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Structural Steel as Boundary Elements in Ductile Concrete Walls

  • Cho, Soon-Ho
    • KCI Concrete Journal
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.73-84
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    • 2000
  • A new form of construction utilizing structural steel as the boundary elements in ductile flexural concrete walls is proposed to solve the bar congestion problems in such a heavily reinforced region, while maintaining the ductility and energy absorption capacity comparable to their traditional form. Two wall specimens containing rectangular hollow structural sections (HSS) and channels at their ends respectively, and one companion standard reinforced concrete wall specimen with concentrated end reinforcement were constructed and tested under reversed cyclic loading to evaluate the construction process as well as the structural performance. Initially, all three specimens were chosen and detailed with some caution to have approximately the same flexural capacity without change of the original shape and dimension of a rectangular cross section correction. Analysis and comparison of test results indicated that the reversed cyclic responses of three walls showed similar hysteretic properties, but in those with steel boundaries, local buckling of the corresponding steel webs and flanges following significant yielding was a dominant factor to determine the hysteretic response. The monotonic and cyclic responses predicted based on a sectional approach was also presented and found to be in good agreement with measured results. Design recommendations considering local instability of the structural steel elements and the interaction between steel chords and a concrete web member in such a composite wall are presented.

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Effects of shear deformation on the effective length of tapered columns with I-section for steel portal frames

  • Li, Guo-Qiang;Li, Jin-Jun
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.479-489
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    • 2000
  • Based on the stiffness equation of the tapered beam element involving the effects of axial force and shear deformation, numerical investigations are carried out on elastic instability for web-linearly tapered columns with I-section of steel portal frames. Effects of shear deformation on the effective length of the tapered columns with I-section are studied. An efficient approach for determining the effective length of the tapered portal frame columns considering effects of shear deformation is proposed.

A Study on Aerodynamic Damping and Aeroelastic Instability of Helical-shaped Super Tall Building (나선형 초고층건물의 공력불안정 진동과 공력감쇠에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Wonsul;Yoshida, Akihito;Tamura, Yukio;Yi, Jin-Hak
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.95-103
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, aeroelastic instability and aerodynamic damping ratio of a helical $180^{\circ}$ model which shows better aerodynamic behavior in both along-wind and crosswind responses on a super tall building was investigated by an aeroelastic model test, and the aerodynamic damping ratio was evaluated from the wind-induced responses of the model by using Random Decrement Technique. Aerodynamic damping ratios evaluated in this study were verified through comparison with previous results obtained by quasi-steady theory. As a result, the aeroelastic instability of the helical $180^{\circ}$ model in crosswind direction were not occurred for any conditions with increasing the reduced wind velocity while the square model generally encounters aeroinstability due to the vortex shedding. The aerodynamic damping in along-wind direction for the helical $180^{\circ}$ and the square model increased monotonically both with reduced wind velocity, i.e., there is no relation with modifications of building shapes. On the other hand, in crosswind direction, the characteristics of aerodynamic damping ratio with reduced wind velocity for helical $180^{\circ}$ model were quit different from those of the square model.

A Study on the Suppression of Instability Whirl of a Foil Bearing for High-Speed Turbomachinery beyond the Bending Critical Speed (고속 회전 터보 기기용 포일 베어링의 불안정 진동 제진에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yong-Bok;Kim, Tae-Ho;Kim, Chang-Ho;Lee, Nam-Soo;Choi, Dong-Hoon
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.5 no.3 s.16
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    • pp.7-14
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    • 2002
  • A new foil bearing, ViscoElastic Foil Bearing(VEFB) is suggested with the need for a high damping foil bearing. Sufficient damping capacity is a key technical hurdle to super-bending-critical operation as well as widespread use of foil bearings into turbomachinery. The super-bending-critical operation of the conventional bump foil bearing and the VEFB is examined, as well as the structural dynamic characteristics. The structural dynamic test results show that the equivalent viscous damping of the VEFB is much larger than that of the bump bearing, and that the structural dynamic stiffness of the VEFB is comparable or larger than that of the bump bearing. The results of super-bending-critical operation of the VEFB indicate that the enhanced structural damping of the viscoelastic foil dramatically reduces the vibration near the bending critical speed. With the help of increased damping resulting from the viscoelasticity, the suppression of the asynchronous orbit is possible beyond the bending critical speed.

Study on the bearing capacity of cold-formed steel under different boundary conditions in transmission towers

  • Han, Junke;Zhao, Xu;Tang, Zhenyun;Ma, Hua;Li, Zhenbao
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.665-672
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    • 2017
  • Cold-formed steel is widely used in steel structures, especially in transmission towers, because of advantages such as low weight, high strength, excellent mechanical properties, etc. However, there is not a special design code for cold-formed steel use in transmission towers in China. For this study, a total of 105 compression members were tested statically to investigate the bearing capacity of cold-formed steel members under different boundary conditions in transmission towers. The test results were compared to the results predicted by the current design codes. For deeper insight, additional coupled members were simulated using finite element analysis. An improved design method was developed based on the experimental and analytical results.

A Study on the Shape Modeling and Structural Stability of an Icosahedron-typed Modular Dome (정20면체 모듈러 돔의 형상모델링 및 구조안정성에 관한 연구)

  • Shon, Su-Deok;Woo, Hyo-Jun;Lee, Seung-Jae
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2015
  • In this study, a shape design and an analysis considering structural stability were investigated to develop an icosahedron-based hemispherical modular dome. To design this modular dome, a program that can perform icosahedron shape modeling, modularization of joint connection members, and the analysis of structural stability was developed. Furthermore, based on the adopted numerical model, the eigen buckling mode, unstable behavior characteristics according to load vector, and the critical buckling load of the modular dome under uniformly distributed load and concentrated load were analyzed, and the resistance capacities of the structure according to different load vectors were compared. The analysis results for the modular dome suggest that the developed program can perform joint modeling for shape design as well as modular member design, and adequately expressed the nonlinear behaviors of structured according to load conditions. The critical buckling load results also correctly reflected the characteristics of the load conditions. The uniformly distributed load was more advantageous to the structural stability than concentrated load.

Automotive Body Design (차량 차체 설계)

  • Lee, Jeong-Ick;Kim, Byoun-Gon;Chung, Tae-Jin
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.10-22
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    • 2008
  • In an automotive body structure, a design configuration that fulfills structural requirements such as deflection, stiffness and strength is necessary for structural design and is composed of various components. The integrated design is used to obtain a minimum weight structure with optimal or feasible performance based on conflicting constraints and boundaries. The mechanical design must begin with the definition of one or more concepts for structure and specification requirements in a given application environment. Structural optimization is then introduced as an integral part of the product design and used to yield a superior design to the conventional linear one. Although finite element analysis has been firmly established and extensively used in the past, geometric and material nonlinear analyses have also received considerable attention over the past decades. Also, nonlinear analysis may be useful in the area of structural designs where instability phenomena can include critical design criteria such as plastic strain and residual deformation. This proposed approach can be used for complicated structural analysis for an integrated design process with the nonlinear feasible local flexibilities between system and subsystems.

Open Techniques for Bone Defect in Anterior Shoulder Instability (골 결손이 동반된 전방 견관절 불안정성에서 개방적 수술 술기)

  • Lee, Bong-Gun;Rhee, Yong-Girl
    • Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.255-263
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: An osseous defect in the glenoid and humeral head is closely associated with recurrence of anterior shoulder instability. The purpose of this article is to describe the open surgical techniques and introduce our experiences with anterior instability with a significant osseous defect. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the articles that have focused on and/or mentioned the affect of osseous defects on anterior shoulder instability. The open surgical techniques and its related pearls are summarized in this review. Results: Accurate evaluation for the size and location of the osseous defect is critical for preventing recurrence after restoration of the anterior capsulolabral structure. The glenoid bone restoration techniques include the coracoids transfer (the Bristow procedure and the Latarjet procedure) and a structural iliac bone graft. Rotational humeral osteotomy and an osteoarticular allograft could be used for repairing a significant posterosuperior humeral defect (Hill-Sachs lesion). Shoulder arthroplasty may be tried for treating a humeral bone defect, but more study on this is needed. Conclusion: Open surgical restoration decreases the risk of recurrence anterior shoulder instability that is combined with a significant osseous defect. Arthroscopic surgery currently has limitations for treating an osseous defect, but it will become useful in proportion to the development of arthroscopic instruments and techniques in the future.

A Study on the Effects of the Characteristics of Leader on the Organizational Commitment of Subordinates through Abusive Supervision and LMX (상사의 특성이 비인격적 감독과 LMX를 매개로 부하의 조직몰입에 미치는 영향 연구)

  • Jeon, Bit-Na;Li, Cing-Lin;Park, Ji-Ho
    • Management & Information Systems Review
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.1-28
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the effects of characteristics of Leader (authoritarian disposition, procedural justice, job instability) on the organizational commitment of subordinates through abusive supervision and leader-member exchange(LMX). To this end, a survey was performed on the employees under the manager level in a large enterprise in Korea. The results of this study are as follows. First, the Hypothesis 1, 2, and 3 that the characteristics of leader (authoritarian disposition, procedural justice, job instability) will make effects on the organizational commitment of subordinates through abusive supervision were adopted. Second, in the hypotheses that the characteristics of leader (authoritarian disposition, procedural justice, job instability) will make effects on the organizational commitment of subordinates through LMX, Hypothesis 4 of authoritarian disposition, and Hypothesis 6 of job instability were rejected, while only Hypothesis 5 of procedural justice was adopted, as it made effects on the organizational commitment of subordinates through LMX. Third, the Hypothesis 7, 8, and 9 that the characteristics of leader (authoritarian disposition, procedural justice, job instability) will make effects on the organizational commitment of subordinates through abusive supervision and LMX were all adopted. This study is meaningful, in that it identified the structural relationship that the characteristics of leader make effects on the organizational commitment of subordinates through abusive supervision and LMX. It is expected that the results of this study can be used as base materials for new studies on abusive supervision which have been made in diversified ways in Korea and overseas.

Development of a Structural Safety Evaluation System for Stone Voussoir Arch Bridges (석조 홍예아치교의 구조적 안정성 평가시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Nam-Hee;Koh, Hyun-Moo;Hong, Sung-Gul
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2009
  • Masonry structures that are very strong in compression fail due to the instability of structural shape of geometry rather than the material stress limit. Considering such structural behavior, the use of the limit theorem that focuses on structural collapse mechanisms is more appropriate for the evaluation of the structural safety of stone voussoir arch bridges. This paper is to investigate structural performance of the stone arch bridges constructed using dry construction method in Korea based on the limit theorem and to exploit the result to develop a system for an structural safety margin. It is expected that this study will help us understand structural behavior of stone voussoir arch bridges in Korea. Also, it will provide a guideline to make engineering decision from the viewpoint of the maintenance of cultural heritages.