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Ground Beam Structure Based Joint Stiffness Controlling Method for Compliant Mechanisms (컴플라이언트 메커니즘 설계를 위한 바닥 보 구조 기반 조인트 강성 조절법)

  • Jang Gang-Won;Kim Yoon-Young;Kim Myung-Jin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.30 no.10 s.253
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    • pp.1187-1193
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    • 2006
  • Traditionally, the continuum-based topology optimization methods employing the SIMP technique have been used to design compliant mechanisms. Although they have been successful, the optimized mechanisms by the methods are usually difficult to manufacture because of their geometrical complexities. The objective of this study is to develop a topology optimization method that can produce easy-to-fabricate mechanism structure. The proposed method is a ground beam method where beam connectivity is controlled by the beam joint stiffness. In this approach, beam joint stiffness determines the mechanism configuration. Because b the ground structure beams have uniform thicknesses varying only discretely, the resulting mechanism topologies become easily manufacturable.

Transient analysis of point defect dynamics in czochralski-grown silicon crystals

  • Wang, Jong-Hoe;Oh, Hyun-Jung;Park, Bong-Mo;Lee, Hong-Woo;Yoo, Hak-Do
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.259-263
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    • 2001
  • The continuum model of transient point defect dynamics to predict the concentrations of interstitial and vacancy is established by estimating expressions for the thermophysical properties of intrinsic point defects. And the point defect distribution in a Czochralski-grown 200 mm silicon crystal and the location of oxidation-induced stacking fault ring(OiSF-ring) created during the cooling of crystals are calculated by using the numerical analysis. The purpose of this paper is to show that his approach lead to predictions that are consistent with experimental results. Predicted point defect distributions by transient point defect dynamic analysis are in good qualitative agreement with experimental data under widely and abruptly varying crystal pull rates when correlated with the position of the OiSF-ring .

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A Study on Modeling and Analysis of Rock Characteristics at Depth (대심도 암반특성의 모델링 및 해석에 대한 고찰)

  • Cho, Nam-Kak;Shin, Sung-Ho;Jeong, Yong-Jin;Song, Han-Chan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2009.09a
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    • pp.591-604
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents some important issues in modeling rock behaviour around an underground opening at depth which characterized as stress-induced fractural failure of rock. Unlike other conventional modeling approaches, stress-induced rock failure is highly complex process due to its own heterogeneous and discrete natures. Because of this complexity, many researchers has been struggled to mimic such processes as close as possible to reality with various approaches in both analytical, and numerical approaches for past few decades. Such approaches which are based on continuum mechanics, analytical fracture mechanics, and DEM(Discrete Element Method) were explored in this paper, and fundamental shortcomings for each approaches were illustrated here. In addition, DEM approach using $PFC^{2D}$(Particle Flow Code) was also implemented and illuminated in this paper and discuss the improvement and considerations for the future research.

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Inclined cable-systems in suspended bridges for restricting dynamic deformations

  • Raftoyiannis, Ioannis;Konstantakopoulos, Theodore;Michaltsos, George
    • Coupled systems mechanics
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.377-398
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    • 2017
  • The present paper deals with the influence of the inclination of cables' system on the decrease of the lateral-torsional motion because of dynamic loadings. For this goal, a mathematical model is proposed. A 3-D analysis is performed for the solution of the bridge model. The theoretical formulation is based on a continuum approach, which has been widely used in the literature to analyze such bridges. The resulting uncoupled equations of motion are solved using the Laplace Transformation, while the case of the coupled motion is solved through the use of the potential energy. Finally, characteristic examples are presented and useful results are obtained.

The Effect of Extended Collision Model on a Spray (확장 충돌 모델이 분무계산에 미치는 영향)

  • 한진희;조상무;박권하
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.181-191
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    • 2002
  • Spray calculation has been studied to understand the behavior of the spray in a combustion chamber But the spray dispersion has not been predicted properly in a high velocity injection spray or a wall impaction spray. In this study the extended grazing collision model is applied to improve the problem. The gas phase is modelled by the Eulerian continuum conservation equations of mass, momentum, energy and fuel vapour fraction. The liquid phase is modelled following the discrete droplet model approach in Lagrangian form. The droplet distributions, penetration, width and gas flows are compared for the cases with or without extended model. The extended collision model makes the results better.

Multi-objective Topology Optimization of Single Phase Induction Motor Considering Electromangetics and Heat Transfer (전자기와 열전달을 고려한 단상유도모터의 다분야 위상최적설계)

  • Shim Hokyung;Moon Heegon;Wang Semyung;Kim Myungkyun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • summer
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    • pp.770-772
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents a new approach regarding thermal characteristics associated with a design of the high efficiency motor. The adjoint variable design sensitivity equations for both electromagnetics with respect to permeability and heat transfer considering conduction and convection terms are derived using the continuum method. For multi-objective topology optimization, FEA is validated in terms of electromagnetics and heat transfer by experiments. The proposed method is applied to a single-phase induction motor of the scroll compressor in order to control the direction of heat flow by maximizing/minimizing the temperature of the target area while maintaining the efficiency.

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Investigating the negative tension stiffening effect of reinforced concrete

  • Zanuy, Carlos
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.189-211
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    • 2010
  • The behaviour of a reinforced concrete tension member is governed by the contribution of concrete between cracks, tension stiffening effect. Under highly repeated loading, this contribution is progressively reduced and the member response approximates that given by the fully cracked member. When focusing on the unloaded state, experiments show deformations larger than those of the naked reinforcement. This has been referred to as negative tension stiffening and is due to the fact that concrete carries compressive stresses along the crack spacing, even thought the tie is subjected to an external tensile force. In this paper a cycle-dependent approach is presented to reproduce the behaviour of the axially loaded tension member, paying attention to the negative tension stiffening contribution. The interaction of cyclic bond degradation and time-dependent effects of concrete is investigated. Finally, some practical diagrams are given to account for the negative tension stiffening effect in reinforced concrete elements.

Finite Element Analysis for Plastic Large Deformation and Anisotropic Damage

  • Nho, In-Sik;Yim, Sahng-Jun
    • Journal of Hydrospace Technology
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.111-124
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    • 1995
  • An improved analysis model for material nonlinearity induced by elasto-plastic deformation and damage including a large strain response was proposed. The elasto-plastic-damage constitutive model based on the continuum damage mechanics approach was adopted to overcome limitations of the conventional plastic analysis theory. It can manage the anisotropic tonsorial damage evolved during the time-independent plastic deformation process of materials. Updated Lagrangian finite element formulation for elasto-plastic damage coupling problems including large deformation, large rotation and large strain problems was completed to develop a numerical model which can predict all kinds of structural nonlinearities and damage rationally. Finally a finite element analysis code for two-dimensional plane problems was developed and the applicability and validity of the numerical model was investigated through some numerical examples. Calculations showed reasonable results in both geometrical nonlinear problems due to large deformation and material nonlinearity including the damage effect.

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A New Material Sensitivity Analysis for Electromagnetic Inverse Problems

  • Byun, Jin-Kyu;Lee, Hyang-Beom;Kim, Hyeong-Seok;Kim, Dong-Hun
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents a new self-adjoint material sensitivity formulation for optimal designs and inverse problems in the high frequency domain. The proposed method is based on the continuum approach using the augmented Lagrangian method. Using the self-adjoint formulation, there is no need to solve the adjoint system additionally when the goal function is a function of the S-parameter. In addition, the algorithm is more general than most previous approaches because it is independent of specific analysis methods or gridding techniques, thereby enabling the use of commercial EM simulators and various custom solvers. For verification, the method was applied to the several numerical examples of dielectric material reconstruction problems in the high frequency domain, and the results were compared with those calculated using the conventional method.

Information Theoretic Approach to Middle Korean [ß] (정보이론 기반 중세국어 'ㅸ'의 음운론적 대립에 대한 연구)

  • Park, Sunwoo
    • Korean Linguistics
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    • v.79
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    • pp.63-89
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    • 2018
  • This study explores contrastive relation among voiced bilabial fricative [${\ss}$], voiceless bilabial stop [p] and glide [w] in Middle Korean consonant system based on Probabilistic Model. Preceding researches about voiced bilabial fricative [${\ss}$] proposed two influential arguments. One is voiced bilabial fricative [${\ss}$] was an independent phoneme, the other is it was not an independent phoneme but an allophone of voiceless bilabial stop [p] in Middle Korean. This study applies Probabilistic Phonological Relationship Model (PPRM) for solving the problem of dichotomy about contrastive and allophonic relations. The analysis result of the contrastive entropy by PPRM suggests that voiced bilabial fricative [${\ss}$] was just an allophone of voiceless bilabial stop [p] or glide [w] in Middle Korean. Comparing the entropies between [p] and other consonants with the entropies between [${\ss}$] and other consonants, a continuum defined in terms of entropy reveals that [${\ss}$] in Middle Korean was more allophonic than phonemic.