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An analytical expression for the dynamic active thrust from c-φ soil backfill on retaining walls with wall friction and adhesion

  • Shukla, Sanjay K.;Bathurst, Richard J.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.209-218
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents the derivation of an analytical expression for the dynamic active thrust from c-${\phi}$ (c = cohesion, ${\phi}$ = angle of shearing resistance) soil backfill on rigid retaining walls with wall friction and adhesion. The derivation uses the pseudo-static approach considering tension cracks in the backfill, a uniform surcharge on the backfill, and horizontal and vertical seismic loadings. The development of an explicit analytical expression for the critical inclination of the failure plane within the soil backfill is described. It is shown that the analytical expression gives the same results for simpler special cases previously reported in the literature.

The Prediction of Side Thrust Generated by Grousers Under Track (그라우저에 의해 발생되는 궤도의 측면추진력 예측)

  • 박원엽;이규승;박준걸
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2000
  • This study was conducted to develop the mathmatical model for predicting the side thrust which is generated by the shearing action on the vertical surfaces of the sides of the track. Experiments were conducted with the three different shear plates with grouser length of 1, 3 and 5 cm for two different soil condition using soil bin system. The measured side thrust were compared with the values predicted by the new model developed in this study and by Bekker's model respectively. The values of side thrust predicted by the new model were more close to the measured values than those of the side thrust predicted by Bekker's model . The total thrust measured were also compared with the values predicted by the conventional model which considers only bottom thrust effect and by the new model which contains not only bottom thurst but side thrust effect. The values of the thrust predicted by conventional modelwere lower than measured values for both of the soil conditions and the three levels of grouser length. The maximum errors of conventional model were increased with the increase of grouser length. but the values of the total thrust predicted by the model developed in this study were well matched to the measured ones for both of the soil conditions and the three levels of grouser lengths.

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Effective Friction Coefficient and Improved Formula of Speed Ratio-Torque-Thrust Relationship for Metal Belt CVT (금속벨트 CVT의 유효마찰계수와 개선된 변속비-토크-드러스트 관계식)

  • Lee, B.J.;Kim, H.S.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.226-233
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    • 1998
  • In this paper, an experimental study was performed to investigate the speed ratio-torque-thrust characteristics for metal belt CVT. It is observed from the experimental results that nondimensional secondary thrust force follows with the existing theoretical formula with ${\mu}$=0.09~0.12 depending on the torque and the speed ratio. In order to represent these characteristics, an effective friction coefficient was introduced. Also, the slip characteristics between the belt and the pulley were investigated experimentally and traction coefficients at gross slip were obtained for various speed ratios. Using the traction coefficients and the effective friction coefficients, an improved formula for the secondary thrust force was suggested assuming that thrust force is the summation of the thrust of pseudo inactive arc and the thrust of pseudo active arc. The effective friction coefficient and the improved formula for the speed ratio-torque-thrust relationship suggested in this work can be used to obtain the appropriate secondary thrust.

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Analysis of Primary and Secondary Thrust of a Metal Belt CVT Part I : New Formula for Speed Rtio-Torque-Thrust Relationship Considering Band Tension and Block Compression (금속벨트 CVT 의 구동 및 종동 드러스트 해석 Part I : 밴드 장력과 블록 압축력을 고려한 새로운 변속비-토크-트러스트 관계식)

  • 이희라;김현수
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.7 no.8
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    • pp.132-142
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, a new formula for primary and secondary thrust of metal belt CVT is proposed considering variation of band tension, block compression and active arc for each of the primary and secondary pulleys. For the secondary thrust, effective friction coefficient is introduced considering the effect of flange deflection. Nondimensional primary and secondary thrust of the metal belt CVT by the new formula agree well with the experimental results except for low torque range, $0\;<\;{\lambda}\;<\;0.2$ at speed ration i = 1.0. The new formula can be used in design of the primary and secondary thrusts control system for the metal belt CVT.

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Electrical Propulsion in Dnepropetrovsk National University (Ukraine): results of development

  • Petrenko, Olexandr
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2012.05a
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    • pp.1-2
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    • 2012
  • Active process of industrialization of near-earth space assumes design and development of high effective propulsion systems with a small thrust. The specific place among propulsion systems with a small thrust is taken the propulsion systems with use of electrical propulsion thrusters (EPT).

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Effect of seismic acceleration directions on dynamic earth pressures in retaining structures

  • Nian, Ting-Kai;Liu, Bo;Han, Jie;Huang, Run-Qiu
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.263-277
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    • 2014
  • In the conventional design of retaining structures in a seismic zone, seismic inertia forces are commonly assumed to act upwards and towards the wall facing to cause a maximum active thrust or act upwards and towards the backfill to cause a minimum passive resistance. However, under certain circumstances this design approach might underestimate the dynamic active thrust or overestimate the dynamic passive resistance acting on a rigid retaining structure. In this study, a new analytical method for dynamic active and passive forces in c-${\phi}$ soils with an infinite slope was proposed based on the Rankine earth pressure theory and the Mohr-Coulomb yield criterion, to investigate the influence of seismic inertia force directions on the total active and passive forces. Four combinations of seismic acceleration with both vertical (upwards or downwards) and horizontal (towards the wall or backfill) directions, were considered. A series of dimensionless dynamic active and passive force charts were developed to evaluate the key influence factors, such as backfill inclination ${\beta}$, dimensionless cohesion $c/{\gamma}H$, friction angle ${\phi}$, horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients, $k _h$ and $k_v$. A comparative study shows that a combination of downward and towards-the-wall seismic inertia forces causes a maximum active thrust while a combination of upward and towards-the-wall seismic inertia forces causes a minimum passive resistance. This finding is recommended for use in the design of retaining structures in a seismic zone.

Tension Crack and Active Earth Pressure by Using Coulomb이s Theory (Coulomb 이론을 이용한 인장균열 및 주동토압)

  • Jeong, Seong-Gyo;Lee, Man-Yeol;Kim, Mun-Gyu
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.101-114
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    • 1996
  • Even though the Coulomb's earth pressure theory has been mainly used in practice, the general equation does not exist yet, which is applicable to retaining wall backfilled by cohesive soils. Here, for gravity walls backfilled by cohesive soils, some equations have been derived by newly using the Coulomb's theory, for the cases oi drained and untrained analyses. and for the cases of neglecting and considering the tension crack, respectively. Both the active earth thrust and the depth of tension crack under different conditions were tabulated.

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The Effects of Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation on Shoulder Pain, Range of Motion and Muscle Activity in 30′s Adults with Rounded Shoulder Posture (흉추 도수교정이 둥근어깨자세를 가진 30대 성인남녀의 통증, 관절가동범위, 근활성도에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jae-nam;Yang, Seong-hwa;Gong, Won-tae
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.17-25
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This study was aimed to determine the effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation on muscle activities of the scapular upward rotators and middle deltoid, active range of motion (AROM), shoulder pain, and rounded shoulder posture in young adults with rounded shoulder. Methods: The subjects were 30 young adults (14 males, 16 females) with rounded shoulder. Thirty subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental (manipulation) and control (placebo) groups of fifteen subjects respectively. The manipulation group received the manipulation (high velocity, low amplitude), which was performed by a physical therapist with the subject in the supine position and with the arms crossed over the chest and hands passed over the shoulders. For the sham group, the same procedure was performed, with the exception that the high-velocity thrust was not applied. Measurements were taken before and after the intervention. Muscle activity of upper and lower trapezius, serratus anterior, middle deltoid was measured using surface electromyography. Visual analog scale (VAS) was used for shoulder pain. Goniometry was used for shoulder abduction active range of motion (AROM). Straight edge was used for supine rounded shoulder posture (RSP) distance. Results: The muscle activity of the upper trapezius, lower trapezius and middle deltoid muscle increased significantly after the intervention (p<.05). However, no significant difference was observed in serratus anterior muscle (p>.05). The VAS was significantly decreased and AROM significantly increased after the intervention (p<.05). The distance of RSP were not significant (p>.05). The control group showed no differences before and after the intervention (p>.05). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that thoracic spine thrust manipulation can be an effective component of treatment plan to improve pain and function.

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A Study on the Optimum Design of Soltless Type PMLSM Using Genetic Algorithm and 3-D Space Harmonic Method (유전 알고리즘과 3차원 공간고조파법을 이용한 Soltless Type PMLSM의 최적설계에 관한 연구)

  • 이동엽;김규탁
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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    • v.53 no.8
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    • pp.463-468
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    • 2004
  • This paper was applied space harmonic method as a characteristic analysis technique for slotless PMLSM. There is advantages of active response to the change of design parameters as well as reduction of the calculation time. The method can be overcome disadvantages of finite element analysis that needs long times calculation, repetitions of pre and post-process. In this paper, 3D-space harmonic method was applied to consider the precise description of end turn coil shape and the changes of characteristic according to changes of length of z-axis direction. The thrust of optimal design was performed using genetic algorithm to enhance the thrust which is the disadvantage of slotless type PMLSM. For design parameters, width of permanent magnet, width of coil, width of coil inner and lengths of z-axis direction were selected. For objective functions. thrust per weight. thrust per volume. multi-objective function was selected.