• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.437-448
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• 2017

Soft or extreme soft storeys in multi-storied buildings cause localized damage (and even collapse) during strong earthquake shaking. The presence of such soft or extremely soft storey is identified through provisions of vertical stiffness irregularity in seismic design codes. Identification of the irregularity in a building requires estimation of lateral translational stiffness of each storey. Estimation of lateral translational stiffness can be an arduous task. A simple procedure is presented to estimate storey stiffness using only properties of fundamental lateral translational mode of oscillation (namely natural period and associated mode shape), which are readily available to designers at the end of analysis stage. In addition, simplified analytical expressions are provided towards identifying stiffness irregularity. Results of linear elastic time-history analyses indicate that the proposed procedure captures the irregularity in storey stiffness in both low- and mid-rise buildings.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.326-332
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• 2019

In the case of conventional soft robots, the basic stiffness is small due to the use of flexible materials. Therefore, there is a limitation that the load that can bear is limited. In order to overcome these limitations, a study on a variable stiffness method has been conducted. And it can be seen that the jamming mechanism is most effective in increasing the stiffness of the soft robot. However, the jamming mechanism as a method in which a large number of variable act together is not even theoretically analyzed, and there is no study on intrinsic principle. In this paper, a study was carried out to increase the stability of the force chain to increase the stiffness due to the jamming transition phenomenon. Particle size variables, backbone mechanisms were used to analyze the stability of the force chains. We choose a jamming mechanism as a variable stiffness method of a soft robot, and improve the effect of stiffness based on theoretical analysis, modeling FEM simulation, prototyping and experiment.

• 국제물리치료학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1763-1767
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• 2019

Background: Although previous researches have developed interventions for neck problems, headache, and temporomandibular disorder in patients with forward head posture (FHP), changes in masticatory muscle tone or stiffness as FHP worsening have not been investigated. Objective: To examine changes in masticatory muscle tone and stiffness through craniovertebral angle (CVA). Design: Cross sectional study Methods: The subjects were 21 healthy males with normal head posture. Three CVA were established for posture measurement in which the bilateral anterior temporal and masseter muscles were measured during the subjects maintained a series of postures. Results: The Right masseter muscle significantly increased in stiffness with advancing FHP (p < 0.05). No significant changes were observed in the muscle tone or stiffness of any other masticatory muscles, and no significant differences were found in bilateral masticatory muscle tone or stiffness in each measurement posture. Conclusions: This study suggests that the increased stiffness of the right masseter muscle as the FHP worsened requires consideration in physical therapy assessment and intervention.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.762-769
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• 2017

준등방성 라미네이트내의 확장강성 계수는 방사방향으로균일하지만, 굽힘강성 계수는 플라이 적층순서에 의해 방사방향으로 변화한다. 이 논문에서는 복합재 광학에서 사용되는 단방향섬유 복합재료와 무작위로 분포된 단섬유 복합재료로 이루어진 세 가지 유형의 준 등방성 라미네이트 반사경내의 굽힘강성 계수의 방사방향의 변화량을 비교하였다. 단섬유 복합재료 반사경 방사방향의 확장강성 계수와 굽힘강성 계수는 균일하게 나타나는 반면, 단방향섬유 복합재료 반사경의 경우에는 굽힘강성 계수의 방사방향으로의변화량이 11%에서 많게는 26%까지 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 강성계수의 차이로 인한 굽힘-비틀림-커플링 효과 등 강성 민감도 또한 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 요소는 정밀성이 요구되는 광학분야에 복합재 반사경의 적용을 어렵게 할 커다란 문제점으로 인식되며, 이러한 복합재료의 이방성 성질로 인한 필연적인방사형 방향으로의 강성계수의 변화 및 그 영향성을 줄이기 위해서는 단섬유나 무작위로 공간에 흩어져있는 섬유 복합재료를 사용하는 것이 복합재 반사경내에 존재하는 굽힘강성 계수의 변화를 제거하는 하나의 방법이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1236-1244
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• 2012

A equivalent stiffness modeling has been performed for extracting the equivalent stiffness properties which are orthotropic elastic model from a large scale wind turbine rotor blade so that structure model can be constructed more simply for the three dimensional static aeroelastic analysis. In order to present the procedure of equivalent stiffness modeling, NREL 5MW class wind turbine rotor having the three stiffness information which are flapewise, edgewise and torsional stiffness was chosen. This method is based on applying unit moment at the tip of the blade as well as fixing all degree of freedom at the blade root and calculating the displacement from the load analysis to obtain the elastic modulus corresponding to equivalent stiffness referred to the NREL reports on blade divided into 5 sections respectively. In addition, one section was divided into 3 parts and the trend functions were used to make the equivalent stiffness model more correctly and quickly. Through the comparison of stiffness between the reference values and calculated values from equivalent stiffness model, the investigation of the accuracy on the stiffness values and the efficiency for constructing the model was conducted.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.341-351
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• 2022

During bolted flange assembly, the contact stiffness of some areas of the joint surface may be low due to the elastic interaction. In order to improve the contact stiffness at the lowest position of bolted flange, the correlation model between the initial bolt pre-tightening force and the contact stiffness of bolted flange is established in this paper. According to the stress distribution model of a single bolt, an assumption of uniform local contact stiffness of bolted flange is made. Moreover, the joint surface is divided into the compressive stress region and the elastic interaction region. Based on the fractal contact theory, the relationship model of contact stiffness and contact force of the joint surface is proposed. Considering the elastic interaction coefficient method, the correlation model of the initial bolt pre-tightening force and the contact stiffness of bolted flange is established. This model can be employed to reverse determine the tightening strategy of the bolt group according to working conditions. As a result, this provides a new idea for the digital design of tightening strategy of bolt group for contact stiffness of bolted flange. The tightening strategy of the bolted flange is optimized by using the correlation model of initial bolt pre-tightening force and the contact stiffness of bolted flange. After optimization, the average contact stiffness of the joint surface increased by 5%, and the minimum contact stiffness increased by 6%.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.750-758
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• 2016

일반적으로 시스템을 강성체로 설계할 경우 시스템의 구조적 안정성을 확보할 수 있으나 유리잔을 잡거나 작은 수술용 도구로 사용하는 등의 사용용도에 따라 활용성이 제한될 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 유연한 재질을 사용하여 강성조절이 가능한 메커니즘에 대한 연구가 다양하게 이루어져 왔다. 기존에 연구했던 강성체와 연성체의 연속구조로 이루어진 모델에 텐던을 삽입한 구조를 이용한 가변강성 메커니즘을 통하여 가변강성 구조체에 대한 가능성을 확인하였다. 그러나 필요로 하는 가변강성을 충족하기 위한 구조체의 설계 변수에 대한 연구가 필요하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 가변강성 메커니즘의 다양한 변수 변화에 따른 강성변화 실험을 통해 강성의 경향성을 파악하고자 하였다. 실험 결과 지름이 클수록 강성은 증가하며 강성의 증가폭 또한 늘어난다. 또한 연성체 길이가 짧을수록 강성이 증가하며 텐던을 당겨 연성체를 압착할 경우 강성값은 비선형적으로 증가하였다. 동일 조건에서 연성체 길이변화에 따른 강성 증가폭과 강성체의 길이 변화에 따른 강성 증가폭을 비교하였을 때 연성체 길이 변화가 강성체 길이 변화 보다 강성값 변화에 영향을 미친다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 해석값이 실험값에 비하여 정확성은 낮지만, 가변강성의 경향성을 확인하기 위하여 해석적인 방법을 통한 강성을 예측해보았다. 이러한 변수변화 실험 결과는 필요로 하는 강성값을 충족하는 가변강성 메커니즘 설계에 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.578-586
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• 2010

This paper describes a theoretical model and acoustic analysis of hysteresis of contacting surfaces subject to compression pressure. Contacting surfaces known to be nonlinear and hysteretic is considered as a simple spring that has a complex stiffness connecting discontinuous displacements between two solid contact boundaries. Mathematical formulation for 1-D interfacial wave propagation between two contacting solids is developed using the complex spring model to derive the dispersion relation between the interface wave speed and the complex interfacial stiffness. Existence of the interface wave propagating along the hysteretic interface is studied in theory and discussed by investigating the solution to the dispersion equation. Unlike the linear interface without hysteresis, there can exist only one distinct mode of interface waves for the hysteretic interface, which is anti-symmetric motion. The anti-symmetric mode of interface wave propagates with the velocity faster than the Rayleigh surface wave but less than the shear wave depending on the interfacial stiffness. If the contacting surfaces are compressed so much that the linear interfacial stiffness is very high, the hysteretic stiffness does not affect the interface wave velocity. However, it has an effect on the speed of interface wave for a loosely contact surfaces with a relatively low linear stiffness. It is also found that the phase velocity of anti-symmetric wave mode converges to the shear wave velocity in despite of the linear stiffness value if the hysteretic stiffness approaches 0.5.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2012

To enhance cable stiffness, this paper proposed a combined application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and steel materials, resulting in a novel type of hybrid stay cable system especially for the cable-stayed bridges with main span lengths of 1400~2800 m. In this combination, CFRP materials can conserve all their advantages such as light weight and high strength; while steel materials help increase the equivalent stiffness to compensate for the low elastic modulus of CFRP materials. An increase of the equivalent stiffness of the hybrid stay cable system could be further obtained with a reasonable increase of its safety factor. Following this concept, a series of parametric studies for the hybrid stay cable system with the consideration of stiffness and cost were carried out. Three design strategies/criteria, namely, best equivalent stiffness with a given safety factor, highest ratio of equivalent stiffness to material cost with a given safety factor, and best equivalent stiffness under a given cost were proposed from the stiffness and cost viewpoints. Finally, a comprehensive design procedure following the proposed design strategies was suggested. It was shown that the proposed hybrid stay cable system could be a good alternative to the pure CFRP or traditional steel stay cables in the future applications of super long span bridges.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.687-693
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• 2011

Spring-mass models have been widely accepted to explain the basic dynamics of human gait. Researchers found that the leg stiffness increased with gait speed to increase energy efficiency. However, the difference of leg stiffness change with gait speed between the young and the elderly has not been verified yet. In this study, we calculated the lower limb stiffness of the elderly using walking model with an axial spring. Vertical stiffness was defined as the ratio of the vertical force change to the vertical displacement change. Seven young and eight elderly subjects participated to the test. The subjects walked on a 12 meter long, 1 meter wide walkway at four different gait speeds, ranging from their self-selected speed to maximum speed randomly. Kinetic and kinematic data were collected using three force plates and motion capture cameras, respectively. The vertical stiffness of the two groups increased as a function of walking speed. Maximum walking speed of the elderly was slower than that of the young, yet the walking speed correlated well with the optimal stiffness that maximizes propulsion energy in both groups. The results may imply that human may use apparent limb stiffness to optimize energy based on spring-like leg mechanics.