• Wind and Structures
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.301-311
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• 2012

This paper presents results from the structural monitoring of a steel wind tower characterized and presented in Part I of the paper. Monitoring period corresponds to about fifteen months of measurements. Results presented refer to stress distribution on shell and in bolts at different heights, stress fatigue spectra, section forces along height evaluated from the stress measurements and comparison with design forces, dynamic response in terms of accelerations, stresses, deflections and rotations.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.335-342
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• 2011

FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) 변형률 센서를 이용하여 철골트러스 지붕의 변형을 계측하였다. 이는 특수한 형태인 콘크리트 역쉘 구조물의 시공 중 안정성을 평가하기 위함이었다. 구조해석을 통하여 FBG 센서의 설치위치를 결정하였으며, 센서를 통한 변형률 값을 구조해석 값과 비교하였다. 이를 통하여 특수 구조물의 시공 중 계측을 위한 사전계측 계획의 필요성을 확인 할 수 있었고, 측정된 변형률 값이 구조해석 값을 통한 허용범위 내에 있어, 대상 구조물은 안전한 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2005

This study is focused on modeling to predict the behavior of two-way RC slabs. A new finite element model will be presented to analyze the nonlinear behavior of RC slabs. The numerical approach is based on the p-version degenerate shell element including theory of anisotropic laminated composites, theory of materially and geometrically nonlinear plates. In the nonlinear formulation of this model, the total Lagrangian formulation is adopted with large deflections and moderate rotations being accounted for in the sense of von Karman hypothesis. The material model is based on the Kuper's yield criterion, hardening rule, and crushing condition. The validity of the proposed p-version nonlinear RC finite element model is demonstrated through the load-deflection curves and the ultimate loads. It is shown that the proposed model is able to adequately predict the deflection and ultimate load of two-way slabs with respect to steel arrangements and steel ratios.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제11권2호통권39호
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• pp.117-129
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• 1999

본 연구의 목적은 복합재료의 이점을 증명하고, 비등방성 대칭 적층 원통형 쉘의 거동을 분석하는 것으로서, 비등방성 대칭 적층 원통형 쉘을 해석하기 위해서 전진차분법, 중앙차분법, 후진차분법으로 구성되어 있는 유한차분법을 적용하였다. 본 연구에서는 처짐과 모멘트를 자유도로 고려하였으며, 이는 모멘트 계산시 발생할 수 있는 오차를 줄일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 또한 4변이 모두 단순지지된 경계조건을 고려하였다. 수치해석 결과, 유한차분법에 의한 본 연구의 프로그램이 비등방성 대칭 적층 원통형 쉘의 해석에 적합함을 알 수 있으며, 효과적인 보강섬유의 배치 방법을 제시하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.455-464
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 곡선 보강 복부판의 좌굴해석을 대체전단변형률 장을 갖는 8, 9절점 평면 쉘요소를 이용한 유한요소해석을 통하여 수행하였다. 수평보강재 및 수직보강재를 갖는 경우의 수직면내 곡선 복부판의 좌굴거동을 조사하기 위해 면내 모멘트 하중을 받는 경우에 대해서 복부판의 폭(b)의 변화, 보강재와 복부판의 휨-강성비(${\gamma}=EI/bD$)의 변화에 대한 변수연구를 수행하였다. 보강재를 갖지 않는 경우의 수직면내 곡선 복부판의 정적거동에 대해서도 조사되었다. 또한 모멘트 하중을 받는 경우에서 수평 보강재 및 수직 보강재의 좌굴능력이 비교 되었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.267-279
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• 2013

This article describes a simple and cost effective fabrication procedure by using hand lay-up technique that is employed for the manufacturing of thin-walled axi-symmetric composite shell structures with carbon, glass and hybrid woven fabric composite materials. The hand lay-up technique is very commonly used in aerospace and marine industries for making the complicated shell structures. A generic fabrication procedure is presented in this paper aimed at manufacture of plain Carbon Fabric Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) and Glass Fabric Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) shells using hand lay-up process. This paper delivers a technical breakthrough in fabrication of composite shell structures without any joints and wrinkling. The manufacture of stiffened CFRP shells, laminated CFRP shells and hybrid (carbon/glass/epoxy) composite shells which are valued by the aerospace industry for their high strength-to-weight ratio under axial loading have also been addressed in this paper. A fabrication process document which describes the major processing steps of the composite shell manufacturing process has been presented in this paper. A study of microstructure of the glass fabric/epoxy composite, carbon fabric/epoxy composite and hybrid carbon/glass/fabric epoxy composites using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) has been also carried out in this paper.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 재36권6호
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• pp.711-727
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• 2020

In the present research, the free vibration analysis of functionally graded (FG) nanocomposite deep spherical shells reinforced by graphene platelets (GPLs) on elastic foundation is performed. The elastic foundation is assumed to be Winkler-Past ernak-type. It is also assumed that graphaene platelets are randomly oriented and uniformly dispersed in each layer of the nanocomposite shell. Volume fraction of the graphene platelets as nanofillers may be different in the layers. The modified HalpinTsai model is used to approximate the effective mechanical properties of the multilayer nanocomposite. With the aid of the first order shear deformation shell theory and implementing Hamilton's principle, motion equations are derived. Afterwards, the generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) is utilized to study the free vibration characteristics of FG-GPLRC spherical shell. To assess the validity and accuracy of the presented method, the results are compared with the available researches. Finally, the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes are provided for different boundary conditions, GPLs volume fraction, types of functionally graded, elastic foundation coefficients, opening angles of shell, and thickness-to-radius ratio.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.379-397
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• 2013

Conoidal shells are doubly curved stiff surfaces which are easy to cast and fabricate due to their singly ruled property. Application of laminated composites in fabrication of conoidal shells reduces gravity forces and mass induced forces compared to the isotropic constructions due to the high strength to weight ratio of the material. These light weight shells are preferred in the industry to cover large column free open spaces. To ensure design reliability under service conditions, detailed knowledge about different behavioral aspects of conoidal shell is necessary. Hence, in this paper, static bending, free and forced vibration responses of composite conoidal shells are studied. Lagrange's equation of motion is used in conjunction with Hamilton's principle to derive governing equations of the shell. A finite element code using eight noded curved quadratic isoparametric elements is developed to get the solutions. Uniformly distributed load for static bending analysis and three different load time histories for solution of forced vibration problems are considered. Eight different stacking sequences of graphite-epoxy composite and two different boundary conditions are taken up in the present study. The study shows that relative performances of different shell combinations in terms of static behaviour cannot provide an idea about how they will relatively behave under dynamic loads and also the fact that the points of occurrence of maximum static and dynamic displacement may not be same on a shell surface.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.685-702
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• 2010

In this paper, a nonlinear finite element procedure is presented for the dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete shell structures. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), was used. A 4-node flat shell element with drilling rotational stiffness was used for spatial discretization. The layered approach was used to discretize the behavior of concrete and reinforcement in the thickness direction. Material nonlinearity was taken into account by using tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. The smeared crack approach was incorporated. The low-cycle fatigue of both concrete and reinforcing bars was also considered to predict a reliable dynamic behavior. The solution to the dynamic response of reinforced concrete shell structures was obtained by numerical integration of the nonlinear equations of motion using Hilber-Hughes-Taylor (HHT) algorithm. The proposed numerical method for the nonlinear dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete shell structures was verified by comparison of its results with reliable experimental and analytical results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.735-748
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• 2018

In this study, the semi-analytical finite strip method is adopted to examine the free vibration of cylindrical shells made up of functionally graded material. The properties of functionally graded shells are assumed to be temperature-dependent and vary continuously in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fraction of ceramic and metal. The material properties of the shells and stiffeners are assumed to be continuously graded in the thickness direction. Theoretical formulations based on the smeared stiffeners technique and the classical shell theory with first-order shear deformation theory which accounts for through thickness shear flexibility are employed. The finite strip method is applied to five different shell theories, namely, Donnell, Reissner, Sanders, Novozhilov, and Teng. The approximate procedure is compared favorably with three-dimensional finite elements. Finally, a detailed numerical study is carried out to bring out the effects of power-law index of the functional graded material, stiffeners, and geometry of the shells on the difference between various shell theories. Finally, the importance of choosing the shell theory in simulating the functionally graded cylindrical shells is addressed.