• Composites Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 기존의 부유식 태양광발전 구조시스템의 형태와 비교했을 때 구조적, 경제적인 면에서 향상된 새로운 형식의 부유식 태양광발전 구조물을 제안하였다. 펄트루젼 FRP는 다른 일반적인 구조 재료들에 비해 좋은 재료의 물리적, 화학적 성질을 가지고 있다. 특히, 펄트루젼 FRP는 내부식성, 경량성, 비강도 및 비강성이 뛰어나기 때문에 유해한 환경에 설치되는 부유식 태양광발전 구조물을 설계하고 제작하는데 매우 적합한 재료이다. 이 연구에서는 새로운 형식의 부유식 태양광발전 구조물과 새롭게 적용된 구조부재에 대한 안전성을 검토하기 위하여 유한요소법을 적용한 구조해석을 수행하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2016

Frictional forces between soil and structural elements are of vital importance for the foundation engineering. Although numerous studies were performed about the soil-structure interaction in recent years, the approximate relations proposed in the first half of the 20th century are still used to determine the frictional forces. Throughout history, wood was often used as friction piles. Steel has started to be used in the last century. Today, alternatively these materials, FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer) piles are used extensively due to they can serve for long years under harsh environmental conditions. In this study, various ratios of low plasticity clays (CL) were added to the sand soil and compacted to standard Proctor density. Thus, soils with various internal friction angles (${\phi}$) were obtained. The skin friction angles (${\delta}$) of these soils with FRP, which is a composite material, steel (st37) and wood (pine) were determined by performing interface shear tests (IST). Based on the data obtained from the test results, a chart was proposed, which engineers can use in pile design. By means of this chart, the skin friction angles of the soils, of which only the internal friction angles are known, with FRP, steel and wood materials can be determined easily.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-74
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• 2018

Generally, beam-column joints are taken into account as rigid in assessment of seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Experimental and numerical studies have proved that ignoring nonlinearities in the joint core might crucially affect seismic performance of RC structures. On the other hand, to improve seismic behaviour of such structures, several strengthening techniques of beam-column joints have been studied and adopted in practical applications. Among these strengthening techniques, the application of FRP materials has extensively increased, especially in case of exterior RC beam-column joints. In current paper, to simulate the inelastic response in the core of RC beam-column joints strengthened by FRP sheets, a practical joint model has been proposed so that the effect of FRP sheets on characteristics of an RC joint were considered in principal tensile stress-joint rotation relations. To determine these relations, a combination of experimental results and a mechanically-based model has been developed. To verify the proposed model, it was applied to experimental specimens available in the literature. Results revealed that the model could predict inelastic response of as-built and FRP strengthened joints with reasonable precision. The simple analytic procedure and the use of experimentally computed parameters would make the model sufficiently suitable for practical applications.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

This paper summarizes the results of the fatigue test of four composite bridge decks in extreme temperatures (-30$^{\circ}C$ and 50$^{\circ}C$ ). The work was performed as part of a research program to evaluate and install multiple FRP bridge deck systems in Dayton, Ohio. A two-span continuous concrete deck was also built on three steel girders for the benchmark tests. Simulated wheel loads were applied simultaneously at two points by two servo-controlled hydraulic actuators specially designed and fabricated to perform under extreme temperatures. Each deck was initially subjected to one million wheel load cycles at low temperature and another one million cycles at high temperature. The results presented in this paper correspond to the fatigue response of each deck for four million load cycles at low temperature and another four million cycles at high temperature. Thus, the deck was subjected to a total of ten million cycles. Quasi-static load-deflection and load-strain responses were determined at predetermined fatigue cycle levels. Except for the progressive reduction in stiffness, no significant distress was observed in any of the composite deck prototypes during ten million load cycles. The effects of extreme temperatures and accumulated load cycles on the load-deflection and load-strain response of FRP composite and FRP-concrete hybrid bridge decks are discussed based on the experimental results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.601-621
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• 2014

Repairing and strengthening structural members by bonding composite materials have received a considerable attention in recent years. The major problem when using bonded FRP or steel plates to strengthen existing structures is the high interfacial stresses that may be built up near the plate ends which lead to premature failure of the structure. As a result, many researchers have developed several analytical methods to predict the interface performance of bonded repairs under various types of loading. In this paper, a numerical solution using finite - difference method (FDM) is used to calculate the interfacial stress distribution in beams strengthened with FRP plate having a tapered ends under thermal loading. Different thinning profiles are investigated since the later can significantly reduce the stress concentration. In the present theoretical analysis, the adherend shear deformations are taken into account by assuming a parabolic shear stress through the thickness of both beam and bonded plate. The shear correction factor for I-section beams is also included in the solution. Numerical results from the present analysis are presented to demonstrate the advantages of use the tapers in design of strengthened beams.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.451-461
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• 2010

장기 부식 등 일반적인 건설재료의 문제점을 보완할 수 있는 대체재료로서, 섬유강화 복합재료의 활용이 증대되고 있다. 하지만 일반적으로 선형의 섬유강화 복합재료를 아치형인 터널구조물의 부재로서 활용하는 데는 많은 문제점이 대두된다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 섬유강화 복합부재를 일정곡률로 인발성형 할 수 있는 신개념의 곡면 FRP 부재 성형장비를 개발하고 시제품을 생산하였으며, 시제품에 대한 물리적 특성 시험을 수행하였다. 이어, 곡면 FRP 시제품과 합체되어 제작된 콘크리트 복합부재에 대한 수치해석 검토 및 분석을 통하여 시제품의 터널 구조체로써의 적용성을 평가하였다. 수치해석적 적용성 검토 결과, 곡면 FRP 부재를 터널 구조물로 적용함에 있어서 터널 안정성을 충분히 확보할 수 있는 것으로 파악되었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.183-199
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• 2024

In this paper, a closed-form rigorous solution for interfacial stress in continuous steel beam with variable section strengthened with bonded prestressed FRP plates and subjected to a uniformly distributed load is developed using linear elastic theory and including the variation of fiber volume fractions with a longitudinal orientation of the fibers of the FRP plates. The results show that there exists a high concentration of both shear and normal stress at the ends of the laminate, which might result in premature failure of the strengthening scheme at these locations. The theoretical predictions are compared with other existing solutions. Overall, the predictions of the different solutions agree closely with each other. A parametric study has been conducted to investigate the sensitivity of interface behavior to parameters such as laminate and adhesive stiffness, the thickness of the laminate and the fiber volume fractions where all were found to have a marked effect on the magnitude of maximum shear and normal stress in the composite member. This research gives a numerical precision in relating to the others studies which neglect the effect of prestressed plate and the shear lag impact. The physical and geometric properties of materials are taken into account, and that may play an important role in reducing the interfacial stresses magnitude.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.69-84
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• 2017

Delamination is the most common failure mode in layered composite materials. The author have found that the electrical potential change (EPC) technique using response surfaces method is very effective in assessment delamination in basalt fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate composite pipe by using electrical capacitance sensor (ECS). In the present study, the effect of the electrodes number on the method is investigated using FEM analyses for delamination location/size detection by ANSYS and MATLAB, which are combined to simulate sensor characteristic. Three cases of electrodes number are analyzed here are eight, twelve and sixteen electrodes, afterwards, the delamination is introduced into between the three layers [$0^{\circ}/90^{\circ}/0^{\circ}$]s laminates pipe, split into eight, twelve and sixteen scenarios for cases of eight, twelve and sixteen electrodes respectively. Response surfaces are adopted as a tool for solving inverse problems to estimate delamination location/size from the measured EPC of all segments between electrodes. As a result, it was revealed that the estimation performances of delamination location/size depends on the electrodes number. For ECS, the high number of electrodes is required to obtain high estimation performances of delamination location/size. The illustrated results are in excellent agreement with solutions available in the literature, thus validating the accuracy and reliability of the proposed technique.

• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 직교이방성 판의 좌굴 및 직교이방성 판요소로 구성된 구조용 압축재의 국부좌굴에 대한 해석적 연구를 수행하였다. 섬유보강 폴리머 플라스틱 재료는 높은 비강도 및 비강성, 높은 부식저항성, 경량성 등 강재나 콘크리트와 비교해서 많은 장점을 가지고 있다. 특히, 펄트루젼 생산 방식은 섬유보강 폴리머 플라스틱 재료의 여러가지 생산방법 중 구조용 플라스틱 부재를 대량으로 생산하기에 가장 적합한 방법이다. 펄트루젼 생산방식은 부재의 축을 따라 주요 보강섬유가 배치되기 때문에 이 재료는 직교이방성으로 간주된다. 그러나, 펄트루젼 섬유보강 플라스틱 부재는 낮은 탄성을 갖고 있고 얇은 판요소로 구성되어 있기 때문에 압축하중이 재하될 경우 좌굴이 발생할 수 있다. 따라서, 이 부재를 설계하는데 안정성은 매우 중요한 문제가 된다. 이 연구에서는 기존의 연구를 따라서 직교이방성 판 및 직교이방성 판요소로 구성된 압축재의 국부좌굴에 대하여 검토하였으며, 국내에서 생산된 직교이방성 판요소로 구성된 압축재의 국부좌굴강도를 계산하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1045-1053
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• 2013

플레저 보트나 요트는 FRP나 알루미늄으로 제작되고 있으나 FRP는 해양환경오염으로, 알루미늄은 낮은 가격 경쟁력으로 인하여 해당 제품의 시장 지배력이 약화되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 선체를 폴리에틸렌으로 제작하여 일본소형선박검사사무규정세칙에서 제안하고 있는 소형선체에 대한 구조 안전성 평가 방법을 통하여 폴리에틸렌 선체의 구조 안전성을 확인한 결과, 폴리에틸렌 보트가 FRP 보트보다 매우 높은 구조 안전성을 보였다.