• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.329-338
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• 1997

In this paper a general analytical approach is proposed to analyse the nonlinear response of elastic cable under complex loads. The effect of temperature change on the cable is also considered. From the vertical equilibrium equations of cable, the general analytical formula of vertical displacement is derived. Based on the vertical displacement formula and on the compatibility condition of the cable, the dimensionless equation with respect to cable tension is established. By means of such analytical procedures, the exact solutions of various cable problems can be obtained quickly. The example given in this paper shows that the new procedure is efficient for practical analysis and can be easily implemented by a general computer program without the superposition problem which there has always been in traditional analytical methods.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2001

An investigation into the response statistics of a spring-pendulum system whose base oscillates randomly along vertical and horizontal line is made. The spring-pendulum system with internal resonance examined is known to be a good model for a variety of engineering systems, including ship motions with nonlinear coupling between pitching and rolling motions. The Fokker-Planck equation is used to generate a general first-order differential equations for the random responses of the system are reduced to a system of autonomous ordinary differential equations. In view of equilibrium solutions of this system and their stability, the response statistics is examined. It is seen that increase in horizontal excitation level leads to a decreased width of the internal resonance region.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.461-472
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• 2015

In this paper, the nonlinear static response of curled cantilever beam actuators subjected to the one-sided electrostatic field is focused on. By assuming the deflection function of electrostatically actuated beam, analytical approximate solutions are established via using Galerkin method to solve the equilibrium equation. The Pull-In voltages which determine the stability of the curled beam actuators are also obtained. These approximate solutions show excellent agreements with numerical solutions obtained by the shooting method and the experimental data for a wide range of beam length. Expressions of these analytical approximate solutions are brief and could easily be used to derive the effects of various physical parameters on MEMS structures.

• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1654-1665
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• 2018

In an irregular prism tensegrity, the number of force equilibrium equations is less than the number of unknown parameters of nodal coordinates and member force ratios. As a result, the form-finding process normally becomes nonlinear with additional conditions or needs to be carried out with the use of iterative procedures. For cases of irregular prism tensegrity which involves large number of members, it was found that previously proposed methods of form-finding are not practical. Moreover, there is a need for a form-finding approach which is able to cater to different requirements on final configuration. In this paper, the length relation condition is introduced to be used in combination with the force equilibrium equation. With the combined use of length relation and equilibrium conditions, a linear form-finding approach for irregular prism tensegrity was successfully formulated and developed. An easy-to-use interactive form-finding tool has been developed which can be used for form-finding of irregular prism tensegrities with large number of elements as well as under diverse specific requirements on their configurations.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.297-305
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• 2018

In a shipyard, block lifting is an important process in the production of ships and offshore structures. Block lifting is a sensitive process because lifting blocks have to be erected with exact positions and orientations. If we use a numerical method for the process, it is important to find tensions of wires and positions of equalizers to maintain the initial equilibrium position of the block. At this time, equations of motion of the block should be solved to calculate the initial equilibrium position of the block. Because the solving technique changes according to the number of equalizers, a suitable equation for the corresponding problem is required. In this study, three types of equations are proposed to find the initial equilibrium position of the block according to the number of equalizers. The Newton-Raphson's method is used to solve nonlinear simultaneous equations and the optimization method is used to determine the appropriate solution to the undetermined problem. To evaluate the applicability of the proposed methods, the dynamic simulations are performed using the tensions calculated from the proposed methods, and the results are discussed. The results show that the proposed methods can be effectively used to determine initial equilibrium position of the block for the block lifting.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1920-1929
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• 1994

The stochastic finite element method(SFEM) based structural optimal design is presented. Random system response including uncertainties for the design variable is calculated with first order perturbation method. A method for calculating the sensitivity coefficients is developed using the equilibrium equation and first-order perturbed equation. Numerical results are presented for a truss, frame and plate structures with displacement and stress constraints. The sensitivity calculation proposed here is compared with finite difference method. A nonlinear programming technique is used to solve the problem. The procedure is easily incorporated with existing deterministic structural optimization.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.57-69
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• 1990

본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 기하학적(幾何學的) 비선형성(非線形性)을 고려(考慮)하여 해저(海底)파이프라인을 설치(設置)하는 동안의 정적(靜的) 해석방법(解析方法)을 제시(提示)하였다. 해석(解析)방법(方法)으로는 유한요소법(有限要所法)을 사용(使用)하였으며, 기본방정식(基本方程式)은 최소위치(最少位置)에너지의 원리(原理)를 사용(使用)하여 유도(誘導)하였다. 평형방정식(平衡方程式)의 해(解)는 modified Newton-Raphson방법(方法)을 사용(使用)하여 구(求)하였다. 파이프라인요소(要素)의 유한변위(有限變位) 및 회전(回轉)과 축방향력(軸方向力)의 영향(影響)이 고려(考慮)되었고 경계조건(境界條件)은 스프링요소(要素)를 사용(使用)하여 모델화(化)하였다. 해석(解析) 적용례(適用例)에서는 다이아몬드형(形) 프레임, 곡선(曲線)외팔보와 해저(海底)파이프라인을 설치(設置)하는 동안의 정적(靜的) 해석례(解析例)를 다루었으며 다른 방법(方法)에 의(依)한 해석결과(解析結果)와 비교(比較)하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 정당성(正當性)을 입증(立證)하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2007

A coupled variational equation for fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems is derived from a steady state Navier-Stokes equation for incompressible Newtonian fluid and an equilibrium equation for geometrically nonlinear structures. For a fully coupled FSI formulation, between fluid and structures, a traction continuity condition is considered at interfaces where a no-slip condition is imposed. Under total Lagrange formulation in the structural domain, finite rotations are well described by using the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress and Green-Lagrange strain tensors. An adjoint shape design sensitivity analysis (DSA) method based on material derivative approach is applied to the FSI problem to develop a shape design optimization method. Demonstrating some numerical examples, the accuracy and efficiency of the developed DSA method is verified in comparison with finite difference sensitivity. Also, for the FSI problems, a shape design optimization is performed to obtain a maximal stiffness structure satisfying an allowable volume constraint.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1102-1108
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• 2002

In this study, a topological design sensitivity of the ai. bearing surface (ABS) is suggested by using an adjoint variable method. The discrete form of the generalized lubrication equation based on a control volume formulation is used as a compatible condition. A residual function of the slider is considered as an equality constraint function, which represents the slider in equilibrium. The slider thickness parameters at all grid cells are chosen as design variables since they are the topological parameters determining the ABS shape. Then, a complicated adjoint variable equation is formulated to directly handle the highly nonlinear and asymmetric coefficient matrix and vector in the discrete system equation of air-lubricated slider bearings. An alternating direction implicit (ADI) scheme is utilized for the numerical calculation. This is an efficient iterative solver to solve large-scale problem in special band storage. Then, a computer program is developed and applied to a slider model of a sophisticated shape. The simulation results of design sensitivity analysis (DSA) are directly compared with those of FDM at the randomly selected grid cells to show the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The overall distribution of DSA results are reported, clearly showing the region on the ABS where special attention should be given during the manufacturing process.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 유연체 동역학해석을 위하여 유한회전을 표현하는데 있어, 4원법의 대수학적인 표현을 도입하여 운동방정식이 에너지보존 조건을 만족하도록 이산화된 에너지 평형식으로 정식화되었다. 여기서 사용된 유한회전의 4원법은 로드리게스 매개변수를 이용하도록 하였으며, 구속력에 대한 일이 제거되도록 하였다. 수치해석의 예를 통하여 제안된 방법이 사다리꼴 방법과 비교할 때 비선형 문제에서도 무조건적으로 안정조건을 보장함을 검증하였으며, 향후 유연한 관절로 연결된 3차원 유연다물체에 대한 동역학 해석을 확장할 수 있는 토대를 마련하였다.