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Performance Evaluation of Composite Safety Barrier for Bridge by Vehicle Impact Simulation (차량 충격 시뮬레이션을 통한 복합소재 교량용 방호울타리의 성능 분석)

  • Kim, Seung-Eock;Jeon, Shin-Youl;Hong, Kab-Eui;Lee, Min-Chul
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.499-506
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the performance of composite safety barriers was evaluated through computer simulation. A composite safety barrier of SB4 grade was modeled. The MAT58 material model provided by LS-DYNA software was used to model composite material. The performance of composite material varies according to fiber, resin type, and fiber direction. Polyurethane resin and glass fiber were used. The performance of three different stacking designs was evaluated by carrying out vehicle impact simulation. The performance evaluation based on the vehicle crash manual includes the structural strength performance, the passenger protection performance, the vehicle behavior after crash, scattering of the guardrail. As the result of the finite element analysis, the barrier composed of the more transverse direction fibers shows the better performance on the impact simulation.

Nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with polymer composites

  • Pendhari, S.S.;Kant, T.;Desai, Y.M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2006
  • Strengthening of existing old structures has traditionally been accomplished by using conventional materials and techniques, viz., externally bonded steel plates, steel or concrete jackets, etc. Alternatively, fibre reinforced polymer composite (FRPC) products started being used to overcome problems associated with conventional materials in the mid 1950s because of their favourable engineering properties. Effectiveness of FRPC materials has been demonstrated through extensive experimental research throughout the world in the last two decades. However there is a need to use refined analytical tools to simulate response of strengthened system. In this paper, an attempt has been made to develop a numerical model of strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams with FRPC laminates. Material models for RC beams strengthened with FRPC laminates are described and verified through a nonlinear finite element (FE) commercial code, with the help of available experimental data. Three dimensional (3D) FE analysis has been performed by assuming perfect bonding between concrete and FRPC laminate. A parametric study has also been performed to examine effects of various parameters like fibre type, stirrup's spacing, etc. on the strengthening system. Through numerical simulation, it has been shown that it is possible to predict accurately the flexural response of RC beams strengthened with FRPC laminates by selecting an appropriate material constitutive model. Comparisons are made between the available experimental results in literature and FE analysis results obtained by the present investigators using load-deflection and load-strain plots as well as ultimate load of the strengthened beams. Furthermore, evaluation of crack patterns from FE analysis and experimental failure modes are discussed at the end.

An Analytical Study on Prediction Fire Resistance of CFT Column in ISO Fire (표준화재조건 CFT기둥 내화성능예측을 위한 해석적 연구)

  • Kim, Hyung-Jun;Kim, Heun-Youl
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.257-260
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    • 2008
  • The heat resistance of steel materials tends to weaken due to its high heat transfer properties, which might result in deteriorated strength because of rapidly rising temperature on surface in a fire. Particularly in case of CFT column that bears tensile stress of the structure on its external steel members, a numerical analysis on deterioration of strength and variation of stress shall be first carried out to ensure the structure will have sufficient fire resistance. In the study, based on values obtained from the high temperature material property test of steel materials and concrete, the test to forecast the fire behavior of CFT column was conducted using a finite element analysis method (ABAQUS). An Analysis in a bid to predict the heat transfer and the behavior characteristics by varying the strength of the concrete filled to the range of 40MPA and 50MPA was carried out. As a result of analysis of CFT column on condition of 180-minute exposure under the standard fire condition, 123mm of strain appeared with 40MPA model, while 91mm contraction with 50MPA model.

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Effectiveness of Wave Resonator for Secondary Undulation under Real Sea Conditions (실해역에서 공진장치를 이용한 부진동의 제어)

  • Jeong, Jin-Woo;Kim, Do-Sam;Park, Jong-Bae;An, Sung-Wook
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 2010
  • In this study, the performance evaluation of a conventional wave resonator at the entrance of a port or a pier against secondary undulation has been performed using 2D hydrodynamic modeling within port. A wave resonator has been designed for the attenuation of the secondary undulation induced by the long-periodic waves. The controlled performance of the wave resonator has been numerically investigated for CGWAVE MODULE of finite-element model of SMS (Surface water Modeling System) based on the elliptic mild-slope wave equation. SMS was verified though the comparisons with analytical solution performed by Ippen and Goda (1963). Also, It was confirmed that a wave resonator of a rectangular model harbor is effective enough to control the secondary undulation when it compares variation of water level with the case of no resonance system. From the above results, amplification phenomenon induced by long-period waves transferred from 1900 sec to 2100 sec when it applied a wave resonator in Busan Gamcheon Port which is a deep-sea. And it was confirmed that a wave resonator of Pohang New Port attenuates largely long-period waves which are within the range of 300 sec induced by long-period motion of the moored ship.

A Study on Wedge Angles of Wedge-type Rail Clamp for Preventing Jaw from Rotating (쐐기형 레일 클램프에서 조(jaw)의 회전을 방지하기 위한 적정 쐐기각에 대한 연구)

  • Shim J. J.;Lee S. W.;Han D. S.;Park J. S.;Jeon Y. H.;Lee H.;Han G. J.;Ahn C. W.
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.29 no.8 s.104
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    • pp.735-740
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, we designed a wedge type rail-clamp which can protect container crane from sudden wind blast with constant clamping force regardless of the operating period. When we design wedge type rail clamp, it is important to determine an angle of wedge which prevent rotating of jaw and for smooth operation when wind blows. Therefore, this paper suggest a process to decide an angle of wedge within proper range obtained by experimental analysis as well as FEA of the wedge type rail clamp. A model with $6^{\circ}$ wedge angle is the most proper model to use in rail clamp bemuse it generated satisfactory clamping force and rotating angle underdesign specification.

A Study on Calculating Inductance Characteristics of Switched Reluctance Motor (스위치드 리럭턴스 전동기의 인덕터스 산정에 관한 연구)

  • 최경호;김동희;노채균;김민희
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.333-340
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    • 2001
  • This paper presents a calculating method for inductance of the Switched Reluctance Motor(SRM) for torque characteristics and driving by analytical model. The torque generating characteristics of the SRM depend on the phase current and the inductance variation features, but Its nonlinear magnetic characteristics make it difficult to calculating inductance. Recently, The approaches for calculating inductance have taken vary from detailed finite element method(FEM) and Fitting method in magnetization curves using complex nonlinear magnetic circuit models. But those methods have not satisfactory approach for machine performance calculations, because of having a long time and remodeling for analyses, therefore thus an alternative approach is required. So it is suggested simply calculating method of the inductance based on designed data of machinery by analytical model in unaligned and aligned rotor. In order to prove the calculating, there are compare with analytical FEM. direct measurement, this method, and simulation. The compared result is shown to obtain good accuracy.

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A Study on Convergence Contact Behavior of Friction Heat and Pad on Disk Brake (디스크 브레이크에서 마찰열과 패드에 작용하는 융합 접촉거동에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Seung-Chul;Lee, Bong-Gu
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.283-289
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    • 2018
  • In automotive disc brake systems, frictional heat is not uniformly dispersed for reasons such as heat flux and thermal deformation. The thermoelastic deformation due to the frictional heat affects the contact pressure distribution and the contact load may be concentrated on the contact portion on the the disc brake surface, resulting in thermoelastic instability. In this study, thermal analysis and thermal deformation analysis considering the contact between disk and pad occurred during braking through 3D axial symmetry model with reference to the experimental equation and Kao's analysis method of contact pressure of disk and pad. ANSYS is used to analyze the thermal and elastic instability problems occurring at the contact surface between the disk and the pad, considering both the thermal and mechanical loads. A 3D axisymmetric model with direct contact between the disk and the pad was constructed to more accurately observe the thermal behavior of the disk by observing the frictional surface temperature, thermal deformation and contact thermal stress of the disk.

A Numerical Study on Spatial Behavior of Linear Absorbing Solute in Heterogeneous Porous Media (비균질 다공성 매질에서 선형 흡착 용질의 공간적 거동에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Jeong, Woo Chang;Lee, Chi Hun;Song, Jai Woo
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.79-88
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents a numerical study of the spatial behavior of a linear absorbing solute in a heterogeneous porous medium. The spatially correlated log-normal hydraulic conductivity field is generated in a given two-dimensional domain by using the geostatistical method (Turning Bands algorithm). The velocity vector field is calculated by applying the two-dimensional saturated groundwater flow equation to the Galerkin finite element method. The simulation of solute transport is carried out by using the random walk particle tracking model with CD(constant displacement) scheme in which the time interval is automatically adjusted. In this study, the spatial behavior of a solute is analyzed by the longitudinal center-of-mass displacement, longitudinal spatial spread moment and longitudinal plume skewness.

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A Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Single Bead Deposition of Inconel 718 Superalloy on S45C Structural Steel Using a DMT Process (DMT 공정을 이용한 S45C 구조용강 위 Inconel 718 초합금 단일 비드 적층시 열전달 특성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Kwang-Kyu;Ahn, Dong-Gyu;Kim, Woo-Sung;Lee, Ho-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.8
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    • pp.56-63
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    • 2020
  • The heat transfer phenomenon in the vicinity of the irradiated region of a focused laser beam of a DMT process greatly affects both the deposition characteristics of powders on a substrate and the properties of the deposited region. The goal of this paper is to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of a single bead deposition of Inconel 718 powders on S45C structural steel using a laser-aided direct metal tooling (DMT) process. The finite element analysis (FEA) model with a Gaussian volumetric heat flux is developed to simulate a three-dimensional transient heat transfer phenomenon. The cross-section of the bead for the FEA is estimated with an equivalent area method using experimental results. Through the comparison of the results of the experiments and those of the analysis, the effective beam radius of the bottom region of the volumetric heat flux and the efficiency of the heat flux model for different powers and travel speeds of the laser are predicted. From the results of the FEA, the influence of the power and the travel speed of the laser on the creation of a steady-state heat transfer region and the formation of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in the substrate are investigated.

Weight Lightening of HUMS Housing for Small Aircraft by Using FEM and Taguchi Method (유한요소법 및 다구찌 기법에 의한 소형항공기용 HUMS 하우징 경량화)

  • Kim, Jin-Su;Yoon, Dae-Won;Park, Tae-Sang;Jeong, Jae-Eun;Oh, Jae-Eung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.23 no.12
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    • pp.1045-1055
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    • 2013
  • It is true that the dependency on import is currently high in case of the safety checkup system of domestic airplanes, and it is at the point of time that localization of HUMS for small airplanes is required. In this study, the design factors were selected for the lightweight of HUMS for small airplanes by using Pro-Engineer which is a design tool and Abaqus. 9 models were made through experiment plans with Taguchi method for this, and the each model for weight lightening was selected through vibration analysis and shock analysis while in operation with experiment profile values. After fabricating HUMS, it was verified that as a result of experiment with the same profile values as the analysis, there was similarity between the analyzed values and values of the experiment. As a result of performing weight lightening which is the purpose of the study, electronic performance for small airplanes is assured and a design plan reducing 15 % weight compared to the targeted weight was deduced. Besides, it could be verified that the light weight model satisfied the maximum allowable displacement value of PCB[printed circuit board] and accordingly satisfied electronic properties of HUMS. In this study, the reliability of a product was certified through the result of an experiment on ground. If the reliability of HUMS were verified through a test flight in the future, it is considered that it would make a big contribution to localization of aerospace electronic equipment.