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Analysis of Beam-column Joints in a Structure using Strut Members and Composite Section (스트럿 부재와 융합단면을 이용한 기둥-보 강결 구조물 해석)

  • Cho, Jae-Hyeung;Song, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.23 no.2_2
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    • pp.289-299
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    • 2020
  • The composition of convergence cross-section of the material is a technique that provides reasonable design and construction of structures. It is frequently used in medium-sized bridges and architectural structures. However, the structural behavioral spare capacity enhancement of the structure by the application of the convergence cross-section is still limited by the expandability due to the limiting state of each material. In order to overcome these limitations, this study reasonably analyzed the construction stages before and after the convergence cross-section constructed and developed a technique for forming multi-point boundary conditions using struts, which are compression members. Based on the existing cases, a reasonable construction step for forming the material composite section of the entire structural system of the structure was derived, and a numerical analysis model for a specific part was constructed to analyze the behavior of the strut application. As a result of this study, the effect of reducing the sectional force of 7.40% in beam-column joint and 6.31% in the center of girder was derived, and the deflection, which is a measure of the serviceability of the structure, improved by 54.41% from the installation and dismantling of strut members at each construction stage.

Experimental study on identification of stiffness change in a concrete frame experiencing damage and retrofit

  • Zhou, X.T.;Ko, J.M.;Ni, Y.Q.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.39-52
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    • 2007
  • This paper describes an experimental study on structural health monitoring of a 1:3-scaled one-story concrete frame subjected to seismic damage and retrofit. The structure is tested on a shaking table by exerting successively enhanced earthquake excitations until severe damage, and then retrofitted using fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP). The modal properties of the tested structure at trifling, moderate, severe damage and strengthening stages are measured by subjecting it to a small-amplitude white-noise excitation after each earthquake attack. Making use of the measured global modal frequencies and a validated finite element model of the tested structure, a neural network method is developed to quantitatively identify the stiffness reduction due to damage and the stiffness enhancement due to strengthening. The identification results are compared with 'true' damage severities that are defined and determined based on visual inspection and local impact testing. It is shown that by the use of FRP retrofit, the stiffness of the severely damaged structure can be recovered to the level as in the trifling damage stage.

Towards development of a reliable fully-Lagrangian MPS-based FSI solver for simulation of 2D hydroelastic slamming

  • Khayyer, Abbas;Gotoh, Hitoshi;Falahaty, Hosein;Shimizu, Yuma;Nishijima, Yusuke
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.299-318
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    • 2017
  • The paper aims at illustrating several key issues and ongoing efforts for development of a reliable fully-Lagrangian particle-based solver for simulation of hydroelastic slamming. Fluid model is founded on the solution of Navier-Stokes along with continuity equations via an enhanced version of a projection-based particle method, namely, Moving Particle Semi-implicit (MPS) method. The fluid model is carefully coupled with a structure model on the basis of conservation of linear and angular momenta for an elastic solid. The developed coupled FSI (Fluid-Structure Interaction) solver is applied to simulations of high velocity impact of an elastic aluminum wedge and hydroelastic slammings of marine panels. Validations are made both qualitatively and quantitatively in terms of reproduced pressure as well as structure deformation. Several remaining challenges as well as important key issues are highlighted. At last, a recently developed multi-scale MPS method is incorporated in the developed FSI solver towards enhancement of its adaptivity.

An Improved Multi-resolution image fusion framework using image enhancement technique

  • Jhee, Hojin;Jang, Chulhee;Jin, Sanghun;Hong, Yonghee
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.22 no.12
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2017
  • This paper represents a novel framework for multi-scale image fusion. Multi-scale Kalman Smoothing (MKS) algorithm with quad-tree structure can provide a powerful multi-resolution image fusion scheme by employing Markov property. In general, such approach provides outstanding image fusion performance in terms of accuracy and efficiency, however, quad-tree based method is often limited to be applied in certain applications due to its stair-like covariance structure, resulting in unrealistic blocky artifacts at the fusion result where finest scale data are void or missed. To mitigate this structural artifact, in this paper, a new scheme of multi-scale fusion framework is proposed. By employing Super Resolution (SR) technique on MKS algorithm, fine resolved measurement is generated and blended through the tree structure such that missed detail information at data missing region in fine scale image is properly inferred and the blocky artifact can be successfully suppressed at fusion result. Simulation results show that the proposed method provides significantly improved fusion results in the senses of both Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) performance and visual improvement over conventional MKS algorithm.

Shaking Table Test of a Full Scale 3 Story Steel Frame with Friction Dampers (마찰형 감쇠장치가 설치된 실물크기 3층 철골프레임의 진동대 실험)

  • Bae, Chun-Hee;Kim, Yeon-Whan;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Park, Young-Pil
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.862-873
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    • 2007
  • Energy dissipation devices can be considered as an alternative for the seismic performance enhancement of existing structures based on the strengthened seismic design code. In this study, seismic response mitigation effects of friction dampers are investigated through the shaking table test of a full scale 3 story building structure. Frist, the bilinear force-displacement relationship of a structure-brace-friction damper system and the effect of brace-friction damper on the increase of frequency and damping ratio are identified. Second, frequency, displacement, and torque dependent characteristics of the friction damper are investigated by using harmonic load excitation tests. Finally, the shaking table tests are performed for a full scale 3 story steel frame. System identification results using random signal excitation indicated that brace-friction damper increased structural damping ratio and frequency, and El Centro earthquake test showed that brace-friction damper reduced the peak displacement and acceleration significantly. In particular, it was observed that the damping effect due to friction damper becomed obvious when the structure was excited by more intensive load causing frequent slippage of the friction dampers.

Novel OLED structure allowing for the in-situ ohmic contact and reduction of charge accumulation in the device

  • Song, Won-Jun;Kristal, Boris;Lee, Chong-Hoon;Sung, Yeun-Joo;Koh, Sung-Soo;Kim, Mu-Hyun;Lee, Seong-Taek;Kim, Hye-Dong;Lee, Chang-Hee;Chung, Ho-Kyoon
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.08a
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    • pp.1014-1018
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    • 2007
  • We have demonstrated the enhancement of the power efficiency and device lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) by introducing the ETL 1 / ETL2 (composite ETL) structure between EML and cathode and the HIL1 (composite HIL) / HIL2 between anode and HTL. Compared to reference devices retaining conventional architecture, novel OLED structure shows an outstanding EL efficiency that is 1.6 times higher (${\sim}4.5$ lm/w versus ${\sim}$ 2.71 lm/w for the reference device) and lower driving voltage $({\bigtriangleup}V>1V)$, but also a longer lifetime and smaller operating voltage drift over time. It is suggested in this work that the device performance can be improved by in-situ ohmic contact through novel electron controlled structure and reduction of charge accumulation in the interface through composite HIL

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Seismic behavior enhancement of frame structure considering parameter sensitivity of self-centering braces

  • Xu, Longhe;Xie, Xingsi;Yan, Xintong;Li, Zhongxian
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.71 no.1
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    • pp.45-56
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    • 2019
  • A modified mechanical model of pre-pressed spring self-centering energy dissipation (PS-SCED) brace is proposed, and the hysteresis band is distinguished by the indication of relevant state variables. The MDOF frame system equipped with the braces is formulated in an incremental form of linear acceleration method. A multi-objective genetic algorithm (GA) based brace parameter optimization method is developed to obtain an optimal solution from the primary design scheme. Parameter sensitivities derived by the direct differentiation method are used to modify the change rate of parameters in the GA operator. A case study is conducted on a steel braced frame to illustrate the effect of brace parameters on node displacements, and validate the feasibility of the modified mechanical model. The optimization results and computational process information are compared among three cases of different strategies of parameter change as well. The accuracy is also verified by the calculation results of finite element model. This work can help the applications of PS-SCED brace optimization related to parameter sensitivity, and fulfill the systematic design procedure of PS-SCED brace-structure system with completed and prospective consequences.

Study on Filter Efficiency and Lifetime Enhancement by using Internal Structures (내부구조물을 이용한 필터의 효율 및 수명 상승에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Ji-Hun;Yoon, Sangwoo;Kwon, Sung-Ho;Sung, Su-Hwan;Bae, Mun-Oh;Kim, Joohan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2018
  • To improve the efficiency and lifetime of filters, we analyze the element distribution at the entrance and exit by using the flow inside a filter, confirming that the internal structure affects the filter efficiency. The flow in the pipe is predicted through computer simulations, and the filtration efficiency of each element is compared through experiments. The efficiency and lifetime of the filter are indirectly improved through the element distribution at the filter outlet according to the internal structure. Because pressure loss from the structure inevitably occurs, the efficiency and lifetime of filters against pressure loss must be considered.

An Effect on Fisheries Resources Enhancement of Hollow Jumbo Structure and a Search for Artificial Reefs by Side Scan Sonar in the Western Sea of Korea (서해연안 잠보형 인공어초 어장에서의 수산자원 조성효과와 사이드스캔 소너에 의한 인공어초 상태조사)

  • 박해훈;신종근;김재오;박승윤;김호상;임동현;박영철;조성환;홍승현
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.230-238
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    • 2003
  • An effect on the enhancing production of hollow 'jumbo' structures and the condition of artificial reefs (dice and hollow jumbo structure) by side scan sonar were described. The experiment of the capture of fish in the jumbo structures and control site (non-artificial site) by trammel net and traps was done twice every year from 1998 to 2000. The relative catches by trammel net between in the jumbo structure and in the control site was significantly different in number and in weight at 5% level and also that by traps significantly different in weight. The t-test of the catch of finespotted flounder showed that the hollow jumbo structure was regarded as a breeding field because the average size of the flounder in the jumbo site was smaller than that in the control site. The search on the condition of the artificial reefs (dice and hollow jumbo structure) was performed by side scanning sonar which showed various phase of it such as accumulated, dispersed, scouring and partly buried. The result implied that in the area of sand bottom with strong tide like the western sea of Korea, the current criterion for constructing artificial reef should be modified because of the sand moving on the bottom.

Stability Enhancement of Super-RENS Readout Signal

  • Kim, Joo-Ho;Lee, Yong-Woon;Hwang, Wook-Yeon;Shima, Takayuki;Chung, Chong-Sam
    • Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.123-125
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    • 2007
  • We report the readout stability improvement results of super-resolution near field structure (Super-RENS) writeonce read-many (WORM) disk at a blue laser optical system. (Laser wavelength 405nm, numerical aperture 0.85) By using diffusion barrier structure (GeSbTe sandwiched by GeN) and high transition temperature recording material ($BaTiO_3$), material diffusion of phase change layer and recording mark degradation were greatly improved during high power (Pr=2.0mW) readout process up to $1{\times}10^5$ times.

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