• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.549-561
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• 2009

As it is known, laminated composite materials are increasingly used in many technological applications, and in some instance, cutouts must be made into laminated panels for practical reasons, changing the stress distribution. The present study deals with the determination of the stress concentration factor that holes of square shape cause in an orthotropic plate subjected to distributed in - plane loading. Square holes of rounded corners in a rectangular plate are considered, and the effect of different combinations of axial and tangential forces applied to its middle plane at the external edges, is studied. The mutually perpendicular axes, which define the principal axes of orthotropy, are assumed in many different directions referred to the sides of the plate. Numerical experiments by means of a finite element code is performed, evaluating the influence of the fiber orientation with respect to the edges of the plate and the characteristics of the orthotropic materials since such structures do not exhibit easily predictable behavior.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.431-452
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• 2014

The present study focuses on the mechanical behaviour of concrete filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) stub columns confined by fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). A series of axial compression tests have been conducted on two CFDST stub columns, eight CFDST stub columns confined by FRP and a concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) stub column confined by FRP, respectively. The influences of hollow section ratio, FRP wall thickness and fibre longitudinal-circumferential proportion on the load-strain curve and the concrete stress-strain curve for stub columns with annular section were discussed. The test results displayed that the FRP jacket can obviously enhance the carrying capacity of stub columns. Based on the test results, a new model which includes the effects of confinement factor, hollow section ratio and lateral confining pressure of the outer steel tube was proposed to calculate the compressive strength of confined concrete. Using the present concrete strength model, the formula to predict the carrying capacity of CFDST stub columns confined by FRP was derived. The theoretically predicted results agree well with those obtained from the experiments and FE analysis. The present method is also adapted to calculate the carrying capacity of CFST stub columns confined by FRP.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2012

To enhance cable stiffness, this paper proposed a combined application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and steel materials, resulting in a novel type of hybrid stay cable system especially for the cable-stayed bridges with main span lengths of 1400~2800 m. In this combination, CFRP materials can conserve all their advantages such as light weight and high strength; while steel materials help increase the equivalent stiffness to compensate for the low elastic modulus of CFRP materials. An increase of the equivalent stiffness of the hybrid stay cable system could be further obtained with a reasonable increase of its safety factor. Following this concept, a series of parametric studies for the hybrid stay cable system with the consideration of stiffness and cost were carried out. Three design strategies/criteria, namely, best equivalent stiffness with a given safety factor, highest ratio of equivalent stiffness to material cost with a given safety factor, and best equivalent stiffness under a given cost were proposed from the stiffness and cost viewpoints. Finally, a comprehensive design procedure following the proposed design strategies was suggested. It was shown that the proposed hybrid stay cable system could be a good alternative to the pure CFRP or traditional steel stay cables in the future applications of super long span bridges.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2009년도 춘계 학술대회 제21권1호
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• pp.59-60
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• 2009

강섬유는 콘크리트에 비해 연성적인 거동, 우수한 균열제어 성능 및 전단보강 성능 때문에 최근 보강재 또는 합성재로 주목 받고 있다. 특히, 강섬유 혼입에 따른 전단강도의 증진 효과 때문에 이 분야에 대한 상당한 실험적 연구들이 진행되었다. 그러나 강섬유 보강 콘크리트 부재의 복잡한 전단거동은 여전히 명확히 이해되고 있지 않으며, 실험 데이터도 아직 부족한 편이다. 따라서, 이 연구에서는 강섬유를 혼입한 콘크리트 휨 부재 4개를 제작하여 전단실험을 수행하여 강섬유의 전단보강 효율성을 평가하고자 하였다. 실험결과, 강섬유의 혼입율이 증가할수록 부재의 전단성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.85-87
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• 2006

The tensile-recoil compressional behavior of the carbon nanotube reinforced mesophase pitch (MP)-based composite carbon fibers (CNT-re-MP CFs) was investigated by using Instron and SEM. The CNT-re-MP CFs exhibited improved, or at least equivalent, compressive strength as compared with commercial MP-based carbon fibers. Particularly, when CNT of 0.1 wt% was reinforced, the ratios of recoil compressive strengths to tensile strength of CNT-re-MPCFs were much higher (the difference is at least 10 % or higher) than those for the commercial counterparts and even than those for PAN-based commercial carbon fibers. FESEM micrographs showed somewhat different fractography from that of a typical shear failure as the CNT content increased.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2010

ACF/ZnO photocatalyst was synthesized by a sol-gel method using activated carbon fiber (ACF) and Zn $(NO_3)_2$ as precursors. Samples were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller measurements (BET), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The XRD results showed that ACF/ZnO composites only included a hexagonal phase by heat-treated temperature at $400^{\circ}C$, $500^{\circ}C$, $600^{\circ}C$, and $700^{\circ}C$. The SEM analysis revealed that the ACF/ZnO composites did not exhibit any morphological changes of the catalyst surface according to the different heat-treated temperatures. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was tested for degradation of methylene blue (MB) solutions under ultraviolet (UV) light and ultrasonication respectively. The results showed that the photocatalytic activity of ACF/ZnO composites heat-treated at $500^{\circ}C$ was higher than other samples, which is ascribed to the fine distribution of ZnO particles on the surface of the ACF. In addition, an ultrasound of low power (50 W) was used as an irradiation source to successfully induce ACF/ZnO composites to perform sonocatalytic degradation of MB. Results indicated that the sonocatalytic method in the presence of ACF/ZnO composites is an advisable choice for the treatments of organic dyes.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.485-490
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• 2010

In our previous studies, continuous SiC fiber-reinforced SiC-matrix composites ($SiC_f$/SiC) had been fabricated by two different slurry infiltration methods: vacuum infiltration and electrophoretic deposition (EPD). 12 wt% of $Al_2O_3-Y_2O_3$-MgO with respect to SiC powder was used as additives for liquid-phase assisted sintering. After hot pressing at $1750^{\circ}C$ under 20 MPa for 2 h in Ar atmosphere, a high composite density could be achieved for both cases, whereas the problems such as large grain size and non-uniform distribution of liquid phase were observed, which was resulted in the relatively poor mechanical properties of composites. Therefore, efforts have been made to reduce the grain growth during the sintering, including the optimization for hot pressing condition and utilization of spark plasma sintering using a SiC monolith. Based on the results, spark plasma sintering was found to be effective method in decreasing the amount of sintering additive, time and grain growth, which will be explained in comparison to the results of hot pressing in this paper.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2013

고온에서 열분해 과정을 겪는 복합재료의 탄화 및 삭마 과정의 표면 침식은 주로 두께 방향으로 진행된다. 본 논문에서는 다공성 복합재료의 면내 및 두께 방향 거동을 효과적으로 기술하기 위하여 분리-혼합 기법을 적용하였다. 섬유와 기지로 구성된 복합재료의 횡방향 등방성 가정을 통해 분리-혼합 방정식을 삼차원으로 확장하였으며, 기공 압력, 열팽창, 열분해 과정의 수축 효과를 포함하였다. 다공성 복합재료의 대표 체적 요소를 유한요소법으로 해석하여 면내 및 두께 방향의 물성 값을 상호 비교함으로써, 확장된 분리-혼합 기법의 타당성을 확인하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2001

섬유강화 고분자기지 복합재에 있어 탄성계수, 최대응력, 최대변형률, 파괴특성 등이 압력에 의해 영향을 받는다는 것은 잘 알려진 사실이다. 본 연구에서는 준등방성이며 두꺼운 두께를 갖는 [0$^{\circ}$/$\pm$45$^{\circ}$/90$^{\circ}$]$_{11s}$ 로 적층된 탄소섬유/에폭시 복합재에 있어 압력을 0.1 MPa, 100 MPa, 200 MPa, 300 MPa로 변화시켜 압축 파괴실험을 수행하였으며 이로부터 압력변화에 따른 파괴특성 변화에 대해 검토하였다. 결과로서 가해진 압력이 증가함에 따라 압축파괴인성은 증가함을 알수 있었다. 구체적으로 압력이 대기압에서 300 MPa으로 증가할 때 압축파괴인성 값은 약 44% 증가하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1416-1425
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• 2002

In this study, the effects of combined environmental factors on mechanical and thermal analysis properties of graphite/epoxy composites were evaluated by the use of an accelerated aging test. Environmental factors such as temperature, moisture. and ultraviolet were considered. A xenon-arc lamp was utilized for ultraviolet light. and exposure times of up to 3000 hours were applied. Several types of specimens - tensile. bending, and shear specimens those are transverse to the fiber direction, and bending specimens those are parallel to the tiber direction - were used to investigate the effects of environmental factors on mechanical properties of the composites. Also, glass transition temperature, storage shear modulus, loss shear modulus, and tan ${\delta}$ were measured as a function of exposure times through a dynamic mechanical analyzer. In addition. a suitable testing method for determining the effect of environmental factors on mechanical properties is suggested by comparing the results from using two different types of strain measuring sensors. Finally, composite surfaces exposed to environmental factors were examined using a scanning electron microscope.