• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제17권3_4호
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• pp.467-482
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• 2004

One of the uncertain damage parameters to jeopardize the safety of existing PSC bridges is the loss of the prestress force. A substantial prestress-loss can lead to severe problems in the serviceability and safety of the PSC bridges. In this paper, a nondestructive method to detect prestress-loss in beam-type PSC bridges using a few natural frequencies is presented. An analytical model is formulated to estimate changes in natural frequencies of the PSC bridges under various prestress forces. Also, an inverse-solution algorithm is proposed to detect the prestress-loss by measuring the changes in natural frequencies. The feasibility of the proposed approach is evaluated using PSC beams for which a few natural frequencies were experimentally measured for a set of prestress-loss cases. Numerical models of two-span continuous PSC beams are also examined to verify that the proposed algorithm works on more complicated cases.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.48-59
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• 2019

최근 들어 장대교량의 건설에 현수교, 사장교 등과 같은 케이블이 주 요소인 교량 형식이 급증하고 있다. 이와 같은 구조물에서 케이블이 미치는 영향은 매우 크며, 구조해석을 위해서 케이블에 대한 연구 및 케이블의 모드 특성에 따른 구조계의 변화를 연구해 볼 필요가 있다. 특히, 케이블은 거더에 가해지는 하중효과를 주탑으로 전달하는 캠버조절과 직결되고 전체 구조에서 중요한 부재로서, 가설시 가해지는 초기 장력과 시간이 경과후 장력을 비교하므로서 교량의 노후상태와 이상유무를 파악하는 데 기여하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 충격해머를 통한 모드 해석으로부터 케이블의 질량과 케이블의 길이변화에 따른 모드의 특성을 파악할 수 있었고, 공용중에 있는 케이블에서는 위상각의 변화가 비례관계임을 확인하였다. 또한 저차모드에서 지배모드가 결정되는 특성을 MAC분석을 통하여 알 수 있었다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.830-842
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• 2015

This paper aims to develop a SI(structural identification) technique using the kinetic energy optimization technique(KEOT) and the direct matrix updating method(DMUM) to decide on optimal location of sensors and to update FE model respectively, which ultimately contributes to a composition of more effective SHM. Owing to the characteristic structural flexing behavior of cable bridges, which makes them vulnerable to any vibration, systematic and continuous structural health monitoring (SHM) is pivotal for them. Since it is necessary to select optimal measurement locations with the fewest possible measurements and also to accurately assess the structural state of a bridge for the development of an effective SHM, a SI technique is as much important to accurately determine the modal parameters of the current structure based on the data optimally obtained. In this study, the KEOT was utilized to determine the optimal measurement locations, while the DMUM was utilized for FE model updating. As a result of experiment, the required number of measurement locations derived from KEOT based on the target mode was reduced by approximately 80 % compared to the initial number of measurement locations. Moreover, compared to the eigenvalue of the modal experiment, an improved FE model with a margin of error of less than 1 % was derived from DMUM. Finally, the SI technique for long-span bridges proposed in this study, which utilizes both KEOT and DMUM, is proven effective in minimizing the number of sensors while accurately determining the structural dynamic characteristics.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.667-683
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• 2009

FE model-based dynamic analysis has been widely used to predict the dynamic characteristics of civil structures. In a physical point of view, an FE model is unavoidably different from the actual structure as being formulated based on extremely idealized engineering drawings and design data. The conventional model updating methods such as direct method and sensitivity-based parameter estimation are not flexible for model updating of complex and large structures. Thus, it is needed to develop a model updating method applicable to complex structures without restriction. The main objective of this paper is to present the model updating method based on the hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) by combining the genetic algorithm as global optimization method and modified Nelder-Mead's Simplex method as local optimization method. This FE model updating method using HGA does not need the derivation of derivative function related to parameters and without application of complicated inverse analysis methods. In order to allow its application on diversified and complex structures, a commercial FEA tool is adopted to exploit previously developed element library and analysis algorithms. Moreover, an output-level objective function making use of measurement and analytical results is also presented to update simultaneously the stiffness and mass of the analysis model. The numerical examples demonstrated that the proposed method based on HGA is effective for the updating of the FE model of bridge structures.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.47-65
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• 2015

A novel finite element (FE) model updating method based on multi-resolution analysis (MRA) is proposed. The true stiffness of the FE model is considered as the superposition of two pieces of stiffness information of different resolutions: the pre-defined stiffness information and updating stiffness information. While the resolution of former is solely decided by the meshing density of the FE model, the resolution of latter is decided by the limited information obtained from the experiment. The latter resolution is considerably lower than the former. Second generation wavelet is adopted to describe the updating stiffness information in the framework of MRA. This updating stiffness in MRA is realized at low level of resolution, therefore, needs less number of updating parameters. The efficiency of the optimization process is thus enhanced. The proposed method is suitable for the identification of multiple irregular cracks and performs well in capturing the global features of the structural damage. After the global features are identified, a refinement process proposed in the paper can be carried out to improve the performance of the MRA of the updating information. The effectiveness of the method is verified by numerical simulations of a box girder and the experiment of a three-span continues pre-stressed concrete bridge. It is shown that the proposed method corresponds well to the global features of the structural damage and is stable against the perturbation of modal parameters and small variations of the damage.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.403-414
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• 2019

Offshore drilling has become a key process for obtaining oil. Offshore platforms have many applications, including oil exploration and production, navigation, ship loading and unloading, and bridge and causeway support. However, vibration problems caused by severe environmental loads, such as ice, wave, wind, and seismic loads, threaten the functionality of platform facilities and the comfort of workers. These concerns may result in piping failures, unsatisfactory equipment reliability, and safety concerns. Therefore, the vibration control of offshore platforms is essential for assuring structural safety, equipment functionality, and human comfort. In this study, an optimal multiple tuned mass damper (MTMD) system was proposed to mitigate the excessive vibration of a three-dimensional offshore platform under ice and earthquake loadings. The MTMD system was designed to control the first few dominant coupled modes. The optimal placement and system parameters of the MTMD are determined based on controlled modal properties. Numerical simulation results show that the proposed MTMD system can effectively reduce the displacement and acceleration responses of the offshore platform, thus improving safety and serviceability. Moreover, this study proposes an optimal design procedure for the MTMD system to determine the optimal location, moving direction, and system parameters of each unit of the tuned mass damper.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.397-404
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• 2010

The use of equivalent circuit models of piezoelectric energy harvesters is inevitable when power circuitry including rectifying and smoothing circuit elements is connected to them for evaluating DC electrical outputs. This is because it is difficult to incorporate the electro-mechanical coupling resulting from the additional circuitry into the conventional finite element analysis. Motivated by this observation, we propose a method to accurately extract the equivalent circuit parameters by using commercially available FEM software such as ANSYS which provides three-dimensional AC piezoelectric analysis. Then the equivalent circuit can be analyzed by circuit simulators such as $SimPowerSystems^{TM}$ of MATLAB. While the previous works have estimated the circuit parameters by experimental measurements or by analytical solutions developed only for limited geometries and boundary conditions, the proposed method has no such limitation because piezoelectric energy harvesters of any shapes and boundary conditions can be treated in FEM software. For the verification of the proposed method, multi-modal AC electrical power output by using a corresponding equivalent circuit is compared with that by ANSYS. The proposed method is then shown to be very useful in the subsequent evaluation of DC electrical output which is obtained by attaching a bridge diode and a storage capacitor to a piezoelectric energy harvester.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.185-196
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• 1988

랜덤풍하중을 받는 현수교의 비선형 동적거동 해석방법에 대해 연구하였다. 본 연구에서는 형의 거동과 주(主) 케이블 장력변화간의 상호작용에 기인하는 기하학적 비선형성을 고려하였다. 운동방정식은 연속계로 수식화하였고, 이때 수직 및 비틀림 운동의 상관관계를 포함시켰다. 동적해석은 모우드 중첩법을 사용하였으며, 이때의 모우드 방정식에 추계론적 선형화방법을 적용하여 주파수영역해석을 수행하였다. 선형화과정에서는, 풍속의 평균 및 변동성분의 영향을 함께 고려하기 위하여 비선형항을 선형항과 상수항의 합으로써 근사화하였다. 이 선형화방법에 대한 검증은 4자유도의 모우드 방정식에 대해 수행하였으며, 본 연구의 방법에 의한 결과가 타당함을 보였다. 예제해석은 두 개의 현수교를 택하여 여러 가지 풍속조건 및 공기역학적 하중계수에 대해 수행하였다. 수치해석 결과, 비선형항을 포함시켰을때 교량의 동적 거동은, 수직 거동의 경우 특히 크게 변화함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권2A호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2008

본 논문은 현수교 이중 행어 시스템에 대한 진동기반 SI 장력추정기법의 실험적 검증을 소개한다. 현수교 이중 행어 시스템을 모사한 실험 모델을 제작되었으며, 세가지 경우의 클램프 위치에 대한 세가지 경우의 행어장력에 대해서 총 9회의 진동실험이 반복 수행되었다. 각각의 계측된 가속도 응답 데이터에 대해서, 모달분석을 통한 고유진동수와 모드 형상이 추출되었다. 추출된 일련의 동특성치들에 대하여 기존의 장력추정 이론인 현이론과 선형회기법을 적용하여 장력을 추정하였다. 또한 진동기반 SI 장력추정기법을 적용하여 장력을 추정하였는데, 추정된 장력은 수치모델과 계측모델의 동적 특성치들이 동일하게 될 때, 수치모델의 케이블 장력을 인식함으로써 추정되었다. 추정결과, 클램프의 위치에 따라서 기존의 이론을 이용한 추정장력의 오차는 최대 53.1%까지 보이는 반면, 진동기반 SI기법을 이용한 추정장력기법의 장력추정 오차는 모든 경우에 대하여 3% 이내 이다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2019

In this paper, pounding tuned mass dampers (PTMDs) were designed to mitigate the multi-mode vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of stay cable utilizing the viscous-elastic material's energy-dissipated ability. The PTMD device consists of a cantilever metal rod beam, a metal mass block and a specially designed damping element covered with viscous-elastic material layer. Wind-tunnel experiment on VIV of stay cable model was set up to validate the effectiveness of the PTMD on multi-mode VIV mitigation of stay cable. By analyzing and comparing testing results of all testing cases, it could be verified that the PTMD with viscous-elastic pounding boundary can obviously mitigate the VIV amplitude of the stay cable. Moreover, the installed location and the design parameters of the PTMD device based on the controlled modes of the primary stay cable, would have a certain extent suppression on the other modal vibration of the stay cable, which means that the designed PTMDs are effective among a large band of frequency for the multi-mode VIV control of the stay cable.