• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.878-882
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• 2016

These days, SFCLs are being developed in order to limit fault current. However, the superconducting elements that limit the fault current have such problems as capacity increase and require auxiliary devices including cooling device. If devices that comprise the current power network can withstand fault current for at least one cycle, it is possible to limit the fault current with current limiting elements by bypassing it on the fault line. In this study, the fault current limiter was configured with current transformer, vacuum interrupter, and current limiting element. Through the experience, it was confirmed that the fault current was limited within one cycle. The superconducting element, as a current limiting element, limited the fault current by 80 % within one cycle from fault occurrence, and the passive element limited it more than 95 %. Also, through the comparison between resistance curve and power consumption curve, it was confirmed that the current limiting element using a passive element was more stable than the superconducting element that required capacity increase and other auxiliary devices. It was considered that the FCL proposed in this study could limit fault current stably within one cycle from fault occurrence by using the existing power technologies such as fault current detection and solenoid valve operating circuit.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.261-281
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• 2011

A new method of formulation of a class of elements that are immune to mesh distortion effects is proposed here. The simple three-noded bar element with an offset of the internal node from the element center is employed here to demonstrate the method and the principles on which it is founded upon. Using the function space approach, the modified formulation is shown here to be superior to the conventional isoparametric version of the element since it satisfies the completeness requirement as the metric formulation, and yet it is in agreement with the best-fit paradigm in both the metric and the parametric domains. Furthermore, the element error is limited to only those that are permissible by the classical projection theorem of strains and stresses. Unlike its conventional counterpart, the modified element is thus not prone to any errors from mesh distortion. The element formulation is symmetric and thus satisfies the requirement of the conservative nature of problems associated with all self-adjoint differential operators. The present paper indicates that a proper mapping set for distortion immune elements constitutes geometric and displacement interpolations through parametric and metric shape functions respectively, with the metric components in the displacement/strain replaced by the equivalent geometric interpolation in parametric co-ordinates.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.73-92
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• 2012

The effect of element interaction and material nonlinearity on the ultimate capacity of stainless steel plated cross-sections is investigated in this paper. The focus of the research lies in cross-sections failing by local buckling; member instabilities, distortional buckling and interactions thereof with local buckling are not considered. The cross-sections investigated include rectangular hollow sections (RHS), I sections and parallel flange channels (PFC). Based on previous finite element investigations of structural stainless steel stub columns, parametric studies were conducted and the ultimate capacity of the aforementioned cross-sections with a range of element slendernesses and aspect ratios has been obtained. Various design methods, including the effective width approach, the direct strength method (DSM), the continuous strength method (CSM) and a design method based on regression analysis, which accounts for element interaction, were assessed on the basis of the numerical results, and the relative merits and weaknesses of each design approach have been highlighted. Element interaction has been shown to be significant for slender cross-sections, whilst the behaviour of stocky cross-sections is more strongly influenced by the material strain-hardening characteristics. A modification to the continuous strength method has been proposed to allow for the effect of element interaction, which leads to more reliable ultimate capacity predictions. Comparisons with available test data have also been made to demonstrate the enhanced accuracy of the proposed method and its suitability for the treatment of local buckling in stainless steel cross-sections.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.69-83
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• 1994

평면 뼈대구조물의 매우 큰 변형에 대하여 정확한 비선형 유한요소의 정식화 과정을 나타내었다. 유한요소의 구성은 변화되는 재료의 기준 물성치에 근거를 두고 형성하였으며 매우 큰 변형을 받는 재료의 성질을 명확하게 특정지어 진응력-변형율 관계식을 직접 적용할 수 있도록 하였다. 큰회전과 작은 변형율을 받는 문제들을 형성하기 위하여 Co-rotation 접근 방법을 사용하였다. 큰 변형을 일으키는 요소의 문제를 해결하기 위하여 직선보 형태의 유한요소를 사용하였으며 개개의 유한요소의 정식화는 축방향력의 영향을 고려하여 미소 처짐보이론을 바탕으로 형성하였다. 본 연구에서 형성된 큰 변형에 대한 비선형 유한요소의 타당성을 확인하기 위해 몇몇 수치해들을 해석하고 검토하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.477-501
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• 2005

In this study, a new smart beam finite element is proposed for the finite element modeling of beam-type smart structures that are equipped with bonded plate-type piezoelectric sensors and actuators. Constitutive equations for the direct piezoelectric effect and converse piezoelectric effect of piezoelectric materials are considered in the formulation. By using a variational principle, the equations of motion for the smart beam finite element are derived. The proposed 2-node beam finite element is an isoparametric element based on Timoshenko beam theory. The proposed smart beam finite element is applied to the free vibration control adopting a constant gain feedback scheme. The electrical force vector, which is obtained in deriving an equation of motion, is the control force equivalent to that in existing literature. Validity of the proposed element is shown through comparing the analytical results of the verification examples with those of other previous researchers. With the use of smart beam finite elements, simulation of free vibration control is demonstrated by sensing the voltage of the piezoelectric sensors and by applying the voltages to the piezoelectric actuators.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.667-676
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• 2002

Many studies on the finite element modeling for bolted joints have proceeded, but the structures with bolted joints are complicated in shape and it is difficult to find out the characteristics according to joint condition. Usually, experimental methods have been used for bolted joint analysis. A reliable and practical finite element modeling technique for structure with bolted joints is very important for engineers in industry. In this study, three kinds of model are presented; a detailed model, a practical model and a simple model. The detailed model is modeled by using 3-D solid element and gap element, and the practical model is modeled by using shell element (a portion of bolt head) and beam element (a portion of bolt body), the simple model is modeled by simplifying practical model without using gap elements. Among these models, the simple model has the least degree of freedom and show the effect of memory reduction of 59%, when compared with the detailed model.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.311-331
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• 2007

The purpose of this paper is to study shear locking-free analysis of thick plates using Mindlin's theory and to determine the effects of the thickness/span ratio, the aspect ratio and the boundary conditions on the linear responses of thick plates subjected to uniformly distributed loads. Finite element formulation of the equations of the thick plate theory is derived by using higher order displacement shape functions. A computer program using finite element method is coded in C++ to analyze the plates clamped or simply supported along all four edges. In the analysis, 8- and 17-noded quadrilateral finite elements are used. Graphs and tables are presented that should help engineers in the design of thick plates. It is concluded that 17-noded finite element converges to exact results much faster than 8-noded finite element, and that it is better to use 17-noded finite element for shear-locking free analysis of plates. It is also concluded, in general, that the maximum displacement and bending moment increase with increasing aspect ratio, and that the results obtained in this study are better than the results given in the literature.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.215-224
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• 2023

While melting glaciers due to global warming have facilitated the development of polar routes, Arctic vessels require reliable anti-icing methods to prevent hull icing. Currently, the existing anti-icing method, i.e., the heating coil method, has disadvantages, such as disconnection and power inefficiency. Therefore, a carbon nanotube-based surface heating element method was developed to address these limitations. In this study, the numerical analysis of the surface heating element method was performed using ANSYS. The numerical analysis included conjugate heat transfer and computational fluid dynamics to consider the conduction solids and the effects of wind speed and temperature in cold environments. The numerical analysis method of the surface heating element method was validated by comparing the experimental results of the heating coil method with the numerical analysis results (under the -30 ℃ conditions). The surface heating element method demonstrated significantly higher efficiency, ranging from 56.65-80.17%, depending on the conditions compared to the heating coil method. Moreover, even under extreme environmental conditions (-45 ℃), the surface heating element method satisfied anti-icing requirements. The surface heating element method is more efficient and economical than the heating coil method. However, proper heat flux calculation for environmental conditions is required to prevent excessive design.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 수동감쇠 적층보에 대한 스펙트럴요소법을 유도하였다. 수동감쇠 적층보의 중심층인 점탄성층은 주파수에 따라 값이 변하는 복소 계수를 가지고 있다. 그래서 점탄성층의 주파수 종속적인 복소 계수를 계산하기 위하여, 스펙트럴요소법을 주파수축 상에서 파동해로부터 얻은 엄밀해를 기반으로 하는 동적형상함수를 사용하여 유도하였다. 유도된 수동감쇠 적층보에 대한 스펙트럴요소의 신뢰성과 정밀도를 검증하기 위하여 스펙트럴요소법과 유한요소법을 사용하여 구한 주파수응답함수와 동적응답을 비교하였다. 비교 결과 수동감쇠 적층보에 대한 스펙트럴요소가 유한요소에 비해서 보다 신뢰성 있는 결과를 제공하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.25-34
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• 1990

지하공동의 해석에 관한 유한요소법과 경계요소법의 해법은 많은 연구가 되어있다. 지하공동과 같은 구조물의 안정성해석시, 대상의 영역이 무한영역중의 극히 작은 일부분일 경우가 많다. 이 경우 무한영역은 비정의영역이므로 유한요소의 이산화가 불가능하며, 영향범위를가정하여 정의령 역으로 변환하면, 유한요소해석중에 강성매트릭스가 커지게되어 컴퓨터의 용량 및 계산시간상의 문제점을 일으키게 된다. 경계요소법을 적용하면, 무한영역을 고려할 수 있으나, 재료의 특성을 고려하기는 어려움이 많다. 본 논문은 특정부분의 변위 및 응력을 상세히 알 수 있으며,재료의 가음을 고려한 프로그램을 이용할 수 있는 유한요소법의 장점과 무한영역을 쉽게 고려할 수 있는 경계요소법의 장점을 갖는 유한요소와 경계요소를 결합한 해석법으로 무한탄성지반중의 지하공동안정해석에 대한 수치해석치와 이론치를 비교하여 효용성을 검토하였다. 그 결과 엄밀해에 가까운 경계요소법보다는 정도가 떨어지나 유한요소법보다는 정도가 개선되었다.