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DURABILITY TESTING OF MARINE REINFORCED CONCRETE UNDER FATIGUE LOADING, PART I AND II (피로하중을 받는 해양 콘크리트의 내구성 연구)

  • ;D. V. Reddy
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1996.04a
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    • pp.348-353
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    • 1996
  • This study addresses the evaluation of the durability of reinforced concrete marine structures subjected to fatigue loading. The laboratory investigation was carried out on full and half size reinforced concrete specimens with three different water cement ratios (0.3, 0.4, and 0.56), static and fatigue loading conditions, and epoxy-coated and regular black steel reinforcements. The marine tidal zone was simulated by alternate filling and draining of the tank (wet and dry cycled), and a galvanostatic corrosion technique to accelerate corrosion of reinforcement was used. Half-cell potentials and changes of crack width were measured periodically during the exposure and followed by ultimate strength testing. The significant findings include adverse effect of fatigue loading, existence of an explicit size effect, poor performance of epoxy coated steel, and negative effect of increasing water/cement ratio.

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Accelerated life testing of concrete based on stochastic approach and assessment

  • Zhu, Binrong;Qiao, Hongxia;Feng, Qiong;Lu, Chenggong
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.111-120
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    • 2017
  • This study aimed to design the accelerated life testing (ALT) of concrete, which stimulating the special natural environment maximumly. Its evaluation indexes, such as dynamic elastic modulus, mass and ultrasonic velocity were measured, and the variation of relative mass and relative dynamic elastic modulus of concrete were studied. Meanwhile, the microanalysis method was used. Moreover, an exploratory application of the stochastic approach, the Weibull distribution and the lognormal distribution, were made to assess the durability of concrete structures. The results show that the ALT for simulating natural environment is more close to the service process of concrete structure under actual conditions; The relative dynamic elastic modulus can be used as the dominant durability evaluation parameters, because it is more sensitive to the environmental factors compared with the relative quality evaluation parameters; In the course of the concrete deterioration, the destruction of the salt freezing cycle is the dominant factor, supplemented by other factors; Both of those two stochastic approaches can be used to evaluate the reliability of concrete specimens under the condition of ALT; By comparison, The lognormal distribution method is better to describe the reliability process.

A Study on Operating Software Development and Calibration of Multi-Axis Simulation (다축 시뮬레이터의 구동 소프트웨어 개발 및 보정에 관한 연구)

  • 정상화;류신호;신형성;김상석;김종태;박용래
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2000.10a
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    • pp.141-141
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    • 2000
  • In the recent day, fatigue life prediction techniques play a major role in the design of components in th ground vehicle industry. Full scale durability testing in the laboratory is an essential of any fatigue life evaluation of components or structure of the automotive vehicle. Component testing is particularly important in today's highly competitive industries where the design to reduce weight and production costs must be balanced with the necessity to avoid expensive service failure. Generally, multi-axis durability testing simulator is used to car교 out the fatigue test. In this paper, the operation software for simultaneously driving 3-axis simulator is developed and the real-time signals of input-output data are displayed in window of PC. Moreover, the displacements and the loads of 3-axis actuators are calibrated separately and the operating characteristics of the actuators are evaluated.

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The Durability and Exhaust Emission Characteristics of an IDI Diesel Engine Using Biodiesel Fuel (바이오디젤유를 사용하는 간접분사식 디젤기관의 내구 및 배기 특성)

  • Ryu, Kyung-Hyun;Oh, Young-Taig
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2006
  • To evaluate the durability characteristics of in-direct injection diesel engine using BDF 20(a blend of 20% biodiesel fuel and 80% diesel fuel in volume), an IDI diesel engine used to commercial vehicle was operated on BDF 20 for 300 hours. Engine dynamometer testing was completed at regularly scheduled intervals to investigate the combustion characteristics, engine performance and exhaust emissions. The engine performance and exhaust emissions were sampled at 1 hour interval for analysis. From the results, the combustion variations such as the combustion maximum pressure($P_{max}$) and the crank angle at which this maximum pressure occurs(${\Theta}_{Pmax}$) were not appeared during long-time dynamometer testing. Also, BSFC with BDF 20 resulted in lower than with diesel fuel. The peak pressure with BDF 20 was higher than that with diesel fuel due to the oxygen content in BDF. And, BDF 20 resulted in lower emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and smoke emissions with a little increase of oxides of nitrogen than diesel fuel. It was concluded that there was no unusual deterioration of the engine, or any unusual change in exhaust emissions during the durability test of an IDI diesel engine using BDF 20.

Characterisation and Durability of a Vitrified Wasteform for Simulated Chrompik III Waste

  • Walling, Sam A.;Gardner, Laura J.;Pang, H.K. Celine;Mann, Colleen;Corkhill, Claire L.;Mikusova, Alexandra;Lichvar, Peter;Hyatt, Neil C.
    • Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.339-352
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    • 2021
  • Legacy waste from the decommissioned A-1 nuclear power plant in the Slovak Republic is scheduled for immobilisation within a tailored alkali borosilicate glass formulation, as part of ongoing site cleanup. The aqueous durability and characterisation of a simulant glass wasteform for Chrompik III legacy waste, was investigated, including dissolution experiments up to 112 days (90℃, ASTM Type 1 water). The wasteform was an amorphous, light green glassy product, with no observed phase separation or crystalline inclusions. Aqueous leach testing revealed a suitably durable product over the timescale investigated, comparing positively to other simulant nuclear waste glasses and vitreous products tested under similar conditions. Iron and titanium rich precipitates were observed to form at the surface of monolithic samples during leaching, with the formation of an alkali deficient alteration layer behind these at later ages. Overall this glass appears to perform well, and in line with expectations for this chemistry, although longer-term testing would be required to predict overall durability. This work will contribute to developing confidence in the disposability of vitrified Chrompik legacy wastes.

An Experimental Study on Solidifying Mat of System Improving for Durability Improving (고화매트의 내구성 향상을 위한 시스템 개선의 실험적 연구)

  • Hong, Sung-Rog;Lee, Jung-Yoon;Kim, Young-Sam;Park, Hun-Il;Cho, Byoung-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2014.05a
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    • pp.108-109
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to enhance durability of solidifying mat. solidifying mat excellent mechanical properties of geotextile. multi-layer coating system is applied to the mat and the chloride ions penetration resistance, chemical resistance, accelerated carbonation test were evaluated by testing the durability. Durability test results are as follows. chloride ions penetration resistance results are coated mat is approximately 70 % lower than plain. chemical resistance test results are coated mat no discoloration. accelerated carbonation test results are coated mat is approximately 90 % lower than the plain.

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A Study on the Durability Estimation of Vehicle Fuel Tank (차량용 연료탱크의 내구도 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Min-Sung;Cho, Eun-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.614-620
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    • 2009
  • A fuel tank of a vehicle is an important part due to its flammable contents ant its importance during crash conditions. Therefore, the fuel tank's design should be assessed for durability and robustness to ensure safety during the early development phase. Previously, evaluation for the durability was done by testing in physical driving conditions which could only be done after the completion of the vehicle. Computation simulation is a more effective method to evaluate the strength and durability of the fuel tank during the early stage. In this paper, two outstanding computational simulation methods are studied. One evaluates PV cycle fatigue due to build up pressure in the fuel tank and the other evaluates the PSD vibration fatigue from modal characteristics. The results show that computational methods agree with physical tests and are thus suitable to analyze the strength and durability of the fuel tank at early development phase.

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Development of Proving Ground Test Mode for Durability Test of Active Suspension System (사용자 주행 환경을 고려한 능동 현가 시스템의 PG 내구 시험 모드 개발)

  • Woo, Jongwoon;Lee, Seonbong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.16-23
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    • 2013
  • It is important that proving ground damage is correlated with target customer usage. This paper describes the test mode for durability test of active suspension control system for proving ground correlation and optimization. Acceleration, strain, wheel force and other types of data are collected on a vehicle as it traverses different proving ground surfaces. The primary objective of the analysis is to determine which mixture of proving ground surfaces offers the best representation of customer usage while minimizing the total test time. And durability testing offers the best way to assess the capability of a product to reach its reliability target. The test should be representative of the real environmental load and replicate the same customer usage.

Severity Test of Road Surface Profile by Using the Fatigue Life Prediction Method (피로수명 예측법을 이용한 각 도로가 차량의 내구성에 미치는 가혹도 평가)

  • Jung, W.W.;Kang, S.S.
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.3 no.6
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    • pp.154-161
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    • 1995
  • There are several kinds of driving conditions according to the characteristic of each vehicle diver. Automaker produces vehicle strong enough to satisfy this several driving conditions at the point of vehicle durability. In order to develop the car in a short period, Automaker engineer tests vehicle at serveral accelerated durability test roads. Before testing the vehicle durability, test engineer must know how much this test road severe than general field road which is composed of high way, city road, paved road and unpaved road. This paper suggests two types of road severity test method that is using relative fatigue life prediction method and using absolute fatigue life prediction method, and also present the merits and demerits of two test methods.

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Durability and Reliability Improvement for the Rubber Mount of Industrial Trucks (산업용차량 고무마운트 부품에 대한 내구성 및 신뢰성개선)

  • Jung, Won
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.127-134
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    • 2007
  • Predicting fatigue life of rubber components is an important issue in design procedure for industrial trucks to assure the durability and reliability. Main considerations in designing rubber components against fatigue failure are the compounding technology, shape design, and manufacturing process. Among them the rubber compounding technology is one of the most critical factor to determine more than 50% of component's quality. This paper presents how to improve the durability and reliability of industrial rubber mount during its design, development and prototype testing. The data presented illustrates explicitly the prediction of reliability growth in the product development cycle. The application of these techniques is a part of the product assurance function that plays an important role in rubber components reliability improvement.