• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.18-26
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• 2012

Recently, research about Near-Surface-Mounted Rertofit (NSMR) method has been being widely performed as a method for retrofit of RC structure using FRP. This method requires additional work to make grooves during retrofit but makes it possible to improve retrofit effect and reduce the attack by environment. In this paper, the retrofit effect of NSMR method, especially the method using FRP plate instead of bar is investigated through experiment. Six RC beams were made and retrofitted using by FRP plate following the planned methods; Surface-Bonding Retrofit (SBR), NSMR without debonding region and NSMR with debonding region. Flexural capacity of all specimens was evaluated by beam test with simple support condition. As a result, NSMR method with FRP plate had more improved structural capacity than SBR method. The calculation process of ACI 440-2R can be used to predict the member retrofitted by NSMR with FRP plate with consideration on the three anchorage failure mechanism.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.67-79
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• 2008

In this study, a bending test with three encased composite beams were carried out and analyzed using FEM in order to find how chemical adhesion, interface interlock, friction and composite action by shear studs contribute to stiffness, strength and composite action in the interface of encased compo site beams. The test and results of the FEM analysis showed that the difference in the ultimate moment capacity of the composite beams with and without studs is under 10%. The reason is that the effect of chemical adhesion, interface interlock, and friction in the interface on the composite action is so high that the encased beams have a moment capacity above some defined magnitude. Also, the increment of moment capacity up to plastic moment is not large and the increase of linearly proportioned.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.17-26
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• 2020

This study examined the structural effectiveness of the unbonded technique originally developed for seismic strengthening of unreinforced masonry walls on the basis of the prestressed steel bars and glass fiber (GF) grids. The masonry walls were strengthened by using individual steel bars or GF grids and their combination. Test results showed that the proposed technique was favorable in enhancing the strength, stiffness, and ductility of the masonry walls. When compared with the lateral load capacity, stiffness at the ascending branch of the lateral load-displacement curve, and energy dissipation capacity of the unstrengthened control wall, the increasing ratios were 110%, 120%, and 360%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the individual GF grids, 140%, 130%, and 510%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the individual steel bars, and 160%, 130%, and 840%, respectively, for the walls strengthened with the combination of steel bars and GF grids. The measured lateral load capacities of masonry walls strengthened with the developed technique were in relatively good agreement with the predictions by the equations proposed by Yang et al. Overall, the developed technique is quite promising in enhancing the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry walls.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.13 no.1 s.53
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• pp.195-204
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• 2009

Application of steel plates is one of widely used methods for shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams that are insufficient of shear capacity. While the existing method applying solid steel plates provides good shear rigidity, however, it is concerned by brittle bond failure patterns, inefficient material usage, and low constructability. The use of strap type steel plates has also shortcomings of low strenthening effect due to small interface bonding area and ununified behavior between plates and main body. Therefore, this study aims to introduce the shear strengthening method using slit type steel plate, which can solve out the problems aforementioned, and to verify its strengthening effects on shear capacity. A total of 13 specimens strengthened by slit type steel plates were fabricated with primary test parameters of plate width, slit spacing, and plate thickness. The test results from this study were also compared to those from the existing research on RC beams strengthened by strap type steel plates, and the strengthening effects on shear capacity of specimens having bonded slit type steel plates were quantitatively analyzed. The test results showed that the RC beams strengthened by slit type steel plates had greater shear capacities than those with strap type steel plates, which is considered to be the effects of improved composite behavior and larger interface bonding area in the RC beams strengthened by the slit type steel plates.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.133-140
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• 2010

Five strengthened columns and an unstrengthened column were tested under constant axial load and cyclic lateral loads to examine the seismic performance of the unbounded strengthening procedure using wire ropes and T-plates. Main variables considered were the presence of mortar cover for strengthening steel element and anchorage method of T-plate. Test results clearly showed that T-plates having a proper anchorage contribute to transfer of applied moment as well as enhancement of ductility of reinforced concrete columns. However, T-plate not anchored fully into a column base can seldom transfer the externally applied moment, though it highly improves the ductility of column. The presence of mortar cover for strengthening steel elements is significantly effective in enhancing the initial stiffness and flexural capacity of the strengthened columns, but has an adversely effect on enhancing the ductility. The ultimate moment strength predicted from the extended section laminae method in better agreement with test results compared with predictions obtained using stress black specified in ACI 318-05.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.17 no.5 s.78
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• pp.617-625
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• 2005

The brace is often used to resist lateral force such as that exerted by an earthquake. Because of buckling at bifurcation load, the brace shows unstable hysteretic characteristics in the plastic zone. Therefore, in this study, the brace with damper that consists of slit plates were suggested on the purpose of preventing buckling and increasing plastic deformation capacity. The experimental results regarding the brace member were analyzed and the feasibility was also examined.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.89-90
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• 2010

Three post-tensioned lightweight concrete beams were tested to examine the effect of the reinforcement index on the unbonded tendon stress at ultimate strength of the beams. The reinforcement index selected for main variables were 0.06, 0.15, 0.30. Test results showed that the stress of the unbonded tendons in the ultimate strength of the post-tensioned lightweight concrete beams can be conservatively evaluated using the empirical equations specified in ACI 318-08.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.2019-2020
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• 2008

옥외에서 폴리머 애자의 사용량이 급격하게 증가하는 이유는 자기제 애자에 비해 경량이면서 오손특성이 우수하다는 장점 때문이다. 약 10년 전 국내 배전선로에 설치된 EPDM(Ethylene propylene diene monomer) 재질의 폴리머 현수애자의 섬락고장이 있었다. 폴리머 애자는 재질 특성상 사용시간에 따라 표면 열화가 진행되고, 표면의 절연저항이 감소하여 누설전류가 증가하게 된다. 표면 섬락고장을 유발하는 누설전류는 절연물 표면 상태에 많은 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 폴리머애자 표면에 부착된 오손물이 전기적 특성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 표면에 부착된 미세한 오손물은 발수성을 급격히 저하시켰으며, 장시간 수분에 노출될 경우 상용전압에서 표면 방전의 원인이 되었다. 결과적으로 부착된 오손물은 누설전류와 절연내력에 영향을 주어 절연 특성을 저하시키게 된다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.133-141
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• 2001

A tubular member holding an axially through-gusset connection is often used to transmit axial compression in a steel truss structures. The elastic buckling loads of the member is affected by the stiffness ratio($\beta$) and the length ratio(G) because of two elements with different properties. In current code, however, the strength is evaluated with an effective length factor k=0.9 without considering the above effect. Therefore this study analyzed a theoretical mechanism based on the elasticity theory and performed a finite element analysis to investigate the influence parameters on the elastic buckling strength of axially loaded member.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1171-1172
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• 2015

송전선이나 전기기기의 나선(裸線)부분을 절연하고 동시에 기계적으로 유지 또는 지지하기 위한 절연체와 이것과 일체로 조립된 금구류로 구성된 절연지지물인 애자는 전기적으로 충분한 절연내력을 가지게 하기 위하여 다수의 주름을 만들어 표면에 따른 거리를 크게 한다. 이는 표면이 습하였을 때, 염분이나 먼지 등이 부착하였을 때 절연내력이 저하되는 것을 방지하는 데 효과가 있다. 그리고 재질별(세라믹, 유리, 합성수지 등), 모양별(원판형, 원주형, 중공, 갓형 등), 용도별(전차 선로용, 발전소 또는 변전소용, 통신 선로용 등) 및 사용방법(현수용, 내장용, 인류용, 고정용 등)에 따라 다양하게 분류된다. 본 논문에서는 복합 애자류(composite insulators)의 여러 가지 성능평가 시험방법 중에서 복합 애자의 여러 계면과 연결 금구의 접속부(interfaces and connections of end fittings)에 대한 이상 유무를 확인하는 시험인 수분침투시험평가기술에 대해 고찰하였다.