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The Effects of Welding Conditions on Allowable Heat Input in Repair Weld of In-Service Pipeline

  • Kim, Y.P.;Baek, J.H.;Kim, W.S.;Bang, I.W.;Oh, K.H.
    • International Journal of Korean Welding Society
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.30-35
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    • 2001
  • Nowadays, repair welding on in-service natural gas pipeline is a matter of primary concern of gas company. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of welding conditions on the allowable heat input for crack-free welds and welds without burn-through onto in-service natural gas pipeline. First of all, single pass weld bead on plates of the various thickness was deposited to evaluate the penetration of weld metal, the depth of heat affected zone and the hardness of repair weld under various welding conditions. Also, finite element analysis has been conducted to validate experimental results of bead-on plate welds and to develop appropriate model for repair welding. The welding experiments of bead-on-plate weld confirmed the influence of plate thickness, heat input and welding process on safety. And, the finite element model was demonstrated by comparing experimental results. The agreement between the computed and measured values was shown to be generally good. Therefore, It is possible to predict the safety of repair welding under various welding conditions with experimental results and finite element analysis model.

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Dynamically Adaptive Finite Element Mesh Generation Schemes

  • Yoon, Chong-Yul;Park, Joon-Seok
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.659-665
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    • 2010
  • The finite element method(FEM) is proven to be an effective approximate method of structural analysis if proper element types and meshes are chosen, and recently, the method is often applied to solve complex dynamic and nonlinear problems. A properly chosen element type and mesh yields reliable results for dynamic finite element structural analysis. However, dynamic behavior of a structure may include unpredictably large strains in some parts of the structure, and using the initial mesh throughout the duration of a dynamic analysis may include some elements to go through strains beyond the elements' reliable limits. Thus, the finite element mesh for a dynamic analysis must be dynamically adaptive, and considering the rapid process of analysis in real time, the dynamically adaptive finite element mesh generating schemes must be computationally efficient. In this paper, a computationally efficient dynamically adaptive finite element mesh generation scheme for dynamic analyses of structures is described. The concept of representative strain value is used for error estimates and the refinements of meshes use combinations of the h-method(node movement) and the r-method(element division). The shape coefficient for element mesh is used to correct overly distorted elements. The validity of the scheme is shown through a cantilever beam example under a concentrated load with varying values. The example shows reasonable accuracy and efficient computing time. Furthermore, the study shows the potential for the scheme's effective use in complex structural dynamic problems such as those under seismic or erratic wind loads.

Numerical Investigation of the Progressive Failure Behavior of the Composite Dovetail Specimens under a Tensile Load (인장하중을 받는 복합재료 도브테일 요소의 점진적인 파손해석)

  • Park, Shin-Mu;Noh, Hong-Kyun;Lim, Jae Hyuk;Choi, Yun-Hyuk
    • Composites Research
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.337-344
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    • 2021
  • In this study, the progressive failure behavior of the composite fan blade dovetail element under tensile loading is numerically investigated through finite element(FE) simulation. The accuracy of prediction by FE simulation is verified through tensile testing. The dovetail element is one of the joints for coupling the fan blade with the disk in a turbofan engine. The dovetail element is usually made of a metal material such as titanium, but the application of composite material is being studied for weight reduction reasons. However, manufacturing defects such as drop-off ply and resin pocket inevitably occur in realizing complex shapes of the fan blade made by composite materials. To investigate the effect of these manufacturing defects on the composite fan blade dovetail element, we performed numerical simulation with FE model to compare the prediction of the FE model and the tensile test results. At this time, the cohesive zone model is used to simulate the delamination behavior. Finally, we found that FE simulation results agree with test results when considering thermal residual stress and through-thickness compression enhancement effect.

Marine Transportation in the Philippines: The Maritime Accidents and their Causes

  • Dimailig, Orlando S.;Jeong, Jae-Yong;Kim, Chol-Seung
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.289-297
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    • 2011
  • This paper details the maritime accidents that occurred in the Philippines from 1972 to 2010. Firstly, it describes the general maritime situation in the country. It was followed by the traffic and safety infrastructure and the prevailing weather in the archipelago. The third section deals with the accidents' statistics and their geographical locations which is further sub-divided into three regions. It is grouped according to 10-year period. This paper describes the actual maritime situations, the pertinent national regulations, the inter-agencies policies and their safety regimes. It illustrates the shipping environment in the country including the maritime aids and infrastructure and the on human element factors.

Numerical Computations of Extreme Wave Load on a Cylinder Using Frequency-Focusing unidirectional waves

  • Kyoung, Jo-Hyun;Hong, Sa-Young;Sung, Hong-Gun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.135-140
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    • 2006
  • Numerical computations are made to predict wave loads on a vertical cylinder in an extreme wave. To generate the extreme wave, a frequency-focused unidirectional wave is adopted in three-dimensional numerical wave tank. The mathematical formulation is wide in the scope of the potential theory with fully nonlinear free surface conditions. As a numerical method, finite element method based on variational principle is applied. Comparisons between the present numerical results and the previous computation data. show a good agreement.

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Interval-Valued Fuzzy Relations

  • Hur, Kur;Lee, Jeong-Gon;Choi, Jeong-Yeol
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.425-431
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    • 2009
  • By using the notion of interval-valued fuzzy relations, we forms the poset (IVFR (X), $\leq$) of interval-valued fuzzy relations on a given set X. In particular, we forms the subposet (IVFE (X), $\leq$) of interval-valued fuzzy equivalence relations on a given set X and prove that the poset (IVFE(X), $\leq$) is a complete lattice with the least element and greatest element.

Thermal Shock Resistance of $Al_{2}O_{3}$- and Fe-$Al_{2}TiO_{5}$-based Castable Refractories

  • Liu, T.;Latella, B.A.;Bendeich, P.
    • The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.345-351
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    • 1998
  • Thermal shock resistance of $Al_2O_3$- and Fe-$Al_2TiO_5$-based Castable Refractories was studied using a central heating technique. Ring type specimens, 10mm thick and 20 and 100mm inner and outer diameters, respectively, were rapidly heated on the internal surface of the centre hole using a high power electrical heating element. The temperature field was measured experimentally and modelled using finite element analysis (FEA). The thermal stress field was also modelled using FEA. A radial notch was introduced to the ring specimens to enable calculation of the thermal stress intensity factors (SIF). A special LVDT device was incorporated in the thermal shock tester to monitor crack mouth opening displacement (COD). The thermal shock fracture initiation and crack propagation behaviour of the castable refractories were ascertained using the COD measurements and the fracture mechanics analysis data.

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Stability and failure of symmetrically laminated plates

  • Chai, Gin Boay;Hoon, Kay Hiang;Chin, Sin Sheng;Soh, Ai Kah
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.485-496
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    • 1996
  • This paper describes a numerical and experimental study on the stability and failure behaviour of rectangular symmetric laminated composite plates. The plates are simply supported along the unloaded edges and clamped along the loaded ends, and they are subjected to uniaxial in-plane compression. The finite element method was employed for the theoretical study. The study examines the effect of the plate's stacking sequence and aspect ratio on the stability and failure response of rectangular symmetric laminated carbon fibre reinforced plastics composite plates. The study also includes the effect of the unloaded edge support conditions on the postbuckling response and failure of the plates. Extensive experimental investigation were also carried out to supplement the finite element study. A comprehensive comparison between theory and experimental data are presented and discussed in this contribution.