• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-21
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• 2022

In the structural analysis of steel frames, joints are generally considered as rigid or hinged considering their moment transfer ability. However, the first studies conducted with the beginning of the 20th century showed that the joints do not actually fit these two definitions. In reality, a joint behaves between these two extreme points and is called semi-rigid. Including the actual state of the joint in the structural analysis provides significant economic advantages, so the subject is an intense field of study today. However, it does not find enough application area in practice. For this reason, a large-scale literature published from the first studies on the subject to the present has been examined within the scope of the study. Three important points have been identified in order to examine a joint realistically; modelling the load-displacement relationship, performing the structural analysis and how to design. Joint modelling methods were grouped under 7 main headings as analytical, empirical, mechanical, numerical, informational, hybrid and experimental. In addition to the moment-rotation, other important external load effects like axial force, shear and torsion were considered. Various evaluations were made to expand the practical application area of semi-rigid connections by examining analysis methods and design approaches. Dynamic behaviour was also included in the study, and besides column-beam connections, other important connection types such as beam-beam, column-beam-cross, base connection were also examined in this paper.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2019

This paper proposes a new numerical approach to model geocell reinforced soils, where the geocell is described as membrane elements and the complex interaction between geocell and soil is realized by coupling their degrees of freedom. The effectiveness and robustness of this approach are demonstrated using two examples, i.e., a geocell-reinforced foundation and a large scale retaining wall project. The first example validates the approach against established solutions through a comprehensive parametrical study to understand the influence of geocell on the improvement of bearing capacity of foundations. The study results show that reducing the geocell pocket size has a strong effect on improving the bearing capacity. In addition, when the aspect ratio maintains the same value, the bearing capacity improvement with increasing geocell height is insignificant. Comparing with the field monitoring and measurement in the project, the second example investigates the application of the approach to practical engineering projects. This paper provides a practically feasible and efficient modelling approach, where no explicit interface or contact is required. This allows geocell reinforced soils in large scale project can be effectively modelled where the mechanism for complex geocell-soil interaction can be explicitly observed.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.81-95
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• 2019

The unexpected seismic interaction of dry-assembled precast concrete frame structures typical of the European heritage with their precast cladding panels brought to extensive failures of the panels during recent earthquakes due to the inadequateness of their connection systems. Following this recognition, an experimental campaign of cyclic and pseudo-dynamic tests has been performed at ELSA laboratory of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission on a full-scale prototype of precast structure with vertical and horizontal cladding panels within the framework of the Safecladding project. The panels were connected to the frame structure by means of innovative arrangements of fastening systems including isostatic, integrated and dissipative. Many of the investigated configurations involved a strong frame-cladding interaction, modifying the structural behaviour of the frame turning it into highly non-linear since small deformation. In such cases, properly modelling the connections becomes fundamental in the framework of a design by non-linear dynamic analysis. This paper presents the peculiarities of the numerical models of precast frame structures equipped with the various cladding connection systems which have been set to predict and simulate the experimental results from pseudo-dynamic tests. The comparison allows to validate the structural models and to derive recommendations for a proper modelling of the different types of existing and innovative cladding connection systems.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2003

화약발파에 의한 암반의 파괴는 폭약의 열화학적 반응에 의해 생성되는 에너지가 주위 암반으로 전달되면서 발생한다. 폭약의 반응은 매우 짧은 시간에 격렬하게 이루어지므로 실험적 관찰이 용이하지 않을 뿐만 아니라, 암반을 대상으로 발파할 경우 암반의 불균질성, 이방성으로 인해 동일한 조건으로 실험을 하더라도 특성상 정량적 정성적으로 똑같은 상황을 반복적으로 재현하여 실험하는 것도 불가능하다. 따라서 폭약으로부터 발생하는 에너지와 암반으로의 전달과정은 암반 파괴의 에너지원으로서 매우 중요하면서도 명확히 파악되지 않은 부분이다. 본 논문에서는 수치해석적 방법으로 발파원과 암반의 거동을 모델링하여 발파원의 특성이 암반 거동에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 주요 결과로는 발파원과 관련된 입력 자료로서 감쇠상수와 발파공벽에 가해지는 압력의 증가시간에 따라 암반의 동적거동이 상이하게 나타났으며, 동적 거동을 결정짓는 두 입력 변수의 상호관계를 유도할 수 있었다.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2015

지하공간의 개발 또는 활용기술에 대한 수요가 전 세계적으로 급증함에 따라, 역학적 안정성과 활용 효율의 측면에서 발파굴착 시 발생하는 손상대 평가는 주요 관심사가 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PFC3D와 ANSYS LS-DYNA를 이용하여 판재시료를 대상으로 발파 예정선 주위의 소규모 모형발파에 대한 수치해석을 수행하였다. 또한, 해석 결과의 검증을 위하여 소규모 판재모형을 제작하여 발파실험을 수행하고 균열 전파양상을 비교 고찰하였다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.63-86
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• 2023

Structural health monitoring and damage detection are essential for assessing, maintaining, and rehabilitating structures. Most of the existing damage detection approaches compare the current state structural response with the undamaged vibrational structural response, which is unsuitable for old and existing structures where undamaged vibrational responses are absent. One of the approaches for existing structures, numerical model updating/inverse modelling, available in the literature, is limited to numerical studies with high-end software. In this study, an attempt is made to study the effectiveness of the model updating technique, simplify modelling complexity, and economize its usability. The optimization-based detection problem is addressed by using programmable open-sourced code, OpenSees^® and a derivative-free optimization code, NOMAD^®. Modal analysis is used for damage identification of beam-like structures with several damage scenarios. The performance of the proposed methodology is validated both numerically and experimentally. The proposed method performs satisfactorily in identifying both locations and intensity of damage in structures.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2015

This paper presents 3D collision deformation modelling methodologies using photogrammetry for reconstruction of vehicle accidents. A vehicle's deformation shape in collision provides important information on how the vehicle collided. So effective measurement(scanning) and construction of a corresponding appropriate model are essential in the analysis of collision deformation shape for obtaining much information related to collision accident. Two measurement methods were used in this study: Indirect-photogrammetry which requires relatively small amount of photos or videos, and direct-photogrammetry which requires large amount of photos directly taken for the purpose of 3D modelling. When the indirect-photogrammetry method, which was mainly used in this study, lacked enough photographic information, already secured 2D numerical deformation data was used as a compensation. This made 3D collision deformation modelling for accident reconstruction analysis possible.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.398-403
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• 2000

Numerical analysis was conducted to investigate flow and heat transfer characteristics in louver fin exchanger, which were influenced by louver pitch, fin pitch, louver angle and inlet velocity. Standard $k-\varepsilon$ turbulent modelling was used in this study, and compared with laminar modelling. As a result of this study, Nusselt number became smaller as louver pitch or fin pitch was greater. Drag coefficient became smaller as louver pitch or fin pitch was greater, but it was little affected by inlet velocity.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.577-586
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• 2004

Structural failures, such as crack initiation, often arise near the bolted parts of the side member and trunnion bracket in some commercial vehicles. The purpose of this paper is: 1) establishment of a simple and practical bolted joint modelling technique and 2) determination of the key design variables for design improvement based on numerical experiments. Once the bolted joint modelling technique is established through experimental verification, the key design variables must be identified in order to alleviate the level of the stress concentration near the problem region. Numerical results indicate that the torsional rigidity of the frame cross-section should be increased to reduce the level of the maximum stress at the actual crack initiation location.

• 지질학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.631-640
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• 2018

퇴적층의 두께와 형성 기간을 분석하는 것은 퇴적분지의 발달사를 이해하기 위한 분지 해석과 모델링 연구에서 중요하다. 분지 발달 과정에서 퇴적층은 깊이가 증가함에 따라 다짐 작용에 의해 두께가 감소하고, 이 두께 변화는 깊이에 따른 공극률 변화 경향(다짐 작용 경향)을 통해 계산이 가능하다. 이 연구에서는 대표적인 퇴적암상인 사암, 셰일, 탄산염암의 깊이에 따른 공극률 변화 자료를 기반으로, 암상에 따른 다짐 작용 경향의 범위를 지수 함수를 이용하여 정량화하였다. 그리고 다짐 작용이 퇴적층의 공극률과 두께 변화에 미치는 영향을 수치해석적 방법을 이용해 평가하였다. 사암은 초기 공극률의 범위가 좁고 깊이 증가에 따른 공극률 감소 경향이 비교적 일정하여, 다짐 작용에 의한 층두께의 변화 범위가 작다. 셰일은 약 2,000 m 깊이까지 공극률이 빠르게 감소한 후, 급격히 낮아진 감소율을 보이며 이는 퇴적층의 두께 변화에도 반영된다. 탄산염암은 초기 공극률의 범위가 넓고, 깊이 증가에 따른 공극률 감소 양상의 차이가 커서, 결과적으로 다짐 작용에 의해 감소한 퇴적층 두께 차이의 범위도 크게 나타난다. 이 수치 해석적 다짐 작용 연구의 정량적 분석 결과에서 나타난 각 암상들의 다짐 작용에 따른 공극률과 층두께 감소의 특징들은 퇴적분지의 생성과 발달 과정을 이해하기 위해 필요한 퇴적층 두께 복원과 침강사 그리고 지열 작용 분석에 영향을 끼치며, 이는 다짐 작용 경향이 분지 모델링 연구에서 중요한 요소이며 적절한 적용이 필요함을 보여준다.