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Mobility Representation of Mobile Agents using Extended UML Interaction Diagrams (확장된 UML 상호작용 다이어그램을 이용한 이동 에이전트의 이동성 표현)

  • Yoo, Moon Sung
    • Journal of Korea Society of Digital Industry and Information Management
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2011
  • A mobile agent system is the most common software paradigm for distributed applications. A software development model to develop efficiently for these systems is needed. Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a widely used software development model to develop a system for Visualizing, Specifying, Constructing, Documenting. However, UML can not describe in explicit way the necessary mobility of the mobile agent-based software systems. In this paper, the interaction diagrams of UML (sequence diagrams and communication diagrams) are extended and used to express the mobility of the mobile agents in three ways. For a case study, we applied the extended diagrams to a distributed file searching using mobile agents, and showed these diagrams can describe the mobility very well.

Dynamic simulation models for seismic behavior of soil systems - Part I: Block diagrams

  • Sahin, Abdurrahman
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.145-167
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    • 2015
  • Digital simulation has recently become the preferred method for designing complex and dynamic systems. Simulation packages provide interactive, block-diagram environment for modeling and simulating dynamic models. The block diagrams in simulation models are flowcharts which describe the components of dynamic systems and their interaction. This paper is the first part of the study for determining the seismic behavior of soil systems. The aim of this part is to present the constructed block diagrams for discrete-time analysis of seismic site amplification in layered media for vertically propagating shear waves. Detailed block diagrams are constructed for single and multiple soil layers by considering wave propagation with and without damping, respectively. The block diagrams for recursive filter to model attenuation in discrete-time form are also constructed. Finite difference method is used for strain calculation. The block diagrams are developed by utilizing Simulink which is a software add-on to Matlab.

Extending UML Interaction Diagrams For Mobile Agents Including Agent Platforms (플랫폼을 포함한 이동 에이전트를 위한 UML 상호작용 다이어그램의 확장)

  • Yoo, Moon-Sung
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.261-267
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    • 2011
  • One of powerful software paradigms for distributed systems is a mobile agent system. Since the usage of mobile agent systems is increased, a software development model to construct softwares efficiently for these systems is needed. Currently, UML is a widely used software development model. However, existing UML can not describe the necessary mobility of the mobile agent based software systems in explicit way. In this paper, the interaction diagrams of UML(sequence diagrams and communication diagrams) are extended and used to express the mobility of the mobile agents including the functions of platforms of mobile agent systems in three ways. For a case study, we applied the extended diagrams to a distributed file searching using mobile agents, and we confirmed these diagrams can describe the function and mobility of mobile agents very well.

Application of Sequence Diagrams to the Reverse Engineering Process of the ESf-ccs

  • Hasan, Md. Mehedi;Elakrat, Mohamed;Mayaka, Joyce;Jung, Jae Cheon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2019
  • Reverse engineering involves examining a system or component so as to comprehend its structure, functionality, and operation. Creation of a system model in reverse engineering can serve several purposes: test generation, change impact analysis, and the creation of a new or modified system. When attempting to reverse engineering a system, often the most readily accessible information is the system description, which does not readily lend itself to use in Model Based System Engineering (MBSE). Therefore, it is necessary to be able to transform this description into a diagram, which clearly depicts the behavior of the system as well as the interaction between components. This study demonstrates how sequence diagrams can be extracted from the systems description. Using MBSE software, the sequence diagrams for the Engineered Safety Features Component Control System (ESF-CCS) of the Nuclear Power Plant are created. Sequence diagrams are chosen because they are a means of representing the systems behavior and the interaction between components. In addition, from these diagrams, the system's functional requirements can be elicited. These diagrams then serve as the baseline of the reverse engineering process and multiple system views are subsequently be created from them, thus speeding up the development process. In addition, the use of MBSE ensures that any additional information obtained from auxiliary sources can then be input into the system model, ensuring data consistency.

Parametric Study on the P-M Interaction Diagram of Hollow Prestressed Concrete Bridge Columns (중공 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 교각의 P-M 상관도 매개변수 분석)

  • Kim, Tae-Hoon
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2011
  • This study presents the results of parametric studies of the P-M interaction diagram of hollow prestressed concrete bridge columns. Among the numerous parameters, this study concentrates on concrete compressive strength, prestressing steel reinforcement ratio, effective prestress, the Ds/Do ratio, and the Di/Do ratio. The strength and ductility of hollow prestressed concrete bridge columns were evaluated through quasistatic tests. The P-M interaction diagrams from the codes were different from that of the results, which were in good agreement with AASHTO-LRFD. Nondimensionalized P-M interaction diagrams were developed to predict the design resistance of hollow prestressed concrete bridge columns.

Load carrying capacity of deteriorated reinforced concrete columns

  • Tapan, Mucip;Aboutaha, Riyad S.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.473-490
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents a new methodology to evaluate the load carrying capacity of deteriorated non-slender concrete bridge pier columns by construction of the full P-M interaction diagrams. The proposed method incorporates the actual material properties of deteriorated columns, and accounts for amount of corrosion and exposed corroded bar length, concrete loss, loss of concrete confinement and strength due to stirrup deterioration, bond failure, and type of stresses in the corroded reinforcement. The developed structural model and the damaged material models are integrated in a spreadsheet for evaluating the load carrying capacity for different deterioration stages and/or corrosion amounts. Available experimental and analytical data for the effects of corrosion on short columns subject to axial loads combined with moments (eccentricity induced) are used to verify the accuracy of proposed model. It was observed that, for the limited available experimental data, the proposed model is conservative and is capable of predicting the load carrying capacity of deteriorated reinforced concrete columns with reasonable accuracy. The proposed analytical method will improve the understanding of effects of deterioration on structural members, and allow engineers to qualitatively assess load carrying capacity of deteriorated reinforced concrete bridge pier columns.

Reynolds-number Effect on the Flow Past Two Nearby Circular Cylinders (두 개의 원형 실린더를 지나는 유동의 레이놀즈 수 효과)

  • Lee, Kyong-Jun;Choi, Choon-Bum;Yang, Kyung-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.30-38
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    • 2008
  • As a follow-up of our previous studies on flow-induced forces on two identical nearby circular cylinders immersed in the cross flow at Re=100 and flow patterns past them,$^{(1,2)}$ we present Reynolds-number effects on the forces and patterns by further computing flows with Re=40, 50, 160. We consider all possible arrangements of the two circular cylinders in terms of the distance between the two cylinders and the angle inclined with respect to the main flow direction. Collecting all the numerical results obtained, we propose contour diagrams for mean force coefficients and their rms of fluctuation as well as for flow patterns and Strouhal number for each Re. These diagrams shed light on a comprehensive picture on how the wake interaction between the two cylinders alters depending on Re.

Ultimate section capacity of steel thin-walled I-section beam-columns

  • Salem, Adel Helmy;Sayed-Ahmed, Ezzeldin Yazeed;El-Serwi, Ahmed Abdelsalam;Korashy, Mohamed Mostafa
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.367-384
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    • 2004
  • A numerical model based on the finite element technique is adopted to investigate the behavior and strength of thin-walled I-section beam-columns. The model considers both the material and geometric nonlinearities. The model results were first verified against some of the currently available experimental results. A parametric study was then performed using the numerical model and interaction diagrams for the investigated beam-columns have been presented. The effects of the web depth-to-thickness ratio, flange outstand-to-thickness ratio and bending moment-to-normal force ratio on the ultimate strength of thin-walled I-section beam-columns were scrutinized. The interaction equations adopted for beam columns design by the NAS (North American Specifications for the design of cold formed steel structural members) have been critically reviewed. An equation for the buckling coefficient which considers the interaction between local buckling of the flange and the web of a thin-walled I-section beam-column has been proposed.

Shear-bending interaction strength of locally buckled I-sections

  • El Aghoury, M.;Hanna, M.T.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.145-158
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    • 2008
  • In slender sections there is a substantial post-buckling strength provided after the formation of local buckling waves. These waves happened due to normal stresses or shear stresses or both. In this study, a numerical investigation of the behavior of slender I-section beams in combined pure bending and shear has been described. The studied cases were assumed to be prevented from lateral torsional buckling. To achieve this aim, a finite element model that simulates the geometric and material nonlinear nature of the problem has been developed. Moreover, the initial geometric imperfections were included in the model. Different flange and web width-thickness ratios as well as web panel aspect ratios have been considered to draw complete set of interaction diagrams. Results reflect the interaction behavior between flange and web in resisting the combined action of moments and shear. In addition, the web panel aspect ratio will not significantly affect the combined ultimate shear-bending strength as well as the post local buckling strength gained by the section. Results are compared with that predicted by both the Eurocode 3 and the American Iron and Steel specifications, AISI-2001. Finally, an empirical interaction equation has been proposed.