• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2022

Piled raft foundations are widely used and effective in supporting high-rise buildings around the world. In this study, a piled raft system was numerically simulated using PLAXIS 3D. The settlement comparison results between the actual building measurements and the three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis, were in good agreement, indicating the usefulness of this approach for the evaluation of the feasibility of using a piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The effects were investigated of the number of piles based on pile spacing, pile length, raft embedment on the settlement, load sharing, bending moments, and the shear force of the piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The results indicated that with an increased number of piles, increased pile length, and embedding raft depth, the total and differential settlement decreased. The optimal design consisted of pile numbers of 60-70, corresponding to pile spacings is 5.5-6 times the pile diameter (D_p), in conjunction with a pile length-to-pile diameter ratio of 30. Furthermore, load sharing by the raft, by locating it in the second layer of stiff clay, could achieve 66% of the building load. The proposed model of piled raft foundations could reduce the total foundation cost by 49.61% compared to the conventional design. This research can assist practicing engineers in selecting pile and raft parameters in the design of piled raft foundations to produce an economical design for high-rise buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and around the world.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.15-27
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• 2022

This work comes within the framework of the "Benchmark on the Aerodynamics of a Rectangular Cylinder" that investigates a rectangular cylinder of length-to-depth ratio equal to 5. The present study reports and discusses velocity fields acquired using planar Particle Image Velocitmetry for several angles of attack and Reynolds numbers. In particular, for a cylinder depth-based Reynolds number of 2 × 10⁴ and zero incidence angle, the flow features along the lateral (parallel to the freestream) upper and lower surfaces of the cylinder are reported. Using first and second order statistics of the velocity field, the main flow features are discussed, especially the size and location of the time-averaged flow structures and the distribution of the Reynolds stresses. The variation of the flow features with the incidence is also studied considering angles of attack up to 6°. It is shown that the time-averaged flow is fully detached for incidence higher than 2°. For an angle of attack of 0°, the effects of the Reynolds number varying between 5 × 10³ and 2 × 10⁴ are investigated looking at flow statistics. It is shown that the time-averaged location of the reattachment point and the shape and position of the time-averaged main vortex are mostly constant with the Reynolds number. However, the size of the inner region located below the time-averaged shear layer and just downstream the leading edge corner appears to be strongly dependent on the Reynolds number.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.55-66
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• 2022

Tall buildings are often subjected to steady and unsteady forces due to external wind flows. Measurement and mitigation of these forces becomes critical to structural design in engineering applications. Over the last few decades, many approaches such as modification of the external geometry of structures have been investigated to mitigate wind-induced load. One such proven geometric modification involved the rounding of sharp corners. In this work, we systematically analyze the impact of rounded corner radii on the reducing the flow-induced loading on a square cylinder. We perform 3-Dimensional (3D) simulations for high Reynolds number flows (Re=1 × 105) which are more likely to be encountered in practical applications. An Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation (IDDES) method capable of capturing flow accurately at large Reynolds numbers is employed in this study. The IDDES formulation uses a k-ω Shear Stress Transport (SST) model for near-wall modelling that prevents mesh-induced separation of the boundary layer. The effects of these corner modifications are analyzed in terms of the resulting variations in the mean and fluctuating components of the aerodynamic forces compared to a square cylinder with no geometric changes. Plots of the angular distribution of the mean and fluctuating coefficient of pressure along the square cylinder's surface illustrate the effects of corner modifications on the different parts of the cylinder. The windward corner's separation angle was observed to decrease with an increase in radius, resulting in a narrower and longer recirculation region. Furthermore, with an increase in radius, a reduction in the fluctuating lift, mean drag, and fluctuating drag coefficients has been observed.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2022

In assessing the seismic safety of nuclear power plants, it is essential to analyze the structures using the observed ground motion. In particular, spatial variation in which the characteristics of the ground motion record differ may occur if the location is different within the site and even if the same earthquake is experienced. This study analyzed the spatial variation characteristics of the ground motion observed at the structure and site using the earthquake records measured at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. Even if they were located on the same floor within the same unit, there was a difference in response depending on the location. In addition, amplification was observed in Unit 5 compared to other units, which was due to the rock layer having a slower shear wave velocity than the surrounding bedrock. Significant differences were also found in the records of the structure's foundation and the free-field surface. Based on these results, the necessity of considering spatial variation in the observed records was suggested.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.91-106
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• 2022

This paper has focused on presenting a three dimensional theory of elasticity for free vibration of 3D-graphene foam reinforced polymer matrix composites (GrF-PMC) cylindrical panels resting on two-parameter elastic foundations. The elastic foundation is considered as a Pasternak model with adding a Shear layer to the Winkler model. The porous graphene foams possessing 3D scaffold structures have been introduced into polymers for enhancing the overall stiffness of the composite structure. Also, 3D graphene foams can distribute uniformly or non-uniformly in the shell thickness direction. The effective Young's modulus, mass density and Poisson's ratio are predicted by the rule of mixture. Three complicated equations of motion for the panel under consideration are semi-analytically solved by using 2-D differential quadrature method. The fast rate of convergence and accuracy of the method are investigated through the different solved examples. Because of using two-dimensional generalized differential quadrature method, the present approach makes possible vibration analysis of cylindrical panels with two opposite axial edges simply supported and arbitrary boundary at the curved edges. It is explicated that 3D-GrF skeleton type and weight fraction can significantly affect the vibrational characteristics of GrF-PMC panel resting on two-parameter elastic foundations.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권5호
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• pp.693-707
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• 2022

Bonded joints have proven their performance against conventional joining processes such as welding, riveting and bolting. The single-lap joint is the most widely used to characterize adhesive joints in tensile-shear loadings. However, the high stress concentrations in the adhesive joint due to the non-linearity of the applied loads generate a bending moment in the joint, resulting in high stresses at the adhesive edges. Geometric optimization of the bonded joint to reduce this high stress concentration prompted various researchers to perform geometric modifications of the adhesive and adherends at their free edges. Modifying both edges of the adhesive (spew) and the adherends (bevel) has proven to be an effective solution to reduce stresses at both edges and improve stress transfer at the inner part of the adhesive layer. The majority of research aimed at improving the geometry of the plate and adhesive edges has not considered the effect of temperature and water absorption in evaluating the strength of the joint. The objective of this work is to analyze, by the finite element method, the stress distribution in an adhesive joint between two 2024-T3 aluminum plates. The effects of the adhesive fillet and adherend bevel on the bonded joint stresses were taken into account. On the other hand, degradation of the mechanical properties of the adhesive following its exposure to moisture and temperature was found. The results clearly showed that the modification of the edges of the adhesive and of the bonding agent have an important role in the durability of the bond. Although the modification of the adhesive and bonding edges significantly improves the joint strength, the simultaneous exposure of the joint to temperature and moisture generates high stress concentrations in the adhesive joint that, in most cases, can easily reach the failure point of the material even at low applied stresses.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권1호
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• pp.105-118
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• 2023

The present work is an attempt to develop a simple and accurate finite element formulation for the assessment of thermal shock/thermally induced vibrations in pretwisted and tapered functionally graded material thin (FGM) blades obtained from Voigt and local representative volume elements (LRVE) homogenization models, based on neutral surface approach. The neutral surface of the FGM blade does not coincide with its mid-surface. A finite element model (FEM) is developed using first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and the FGM turbine blade is modelled according to the shallow shell theory. The top and the bottom layers of the FGM blade are made of pure ceramic and pure metal, respectively and temperature-dependent material properties are functionally graded in the thickness direction, the position of the neutral surface also depends on the temperature. The material properties are estimated according to two different homogenization models viz., Voigt or LRVE. The top layer of the FGM blade is subjected to high temperature and the bottom surface is either thermally insulated or kept at room temperature. The solution of the nonlinear profile of the temperature in the thickness direction is obtained from the Fourier law of heat conduction in the unsteady state. The results obtained from the present FEM are compared with the benchmark examples. Next, the effect of angle of twist, intensity of thermal shock, variable chord and span and volume fraction index on the transient response due to thermal shock obtained from the two homogenization models viz., Voigt and LRVE scheme is investigated. It is shown that there can be a significant difference in the transient response calculated by the two homogenization models for a particular set of material and geometric parameters.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.213-213
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• 2023

하천의 합류부는 두 하천이 만나 형성되는 지역으로 복잡한 혼합 거동을 보인다. 합류부에서는 실제로 수리 특성이 유황에 따라 다양하게 변화하고 수환경 특성도 함께 변화하며, 이로 인해 본류와 지류에 비해 다양한 생태학적인 종이 분포하는 등 환경적으로 중요구간 중 하나이다. 합류부의 혼합 거동을 이해하기 위해서는 다양한 유황에 따른 수체 혼합 거동을 2차류를 통해 분석하는 것이 중요하다. 해외의 경우 2차류의 패턴을 통해 합류부에서의 혼합 거동을 공간적으로 분석한바 있으나(Riley and Rhoads, 2012), 대부분의 연구들은 중·소규모의 하천을 대상으로 진행되어 대규모 하천에서의 확인은 미흡한 상태이다. 또한, 실제 현장에서 계측을 통한 데이터 획득과 후 처리의 어려움으로 인해 현재 국내에서는 2차류 패턴을 통해 대규모 하천 합류부의 혼합 거동을 확인한 사례는 전무한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 Sontek사의 ADCP를 통해 계측된 수리 데이터를 Rozovskii의 방법을 기반으로 한 2차류로 나타내 낙동강-금호강 합류부에서의 공간적인 수체 혼합을 확인하였다. 혼합거리를 판단하기 위해 합류 이후 혼합의 경계면(Shear Layer)에서 나타나는 2차류의 특이한 패턴(Helical motion)을 주요 지표(Index)로 사용하였다. 그리고, 수질 센서인 YSI EXO2의 수표면 전기전도도의 분포를 통해 합류부에서 본류와 지류의 혼합거리를 산정하였으며, 2차류의 패턴과 비교하였다. 분석 결과, 대규모 하천에서 2차류의 특이한 패턴이 존재함을 명확히 확인하였다. 본류와 지류의 모멘텀 비에 따라 서로 다른 패턴의 혼합양상을 2차류를 통해 확인할 수 있었으며, 2차류의 혼합 패턴과 전기전도도의 분포를 비교 분석하여 합류부에서의 혼합을 3차원적으로 해석하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 해안 준설매립지반에 대한 연약지반 개량사례를 이용하여 연적배수공법 적용시의 현장계측 및 압밀침하 해석을 실시하였다. 대상현장은 원지반위에 대략 10m의 준설매립을 통해 조성된 부지로서 고함수비 및 고압축성의 해성점토로 구성되어 있다. 1년 동안의 현장 계측결과, 당초 설계시의 예측침하량에 비해 매우 큰 압밀침하가 발생하였고, 이 조건에서의 향후 침하거동을 예측하기 위한 추가 압밀침하 해석 및 계측결과를 이용한 역해석을 실시하였다. 상부시공 영향 등에 의해 준설매립지반에는 과다한 전단변형이 발생하였으며, 이에 대한 현장 계측결과의 평가 및 보정을 실시하였다. 압밀해석 및 원지반 조건을 평가하기 위해 실내시험 결과를 이용한 물질함수분석을 실시하였으며, 최종적으로 부지 인도후의 잔류침하량 및 최종 지반고를 만족시키기 위한 추가 성토고를 산정하였다. 추가 성토이후의 현장 계측결과와 당초 예측했던 압밀침하 거동을 비교하였으며, 이를 통해 당초 예측내용에 대한 검증을 수행할 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권3D호
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• pp.445-451
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• 2006

본 연구는 노후 콘크리트 포장의 아스팔트 덧씌우기에서 발생하는 반사균열을 억제하기 위한 방안으로 노후 콘크리트와 아스팔트 표층 사이에 응력을 흡수할 수 있는 중간층 혼합물을 개발하기 위하여 수행되었다. 고탄성 응력흡수층은 휨 변형과 수평변형으로 인하여 발생하는 균열응력을 흡수 또는 분산 시킬 수 있는 탄성과 유연성, 균일성 및 불투수성이 요구된다. 본 연구로부터 국외제품을 모델로 국산 바인더를 개발 하였으며 이를 사용하여 제작된 혼합물 시편은 시방규격에 만족하였다. 기존 덧씌우기 공법과 비교한 시험으로부터 고탄성 응력흡수 중간층이 설치된 경우 설치되지 않은 경우에 비하여 전단파괴수명과 수평변위저항도는 약 4배가 증가되었으며 표층재료의 선정에 따라 전단파괴수명은 5배, 수평변위저항도는 9배가 증가되어 고탄성 응력흡수 중간층이 반사균열 억제에 우수한 것으로 본 연구에 나타났다.