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Theoretical and experimental serviceability performance of SCCs connections

  • Maghsoudi, Ali Akbar
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.241-266
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    • 2011
  • The Self Compacting Concrete, SCC is the new generation type of concrete which is not needed to be compacted by vibrator and it will be compacted by its own weight. Since SCC is a new innovation and also the high strength self compacting concrete, HSSCC behavior is like a brittle material, therefore, understanding the strength effect on the serviceability performance of reinforced self compacting concretes is critical. For this aim, first the normal and high strength self compacting concrete, NSSCC and HSSCC was designed. Then, the serviceability performance of reinforced connections consisting of NSSCC and HSSCC were investigated. Twelve reinforced concrete connections (L = 3 m, b = 0.15 m, h = 0.3 m) were simulated, by this concretes, the maximum and minimum reinforcement ratios ${\rho}$ and ${\rho}^{\prime}$ (percentage of tensile and compressive steel reinforcement) are in accordance with the provision of the ACI-05 for conventional RC structures. This study was limited to the case of bending without axial load, utilizing simple connections loaded at mid span through a stub (b = 0.15 m, h = 0.3 m, L = 0.3 m) to simulate a beam-column connection. During the test, concrete and steel strains, deflections and crack widths were measured at different locations along each member. Based on the experimental readings and observations, the cracked moment of inertia ($I_{cr}$) of members was determined and the results were compared with some selective theoretical methods. Also, the flexural crack widths of the members were measured and the applicability for conventional vibrated concrete, as for ACI, BS and CSA code, was verified for SCCs members tested. A comparison between two Codes (ACI and CSA) for the theoretical values cracking moment is indicate that, irrespective of the concrete strength, for the specimens reported, the prediction values of two codes are almost equale. The experimental cracked moment of inertia $(I_{cr})_{\exp}$ is lower than its theoretical $(I_{cr})_{th}$ values, and therefore theoretically it is overestimated. Also, a general conclusion is that, by increasing the percentage of ${\rho}$, the value of $I_{cr}$ is increased.

Importance of a rigorous evaluation of the cracking moment in RC beams and slabs

  • Lopes, A.V.;Lopes, S.M.R.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.275-291
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    • 2012
  • The service loads are often decisive in the design of concrete structures. The evaluation of the cracking moment, $M_{cr}$, is an important issue to predict the performance of the structure, such as, the deflections of the reinforced concrete beams and slabs. To neglect the steel bars of the section is a simplification that is normally used in the computation of the cracking moment. Such simplification leads to small errors in the value of this moment (typically less than 20%). However, these small errors can conduce to significant errors when the values of deflections need to be computed from $M_{cr}$. The article shows that an error of 10% on the evaluation of $M_{cr}$ can lead to errors over 100% in the deformation values. When the deformation of the structure is the decisive design parameter, the exact computing of the cracking moment is obviously very important. Such rigorous computing might lead to important savings in the cost of the structure. With this article the authors wish to draw the attention of the technical community to this fact. A simple equation to evaluate the cracking moment, $M_{cr}$, is proposed for a rectangular cross-section. This equation leads to cracking moments higher than those obtained by neglecting the reinforcement bars and is a simple rule that can be included in Eurocode 2. To verify the accuracy of the developed model, the results of the proposed equation was compared with a rigorous computational procedure. The proposed equation corresponds to a good agreement when compared with the previous approach and, therefore, this model can be used as a practical aid for calculating an accurate value of the cracking moment.

Effects of Carbide Morphology and Heat Treatment on Abrasion Wear Resistance of Chromium White Cast Irons (합금크롬주철의 탄화물형상 및 열처리가 내마모성에 미치는 영향)

  • Yu, Sung-Kon;Matsubara, Yasuhiro
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.407-413
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    • 2002
  • Eutectic high chromium cast irons containing 17%Cr and 26%Cr were produced for this research by making each of them solidify unidirectionally. Abrasion wear test against SiC or $Al_2$O$_3$bonded paper was carried out using test pieces cut cross-sectionally at several distances from the chill face of castings. The wear resistance was evaluated in connection with the parameters such as eutectic colony size($E_w$), area fraction of boundary region of the colony($S_B$) where comparatively large massive chromium carbides are crystallized and, average diameter of chromium carbides in the boundary region($D_c$). The wear rate($R_w$), which is a gradient of straight line of wear loss versus testing time, was influenced by the type and the particle size of the abrasives. The $R_w$ value against SiC was found to be larger than that against A1$_2$O$_3$under the similar abrasive particle size. In the case of SiC, the $R_w$ value increased with an increase in the particle size. The $R_w$ value also increased as the eutectic colony size decreased, and that of the 17%Cr iron was larger than that of the 26%Cr iron at the same $E_w$ value. Both of the $S_B$ and $D_c$ values were closely related to the $R_w$ value regardless of chromium content of the specimens. The $R_w$ values of the annealed specimens were greater than those of the as-cast specimens because of softened matrix structures. As for the relationship between wear rate and macro-hardness of the specimens, the hardness resulting in the minimum wear rate was found to be at 550 HV30.

Influence of Pore Structures and Surface Functional Groups of Activated Carbons on Adsorption Behaviors of Cr(VI) (활성탄소의 기공구조 및 표면관능기가 크롬(VI)의 흡착거동에 미치는 영향)

  • 정우영;박병기;박수진
    • Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.421-424
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    • 2002
  • 산업이 고도로 발달되고 공업화로 인한 자원 및 에너지의 무분별한 사용으로 산업전반에 걸쳐 배출되는 폐수 중에는 다양한 종류의 중금속 등이 포함되어 있어 사회적인 문제가 되고 있다. 특히, 환경을 고려하지 않은 화학물질의 남용은 폐수에 의한 수질의 중금속 오염을 가중시켜 왔으며, 이러한 중금속 중 크롬은 인간의 생리활성에 영향을 미치고 먹이사슬에 따라 축적되어 궁극적으로는 인간에게 질병을 유발시키는 중금속 중에 하나로서 국제사회로부터 커다란 관심을 불러 일으키고 있다[1]. (중략)

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Performance Evaluation of Joint Blind Equalizer and Carrier Recovery for QAM Signal (QAM 신호를 위한 Blind 등화기 Carrier Recovery 결합에 관한 성능평가)

  • 송재철;최형진
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.2067-2080
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    • 1994
  • Recently, joint blind equalization and carrier recovery for digital mobile transmission system is of growing interest. In this paper, we describe new receiver structure of joint godard blind equalizer and various recovery loop for QAM modulated signal. After a brief review of Godard blind equalizer and MAP estimation Costas loop, Generalized Costas loop, Leclert loop, Angular form loop, we present two kinds of receiver structures for joint blind equalization and carrier recovery. Using a Monto Carlo simulation technique, we can confirm that two kinds of receiver structures operate very well in the steady state.

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Characterization of Creep Resistance for HAZ Structures in Weldment of USC Power Plant (USC 발전설비 용접부 HAZ 조직의 내 크리프 특성)

  • Baek, Seung-Se;Park, Jeong-Hun;Lee, Song-In;Gwon, Il-Hyeon;Lee, Dong-Hwan;Yang, Seong-Mo;Yu, Hyo-Seon
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.250-252
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    • 2005
  • T/P92 steels are created for using USC boiler tube and header in next generation power plant. SP-Creep test and tensile creep test are performed to characterize creep for local structures of T/P92 steel weldment. The results are shown that P92 steel weldment is clearly superior than that of X20CrMoV121 steel weldment, which is widely used in supercritical power Plant. while fine gram HAZ is most weakest in X20 steel weldment, coarse grain HAZ is most weakest in P92.

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Ab Initio Calculated Structures and Vibrational Spectra of 1,3-Diethoxy-p-tert-butylcalix[4]crown-5-ether Complexed with Potassium Cation

  • Choe, Jong-In
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2007
  • Molecular structures were optimized for the 1,3-diethoxycalix[4]crown-5-ether (2) in the various isomers and their potassium-ion complexes by using B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)//B1LYP/6-31G(d,p) method after ab initio RHF/6-31G calculation. The cone-shaped isomer of 2 with cr-binding mode has shown the strongest binding efficiency among the six different complexes attributed to seven electrostatic interactions between the potassium cation and the oxygen atoms of crown-5-ether and ethoxy groups of the host (2). The vibrational spectra of 2 and its K+-complexes were obtained by restricted Hartree-Fock (RHF) calculations with the 6-31G basis set. The characteristic vibrational frequencies of various C-O-C stretching and bending motions are analyzed.

Ultrasonic Nonlinearity of AISI316 Austenitic Steel Subjected to Long-Term Isothermal Aging (장시간 등온열화된 AISI316 오스테나이트강의 초음파 비선형성)

  • Gong, Won-Sik;Kim, ChungSeok
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.241-247
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    • 2014
  • This study presents the ultrasonic nonlinearity of AISI316 austenitic stainless steels subjected to longterm isothermal aging. These steels are attractive materials for use in industrial mechanical structures because of their strength at high-temperatures and their chemical stability. The test materials were subjected to accelerated heat-treatment in an electrical furnace for a predetermined aging duration. The variations in the ultrasonic nonlinearity and microstructural damage were carefully evaluated through observation of the microstructure. The ultrasonic nonlinearity stiffly dropped after aging for up to 1000 h and, then, monotonously decreased. The polygonal shape of the initial grain structures changed to circular, especially as the annealing twins in the grains dissolved and disappeared. The delta ferrite on the grain boundaries could not be observed at 1000 h of aging, and these continuously transformed into their sigma phases. Consequently, in the intial aging period, the rapid decrease in the ultrasonic nonlinearity was caused by voids, dislocations, and twin annihilation. The continuous monotonic decrease in the ultrasonic nonlinearity after the first drop resulted from the generation of $Cr_{23}C_6$ precipitates and ${\sigma}$ phases.

Reliable experimental data as a key factor for design of mechanical structures

  • Brnic, Josip;Krscanski, Sanjin;Brcic, Marino;Geng, Lin;Niu, Jitai;Ding, Biao
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.72 no.2
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    • pp.245-256
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    • 2019
  • The experimentally determined mechanical behavior of the material under the prescribed service conditions is the basis of advanced engineering optimum design. To allow experimental data on the behavior of the material considered, uniaxial stress tests were made. The aforementioned tests have enabled the determination of mechanical properties of material at different temperatures, then, the material's resistance to creep at various temperatures and stress levels, and finally, insight into the uniaxial high cyclic fatigue of the material under different applied stresses for prescribed stress ratio. Based on fatigue tests, using modified staircase method, fatigue limit was determined. All these data contributes the reliability of the use of material in mechanical structures. Data representing mechanical properties are shown in the form of engineering stress-strain diagrams; creep behavior is displayed in the form of creep curves while fatigue of the material is presented in the form of S-N (maximum applied stress versus number of the cycles to failure) curve. Material under consideration was 18CrNi8 (1.5920) steel. Ultimate tensile strength and yield strength at room temperature and at temperature of $600^{\circ}C$: [${\sigma}_{m,20/600}=(613/156)MPa$; ${\sigma}_{0.2,20/600}=(458/141)MPa$], as well as endurance (fatigue) limit at room temperature and stress ratio of R = -1 : (${\sigma}_{f,20,R=-1}=285.1MPa$).

The Effects of the Structural Changes and Mechanical Properties of the Austenitized and Tempered Martensitic STS 410 Stainless Steel on Its Temper Embrittlement (STS 410 마르텐사이트계 Stainless 강의 템퍼취성과 조직 및 기계적 성질에 관한 연구)

  • S.H., Lee;T.H., Go;W.S., Lee;S.D., Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Heat Treatment
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    • v.35 no.6
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    • pp.303-313
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study was to test and analyze the effects of the mechanical properties and structural changes of the austenitized and tempered martensite STS 410 stainless steel containing 11.5~13%Cr and 0.10%C on its temper embrittlement. The STS 410 stainless steel test pieces for each 3 hours at 960℃, 1000℃ and then, tempered them for 2 hours at 300℃, 350℃, 400℃, 450℃, 500℃, 550℃, 600℃, 650℃ and 700℃ known as the intervals vulnerable to temper embrittlement to observe the changes of their structures and mechanical properties. In case autenitizing was insufficient due to lower temperature of thermal treatment for solution, unsolved carbides and ferrites remained in the structure after quenching, which meant that the parts could wear out and corrode to embrittle at the room temperature. Elongation and impact energy changes with Tempering conditions showed minimum results in range of 400~500℃. The decrease in elongation and impact energy at 400~500℃ was the hardening effect of the subgrain due to the precipitation of many M3C or M7C3, M23C6. And STS 410 stainless steel corrosion tested in 10% NaCl solution at 30℃ after tempering treatment. The degree of corrosion sensitization showed increasing tendency with increase of tempering temperature and Cr carbide precipitation were observed in grain boundary.