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Seismic behavior of steel cabinets considering nonlinear connections and site-response effects

  • Tran, Thanh-Tuan;Nguyen, Phu-Cuong;So, Gihwan;Kim, Dookie
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.17-29
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    • 2020
  • This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on the seismic responses of the steel cabinet facility considering the nonlinear behavior of connections and site-response effects. Three finite element (FE) models with differences of type and number of connections between steel plates and frame members have been developed to demonstrate adequately dynamic responses of structures. The screw connections with the bilinear force-deformation relationship are proposed to represent the inelastic behavior of the cabinet. The experiment is carried out to provide a verification with improved FE models. It shows that the natural frequencies of the cabinet are sensitive to the plate and frame connectors. The screw connections reduce the free vibration compared to the weld one, with decreased values of 2.82% and 4.87% corresponding to front-to-back and side-to-side directions. Additionally, the seismic responses are investigated for various geological configurations. Input time histories are generated so that their response spectrums are compatible with a required response spectrum via the time-domain spectral matching. The results indicate that both site effects and nonlinear behavior of connections affect greatly on the seismic response of structures.

Comparative evaluation of different offshore wind turbine installation vessels for Korean west-south wind farm

  • Ahn, Dang;Shin, Sung-chul;Kim, Soo-young;Kharoufi, Hicham;Kim, Hyun-cheol
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.45-54
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate various means of wind power turbines installation in the Korean west-south wind farm (Test bed 100 MW, Demonstrate site 400 MW). We presented the marine environment of the southwest offshore wind farm in order to decide the appropriate installation vessel to be used in this site. The various vessels would be WTIV (Wind turbine installation vessel), jack-up barge, or floating crane ${\cdots}$ etc. We analyzed the installation cost of offshore wind turbine and the transportation duration for each vessel. The analysis results showed the most suitable installation means for offshore wind turbine in the Korean west-south wind farm.

A STUDY ON SELECTING OPTIMAL HAUL ROUTES OF EARTHMOVING MACHINE

  • Han-Seong Gwak;Chang-Yong Yi;Chang-Baek Son;Dong-Eun Lee
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2013.01a
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    • pp.513-516
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    • 2013
  • Earthmoving equipment's haul-route has a great influence on the productivity of the earth work operation. Haul-route grade is a critical factor in selecting the haul-route. The route that has low grade resistance contributes to increase machine travel speed and production. This study presents a mathematical model called "Hauling-Unit Optimal Routes Selecting system" (HUORS). The system identifies optimal path that maximize the earth-work productivity. It consists of 3 modules, i.e., (1) Module 1 which inputs site characteristic data and computes site location and elevation using GIS(Geographical Information System); (2) Module 2 which calculates haul time; (3) Module 3 which displays an optimum haul-route by considering the haul-route's gradient resistances (i.e., from the departure to the destination) and hauling time. This paper presents the system prototype in detail. A case study is presented to demonstrate the system and verifies the validity of the model.

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