• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.91-105
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• 2016

One of the most commonly used techniques to strengthen steel reinforced concrete structures is the application of externally bonded patches in the form of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) or recently, textile reinforced cements (TRC). These external patches undertake the tensile stress of bending constraining concrete cracking. Development of full-field inspection methodologies for fracture monitoring are important since the reinforcing layers are not transparent, hindering visual observation of the material condition underneath. In the present study acoustic emission (AE) and digital image correlation (DIC) are applied during four-point bending tests of large beams to follow the damage accumulation. AE helps to determine the onset of fracture as well as the different damage mechanisms through the registered shifts in AE rate, location of active sources and change in waveform parameters. The effect of wave propagation distance, which in large components and in-situ can well mask the original information as emitted by the fracture incidents is also discussed. Simultaneously, crucial information is supplied by DIC concerning the moments of stress release of the patches due to debonding, benchmarking the trends monitored by AE. From the point of view of mechanics, conclusions on the reinforcing contribution of the different repair methodologies are also drawn.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2010

In recent, the capacity of a commercial wind power has reached the range of 6 MW, with large plants being built world-wide on land and offshore. The rotor blades and the nacelle are exposed to external loads. Wind power system concepts are reviewed, and loadings by wind and gravity as important factors for the mechanical performance of the materials are considered. So, the mechanical properties of fiber composite materials are discussed. Plain woven fabrics Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) are advanced materials which combine the characteristics of the light weight, high stiffness, strength and chemical stability. However, Plain woven CFRP composite have a lot of problems, especially delamination, compared with common materials. Therefore, the aim of this work is to estimate the mechanical properties using the tensile specimen and to evaluate strain using the CNF specimen on plain woven CFRP composites. For the strain, we tried to apply to plain woven CFRP using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method and strain gauge. DIC method can evaluate a strain change so it can predict a location of fracture.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.527-539
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• 2019

In this paper, the fracture characteristics of concrete specimens with different notch depths under three-point flexural loads are studied by finite element and fracture mechanics methods. Firstly, the concrete beams (the size is 700×100×150 mm) with different notch depths (a=30 mm, 45 mm, 60 mm and 75 mm respectively) are tested to study the influence of notch depths on the mechanical properties of concrete. Subsequently, the concrete beams with notch depth of 60 mm are loaded at different loading rates to study the influence of loading rates on the fracture characteristics, and digital image correlation (DIC) is used to monitor the strain nephogram at different loading rates. The test results show that the flexural characteristics of the beams are influenced by notch depths, and the bearing capacity and ductility of the concrete decrease with the increase of notch depths. Moreover, the peak load of concrete beam gradually increases with the increase of loading rate. Then, the fracture energy of the beams is accurately calculated by tail-modeling method and the bilinear softening constitutive model of fracture behavior is determined by using the modified fracture energy. Finally, the bilinear softening constitutive function is embedded into the finite element (FE) model for numerical simulation. Through the comparison of the test results and finite element analysis, the bilinear softening model determined by the tail-modeling method can be used to predict the fracture behavior of concrete beams under different notch depths and loading rates.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.481-496
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• 2024

Internal erosion around pipes can lead to the failure of earth dams through various mechanisms. This study investigates the displacement patterns in earth dam models under three different failure modes due to internal erosion, using digital image correlation (DIC) methods. Three failure modes—erosion along a pipe (FM1), pipe leakage leading to soil erosion (FM2), and erosion in a pipe due to defects (FM3)—are analyzed using two- and three-dimensional image- processing techniques. The internal displacement of the cross-sectional area and the surface displacement of the downstream slope in the dam models are monitored using an image acquisition system. Physical model tests reveal that FM1 exhibits significant displacement on the upper surface of the downstream slope, FM2 shows focused displacement around the pipe defect, and FM3 demonstrates increased displacement on the upstream slope. The variations in internal and surface displacements with time depend on the segmented area and failure mode. Analyzing the relationships between internal and surface displacements using Pearson correlation coefficients reveals various displacement patterns for the segmented areas and failure modes. Therefore, the image-based characterization methods presented in this study may be useful for analyzing the displacement distribution and behavior of earth dams around pipes, and further, for understanding and predicting their failure mechanisms.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2022

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a method used to measure the displacement and strain of structures. It involves transforming and analyzing images before and after deformation using correlation coefficients from irregular light and shade on the surface of structures. In the present study, a microspeckle pattern was applied to the surface of a specimen to identify initial cracking. The test specimen constituted CFRP composites laminated on a curved Al liner The specimen was manufactured by stacking 100 ply of CFRP prepregs in the 0° and 90° directions in a three-point bending test. The equivalent strain was evaluated through DIC analysis after monitoring deformation using a CCD camera. Fracture shape was observed using a microscope. The equivalent strain contour distribution was checked until the maximum load fracture occurred at the center of the test specimen. Variations in the strain indicated the initial occurrence and progression of microcracks. These results can be used to improve the accuracy of detecting micro crack initiation and to achieve structural stability.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2016

Fire ranks high among the potential risks faced by most buildings and structures. A full understanding of temperature effects on fiber reinforced concrete is still lacking. This investigation focuses on the study of the residual compressive strength, stress strain behavior and surface cracking of structural polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete subjected to temperatures up to $300^{\circ}C$. A total of 48 cubes was cast with different fiber dosages and tested under compression after exposing to different temperatures. Concrete cubes with varying macro (structural) fiber dosages were exposed to different temperatures and tested to observe the stress-strain behavior. Digital image correlation, an advanced non-contacting method was used for measuring the strain. Trends in the relative residual strengths with respect to different fiber dosages indicate an improvement up to 15 % in the ultimate compressive strengths at all exposure temperatures. The stress-strain curves show an improvement in post peak behavior with increasing fiber dosage at all exposure temperatures considered in this study.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.686-694
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• 2010

Continuing progress in high technology has created numerous industrial applications for new advanced composite materials. Among these materials, carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminate composite is typically used for low-weight carrying structures that require high specific strength. In this study, the damage mechanism of a compact tension (CT) specimen of woven CFRP laminates is described in terms of strain and displacement changes and crack growth behavior. The digital image correlation (DIC) method (which is employed here as a computer vision technique) is analyzed. Acoustic emission (AE) characteristics are also acquired during fracture tests. The results demonstrate the usefulness of these methods in evaluating the damage mechanism for woven CFRP laminate composites. From the results, we show these methods are so useful in order to evaluate the damage mechanism for woven CFRP laminate composites.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.1529-1534
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 DIC 법을 이용하여 두께 $12{\mu}m$ 의 구리박막에 대한 인장시험을 수행하였다. 시험결과 정밀한 응력-변형률 곡선의 시험결과를 얻을 수 있었으며, 특히 잉크젯프린터를 이용한 시험편 표면 스펙클패턴의 작성은 DIC 법을 적용하기가 어려운 시험편 표면의 콘트라스트가 낮은 경우에 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것이다. 측정된 구리박막의 기계적 물성은 탄성계수 E = 89.2 GPa, 0.2% 오프셋 항복응력 $S_{0.2%}$= 232.8 MPa, 인장강도 $S_u$= 319.2 MPa, 파단연신률 ${\varepsilon}_f$= 16.8 %, Poisson 비 ${\nu}$= 0.34 의 결과를 얻었으며, 탄성계수는 알려진 벌크소재에 대한 결과보다는 작다.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2017

In this paper, the abdominal-deformation measurement scheme is conducted on a shape-flexible mannequin using the DIC technique in a stereo-vision system. Firstly, during the integer-pixel displacement search, a novel fractal dimension based on an adaptive-ellipse subset area is developed to track an integer pixel between the reference and deformed images. Secondly, at the subpixel registration, a new mutual-learning adaptive particle swarm optimization (MLADPSO) algorithm is employed to locate the subpixel precisely. Dynamic adjustments of the particle flight velocities that are according to the deformation extent of each interest point are utilized for enhancing the accuracy of the subpixel registration. A test is performed on the abdominal-deformation measurement of the shape-flexible mannequin. The experiment results indicate that under the guarantee of its measurement accuracy without the cause of any loss, the time-consumption of the proposed scheme is significantly more efficient than that of the conventional method, particularly in the case of a large number of interest points.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2008

평면변형률 시험기는 실제 지반의 파괴 거동을 보다 근사하게 모사할 수 있다는 장점 때문에 평면변형률 조건을 구현하려는 목적 외에도 흙의 국부적인 변형을 포함하는 전체적인 파괴거동을 관찰하기 위한 목적으로 활용되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 평면변형률 시험은 시험기 제작과 시험 수행의 어려움 때문에 바닥판이 고정된 단부 구속하에서 수행되는 경우가 일반적이다. 최대 주응력 면의 단부 구속은 주응력 면에 추가적인 전단응력을 유발시켜 의도된 전단 거동을 저해하므로, 시험 결과가 실제 현장에서 발생하는 전단 거동과 다를 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 바닥판 구속을 제어할 수 있는 평면변형률 시험기를 이용하여 단부 구속 여부에 따른 두 가지 시험을 주문진 표준사에 대하여 수행하였다. 시료의 국부적인 변형을 포함하는 전체적인 거동을 측정하기 위해 외부 LVDT와 함께 디지털 이미지 코릴레이션 기법(DIC)을 적용하였다. 평면변형률 시험기의 투명한 측면판을 통하여 서로 다른 시간에 촬영된 두 개의 디지털 이미지를 본 기법으로 해석하여 응력-변형률 거동과 하중 증가에 따라 나타나는 시료 내부 모든 위치에서의 국부적 변형 거동을 파악하였다. 이로써 단부 구속 여부에 따라 발생하는 평면변형률 조건하에서 사질토의 파괴면 형성과 발달과정 그리고 변형 메커니즘을 규명하였다.