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Sensitivity Evaluation and Approximate Optimization Analysis for Structure Design of Module Hull Type Trimaran Pontoon Boat (모듈 선체형 삼동 폰툰 보트의 구조설계 민감도 평가와 근사 최적화 해석)

  • Bo-Youp Choi;Chang-Ryeon Son;Joon-Sik Son;Min-Ho Park;Chang-Yong Song
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.26 no.6_3
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    • pp.1279-1288
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    • 2023
  • Recently, domestic leisure boats have been actively researching eco-friendly product development to enter the global market. Since the hulls of existing leisure boats are mainly made of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) or aluminum, design techniques for securing structural safety by applying related materials have been mainly studied. In this study, an initial structural design safety assessment of a trimaran pontoon leisure boat with a modular hull structure and eco-friendly high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material was conducted, and sensitivity evaluation and optimization analysis for lightweight design were performed. The initial structural design safety assessment was carried out by creating a finite element analysis model and applying the loading conditions specified in the ship classification regulation to check whether the specified allowable stresses are satisfied. For the sensitivity evaluation, the influence of stress and weight of each hull structural member was evaluated using the orthogonal array design of experiments method, and an approximate model based on the response surface method was generated using the results of the design of experiments. The optimization analysis set the thickness of the hull structural members as the design variable and considered the optimal design formulation to minimize the weight while satisfying the allowable stress. The algorithm of the optimization analysis applied the Gradient-population Based Optimizer (GBO) to improve the accuracy of the optimal solution convergence while reducing the numerical cost. Through this study, the optimal design of a newly developed eco-friendly trimaran pontoon leisure boat with a weight reduction of 10% was presented.

Statistical Estimation of Specified Concrete Strength by Applying Non-Destructive Test Data (비파괴시험 자료를 적용한 콘크리트 기준강도의 통계적 추정)

  • Paik, Inyeol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.52-59
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    • 2015
  • The aim of the paper is to introduce the statistical definition of the specified compressive strength of the concrete to be used for safety evaluation of the existing structure in domestic practice and to present the practical method to obtain the specified strength by utilizing the non-destructive test data as well as the limited number of core test data. The statistical definition of the specified compressive strength of concrete in the design codes is reviewed and the consistent formulations to statistically estimate the specified strength for assessment are described. In order to prevent estimating an unrealistically small value of the specified strength due to limited number of data, it is proposed that the information from the non-destructive test data is combined to that of the minimum core test data. The the sample mean, standard deviation and total number of concrete test are obtained from combined test data. The proposed procedures are applied to an example test data composed of the artificial numerical values and the actual evaluation data collected from the bridge assessment reports. The calculation results show that the proposed statistical estimation procedures yield reasonable values of the specified strength for assessment by applying the non-destructive test data in addition to the limited number of core test data.

Multi-unit Level 2 probabilistic safety assessment: Approaches and their application to a six-unit nuclear power plant site

  • Cho, Jaehyun;Han, Sang Hoon;Kim, Dong-San;Lim, Ho-Gon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.50 no.8
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    • pp.1234-1245
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    • 2018
  • The risk of multi-unit nuclear power plants (NPPs) at a site has received considerable critical attention recently. However, current probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) procedures and computer code do not support multi-unit PSA because the traditional PSA structure is mostly used for the quantification of single-unit NPP risk. In this study, the main purpose is to develop a multi-unit Level 2 PSA method and apply it to full-power operating six-unit OPR1000. Multi-unit Level 2 PSA method consists of three steps: (1) development of single-unit Level 2 PSA; (2) extracting the mapping data from plant damage state to source term category; and (3) combining multi-unit Level 1 PSA results and mapping fractions. By applying developed multi-unit Level 2 PSA method into six-unit OPR1000, site containment failure probabilities in case of loss of ultimate heat sink, loss of off-site power, tsunami, and seismic event were quantified.

Categorizing Safety Management Elements for Fire Preparation and Assessemnt of Fire Hazard (화재에 대비한 지하공간의 안전관리 요소분류 및 화재위험성 평가방안)

  • Bae, Yoonshin;Park, Jihye
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.96-109
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    • 2011
  • In this study, risk categorized five safety management elements(equipment and structure, evacuation, lifesaving and fire extinguishing, performance based fire safety plan, operations management) were classified in order to establish safety system of underground space. Using classified safety management elements, assessment of fire hazard was performed. After calculating the grade of evaluation categories, assessment of fire hazard was suggested. The three grades of evaluation categories are classified as to importance and four criteria of evaluation are classified as to check result based on subdivisions.

Characteristics of Induced Voltage in Loop Structures from High-frequency Radiation Antenna (고주파 방사에 의한 루프형 구조물에서의 유도전압 특성)

  • Choi, Sang-Won;Kwon, Hyuk-Myun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2012
  • There is a possibility that electrical sparks may occur at discontinuities in metallic structures from distance of close to high power radio/radar transmitters. Voltage may be induced on these metallic structures by the radio-frequency transmitter. In this case, a person who comes into contact with these structure may be undergone a severe electrical shock. In this paper, assessment of the electrical shock and ignition hazards was investigated through experimental which are consisted radio transmitter and metallic loop-type structure in shield room. We measured that the induced voltage was highest at 61 MHz of transmission frequency, and confirmed the possibility of electric shock and explosion induced by a voltage or spark. But it is needed additional research where is opened site.

Displacement Measuring Method using Terrestrial LiDAR for Safety and Serviceability Monitoring of Steel Beams (지상 LiDAR를 이용한 철골보의 안전 및 사용성 모니터링을 위한 변위 계측기법)

  • Lee Hong-Min;Park Hyo-Seon;Lee Im-Pyeong
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.190-197
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    • 2005
  • To monitor the safety and serviceability of a structures, structural responses including displacements due to various design and unexpected loadings must be measured. The maximum displacement and its distributions of a structure can be used as a direct assessment index on its stiffness. For this reason, there have been diversely studied on measuring of the maximum displacement of a structure. However, there is no practical method for measuring displacement of a structure. Therefore, in this paper, new displacement measuring method is developed and accuracy of LiDAR is examined in detail for development of a new method for measuring displacement of a structure.

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Establishment of Condition Assessment Criteria in Agricultural Reservoirs by AHP (AHP 기법에 의한 농업용 저수지의 상태평가 기준 설정)

  • Shim, Jae-Woong;Lee, Young-Hak;Lee, Dal-Won
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.64 no.5
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2022
  • In this study, in order to establish the criteria for evaluation of importance by the type of facility specialized for agricultural reservoirs, an expert group consisting of a total of 167 members who were in management, or specialized in the fields of design, research, and diagnosis were organized, and the importance for facilities was set with application of the AHP technique. The importance of dam body, spillway, and intake structure composing a reservoir were set at 59%, 24%, and 17%, and the importance of dam crest, upstream slope, and downstream slope constituting a dam body was set at 32%, 31%, and 37%, respectively. In addition, the importance of approach channel, regulated channel, chute channel, and stilling basin consisting a spillway was set at 15%, 44%, 26%, and 15%, and the importance of inclined conduit and outlet conduit consisting an intake structure was set at 35% and 65%, respectively. The safety grade of the reservoirs evaluated by applying the newly presented importance values in this study showed the rearrangement of the grades with a change of 11% compared to the previous grades. In this way, the newly established criteria are expected to be utilized as basic data with strategic importance in reservoir safety management and disaster prevention as well as the operation of systems in the future.

Disaster Risk Assessment by Work Unit of Construction Work for Improve the Efficiency of Design for Safety Task (설계의 안전성 검토(DFS) 업무의 효율성 증대를 위한 공동주택 건설공사의 단위작업별 재해위험성 평가)

  • Kim, Jin-Won;Kim, Jae-Jun
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Structure & Construction
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 2018
  • The construction work to establish a safety management plan should be carried out Design for Safety(DFS) task by the designers from May 2016 according to the amendment of the Construction Technology Promotion Act. However, designers lack experience in construction work and lack of information on safety accidents, so it is not easy to predict a disaster that may occur during the construction phase. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide information about disasters that can occur in each construction work in order to enable designers to efficiently perform DFS task in the design phase. In this study, the construction work was classified by work unit and the disaster risk assessment was conducted using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis technique. The disaster information by work unit analyzed in this study can be used to provide designers with an alternative to prevent disasters at the design stage. Disaster information by work unit of apartment construction can be used by designers to prepare an alternative for disaster prevention at the design stage.

Assessment of Electrical Safety for Grounding System by Investigation on the Spot (현장조사에 의한 접지시스템의 전기안전성 평가)

  • Gil, Hyoung-Jun;Kim, Dong-Woo;Kim, Dong-Ook;Lee, Ki-Yeon;Kim, Hyang-Kon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.361-364
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    • 2008
  • This paper deals with assessment of electrical safety for grounding system of buildings by investigation on the spot at construction site. The investigation was carried out for grounding method, grounding type, shape of grounding electrode, grounding for lightning protection system, continuity of steelwork in reinforced concrete structure and so on. The investigation on the spot was performed by researcher, engineer with over fifteen years of industry experience all over the country. As a result of investigation on the spot to 13 buildings, common grounding method was dominant. A new grounding system based on international standards includes unity grounding system, structure grounding utilizing steel reinforced concrete, equipotential bonding. use of surge protective device.

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Smart Concrete Structures with Optical Fiber Sensors

  • Kim, Ki-Soo
    • KCI Concrete Journal
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.109-114
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    • 1999
  • Recently the interest in the safety assessment of civil infrastructures has increased. As bridge structures become large-scale, it is necessary to monitor and maintain the safety of large bridges, which requires smart systems that can make long-term monitoring a reality . Civil engineers have applied monitoring systems to several bridges, such as the New Haeng-Ju Bridge and Riverside Urban Highway Bridge, but these applications have some problems with the sensors for long-term measurement, setup techniques for the bridge monitoring system and the assessment of measured data. In the present study, an optical fiber sensor smart system was tested and confirmed in laboratory tests on the concrete members. By Attaching optical fiber sensors to the structural parts of the Sung-San Bridge, the bridge load test was measured. These smart concrete structure systems can be applied to bridges and the load capacity of the bridge can assessed.

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