• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.149-155
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• 2007

Damage assessment and Damage index for RC members failed in flexure was investigated by using the nonlinear finite element analysis, included with nonlocal constitutive law, which is analyzed for the localization of the failure on the post-peak region. In the nonlcal constitutive law, The local strains obtained at gauss points were averaged over a particular length, i.e. characteristic length and it was used to evaluate the damage of RC column member. As the analysis results, The value of nonlocal strain shows less mesh sensibility. In the damage assessment, It was confirmed that evaluations of damage of RC member were able to use nonlocal compressive strain on a cover concrete and a core concrete of the member. Moreover it was confirmed that damage process for the statically indeterminate structure was able to evaluate the damage context of the component members of the structure.

• Magazine of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.162-170
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• 1993

축력과 횡력을 받는 전단벽의 휨과 전단 거동을 분리산정하기 위하여 R/C 전단벽에 관한 실험 결과에 대해 System Identification을 행한다. 이를 토대로, 전단벽의 강도 저하 계수 'R'과 극한 회전능력을 구하는 실험식을 제안한다. R/C뼈대구조-전단벽에 대한 비탄성 해석 유한요소 컴퓨터 프로그램(IDARC)을 이용하여 전단벽의 지진 이력 거동을 재현한다. Identification 결과를 Digitize한 실험 결과와의 비교에 의해 검증하고, 총변형으로부터 휨과 전단에 의한 변형요소를 해석적으로 분리 함으로서 비탄성 전단 거동과 강도 저하 계수 'R'의 산정이 가능해진다. 또한 실험 결과에 대한 회귀 분석을 통하여 전단벽의 극한 회전 능력에 대한 실험식이 얻어진다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2010.11b
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• pp.638-641
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 나노 분해능을 가지면서 수mm의 이송능력을 가지는 AFM용 스캐너의 구현을 위하여 새로운 형태의 더블-벤트 유연 가이드를 연구하였다. Castigliano 이론을 이용하여 유연 가이드의 강성을 구하였으며, 모든 과정은 FEA(Finite Element Analysis)를 통하여 이론의 타당성을 검증하였다. 또한, 더블-벤트 유연 가이드의 성능 검증을 위하여 평면 스캐너의 모델링에 응용하여 보았다. 응용된 평면 스캐너의 구성 요소 성분 변수들은 Double-bent 유연 가이드의 나노 분해능 및 이송 변위의 최대화를 구현함과 동시에 빠른 응답 속도를 보장하기 위해 최적화 설계를 통하여 이루어졌다. 더블-벤트 유연 가이드를 적용한 평면 스캐너 역시 FEA를 통한 검증 단계를 거쳤다.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.419-426
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• 2003

Simplified modeling approach for the seismic behavior of a reinforced concrete bridge is investigated in this paper. For this purpose, a hysteretic axial-flexure interaction model was developed and implemented into a nonlinear finite element analysis program. Thus, the seismic response of reinforced concrete bridge piers was evaluated by the simplified point hinge representations. Comparative studies for reinforced concrete bridge piers indicated that the analytical predictions obtained with the new formulations showed a good correlation with experimental results. In addition, seismic response analysis of a reinforced concrete bridge utilizing the simplified point hinge model revealed the adequacy and applicability of the present development.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.277-295
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• 2007

3-D wall panels are used in construction of exterior and interior bearing and non-load bearing walls and floors of building of all types of construction. Fast construction, thermal insulation, reduced labor expense and weight saving are the most well pronounced advantage of such precast system. When the structural performance is concerned, the main disadvantage of 3D panel, when used as floor slab, is their brittleness in flexure. The current study focuses on upgrading ductility and load carrying capacity of 3D slabs in two different ways; using additional tension reinforcement, and inserting a longitudinal concentrated beam. The research is carried on both experimentally and numerically. The structural performance in terms of load carrying capacity and flexural ductility are discussed in details. The obtained results could give better understanding and design consideration of such prefabricated system.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.3 no.1 s.7
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• pp.77-85
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• 2003

This paper presents a truss model that can predict the shear behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to the combined actions of shear and flexure. Unlike other truss models, the proposed truss model, TATM, takes into account the effect of the flexural moment on the shear strength of RC beams with different shear span-to-depth ratios. To check the successfulness of the proposed model experimentally obtained stress shear strain curves were compared to the predicted ones using the proposed truss model. Furthermore, the shear strengths of 170 RC test beams with variable shear span-to-depth ratios were compared to the shear strengths as given by the truss model reported in this paper.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.353-356
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• 2004

Nonlinear numerical analysis was performed to investigate the behavioral characteristics and failure mechanism of flexure -dominated structural walls with partially confined boundary elements. Based on the results, deformability of walls with partially confined boundary elements was evaluated, and a design method which can determine depth of confined boundary element according to given ductility demand, was developed. Also, effective details of laterally confining re-bars were proposed for boundary elements with rectangular cross-section. The design method can be used to choose the spacing of confining re-bars assuring the confining effect and constructability.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.1702-1715
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• 2006

The increasing use of nano-positioners in a wide variety of laboratory and industrial applications has created a need for nano-mechatronics education in all engineering disciplines. The subject of nano-mechatronics is broad and interdisciplinary. This article focuses on the way nano-mechatronics is taught in department of mechanical engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). As one model of nano-positioning systems, design and experimental methodology is presented in this article. For design phase, the stiffness and resonant frequencies are found analytically and verified by using a commercial finite element analysis program. Next, for experimental phase, various tests are performed to access the performances of the designed nano-positioner, for example, sine-tracking, multi-step response and travel-range check etc. Finally, the definition of 'separation frequency' is described and some comments are discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.147-154
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• 2004

This paper presents a procedure for analysis and design of a fine positioning stage, which has many applications in industries for machine tools, semiconductor, LCD and so forth. The stage considered here is based on a single module with 3 axes which is composed of flexures hinges, piezoelectric actuators and their peripherals. Through a series of analysis, the structural analysis model is simplified as a rigid body(the moving part) and springs(the flexures hinges). An experimental design procedure is applied to determine the dimension of flexures hinges. A sensitivity analysis on the notch positions is also performed to obtain a guideline of fabrication accuracy for the stage. An actual fine stage is made and verified through an experiment on the dynamic characteristics.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.77 no.2
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• pp.273-291
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• 2021

The strut-and-tie method (STM) has been widely accepted and used as a rational approach for the design of disturbed regions ('D' regions) of reinforced concrete members such as in corbels and deep beams, where traditional flexure theory does not apply. This paper evaluates the applicability of the equilibrium based STM in strength predictions of deep beams (with rectangular and circular cross-section) and corbels using the available experiments in literature. STM is found to give fairly good results for corbel and deep beams. The failure modes of these deep members are also studied, and an optimum amount of distribution reinforcement is suggested to eliminate the premature diagonal splitting failure. A comparison with existing empirical and semi empirical methods also show that STM gives more reliable results. The nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) of 50 deep beams and 20 corbels could capture the complete behaviour of deep members including crack pattern, failure load and failure load accurately.