• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2013

A ranula is a bluish, transparent, and thin-walled swelling in the floor of the mouth. They originate from the extravasation and subsequent accumulation of saliva from the sublingual gland. Ranulas are usually limited to the sublingual space but they sometimes extend to the submandibular space and parapharyngeal space, which is defined as a plunging ranula. A 21-year-old woman presented with a complaint of a large swelling in the left submandibular region. On contrast-enhanced CT images, it dissected across the midline, and extended to the parapharyngeal space posteriorly and to the submandibular space inferiorly. Several septa and a fluid-fluid level within the lesion were also demonstrated. We diagnosed this lesion as a ranula rather than cystic hygroma due to the location of its center and its sublingual tail sign. As plunging ranula and cystic hygroma are managed with different surgical approaches, it is important to differentiate them radiologically.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.449-453
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• 1993

A 64-year-old male was admitted due to abruptly developed, severe dyspnea via local clinic. He had been a heavy smoker and alcoholic for a long time. Chest PA showed huge haziness in right upper lung field. Sputum culture for bacteriology was positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae. Immediately, appropriate antibiotics were administered and artificial ventilation was started. On 40th hospital day, simple chest roentgenogram taken due to sudden aggravated dyspnea showed marked hyperlucency in right upper lung field, suggestive of rupture of abscess cavity and resultant pneumothorax. At that time, chest tube was inserted but air leakage from the chest tube persisted. Chest CT scan taken after chest tube insertion showed the tube inserted into a thin-walled cavity in the above lesion. on 84th hospital day, right upper lobectomy with decortication was performed. Pathologically, cavittary lung abscess was diagnosed on the findings of partial re-epithelialization of ciliated columnar epithelium with severe pulmonary vascular occlusion and extensive fibrous pleural adhesions.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.213-223
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• 1997

복잡한 구조물의 거동을 해석하는 데 있어서 초기 설계단계에서 부터 쉘요소를 사용하여 해석하는 것은 많은 시간과 경비가 요구된다. 이에 경비절감의 측면에서 쉘구조물을 단순 보구조물에 의해 모델링함에 의해 분석하고자 하는 연구가 진행되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 단순화된 보구조물의 결합부에 고려하기 위한 유연도를 나타내는 굽힘회전강성을 결정하는 방법을 제안하고, 제안된 방법을 통해 얻어진 결합부에서의 유연도을 보구조물의 결합부에 적용하여 비선형해석을 수행한다. 수치해석 결과로 쉘구조물에서 나타나는 기하학적 비선형거동을 결합부에서 유연도를 고려하는 단순 보구조물에 의해 작은 오차의 범위안에서 기술할 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1991

지진이나 바람과 같은 횡방향 하중이 가해졌을 때, 일반적으로 수직한 축에 대해서만 대칭인 단명을 갖는 교량의 주형은 횡방향 휨과 비틀림이 결합된 거동을 하게되어 특히 사장교의 케이블등에는 예상치 못했던 추가응력이 유발될 수 있다. 이러한 거동은 일반적인 뼈대요소로는 해석할 수 없으므로, 본 연구에서는 가상일의 원리와 운동에너지로 부터 임의의 단면형상을 갖는 기하학적 비선형 3차원 뼈대요소의 강도매트릭스와 질량매트릭스를 유도하여 주형을 모델링하고, 케이블요소는 Ernst가 제안한 등가탄성계수를 사용한다. 그리고 해석예를 통하여 이론의 타당성을 검증한 후, 3차원 사장교 모델의 고유진동해석을 수행하여 주형의 휨-비틀림 결합작용을 연구한다.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.223-227
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• 2004

The pultruded structural shapes are usually composed of thin-walled plate elements. Because the composite material has relatively low elastic moduli, the design of pultruded compression members may not be governed by the material strength limit state but by the stability limit state such as the local buckling or the global buckling. Therefore, the stability limit state must be checked to design pultruded columns. In this research, the local buckling analysis of pultruded I-shape column was conducted for various composite materials using the closed-form solution. To establish the design guidelines for the local buckling of pultruded I-shape compression members, the simplified form of equation to find the local buckling coefficient of pultruded I-shape column was proposed as a function of mechanical properties and the width ratio of plate components using the results obtainde by the closed-form solution. In order to verify the validity of proposed solution, the results obtained by the proposed approximate solution were compared with those of the closed-form solution and the experimental results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1259-1277
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• 2015

The present study is focused on the behavior and design of perforated steel storage rack columns under axial compression. These columns may exhibit different types of behavior and levels of strength owing to their peculiar features including their complex cross-section forms and perforations along the member. In the present codes of practice, the design of these columns is carried out using analytical formulas which are supported by experimental tests described in the relevant code document. Recently proposed analytical approaches are used to estimate the load carrying capacity of axially compressed steel storage rack columns. Experimental and numerical studies were carried out to verify the proposed approaches. The experimental study includes compression tests done on members of different lengths, but of the same cross-section. A comparison between the analytical and the experimental results is presented to identify the accuracy of the recently proposed analytical approaches. The proposed approach includes modifications in the Direct Strength Method to include the effects of perforations (the so-called reduced thickness approach). CUFSM and CUTWP software programs are used to calculate the elastic buckling parameters of the studied members. Results from experimental and analytical studies compared very well. This indicates the validity of the recently proposed approaches for predicting the ultimate strength of steel storage rack columns.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.147-166
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• 2016

The paper presents comprehensive quasi-static stability analysis results for a real funnel-flow cylindrical steel silo composed of horizontally corrugated sheets strengthened by vertical thin-walled column profiles. Linear buckling and non-linear analyses with geometric and material non-linearity were carried out with a perfect and an imperfect silo by taking into account axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric loads imposed by a bulk solid following Eurocode 1. Finite element simulations were carried out with 3 different numerical models (single column on the elastic foundation, 3D silo model with the equivalent orthotropic shell and full 3D silo model with shell elements). Initial imperfections in the form of a first eigen-mode for different wall loads and from 'in-situ' measurements with horizontal different amplitudes were taken into account. The results were compared with Eurocode 3. Some recommendations for the silo dimensioning were elaborated.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.409-424
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• 2012

Since relatively low elasticity modulus of the FRP materials results in lower natural frequencies, it is necessary to study the free vibration of FRP transmission poles. In this paper, the free vibration of tapered FRP transmission poles with thin-walled circular cross-section is investigated by a tapered beam element. To model the flexible joints of the modular poles, a rotational spring model is used. Modal analysis is performed for typical FRP poles with/without joint and they are also modeled by ANSYS commercial finite element software. There is a good correlation between the results of the tapered beam finite element model and those obtained from ANSYS as well as the existing experimental results. The effects of different geometries, material lay-ups, concentrated masses at the pole tip, and joint flexibilities are evaluated. Moreover, it is concluded that using tougher fibres at the inner and outer layers of the cross-section, results in higher natural frequencies, significantly.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.425-439
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• 2017

As a thin-walled structure, local joint flexibility (LJF) in a tubular structure is prominent, and it may produce significant effect on the static performance for the overall structure. This study presents a simplified analytical model to analyze the static behavior for a steel tubular structure with LJF. The presented model simplifies a tubular structure into a frame model consisted of beam elements with considering the LJFs at the connections between any two elements. Theoretical equations of the simplified analytical model are deduced. Through comparison with 3-D finite element results of two typical planar tubular structures consisted of T- and Y-joints respectively, the presented method is proved to be accurate. Furthermore, the effect of LJF on the overall performance of the two tubular structures (including the deflection and the internal forces) is also investigated, and it is found from analyses of internal forces and deformation that a rigid connection assumption in a frame model by using beam elements in finite element analysis can provide unsafe and inaccurate estimation.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2007

A study on the control of free vibration and stability characteristics of rotating hollow circular shafts subjected to compressive axial forces is presented in this paper. Both passive structural tailoring technique and active control scheme via collocated piezoelectric sensing and actuation are used in the study Gyroscopic and centrifugal forces combined with the compressive axial force contribute to the occurrence of divergence and flutter instabilities of the rotating shaft. The dual methodology based on the passive and active control schemes shows a high degree of efficiency toward postponement of these instabilities and expansion of the domain of stability of the system. The structural model of the shaft is based on an advanced thin-walled beam structure that includes the non-classical effects of transverse shear, anisotropy of constituent materials and rotatory inertia.