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Profile and Dose Distribution for Therapeutic Heavy Ion Beams

  • Sasaki, Hitomi;Komori, Masataka;Kohno, Toshiyuki;Kanai, Tatsuaki;Hirai, Masaaki;Urakabe, Eriko;Nishio, Teiji
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.211-213
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this work is acquiring some parameters of therapeutic heavy ion beams after penetrating a thick target. The experiments were performed using a pencil-like $\^$12/C beam of about 3 mm in diameter from NIRS-HIMAC, and the data were taken at several points of the target thickness for $\^$12/C beam of 290 MeV/u and 400 MeV/u. By the simultaneous measurements using some detectors, the atomic number of each fragment particle was identified, and the beam profile, the dose distribution and the LET spectrum for each element were derived.

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Large displacement geometrically nonlinear finite element analysis of 3D Timoshenko fiber beam element

  • Hu, Zhengzhou;Wu, Minger
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.601-625
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    • 2014
  • Based on continuum mechanics and the principle of virtual displacements, incremental total Lagrangian formulation (T.L.) and incremental updated Lagrangian formulation (U.L.) were presented. Both T.L. and U.L. considered the large displacement stiffness matrix, which was modified to be symmetrical matrix. According to the incremental updated Lagrangian formulation, small strain, large displacement, finite rotation of three dimensional Timoshenko fiber beam element tangent stiffness matrix was developed. Considering large displacement and finite rotation, a new type of tangent stiffness matrix of the beam element was developed. According to the basic assumption of plane section, the displacement field of an arbitrary fiber was presented in terms of nodal displacement of centroid of cross-area. In addition, shear deformation effect was taken account. Furthermore, a nonlinear finite element method program has been developed and several examples were tested to demonstrate the accuracy and generality of the three dimensional beam element.

Optimization for the Least Weight, Precast Prestressed Gerber′s U-Beams (최소자중 프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 게르버 U형보의 최적화)

  • 박현석;김인규;유승룡
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.373-381
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    • 2002
  • The cost on transmission and erection of the precast prestressed concrete members largely depends on the weight of them. Optimum process is performed on a U-beam section to control the prestressing force, to reduce the self-weight, and to meet the required strength and stability. The strength, deflection, and concrete stress at the top and bottom of the section considered are required to check according to each construction step in this process. The weight of the original rectangular concrete beam could be reduced up to 39∼50% from this method. Two full scale prototype U-beams were proposed and tested in this study. It was found that the U-beams in the test showed good performance in strength and serviceability within the limits of ultimate strength design method.

Optimization for Precast Prestressed Wide-U Beams with the Least Depth (최소깊이 프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 U형보의 최적화)

  • Yul Sung-Yong
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.16 no.1 s.79
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    • pp.18-26
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    • 2004
  • The cost of underground work is a dominant factor to determine the total construction fee. It is generally 2 ${\~}$ 2.5 times higher than that of above ground for building with the same height. 'A new precast prestressed framing plan for underground parking building' was suggested with the beam of the least depth - U-type beams. The depth of regular rectangular reinforced concrete beam which is currently used in the underground parking of apartments could be reduced up to 12 ${\~}$ 34cm/story due to the development of a U-beams from the optimum process. Two full scale prototype U-beams were tested in this study. It was found that the Wide U-beams in the test showed higher strength than calculated nominal and design, however need to provide temporary supports to meet the flexural moment of construction load at the simply supported state before the lopping concrete hardens.

An experimental study for bending behavior of real size RC beams strengthened with carbon fiber sheets (탄소 섬유시트로 보강된 실제크기 철근 콘크리트 보의 휨 거동에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Seong-Do;Seong, Jin-Wook
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.574-580
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    • 2009
  • This study is investigate the bending behavior of real size RC beams strengthened with carbon fiber sheets. For experimental study, 1 control beam and 8 strengthened beams of real size(4 NU-beams and 4 U-beams) are tested and compared. NU-beam has not a V-shaped band and V-beam has a V-shaped band. The variables of experiment are composed of the number of carbon fiber sheets, the existence of U-shaped band, and four point loading, etc. The experimental results showed that the strengthening system with U-shaped band controls the premature debonding and provides a more ductile failure mode than the strengthening system without V-shaped band. It can be found from the load-deflection curves that as the number of fiber sheets is increased, the maximum strength and the flexural rigidity is increased. For the strengthening method with carbon fiber sheets of the real size RC beams, it is required the finding a solution to the bonding problem.

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Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete column and Steel beam Joints (철근 콘크리트 기둥과 철골보의 합성구조 접합부 성능에 관한 연구)

  • 이원규;신동대;송진규;정혜교;최완철
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.575-578
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    • 1999
  • The main objective of this study was to examine structural behavior of reinforced concrete column and steel beam joint. composite specimens about 3/4 of the actual beam column connection assembly were tested by applying cyclic load through actuators. Test variables include face bearing plate(FBP), extended face bearing plate(E-FBP), VIR, U-bar and sub beam. There is not much differenced between specimens with sub beam and without sub beam. Test results also show that the joint strength of test specimen is close to the predicted strength by ASCE guideline.

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Shear lag effects on wide U-section pre-stressed concrete light rail bridges

  • Boules, Philopateer F.;Mehanny, Sameh S.F.;Bakhoum, Mourad M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.68 no.1
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    • pp.67-80
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    • 2018
  • Recently, U-section decks have been more and more used in metro and light rail bridges as an innovative concept in bridge deck design and a successful alternative to conventional box girders because of their potential advantages. U-section may be viewed as a single vent box girder eliminating the top slab connecting the webs, with the moving vehicles travelling on the lower deck. U-section bridges thus solve many problems like limited vertical clearance underneath the bridge lowest point, besides providing built-in noise barriers. Beam theory in mechanics assumes that plane section remains plane after bending, but it was found that shearing forces produce shear deformations and the plane section does not remain plane. This phenomenon leads to distortion of the cross section. For a box or a U section, this distortion makes the central part of the slab lagging behind those parts closer to the webs and this is known as shear lag effect. A sample real-world double-track U-section metro bridge is modelled in this paper using a commercial finite element analysis program and is analysed under various loading conditions and for different geometric variations. The three-dimensional finite element analysis is used to demonstrate variations in the transverse bending moments in the deck as well as variations in the longitudinal normal stresses induced in the cross section along the U-girder's span thus capturing warping and shear lag effects which are then compared to the stresses calculated using conventional beam theory. This comparison is performed not only to locate the distortion, warping and shear lag effects typically induced in U-section bridges but also to assess the main parameters influencing them the most.

AT LEAST TWO SOLUTIONS FOR THE ASYMMETRIC BEAM SYSTEM WITH CRITICAL GROWTH

  • Jung, Tacksun;Choi, Q-Heung
    • Korean Journal of Mathematics
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.331-342
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    • 2011
  • We consider the multiplicity of the solutions for a class of a system of critical growth beam equations with periodic condition on t and Dirichlet boundary condition $$\{u_{tt}+u_{xxxx}=av+\frac{2{\alpha}}{{\alpha}+{\beta}}u_{+}^{{\alpha}-1}v_{+}^{\beta}+s{\phi}_{00}\;\;in\;(-\frac{\pi}{2},\;\frac{\pi}{2}){\times}R,\\u_{tt}+v_{xxxx}=bu+\frac{2{\alpha}}{{\alpha}+{\beta}}u_{+}^{\alpha}v_{+}^{{\beta}-1}+t{\phi}_{00}\;\;in\;(-\frac{\pi}{2},\;\frac{\pi}{2}){\times}R,$$ where ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$ > 1 are real constants, $u_+=max\{u,0\}$, ${\phi}_{00}$ is the eigenfunction corresponding to the positive eigenvalue ${\lambda}_00=1$ of the eigenvalue problem $u_{tt}+u_{xxxx}={\lambda}_{mn}u$. We show that the system has a positive solution under suitable conditions on the matrix $A=\(\array{0&a\\b&0}\)$, s > 0, t > 0, and next show that the system has another solution for the same conditions on A by the linking arguments.

New technique for strengthening reinforced concrete beams with composite bonding steel plates

  • Yang, Su-hang;Cao, Shuang-yin;Gu, Rui-nan
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.735-757
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    • 2015
  • Composite bonding steel plate (CBSP) is a newly developed type of structure strengthened technique applicable to the existing RC beam. This composite structure is applicable to strengthening the existing beam bearing high load. The strengthened beam consists of two layers of epoxy bonding prestressed steel plates and the RC beam sandwiched in between. The bonding enclosed and prestressed U-shaped steel jackets are applied at the beam sides. This technique is adopted in case of structures with high longitudinal reinforcing bar ratio and impracticable unloading. The prestress can be generated on the strengthening steel plates and jackets by using the CBSP technique before loading. The test results of full-scale CBSP strengthened beams show that the strength and stiffness are enhanced without reduction of their ductility. It is demonstrated that the strain hysteresis effect can be effectively overcome after prestressing on the steel plates by using such technique. The applied plates and jackets can jointly behave together with the existing beam under the action of epoxy bonding and the mechanical anchorage of the steel jackets. The simplified formulas are proposed to calculate the prestress and the ultimate capacities of strengthened beams. The accuracy of formulas was verified with the experimental results.

Effect of Shear Key and U strip on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by CFS(Carbon Fiber Sheet) (탄소섬유쉬트로 보강된 철근콘크리트 보의 휨거동에 전단키와 U 스터립이 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Hong-Shik;Lee, Chin-Yong;Yi, Seong-Tae;Lee, Si-Woo;Heo, Gweon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.88-91
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    • 2004
  • It is generally known that the bonding strength of RC(Reinforced Concrete) flexural members strengthened by fiber sheet composites are sufficient and the bonding failure does not occur until the sheet failed. However, many researchers have been reported that, before the failure of the sheet, the bonding failure happens even though the bonding length is sufficient. This study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of shear key and U strip on flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beam structures. The ply number of CFS(Carbon Fiber Sheet), location of shear key, and existence or not of U strip were selected as the main test variables. Test results show that the behavior of a beam of which shear key is located in the nearby. of support and U strip is not existent, and having CFS of 1 ply is mostly improved.

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