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Erection Sequence Analysis of Suspension Bridge Considering to Sliding of Main Cable (주케이블의 슬라이딩을 고려한 현수교의 시공단계 해석)

  • Yhim, Sung-Soon;Kong, Min-Sik;Kim, Byeong-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.13 no.3 s.55
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    • pp.164-172
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    • 2009
  • Anchors and saddles are used to have sufficient geometrical rigidity and make target configuration of main cable of suspension bridge. Neglecting the sliding effect at saddles, points at them have been idealized as fixed nodes in lots of former studies. In general, sliding effects are reported to show significant structural behaviors of main cable and cause to the different responses of bridges. During early erection steps of the suspension bridge, especially, the sliding effect occurs easily because there is large difference of cable tension between main and side span in removing set-back ropes or not applying set-back. This study presents the finite element analysis considering to cable sliding effect and shows the comparison of differences between sliding and non-sliding at election sequence. The analysis of sliding between main cables and saddles needs to obtain more realistic responses because the analysis result can represent unfavorably different responses of bridges. Moreover, the sliding analysis method and results in this study can be used to basic criteria in engineering design and construction steps.

Prediction of Hydrofracture of Rock Salt under Ground at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (지하 핵 폐기물 저장 암염의 파괴현상 검증 및 분석)

  • Heo, Gwang-Hee;Lee, Cheo-Keun;Heo, Yol
    • Geotechnical Engineering
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.139-162
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    • 1995
  • The possibility of the development of gas driven hydrofractures at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant(WIPP) is investigated through analytical and numerical calculations and through laboratory experiments. First, an investigation of the chemical reactions involved shows that a large volume of gas could potentially be generated through the oxidation of iron in the waste. Simple ground water'flow calculations then show that unless regions of high permeability has been created, this gas volume will build up the pressure high enough to cause tensile damage in the horizontal planes of weakness or in the halite itself. The analytical calculations were performed using the concepts of linear elastic fracture mechanics and the numerical calculations were done using the finite element method. Also, laboratory tests were conducted to illustrate possible failure mechanisms. It is possible that after growing horizontal crack in the weaker anhydride layer, the crack could break out of this layer and propagate upward into the halite and toward the ground surface at an inclined argle of around 53$^{\circ}$ above horizontal. To prevent this latter phenomenon the anhydrite must have a fracture toughness less than 0.5590 times than that of the halite. Through the tests, three types of crack(radial vertical cracks, horizontal circular cracks and cone -shaped cracks) were observed.

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A study for numerical simulation about grounding of 105k tanker (LS-DYNA3D를 이용한 좌초 선박 손상평가)

  • Han, Dae-Suk;Rim, Chae-Whan;Lee, Tak-Kee;Lee, Jae-Myung
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.31 no.3 s.119
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    • pp.213-221
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    • 2007
  • Recently, environmental design are becoming a matter of grave concern in shipbuilding. Out of these concern, oil spilt which is induced by grounding accidents is very critical reason of the ocean pollution. Therefore, a series qf quarter of 105k tanker model grounding simulations were conducted to analyze it's characteristics for the accident. ship get using LS-DYNA3D. In this paper, to conduct whole simulations, a meshsize convergence test was carried out to determine appropriate meshsize for grounding test. After the series analysis. These results were analyzed as each case.

Dynamic Characteristics of Seohae Cable-stayed Bridge Based on Long-term Measurements (장기계측에 의한 서해대교 사장교의 동특성 평가)

  • Park, Jong-Chil;Park, Chan-Min;Kim, Byeong-Hwa;Lee, Il-Keun;Jo, Byung-Wan
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.10 no.6 s.52
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    • pp.115-123
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    • 2006
  • This paper presents long-term dynamic characteristics of a cable-stayed bridge where installed SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) system. Modal parameters such as natural frequencies and mode shapes are identified by modal analysis using three dimensional finite element model. The developed baseline model has a good correlation with measured natural frequencies identified from field ambient vibrations. By statistical data processing between measured natural frequencies and temperatures, it is demonstrated that the natural frequency is in linearly inverse proportion to the temperature. The estimation of temperature effects against frequency variations is performed. Mode shapes are identified from the TDD (Time Domain Decomposition) technique for ambient vibration measurements. Finally, these results demonstrate that the TDD method can apply to identify modal parameters of a cable-stayed bridge.

VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF PCB MANUFACTURING SYSTEM USING MASKLESS EXPOSURE METHOD (Maskless 방식을 이용한 PCB 생산시스템의 진동 해석)

  • Jang, Won-Hyuk;Lee, Jae-Mun;Cho, Myeong-Woo;Kim, Joung-Su;Lee, Chul-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.421-426
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents vibration analysis of maskless exposure module in Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing system. In order to complete exposure process in PCB, masking type module has been widely used in electronics industries. However, masking process confronts some limitations of application due to higher production cost for masking as well as lower printing resolution. Therefore, maskless exposure module is started to be in the spotlight for flexible production system to meet the needs of fabrication in variable patterns at low cost. Since maskless exposure process adopts direct patterning to PCB, vibration problems become more critical compared to conventional masking type process. Moreover, movements of exposure engine as well as stage generate vibration sources in the system. Thus, it is imperative to analyze the vibration characteristics for the maskless exposure module to improve the quality and accuracy of PCB. In this study, vibration analysis using the Finite Element Analysis is conducted to identify the critical structural parts deteriorating vibration performance. Also, Experimental investigations are conducted by single/dual encoder measurement process under the operating module speed. Measurement points of vibration are selected by three places, which are base of stage, exposure engine and top of stage, to check the effect of vibration from the exposure engine. Comparisons between analysis results and experimental measurement are conducted to confirm the accuracy of analysis results including the developed FE model. Finally, this studies show feasibility of optimal design using the developed FE analysis model.

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Integrated Numerical Analysis of Induction-Heating-Aided Injection Molding Under Interactive Temperature Boundary Conditions (열-유동 상호작용을 고려한 유도가열 적용 미세 사출성형의 통합적 수치해석)

  • Eom, Hye-Ju;Park, Keun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.575-582
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    • 2010
  • In recent years, several rapid-mold-heating techniques that can be used for the injection molding of thin-walled parts or micro/nano structures have been developed. High-frequency induction heating, which involves heating by electromagnetic induction, is an efficient method for the rapid heating of mold surfaces. The present study proposes an integrated numerical model of the high-frequency induction heating process and the resulting injection molding process. To take into account the effects of thermal boundary conditions in induction heating, we carry out a fully integrated numerical analysis that combines electromagnetic field calculation, heat transfer analysis, and injection molding simulation. The proposed integrated simulation is extended to the injection molding of a thin-wall part, and the simulation results are compared with the experimental findings. The validity of the proposed simulation is discussed according to the ways of the boundary condition imposition.

Study on Torsional Strength of Induction-Hardened Axle Shaft (고주파 열처리를 고려한 액슬 축 비틀림 거동 연구)

  • Kang, Dae-Hyun;Lee, Bum-Jae;Yun, Chang-Bae;Kim, Kang-Wuk
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.645-649
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    • 2010
  • Induction hardening has been used to improve the torsional strength and characteristics of wear for axle shaft that is used to transmit driving torque from the differential to the wheel in automobiles. After the rapid heating and cooling processes of induction hardening are carried out, the shaft has residual stress and material properties change; this affects the allowable transmitted torque. The objective of this study is to predict the distribution of residual stress and estimate the torsional strength of induction-hardened axle shafts with residual stress. In this study, the finite element method is used to study the thermomechanical behavior of the material, and the results are compared with experimental results. The results indicate that the torsional strength of the axle shaft depends on the surface hardening depth and distribution of residual stress.

Prediction of a Structural Vibration and Radiated Noise of High-voltage Transformer through Force Identification (가진력 규명을 통한 초고압 변압기의 구조진동 및 방사소음 예측)

  • Yoo, Suk-Jin;Jung, Byung-Kyoo;Jeong, Weui-Bong;Hong, Chinsuk;Kim, Tae-Yong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.527-536
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    • 2013
  • In order to predict structural vibration and radiated noise of high-voltage transformer in operation, it is necessary to precisely find the excitation force generated by the coils and core. However, finding the excitation force through experiments of high voltage transformer in operation is not possible. Therefore, this paper deals with identifying the excitation force by using the acceleration data measured through experiments and the transfer function estimated through finite element model. A method to predict structural vibration and radiated noise was also proposed. Three-phase windings and the core are the source of high-voltage transformer. The excitation forces were identified using the acceleration data and the transfer function of the surface of the tank. Structural vibration and radiated noise from the surface of the tank was predicted by using the identified excitation force. As a result of the interpretation of the experimental and computational analysis of structural vibration from the surface of the tank and radiated noise from the field point, the interpretation of the computational analysis showed relatively good accordance with the experiment.

Statistics and probability analysis of vehicle overloads on a rigid frame bridge from long-term monitored strains

  • Li, Yinghua;Tang, Liqun;Liu, Zejia;Liu, Yiping
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.287-301
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    • 2012
  • It is well known that overloaded vehicles may cause severe damages to bridges, and how to estimate and evaluate the status of the overloaded vehicles passing through bridges become a challenging problem. Therefore, based on the monitored strain data from a structural health monitoring system (SHM) installed on a bridge, a method is recommended to identify and analyze the probability of overloaded vehicles. Overloaded vehicle loads can cause abnormity in the monitored strains, though the abnormal strains may be small in a concrete continuous rigid frame bridge. Firstly, the abnormal strains are identified from the abundant strains in time sequence by taking the advantage of wavelet transform in abnormal signal identification; secondly, the abnormal strains induced by heavy vehicles are picked up by the comparison between the identified abnormal strains and the strain threshold gotten by finite element analysis of the normal heavy vehicle; finally, according to the determined abnormal strains induced by overloaded vehicles, the statistics of the overloaded vehicles passing through the bridge are summarized and the whole probability of the overloaded vehicles is analyzed. The research shows the feasibility of using the monitored strains from a long-term SHM to identify the information of overloaded vehicles passing through a bridge, which can help the traffic department to master the heavy truck information and do the damage analysis of bridges further.

Diameter Effect of Induced Voltage in Sensing Coil Buried in Projectile for Application of Air Bursting Munition (공중파열탄용 포탄에 묻혀있는 탐지코일의 직경에 의한 유도전압 변화)

  • Ryu, Kwon Sang;Nahm, Seung Hoon;Jung, Jae Gap;Son, Derac
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.62-66
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    • 2016
  • We designed a model composed a ring type magnet, a yoke, and a sensing coil buried in a projectile for calculating the muzzle velocity based on the voltage induced from sensing coil by simulation. The muzzle velocity was calculated from the master curve obtained through the voltage induced from sensing coil by simulation. The induced voltage increased with increasing the diameter of sensing coil. The projectile's velocity was proportional to the induced voltage when the sensing coil was buried in projectile. The projectile will be surely exploded at the target region by inputting the information of muzzle velocity variation corrected the diameter effect of induced voltage of sensing coil.