• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2011

In the shipbuilding industry, accuracy management is one of the keys for strengthening competitiveness. However, ship block errors are unavoidable in the block erection stage because of the deformation of the blocks. Currently, accuracy managers decide whether or not block corrections are needed, based on measured and designed point data. They adjust the locations of hull blocks so that the blocks are aligned with other assembly blocks based upon the experience of production engineers. This paper proposes an optimization process that can adjust the locations of ship blocks during the erection stage. A genetic algorithm is used for this optimization scheme. Finally, the feasibility of the proposed method is discussed using several case studies. We found that the proposed method can find the optimized re-alignment of erection blocks, as well as improve the productivity of the erection stage.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.101-107
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• 2016

Generally, the shipbuilding industry has finite resources and limited workspace. Due to finite resources, limited workspace and state of block preparation, erection process in shipbuilding industry is frequently delayed than erection process scheduling which is planned at long-term plan stage. In this study, considering variability of block reserve ratio, the degree of delay in real erection process is measured and compared to scheduling which is planned at long-term plan stage in shipbuilding industry including finite capacity and variative lead time. Also, the erection process scheduling which has minimum lead time can be checked through simulation. The results of this study could be improved the accuracy of erection process scheduling by checking the main event compliance ratio by block reserve ratio and calculating the optimum erection pitch for the main event compliance.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.115-127
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• 2006

At the initial design stage, the generation process of the production material information of a building block and the simulation process of the block erection, which are required to perform the production planning and scheduling, have been manually performed by using 2D drawings, data of parent ships, and design experiences. To make these processes automatic, the accurate generation method of the production material information and the convenient simulation method of the block erection using the 3D CAD model, which was generated from the initial hull structural design system early developed by us, were proposed in this study. For this, a 3D CAD model for a whole hull structure was generated first, and the block division method for dividing the 3D CAD model into several building blocks was proposed. The generation method of the production material information for calculating the weight, center of gravity, painting area, joint length, etc. of a building block was proposed as well. Moreover, the simulation method of the block erection was proposed. Finally, to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed methods for the generation of the production material information and the simulation of the block erection, these methods were applied to corresponding processes of a deadweight 300,000 ton VLCC (Very Large Crude oil Carrier). As a result, it was shown that the production material information of a building block can be accurately generated and the block erection can be conveniently simulated in the initial design stage.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2010

This paper proposes the application of sensor technology to assemble ship blocks efficiently. A sensor-based monitoring system is designed and implemented to improve shipbuilding productivity by reducing the labor cost for the adjustment of adequate positioning between ship blocks during pre-erection or erection stage. For the real-time remote monitoring of relative distances between two ship blocks, sensor nodes are applied to measure the distances between corresponding target points on the blocks. Highly precise positioning data can be transferred to a monitoring server via wireless network, and analyzed to support the decision making which needs to determine the next construction process; further adjustment or seam welding between the ship blocks. The developed system is expected to put to practical use, and increase the productivity during ship blocks assembly.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2015

A very large shell-structure built in shipyards like ship hulls or offshore structures are joined by welding through full process. As the welding contains a high thermal cycle at a local area, the welded structures should be distorted unavoidably. Because a distorted ship block should be revised to the designed value before the next stage, the ability to predict and to control the weld distortion is an accuracy level of the yard itself. Despite the ship block size, several present thermal distortion methodologies can deal those sizes, but it is a different story to deal full ship size model. Even a fully constructed ship hull not remaining any welding can have an accuracy issue like outfitting installation problems. Any present thermal distortion methodology cannot accept this size for its recommended element size and the number. The ordinary welding breadth at erection stage is about 20~40 mm. It can hardly be a good choice to make finite element model of these sizes considering human effort and computational environment. The finite element model for structure analysis of a ship hull is prepared at front-end engineering design stage which is the first process of the project. The element size of the model is as fine as the longitudinal space, and it is not proper to obtain a weld distortion at the erection stage. In this study, a methodology is suggested that a weldment can be shrunk at original place instead of using structural finite element model. We cut the original shell elements at erection weld-line and put truss elements between the edges of cut elements for weld shrinkage. Additional truss elements are used to facsimile transverse weld shrinkage which cannot be from the weld-line truss element shrink. They attach to weld-line truss element like twigs from barks. The capacity of developed elements is verified through an accuracy check of erection process of a container vessel at the apt. hull. It can be a useful tool for verifying a centering accuracy after renew and for block-separating planning considering accuracy.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.103-118
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• 2006

At the initial design stage, the generation process of the production material information of a building block and the simulation process of the block erection, which are required to perform the production planning and scheduling, have been manually performed using 2D drawings, based on the data of parent ships, and subjective intuition from past experience. To make these processes automatic, the accurate generation method of the production material information and the convenient simulation method of the block erection based on the initial hull structural model(3D CAD model), were developed in this study. Here, the initial hull' structural model was generated from the initial hull structural CAD system early developed by us. To evaluate the developed methods. these methods were applied to corresponding processes of a deadweight 300,OOOton VLCC. As a result. it was shown that the production material information of a building block can be accurately generated and the block erection can be conveniently simulated in the initial design stage.

• 산업공학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2000

In this paper, we develope a genetic algorithm for the erection scheduling in shipbuilding. Erection, the final manufacturing stage of shipbuilding, involves the landing and joining of blocks at drydock. Since several ships are built simultaneously at the same drydock and they compete with the common constrained production resource such as labor, space, and crane, we should consider both ship-specifics and common resource constraints for the desirable erection scheduling. Ship erection should also satisfy the predetermined dock cycle given from higher level production planning. Thus, erection schedule of a ship can be represented as a PERT/CPM project network with its own deadline. Since production resources are shared, the erection scheduling become the so-called multi-project scheduling problem with limited resources, which can not be solved easily due to the large size of project network. We propose a function as a minimization of load index which represented the load deviation over time horizon considering the yard production strategy. For the optical parameter setting, we tried various experiments. We verified that the proposed approach was effective to deal with the erection scheduling problem in shipbuilding.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권4A호
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• pp.337-346
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• 2009

타정식 현수교의 보강형 가설중의 경계조건과 하중조건의 변화를 고려하여 초기형상을 결정하기 위한 구조해석 모델링 방법 및 해석 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 타정식 현수교의 가설단계를 보강형의 가설시점을 기준으로 보강형 가설단계인 1단계와 완공단계의 2단계로 구분하였으며 이러한 가설단계를 고려하여 초기형상해석 단계를 1차 형상해석과 2차 형상보정해석의 2단계로 구분하였다. 각 해석단계에 대한 보강형의 경계조건과 작용하중의 모델링 방법 및 반복해석 알고리즘을 제안하였으며 실 교량에 대해 수치해석을 수행하여 기존 해석방법에 의한 초기형상해석결과와 비교, 분석하였다. 실 교량에 대한 수치해석 결과 기존 초기형상해석방법의 문제점을 파악할 수 있었으며 본 연구에서 제안된 방법을 적용할 경우 기존 방법의 문제점을 해결할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.399-410
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• 2024

Long-span suspension bridges located in typhoon-prone regions face significant risks of flutter instability, particularly in girder erection. Despite the implementation of aerodynamic countermeasures designed for the service stage, the flutter stability of bridge in girder erection may not meet the required standards. Nowadays, the double-deck truss girder is increasingly common in practical engineering which exhibits different performance from the single-deck truss girder. To gain insights into the flutter performance of this girder type and determine temporary aerodynamic countermeasures for flutter suppression in girder erection, wind tunnel tests were conducted. The effects of affiliated members on the flutter performance were first examined. Subsequently, different aerodynamic countermeasures were designed and their effectiveness was tested. The results indicate that the stabilizers above and below the upper and lower decks are the most effective for the flutter stability of bridge at positive and negative angles of attack, respectively. The higher the stabilizers are, the better the effect on flutter suppression achieves. Considering the feasibility in practical engineering, a temporary stabilizer above the upper deck was considered. It is expected that the results could provide references for the aerodynamic design of double-deck truss girder during erection.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2006

일반적으로 사장교와 같은 장대교량은 완성 후에 비하여 시공 중 바람에 흔들리기 쉬어 내풍 안정성 문제가 발생하는 경우가 많다. 완공상태에서 충분한 내풍안정성을 확보하고 있더라도 시공단계에서는 설계풍속 이하에서 플러터 등의 공기역학적 진동현상 이 발생하는 경우가 많기 때문에 가설공법이 결정되면 반드시 풍동실험을 능한 적절한 제진 대책 안을 입안해 두어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 가설단계를 고려한 3차원 전교모형실험을 통하여 주경간이 500m인 사장교의 공기역학적 거동을 살펴보았다. 작업 중에 안정성 확보가 중요한 밸런스드 캔틸레버 상태인 가설단계 50% 에서 내풍케이블 및 가설벤트를 이용한 4가지 제진 대책방안을 수립하여 각각에 대하여 내풍 안정성을 검토하였다. 각 설치방안 별 제진효과를 서로 비교 분석하여 검토 범위 내에서 사장교 시공 중 가장 효율적인 임시 제진방안을 제시하였다. 추가적으로 밸런스드 캔틸레버 상태와의 내풍안정성을 비교하기 위하여 완성계와 제진 대책이 없는 주경간 폐합전의 프리캔틸레버 상태에 대하여 살펴보았다.