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A Catenary System Analysis for Studying the Dynamic Characteristics of a High Speed Rail Pantograph

  • Han, Chang-Soo;Park, Tong-Jin;Kim, Byung-Jin;Wang, Young-Yong
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.436-447
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    • 2002
  • In this study, the dynamic response of a catenary system that supplies electrical power to high-speed trains is investigated. One of the important problems which is accompanied by increasing the speed of a high-speed rail, is the performance of stable current collection. Another problem which has been encountered, is maintaining continuous contact force between the catenary and the pantograph without loss of panhead. The dynamic analyses of the catenary based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) are performed to develop a pantograph suitable for high speed operation. The static deflection of the catenary, the stiffness variation in contact lines, the dynamic response of the catenary undergoing the force of a constantly moving load and the contact force were calculated. It was confirmed that a catenary model is necessary to study the dynamic characteristics of the pantograph system.

Effect of suction on volume change and shear behaviour of an overconsolidated unsaturated silty soil

  • Estabragh, A.R.;Javadi, A.A.
    • Geomechanics and Engineering
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.55-65
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the effect of suction on compressibility and shear behaviour of unsaturated silty soil under various types of loading. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted in a double-walled triaxial cell on samples of a compacted silty soil. In the experiments the soil samples were subjected to isotropic consolidation followed by unloading and subsequent reloading under constant suction and prescribed overconsolidated ratio. The experimental results are presented in the context of an elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil. The effects of suction on mechanical behaviour of unsaturated silty soil are presented and discussed. It is shown that increasing suction affects the shear behaviour of unsaturated soils, but there is a limit beyond which, further increase in suction will not result in any significant change in the behaviour.

Deep Learning-Based Inverse Design for Engineering Systems: A Study on Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Models

  • Seong-Sin Kim
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.127-135
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    • 2024
  • Recent studies have shown that inverse design using deep learning has the potential to rapidly generate the optimal design that satisfies the target performance without the need for iterative optimization processes. Unlike traditional methods, deep learning allows the network to rapidly generate a large number of solution candidates for the same objective after a single training, and enables the generation of diverse designs tailored to the objectives of inverse design. These inverse design techniques are expected to significantly enhance the efficiency and innovation of design processes in various fields such as aerospace, biology, medical, and engineering. We analyzes inverse design models that are mainly utilized in the nano and chemical fields, and proposes inverse design models based on supervised and unsupervised learning that can be applied to the engineering system. It is expected to present the possibility of effectively applying inverse design methodologies to the design optimization problem in the field of engineering according to each specific objective.

EVAPORATION DATA STOCHASTIC GENERATION FOR KING FAHAD DAM LAKE IN BISHAH, SAUDI ARABIA

  • Abdulmohsen A. Al-Shaikh
    • Water Engineering Research
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.209-218
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    • 2001
  • Generation of evaporation data generally assists in planning, operation, and management of reservoirs and other water works. Annual and monthly evaporation series were generated for King Fahad Dam Lake in Bishah, Saudi Arabia. Data was gathered for period of 22 years. Tests of homogeneity and normality were conducted and results showed that data was homogeneous and normally distributed. For generating annual series, an Autoregressive first order model AR(1) was used and for monthly evaporation series method of fragments was used. Fifty replicates for annual series, and fifty replicates for each month series, each with 22 values length, were generated. Performance of the models was evaluated by comparing the statistical parameters of the generated series with those of the historical data. Annual and monthly models were found to be satisfactory in preserving the statistical parameters of the historical series. About 89% of the tested values of the considered parameters were within the assigned confidence limits

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Back Analysis of Displacements Measured During Excavation of Underground Storage Caverns

  • Lee, Chung-In;Lee, Youn-Kyou;Kim, Chee-Hwan
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.83-98
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, the results of back analysis based on, the inverse method are presented. Using the field measurements obtained from the two different underground storage caverns in Korea during their construction, the deformation modulus and the initial in-situ stresses of the rock masses around the access tunnels are calculated. The finite element analysis is carried out by usinB these results as input parameters. The calculated displacements are compared with the measured ones.

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Torsional Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Multi-Story Building under Seismic Loading

  • Hong, Sung-Gul;Moritz, Alex P.;Kim, NamHee
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.314-321
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    • 2000
  • Excessive torsional behavior of asymmetric building structures is observed to be the main cause of the poor seismic performance. Concepts of current design provisions for torsion are based on the assumption that the strength of the lateral load resisting elements can be adjusted without changing their stiffness. This paper investigates inelastic torsional effects of multi-story high rise residential building in Korea on increase of strength demand and ductility of members using some methods published in literature. The methods analyze the reduction of strength and member ductility resulting from torsional mechanisms. This study shows that use of these concepts control inelastic torsion during preliminary seismic design of multi-story building of irregular plans.

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A Study on the Computer-aided Control of the Blankholder Force in the Deep Drawing Process (딥드로잉에서의 소재누르기 힘의 컴퓨터제어에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Chang-Seop;Lee, Dae-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 1987
  • 딥 드로오잉 시의 소재누르기판의 힘을 펀치의 변위 혹은 힘의 임의의 함수로서 제어 시킬 수 있는 서브프레스장치 및 유압장치를 제작하고 제어용 프로그램을 작성하여 시 험하였다. 제작한 장치를 인스트론 시험기에 설치하고 제어용 프로그램을 IBM퍼스널 컴퓨터를 사용하여 실행시킨 결과, 기계 제어 부분은 어셈블러언어로, 계산 부분은 고급 언어로 프로그램을 작성하여 링크시킨 후에 컴파일링하여 사용하는것이 제어의 응답성 및 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있음이 판명되었다. 또한, 소재누르기판의 힘의 제어에 필요한 이론 및 예비 결과들도 제시하였다.

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Measurement of Physical Properties of Korean Garlic for Grade Standard

  • Hong, J.H.;Koh, H.K.
    • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2002
  • Garlic is one of the major seasoning vegetables in Korea and consumed mostly in a form of peeled cloves. Conventional Korean standards for garlic grading consist of four classes according to the size of bulb and its shape. Sorting and grading of garlic are manually done but could be in the process of automated mechanization using machine vision system in the near future. The proportion of mass of cloves in a garlic bulb to the volume of the bulb (g/ml) was determined to find out the best way of representing both the quantity and quality of cloves in each bulb. Garlic bulb was assumed as an ellipsoid and its major and minor axis and its height were measured to calculate its volume. The mass proportions and density of a garlic bulb and cloves were measured for four domestic varieties of garlic to propose it as a standard for Korean garlic grading machine.

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Improvedd Vibration-Based Damage Identification Method (개선된 진동기초 손상검색방법의 유도와 검증)

  • 김정태;노리스스텁스
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.331-343
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    • 1999
  • 본 논문에서는 새로이 유도된 진동기초 손상검색방법을 제시하고, 제한적인 모드특성치가 측정된 구조물을 대상으로 이 알고리즘의 적합성과 손상예측의 정확도를 검증하고자 하였다. 먼저, 기존의 Kim과 Stubbs에 의해 발표된 손상발견 알고리즘들을 검토하였으며, 이 알고리즘들의 적용한계와 오류적 가정을 극복할 수 있는 손상검색 알고리즘을 새로이 유도하였다. 다음으로, 손상발생 전후에 소수의 진동모드 특성치가 측정된 2경간 연속보를 대상으로 손상예측실험을 수행하여, 이들 손상검색 알고리즘의 손상예측 정확도를 분석하였다. 기존의 손상검색 알고리즘에 비하여 새로이 유도된 손상검색 알고리즘의 손상예측 정확도가 향상된 것으로 분석되었다.

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A Case Study on the Effect of Student Characteristics among the Influential Factors in the Teaching Evaluation at Universities (대학 강의평가 영향력 요인 중 학생 특성의 효과에 대한 사례 연구)

  • Cho, Soosun
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2016
  • This paper deals with the effect of student characteristics from a case study on the different teaching evaluation scores under the same conditions of professor and course characteristics. In particular, focusing the evaluation score gabs caused by different course achievements of two classes, we can analyze the influence of the student characteristics and interpret the meaning. This case study shows that the student characteristics can lead out a distinct difference in the teaching evaluation scores under the most factors related to professors and courses are controlled, In conclusion, this case study could be appropriately used to support the interpretation of the student characteristic hypothesis among several hypotheses about the meaning of correlations between student achievement and teaching evaluation.