• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제92권1호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2024

This paper presents an innovative theoretical and numerical model to predict the lateral-torsional buckling (LTB) of simply supported steel I-beams with external prestressed tendons. The model incorporates an updated prestressing force, accounting for thermal effects and various external loadings. Critical multipliers are determined by solving an eigenvalue problem derived from applying Galërkin's approach to a set of nonlinear equilibrium equations. Validation is carried out through Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations, incorporating a new expression for an equivalent thermal expansion coefficient for the beam-tendon system, addressing both mechanical and thermal deformations. The primary aim is to estimate critical conditions considering material property degradation due to fire. The present results are generally in good agreement with those provided by the literature.

• 에너지공학
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.204-211
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• 2008

폴리에틸렌(Polyethylene; PE) 배관은 시공이 편리하고 강관에 비해 가격이 저렴하기 때문에 저압 공급용으로 많이 사용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소 해석을 이용하여 매설한 PE배관이 다양한 외부하중을 받는 경우에 발생하는 응력 및 변형에 대하여 알아보았다. 배관 직경이 $50{\sim}400mm$인 PE배관에 대하여 매설 깊이를 $0.6{\sim}1.2m$로 달리하고 그리고 공급압력을 $0.4{\sim}4bar$로 변화시켰을 때 배관에 발생하는 응력을 유한 요소를 이용하여 계산하였다. 결과적으로 매설 상태에서 각 하중 조건에 따른 응력 상태 그리고 복합적인 하중이 작용할 경우에 400호 배관에 발생하는 음력을 계산한 결과 매설 깊이가 1m일 때 최대 원주방향응력이 가장 작은 값을 나타내었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.471-494
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• 2013

In this paper, identification of isotropic and orthotropic linear elastic material constitutive parameters has been demonstrated by a FEA-free energy-based inverse analysis method. An important feature of the proposed method is that it requires no finite element (FE) simulation of the tested material. Full-field displacements calculated using digital image correlation (DIC) are used to compute DIC stress fields enforcing the equilibrium condition and DIC strain fields using interpolation functions. Boundary tractions and displacements are implicitly recast into an objective function that measures the energy residual of external work and internal elastic strain energy. The energy conservation principle states that the residual should be zero, and so minimizing this objective function inversely identifies the constitutive parameters. Synthetic data from simulated testing of isotropic materials and orthotropic composite materials under 2D plane stress conditions are used for verification of the proposed method. When identifying the constitutive parameters, it is beneficial to apply loadings in multiple directions, and in ways that create non-uniform stress distributions. The sensitivity of the parameter identification method to noise in both the measured full-field DIC displacements and loadings has been investigated.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.1097-1104
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• 1994

구조물은 그 수명기간동안 여러 하중을 받게 되고 이로 인해 손상을 입을 수 있으며 때로는 극심한 외부하중에 대해 구조물이 제기능을 상실하거나 파괴에 도달하게 되므로 구조물 설계과정에서 이에 대한 안전성확보가 중요한 요건이 된다. 지진하중을 받는 철근 콘크리트 구조물은 비선형 이력거동을 하게 되며 심한손상을 받을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 지진하중을 받는 구조물의 추계적 응답특성을 이용하여 손상에 대한 확률적 누적방법을 제안하고 지진하중에 대한 구조물의 손상상수준을 손상지수로서 표현하여 안전성평가에 이용하고자 하였다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2006

Most projects of tideland reclamation with dike construction produce estuarine reservoirs, which may result in water quality problems due to blocking of natural flow of stream water to the sea. External loadings to the reservoirs through tributaries are major concerns in a concerned water quality management. The water quality of a reservoir is greatly influenced by watershed drainage, and accurate estimation of pollutant is indispensable for in the reservoir management. Concentrations of the microorganisms in stream water and conventional parameters were monitored in the 13 water quality monitoring sites located in a rural watershed of Hwaong estuarine reservoir. The indicator of microorganisms showed strong correlation between them, and regression equations with $R^2\geq0.70$ may be used fur estimating one from other microorganisms. The relationships between water quality parameters obtained in this study may be used to infer one unknown pollutant concentrations from the measured pollutant loadings. This methodology could be applied to other areas where the watershed characteristics are not significantly different from the study area. High concentrations of nitrogen was observed in water quality monitoring sites affected by urban land uses and numbers of livestock in wet day as well as dry day, due to the influent of diffuse sources.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2019

The classical Kalman filter (KF) provides a practical and efficient way for state estimation. It is, however, not applicable when the external excitations applied to the structures are unknown. Moreover, it is known the classical KF is only suitable for linear systems and can't handle the nonlinear cases. The aim of this paper is to extend the classical KF approach to circumvent the aforementioned limitations for the joint estimation of structural states and the unknown inputs. On the basis of the scheme of the classical KF, analytical recursive solution of an improved KF approach is derived and presented. A revised form of observation equation is obtained basing on a projection matrix. The structural states and the unknown inputs are then simultaneously estimated with limited measurements in linear or nonlinear systems. The efficiency and accuracy of the proposed approach is verified via a five-story shear building, a simply supported beam, and three sorts of nonlinear hysteretic structures. The shaking table tests of a five-story building structure are also employed for the validation of the robustness of the proposed approach. Numerical and experimental results show that the proposed approach can not only satisfactorily estimate structural states, but also identify unknown loadings with acceptable accuracy for both linear and nonlinear systems.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.571-576
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• 2004

Since anaerobic/anoxic/oxic process, which is a typical mainstream biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal process, utilizes influent organic matter as an external carbon source for phosphorus release in anaerobic or anoxic stage, influent COD/T-P ratio gives a strong influence on performance of phosphorus removal process. In this study, a bench scale experiment was carried out for SBR process to investigate nitrogen and phosphorus removal at various influent COD/T-P ratio and nitrate loadings of 23~73 and 1.6~14.3g $NO_3{^-}-N/kg$ MLSS, respectively. The phosphorus release and excess uptake in anoxic condition were very active at influent COD/T-P ratios of 44 and 73. However, its release and uptake was not obviously observed at COD/T-P ratio of 23. Consequently, phosphorus removal efficiency was decreased. In addition, the phosphorus release and uptake rate in anoxic condition increased as the nitrate loading decreased. Specific denitrification rate had significantly high correlation with organic materials and nitrate loadings of the anoxic phase too. The rate of phosphorus release and uptake in the anoxic condition were $0.08{\sim}0.94kg\;S-P/kg\;MLSS{\cdot}d$ and $0.012{\sim}0.1kg\;S-P/kg\;MLSS{\cdot}d$, respectively.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2009

As the demands of ocean resource development increase, many offshore structures are required. To cope with the active ocean developments, many types of construction methods have been applied for offshore facilities, including oil, gas and harbors. One of the challenges is to transport and install the heave bridge caisson. Several construction methods are well understood. However, for the sake of safety and reliability, the F/D installation method can be utilized. While the caisson is carried by an F/D, the mooring force of the tug boat and the structure stability from exiting motions in the dock should be checked against external loadings and sea conditions. The external loads can be classified with wind force, current force, and wave force. In the stability analysis, transportation velocity and draft of F/D are important factors. The dynamic stability and hook load for crane barge installation for the same caisson are also studied. Considering external loads and dominant factors, the stability of caisson during transportation has been investigated.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.459-469
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• 2020

An external prestressed steel-bar truss unit was developed as a new strengthening technology to enhance the seismic performance of an in-plane masonry wall structure while taking advantage of the benefits of a prestressed system. The presented method consists of six steel bars: two prestressed vertical bars to introduce a prestressing force on the masonry wall, two diagonal bars to resist shear deformation, and two horizontal bars to maintain the configuration. To evaluate the effects of this new technique, four full-scale specimens, including a control specimen, were tested under combined loadings that included constant-gravity axial loads and cyclic lateral loads. The experimental results were analyzed in terms of the shear strength, initial stiffness, dissipated energy, and strain history. The efficiency of the external prestressed steel-bar truss unit was validated. In particular, a retrofitted specimen with an axial load level of 0.024 exhibited a more stable post behavior and higher energy dissipation than a control specimen with an observed complete sliding failure. The four vertical bars of the adjacent retrofitting units created a virtual column, and their strain values did not change until they reached the peak shear strength. The shear capacity of the masonry wall structure with external prestressed steel-bar truss units could be predicted using the model suggested by Yang et al.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권6A호
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• pp.809-817
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• 2008

최근 사용되고 있은 구조물의 보강 방법 중 내력 및 사용성 향상효과가 타 공법에 비해 월등한 외부 긴장공법이 많이 사용되고 있다. 그러나 외부 긴장재로 보강된 구조물에 대하여 반복하중에 의한 피로 성능에 대한 평가가 부족하고 이에 대한 연구도 매우 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 FRP 긴장재로 외부 보강된 철근콘크리트 보의 반복하중에 따른 피로거동 특성을 분석함으로써 외부 긴장공법의 안전성 및 타당성을 평가하고자 하였다. 본 실험연구에서는 비교 변수로 외부 긴장재의 종류(FRP 긴장재, Steel 긴장재)와 하중범위를 채택하여 실험을 실시하였다. 하중은 FRP 보강 시험체의 항복강도를 기준으로 최소하중을 50%로 삼고 최대하중을 70~85%로 변경하여 4점 재하방식으로 sine파를 이용하여 3Hz의 주기로 실험을 실시하였다. FRP 긴장재로 외부 보강된 철근콘크리트 보에 대한 피로 실험연구 결과로부터 FRP 외부 긴장 공법은 FRP 긴장재, deviator에서의 절곡부, 정착장치 등에서 피로에 대한 충분한 안전성이 확인되었다.