• ETRI Journal
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.535-537
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• 2003

We propose a rigorous 2D approximation technique for the 3D waveguide structures; it can minimize the well-known approximation errors of the commonly used effective index method. The main concept of the proposed technique is to compensate for the effective cladding index in the equivalent slab model of the original channel waveguide from the modal effective index calculated by the nonuniform 2D finite difference method. With simulations, we used the proposed technique to calculate the coupling characteristics of a directional coupler by the 2D beam propagation method, and the results were almost exactly the same as the results calculated by the 3D beam propagation method.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 1997

Fatigue crack propagation behaviors and life prediction for SUS 321 plate and its electron beam weld metal were investigated using compact tension specimens. The larger the stress ratio is, the faster the crack propagates, but the variation of crack propagation rate decreases. The effect of stress ratio is greater in the slow crack propagation area than in the faster one. The crack propagation rate of electron beam weld metal is faster than that of base metal because of hardening, weld defect and residual stress in welding area. The crack propagation rate of transverse weld metal has a lower than that of base metal due to the effect of residual stress, but in the time of passing through welding area, has a higher rate. The crack propagation rate using $\Delta$K$_{eff}$ can be well plotted regardless of stress ratio. The fatigue life prediction method of considering crack closure more exactly predicts fatigue life than conventional one. conventional one.e.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.601-605
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• 2007

This paper describes the experimental method to monitor the structural integrity. The crack on structures changes the wave propagation characteristics of structures. To monitor this change, frequency dependent variation of dynamic stiffness of beam structures is obtained by using beam transfer function method, and its trends are compared to undamaged one for identifying the location and size of the crack. Piezoelectric actuators were used to generate flexural vibrations. It eliminated various restrictions of continuously measuring wave propagation characteristics and monitoring structural integrity. The structural integrity was identified with minimal number of measurements and smart structures employing PZT actuations.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1026-1038
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• 1999

Interlaminar fracture toughness of carbon/epoxy composite materials has been studied under tensile and flexural loading by the use of width tapered double cantilever beam(WTDCB) and end notched flexure(ENF) specimens. This study has significantly examined the effect of various interfacial ply orientation, ${\alpha}(0^{\circ},\;45^{\circ}\;and\;90^{\circ})$ and crack propagation direction, ${\theta}(0^{\circ},\;15^{\circ},\;30^{\circ}\;and\;45^{\circ})$ in terms of critical strain energy release rate through experiments. Twelve differently layered laminates were investigated. The data reduction for evaluating the fracture energy is based on compliance method and beam theory. Beam theory is used to analyze the effect of crack propagation direction. The geometry and lay-up sequence of specimens are considered various conditions such as skewness parameter, beam volume, and so on. The results show that the fiber bridging occurred due to the non-midplane crack propagation and causes the difference of fracture energy evaluated by both methods. For safer and more reliable composite structures, we obtain the optimal stacking sequence from initial fracture energy in each mode.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.255-265
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• 2017

In this paper, an efficient shear deformation theory is developed for wave propagation analysis in a functionally graded beam. More particularly, porosities that may occur in Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) during their manufacture are considered. The proposed shear deformation theory is efficient method because it permits us to show the effect of both bending and shear components and this is carried out by dividing the transverse displacement into the bending and shear parts. Material properties are assumed graded in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents; but the rule of mixture is modified to describe and approximate material properties of the functionally graded beams with porosity phases. The governing equations of the wave propagation in the functionally graded beam are derived by employing the Hamilton's principle. The analytical dispersion relation of the functionally graded beam is obtained by solving an eigenvalue problem. The effects of the volume fraction distributions, the depth of beam, the number of wave and the porosity on wave propagation in functionally graded beam are discussed in details. It can be concluded that the present theory is not only accurate but also simple in predicting the wave propagation characteristics in the functionally graded beam.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.100-110
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• 1994

본 연구에서는 효율적인 광원과 광도파로간의 결합방법으로서 많은 연구가 진행중인 monolithic laser-waveguide coupler 특성해석에 beam propagation method를 도입하여 기존의 방법과 비교검토 한 결과 타당성을 입증할 수 있었으며, 또한 결합효율을 향상시키기 위하여 taper 구조를 가진 monlithic laser-waveguide coupler를 제시하였다. monolithic laser-waveguide coupler는 능동소자인 laser의 특성과 수동소자인 waveguide의 특성을 동시에 가지고 있으므로 고려하여야할 요소가 매우 많고, 또 각 요소들의 변화에 따라 결합기의 성능이 크게 좌우되므로 그 특성 연구가 많은 어려움이 있었다. 때문에 본 연구에서는 방향성 결합기를 사용한 모델을 해석하는 방법으로 기존의 coupled mode 이론을 사용할 수도 있겠으나, 본 연구에서와 같이 많은 변수를 가지는 경우의 해석에는 적용하기 어렵다는 단점 때문에 beam propagation method를 사용한 해석을 시도하였다. 또한 해석에 있어서 가장 기본이 되는 초기전개의 계산에서도 종래의 연구에서와 달리 근사식을 이용해 전계를 계산하지 않고, 주어진 구조에 대하여 직접 finite difference method를 적용하여 초기전계를 구하였다. 이러한 새로운 시도들이 가지는 잇점을 방법과 비교하여 알아 보았으며, 새로운 방법의 적용을 통하여 보다 많은 변수를 고려하여 monolithic laser-waveguide coupler의 특성을 연구할 수 있었다. 이러한 과정을 통하여 결합기의 특성을 파악하고 그 결과로 monolothic laser-waveguide coupler의 특성중 가장 중요한 결합특성을 향상 시키기 위해서 taper영역을 가지는 monolothic laser-waveguide coupler를 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 구조에 대하여 특성을 조사해본 결과 79%정도의 좋은 결합효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1993년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.660-662
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• 1993

We have numerically analyzed by using the Beam Propagation Method the Dual-channel directional couplers, which peforms a number of useful fuctions in thin-films devices, including power division, modulation, switching, frequency selection, and polarization selection. We also use the effective index method to reduce one dimension.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.555-562
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• 2004

3차원 유한 차분 빔전파 방법의 계산시간 및 수렴성 문제를 해결하기 위해서 implicit와 explicit 방법을 결합하는 복합 방법(hybrid method)을 제안하였다. 방향성 결합기의 결합길이를 결정하는 문제를 대상으로 제안된 방법과 implicit 방정식의 해를 직접 구하는 방법의 계산 시간을 비교하였다. 그 결과 직접 풀이법에 비해 제안된 방식의 계산 속도가 최소 10배 이상 빠름을 확인하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2001

A constant volume combustion chamber is employed to investigate the initial flame kernel development and flame propagation of gasoline-air mixtures with various ignition systems, ignition energy and spark plug electrodes. To do this research, four ignition systems are designed and manufactured, and the ignition energy is controlled by varying the dwell time. Several kinds of spark plugs are also made to analyze the effects of electrodes on flame kernel development. The velocity of flame propagation is measured by the laser deflection method. The output laser beam from He-Ne laser is divided into three parallel beams by a beam splitter. The splitted beams pass through the combustion chamber. They are deflected when contacted with flame front, and the voltage signals from photodiodes change due to deflection. The results show that higher ignition energy raises the flame propagation speed especially under the fuel lean operation. The wider electrode gap, smaller electrode diameter and sharper electrode tip make the speed of the initial flame propagation faster. The speed of the initial flame propagation is affected by electrode material as well. Electrode material with lower melting temperature help the initial flame propagation.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.605-623
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• 2015

A coupled experimental and numerical study of shear fracture in the edge-notched beam specimens of quasi-brittle materials (concrete-like materials) are carried out using four point bending flexural tests. The crack initiation, propagation and breaking process of beam specimens are experimentally studied by producing the double inclined edge notches with different ligament angles in beams under four point bending. The effects of ligament angles on the shear fracturing path in the bridge areas of the double edge-notched beam specimens are studied. Moreover, the influence of the inclined edge notches on the shear-fracture behavior of double edge-notched beam specimens which represents a practical crack orientation is investigated. The same specimens are numerically simulated by an indirect boundary element method known as displacement discontinuity method. These numerical results are compared with the performed experimental results proving the accuracy and validity of the proposed study.