• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.115-122
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• 1994

Design sensitivity analysis of the second order perturbed eigenproblems for random structural system is presented. Dynamic response of random system including uncertainties for the design variable is calculated with the first order and second order perturbation method to original governing equation. In optimal design methods, there is fundamental requirement for design gradients. A method for calculating the sensitivity coefficients is developed using the direct differentiation method for the governing equation and first order and second order perturbed equation.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.95-102
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 중복되지 않는 고유치를 갖는 비비례 감쇠계의 고유치와 고유벡터의 민감도를 계산하는 새로운 방법을 제시하였다. 제안 방법에서는 (n+1)차의 대칭 행렬로 이루어진 대수방정식을 해석함으로써 n개의 자유도를 갖는 감쇠계의 고유치와 고유벡터의 설계변수에 대한 미분을 구한다. 제안 방법은 매우 간단하면서도 수치적 안정성이 보장되고 정확한 해를 주는 방법이다. 제안 방법의 검증을 위해 7자유도를 갖는 차량모델의 민감도해석을 예제에서 다루고 있다. 예제에서의 설계변수는 콘테이너의 질량으로 하였다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.103-109
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 중복 고유치를 갖는 비비례 감쇠 진동계의 고유치와 고유벡터의 민감도를 계산하는 새로운 방법을 제시하였다. 제안 방법은 매우 간단하면서도 수치적 안정성이 보장되고 정확한 해를 주는 방법이다. 제안 방법에서는 (n+m)차의 대칭 행렬로 이루어진 대수방정식을 해석함으로써 n개의 자유도를 갖는 감쇠계에 있어서 m차의 중복도를 갖는 고유치와 고유벡터의 설계변수에 대한 미분을 구한다. 제안 방법의 검증을 위해 5자유도를 갖는 단순구조물의 민감도해석을 예제에서 다루고 있다. 예제에서의 설계변수는 모델의 부분강성으로 하였다.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.3-9
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• 1997

In this paper, design sensivity of plate natural frequency is computed for thickness design variables. Once the variational equation is derived from Lagrange quation using the virtual displacement, governing energy bilinear form is obtained and sensivity equation is formulated through the first variation. Natural frequency is obtained using the commercial FEM code and the accuracy of sensivity is verified by finite difference. The accuracy of natural frequency and sensivity improves for the fine mesh model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.508-512
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• 1997

Design sensitivity analysis of Eigen Problem give systematic design improvement information for noise and vibration of a system. Based on reliable results form commercial FE code(UAI/NASTRAN), three computational procedures for design sensitivity analysis of eigen problem are suggested. Those methods are finite difference,design sensitivity analysis using external module and design sensitivity analysis running with NASTRAN. To verify the suggested methods, a numerical example is given and these results are compared with the results from UAI/NASTRAN eigen sensitivity option. We can conclude that design sensitivity coefficient of eigen proplems can be computed outside of the FE code as easy as inside of the FE code.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06c
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• pp.398-401
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• 2001

There are two methods to calculate design sensitivity such as direct differentiation method and adjoint method. A sort of direct differentiation method for design sensitivity analysis costs too much when number of design variables is much larger than the number of response functions whose design sensitivity analyses are required. Therefore, an adjoint method is suggested for the case that the dimension of design variables is lager than the number of response function. An adjoint method is required to compute adjoint variables from the simultaneous linear system equation, the so-called adjoint equation, requiring only the eigenvalue and its associated eigenvectors for mode being differentiated. This method has been extended to the repeated eigenvalue problem. In this paper, we propose an adjoint method for deign sensitivity analysis of damped vibratory systems with distinct eigenvalues.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.705-709
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• 2002

The spacer grids in nuclear fuel assembly locate and align the fuel rods with respect to each other. They provide axial and lateral restraint against an excessive rod motion mainly caused by coolant flow. It is understood that each rod Is supported by multiple spacer grid. In such a case, it is important to determine spacer grid span so as to avoid resonance between the natural frequency of the fuel rods and excitation frequency. Actually dynamic characteristics of the fuel rods can be improved by assigning adequate spacer grid locations. When a dynamic performance of the structure is to be improved, design sensitivity analysis plays an important role as like many structural redesign problems. In this work, a shape design concept, different from conventional design, was applied to the problem. According to the theory shape can be a design parameter and optimal shape design can be found. This study concentrates on eigenvalue design sensitivity of the fuel rod supported by multiple spacer grids to determine optimal spacer grids positions.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.63-70
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• 2014

Design sensitivity analysis and topology design optimization for a piezoelectric crystal resonator are developed. The piezoelectric crystal resonator is deformed mechanically when subjected to electric charge on the electrodes, or vice versa. The Mindlin plate theory with higher-order interpolations along thickness direction is employed for analyzing the thickness-shear vibrations of the crystal resonator. Thin electrode plates are masked on the top and bottom layers of the crystal plate in order to enforce to vibrate it or detect electric signals. Although the electrode is very thin, its weight and shape could change the performance of the resonators. Thus, the design variables are the bulk material densities corresponding to the mass of masking electrode plates. An optimization problem is formulated to find the optimal topology of electrodes, maximizing the thickness-shear contribution of strain energy at the desired motion and restricting the allowable volume and area of masking plates. The necessary design gradients for the thickness-shear frequency(eigenvalue) and the corresponding mode shape(eigenvector) are computed very efficiently and accurately using the analytical design sensitivity analysis method using the eigenvector expansion concept. Through some demonstrative numerical examples, the design sensitivity analysis method is verified to be very efficient and accurate by comparing with the finite difference method. It is also observed that the optimal electrode design yields an improved mode shape and thickness-shear energy.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.131-138
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• 1994

Derivatives of eigenvalues and eigenvectors for statistical properties is presented. Dynamic response of random system including uncertainties for the design variable is calculated with the first order perturbation method to original governing equation. In optimal design methods, there is fundamental requirement for design gradients. A method for calculating the sensitivity coefficients is developed using the governing equation and first order perturbed equation.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.441-449
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• 2015

In this paper we perform a linearized buckling analysis using the Kirchhoff plate theory and the von Karman nonlinear strain-displacement relation. Design sensitivity analysis(DSA) expressions for plane elasticity and buckling problems are derived with respect to Young's modulus and thickness. Using the design sensitivity, we can formulate the topology optimization method for minimizing the compliance and maximizing eigenvalues. We develop a topology optimization method applicable to plate buckling problems using the prestress for buckling analysis. Since the prestress is needed to assemble the stress matrix for buckling problem using the von Karman nonlinear strain, we introduced out-of-plane motion. The design variables are parameterized into normalized bulk material densities. The objective functions are the minimum compliance and the maximum eigenvalues and the constraint is the allowable volume. Through several numerical examples, the developed DSA method is verified to yield very accurate sensitivity results compared with the finite difference ones and the topology optimization yields physically meaningful results.