• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2019

Spherical $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles were synthesized using spray pyrolysis, and the upconversion (UC) properties were investigated with changing the preparation conditions and the infrared pumping power. The resulting particles had a size of about $1{\mu}m$ and hollow structure. The prepared $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles exhibited intense green emission due to the $^5F_4/^5S_2{\rightarrow}^5I_8$ transition of $Ho^{3+}$ and showed weak red or near-IR peaks. In terms of achieving the highest UC emission, the optimal concentrations of $Ho^{3+}$ and $Yb^{3+}$ were 0.3% and 2.0%, respectively. The UC emission intensity of prepared $CeO_2:Ho^{3+}/Yb^{3+}$ particles had a linear relationship with crystallite size and concentration quenching was caused by dipole-dipole interaction between the same ions. Based on the dependency of UC emission on the pumping power, the observed green upconversion was achieved through a typical two-photon process and concluded that the main energy transfer from $Yb^{3+}$ to $Ho^{3+}$ was involved in the ground-state adsorption (GSA) process.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.650-663
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• 2021

Subsurface topology estimation is an important factor in the geophysical survey. Electrical impedance tomography is one of the popular methods used for subsurface imaging. The EIT inverse problem is highly nonlinear and ill-posed; therefore, reconstructed conductivity distribution suffers from low spatial resolution. The subsurface region can be approximated as piece-wise separate regions with constant conductivity in each region; therefore, the conductivity estimation problem is transformed to estimate the shape and location of the layer boundary interface. Each layer interface boundary is treated as an open boundary that is described using front points. The subsurface domain contains multi-layers with very complex configurations, and, in such situations, conventional methods such as the modified Newton Raphson method fail to provide the desired solution. Therefore, in this work, we have implemented a 7-layer artificial neural network (ANN) as an inverse problem algorithm to estimate the front points that describe the multi-layer interface boundaries. An ANN model consisting of input, output, and five fully connected hidden layers are trained for interlayer boundary reconstruction using training data that consists of pairs of voltage measurements of the subsurface domain with three-layer configuration and the corresponding front points of interface boundaries. The results from the proposed ANN model are compared with the gravitational search algorithm (GSA) for interlayer boundary estimation, and the results show that ANN is successful in estimating the layer boundaries with good accuracy.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.503-515
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• 2022

Global or partial damage to a structure due to the failure of gravity or lateral load-bearing elements is called progressive collapse. In the present study, the alternate load path (ALP) method introduced by GSA and UFC 4-023-03 guidelines is used to evaluate the progressive collapse in special steel moment-resisting frame (SMRF) buildings. It was assumed that the progressive collapse is due to the earthquake force and its effects after the removal of the elements still remain on the structures. Therefore, nonlinear dynamic time history analysis employing 7 earthquake records is used to investigate this phenomenon. Internal and external column removal scenarios are investigated and the stiffness of the connections is changed from semi-rigid to rigid. The results of the analysis performed in the OpenSees program show that the loss of the bearing capacity of an exterior column due to a seismic event and the occurrence of progressive collapse can increase the inter-story drift of the structure with semi-rigid connections by more than 50% and make the structure unable to satisfy the life safety performance level. Furthermore, connection stiffness severely affects the redistribution of forces and moments in the adjacent elements of the removed column.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권4호
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• pp.563-576
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• 2022

This study aimed to evaluate the progressive collapse potential of buildings designed using conventional design codes for the merchant occupancy classification and subjected to a sudden column failure. For this purpose, three reinforced concrete buildings having different story numbers were designed according to the seismic design recommendations of TSCB-2019. Later on, the buildings were analyzed using the GSA-2016 and UFC 4-023-03 to observe their progressive collapse responses. Three columns were removed independently in the structures from different locations. Nonlinear dynamic analysis method for the alternate path direct design approach was implemented for the design evaluation. The plasticity of the structural members was simulated by using nonlinear fiber hinges. The moment, axial, and shear force interaction on the hinges was considered by the Modified Compression Field Theory. Moreover, an existing experimental study investigating the progressive collapse behavior of reinforced concrete structures was used to observe the validation of nonlinear fiber hinges and the applied analysis methodology. The study results deduce that a limited local collapse disproportionately more extensive than the initial failure was experienced on the buildings designed according to TSCB-2019. The mercantile structures designed according to current seismic codes require additional direct design considerations to improve their progressive collapse resistance against the risk of a sudden column loss.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권11호
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• pp.4181-4194
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• 2022

Main steam safety valves are commonly used in nuclear power plants to provide final protections from overpressure events. Blowdown and dynamic stability are two critical characteristics of safety valves. However, due to the parameter sensitivity and multi-parameter features of safety valves, using traditional method to design and/or optimize them is generally difficult and/or inefficient. To overcome these problems, a surrogate model-based valve design optimization is carried out in this study, of particular interest are methods of valve surrogate modeling, valve parameters global sensitivity analysis and valve performance optimization. To construct the surrogate model, Design of Experiments (DoE) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of the safety valve were performed successively, thereby an ensemble surrogate model (E-AHF) was built for valve blowdown and stability predictions. With the developed E-AHF model, global sensitivity analysis (GSA) on the valve parameters was performed, thereby five primary parameters that affect valve performance were identified. Finally, the k-sigma method is used to conduct the robust optimization on the valve. After optimization, the valve remains stable, the minimum blowdown of the safety valve is reduced greatly from 13.30% to 2.70%, and the corresponding variance is reduced from 1.04 to 0.65 as well, confirming the feasibility and effectiveness of the optimization method proposed in this paper.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 배기가스가 흡수탑으로 균일하게 유입될 수 있도록 가스 부유식 흡수탑의 입구덕트와 안내깃을 다시 설계하여 탈황효율을 높이고자 한다. 산업용 보일러에서 대기오염 물질의 주 발생원인 중에서 황산화물의 오염물질을 저감하기 위해 기존의 장치를 다시 설계하여 해결하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 가스 부유식 흡수탑 내부에서 배기가스 중에 SOx 성분의 제거효율을 높일 수 있도록 배기가스, 슬러리와 재순환 흡착제가 균일하게 접촉하도록 변경한다. 그리고 보일러 출구에서부터 가스 부유식 흡수탑 출구까지 압력손실에 대한 초기 설계값과 CFD 값을 비교하여 검증한다. 또한 배기가스의 속도분포, 재순환 흡착제 농도분포, 액상 슬러리 거동, 압력손실을 각각 비교하였다. 그 결과는 보일러 출구에서부터 흡수탑 출구까지 압력손실이 감소하고, 배기가스의 편향이 최소화되므로 인해 탈황 효율이 개선되었음을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2021

So far analytical methods on collapse assessment of three-dimensional (3-D) steel frames have mainly focused on a single-column-removal scenario. However, the collapse of the Federal Building in the US due to car bomb explosion indicated that the loss of multiple columns may occur in the real structures, wherein the structures are more vulnerable to collapse. Meanwhile, the General Services Administration (GSA) in the US suggested that the removal of side columns of the structure has a great possibility to cause collapse. Therefore, this paper analytically deals with the robustness of 3-D steel frames in a two-side-column-removal (TSCR) scenario. Analytical method is first proposed to determine the collapse resistance of the frame during this column-removal procedure. The reliability of the analytical method is verified by the finite element results. Moreover, a design-based methodology is proposed to quickly assess the robustness of the frame due to a TSCR scenario. It is found the analytical method can reasonably predict the resistance-displacement relationship of the frame in the TSCR scenario, with an error generally less than 10%. The parametric numerical analyses suggest that the slab thickness mainly affects the plastic bearing capacity of the frame. The rebar diameter mainly affects the capacity of the frame at large displacement. However, the steel beam section height affects both the plastic and ultimate bearing capacity of the frame. A case study on a six-storey steel frame shows that the design-based methodology provides a conservative prediction on the robustness of the frame.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.238-245
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• 2010

연쇄붕괴는 구조부재의 국부적인 파괴가 주변부재로 이어지고 이 파괴가 또 다른 주변부재의 파괴로 이어지는 붕괴를 의미한다. 현재 국내에서는 연쇄붕괴 방지를 위한 설계지침이 마련되어 있지 않은 형편이다. 특히 구조설계 시 연쇄붕괴 저항성능의 평가를 할 필요가 있을 때 연쇄붕괴 방법 및 절차에 대한 기준이 없어 엔지니어들이 많은 어려움을 느끼고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 연쇄붕괴 저항성능평가에 가장 많이 사용되는 GSA 가이드라인을 이용하여 정적 및 동적해석에 의해 평가하는 방법 및 절차를 소개하고, 철근콘크리트 모멘트저항골조에 대해 연쇄붕괴 성능평가를 수행하여 각 해석방법에 의한 결과를 비교, 분석하였다. 연구의 결과 국내 설계기준에 의해 내진 설계된 해석모델의 철근콘크리트 모멘트저항골조 시스템은 DCR 값이 2를 초과하여 연쇄붕괴에 충분한 대체하중 경로를 제공하지 못하며, 연쇄붕괴를 고려하기 위해서는 추가적인 보강이 고려되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 선형동적해석과 선형정적해석의 수직 처짐 및 DCR 값을 비교한 결과, 정적해석에 의한 평가결과보다 보수적인 결과를 나타내어 실용적인 방법으로서 현재 제안되고 있는 하중조합의 2배를 고려하는 동적계수를 고려한 선형정적해석의 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.