• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.99-110
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• 2017

This paper presents the study of the bending behavior of mooring chain links for keeping the position of the offshore floating structures. In general, chain links have been thought as the axial members due to the fundamental boundary condition. But, the flexural stiffness can be induced to the contact surface between chain links when friction occurs at the surface of the chain links due to high tensile force. Especially, the mooring chains for offshore floating platforms are highly tensioned. If the floater suffers rotational motion and the mooring chain links are highly tensioned, the rotation between contact links, induced by the floater rotation, generates the bending moment and relevant stresses due to the unexpected bending stiffness. In 2005, the mooring chain links for the Girassol Buoy Platform were failed after just 5 months after facility installation, and the accident investigation research concluded the chain failure was mainly caused by the fatigue due to the unexpected bending stress fluctuation. This study investigates the pattern of the induced bending stiffness and stresses of the highly tensioned chain links by nonlinear finite element analysis.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.577-584
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• 1986

본 연구에서는 측정자가 시간과 노력을 소비하면서 3차원 연쇄기구의 공간운 동을 유추적으로 측정한 현재까지의 실험측정을 지양하고, 국내에서 구입 가능하고 염 가인 Apple II와 같은 같은 마이크로 컴퓨터 또는 마이크로프로세서를 이용, 3차원 연 쇄기구의 공간운동을 신속하고 정확하게 측정분석하는 자동 실험장치를 설계 제작한 다음, 이 장치를 일반 3차원 연쇄기구 모델에 적용 측정된 결과를 기호방정식을 이용 한 일반 연쇄기구 운동식의 이론 결과와 비교 검토하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.17-26
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• 2000

U-turns are allowed widely at the intersections by local police department while the left-turn Phases have been gradually Prohibited. However, any strategies for U-turn movements at signalized intersections are unavailable. Therefore, the Purpose of this study is to Propose the efficient operational method of Urban arterial adopting U-turn strategies. Four alternatives are evaluated they are, 1) U-turn movements are allowed at the adjacent intersection with exclusive U-turn lane while the major or the minor approach is Prohibited, 2) U-turn movements are allowed at the adjacent mid-block Pedestrian crossing with exclusive U-turn lane while the major approach is Prohibited. 3) U-turn movements are allowed at the adjacent mid-block Pedestrian crossing with exclusive U-turn lane while the minor approach is prohibited and 4) Comparative one between alternative 3 and 4. From the results of this study, it concludes that the method of U-turn movements allowed at the adjacent mid-block pedestrian crossing with exclusive U-turn lane is the most effective strategy among those alternatives. The strategies of alternative 1 and 4 are Proposed by the boundary based on the major through and left-turn volumes and the minor left-turn volume.