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Analysis of light-frame, low-rise buildings under simulated lateral wind loads

  • Fischer, C.;Kasal, B.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.89-101
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    • 2009
  • The Monte Carlo procedure was used to simulate wind load effects on a light-frame low-rise structure of irregular shape and a main wind force resisting system. Two analytical models were studied: rigid-beam and rigid-plate models. The models assumed that roof diaphragms were rigid beam or rigid plate and shear walls controlled system behavior and failure. The parameters defining wall stiffness, including imperfections, were random and included wall stiffness, wall capacity and yield displacements. The effect of openings was included in the simulation via a set of discrete multipliers with uniform distribution. One and two-story buildings were analyzed and the models can be expanded into multiple-floor structures provided that the assumptions made in this paper are not violated.

DEVSim++ - NS2 Interoperating Environment for Protocol Evaluation (프로토콜 평가를 위한 DEVSim++ 와 NS2 의 연동 환경)

  • 김회준;김탁곤
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 2002
  • This paper proposes a methodology for development of protocol models. The methodology attempts to employ two modeling environments in models development, NS2 and DEVSim++, which will interoperate during simulation. NS2 is a widely used network simulator in protocol research, which employs an informal modeling approach. Within the approach time and state information of protocol models are not explicitly described, thus being hard to validate model. On the other hand the DEVS formalism is a mathematical framework for modeling a discrete event system in a hierarchical, modular manner. In DEVS, model's time and state information is described explicitly, By using DEVS formalism, models can easily be validated and errors in the modeling stage can be reduced. However, the DEVS simulator, DEVSim++, supports a small amount of models library which are required to build simulation models of general communication network. Although NS2 employs an informal modeling approach and models validation is difficult, it supports abundant models library validated by experimental users. Thus, combination of DEVS models and NS2 models may be an effective solution for network modeling. Such combination requires interoperation between DEVSim++ simulator and NS2 simulator. This paper develops an environment for such interoperation. Correctness and effectiveness of the implemented interoperation environment have been validated by simulation of UDP and TCP models.

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Neural network-based control for uneven delay-time systems (인공신경망을 이용한 지연시간이 일정치 않은 시스템의 제어)

  • 이미경;이지홍
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.446-449
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    • 1997
  • We propose a control law in discrete time domain of the bilateral feedback teleoperation system using neural network and the reference model type of adaptive control. Different from traditional teleoperation systems, the transmission time delay irregularly changes. The proposed control method controls master and slave systems through identification of master and slave models using neural networks.

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DEVS Bisimulation: Hierarchical Verification of Discrete Event Models (DEVS Bisimulation : 이산사건 모델의 계층적 검증방법)

  • 송해상
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Simulation Conference
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    • 1998.03a
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 1998
  • 본 논문에서는 이산사건 시스템의 무시간 DEVS/DEVS 명세에 대한 계층적인 설계/검증 방법을 제안하고자 한다. 제안된 방법의 가장 큰 장점은 DEVS 상위모델과 DEVS 하위 모델간의 반복적인 설계/검증 시 계층적 인 방식을 채택하여 검증 시 일반적으로 문제가 되는 상태폭발 문제를 크게 완화시켰다는 점이다. 간단한 예제를 통하여 제안된 방법론을 자세히 보여주고자 한다.

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Preservation Property of $NBU_{Mg}$ under Shock Models

  • Zhang, Shuhong;Li, Xiaohu
    • International Journal of Reliability and Applications
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2003
  • We propose, in this paper, the discrete version of NBU$_{Mg}$and show that the NBU$_{Mg}$ class is preserved under both the non-homo geneous poisson shock model and the general shock model.

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Nonlinear Localized Modes in Photonic Crystals

  • Park, Q-Han
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.96-99
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    • 2002
  • We give a brief overview of nonlinear localized modes in photonic crystals. We explain how photonic crystals can potentially be important in making small scale active devices which operate in an all optical way. Two models to approach nonlinear photonic crystals, the coupled mode theory and the discrete lattice theory using a Green's function, are explained.

Experimental and numerical simulating of the crack separation on the tensile strength of concrete

  • Sarfarazi, Vahab;Haeri, Hadi;Shemirani, Alireza Bagher;Zhu, Zheming;Marji, Mohammad Fatehi
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.66 no.5
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    • pp.569-582
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    • 2018
  • Effects of crack separation, bridge area, on the tensile behaviour of concrete are studied experimentally and numerically through the Brazilian tensile test. The physical data obtained from the Brazilian tests are used to calibrate the two-dimensional particle flow code based on discrete element method (DEM). Then some specially designed Brazilian disc specimens containing two parallel cracks are used to perform the physical tests in the laboratory and numerically simulated to make the suitable numerical models to be tested. The experimental and numerical results of the Brazilian disc specimens are compared to conclude the validity and applicability of these models used in this research. Validation of the simulated models can be easily checked with the results of Brazilian tests performed on non-persistent cracked physical models. The Brazilian discs used in this work have a diameter of 54 mm and contain two parallel centred cracks ($90^{\circ}$ to the horizontal) loaded indirectly under the compressive line loading. The lengths of cracks are considered as; 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm and 40 mm, respectively. The visually observed failure process gained through numerical Brazilian tests are found to be very similar to those obtained through the experimental tests. The fracture patterns demonstrated by DEM simulations are mostly affected by the crack separation but the tensile strength of bridge area is related to the fracture pattern and failure mechanism of the testing samples. It has also been shown that when the crack lengths are less than 30 mm, the tensile cracks may initiate from the cracks tips and propagate parallel to loading direction till coalesce with the other cracks tips while when the cracks lengths are more than 30 mm, these tensile cracks may propagate through the intact concrete itself rather than that of the bridge area.

A Study on the comparison of models for teaching the concept of function (함수개념 지도를 위한 모델 비교 연구)

  • Heo, Hae-Ja;Kim, Jong-Myung;Kim, Dong-Won
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.97-118
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    • 2011
  • This study aimed finding effective models for the teaching the concept of function. We selected two models. One is discrete model which focuses on the 'corresponding relation of the elements of the sets(domain and range). The other is continuous model which focuses on the dependent relationship of the two variables connected in variable phenomenon. A vending machine model was used as a discrete model, and a water bucket model was used as a continuous model in our study. We taught 2 times about the concept of function using two models to the 60 students (7th grade, 2 classes) living in Taebak city, and tested it twice, after class and about 3 months later. A vending machine model was helpful in understanding the definition of function in the 7th grade math textbook. Also, it was helpful to making concept image and to recalling it. On the other hand, students who used the water bucket model had a difficultly in understanding the all independent variables of the domain corresponding to the dependent variables. But they excelled in tasks making formula expression and understanding changing situations.

Characteristics of Shear Behavior According to State of Particle Bonding and Crushing (입자 결합 및 파쇄 형태에 따른 전단거동 특성)

  • Jeong, Sun-Ah;Kim, Eun-Kyung;Lee, Seok-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2011
  • In order to analyze the influence of particle bonding and crushing on the characteristics of shear behavior, especially residual shear behavior of granular soil, ring shear test was simulated by using DEM(Discrete Element Method)-based software program PFC(Particle Flow Code). Total four models including two non-crushing models and two crushing models were created in this study by using clump or cluster model built in PFC. The applicability of Lobo-crushing model proposed by Lobo-Guerrero and Vallejo(2005) was investigated. In addition, the results of ring shear test were analyzed and compared with those of direct shear test. The results showed that the modelling of ring shear test should be conducted to investigate the residual shear behavior. The Lobo-crushing model cannot be applied to investigate the residual shear strength. Finally, it can be concluded that the numerical models excluding Lobo-crushing model suggested in this study can be used extensively for other studies concerning the residual shear behavior of granular soil including soil crushing.

OPTIMALITY CONDITIONS AND DUALITY MODELS FOR MINMAX FRACTIONAL OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEMS CONTAINING ARBITRARY NORMS

  • G. J., Zalmai
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.821-864
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    • 2004
  • Both parametric and parameter-free necessary and sufficient optimality conditions are established for a class of nondiffer-entiable nonconvex optimal control problems with generalized fractional objective functions, linear dynamics, and nonlinear inequality constraints on both the state and control variables. Based on these optimality results, ten Wolfe-type parametric and parameter-free duality models are formulated and weak, strong, and strict converse duality theorems are proved. These duality results contain, as special cases, similar results for minmax fractional optimal control problems involving square roots of positive semi definite quadratic forms, and for optimal control problems with fractional, discrete max, and conventional objective functions, which are particular cases of the main problem considered in this paper. The duality models presented here contain various extensions of a number of existing duality formulations for convex control problems, and subsume continuous-time generalizations of a great variety of similar dual problems investigated previously in the area of finite-dimensional nonlinear programming.