• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2021

적재설비는 지진으로 인한 막대한 손실이 발생한 사례가 있으나, 현재까지 관련 연구 및 규정이 구조요소에 비하여 상대적으로 미비한 대표적인 비구조 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 적재설비의 기둥-기초 연결부의 고정조건에 따른 외력으로 인한 적재설비의 거동특성을 실험적으로 분석하고자 하였다. 일반적으로 적재설비의 기둥-기초 연결부는 설치 기준 및 규정 없이 사용자의 편의에 따라 설치되고 있다. 이러한 이유에서 본 연구에서는 대표적인 4가지 적재설비의 기둥-기초 연결부 조건을 적용한 4가지 full-scale 적재설비를 대상으로 거동특성 분석 실험을 수행하였다. 거동특성 분석 실험은 El-Centro 지진파로 진동대를 2방향 동시 가진하며 수행하였으며, 지진하중의 크기에 따른 거동특성을 확인하기 위하여 지진파의 50% ~ 150% 까지 각 실험 별 50%씩 증가하며 진행하였다. 추가로 각 적재설비의 기초 고정조건별 고유진동수를 확인하기 위하여 공진 탐색실험을 진행하였다. 실험을 통하여 획득한 데이터 중 최상층의 변위와 실험 후 발생한 영구 변위를 각 조건별로 비교하여 적재설비의 기둥-기초 고정조건에 따른 거동특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 적재설비는 기초 조건의 변화에 따른 고유진동수의 변화가 미소하였으며, 입력 하중의 고유진동수의 영향보다는 적재설비 기초 고정조건의 변화로 인한 복원력 차이로 인한 영향으로 인하여 거동특성이 변화되는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.421-432
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• 1997

In general, Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) have racks of equal size. But higher utilization of warehouse storage can be achieved by using AS/RS with racks of different size. Therefore those systems are adequate and efficient in current environment. In this paper, travel time models are developed for AS/RS with racks of different size under randomized storage in each zone. Each zone has its own rack size. In order to confirm the proposed travel time models, some numerical examples are given.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권6호
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• pp.745-756
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• 2022

This study aims to determine the cause of the load resistance loss in storage racks that can be attributed to external forces such as earthquakes and to improve safety by developing reinforcement systems that can prevent load resistance loss. To this end, a static cyclic loading test was performed on pallet racks commonly used in logistics warehouses. The test results indicated that a pallet rack exposed to an external force loses more than 50% of its load resistance owing to the damage caused to column-beam joints. Three reinforcement systems were developed for preventing load resistance loss in storage racks exposed to an external force and for performing differentiated target functions: column reinforcement device, seismic damper, and viscoelastic damper. Shake table testing was performed to evaluate the earthquake response and verify the performance of these reinforcement systems. The results confirmed that, the maximum displacement, which causes the loss of load resistance and the permanent deformation of racks under external force, is reduced using the developed reinforcement devices. Thus, the appropriate selection of the developed reinforcement devices by users can help secure the safety of the storage racks.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2019

The aim of the paper is the prediction of the seismic collapse mode of steel storage pallet racks under seismic loads. The attention paid by the researchers on the behaviour of the industrial steel storage pallets racks is increased over the years thanks to their high dead-to-live load ratio. In fact, these structures, generally made by cold-formed thin-walled profiles, present very low structural costs but can support large and expensive loads. The paper presents a prediction of the seismic collapse modes of multi-storey racks. The analysis of the possible collapse modes has been made by an approach based on the kinematic theorem of plastic collapse extended to the second order effects by means of the concept of collapse mechanism equilibrium curve. In this way, the dissipative behaviour of racks is determined with a simpler method than the pushover analysis. Parametric analyses have been performed on 24 racks, differing for the geometric layout and cross-section of the components, designed in according to the EN16618 and EN15512 requirements. The obtained results have highlighted that, in all the considered cases, the global collapse mechanism, that is the safest one, never develops, leading to a dangerous situation that must be avoided to preserve the structure during a seismic event. Although the studied racks follow all the codes prescriptions, the development of a dissipative collapse mechanism is not achieved. In addition, also the variability of load distribution has been considered, reflecting the different pallet positions assumed during the in-service life of the racks, to point out its influence on the collapse mechanism. The information carried out from the paper can be very useful for designers and manufacturers because it allows to better understand the racks behaviour in seismic load condition.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.357-373
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• 2019

Steel storage racks are slender structures whose overall behavior and the capacity depend largely on the flexural behavior of the base-plate to upright connections and on the behavior of beam-to-column connections. The base-plate upright connection assembly details, anchor bolt position in particular, associated with the high-rise steel storage racks differ from those of normal height steel storage racks. Since flexural behavior of high-rise rack base connection is hitherto unavailable, this investigation experimentally establishes the flexural behavior of base-plate upright connections of high-rise steel storage racks. This investigation used an enhanced test setup and considered nine groups of three identical tests to investigate the influence of factors such as axial load, base plate thickness, anchor bolt size, bracket length, and upright thickness. The test observations show that the base-plate assembly may significantly influence the overall behavior of such connections. A rigid plate analytical model and an elastic plate analytical model for the overall rotations stiffness of base-plate upright connections with concentric anchor bolts were constructed, and were found to give better predictions of the initial stiffness of such connections. Analytical model based parametric studies highlight and quantify the interplay of components and provide a means for efficient maximization of overall rotational stiffness of concentrically anchor bolted high-rise rack base-plate upright connections.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2023

In an automotive plant, an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) synchronizes material handling flows from a part production line to an auto-assembly line. The part production line transfers parts on small-/large-sized pallets. The products on pallets are temporarily stored on the ASRS, and the ASRS retrieves the products upon request from the auto-assembly line. Each ASRS aisle is equipped with narrow-/wide-width racks for two pallet sizes. An ASRS aisle with narrow-/wide-width racks improves both storage space utilization and crane utilization while requiring delicate ASRS aisle design, i.e., the locations of the narrow-/wide-width racks in an ASRS aisle, and proper operation policies affect the ASRS performance over demand fluctuations. We focus on operation policies involving a common storage zone using wide-width racks for two pallet sizes and a storage-retrieval job-change for a crane based on assembly-line batch size. We model a discrete-event simulation model and conduct extensive experiments to evaluate operation policies. The simulation results address the best ASRS aisle design and suggest the most effective operation policies for the aisle design.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 진동대 실험을 통하여 지진하중으로 인한 팔레트 랙의 손상 및 파괴 거동을 분석하고자 하였다. 팔레트 랙은 일반적인 적재설비의 한 종류로써 기둥, 보, 그리고 브레이스로 구성되어 지진하중에 저항한다. 팔레트 랙의 지진하중으로 인한 안전성을 분석하기 위하여, 실제 물류저장 시설에서 사용되고 있는 팔레트 랙을 대상으로 지진하중을 증가시켜가면서 하중으로 인한 팔레트 랙의 거동을 분석하기 위한 진동대 실험을 진행하였다. 진동대 실험 결과, 팔레트 랙은 비틀림이 발생하면서, 1층과 2층에 위치한 일부 부재의 연결부가 손상되고, 그로 인하여 적재설비가 파괴되는 것이 확인되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.788-793
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• 2018

High-density spent fuel (SF) storage racks have been installed to increase SF pool capacity. In these SF racks, neutron absorber materials were placed between fuel assemblies allowing the storage of fuel assemblies in close proximity to one another. The purpose of the neutron absorber materials is to preclude neutronic coupling between adjacent fuel assemblies and to maintain the fuel in a subcritical storage condition. METAMIC neutron absorber has been used in high-density storage racks. But, neutron absorber materials can be subject to severe conditions including long-term exposure to gamma radiation and neutron radiation. Recently, some of them have experienced degradation, such as white spots on the surface. Under these conditions, the material must continue to serve its intended function of absorbing neutrons. For the first time in Korea, this article uses a neutron attenuation test to examine the performance of METAMIC surveillance coupons. Also, scanning electron microscope analysis was carried out to verify the white spots that were detected on the surface of METAMIC. In the neutron attenuation test, there was no significant sign of boron loss in most of the METAMIC coupons, but the coupon with white spots had relatively less B-10 content than the others. In the scanning electron microscope analysis, corrosion material was detected in all METAMIC coupons. Especially, it was confirmed that the coupon with white spots contains much more corrosion material than the others.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2018

본 논문은 국내에서 연구가 미진한 적재설비의 지진 취약도 평가에 적용할 수 있는 FE 해석 기반의 연결부 모델을 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 목표를 달성하기 위하여, 적재설비 거동을 파악하기 위한 진동대 실험과 Modal Test, 그리고 구성 부재를 대상으로 한 다양한 부재실험(8가지 Push-over Test)을 진행하였다. 실험결과를 바탕으로 지진취약도 평가에 적용하기 위한 적재설비의 연결부 모델을 개발하기 위하여, NX-Nastran 프로그램을 활용하여 연결부의 상세 모델링을 진행하였다. 특히, 단순 걸쇠 방식으로 연결되는 기둥 부재와 보 부재의 연결을 모사하기 위하여 면대면 표면접촉 요소와 스프링 요소를 적용하였으며, 스프링 요소의 모델은 ARX (Auto Regressive eXogenous) 기반의 수학적 모델을 개발하여 적용하였다. FE 모델 기반의 simulation 결과는 부재 실험 결과와 비교하였을 때, 상호 오차율 8% 미만의 우수한 신뢰도를 보여주었다. 결과적으로 연구에서 개발한 FE해석 기반의 연결부 모델은 적재설비의 지진 취약도 평가를 위한 해석 모델에 활용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1993년도 봄 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.191-198
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• 1993

This paper presents the analysis briefs to evaluate the structural adequacy of the KMRR spent fuel storage racks which stack modules in three layers. The seismic analysis models are idealized to consider the overall dynamic motions such as rocking, sliding and liftoff in the event of an postulated earthquake. The displacement time histories of the floor obtained from the floor response spectra in three orthogonal directions are simultaneously applied to the nonlinear seismic model of the structure with gap and friction elements.