• Title/Summary/Keyword: Stability Criteria

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Stability evaluation of reinforced earth walls based on large-scale modular blocks (대형 축조블록을 이용한 보강토옹벽의 안정성 평가)

  • Han, Jung-Geun;Kim, Min-Woo;Hong, Kikwon;Yun, Jung-Mann
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.143-151
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    • 2014
  • This paper describes external and internal stability of reinforced earth wall using large-scale modular block and geogrid reinforcement. The evaluation for external and internal stability was conducted to analyze effect of wall height, reinforced soil (or backfill soils) and reinforcement strength. The external stability showed that the analysis cases were satisfied with design criteria, when the required minimum length and vertical spacing of reinforcement were 0.7H and 1m, respectively. The internal stability conformed that some cases were satisfied with design criteria in $25^{\circ}$ of internal friction angle of reinforced soil. Expecially, it will be applicable as wall structure considering a structural stability and economic efficiency based on evaluation of internal stability.

Structural Performance of 800 MPa High-Strength Steel Members and Application to Highrise and Mega Building Structures

  • Lee, Cheol-Ho
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.249-259
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    • 2017
  • The use of high-strength steels in construction of highrise and mega building structures can bring about many technological advantages from fabrication to erection. However, key design criteria such as local and lateral stability in current steel design specifications were developed based on tests of ordinary steels which have stress-strain characteristics very different from that of high strength steels. A series of tests on 800 MPa tensile strength steel (HSA800) members are summarized in this paper which were conducted to investigate the appropriateness of extrapolating current ordinary-steel based design criteria to high strength steels. 800 MPa I-shape beam specimens designed according to flange local buckling (FLB) criteria of the AISC Specification developed a sufficient strength for elastic design and a marginal rotation capacity for plastic design. It is shown that, without introducing distinct and significant yield plateau to the stress-strain property of high-strength steel, it is inherently difficult to achieve a high rotation capacity even if all the current stability limits are met. 800 MPa I-shape beam specimens with both low and high warping rigidity exhibited sufficient lateral torsional buckling (LTB) strength. HSA800 short-column specimens with various edge restraint exhibited sufficient local buckling strength under uniform compression and generally outperformed ordinary steel specimens. The experimental P-M strength was much higher than the AISC nominal P-M strength. The measured residual stresses indicated that the impact of residual stress on inelastic buckling of high-strength steel is less. Cyclic seismic test results showed that HSA800 members have the potential to be used as non-ductile members or members with limited ductility demand in seismic load resisting systems. Finally, recent applications of 800 MPa high strength steel to highrise and mega building structures in Korea are briefly presented.

A Study on Towing Characteristics of Barge Considering Wind Force (풍하중에 의한 바지선의 예인 시 거동특성 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Nam, Bo Woo;Choi, Young-Myoung;Hong, Sa Young
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.283-290
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    • 2015
  • This paper presents the results of a numerical study on the towing characteristics of a barge under various wind conditions. First, stability criteria, including the wind force, were derived based on the linear motion equations of a towed vessel. The effect of the wind force on the towing stability was investigated using stability criteria. Next, towing simulations were carried out using a nonlinear time-domain simulation method. In this case, the towline was modeled as a simple spring-damper, and the wind force was computed using the wind coefficient from CFD calculations. Simulations were conducted for a barge under a constant towing speed and constant wind speed conditions. The effect of the wind direction on the slewing motion was also observed. In addition, a series of numerical simulations using variable wind speeds were performed for the present barge with and without a skeg.

Robustness Bounds of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft System with Structured Uncertainties

  • Jo, Jang-Hyen
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.459-459
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this paper is the application of the techniques for the new estimation of robustness for the aircraft systems having structured uncertainties. The basic ideas to analyze the system which is the originally nonlinear is Lyapunov direct theorems. The nonlinear systems have various forms of terms inside the system equations and this investigation is confined in the form of bounded uncertainties. The number of uncertainties will be the degree of freedoms in the calculation of the robust stability regions called the robustness bounds. This proposition adopts the theoretical analysis of the Lyapunov direct methods, that is, the sign properties of the Lyapunov function derivative integrated along finite intervals of time, in place of the original method of the sign properties of the time derivative of the Lyapunov function itself. This is the new sufficient criteria to relax the stability condition and is used to generate techniques for the robust design of control systems with structured perturbations. Using this relaxing stability conditions, in this paper, the quadratic form of Lyapunov function is utilized. In this paper, the practical system of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is analyzed with the proposed stability criteria based upon the Lyapunov direct method. The application of numerical procedures can prove the improvements in estimations of robustness with structured uncertainties. The applicable aircraft system is assumed to be linear with time-varying with nonlinear bounded perturbations.

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Noise and Vibration Solutions Considering Stability Effects for High-Speed Rail ChonAn Station in Korea (한국고속철도 천안역사에 대한 소음 및 진동영향 연구)

  • Kweon Young-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.848-853
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    • 2005
  • The objective of this paper is to address to the providing an adequate noise and vibration solution, required for High Speed Rail while maintaining the stability criteria of the ChonAn station structure, the first constructed in Korean High Speed Railway. The significant acoustic pressure level will be induced by the high speed trains passing-by. Therefore, the high level study of this case is necessary. The acoustic pressure level of 85 dB(A) inside the ChonAn station is expected, and the spaces below concrete slab are not suitable for commercial purpose, thus installation of filtering systems (spring boxes containing viscous dampers, ballast mats and acoustic shield) are provided to reduce the effect of the noise and vibration to acceptable level of 55 dB(A). But, a major drawback of application of the previously conducted experimental results was that the actual effect of installation of filtering system was never been validated. Therefore, the acquisition of noise and vibration on the present structure were obtained and compared to the computer simulations. These predicted the behavior of the station reasonably well. Also, the installation of filtering systems gave the superior reduction on noise and vibration. This application is successfully adapted without scarifying stability criteria related to the structural stability including excessive deformations or displacements. Three traffic operation safety limits: deck vertical acceleration, deflection of the structure, and longitudinal displacement of the slab were satisfactory.

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Delay-range-dependent Stability Analysis and Stabilization for Nonlinear Systems : T-S Fuzzy Model Approach (비선형 시스템의 시간 지연 간격에 종속적인 안정도 분석 및 제어기 설계: TS 퍼지 모델 적용)

  • Song, Min-Kook;Park, Jin-Bae;Kim, Jin-Kyu;Joo, Young-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.337-342
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    • 2009
  • This paper concerns delay-range-dependent robust stability and stabilization for time-delay nonliner system via T-S fuzzy model approach. The time delay is assumed to be a time-varying continuous function belonging to a given range. On the basis of a novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, which includes the information of the range, delay-range-dependent stability criteria are established in terms of linear matrix inequality. It is shown that the new criteria can provide less conservative results than some existing ones. Moreover, the stability criteria are also used to design the stabilizing state-feedback controllers. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach.

LIPSCHITZ STABILITY CRITERIA FOR A GENERALIZED DELAYED KOLMOGOROV MODEL

  • El-Sheikh, M.M.A.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.10 no.1_2
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2002
  • Lipschitz stability and Lipschitz ø$_{o}$ - equistability of the functional differential equation x'= B(x)f(t, x, $x_{t}$), $x_{to}$ =$\theta$$_{o}$ are discussed. Sufficient conditions are given using the comparison with the corresponding scalar equation.ion.n.

Robust Control via Peak Control of Sensitivity Function (민감도 함수의 최대치 제어를 통한 강인제어)

  • Suh, Sang-Min
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.15 no.11
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    • pp.1071-1075
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    • 2009
  • This article describes a robust control method by using peak control of a sensitivity function in the state-feedback control systems. This method apparently reduces the peak, and as a result makes closed loop systems more stable. The designed closed loop systems also make the response to an external step disturbance more fast with a lower undershoot. At the conclusion, it is verified that the proposed method enhances robust stability and robust performance to parametric uncertainties through $\mu$-plot.

CONSERVATION OF A PREY-PREDATOR FISHERY WITH PREDATOR SELF LIMITATION BASED ON CONTINUOUS FISHING EFFORT

  • KAR T. K.;PAHARI U. K.;CHAUDHURI K. S.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.19 no.1_2
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    • pp.311-326
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    • 2005
  • The paper deals with the problem of selective harvesting in a prey-predator model with predator self limitation. Criteria for local stability and global stability for both the exploited and unexploited system are derived. The effort has been considered as a dynamic variable and taxation as a control instrument to protect the fish populations from over exploitation. Finally, the optimal taxation policy is discussed with the help of control theory.