• Computers and Concrete
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.35-50
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• 2012

The 2D representative volume element (RVE) for softening quasi-brittle materials like concrete is determined. Two alternative methods are presented to determine a size of RVE in concrete subjected to uniaxial tension by taking into account strain localization. Concrete is described as a heterogeneous three-phase material composed of aggregate, cement matrix and bond. The plane strain FE calculations of strain localization at meso-scale are carried out with an isotropic damage model with non-local softening.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2022

The demand for electric vehicles has increased because of environmental regulations. The lithium-ion battery, the most widely used type of battery in electric vehicles, is composed of a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte. It is manufactured according to the pole plate, assembly, and formation processes. To improve battery performance and increase manufacturing efficiency, the manufacturing process must be optimized. To do so, simulation can be used to reduce wasted resources and time, and a finite-element method can be utilized. For high simulation quality, it is essential to reflect the material properties of the electrode by considering the pores. However, the material properties of electrodes are difficult to derive through measurement. In this study, the representative volume element method, which is a homogenization method, was applied to estimate the representative material properties of the electrode considering the pores. The representative volume element method assumes that the strain energy before and after the conversion into a representative volume is conserved. The method can be converted into one representative property, even when nonhomogeneous materials are mixed in a unit volume. In this study, the material properties of the electrode considering the pores were derived. The results should be helpful in optimizing the electrode manufacturing process and related element technologies.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.22-35
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• 2013

본 논문은 영상검지기 증가에 따라 교통정보 신뢰도에 대한 우려가 높아지고 있는 바, 지점검지기 데이터 분석을 통해 신뢰도가 높은 대표 구간 교통량 생성방법을 제안하였다. 이를 위해 고속도로를 대상으로 영상과 루프 검지기에서 각각 수집된 교통량 차이를 비교분석하고 통계적으로 검증하였으며, 실측교통량과의 오차율을 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 영상검지기와 루프검지기에서 각각 수집된 교통량은 동일 구간, 동일한 시간대에 수집된 자료라도 차이가 있었으며, 이는 통계적으로 유의하였다. 또한 루프검지기에서 수집된 교통량이 실측교통량과의 가장 차이가 적어, 대표 구간 교통량 생성 시 루프 및 영상 교통량을 평균하는 현재의 방법보다 영상검지기보다 신뢰도가 높은 루프 검지기 자료를 대표치로 이용하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이는 다양한 신뢰도를 보이는 많은 데이터를 이용하여 대표치를 생성하는 것보다, 하나라도 보다 신뢰성이 높은 데이터를 대표치로 이용하는 것이 훨씬 양질의 데이터를 생성할 수 있음을 보여준다. 다만, 루프검지기라고 할지라도 유지관리 및 기타 다양한 요소에 의해 신뢰도가 저하될 수 있으므로 검지기 상태에 대한 검증과 평가는 반드시 전제되어야 한다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2017

Despite the exceptional mechanical properties of individual carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the effective properties of CNT-reinforced composites remain below expectations. The composite's microstructure has been identified as a key factor in explaining this discrepancy. In this contribution, a method for generating representative volume elements of aligned CNT sheets is presented. The model captures material characteristics such as random waviness and entanglement of individual nanotubes. Thus it allows studying microstructural effects on the composite's effective properties. Simulations investigating the strengthening effect of the application of a pre-stretch on the CNTs are carried out and found to be in very good agreement with experimental values. They highlight the importance of the nanotube's waviness and entanglement for the mechanical behavior of the composite. The presented representative volume elements are the first to accurately capture the waviness and entanglement of CNT sheets for realistically high volume fractions.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.627-638
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• 2019

Estimation of representative elementary volume (REV) of jointed rock masses is critical to predict the mechanical behavior of field-scale rock masses. The REV of jointed rock masses at site is strongly influenced by stress state. The paper proposed a method to systematically studied the influence of confining stress on the REV of jointed rock masses with various strengths (weak, medium and strong), which were sourced from the water inlet slope of Xiaowan Hydropower Station, China. A finite element method considering material heterogeneity was employed, a series of two-dimensional (2D) models was established based on the Monte-Carlo method and a lot of biaxial compressive tests were conducted. Numerical results showed that the REV of jointed rock masses presented a step-like reduction as the normalized confining stress increased. Confining stress weakened the size effect of jointed rock masses, indicating that the REV determined under uniaxial compression test can be reasonably taken as the REV of jointed rock masses under complexed in-situ stress environment.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2023

Composite materials, known for their excellent mechanical properties and lightweight characteristics, are applied in various engineering fields. Recently, efforts have been made to develop an automotive battery protection panel using a plain-woven composite composed of glass fiber and polypropylene to reduce the weight of automobiles. However, excessive warpage occurs during the GF/PP compression molding process, which makes car assembly challenging. This study aims to develop a model that predicts the warpage during the compression molding process. Obtaining out-of-plane properties such as elastic or shear modulus, essential for predicting warpages, is tricky. Existing mechanical methods also have limitations in calculating these properties for woven composite materials. To address this issue, finite element analysis is conducted using representative volume elements (RVE) for woven composite materials. A warpage prediction model is developed based on the estimated physical properties of GF/PP composite materials obtained through representative volume elements. This model is expected to be used for reducing warpages in the compression molding process.

• Composites Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2024

본 연구는 Representative Volume Element(RVE) 모델을 사용하여 초기 공극 결함이 있는 단방향 섬유강화 복합재의 횡방향 인장 강도 변화에 대해 정량적 평가 및 조사되었다. 초기 공극 결함을 표본오차와 신뢰 수준을 기준으로 적정 표본의 수가 계산된 후, 총 5000개의 초기 공극 결함이 있는 RVE 모델이 표본 집단으로 생성되었다. 표본 집단은 차원 축소법과 밀도 기반 군집 분석을 통해 유사도 분석이 진행되었으며 편향되지 않은 표본 집단임이 확인 및 검증되었다. 검증된 표본 분석 결과는 복합재 구조의 신뢰성 해석에 적용될 수 있게 Weibull 분포로 표현되었다.

• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2019

Skyline queries are used in a variety of fields to make optimal decisions. However, as the volume of data and the dimension of the data increase, the number of skyline points increases with the amount of time it takes to discover them. Mainly, because the number of skylines is essential in many real-life applications, various studies have been proposed. However, previous researches have used the k-parameter methods such as top-k and k-means to discover representative skyline points (RSPs) from entire skyline point set, resulting in high query response time and reduced representativeness due to k dependency. To solve this problem, we propose a new Connected Component Clustering based Representative Skyline Query (3CRS) that can discover RSP quickly even in high-dimensional data through connected component clustering. 3CRS performs fast discovery and clustering of skylines through hash indexes and connected components and selects RSPs from each cluster. This paper proves the superiority of the proposed method by comparing it with representative skyline queries using k-means and DBSCAN with the real-world dataset.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1549-1559
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• 2022

As an accident tolerant fuel (ATF) concept, oxide dispersion strengthened Zircaloy-4 (ODS Zry-4) cladding has been developed to enhance the mechanical properties of cladding using laser processing technology. In this study, a simulation technique was established to investigate the mechanical properties and effects of Y₂O₃ particles for the ODS Zry-4. A 3D representative volume element (RVE) model was developed considering the parameters of the size, shape, distribution and volume fraction (VF) of the Y₂O₃ particles. From the 3D RVE model, the Young's modulus, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and creep strain rate of the ODS Zry-4 were effectively calculated. It was observed that the VF of Y₂O₃ particles had a significant effect on the aforementioned mechanical properties. In addition, the predicted properties of ODS Zry-4 were applied to a simulation model to investigate cladding deformation under a transient condition. The ODS Zry-4 cladding showed better performance, such as a delay in large deformation compared to Zry-4 cladding, which was also found experimentally. Accordingly, it is expected that the simulation approach developed here can be efficiently employed to predict more properties and to provide useful information with which to improve ODS Zry-4.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.114-117
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• 2002

To develop an effective geometric modeling is essential in order that precise material properties of the 3-D braided composite can be estimated. in this study RVE(representative volume element) which is the smallest volume element representing whole material properties is developed to estimate the mechanical properties of 3-D flat board shaped braided composite using volume averaging method.