• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.703-722
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• 2013

In this paper a study about concrete arch bridges built by lattice cantilevers is presented. Lattice cantilevers are partial structures composed of deck, arch, piers and provisional steel diagonals, organized as reticular cantilever girders, in order to build arch bridges without the use of centrings, supports or temporary towers. Characteristics of this construction methodology with its variants are explained together with their implications in the erection sequence. Partial elastic scheme method is implemented in order to find initial forces of temporary cables and a forward analysis is carried out to follow the actual sequence of construction, by extending a procedure already applied to concrete cable-stayed bridges and to arches built by the classical suspended cantilever method. A numerical application on a case-study of a concrete arch bridge is performed together with a comparison between different methodologies followed for its construction sequence. Differences between erection by lattice cantilevers and cable-stayed cantilevers, are discussed. Results can be useful for designers in conceptual design of concrete arch bridges.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.33-48
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• 2020

With the use of differential quadrature method (DQM), forced vibrations and resonance frequency analysis of functionally graded (FG) nano-size beams rested on elastic substrate have been studied utilizing a shear deformation refined beam theory which contains shear deformations influence needless of any correction coefficient. The nano-size beam is exposed to uniformly-type dynamical loads having partial length. The two parameters elastic substrate is consist of linear springs as well as shear coefficient. Gradation of each material property for nano-size beam has been defined in the context of Mori-Tanaka scheme. Governing equations for embedded refined FG nano-size beams exposed to dynamical load have been achieved by utilizing Eringen's nonlocal differential law and Hamilton's rule. Derived equations have solved via DQM based on simply supported-simply supported edge condition. It will be shown that forced vibrations properties and resonance frequency of embedded FG nano-size beam are prominently affected by material gradation, nonlocal field, substrate coefficients and load factors.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.213-221
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• 2013

이 논문에서는 반무한 고체영역의 표면에서 측정한 변위응답의 시간이력으로부터 유한요소망 연속기법을 이용해 탄성파 속도의 공간적 분포를 추정하는 역해석 문제를 소개한다. 반무한 영역에서의 역해석을 위해서는 해석 대상이 되는 유한영역의 경계에서 파동의 반사가 일어나지 않도록 하는 것이 중요하다. 이를 위해 유한영역의 경계면에 perfectly-matchedlayers(PMLs)라는 수치적 파동흡수층을 도입하였고, PML을 경계로 하는 유한영역에서 역해석 문제를 정의하였다. 이 문제를 탄성파동방정식을 구속조건으로 하는 최적화 문제로 표현하였으며, 라그랑주 승수법에 기초한 비구속 최적화 기법에 의해 탄성파속도의 최적 분포를 결정하였다. 해의 정확도와 수렴성을 높이기 위해 유한요소망 연속기법을 도입하여 점진적으로 밀도가 증가하는 유한요소망에 대해 연속적으로 역해석을 수행하였다. 1차원 예제들을 통해 유한요소망 연속기법을 이용한 역해석으로부터 탄성파속도의 분포를 정확히 추정할 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 측정 응답에 노이즈가 존재하는 경우에도 제안한 역해석 기법은 목표 탄성파속도 분포에 근사한 결과를 도출하였다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2019

In this study, we propose a new scheme of nonlinear analysis for Incheon International Airport Terminal-2 which was opened on January of 2018 for the Olympic Winter Games of PyeongChang in South Korea. The terminal was built by a single layered irregular space frame. It has hard problems for nonlinear analysis geometrically, because of a limitation of personal computer's ability by the number of rigid joints in the roof. Therefore we attempt easier approach to be chosen a center part of the roof instead of the whole structure, and to substitute the other boundary parts as springs. The scheme shows some merits for saving memory and calculation time and so on.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권5호
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• pp.439-449
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• 2023

Non-linear vibration characteristics of functionally graded CNT-reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) cylindrical shell panel on elastic foundation have not been sufficiently examined. In this situation, this study aims at the profound numerical investigation of the non-linear vibration response of FG-CNTRC cylindrical panels on Winkler-Pasternak foundation by introducing an accurate and effective 2-D meshfree-based non-linear numerical method. The large-amplitude free vibration problem is formulated according to the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) with the von Karman non-linearity, and it is approximated by Laplace interpolation functions in 2-D natural element method (NEM) and a non-linear partial derivative operator H_NL. The complex and painstaking numerical derivation on the curved surface and the crucial shear locking are overcome by adopting the geometry transformation and the MITC3+ shell elements. The derived nonlinear modal equations are iteratively solved by introducing a three-step iterative solving technique which is combined with Lanczos transformation and Jacobi iteration. The developed non-linear numerical method is estimated through the benchmark test, and the effects of foundation stiffness, CNT volume fraction and functionally graded pattern, panel dimensions and boundary condition on the non-linear vibration of FG-CNTRC cylindrical panels on elastic foundation are parametrically investigated.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.559-594
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• 2015

A nonlinear creep function incorporated into the elastic visco-plastic model may describe the long-term soil deformation more accurately. However, by applying the conventional procedure, there are challenges to determine the model parameters due to limitation of suitable data points. This paper presents a numerical solution to obtain several parameters simultaneously for a nonlinear elastic visco-plastic (EVP) model using the available consolidation data. The finite difference scheme using the Crank-Nicolson procedure is applied to solve a set of coupled partial differential equations of the time dependent strain and pore water pressure dissipation. The model parameters are determined by applying the algorithm of trust-region reflective optimisation in conjunction with the finite difference solution. The proposed method utilises all available consolidation data during dissipation of the excess pore water pressure to determine the required model parameters. Moreover, the reference time in the elastic visco-plastic model can readily be adopted as a unit of time; denoting creep is included in the numerical predictions explicitly from the very first time steps. In this paper, the settlement predictions of thick soft clay layers are presented and discussed to evaluate and compare the accuracy and reliability of the proposed method against the graphical procedure to obtain the model parameters. In addition, comparison of the available experimental results to the numerical predictions confirms the accuracy of the numerical procedure.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.131-158
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• 2009

This paper presents a modelling technique for the nonlinear analysis of composite steel-concrete beams with partial shear interaction. It extends the applicability of two stiffness elements previously derived by the authors using the direct stiffness method, i.e. the 6DOF and the 8DOF elements, to account for material nonlinearities. The freedoms are the vertical displacement, the rotation and the slip at both ends for the 6DOF stiffness element, as well as the axial displacement at the level of the reference axis for the 8DOF stiffness element. The solution iterative scheme is based on the secant method, with the convergence criteria relying on the ratios of the Euclidean norms of both forces and displacements. The advantage of the approach is that the displacement and force fields of the stiffness elements are extremely rich as they correspond to those required by the analytical solution of the elastic partial interaction problem, thereby producing a robust numerical technique. Experimental results available in the literature are used to validate the finite element proposed in the paper. For this purpose, those reported by Chapman and Balakrishnan (1964), Fabbrocino et al. (1998, 1999) and Ansourian (1981) are utilised; these consist of six simply supported beams with a point load applied at mid-span inducing positive bending moment in the beams, three simply supported beams with a point load applied at mid-span inducing negative bending moment in the beams, and six two-span continuous composite beams respectively. Based on these comparisons, a preferred degree of discretisation suitable for the proposed modelling technique expressed as a function of the ratio between the element length and depth is proposed, as is the number of Gauss stations needed. This allows for accurate prediction of the nonlinear response of composite beams.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.101-118
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• 2001

The reliable prediction of elastic vibrations of wetted complex structures, as ships, tanks, offshore structures, propulsion components etc. represent a theoretical and numerical demanding task due to fluid-structure interaction. The paper presented is addressed to the vibration analysis by a combined FE-BE-procedure based on the added mass concept utilizing a direct boundary integral formulation of the potential fluid problem in interior and exterior domains. The discretization is realized by boundary element collocation method using conventional as well as infinite boundary element formulation with analytical integration scheme. Particular attention is devoted to modelling of interior problems with both several separate or communicating fluid domains as well as thin-walled structures wetted on both sides. To deal with this specific kind of interaction problems so-called "virtual" boundary elements in areas of cut outs are placed to satisfy the kinematical conditions in partial connected fluid domains existing in realistic tank systems. Numerical results of various theoretical and practical examples demonstrate the performance of the BE-methodology presented.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2012

본 논문은 2차원 선형탄성 직접 경계요소법에서 저매개변수 요소를 사용할 때 Kernel의 적분방법에 대하여 논의하였다. 일반적으로 등매개변수 요소의 경우 형상함수로 통칭되는 해의 기저함수와 요소의 적분을 위해 사용되는 사상함수를 동일하게 사용한다. 그러나 본 논문에서는 사상함수의 차수를 낮게 취하여 순수기저절점을 도입하고 그때 직접 경계요소의 Kernel을 적분하기 위한 방법이 모색되었다. 일반적으로 경계요소법의 적분 Kernel의 경우 Log수치적분과 코쉬주치(Cauchy principal value) 등을 통해 해결하는데, 본 논문에서는 대수적 조작을 통해 적분값의 정확도를 높일 수 있도록 새로운 수식을 유도하였다. 본 연구에서 저매개변수 기반의 직접 경계요소에 대한 강건성과 정확도를 검증하기 위해 2차원 타원형 편미분방정식으로 표현되는 평면응력과 평면변형문제에 대해 적용하였다. 적용 예제로는 단순연결영역(simple connected region)의 대표적 문제인 캔틸레버보와 다중연결영역(multiple connected region)의 대표적인 문제인 개구부가 있는 사각평면에 대해 각각 수치해석을 수행한 결과 대폭적인 자유도의 감소에 비해 정확도 측면에는 기존의 방법과 차이가 없음을 볼 수 있었다. 본 논문에서 제시된 방법은 기저함수 고차화 저매개변수 직접 경계요소법(subparametric high order boundary element)과 이에 기초를 둔 저매개변수 고차 이중경계요소법(subparametric high order dual boundary element)의 초석이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 비동질 반무한 평면에 대한 비례경계유한요소법의 식을 유도하고 수치예제를 해석하였다. 비례경계유한 요소법은 편미분 방정식을 경계방향으로는 유한요소와 같은 근사를 통해서 약화시키고 방사방향으로는 정확해를 사용하는 반 해석적인 방법으로, 방사방향으로 멱함수를 따라 탄성계수가 변화되는 반무한 평면에 대해서 관계식을 가상일의 원리에 근거하여 새로이 유도하였다. 이 과정에서 반무한평면의 거동이 Euler-Cauchy방정식을 따름을 보이고, 기존의 동질 반무한평면의 해석시 도입되던 로그모드가 비동질 반무한 평면의 해석에는 유효하지 않음을 보였다. 수치예제를 통하여 유도된 식이 타당한 거동을 보임을 증명하고 이 접근법이 실제 공학적 문제의 해결에 있어서 유용함을 보였다.