• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.213-229
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• 2013

Although performance based assessment procedures are mainly developed for reinforced concrete and steel buildings, URM (Unreinforced Masonry) buildings occupy significant portion of buildings in earthquake prone areas of the world as well as in IRAN. Variability of material properties, non-engineered nature of the construction and difficulties in structural analysis of masonry walls make analysis of URM buildings challenging. Despite sophisticated finite element models satisfy the modeling requirements, extensive experimental data for definition of material behavior and high computational resources are needed. Recently, nonlinear equivalent frame models which are developed assigning lumped plastic hinges to isotropic and homogenous equivalent frame elements are used for nonlinear modeling of URM buildings. The equivalent frame models are not novel for the analysis of masonry structures, but the actual potentialities have not yet been completely studied, particularly for non-linear applications. In the present paper an effective tool for the non-linear static analysis of 2D masonry walls is presented. The work presented in this study is about performance assessment of unreinforced brick masonry buildings through nonlinear equivalent frame modeling technique. Reliability of the proposed models is tested with a reversed cyclic experiment conducted on a full scale, two-story URM building at the University of Pavia. The pushover curves were found to provide good agreement with the experimental backbone curves. Furthermore, the results of analysis show that EFM (Equivalent Frame Model) with Dolce RO (rigid offset zone) and shell element have good agreement with finite element software and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.2258-2263
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• 2008

최근 이상기후로 인하여 국지성 집중호우의 형태를 띠는 강우가 많이 발생하고 있다. 이러한 강우는 돌발 홍수가 발생하는데 중요한 요소로 작용하게 된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 돌발홍수지수산정을 위한 강우-유출모형 적용시, 집중형모형과 분포형모형의 장단점을 비교하였다. 이를 위하여 안양천 유역을 대상으로 HEC-HMS모형의 Clark 및 ModClack방법을 이용하여 돌발홍수지수를 산정하여 보았다. 2003년, 2004년, 2005년 각 연도별로 하나씩의 호우를 선정하여 이들을 대상으로 분석을 하였다. 집중형 모형에 대해서는 유역면적평균강우량을, 준분포형 모형에 대해서는 Kriging 기법을 통하여 공간분포된 강우량을 이용하였다. 돌발홍수는 상대적으로 크기가 작은 유역에 많이 발생하므로 소유역 분할시 결정한 소유역의 크기가 돌발홍수 지수에 큰 영향을 줄 수 있다. 따라서 돌발홍수지수의 산정은 유역의 크기에 따라 집중형 모형, 준분포형 모형 모형을 적절하게 선택하여 강우-유출관계를 유도해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 돌발홍수지수의 산정이 돌발홍수예보를 위한 기준이 되는 것을 감안할 때 준분포 모형이 강우레이더에 의한 강우예측자료를 활용하는 데에 유리할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.251-258
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• 2009

At the stage conceptual design, combat vehicle is classified into three general categories of fire power, mobility and physical properties of system. The present research is restricted to fire power and its optimization. At the stage of conceptual designing of system, it is appropriate to consider major variables affecting fire power - including the weight of bullet, which exerts a direct influence on destroying effect, maximum range which takes long range firing in consideration. To estimate the maximum firing range, a simple interior ballistic and an exterior ballistic model were built by using the lumped parameter method, Le Duc method and point mass trajectory model. Design of experiment and regression analysis was used to derive simulations of fire power. Finally, response surface models were built and design variables were analyzed.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.343-353
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• 1997

This paper presents a theoretical model for predicting transient behaviors during storage process of the cool storage system using the R141b clathrate. Introduction of the lumped capacitance method along with a brine reservoir having large thermal capacity yields a set of simplified energy equations. Based on the Arrhenius equation and the known experimental findings, the formation rate of clathrate for which the degree of subcooling is properly accounted is newly developed. An effective nondimensionalization of the model equations facilitates the closure of modeling as well as parametric study. Calculated results for a specific case not only simulate a typical pattern of temperautre variation in the tank successfully, but also agree reasonably well with available data. The effect of each characteristic parameter on the system performance is also investigated. It is revealed that the dominant among relevant parameters are the activation energy of reaction, the degree of subcoling and the initial mass fraction of refrigerant. Finally, the uncertainty associated with modeling of the shaft work variation appears to need further studies.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.850-859
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• 1998

Broadband noise with frequency components in the range from several kHz up to tens of MHz is widespread in the AC power line. Noise filter or surge suppressor, often used to suppress the conducted noise, have a poor performance in reducing the common-mode. In this paper, we proposed a lumped-circuit analysis model for Noise Cut Transformer(NCT) which can be used to suppress both the common mode and normal-mode noise. The simulations with our model show a good agreement with experimental results. It has been also shown that our NCT is superior to noise filter and general isolation transformer in reducing the conducted noise.

• Advances in biomechanics and applications
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.279-292
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• 2014

This paper presents some simulations of fluxes and pressures in the coronary network, in the case of very severe coronary disease (several stenoses on the left branches and total occlusion of the right coronary artery). In that case, coronary artery bypass graft surgery is the commonly performed procedure. However, the success of the intervention depends on many factors. Modeling of the coronary circulation is thus important since it can help to understand the influence of all these factors on the coronary haemodynamics. We previously developed an analog electrical model that includes the eventual presence of collateral flows, and can describe the different revascularization strategies (two grafts, three grafts, ...). The aim of the present work is to introduce in our simulations the time-dependence of the coronary microvascular resistances, in order to better represent the effect of the systolic ventricular contraction (which induces an elevation of the resistances because the vessels are squeezed).

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.257-257
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• 2011

현업에서 사용하는 유출해석 기본이론은 연속방정식과 운동방정식으로서 운동파가정(kinematic wave analogy)을 기반으로 한 집중수문모형(lumped hydrologic model)에 의하여 수행되고 있지만 집중형 모형은 한 매개변수에 여러 가지의 물리적 과정을 개념화하여 담고 있기 때문에 유출과정에 대한 섬세한 모형화의 제약으로 인하여 유역고유의 매개변수값을 찾기가 쉽지 않은 단점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 물리적 기반의 2차원 분포형 강우-유출모형을 개발하고자 하며 이는 완전분포형 수문동역학적 모형으로 지표흐름과 침투과정, 기저유출과 관련된 과정을 모의한다. 본 모형은 공간적으로 변화하는 침투량과 소규모 및 대규모의 지형학적 특성을 사용하는 St. Venant 방정식을 사용하고 개발될 모형은 모든 스케일에서의 수심과 유량을 계산할 수 있으며 Richard 방정식(또는 선택적으로 Green-Ampt 방정식 채택)을 이용하여 정밀한 침투량 모의가 가능하다. 또한 레이다등의 고해상도 강우관측자료를 지점자료와 합성하여 입력자료로 사용할 수 있도록하고자 하며 강우-유출모형에 다목적댐이나 보등에서의 유량조절효과를 반영하고, 다목적댐군에서의 연계운영모의가 가능케 함으로서 현업의 운영자들이 실무에서 실질적으로 활용할 수 있는 형태의 모형을 개발하고자 한다. 이는 국내에서의 2차원 분포형 강우-유출모형을 자체 개발함으로서 연구역량을 제고하고, 국내 현업기관에서의 분포형 모형기반의 홍수모니터링 및 전망시스템의 확산에 기여할 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.25 no.12
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• pp.89-99
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• 2008

In this paper, the position tracking control problem of the servo system with nonlinear dynamic friction is issued. The nonlinear dynamic friction contains a directly immeasurable friction state variable and the uncertainty caused by incomplete parameter modeling and its variations. In order to provide the efficient solution to these control problems, we propose the composite control scheme, which consists of the robust friction state observer, the FNN approximator and the approximation error estimator with sliding mode control. In first, the sliding mode controller and the robust friction state observer is designed to estimate the unknown internal state of the LuGre friction model. Next, the FNN estimator is adopted to approximate the unknown lumped friction uncertainty. Finally, the adaptive approximation error estimator is designed to compensate the approximation error of the FNN estimator. Some simulations and experiments on the servo system assembled with ball-screw and DC servo motor are presented. Results show the remarkable performance of the proposed control scheme. The robust friction state observer can successfully identify immeasurable friction state and the FNN estimator and adaptive approximation error estimator give the robustness to the proposed control scheme against the uncertainty of the friction parameters.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.6 no.8
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• pp.953-974
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• 2010

The performance of variable dampers for seismic protection of the benchmark highway bridge (phase I) under six real earthquake ground motions is presented. A simplified lumped mass finite-element model of the 91/5 highway bridge in Southern California is used for the investigation. A variable damper, developed from magnetorheological (MR) damper is used as a semi-active control device and its effectiveness with friction force schemes is investigated. A velocity-dependent damping model of variable damper is used. The effects of friction damping of the variable damper on the seismic response of the bridge are examined by taking different values of friction force, step-coefficient and transitional velocity of the damper. The seismic responses with variable dampers are compared with the corresponding uncontrolled case, and controlled by alternate sample control strategies. The results of investigation clearly indicate that the base shear, base moment and mid-span displacement are substantially reduced. In particular, the reduction in the bearing displacement is quite significant. The friction and the two-step friction force schemes of variable damper are found to be quite effective in reducing the peak response quantities of the bridge to a level similar to or better than that of the sample passive, semi-active and active controllers.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.381-387
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• 1994

In this paper, we found the improved SPICE heat transfer modeling of impulsed magnetizing fixture system and investigated temperature characteristics using the proposed model. As the detailed thermal characteristics of magnetizing fixture can be obtained, the efficient design of the impulsed magnetizing fixture which produce desired magnet will be possible using our heat transfer modeling. The knowledge of the temperature of the magnetizing fixture is very important of forecast the characteristics of the magnetizing fixture which produce desired magnet will be possible using our heat transfer modeling. The knowledge of the temperature of the magnetizing fixture is very important to forecast the characteristics of the magnetizing circuits under different conditions. The capacitor voltage was not raised above 810[V] to protect the magnetizing fixture from excessive heating. The purpose of this work is to compute the temperature increasing for different magnetizing conditions. The method uses multi-lumped model with equivalent thermal resistance and thermal capacitance. The reliable results are obtained by using iron core fixture (stator magnet of air cleaner DC motor) coupled to a low-voltage magnetizer(charging voltage : 1000[V], capacitor : 3825[$\mu$F]. The modeling and experimental results are in close aggrement.