes analyses on COG, EMG and torque, is a scientific tool for coaching athletes. In addition, an Expert System which includes CAD routine was developed in order to promote better understanding for athletes and coaches.

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Effects on the Rotational Error Motion of Air Bearing Spindle in High Speed Milling (공기베어링주축의 고속밀링에서 최전오차의 영향)

  • 안선일
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.227-230
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, the machining characteristics of high speed ball end milling affected by the rotational error of high speed spindle using air bearing are investigated. The error motions of a spindle have generally influenced on the surface roughness, the form accuracy, the tool life, etc. in end milling. Experiments are carried out over a wide range of rotational speeds(10,000-50,000rpm). The rotational errors of the spindle are measured by the gap sensor mounted on the spindle shaft at various cutting speeds. The relations between the surface roughness and the spindle error motion are presented. Results show that the rotational accuracy of the spindle directly affects the surface roughness of the machined surface.

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Vibration Analysis of Loudspeaker by Using Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (전자 스페클 간섭계에 의한 스피커 진동 해석)

  • 김정규;노경완;강영준;김동우
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 1996.11a
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    • pp.356-361
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    • 1996
  • Nowadays, Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry is a well established measuring technique with a wide range of industrial applications, particularly in the fields of deformation measurement and vibration analysis. Comparing with holographic inteferometry, it has some attractive features, which are rapid recording and reconstruction, satisfiable automation etc. Time-average ESPI was used to provide vibration mode shape of an object whose vibration amplitude is given as a fringe pattern. However, it is not possible to determine the direction of motions of a point on the object at any given time, because time-average method does not give any information about the phase of vibration. A better technique is stroboscopic method which can measure the amplitude and phase of vibrating surface. In this paper, loudspeakers were tested by these two methods and the mode shape and amplitude of vibration were visualized. As measured results, we can assume that these techniques will be applied directly in the loudspeaker industry.

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An Experimental Study of Ground Motion under the Dynamic Load (동하중재하시 지반진동에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • 김문겸
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.126-131
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    • 1997
  • Recently, the ground motion occurred by vehicles or trains has been recognized one of the major factors of damage of structures nearly the motion source. To isolate the environments from ground motions, it is necessary to understand the wave propagation in half spaces. Especially, Rayleigh wave is the primary concern because it transmits a major portion of the total source energy and decays the energy more slowly with response to distance than the other waves. In this study, the preliminary data(wave length and damping effect) to design the isolating system are obtained. For this, a field dynamic test is performed, using the exciter which can generate the 100kN vertical cyclic load in the range of 1-60 Hz is used. The fifteen accelerometers to measure the ground response are set up in 3 radial direction at intervals of 10 meters in each row. The wave lengths are calculated using the distance and the phase between the measuring points. The damping effects of the Rayleigh-wave are also observed from the experiments.

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Comparison of CFD simulations with experimental data for a tanker model advancing in waves

  • Orihara, Hideo
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, CFD simulation results for a tanker model are compared with experimental data over a range of wave conditions to verify a capability to predict the sea-keeping performance of practical hull forms. CFD simulations are conducted using WISDAM-X code which is capable of unsteady RANS calculations in arbitrary wave conditions. Comparisons are made of unsteady surface pressures, added resistance and ship motions in regular waves for cases of fully-loaded and ballast conditions of a large tanker model. It is shown that the simulation results agree fairly well with the experimental data, and that WISDAM-X code can predict sea-keeping performance of practical hull forms.

Electrical Properties of Conducting Blends for AC & DC (전도성 블랜드의 AC와 DC에 대한 전기적 특성)

  • Lee, Tae-Hee;Kim, Jong-Eun;Kim, Yun-Sang;Suh, Kwang-S.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2003.07c
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    • pp.1481-1483
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    • 2003
  • Molecular motions of polyaniline conducting blends were prepared. Surface resistance of its blends was investigated by a Surface Resistance Meter. DC electrical properties were investigated by Thermally Stimulated Currents(TSC) method and AC dielectric properties were investigated by Dielectric Thermal Analyzer (DETA) in the temperature range from $-50^{\circ}C$ to $120^{\circ}C$ at 1E0 Hz $^{\sim}$ 1E7 Hz for a comparative study of molecular relaxation. Using Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM), relations of both microstructure and conduction behaviors was observed.

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