• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.19 no.3 s.73
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• pp.283-293
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• 2006

Recently, various types of structural systems for skyscrapers are studied as the height and size of the building structures rapidly increase due to social and economical needs. The mega frame system among them, which is the structural system developed recently, is known as a suitable structural system for skyscrapers because this structural system has sufficient stiffness against the lateral forces by combination of mega members which consist of many columns and girders. Since the mega frame structure has significant numbers of elements and nodes, it takes tremendous times and computer memories to analyze and design the structures. Therefore, the exclusive structural analysis program for mega frame system is developed to reduce the efforts and time required for the analysis and design of mega frame structure. To this end, an efficient modelling technique using the characteristics of mega frame structures and an efficient analytical model, which uses a few DOFs selected by the user using the matrix condensation method, are developed in this study. Static and dynamic analyses are conducted using an example structure. The effectiveness and accuracy of the developed program we verified by the comparison between the results of the proposed method and the conventional method.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.261-269
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• 2010

It is now possible to design buildings in various forms using a diagrid structural system, which is the one of the most useful structural systems. It is difficult to design and construct the connections, however, and the bucklings in braces weaken the seismic performance of structures. In this study, the initial stiffness, ductility, and energy-dissipated capacity of a diagrid and a diagrid BRB were evaluated via frame tests. The results of the cycling load tests showed that the diagrid BRB had better initial stiffness and ductility, and dissipated extra energy after the BRBs were yielded.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.105-112
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• 2005

Recently, Various structural systems for skyscrapers are studied as structures are more higher. The mega frame system of all, which is the structural system developed recently, are considered as a suitable structural system for skyscrapers. This structural system has sufficient stiffness for the lateral forces with mega-columns which consist of many columns and mega-girders which consist of girders with large stiffness or trusses. But there is no efficient analysis method and a design method for it. Therefore, an efficient analytical model, which has only DOFs selected by the user using the matrix condensation technique, is proposed in this study to obtain accurate results in significantly reduced computational time.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.24-29
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• 1996

철도차량의 루프 판넬(Roof Panel)은 폭이 약 3m, 길이가 약 20m의 초대형 외판과 하부 골조간에 2000 - 3000개의 스폿 용접건을 조작해서 작업을 해야 하는 대표적인 작업기피 공정의 하나이다. 이제까지 철도차량 제조업체에서는 대부분 스폿 용접을 사진1에서 본 바와 같이 수동조작 메니퓨레이터 등의 전용장비를 사용하여 제품 생산을 하고 있었으나 이러한 장비는 고가일뿐 아니라 수동조작으로 위치 이동 하여 모든 스폿 용접을 하여야 하므로 작업시간이 크게 소요되어 생산성이 매우 낮았 다. 본고에서는 300kg 중량물 취급용 5축 구조의 대형 로봇을 개발하여 철도차량 루프 판넬 스폿용접 작업 공정을 자동화 함으로서 생산성 및 품질을 크게 향상시킨 사례에 대하여 소개하고자 한다.