• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제86권2호
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• pp.167-180
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• 2023

This work applies a four-known quasi-3D shear deformation theory to investigate the bending behavior of a functionally graded plate resting on a viscoelastic foundation and subjected to hygro-thermo-mechanical loading. The theory utilizes a hyperbolic shape function to predict the transverse shear stress, and the transverse stretching effect of the plate is considered. The principle of virtual displacement is applied to obtain the governing differential equations, and the Navier method, which comprises an exponential term, is used to obtain the solution. Novel to the current study, the impact of the viscoelastic foundation model, which includes a time-dependent viscosity parameter in addition to Winkler's and Pasternak parameters, is carefully investigated. Numerical examples are presented to validate the theory. A parametric study is conducted to study the effect of the damping coefficient, the linear and nonlinear loadings, the power-law index, and the plate width-tothickness ratio on the plate bending response. The results show that the presence of the viscoelastic foundation causes an 18% decrease in the plate deflection and about a 10% increase in transverse shear stresses under both linear and nonlinear loading conditions. Additionally, nonlinear loading causes a one-and-a-half times increase in horizontal stresses and a nearly two-times increase in normal transverse stresses compared to linear loading. Based on the article's findings, it can be concluded that the viscosity effect plays a significant role in the bending response of plates in hygrothermal environments. Hence it shall be considered in the design.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.283-299
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• 2023

Structural stability of floating platforms has long since been a crucial issue in the field of marine engineering. Excessive motions would not only deteriorate the operating conditions but also seriously impact the safety, service life, and production efficiency. In recent decades, several control devices have been proposed to reduce unwanted motions, and an attractive one is the tuned heave plate (THP). However, the THP system may reduce or even lose its effectiveness when it is mistuned due to the shift of dominant wave frequency. In the present study, a novel adaptive tuned heave plate (ATHP) is proposed based on inerter by adjusting its inertance, which allows to overcome the limitation of the conventional THP and realize adaptations to the dominant wave frequencies in real time. Specifically, the analytical model of a representative semisubmersible platform (SSP) equipped with an ATHP is created, and the equations of motion are formulated accordingly. Two optimization strategies (i.e., J₁ and J₂ optimizations) are developed to determine the optimum design parameters of ATHP. The control effectiveness of the optimized ATHP is then examined in the frequency domain by comparing to those without control and controlled by the conventional THP. Moreover, parametric analyses are systematically performed to evaluate the influences of the pre-specified frequency ratio, damping ratio, heave plate sizes, peak periods and wave heights on the performance of ATHP. Furthermore, a Simulink model is also developed to examine the control performance of ATHP in the time domain. It is demonstrated that the proposed ATHP could adaptively adjust the optimum inertance-to-mass ratio by tracking the dominant wave frequencies in real time, and the proposed system shows better control performance than the conventional THP.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제84권3호
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• pp.295-310
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• 2022

This paper proposes a modified bar simulation method for analyzing the shear lag effect of variable sectional box girder with multiple cells. This theoretical method formulates the equivalent area of stiffening bars and the allocation proportion of shear flows in webs, and re-derives the governing differential equations of bar simulation method. The feasibility of the proposed method is verified by the model test and finite element (FE) analysis of a simply supported multi-cell box girder with constant depth. Subsequently, parametric analysis is conducted to explore the mechanism of shear lag effect of varied sectional cantilever box girder with multiple cells. Results show that the shear lag behavior of variable box-section cantilever box girder is weaker than that of box girder with constant section. It is recommended to make the gradient of shear flow in the web with respect to span length vary as smoothly as possible for eliminating the shear lag effect of box girder. An effective countermeasure for diminishing shear lag effect is to increase the number of box chambers or change the variation manner of bridge depth. The shear lag effect of varied sectional cantilever box girder will get more server when the length of central flanges is shorter than 0.26 or longer than 0.36 times of total width of top flange, as well as the cantilever length exceeds 0.29 times of total length of box's flange. Therefore, the distance between central webs can adjust the shear lag effect of box girder. Especially, the width ratio of cantilever plate with respect to total length of top flange is proposed to be no more 1/3.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.361-380
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• 2023

A size dependent bending behavior of piezoelectrical flexoelectric layered perforated functionally graded (FG) composite nanobeam rested on an elastic foundation is investigated analytically. The composite beam is composed of regularly cutout FG core and two piezoelectric face sheets. The material characteristics is graded through the core thickness by power law function. Regular squared cutout perforation pattern is considered and closed forms of the equivalent stiffness parameters are derived. The modified nonlocal strain gradient elasticity theory is employed to incorporate the microstructure as well as nonlocality effects into governing equations. The Winkler as well as the Pasternak elastic foundation models are employed to simulate the substrate medium. The Hamiltonian approach is adopted to derive the governing equilibrium equation including piezoelectric and flexoelectric effects. Analytical solution methodology is developed to derive closed forms for the size dependent electromechanical as well as mechanical bending profiles. The model is verified by comparing the obtained results with the available corresponding results in the literature. To demonstrate the applicability of the developed procedure, parametric studies are performed to explore influences of gradation index, elastic medium parameters, flexoelectric and piezoelectric parameters, geometrical and peroration parameters, and material parameters on the size dependent bending behavior of piezoelectrically layered PFG nanobeams. Results obtained revealed the significant effects both the flexoelectric and piezoelectric parameters on the bending behavior of the piezoelectric composite nanobeams. These parameters could be controlled to improve the size dependent electromechanical as well as mechanical behaviors. The obtained results and the developed procedure are helpful for design and manufacturing of MEMS and NEMS.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2023

The main goal of this paper is to study vibration of damaged core laminated sectorial plates with Functionally graded (FG) face sheets based on three-dimensional theory of elasticity. The structures are made of a damaged isotropic core and two external face sheets. These skins are strengthened at the nanoscale level by randomly oriented Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and are reinforced at the microscale stage by oriented straight fibers. These reinforcing phases are included in a polymer matrix and a three-phase approach based on the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka scheme and on the Halpin-Tsai approach, which is developed to compute the overall mechanical properties of the composite material. Three complicated equations of motion for the sectorial plates under consideration are semi-analytically solved by using 2-D differential quadrature method. Using the 2-D differential quadrature method in the r- and z-directions, allows one to deal with sandwich annular sector plate with arbitrary thickness distribution of material properties and also to implement the effects of different boundary conditions of the structure efficiently and in an exact manner. The fast rate of convergence and accuracy of the method are investigated through the different solved examples. The sandwich annular sector plate is assumed to be simply supported in the radial edges while any arbitrary boundary conditions are applied to the other two circular edges including simply supported, clamped and free. Several parametric analyses are carried out to investigate the mechanical behavior of these multi-layered structures depending on the damage features, through-the-thickness distribution and boundary conditions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권1호
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• pp.83-96
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• 2024

This paper suggests an analytical approach to investigate the free vibration and stability of functionally graded (FG) beams with both perfect and imperfect characteristics using a quasi-3D higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT) with stretching effect. The study specifically focuses on FG beams resting on variable elastic foundations. In contrast to other shear deformation theories, this particular theory employs only four unknown functions instead of five. Moreover, this theory satisfies the boundary conditions of zero tension on the beam surfaces and facilitates hyperbolic distributions of transverse shear stresses without the necessity of shear correction factors. The elastic medium in consideration assumes the presence of two parameters, specifically Winkler-Pasternak foundations. The Winkler parameter exhibits variable variations in the longitudinal direction, including linear, parabolic, sinusoidal, cosine, exponential, and uniform, while the Pasternak parameter remains constant. The effective material characteristics of the functionally graded (FG) beam are assumed to follow a straightforward power-law distribution along the thickness direction. Additionally, the investigation of porosity includes the consideration of four different types of porosity distribution patterns, allowing for a comprehensive examination of its influence on the behavior of the beam. Using the virtual work principle, equations of motion are derived and solved analytically using Navier's method for simply supported FG beams. The accuracy is verified through comparisons with literature results. Parametric studies explore the impact of different parameters on free vibration and buckling behavior, demonstrating the theory's correctness and simplicity.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.299-318
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• 2024

The main objective of this paper is to compute the far-field acoustic radiation (sound radiation) of functionally graded plates (FGM) loaded by sinusoidally varying point load subjected to the arbitrary boundary condition is carried out. The governing differential equations for thin functionally graded plates (FGM) are derived using classical plate theory (CPT) and Rayleigh integral using the elemental radiator approach. Four cases, segregated on power-law index k=0,1,5,10, are studied. A novel approach is illustrated to compute sound fields of vibrating FGM plates using the physical neutral surface with an elemental radiator approach. The material properties of the FGM plate for all cases are calculated considering the power law indexes. An in-house MATLAB code is written to compute the natural frequencies, normal surface velocities, and sound radiation fields are analytically calculated using semi-analytical formulation. Ansys is used to validate the computed sound power level. The parametric effects of the power law index, modulus ratios, different constituent of FGM plates, boundary conditions, damping loss factor on the sound power level, and radiation efficiency is illustrated. This work is the benchmark approach that clearly explains how to calculate acoustic fields using a solid layered FGM model in ANSYS ACT. It shows that it is possible to asymptotically stabilize the structure by controlling the intermittent layers' stiffness. It is found that sound fields radiated by the elemental radiators approach in MATLAB, ANSYS and literatures are in good agreement. The main novelty of this research is that the FGM plate is analyzed in the low-frequency range, where the stiffness-controlled region governs the whole analysis. It is concluded that a clamped mono-ceramic FGM plate radiates a lesser sound power level and higher radiation efficiency than a mono-metallic or metal-rich FGM plate due to higher stiffness. It is found that change in damping loss factor does not affect the same constituents of FGM plates but has significant effects on the different constituents of FGM plates.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2008

표준 I형 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 거더교(I형 PSC 거더교)는 우리나라의 중 소 지간 교량에서 가장 많이 적용되는 교량형식이다. 이 교량 형식의 상부거더 안전성을 판단하기 위해 설계단면력을 결정할 때 유한요소법 등을 이용한 정밀한 해석보다는 설계기준들에서 제시한 활하중 분배계수나 단순화된 실용식을 일반적으로 이용하고 있다. 한편, 우리나라의 설계 실무에서 사용되는 활하중 분배계수는 대부분 외국의 연구결과나 설계기준이 그대로 반영된 것들이다. 따라서 표준 I형 PSC 거더교의 교량단면과 부재의 설계 기준강도 등을 고려한 우리나라의 설계여건에 적합한 활하증 분배계수식의 개발이 필요하였다. 본 연구에서는 활하중 분배계수식을 개발하기 위하여 교량의 폭, 지간길이, 주형간격과 차로폭 등에 대한 수많은 매개변수 해석과 민감도해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과 분배계수의 크기를 결정하는 주된 변수들로서 외측주형의 경우에는 주형간격, 내민길이와 지간길이를 선택하였다. 인접내측주형은 주형간격, 내민길이, 지간길이와 교폭으로 하였다. 내측주형은 주형간격, 교폭과 지간길이로 하였다 이어서 매개변수 해석결과들에 대한 다중선형회귀분석을 통하여 I형 PSC 거더교를 위한 활하중 분배계수식을 개발하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 활하중 분배계수식을 가지고 설계실무자들은 교량 설계시 적절한 안전율이 보장된 설계단면력을 보다 쉽게 결정할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 예비설계시에 I형 PSC 거더교의 구조적인 효율을 향상시키기 위해 필요한 반복 설계에 소요되는 설계시간을 크게 줄일 수 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.123-132
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• 1985

기초지반(基礎地盤)의 유연성(柔軟性)은 구조물의 지진응답(地震應答)에 지대한 영향(影響)을 미치게 된다. 본 연구(硏究)에서는 지반(地盤)에 대한 상부구조물(上部構造物)의 상대강도(相對剛度)가 지반(地盤)-구조물(構造物) 상호작용(相互作用)에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 해석(解析)모델로서는 기초(基礎)슬래브의 형태와 규격은 동일하지만 상부구조(上部構造)의 강성(剛性)이 상대적으로 큰 전단벽구조(剪斷壁構造)와 강성(剛性)이 작은 뼈대 구조(構造)로 된 건물에 대하여 지반과 연계(連繫)된 집중질량(集中質量)모델을 작성하였으며, 운동방정식(運動方程式)의 해석을 위해서는 Roesset의 모드감쇠(減衰)(Modal Damping)를 이용하는 모드중첩법(重疊法)을 사용하였다. 연구결과(硏究結果), 전단벽구조물(剪斷壁構造物)의 경우 대부분의 지반조건에 대하여 지반(地盤)-구조물(構造物) 상호작용(相互作用)의 영향이 현저하게 나타나는 반면 뼈대구조물(構造物)의 경우 유연성지반(柔軟性地盤)을 제외하고는 지반(地盤)-구조물(構造物) 상호작용(相互作用)의 영향이 공학적(工學的)으로 무시될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또 지반(地盤)-구조물(構造物) 상호작용(相互作用)의 영향이 증가(增加)할수록 구조물 상부(上部)에서의 지진응답(地震應答)이 감소(減少)하는 반면 구조물 하부(下部)에서의 지진응답(地震應答)은 오히려 증가(增加)한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2011

조류발전용 다리우스 터빈의 변형된 형태인 헬리컬 터빈의 설계 인자 변화에 따른 성능을 수치해석으로 살펴보았다. 헬리컬 터빈은 수직축 다리우스 터빈을 회전축을 중심으로 상부와 하부를 비틀리게 함으로써 다리우스 터빈의 일반적인 취약점인 초기구동불량과 진동문제를 개선하기 위해 고안된 형태이다. 본 논문에서는 헬리컬 터빈의 비틀림각(Twisting Angle)과 직경대비 높이를 변화시키며 수치해석을 수행하였고, 결과를 바탕으로 최적의 구조를 제안하였다. 3차원 비정상 난류유동해석을 위하여 FLUENT의 RANS방정식과 k-${\omega}$ SST 난류모델을, 격자계 모델링을 위하여 GAMBIT을 이용하였다. 헬리컬 터빈은 적절한 비틀림각에서 양호한 발전효율을 보장하면서 진동을 유발하는 회전력 변화의 진폭을 최소화 할 수 있음을 확인하였고, 효율의 최대가 확보되는 터빈의 최소 높이를 발견하였다.