• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.207-220
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• 2022

Structural health monitoring (SHM) plays a vital role in the maintenance and operation of constructions. In recent years, autonomous inspection has received considerable attention because conventional monitoring methods are inefficient and expensive to some extent. To develop autonomous inspection, a potential approach of crack identification is needed to locate defects. Therefore, this study exploits two deep learning-based segmentation models, DeepLabv3+ and Mask R-CNN, for crack segmentation because these two segmentation models can outperform other similar models on public datasets. Additionally, impacts of label quality on model performance are explored to obtain an empirical guideline on the preparation of image datasets. The influence of image cropping and label refining are also investigated, and different strategies are applied to the dataset, resulting in six alternated datasets. By conducting experiments with these datasets, the highest mean Intersection-over-Union (mIoU), 75%, is achieved by Mask R-CNN. The rise in the percentage of annotations by image cropping improves model performance while the label refining has opposite effects on the two models. As the label refining results in fewer error annotations of cracks, this modification enhances the performance of DeepLabv3+. Instead, the performance of Mask R-CNN decreases because fragmented annotations may mistake an instance as multiple instances. To sum up, both DeepLabv3+ and Mask R-CNN are capable of crack identification, and an empirical guideline on the data preparation is presented to strengthen identification successfulness via image cropping and label refining.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2005

A crack emanating from an internal electrode or a conducting damage path in ferroelectric ceramic actuators is analyzed. The boundary of the domain switching zone near the edge of the internal electrode in a ceramic multilayer actuator is determined based on the nonlinear electric theory. The stress intensity factor induced by a ferroelectric domain switching under small scale conditions is numerically obtained for flaws of various sizes near the electrode edge. It is found that stress intensity factor near the crack tip depends on the material property of the electrical nonlinearity.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2016

섬유보강콘크리트의 균열발생 평가는 보통 인장강도나 휨강도가 지표가 되지만 시험체 제작 과정 시에 이루어지는 양생의 영향도 좌우된다. 일반적으로 콘크리트 시험체는 $20{\pm}3^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 수중양생을 실시한 후 강도 평가를 수행하나 실구조물은 습윤양생을 소정의 기간 동안 실시한 후 건조 상태로 된다. 이러한 기술적인 진보가 이루어지고 있는 경향과는 달리 양생방법의 차이가 균열발생 강도에 미치는 영향은 아직 명확하지 않고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 섬유보강콘크리트의 역학적 특성, 특히 균열발생강도에 미치는 양생방법의 영향에 대해서 검토하였다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2021

Even welds that have passed non-destructive testing in the case of brittle crack arrest steel materials will actually have very fine weld defects. Based on studies showing that these defects adversely affect the structure if subjected to a certain period of load, the following conclusions were obtained by conducting CTOD tests on welding joints of high-strength BCA materials, structures comprising the upper decks of a large container vessel. First of all, the fatigue pre-cracking in the weld metal and heat affected areas was tested and the behavior was identified. Both parts of the welding joint are allowable range for the class regulations. In addition, CTOD results showed that the CTOD value in the heat affected area was more than 0.5 times higher than in the weld metal area.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1726-1746
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• 2022

This paper presents fracture mechanics analysis results for various cracks located at pressurized water reactor pressure vessel nozzle crotch corners taking into consideration constraint effect. Technical documents such as the ASME B&PV Code, Sec.XI were reviewed and then a fracture mechanics analysis procedure was proposed for structural integrity assessment of various nozzle crotch corner cracks under normal operation conditions considering the constraint effect. Linear elastic fracture mechanics analysis was performed by conducting finite element analysis with the proposed analysis procedure. Based on the evaluation results, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics analysis taking into account the constraint effect was performed only for the axial surface crack of the reactor pressure vessel outlet nozzle with cladding. The fracture mechanics analysis result shows that only the axial surface crack in the reactor pressure vessel outlet nozzle has the stress intensity factor exceeding the low bound of upper-shelf fracture toughness irrespectively of considering the constraint effect. It is confirmed that the J-integral for the axial crack of the outlet nozzle does not exceed the ductile crack initiation toughness. Hence, it can be ensured that the structural integrity of all the cracks is maintained during the normal operation.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.87-102
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• 2024

Given the inadequate regulatory framework for liquefied hydrogen gas storage tanks on ships and the limitations of the IGC Code, designed for liquefied natural gas, this study introduces a critical assessment procedure to ensure the safety and suitability of such tank designs. This study performed a heat transfer analysis for boil-off gas (BOG) calculations and established separate design load cases to evaluate the yielding and buckling strength. In addition, the study assessed methodologies for both high-cycle and low-cycle fatigue assessments, complemented by comprehensive structural integrity evaluations using finite element analysis. A comprehensive approach was developed to assess the structural integrity of Type C tanks by conducting crack propagation analysis and comparing these results with the IGC Code criteria. The practicality and efficacy of these methods were validated through their application on a 23K-class liquefied hydrogen carrier at the concept design stage. These findings may have important implications for enhancing safety standards and regulatory policies.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2011년도 정기 학술대회
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• pp.419-423
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• 2011

AE는 다른 비파괴 검사방법과 달리 가동 상태에서 구조물의 결함이 발생 및 성장을 검출 할 수 있으며, 연속 검사가 가능하다는 장점으로 인하여 대형 구조물의 안정성 평가에 널리 이용되고 있다. 하지만 AE는 20kHz부터 20MHz 사이에 발생하는 음파를 감지하기 위해 센서를 사용하며, 이 센서의 감도에 따라 결과가 달라질 가능성이 존재한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 STS 304와 SS400 강재에 인장실험을 실시하여, 강재의 균열 신호를 탐지하고자 한다. 인장실험에는 스테인리스강 및 탄소강 시편을 준비하였고, 감도가 다른 센서를 이용하여 동일한 인장실험을 실시하였다. 그리고 균열이 발생하는 13개의 신호 파라미터에 대해 군집분석을 실시하여 4가지 종류의 군집으로 분류하였다. 또한 기무가설을 이용한 통계분석을 통해 두 시험편이 다르지 않다는 것을 증명하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 본 실험에서 얻은 Waveform이 재료의 균열신호라는 신뢰성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2019

본 연구는 투수시험 실시 후 고로 슬래그 자극제로 $Na_2SO_4$를 첨가한 고로 슬래그 시멘트 페이스트 시편의 자기치유 특성으로서 충진율과 자기치유 생성물을 고찰하였다. 실시한 시편에 대해 충진율과 자기치유 생성물을 분석하였다. 자기치유 정도는 충진율로 평가하였으며 충진율은 객관성을 갖기 위해 BSE-DIP를 이용한 파노라마 분석법으로 실시하였다. 평균 충진율은 Top 부분은 평균 18%, Middle 부분은 평균 7%, Bottom 부분은 평균 5%로 시편의 윗부분에서 아래 부분으로 갈수록 충진율은 감소되는 경향을 나타냈다. 또한 구간별 최대 충진율은 44%이었고 최소 충진율은 3%이었다. 투수시험 후 잔존하는 자기치유생성물은 기본적으로 Ca 원소와 고로 슬래그에서 유래된 Al 원소를 다량 함유하고 있었으며 Si 원소는 균열 표면으로부터 가깝게 위치한 곳에 주로 존재하였다. 자기치유 생성물 중에서 가장 많이 존재하는 광물은 C-A-H로 68% 정도 존재하였다. $CaCO_3$는 13%, C-A-S-H는 8% 순으로 3가지 물질이 자기치유 생성물의 90% 정도를 차지하고 있었다. C-A-H는 주로 균열 표면에서 약간 떨어진 부분에서 존재하였으며 각진 형태 이거나 침상 형태의 형상을 나타냈다. C-A-S-H는 기존의 시편과 자연스럽게 이어지게 표면을 타고 생성되었으며 $CaCO_3$는 시편의 표면이나 균열의 내부 등 위치에 상관없이 전반적으로 보였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.58-61
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• 2006

The effect of the steel ratio on the behavior of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) under moving wheel loads and environmental loads were investigated in this study. The CRCP sections having different steel ratios of 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8% were considered: (1) to evaluate the load transfer efficiency (LTE) at transverse cracks; (2) to investigate strains in CRCP when the system is subjected to moving vehicle loads; (3) and to investigate the time histories of the crack spacing variations. The LTEs were obtained by conducting the falling weight deflectometer (FWD) tests. The strains in the concrete slab and the bond braker layer under moving vehicle loads were obtained using embedded strain gages. The results of this study show that the LTEs at transverse cracks are very high and not affected by the steel ratio. The strains in CRCP under vehicle loads become smaller as the vehicle speed increases or as the wandering distance increases; however, the strains are not clearly affected by the steel ratio. However, the changes in the crack spacings are affected by the steel ratio.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2002

At elevated temperature, very complex precipitations occur in STS316. To investigate the effect of the precipitation on mechanical properties in SIS316, tensile tests and fatigue crack growth tests were carried out at $650^{\circ}C$ using artificially degraded materials. The material degradation was simulated by aging for up to 20000 hrs. at $750^{\circ}C$, which is equal to 179000hrs (about 20yrs) of service life at $650^{\circ}C$, after conducting solution treatment for 20 min. at $11300^{\circ}C$. The result of the hardness test and the tensile test showed that both properties are closely related to the mean free distance of carbides. Also, from the results of fracture tests at $650^{\circ}C$, ${\triangle}K_{th}$, after values were found to decrease as aging time and microstructure, as the volume fraction of $\sigma$ phase increased.