• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.611-619
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• 2018

This paper addresses numerical modeling and nonlinear analysis of unreinforced masonry walls and vaults externally strengthened using fiber reinforced polymers (FRP). The aim of the research is to provide a simple method for design of strengthening interventions for masonry arched structures while considering the nonlinear behavior. Several brick masonry walls and vaults externally strengthened by FRP which have been previously tested experimentally are modeled using finite elements. Numerical modeling and nonlinear analysis are performed using commercial software. Description of the modeling, material characterization and solution parameters are given. The obtained numerical results demonstrate that externally applied FRP strengthening increased the ultimate capacity of the walls and vaults and improved their failure mode. The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimentally obtained ultimate failure load, maximum displacement and crack pattern; which demonstrates the capability of the proposed modeling scheme to simulate efficiently the actual behavior of FRP-strengthened masonry elements. Application is made on a historic masonry dome and the numerical analysis managed to explain its structural behavior before and after strengthening. The modeling approach may thus be regarded a practical and valid tool for design of strengthening interventions for contemporary or historic unreinforced masonry elements using externally bonded FRP.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.355-368
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• 1997

Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) rods are used as reinforcement (prestressed or not) to concrete. FRP composites can also be combined with steel to form hybrid reinforcing rods that take advantage of the properties of both materials. In order to effectively utilize these rods, their bond behavior with concrete must be understood. The objective of this study is to characterize and model the bond behavior of hybrid FRP rods made with epoxy-impregnated aramid or poly-vinyl alcohol FRP skins directly braided onto a steel core. The model closely examines the split failure of the concrete by quantifying the relationship between slip of the rods resulting transverse stress field in concrete. The model is used to derive coefficients of friction for these rods and, from these, their development length requirements. More testing is needed to confirm this model, but in the interim, it may serve as a design aide, allowing intelligent decisions regarding concrete cover and development length. As such, this model has helped to explain and predict some experimental data from concentric pull-out tests of hybrid FRP rods.

• Composites Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2023

미래모빌리티의 발전 기대에 따라 에너지 소비 절감에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있다. 경량구조용소재는 온실가스 배출 감소 및 에너지 효율 향상을 위한 방안으로 알려져 있다. 특히, 섬유강화복합재료(FRP, fiber reinforced polymer composite)는 뛰어난 기계적 특성 및 낮은 무게로 인해 기존 합금을 대체할 수 있는 소재로 주목받는다. 본 논문에서는, 탄소섬유강화복합재료(CFRP, carbon FRP) 및 자기강화복합재료(SRC, self-reinforced composite)의 산업 적용 및 연구 동향을 강화재, 고분자 매트릭스 및 공정에 기반하여 검토하였다. 항공분야에서 주로 활용되는 에폭시 수지 기반 오토클레이브 공법의 높은 공정단가 및 긴 제조시간을 극복하기 위하여, 속경화성 에폭시 수지를 이용한 고압수지이송성형 공정으로 CFRP가 적용된 전기자동차의 양산을 보고하였다. 또한, 탄소섬유복합재료의 재활용 이슈를 해결하기 위한 열가소성 수지 기반 CFRP 및 계면 향상 방안들이 재료 및 공정 측면에서 검토되었다. FRP의 우수한 기계적 특성을 유도하는 주요한 요인으로 알려진 완벽한 매트릭스-강화재 계면을 형성하기 위하여, 고분자 섬유에 동일한 매트릭스를 함침시킨 SRC에 대한 연구들이 보고되고 있다. 다양한 열가소성 고분자에 기초한 SRC의 물리적 및 기계적 특성들을 고분자 배향 및 복합재료 구조 측면에서 검토하였다. 또한, 고연 신 폴리프로필렌 섬유 기반 SRC의 공정창 확장을 위한 공중합체 매트릭스 전략이 논의되었다. 경량구조용소재의 CFRP 및 SRC 적용은 미래모빌리티의 에너지 효율 향상에 대한 잠재적인 선택을 제공할 수 있다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.219-235
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• 2022

Strengthening slender reinforced concrete (RC) columns is a challenge. They are susceptible to overall buckling that induces bending moment and axial compression. This study presents the precise three-dimensional finite element modeling of slender RC columns strengthened with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites sheets with various patterns under concentric or eccentric compression. The slenderness ratio λ (height/width ratio) of the studied columns ranged from 15 to 35. First, to determine the optimal modeling procedure, nine alternative nonlinear finite element models were presented to simulate the experimental behavior of seven FRP-strengthened slender RC columns under eccentric compression. The models simulated concrete behavior under compression and tension, FRP laminate sheets with different fiber orientations, crack propagation, FRP-concrete interface, and eccentric compression. Then, the validated modeling procedure was applied to simulate 58 FRP-strengthened slender RC columns under compression with minor eccentricity to represent the inevitable geometric imperfections. The simulated columns showed two cross sections (square and rectangular), variable λ values (15, 22, and 35), and four strengthening patterns for FRP sheet layers (hoop H, longitudinal L, partial longitudinal L_w, and longitudinal coupled with hoop LH). For λ=15-22, pattern L showed the highest strengthening effectiveness, pattern L_w showed brittle failure, steel reinforcement bars exhibited compressive yielding, ties exhibited tensile yielding, and concrete failed under compression. For λ>22, pattern L_w outperformed pattern L in terms of the strengthening effectiveness relative to equivalent weight of FRP layers, steel reinforcement bars exhibited crossover tensile strain, and concrete failed under tension. Patterns H and LH (compared with pattern L) showed minor strengthening effectiveness.

• Composites Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2008

건설분야에서 사용하고 있는 건설재료인 콘크리트는 대부분 외기에 직접 노출되어 있기 때문에 유해환경으로부터 열화되어 내구성이 저하될 수 있다. 특히, 교량의 교각 및 말뚝과 같은 부재들은 수분의 침투, 동결융해 등의 영향으로 내구성의 감소정도가 심각할 수 있다. 최근 이러한 문제점을 보완하고 효율적인 부재를 제작하기 위해 토목분야에서는 CFFT(Concrete Filled FRP Tube)가 제안되어 연구되고 있다. CFFT는 효율적으로 콘크리트를 구속하여 압축성능을 향상시키고, 화학적 저항성이 우수한 FRP가 외부에 노출되어 반영구적으로 사용될 수 있으며, 연성, 에너지 흡수능력 등을 향상시키는 것으로 평가되고 있다. 그러나 CFFT에 대한 설계규준이 마련되어 있지 않고, FRP-콘크리트 합성부재에 대한 구조거동이 불확실하여 현장에 적용하기 위해서는 다양한 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 CFFT에 대한 압축실험을 통해 구조적 거동을 조사하였으며, 실험결과와 기존 연구결과를 비교 분석하여 극한압축강도 및 변형률을 예측할 수 있는 식을 제안하였다. 또한, CFFT의 압축실험에서 고려되어야 할 사항들에 대해 간략히 설명하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.756-760
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• 2003

Two dimensional computer simulations were conducted on percolative structure in which second phases with various short diameter were arranged in matrix phase. In case of prohibiting the overlap among the second phases, the maximum area fraction of second phase arranged in matrix was increased with higher short diameter. In case of allowing the overlap among the second phases, the critical area fraction was increased with higher short diameter and the total number of distributed second phase was decreased. This results represented that thickness variation of short diameter by grain growth on the production processes affect significantly forming the completion path.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.159-172
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• 2019

Strengthening of civil infrastructure with advanced composites have recently become one of the most popular methods. The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) strips plates and fabric for strengthening of reinforced concrete structures has well established design guidelines and standards. Research on the application of FRP composites to steel structures compared to concrete structures is limited, especially for shear strengthening applications. Whereas, there is a need for cost-effective system that could be used to strengthen steel high-way bridge girders to cope with losses due to corrosion in addition to continuous demands for increasing traffic loads. In this study, a parametric finite element study is performed to investigate the effect of applying thick CFRP strips diagonally on webs of plate girders on the shear strength of end-web panels. The study focuses on illustrating the effect of several geometric parameters on nominal shear strength. Hence, a formula is developed to determine the enhancement of shear strength gained upon the application of CFRP strips.

• 선박안전
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• 통권26호
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• pp.4-23
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• 2009

선체용 복합재료 및 구조용 접착제와 신공법인 진공 성형법으로 건조한 레저선박에 강화플라스틱 구조기준을 그대로 적용하기에는 무리가 있으며, 따라서 복합재료, 수지, 접착제 및 진공 성형법 등 현장조사를 토대로 복합소재 및 접착제를 이용한 시험편을 제작하여 복합재료의 기계적 특성, 구조용 접착제에 대한 신뢰성 평가 및 국내외 기준 비교 검토를 통한 국내 실정에 적합한 검사기준을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2008

혹독한 자연환경하에서의 구조물의 내구성이 주요한 관심사도 대두되면서 건설분야에서 섬유강화폴리머의 사용이 점차 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 FRP bar를 휨부재의 휨보강근으로서의 적용가능성을 평가하기 위하여 휨실험을 수행하였다. 탄소섬유, 유리섬유 및 탄소와 유리섬유를 혼합한 hybrid 섬유 보강근을 사용하여 보강량을 변화시킨 12개의 실험체를 제작하여 실험을 수행하였으며, 그결과는 파괴형태, 모멘트-변위, 휨강도, 연성지수 및 단면에서의 변형율분포 등에 대하여 분석하였다. 실험결과는 ACI 기준에 제시된 모델과 비교하였으며, 전체적으로 보의 휨강도는 강도설계이론에 의한 결과와 거의 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 처짐의 경우에는 유리섬유의 경우는 이론이 과대평가 되었으며, 탄소섬유는 과소평가되는 것으로 나타났다.

• Composites Research
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2016

Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composites have drawn increasing attentions worldwide for decades due to its outstanding properties. Stress concentration factor (SCF) as an essential parameter in materials science are critically considered in structure design and application, strength assessment and failure prediction. However, investigation of stress concentration in FRP composites has been rarely reported so far. In this study, three resource-conserving analyses (Isotropic analysis, Orthotropic analysis and Finite element analysis) were introduced to plot the $K_T^A-d/W$ curve for E-glass/epoxy composite plate with the geometrical defect of circular hole placed centrally. The plates were loaded to uniaxial direction for simplification. Finite element analysis (FEA) was carried out via ACP (ANSYS composite prepost module). Based on the least squares method, a simple expression of fitting equation could be given based on the simulated results of a set of discrete points. Finally, all three achievable solutions were presented graphically for explicit comparison. In addition, the investigation into customized efficient SCFs has also been carried out for further reference.