• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.1236-1249
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• 2021

Although there are still controversial opinions and uncertainty on application of SiC_f/SiC composite cladding as next-generation cladding material for its great oxidation resistance in high temperature steam environment and other outstanding advantages, it cannot deny that SiC_f/SiC cladding is a potential accident tolerant fuel (ATF) cladding with high research priority and still in the engineering design stage for now. However, considering its disadvantages, such as low irradiated thermal conductivity, ductility that barely not exist, further evaluations of its in-pile behaviors are still necessary. Based on the self-developed code we recently updated, relevant thermohydraulic and mechanical models in FROBA-ATF were applied to simulate the cladding behaviors under normal and accident conditions in this paper. Even through steady-state performance analysis revealed that this kind of cladding material could greatly reduce the oxidation thickness, the thermal performance of UO₂-SiC was poor due to its low inpile thermal conductivity and creep rate. Besides, the risk of failure exists when reactor power decreased. With geometry optimization and dopant addition in pellets, the steady-state performance of UO₂-SiC was enhanced and the failure risk was reduced. The thermal and mechanical performance of the improved UO₂-SiC was further evaluated under Loss of coolant accident (LOCA) and Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) conditions. Transient results showed that the optimized ATF had better thermal performance, lower cladding hoop stress, and could provide more coping time under accident conditions.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2022

플랫 플레이트는 매우 경제적인 구조시스템으로서 고층건물과 아파트, 지하 주차장등에 널리 쓰인다. 하지만 기둥-슬래브 접합부가 뚫림전단에 취약하기 때문에 건물의 연쇄붕괴로 이어질 수 있는 단점이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 뚫림전단강도 증가, 연성능력 향상, 시공성면에서 뛰어난 나선형 철근 전단 보강재가 제안되었으며, 실험을 통해 나선형 철근 전단보강재의 강도를 평가하였다. 현행 기준은 전단보강된 슬래브-기둥 접합부의 뚫림전단강도를 정확하게 예측하지 못하고 있다. 그 이유는 전단보강재가 설치되는 슬래브의 두께가 얇을경우 정착길이가 확보되지 못하여 전단보강재가 항복강도에 이르기 전에 파괴가 일어나기 때문이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석 프로그램 LUSAS ver14.3을 이용하여 나선형 전단보강재의 보강성능에 영향을 미치는 변수를 분석하여 강도보정계수를 도출하였다. 또한 CEB-FIP 데이터뱅크에 수록된 실험체의 회귀분석을 통해 전단보강된 슬래브-기둥 접합부의 뚫림전단강도 산정식을 제안하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.647-657
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• 2012

원자력 배관 시스템은 엄격한 설계기준에 따라 제작 되었음에도 불구하고, 장기 사용에 따라 발생하는 감육 및 균열에 의한 파손 사례가 보고되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 스테인리스강 배관 시험체의 단조하중 및 반복하중 재하실험을 실시하여 국부 감육과 균열의 손상유무 및 0%, 35%, 75%의 손상정도가 배관의 파괴거동에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 검토하였다. 본 실험에서는 실제 원자력 발전소에서 사용되고 있는 직경 3인치 TP316 스테인리스강 엘보우와 직관 배관을 대상으로 하여, 인위적으로 곡관부와 용접부에 0%, 35%, 75%의 국부적인 감육과 균열을 도입하고 20MPa의 내압을 가한 후 재하실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 국부 감육 및 균열의 손상정도가 파괴모드, 최대하중, 반복회수 및 에너지흡수율에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 그리고 휨 모멘트를 이용하여 ASME의 결함 허용기준을 평가하였다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.326-332
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• 2010

해수 임펠러샤프트의 각종 하중에 의한 파단과 이를 개선하기위한 재설계는 정적, 동적 해석을 통한 원인분석과 유한요소법을 이용하여 효과적으로 수행할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 전형적인 임펠러 샤프트의 파손에 대한 원인 분석을 수행하고 관련된 재설계기법을 제시하였다. 일차적으로 정적구조해석을 수행하였고 다음으로 구조물의 외력과의 공진문제를 포함한 동적해석을 수행하였다. 구조해석은 ANSYS코드를 사용하였으며, 결과적으로 파단원인을 찾아 분석하였다. 주된 파단원인은 과도한 굽힘모멘트의 발생과 응력집중, 구조물의 외력과의 공진에 의한 것으로 분석되었다. 해수 임펠러샤프트의 파단과 관련된 재설계기법의 이론적 배경을 정립하였으며, 재설계기법의 적용성과 정적, 동적 샤프트 재설계에 대한 유용성을 제시하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 내압 하중을 받는 복합재 압력 용기의 신뢰도를 구하기 위해 확률적 강도 해석이 수행되었다. 이때 확률적 강도 해석은 점진적 파손 모델과 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션으로 구성된 확률 연속 파손 모델과 상용 유한 요소 해석 코드인 ABAQUS가 연계한 형태로서 복잡한 형상 및 경계 조건을 갖는 복합재 구조물의 확률적 파손 해석을 수행하게 된다. 설계확률 변수로서 복합재 층의 각 방향 별 강도가 고려되었다. 최종적으로, 확률 강도 해석을 통해 복합재 압력 용기의 파열 압력 분산 현상이 설명되었고, 복합재 압력 용기의 각 부위별 신뢰도 값이 제시되었다. 양산 중인 복합재 구조물인 경우, 재료 및 제작 공정의 불확실성이 구조물 성능에 미치는 영향이 더욱 커지게 되어 확률 강도 해석을 이용한 구조 설계가 필수적이다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1017-1027
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• 2018

To explore the influence of coal thickness on the mechanical behavior and the failure characteristics of rock-coal-rock (RCR) mass, the experimental investigation of uniaxial compressive tests was conducted first and then a systematic numerical simulation by particle flow code (PFC2D) was performed to deeply analyze the failure mechanical behavior of RCR specimens with different coal thicknesses in conventional compression tests. The overall elastic modulus and peak stress of RCR specimens lie between the rock and the coal. Inter-particle properties were calibrated to match the physical sample strength and the stiffness response. Numerical simulation results show that the deformation and strength behaviors of RCR specimens depend not only on the coal thickness, but also on the confining pressure. Under low confining pressures, the overall failure mechanism of RCR specimen is the serious damage of coal section when the coal thickness is smaller than 30 mm, but it is shear failure of coal section when the coal thickness is larger than 30 mm. Whereas under high confining pressures, obvious shear bands exist in both the coal section and the rock section when the coal thickness is larger than 30 mm, but when the coal thickness is smaller than 30mm, the failure mechanism is serious damage of coal section and shear failure of rock section.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.421-434
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• 2019

It is of great significance to study the mechanical properties and failure mechanism of the defected rock for geological engineering. The defected sandstone modeling with power-law distribution of pre-cracks was built in this paper by Particle Flow Code software. Then the mechanical properties of sandstone and the corresponding failure process were meticulously analyzed by changing the power-law index (PLI) and the number of pre-cracks (NPC). The results show that (1) With the increase of the PLI, the proportion of prefabricated long cracks gradually decreases. (2) When the NPC is the same, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of sandstone increases with the PLI; while when the PLI is the same, the UCS decreases with the NPC. (3) The damage model of rock strength is established based on the Mori-Tanaka method, which can be used to better describe the strength evolution of damaged rock. (4) The failure mode of the specimen is closely related to the total length of the pre-crack. As the total length of the pre-crack increases, the failure intensity of the specimen gradually becomes weaker. In addition, for the specimens with the total pre-crack length between 0.2-0.55 m, significant lateral expansion occurred during their failure process. (5) For the specimens with smaller PLI in the pre-peak loading process, the concentration of the force field inside is more serious than that of the specimens with larger PLI.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.833-848
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• 2013

Nine rectangular-section of High Strength Concrete(HSC) beams were designed and casted based on the American Concrete Institute (ACI) code provisons with varying of tensile reinforcement ratio as (${\rho}_{min}$, $0.2_{{\rho}b}$, $0.3_{{\rho}b}$, $0.4_{{\rho}b}$, $0.5_{{\rho}b}$, $0.75_{{\rho}b}$, $0.85_{{\rho}b}$, $_{{\rho}b}$, $1.2_{{\rho}b}$). Steel and concrete strains and deflections were measured at different points of the beam's length for every incremental load up to failure. The ductility ratios were calculated and the moment-curvature and load-deflection curves were drawn. The results showed that the ductility ratio reduced to less than 2 when the tensile reinforcement ratio increased to $0.5_{{\rho}b}$. Comparison of the theoretical ductility coefficient from CSA94, NZS95 and ACI with the experimental ones shows that the three mentioned codes exhibit conservative values for low reinforced HSC beams. For over-reinforced HSC beams, only the CSA94 provision is more valid. ACI bending provision is 10 percent conservative for assessing of ultimate bending moment in low-reinforced HSC section while its results are valid for over-reinforced HSC sections. The ACI code provision is non-conservative for the modulus of rupture and needs to be reviewed.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2005

In decades, a substantial body of work on a unified viscoplastic model which considers the mechanism of plastic deformation and creep deformation has developed. The systematic scheme for numerical analysis of unified model is necessary because the dominant failure mechanism is the defect growth and coalescence in materials. In the present study, the unified viscoplastic model for materials with defects suggested by Suquet and Michel was employed for numerical analysis. The constitutive equations are integrated based on the generalized mid-point rule and implemented into a finite element program (ABAQUS) by means of user-defined subroutine (UMAT). To evaluate the validity of the developed UMAT code and the assessment of the adopted viscoplastic model, the results obtained from the UMAT code was compared with the numerical reference solution and experimental data. The unit cell analysis also has been investigated to study the effect of strain rate, temperature, stress triaxiality and initial defect volume fraction on the growth and coalescence of the defect.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.261-291
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• 2016

This paper deals with the seismic assessment of a real RC frame building located in Italy, designed according to the current Italian seismic code. The first part of the paper deals with the calibration of the structural model of the investigated building. The results of an in-situ dynamic identification test are employed in a sensitivity and parametric study in order to find the best fit model in terms of frequencies and modal shapes. In the second part, the safety of the structure is evaluated by means of nonlinear static analyses, taking into account the results of the previous dynamic study. In order to investigate the influence of the infills on the seismic response of the structure, the nonlinear static analyses are performed both neglecting and taking into account the infill panels. The infill panels differently change the behavior of the structure in terms of strength and stiffness at different seismic intensity levels. The assessment study also verifies the absence of brittle failures in structural elements, which could be caused by either the local interaction with infills or the failure of the strength hierarchy.