• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.539-561
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• 2017

In this study, the effects of initial damage of concrete columns on the post-repair performance of reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite are investigated experimentally. Four kinds of compression-damaged RC cylinders were reinforced using external CFRP composite wraps, and the stress-strain behavior of the composite/concrete system was investigated. These concrete cylinders were compressed to four pre-damaged states including low -level, medium -level, high -level and total damage states. The percentages of the stress levels of pre-damage were, respectively, 40, 60, 80, and 100% of that of the control RC cylinder. These damaged concrete cylinders simulate bridge piers or building columns subjected to different magnitudes of stress, or at various stages in long-term behavior. Experimental data, as well as a stress-strain model proposed for the behavior of damaged and undamaged concrete strengthened by external CFRP composite sheets are presented. The experimental data shows that external confinement of concrete by CFRP composite wrap significantly improves both compressive strength and ductility of concrete, though the improvement is inversely proportional to the initial degree of damage to the concrete. The failure modes of the composite/damaged concrete systems were examined to evaluate the benefit of this reinforcing methodology. Results predicted by the model showed very good agreement with those of the current experimental program.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.415-430
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• 2021

The effective flange width was usually introduced into elementary beam theory to consider the shear lag effect in steel-concrete composite beams. Previous studies have primarily focused on the effective width under positive moments and elastic loading, whereas it is still not clear for negative moment cases in the normal service stages. To account for this problem, this paper proposed simplified formulas for the effective flange width and reinforcement stress of composite beams under negative moments in service stages. First, a 10-degree-of-freedom (DOF) fiber beam element considering the shear lag effect and interfacial slip effect was proposed, and a computational procedure was developed in the OpenSees software. The accuracy and applicability of the proposed model were verified through comparisons with experimental results. Second, a method was proposed for determining the effective width of composite beams under negative moments based on reinforcement stress. Employing the proposed model, the simplified formulas were proposed via numerical fitting for cases under uniform loading and centralized loading at the mid-span. Finally, based on the proposed formulas, a simplified calculation method for the reinforcement stress in service stages was established. Comparisons were made between the proposed formulas and design code. The results showed that the design code method greatly underestimated the contribution of concrete under negative moments, leading to notable overestimations in the reinforcement stress and crack width.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제92권2호
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• pp.133-147
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• 2024

Composite beams of steel and concrete strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) may exhibit considerably enhanced flexural behaviour, but the combination of three materials with different characteristics and the various possible failure mechanisms that may govern performance make their analysis quite demanding. Previous studies provided significant insights into this problem and several methods were proposed for calculating flexural stiffness and strength, but these studies are restricted to the single member level of a simply supported composite beam section. However, the problem considerably changes when the beam is part of a frame system due to the degree of continuity provided by the surrounding structure, which represents the most common situation in practice. This paper explores the behaviour of semi-continuous FRP-strengthened composite beams, by considering the response characteristics of their end connections and their effects on overall performance. A novel analytical model is derived, which enables a step-by-step representation of the nonlinear relationship between an incremental mid-span design bending moment and corresponding connection rotations. After verification against finite element analyses, a parametric study is conducted which shows that the substantially increased bending moment resistance of FRP-strengthened composite beams can hardly be fully utilized due to a deficiency of corresponding large deformation capacity available in the connections. The extent to which the presence FRP strengthening can be exploited to enhance the beam flexural response depends on the interplay between various structural parameters, including the connection rotation capacity, the beam span, and the FRP modulus of elasticity and ultimate strength.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• 제29권1_2호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2011

Explicit formulas are given for the first and second Zagreb index, degree-distance and Wiener-type invariants of splice and link of graphs. As a consequence, the first and second Zagreb coindex of these classes of composite graphs are also computed.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.91-105
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• 2020

Steel-concrete composite beam with profiled steel sheet has gained its popularity in the last two decades. Due to the ageing of these structures, retrofitting in terms of flexural strength is necessary to ensure that the aged structures can carry the increased traffic load throughout their design life. The steel ribs, which presented in the profiled steel deck, limit the use of shear connectors. This leads to a poor degree of composite action between the concrete slab and steel beam compared to the solid slab situation. As a result, the shear connectors that connects the slab and beam will be subjected to higher shear stress which may also require strengthening to increase the load carrying capacity of an existing composite structure. While most of the available studies focus on the strengthening of longitudinal shear and flexural strength separately, the present work investigates the effect of both flexural and longitudinal shear strengthening of steel-concrete composite beam with composite slab in terms of failure modes, ultimate load carrying capacity, ductility, end-slip, strain profile and interface differential strain. The flexural strengthening was conducted using carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) or steel plate on the soffit of the steel I-beam, while longitudinal shear capacity was enhanced using post-installed high strength bolts. Moreover, a combination of both the longitudinal shear and flexural strengthening techniques was also implemented (hybrid strengthening). It is concluded that hybrid strengthening improved the ultimate load carrying capacity and reduce slip and interface differential strain that lead to improved composite action. However, hybrid strengthening resulted in brittle failure mode that decreased ductility of the beam.

• Composites Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.218-222
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 제강 과정의 부산물로 발생하는 슬래그의 구조용 충전제로써의 사용 가능성을 검토하였다. 고분자 기지 슬래그 복합재료를 제작하여 슬래그 입자의 크기(8~12 ${\mu}m$ and 12~16 ${\mu}m$), 체적 비(0-30 vol.%)에 따른 슬래그 복합재료의 기계적 특성에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 복합재료 물성에 영향을 주는 요인인 입자 분산 도와 계면상태를 고찰하기 위해 각각 시편에 대하여 조직사진을 촬영하였다. 인장 시험 결과 슬래그 복합재료의 재료강성은 슬래그 체적비가 증가할수록 증가하였고 인장 강도는 체적비가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 슬래그 복합재료의 재료강성은 슬래그 입자의 크기의 변화에 따른 뚜렷한 경향성을 띄지 않았고 인장강도는 입자의 크기가 작을수록 높은 값을 가졌다. 조직 사진 촬영 결과 슬래그 복합재료가 양호한 계면상태를 보였고, 낮은 체적 비에서는 좋은 분산 도를 나타냈지만 체적비가 높아지면 입자들의 뭉침 현상이 발생하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 복합적층 절판 구조물을 고차 전단변형이론을 이용하여 길이변화에 의한 거동 특성을 해석한다. 고차 전단변형이론을 적용하기 위하여 잘 알려진 Lagrangian 및 Hermite 보간함수를 병용한 방법은 다소 복잡하고 4절점 요소에만 적용할 수 있으며, 3절점 요소에 적용할 경우 매우 복잡하게 된다. 이러한 단점 및 복잡성을 피하기 위하여 Lagrangian 보간함수만을 사용한 고차 전단변형이론을 이용하며 복합적층 절판 구조물의 해석과정의 편의성 및 정확성을 위하여 면내 회전각 자유도를 추가한다. 그러므로 한 요소 당 4개의 절점이 있으며, 한 절점 당 10개의 자유도를 가지게 된다. 기존의 절판 구조물은 길이 변화에 대한 영향을 고려한 경우가 적으므로 본 연구에서는 이를 중심 변수로 설정하여 다양한 매개변수 연구를 수행한다. 본 연구에서는 길이 변화에 따라 예측하기 힘든 복잡한 거동을 보이는 복합적층 절판 구조물의 거동특성을 분석하여 합리적인 설계가 가능하고자 한다.

• 공업화학
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.482-487
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• 1993

반응성과 성형성이 우수한 졸-겔법을 이용하여 비선형 광학물질인MNA(2-Methyl-4-nitro-aniline), Carbazole 1(5-Nitro-9-hydroxyethyl Carbazole), Carbazole 2(5-Nitro-9-ethyl Carbazole) 그리고 DR1(Disperse Red 1)을 Silica matrix에 조합시킨 유-무기계 복합박막을 제조하였다. 이들 유-무기계 복합박막의 열적 안정도와 분해정도를 비교한 결과 -OH기를 갖는 Carbazole 1과 DR 1이 열분해에 대한 안정성이 우수하다는 것을 알았다. Carbazole 1의 편극화 처리로 UV 흡광도의 현저한 감소가 일어났고 상온에서 전기장을 제거하자 UV 흡광도의 느린 회복이 발견되었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.1023-1042
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• 2016

Based on Hamilton's principle, the flexural vibration differential equations and boundary conditions of the steel-concrete composite beam (SCCB) with comprehensive consideration of the influences of the shear deformation, interface slip and longitudinal inertia of motion were derived. The analytical natural frequencies of flexural vibration were compared with available results previously observed by the experiments, the results calculated by the FE model and the other similar beam theories available in the open literatures. The comparison results showed that, the calculation results of the analytical and Timoshenko models had a good agreement with the results of the experimental test and FE model. Finally, the influences of shear deformation and interface slip on the flexural natural frequencies of the SCCB were discussed. The shear deformation effect increases with the increase of the mode orders of flexural natural vibration, and the flexural natural frequencies of the higher mode orders ignoring the influence of shear deformations effect would be overestimated. The interface slip effect decrease with the increase of the mode orders of flexural natural vibration, and the influence of the interface slip effect on flexural natural frequencies of the low mode orders is significant. The influence of the degree of shear connection on shear deformation effect is insignificant, and the low order modes of flexural natural vibration are mainly composed of the rotational displacement of cross sections.

• 멤브레인
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.286-293
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• 2006

다공성 비대칭막인 polinylidene fluoride (PVdF) 기질막을 상전환법으로 제작하였다. Styrene과 divinyl-benzene (DVB)의 비율을 달리하여 가교시킨 후 술폰산 용액인 황산을 사용하여 $SO_3{^-}$기를 도입시켜 최종적으로 PVdF 이온전도성 복합막을 제작한 후 FTIR, SEM, EDS로써 $SO_3{^-}$기를 확인하였다. 가교도가 증가할수록 용매의 함유율이 감소하였으며, 이온교환용량도 감소하였다. 또한 전기전도도 및 메탄올 투과도도 가교도의 증가에 따라 감소하였으나 Nafion 117보다 우수한 값을 나타내었다. DVB 함량이 8%일 때 $5.58{\times}10^{-5}S/cm$의 전기전도도로써 Nafion 117과 유사한 전기 전도도($6.03{\times}10^{-5}S/cm$)를 나타내었으나 Nafion 117보다 낮은 메탄올투과도($1.0{\times}10^{-6}cm^2/sec$)를 보여 주었다.