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Axial Behavior of Concrete Cylinders Confined with FRP Wires (FRP 와이어 보강 콘크리트 공시체의 압축거동)

  • Cho, Baiksoon;Lee, Jong-Han;Choi, Eunsoo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.33 no.5
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    • pp.1765-1775
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    • 2013
  • The application of FRP wire as a mean of improving strength and ductility capacity of concrete cylinders under axial compressive load through confinement is investigated experimentally in this study. An experimental investigation involves axial compressive test of three confining amounts of FRP wire and three concrete compressive strengths. The effectiveness of FRP wire confinement on the concrete microstructure were examined by evaluating the internal concrete damage using axial, circumferential, and volumetric strains. The axial stress-strain relations of FRP wire confined concrete showed bilinear behavior with transition region. It showed strain-hardening behavior in the post-cracking region. The load carrying capacity was linearly increased with increasing of the amount of FRP wire. The ultimate strength of the 35 MPa specimen confined with 3 layer of FRP wire was increased by 286% compared to control one. When the concrete were effectively confined with FRP wire, horizontal cracks were formed by shearing. It was developed from sudden expansion of the concrete due to confinement ruptures at one side while the FRP wire was still working in hindering expansion of concrete at the other side of the crack. The FRP wire failure strains obtained from FRP wire confined concrete tests were 55~90%, average 69.5%, of the FRP wire ultimate uniaxial tensile strain. It was as high as any other FRP confined method. The magnitude of FRP wire failure strain was related to the FRP wire effectiveness.

A Study on the Strength Safety of the 500kV Composite Bushing Fittings using FEM (유한요소법을 이용한 500kV급 Composite Bushing 금구류 강도 안전성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ji-Hun;Kwon, Hyun-Sook;Kim, Dong-Hun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2011.07a
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    • pp.566-567
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문에서는 500kV급 composite bushing에 사용되는 FRP tube 및 금구류에 대하여 풍하중에 대한 강도안전성을 평가하였다. 제품의 평가는 유한요소법을 이용한 구조해석을 진행하였으며, 해석 결과 풍하중에 대하여 충분한 강도 안전성 및 안전율을 가지고 제품이 설계된 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제시한 결과를 바탕으로 composite bushing은 강도안전성 측면에서 신뢰성 있는 제품으로 개발이 이루어지고 있음을 확인할 수 있으며, 향후 유한요소법을 이용한 해석을 통해 제품 개발 기간의 단축과 소비자에게 보다 향상된 품질을 보증하는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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Strengthening of axially loaded concrete columns using stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM)-numerical investigations

  • Kumar, Varinder;Patel, P.V.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.60 no.6
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    • pp.979-999
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    • 2016
  • Stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM) is an alternative material for strengthening of structural elements similar to fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). Finite element (FE) method based Numerical investigation for evaluation of axial strength of SSWM strengthened plain cement concrete (PCC) and reinforced cement concrete (RCC) columns is presented in this paper. PCC columns of 200 mm diameter with height 400 mm, 800 mm and 1200 mm and RCC columns of diameter 200 mm with height of 1200 mm with different number of SSWM wraps are considered for study. The effect of concrete grade, height of column and number of wraps on axial strength is studied using finite element based software ABAQUS. The results of numerical simulation are compared with experimental study and design guidelines specified by ACI 440.2R-08 and CNR-DT 200/2004. As per numerical analysis, an increase in axial capacity of 15.69% to 153.95% and 52.39% to 109.06% is observed for PCC and RCC columns respectively with different number of SSWM wraps.

An experimental investigation on effect of elevated temperatures on bond strength between externally bonded CFRP and concrete

  • Attari, Behzad;Tavakkolizadeh, Mohammadreza
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.559-569
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    • 2019
  • The bond strength between composite laminates and concrete is a key factor that controls the behavior of concrete members strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets, which can be affected by several parameters such as thermal stresses and surface preparation. This article presents the result of an experimental study on the bond strength between FRP sheets and concrete at ambient temperature after specimens had been exposed to elevated temperatures of up to $200^{\circ}C$. For this purpose, 30 specimens of plain concrete with dimensions of $150{\times}150{\times}350mm$ were prepared. Three different conventional surface preparation methods (sandblasting, wire brushing and hole drilling) were considered and compared with a new efficient method (fiber implantation). Deformation field during each experiment was monitored using particle image velocimetry. The results showed that, the specimens which were prepared by conventional surface preparation methods, preserved their bond integrity when exposed to temperature below glass transition temperature of epoxy resin (about $60^{\circ}C$). Beyond this temperature, the bond strength and stiffness decreased significantly (about 50%) in comparison with control specimens. However, the specimens prepared by the proposed method displayed higher bond strengths of up to 32% and 90% at $25^{\circ}C$ and $200^{\circ}C$, respectively.

Retrofitting of exterior RC beam-column joints using ferrocement jackets

  • Bansal, Prem Pal;Kumar, Maneek;Dar, Manzoor Ahmed
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.313-328
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    • 2016
  • Beam-column joints are recognized as one of the most critical and vulnerable zones of a Reinforced Concrete (RC) moment resisting structure subjected to seismic loads. The performance of the deficient beam-column joints can be improved by retrofitting these joints by jacketing them with varied materials like concrete, steel, FRP and ferrocement. In the present study strength behavior of RCC exterior beam-column joints, initially loaded to a prefixed percentage of the ultimate load, and retrofitted using ferrocement jacketing using two different wrapping schemes has been studied and presented. In retrofitting scheme, RS-I, wire mesh is provided in L shape at top and at bottom of the beam-column joint, whereas, in scheme RS-II along with wire mesh in L shape at top and bottom wire mesh is also provided diagonally to the joint. The results of these retrofitted beam-column joints have been compared with those of the controlled joint specimens. The results show an improvement in the ultimate load carrying capacity and yield load of the retrofitted specimens. However, no improvement in the ductility and energy absorption has been observed.

Comparison between Wire Rope and CFRP UD on Bending Analysis (엘리베이터용 와이어로프와 CFRP UD의 벤딩 해석 비교)

  • Park, Sung-Min;Shin, Dong-Woo;Kwon, Il-Jun;Yoo, Sung-Hun;Moon, Wan-Kee
    • Composites Research
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.378-382
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    • 2015
  • With increasing population density and high-rise expansion of buildings in recent years, elevators have become to play a pivotal role in our everyday lives as most people take an elevator several times even in a day. The elevator penetration and distribution rates in Korea have increased dramatically every year, and the emergence of skyscrapers leads to accelerating the development of elevator industry. Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) exhibit better mechanical and thermal properties than steel suitable for uses as elevator wire ropes. In this paper, in order to analyze the properties of CFRPs, the tensile strength of unidirectional (UD) CFRP wire ropes was characterized and finite element analysis was conducted for bending simulation. Simulation results were compared.

Flexural Behavior of Laminated Wood Beams Strengthened with Novel Hybrid Composite Systems: An Experimental Study

  • Mehmet Faruk OZDEMIR;Muslum Murat MARAS;Hasan Basri YURTSEVEN
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.51 no.6
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    • pp.526-541
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    • 2023
  • Wooden structures are widely used, particularly in earthquake zones, owing to their light weight, ease of application, and resistance to the external environment. In this study, we aimed to improve the mechanical properties of laminated timber beams using novel hybrid systems [carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and wire rope]. Within the scope of this study, it is expected that using wood, which is an environmentally friendly and sustainable building element, will be more economical and safe than the reinforced concrete and steel elements currently used to pass through wide openings. The structural behavior of the hybrid-reinforced laminated timber beams was determined under the loading system. The experimental findings showed that the highest increase in the values of laminated beams reinforced with steel ropes was obtained with the 2N reinforcement, with a maximum load of 38 kN and a displacement of 137 mm. Thus, a load increase of 168% and displacement increase of 275% compared with the reference sample were obtained. Compared with the reference sample, a load increase of 92% and a displacement increase of 14% were obtained. Carbon fabrics placed between the layers with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) prevented crack development and provided significant interlayer connections. Consequently, the fabrics placed between the laminated wooden beams with the innovative reinforcement system will not disrupt the aesthetics or reduce the effect of earthquake forces, and significant reductions can be achieved in these sections.

A Study on the Local Strength Structural Analysis for Steel Yacht (강선요트의 국부강도 구조해석에 관한 연구)

  • Park Joo-Shin;Ko Jae-Yong;Lee Jun-Kyo;Bae Dong-Kyun
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.155-159
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    • 2005
  • Analysis target ship is not introduced yet in domestic as steel yacht that is getting into the spotlight by leisure life in Australia or Japan. Sailing yacht or Yacht for leisure time made of FRP into controlling power fare mainly and the design and made of latest fishing boat and something of domestic is consisting mainly. To need investigated for concept is various kinds overall strength as that use mainly steel wire material structurally of steel yacht by small crafts about Longi strength, Transe strength portion even of design safety factor at subject to do Rule's allowable stress enough stable structure accomplish. But it is assessment of part intensity that become refer to most in small size ship.

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Design and Fabrication of 1 MVA Single Phase HTS Transformer for Power Distribution with Natural Convection Cooling System

  • Kim, W. S.;Kim, S. H.;Park, K. D.;H. G. Joo;G. W. Hong;J. H. Han;Park, J. H.;H. S. Son;S. Y. Hahn
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.149-152
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    • 2004
  • The design and the fabrication of a 1 MVA single-phase HTS transformer are presented in this paper, The rated voltages are 22.9 ㎸ for primary and 6.6 ㎸ for secondary, and the rated currents are 44 A and 152 A respectively. The transformer has HTS double pancake type windings. This type of winding has many advantages such as ease of fabrication and maintenance, good distribution of surge voltage and insulation of windings. Single HTS wire was used for primary winding and four HTS parallel wires were used for secondary winding. These windings are arranged reciprocally with the shell type iron core. An FRP cryostat with room temperature bore was fabricated to isolate the iron core from the coolant. The winding will be cooled down to 65 K with sub-cooled liquid nitrogen using a GM-cryocooler. The sub-cooled liquid nitrogen has advantages of good insulation because of no bubbles as well as increased current capacity of HTS wire.

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Development of Enhanced Insulator for Section Insulator (유리섬유가 충진된 PTFE 절연재를 채용한 이상용 절연구분장치 개발)

  • Cho, Ho-Ryung;Joo, Jong-Min
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2011.07a
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    • pp.2173-2174
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    • 2011
  • At the moment, the section insulators for different phases used for over head contact wire system has been all imported since its first application. However, because the section insulators need frequent maintenance and replacement due to the wear by the friction with pantograph and the contamination, which causes its life shorter than as expected, it is required to develop the insulation material with better wear-resistance characteristics and contamination-resistance characteristics. In this thesis, the author developed the section insulator which adopts Teflon tube insulation material which is composed of the Teflon material with the excellent electrical characteristics and wear-resistance characteristics for a longer expected life than that made of conventional FRP.

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