• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.411-436
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• 2015

In this work, a comprehensive approach to model the structural behaviour of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams subjected to reinforcement corrosion is proposed. The coupled environmental - mechanical damage model developed by some of the authors is enhanced for considering the main effects of corrosion on concrete, on composite interaction between reinforcement bars and concrete and on steel reinforcement. This approach is adopted for reproducing a set of experimental tests on RC beams with different corrosion degrees. After the simulation of the sound beams, the main parameters involved in the relationships characterizing the effects of corrosion are calibrated and tested, referring to one degraded beam. Then, in order to validate the proposed approach and to assess its ability to predict the structural response of deteriorated elements, several corroded beams are analyzed. The numerical results show a good agreement with the experimental ones: in particular, the proposed model properly predicts the structural response in terms of both failure mode and load-deflection curves, with increasing corrosion level.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.617-635
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• 2021

This paper numerically investigated the behavior of built-up square concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns under combined preload and axial compression. The finite element (FE) models of target columns were verified in terms of failure mode, axial load-deformation curve and ultimate strength. A full-range analysis on the axial load-deformation response as well as the interaction behavior was conducted to reveal the composite mechanism. The parametric study was performed to investigate the influences of material strengths and geometric sizes. Subsequently, influence of construction preload on the full-range behavior and confinement effect was investigated. Numerical results indicate that the axial load-deformation curve can be divided into four working stages where the contact pressure of curling rib arc gradually disappears as the steel tube buckles; increasing width-to-thickness (B/t) ratio can enhance the strength enhancement index (e.g., an increment of 1.88% from B/t=40 to B/t=100), though ultimate strength and ductility are decreased; stiffener length and lip inclination angle display a slight influence on strength enhancement index and ductility; construction preload can degrade the plastic deformation capacity and postpone the origin appearance of contact pressure, thus making a decrease of 14.81%~27.23% in ductility. Finally, a revised equation for determining strain εscy corresponding to ultimate strength was proposed to evaluate the plastic deformation capacity of built-up square CFST columns.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.627-643
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• 2022

Water-rock interactions have a significant influence on the mechanical behavior of rocks. In this study, uniaxial compression and tension tests on different water-treated sandstone samples were conducted. Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring and micro-pore structure detection were carried out. Water-rock interactions and their effects on rock mechanical behavior were discussed. The results indicate that water content significantly weakens rock mechanical strength. The sensitivity of the mechanical parameters to water treatment, from high to low, are Poisson ratio (𝜇), uniaxial tensile strength (UTS), uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), elastic modulus (E), and peak strain (𝜀). After water treatment, AE activities and the shear crack percentage are reduced, the angles between macro fractures and loading direction are minimized, the dynamic phenomenon during loading is weakened, and the failure mode changes from a mixed tensile-shear type to a tensile one. Due to the softening, lubrication, and water wedge effects in water-rock interactions, water content increases pore size, promotes crack development, and weakens micro-pore structures. Further damage of rocks in fractured and caved zones due to the water-rock interactions leads to an extra load on the adjoining coal and rock masses, which will increase the risk of dynamic disasters.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 계단식으로 시공되는 블록식 보강토 옹벽의 거동 특성에 관한 내용을 다루었다. 계단식 보강토 옹벽의 거동을 고찰하기 위해 유한요소해석을 수행하였으며 그 결과를 토대로 상.하단 옹벽의 이격거리에 따른 거동 특성을 규명하고 현재 적용되고 있는 설계기준에서 제시하는 등가상재하중 개념의 모델의 타당성을 검토하였다. 해석 결과를 토대로 변위 패턴을 분석한 결과 상.하단 옹벽이 인접하여 시공되는 계단식 옹벽의 경우 상.하단 옹벽의 보강토체를 관통하는 전반파괴의 유형을 보이는 것으로 나타나 사면안정해석 개념의 전반파괴에 대한 검토론 요구하고 있는 현 설계기준은 타당한 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 상.하단 옹벽의 상호작용은 하단옹벽의 거동은 물론 상단옹벽의 거동에도 상당한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 상단옹벽을 단일옹벽으로 설계하도록 제안하고 있는 현 설계기준에 차한 검토가 요구되는 것으로 나타났다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.206-215
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• 2017

Objectives: To determine the combined effect of fatigue cyclic loading and thermocycling (CLTC) on the shear bond strength (SBS) of a resin cement to zirconia surfaces that were previously air-abraded with aluminum oxide ($Al_2O_3$) particles at different pressures. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two cuboid zirconia specimens were prepared and randomly assigned to 3 groups according to the air-abrasion pressures (1, 2, and 2.8 bar), and each group was further divided into 2 groups depending on aging parameters (n = 12). Panavia F 2.0 was placed on pre-conditioned zirconia surfaces, and SBS testing was performed either after 24 hours or 10,000 fatigue cycles (cyclic loading) and 5,000 thermocycles. Non-contact profilometry was used to measure surface roughness. Failure modes were evaluated under optical and scanning electron microscopy. The data were analyzed using 2-way analysis of variance and ${\chi}^2$ tests (${\alpha}=0.05$). Results: The 2.8 bar group showed significantly higher surface roughness compared to the 1 bar group (p < 0.05). The interaction between pressure and time/cycling was not significant on SBS, and pressure did not have a significant effect either. SBS was significantly higher (p = 0.006) for 24 hours storage compared to CLTC. The 2 bar-CLTC group presented significantly higher percentage of pre-test failure during fatigue compared to the other groups. Mixed-failure mode was more frequent than adhesive failure. Conclusions: CLTC significantly decreased the SBS values regardless of the air-abrasion pressure used.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2012

The survivability of warship is assessed by susceptibility, vulnerability and recoverability. Essentially, a vulnerability assessment is a measure of the effectiveness of a warship to resist hostile weapon effects. Considering the shot line and its penetration effect on the warship, present study introduces the procedural aspects of vulnerability assessments of warship. Present study also considers the prediction of penetration damage to a target caused by the impact of projectiles. It reflects the interaction between the weapon and the target from a perspective of vulnerable area method and COVART model. The shotline and tracing calculation have been directly integrated into the vulnerability assessment method based on the penetration equation empirically obtained. A simplified geometric description of the desired target and specification of a threat type is incorporated with the penetration effect. This study describes how to expand the vulnerable area assessment method to the penetration effect. Finally, an example shows that the proposed method can provide the vulnerability parameters of the warship or its component under threat being hit through tracing the shotline path thereby enabling the vulnerability calculation. In addition, the proposed procedure enabling the calculation of the component's multi-hit vulnerability introduces a propulsion system in dealing with redundant Non-overlapping components.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.133-143
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• 1997

한국에서는 서울-부산간 고속철도건설이 5년전 시험구간의 시공을 시작으로 본격적인 고속철도건설이 진행중에 있다. 본 연구에서는, 고속철도교량의 전산화 유지관리를 위한 신뢰성에 기초한 건전성 평가모델을 개발하는데 중점을 두고 있다. 신뢰성 해석을 위한 PC철도교의 강도한계상태모형은 휨 또는 전단강도와 같이 단일 파괴모드뿐만아니라 휨, 전단 및 비틀림을 동시에 고려하는 조합상관식도 고려되었다. 실제적인 내하력 평가를 위해 체계신뢰성에 기초한 등가내하력 평가방법을 사용하였으며 이로부터 얻은 결과를 요소신뢰성과 재래적인 방법에 의한 결과와 비교하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 모델은 실재하는 고속철도교량의 신뢰성에 기초한 실제적인 안전도 및 내하력평가를 위한 적절한 모델임을 알 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.583-598
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• 2021

The composite steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns have been widely used in Structural Engineering due to their good performances. Many studies have been done on the SRC columns' performances, but they focused on the ordinary types with conventional configurations and materials. In this study, nine new types of steel reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete (SRLAC) short columns with cross-shaped (+shaped and X-shaped) steel section were tested under monotonically axial compressive load; the studied parameters included steel section ratio, steel section configuration, ties spacing, lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) strength, and longitudinal bars ratio. From the results, it could be found that the specimens with larger ties ratio, concrete strength, longitudinal bars ratio, and steel section ratio achieved great strength and stiffness due to the excellent interaction between the concrete and steel. The well-confined concrete core could strengthen the steel section. The ductility and toughness of the specimens were influenced by the LWAC strength, steel section ratio, and longitudinal bars ratio; in addition, larger ties ratio with smaller LWAC strength led to better ductility and toughness. The load transfer between concrete and steel section largely depends on the LWAC strength, and the ultimate strength of the new types of SRLAC short columns could be approximately predicted, referring to the codes' formulas of ordinary types of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns. Among the used codes, the BS-5400-05 led to the most conservative results.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.136-144
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• 2023

PURPOSE. The study objective was to evaluate the influence of the type of resin cement on the flexural strength and load to fracture of two chairside CADCAM materials after aging. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A polymer-infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) and a nanoceramic resin (RNC) were used to produce the specimens. Two types of dual-cure resin cements, a self-adhesive and a universal, were investigated. Bilayer specimens were produced (n = 10) and aged for 6 months in a humid environment before the biaxial flexural strength test (σ_f). Bonded specimens were subjected to a mechanical aging protocol (50 N, 2 Hz, 37℃ water, 500,000 cycles) before the compressive load test (L_f). σ_f and L_f data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and Tukey tests (α = .05). Chi-square test was used to analyze the relationship between failure mode and experimental group (α = .05). RESULTS. The type of resin cement and the interaction between factors had no effect on the σ_f and L_f of the specimens, while the type of restorative material was significant. RNC had higher σ_f and L_f than PICN. There was a significant association among the type of cracks identified for specimens tested in L_f and the restorative material. CONCLUSION. The type of resin cement had no effect on the flexural strength and load to fracture of the two investigated CAD-CAM chairside materials after aging.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.35-49
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• 2020

마이크로파일의 수평 지지력은 파일의 본 수, 설치 각도와 간격 등 설치조건에 좌우된다. 마이크로파일에 관한 기존 연구는 연직 지지특성에 대한 평가와 효과적인 설치방법의 제안 등에 국한되어 있고, 파괴 모드와 같은 파괴 메커니즘 등에 대한 연구는 거의 없는 실정이다. 또한 대부분의 수평 지지력에 관한 연구도 단열 마이크로파일(1-row micropile)에 관한 것이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 파일의 설치 길이, 각도, 간격 등 설치조건을 달리한 경우 복열 마이크로 파일(2-row micropile)의 거동 및 지지특성을 평가하기 위하여 모형시험을 수행하였다. 모형시험결과, 설치 각도 θ > 0°인 경우(비교차 설치)의 복열 마이크로파일의 수평 지지력은 파일의 간격에 좌우되며, 설치 각도 θ = +30°인 조건이 지지력 증대에 가장 효과적이었다. 또한 설치 각도 θ < 0°인 경우(교차 설치)에는 파일의 간격과 각도에 좌우되며, 설치 각도 θ = -15°인 조건이 지지력 증대에 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.