• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2007

In this paper, a dual-servo type VCM (Voice Coil Motor) for the measuring of nano-level displacement and small thrust is proposed and developed. The shape of VCM for improving the resolution of displacement and ensuring a large displacement are presented. The FEM (finite element method) is utilized to analyze the characteristics of VCM that produces linear driving thrust and satisfies the thrust that the measurement system requires. The Prototype is fabricated and an experiment is performed in order to measure displacement. As a result of simulation and testing, the proposed VCM shows the applicable possibility for a nano-level measurement system.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.467-473
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• 2017

This paper focuses on the investigation of three-dimensional (3D) warping effect on the stiffness constants of composite beams with closed section profiles. A finite element (FE) cross-sectional analysis is developed based on the Reissner's multifield variational principle. The 3D in-plane and out-of-plane warping displacements, and sectional stresses are approximated as linear functions of generalized sectional stress resultants at the global level and as FE shape functions at the local sectional level. The classical elastic couplings are taken into account which include transverse shear and Poisson deformation effects. A generalized Timoshenko level $6{\times}6$ stiffness matrix is computed for closed section composite beams with and without warping. The effect of neglecting the 3D warping on stiffness constants is shown to be significant indicating large errors as high as 93.3%.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제87권3호
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• pp.243-254
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• 2023

Engineering structures usually suffer from cracks. The crack geometry has an influence on the structural mechanical properties and subsequent crack propagations. However, as an extensively utilized method in fracture analysis, the extended finite element method provided by Abaqus fails to output the specific location and dimensions of fractures. In this study, a technique to capture the crack geometry is proposed. The technique is based on the invariant level set method (I-LSM), which can avoid updating the level set function during crack development. The solution is achieved by an open-source plug-in programmed by Python. Three examples were performed to verify the effectiveness and robustness of the program. The result shows that the developed program can accurately output the crack geometry in both the 2D and 3D models. The open-source plug-in codes are included as supplementary material.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2010

For stability analysis of the lumbar spine, the hypothesis presented is that the disc has stress sensors driving feedback mechanism, which could react to the imposed loads by adjusting the contraction of the muscles. Fusion in the motion segment of the lumbar spinal column is believed to alter the stability of the spinal column. To identify this effect finite element (FE) models combined with optimization technique was applied and quantify the role of each muscle and reaction forces in the spinal column with respect to the fusion level. The musculoskeletal FE model was consisted with detailed whole lumbar spine, pelvis, sacrum, coccyx and simplified trunk model. Vertebral body and pelvis were modeled as a rigid body and the rib cage was constructed with rigid truss element for the computational efficiency. Spinal fusion model was applied to L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1 (single level) and L3-L5 (two levels) segments. Muscle architecture with 46 local muscles was used as acting directions. Minimization of the nucleus pressure deviation and annulus fiber average axial stress deviation was selected for cost function. As a result, spinal fusion produced reaction changes at each motion segment as well as contribution of each muscle. Longissimus thoracis and psoas major muscle showed dramatic changes for the cases of L5-S1 and L3-L5 level fusion. Muscle force change at each muscle also generated relatively high nucleus pressure not only at the adjacent level but at another level, which can explain disc degeneration pattern observed in clinical study.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 1993년도 Fifth International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress 93
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• pp.1175-1176
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• 1993

This paper introduces a new model for forecasting groundwater level on the basis of analysing defect of finite element method. The new model is built with fuzzy sets and neural networks. It is convenient for use. We computed the groundwater level of one city in P. R. China with it and got a very satisfactory result. It can be popularized to corecast groundwater level of mine.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2010

국내에서 노멀전기검층은 지반조사, 지하수 환경조사, 지열조사, 지질조사, 광물자원 평가 등의 다양한 분야에서 널리 이용되고 있다. 노멀전기검층은 지표 전기비저항탐사법과는 달리 완전공간에 대한 자료를 취득하기 때문에 지표부근에 수위가 위치하는 시추공에서 자료를 취득하는 경우, 수위 및 지표에 대한 영향을 고려해야 한다. 이 연구는 노멀전기검층 존데, 전류리턴전극, 기준점전위전극, 시추공내 지하수위 등을 포함하는 실제 물리검층 환경과 동일한 조건에서 노멀전기검층을 시물레이션하여 지표 및 지하수 수위가 노멀전기검층에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 수치 모델링은 2차원 목표지향 자기적응 고차 hp 유한요소법(2D goal-oriented high-order self-adaptive hp finite element method)을 이용하였다(여기서 h는 요소의 크기, p는 노드에서의 근사 차수). 이 알고리듬을 이용하여 측정한 겉보기비저항의 오차가 1%보다 작도록 계산할 수 있는 최적 hp 격자를 구성함으로써 매우 정밀한 결과를 얻었다. 수치실험결과, 지표부근에서 취득한 노멀전기검층 자료는 기준점전위전극이 시추공에 가까울수록 자료의 왜곡이 증가하며 장노멀전기검층에서의 왜곡이 단노멀전기검층에서 보다 심함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1180-1187
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• 2007

In the present work, topology optimization method using adaptive inner-front level set method is presented. In the conventional level set based topology optimization method, there exists an incapability for inner-front creation during optimization process. In this regard, as a new attempt to avoid and to overcome the limitation, an inner-front creation algorithm is proposed. In the inner-front creation algorithm, the strain energy density of a structure along with volume constraint is considered. Especially, to facilitate the inner-front creation process during the optimization process, the inner-front creation map which corresponds to the discrete valued function of strain energy density is constructed. In the evolution of the level set function during the optimization process, the least-squares finite element method (LSFEM) is employed. As an application to shell structures, the lightweight design of doubly curved shell and segmented mirror is carried out.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.839-844
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• 2003

The effect of water level on the free vibration of a partially water-filled two rectangular plates structure was investigated by experimental modal analysis and finite element analysis using ANSYS computer program. Modal parameters of two rectangular plates coupled with water were obtained by means of experiment and the FEM solutions were compared with the experimental solutions to verify the finite element model. As a result, the comparison between the experiment and FEM results showed excellent agreement. The transverse vibration modes, in-phase and out-of-phase, were observed alternately in the fluid-coupled system. The effect of water level and water gap size on the fluid-coupled natural frequency were investigated. It was found that the natural frequency of the partially water-filled two rectangular plates are not proportional to the water level, but depend on mode number of plates.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2010

Functional safety is the part of the overall safety of a system that depends on the system or equipment operating correctly in response to its inputs, including the safe management of likely operator errors, hardware failures, systematic failures, and environmental changes. One of the essential concepts of functional safety is Safety Integrity Level(SIL). It is defined as a relative level of risk-reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In this paper, each element of SIL assessment will be defined. Based on each element, specific process of SIL selection will be established by using flowchart. The flowchart provides a SIL assessment guideline for functional safety engineers. The proposed theory will be verified by applying to a oil refining plant for SIL assessment.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 우리나라의 중저준위 방폐물 처분을 위한 사일로 형식 지하동굴의 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 사일로의 벽체부분은 지름 25m의 원형구조이고, 높이는 35m이다. 사일로의 천장부분은 지름 30m의 돔 형식이고, 높이 17.4m의 규모이다. 사일로는 해수면으로부터 -80m에서 -130m에 위치하고 있다. 중저준위 방폐물 처분 1단계 시설로 6개의 사일로가 건설되어 운영되고 있으나, 본 연구에서는 1개의 사일로에 대해서 고려하였다. SMAP-3D 프로그램을 사용하여 2차원 축대칭 유한요소모델과 3차원 유한요소모델을 생성하였다. Generalized Hoek and Brown Model이 수치해석에 적용되었다. 다양한 측압계수(수평방향 현장응력과 수직방향 현장응력의 비)의 변화에 따른 사일로 형식 지하동굴의 유한요소해석을 수행하였으며, 수치해석결과 및 분석결과가 제시되었다.