• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1078-1085
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• 2011

Prediction of a minimum crack size for growth, which is defined as a crack size that grows fast enough to keep ahead of its removal by contact wear and periodic grinding, is the most demanding work to prevent rail from fatigue failure and develop cost effective railway maintenance strategy In this study, we investigated the wheel load increment due to a rail defect during a train ran over it, and its effect on the minimum crack size for growth. For this purpose, we developed simulation software based on the Fletcher and Kapoor's "2.5D" model and measured wheel load increment during a train passed over a defect. A maximum contact pressure and contact patch size were calculated by 3D FEM and crack growth analyses were performed by varying two of dominant contact contributors; surface friction coefficient(0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4) and crack aspect ratio. The minimum crack sizes for growth were calculated from 0.29 to 1.44mm depending on the contact conditions. They were decreasing with increasing surface friction coefficient and decreasing with crack aspect ratio(a/b).

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.419-431
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• 2004

The dynamic response of a cracked functionally graded piezoelectric material (FGPM) under transient anti-plane shear mechanical and in-plane electrical loads is investigated in the present paper. It is assumed that the electroelastic material properties of the FGPM vary smoothly in the form of an exponential function along the thickness of the strip. The analysis is conducted on the basis of the unified (or natural) crack boundary condition which is related to the ellipsoidal crack parameters. By using the Laplace and Fourier transforms, the problem is reduced to the solutions of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. Numerical results for the stress intensity factor and crack sliding displacement are presented to show the influences of the elliptic crack parameters, the electric field, FGPM gradation, crack length, and electromechanical coupling coefficient.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.112-124
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• 1993

It has been reported that fatigue damage sometimes occurred at the stress concentrated and dynamic loaded structural members of bulk carrier. In this paper, studies on fatigue strength of hull structures are reviewed, and the program for evaluating fatigue strength is developed. And the fatigue crack initiation and propagation on the end part of cargo hold frame of bulk carrier were calculated by FEM stress analysis and the fatigue strength evaluation program. These method can be applied not only to the crack initiation life but also to crack propagation life for the hull structural members at the hull design stage and be effective as the guideline to prevent the crack initiation or to estimate the fatigue strength for repairing of the fatigue damaged structures of real ships.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2019

콘크리트는 인장력에 취약한 재료적 특징을 갖기 때문에 콘크리트 구조물의 사용기간 중에 발생하는 균열은 내구성능 평가 시 필히 고려되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 두 수준의 강도를 고려한 플라이애시 콘크리트를 배합하여 옥외 폭로 시험을 실시하였다. 노출 환경은 비말 조건으로 설정하였으며, 균열 폭이 콘크리트의 염화물 확산 거동에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 각 배합의 시편에 0.1 mm 간격으로 최대 1.0 mm 까지의 균열 폭을 야기하였다. 그 후 3가지 수준의 노출기간(180일, 365일, 730일)을 고려하여 겉보기 염화물 확산계수 및 표면 염화물량을 산출하였다. 균열 폭의 증가에 따라 두 배합 모두 확산계수가 증가하였으며, 노출기간이 증가함에 따라 확산계수는 감소하였다. 또한 노출 기간이 증가함에 따라 균열 폭이 확산계수에 미치는 영향이 감소하였는데, 이는 염소 이온 기반 수화물이 콘크리트의 확산성을 저감시키기 때문으로 사료된다. 표면 염화물량 거동은 겉보기 염화물 확산계수 거동 대비 균열 폭의 증가에 따른 뚜렷한 변화 거동이 발생하지 않았으며, 고강도 배합에서 보통 강도 배합 대비 78.9 % ~ 90.7 %의 표면 염화물량을 나타내어 강도와의 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.76-88
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• 1997

Constant .DELTA.K fatigue crack growth rate experiments were performed by applying an intermediate single and multiple overload for structural steel, SM45C. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of multiple overloads at various stress intensity factor ranges and the effect of statistical variability of crack retardation behavior. The normalized delayed load cycle, delayed crack length and the minimum crack growth rate are increased with increasing baseline stress intensity factor range when the overload ratio and the number of overload application were constant. The crack retardation under low baseline stress intensity factor range increases by increasing the number of overload application, but the minimum crack growth rate decreases by increasing the number of overload application. A strong linear correlation exists between the minimum crack growth rate and the number of overload applications. And, it was observed that the variability in the crack growth retardation behavior are presented, the probability distribution functions of delayed load cycle, delayed crack length and crack growth life are 2-parameter Weibull. The coefficient of variation of delayed load cycle and delayed crack length for the number of 10 overload applications data are 14.8 and 9.2%, respectively.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2013

균열을 가진 콘크리트에서는 균열폭으로 유입되는 염화물 이온에 의해 열화가 가속화된다. 본 연구는 균열을 가진 콘크리트의 염화물 확산에 대한 모델링으로, 정상상태를 가정하여 1차원 (이방성) 및 2차원 (등방성) 균열 모델링을 수행하였다. 기존의 균열 모델링에서는 직사각형 균열패턴으로 모델링을 수행하였으나, 본 연구에서는 조도를 가진 쐐기형 형태로 균열을 모델링하였다. 검증을 위하여 1차원 유입에 대해서는 콘크리트 시편에 균열을 유입하여 염화물 영동실험을 수행하였으며, 2차원 유입에 대해서는 기존의 실험결과를 이용하여 검증을 수행하였다. 모든 경우에서 균열형태를 쐐기형으로 고려하여 염화물 확산성이 감소되었으며, 조도를 고려함으로서 합리적인 결과가 도출되었다. 특히 0.10~0.15의 조도계수를 고려할 때, 실험값에 가장 근접한 결과를 나타내었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1139-1146
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• 1999

Reliability analysis of structures based on fracture mechanics requires knowledge on statistical characteristics of the parameter C and m in the fatigue crack growth law, $da/dN=C({\Delta}K)^m$. The purpose of the present study is to investigate if it is possible to predict fatigue crack growth rate by only the fluctuation of the parameter C. In this study, Paris-Erdogan law is adopted, where the author treat the parameter C as random and m as constant. The fluctuation of crack growth rate is assumed only due to the parameter C. The growth resistance coefficient of material to fatigue crack growth (Z=1/C) was treated as a spatial stochastic process, which varies randomly on the crack path. The theoretical crack growth rates at various stress intensity factor range are discussed. Constant ${\Delta}K$ fatigue crack growth tests were performed on the structural steel, SM45C. The experimental data were analyzed to determine the autocorrelation function and Weibull distributions of the fatigue crack growth resistance. And also, the effect of the parameter m of Paris' law due to variation of fatigue crack growth resistance was discussed.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2019

This study investigates the stress singularity that occurs at the contact edge of three bodies in a frictional complete contact. We use the asymptotic analysis method, wherein we constitute an eigenvalue problem and observe the eigenvalue behavior, which we use to obtain the order of the stress singularity. For the present geometry of three bodies in contact, a contact between a cracked indenter and half plane is considered. This is a typical geometry of the PCMI problem of a nuclear fuel rod. Thus, this paper, specifically presents the characteristics of the PCMI problem from the perspective of stress singularity. Consequently, it is noted that the behavior of the stress singularity varies with the difference in the crack angle, coefficient of friction, and material dissimilarity, as is observed in a frictional complete contact of two bodies. In addition, we find that the stress singularity changes essentially linearly with respect to the coefficient of friction, regardless of the variation in the crack angle and material dissimilarity. Concurrently, we find the order of singularity to be 0.5 at a certain coefficient of friction, irrespective of the crack angle, which we also observe in the crack problem of a homogeneous and isotropic body. The order of singularity can also exceed 0.5 in the frictional complete contact problem of three bodies. This implies that the propensity for failure when three bodies are in frictional complete contact can be even worse than that in case of a failure induced by a crack.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권9호
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• pp.927-934
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• 1997

Static and cyclic fatigue tests were carried out for alumina specimen to study the statistical analyses (normal, lognormal and Weibull distribution) of fatigue lifetime data and nominal initial crack length data. Fatigue lifetime data followed Weibull distribution better than normal or lognormal distribution, for the shape parameter of the notched specimen was larger than that of the unnotched specimen. The nominal initial crack length data obtained from fatigue lifetime followed the lognormal and Weibull distribution better than normal distribution, for the coefficient of variation of the unnotched specimen was larger than that of the notched specimen, and shape parameter of unnotched specimen was smaller than that of the notched specimen.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1327-1334
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• 2008

In this paper, the purpose is to investigate the stability of cracked Timoshenko cantilever beams subjected to subtangential follower force. In addition, an analysis of the instability(critical follower force of flutter and divergence) of a cracked beam as slenderness ratio and subtangential coefficient is investigated. The governing differential equations of a Timoshenko beam subjected to an end tangential follower force is derived via Hamilton's principle. The crack is assumed to be in the first mode of fracture and to be always opened during the vibrations. The results of this study will contribute to the safety test and stability estimation of structures of a cracked beam subjected to subtangential follower force.