• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2014

Pro-program function of Pro/E has been utilized to expedite the design process of bellows. Design parameters selected for bellows design are manipulated to obtain the shapes user specified. User-oriented function may automate the bellows design process and this function may enable to reduce the design time remarkably. Generated bellows solid model has been applied to study of design sensitivity and optimum design. Among the selected design parameters, thickness of bellows affects system response most. Control-ring installed bellows may reduce the stress and prove to be an effective element for heavy load. The finite element analysis results combined with 3D model generated by pro-program may provide the feasible design directions to the bellows designer.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권22호
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• pp.65-74
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• 1992

This paper aims at calculating optimum design dimensions to minimize the weight satisfied strain and stress intensity of the frame while loading maximum weight into a mechanical press in the static condition. Analysis of the frame was carried out by using the FEM, then the optimum condition was obtained by using these data. As modeling in the finite element analysis has great impact on the reliablity of analysis results, the analyzed object was selected a 150-ton mechanical press of J Company, the part little affected to structural rigidity was simplified, the load condition was considered in the only maximum load, the boundary condition was used by giving symmetric displacement due to symmetric boundary condition, the finite element was applied a linear membrane element. An intermediate processor program applied the normal ANSYS to analyze finite elements was developed, and the design sensitivity was calculated. This program was applied to the optimum design.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.741-748
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• 2018

In this paper, the sensitivity of a plastic-damage-based structural damage index on mesh density is studied. Multiple finite element meshes with increasing density are used to investigate their effect on the damage index values calculated from nonlinear finite element simulations for a reinforced concrete column subjected to cyclic loading. With the simulation results, this paper suggests a correction method for the objective damage index based on nonlinear regression of volumetric tensile damage ratio data. The modified damage index values are presented in the quasi-static cyclic simulation to show the efficacy of the suggested correction method.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권5호
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• pp.529-543
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• 2021

Inevitable source-uncertainties in geometry configuration, boundary condition, and material properties may deviate the structural dynamics from its expected responses. This paper aims to examine the influence of these uncertainties on the vibration of functionally graded beams. Finite element procedures are presented for Timoshenko beams and utilized to generate reliable datasets. A prerequisite to the uncertainty quantification of the beam vibration using Monte Carlo simulation is generating large datasets, that require executing the numerical procedure many times leading to high computational cost. Utilizing artificial neural networks to model beam vibration can be a good approach. Initially, the optimal network for each beam configuration can be determined based on numerical performance and probabilistic criteria. Instead of executing thousands of times of the finite element procedure in stochastic analysis, these optimal networks serve as good alternatives to which the convergence of the Monte Carlo simulation, and the sensitivity and probabilistic vibration characteristics of each beam exposed to randomness are investigated. The simple procedure presented here is efficient to quantify the uncertainty of different stochastic behaviors of composite structures.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.89-110
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• 2012

This study was intended to efficiently perform the probabilistic optimal safety assessment of steel cable-stayed bridges (SCS bridges) using stochastic finite element analysis (SFEA) and expected life-cycle cost (LCC) concept. To that end, advanced probabilistic finite element algorithm (APFEA) which enables to execute the static and dynamic SFEA considering aleatory uncertainties contained in random variable was developed. APFEA is the useful analytical means enabling to conduct the reliability assessment (RA) in a systematic way by considering the result of SFEA based on linearity and nonlinearity of before or after introducing initial tensile force. The appropriateness of APFEA was verified in such a way of comparing the result of SFEA and that of Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS). The probabilistic method was set taking into account of analytical parameters. The dynamic response characteristic by probabilistic method was evaluated using ASFEA, and RA was carried out using analysis results, thereby quantitatively calculating the probabilistic safety. The optimal design was determined based on the expected LCC according to the results of SFEA and RA of alternative designs. Moreover, given the potential epistemic uncertainty contained in safety index, failure probability and minimum LCC, the sensitivity analysis was conducted and as a result, a critical distribution phase was illustrated using a cumulative-percentile.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제67권3호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2018

In this paper, a multi-objective multiparameter optimization procedure is developed by combining rigorously developed metamodels with an evolutionary search algorithm-Genetic Algorithm (GA). Response surface methodology (RSM) is used for developing the metamodels to replace the tedious finite element analyses. A nine-node isoparametric plate bending element is used for conducting the finite element simulations. Highly accurate numerical data from an author compiled FORTRAN finite element program is first used by the RSM to develop second-order mathematical relations. Four material parameters-${\frac{E_1}{E_2}}$, ${\frac{G_{12}}{E_2}}$, ${\frac{G_{23}}{E_2}}$ and ${\upsilon}_{12}$ are considered as the independent variables while simultaneously maximizing fundamental frequency, ${\lambda}_1$ and frequency separation between the $1^{st}$ two natural modes, ${\lambda}_{21}$. The optimal material combination for maximizing ${\lambda}_1$ and ${\lambda}_{21}$ is predicted by using a multi-objective GA. A general sensitivity analysis is conducted to understand the effect of each parameter on the desired response parameters.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2010

본 연구는 터널이 갖는 다양한 특성 가운데 운전자의 심리적 안정성과 쾌적성 등 경관을 구성하는 설계요인과 운전자의 감성적 요인간의 관계를 파악하여, 터널경관에 대한 평가방법을 제시하고, 이를 위하여 터널경관을 구성하는 물리적인 구성요소와 운전자의 감성인지 변화와의 관계를 파악하여 경관적 환경을 조성할 수 있는 방안을 제시하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 터널경관에 대한 감성인지특성을 파악하기 위한 LISREL 모형을 구축한 결과 터널경관 영향요인은 터널경관 구성요소 조화에 의한 감성 이미지인 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 감성이미지는 설계요인과 개인속성에 의하여 설명며, 설계요인의 영향이 개인속성의 영향보다 크게 나타났다. 개인 속성과 설계요인 모두의 관계는 (+)의 관계로 나타났고 "안정성"과 "변화성"간에는 서로 밀접한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 이때, "안전성" 요인이 "변화성" 요인보다 경관인지도에 좀 더 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되어, 경관 평가 시 운전자는 기본적으로 "안전성"을 중시하나 "변화성"에 대하여도 요구하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.821-827
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• 2010

본 논문은 밀도법을 기반으로 한 자기포화 효과를 고려한 수직자기 기록장치의 위상최적 설계 방법을 제안한다. 자기장 내의 위상최적화 과정에서 자기 저항률의 값은 민감도 해석 결과에 따른 요소의 밀도값 변화에 의거하여 결정된다. B-H 곡선에 따른 자기 저항률의 값은 물성치의 비선형성을 나타낸다. 일반화된 응답 함수의 민감도는 자기장의 비선형 특성을 고려하여 보조 변수법에 의해 표현되고, 설계의 목적 함수는 기록 영역의 자기에너지를 최대화하는 것으로 설정된다. 선형과 비선형의 최적화의 수치 연구의 결과는 비선형의 효과를 나타내고 있다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2011

In this work, the finite element method was used to investigate the shifts of resonance frequencies and quality factor of whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) for an opto-fluidic ring resonator (OFRR) biosensor. To describe the near-field radiation transfer, the time-domain Maxwell's equations were employed and solved by using the in-plane TE wave application mode of the COMSOL Multiphysics with RF module. The OFRR biosensor model under current study includes a glass capillary with a diameter of 100 mm and wall thickness of 3.0 mm. The resonance energy spectrum curves in the wavelength range from 1545 nm to 1560 nm were examined under different biosensing conditions. We mainly studied the sensitivity of resonance shifts affected by changes in the effective thickness of the sensor resonator ring with a 3.0 mm thick wall, as well as changes in the refractive index (RI) of the medium inside ring resonators with both 2.5 mm and 3.0 mm thick walls. In the bulk RI detection, a sensitivity of 23.1 nm/refractive index units (RIU) is achieved for a 2.5 mm thick ring. In small molecule detection, a sensitivity of 26.4 pm/nm is achieved with a maximum Q-factor of $6.3{\times}10^3$. These results compare favorably with those obtained by other researchers.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.141-152
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 축대칭 열전도 고체의 형상설계민감도 해석을 위하여 2차원 문 제를 다룬 Lee, Choi와 Kwak의 방법을 축대칭 문제로 확장하였다.축대칭 형태로 표 시된 직접 및 간접 경계적분방정식의 정식화에 기초하여 전미분방접과 보조변수방법으 로 형상최적화 문제에서 발생하는 일반적인 성능 범함수의 형상설계민감도 공식을 유 도하고, 온도 및 열속의 제한조건에 이를 응용하였다. 제시된 민감도해석방법의 정 확성을 검증하기 위하여 해석적인 해를 갖는 원통문제와 구문제를 다루었는데, 두 문 제에 대하여 민감도 공식을 이용하여 수치계산된 결과를 해석적인 민감도와 비교하였 다. 또한 복잡한 수치해로서 냉각핀(cooling fin)문제를 다루었으며, 민감도 공식에 의한 계산 결과를 유한차분(finite difference)으로 수치미분한 결과와 비교하였다.