• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.421-433
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• 2018

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) cable has good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. However, the anchorage of CFRP cable is a big issue due to the anisotropic property of CFRP material. In this article, a high-efficient bonding anchorage with novel configuration is developed for CFRP cables. The acoustic emission (AE) technique is employed to evaluate the performance of anchorage in the fatigue test and post-fatigue ultimate bearing capacity test. The obtained AE signals are analyzed by using a combination of unsupervised K-means clustering and supervised K-nearest neighbor classification (K-NN) for quantifying the performance of the anchorage and damage evolutions. An AE feature vector (including both frequency and energy characteristics of AE signal) for clustering analysis is proposed and the under-sampling approaches are employed to regress the influence of the imbalanced classes distribution in AE dataset for improving clustering quality. The results indicate that four classes exist in AE dataset, which correspond to the shear deformation of potting compound, matrix cracking, fiber-matrix debonding and fiber fracture in CFRP bars. The AE intensity released by the deformation of potting compound is very slight during the whole loading process and no obvious premature damage observed in CFRP bars aroused by anchorage effect at relative low stress level, indicating the anchorage configuration in this study is reliable.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.677-692
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• 2011

Particle packing on meso-level has a significant influence on workability of fresh concrete and also on the mechanical and durability properties of the matured material. It was demonstrated earlier that shape exerts but a marginal influence on the elastic properties of concrete provided being packed to the same density, which is not necessarily the case with different types of aggregate. Hence, elastic properties of concrete can be treated as approximately structure-insensitive parameters. However, fracture behaviour can be expected structure-sensitive. This is supported by the present study based on discrete element method (DEM) simulated three-phase concrete, namely aggregate, matrix and interfacial transition zones (ITZs). Fracture properties are assessed with the aid of a finite element method (FEM) based on the damage materials model. Effects on tensile strength due to grain shape and packing density are investigated. Shape differences are shown to have only modest influence. Significant effects are exerted by packing density and physical-mechanical properties of the phases, whereby the ITZ takes up a major position.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.425-433
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• 2001

복합재료-금속 접착접합부가 사용 중 반복 하중을 받을 때 발생하는 피로 손상도를 음향초음파(acousto-ultrasonics; AU)법과 음향방출(acoustic emission; AE)법을 이용하여 평가하였다. 피로시험에는 단일겹치기(single-lap) 시험편을 사용하였으며, AU법을 통해 취득한 신호로부터 음향초음파변수(acousto-ultrasonic parameters; AUP)와 피로손상과의 상관관계 곡선을 얻고, AE법에서는 누적 AE events를 통한 피로손상과의 상관관계 곡선을 얻어, AU법과 AE법의 결과를 비교하였다. 이 곡선들은 피로손상에 의한 고분자기지 복합재료의 강성 저하$(E/E_0)$를 나타내는 곡선과 매우 유사하며, 이를 바탕으로 피로 손상도의 예측과 잔여 수명의 예측이 가능하다. 또한 피로 하중의 초기 단계와 피로손상의 누적에 의해 급격한 변화가 나타나는 단계의 파형 주파수 성분을 비교하여, 피로 파괴의 마지막 단계에서 나타나는 신호 중에는 본격적인 피로손상에 의해 발생하는 AE 신호 성분이 포함되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.1063-1077
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• 2016

Components manufactured from composite materials are frequently subjected to superimposed mechanical and thermal loadings during their operating service. Both types of loadings may cause fracture and failure of composite structures. When composite cross-ply laminates of type [$0_m/90_n]_s$ are subjected to uni-axial tensile loading, different types of damage are set-up and developed such as matrix cracking: transverse and longitudinal cracks, delamination between disoriented layers and broken fibers. The development of these modes of damage can be detrimental for the stiffness of the laminates. From the experimental point of view, transverse cracking is known as the first mode of damage. In this regard, the objective of the present paper is to investigate the effect of transverse cracking in cross-ply laminate under thermo-mechanical degradation. A Finite Element (FE) simulation of damage evolution in composite crossply laminates of type [$0_m/90_n]_s$ subjected to uni-axial tensile loading is carried out. The effect of transverse cracking on the cross-ply laminate strength under thermo-mechanical degradation is investigated numerically. The results obtained by prediction of the numerical model developed in this investigation demonstrate the influence of the transverse cracking on the bearing capacity and resistance to damage as well as its effects on the variation of the mechanical properties such as Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and coefficient of thermal expansion. The results obtained are in good agreement with those predicted by the Shear-lag analytical model as well as with the obtained experimental results available in the literature.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권1A호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2008

최근 섬유강화 복합재료의 특성예측은 많은 공학자들에게 관심의 대상이 되고 있으며, 섬유강화 복합재료의 특성을 예측하기 위한 다양한 이론적, 수치적 방법들이 제안되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 복합재료내 구성요소를 고려한 Ju and Zhang (2001)의 미세역학 모델을 개선하고 원형섬유와 매트릭스간의 점진적인 손상을 고려하여 원형섬유강화 복합재료의 탄소성거동 및 점진적 손상해석을 위한 미세역학 모델을 개발하였다. 제안된 해석모델을 이용하여 다양한 수치해석을 통해 원형섬유강화 복합재료의 탄소성거동 및 점진적 손상을 예측하였고 손상을 고려하지 않은 모델과의 비교를 통하여 점진적 손상이 복합재료의 탄소성거동에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2023

In order to study the effect of rubber particle size and admixture on the frost resistance of self-compacting concrete, three self-compacting concrete specimens with equal volume replacement of fine aggregate by rubber particles of different particle sizes were prepared, while conventional self-compacting concrete was made as a comparison specimen. The degradation law of rubber aggregate self-compacted concrete under freeze-thaw cycles was investigated by fast-freezing method test. The results show that the rubber aggregate has some influence on the mechanical properties and freeze-thaw durability of the self-compacting concrete. With the increase of rubber aggregate, the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete gradually decreases, and the smaller the rubber aggregate particle size is, the smaller the effect on the compressive strength of the matrix; rubber aggregate can improve the frost resistance of self-compacting concrete, and the smaller the rubber particle size is, the more obvious the effect on the improvement of the frost resistance of the matrix under the same dosage. Through the research of this paper, it is recommended to use 60~80 purpose rubber aggregate and the substitution rate of 10% is chosen as the best effect.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.983-989
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• 2008

Two flavonoids, isorhamnetin 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside (1) and quercetin 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside (2), from slander glasswort (Salicornia herbacea, Korean name hamcho) were isolated. Antioxidative and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) inhibitory effects of these compounds were investigated in HT 1080 cell lines. These compounds suppressed the electron spin resonance (ESR) signal intensity on generation of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical in a free-cellular system. Their scavenging effects on generation of intercellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) also exhibited similar trends with DPPH radical in the free cellular system. Also, a control group combined only with Fe(II)-$H_{2}O_2$ resulted in DNA apoptosis by oxidative stress, whereas treatments with these compounds suppressed radical-mediated DNA damage. Intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels were slightly increased in the presence of compound 1 and 2. Moreover, these compounds led to the reduction of the expression levels of MMP-9 without cytotoxic influence. These results suggest that these compounds have a potential as a valuable natural antioxidant and MMP inhibitor related to oxidative stress. Therefore, these compounds not only can be developed as a candidate for a therapeutic potential but also a source for use as ingredients of health foods or functional foods to prevent metastasis involving MMP-9, closely related to ROS.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.485-501
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• 2015

Cooling by the flow of water through an embedded cooling pipe has become a common and effective artificial thermal control measure for massive concrete structures. However, an extreme thermal gradient induces significant thermal stress, resulting in thermal cracking. Using a mesoscopic finite-element (FE) mesh, three-phase composites of concrete namely aggregate, mortar matrix and interfacial transition zone (ITZ) are modeled. An equivalent probabilistic model is presented for failure study of concrete by assuming that the material properties conform to the Weibull distribution law. Meanwhile, the correlation coefficient introduced by the statistical method is incorporated into the Weibull distribution formula. Subsequently, a series of numerical analyses are used for investigating the influence of the correlation coefficient on tensile strength and the failure process of concrete based on the equivalent probabilistic model. Finally, as an engineering application, damage and failure behavior of concrete cracks induced by a water-cooling pipe are analyzed in-depth by the presented model. Results show that the random distribution of concrete mechanical parameters and the temperature gradient near water-cooling pipe have a significant influence on the pattern and failure progress of temperature-induced micro-cracking in concrete.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.777-785
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• 2000

The low-cycle fatigue behaviors of cast AI-Si alloy and composite with reinforcement of SIC particles were compared with those of extruded unreinforced matrix alloy and composite in order to investigate the influence of cast and extrusion processes on the cyclic deformation and fatigue life. Generally, both cast and extruded composites including the unreinforced alloy exhibited cyclic hardening behaviour, with more pronounced strain-hardening for the composites with a higher volume fraction of the SiC particles. However, cast composite under a low applied cyclic strain showing no observable plastic strain exhibited cyclic softening behavior due to the cast porosities. The elastic modulus and yield strength of the cast composite were found to be quite comparable to those of the extruded composite, however, the extrusion process considerably improved the ductility and fracture strength of the composite by effectively eliminating the cast porosities. Low-cycle fatigue lives of the cast alloy and composite were shorter than those of the extruded counterparts. Large difference in life between cast and extruded composites was attributed to the higher influence of the cast porosities on the fatigue life of the composite than that of the unreinforced alloy material. A fatigue damage parameter using strain energy density effectively represented the inferior life in the low-cycle regime and superior life in the high-cycle regime for the composite, compared to the unreinforced alloy.

• Composites Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 염수 침수 실험과 염수 분무 실험이라는 두 가지의 실험을 위그선의 구조재료로 사용될 3가지 다른 복합재료 시스템에 대해서 해수와의 접촉에 의한 물성저하를재현하기 위해 수행하였다. 140일간 염수환경하에서 노화시킨 후 탄소섬유 복합재료와유리섬유 복합재료의 인장, 압축, 전단 강성과 강도 및 층간 전단 강도를 측정하였다. 기본 물성파의 비교를 통해서 염수환경이 복합재료의 기계적 물성에 미치는 영향이 평가되었다. 실험을 통해 염수 분무환경과 침수 환경의 차이는 거의 영향을 미치지 않음을 확인하였다. 탄소섬유 복합재료의 경우 인장 물성에 적은 손실이 발생한 반면 유리섬유 복합재료에서는 인장물성의 저하률이 탄소섬유 복합재료에 비해서 큼을 확인하였다. 그리고 모재 지배적 물성들의 큰 물성저하가 관찰되었다. 이를 통해, 염수는 복합재료의 섬유와 모재 사이의 계면을 퇴화시키고, 또한 모재 자체 물성과 유리섬유의 물성을 저하시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.