• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.589-598
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• 2018

To maintain safety and reliability of reactors, redundant sensors are usually used to measure critical variables and estimate their averaged time-dependency. Nonhealthy sensors can badly influence the estimation result of the process variable. Since online condition monitoring was introduced, the online cross-calibration method has been widely used to detect any anomaly of sensor readings among the redundant group. The cross-calibration method has four main averaging techniques: simple averaging, band averaging, weighted averaging, and parity space averaging (PSA). PSA is used to weigh redundant signals based on their error bounds and their band consistency. Using the consistency weighting factor (C), PSA assigns more weight to consistent signals that have shared bands, based on how many bands they share, and gives inconsistent signals of very low weight. In this article, three approaches are introduced for improving the PSA technique: the first is to add another consistency factor, so called trend consistency (TC), to include a consideration of the preserving of any characteristic edge that reflects the behavior of equipment/component measured by the process parameter; the second approach proposes replacing the error bound/accuracy based weighting factor ($W^a$) with a weighting factor based on the Euclidean distance ($W^d$), and the third approach proposes applying $W^d$, TC, and C, all together. Cold neutron source data sets of four redundant hydrogen pressure transmitters from a research reactor were used to perform the validation and verification. Results showed that the second and third modified approaches lead to reasonable improvement of the PSA technique. All approaches implemented in this study were similar in that they have the capability to (1) identify and isolate a drifted sensor that should undergo calibration, (2) identify a faulty sensor/s due to long and continuous missing data range, and (3) identify a healthy sensor.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.73-90
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• 2014

The traditional destructive tests in damage detection require high cost, long consuming time, repairing of damaged members, etc. In addition to these, powerful equipments with advanced technology have motivated development of global vibration based damage detection methods. These methods base on observation of the changes in the structural dynamic properties and updating finite element models. The existence, location, severity and effect on the structural behavior of the damages can be identified by using these methods. The main idea in these methods is to minimize the differences between analytical and experimental natural frequencies. In this study, an application of damage detection using model updating method was presented on a one storey reinforced concrete (RC) building model. The model was designed to be 1/2 scale of a real building. The measurements on the model were performed by using ten uni-axial seismic accelerometers which were placed to the floor level. The presented damage identification procedure mainly consists of five steps: initial finite element modeling, testing of the undamaged model, finite element model calibration, testing of the damaged model, and damage detection with model updating. The elasticity modulus was selected as variable parameter for model calibration, while the inertia moment of section was selected for model updating. The first three modes were taken into consideration. The possible damaged members were estimated by considering the change ratio in the inertia moment. It was concluded that the finite element model calibration was required for structures to later evaluations such as damage, fatigue, etc. The presented model updating based procedure was very effective and useful for RC structures in the damage identification.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.487-502
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• 2007

In recent decades there has been a trend towards improved mechanical characteristics of materials used in footbridge construction. It has enabled engineers to design lighter, slender and more aesthetic structures. As a result of these construction trends, many footbridges have become more susceptible to vibrations when subjected to dynamic loads. In addition to this, some inherit modelling uncertainties related to a lack of information on the as-built structure, such as boundary conditions, material properties, and the effects of non-structural elements make difficult to evaluate modal properties of footbridges, analytically. For these purposes, modal testing of footbridges is used to rectify these problems after construction. This paper describes an arch type steel footbridge, its analytical modelling, modal testing and finite element model calibration. A modern steel footbridge which has arch type structural system and located on the Karadeniz coast road in Trabzon, Turkey is selected as an application. An analytical modal analysis is performed on the developed 3D finite element model of footbridge to provide the analytical frequencies and mode shapes. The field ambient vibration tests on the footbridge deck under natural excitation such as human walking and traffic loads are conducted. The output-only modal parameter identification is carried out by using the peak picking of the average normalized power spectral densities in the frequency domain and stochastic subspace identification in the time domain, and dynamic characteristics such as natural frequencies mode shapes and damping ratios are determined. The finite element model of footbridge is calibrated to minimize the differences between analytically and experimentally estimated modal properties by changing some uncertain modelling parameters such as material properties. At the end of the study, maximum differences in the natural frequencies are reduced from 22% to only %5 and good agreement is found between analytical and experimental dynamic characteristics such as natural frequencies, mode shapes by model calibration.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.328-338
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of a HSPF (Hydrological Simulation Program-Fortran) model for runoff estimation in the Namgang dam watershed. Spatial data, such as watershed, stream, land use, and a digital elevation map, were used as input for the HSPF model, which was calibrated and validated using observed runoff data from 2004 to 2015 for three stations (Sancheong, Shinan, Changchon) in the study watershed. Parameters for runoff calibration were selected based on the user's manual and references, and parameter calibration was done by trial and error. The $R^2$ (determination coefficient), RMSE (root-mean-square error), NSE (Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient), and RMAE (relative mean absolute error) were used to evaluate the model's performance. Calibration and validation results showed that annual mean runoff was within a ${\pm}5%$ error in Sancheong and Shinan, whereas there was a14% error in Changchon. The model performance criteria for calibration and validation showed that $R^2$ ranged from 0.80 to 0.92, RMSE was 2.33 to 2.39 mm/day, NSE was 0.71 to 0.85, and RMAE was 0.37 to 0.57 mm/day for daily runoff. Visual inspection showed that the simulated daily flow, monthly flow, and flow exceedance graph agreed well with observations for the Sancheong and Shinan stations, whereas the simulated flow was higher than observed at the Changchon station.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2003

가덕도 인근 연안해역에서 채취된 해저 퇴적물과 연직방향으로 배열된 표사포획장치로부터 획득된 부유물질을 이용하여 탁도계 검교정을 수행하였다. 포획된 부유물질은 모래 함량이 약 6%인 해저 퇴적물에 비하여 주로 실트 및 점토로 조성되었으며, 해저면으로부터의 놀이가 증가함에 따라 세립화하는 경향을 보였다. 해저 퇴적물에 대한 탁도계 검교정 선형 회귀식의 기울기는 최소값으로 나타났으며, 수심별로 포획된 부유물질에 의한 선형 회귀식의 기울기는 포획 고도가 증가함(즉, 입도가 감소함)에 따라서 점진적으로 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 해저 퇴적물에 대한 탁도계 검교정 결과로부터 부유물질 농도를 환산할 경우 과대추정의 오차가 발생되며, 본 연구해역의 경우에는 그 오차가 최대 25％까지 증가할 수 있다는 것을 보여준다. 따라서 해저 퇴적물보다는 수층에서 포획된 부유물질의 입도분포를 고려하여 보정된 검교정식을 적용하는 것이 부유물질 농도의 측정오차를 최소화하는 방법으로 사료된다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2016

The turbocharger is an essential component to realize the engine down-sizing. The moment of inertia of turbocharger rotor is an important parameter with respect to acceleration performance of the vehicle. It can be calculated from the CAD software based the geometry data and the material properties. But the accurate value of the inertia of turbocharger rotor must be measured through the experimental method. In this study, the measurement of moment of inertia of turbocharger rotor for 2.0 L spark-ignition engine was carried out. First, an experimental equipment using a trifilar method was designed and fabricated. Some optical devices, that is, photo sensor, counter, convex lens, etc, were used to increase the accuracy of the measurement. Second, error sensitivity for the equipment was analyzed. The error of period time and the radius can give big affects to the accuracy of the moment of inertia. When the amount of error of these two were each 1.0 %, maximum error of the moment of inertia was under 3.0 %. Third, the calibration for the equipment was performed using a calibration rotor which has similar shape to turbine rotor but simple. Calculated value from CAD software and measured one for the calibration rotor were compared. The total error of the equipment and the measurement is about 1.3 %. This result shows that the equipment can give the good result with resonable accuracy. Finally the moment of inertia of the turbine rotor and compressor wheel were measured. The coefficient of variations, the ratio of standard deviation to mean value, were reasonably small at 0.57 % and 0.73 % respectively. Therefore this equipment is suitable for the measurement of the moment of inertia of the turbine rotor and compressor wheel.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권1B호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2006

현재 국내의 홍수예보시스템의 예측 모형으로 저류함수모형을 사용하고 있다. 저류함수모형은 계산절차가 간편하고 홍수유출의 비선형성을 고려할 수 있는 방법이므로 선형모형보다 합리적이라고 알려져 있다. 그러나 저류함수모형을 실제 홍수사상에 적용하는데 있어 매개변수를 결정하는 것이 매우 어렵다. 저류함수모형의 매개변수 보정을 모형 운영자의 주관적인 판단아래 시행착오에 의한 수동보정 방법을 사용하여 왔다. 본 논문에서는 홍수통제소에서 사용하고 있는 저류함수 모형의 대표(평균) 매개변수와 시행착오법(Trial & Error Method) 그리고 최적화기법(Optimization Technique)에 의해 보정된 매개변수를 비교 분석하였다. 또한 모의효율을 평가하기 위하여 목적함수별, 보정방법별로 평가지표들을 산정하고 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 최적화기법의 하나인 유전자 알고리즘(Genetic Algorithm)이 목적함수에 따른 변동성이 가장 적었으며, 목적함수로는 SSR(Sum of Squared of Residual)이 가장 적합한 것으로 판단하였다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.803-812
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• 2018

본 연구는 다목적함수를 고려한 입자군집최적화(Particle Swarm Optimization, PSO) 알고리즘을 Python으로 개발하고, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) 모형에 적용하여 자동보정 알고리즘의 적용 가능성을 평가하였다. SWAT 모형의 유출 해석은 안성천의 공도 수위 관측소 상류유역($364.8km^2$)을 대상으로 하였으며, 공도 지점의 2000년부터 2015년까지의 일 유량 자료를 이용하였다. PSO 자동보정은 결정계수(coefficient of determination, $R^2$), 평균제곱근오차(RMSE), NSE 모형효율계수(Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency, $NSE_Q$), 특히 중간유출과 기저유출의 보정을 위해 $NSE_{INQ}$ (Inverse Q)를 활용하여 SWAT을 보정하였다. PSO을 통한 SWAT 모형의 자동보정과 수동보정의 유출해석 결과, 각각 $R^2$는 0.64, 0.55, RMSE는 0.59, 0.58, $NSE_Q$는 0.78, 0.75, $NSE_{INQ}$는 0.45, 0.09의 상관성 분석결과를 보였다. PSO 자동보정 알고리즘은 수동보정에 비하여 높은 향상을 보였는데 특히 유출의 감수곡선을 개선시켰으며 적절한 매개변수 추가(RCHRG_DP)와 매개변수 범위의 설정으로 수동보정의 한계를 보완하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1998년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.645-648
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• 1998

We used a three-dimensional inductance extraction program, Fasthenry for optimal design of the spiral inductors on silicon substrate. The inductance and quality factor of the spiral inductors with various design parameters were calculated so that the optimal parameter value was determined. The spiral inductors then were fabricated using different foundary processes and were measured using the network analyzer and microwave probes. The pad and other parasitics of measurement system were de-embedded using the y-parameter calibration technique. the inductors fabricated using the LG 0.8um process and HP 0.5um process showed the quality factor of 5.8 and 3, respectively. Finally the equivalent circuit farameters of the spiral inductors on silicon substrate were extracted from the measurement data using the matlab.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.55-60
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• 2004

This study is concerned to the perforation phenomena of the oblique dual-plate by projectile. Experiment and simulation related to that was carried out. the variables considered in this phenomena include the electrolytic zinc coated steel sheet and carbon steel rod. In the former, the confirmation and projectile velocity possible phenomena of real phenomena is done, the latter, the effect of parameter such as time-step and grid space length is analized by using the three-dimensional Lagrangian explicit time-integration finite element code, HEMP. this code use the eight node hexahedral elements and in this study, Von-Mises Criteria is used as the strength model, Mie-Gruneisen is as the Equation of State. the simulation was performed by contrast with the experiment. through the calibration of the parameter of lagrangian code, reasonable result was approached.