• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2021

In this work, we have performed a corrosion failure analysis of a leaking tube connected to an upper header of a condensate pre-heater in a heat recovery steam generator. It was revealed that the leakage position in the tube was the location where the materials were easily vulnerable due to tensile residual stresses induced by the material manufacturing process and welding process. In addition to an imbalance in the module induced by temperature difference during operation of the pre-heater, the weight of the modules and thermal fatigue provoked a type of stress of tensile-tensile fatigue on the tube. Thus, the leakage position of the pre-heater was exposed to the tensile stress on the inner surface of the tube facing the gas, which rendered the unstable oxide layer susceptible to corrosion and the formation of pits on the water side. The cracks propagated along with the degraded microstructure in a transgranular cracking mode under fatigue loading and finally resulted in water leakage.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2008

Magnesium alloys become popular research topic in last decade due to its light weight and relatively high strength-to-weight ratio in the energy aspiration age. Almost all structure materials are supposed to suspend stress. Magnesium is quite sensitive to corrosive environment, and also sensitive to environmental assisted cracking. However, so far we have the limited knowledge about the environmental sensitive cracking of magnesium alloys. The corrosion fatigue (CF) test was conducted. Many factors' effects, like grain size, texture, heat treatment, loading frequency, stress ratio, strain rate, chemical composition of environment, pH value, relative humidity were investigated. The results showed that all these factors had obvious influence on the crack initiation and propagation. Especially the dependence of CF life on pH value and frequency is quite different to the other traditional structural metallic materials. In order to interpret the results, the electrochemistry tests by polarization dynamic curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were conducted with and without stress. The corrosion of magnesium alloys was also studied by in-situ observation in environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM). The corrosion rate changed with the wetting time during the initial corrosion process. The pre-charging of hydrogen caused crack initiated at $\beta$ phase, and with the increase of wetting time the crack propagated, implying that hydrogen produced by corrosion reaction participated in the process.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2018

군용항공기는 다양한 임무의 수행을 통한 비행시간 누적과 예상 불가능한 외기 환경에 의한 복합적인 요인으로 구조적으로 취약한 부위에서 피로균열이 발생할 수 있다. 피로 균열은 점차 진전되어 극심한 경우 해당 구조가 파괴될 위험이 있으며 이는 비행 안전성에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 항공기 주익과 동체의 연결부위를 보호하기 위해 장착한 페어링 내부의 지지대에서 주기검사 중 균열 현상을 개선하기 위한 일련의 품질개선에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 균열의 원인파악을 위해 주익 조립 공정에 따른 예하중 발생 여부에 대해 조사하고 파단면 분석을 수행하였다. 또한, 균열의 재발방지를 위해 지지대의 설계를 개선하는 방안을 제시하였고, 응력 및 피로 수명해석을 통해 구조 건전성을 검증하였다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2019

Recent economic trends are worsening and becoming longer, and Korean shipbuilding is focused on high value added and high technology, especially for LNG carriers and large container ships. Both ship types increased in size in the 2010s but have requirements such as high strength, toughness at low temperatures and continuous weldability for preventing brittle fractures at service temperatures. In particular, as container ships become larger, the International Classification Society (IACS) has established a provision (IACS UR S33) that mandates the use of BCA (Brittle Crack Arrest) certified vessels for large container vessels contracted after 2014 to ensure safety. Therefore, studies on BCA 47Y.P are currently being undertaken, but BCA 40Y.P has not been actively studied yet. We will test BCA 40Y.P to verify why it can be applied to a large container ship and measure fatigue cracking.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2021

The size of container ships is increasing to increase the cargo loading capacity. However, container ships are limited in terms of the hull longitudinal strength. To overcome this limitation, brittle crack arrest steel can be used. This study was aimed at examining the influence of the heat input on the welding procedures of flux cored arc welding and submerged arc welding. In the experiment, the crack tip opening displacement test, which pertains to a parameter of fracture mechanics, was performed, and a 3-point bending tester was adopted. Based on the results, the crack measurement method was presented, and the stress expansion coefficient value for the pre-fatigue crack length was derived according to the heat input after the pre-cracking length was measured. It was noted that the heat input affected the crack tip opening displacement of brittle crack arrest steel.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2009

When conducting CTOD test, especially in thick welded steel plate, fatigue pre-cracking occasionally failed to satisfy the requirements of standards thus making the test result invalid. Internally accumulated residual stress of test piece has been thought as one of the main reasons. The propagation of fatigue crack, started from the tip of machined notch, which might have propagated irregularly due to residual stress field. To overcome this kind of difficulty three methods to modify the residual stress are suggested in standard i.e. local compression, reverse bending and stepwise high-R ratio method. In this paper not only multi pass welding but also local pre-compressing process of thick steel plate has been simulated using finite element method for clarifying variation of internal welding residual stress. The simulated results show that welding residual stress is compressive in the middle section of the model and it is predominantly increased after machining the specimen. Comparing as-welded state all component of the welding residual stress changing to compressive in the tip of machine notch whereas residual stress of the outer area remain as tensile condition relatively. Analysis results also show that this irregular residual stress distribution is improved to be more uniformly by applying local compression.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.448-454
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• 2020

본 연구는 항공기 운용 중 발생하는 구조결함의 원인을 규명하고 개선형상에 대한 구조 건전성을 확인하고자 한다. 항공기 균열은 Bulkhead 체결구조로서 연료탱크 경계 Web 파열로 인한 연료누유 현상에서 식별되었다. 균열의 특성을 확인하기 위해 파단면을 분석하였고 반복하중에 의해 균열이 진전되어 최종 파단으로 이어지는 피로파괴로 판단하였다. 또한 다중 시작점에서 균열이 시작되는 것으로 소재의 결함이 균열의 주요 원인으로 판단되지 않는다. 항공기 운용 중 발생하는 기동하중에 대한 균열 영향을 확인하기 위해 항공기 지상 및 비행시험을 통해 분석을 수행하였다. 항공기 운용 중 균열 부위의 하중 측정 데이터와 항공기 설계하중과의 비교를 통한 분석 결과 측정하중은 설계 대비 30% 수준으로 파손을 유발할 수준은 아니라고 판단하였다. 항공기 운용 시 진동하중의 원인으로 조립 및 단품 제작공차가 최대 0.06inch 발생할 수 있는 Gap을 검토하였고, 분석결과 균열부위에서 큰 응력인 약 32ksi가 발생하였다. 또한 Pre-Load에 의해 M.S.(Margin of Safety)가 +0.71에서 +0.34로 약 50%이상 감소되는 것으로 확인되어 항공기 설계 하중과 조합 시 균열 가능성이 급격히 증가하였다. 따라서 항공기 균열부위에 대하여 구조 보강 및 Gap 제거를 통해 결함을 개선하였다. 개선형상에 대하여 구조강도 해석 결과 Bulkhead는 허용응력 대비 M.S.가 약 +0.88이고 Fitting 형상은 약 +0.48로서 충분한 마진이 확보되었다. 또한 수명해석 결과 형상 개선 전 수명인 약3,600 시간 대비 개선형상은 약84,000 시간으로서 항공기 설계수명 대비 구조건전성을 확인하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.642-648
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• 2004

The microstructure and crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) of deposit weld metal were investigated for a 30 mm- thick plate welded with flux cored arc welding (FCAW) and submerged arc welding (SAW) processes. The CTOD test was carried out both as welded condition and as stress-relieved specimen by local compression. The crack growth rates in FCAW were faster than those in a SAW, and the acicular ferrite content by the SAW process was increased relatively more than that by the FCAW process. The fatigue crack growth rate in a welded specimen was faster than that in locally compressed specimen. The CTOD value of locally compressed specimens was lower than that of as welded specimen. Furthermore, the CTOD value tested with the SAW process was higher than that tested with the FCAW process.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2021

Even welds that have passed non-destructive testing in the case of brittle crack arrest steel materials will actually have very fine weld defects. Based on studies showing that these defects adversely affect the structure if subjected to a certain period of load, the following conclusions were obtained by conducting CTOD tests on welding joints of high-strength BCA materials, structures comprising the upper decks of a large container vessel. First of all, the fatigue pre-cracking in the weld metal and heat affected areas was tested and the behavior was identified. Both parts of the welding joint are allowable range for the class regulations. In addition, CTOD results showed that the CTOD value in the heat affected area was more than 0.5 times higher than in the weld metal area.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.40-47
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• 2019

The Half-depth precast deck is a structural system that utilizes pre-cast panels pre-built at the factory as formwork at the construction stage and as a major structural member at the same time after completion. These systems have joints between segments, and the detail and performance of the joints are factors that have a very large impact on the quality, such as the constructability and durability of the bridge decks. In this study, strength performance evaluation was performed for improved joints using connecting rebar by experimental method. Static loading tests were conducted on the test specimen with improved joint, those with existing joint and those without joint. The test results of the specimens were compared to each other, and the flexural strength required by the design was compared. The flexural strength required in the design was presented by finite element analysis. It has been shown that the flexural strength of the specimens with joints were more than twice that required by the design. But the flexural strength of the specimen with existing joint was about 84% of that without joint. The flexural strength of the specimen with improved joints was a nearly similar degree of that compared to the specimen without joint. And a comparison of the moment-deflection relationship curves of the two specimens also shows a very similar flexural behavior. It is confirmed that improved joint has sufficient flexural strength. In addition to strength, the bridge decks require serviceability, such as deflection and cracking, and in particular, fatigue resistance due to repetitive live loads is an important performance factor. Therefore, further verification studies are required.