우리는 콘크리트 세상 속에 살고 있다고 해도 과언이 아니다. 콘크리트 도로를 달리고 콘크리트 건 물 속에서 살고 있다. 그런데 최근 노후화된 구조물의 붕괴 사례들이 지속적으로 발생하고 있으며 이 에 대한 원인 규명과 재발 방지, 그리고 기술적 사전 예측 등이 필요하다. 특히 우리나라의 경우 4계 절의 영향을 받는 철근콘크리트 구조물은 시간이 흐름에 따라 다양한 열화로 인해 강도가 저하되고, 이로 인해 건축물의 심각한 손상 및 붕괴가 발생하게 된다. 전국적으로 기온이 영하로 내려가는 겨울 철에는 동결융해의 영향으로 인한 강도 저하로 노후화가 진행되며, 콘크리트의 공기율에 따라 동결융 해로 인한 노후화 정도가 달라지게 된다. 이는 콘크리트 공기율에 따라 내구성지수가 변화하여 동결융 해의 영향 정도가 변화하기 때문이다. 그러나 기존의 콘크리트에 관한 동결융해 영향 연구는 재료에 대한 연구가 많지만, 상대적으로 큰 철근콘크리트 부재 단위에 대한 연구는 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구 에서는 철근콘크리트 부재를 대상으로 기중 동결융해 시험 방법을 통해 콘크리트의 공기율이 증가함 에 따른 재료 단위의 영향과 철근콘크리트 부재의 휨 거동 특성에 대한 영향을 분석하고자 한다.본 연 구에서는 동결융해를 입은 콘크리트가 공기율이 증가함에 따라 동탄성계수와 내구성지수를 비교하고, 이에 따른 압축강도 실험을 통해 동결융해의 영향을 평가하였으며 철근콘크리트 부재의 휨 실험을 통 해 동결융해가 콘크리트 공기율에 대하여 거동 특성, 탄성 강성 및 항복까지의 에너지 흡수 능력에 미 치는 영향을 비교하여 분석하였다. 또한 ABAQUS 해석 프로그램을 사용하여 유한요소 모델을 제안하 고 휨 거동 성능을 실험값과 비교하여 분석하였다.
목적 : 본 연구는 시뮬레이터 훈련이 척수손상 환자의 운전시뮬레이터 도로 주행시간과 주행조작 능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 본 연구는 단일사례실험연구 AB설계로 진행되었으며, 기초선 3회기, 중재기 10회기를 적용하였다. 기초선 3회, 중재기 5회 도로주행코스(중급) 수행 시 운전시간, 주행조작 능력 자료가 수집되었으며, 연구결과 분석을 위하여 시각적 분석 방법과 평균 ±2*표준 편차를 사용한 양적 분석을 동시에 사용하였다. 결과 : 연구대상자 3명의 총 주행시간은 기초선 A보다 중재기 B에서 3분 내외의 감소하였고, 세 명 모두에서 통계학적으 로 의미있는 주행 능력의 향상이 확인되었다. 주행조작능력 또한 오류 점수가 감소하였고, 첫 번째 참여자와 세 번째 참 여자의 경우 그 변화가 통계학적으로 유의하였다. 결론 : 본 연구에서 연구대상자의 총 주행시간 및 수행 오류의 감소가 확인되어 운전시뮬레이터 훈련의 효과가 있었다. 이 와 같은 결과는 운전시뮬레이터 훈련의 적용 가능성을 뒷받침 한다.
본 연구에서는 3D 프린팅 FDM 방식의 적층 방향에 따라 기계적 물성이 달라지는 이방성 특성을 확인하고 이를 이용하여 위상 최 적설계를 수행하였다. 벤치마크 문제인 자동차 현가장치 부품 중 하나인 로어 컨트롤 암에 대하여 밀도법 기반 위상 최적설계를 수행 하였으며, 외부 하중과 이방성 특성에 따라 위상 최적결과가 다르게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 이를 이용하여 최적화된 모델에 대하 여 3D 프린터로 적층 방향을 달리하여 2가지 시험품을 제작하였으며 인장시험을 수행하였다. 시험시 3D 비접촉 변형률 측정기를 이 용하여 변형률을 구하였으며 이를 CAE 응답해석으로 얻은 변형률과 비교한 결과가 정량 및 정성적으로 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 3D 프린팅 적층 방향을 고려한 위상 최적모델의 인장 실험 결과를 통해 해당 최적설계 방법론의 유효성을 검증하였다.
본 연구에서는 20,000 톤급 해양플랜트 상부구조물(Topside)의 플로트오버 설치작업을 위해 개발된 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임 (Deck support frame)의 구조설계에 대해 다양한 실험계획법을 이용한 최소중량설계와 민감도 평가의 비교연구를 수행하였다. 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임의 주요 구조부재의 두께 치수 변수는 설계인자로 고려하였고, 응답치는 중량과 강도성능으로 선정하였다. 최소중량설계와 민감도 평가의 비교연구에 사용한 실험계획법은 직교배열설계법, Box-Behnken 설계법, 그리고 Latin hypercube 설계법이다. 실험계획법의 설계공간 탐색의 근사화 성능을 평가하기 위해 반응표면법을 각 실험계획법 별로 생성하여 근사화 정확도 특성을 검토하였다. 또한 최소 중량설계를 위해 최상 설계안의 결과로 부터 실험계획법의 특성에 따른 수치계산 비용, 중량감소 효과 등을 평가하였다. 수동형 갑판 지지 프레임의 구조설계에 대해 Box-Behnken 설계법이 가장 적합한 설계 결과를 나타내었다.
In previous studies, the pressure distribution on optical mirror surface was measured by CFD analysis assuming various external air conditions on optical structures designed using knowledge-based design techniques. In this study, the KBD model was verified by comparing the pressure data from the mirror surface obtained through CFD analysis with the pressure values from the wind tunnel test of the actual model.
In this study, a motion control problem for the vessel towed by towing ship on the sea is considered. The towed vessel does not have self-control capabilities such that its course stability totally depends on the towing ship. Especially, in the narrow canal, river and congested harbor area, extreme tension is required during the towing operation. The authors, therefore, propose a new control system design method in which the rudder is activated to provide its maneuverability. Based on the leader following system configuration, a nonlinear mathematical model is derived and a backstepping control is designed. By experiment results with nonlinear control framework, the usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed strategy are presented.
In this study, the design of anchorage zone for unbonded post-tensioned concrete beam with single tendons of ultimate strength 2400MPa was evaluated to verify that the KDS 14 20 60(2016) and KHBDC 2010 codes are applicable. The experimental results showed that the bursting force equation of current design codes underestimated bursting stress measured by test, because the KDS 14 20 60(2016) and KHBDC 2010 propose the location of the maximum bursting force 0.5h which is the half of the height of member regardless of stress contribution. Although the allowable bearing force calculated by current design codes was not satisfied the prestressing force, the cracks and failure in anchorage zone was not observed due to the strengthening effect of anchorage zone reinforcement.
Conventional rotary sawing machine for cutting lumber generates severe amount of dust scattering to the environment. In this research, the design improvement of the rotary sawing machine is achieved to significantly reduce the dust scattering by the design process utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. Several design candidates for the design improvement of the rotary saw system were proposed and modeled, and CFD analyses were performed to choose the best design in viewpoint of the least dust scattering. CFD analysis proved to be very useful to predict the characteristics of the air flow inside the saw system. The movement of dust particles with the air flow during the sawing process was analyzed for various design features of the saw system. The most efficient design to minimize the amount of dust particles ejected from the saw system was chosen based on the CFD analysis results. Then, the prototype of the best candidate of the improved rotary saw machine was built and the amount of dust particles were measured to verify its performance.
In this paper, a pico hydro turbine employing low head circulation water at fish farms is designed and evaluated. Due to the advantages of simple structures, small head requirements, and low-cost investment, the constant thickness propeller turbine is considered as a feasible solution. The design process based on the free vortex method is presented in full detail, and a 4-blade runner is built using BladeGen. The turbine performance is analyzed both numerically and via experimental methods. Despite slight differences, the results show similar trends between CFD simulations and experiments carried out on factory test-rigs in a wide range of working conditions. At the design flow rate, the turbine achieves the best efficiency of 70 %, generating 3.5 kW power when rotating at 420 rpm. The internal flow field, as well as the turbine's behavior, are investigated through the distribution of blade streamlines, pressure, and velocity around the runner. Moreover, the pressure coefficient on the blade surface at 3 span positions is plotted while the head loss for each simulation domain is calculated and displayed by charts.
In this study, a ship motion control system design method is introduced for autonomous ships. Some related research results and technologies for autonomous ships have already been developed and applied to testing ships. Recently, the Norwegian Maritime Authority and the Coastal Administration have signed an agreement and started to test autonomous ships in the defined area. Considering recent technology trends and background, in this paper, the authors also try to develop autonomous ship control technologies. In the designed control system, an observer is introduced to estimate unmeasurable system states. Based on the servosystem with state estimator, ship motion control experiment is performed to evaluate control performance using a model ship in water basin.
The algal blooms in stagnant streams and lakes have caused many problems. Excessive algae leads to disturbance of ecosystem and overload of water treatment processes. Therefore, phosphorus(P), source of algal blooms, should be controlled. In this study, a filtration trench has been developed to convert dissolved phosphorus into hydroxyapatite(HAP) so that it could be crystallized on the surface of ‘phosphorus removal granular material’; and residual particulate phosphorus could be removed by additional precipitation and filtration. The front and rear parts of filtration trench consisted of ‘phosphorus removal granular material contact bed’ and ‘limestone filtration bed’, respectively. As a result of the column test using phosphorus removal granular material and limestone serially, PO4-P was removed more than 90% when EBCT(empty bed contact time) of the contact bed was over 20 minutes; and T-P represented 60% of removal efficiency when total EBCT was over 1.5 hours. The results of column tests to figure out the sedimentation characteristics showed that more than 90% of particulate phosphorus could be removed within 24 hours. It was necessary to optimize the filtration part in order to increase removal efficiency of T-P additionally. Also, it was confirmed through the simulation of Visual MINTEQ that most of particulate phosphorus in the column tests is the form of HAP. Based on the results of the study, it could be suggested that the design parameters are over 0.5 hour of EBCT for phosphorus removal granular material contact bed and over 1.5 hours of EBCT for limestone filtration bed.
An AVL research engine, type 520, is modified to adapt to the 3.5L four-valve SI engine. With these given engine configurations, a test rig is constructed which allows easy changing of the different pistons and engine heads with a motoring capacity up to 3500 rpm. Nearly complete optical access to the inside of the cylinder is obtained by installing a transparent quartz cylinder on an AVL single cylinder engine. To avoid lubrication and to minimize scratches in the quartz cylinder the piston rings are made of Rulon-LD. With this experimental engine, researches for the in-cylinder flow characteristics by changing the induction system have been carried out using the laser based flow diagnostic techniques. In accordance with the previous result, it is evident that larger sized particles would be required in order to observe the flow characteristics of interest. The flow visualization taken with microballoon particles shows significant improvement. This provide detailed information.
This paper presents the design, analysis, and experimental evaluations of precast reinforced UHPC (ultra high-performance concrete) beams with a new design concept of non-uniform flexural members. With outstanding mechanical properties of UHPC which can develop the compressive strength up to 200MPa, the tensile strengths up to 8~20MPa and the tensile strain up to 1~5%, a non-uniform structural shape of UHPC flexural beams were optimally designed using three-dimensional finite element analysis. The experiments were carried out and compared with the design strength in order to verify the performance of them. Proposed non-uniform UHPC beams were evaluated by a series of three-point beam loading test as well as estimated by design bending and shear strength of members. The newly designed UHPC beams show excellent performances not only in transverse load capacities but also in deformation capacities.
RSM (response surface method) is a statistical method that optimizes a response variable (dependent variable) according to multiple explanatory variables (independent variable) [1]. RSM visualizes responses of the target depending on experimental conditions, using a regression equation containing an intercept, and coefficients of first-order, second-order, and interactive terms (equation 1). Response surface experimental design is a method for designing RSM experiments [2] which aims to identify the optimal number of trials (number of data points) and number of conditions (range of experimental variables) according to the order of the regression model. Generally, the number of trials in an experiment is composed of central points, factorial points, and axial (or star) points, which varies depending on the number of variables. In this study, we used three widely used response surface experimental designs, i.e., simplex, central composite, and equiradial designs to propose experimental set-up applicable for a future study regarding the effects of storage conditions (e.g., temperature and humidity) on glucosinolate content.
The purpose of this study is to present a method that can estimate the height of reaction facilities for large structural experiment through load flow as primary design procedure. The characteristic of the load transmission according to the type of experiment was analyzed to obtain tensile and compressive forces occurring on the reaction facilities. Strong walls that are affected by the bending moment is applied the post-tensioning method, and the strong floor under the control of the tension and compression is designed in accordance with the load flow. And the optimum cross-section of the reaction facilities was obtained by comparing the stresses of the tensile stress and crack the concrete. Through validating elastic analysis, the design results were satisfied a given design conditions.