• Architectural research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2011

A study on the free vibration analysis of elastic bar is described in this paper. In order to determine the natural frequencies of bars, a bar element is developed by using isogeometric formulation. The B-spline is introduced to represent the geometry of bar and the same geometric definition is also used to define its unknown displacement field in isogeometric formulation. Therefore, the stiffness and mass matrices are derived by the order-free B-spline basis function. The efficiency and accuracy of the present isogeometric bar elementis demonstrated by using several numerical tests. From numerical results, it is found to be that the present isogeometric element produces very accurate natural frequencies of bars. Finally, the present isogeometric solutions are provided as future reference solutions.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.127-131
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• 2017

This paper presents a generalized formulation for optimizing the design of concrete beam reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bar. The optimization method is formulated to find the design variables leading to the minimum weight of concrete beam with constraints imposed based on ACI code provisions. A simple genetic algorithm is utilized to solve the optimization task. The weights of concrete and glass fiber reinforced polymer bar are included in the formulation of the objective function. The ultimate limit states and the serviceability limit states are included in formulation of constraints. The results of illustrated example demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method to reduce the weight of beam as well as to satisfy the above requirement. The application of the optimization based on the most economical design concept have led to significant savings in the amount of the component materials to be used in comparison to classical design solutions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.709-725
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• 2006

In this paper the buckling and post-buckling behavior of slender bars under self-weight are studied. In order to study the post-buckling behavior of the bar, a geometrically exact formulation for the non-linear analysis of uni-directional structural elements is presented, considering arbitrary load distribution and boundary conditions. From this formulation one obtains a set of first-order coupled nonlinear equations which, together with the boundary conditions at the bar ends, form a two-point boundary value problem. This problem is solved by the simultaneous use of the Runge-Kutta integration scheme and the Newton-Raphson method. By virtue of a continuation algorithm, accurate solutions can be obtained for a variety of stability problems exhibiting either limit point or bifurcational-type buckling. Using this formulation, a detailed parametric analysis is conducted in order to study the buckling and post-buckling behavior of slender bars under self-weight, including the influence of boundary conditions on the stability and large deflection behavior of the bar. In order to evaluate the quality and accuracy of the results, an experimental analysis was conducted considering a clamped-free thin-walled metal bar. As this kind of structure presents a high index of slenderness, its answers could be affected by the introduction of conventional sensors. In this paper, an experimental methodology was developed, allowing the measurement of static or dynamic displacements without making contact with the structure, using digital image processing techniques. The proposed experimental procedure can be used to a wide class of problems involving large deflections and deformations. The experimental buckling and post-buckling behavior compared favorably with the theoretical and numerical results.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.163-180
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• 2014

In the displacement based finite element analysis of composite beams that consist of two Euler-Bernoulli beams juxtaposed with a deformable shear connection, the coupling of the displacement fields may cause oscillations in the interlayer slip field and reduction in optimal convergence rate, known as slip-locking. In this study, the B-bar procedure is proposed to alleviate the locking effects. It is also shown that by changing the primary dependent variables in the mathematical model, to be able to interpolate the interlayer slip field directly, oscillations in the slip field can be completely eliminated. Examples are presented to illustrate the performance and the numerical characteristics of the proposed methods.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2013

A new finite element model for the hydrostatic extrusion of a biaxial bar is introduced. In this model, a penalty contact algorithm, which is adopted to replace the traction boundary conditions due to the fluid in the container of the extruder, is incorporated into a consistent penalty finite element formulation for the viscoplastic deformation of a work piece during hydrostatic extrusion. Two parameters, introduced in the penalty contact algorithm in this study, a critical penalty contact pressure $P_0$ and a critical penalty contact distance $D_c$, are carefully examined for various process conditions. The proposed finite element model is applied to the hydrostatic extrusion of a Cu-clad Al bar. The extrusion loads and thickness ratios of the clad materials by the proposed model are compared in detail to values from experiments reported in the literature. Finally, it is concluded that the proposed finite element model is useful in practical implementations.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.2078-2086
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• 1996

This paper introduces two three-dimensional eight-node hexagonal elements obtained by using multivariable variational mehtod. Both of them are based on the modified hellinger-reissner principle to employ incompatible displacements and assumed stresses of assumed strains. The internal functions of element are introduced to as element formulation through two different methods : the first one uses the functions determined directly from the element boundary condition of the incompatible displacements ; while the second, being a kind of B-bar mehtod, employs the modification technique of strain-displacement matrix to pass the patch test. The elements are evaluated on the selective problems of bending and material incompressibility with regular and distorted meshes. The results show that the new elements perform with good accuracy in both of deformation and stress calculation and they are insensitive to distorted geometry of element.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제16B권5호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2009

모션 데이터 글러브는 손의 움직임을 측정하여 컴퓨터에 입력하는 대표적인 인간과 컴퓨터간의 인터페이스 도구로서, 홈 오토에이션, 가상 현실, biometrics, 모션 캡쳐 등의 컴퓨터 신기술에 사용되는 필수 장비이다. 본 논문에서는 대중화를 위하여, 별도의 특수 장비 없이 사용 가능한 저가형 비주얼 모션 데이터 글러브를 개발하고자 한다. 본 방식의 특징은 기존의 모션 데이터 글러브에 사용되었던, 고가의 모션 센싱 섬유를 사용하지 않음으로써, 저가형으로 개발이 가능하다는 것이다. 따라서 제작이 용이하고 대중화에 크게 기여할 수 있다는 장점을 가진다. 본 방식에서는 모션 센싱 섬유를 사용하는 기계적인 방식대신 광학적 모션 캡쳐 기술을 개량한 비주얼 방식을 채택한다. 기존의 비주얼 방식에 비해 본 방식은 다음과 같은 장점과 독창성을 가진다. 첫째, 기존의 비주얼 방식은 가려짐 현상을 제거하고 3차원 자세 복원을 위해 많은 수의 카메라와 장비를 사용하는 데 비해, 본 방식은 모노비전 방식을 채택하여 장비가 간소하고 저가형 개발이 가능하다. 둘째, 기존의 모노비전방삭은 가려짐 현상에 취약하여 영상에서 가려진 부분은 3차원 자세 복원이 어려웠다. 하지만 본 논문은 독창적으로 설계된 막대 모양의 지시자를 사용하여, 영상에서 가려진 부분도 3차원 자세 복원이 가능하다. 셋째, 기존의 모노 비전 방식은 비선형 수치해석 형태의 영상 해석 알고리즘을 사용하는 경우가 많아서 초기화나 계산시간 면에서 불편하였다. 하지만, 본 논문에서는 독창적인 공식화 방법을 사용하여 닫힌 형태의 영상해석 알고리즘을 도출함으로써 이와 같은 불편을 개선하였다. 넷째, 기존의 닫힌 형태의 알고리즘은 공식화 과정에서 근사화 방법을 도입하는 경우가 많아서 정확도가 떨어지고 특이점에 의한 응용분야에 제한이 있었다. 하지만 본 방식은 오일러 각과 같은 국부적인 매개화나 근사화 등을 사용하는 대신 지수형태의 트위스트좌표계를 사용하는 독창적인 공식화 방법을 사용하여, 공식화 단계에서의 근사화 방법 없이 닫힌 형태의 알고리즘을 도출함으로써 이 문제들을 개선하였다.