• Composites Research
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.7-14
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• 2003

Modeling of thick composite structures for finite element analysis is relatively complicated. 2-D plane elements may cause inaccurate result since the plane stress condition cannot be applicable in these structures. Therefore a 3-D modeling should be used. However, the difficulty to model all the layers with different material properties and ply orientation arise in this case. In this paper, an equivalent modeling is proposed and numerically tested for analysis of thick composite structures. By grouping layers with same material and ply orientation, number of elements through the thickness is remarkably reduced and still the result is close enough to the one from a detail finite element model. MSC/NASTRAN and PATRAN are used for the analysis. The proposed modeling technique has been applied for analysis of composite rotor hub system designed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI). Using the proposed equivalent modeling technique, we could conduct stress analysis for the hub system and check the safety factor of each part.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.288-298
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• 2001

There has been a growing interest in thick composite materials especially for primary structures. Fiber waviness is one of the manufacturing defects frequently encountered in thick composite structures and affects the mechanical properties such as stiffness and strength significantly. Therefore, nondestructive evaluation technique that can detect fiber waviness of thick composite is very important for the integrity of structures. In this study, efforts were made to understand ultrasonic wave propagation in thick composites with uniform fiber waviness by adopting the ray and plane wave theories. Both theoretical and experimental investigations were conducted to understand the wave propagation in thick composites with uniform fiber waviness. The experiments were conducted on specially fabricated thick composite specimens with various degrees of uniform fiber waviness using the conventional through-transmission method to verify the predicted results. The experimental results showed good agreement with the theoretical predictions.

• Composites Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.105-109
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• 2012

Recently, development of a small aircraft has been carried out for the BASA(Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement) program in Korea. This aircraft adopted all composite structures for environmental friendly by low fuel consumption due to its lightness behavior. However the composite structure has disadvantage which is very weak against impact damages. Therefore, damage allowable design of aircraft structure must be performed considering compressive fracture strength. This point is very important for certification of composite structure aircraft. In this paper, it is performed the research on damage tolerance of thick laminate adopting aircraft structure. The damage tolerance of three different types of thick laminates such as no damage, open hole and impact damage is evaluated under compression loading.

• Composites Research
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.30-36
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose the design method for the composite torque link of a landing gear for a helicopter. The composite torque link has to be light weighted and very stiff to keep the shock absorber in the landing gear of helicopter. The configuration and structural shape has to be designed in consideration of the RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) manufacturing process which is adopted to minimize the manufacturing cost. The mechanical properties are obtained through the coupon tests with the specimens made by the same manufacturing process for the composite structure. The optimal design process was performed through iterative modifications of the models which were verified by stress analysis using FEM. The composite torque link has lug-shaped parts and is very thick, so 3D Layered solid elements of ABAQUS were used to get the stress field including the stress components in thickness direction and non-linear static analysis using contact B.C. of rigid-deform condition was used to get the optimal design.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.517-526
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• 1994

복합재료가 점차 최근에 항공기에서 이차적인 구조요소에서 일차적으로 힘을 받는 구조물에 사 용됨으로써 두꺼운 복합재료 구조판과 셸의 정확한 동적, 정적거동을 예측하는 것이 중요한 문 제가 되었다. 특히 전산구조역학의 한 분야로서 복합재료 적층판의 문제는 inhomogeneity와 anisotropy 문제를 가지고 있어서 복잡하며 일차구조 (primary structrue)에서는 100장-200장의 적층도 드물지 않게 볼 수 있어서 정확한 계산을 위해서는 방대한 기억용량과 빠른 계산속도를 요구한다. 그러므로 복합재료 적층판의 거동을 정확하고 값싸고 빠르게 계산할 수 있는 이론과 수치방법의 개발이 중요한 문제이다. 이 문제는 E. Reissner, R. K. Kapania & S. Raciti, A. K. Noor & W. S., Burton, L. Librescu & J. N. Reddy, J. N. Reddy 등에 의해서 review가 행하 여졌고 이 분야의 모든 paper들의 비교적 현재까지 연구동향을 잘 묘사하고 있다. 여러 review paper들이 시간흐름상으로 여러 연구들을 잘 정리하고 있으므로 이 글에서는 논문들을 다시 review하는 것이 아니라 지난 20여 년간 이 분야에서 계속되어 온 연구중 주요한 것을 고찰하고 소개하는 것을 그 목적으로 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.113-120
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• 1995

여러가지 두꺼운 복합재료 구조물은 3차원 압축 부하 상태에 노출되는 경우가 발생한다. 이런 경우에 있어 서의 복합재료 압축 강도는 압축 평균 응력을 이용하면 예측이 가능할지도 모른다. 이번 연구 에서는 압축 평균 응력을 이용하여 탄소섬유 강화 복합재료들의 압축 강도를 예측하는 모델을 개발 하고자 한다. 이 모델은 압축강도에 영향을 주는 요소, 초기 misalignment를 고려하였고, 탄소섬유와 수지사이에 접합강도가 임계값을 초과할때 복합재료의 파괴가 일어난다고 가정한다. 또 여라가지 문헌들을 통하여 유압이 접합강도에 미치는 점들을 보여준다. 본 모델을 이용한 예측값들은 가해지는 유압에 따라 증가되며, 실험값들과 비교 분석될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.29-29
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• 1997

각광 받는 구조재료인 섬유강화 복합적층재에 대한 기계적 체결 거동은 본질적인 재료의 이방성에 의해서 파단강도가 파단 모우드와 매우 밀접한 관련을 갖는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서, 복합적층판 체결부의 정밀 구조 설계에서는 단순화에 따른 오차를 줄이고 정밀해에 의한 설계 및 해석이 요청된다. 특히, 층간응력 성분을 무시할 수 없는 두께를 갖는 복합적층 판의 기계적 체결부 해석이나 실제 구조물의 체결부에서 발생하는 굽힘이나 비틀림과 같은 하중 상태를 묘사하기 위해서도 정밀한 3차원 응력 해석은 필요하다. 하지만, 지금까지 기계적 체결부의 거동에 관한 연구는 층간응력 성분들을 어느정도 무시할 수 있는 얇은 평판에 대한 2차원 응력해석에 주로 국한되어 왔으며, 일부 수행된 체결부에 대한 3차원 응력 해석의 경우 여러 단점을 갖는 3차원 연속체 요소에 의한 유한요소 해석이 수행되었을 뿐이다.본 연구는 층간응력 성분들을 무시할 수 없는 두께를 갖는 복합적층판의 기계적 체결부 해석에 지금까지 사용되어온 3차원 연속체 요소에 의한 유한요소 방법이 갖는 단점들을 개선한 Layerwise 유한요소법을 이용하여 3차원 응력해석을 수행하였다. 특히, 선형상보성원리에 근거한 최적설계 기법을 응용하여, 기계적 체결시 핀과 적층판의 홀 사이에 발생하는 하중 전달 과정을 모사하고, 접촉력에 의한 홀 주위의 복잡하고 국부적인 응력 집중현상을 규명하여본다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.3A
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• pp.447-455
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• 2006

A general purpose of 4-node co-rotational resultant shell element is developed for the solution of nonlinear problems of reinforced concrete, steel and fiber-reinforced composite structures. The formulation of the geometrical stiffness presented here is defined on the mid-surface by using the second order kinematic relations and is efficient for analyzing thick plates and shells by incorporating bending moment and transverse shear resultant forces. The present element is free of shear locking behavior by using the ANS (Assumed Natural Strain) method such that the element performs very well as thin shells. Inelastic behaviour of concrete material is based on the plasticity with strain hardening and elasto-plastic fracture model. The plasticity of steel is based on Von-Mises Yield and Ivanov Yield criteria with strain hardening. The transverse shear stiffness of laminate composite is defined by an equilibrium approach instead of using the shear correction factor. The proposed formulation is computationally efficient and versitile for most civil engineering application and the test results showed good agreement.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.9-14
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• 2002

A higher order zig-zag plate theory is developed to accurately predict fully coupled mechanical, thermal, and electric behaviors. Both the in-plane displacement and temperature fields through the thickness are constructed by superimposing linear zig-zag field to the smooth globally cubic varying field. Smooth parabolic distribution through the thickness is assumed in the transverse deflection in order to consider transverse normal deformation. Linear zig-zag form is adopted in the electric field. The layer-dependent degrees of freedom of displacement and temperature fields are expressed in tern-is of reference primary degrees of freedom by applying interface continuity conditions as well as bounding surface conditions of transverse shear stresses and transverse heat flux. The numerical examples of coupled and uncoupled analysis demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the present theory. The present theory is suitable for the predictions of fully coupled behaviors of thick smart composite plate under mechanical, thermal, and electric loadings combined.

• Composites Research
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2018

The RFI process can be applied to very thick structures without limiting the resin viscosity. When the proper thickness of the resin film cannot be set, the resin film creates either the non-impregnated section or the excessive resin contents and this leads to the deterioration of mechanical properties. Therefore, this study proposed a method for setting the resin film thickness in the RFI process. The fiber compaction behavior test was proposed by setting the proper resin film thickness and the properties of composites were evaluated through short beam shear strength test, compression test and porosity measurement to verify the proposed method. The evaluation of physical properties of composites was conducted and an appropriate level of resin film thickness was found based on the results of fiber compaction behavior test.