Reinforced concrete (RC) piloti buildings are vulnerable in the event of earthquake because the stiffness in the 1st story columns is weak to compare with the members in upper stories. In this study, seismic performances of RC piloti structures were evaluated considering with different types of floor plane layouts according to core eccentricity. With four types of floor plane layouts, five stories plioti structures were evaluated by two approaches, a nonlinear pushover analysis and a nonlinear time-history analysis. In order to improve seismic performances by satisfying the collapse prevention (CP) level, two ductile reinforcing methods by carbon fiber sheets and steel jackets were applied. Due to eccentricities in stiffness and mass with directions of plane and vertical stories, piloti structures were greatly influenced by higher order modes, so the seismic performances by the time-history analysis were significantly different from by the static pushover analysis.

최근 개발 및 상용화가 되는 해상풍력발전기의 용량이 15MW로 증가하면서 나셀 중량의 증가와 함께 블레이드와 타워의 크기 가 증가하고 있다. 원통 형상의 타워는 단순한 구조 형상을 갖고 있지만 블레이드가 회전하면서 발생하는 추력과 모멘트, 나셀과 블레이 드의 자중 그리고 타워 자체가 받는 풍하중에 매우 안전하게 지지해야 하는 아주 중요한 구성 요소이다. 다른 요소에 비해 파손이 발생하 면 파생되는 손실 위험도가 매우 크고 풍력발전기 가격의 25%를 차지한다. 본 연구의 주요 대상은 풍력발전기 타워이며, 복잡한 시간 이 력 하중 조합에 의한 구조 안전성 평가를 더욱 직관적으로 검증할 수 있는 단순화된 평가법을 제안하고자 한다. 구조 안전성 평가를 위해 서 사용된 프로그램은 NASTRAN이며 적용 하중은 풍력발전기 해석을 통하여 계산된 면내 전단하중 정보를 적용하였다. 신속한 구조 안 전성 검토를 위하여, 복잡한 하중 조합 조건을 단순화하고, 극한하중과 좌굴 그리고 피로수명까지 순차적으로 검토하였다. 유한요소해석 법에 따른 최소 수명 지점인 can 용접부를 EUROCODE 3에 의해서 계산하면 112.5년으로 평가하며 변동 피로 하중을 고려하는 방식이 다르고, 코드에서는 경험 계수를 고려하고 있어서 직접 비교는 어렵지만 유사한 경향은 확인할 수 있었다. 연구를 통하여 제시된 면내 하중 조합법을 이용하면 이른 시일 안에 타워의 구조 안전성을 검증이 가능하며 이에 따라 최종중량에 대한 확신을 높일 수가 있다.

The design shear strength equations of RC shear walls have been developed based on their performance under in-plane (IP) loads, thereby failing to account for the potential performance degradation of shear strength when subjected to simultaneous out-of-plane (OOP) loading. Most of the previous experimental studies on RC walls have been conducted in one direction under quasi-static conditions, and due to the difficulty in experimental planning, there is a lack of research on cyclic loading and results under multi-axial loading conditions. During an earthquake, shear walls may yield earlier than their design strength or fail unexpectedly when subjected to multi-directional forces, deviating from their intended failure mode. In this paper, nonlinear analysis in finite element models was performed based on the results of cyclic loading experiments on reinforced concrete shear walls of auxiliary buildings. To investigate the reduction trend in IP shear capacity concerning the OOP load ratio, parametric analysis was conducted using the shear wall FEM. The analysis results showed that as the magnitude of the OOP load increased, the IP strength decreased, with a more significant effect observed as the size of the opening increased. Thus, the necessity to incorporate this strength reduction as a factor for the OOP load effect in the wall design strength equation should be discussed by performing various parametric studies.

In contemporary global warfare, the significance and imperative of air transportation have been steadily growing. The Republic of Korea Air Force currently operates only light and medium-sized military cargo planes, but does not have a heavy one. The current air transportation capability is limited to meet various present and future air transport needs due to lack of performance such as payload, range, cruise speed and altitude. The problem of population cliffs and lack of airplane parking space must also be addressed. These problems can be solved through the introduction of heavy cargo planes. Until now, most studies on the need of heavy cargo plane and increasing air transport capability have focused on the necessity. Some of them suggested specific quantity and model but have not provided scientific evidence. In this study, the appropriate ratio of heavy cargo plane suitable for the Korea's national power was calculated using principal component analysis and cluster analysis. In addition, an optimization model was established to maximize air transport capability considering realistic constraints. Finally we analyze the results of optimization model and compare two alternatives for force structure.

In contemporary global warfare, the significance and imperative of air transportation have been steadily growing. Nevertheless, the Korean Air Force currently operates only with small and medium-sized military cargo planes, lacking larger aircraft. Consequently, the efficiency of their operations is constrained by the limited air transport capacity and the aging of their existing fleet, among other factors. Therefore, we have to consider to make future air transportation capability. Although the 2nd large-sized cargo-plane acquisition project is ongoing, its quantity is very small. In this study, we propose an optimal prediction model that takes into account practical constraints such as parking space availability, pilot availability, wartime daily maximum loads, while simultaneously maximizing both the effectiveness and efficiency of transport capacity for future warfare envirionment.

In this study, the structural performance of the specimen fabricated through 3D printing was evaluated through monotonic loading experiments analysis to apply to 3D printed structures. The compression and flexural experiments were carried out, and the experimental results were compared to the finite element model results. The loading directions of specimens were investigated to consider the capacity of specimens with different curing periods, such as 7 and 28 days. As a result, the strength tended to increase slightly depending on the stacking direction. Also, between the 3D-printed panel composite and the non-reinforced panel, the bending performance depended on the presence or absence of composite reinforcement.

Thermal management is significant to maintain the reliability and durability of electronic devices. Heat can be dissipated using thermal interface materials (TIMs) comprised of thermally conductive polymers and fillers. Furthermore, it is important to enhance the thermal conductivity of TIMs through the formation of a heat transfer pathway. This paper reports a polymer composite containing vertically aligned electrochemically exfoliated graphite (EEG). We modify the EEG via edge selective oxidation to decorate the surface with iron oxides and enhance the dispersibility of EEG in polymer resin. During the heat treatment and curing process, a magnetic field is applied to the polymer composites to align the iron oxide decorated EEG. The resulting polymer composite containing 25 wt% of filler has a remarkable thermal conductivity of 1.10 W m− 1 K− 1 after magnetic orientation. These results demonstrate that TIM can be designed with a small amount of filler by magnetic alignment to form an efficient heat transfer pathway.

When the center of stiffness and the center of mass of the structure differ under the seismic load, torsion is caused by eccentricity. In this study, an analysis model was modeled in which the positions of the core and the plane rotation axis of a 60-story torsional atypical structure with a plane rotation angle of 1 degree per floor were different. The structural behavior of the analysis model was analyzed, and the earthquake response behavior of the structure was analyzed based on the time history analysis results. As a result, as the eccentricity of the structure increased, the eccentricity response was amplified in the high-rise part, and the bending and torsional behavior responses were complex in the low-order vibration mode. As a result of the analysis, the maximum displacement and story drift ratio increased due to the torsional behavior. The maximum story shear force and the story absolute maximum acceleration showed similarities for each analysis model according to the shape of the vibration mode of the analysis model.

This study proposed a simplified finite element analysis procedure for designing the nonstructural masonry wall in the out-of-plane direction. The proposed method is a two-step elastic analysis procedure by bilinearizing the behavior of the masonry wall. The first step analysis was conducted with initial stiffness representing the behavior up to the effective-yield point, and the second step analysis was conducted with post-yield stiffness. In addition, the orthotropic material property of the masonry was considered in the FE analysis. The maximum load was estimated as the sum of the maximum loads in the first and second step analyses. The maximum load was converted into the moment coefficients and compared with those from the yield line method applied in Eurocode 6. The moment coefficients calculated through the proposed procedure showed a good match with those from the yield line method with less than 6% differences.

When performing finite element analysis using materials with porosity the porosity shows different mechanical properties from the existing mechanical properties of the existing base materials. In this study the equivalent properties were calculated and verified by applying the representative volume element (RVE) method and assuming that the material with porosity is a 2D orthotropic material. In case of finite element analysis using porous material or composite material, it is inefficient to perform the analysis through material modeling. Based on the element volume and element stress values ​​derived using the finite element analysis program, the representative stress values ​​and elastic modulus matrix were calculated using Python. In addition, equivalent properties were derived using the calculated elastic modulus matrix. The pores were simulated by etching a thin plate specimen made of STS304 material in a certain pattern, and the elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio were measured through a UTM and compared with simulation results. It was confirmed that an error of 7.028% for elastic modulus and 10% for Poisson's ratio occurred, and through this, the validity of this simulation was verified.

The demand for materials with porosity is steadily increasing and the need for porous materials is increasing in fields such as chemical engineering and energy storage. In order to minimize trial and error, verifying design validity through finite element method at the design stage has the advantage to verify design validity with low cost. However there are limitations in finite element analysis using porous materials. In this study calculating the equivalent mechanical properties reflecting the porosity was carried out, and the first step was the isotropic elasticity in plane stress condition. The equivalent elastic modulus and the equivalent Poisson's ratio were derived through simulation. Assuming that the voids exist in a two-dimensional symmetrical shape and a constant distribution, the unit cell was defined and the equivalent mechanical properties were calculated. The specimen with same condition were measured through a universal test machine (UTM), the elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio were measured. The similarity between the value obtained through the simulation and the value measured through the experiment was under 5%, so the validity of this simulation was verified. With this result, FEM with porous materials will be used for design.

In this paper, the dynamic response was analyzed by performing linear dynamic analysis using historic earthquake loads on twisted-shaped structures and fixed structure among free-form high-rise structures with atypical elevation shape following prior studies. In addition, the dynamic characteristics of the analysis models according to the plane rotation angle of the twisted structure were compared and analyzed. As a result of the analysis, as the plane rotation angle of the twisted structure increased, the interlayer deformation rate increased in the high-rise part of 50th floors or more. The story shear force and the story absolute acceleration were similar in the entire structure. In the case of the story shear force, the response of the twisted shape model was rather reduced in the middle part. As a result of analyzing the dynamic response, the vulnerable layer where the response amplification of the twisted structure occurs was found to be 31st story.