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Detailed Finite Element Analysis of Full-scale Four-story Steel Frame Structure subjected to Consecutive Ground Motions

  • Tagawa, Hiroyuki;Miyamura, Tomoshi;Yamashita, Takuzo;Kohiyama, Masayuki;Ohsaki, Makoto
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.65-73
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    • 2015
  • Detailed finite element (FE) analyses of a full-scale four-story steel frame structure, subjected to consecutive 60% and 100% excitations from the JR Takatori records during the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake, are conducted using E-Simulator. The four-story frame was tested at the largest shake-table facility in the world, E-Defense, in 2007. E-Simulator is a parallel FE analysis software package developed to accurately simulate structural behavior up to collapse by using a fine mesh of solid elements. To reduce computational time in consecutive dynamic time history analyses, static analysis with gravity force is introduced to terminate the vibration of the structure during the analysis of 60% excitation. An overall sway mechanism when subjected to 60% excitation and a story mechanism resulting from local buckling of the first-story columns when subjected to 100% excitation are simulated by using E-Simulator. The story drift response to the consecutive 60% and 100% excitations is slightly smaller than that for the single 100% excitation.

A Colour Support System for Townscape Based on Kansei and Colour Harmony Models

  • Kinoshita, Yuichiro;Cooper, Eric;Kamei, Katsuari
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.435-438
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    • 2003
  • A townscape has been a main factor in urban-development problems in Japan. In the townscape, keeping harmony with environment is a common goal. But useful and meaningful goals are expressing individuality and impression of the town in the townscape. In this paper, we propose the colony planning support system system to improve the townscape. The system finds propositional colour combinations based on three elements, town image, colour harmony, and cost. The targets of this model are mostly townscapes in residential areas that already exist, In this paper, we introduce the construction of a Kansei evaluation model to quantify the impression. First, we conducted computer-based evaluational experiments for 20 subjects using the SD method to clarify the relationship between town image and street colours. We chose 16 adjective words related to town image and prepared 100 colour picture samples for the evaluation. After the experiments, we constructed the model using a neural network for each word. We chose 62 experimental results for the training data of the neural network and 20 results for the testing data. Each colour in the data was selected to have unique hue, brightness or saturation attributes, After the construction, we tested the model for accuracy. We input the testing data into the constructed model and calculated errors between the output from the model and the experimental results. Testing of the model showed that the model worked well for more than 80% of the samples. The model demonstrated influences of colours on the town image.

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Evaluation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Geochemical Environment around the Abandoned Coal Mine - With special reference to geochemical environment around the Imgok Creek in the Gangreung Coal Field - (폐석탄광 주변 지구화학적 환경의 중금속 오염 평가 - 강릉탄전 임곡천 일대를 중심으로 -)

  • Chon, Hyo-Taek;Kim, Ju-Yong;Choi, Si-Young
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.31 no.6
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    • pp.499-508
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    • 1998
  • The Imgok Creek is located in the Gangreung coal field, which has been known that sulfides are more abundant than other coal fields in Korea, and it has been severly contaminated by acid mine drainage (AMD) discharging from the abandoned coal mines, such as the Youngdong, the Dongduk and the Waryong coal mines. The purposes of this study are to synthetically assess the contamination of natural water, stream sediment and cultivated soils, and to provide the basic data for AMD treatment. Geochemical samples were collected in December, 1996 (dry season) and April, 1997 (after three day's rainfall). TDS of the Youngdong mine water was remarkably higher than those of other mine waters. In the Imgok Creek, concentrations of most elements, except Fe decreased with distance by dilution caused by the inflow of uncontaminated tributaries. From the results of NAMDI and $I_{geo}$ calculation, the Youngdong coal mine was the main contamination source of the study area. Groundwater pollution was not yet confirmed in this study and the paddy and farm land soils were also not yet contaminated by mining activity based on the pollution index ranging from 0.27 to 0.47.

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A Study on the Housing Life-style of Urban residents (도시 거주자의 주생활 양식에 관한 연구 - 거주자 제속성 및 주거 유형을 중심으로 -)

  • SoYoungShin
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.37-47
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    • 1997
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the housing life-style shown in the modern housing life by dweling types and residents attributes to suggest the basic information useful for the housing P3an in the future, The results of this study was summarized as folldws. Firstly. interrelation between residents attributes and housing life-style showed that the unedicated, the low income and the eldery were interested in utility. On the other hand, the educated. the upper income and the young generation were interested in decoration. Secondly those who had their own houses and never moved were interested inutility in terms of residents attributes Utility was showed high in all housing style in terms of before moving in house. Thirdly, those who wanted move and stay both interested in decoration and utility in terms of will of resident. It was also shown that those who wanted to move big cities were interested in increasing property. Fourthly, the housing life-style by dwelling types showed that it was Possible to abtain six elements such as 'decoration', 'display'. 'liking'. 'utility', 'increase of property', and 'hiearchic order' Based on the average by each type, it was shown that while a tendency toward utility was generally high, especially, the many-storied apartment was high for display.

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A Study on the Basic Scientific Knowledge of In-service and Pre-service Elementary School Teachers (초등 현직 교사와 예비 교사의 기초적인 과학 지식에 관한 조사)

  • Kang, Hyun-Suk;Park, Jae-Keun;Noh, Suk-Goo
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the basic scientific knowledge of in- and pre-service elementary school teachers, specific areas having insufficient knowledge and the reason for the lack of understanding. For the study, we analyzed the survey asking basic scientific knowledge to in-service elementary school teachers within an urban communities and pre-service elementary school teachers enrolling the first, the second and the third year in National University of Education. The results shows that there is the lack of understanding about scientific knowledge such as boiling points, perihelion, substances, and elements, which elementary school teachers should have exactly known. With regard to the age, an effort is required to increase scientific knowledge of the in-service teachers in 50's, compared to those in 20s' and 30s'. In the pre-service teachers, the average in the third year was significantly higher than that in the first and second year. Regarding the major background in high school, both of in- and pre-service teachers who completed the science course showed significantly higher average than those who completed the liberal arts course. In addition, regarding the major in the university, the average of the group with science and engineering major was higher than that of the group with other majors.

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A Study on the Application of the Raumplan and Plan Libre concepts in the Contemporary Architecture (현대 건축에서 라움플란(Raumplan)과 플랑리브르(Plan Libre) 개념의 변용에 관한 연구)

  • 박몽섭;조극래
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.29-37
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    • 2004
  • This study analyze the architectural space in the aspect of the 'Raumplan' and 'Plan Libre'. These concepts based on the 'Raumplan versus Plan Libre' exhibition in Delft University, Netherlands. It is generally agreed that the concept of 'Plan Libre' in connection with Le Corbusie architecture and 'Raumplan' related to Adolf Loos's works. that exhibition contents was focused an extent of modem architecture. But, These concepts continually influence contemporary architecture and offer diverse vision in architecture. Therefore, this study focused on the analysis that look for common element in the space through the case study and space element connection in change of the values, technical growth. This Paper reveals that Adolf Loos's Raumplan is similar to Louis I. Kahn's 'Room' concept and Ando Tadao's centrifugal space composition method In the dwelling architecture. And the concept 'Plan Libre': non-definitive formal system and the elements : column, free form screening wall is revived as formal application of 3 dimension composition in architecture. and transfer lots, void, and linear space in Rem Koolhaas's urban design projects. These aspects is so called topology. This topological concept is an attempt in view of the space connection state rather than formative viewpoint.

The Characteristics and its Change of Community Space in the Old Settlements of Cheongju City (도심 옛마을에 있어서 커뮤니티 공간의 특성 및 변화)

  • Kim, Tai-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2013
  • This study is to clarify the characteristics and its change of spatial elements for community focused on the existing 22 old settlements in urban area of Cheongju. These community spaces are mainly divided into three parts, that is central space, inner road, and blind alley(cul-de-sac). The transitional characteristics of them are as follows. Firstly, the characteristics of central spaces is lasting, but the function is influenced by changing times. The function of central spaces located at the entrance to the village had been reduced to adjustments to modern lifestyle, and currently changed into senior citizen community center, supermarket, and public area. Secondly, as the width of the existing inner roads passed through old settlements had been extended, they are changed into pedestrian and traffic road, but the shape and function of them have been maintained. When new roads passed through old settlements had been established, the shape of old inner roads is disappeared, and the function of them is changed into byway and alley. Thirdly, cul-de-sacs of old settlements have tended to create a sense of community, but new cul-de-sacs formed by lot division have been only changed to passage. When new roads are established and cul-de-sacs are changed into alleys, the community between individual households is lost.

A Study on the Classification of Physical Decline in Small and Medium Cities - Focused on the analysis of building DB in the unit of Census Output Area - (중소도시의 물리적 쇠퇴등급 분류 연구 - 집계구 단위의 건축물 DB 분석을 중심으로 -)

  • Han, Da-Hyuck;Lee, Min-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this research is to manage the physical sectors systematically, needed for the selection and direction of declining areas, such as urban regeneration and revitalization projects, by grading the density of decline indicators of buildings in small and medium cities. In five small and medium-sized cities in Jeollanam-do, the data were divided into three stages according to the density, according to the use, structure, and age of the building. Rating by element of Census Output Area, detailed designation, and management of declining areas in small and medium-sized cities are required, rather than setting the scope of declining areas based on administrative districts. It is also necessary to manage cities through complex and intra-element phasing rather than single elements in defining physical decline. The analysis based on the complex factors and boundary of the Census Output Area is meaningful in order to maintain and manage such cities in a more detailed and precise manner according to such characteristics of each region.

A Study about Fitting of Children's Ready-to-Wear Clothing (학령기 아동의 기성복 치수 적합성에 관한 연구)

  • Yi, Gyoung-Nam;Hahm, Ock-Sang
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.138-145
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    • 2000
  • The problem of fitting of children's clothing was researched through survey papers. The survey subjects were the mothers of elementary school students (grade 1 6) and the appropriateness of size, satisfaction with size, and fittings were asked. The survey area was divided into urban and rural areas. The following is the result: The children's clothing was mostly purchased in stores that carry lower-middle price range. The elements considered upon purchase were in the order of price, size, color and patterns. The frequency of purchase is 2 outfits a year, and the highest rate purchase was shown during the change of seasons. The size was picked through trying on the garment. The preferred indication of size was the one marked according to body size. The most popular size upon purchase was one size bigger than the proper fitting size. Mothers want their children to be able to wear one outfit for two years and actually children were able to wear them for two years. The highest degree of satisfaction upon proper fitting was bust girth and shoulder breath. The most frequent reason for a new purchase is the length. The most frequent dissatisfaction is the way buttons are sowed on.

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Analysis on Material Color and Use of Stone for the Lower-Parts of Apartment in Daegu (대구광역시 아파트 저층부 석재 사용 실태 분석)

  • Lee, Ye-ji;Kim, So-Hee
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.132-139
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    • 2018
  • The high-rise and high-density apartment complexes are built on a large scale and occupy a large portion of the city. The facade of the apartment has a great influence on the cityscape. In particular, the lower part of apartment design gives people to important impressions. For the harmonious landscape of the city, the color plan emphasizes its importance as an influential visual design element that forms the urban landscape. In specialized apartment design, especially finishing material on lower-parts of apartment which is recognized by pedestrian is more important planning factor. Also, finishing material which is one of the primary design elements is important for making the entire image about the building with color. Nowadays stone is mostly used for specialized design on lower-level in apartments. Stone makes luxurious image and harmonious landscape as a nature material. But when planning for design, only general stone graphic or pictures is used without specific plan, after construction, there is a big difference between a plan and the actual color and image. Thus based on exact understanding of stone, I analyzed current state of expression for stone which is used for lower-parts of apartments in Daegu. By this, the purpose of this study is to present detailed data to offer the basis for planning specialized design of lower-parts of apartment.