원자력발전소(원전) 내부에 설치되어 있는 주요 기기는 원전의 안정적인 운영을 돕는 주요 2차 구조 물이다. 경주 지진, 포항 지진과 같은 강한 지진이 발생하였을 때, 원전 주요 기기의 손상은 원전의 안정한 정지에 문제를 초래할 수 있다. 따라서, 원전 주요 기기의 지진응답을 저감시키기 위한 연구가 필수적으로 요구된다. 이러한 배경 아래, 본 연구에서는 원전 주요 기기의 내진성능 향상을 위하여 동 흡진장치(Dynamic Absorber)를 활용하였다. 연구에서 사용된 동흡진장치는 스프링, 댐퍼, 및 질량체로 구성된다. 이러한 동흡진장치를 설계하기 위하여 기존에 제안된 방법론들을 활용하였으며, 각 방법론 들을 기반으로 설계된 동흡진장치의 지진응답 저감효과를 비교 및 분석하였다. 구체적으로, 진동대 시 험 결과를 바탕으로 유한요소 모델을 검증하였다. 또한, 이를 기반으로 기존 동흡진장치의 설계방법론 에 따른 원전 주요 기기의 지진응답 저감 효과를 비교 및 분석하였다. 결과적으로 각 방법론들은 원전 주요기기의 가속도, 변위, 응력 응답을 평균적으로 약 30% 정도 감소시키는 효과를 보였다.

For Korean nuclear fuel cycle project, it is necessary to design and evaluate the integrity of spent fuel storage. For the design and evaluation of spent fuel storage, it is necessary to evaluate the properties of various materials used in spent fuel storage. The materials previously considered in the design of nuclear power plants were limited to static properties and were listed in design and manufacturing code and standards. However, for the evaluation of the storage containers in scenarios such as transportation and events, dynamic material property evaluations are required. Research on the dynamic properties of materials is generally conducted in the fields of automotive and aerospace, and most of the studies are on metal materials under sheet conditions. Since the structural materials of the storage containers for used nuclear fuel are mostly composed of thick materials, consideration should be given to property evaluation methodology and quantitative comparison. In this study, the mechanical properties of stainless steel material with canister application were evaluated according to the strain rate, and the crack resistance evaluation was also performed. It was confirmed the changes in strength and crack resistance according to the increase in strain rate and observed differences in microstructural hardening behavior.

이 논문에서는 보행교의 진동 사용성 평가에 있어서 보행자의 이동 질량 관성 효과의 고려 여부, 보행 패턴 등을 고려한 보행 시나 리오 등에 따른 해석 결과를 제시하고, 그에 따라 보행교 설계 단계에서 동적 유한요소 해석을 통한 진동 사용성 평가에 있어 적절한 해석 방법과 유의점을 제안한다. 지간 40m의 강합성 박스 단면을 갖는 단경간 단순교 형식의 보행교에 대하여 보행자 밀도, 보행 속 도, 임의 보행, 동기화 보행 등을 고려한 보행 시나리오에 대한 가속도 응답을 분석한다. 해석 결과 고정 질량 해석 방법은 임의 보행 시 나리오 해석에서 이동 질량 해석과 큰 차이를 보이지 않으며 진동 사용성 평가시에는 더 넓은 진동수 대역을 가진할 수 있는 임의 보행 시나리오를 고려하는 것이 바람직할 수 있음을 보였다.

Background: Core muscle weakness occurs due to trunk asymmetry and spinal malalignment after stroke. Core exercise is being implemented to improve trunk control and sitting position in stroke patients. Objectives: To investigated the effects of core muscle electrical stimulation on trunk control and dynamic balance in stroke patients. Design: Quasi-experimental study. Methods: A total of 30 stroke patients were recruited and divided into two groups: experimental group (core muscle electrical stimulation group) and control group (sham core muscle electrical stimulation group). Trunk impairment scale (TIS) was used to measure trunk control. BioRescue was used to measure sitting dynamic balance. Results: In both groups, all TIS scores and sitting dynamic balance abilities were improved increased significantly after intervention (P<.05). Changes in TIS scores and sitting dynamic balance abilities were significantly greater in the experimental group than the control group (P<.05). Conclusion: It was found that core muscle electrical stimulation can be used as an effective method for trunk control and balance recovery in stroke patients.

Background: Pronated foot posture (PFP) contributes to excessive dynamic knee valgus (DKV). Although foot orthoses such as medial arch support (MAS) are widely and easily used in clinical practice and sports, few studies have investigated the effect of MAS on the improvement of DKV during stair descent in individuals with a PFP. Moreover, no studies reported the degree of improvement in DKV according to the severity of PFP when MAS was applied. Objects: This study aimed to examine the immediate effect of MAS on DKV during stair descent and determine the correlation between navicular drop distance and changes in DKV when MAS is applied. Methods: Twenty individuals with a PFP (15 males and five females) participated in this study. The navicular drop test was used to measure PFP severity. The frontal plane projection angle (FPPA) was calculated under two conditions, with and without MAS application, using 2-dimensional video analysis. Results: During stair descent, the FPPA with MAS (173.1° ± 4.7°) was significantly greater than that without MAS (164.8° ± 5.8°) (p < 0.05). There was also a significant correlation between the navicular drop distance and improvement in the FPPA when MAS was applied (r = 0.453, p = 0.045). Conclusion: MAS application can affect the decrease in DKV during stair descent. In addition, MAS application should be considered to improve the knee alignment for individuals with greater navicular drop distance.

The pharmaceutical industry is an industry that provides medicines related to the health and life of the people. The pharmaceutical industry is a traditional regulation industry with the characteristics of R&D(Research and Development), purchasing, manufacturing, distribution and consumption under strict government management. Until now, pharmaceutical companies have continued to make efforts to maintain competitiveness through patent management, new product development, and marketing. However, industries are rapidly changing, including rising costs for developing new products and expanding generic markets. As these changes and uncertainties in the management environment increase, efforts are required to improve the competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry from a new perspective. In this study, we intend to examine the impact of SCM(Supply Chain Management) dynamic capability of pharmaceutical companies on corporate performance through partnerships to respond to market changes and uncertainties. It was determined that the agility, visibility and flexibility that constitutes the SCM dynamic capabilities would affect the performance of pharmaceutical companies. In this study, the importance of SCM dynamic capabilities and cooperative relationships was identified through surveys by SCM managers of pharmaceutical companies. Consequently, in the pharmaceutical industry, which is a regulatory industry, we have identified that SCM dynamic capabilities and cooperative relationships with partner companies have a significant impact on corporate performance.

Background: Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal conditions of the upper extremity with pain and wrist extension disability. The tendon which is most affected is the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB). Previous study evaluated the effect of taping technique on patient with LE, but no study investigated the changes of electromyography (EMG) on ECRB when using dynamic taping (DT) technique. Objects: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of DT technique using dynamic tape on muscle activity of ECRB during wrist isometric extension, isotonic extension and flexion. Methods: Twenty-one healthy subjects volunteered to participate in this study. Subjects were instructed to perform wrist isometric extension, isotonic extension and flexion without and with DT on origin area of ECRB. Wrist isometric extension was performed at 75%, 50% and 25% (%maximal voluntary contraction force), respectively, based on maximum contraction force. Isotonic extension and flexion test used dumbbell. EMG data was collected from ECRB. Results: EMG of ECRB were statistically significant decrease in wrist isotonic extension after DT (p < 0.05). Significant increase in wrist isometric extension during 25% and 50% force task (p < 0.05). Conclusion: This study applied DT technique to suppress the wrist extensor muscles in 21 healthy adults in their twenties. Change in muscle activity was compared in the ECRB muscle during wrist isometric extension, isotonic extension and flexion task. Based on the results of this study, the DT technique applied to the wrist and forearm area can reduce the load on the wrist extensors when the wrist performs various movements during daily life movements or repetitive tasks, and by using these effects, excessive stress is applied to tennis elbow patients.

본 연구는 환경역동성이 기업의 동적역량과 운영역량의 변화와 혁신성과에 미치는 영향을 실증하였다. 이를 위하여 기업역량을 동적역량과 운영역량의 계층적 구조로 정의하고 계량화를 위하여 각 역량의 개념과 정의를 정리하였다. 동적역량, 운영역량, 혁신성과 및 환경역동성에 대한 선행연구를 통해 5개의 연구가설을 설정하였고, 우리나라 제조기업 300개 기업의 표본을 대상으로 가설을 검증하였다. 그 결과, 동적역량은 운영역량에 정(+)의 영향을 미치며 운영역량도 혁신성과에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 환경역동성이 높은 기업군은 운영역량이 급진적 혁신에 정(+)의 영향을 주며, 반대로 환경역동성이 낮은 기업군은 운영역량이 점진적 혁신에 정(+)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 환경역동성은 동적역량이 운영역량에 미치는 영향에 조절효과가 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 동적역량과 운영역량을 프로세스로 구체화하여 기업의 동적역량 특성을 실증적으로 분석할 수 있는 기반을 마련하고, 환경변화가 기업역량과 혁신성과에 미치는 영향을 실증 한 것에 의의가 있다. 또한 급변하는 환경 속에서 기업이 경쟁우위를 지속하기 위해서 어떻게 역량을 변화해야 하는지에 대한 시사점을 제시한 것에도 의의가 있다.

Background: Ankle sprain is one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in the sports population or during usual daily life activities. The sprain can cause functional ankle instability (FAI), and it is very important to treat FAI. However, the optimum intervention method for FAI has yet to be determined. Objects: This study investigated the impact that virtual reality (VR) training program on balance with ankle kinesio taping for FAI. Methods: Twenty-two people were selected for the study and randomly divided into the experimental (n = 11) and the control group (n = 11). The experimental group had attached kinesio taping on the ankle and then implemented a virtual reality exercise program for 30 minutes a day. Nintendo Wii Fit Plus was used for the VR intervention three times a week for four weeks. The control group performed only two measurements without intervention. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in overall, anterior-posterior (AP), medial-lateral (ML) index of the static balance, and significant differences in overall, AP, ML index of the dynamic balance when taping and VR exercise were applied at the same time (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in overall and ML index of static and dynamic balance compared with before and after assessment between the experimental and the control group, and found differences in AP index of static and dynamic balance (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Kinesio taping may not influence the balance of FAI as great as people expected. VR approach does not affect the static balance of FAI, but it influences dynamic balance in overall, AP, ML index. The authors suggest that VR-based exercises can be used as an additional concept in clinicians for FAI or as part of a home program because the exercises still have limitations.

Network externalities are essentially dynamic in that the value consumers feel about a product is affected by the size of the existing customer base that uses that product. However, existing studies on network externalities analyzed the effects of network externalities in a static way, not dynamic. In this study, unlike previous studies, the impact of network externalities on price competition in a vertically differentiated market is dynamically analyzed. To this end, a two-period duopoly game model was used to reflect the dynamic aspects of network externalities. Based on the game model, the Nash equilibria for price, sales volume, and revenue were derived and numerically analyzed. The results can be summarized as follows. First, if high-end product has strong market power, the high-end product vendor takes almost all benefits of the network externality. Second, when high-end product has strong market power, the low-end product will take over most of the initial sales volume increase. Third, when market power of high-end product is not strong, it can be seen that the effects of network externalities on the high and low-end products are generally proportional to the difference in quality. Lastly, if there exists a strong network externality, it is shown that the presence of low-end product can be more profitable for high-end product vendor. In other words, high-end product vendor has incentive to disclose some technologies for the market entrance of low-end product, even if it has exclusive rights to the technologies. In that case, however, it is shown that the difference in quality should be maintained significantly.

During an up-righting project for a capsized ship, the dynamic effect enlarges the tensions of cables. The cable tensions which are calculated based on statics and the safety evaluation which is based on these tensions cannot ensure the safety of the up-righting project. Due to the above reasons, a numerical simulation project is applied to investigate the dynamic effect on cable tensions of up-righting projects and evaluate the safety of up-righting project in current research. Firstly, a theoretical equation of the quasi-static up-righting project model is established in current research and is solved. Subsequently, the precision of the numerical simulation method applied in current research is checked by comparing cable tensions which are calculated by theoretical model and numerical simulation method. The cable tensions in different cases are solved by the numerical simulation method which accounts for dynamic effect in order to investigate the relationship between cable tensions and capsized ship weights, cable stiffness and winding-in speed. Finally, the safety of up-righting project is evaluated based on all the cable tensions calculated. It is pointed out that cable tension increases with the value of capsized ship weight, cable stiffness or winding-in speed approximately. The safety coefficients of cable in some high winding-in speeds are bellow 1.0. The results indicate that the dynamic effect is significant and should be accounted for during the up-righting project.

This research examined whether the (in)congruence between the geographical distance between the viewer and the destination, and the dynamic distance experienced via zoomin and zoom-out affects the recommendation likelihood of the travel destination. Specifically, when the viewer’s motivation is utilitarian (e.g., travelling for work), we expect the congruence effect (H1): a higher recommendation likelihood when the geographic distance is congruent with the dynamic distance; that is, the viewer is more likely to recommend the travel destination when the destination is geographically far away from (close to) with a zoom-out (zoom-in) view. By contrast, when the viewer’s motivation is hedonic (e.g., travelling for fun), we expect the incongruence effect (H2): a higher recommendation likelihood when the geographic distance is incongruent with the dynamic distance; that is, the viewer is more likely to recommend the travel destination when the destination is geographically far away from (close to) with a zoom-in (zoomout) view. We test these ideas in an experimental study.

Background: Hemispatial neglect is defined as the failure to attend, report, respond, or orient toward meaningful stimuli provided in the contralateral side of a brain lesion. Objects: This study was conducted to find out the effect of dynamic trunk equilibirum exercise for stroke patients with hemi-spatial neglect. Methods: This study included 21 stroke subjects, randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The exercise program consisted of 5 sessions of 20 minutes per week during 4 weeks. The line-bisection test, the Albert test, the balance function score, the Berg balance scale, the postural assessment scale for stroke and the modified Barthel index were measured before and after training. All data were analyzed using SPSS 12.0 for Windows. Between-group and within-group comparison was analyzed by using Independent t-test and Paired t-test respectively. Results: The results of study were as follows: There were significant differences between before and after intervention in both group (p<.05). There were significant differences in the line-bisection test, Albert test, balance function score, Berg balance scale, postural assessment scale for stroke and modified Barthel index between the experimental group and the control group (p<.05). Conclusion: Dynamic trunk equilibrium exercise had a positive effect on patients’ neglect, balance ability and activities of daily living. Further studies are required to generalize the results of this study.

Since the road management paradigm has changed into the user-oriented circumstance, the functionality of the crucial road maintenance factors became important than before. Among these factors, the roughness directly related to the ride quality for driver became to get more attention. IRI(International Roughness Index) is recently the most widely used roughness indices in the world. IRI is a reasonable index that reflects the vertical displacement(bounce) of vehicle as the road profile changes. Since IRI reflects the vertical behavior of vehicle, it reflects ride quality indirectly. However, there are various rotational behaviors such as roll, yaw, and pitch in addition to the vertical displacement. Profiles, which MRI range was 1.13-4.12m/km, were measured in five sections and the profiles were entered into CarSIM to simulate vehicle behavior. As a result, the pitch was the largest in all sections, followed by roll and yaw, relatively. Especially, the amount of yaw is about 5% of the pitch or about 7% of the roll. The behavior of moving vehicle was measured using INS(inertial navigation system) and accelerometer in the section where the road surface profile was measured. As a result, as in the simulation, the pitch was the largest in all the sections and the amount of yaw is only about 7% of the pitch or about 18% of the roll. Field experiments were conducted to analyze the effect of the rotational behavior of the actual driving vehicle on the ride quality. 33 panels evaluated the ride quality on a ten-point scale while driving on 35 sections with various roughnesses. 35 test sections were selected considering the roughness distribution of actual expressway. The panel was selected considering age, driving experience, gender, and expertise. Of the total 1,155 responses, 964 responses were used for the analysis, except 191 responses measured at low driving speeds. In addition, the amount of vehicle behavior and road surface profile were measured using INS and laser. As a result of correlation analysis between MPR(mean panel rating) and vehicle behavior, correlation coefficient of bounce was the highest with 0.814, and the order of pitch was 0.798, and roll was 0.734, relatively. As a result of regression analysis for predicting ride quality, regression model combining bounce and roll was statistically the most suitable. This model is expected to reflect the ride quality more effectively because it can consider the vehicle behavior due to the longitudinal profile change of the road surface as well as the vehicle behavior due to the difference between the left and right wheel path road profile.

Pavement performance usually depends on the pavement’s material property, traffic and environmental conditions. Current pavement design programs such as the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide use these factors in assessing the pavement life and performance in terms of different distresses like rutting and fatigue cracking. Theoretically, the cracking and rutting behaviour of pavements are based on accumulated strains experienced by the pavement which is brought by the weight and loading speed of vehicles. A steady state loading device was used in the field to evaluate pavement deflection’s behaviour in varying loading frequencies. It was observed that the pavement deflection increases as the loading frequency also increases until it approaches a certain frequency wherein the deflection decreases thereafter. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element pavement model was established using ABAQUS wherein the effect of the vehicle’s loading frequencies was analysed. The calculated static deflection and stress from the finite element (FE) model were found to have good correlation with the KENPAVE measured deflection and stress. The deflections of different pavement conditions were further studied and analysed by generating several pavement geometries and strength from the FE model using a frequency sweep response analysis. It was found that the geometric condition and the current modulus of the pavement can amplify the pavement deflection by a factor, β, depending on the loading frequency. The peak deflection was found to be occurring when the loading frequency approaches one of the pavement’s natural frequencies. Based on the finding from this study, the natural frequency is an important factor to be considered in designing pavements. Further study is recommended to understand more on how to minimize the effect of natural frequency to pavement life.

This paper presents a dynamic crack propagation algorithm with Rayleigh damping effect based on the MLS(Moving Least Squares) Difference Method. Dynamic equilibrium equation and constitutive equation are derived by considering Rayliegh damping and governing equations are discretized by the MLS derivative approximation; the proportional damping, which has not been properly treated in the conventional strong formulations, was implemented in both the equilibrium equation and constitutive equation. Dynamic equilibrium equation including time relevant terms is integrated by the Central Difference Method and the discrete equations are simplified by lagging the velocity one step behind. A geometrical feature of crack is modeled by imposing the traction-free condition onto the nodes placed at crack surfaces and the effect of movement and addition of the nodes at every time step due to crack growth is appropriately reflected on the construction of total system. The robustness of the proposed numerical algorithm was proved by simulating single and multiple crack growth problems and the effect of proportional damping on the dynamic crack propagation analysis was effectively demonstrated.

목 적 : 복부 dynamic검사 시 조영제 주입 후 환자의 이상 반응 발생 빈도 및 조영제의 신호 대 잡음비 분석을 통해 적정한 조영제 주입 속도를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 2013년 4월부터 2014년 9월까지 3.0T MRI system(Magnetom Tim Trio, Siemens, Germany)을 이용하여 Gadoxetic acid(Primovist, Bayer Schering Pharma)를 사용한 309명(남자 223명, 여자 86명)을 대상으로 Liver dynamic검사를 하였고, Gadodiamide(Ominisacn, GE healthcare)을 사용한 247명(남자 148명, 여자 99명)을 대상으로 Cholangio, Pancreas MRI 상복부 검사를 시행하였다. Saline은 주입 속도를 조영제와 동일하게 주입했으며 그 양은 30ml로 고정하고 gadoxetic acid의 양은 0.1ml/kg, 조영제의 주입속도는 1.0cc/sec, 1.5cc/sec, 2.0cc/sec로 60sec, 100sec을 측정했다. Gadodiamide의 양은 0.2ml/kg, 조영제 주입 속도는 1.5cc/sec, 2.0cc/sec, 2.5cc/sec로 60sec, 120sec을 측정했으며 Volumetric Interpolated Breath-hold Examination(VIBE) sequence를 적용하여 영상을 획득하였다. 상복부 MRI검사 시 조영제의 주입속도에 따른 이상 반응 유무 및 발생 빈도를 분석하고 획득한 영상은 PACS viewer에서 각 phase 별로 ROI를 5~15mm로 main portal vein, liver parenchyma, aorta를 세 곳 설정하여 각 부위의 SNR을 60초, 100초, 120초 검사 중심으로 정량 분석하였다. 결 과 : Liver MRI의 arterial phase 시간대 이상 반응(일시적 호흡곤란, 기침, 구토, 가슴 답답함 등) 발생 빈도는 2.0cc/sec는 98명 중 23건(23.5%), 1.5cc/sec는 116명 중 44건(37.9%), 1.0cc/sec에서 95명 중 22건(23.2%)으로 나타났다. SNR은 조영제주입 속도를 2.0cc/sec로 했을 때 60초 검사에서 portal vein 439.13±38.26, liver parenchyma 250.54±28.54, aorta 311.74±33.24였고 100초에서는 312.01±20.29, 283.88±28.60, 250.38±22.68이었다. 1.5cc/sec의 경우 60초 검사에서 portal vein 415.81±42.43, parenchyma 247.14±28.24, aorta 305.48±30.16, 100초엔 각각 339.20±32.12, 273.65±29.28, 264.66±29.84였다. 1.0cc/sec의 경우 60초 검사는 portal vein 400.44±42.43, parenchyma 237.95±28.30, aorta 307.24±33.69, 100초는 359.17±31.67, 259.13±27.90, 280.49±32.74였다. Cholangio MRI는 2.5cc/sec는 90명 중 6명(6.7%), 2.0cc/sec는 87명 중 3명(3.4%), 1.5cc/sec에서 70명 중 4명(5.7%)이 arterial phase에서 이상 반응이 발생됐다. 신호대 잡음비는 2.5cc/sec로 조영제 주입 시 60초 검사에서 portal vein 659.09±59.10, liver parenchyma 367.40±39.09, aorta 537.40±41.82였으며 120초에서 각각 546.79±40.35, 376.15±28.79, 470.59±36.99였다. 2.0cc/sec로 주입했을 땐 60초에 portal vein 648.18±61.19, parenchyma 360.49±41.35, aorta 540.07±51.77이었고 120초는 각각 559.26±52.35, 343.70±38.27, 474.57±42.02였으며 1.5cc/sec로 주입 시엔 60초에 portal vein 637.62±54.24, parenchyma 358.85±42.87, aorta 544.25±47.16였고 120초는 562.35±39.57, 303.91±40.20, 481.22±40.14이었다. 결 론 : 조영제의 주입 속도를 2.0cc/sec로 했을 경우 Liver MRI는 저속 주입 시 보다 60초와 100초 검사에서 이상 반응의 증가없이 SNR이 더 좋은 영상을 획득했다. Cholangio MRI 또한 60초와 120초 검사에서 2.5cc/sec로 주입했을 때 저속 주입 시 보다 SNR이 더 우수한 영상을 얻을 수 있었다.

The regular safety inspection of vehicles in service has been tested up to now not by a plate type (dynamic) inspection system but by a roller type (static) inspection system in our country (in Korea). Therefore, the roller type inspection can not reflect the inertia force that there is a load transfer from the rear axle to the front axle during braking. In this study, before introducing the plate type inspection system, the effect on braking force characteristics according to entering velocities of vehicles in service are evaluated statistically. As the results, the reliable entering velocity range is about from 7 km/h to 14 km/h. Also, the regular vehicle safety inspection in domestic country need to adopt the plate type (dynamic) braking force inspection system which can reflect the inertia force.

가스 생산용 해양플랜트 설비의 경우 폭발의 위험에 노출되어 있으며, 폭발사고는 구조물의 안전성에 치명적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 따라서, 이러한 폭발사고에 의한 피해를 최소화하기 위해서는, 폭발하중에 의한 구조부재의 동적응답 특성을 명확히 파악할 필요가 있다. 폭발하중의 경우 매우 짧은 시간 동안에 구조물에 가격되었다가 소멸되기 때문에 구조부재의 고유주기 및 폭발하중의 지속시간을 고려한 동적응답 평가가 필수적으로 요구된다. 일반적으로 가스 폭발하중의 경우, 부 압력단계가 전체 하중 이력에서 상당 부분 존재하며, 본 연구에서는 이러한 부 압력단계의 형상에 따라 총 하중 지속시간을 결정하는 하중 모델을 제안하였다. 방화벽은 폭발사고 시 장비 및 인명 피해를 방지하고자 FPSO 탑사이드 모듈 사이에 배치되는 구조부재이므로 폭발하중에 의한 응답이력 특성 분석이 반드시 필요하다. 때문에 무 감쇠 단 자유도 모델에 가스 폭발하중을 적용하여 변위응답 특성을 분석하였으며, 평판으로 구성된 방화벽의 FE 모델을 이용한 하중 지속시간과 구조부재들의 고유주기를 고려한 응답 특성을 분석하였다. LS-DYNA를 이용한 선형/비선형 구조해석 분석결과, 부 압력단계의 지속시간이 구조물의 동적응답에 큰 영향을 주는 것을 보였다.

가스 생산용 해양플랜트 설비에서 발생할 수 있는 폭발사고의 경우, 구조 시스템의 기하학적 특성이나, 바람, 가스 누출율 등과 같은 환경적 조건에 의해 피해 규모의 범위가 상당하다. 따라서 폭발파에 의한 구조 부재의 응답을 분석하기 위해서는 이러한 조건들을 고려한 가스폭발 수치해석 과정이 반드시 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 FPSO 탑사이드의 형상 및 장비 배치와 같은 세부적인 부분까지 고려하여 폭발해석을 수행하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 획득한 하중 이력들의 특성을 분석하였다. 또한 다양한 형태로 나타나는 폭발하중 이력들 중 구조물 손상에 직접적으로 영향을 미칠 수 있는 최대 압력과 지속시간들을 고려하여 유한요소해석 시 하중조건으로 적용한 후, 부재의 응답특성에 관한 분석을 수행하였다. 유한요소해석 모델은 실제 구조물에 적용이 가능하고, 복잡한 형상을 이상화한 단 자유도 및 다 자유도 모델을 사용하였다. 정 압력 및 부 압력단계의 최대 압력이 증가함에 따라 구조 부재의 최대 응답이 증가하였고, 부 압단계에서 하중 지속시간이 증가함에 따라 구조물의 최대 변위가 증가는 경향을 보였다.