• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.637-647
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• 2014

In pressurized water reactors, the upper head of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) contains numerous control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) nozzles. These nozzles are fabricated by welding after being inserted into the RPV head with a room temperature shrink fit. The tensile residual stresses caused by this welding are a major factor in primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC). Over the last 15 years, the incidences of cracking in alloy 600 CRDM nozzles have increased significantly. These cracks are caused by PWSCC and have been shown to be driven by the welding residual stresses and operational stresses in the weld region. Various measures are being sought to overcome these problems. The defects resulting from the welding process are often the cause of PWSCC acceleration. Therefore, any weld defects found in the RPV manufacturing process are immediately repaired by repair welding. Detailed finite-element simulations for the Korea Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel were conducted in order to predict the magnitudes of the repair weld residual stresses in the tube materials.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.84-86
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.182-184
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.100-102
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.215-216
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• 2004

최근 해양구조물의 수직 칼럼부 용접 공법은 FCAW에 의한 다층 용접으로, 작업 시수와 작업자의 피로 가중 등, 생산 효율면에서 단점이 많았다. 이를 개선하기 위해 최초로 EGW에 의한 단층 용접을 적용하고자 EGW 적용시의 용접강도 및 피로 안전성을 평가하기 위한, 피로 시험을 수행하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.500-503
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 산업용 용접구조물의 피로성능 평가를 위한 시간 및 비용 절감형 전산피로시험법을 개발한다. 임의의 하중에 놓인 용접구조물의 성능저하 현상(균열발생 및 진전 등)을 손상역학에 기반하여 역학적으로 기술하고 자체개발한 유한요소해석코드에 탑재하여 이를 전산적으로 시뮬레이션한다. 정도 높은 용접구조물 전산피로시험법의 개발을 위해 용접잔류응력과 재료파라미터를 자체개발한 유한요소해석코드를 통해 구현한다. 개발된 전산피로시험법은 용접구조물의 피로시험 결과와 비교함으로서 제안 기법의 적합성 및 유용성을 검증한다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.93-101
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• 1987

Residual stresses have remained around welding areas of a steel structure member after welding operation. The major causes to occur these residual stresses are the local heat due to a welding, the heat stresses due to a irregular and rapid cooling condition, the material and rigidity of a steel structure. Ultimatly, these residual stresses have been known to decrease a brittle fracture strength, a fatigue strength, a buckling strength, dynamic properties, and the corrosion resistance of the material. This paper deals with the residual stresses on a steel structure member through experimental studies. SWS 58 plates were welded by the method of X-groove type. These plates were layed on the heat treatment at four different temperatures; $350^{\circ}C$, $500^{\circ}C$, $650^{\circ}C$ and $800^{\circ}C$. The resulting residual Stresses were measured by hole drilling method, and the followings were obtained. The residual stresses on the vicinity of a welding point were relieved most effectively at the temperature of $650^{\circ}C$, and these stresses relieved completly when the ratio of a hole diamerter to a hole depth became unity. Hardness test shows that the higher value of hardness at the heat affected zone dropped to belower as the temperature went up from $350^{\circ}C$ to $800^{\circ}C$. The Welding input heats have not influenced the magnitude of residual stresses at the input heat range between above and below one forth than standard.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.97-101
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• 2010

PWSCC(Primary Stress Corrosion Cracking) in Alloy 82/182 butt welds is the problem affecting safety and integrity of nuclear power plant. PWSCC can be occurred in the area that is at high magnitude of tensile residual stress, such as Alloy 82/182 dissimilar metal welds in PZR(pressurizer) nozzles. There have been a number of incidents recently at the dissimilar metal welds in overseas nuclear power plants. Overlay weld is the one of the effective methods to decrease tensile residual stress of inside surface, which will result in preventing PWSCC. In this paper, overlay weld conditions on the purpose of preventing PWSCC was explained and the benefit of the overlay weld was confirmed performing finite element analysis.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.599-608
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• 2012

A numerical analysis has been performed through implicit dynamic finite element analysis using the commercial package, ABAQUS in order to investigate effect of laser peening on welding residual stress mitigation of dissimilar metal welds in a safety injection nozzle of integral reactor. The implicit dynamic finite element analysis are compared with the previous experimental results. By comparison, it is identified that the implicit dynamic finite element analysis is valid for residual stress mitigation via laser peening. Implicit static finite element residual stress analysis has been performed for the dissimilar metal welds subject to inner repair welding. The analysis results represent that both axial and hoop residual stresses are tensile on inner surface of safety injection nozzle due to inner repair welding. Also Parametric study has performed to investigate effect of laser peening variables such as maximum impact pressure, duration time of pressure, spot diameter and peening direction on the welding residual stress mitigation. As a result, it is found that laser peening has the preventive maintenance effect to mitigate mainly residual stresses of region near inner surface.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.16-23
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• 1996

용접변수는 재현성을 보장하기 위하여 명시되어져야 할 모든 변수라고 정의 되어질 수 있다. 이러한 용접변수는 이음 설계, 용접부 청소, 홈가공, 예열, 후열처 리, 용접법 변수(예, 용접속도, 전압, 잔류) 등이다. 이러한 용접 변수는 용접절차서 (welding procedure apecification)에 그 내용과 측정값을 기술하도록 되어 있다. 본고에서는 좁은 의미에서 용접변수인 용접전류, 전압, 용접속도, 용접부의 온도 측정 방법을 설명하고 그 활용방법에 대하여 기술하고자 한다. 이러한 용접변수는 컴퓨터 에 접속하여 측정이 이루어 지도록 하여 측정자료의 평가, 기록 및 공정제어에 이용 될 수 있다.