• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.479-491
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• 2018

Shape memory alloys (SMA) exhibit superelasticity which refers to the capability of entirely recovering large deformation upon removal of applied forces and dissipating input energy during the cyclic loading reversals when the environment is above the austenite finish temperature. This property is increasingly favored by the earthquake engineering community, which is currently developing resilient structures with prompt recovery and affordable repair cost after earthquakes. Compared with the other SMAs, NiTi SMAs are widely deemed as the most promising candidate in earthquake engineering. This paper contributes to evaluate the seismic performance of properly designed concentrically braced frames (CBFs) equipped with NiTi SMA braces under earthquake ground motions corresponding to frequently-occurred, design-basis and maximum-considered earthquakes. An ad hoc seismic design approach that was previously developed for structures with idealized SMAs was introduced to size the building members, by explicitly considering the strain hardening characteristics of NiTi SMA particularly. The design procedure was conducted to compliant with a suite of ground motions associated with the hazard level of design-basis earthquake. A total of four six-story CBFs were designed by setting different ductility demands for SMA braces while designating with a same interstory drift target for the structural systems. The analytical results show that all the designed frames successfully met the prescribed seismic performance objectives, including targeted maximum interstory drift, uniform deformation demand over building height, eliminated residual deformation, controlled floor acceleration, and slight damage in the main frame. In addition, this study indicates that the strain hardening behavior does not necessarily impose undesirable impact on the global seismic performance of CBFs with SMA braces.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.615-630
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• 2015

The use of helical anchors has been extensively beyond their traditional use in the electrical power industry in recent years. They are commonly used in more traditional civil engineering infrastructure applications so that the advantages of rapid installation and immediate loading capability. The majority of the research has been directed toward the tensile uplift behaviour of single anchors (only one plate) by far. However, anchors commonly have more than one plate. Moreover, no thorough numerical and experimental analyses have been performed to determine the ultimate pullout loads of multi-plate anchors. The understanding of behavior of these anchors is unsatisfactory and the existing design methods have shown to be largely inappropriate and inadequate for a framework adopted by engineers. So, a better understanding of helical anchor behavior will lead to increased confidence in design, a wider acceptance as a foundation alternative, and more economic and safer designs. The main aim of this research is to use numerical modeling techniques to better understand multi-plate helical anchor foundation behavior in soft clay soils. Experimental and numerical investigations into the uplift capacity of helical anchor in soft clay have been conducted in this study. A total of 6 laboratory tests were carried out using helical anchor plate with a diameter of 0.05 m. The results of physical and computational studies investigating the uplift response of helical anchors in soft clay show that maximum resistances depend on anchor embedment ratio and anchor spacing ratio S/D. Agreement between uplift capacities from laboratory tests and finite element modelling using PLAXIS is excellent for anchors up to embedment ratios of 6.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2001

The objective of this study is to develop the water spraying which can effectively by applied to the control or suppression of the fugitive dust generated from the scrap metal handling area at the Port of Inchon. As a first step toward this goal, we carried out some preliminary analyses on the chemical composition, physical shape, and particle size distribution of the sample dust. Next, to quantitatively investigate the effect of adding surfactants to the spraying water on the wettability of the sample dust, the Standard Sink Test was carried out for four different surfactants and at six different concentrations using the surfactants considered in this study. Results of from the preliminary analysis indicated that the main chemical component consisting of the sample dust is Goethite(FeO(OH)) and that the particles smaller than 10 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in geometric diameter occupy about 36% of the sample dust in mass. This result implies that the fugitive dust generated from the scrap metal handling area at the Port of Inchon should affect the environment nearby more than we have expected. This is because of relatively large mass percentage of the small metal particles less than 10${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in geometric diameter, what we may call respirable particles. As for the results of the Standard Sink Test, higher surfactant concentration tends to result in the higher wettability of the sample dust for the surfactants considered in this study, which in turn ensures the high particle collection efficiency of the droplets generated from the water spraying system. Based upon this preliminary results, studies to develop more sophisticated scaled model for dynamic test in underway and the effort to find the best surfactants as well as the optimum operating conditions are being made at the same time.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1128-1139
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• 2013

다목적실용위성 5호는 영상 레이더(SAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar)을 탑재하여 야간이나 구름이 있는 지역에 대해서도 지속적인 영상촬영이 가능하다. 발사 후 초기 운영 시험에서는 SAR 탑재체에 의해 관측된 영상에 대한 기하 및 복사 보정을 수행한다. 이러한 보정은 지표상의 위치 및 RCS(Radar Cross Section)을 알고 있는 보정장치에서 반사된 SAR 신호에 의해 나타난 영상 픽셀에서의 위치 및 값을 이용하여 처리된다. 이러한 보정을 위해 기존 반사기와 달리 능동 트랜스폰더는 RCS 값을 변경할 수 있으며, 내부 시간 지연 기능에 의해 가상의 위치로 이동하는 효과를 영상에서 나타낼 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 능동 트랜스폰더의 개발에 필요한 요구사항을 도출하여 이로부터 설계, 조립 및 시험결과를 정리하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2005

세로 정안정성이 우수한 지면효과익기 익형을 최적설계하였다. NURBS 형상함수를 사용하여 형상을 설계하고 Navier-Stokes 해석을 통해 공력특성을 해석하였으며, 반응표면법을 사용하여 최적화하였다. 수치계산 효율성을 증대하고 상용 설계/해석 코드 기반의 자동화된 최적화를 위하여 네트워크 분산환경을 구현한 설계최적화 프레임워크를 사용하였다. 양력 최대화 설계 결과로서 기존의 DHMTU 익형과 유사한 안정성 특성을 가지며 양력특성이 개선된 익형을 얻었으며, 강화된 전방하중 특성과 후방의 반전된 캠버선이 특징적으로 나타났다. 이수 중의 피칭모멘트 변화폭이 감소된 익형도 설계하였으며, 전방하중 경향이 약화되고 양력도 약간 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 기존의 포텐셜 유동에 기반한 설계최적화 결과와 비교함으로써 실용적이며 실제로 구현 가능한 공력특성의 개선을 위해서는 반드시 점성을 고려해서 설계를 해야하며 다양한 익형을 생성시킬 수 있는 형상설계 기능의 중요성을 확인하였다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

항만 리모델링을 위한 콘크리트 시설물에 대한 평가가 필요하며, 특히 리모델링이 결정된 경우에는 소파 블럭이나 케이슨 블록 등에 대한 재활용 여부를 평가하여 재활용이 가능할 경우에는 유용하는 것이 경제적인 리모델링에 도움이 될 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 콘크리트 항만시설물에 대한 건전성 평가 및 재활용성 평가를 위하여 기존의 초음파 속도법을 비롯하여 슈미트 해머를 이용한 반발경도법, 충격반향법, 표면파 속도법 등의 비파괴시험을 실시하였다. 국내 5개 항만에 대하여 비파괴시험 및 시편을 채취하였으며, 채취한 시편에 대한 압축강도 시험을 수행하여 비파괴시험 결과와 비교하였다. 비파괴시험결과와 압축강도 시험을 통하여 콘크리트 재료의 탄성계수와 압축강도 등을 평가하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1085-1090
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• 2011

철도차량의 안전성을 확보하기위해서는 견인성능 및 속도의 변동성을 고려하여 감속기의 피로해석에 관한 연구를 수행하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문은 고속철도차량 감속기 기어의 변동하중하에서 피로파괴에 대하여 준정적 유한요소해석과 선형 Miner's Rule에 의한 내구성해석을 수행하였다. 해석을 위한 변동하중이력은 열차견인성능곡선과 상업운전조건에서 운전선도를 기초로 MSC.ADAMS의 동역학 해석에 의하여 구축하였다. 또한 감속기 피로수명은 기어표면의 침탄부 효과를 고려한 유한요소모델을 사용하여 변형률-수명접근법에 의하여 예측하였다. 해석결과로부터 급출발에 의한 빈번한 높은 기동토크와 정차역수의 증가는 철도차량 감속기 기어수명을 감소시킴을 알 수 있었다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.381-395
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• 2012

Dynamic response of Pile Supported Structures is highly depended on Soil Pile Structure Interaction. In this paper, by comparison of experimental and numerical dynamic responses of a prototype jacket offshore platform for both hinge based and pile supported boundary conditions, effect of soil-pile-structure interaction on dynamic characteristics of this platform is studied. Jacket and deck of a prototype platform is installed on a hinge-based case first and then platform is installed on eight skirt piles embedded on continuum monolayer sand. Dynamic characteristics of platform in term of natural frequencies, mode shapes and modal damping are compared for both cases. Effects of adding and removing vertical bracing members in top bay of jacket on dynamic characteristics of platform for both boundary conditions are also studied. Numerical simulation of responses for the studied platform is also performed for both mentioned cases using capability of ABAQUS and SACS software. The 3D model using ABAQUS software is created using solid elements for soil and beam elements for jacket, deck and pile members. Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion and pile-soil interface element are used for considering nonlinear pile soil structure interaction. Simplified modeling of soil-pile-structure interaction effect is also studied using SACS software. It is observed that dynamic characteristics of the system changes significantly due to soil-pile-structure interaction. Meanwhile, both of complex and simplified (ABAQUS and SACS, respectively) models can predict this effect accurately for such platforms subjected to dynamic loading in small range of deformation.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.713-723
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• 2017

Steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are effective lateral systems which have high initial stiffness, appropriate ductility and energy dissipation capability. Recently, steel plate shear walls with low yield point strength (LYP), were introduced and they attracted the attention of designers. Structures with this new system, besides using less steel, are more stable. In the present study, the effects of plates with low yield strength on the seismic design parameters of steel frames with steel plate shear walls are investigated. For this purpose, a variety of this kind of structures with different heights including the 2, 5, 10, 14 and 18-story buildings are designed based on the AISC seismic provisions. The structures are modeled using ANSYS finite element software and subjected to monotonic lateral loading. Parameters such as ductility (${\mu}$), ductility reduction ($R_{\mu}$), over-strength (${\Omega}_0$), displacement amplification ($C_d$) and behavior factor (R) of these structures are evaluated by carrying out the pushover analysis. Analysis results indicate that the ductility, over-strength and behavior factors decrease by increasing the number of stories. Also, the displacement amplification factor decreases by increasing the number of stories. Finally, the results were compared with the suggestions provided in the AISC code for steel plate shear walls. The results indicate that the values for over-strength, behavior and displacement amplification factors of LYP steel plate shear wall systems, are larger than those proposed by the AISC code for typical steel plate shear wall systems.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2008

In this study, concerns the crashworthiness of the widely used vehicle structure, square thin-walled tubes, which are excellent on the point of the energy absorbing capacity. An experimental investigation was carried out to study the energy absorption characteristics of thin-walled square tubes subjected to dynamic crushing by axial loading to develop the optimum structural members. The impact velocity was tested in the rage $4.698{\sim}8.2m/s$. To efficiently review the collapse characteristics of these sections, the simulation have been carried out using explicit FEM package, LS-DYNA. The solutions compared with results the impact collapse experiment. Here, the controller are introduced to improve and control the absorbed energy of thin-walled square tubes in this paper. To predict and control the energy absorption, we designed it in consideration to the it's influence, height, thickness, wide ratio in this study. When the controller used, the experimental results of crushing of square tubes controlled by the controller's elements showed a good candidate for a controllable energy absorption capability in impact axial crushing.