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Development of the Computer Model Considering Flexible Effect of a Large-sized Truck on the Bump Road (범프 로드에서 대형트럭 프레임의 탄성효과를 고려한 컴퓨터 모델 개발)

  • Moon, Il-Dong;Chi, Chang-Hun;Kim, Byoung-Sam
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.15 no.10 s.103
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    • pp.1202-1210
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    • 2005
  • This paper develops a computer model for estimating the bump characterisitcs of a cat)over type large-sized truck. The truck is composed of front and rear suspension systems, a frame, a cab, and ten tires. The computer model is developed using MSC.ADAMS. A shock absorber, a rubber bush, and a leaf spring affect a lot on the dynamic characteristic of the vehicle. Their stiffness and damping coefficient are measured and used as input data of the computer model. Leaf springs in the front and rear suspension systems are modeled by dividing them three links and joining them with joints. To improve the reliability of the developed computer model, the frame is considered as a flexible body. Thus, the frame is modeled by finite elements using MSC.PATRAN. A mode analysis is performed with the frame model using MSC.NASTRAN in order to link the frame model to the computer model. To verify the reliability of the developed computer model, a double wheel bump test is performed with an actual vehicle. In the double wheel bump, vortical displacement, velocity, acceleration are measured. Those test results are compared with the simulation results.

On the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a multiple-step beam carrying a number of intermediate lumped masses and rotary inertias

  • Lin, Hsien-Yuan;Tsai, Ying-Chien
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.701-717
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    • 2006
  • In the existing reports regarding free transverse vibrations of the Euler-Bernoulli beams, most of them studied a uniform beam carrying various concentrated elements (such as point masses, rotary inertias, linear springs, rotational springs, spring-mass systems, ${\ldots}$, etc.) or a stepped beam with one to three step changes in cross-sections but without any attachments. The purpose of this paper is to utilize the numerical assembly method (NAM) to determine the exact natural frequencies and mode shapes of the multiple-step Euler-Bernoulli beams carrying a number of lumped masses and rotary inertias. First, the coefficient matrices for an intermediate lumped mass (and rotary inertia), left-end support and right-end support of a multiple-step beam are derived. Next, the overall coefficient matrix for the whole vibrating system is obtained using the numerical assembly technique of the conventional finite element method (FEM). Finally, the exact natural frequencies and the associated mode shapes of the vibrating system are determined by equating the determinant of the last overall coefficient matrix to zero and substituting the corresponding values of integration constants into the associated eigenfunctions, respectively. The effects of distribution of lumped masses and rotary inertias on the dynamic characteristics of the multiple-step beam are also studied.

Nonlinear simulation of tunnel linings with a simplified numerical modelling

  • Zhao, Huiling;Liu, Xian;Bao, Yihai;Yuan, Yong
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.61 no.5
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    • pp.593-603
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    • 2017
  • A high-efficiency simplified modelling approach is proposed for investigating the nonlinear responses of reinforced concrete linings of shield tunnels. Material and geometric nonlinearities are considered in the analysis of the lining structures undergoing large deformation before ultimately losing the load-carrying capacity. A beam-spring element model is developed to capture the force-transfer mechanism between lining segments and radial joints. The developed model is validated by comparing analyzed results to experimental results of a single-ring lining structure under two loading conditions: the ground overloading and the lateral unloading respectively. The results show that the lining structure under the lateral unloading due to excavation on the both sides of the tunnel is more vulnerable compared to the case of ground overloading on the top of the tunnel. A parameter study is conducted and results indicate that the lateral pressure coefficient has the greatest influence on the behaviour of the lining structure.

Effect of structure configurations and wind characteristics on the design of solar concentrator support structure under dynamic wind action

  • Kaabia, Bassem;Langlois, Sebastien;Maheux, Sebastien
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.41-57
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    • 2018
  • Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic (CPV) is a promising alternative to conventional solar structures. These solar tracking structures need to be optimized to be competitive against other types of energy production. In particular, the selection of the structural parameters needs to be optimized with regards to the dynamic wind response. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the main structural parameters, as selected in the preliminary design phase, on the wind response and then on the weight of the steel support structure. A parametric study has been performed where parameters influencing dynamic wind response are varied. The study is performed using a semi-deterministic time-domain wind analysis method. Unsteady aerodynamic model is applied for the shape of the CPV structure collector at different configurations in conjunction with a consistent mass-spring-damper model with the corresponding degrees of freedom to describe the dynamic response of the system. It is shown that, unlike the static response analysis, the variation of the peak wind response with many structural parameters is highly nonlinear because of the dynamic wind action. A steel structural optimization process reveals that close attention to structural and site wind parameters could lead to optimal design of CPV steel support structure.

Natural Frequency and Mode Shape Sensitivities of Damped Systems with Multiple Natural Frequencies (중복근을 갖는 감쇠 시스템의 고유진동수와 모드의 민감도)

  • 최강민;고만기;이인원
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2001.09a
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2001
  • A simplified method fur the eigenpair sensitivities of damped system with multiple eigenvalues is presented. This approach employs a reduced equation to determine the sensitivities of eigenpairs of the damped vibratory systems with multiple natural frequencies. In the proposed method, adjacent eigenvectors and orthonormal conditions are used to compute an algebraic equation whose order is (n+m)x(n+m), where n is the number of coordinates and m the number of multiplicity of multiple natural frequencies. The proposed method is an improved Lee and Jung's method which was developed previously. Two equations are used to find eigenvalue derivatives and eigenvector derivatives in Lee and Jung's method. A significant advantage of this approach over Lee and Jung's method is that one algebraic equation newly developed is enough to compute such eigenvalue derivatives and eigenvector derivatives. This method can be consistently applied to both structural systems with structural design parameters and mechanical systems with lumped design parameters. To demonstrate the theory of the proposed method and its possibilities in the case of multiple eigenvalues, the finite element model of the cantilever beam and 5-DOF mechanical system in the case of a non-proportionally damped system are considered as numerical examples. The design parameter of the cantilever beam is its height. and that of the 5-DOF mechanical system is a spring.

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A Comparison of Vibration Isolation Characteristics of Various Forms of Passive Vibration Isolator (다양한 수동 진동 절연 장치의 진동 절연 특성 비교)

  • Lee, Dae-Oen;Han, Jae-Hung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2012.04a
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    • pp.232-237
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    • 2012
  • Transmission of unwanted vibration to sensitive systems can cause various problems including performance degradation and system malfunction. The most common approach to limit the transmission of harmful vibration disturbances to the sensitive system is adapting passive vibration isolator. The classical passive vibration isolator comprising a viscous damper and spring element in parallel, however, exhibits conflicting performance characteristics in that low amplification at the resonance, which is desirable, can only be achieved at the sacrifice of vibration isolation performance in high frequency region, which is undesirable. In this paper, vibration isolation characteristics of various passive isolator schemes in literature to circumvent this conflict are introduced and compared.

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The Development of Design Formulas for Pipe Loops Used in Large Vessels(II) (대형 선박의 파이프 루프 설계식 개발(II))

  • Park, Chi-Mo;Yang, Park-Dal-Chi;Lee, Jong-Hoon
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.158-163
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    • 2009
  • Many longitudinal pipes in ships are subject to considerable loads, caused by hull girder bending in the ships and/or thermal loads in some special pipes through which fluids with highly abnormal temperatures are conveyed. As these loads may cause failure in the pipes or their supporting structures, loops have been widely adopted to prevent such failure, based on the idea that they can lower the stress level in a pipe byabsorbing some portion of these loads. But as the loops also have some negative effects, such as causing extra manufacturing cost, deteriorating the function of the pipe, and occupying extra space, the number and dimensions of these loops need to be minimized. This research developed design formulas for pipe loops, modeling them as a spring element, for which the axial stiffness is calculated based on the beam theory, incorporating the flexibility effect of the straight portion of the pipe. The accuracy of the proposed design formulas was verified by comparing two results obtained from the proposed formulas and MSC/NASTRAN. This paper concludes with a sample application of the proposed formulas, showing their efficiency.

Design of the Actuator of Shaft Sliding Type for an Optical Pick-up to Switch an Objective Lens (대물렌즈 전환식 축습동형 광학픽업용 엑츄에이터 설계)

  • Choi, Young-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics T
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    • v.36T no.2
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    • pp.32-41
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    • 1999
  • The design method that the structure of double actuators of read-only or read-writable DVD optical pick-up of high density can be compact into the structure of one actuator, is proposed. The designed actuator has the structure of the shaft sliding type in which the moving part can be rotated about the shaft accord to a used optical disc and an objective lens can be switched, and is suspended with magnetic spring. In this actuator, Coulomb's friction is used as damping force and the moving part is designed by finite element method so that the second natural vibration mode can not occur within the servo band. The mock-up of the actuator designed in this paper is made, and its dynamic characteristics is measured and estimated.

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A Study about a Characteristic to have been Reflected on Classic Dwelling Construction around Gang-Reung, a new Expressway between Sok-cho (강릉${\sim}$속초간 신설고속도로 주변 전통주거건축에 나타난 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Kun-Hyeng;Jung, Jae-Han
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.265-270
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    • 2003
  • This expressway passing the address region that is sightseeing of our country must consider in what do a convenience sincerity chase and a cultural side view. A region with development possibility and a spinoff about a cultural element must hold consideration at the same time to a sightseeing resort. This route that passed Gang-Reung, Yang-Yang, Sok-cho was connecting an obstetrics acid, and accessibility along investigation was a hard place. In this region, a classic house is tying scattered, and JeonSaCheong inviting an ancestral mortuary tablet is appearing. The private house was divided during a classic house by using typical Gangwon to the room where a floor was introduced by house with several wings Korean floor heater center form. A characteristic form a characteristic change was appearing on each rooms and structure, a plane according to the times, and to execute extension with a lease in a direction too was able to be seen, and Confucianism a little culture very remained in construction, and a memorial service space, a closet were able to be seen. Also, this local high house had a lot of regions composed of a relative and was with doing in the village that did to these house several houses.

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Chemical Analysis of Water Soluble Aerosols at Kosan, Cheju lsland (제주도 고산에서 수용성 에어로졸의 화학적 성분 분석)

  • 이호근;박경윤;서명석;장광미;강창희;허철구
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.245-252
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    • 1995
  • Atmospheric aerosols were collected by a High Volume Tape Sampler from March 1992 to December 1993 ar Korean, Cheju, Korea. The water soluble ion concentrations in aerosol were analyzed. The concentrations of cations (N $a^{+}$, $K^{+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, N $H_{4}$$^{+}$) were determined by an Inductively Coupled Plazma(ICP) or an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer(AAS), and those of anions (C $l^{[-10]}$ , N $O_{3}$$^{[-10]}$ , S $O_{4}$$^{2-}$) were analayzed by the capillary electrophoresis method. The $Ca^{2+}$, S $O_{4}$$^{2-}$ and N $O_{3}$$^{[-10]}$ concentrations in spring were higher than those in other seasons. The lowest concentrations of these elements were found in summer, largely due to scavenging by frequent rains. Especially the $Ca^{2+}$ concentration on April was three to four times higher than the annual mean concentration. The enrichment factor(E.F.) of each element was calculated. The annual mean E.F. values of the $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ and C $l^{[-10]}$ in 1992 were the same as those in 1993 except $k^{+}$ and S $O_{4}$$^{2-}$. The correlation formula between all cations and anions for the whole period was Anions = 0.759 * Cations + 0.066.Cations + 0.066.

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