• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.293-318
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• 2023

This study aims to examine the elastic stiffness properties of Elliptic-Braced Moment Resisting Frame (EBMRF) subjected to lateral loads. Installing the elliptic brace in the middle span of the frames in the facade of a building, as a new lateral bracing system not only it can improve the structural behavior, but it provides sufficient space to consider opening it needed. In this regard, for the first time, an accurate theoretical formulation has been developed in order that the elastic stiffness is investigated in a two-dimensional single-story single-span EBMRF. The concept of strain energy and Castigliano's theorem were employed to perform the analysis. All influential factors were considered, including axial and shearing loads in addition to the bending moment in the elliptic brace. At the end of the analysis, the elastic lateral stiffness could be calculated using an improved relation through strain energy method based on geometric properties of the employed sections as well as specifications of the utilized materials. For the ease of finite element (FE) modeling and its use in linear design, an equivalent element was developed for the elliptic brace. The proposed relation was verified by different examples using OpenSees software. It was found that there is a negligible difference between elastic stiffness values derived by the developed equations and those of numerical analysis using FE method.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2001

We examine plane waves of the elastic reduced wave equation in the half-space, and show that linear combinations of them can cover all plane waves on the boundary. The proof is based on the complex analysis for the symbol in the (dual) variable in the normal direction to the boundary.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2002년도 proceedings of the second asia international conference on tribology
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• pp.187-188
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• 2002

Rubber has large differences in elastic characteristics from the other solid materials such as metals. Firstly, the rubber exhibits considerably large elastic compliance. Second is highly non-linear elasticity in which the compliance decreases with increase in strain. The main objective in this research is to reveal the dependence of rubber friction upon these elastic characteristics of the rubber in detail. A super elastic FEM analysis is carried out with using an elastic property of practical rubber. From the calculated result, it is cleared that the rubber makes large real contacting area easier than the metals.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.377-389
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• 2024

In the present study, thermoelsatoplastic stresses and displacement for rotating hollow disks made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) has been investigated. The linear elastic-fully plastic condition is considered. The material properties except Poisson's ratio are assumed to vary in the radial direction as a power-law function. The heat conduction equation for the one-dimensional problem in cylindrical coordinates is used to obtain temperature distribution in the disk. The plastic model is based on the Tresca yield criterion and its associated flow rules under the assumption of perfectly plastic material behavior. Exact solutions of field equations for elastic and plastic deformations are obtained. It is shown that the elastoplastic response of the functionally graded (FG) disk is affected notably by the radial variation of material properties. It is also shown that, depending on material properties and disk dimensions, different modes of plastic deformation may occur.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.781-806
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• 2015

A unified formulation of finite layer methods (FLMs), based on the Reissner mixed variational theorem (RMVT), is developed for the three-dimensional (3D) coupled electro-elastic analysis of simply-supported, functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) plates with open- and closed-circuit surface conditions and under electro-mechanical loads. In this formulation, the material properties of the plate are assumed to obey an exponent-law varying exponentially through the thickness coordinate, and the plate is divided into a number of finite rectangular layers, in which the trigonometric functions and Lagrange polynomials are used to interpolate the in- and out-of-plane variations of the primary field variables of each individual layer, respectively, such as the elastic displacement, transverse shear and normal stress, electric potential, and normal electric displacement components. The relevant orders used for expanding these variables in the thickness coordinate can be freely chosen as the linear, quadratic and cubic orders. Four different mechanical/electrical loading conditions applied on the top and bottom surfaces of the plate are considered, and the corresponding coupled electro-elastic analysis of the loaded FGPM plates is undertaken. The accuracy and convergence rate of the RMVT-based FLMs are assessed by comparing their solutions with the exact 3D piezoelectricity ones available in the literature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제73권6호
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• pp.667-684
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• 2020

In this article, the static responses of layered magneto-electro-thermo-elastic (METE) plates in thermal environment have been investigated through FE methods. By using Reddy's third order shear deformation theory (TSDT) in association with the Hamilton's principle, the direct and derived quantities of the coupled system have been obtained. The coupled governing equations of METE plates have been derived through condensation technique. Three layered METE plates composed of piezoelectric and piezomagnetic phases are considered for evaluation. For investigating the correctness and accuracy, the results in this article are validated with previous researches. In addition, a special attention has been paid to evaluate the influence of different electro-magnetic boundary conditions and pyrocoupling on the coupled response of METE plates. Finally, the influence of stacking sequences, magnitude of temperature load and aspect ratio on the coupled static response of METE plates are investigated in detail.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2003

The pavement stiffness is scarcely used in structural analysis to design the superstructure of bridge. It is reasonable not to consider it in the case of asphalt concrete pavement over concrete deck because the pavement stiffness compared with the concrete deck plate can be ignored. However, sometimes, the pavement materials have a similar amount of elastic modulus to concrete and are applied to the orthotropic steel deck plate which has relatively less stiffness compared with the concrete deck plate. In this paper, the steel plate deck of a real bridge project was analyzed by considering the pavement stiffness by linear elastic FEM. It was assumed that a perfect bond between the steel plate deck and the pavement exited. The results indicated that the structural behavior of the orthotropic steel deck plate can be estimated enough to affect the evaluation result of structural capacity in some cases. Therefore, the investigations by experimental tests and more advanced numerical model are indispensible in figuring the design formula for considering the effects of pavement stiffness in the structural analysis of an orthotropic bridge.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권1A호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2011

FRP 자켓으로 콘크리트를 보강하는 경우 FRP의 탄성계수에 따라 강도증진효과가 상이하게 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 데이터를 사용하여 FRP 보강재의 탄성계수에 따른 보강효과를 분석하고, 실용적으로 사용할 수 있는 강도증진 추정모델을 제시하였다. FRP의 탄성계수는 일반 콘크리트의 압축탄성계수와 강재의 탄성계수를 기준으로 세 구간으로 구분하여 비교하였다. FRP의 탄성계수가 증가할수록 추정모델의 기울기 및 y-절편이 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, FRP의 탄성계수가 콘크리트의 압축탄성계수보다 작은 경우 FRP의 보강량이 작으며 보강효과가 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 이러한 경우 선형적인 모델을 사용하기 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 FRP의 탄성계수가 콘크리트 압축탄성계수보다 약 2배 큰 것만을 사용하는 경우의 보강효과 추정모델을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 모델은 y-절편의 구속조건 여부와 상관없이 거의 동일한 결과를 보여 주었으며, 이러한 특징은 강재보강에서도 발견되는 것으로 합리적인 결과라고 판단할 수 있다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.493-504
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• 2008

본 논문은 유한요소법을 이용하여 Edwards MIRA 기계식인공심장판막에 높은 혈압이 작용할 때 발생하는 비선형 탄성 변형률을 계산하였다. 상용 유한요소해석 코드인 MISA의 수치해석기법을 채택하여 Edwards MIRA 기계식인공심장판막에 대하여 판첨의 두께를 조금씩 변화시키면서 구조해석을 수행하여 판첨내에 발생하는 최대응력이 판첨재질(Si-Alloyed PyC)의 항복응력보다 작도록 판첨 표면에 혈압이 작용할 시에 판첨에 발생하는 탄성변형률을 계산하였다. 따라서 높은 혈압 작용 시에 판첨의 재질에 따른 물질비선형변형률 보다는 구조적인 기하학적 형강비선형변형률만이 예상되기 때문에 오직 기하학적 형상비선형성만 가정되었다. 계산된 선형, 비선형 변형률들은 발생한 탄성변형률의 비선형성을 확인하기 위하여 비교검토 되었다 비교검토 결과는 비교적 매우 얇은 판첨에서 혈압이 높게 작용할 때에 높은 탄성변형률이 발생하는 것을 보여주고 있다. 그렇지만 동시에 해석결과는 매우 낮은 혈압이나 매우 두꺼운 두께의 판첨에서는 높은 혈압이 작용하더라도 매우 작은 탄성변형률이 발생함을 보여주고 있다. 따라서 기계식인공심장판막의 구조설계 시 비선형 구조해석은 꼭 필요함을 알 수 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.933-941
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• 1997

In the analysis of thin elastic structures such as plate and shell-like structures, classical lower-order theories like Kirchhoff and Reissner-Mindin theories are insufficient to describe the behavior of such structures in the region where the state of stresses is complex. On the other hand, the fully three dimensional theory of linear elasticity can provide desired analysis accuracy, but requires expensive computational implementation compared to the classical theories. This paper is concerned with the development of hierarchical models for elastic structures which can be used for hierarchical modeling for the analysis of such structures. Derivation and limit model analysis (when the thickness of structures tends to zero) of hierarchical models are presented together with a introduction of modeling error estimation. Also, numerical results supporting theoretical results are given.