• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.271-294
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• 2014

In recent years, along with the advances made in performance-based design optimization, the need for fast calculation of response parameters in dynamic analysis procedures has become an important issue. The main problem in this field is the extremely high computational demand of time-history analyses which may convert the solution algorithm to illogical ones. Two simplifying strategies have shown to be very effective in tackling this problem; first, simplified nonlinear modeling investigating minimum level of structural modeling sophistication, second, wavelet analysis of earthquake records decreasing the number of acceleration points involved in time-history loading. In this paper, we try to develop an efficient framework, using both strategies, to solve the performance-based multi-objective optimal design problem considering the initial cost and the seismic damage cost of steel moment-frame structures. The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is employed as the optimization algorithm to search the Pareto optimal solutions. The constraints of the optimization problem are considered in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommended design specifications. The results from numerical application of the proposed framework demonstrate the capabilities of the framework in solving the present multi-objective optimization problem.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.567-575
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• 2001

관망해석 시뮬레이션과 유전자 알고리즘에 기초한 최적화 모형을 이용하여 최소비용의 배수관망을 설계하는 방법론이 개발되었다. 유전자 알고리즘은 추계학적 최적화 기법의 하나로, 비선형적이고 계산량이 많은 관망설계 문제에 적용하기에 적합한 장점을 가지고 있다. 기존의 연구가 대부분 전체 관망의 신설 혹은 기존 관망의 병렬확장에만 적용하던 것에 비해 본 연구에서는 개발된 모형을 수지상(tree-type) 신설관 및 loop형 병렬증설관이 공존하는 시스템에 적용하였다. 개발된 모형을 백련 배수관로를 대상으로 적용한 결과, 수리학적 제약조건을 만족시키면서 사업비를 최대 5.37% 절감할 수 있는 설계를 제공하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.305-324
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• 2015

In this study, two common types of laterally supported castellated beams are considered as design problems: beams with hexagonal openings and beams with circular openings. The main goal of manufacturing these beams is to increase the moment of inertia and section modulus, which results in greater strength and rigidity. These types of open-web beams have found widespread use, primarily in buildings, because of great savings in materials and construction costs. Hence, the minimum cost is taken as the design objective function and the Colliding Bodies Optimization (CBO) method is utilized for obtaining the solution of the design problem. The design methods used in this study are consistent with BS5950 Part 1 and Part 3, and Euro Code 3. A number of design examples are considered to optimize by CBO algorithm. Comparison of the optimal solution of the CBO algorithm with those of the Enhanced Charged System Search (ECSS) method demonstrate the capability of CBO in solving the present type of design problem. It is also observed that optimization results obtained by the CBO algorithm for three design examples have less cost in comparison to the results of the ECSS algorithm. From the results obtained in this paper, it can be concluded that the use of beam with hexagonal opening requires smaller amount of steel material and it is superior to the cellular beam from the cost point of view.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제37권E호
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• pp.31-39
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• 1995

Weight minimization for the steel bridge girders using an approximation based optimization technique is presented. To accomplish this, an optimization oriented finite element program is used to achieve continuous weight reduction until the optimum is reached. To reduce computational cost, approximation techniques are adopted during the optimization process. Constraint deletion as well as intermediate design variables and responses are also used for higher qualitv of approximations and for a better convergence rate. Both the reliability and the effectiveness of the underlying optimization method are reviewed.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.387-393
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• 2001

Installing vibration control devices in the structure rises as a solution instead of increasing structural strength considering construction cost. Especially, viscoelastic dampers show excellent vibration control performance at low cost and are easy to install in existing structures compared with other control devices. Therefore, cost-effectiveness of structure with viscoelastic dampers needs to be evaluated. Previous cost-effectiveness evaluation method for the seismically isolated structure(Koh et al., 1999;2000)is applied on the building structure with viscoelastic dampers, which combines optimal design and cost-effectiveness evaluation for seismically isolated structures based on minimum life-cycle cost concept. Input ground motion is modeled in the form of spectral density function to take into account acceleration and site coefficients. Damping of the viscoelastic damper is considered by modal strain energy method. Stiffness of shear building and shear area of viscoelastic damper are adopted as design variables for optimization. For the estimation of failure probability, transfer function of the structure with viscoelastic damper for spectral analysis is derived from the equation of motion. Results reveal that cost-effectiveness of the structure with viscoelastic dampers is relatively high in how seismic region and stiff soil condition.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1375-1383
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• 1994

관수로시스템 문제는 수리학적 및 시스템운영 제약조건아래서 시스템의 전체비용을 최소비용으로 구하는 것이다. 관수로시스템 문제는 수많은 국지해(local minimum)을 갖는 비볼록(nonconvex) 이므로 종래의 최적화 기법은 임의의 국지해만을 구할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 좀더 나은 국지해를 구하기 위해 외부탐사 및 내부최적화 단계 즉 2 단계 분해기법을 제안하였다. 외부탐사 단계에서는 관로들의 최적유량을 찾기 위해 여러 국지해 사이를 이동하면서 좀더 나은 국지해를 찾는 방법인 추계학적탐사방법(stochastic probing method)을 이용 하였고 내부최적화 단계(local minimizer)에서는 외부탐사 단계에서 구한 국지해를 증진시킨다. 이 제안한 방법은 신설 관수로시스템 설계와 기존 관수로시스템의 확장에 적용할 수 있으며, 제안한 방법의 효율성을 검증하기 위해 어느 관수로시스템을 표본으로 채택하여 제안한 방법을 적용한 결과 먼저 발표된 연구자들의 결과보다 적은 비용으로 설계할 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1994년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.38-45
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• 1994

The general conceptual constitution of structural optimization is formulated. The algorithm using the gradient projection method and design sensitivity analysis is discussed. Examples of minimum-weight design for six-story steel plane frame are taken to illustrate the application of this algorithm. The advantages of this algorithm such as marginal cost and design sensitivity analysis as well as system analysis are explained.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제15권25호
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• pp.83-90
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• 1992

This paper aims at the problem that design the network of Rig-star type with the minimum cost, which the Ring is composed of the selected nodes(concentrators) among the several candidate nodes on the network and other nodes(terminals) is connected to the Ring by star subnetwork. Especially, we consider the terminal reliability in network design problem. We develop the heuristic algorithm for network design problem to obtain the near optimal(best) solution for problem. We use an add-heuristic method and 2-exchange method in developing the heuristic algorithm.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

It is expected that a substantial amount of spent fuels will be transported from the four nuclear power plant (NPP) sites in Korea to a hypothetical centralized interim storage facility or a final repository in the near future. The cost for the transportation is proportional to the amount of spent fuels. In this paper, a cost estimation program is developed based on the conceptual design of a transportation system and a logistics analysis. Using the developed computer program, named as CASK, the minimum capacity of a centralized interim storage facility (CISF) and the transportation cost for PWR spent fuels are calculated. The PWR spent fuels are transported from 4 NPP sites to a final repository (FR) via the CISF. Since NPP sites and the CISF are located along the coast, a sea-transportation is considered and a road-transportation is considered between the CISF and the FR. The result shows that the minimum capacity of the interim storage facility is 15,000 MTU.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2000년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Fall 2000
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• pp.440-447
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• 2000

In order to evaluate the cost effectiveness of seismic isolation for bridges in low and moderate seismic region, a method of calculation minimum life-cycle cost of seismic-isolated bridges under specific acceleration level and soil condition is developed. Input ground motion is modeled as spectral density function compatible with response spectrum for combination of acceleration coefficient and site coefficient. Failure probability is calculated by spectrum analysis based on random vibration theories to simplify repetitive calculations in the minimization procedure. Ductility of piers and its effects on cost effectiveness are considered by stochastic linearization method. Cost function and cost effectiveness index are defined by taking into consideration the characteristics of seismic isolated bridges. Limit states for calculation of failure probability are defined on superstructure, isolator and pier, respectively. The results of example design and analysis show that seismic isolation is more cost-effective in low and moderate seismic region than in high seismic region.