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Multiscale features and information extraction of online strain for long-span bridges

  • Wu, Baijian;Li, Zhaoxia;Chan, Tommy H.T.;Wang, Ying
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.679-697
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    • 2014
  • The strain data acquired from structural health monitoring (SHM) systems play an important role in the state monitoring and damage identification of bridges. Due to the environmental complexity of civil structures, a better understanding of the actual strain data will help filling the gap between theoretical/laboratorial results and practical application. In the study, the multi-scale features of strain response are first revealed after abundant investigations on the actual data from two typical long-span bridges. Results show that, strain types at the three typical temporal scales of $10^5$, $10^2$ and $10^0$ sec are caused by temperature change, trains and heavy trucks, and have their respective cut-off frequency in the order of $10^{-2}$, $10^{-1}$ and $10^0$ Hz. Multi-resolution analysis and wavelet shrinkage are applied for separating and extracting these strain types. During the above process, two methods for determining thresholds are introduced. The excellent ability of wavelet transform on simultaneously time-frequency analysis leads to an effective information extraction. After extraction, the strain data will be compressed at an attractive ratio. This research may contribute to a further understanding of actual strain data of long-span bridges; also, the proposed extracting methodology is applicable on actual SHM systems.

Development of a Multi-Tasking Machine Tool for Machining Large Scale Marine Engine Crankshafts and Its Design Technologies (대형 선박엔진 크랭크샤프트 가공용 복합가공기 기술 개발)

  • An, Ho-Sang;Cho, Yong-Joo;Choi, Young-Hyu;Lee, Deug-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 2012
  • A multi-tasking machine tool for large scale marine engine crankshafts has been developed together with design technologies for its special devices. Since work pieces, that is, crankshafts to be machined are big and heavy; weight of over 100 tons, length of 10 m long, and diameter of over 3.5 m, several special purpose core devices are necessarily developed such as PTD (Pin Turning Device) for machining eccentric pin parts, face place and steady rest for chucking and resting heavy work pieces. PTD is a unique special purpose device of open-and-close ring typed structure equipped with revolving ring spindle for machining eccentric pins apart from journal. In order to achieve high rigidity of the machine tool, structural design optimization using TMSA (Taguch Method based Sequential Algorithm) has been completed with FEM structural analysis, and a hydrostatic bearing system for the PTD has been developed with theoretical hydrostatic analysis.

A Study on the Frequency Transfer Function of a Full-Scale Ship Considering the Multi-Directional Waves (다방향파를 고려한 실선 주파수 전달함수 도출기법 연구)

  • J.C. Kim;I.K. Park;H.J. Jo;J.A. Kim
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 1994
  • In this study, the method for calculation of the frequency transfer function of motions based on the multi-directional waves in the analysis of a full-scale seakeeping trials is presented. For calculation of the frequency transfer function in the directional waves, Takezawa's inverse estimation method was introduced and the frequency ranges were divided into three parts in order to consider following seas. To confirm the validity of this method, the numerical simulation was executed. Those results show that analysis method of the multi-directional waves is more reliable than that of one directional waves, and confirm the possibility of applying this method to the full-scathe seakeeping trials.

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Characteristic Analysis of Particulate Composites According to a Random Microstructure (랜덤 미세구조에 따른 입자 복합재료의 특성분석)

  • Park, Cheon;Kang, Young-Jin;Noh, Yoojeong;Lim, O-Kaung
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2017
  • Since shape, size and distribution of particles in particulate composites have spreaded characteristics, properties of particulate composites have variation and also system behavior using particulate composites have variation. However, it is difficult to consider spreaded characteristic of particles so that a system behavior is analysed using homogeneous techniques or using microstructure in local areas. In this study, for considering random variation of particles, RMDFs(random morphology description functions) are used to generate random microstructure and relationship between the number of gaussian functions and spreaded characteristic of particles was analysed using the geometrical moment of area. Also, multi-scale analysis was carried out for cantilever beam with full-random microstructure to study behavior of particulate composites structure. As a result, it is defined that spreaded characteristic of particles and the variation of deflections of cantilever beam are decreased as the number of Gaussian functions(N) is increased and converges at N=200.

DISCRETE PARTICLE SIMULATION OF DENSE PHASE PARTICULATE FLOWS

  • Tsuji Y.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2005
  • First, methods of numerical analysis of gas-particle flows is classified into micro, meso and macro scale approaches based on the concept of multi-scale mechanics. Next, the explanation moves on to discrete particle simulation where motion of individual particles is calculated numerically using the Newtonian equations of motion. The author focuses on the cases where particle-to-particle interaction has significant effects on the phenomena. Concerning the particle-to-particle interaction, two cases are considered: the one is collision-dominated flows and the other is the contact-dominated flows. To treat this interaction mathematically, techniques named DEM(Distinct Element Method) or DSMC (Direct Simulation Monte Carlo) have been developed DEM, which has been developed in the field of soil mechanics, is useful for the contact -dominated flows and DSMC method, developed in molecular gas flows, is for the collision-dominated flows. Combining DEM or DSMC with CFD (computer fluid dynamics), the discrete particle simulation becomes a more practical tool for industrial flows because not only the particle-particle interaction but particle-fluid interaction can be handled. As examples of simulations, various results are shown, such as hopper flows, particle segregation phenomena, particle mixing in a rotating drum, dense phase pneumatic conveying, spouted bed, dense phase fluidized bed, fast circulating fluidized bed and so on.

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Critical multi-field load analysis of the piezoelectric/piezomagnetic microplates as an application in sports equipment

  • Yi Zhu
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.485-493
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    • 2023
  • Critical multi-field loads and free vibration responses of the sandwich piezoelectric/piezomagnetic microplate subjected to combination of magnetoelectromechanical loads based on a thickness-stretched higher order shear deformable model using Hamilton's principle. The lateral displacement is assumed summation of bending, shearing and stretching functions. The elasti core is sandwiched by a couple of piezoelectric/piezomagnetic face-sheets subjected to electromagnetocmechanical loads. The work of external force is calculated with considering the in-plane mechanical, electrical and magnetic loads based on piezomagnetoelasticity relations. The critical multi field loading and natural frequency analysis are performed to investigate influence of geometric and loading parameters on the responses. A verification is performed for justification of the numerical results.

Essential Computational Tools for High-Fidelity Aerodynamic Simulation and Design (고 정밀 항공우주 유동해석 및 설계를 위한 공력계산 툴)

  • Kim, Chong-Am
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.33-36
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    • 2006
  • As the computing environment is rapidly improved, the interests of CFD are gradually focused on large-scale computation over complex geometry. Keeping pace with the trend, essential computational tools to obtain solutions of complex aerospace flow analysis and design problems are examined. An accurate and efficient flow analysis and design codes for large-scale aerospace problem are presented in this work. With regard to original numerical schemes for flow analysis, high-fidelity flux schemes such as RoeM, AUSMPW+ and higher order interpolation schemes such as MLP (Multi-dimensional Limiting Process) are presented. Concerning the grid representation method, a general-purpose basis code which can handle multi-block system and overset grid system simultaneously is constructed. In respect to design optimization, the importance of turbulent sensitivity is investigated. And design tools to predict highly turbulent flows and its sensitivity accurately by fully differentiating turbulent transport equations are presented. Especially, a new sensitivity analysis treatment and geometric representation method to resolve the basic flow characteristics are presented. Exploiting these tools, the capability of the proposed approach to handle complex aerospace simulation and design problems is tested by computing several flow analysis and design problems.

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Multi-scale Progressive Failure Analysis of Triaxially Braided Textile Composites

  • Geleta, Tsinuel N.;Woo, Kyeongsik
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.436-449
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, the damage and failure behavior of triaxially braided textile composites was studied using progressive failure analysis. The analysis was performed at both micro and meso-scales through iterative cycles. Stress based failure criteria were used to define the failure states at both micro- and meso-scale models. The stress-strain curve under uniaxial tensile loading was drawn based on the load-displacement curve from the progressive failure analysis and compared to those by test and computational results from reference for verification. Then, the detailed failure initiation and propagation was studied using the verified model for both tensile and compression loading cases. The failure modes of each part of the model were assessed at different stages of failure. Effect of ply stacking and number of unit cells considered were then investigated using the resulting stress-strain curves and damage patterns. Finally, the effect of matrix plasticity was examined for the compressive failure behavior of the same model using elastic, elastic - perfectly plastic and multi-linear elastic-plastic matrix properties.

Finite Element Based Multi-Scale Ductile Failure Simulation of Full-Scale Pipes with a Circumferential Crack in a Low Carbon Steel (유한요소기반 다중스케일 연성파손모사 기법을 이용한 원주방향 균열이 존재하는 탄소강 실배관의 파손예측 및 검증)

  • Han, Jae-Jun;Bae, Kyung-Dong;Kim, Yun-Jae;Kim, Jong-Hyun;Kim, Nak-Hyun
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.38 no.7
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    • pp.727-734
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    • 2014
  • This paper describes multi-scale based ductile fracture simulation using finite element (FE) damage analysis. The maximum and crack initiation loads of cracked components were predicted using proposed virtual testing method. To apply the local approach criteria for ductile fracture, stress-modified fracture strain model was adopted as the damage criteria with modified calibration technique that only requires tensile and fracture toughness test data. Element-size-dependent critical damage model is also introduced to apply the proposed ductile fracture simulation to large-scale components. The results of the simulation were compared with those of the tests on SA333 Gr. 6 full-scale pipes at $288^{\circ}C$, performed by the Battelle Memorial Institute.

Analysis on the Unit-Plans of Shinonome Canal Court Multi-dwellings Project in Japan (일본 공동주택 시노노메 캐널코트의 단위세대 주거평면 분석)

  • Suh, Kuee-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.43-54
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    • 2008
  • The aim of the research is to find out the direction of unit-plans in multi-dwellings for the future society. Shinonome Canal Court where residents actually live now are the objects in this study, and the residential floor plan of unit-plans were analyzed to find out the typical types. The analysis was focused on the unit-plans of 5 blocks of Shinonome Canal Court. Space Syntax Theory was used as the analysis method. As the first stage of the analysis, justified graphs were made to find out the characters of unit-plans through the classification of the graphs. Contents of the analysis are as follows: Relationship between classified justified graphs and dimension according to node number. Relationship between classified justified graph patterns and unit-plans. Characters of unit-plans in each blocks. Shinonome Canal Court consists of mainly small scale unit-plans and 30unit-plans are classified. 1LDK, 2LDK, 1LDK+S, 1LDK+f are typical unit-plans which are mainly supplied in the complex. It is noted that the results of the analysis by node, justified graph pattern and dimension are the same. It also presents diverse unit-plans which shows a change in nLDK pattern or add f (foyer), AN (annex), S (service room), Fs (free space) to basic nLDK type. In summary, it demonstrates the possibility of creating new residental floor plans in multi-dwellings.