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Study on the fatigue Limit at Random Contact Loading (불규칙 접촉하중에서의 피로한도에 관한 연구)

  • Ok, Young-Gu;An, Deuk-Man;Cho, Yong-Ju;Lee, Hyun-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.84-91
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    • 2002
  • This paper analyzes the subsurface stress at the spherical contact using Hamilton equation, and with that data, calculates the fatigue limit under the variations of friction coefficient using fatigue theory. After rough surface being made, this paper figures out the random load generated by contacting to the rough surface, analyzes the stress of its subsurface, and calculates the fatigue limit of the rough surface using fatigue theory. The three parts of the fatigue theory are applied, which are critical plane theory, stress invariant theory and mesoscopic theory.

Analysis of the shear failure process of masonry by means of a meso-scopic mechanical modeling approach

  • Wang, Shuhong;Tang, Chun'an;Jia, Peng
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.181-194
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    • 2006
  • The masonry is a complex heterogeneous material and its shear deformation and fracture is associated with very complicated progressive failures in masonry structure, and is investigated in this paper using a mesoscopic mechanical modelling, Considering the heterogeneity of masonry material, based on the damage mechanics and elastic-brittle theory, the newly developed Material Failure Process Analysis (MFPA) system was brought out to simulate the cracking process of masonry, which was considered as a three-phase composite of the block phase, the mortar phase and the block-mortar interfaces. The crack propagation processes simulated with this model shows good agreement with those of experimental observations by other researchers. This finding indicates that the shear fracture of masonry observed at the macroscopic level is predominantly caused by tensile damage at the mesoscopic level. Some brittle materials are so weak in tension relative to shear that tensile rather than shear fractures are generated in pure shear loading.

Simulations of Self-Assembled Structures in Macromolecular Systems: from Atomistic Model to Mesoscopic Model (고분자 자기조립 구조의 전산 모사: 원자 모델로부터 메조 스케일 모델까지)

  • Huh, June;Jo, Won-Ho
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.453-463
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    • 2006
  • Molecular simulation is an exceptionally useful method for predicting self-assembled structures in various macromolecular systems, enlightening the origins of many interesting molecular events such as protein folding, polymer micellization, and ordering of molten block copolymer. The length scales of those events ranges widely from sub-nanometer scale to micron-scale or to even larger, which is the main obstacle to simulate all the events in an ab initio principle. In order to detour this major obstacle in the molecular simulation approach, a molecular model can be rebuilt by sacrificing some unimportant molecular details, based on two different perspectives with respect to the resolution of model. These two perspectives are generally referred to as 'atomistic' and 'mesoscopit'. This paper reviews various simulation methods for macromolecular self-assembly in both atomistic and mesoscopic perspectives.

CURRENT STATUS OF SHOCK ACCELERATION THEORY

  • DRURY LUKE O'C
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.393-398
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    • 2004
  • This paper describes some recent developments in our understanding of particle acceleration by shocks. It is pointed out that while good agreement now exists as to steady nonlinear modifications to the shock structure, there is. also growing evidence that the mesoscopic scales may not in fact be steady and that siginficant instabilties associated with magnetic field amplification may be a feature of strong collisionless plasma shocks.

A rock physical approach to understand geo-mechanics of cracked porous media having three fluid phases

  • Ahmad, Qazi Adnan;Wu, Guochen;Zong, Zhaoyun;Wu, Jianlu;Ehsan, Muhammad Irfan;Du, Zeyuan
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.327-338
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    • 2020
  • The role of precise prediction of subsurface fluids and discrimination among them cannot be ignored in reservoir characterization and petroleum prospecting. A suitable rock physics model should be build for the extraction of valuable information form seismic data. The main intent of current work is to present a rock physics model to analyze the characteristics of seismic wave propagating through a cracked porous rock saturated by a three phase fluid. Furthermore, the influence on wave characteristics due to variation in saturation of water, oil and gas were also analyzed for oil and water as wet cases. With this approach the objective to explore wave attenuation and dispersion due to wave induce fluid flow (WIFF) at seismic and sub-seismic frequencies can be precisely achieved. We accomplished our proposed approach by using BISQ equations and by applying appropriate boundary conditions to incorporate heterogeneity due to saturation of three immiscible fluids forming a layered system. To authenticate the proposed methodology, we compared our results with White's mesoscopic theory and with the results obtained by using Biot's poroelastic relations. The outcomes reveals that, at low frequencies seismic wave characteristics are in good agreement with White's mesoscopic theory, however a slight increase in attenuation at seismic frequencies is because of the squirt flow. Moreover, our work crop up as a practical tool for the development of rock physical theories with the intention to identify and estimate properties of different fluids from seismic data.

Phase Behavior of Reversibly Associating Star Copolymer-like Polymer Blends

  • June Huh;Kim, Seung-Hyun;Jo, Won-Ho
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.18-23
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    • 2002
  • We theoretically consider blends of two monodisperse one-end-functionalized homopolymers (denoted by A and B) capable of forming clusters between functional groups (stickers) using weak segregation theory. In this model system resulting molecular architectures via clustering resemble star copolymers having many A- and B-arms. Minimizing the total free energy with respect the cluster distribution, the equilibrium distribution of clusters is obtained and used for RPA (Random Phase Approximation) equations as input. For the case that polymers are functionalized by only one kind of sticker, the phase diagrams show that the associations promote the macrophase separation. When there is strong affinity between stickers belonging to the different polymer species, on the other hand, the phase diagram show a suppression of the macrophase separation at the range of high temperature regime, as well as the phase coexistence between a disordered and a mesoscopic phase at the relatively lower temperatures.

Material Design Using Multi-physics Simulation: Theory and Methodology (다중물리 전산모사를 이용한 물성 최적화 이론 및 시뮬레이션)

  • Hyun, Sangil
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.27 no.12
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    • pp.767-775
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    • 2014
  • New material design has obtained tremendous attention in material science community as the performance of new materials, especially in nano length scale, could be greatly improved to applied in modern industry. In certain conditions limiting experimental synthesis of these new materials, new approach by computer simulation has been proposed to be applied, being able to save time and cost. Recent development of computer systems with high speed, large memory, and parallel algorithms enables to analyze individual atoms using first principle calculation to predict quantum phenomena. Beyond the quantum level calculations, mesoscopic scale and continuum limit can be addressed either individually or together as a multi-scale approach. In this article, we introduced current endeavors on material design using analytical theory and computer simulations in multi-length scales and on multi-physical properties. Some of the physical phenomena was shown to be interconnected via a cross-link rule called 'cross-property relation'. It is suggested that the computer simulation approach by multi-physics analysis can be efficiently applied to design new materials for multi-functional characteristics.

Comparison of Rolling Element Loads and Stress-based Fatigue Life Predictions for Ball Bearings (볼 베어링의 전동체 기반 및 응력 기반 접촉 피로수명의 비교)

  • Kwak, Jae Seob;Park, Yong Whan;Kim, Chan Jung;Kim, Tae Wan
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.371-377
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    • 2020
  • In In this study, we compared the results of a ball bearing life prediction model based on rolling element loads with the results of fatigue life prediction of ball bearings when a stress-based contact fatigue life prediction technique is applied to the ball bearing. We calculate the load acting on each rolling element by the external load of the bearing and apply the result to the Lundberg-Palmgren (LP) theory to calculate ball bearing life based on the rolling element. We also calculate stress-based ball bearing life through contact and fatigue analyses based on contact modeling of the ball and raceway while considering the fatigue test results of AISI 52100 steel. In stress-based life prediction, we use three high-cycle fatigue-determination equations that can predict the fatigue life when multi-axis proportional loads such as rolling-slide contact conditions are applied. These equations are derived from the stress invariant and critical plane methods and the mesoscopic approach. Life expectancy results are compared with those of the LP model. Results of the analysis indicated that the fatigue life was predicted to be lower in the order of the Crossland, Dang Van, and Matake models. Of the three, the Dang Van fatigue model was found to be the closest to the LP life.