• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2019

Semi-rigid joints have been widely studied in literature in recent decades because they affect greatly the structural response of frames. In literature, the behavior of semi-rigid joints is commonly assumed to be identical under positive and negative moments which are obviously incorrect in many cases where joint details such as bolt arrangement or placement of haunch are vertically asymmetrical. This paper evaluates two common types of steel frames with asymmetrical beam-to-column joints by Direct Analysis allowing for plasticity. A refined design method of steel frames using a proposed simple forth order curved-quartic element with an integrated joint model allowing for asymmetrical geometric joint properties is presented. Furthermore, the ultimate behavior of six types of asymmetrical end-plate connections under positive and negative moment is examined by the Finite Element Method (FEM). The FEM results are further applied to the proposed design method with the curved-quartic element for Direct Analysis of two types of steel frames under dominant gravity or wind load. The ultimate frame behavior under the two different scenarios are examined with respect to their failure modes and considerably different structural performances of the frames were observed when compared with the identical frames designed with the traditional method where symmetrical joints characteristics were assumed. The finding of this research contributes to the design of steel frames as their asymmetrical beam-to-column joints lead to different frame behavior when under positive and negative moment and this aspect should be incorporated in the design and analysis of steel frames. This consideration of asymmetrical joint behavior is recommended to be highlighted in future design codes.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제86권6호
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• pp.715-730
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• 2023

Broad studies have addressed the issue of structural element damage identification, however, rubber bearing, as a key component of load transmission between the superstructure and substructure, is essential to the operational safety of a bridge, which should be paid more attention to its health condition. However, regarding the limitations of the traditional bearing damage detection methods as well as few studies have been conducted on this topic, in this paper, inspired by the model updating-based structural damage identification, a two-stage bearing damage identification method has been proposed. In the first stage, we deduce a novel bearing damage localization indicator, called element relative MSE, to accurately determine the bearing damage location. In the second one, the prior knowledge of bearing damage localization is combined with sailfish optimization (SFO) to perform the bearing damage estimation. In order to validate the feasibility, a numerical example of a 5-span continuous beam is introduced, also the noise robustness has been investigated. Meanwhile, the effectiveness and engineering applicability are further verified based on an experimental simply supported beam and actual engineering of the I-40 Bridge. The obtained results are good, which indicate that the proposed method is not only suitable for simple structures but also can accurately locate the bearing damage site and identify its severity for complex structure. To summarize, the proposed method provides a good guideline for the issue of bridge bearing detection, which could be used to reduce the difficulty of the traditional bearing failure detection approach, further saving labor costs and economic expenses.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.421-433
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• 2010

강구조물의 장기간 사용에 있어 가장 대표적인 노화현상의 하나로 부식손상을 들 수 있다. 그러나 부식 손상된 강재의 지속사용 여부 및 보수 보강 필요 여부를 판단하기 위한 잔존 내하력 평가법이 확립되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 부식손상으로 인한 단면결손 또는 두께감소의 정도가 H형 강재의 복부좌굴강도에 미치는 영향을 검토하고 잔존 복부좌굴하중 추정법을 제안하기 위하여, H형 강재의 복부좌굴실험과 유한요소해석을 실시하였다. 본 실험에서는 지하철 공사 현장에서 다년간 대기 노출로 인하여 부식 손상된 주형받침보를 절단한 H형 강재와 부식손상을 모사하기 위하여 인위적으로 복부 하단부의 부식손상 두께와 높이를 달리하여 제작한 H형 강재의 총 13개의 시험체를 사용하였다. 그리고 다양한 하중재하면적 또는 지지단면적을 모사하기 위해, 이들 중 5개의 시험체는 상부플랜지의 상면 전체에 걸쳐 압축하중을 전면재하 하였으며, 나머지 8개는 상부플랜지의 일부분에만 부분적으로 압축하중을 부분재하 하였다. 또한 이들 시험체에 대한 유한 요소해석을 수행하여 실험결과와 비교, 분석하였다. 그 결과, 복부의 부식두께 및 손상높이와 복부좌굴하중과의 상관관계를 정량화하였으며, 평균 부식감소량과 표준편차를 이용하여 H형 강재의 복부좌굴하중 감소계수를 추정할 수 있는 잔존 복부좌굴하중 추정법을 제안하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.503-514
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• 2006

FBG 센서는 기존의 전기저항식 게이지에 비해 구조물의 변형율 계측이 용이하고, 내구성이 우수하여 구조물의 응답 모니터링이나 비파괴손상평가 분야의 적용성에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 또한, 구조물 단면의 상 로의 치환이 가능하며, 이 곡률을 이용하여 수직변위를 계산할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는, FBG 센서를 이용하여 I 형의 강재 단순보에서 충격에 의한 동적 변형율을 측정하고, 이를 이용하여 동적 변위를 추정하여 측정된 동적 변위와 비교 평가하였다. 또한, 추정된 변위와 측정된 변위 및 변형율 시간이력을 이용하여 단순보의 동특성( 고유진동수, 감쇠비 및 모드형상)을 추정하여 해석모델의 동특성과 비교하였다. 변형율을 이용한 변위의 추정은 측정 변위보다 최대 약 10% 정도 크게 나타났다. 그러나 추정된 변위 또는 변형율 이력을 사용하여 추정한 동특성은 측정된 변위를 사용하여 추정한 동특성과 거의 일치하였고, FBG 센서를 이용한 동특성 추정 결과는 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 특히, FBG 센서 변형율은 변위에 비해 고주파 특성이 증폭되기 때문에 고차모드의 동특성 추정에 유리하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제48권8호
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• pp.555-563
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• 2020

전진익 항공기는 평익 항공기와 비교하였을 때 우월한 공력 특성을 갖고 있다. 그러나 전진익 항공기는 종래의 주익에 비하여 낮은 발산 속도를 갖고 있게 되고, 이는 설계 단계에서 필수적으로 고려하여야 한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 공력탄성학적 테일러링에 대한 연구가 이루어졌다. 적층 판의 최적의 적층 배열을 찾기 위해선 반복적인 계산이 필요하고 이를 위하여 모델링이 용이하고 계산 효율성이 우수한 1차원 보 축소 해석을 수행한다. 해석을 위하여 다물체 동역학 프로그램인 DYMORE를 사용하였고 이를 해석해와 비교하였다. 또한 NACA0015 형상의 다중 셀 구조 단면을 해석하기 위하여 상용 프로그램 VABS를 사용하였고 전진익 항공기의 날개를 보다 현실적으로 해석하기 위하여 oblique 기능을 사용하였다. 공력탄성학적 테일러링을 통하여 얻은 최적의 발산 속도는 238.9m/s이고 이는 기존에 동일 중량, 단일 방향으로 적층한 날개에 비하여 42% 가량 개선된 수치이다. 하지만 공력탄성학적 테일러링이 부주의하게 적용할 경우 기존 단일 적층 날개에 비하여 오히려 감소된 발산 속도를 가질 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2023

Background The three-dimensional (3D) evaluation of skeletal stability after orthognathic surgery is a time-consuming and complex procedure. The complexity increases further when evaluating the surgery-first orthognathic approach (SFOA). Herein, we propose and validate a simple time-saving method of 3D analysis using a single software, demonstrating high accuracy and repeatability. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 12 patients with skeletal class 3 malocclusion who underwent bimaxillary surgery without any presurgical orthodontics. Computed tomography (CT)/cone-beam CT images of each patient were obtained at three different time points (preoperation [T0], immediately postoperation [T1], and 1 year after surgery [T2]) and reconstructed into 3D images. After automatic surface-based alignment of the three models based on the anterior cranial base, five easily located anatomical landmarks were defined to each model. A set of angular and linear measurements were automatically calculated and used to define the amount of movement (T1-T0) and the amount of relapse (T2-T1). To evaluate the reproducibility, two independent observers processed all the cases, One of them repeated the steps after 2 weeks to assess intraobserver variability. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated at a 95% confidence interval. Time required for evaluating each case was recorded. Results Both the intra- and interobserver variability showed high ICC values (more than 0.95) with low measurement variations (mean linear variations: 0.18 mm; mean angular variations: 0.25 degree). Time needed for the evaluation process ranged from 3 to 5 minutes. Conclusion This approach is time-saving, semiautomatic, and easy to learn and can be used to effectively evaluate stability after SFOA.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.30-45
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• 2013

The present work focuses on the unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelastic properties of a small-medium sized wind-turbine blade operating under ideal conditions. A tapered/twisted blade representative of commercial blades used in an experiment setup at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is considered. The aerodynamic loads are computed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques. For this purpose, FLUENT$^{(R)}$, a commercial finite-volume code that solves the Navier-Stokes and the Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, is used. Turbulence effects in the 2D simulations are modeled using the Wilcox k-w model for validation of the CFD approach. For the 3D aerodynamic simulations, in a first approximation, and considering that the intent is to present a methodology and workflow philosophy more than highly accurate turbulent simulations, the unsteady laminar Navier-Stokes equations were used to determine the unsteady loads acting on the blades. Five different blade pitch angles were considered and their aerodynamic performance compared. The structural dynamics of the flexible wind-turbine blade undergoing significant elastic displacements has been described by a nonlinear flap-lag-torsion slender-beam differential model. The aerodynamic quasi-steady forcing terms needed for the aeroelastic governing equations have been predicted through a strip-theory based on a simple 2D model, and the pertinent aerodynamic coefficients and the distribution over the blade span of the induced velocity derived using CFD. The resulting unsteady hub loads are achieved by a first space integration of the aeroelastic equations by applying the Galerkin's approach and by a time integration using a harmonic balance scheme. Comparison among two- and three- dimensional computations for the unsteady aerodynamic load, the flap, lag and torsional deflections, forces and moments are presented in the paper. Results, discussions and pertinent conclusions are outlined.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2009

이 논문에서는 복합재료 적층판 해석을 위해 등가단층요소와 부분-선형 층별 적층요소를 서로 연계시킨 결합요소를 제안하였다. 등가단층요소는 퇴화 쉘요소에 의해 정식화되었으며, 반면에 부분-선형 층별요소의 경우 면내변위는 부분적 선형변화로, 두께방향으로의 면외변위는 일정하다고 가정하였다. 제안된 유한요소모델은 p-수렴방식에 기초를 두고 있다. 변위장 보간을 위해 적분형 르장드르 다항식이, 수치적분을 수행하기 위해서는 가우스-로바토 적분을 각각 채택하였다. 이 연구에서는 주로 p-수렴 결합요소의 검증을 위해 다양한 형태의 유한요소 다중모델에 대해 안정된 수치해석값을 보여주는 지에 초점을 두었다. 채택한 예제는 정해를 쉽게 알고 있는 단순한 문제로 인장력을 받는 평판 또는 연직하중을 받는 캔틸레버보에 적용하여 제안된 요소의 성능을 평가하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.437-450
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• 2003

In this paper, the structural random response due to the turbulent boundary layer excitation is investigated. Using the mode shapes and natural frequencies of an undamped structural operator, a fully analytical model has been assembled. The auto and cross-spectral densities of kinematic quantities are so determined through exact analytical expansions. In order to reduce the computational costs associated with the needed number of modes, it has been tested an innovative methodology based on a scaling procedure. In fact, by using a reduced spatial domain and defining accordingly an augmented artificial damping, it is possible to get the same energy response with reduced computational costs. The item to be checked was the power spectral density of the displacement response for a flexural simply supported beam; the very simple structure was selected just to highlight the main characteristics of the technique. In principle, it can be applied successfully to any quantity derived from the modal operators. The criterion and the rule of scaling the domain are also presented, investigated and discussed. The obtained results are encouraging and they allow thinking successfully to the definition of procedure that could represent a bridge between modal and energy methods.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.475-502
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• 2012

In this paper, the seismic analysis modeling technologies for sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) are presented with detailed descriptions for each structure, system and component (SSC) model. The complicated reactor system of pool type SFR, which is composed of the reactor vessel, internal structures, intermediate heat exchangers, primary pumps, core assemblies, and core support structures, is mathematically described with simple stick models which can represent fundamental frequencies of SSC. To do this, detailed finite element analyses were carried out to identify fundamental beam frequencies with consideration of fluid added mass effects caused by primary sodium coolant contained in the reactor vessel. The calculation of fluid added masses is performed by detailed finite element analyses using FAMD computer program and the results are discussed in terms of the ways to be considered in a seismic modeling. Based on the results of seismic time history analyses for both seismic isolation and non-isolation design, the functional requirements for relative deflections are discussed, and the design floor response spectra are proposed that can be used for subsystem seismic design.