• 소성∙가공
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2014

As a major type of heat exchanger, the steam generator (SG) produces steam from heat energy of a nuclear power plant reactor. The steam produced by the steam generator flows into a turbine, and plays an important role in electric power generation. The heat transfer tubes in the steam generator consist of approximately 10,000 U-shaped tubes, which perform a structural role and act as thermal boundaries. The heat transfer tubes conduct the thermal energy between the primary coolant (about $320^{\circ}C$, $157kgf/cm^2$) obtained from the reactor and the secondary coolant (about $260^{\circ}C$, $60kgf/cm^2$) as part of the secondary system. Recently, the heat transfer tubes in the steam generator of the pressurized water reactor (PWR) are primarily produced from Alloy 600 and Alloy 690 seamless tubes. As a pilot study to find process parameters for the cold U-bending process using rotary draw bending, numerical and experimental investigations were conducted to produce U-shaped tubes from long straight SUS304L seamless tubes. 3D finite element simulations were run using ABAQUS Explicit with consideration of the elastic recovery. The process parameters studied were the angular speed, the operation period and the bending angle. Experimental verifications were conducted to insure the suitability of the final U-shaped configurations with respect to both ovality and wall thickness.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2010

A straight pipe is used after complicated bending work in a mechanical system. In this work process, the plastic deformation of the pipe produces residual stress in the pipe. This residual stress significantly affects the behavior of pipe fracture. For this reason, residual stress must be evaluated. Measuring the residual stress of a U-shaped pipe is difficult with existing destructive and nondestructive measurement methods. In this paper, the residual stress of a U-shaped aluminum pipe (99.7% pure aluminum) was evaluated from the Raman shift by Raman spectroscopy and FEM(Finite Element Method, FEM) analysis. The results of the stiffness test by FEM analysis are compared with those by experiments. The analyzed results of the Raman spectra showed a similar tendency with the results of the FEM analysis with respect to the residual stress distributions in U-shaped pipes. Also, the results of the bending tests showed resemblance to each other.

• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1741-1753
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• 2018

Metallic dampers are sacrificial devices (fuses) that dissipate significant energy during earthquakes while protecting other parts of structures from possible damage. In addition to numerous implementation opportunities of other base isolation systems, U-shaped dampers (UD) are one of the widely investigated and used devices in practice especially in Japan. The present study focuses on enhancing seismic performance of these types of dampers by changing their geometric properties. UDs with perforated (i.e. with holes) and/or nonparallel arms are developed for this purpose. For a better comparison, the criterion of equal material volume (or mass) has been utilized. Three dimensional finite element models of the new type of UDs are formed and investigated numerically under selected displacement histories. Based on the obtained hysteretic curves; dissipated energy intensities, effective stiffness ratios, reaction forces, effective damping ratios are evaluated in this parametric study. It is found that both damper types have merits in use of seismic applications and that the selection of the damper configuration is dependent on the design specific issues.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2020

Bellows are corrugated mechanical elements used to absorb displacements or vibrations caused by temperature changes, pressure, earthquakes, waves, etc., which are welded to flanges or directly connected to pipes. Expansion joint bellows must not only be designed to sufficiently withstand the internal pressure of the pipes but also accommodate axial, transverse, and rotational deformations to minimize the transfer of forces to the sensitive components of the system. Bellows have various types of corrugations, but U-type bellows are most commonly used in general piping systems. In this study, the behavior of U-shaped one-, two-, and three-ply bellows with the same inner diameter under pressure and forced displacement was analyzed using the finite element method. The results were compared with the design formula in the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association (EJMA)'s code. Manufacturer data were used for the applied pressure and force displacement. The behavioral characteristics of the three cases were compared via structural analysis because the stress levels will be different for each model, even if they have the same inner diameter. Since the analytical model has an axisymmetric shape but displacement occurs in the transverse direction, the finite element model was composed of 1/2 of the whole model, and ANSYS Workbench 17.2 was employed for the analysis.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2005년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.409-413
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• 2005

Even though the relative importance of length scale of flow system allow us to simplify three dimensional flow problem to one or two dimensional representation, many systems still require three dimensional analysis. The objective of this study is to develop an efficient and accurate finite element model for analyzing and predicting three dimensional flow features in natural rivers and to offend to model spreading of pollutants and transport of sediments in the future. Firstly, three dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the hydrostatic pressure assumption in generalized curvilinear coordinates were combined with the kinematic free-surface condition. Secondly. to simulate realistic high Reynolds number flow, the model employed the Streamline Upwind/Petrov-Galerkin(SU/PG) scheme as a weighting function for the finite element method in conjunction with an appropriate turbulence model(Smagorinsky scheme for the horizontal plain and Mellor-Yamada scheme for the vertical direction). Several tests is performed for the purpose of validation and verification of the developed model. A simple rectangular channel, 5-shaped and U-shaped channel are used for tests and comparisons are made with RMA-10 model. Runs for each case is converged stably without a oscillation and calculated water-surface deformation, longitudinal and transversal velocities, and velocity vector fields are in good agreement with the results of RMA-10 model.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.235-248
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• 2020

Progressive collapse in a structure occurs when load bearing members are failed and the adjoining structural elements cannot resist the redistributed forces and fails subsequently, that leads to complete collapse of structure. Recently, construction using precast concrete technology is adopted increasingly because it offers many advantages like faster construction, less requirement of skilled labours at site, reduced formwork and scaffolding, massive production with reduced amount of construction waste, better quality and better surface finishing as compared to conventional reinforced concrete construction. Connections are the critical elements for any precast structure, because in past, major collapse of precast structure took place because of connection failure. In this study, behavior of four different precast wet connections with U shaped reinforcement bars provided at different locations is evaluated. Reduced 1/3^rd scale precast beam column assemblies having two span beam and three columns with removed middle column are constructed and examined by performing experiments. The response of precast connections is compared with monolithic connection, under column removal scenario. The connection region of test specimens are filled by cast-in-place micro concrete with and without polypropylene fibers. Performance of specimen is evaluated on the basis of ultimate load carrying capacity, maximum deflection at the location of removed middle column, crack formation and failure propagation. Further, Finite element (FE) analysis is carried out for validation of experimental studies and understanding the performance of structural components. Monolithic and precast beam column assemblies are modeled using non-linear Finite Element (FE) analysis based software ABAQUS. Actual experimental conditions are simulated using appropriate boundary and loading conditions. Finite Element simulation results in terms of load versus deflection are compared with that of experimental study. The nonlinear FE analysis results shows good agreement with experimental results.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.636-644
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• 1999

상대 유전율이 2.5인 태프론 기판(31 mil)과 상대 유전율이 1.06인 Foam을 이용하여 개구 결합 급전 방식 의 Ku 밴드 U 슬롯 마이크로 스트립 안테나플 섣계 및 제착하고 반사손실, 동일/교차 편파 방사패턴. 이득 등을 측정하였다. Foam을 사용한 경우 교차편파와 후방방사를 적절한 크기 이내로 제한하는 범위 내에서 38 %정도의 임피던스 대역폭을 보였으며 시율레이션 결과와 잘 일치하였다. 동일/교차 편파 방사 패턴도 시율 레이션 결과와 유사하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.949-954
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• 2013

일반적으로 압축을 받는 판 구조는 종방향 보강재를 이용하여 보강된다. 이 때 보강재로서 U형 단면 리브를 사용하는 것이 보다 효과적이나, 현재 국내에서 이에 대한 명확한 설계지침이나 연구자료가 제시되지 못하고 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 U리브의 단면 크기 및 강성 등에 따른 보강판의 탄성좌굴강도를 살펴보고자 한다. 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ABAQUS를 이용하여 세 가지 타입의 U형 단면 리브를 적용한 해석모델을 수립하여 고유치 해석을 실시하였고, 양연지지된 판의 국부좌굴강도 이론식과 본 해석적 결과를 비교하였다. 이러한 분석 결과를 토대로 U형 단면리브에 의해 좌굴강도가 증진하는 보강 효과를 확인하였으며, 설계 파라미터에 따른 변수해석적 연구를 통해 그 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구결과는 U리브 보강판의 적정 설계 방안을 제시하는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2010

면진기술은 건축물의 구조적 피해를 줄이고 진동에 민감한 구조물의 내진성능을 향상시키는 가장 효과적인 방법 중의 하나이다. 하지만 면진구조시스템에서 지진에너지를 흡수하는 댐퍼의 재료로서 자주 사용되었던 납의 환경오염문제가 대두되면서, 최근에는 친환경 재료인 강재를 사용하는 경우가 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 면진시스템용 에너지흡수장치인 U형 강재댐퍼를 대상으로 비선형 유한요소해석을 수행하고 SS400 강재와 고인성강재를 사용한 댐퍼의 해석결과를 비교하여 사용강재의 재료적 특성의 차이가 댐퍼의 변형능력에 미치는 영향을 분석하며, 고인성강재를 사용한 댐퍼의 형상비, 두께, 폭에 따른 변형능력을 파악한다. 또한 고인성강재를 사용한 U형 강재댐퍼의 응력분포를 분석하여 응력분포에서 나타내는 문제점을 개선하기 위한 대책으로 댐퍼의 일부 구간에 개구부를 둔 새로운 형상을 제시하고 형상에 따른 변형능력, 내력특성 및 응력분포를 고려하여 최적형상과 설계식을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2008

본 연구는 중진지역에서의 PC(precast conctete) 보-기둥 접합부의 새로운 모멘트-저항 시스템을 제안하는 것이다. 철근 이음형 접합부에서 연결재는 접합부를 관통하고, U형 하프 PC 보의 하부철근과 비접촉 겹칩이음으로 연결되어 있다. 비접촉 겹침이음에 대한 성능을 파악하기 위하여 실험적 연구와 해석적 연구가 수행되었다. 실험의 주요변수는 겹침길이, 연결재의 크기, 그리고 겹침이음된 연결재의 거리 등이다. 또한, 균열양상, 하중-변위 곡선, 내력 비교, 그리고 연결재의 변형 등에 초점을 맞추어 해석적 연구를 수행하여 실험결과와 비교하였다. 해석과 실험 결과 주요변수인 겹침길이, 연결재의 크기, 연결재의 비접촉 수직 거리등에 따라 강도, 연성, 그리고 접합부 거동에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.