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Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Layer Moduli Using the Depth Deflectometer and Flexible Pavement Behavior under Various Vehicle Speeds (아스팔트 콘크리트 포장구조체의 내부처짐에 의한 물성추정과 주행속도에 따른 거동분석)

  • Choi, Jun-Seong;Kin, Soo-Il;Yoo, Ji-hyung
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.135-145
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    • 2000
  • A new procedure needs to be developed to predict the dynamic layer properties under moving truck loads. In this study, a computer code to evaluate layer moduli of asphalt concrete pavement from measured interior deflections at various depths were developed and verified from numerical model tests. Interior deflections of the pavement are measured from Multi-Depth Deflectometer(MDD). It was found that errors between the given and backcalculated moduli in numerical analysis were less than 0.32% for several numerical models tested. When impact loads were used, a technique to determine the depth to virtual rigid base was proposed through the analysis of compressive wave velocity and impulse loading durations. It was found that errors between the given and backcalculated moduli in numerical analysis were less than 0.114% when virtual rigid base was considered in numerical analysis. The pavement behavior must be evaluated under various vehicle speeds when determining the dynamic interaction between the loading vehicle and pavement system. To evaluate the dynamic behavior on asphalt concrete pavement under various vehicle speeds, truck moving tests were carried out. From the test results with respect to vehicle speed, it was found that the vehicle speed had significant effect on actual response of the pavement system. The lower vehicle speed generates the higher interior deflections, and the lower dynamic modulus.

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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.

Analytical Study in Brake Judder Reduction of Medium Bus (중형 버스의 브레이크 저더 현상 개선에 대한 해석적 고찰)

  • 이계섭;서권희;국종영;천인범
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.148-156
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    • 2001
  • Brake judder, one of low Sequency vibrations in brake system is determined by the excitation of Brake Torque Variation (BTV). The largest contributor to BTV is disc thickness variation. In this study, the static loads of brake torque at Suspension Mounting Points (SW) are obtained by the quasi-static analysis using DADS. The dynamic loads with frequency of BTV at SW are derived from correlation between forced vibration analysis with static loads and brake test results. And the accelerations at steering wheel were analyzed by forced vibration analysis with dynamic loads using commercial finite element program MSC/NASTRAN so that vibration characteristics of vehicle due to brake judder were investigated. Reliability of analysis results was verified through comparing the brake test results. Also, a parametric study with natural frequencies of frame, such as the 1st torsional mode and 1st bending mode, was conducted to reduce vibration amplitudes. As a result we could detect frame natural frequency conditions to improve vibration characteristics and obtained the frame model to reduce vibration amplitude.

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Research on static and dynamic behaviors of PC track beam for straddle monorail transit system

  • Yang, Yongqing;Yang, Deng;Gou, Hongye;Bao, Yi
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.437-452
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    • 2019
  • In this study, in-situ static and dynamic tests of four pre-stressed concrete (PC) track beams with different span lengths and curvatures in a straddle monorail transit system were reported. In the static load tests, the strain and deflection at critical sections of the PC track beams were measured to determine the load bearing capacity and stiffness. The dynamic responses of strain, deflection, acceleration, and displacement at key positions of the PC track beams were measured under different train speeds and train loads to systematically study the dynamic behaviors of the PC track beams. A three-dimensional finite element model of the track beam-vehicle coupled vibration system was established to help understand the dynamic behavior of the system, and the model was verified using the test results. The research results show that the curvature, span length, train speed, and train loads have significant influence on the dynamic responses of the PC track beams. The dynamic performance of the PC track beams in the curve section is susceptible to dynamic loads. Appropriate train loads can effectively reduce the impact of the train on the PC track beam. The PC track beams allow good riding comfort.

Development of Permit Vehicle Classification System for Bridge Evaluation in Korea (허가차량 통행에 대한 교량의 안전성 평가를 위한 허가차량 분류 체계 개발)

  • Yu, Sang Seon;Kim, Kyunghyun;Paik, Inyeol;Kim, Ji Hyeon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.845-856
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    • 2020
  • This study proposes a bridge evaluation system for indivisible permit vehicles such as hydraulic cranes. The permit loads for the bridge evaluation are divided into three categories: routine permit loads, special permit 1 loads, and special permit 2 loads. Routine permit and special permit 1 vehicles are allowed to cross a bridge with normal traffic. For these two permits, the standard lane model in the Korean Highway Bridge Design Code was adopted to consider normal traffic in the same lane. Special permit 2 vehicles are assumed to cross a bridge without other traffic. Structural analyses of two prestressed-beam bridges and two steel box girder bridges were conducted for the proposed permit loads. The rating factors of the four bridges for all permit loads were calculated as sufficiently large values for the moment and shear force so that crossing the bridges can be permitted. A reliability assessment of the bridges was performed to identify the reliability levels for the permit vehicles. It was confirmed that the reliability level of the minimum required strength obtained by the load-resistance factors yields the target reliability index of the design code for the permit vehicles.

A Study on the Forming Load for roller feed rate and Thickness Reduction in the spinning Process of launch vehicle fuel tank dome (돔 형상의 스피닝 가공 공정에서 롤의 이송 속도와 소재의 두께감소에 대한 성형력 연구)

  • Yeom Sung-Ho;Nam Kyoung-O;Hong Sung-In
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.387-390
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    • 2006
  • Conventional spinning, shear forming and flow forming techniques are being utilized increasingly due to the great flexibility provided for producing complicated parts, enabling customers to optimize designs and reduce weight and cost, all of which are vital, especially in automotive industries, space shuttle, a munitions industry. The deformation mechanism of conventional spinning and shear forming is studied in this paper through analysis. The forming loads of a spin formed dome in an Al launch vehicle fuel tank was studied analysis and a simple FE model to predict the forming loads of the dome was proposed. The analysis is carried out to study the effects of feed rates and thickness reduction on material flow.

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Elastic buckling of end-loaded, tapered, cantilevered beams with initial curvature

  • Wilson, James F.;Strong, Daniel J.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.257-268
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    • 1997
  • The elastic deflections and Euler buckling loads are investigated for a class of tapered and initially curved cantilevered beams subjected to loading at the tip. The beam's width increases linearly and its depth decreases linearly with the distance from the fixed end to the tip. Unloaded, the beam forms a circular are perpendicular to the axis of bending. The beam's deflection responses, obtained by solving the differential equations in closed form, are presented in terms of four nondimensional system parameters: taper ratio ${\kappa}$, initial shape ratio ${\Delta}_0$, end load ratio f, and load angle ${\theta}$. Laboratory measurements of the Euler buckling loads for scale models of tapered initially straight, corrugated beams compared favorably with those computed from the present analysis. The results are applicable to future designs of the end structures of highway guardrails, which can be designed to give the appropriate balance between the capacity to deflect a nearly head-on vehicle back to its right-of-way and the capacity to buckle sufficiently that penetration of the vehicle may be averted.

Analysis of Durability of Vehicle Chassis Part in Virtual Test Lab (가상내구시험을 통한 차량 샤시 부품 내구성 예측에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, ByungKwan;Ha, Jungho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.747-752
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    • 2013
  • Recently, virtual test laboratory techniques have been widely used to reduce vehicle development costs and time. In this study, a virtual durability test process using multibody dynamics simulation and fatigue simulation is proposed. The flexible multibody model of the front half of a car suspension is solved using road loads that are measured from durability test courses such as a Belgian road. To verify the simulation results, the measured loads of components and simulation results are collated.