• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.291-312
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• 2016

Seismic performance evaluation of shear wall is essential as it is the major lateral load resisting member of a structure. The ultimate load and ultimate drift of the shear wall are the two most important parameters which need to be assessed experimentally and verified analytically. This paper comprises the results of monotonic tests, quasi-static cyclic tests and shake-table tests carried out on a midrise shear wall. The shear wall considered for the study is 1:5 scaled model of the shear wall of the internal structure of a reactor building. The analytical simulation of these tests is carried out using micro and macro modeling of the shear wall. This paper mainly consists of modification in the hysteretic macro model, developed for RC structural walls by Lestuzzi and Badoux in 2003. This modification is made by considering the stiffness degradation effect observed from the tests carried out and this modified model is then used for nonlinear dynamic analysis of the shear wall. The outcome of the paper gives the variation of the capacity, the failure patterns and the performance levels of the shear walls in all three types of tests. The change in the stiffness and the damping of the wall due to increased damage and cracking when subjected to seismic excitation is also highlighted in the paper.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.478-488
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• 2014

Torque pulsation mechanism and highly nonlinear magnetic characterization of switched reluctance motors(SRM) lead to unfavorable torque ripple and limit the variety of applications in industry. In this paper, a modification method proposed for torque ripple minimization of SRM based on conventional torque sharing functions(TSF) to improve maximum speed of torque ripple-free operation considering converter limitations. Due to increasing phase inductance in outgoing phase during the commutation region, reference current tracking can be deteriorated especially when the speed increased. Moreover, phase torque production in incoming phase may not be reached to the reference value near the turn-on angle in which the incremental inductance would be dramatically decreased. Torque error for outgoing phase can cause increasing the resultant motor torque while it would be negative for incoming phase and yields reducing the motor torque. In this paper, a modification method is proposed in which phase torque tracking error for each phase under the commutation added to the other phase so that the resultant torque remained in constant level. This yields to extend constant torque region and reduce peak phase current when the speed increased. Simulation and experimental results for four phase 4 KW, 8/6 SRM validate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-48
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• 2013

In this study, the effect of flexibility of superstructures and nonlinear characteristics of LRB (Lead Rubber Bearing) isolator on inelastic response of base isolated structures is investigated. To demonstrate the intensity of damage in superstructures, demand response modification factor without the consideration of damping reduction factor, demand RI, is used and the N2 method is applied to compute this factor. To evaluate the influence of superstructure flexibility on inelastic response of base isolated structures, different steel intermediate moment resisting frames with different heights have been investigated. In lead rubber bearing, the rubber provides flexibility and the lead is the source of damping; variations of aforementioned characteristics are also investigated on inelastic response of superstructures. It is observed that an increase in height of superstructure leads to higher value of demand RI till 4-story frame but afterward this factor remains constant; in other words, an increase in height until 4-story frame causes more damage in the superstructure but after that superstructure's damage is equal to the 4-story frame's. The results demonstrate that the low value of second stiffness (rubber stiffness in LRBs) tends to show a significant decrease in demand RI. Increase in value of characteristic strength (yield strength of the lead in LRBs) leads to decrease in the demand RI.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.75-89
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• 2019

The paper presents experimental and numerical studies carried out on low-rise RC frames, typically found in developing countries. Shake table tests were conducted on 1:3 reduced scaled two-story RC frames that included a code conforming SMRF model and another non-compliant model. The later was similar to the code conforming model, except, it was prepared in concrete having strength 33% lower than the design specified, which is commonly found in the region. The models were tested on shake table, through multiple excitations, using acceleration time history of 1994 Northridge earthquake, which was linearly scaled for multi-levels excitations in order to study the structures' damage mechanism and measure the structural response. A representative numerical model was prepared in finite element based program SeismoStruct, simulating the observed local damage mechanisms (bar-slip and joint shear hinging), for seismic analysis of RC frames having weaker beam-column joints. A suite of spectrum compatible acceleration records was obtained from PEER for incremental dynamic analysis of considered RC frames. The seismic performance of considered RC frames was quantified in terms of seismic response parameters (seismic response modification, overstrength and displacement amplification factors), for critical comparison.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.865-873
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 유한요소해석에 의한 막재료의 주름 해석 기법에 관하여 연구하였다. 삼각형 세일 형상에 대해 멤브레인 요소와 쉘 요소를 사용하여 주름해석을 수행하였다. 멤브레인 요소를 이용한 기법에서는 주름을 벌칙매개변수에 의한 물성치를 수정하는 알고리즘을 상용프로그램 내 사용자 서브루틴을 통하여 구현하였다. 쉘 요소에 의한 기하학적 비선형 후좌굴 기법에서는 면외방향의 좌굴을 발생시키기 위하여 모델의 메쉬에 작은 크기의 기하학적 결함을 심는 방법을 사용하였다. 쉘 방법에서는 내연 및 외연해석 기법을 고려하였다. 요소수의 증가에 따른 수렴성과 결과의 정확도의 관점에서 멤브레인 요소법과 쉘 요소법의 효율성을 비교하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.89-98
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• 1999

This paper evaluates nonlinear response characteristics of precast concrete frame buildings. where plastics hinging occurs in the precast connection. Designs were developed for buildings of 5, 10 and 15 stories in hight for moderate seismic risk regions of the U. S. The responses of the buildings were analyzed using DRAIN-2DX and following Nonlinear static analysis procedure of ATC 19. The main variables of the analyses were the strength and stiffness of the connection. Also, for the analysis, the bi-linear response model, developed and inserted into the DRAIN-2DX program by Shan Shi and D. Fouch, was used. With the results of analysis, the deformation demands of the connection of precast concrete frame buildings are proposed by using equal-dissipated energy capacity. It was shown that the strength of the buildings as well as their displacement capacities decreased with the decrease of either the strength or stiffness in the connections. Therefore such changes also require reductions in the response modification factors for such buildings. However, if the precast concrete frame building has plastic hinging in the connection, and has a more ductile connection than the monolithic frame building, then no reduction in R may be necessary. The deformation demand required of the connection to achieve that condition is evaluated and a simple relation is suggested in the paper.

• 물과 미래
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.113-122
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• 1995

자연수로에 있어서 호수파의 추적을 위한 비선형 Wave Routing 모델이 제안되었다. 제안된 모델은 복잡한 자연하도의 네트워크에서 하류단에 전달되는 홍수파의 형태 또는 전달시간에 대한 정확한 해석 뿐만 아니라 합류점의 상류단과 하류단의 배수를 모두 고려할 수 있도록 고안되었다. 본 모델에 사용되는 매개변수의 추정을 위하여 목적함수가 제시되었고 이에 따라 적용된 유역에 가장 적합한 매개변수를 추정할 수 있었다. 배선형 유한차분방정식의 근사해를 구하기 위하여 Lax-Wendroff 방법과 Burstein-Lapidus 방법을 변형하여 사용하였다. 제안된 모델과 기존의 Dymamic Wave Routing 모델을 비교 적용한 결과, 두 모델 다 같이 홍수파의 전달시간, 최고치 등이 잘 일치하고 있으나 계산시간은 제안된 모델이 짧게 나타났다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2009

본 논문은 검출기의 포화과정을 반영한 비선형 모델의 잡음 특성을 분석하고, 그러한 분석결과를 영상 신호-잡음비(Image SNR)의 분포도를 계산하기위하여 적용한다. 특별히, 검출 화소의 비선형성은 잡음분포(PDF)의 비대칭성과 화소 신호-잡음비(Pixel SNR)의 증폭이라는 두 가지 관점에서 분석되며, 제안된 영상 신호-잡음비 분포도를 이용하여 위성의 발사 후에 카메라 이득의 변화나 기타 상황에서도, 궤도상에서 최적의 위성 카메라 운영 변수들(노출시간, 누적횟수)을 얻을 수 있음이 주요한 특징으로 강조된다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2020

A new seismic design methodology for precast concrete diaphragms has been developed and incorporated into the current American seismic design code. This design methodology recognizes that diaphragm inertial forces during earthquakes are highly influenced by higher dynamic vibration modes and incorporates the higher mode effect into the diaphragm seismic design acceleration determination using a first mode reduced method, which applies the response modification coefficient only to the first mode response but keeps the higher mode response unreduced. However the first mode reduced method does not consider effects of diaphragm flexibility, which plays an important role on the diaphragm seismic response especially for the precast concrete diaphragm. Therefore this paper investigated the effect of diaphragm flexibility on the diaphragm seismic design acceleration for precast concrete shear wall structures through parametric studies. Several design parameters were considered including number of stories, diaphragm geometries and stiffness. It was found that the diaphragm flexibility can change the structural dynamic properties and amplify the diaphragm acceleration during earthquakes. Design equations for mode contribution factors considering the diaphragm flexibility were first established through modal analyses to modify the first mode reduced method in the current code. The modified first mode reduced method has then been verified through nonlinear time history analyses.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2016

Orbit determination problems have been interest of many researchers for long time. Due to the high nonlinearity of the equation of motion and the measurement model, it is necessary to linearize the both equations. To avoid linearization, the filter based on Fokker-Planck equation is designed. with the extended Kalman filter update mechanism, in which the associated Fokker-Planck equation was solved efficiently and accurately via discrete quadrature and the measurement update was done through the extended Kalman filter update mechanism. This filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update is applied to the orbit determination problem with appropriate modification to mitigate the filter smugness. Unlike the extended Kalman filter, the hybrid filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update does not require the burdensome evaluation of the Jacobian matrix and Gaussian assumption for the system, and can still provide more accurate estimations of the state than those of the extended Kalman filter especially when measurements are sparse. Simulation results indicate that the advantages of the hybrid filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update make it a promising alternative to the extended Kalman filter for orbit estimation problems.