• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.461-474
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• 2023

Concrete-filled steel tubes are among the most efficient compressive structural members because the strength of the concrete is enhanced given that the surrounding steel tube confines the concrete laterally and the steel tube is restrained with regard to inward deformation due to the concrete existing inside. Accurate estimations of the ultimate compressive strength of CFT are important for efficient designs of CFT members. In this study, an analytical procedure that directly formulates the interaction between the concrete and steel tube by considering the nonlinear Poisson effect and stress-strain curve of the concrete including the confinement effect is proposed. The failure stress of concrete and von-Mises failure yield criterion of steel were used to consider multi-dimensional stresses. To verify the prediction capabilities of the proposed analytical procedure, 99 circular CFT experimental data instances from other studies were used for a comparison with AISC, Eurocode 4, and other researchers' predictions. From the comparison, it was revealed that the proposed procedure more accurately predicted the ultimate compressive strength of a circular CFT regardless of the range of the design variables, in this case the concrete compressive strength, yield strength of the steel tube and diameter relative to the thickness ratio of the tube.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.24-27
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• 2008

For the development of superconducting fault current limiters(SFCLs) having large current capacity, we fabricated an SFCL element that consists of Bi-2212 superconductor and Cu-Ni alloy tubes. First, Ag was plated on the surface of the Bi-2212 for the enhancement of soldering process. On the Ag-plated Bi-2212 tube, a Cu-Ni alloy tube was soldered using optimized solders and soldering conditions. The BSCCO/Cu-Ni composite was processed mechanically to have a helical shape for the improvement of the SFCL characteristics. The total current path of the SFCL element was 1330 mm long with 12 turns, and had critical current of 340 A at 77 K. Finally, we carried out the fault test using the fabricated SFCL element. It showed successful current limiting performance under the fault condition of 50 $V_{rms}$ and 5.5 kA. From the results, the rated voltage of the SFCL element was decided to be 0.4 V/cm, and the power capacity was 12 kVA at 77 K. The fabrication process of the SFCL and the fault test results will be presented.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2021년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.195-196
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• 2021

The pore distribution of the cement mortar mixed with carbon nanotubes was found to have a large number of pores at (370~80)㎛, and the distribution ratio was larger as the carbon nanotubes were mixed. However, the pores with a fine particle diameter of (10-0.5) ㎛ were found to be larger as the carbon nanotubes were incorporated. However, the distribution of pores of the test specimens of conductive cement mortar with deterioration damage was found to be distributed in a number of particle diameters of (500 to 100) ㎛ and (10 to 0.5) ㎛. It is judged that the particle diameter of the internal pores increased due to the damage. However, as the mixing ratio of the test specimen with carbon nanotubes increased, the distribution of voids was relatively lower than that of plain, and it was judged to have excellent resistance to deterioration damage.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.759-779
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• 2023

The paper proposes two hybrid metaheuristic optimization and artificial neural network (ANN) methods for the close prediction of the ultimate axial compressive capacity of concentrically loaded concrete filled double skin steel tube (CFDST) columns. Two metaheuristic optimization, namely genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO), approaches enable the dynamic training architecture underlying an ANN model by optimizing the number and sizes of hidden layers as well as the weights and biases of the neurons, simultaneously. The former is termed as GA-ANN, and the latter as PSO-ANN. These techniques utilize the gradient-based optimization with Bayesian regularization that enhances the optimization process. The proposed GA-ANN and PSO-ANN methods construct the predictive ANNs from 125 available experimental datasets and present the superior performance over standard ANNs. Both the hybrid GA-ANN and PSO-ANN methods are encoded within a user-friendly graphical interface that can reliably map out the accurate ultimate axial compressive capacity of CFDST columns with various geometry and material parameters.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.293-306
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• 2023

This article focuses on the study of the buckling behavior of two-dimensional functionally graded (2D-FG) nanosize tubes, including porosity, based on the first shear deformation and higher-order theory of the tube. The nano-scale tube is simulated using the nonlocal gradient strain theory, and the general equations and boundary conditions are derived using Hamilton's principle for the Zhang-Fu's tube model (as a higher-order theory) and Timoshenko beam theory. Finally, the derived equations are solved using a numerical method for both simply-supported and clamped boundary conditions. A parametric study is performed to investigate the effects of different parameters, such as axial and radial FG power indices, porosity parameter, and nonlocal gradient strain parameters, on the buckling behavior of the bi-dimensional functionally graded porous tube. Keywords: Nonlocal strain gradient theory; buckling; Zhang-Fu's tube model; Timoshenko theory; Two-dimensional functionally graded materials; Nanotubes; Higher-order theory.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2024

A composite member made of concrete-filled steel tubes (CFT columns) has been recognized for its fire resistance due to the thermal mass effect of concrete inside the steel tube, as shown in various studies. In this study, the fire resistance performance of reinforced CFT columns under constant axial load was evaluated using finite element analysis with ABAQUS. For this purpose, the variables including cross-section size, steel tube thickness, and concrete cover thickness were set, and the temperature distribution in the column cross-section exposed to a standard fire was investigated using heat transfer analysis. Ultimately, a P-M interaction curve was obtained by evaluating the overall residual strength of columns, and the fire resistance time was determined by evaluating axial displacement-time responses due to the reduction in load capacity during fire through stress analysis.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.217-235
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• 2024

Concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) nowadays are widely used as the main parts of momentous structures, and its connection has gained increasing attention as the complexity in configuration and load transfer mechanism. This paper proposes a novel CFST pier-to-footing incorporating tube-confined RC encasement. Such an innovative approach offers several benefits, including expedited on-site assembly, effective confinement, and collision resistance and corrosion resistance. The seismic behavior of such CFST pier-to-footing connection was studied by testing eight specimens under quasi-static cyclic lateral load. In the experimental research, the influences on the seismic behavior and the order of plastic hinge formation were discussed in detail by changing the footing height, axial compression ratio, number and length of anchored bars, and type of confining tube. All the specimens showed sufficient ductility and energy dissipation, without significant strength degradation. There is no obvious failure in the confined footing, while local buckling can be found in the critical section of the pier. It suggests that the footing provides satisfactory strength protection for the connection.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2018

얇은 두께의 강관 내부에 PHC말뚝을 합성해서 기존 PHC말뚝 및 강관말뚝보다 휨강도와 전단강도가 향상된 프리스트레스를 도입한 중공형 콘크리트 충전 강관(HCFT)말뚝을 개발하였다. HCFT말뚝의 강도특성을 조사하기 위해 다양한 조건에서 제작된 HCFT말뚝과 함께 동일 직경의 PHC말뚝 및 강관말뚝에 대해 휨강도 및 전단강도시험을 실시하였다. 시험결과 직경이 450~500mm인 HCFT말뚝은 동일 직경의 ICP말뚝 대비 2.88배, 두께 12mm의 강관말뚝 대비 1.19배의 휨강도를 발휘하였고, 강관말뚝의 2.40배에 달하는 전단강도를 발휘하였다. 그리고 HCFT말뚝의 강관 내벽에 설치한 전단연결재는 HCFT말뚝의 휨거동에 거의 영향을 주지 않았으며, HCFT말뚝의 휨강도는 HCFT말뚝을 구성하는 강관과 PHC말뚝에 대한 개별 휨강도 합산치보다 35~63% 컸는데 이것은 강관의 구속효과로 인해 압축영역에 있는 콘크리트의 강도가 증가하기 때문으로 판단된다. 또한 HCFT말뚝이 복합말뚝에서 상부말뚝으로 사용되면 수평하중을 받는 구조물의 수평변위 저감과 구조안정성 향상에 효과적일 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2014

원형 콘크리트 충전 강관(CFT)은 급속시공이 가능하고 뛰어난 좌굴 성능 및 콘크리트의 구속효과와 같은 여러 장점을 가지고 있어, 건축물의 기둥이나 교량의 교각으로 이용되고 있다. 하지만 CFT는 이러한 장점에도 불구하고 널리 이용되고 있지 않고 있다. 이러한 이유는 CFT의 설계기준들이 서로 상이하여 보수적인 설계가 이루어지고 있는 것에 일부 기인한다. 이 연구에서는 CFT설계에 널리 이용되는 AISC 및 EC4 설계기준의 타당성을 기존 연구자들이 수행한 실험 결과 및 이 연구에서 수행된 유한요소해석 결과를 이용하여 검증하였다. 특히 축력과 휨모멘트가 동시에 작용하는 CFT에 대하여 AISC 및 EC4에서 제안한 P-M 상관곡선의 타당성 검증에 초점을 두었다. 연구 결과, 기존의 P-M 상관곡선은 CFT의 강도를 상당히 보수적으로 예측하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구에서는 개선된 P-M 상관곡선을 제안하고 기존 실험 결과 및 이 연구에서 수행한 유한요소해석 결과를 이용하여 검증하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.359-368
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• 2013

본 논문은 중공튜브 및 샌드위구조 형식을 주로 갖는 GFRP 복합소재 바닥판의 기본설계에서 전체 유한요소 모델링을 이용하지 않고 탄성등가 모델링을 이용한 간편 해석 방법을 제시하였다. 제시된 간편 해석 방법의 타당성 검증을 위해서 ANSYS 프로그램이 사용되었으며, 전체 유한요소 모델링과 탄성등가모델링을 이용한 해석값을 각각 비교하였다. 또한 본 논문에서 제안된 GFRP 복합소재 바닥판 간편 해석법에 의한 해석 결과를 비교하기 위해 각형 튜브를 갖는 샌드위치 구조형식 GFRP 복합소재 바닥판의 4점 휨시험인 실내실험결과를 수행하였다. 해석 결과와 실험 결과 내용을 비교분석하였다. 제시된 간편해석 방법은 GFRP 복합소재 바닥판의 기본설계시 사용하기에 적용성이 있음을 확인되었다.