• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.11-20
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• 2021

In this paper, the approximately coupled method of finite element method and boundary element method to obtain efficient and accurate analysis results is proposed for a two-dimensional elasto-static problem with a geometrically abruptly changing part. As the finite element of a two-dimensional problem, three-node and four-node plane stress element is applied, and as the boundary element of a two-dimensional problem, three-node boundary element is applied. In the modeling stage, firstly, an entire analysis target object is modeled as finite elements, and then a geometrically abruptly changing part is modeled as boundary elements. The boundary element is defined using the nodes defined for modeling finite elements. In the analysis stage, finite element analysis is firstly performed on a entire analysis target object, and boundary element analysis is automatically performed afterwards. As for the boundary conditions at boundary element analysis, displacement conditions and stress conditions, which are the results of finite element analysis, are applied. As a numerical example, the analysis results for a two-dimensional elasto-static problem, a plate with a crack, are presented and investigated.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.2922-2931
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• 1994

We propose a modified 6-node element, where the sampling point of Gauss quadrature moved in the thickness direction. The modified 6-node element has been applied to static problems and forced motion analyses. In this study, this method is extended to the finite element analysis of the natural frequencies of two dimensional problems. We also propose a modified 16-node element for three dimensional problems, which behaves much like a 20-node element with smaller degree of freedom. The modified 6-node and 16-node elements have been applied to the modal analyses of beams and plates, respectively. The results agree well with the results of the 8-node or 20-node element models.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.397-405
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• 2014

A shear-flexible beam element is presented for the flexural analysis of laminated composite T-beams with arbitrary lay-ups. Based on the first-order shear deformable beam theory, the derived element takes into account warping shear deformation and all coupling coming from material anisotropy. Three different types of beam elements, namely, the two-noded, three-noded, and four-noded beam elements with seven degree-of-freedom per node are developed to solve governing equations. To demonstrate the versatility and accuracy of the beam element formulated, numerical results are performed for symmetric and anti-symmetric angle-ply composite T-beams under the uniformly distributed and concentrated load. The effects of fiber angle and shear deformation are investigated for different laminated stacking sequence. The quadratic and cubic elements are shown to be applicable to the flexural analysis of composite T-beams.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.87-97
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• 1995

For the same configuration of two-dimensional finite element models, 6-node element exhibits stiffer bending stiffness than 8-node element. This is true in the relation between 16-node element and 20-node element for three-dimensional model. This stiffening phenomenon comes from the elimination of several mid nodes from full-node elements. Therefore, this may be called 'relative stiffness stiffening phenomenon'. It seems that there are a couple of ways to correct the stiffening effect, however, we could find only one effective method-the method of modification of Gauss sampling points-which passes the patch test and does not alter other kinds of stiffness, such as extensional stiffness. The quantity of modification is a function of Poisson's ratios of the constituent materials. We could obtain two modification equations, one for plane stress case and the other for plane strain case. This method can be extended to 3-dimensional solid elements. Except the exact plane strain cases, most 3-dimensional plates could be modeled successfully with 16-node element modified by the equation for the plane stress case. The effectiveness of the modification method is checked by applying it to several examples with excellent improvements. In numerical examples, beams with various boundary conditions are subjected to static and time-dependent loads. Free and forced motion analyses of beams and plates are also tested. The beam and plate may be composed of isotropic multilayers as well as a single layer.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.9
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• pp.1091-1097
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• 2011

The SGBEM-FEM alternating method has been known to be a very effective method for analyzing threedimensional cracks in a finite body. The accurate values of the stress intensity factor can be obtained for a general planar or nonplanar three-dimensional crack. In the existing method, eight-noded quadrilateral boundary elements are used to model a crack. In some cases, three-node triangle boundary elements are more convenient for the modeling of a crack with a general shape. In this study, a crack is modeled with three-noded triangular and seven-noded quadrilateral elements by using the advancing-front mesh generation method. The stress intensity factors are obtained for cracks with several shapes and the accuracy of results is examined.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.185-199
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 새로운 spline 유한대판 요소를 제안하였다. 제안된 정식화는 등매개 개념에 의해 기하학적 형상과 변위장을 가정함에 있어 길이방향은 3차의 B-spline 곡선으로, 횡방향에 대해서는 Lagrange 다항식에 의해 표현된다. 이 논문은 평판과 쉘해석에 있어서의 등매개 spline 유한대판 요소의 개선에 목적을 두고 있다. 이 새로운 요소는 스트립의 내부 절점에서 6개의 자유도를 갖는 합-응력 감절점 쉘 요소로부터 유도하였다. 스트립의 기하학적 형상은 강체 회전에 대한 정의에 위배되지 않고도 두께 방향을 따라 Jacobian이 일정하다는 가정을 따랐으며 고체역학에서 정의되는 면내 회전을 penalty 함수에 의한 구속조건으로 간주하여 면내 회전에 관계된 자유도를 생성하였다. 제안된 요소에 대하여 쉘의 전형적인 문제에 대한 수치예제를 보였으며 이 스트립 요소의 성능을 평가하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.349-359
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• 2006

This paper presents a new block stiffness matrix for the analysis an orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system. The displacement fields are defined using the first order shear deformable beam theory. The longitudinal displacement can be expressed as the sum of the projected plane deformation of the cross-section due to Timoshenko's beam theory and axial warping deformation due to modified Vlasov's thin-waled beam theory. The derived element takes into account flexural shear deformation and torsional warping deformation. Three different types of beam elements, namely, the two-noded, three-noded, and four-noded beam elements, are developed. The quadratic and cubic elements are found to be very efficient for the flexural analysis of laminated composite beams. The versatility and accuracy of the new element are demonstrated by comparing the numerical results available in the literature.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.110-118
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• 2002

The element free Galerkin method has been suggested by Belyschko, etc. it is applied for linear elastic analysis of solid problems and its convergence characteristics and stability are shown according to the weight function, influence domain and scattered points. The various numerical examples are performed to check the efficiency of 1D EFG and 2D EFG program by changing factors. As a result it have the best results when it used the cubic spline weight function and the scaling parameter d$_{max}$=2. These programs were developed by mixed language programming method using Visual Basic and the C language. so it is fast and efficient. and visually shown the result.t.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.243-254
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• 1997

When dynamic loads such as mechanical load, wind load, and seismic load, which causing a vibration, acts on the body of the 3-D framework resting on soil foundation, it is required to consider the dynamic behavior of soil-space framework interation system. Thus, this study presents the 3-dimensional soil-interaction system analyzed by finite element method using 4-node plate elements with flexibility, 2-node beam elements, and 8-node brick elements for the purpose of idealizing an actual structure into a geometric shape. The objective of this study is the formulation of the equation for a dynamic motion and the development of the finite element program which can analyze the dynamic behavior of soil-space framework interaction system.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.329-336
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• 2000

A method for automatic extraction of 2-dimensional finite element connectivities by searching the shortest closed path from a certain node to the starting node was developed. Only the best path among the possible paths was probed. The uniqueness and validity of the extracted path were examined. The proposed method was proved to be complete. Examples show that the proposed method can extract elements exactly from the irregular mesh which can not be handled easily by the conventional automatic mesh generation.