• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2024

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.20 provides guidance on the comprehensive vibration assessment program (CVAP) to be performed on reactor internals during preoperational and startup tests. The purpose of the program is to identify loads that could cause vibration in the reactor internals and to ensure that these vibrations do not affect their structural integrity. The structural vibrational analysis program involves creating finite element analysis models of the reactor internals and calculating their structural responses when subjected to vibration loads. The appropriateness of the structural analysis methodology must be demonstrated through benchmarks or any other reasonable means. Although existing structural analysis methodologies have been proven to be appropriate and are widely used, this paper presents the development of an improved new structural analysis methodology for APR1400 reactor internals using scaled model tests.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2016

일반적으로 건축물의 구조해석과 설계에 있어 작업효율을 확보하기 위하여 상부구조물과 하부구조물을 별도로 모델링하여 해석 및 설계를 진행하는 분리해석 방법을 사용한다. 하지만, 상기 분리해석을 사용할 경우, 상부구조물의 고정지점과 변형된 기초구조물과는 실제 연결된 지점에서 변위차가 발생하여 구조해석의 기본요건인 변형적합성 조건을 만족하지 못하게 되고 상부구조-하부구조의 상호작용을 고려하지 못하기 때문에 실제와는 다른 구조해석 및 설계결과를 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 초고층 철골구조물을 대상으로 구조물의 부등침하 등에 큰 영향을 미치는 상재(常載)하중에 대한 분리해석과 일체해석의 해석결과 차이를 비교 분석하였다. 분석결과에 따르면 분리해석방법을 사용할 경우, 상부구조물의 구조해석에 있어 기초의 변형을 고려하지 못하기 때문에 부재력을 과소평가할 수 있고 이로인해 비안전측 설계결과를 가지고 올 수 있다. 하부 기초구조물을 분리해석으로 해석하였을 경우, 상부구조물의 강성을 고려하지 못하기 때문에 기초의 부등침하 과대평가, 부재력의 과대/과소 평가를 초래할 수 있어 비경제적이고 불안전한 설계결과를 가져올 수 있다. 특히, 기초의 변형이 상부구조물에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있는 건축구조물, 지반의 강성이 작아서 기초에 큰 변형이 예상되는 건축물, 지반조건이 불균질하여 부등침하가 예상되는 건축구조물 등에는 분리해석을 지양해야 할 것이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.15-30
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• 2007

In the paper, one focuses on the problem of duality in non-linear programming, applied to the solution of no-tension problems by means of Limit Analysis (LA) theorems for Not Resisting Tension (NRT) models. In details, one demonstrates that, starting from the application of the duality theory to the non-linear program defined by the static theorem approach for a discrete NRT model, this procedure results in the definition of a dual problem that has a significant physical meaning: the formulation of the kinematic theorem.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.263-276
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• 2007

This paper presents a fuzzy finite element model for the analysis of structures in the presence of multiple uncertainties. A new methodology to evaluate the cumulative effect of multiple uncertainties on structural response is developed in the present work. This is done by modifying Muhanna's approach for handling single uncertainty. Uncertainty in load and material properties is defined by triangular membership functions with equal spread about the crisp value. Structural response is obtained in terms of fuzzy interval displacements and rotations. The results are further post-processed to obtain interval values of bending moment, shear force and axial forces. Membership functions are constructed to depict the uncertainty in structural response. Sensitivity analysis is performed to evaluate the relative sensitivity of displacements and forces to uncertainty in structural parameters. The present work demonstrates the effectiveness of fuzzy finite element model in establishing sharp bounds to the uncertain structural response in the presence of multiple uncertainties.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1366-1371
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• 2006

A structural coupling method is developed for the dynamic analysis of a nonlinear structure with concentrated nonlinear hinge joints or sliding lines. Component mode synthesis method is extended to couple substructures and the nonlinear models. In order to verify the improved coupling method, a numerical plate model consisting of two substructures and torsional springs, is synthesized by using the proposed method and its model parameters are compared with analysis data. Then the coupling method is applied to a three-substructure-model with the nonlinearity of sliding lines between the substructures. The coupled structural model is verified from its dynamic analysis. The analysis results show that the improved coupling method is adequate for the structural nonlinear analyses with the nonlinear hinge and sliding mode condition.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

Most of people are riding on their own bicycle due to the health and environmental pollution problems. The weight must be light in order to run farther and easier by bicycle. The durability will be reduced due to the light weight of tubes and handles at bicycle. To solve this problem, the three bicycle handle models 1, 2 and 3 were compared with each other for structural analysis. The structural analysis was carried out in this study. Among three models, model 2 and model 3 had the highest and lowest strengths at the structural analysis results, respectively. At this study result, model 1 is thought to be the balanced excellent model with no defect among three models.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2006

In this thesis, the crack investigation, the damage investigation, the drawing check, and the structural analysis were performed on a curved hollow RC(reinforced concrete) slab bridge structure to assess the structural safety of that. From the crack investigation result, main reason of crack occurrence is guessed with travelling of the large truck. Therefore reinforcement of slab structure is necessary by using the steel plate. When structural analysis, the straight beam model, the curved beam model, and the curved plate model is used. From the results of structural analysis for curved hollow RC slab bridge, the maximum bending moment and the maximum shear force was not a difference in each models. But the vertical displacement of mid span using the curved beam model was greater than that using the other models.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.447-470
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• 2014

Numerical simulation of the non-linear behavior of (RC) structural walls subjected to severe earthquake ground motions requires a reliable modeling approach that includes important material characteristics and behavioral response features. The objective of this paper is to optimize a simplified method for the assessment of the seismic response and damage development analyses of an RC structural wall building using macro-element model. The first stage of this study investigates effectiveness and ability of the macro-element model in predicting the flexural nonlinear response of the specimen based on previous experimental test results conducted in UCLA. The sensitivity of the predicted wall responses to changes in model parameters is also assessed. The macro-element model is next used to examine the dynamic behavior of the structural wall building-all the way from elastic behavior to global instability, by applying an approximate Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA), based on Uncoupled Modal Response History Analysis (UMRHA), setting up nonlinear single degree of freedom systems. Finally, the identification of the global stiffness decrease as a function of a damage variable is carried out by means of this simplified methodology. Responses are compared at various locations on the structural wall by conducting static and dynamic pushover analyses for accurate estimation of seismic performance of the structure using macro-element model. Results obtained with the numerical model for rectangular wall cross sections compare favorably with experimental responses for flexural capacity, stiffness, and deformability. Overall, the model is qualified for safety assessment and design of earthquake resistant structures with structural walls.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1999년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.203-209
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• 1999

In this study, the structural deflection analysis of robot manipulator for removing nuclear fuel rod from nuclear reactor vessel is performed by using general purpose finite element code (ANSYS). The structural deflection analysis results reported in this study is very required for the accurate design of robot system. The structural deflection analysis for the manipulator's structural status at which the gripper grasps and draws up the nuclear fuel rod is done, For this beginning structural status of robot manipulator's removing motion, the reaction forces at each joint have static maximum values as reported in the reference(6), and so these forces may cause the maximum deflection of robot structure. The structural deflection analysis is performed for selected four working cases of the proposed structural model and results on deformation, stress for the manipulator's solid body and the deflection at the end of robot manipulator's gripper are calculated. And further, the same analysis is performed for the slenderer manipulator with cross section reduced by one-fifth of each side length of proposed model. The analysis is performed not only for the nuclear fuel rod with weight load of 300kg but also for nuclear fuel rods with weight loads of 100kg, 200kg, 400kg and 500kg. The static structural deflection analysis results show that the deflection value increases as the load increases and the largest value (corresponding to the weight load of 500kg in case 1) is much smaller than the gap distance between nuclear fuel rods. but the largest value for the slenderer manipulator is almost as large as the gap distance, Hence, conclusively, the proposed manipulator's structural model is acceptably safe for mechanical design of robot system.

• 한국조사연구학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조사연구학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.55-65
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• 2007

연구에서는 공분산구조분석을 실시하기 위해 주로 사용하고 있는 AMOS 소프트웨어에 대하여 알아보려고 한다. 응용소프트웨어에서 활용된 수학적인 모형을 알지 못하면, 구조방정식에 대한 충분한 이해를 할 수 없으며, 구조방정식에 대한 8가지 가정이 어떻게 구현되는지 알 수 가 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 구조방정식모형 연구에서 주로 활용되었던 LISREL 프로그램으로 RAM과 MOSAN을 구현하였고 AMOS 결과와 비교분석하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 AMOS프로그램은 8가지의 모든 가정을 따르지 않는 것으로 나타났다. AMOS 프로그램이 MOSAN보다는 RAM으로 구현되고 있음을 본 연구를 통해 알 수 있다. AMOS 소프트웨어 프로그램은 잠재변수(F)와 측정오차(e)간의 상관값을 산출할 때 충분히 추정을 하지 못하고 부분적으로만 추정하여 값을 산출하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.