• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.156-166
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• 2001

A stochastic continuum(SC) modeling technique was developed to simulate the groundwater flow pathway in fractured rocks. This model was developed to overcome the disadvantageous points of discrete fracture network(DFN) modes which has the limitation of fracture numbers. Besides, SC model is able to perform probabilistic analysis and to simulate the conductive groundwater pathway as discrete fracture network model. The SC model was formulated based on the discrete fracture network(DFN) model. The spatial distribution of permeability in the stochastic continuum model was defined by the probability distribution and variogram functions defined from the permeabilities of subdivided smaller blocks of the DFN model. The analysis of groundwater travel time was performed to show the consistency between DFN and SC models by the numerical experiment. It was found that the stochastic continuum modes was an appropriate way to provide the probability density distribution of groundwater velocity which is required for the probabilistic safety assessment of a radioactive waste disposal facility.

• Composites Research
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.9-17
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• 2003

In order to simulate the crack connection between cords and the interply crack growth in the belt-layer of real tire, 2 ply rubber/cord laminate specimens with exposed edges were tested in 4~11mm displacement control. Measurement of the crack connection is evaluated when crack reaches the half of the length between 45$^{\circ}$ aligned cords, and the amount of the crack growth is measured by the steel probe method. 2 dimensional analytic modeling was performed to simulate the crack connection between cords at the exposed edges. Also, the theoretical life of the specimens was calculated from the crack connection life between cords(critical value) and from the critical value to the final failure by the use of Tearing energy(T); the strain energy release per unit area of one fracture surface of a crack. Then, theoretical life was compared with those of experiments. The life prediction up to the critical value has about 20% error compared to experimental life, and up to the final failure about 65% error. Therefore, total theoretical life has about 45% error compared to the experimental life, which is conceivable in the case of rubber.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.8-17
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• 2003

The butt lap joint structures which are usually designed by the concept of slow crack growth damage tolerance, show frequently the behaviors of multiple site fatigue crack growth around the fastener hole edges due to the fretting between the two jointed parts. In this paper, experimental tests of fatigue crack growth have been performed of a bolted butt lap joint structure having an initial corner crack at the fastener hole edge, with different fretting conditions under a flight load spectrum. The obtained test results were reviewed to investigate the effects of fretting fatigue cracks on the damage tolerance crack growth life. Computations of corner crack growth were also carried out using an existed model to compare with test results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.509-513
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• 2004

현장 균열망의 연결성 및 이에 따른 수리지질학적 특성을 규명하기 위하여, 기존의 통상적인 조사 기법을 한 지역에 집적하여 그 결과에 대한 통합해석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에 적용된 조사 방법은 양수시험, 물리검층, 다중심도 수리화학 분석, 전기비저항 토모그래피, 시추 코어 검층 등의 기련 특성 조사와, 추적자 시험, 다중 심도 수직 유향유속 시험 등 구간별 특성 조사 등이다. 이러한 조사 결과 본 조사 지역 내 균열의 전반적인 분포 특성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 각 균열의 수리적 특성에 대한 기본적 특성을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 추적자 시험과 유향유속 시험 결과를 통해 각 관정간의 균열을 통한 연결성에 대한 중요한 정보를 도출할 수 있었다. 이러한 성과는 추후 percolation, connectivity 등 모델 개념의 현장화를 위한 연구의 선행 연구로서 그 의미를 자리매김 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1996.11b
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• pp.500-505
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• 1996

고온의 정상상태에서 조사된 후 재조직(restructuring)과 균열(cracking)이 일어난 핵연료 내에서 결정립 외부 공극의 을 결정할 수 있는 퍼콜레이션(Percolation) 모델을 개발하였다. 핵연료 펠렛은 다수의 작은 정육각형 결정립들로 구성된 큰 정육각형으로 모의한다. 핵연료봉은 형상과 열적 특성이 다른 네 개의 영역으로 구분하고 각 경계 위치를 임계온도로부터 계산한다. 공극의 상호연결분율은, 몬테카를로 방법으로써 싸이트(Site)의 채워짐 여부를 점검하고 Hoshen-Kopelman 방법으로써 자유 공간에 연결된 클러스터(Cluster)에 포함된 싸이트들의 수를 계산하여 채워진 싸이트의 총 개수에 대한 연결 싸이트들의 개수의 비로써 구한다. AECL-2230, CBX 핵연료봉 실험의 기체 방출분율 자료에 대하여, FASTGRASS 코드의 상호연결분율 함수를 영역별로 계산한 상호연결분율로 대치하여 계산한 결과와 비교하였다. 균열과 재조직은 핵분열 기체 방출에 상당히 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이 모델의 주요 장점은 결정립계에서의 상호연결현상을 단순 상호연결분율보다 좀더 사실적으로 모의하며 결정립의 성장과 균열을 고려할 수 있다는 점이다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.61-72
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• 2011

In this study, the structural details of steel girder-abutment joints with shear connectors and tie bars were suggested to improve the rigid behavior and crack-resisting capacity of the joints in integral bridges. Experimental loading tests of steel girder-abutment joint specimens with the proposed and empirically constructed structural details were carried out, and the capacities and behavioral characteristics of the joints were evaluated through loading tests. Based on the results of the loading tests, it was estimated that all types of tested joints can be applied to the steel girder-abutment joints because they have sufficient stiffness and crack-resisting capacity under the required design and yield loads. According to the initial stiffness, crack propagations, and load-strain relationships, however, the joints with shear connectors and tie bars showed better structural behaviors compared to the empirically constructed joint.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.185-192
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• 2015

Expansion joint is the essential element of the bridge in many cases. When the bridge faces chloride of preventing freezing on the surface of the bridge, the expansion joints is damaged significantly, thus this reduces service life and increases maintenance cost of the bridge. As a solution of this problem, new technology using high ductile materials for the joint without expansion joint was developed and in this research, crack control performance, preventing leaking after the cracking, and chloride resistance were experimentally evaluated. As a result of the experiment, with PCM and FRC materials, the connecting joint suffered poor crack dispersion and severe damage by the chloride penetration while with high-ductile material, the connecting joint dispersed the tensile deformation to microcracks stably up to 7.5mm. Furthermore, under the sever conditions, the leaking was prevented and penetration of chloride ions was prevented after the crack occurred.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.309-318
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• 2013

Abutment-to-pile connection in an integral abutment bridge is vulnerable to lateral displacement induced by thermal movement of the superstructure. However, previous researches have merely focused on the connection. In order to improve the performance of the connection, new abutment-to-pile connection designs were proposed based on quasi-static nonlinear finite element model. The reinforcement detail specified in PennDOT DM4 and HSS tube were barely effective in controlling crack growing but spiral rebar effectively performed to delay crack growth as well as absorbing energy capacity. However, it was found that delaying cracking and strengthening the connection also caused the high lateral load in superstructures. Consequently, shape of HP pile were modified to introduce plastic hinge of the HP pile for reducing the lateral load in superstructures. Connections with modified HP pile significantly prevented crack propagations under the lateral displacement.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.11 no.4 s.41
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• pp.351-362
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• 1999

Damage detection methods which utilize the change in dynamic characteristics are very hard to apply to large civil structures since local damage hardly affects global dynamic characteristics. But, if there is a very important and critical member and we focus only on the local behavior of it, it would be possible to detect damage from the change in local dynamic characteristics, such as natural frequencies and mode shapes .In this study, the cable anchorage part of a cable-stayed bridge under construction is modeled and analyzed by commercial finite element program, ABAQUS. It has both welding and bolting connections with a cable and a stiffening plate, and has a possible high stress concentration portions in it. Several damage scenarios such as crack through the welding or crack through the bolting connection are examined. The result shows that the local natural frequencies of the damaged member decrease up to 16% compared with that of the undamaged member. It is concluded that there is quite a high feasibility that the damage of the cable anchorage can be detected by measuring local dynamic characteristics.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.306-309
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• 2010

강철도 플레이트거더교의 경우 일반적으로 레일의 폭보다 거더 사이의 폭이 넓기 때문에 거더에 편심이 작용하게 된다. 이러한 편심 영향으로 거더 내측 상부플랜지에 휨변형이 일어나게 되어, 상부플랜지와 수직보강재 용접이음부에 반복하중에 의한 피로균열이 발생되고 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 공용중인 강철도 플레이트거더교를 대상교량으로 하여 공용하중에 대한 구조해석을 실시하였다. 대상교량에 대한 현장계측을 기초로 구조모델링을 검증하였고, 검증된 구조모델링을 사용하여 열차하중 하에서의 상부플랜지와 수직보강재 용접연결부에서의 피로균열 보강방안에 대한 구조해석을 실시하였다. 또한 상부플랜지와 수직보강재 용접이음부 상세해석을 통하여 피로균열 발생위치를 확인하고 연결이음부의 적절한 보강방안을 제시하고자 한다.