• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1069-1089
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• 2015

Arch bridges consist of some important components for structural behavior such as arches, sidewalls, filling materials and foundations. But, arches are the most important part for this type of bridges. For this reason, investigation of arch is come into prominence. In this paper, it is aimed to investigate the arch thickness effect on the structural behavior of masonry arch bridges. For this purpose, Goderni historical arch bridge which was located in Kulp town, Diyarbakir, Turkey and the bridge restoration process has still continued is selected as an application. The construction year of the bridge is not fully known, but the date is estimated to be the second half of the 19th century. The bridge has two arches with the 0.52 cm and 0.69 cm arch thickness, respectively. Finite element model of the bridge is constructed with ANSYS software to reflect the current situation using relievo drawings. Then the arch thickness is changed by increasing and decreasing respectively and finite element models are reconstructed. The structural responses of the bridge are obtained for all arch thickness under dead load and live load. Maximum displacements, maximum-minimum principal stresses and maximum-minimum elastic strains are given with detail using contours diagrams and compared with each other to determine the arch thickness effect. At the end of the study, it is seen that the maximum displacements, tensile stresses and strains have a decreasing trend, but compressive stress and strain have an increasing trend by the increasing of arch thickness.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.197-207
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• 2022

Purpose: This study evaluated the associations of the dental arch form, age-sex groups, and sagittal root position (SRP) with alveolar bone thickness of the maxillary central incisors using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Materials and Methods: CBCT images of 280 patients were categorized based on the dental arch form and age-sex groups. From these patients, 560 sagittal CBCT images of the maxillary central incisors were examined to measure the labial and palatal bone thickness at the apex level and the palatal bone at the mid-root level, according to the SRP classification. The chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and multiple linear regression were used for statistical analyses. Results: Significant differences were found in alveolar bone thickness depending on the arch form and SRP at the apex level. The square dental arch form and class I SRP showed the highest bone thickness at both levels of the palatal aspect. The taper dental arch form and class II SRP presented the highest bone thickness at the apex level of the labial aspect. No association was found between the dental arch form and SRP. Elderly women showed a significant association with thinner alveolar bone. Age-sex group, the dental arch form, and SRP had significant associations with alveolar bone thickness at the apex level. Conclusion: The patient's age-sex group, dental arch form, and SRP were associated with alveolar bone thickness around the maxillary central incisors with varying magnitudes. Therefore, clinicians should take these factors into account when planning immediate implant placement.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2018

Purpose: This study classified alveolar arch forms and evaluated differences in alveolar bone thickness among arch forms in the anterior esthetic region using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Materials and Methods: Axial views of 113 CBCT images were assessed at the level of 3 mm below the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) of the right and left canines. The root center points of teeth in the anterior esthetic region were used as reference points. Arch forms were classified according to their transverse dimensions and the intercanine width-to-depth ratio. The buccolingual alveolar bone thickness of each tooth was measured at 3 mm below the CEJ and at the mid-root level. Differences in the mean thicknesses among arch forms were analyzed. Results: Anterior maxillary arches could be classified as long narrow, short medium, long medium, and long wide arches. Significant differences in buccolingual alveolar bone thickness among the arch groups were found at both levels. The long wide arches presented the greatest bone thickness, followed by the long medium arches, while the long narrow and short medium arches were the thinnest. Conclusion: Arch forms were classified as long narrow, short medium, long medium, and long wide. The buccolingual alveolar bone thickness exhibited significant differences among the arch forms.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2023

In this paper, fracture analysis of a continuously inhomogeneous arch structure with two longitudinal cracks is developed in terms of the time-dependent strain energy release rate. The arch under consideration exhibits non-linear creep behavior. The cross-section of the arch is a rectangle. The material is continuously inhomogeneous along the thickness of the cross-section. The arch is loaded by two bending moments applied at its end sections. The mechanical behavior of the material is described by using a non-linear stress-strain-time relationship. The two longitudinal cracks are located symmetrically with respect to the mid-span of the arch. Due to the symmetry, only half of the arch is considered. Time-dependent solutions to strain energy release rate are obtained by analyzing the balance of the energy. For verification, time-dependent solutions to the strain energy release rate are derived also by considering the time-dependent complementary strain energy. The evolution of the strain energy release rate with the time is analyzed. The effects of material inhomogeneity, locations of the two cracks along the thickness of the arch and the magnitude of the external loading on the time-dependent strain energy release rate are evaluated.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2018

This study investigated the structural behavior and field applicability of sandwich type GFRP arches with polymer mortar in core. As a result, in case of crack loading and failure loading, total strains at crown were the highest; the fracture strain at crown was 0.01690, which is 4.2 times greater than the fracture strain (0.004) of cement concrete. The 3 % deflection load was 17.42 kN, the flexural strength was $163.98{\times}10^{-3}GPa$, and the flexural elastic modulus was 11.884 GPa. From load-deflection relationship up to 3.5 % deflection, 3D analysis results and experimental values were observed to be almost identical. It was considered reasonable to set a deflection rate limit to be 3 % for structural safety purpose. The standard external flexural strength of semicircular arch used in this study was approximately 2.64 times higher than that of hume pipe (2 type standard) and tripled composite pipe. The external pressure strength at fracture was approximately 1.57 times higher than that of hume pipe. It was confirmed that the implementing semicircular arch had mechanically more advantage than the circular pipe. Optimum member thickness was 8~53 mm according to arch radius of 450~1,800 mm and cover depth of 2~10 m. It was found that the larger strength could be obtained even if the thickness of member was smaller than that of concrete structure. In field application study, figures and equations were derived for obtaining applicable cover depth and optimum member thickness according to loading conditions. These would be useful data for design and manufacture of sandwich type semicircular arch.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.371-378
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 아치 데크의 정적재하실험을 통해 휨 거동을 평가하였다. 휨 실험은 길이 2.5 m, 폭 1.2 m, 중심단면 두께 100 mm, 단부단면 두께 160 mm의 실제 크기 프리캐스트 철근콘크리트 아치 데크의 정적재하 실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과는 극한설계강도에 비하여 약 1.74배 높은 하중을 견디는 것으로 관찰되었다. 반면, 실험체에는 구간에 따라 각각 다른 거동이 관찰되었다. 이러한 거동은 아치 데크와 이를 지지하는 반력대 사이에 일체거동이 이뤄지지 않은 이유로 인한 것으로 판단되었다. 그러므로 추후 연구에서는 반력대를 제외한 아치 데크의 정적재하 실험을 통해 정밀한 거동을 확인해야 할 것으로 사료된다. 실험결과를 종합하여 보면, 철근콘크리트 아치 데크는 일반형태의 바닥판에 비하여 우수한 구조적 이점을 통해 설계기준보다 높은 구조성능을 나타내었다. 이를 통해, 향후에는 장지간 바닥판으로써의 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.315-325
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• 2009

아치형 개착식 터널은 종래의 박스형 개착식 터널과 비교하여 외력에 따른 축력으로 지지하는 형식이므로 보다 얇은 부재로 시공이 가능하고, 구조물 특성상 적절한 변형에 의하여 지반반력을 기대할 수 있어 역학적으로 우수한 구조물로서 최근 프리캐스트화되어 그 시공실적이 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 프리캐스트 아치형 개착식 터널은 굴착식 터널 및 박스형 개착식 터널 등과 시공방법과 형상이 상이하여 구조물 주변 지반응력 거동이 다르며, 이는 터널구조물 단면설계시에 반영 되어야만 하는 중요한 사항이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 프리캐스트 아치형 개착식 터널의 시공과정을 고려하여 유한요소해석을 실시하여, 지반과 구조물간 상호작용을 고려한 아치형 개착식 터널의 역학적 거동에 대하여 검토하였다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 1989

This study was designed to investigate the fitness of stock tray in Korean adults. 107 dental students (male: 87, female: 20) who have normal occlusion and symmetric facial fom were selected. The upper and lower stock tray (Osungtray, Osung Co., Korea) fit with dental arch were selected for taking irreversible hydrocolloid impression. The author measured the thickness of impression material about two items, that is, width and length on the flange of stock tray. Several measuring points on the dental arches and palatal area were checked with Goldman Fox prove (Hu-Friedy, U.S.A.). The obtained results were as follows: 1. The width of impression material on buccal flange of upper and lower trays were narrower than any other measuring point, but the thickness of impression material on the palatal area of upper stock tray was the widest of all measuring points. 2. The length on buccal flange of lower stock tray was shorter, but the length on tray flange of lower stock tray at lingual frenum area was longer. 3. On upper dental arch, the upper extra-large tray was used in 53% of subjects, but upper small tray was not used. 4. On lower dental arch, the large tray was used in 55% of subjects. 5. There was not adequate tray on upper dental arch in 4 subjects.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.301-312
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• 2009

This paper presents a theoretical approach to calculate the resonant frequency of a thickness vibration mode in the radial direction for a 1-3 piezoelectric composite transducer of circular arch shape. For the composite transducer composed of a piezoelectric ceramic and a polymer, vibration parameters were derived according to the volume ratio of a ceramic, and a vibration characteristic equation was derived from the piezoelectric governing equations with adequate boundary conditions. The fundamental resonant frequencies were calculated numerically and verified by comparing them with those obtained from the finite element analysis and the experiment. The volume ratio and the thickness are more substantial than the curvature radius to determine the fundamental resonant characteristics, and the fundamental resonant frequency becomes higher for the larger volume ratio of the piezoelectric ceramic and for the smaller thickness.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.185-191
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• 1997

보 및 아치형 구조물은 2차원 탄성체이지만 두께가 상대적으로 매우 얇다는 특성 때문에 Kirchhoff이나 Reissner-Mindlin이론과 같이 변위장의 두께방향 변위를 선형함수로 근사화시켜왔다. 그 결과 2차원 문제가 물체의 중립면에서 표현되는 1차원 문제로 차원이 감소되어 이론적 해석이 간편해 진다. 그러나 경계에서와 같이 두께방향 변위가 복잡한 영역의 거동을 보다 정확히 해석하기 위해서는 2차원 선형 탄성이론이나 두께방향 다항식의 차수가 상당히 높아야 한다. 본 논문은 두께방향 다항식의 차수변화에 따른 해석정도 경향 및 여러 다른 차수를 한 문제 영역에 혼합하는 모델조합에 대한 내용을 제시한다.