• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.87-96
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• 1993

In this study, the peak stress of a fuillet in elastic structure was optimized to have minimum value by using quadratic isoparametric element. The method of auomatic gridding was also developed along with shape algorithm and design element technique was adopted in selecting design variables. The computer program developed was combined with the Hooke-Jeeves direct algorithm of optimization techniques in order to minimize the peak stress of the fillet. The imployment of design element technique significantly cut down computer time by the reduction in design variables, and the opitmum fillet shape with uniform minimum stress was obtained by varying design variables along x and y directions in improving the shape compared to other results. By using automatic gridding, in which Bezier surfaces and Coons surfaces of cubic interpolation were employed, the irregular boundary was removed resulting in smoother anbd more accurate fillet shape possessing uniform minimum stress.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.427-435
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• 1999

형상 최적설계에서 절점의 재배치 및 형상 민감도 계산은 많은 노력이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 구조물의 형상을 Bezier 곡선을 이용하여 표현하고, 민감도 계산을 위하여 개선된 직접미분법을 이용한다. 그리고, 절점의 재배치에는 변위장을 수정한 속도장을 이용한다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 자중을 고려한 외팔보와 3차원 저널베어링을 수치예제로 선택하여 본 연구의 기법들을 적용한 형상 최적설계를 해석한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.599-622
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• 2013

Seismic response of two dimensional liquid tanks is numerically simulated using fully nonlinear velocity potential theory. Galerkin-weighted-residual based finite element method is used for solving the governing Laplace equation with fully nonlinear free surface boundary conditions and also for velocity recovery. Based on mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian (MEL) method, fourth order explicit Runge-Kutta scheme is used for time integration of free surface boundary conditions. A cubic-spline fitted regridding technique is used at every time step to eliminate possible numerical instabilities on account of Lagrangian node induced mesh distortion. An artificial surface damping term is used which mimics the viscosity induced damping and brings in numerical stability. Four earthquake motions have been suitably selected to study the effect of frequency content on the dynamic response of tank-liquid system. The nonlinear seismic response vis-a-vis linear response of rectangular liquid tank has been studied. The impulsive and convective components of hydrodynamic forces, e.g., base shear, overturning base moment and pressure distribution on tank-wall are quantified. It is observed that the convective response of tank-liquid system is very much sensitive to the frequency content of the ground motion. Such sensitivity is more pronounced in shallow tanks.