• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2019

Over the past decades, a great variety of dampers have been developed and applied to mechanical, aerospace, and civil structures to control structural vibrations. This study is focused on two emerging damper types, namely, eddy current dampers (ECDs) and electromagnetic damper (EMDs), both of which are regarded as promising alternatives to commonly-applied viscous fluid dampers (VFDs) because of their similar mechanical behavior. This study aims to enhance the damping densities of ECDs and EMDs, which are typically lower than those of VFDs, by proposing new designs with multiple improvement measures. The design configurations, mechanisms, and experimental results of the new ECDs and EMDs are presented in this paper. The further comparison based on the experimental results revealed that the damping densities of the proposed ECD and EMD designs are comparable to those of market-available VFDs. Considering ECDs and EMDs are solid-state dampers without fluid leakage problems, the results obtained in this study demonstrate a great prospect of replacing conventional VFDs with the improved ECDs and EMDs in future large-scale applications.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.671-686
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• 2019

Active control of solar panels with honeycomb core and carbon nanotube reinforced composite (CNTRC) facesheets for smart structures using piezoelectric patch sensor and actuator to reduce the amplitude of vibration is a lack of the previous study and it is the novelty of this research. Of active control elements are piezoelectric patches which act as sensors and actuators in many systems. Their low power consumption is worth mentioning. Thus, deriving a simple and efficient model of piezoelectric patch's elastic, electrical, and elastoelectric properties would be of much significance. In the present study, first, to reduce vibrations in composite plates reinforced by carbon nanotubes, motion equations were obtained by the extended rule of mixture. Second, to simulate the equations of the system, up to 36 mode shape vectors were considered so that the stress strain behavior of the panel and extent of displacement are thoroughly evaluated. Then, to have a more acceptable analysis, the effects of external disturbances (Aerodynamic forces) and lumped mass are investigated on the stability of the system. Finally, elastoelectric effects are examined in piezoelectric patches. The results of the present research can be used for micro-vibration suppression in satellites such as solar panels, space telescopes, and interferometers and also to optimize active control panel for various applications.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.939-952
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• 1998

Rubber dampers are widely used to damp out vibrations generated in many mechanical elements because of the excellent damping characteristics of rubber. The damping characteristics of rubber is much dependent on temperature and frequency, which, in some cases, limit the effectiveness of rubber dampers. In this study, in order to increase the damping properties and axial and cross stiffnesses of rubber vibration dampers which are used in recording and regenerating devices, solid cores were inserted with interference tolerance in the rubber dampers. The damping characteristics of the rubber dampers with cores were investigated by experimentally and numerically using finite element method with respect to the interference tolerance, the core roughness, the materials of the core and the environmental temperature. From the experimental and theoretical investigations, it was found that the core in the rubber increased both the damping and stiffness of the damper. Also, it was found that the damping and stiffness of the rubber damper were much dependent on the temperature and frequency. Using the results of the experimental and theoretical investigations, the optimum design method for the cored rubber damper for recording and regenerating devices was developed.

• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 고체요소를 사용하여 내재된 층간분리의 크기 및 위치 변화에 대한 복합소재 적층구조의 자유진동 특성을 분석한다. 본 연구에서 제시하는 3차원 유한요소 모델은 기존의 접근 방법에 비하여 정확성 뿐만 아니라 전체 진동 모드를 보여준다는 점에서 장점을 갖는다. ABAQUS가 적용된 유한요소 모델은 다양한 내재된 층간분리를 포함하는 적층구조의 자유진동을 분석하기 위하여 사용되었다. 도출된 수치해석 결과는 기존의 연구결과와 비교하여 잘 일치함을 보였다. 특히, 본 연구에서 제시한 결과는 층간분리의 크기, 길이-두께의 비율, 그리고 층간분리의 위치변화에 대하여 국부 진동 모드에 미치는 중요한 영향들에 대하여 초점을 둔다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권6A호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 새로운 에너지 수확용 Multi-layer 블록 구조를 제시하고 고체 및 Shell 유한 요소를 사용하여 다양한 기하학적 형상 변화에 대한 자유진동 특성을 분석하고 압전 성능을 실험적으로 평가한다. 본 연구에서 제시하는 블록 구조에 대한 2차원 및 3차원 유한요소 모델은 해석의 정확성 뿐 만 아니라 전체 진동 모드를 정확히 보여준다는 점에서 장점을 갖는다. ABAQUS가 적용된 유한요소 모델은 다양한 Tip mass 및 PZT 변화에 따른 Multi-layer 블록 구조의 자유진동을 분석하기 위하여 사용되었다. 특히, 본 연구에서 제시한 결과는 블록구조 전체의 기하학적 형상, Tip mass 및 Hole의 유무, Tip mass 및 PZT의 위치변화 등에 대하여 국부 및 전체 진동 모드에 미치는 중요한 영향들에 대하여 초점을 둔다. 또한, 실험실 규모의 실제 모형 실험을 수행하여 개발한 에너지 블록구조의 발전성능을 평가하였다.