• Wind and Structures
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.439-449
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• 2018

Wind loading of a tall building built amidst a group of buildings in urban environment is always greatly affected by shielding effects. Wind tunnel tests were carried out to assess the shielding provided by a row of low-rise or medium-rise buildings upstream a square-section tall building of height-to-breadth ratio 6. Mean and dynamic wind loads on the tall building were measured at different wind incidence angles and presented as interference factors (IFs). It is found that presence of a row of upstream buildings provides significant shielding to the tall building. At normal wind incidence, the mean along-wind loads and all components of fluctuating wind loads on the tall building are always reduced by shielding. Vortex shedding seems to still occur on the upper exposed part of the tall building but the vortex excitation levels are largely reduced. The degree of shielding is found to depend on a number of arrangement parameters of the row of upstream buildings. Empirical equations are proposed to quantify the shielding effect based on the wind tunnel data.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.771-783
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• 2018

In this paper, topology optimization (TO) is applied to find a new configuration for the perforated steel plate shear wall (PSPSW) based on the maximization of reaction forces as the objective function. An infill steel plate is introduced based on an experimental model for TO. The TO is conducted using the sensitivity analysis, the method of moving asymptotes and SIMP method. TO is done using a nonlinear analysis (geometry and material) considering the buckling. The final area of the optimized plate is equal to 50% of the infill plate. Three plate thicknesses and three length-to-height ratios are defined and their effects are investigated in the TO. It indicates the plate thickness has no significant impact on the optimization results. The nonlinear behavior of optimized plates under cyclic loading is studied and the strength, energy and fracture tendency of them are investigated. Also, four steel plates including infill plate, a plate with a central circle and two types of the multi-circle plate are introduced with equal plate volume for comparing with the results of the optimized plate.

• Architectural research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2022

Irregularities in the structure are crucial factors in screening structural vulnerability under extreme loadings. Numerical analyses were carried out considering wind and seismic loadings for four structures with discrete irregularity: continuous and discontinuous beams with varied story levels, and L-shaped irregular buildings. Structural responses such as maximum displacements, bending moments, axial forces, torsions, and story drifts are evaluated as per the criteria and limits defined by ACI 318. The outcomes indicate that the frame system with beam discontinuity on the upper half of the height exhibits the best structural performance. The results also indicate that the asymmetrical design of the L-shaped model makes it more susceptible to damage when subjected to strong lateral loading conditions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.637-651
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• 2022

The seismic design of embankment dams requires more comprehensive studies to understand the behaviour of dams. Deformations primarily control this behaviour occur during or after earthquake loading. Dam failures and incidents show that the impacts of deformations should be reviewed for existing and new embankment dams. Overtopping erosion failure can occur if crest deformations exceed the freeboard at the time of the deformations. Therefore, crest settlement is one of the most critical deformations. This study developed empirical formulas using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) based on 88 cases. In the analyses, dam height (H_d), alluvium thickness (H_a), the magnitude-acceleration-factor (MAF) values developed based on earthquake magnitude (Mw) and peak ground acceleration (PGA) within this study have been chosen as variables. Results show that GEP models developed in the paper are remarkably robust and accessible tools to predict earthquake-induced crest settlement of embankment dams and perform superior to the existing formulation. Also, dam engineering professionals can use them practically because the variables of prediction equations are easily accessible after the earthquake.

• 드라이브 ㆍ 컨트롤
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2023

This study aims to develop a Korean dental chair hydraulic circuit by improving the existing equipment in order to localize foreign leading companies' products. The suggested Hydraulic circuit can be applicable to varied sectors where height and backrest angle control of chair-type equipment are required. The study followed the steps below. First, three kinds of foreign hydraulic circuits were analyzed and three kinds of Korean dental chair hydraulic circuits were suggested. Second, it was determined whether the three kinds of Korean hydraulic circuits operate normally through SimulationX, a software specialized in multi domain analysis, and the effectiveness of each circuit was examined.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2022

In this study, based on the research results of the steel plate and steel rod dampers with rocking behavior, the moment and the drift ratio were compared and evaluated. As a test result evaluation, it was showed that the behavior of R15-200 and R15-140 was very good than other dampers. And the steel rod damper showed in-plane behavior to the loading direction, and was evaluated to prevent out-of-plane behavior that causes performance degradation.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2023

The fuel consumption of marine diesel engines holds paramount importance in contemporary maritime transportation and shapes energy efficiency strategies of ocean-going vessels. Nonetheless, a noticeable gap in knowledge prevails concerning the influence of ship hull conditions and propeller roughness on fuel consumption. This study bridges this gap by utilizing artificial intelligence techniques in Matlab, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to comprehensively investigate these factors. We propose a time-series prediction model that was built on numerical simulations and aimed at forecasting ship hull and propeller conditions. The model's accuracy was validated through a meticulous comparison of predictions with actual ship-hull and propeller conditions. Furthermore, we executed a comparative analysis juxtaposing predictive outcomes with navigational environmental factors encompassing wind speed, wave height, and ship loading conditions by the fuzzy clustering method. This research's significance lies in its pivotal role as a foundation for fostering a more intricate understanding of energy consumption within the realm of maritime transport.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.3548-3556
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• 2015

해상풍력기초를 설계함에 있어 사용하중에 대해 극한적인 조건뿐만 아니라 지속적인 동적하중에 대해 기초의 거동을 정확하게 파악하여 안정적이고 경제적인 기초를 개발할 필요성이 있다. 이를 위하여 강관말뚝을 일정비율로 축소시켜 모형말뚝을 제작하고, 모형토조에 모래층을 500mm의 높이로 포설한 후 모형말뚝을 모델링하여 정적 및 반복 수평재하실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 정적수평재하시 모형말뚝의 길이/직경(L/D)이 클수록 하중에 따른 변위는 증가하는 반면, 반복수평재하시 하중재하 횟수가 증가할수록 반복수평하중 1회당 발생하는 말뚝의 수평변위는 감소하였고 지반이 조밀할수록 반복수평하중에 의한 말뚝의 극한수평지지력의 증가율이 작아지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 휨모멘트의 분포형상은 지반의 상대밀도에 상관없이 유사한 형태를 보였으며, 최대휨모멘트는 지표면으로부터 170mm지점에서 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 지반의 상대밀도가 증가할수록 정적수평재하와 반복수평재하 조건에서 발생하는 최대휨모멘트는 증가했다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.282-291
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• 1985

점사(粘士)대신 화강암질풍화토(花崗岩質風化土)를 성토재료(盛土材料)로 사용(使用)할 경우(境遇) Fill Dam의 침하특성(沈下特性)을 구명(究明)하기 위하여 동재료(同材料)를 사용(使用)한 안동(安東)댐의 매설계기(埋設計器) 측정자료(測定資料)를 분석(分析)하여 얻은 결론(結論)을 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 시공중(施工中) Core zone의 침하(沈下)는 성토재하중(盛土載荷重)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 거의 직선적(直線的)인 증가현상(增加現象)을 보였으며 유효응력(有效應力)이 $7kg/cm^2$ 이하(以下)일 경우(境遇)의 침하율(沈下率)은 0.1~0.8% 범위(範圍)로 일반(一般) 점사(粘士)를 사용(便用)한 Fill Dam에서 보다 작은 값을 나타냈다. 2 하부(下部) Core zone의 침하(沈下)는 성토고(盛土高)의 약(約) 중심부(中心部) 이상(以上)에서 재구(載苟)되는 성토구중(盛土苟重)의 영향(影響)을 크게 받지 않는것으로 나타났다. 3. 간극수압(間隙水壓)은 투수계수(透水係數)가 클수록 저수지(貯水池) 상위(水位) 변화(變化)에 민감(敏感)한 반응(反應)을 보였으며 간극수압(間隙水壓)이 소산(消散)됨에 따라 침하(沈下)는 증가(增加)하는 경향(傾向)을 나타냈다. 4. 성토고(盛土高)의 하부(下部)에서 Zone 간(間)의 침하(沈下)는 상대밀도(相對密度)의 크기에 영향(影響)을 받는것으로 나타났으며 시공후(施工後)에는 압축(壓縮)두께가 큰 Core zone 에서 큰 경향(傾向)을 나타냈다. 5. 댐 정상(頂上)에서의 침하분포(沈下分布)는 댐의 최대단면(最大斷面)인 중심부(中心部)에서 크고 양안(兩岸)으로 갈수록 작게 나타났다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2015

부유식 해양구조물은 설계수명 동안 조우할 수 있는 가장 극심한 환경하중을 고려하여 설계되어야 한다. 본 연구의 해석 대상인 부유식 파력-해상풍력 복합 발전시스템에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 환경하중은 파랑하중이다. 파랑하중의 주요 매개변수는 파장, 파고, 파향이며, 이들의 조합에 따라 구조물의 거동특성에 미치는 영향은 판이하다. 이에 따라, 대상 해역이 가지는 파랑의 특성과 구조물이 가지는 응답 특성을 기반으로 극한 응답을 주는 파랑인자를 탐색하는 과정이 필요하다. 즉, 환경조건 범위에서 발생할 수 있는 모든 파랑조건을 탐색하여 최대 응답을 발생시키는 등가설계파를 추출해야 한다. 이는 특정 하중의 최대 설계 응답과 동일한 응답 수준을 주는 규칙파를 탐색하는 일련의 과정을 통해 계산 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 부유식 파력-해상풍력 복합 발전시스템에 작용하는 특정 하중 인자에 대해 등가설계파를 산정하였으며, 전체구조해석에 활용하였다.