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Numerical study on self-sustainable atmospheric boundary layer considering wind veering based on steady k-ε model

  • Feng, Chengdong;Gu, Ming
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.69-83
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    • 2020
  • Modelling incompressible, neutrally stratified, barotropic, horizontally homogeneous and steady-state atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is an important aspect in computational wind engineering (CWE) applications. The ABL flow can be viewed as a balance of the horizontal pressure gradient force, the Coriolis force and the turbulent stress divergence. While much research has focused on the increase of the wind velocity with height, the Ekman layer effects, entailing veering - the change of the wind velocity direction with height, are far less concerned in wind engineering. In this paper, a modified k-ε model is introduced for the ABL simulation considering wind veering. The self-sustainable method is discussed in detail including the precursor simulation, main simulation and near-ground physical quantities adjustment. Comparisons are presented among the simulation results, field measurement values and the wind profiles used in the conventional wind tunnel test. The studies show that the modified k-ε model simulation results are consistent with field measurement values. The self-sustainable method is effective to maintain the ABL physical quantities in an empty domain. The wind profiles used in the conventional wind tunnel test have deficiencies in the prediction of upper-level winds. The studies in this paper support future practical super high-rise buildings design in CWE.

AN ASYMPTOTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR SINGULARLY PERTURBED HIGHER ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF CONVECTION-DIFFUSION TYPE WITH DISCONTINUOUS SOURCE TERM

  • Babu, A. Ramesh;Ramanujam, N.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.26 no.5_6
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    • pp.1057-1069
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    • 2008
  • We consider singularly perturbed Boundary Value Problems (BVPs) for third and fourth order Ordinary Differential Equations(ODEs) of convection-diffusion type with discontinuous source term and a small positive parameter multiplying the highest derivative. Because of the type of Boundary Conditions(BCs) imposed on these equations these problems can be transformed into weakly coupled systems. In this system, the first equation does not have the small parameter but the second contains it. In this paper a computational method named as 'An asymptotic finite element method' for solving these systems is presented. In this method we first find an zero order asymptotic approximation to the solution and then the system is decoupled by replacing the first component of the solution by this approximation in the second equation. Then the second equation is independently solved by a fitted mesh Finite Element Method (FEM). Numerical experiments support our theoritical results.

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Fault Detection Algorithm of Hybrid electric vehicle using SVDD (SVDD 기법을 이용한 하이브리드 전기자동차의 고장검출 알고리즘)

  • Na, Sang-Gun;Jeon, Jong-Hyun;Han, In-Jae;Heo, Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2011.04a
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    • pp.224-229
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, in order to improve safety of hybrid electric vehicle a fault detection algorithm is introduced. The proposed algorithm uses SVDD techniques. Two methods for learning a lot of data are used in this technique. One method is to learn the data incrementally. Another method is to remove the data that does not affect the next learning. Using lines connecting support vectors selection of removing data is made. Using this method, lot of computation time and storage can be saved while learning many data. A battery data of commercial hybrid electrical vehicle is used in this study. In the study fault boundary via SVDD is described and relevant algorithm for virtual fault data is verified. It takes some time to generate fault boundary, nevertheless once the boundary is given, fault diagnosis can be conducted in real time basis.

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The effect of local topography on the seismic response of a coupled train-bridge system

  • Qiao, Hong;Du, Xianting;Xia, He;De Roeck, Guido;Lombaert, Geert;Long, Peiheng
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.69 no.2
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    • pp.177-191
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    • 2019
  • The local topography has a significant effect on the characteristics of seismic ground motion. This paper investigates the influence of topographic effects on the seismic response of a train-bridge system. A 3-D finite element model with local absorbing boundary conditions is established for the local site. The time histories of seismic ground motion are converted into equivalent loads on the artificial boundary, to obtain the seismic input at the bridge supports. The analysis of the train-bridge system subjected to multi-support seismic excitations is performed, by applying the displacement time histories of the seismic ground motion to the bridge supports. In a case study considering a bridge with a span of 466 m crossing a valley, the seismic response of the train-bridge system is analyzed. The results show that the local topography and the incident angle of seismic waves have a significant effect on the seismic response of the train-bridge system. Leaving these effects out of consideration may lead to unsafe analysis results.

Natural vibrations and hydroelastic stability of laminated composite circular cylindrical shells

  • Bochkareva, Sergey A.;Lekomtsev, Sergey V.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.81 no.6
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    • pp.769-780
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    • 2022
  • This paper studies the dynamic behavior of laminated composite circular cylindrical shells interacting with a fluid. The mathematical formulation of the dynamic problem for an elastic body is developed based on the variational principle of virtual displacements and the relations of linear elasticity theory. The behavior of an ideal compressible fluid is described by the potential theory, the equations of which together with boundary conditions are transformed to a weak form. The hydrodynamic pressure exerted by the fluid on the internal surface of the shell is calculated according to the linearized Bernoulli equation. The numerical implementation of the mathematical formulation has been done using the semi-analytical finite element method. The influence of the ply angle and lay-up configurations of laminated composites on the natural vibration frequencies and the hydroelastic stability boundary have been analyzed for shells with different geometrical dimensions and under different kinematic boundary conditions set at their edges. It has been found that the optimal value of the ply angle depends on the level of filling of the shell with a fluid. The obtained results support the view that by choosing the optimal configuration of the layered composite material it is possible to change upwards or downwards the frequency and mode shape, as well as the critical velocity for stability loss over a wide range.

A Performance Comparison of SVM and MLP for Multiple Defect Diagnosis of Gas Turbine Engine (가스터빈 엔진의 복합 결함 진단을 위한 SVM과 MLP의 성능 비교)

  • Park Jun-Cheol;Roh Tae-Seong;Choi Dong-Whan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.158-161
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    • 2005
  • In this study, the defect diagnosis of the gas turbine engine was tried using Support Vector Machine(SVM). It is known that SVM can find the optimal solution mathematically through classifying two groups and searching for the Hyperplane of the arbitrary nonlinear boundary. The method for the decision of the gas turbine defect quantitatively was proposed using the Multi Layer SVM for classifying two groups and it was verified that SVM was shown quicker and more reliable diagnostic results than the existing Multi Layer Perceptron(MLP).

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Effect of the Rock Characteristics Condition on the Behavior of Tunnel by Numerical Analysis (수치해석에 의한 암반특성의 변화가 터널에 미치는 영향)

  • Kwon, Soon-Sub;Lee, Jong-Sun;Kim, Kyoung-Ho;Lee, Jun-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.375-378
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    • 2007
  • The selection of the support system is an important design parameter in design and construction of the tunnel using the new Australian tunnel method. It is a common practice to select the support based on the rock mass grade, in which the rock mass is classified into five rock groups. The method is applicable if the characteristics of the rock mass are uniform in the direction of tunnel excavation. However, such case is seldom encountered in practice and not applicable when the properties vary along the longitudinal direction. This study performs comprehensive three dimensional finite difference analyses to investigate the ground deformation pattern for cases in which the rock mass properties change in the direction of the tunnel axis. The numerically calculated displacements at the tunnel crown show that the displacement is highly dependent on the stiffness contrast of the rock masses. The results strongly indicate the need to select the support type $0.5\sim1.0D$ before the rock mass boundary. The paper proposes a new guideline for selecting the support type based the results of the analyses.

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Effect of Vertical Change of the Rock Mass Characteristics on Rock Mass Classification by Numerical Analysis (암반특성의 수직변화가 암반분류에 미치는 영향에 관한 수치해석적 연구)

  • Kwon, Soon-Sub;Lee, Jong-Sun;Woo, Sung-Won;Lee, Jun-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.476-479
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    • 2007
  • The selection of the support system is an important design parameter in design and construction of the tunnel using the new Australian tunnel method. It is a common practice to select the support based on the rock mass grade, in which the rock mass is classified into five rock groups. The method is applicable if the characteristics of the rock mass are uniform in the vertical direction. However, such case is seldom encountered in practice and not applicable when the properties vary along the vertical direction. This study performs comprehensive three dimensional finite difference analyses to investigate the ground deformation pattern for cases in which the rock mass properties change in the vertical direction of the tunnel axis. The numerically calculated displacements at the tunnel crown show that the displacement is highly dependent on the stiffness contrast of the rock masses. The results strongly indicate the need to select the support type $0.5{\sim}1.0D$(vertical direction) on the rock mass boundary. The paper proposes a new guideline for selecting the support type based the results of the analyses.

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Analysis Study of Quality of Life in Home stayed Arthritis Patients (재가 관절염환자의 삶의 질 관련요인 분석)

  • Suh, Moon-Ja;Kim, Keum-Soon;Roh, Kook-Hee
    • Journal of muscle and joint health
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.166-176
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was done to identify analysis study quality of life in home stayed arthritis patients. The subject for this study were 56 arthritis patients in K city and boundary area resident, and period of data collection was from July, 2000 to November, 2000. The results are as follows. 1. Mean score of Quality of life was $171.13{\pm}44.08$(range from 66 to 244), Mean score of depression was $36.71{\pm}12.11$(range from 18 to 64), score of social support was $3.96{\pm}5.30$(range from 0 to 19), and score of stress was $322.80{\pm}34.18$(26 to 2316). 2. Main demographic factor influenced upon quality of life was age, sex, educational level and marital status, and main Physical factor influenced upon qualify of life was height, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. 3. Quality of life was correlated negatively with depression, and positively social support. 4. quality of life in home arthritic patient was explained 68% by depression, age and social support. In conclusion, nursing intervention of arthritic patient in home considers age, social support and depression in order to promote quality of life.

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Phoneme segmentation and Recognition using Support Vector Machines (Support Vector Machines에 의한 음소 분할 및 인식)

  • Lee, Gwang-Seok;Kim, Deok-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.981-984
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, we used Support Vector Machines(SVMs) as the learning method, one of Artificial Neural Network, to segregated from the continuous speech into phonemes, an initial, medial, and final sound, and then, performed continuous speech recognition from it. A Decision boundary of phoneme is determined by algorithm with maximum frequency in a short interval. Speech recognition process is performed by Continuous Hidden Markov Model(CHMM), and we compared it with another phoneme segregated from the eye-measurement. From the simulation results, we confirmed that the method, SVMs, we proposed is more effective in an initial sound than Gaussian Mixture Models(GMMs).

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