• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.55-62
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• 1990

In this paper, another method for system reliability analysis, called the extended incremental load method, is introduced. The method is an extension of the conventional incremental load method and has been developed aiming at evaluating the probability of system failure(or system reliability) of continuous structures such as floating offshore structures under the multiple loading condition, more realistically considering the post-ultimate behaviour of failed components and directly using the strength formulae of principle components in a structure with employing the modified safety margin equation proposed herein in the system analysis. The method has been applied to the Hutton TLP operated in the Hutton field in the North Sea and a certain variant of the design using the TLP Rule Case Committee type improved strength models. System failure probability and corresponding system reliability indices are derived for a more economical and efficient design. The redundancy characteristics are also addressed. The TLP forms are shown to possess high reserve strength and system safety.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.32-39
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• 1999

In this paper, the characteristics of the ray tracing method (RTM) based on the cylindrical wave are discussed for the high frequency vibration analysis of two-dimensional structures. A ray tube describing the emanating cylindrical wave is used to derive the governing equation for incident reflected, and transmitted ray tubes which satisfies the condition at the coupled boundary. The suggested ray model is applied to panel array structures, and the predicted results for 2-panel, 3-panel, and 4-panel array structures are compared to those by Statistical energy analysis (SEA) and Wave intensity analysis(WIA). More enhanced prediction was obtained compared to the SEA, and similar prediction performance was observed to the WIA. Additionally, the RTM has a novel feature that it can estimate the spatially smoothed distribution of vibration energy and vibration intensity. It is expected that the present RTM can be used as one of the useful tools for the high frequency vibration analysis of two-dimensional coupled structures.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.33-44
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• 2007

Prohibition of lane changes in bridges and tunnels have been many problems in throughputs of expressways caused by heavy vehicles and slow-moving traffics. Nevertheless, those are constructed actively by the general trends, which are preservation of environment and ecosystem are more important, because mountainous districts are about 70% across the whole extent of Korea. In this paper, the proper design standards for permission of lane changes in bridges and tunnels classified into structure, safe, and driver's conveniences are suggested as follows. 1. Right shoulder should have more than 2.5m in bridges and tunnels. 2. Sufficient equipments of guidance like as directional signs, fingerposts, variable message signs, and markings should be established to smooth and safe lane changes of drivers. 3. Snow melting systems should be established in bridges worried about freezing. 4. Tunnels must be not only satisfied standards for prevention of disasters (2004.11) and lighting rules (KSA 3703), but also established anti-freezing facilities in entrance and exit. 5. The drivers should have honed on their car lights.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.291-299
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• 2003

Based on the continuum approach, an investigation is made to get the forces and displacements of laterally loaded outrigger braced structures with a pair of coupled cores, and to show the effect of stiffening outriggers on the behavior of the structure. From the condition that the rotation of the core at the outrigger level is matched with the rotation of the corresponding outrigger, the outrigger restraining moment is derived analytically. From this, the core moment diagram, the column axial forces, and the horizontal displacements of the structure may be determined. Comparisons with the results by the program MIDAS-GEN for the structural models, have shown that this analysis can give reasonably accurate results for outrigger-braced structures with a pair of coupled cores. And a lateral displacement at the top of the structure is influenced by the outrigger location than the core location. Although the formulae are accurate only for idealized outrigger braced structures, they have a useful practical purpose in providing a guide to the behavior, and for making approximate estimates of the forces and displacements, in practical outrigger braced structures with a pair of coupled cores.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.137-141
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• 2004

Ship structures are basically an assembly of plate elements and the load-carrying capacity or the ultimate strength is one of the most important criteria for safety assessment and economic design. Also, Structural elements making up ship plated structures do not work separately, resulting in high degree of redundancy and complexity, in contrast to those of steel framed structures. To enable the behavior of such structures to be analyzed, simplifications or idealizations must essentially be made considering the accuracy needed and the degree of complexity of the analysis to be used. On this study, to investigate effect of modeling range, the finite element method are used and their results are compared varying the analysis ranges. The model has been selected from bottom panels of large merchant ship structures. For FEA, three types of structural modeling are adopted in terms of the extent of the analysis. The purpose of the present study is to numerically calculate the characteristics of ultimate strength behavior according to the analysis ranges of stiffened panels subject to uniaxial compressive loads.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.35-45
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• 2001

Recently, the floor systems those require large open space may have low inherent damping due to the decline of the use of curtain walls. Furthermore, the use of the high strength materials has resulted in more flexible and longer spanning in floor systems. The long span structures such as shopping malls, offices and large assembly rooms may lead to significant dynamic response due to human activities. Excessive vibrations make the occupants uncomfortable and deteriorate the serviceability of buildings. It is now proved that footfall loading is the major source of floor vibrations. The common method of application of walking loads for the vibration analysis of structures subjected to walking loads is to inflict measured walking loads and periodic function at a node. But this method could not account for the moving effect of walking. In this study, natural frequency and damping ratio of example structure are evaluated by heel drop tests. And the application of equivalent walking loads is used for on efficient vibration analysis of the plate structures subjected to walking loads.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.340-340
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• 2011

자연하천의 안정은 하상경사, 유사이동, 원지반의 상태, 저수로의 깊이, 하도 및 하안의 구조와 하안식생 등에 달려있다. 이 중 하상경사는 가장 중요한 요소로써 하도의 안정을 위해서는 무엇보다도 이를 적절하게 유지하는 방안을 모색하여야 한다(김혜주 등, 2003). 이러한 자연하천의 안정을 위하여 주로 하상유지시설을 설치하는 것이 보편적이다. 이러한 낙차공의 설치는 하천설계기준을 근거로 하상의 안정성 확보라는 설치 목적에 맞게 설계 및 시공이 이루어져 하도의 안정에는 나름대로 효과적이지만 하천환경의 연속성 차단 등 다양한 생태·환경적 폐해가 나타나고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다(김혜주 등, 2003). 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해 낙차공과 같은 횡단구조물의 본체에 어도를 설치하거나 계단형 또는 경사형 본체를 갖는 구조물이 제안되고 있으나 현재까지 제안된 보완적인 방법들로는 근본적인 생태단절을 해소하기에는 무리가 있다. 따라서 낙차공 등 하천 수공구조물 설치로 인해 야기되는 생태 환경적 문제를 해결하기 위해서는 대상하천에 서식하는 생물에 대한 이해가 우선 이루어져야 하며 이를 바탕으로 설계 및 시공하는 것이 가장 효과적이다. 이를 위해서는 구조물 설치에 따라 변화되는 수리현상에 대한 정확한 분석이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내외에서 제안되고 있는 낙차공 중 통나무를 이용한 낙차공의 평면형태에 따른 하류부 세굴현상을 수리실험을 통해 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 평면형태(horizontal)에 따른 세굴영향을 파악하고자 평면각을 $70^{\circ}$에서 최대 $180^{\circ}$로 변화시켜 세굴 실험을 수행하였다. 상향 V형만을 고려한 이유는 하향 V형의 경우($\theta$>$180^{\circ}$)에는 낙차공을 월류하는 흐름으로 인해 구조물 하류부 좌 우안측에 세굴이 발생하기 쉽기 때문에 자연하천의 경우 호안측 침식이 발생한 수 있고 또한 실험수로 벽면영향으로 인해 세굴형태가 왜곡될 우려가 있어 하향 형태의 낙차공은 실험대상에서 제외하였다. 낙차공의 평면 형태가 세굴심에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과, 유입 Froude 수( )에 대해 높은 상관이 있으며 또한 평면각도에 따라 변하는 낙차공의 횡단길이가 낙차공 하류부의 세굴심에 큰 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인할 수 있었고, 세굴길이의 경우, 평면형태에 따른 세굴길이와 세굴심의 비는 낙차공의 평면각도의 증가에 따라 세굴 길이가 짧아짐을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.95-104
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• 1999

Use of the ultra thick plate is being continuously increased in large off-shore structures, ships, bridges and skyscraper construction, due to increasingly large-sized steel structures and it seems that this trend will be maintained. But, occurrence of the lamella tearing has been reported in ultra thick plate used for construction. It is reportedly caused by impurities such S(sulfur), P(phosphorus) and others accumulated in the ultra thick plate's centerline in the thickness direction with strip shape or by restraint residual stress caused by the welding. In the ultra thick plate made by continuous casting method, occurrence of lamination is difficult to avoid because of the properties of production procedure. Therefore, with a view to reducing the lamella properties, this report tries tearing in the steel structure in the view of welding strength rather than metallic properties, this report tries to seek the optimum groove and welding procedure by using the computer simulation based on FEM(Finite Element Method).

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.81-87
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• 2003

In this paper, the feasibility of using Shannon's sampling theorem to reconstruct exact mode shapes of a structural system from a limited number of sensor points and localizing damage in that structure with reconstructed mode shapes is investigated. Shannon's sampling theorem for the time domain is reviewed. The theorem is then extended to the spatial domain. To verify the usefulness of extended theorem, mode shapes of a simple beam are reconstructed from a limited amount of data and the reconstructed mode shapes are compared to the exact mode shapes. On the basis of the results, a simple rule is proposed for the optimal placement of accelerometers in modal parameter extraction experiments. Practicality of the proposed rule and the extended Shannon's theorem is demonstrated by detecting damage in laboratory beam structure with two-span via applying to mode shapes of pre and post damage states.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 2021

This paper presents an on-line finite element model updating method for in-service structures using measured data. Conventional updating methods, which are based on numerical optimization, are not efficient for on-line updating because they generally require repeated eigenvalue analyses until convergence criteria are met. The proposed method enables fully automated on-line finite element model updating, almost simultaneously with vibration measurement, without any user intervention or off-line procedures. The automated covariance-driven stochastic subspace identification (Cov-SSI) method is utilized to identify modal frequencies and vectors, and the identified modal data is fed to the neural network of the inverse eigenvalue function to produce the updated finite element model parameters. Numerical examples for a wind excited 20-story building structure shows that the proposed method can update the series of finite element model parameters automatically. It is also shown that sudden changes in the structural parameters can be detected and traced successfully.