• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2003

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the behavior of eccentric lightweight aggregate concrete-encased composite columns. This study aims at verifying the validity of such type of concrete in composite construction and checking the adequacy of the AISC-LRFD and the British Bridge Code BS 5400 specifications in predicting the column strength. Sixteen full-scale pin ended columns subjected to uniaxial bending about the major axis in symmetrical single curvature were tested.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권3호
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• pp.293-310
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• 2020

This study derives the differential equations of free vertical bending and torsional vibrations for two- and three-pylon suspension bridges using d'Alembert's principle. The respective algorithms for natural vibration frequency and vibration mode are established through the separation of variables. In the case of the three-pylon suspension bridge, the effect of the along-bridge bending vibration of the middle pylon on the vertical bending vibration of the entire bridge is considered. The impact of torsional vibration of the middle pylon about the vertical axis on the torsional vibration of the entire bridge is also analyzed in detail. The feasibility of the proposed method is verified by two engineering examples. A comparative analysis of the results obtained via the proposed and more intricate finite element methods confirmed the former feasibility. Finally, the middle pylon stiffness effect on the vibration frequency of the three-pylon suspension bridge is discussed. It is found that the vibration frequencies of the first- and third-order vertical bending and torsional modes both increase with the middle pylon stiffness. However, the increase amplitudes of third-order bending and torsional modes are relatively small with the middle pylon stiffness increase. Moreover, the second-order bending and torsional frequencies do not change with the middle pylon stiffness.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.457-472
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• 2017

The objective of this paper is to investigate the flexural behavior of concrete-filled round-ended steel tubes (CFRTs) under bending. Beam specimens were tested to investigate the mechanical behavior of the CFRTs, including four CFTs with different concrete strengths and steel ratios, and three CFRTs with varied aspect ratios. The load vs. deflection relationships and the failure modes for CFRTs were analyzed in detail. The composite action between the core concrete and steel tube was also discussed and examined based on the experimental results. In addition, ABAQUS program was used to develop the full-scale finite element model and analyze the effect of different parameters on the moment vs. curvature curves of the CFRTs bending about the major and minor axis, respectively. Furthermore, design formulas were proposed to estimate the ultimate moment and the flexural stiffness of the CFRTs, and the simplified theoretical model of the moment vs. curvature curves was also developed. The predicted results showed satisfactory agreement with the experimental and FE results. Finally, the differences of the experimental, FE and predicted results using the existing codes were illustrated.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2016

두 개의 I형 거더로 이루어진 소수주형 교량의 경우, 합성 후 슬라브와 거더가 하나의 단면으로 인식될 수 있으며, 이에 따라 평면 외방향의 휨에 대한 중립축은 강축으로 간주 될 수 있다. 따라서 자유진동 모드에서는 평면 내의 휨거동이 지배적일 것이라 쉽게 예상할 수 있다. 그러나 곡선 교량은 직선교량과 달리 초기곡률로 인하여 중력하중 하에서도 항시 비틀림 모멘트가 작용한다. 휨과 비틀림의 상호 작용은 거더의 거동을 복잡하게 하며, 때에 따라서는 비틀림 모드가 휨모드보다 지배적으로 작용할 수 있게 된다. 다시 말해, 같은 환경 하에서 곡선교량은 초기 곡률에 따라 동특성이 달라질 수 있게 된다. 현재까지 수평 곡선 거더의 자유진동에 관한 연구는 많이 이루어져 왔으나 합성 거더에 대한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 곡률 중심각의 변화에 따른 모드 변화와 고유 주파수의 변화를 3차원 모델링을 통하여 검증 하였다. 해석 모델은 합성 전후에 대하여 작성 되었으며, 고유 주파수와 진동 모드 변화를 고찰하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권4호
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• pp.523-533
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• 2021

The present study investigates the lateral torsional buckling behaviour of pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) simply supported channel beams subjected to uniform bending about their major axis. A parametric study by varying the sectional geometry and span of channel beams is carried out by using ABAQUS software. The accuracy of the FE models was ensured by verifying them against the available results provided in the literature. The effect of geometric nonlinearity, geometric imperfections, and the dependency of finite element mesh on the lateral torsional buckling were carefully considered in the FE model. Lateral torsional buckling (LTB) strengths obtained from the numerical study were compared with the theoretical LTB strengths obtained based on the Eurocode 3 approach for steel sections. The comparison between the numerical strengths and the design procedure proposed in the literature based on Eurocode 3 approach revealed disagreements. Therefore, a simplified improved design procedure is proposed for the safe design strength prediction of pultruded GFRP channel beams. The proposed equation has been provided that might aid the structural engineers in economically designing the pultruded GFRP channel beams in the future.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제87권6호
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• pp.541-554
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• 2023

An unbraced cantilever beam subjected to loads which cause bending about the major axis may buckle in a flexuraltorsional mode by deflecting laterally and twisting. For the efficient design of these structures, design engineers require a simple accurate equation for the elastic flexural-torsional buckling load. Existing solutions for the flexural-torsional buckling of cantilever beams have mainly been derived by numerical methods which are tedious to implement. In this research, an attempt is made to derive a theoretical equation by the energy method using different buckled shapes. However, the results of a finite element flexural-torsional buckling analysis reveal that the buckled shapes for the lateral deflection and twist rotation are different for cantilever beams. In particular, the buckled shape for the twist rotation also varies with the section size. In light of these findings, the finite element flexural-torsional buckling analysis was then used to derive simple accurate equations for the elastic buckling load and moment for cantilever beams subjected to end point load, uniformly distributed load and end moment. The results are compared with previous research and it was found that the equations derived in this study are accurate and simple to use.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.539-543
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• 2006

Lodging is classified as root lodging caused by the loss of supporting force in the root, bending caused by the deformation of the stem and breaking where the stem breaks down as loads exceeding critical elasticity were applied. This research excluded breaking which is not in a state of equilibrium and tried to partition the level of lodging using an algebraic model in root lodging and stem lodging, or bending. When a vertical load was applied, the deformation of the stem of rice plant showed the form of a quadratic equation. The trace of the panicle neck in the process of lodging was an ellipse-shape. When loading was pure root lodging, the trace of the panicle neck became a circle of which culm length is the radius. When it was a pure stem lodging, the trace of the panicle neck is an ellipse of which major axis is culm length and minor axis is 0.64* culm length. When both stem lodging and root lodging occurred in a natural setting, the partitioning of lodging can be calculated by a formula using eccentricity of an ellipse, S=e*100/0.768(S is the ratio of stem lodging in the whole lodging, e is eccentricity of the ellipse). This method is expected to be useful in simple lodging partitioning. We could also calculate the partitioning of stem lodging and root lodging as units of angles as an accuracy method, by using a straight line calculated by differentiating a quadratic equation of stem deformation at the origin of the coordinates. These two methods for dividing root and stem lodging showed different values. However, each of them showed almost same values with different lodging degree in one plant.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.559-564
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• 1997

뉴헤브리디스 해분은 태평양판과 인도-오스트레일리아판의 경계부에 위치한 고령의 비활동적 비배호상 해분이다. 46 Ma에서 60 Ma 사이에 형성된 뉴헤브리디스 해분은 형성과정상 34 mm/a(42 Ma$\sim$47 Ma)와 17 mm/a(47 Ma$\sim$60 Ma)의 두가지 상이한 확장율을 보이며, 해분의 표층은 0.65 sec두께의 퇴적층으로 전반적으로 고르게 피복되어 있다. 본 연구에서 산출된 해분의 생장 발달 곡선은 $Depth(m)=2689+312\sqrt{Age}(Ma)$라는 수식으로 표현될 수 있으며, 여기서 냉각계수 312는 일반대양저의 350과 매우 유사함을 보이는 것이 특징이다. 이러한 특징은 해분의 암권의 생장 발달과정이 일반대양저와 유사할 가능성을 강력히 시사하고 있는 것으로 사료된다. 해분의 전반적인 후리-에어 중력 이상치는 -22.3 mgal에서 +59.0 mgal까지 심한 변화폭을 보이고 있다. 평균 중력이상치는 +30.2 mgal로 일반대양저에 비해 현저히 높은 값을 나타내고 있다. 이는 일반적으로 잘 나타나지 않는 매우 특이한 현상이다. 이것은 해분 자체가 섭입하는 판경계에 위치해 있어 marginal swell의 형상을 취하고 있기 때문인 것으로 해석된다. 이 swell들은 일반적으로 해구축상에서 대양저를 향해 약 200 km 범위내에서 관찰되어지며, 이들의 후리-에어 중력이상치는 평균 $+50{\sim}160mgal$을 보이는 것이 일반적이다. 해분의 높은 양의 중력이상은 이러한 지형적인 특수성에 기인하는 것으로 보여진다. 해분의 위치적 특성 및 암권 자체의 구부러짐에 따른 불안정성은 뉴 헤브리디스 해분의 대표적인 지질 지구물리학적 특징이라고 할 수 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2015

Purpose: Toxicity of mucosa is one of the major concerns of radiotherapy (RT), when a target tumor is located near a mucosal lined organ. Energy of photon RT is transferred primarily by secondary electrons. If these secondary electrons could be removed in an internal cavity of mucosal lined organ, the mucosa will be spared without compromising the target tumor dose. The purpose of this study was to present a RT dose reduction in near target inner-surface (NTIS) of internal cavity, using Lorentz force of magnetic field. Materials and Methods: Tissue equivalent phantoms, composed with a cylinder shaped internal cavity, and adjacent a target tumor part, were developed. The phantoms were irradiated using 6 MV photon beam, with or without 0.3 T of perpendicular magnetic field. Two experimental models were developed: single beam model (SBM) to analyze central axis dose distributions and multiple beam model (MBM) to simulate a clinical case of prostate cancer with rectum. RT dose of NTIS of internal cavity and target tumor area (TTA) were measured. Results: With magnetic field applied, bending effect of dose distribution was visualized. The depth dose distribution of SBM showed 28.1% dose reduction of NTIS and little difference in dose of TTA with magnetic field. In MBM, cross-sectional dose of NTIS was reduced by 33.1% with magnetic field, while TTA dose were the same, irrespective of magnetic field. Conclusion: RT dose of mucosal lined organ, located near treatment target, could be modulated by perpendicular magnetic field.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.851-856
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• 2016

최근 미세가공기술이 발전함에 따라 생체분해성 소재 기반의 미소바늘 혹은 미소바늘 주사기에 대한 연구가 각광을 받고 있다. 일반적으로 생체분해성 소재는 기계적 강도가 낮아 생체분해성 소재 기반의 미소바늘은 피부조직 관통 시 구부려지거나 파손되는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기계적 강도가 향상된 생체적합성 소재를 새로이 합성하는 대신에 미소바늘 삽입 전 피부조직에 1축 혹은 등2축 초기변형률을 가해 미소바늘의 피부조직 관통력을 감소시키는 방법에 대해 살펴본다. 실험에서는 1축 혹은 등 2축 초기변형률을 가해 준 돼지 피부조직에 미소바늘을 삽입시키면서 힘-시간 데이터를 획득함으로써 초기변형률에 의한 미소바늘의 관통력 변화를 측정하였다. 본 연구를 통해 미소바늘의 피부조직 관통력은 피부조직에 초기변형률을 가해주는 방법으로 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.