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Comparison of alternative algorithms for buckling analysis of slender steel structures

  • Dimopoulos, C.A.;Gantes, C.J.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.219-238
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    • 2012
  • Objective of this paper is to compare linear buckling analysis formulations, available in commercial finite element programs. Modern steel design codes, including Eurocode 3, make abundant use of linear buckling loads for calculation of slenderness, and of linear buckling modes, used as shapes of imperfections for nonlinear analyses. Experience has shown that the buckling mode shapes and the magnitude of buckling loads may differ, sometimes significantly, from one algorithm to another. Thus, three characteristic examples have been used in order to assess the linear buckling formulations available in the finite element programs ADINA and ABAQUS. Useful conclusions are drawn for selecting the appropriate algorithm and the proper reference load in order to obtain either the classical linear buckling load or a good approximation of the actual geometrically nonlinear buckling load.

Grid Current Control Scheme at Thee-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter Under Unbalanced and Distorted Grid Voltage Conditions (계통전압 왜곡 및 불평형시 3상 계통연계인버터의 계통전류제어 기법)

  • Tran, Thanh-Vu;Chun, Tae-Won
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.62 no.11
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    • pp.1560-1565
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes the control method for compensating for unbalanced grid current and reducing a total harmonic distortion (THD) of the grid current at the three-phase grid-connected inverter systems under unbalancd and distorted grid voltage conditions. The THD of the grid current caused by grid voltage harmonics is derived by considering the phase delay and magnitude attenuation due to the hardware low-pass filter (LPF). The Cauchy-Schwarz inequality theory is used in order to search more easily for a minimum point of THD. Both the gain and angle of a compensation voltage at the minimum point of THD of the grid current are derived. The negative-sequence components in the three-phase unbalanced grid voltage are cancelled in order to achieve the balanced grid current. The simulation and experimental results show the validity of the proposed control methods.

An Analytical Study on the Pullout Properties of Axial Bars Embedded in Massive Concrete (매시브 콘크리트에 배근된 축방향 주철근의 인발특성에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • 장일영;송재호;변근주
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1993.04a
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    • pp.194-200
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    • 1993
  • The objective of this study is to clarify analytically the pullout behavior of axial bars from a footing. The bond stress-slip model obtained from the results by the finite element method as well as the pullout tests in massive concrete was used in order to evaluate the slip of bars from the footing. Also, the process of bond mechanism was taken into consideration on order to express the deterioration of bond stress along bars, The shape and magnitude of bond stress distribution depends upon each loading steps. Using equilibrium equation of axial force, $\tau$-S relationship and $\sigma$s-$\varepsilon$s relationship, the differential equations of each loading steps are derived. Applying both boundary and equilibrium conditions to the equations, the amount of slip could be determined. Calculated values on the basis of proposed method evaluation of the slip of bars have a good agreement with the experimental results.

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Convolution and Deconvolution Algorithms for Large-Volume Cosmological Surveys

  • Park, KeunWoo;Rossi, Graziano
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.50.4-51
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    • 2015
  • Current and planned deep multicolor wide-area cosmological surveys will map in detail the spatial distribution of galaxies and quasars over unprecedented volumes, and provide a number of objects with photometric redshifts more than an order of magnitude bigger than that of spectroscopic redshifts. Photometric information is statistically more significant for studying cosmological evolution, dark energy, and the expansion history of the universe at a fraction of the cost of a full spectroscopic survey, but intrinsically carries a bias due to noise in the distance estimates. We provide convolution- and deconvolution-based algorithms capable of removing this bias -- thus able to exploit the full cosmological information -- in order to reconstruct intrinsic distributions and correlations between distance-dependent quantities. We then show some direct applications of our techniques to the VIMOS Public Extragalactic Redshift Survey (VIPERS) and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) datasets. Our methods impact a broader range of studies, when at least one distance-dependent quantity is involved; hence, they will be useful for upcoming large-volume surveys, some of which will only have photometric information.

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A Study on the Forging of Spur Gears with Hollow Billets (중공소재를 사용한 스퍼어기어 단조에 관한 연구)

  • 조해용;최재찬;최종웅
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 1995.04b
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    • pp.183-186
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    • 1995
  • A simulation method basee on upper bound method is developed in order to characterize forging characters in forging of spur gears. In this paer, utlizing a kinematically admissible velocity field and applying it to study the effect of inner diameter of holow billet. To predict the variation of inner diameter of hollow billet, neutal surface has been introduced into forging of hollow gears from hollow billes with flat punch. The neutral surface of each step is assumed as a circle and determined in order to have minimum forging energy by golden section method. According to the analysis, the magnitude of inner diameter of initial billet is vary important to reduce the relative pressure and forging load. And the variation of inner diameter of billet during spur gear forging is successfully predicted.

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A Harmonic Circulation Current Reduction Method for Parallel Operation of UPS with a Three-Phase PWM Inverter

  • Kim Kyung-Hwan;Kim Wook-Dong;Hyun Dong-Suk
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.160-165
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    • 2005
  • In a parallel operation of UPS, there are two types of circulating currents between UPS. One is the low order circulating current with a fundamental frequency caused by the amplitude and phase differences of UPS output voltages, and the other is the harmonic circulating current with PWM switching frequency caused by non-synchronized PWM waveforms among UPS. The elimination of the low order circulating current is essential for optimal load sharing in parallel operations of UPS, which can be accomplished by the phase and magnitude control at each UPS. The harmonic circulating current may cause troubles and deteriorate in performance of the controller for optimal load sharing in parallel operation of UPS. This paper presents a PWM synchronizing method to eliminate the harmonic circulation current in parallel operation of UPS. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme has been investigated and verified through experiments by a 50kVA UPS.

Nonlinear Response Characteristics of the ISSC TLP in Time Domain (시간영역에서 ISSC TLP의 비선형 응답 특성)

  • Lee, Chang-Ho
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.20 no.5 s.72
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2006
  • In tire presence of incident waves with different frequencies, there are second order sum and difference frequency wave exciting forces due to the nonlinearity of tire incident waves. Although the magnitude of these nonlinear wave forces are small, they act on TLPs at sum and difference frequencies away from those of the incident waves. So, the second order sum and difference frequency waveexciting forces occurring close to tire natural frequencies of TLPs often give greater contributions to high and law frequency resonant responses. Nonlinear motion responses and tension variations in the time domain are analyzed by solving the motion equations with nonlinear wave exciting forces using tire numerical analysismethod. The numerical results of time domain analysis for the nonlinear wave exciting forces on the ISSC TLP in regular waves are compared with the numerical and experimental ones of frequency domain analysis. The results of this comparison confirmed tire validity of the proposed approach.

Effect of Ethidium on the Formation of Poly(dA)·[poly(dt)]₂Triplex: A Kinetic Study by Optical Spectroscopic Methods

  • 이길준;현경미;조태섭;Kim, Seog K.;정맹준;한상욱
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.444-449
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    • 1998
  • The kinetics of the formation of triplex $poly(dA){\cdot}[poly(dT)]_2$ from poly(dA)·poly(dT) and poly(dT) is examined by various optical spectroscopic methods, including absorption, circular and linear dichroism (LD) spectroscopy. In the pseudo first order condition, where the poly(dT) concentration is kept lower than that of duplex, the association of the poly(dT) is enhanced by the presence of ethidium; the rate constant is proportional to the amount of ethidium in the mixture. When the concentration of the duplex and the single strand is the same, a spectral change is explained by double exponential curves, indicating that at least two steps are involved, the fast association and slow rearrangement steps. In contrast to the pseudo first order kinetics, the association step in an equimolar condition is not affected by the presence of ethidium. In the rearrangement step, the magnitude of LD decreases with an increase in ethidium concentration, suggesting that the bending of polynucleotide around the intercalation site occurs in the rearrangement step.

Numerical simulations of radiative and convective heat transfer in the cylinder of a diesel engine (디이젤엔진내의 복사열전달 효과에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • 임승욱;김동우;이준식
    • Journal of the korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.54-64
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    • 1992
  • During combustion process in a diesel engine radiation heat transfer is the same order of magnitude as the convection heat transfer. An approximation of heat and momentum source distributions is applied at a level consistent with those used in modelling the soot distribution and the turbulence instead of modelling the fuel spray and the chemical kinetics. This paper illustrates a use of the third order spherical harmonics approximation to the radiative transfer equation and delta-Eddington approximation to the scattering phase function for droplets in the flow. Results are obtained numerically by a time marching finite difference scheme. This study aims to compare heat transfer with convection heat transfer and to investigate the importance of scattering by fuel droplets and of accounting for spatial variations in the extinction coefficient on the radiative heat flux distributions at the walls of a disc shaped diesel engine.

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Evidence of spin-phonon coupling in La2NiMnO6 double perovskite

  • Nasir, Mohammad;Ahmed, Ateeq;Park, Hee Jung;Sen, Somaditya
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.112-115
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    • 2021
  • Herein, a correlation between B-site cation order and spin-phonon coupling in La2NiMnO6 double perovskite has been investigated. Raman spectra of La2NiMnO6 double perovskite annealed at 950 and 1400℃ have been measured in the 140-598 K range. A substantial softening of the phonon modes has been observed below the Curie temperature, which emphasized the presence of the spin-phonon coupling in the system. The spin-phonon coupling was found to be stronger in relatively more ordered La2NiMnO6 double perovskite. Thus, the magnitude of spin-phonon coupling was influenced by the Ni/Mn cation order.