• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.4A
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• pp.353-359
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• 2010

Cementitious matrix based composites are vulnerable to the drying shrinkage crack during the curing process. In this study, the drying shrinkage induced fracture behavior of the fiber reinforced concrete is simulated and the effects of the fiber reinforcement conditions on the fracture characteristics are analysed. The numerical model is composed of conduit elements and rigid-body-spring elements on the identical irregular lattice topology, where the drying shrinkage is presented by the coupling of nonmechanical-mechanical behaviors handled by those respective element types. Semi-discrete fiber elements are applied within the rigid-body-spring network to model the fiber reinforcement. The shrinkage parameters are calibrated through the KS F 2424 free drying shrinkage test simulation and comparison of the time-shrinkage strain curves. Next, the KS F 2595 restrained drying shrinkage test is simulated for various fiber volume fractions and the numerical model is verified by comparison of the crack initiating time with the previous experimental results. In addition, the drying shrinkage cracking phenomenon is analysed with change in the length and the surface shape of the fibers, the measurement of the maximum crack width in the numerical experiment indicates the judgement of the crack controlling effect.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.300-306
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• 2002

In this paper the failure mechanisms and Charpy impact tests of carbon fiber polypropylene composites have been studied in the temperature range -5$0^{\circ}C$ to 6$0^{\circ}C$ and 3 different supported length of specimen (span length). There are significant effects of temperature and span length on impact fracture toughness, which shows a peak at ambient temperature and decrease as temperature is reduced. Fracture toughness shows a maximum at span length s=20mm. Failure mechanisms are characterized based on SEM examination, which is correlated the measured fracture toughness. Mafor mechansms of this composites can be classified as fiber matrix debonding, delamination, fiber pull-out and matrix deformation.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.253-262
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• 2013

The test on the mix of PVA fiber of low carbon inorganic composite as a cement substitute found it to be satisfactory in terms of flexibility and stiffness. The result of the evaluation of the properties of low carbon inorganic panel revealed that the absorptivity was low at 8 to 9%, which is lower than the KS value of 25%. Also, the test on non-combustibility and gas toxicity found that these factors satisfied the decision criteria. In the test on heavy metals discharges, Pb, Cd, Cr6+, Hg, and As were not detected. Regarding far-Infrared emissivity and formaldehyde emission, the substitute was found to be harmless to the human body. Therefore, if the issue of shrinkage, which is a disadvantage of inorganic composites, is addressed, it is judged that it is possible to develop a low carbon inorganic composite panel with better performance.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.135-142
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• 2004

The apparent advantages of FRP (fiber reinforced plastics) composites over the conventional structural materials may be attributed to their high specific strength and stiffness. Other affordable properties of FRPs including an excellent durability make them particularly attractive for the structures in severe service conditions. Therefore, the material and sectional properties of a FRP structural component should be designed to meet its specific requirements and service conditions. This paper is performed the material property optimization under optimum design of pultruded FRP bridge deck section. In the problem formulation, an objective function is selected to minimize the maximum R(strength ratio). The thickness of layers, volumes of fibers and matrix fiber orientation, and stacking sequence of FRPs are used as the design variables. Strength ratio in the design code, material failure criteria and pultruded manufacture thickness are selected as the design constraints to enhance the material performance of FRP decks. From the results of the numerical investigation, we obtained the optimum deck section profile for conventional using object.

• Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.03a
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• pp.195-202
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• 2002

Lap splices of longitudinal reinforcement steels were practically located in the potential plastic hinge region of most bridge columns that were constructed before the 1992 seismic design provision of Roadway Bridge Design Specification in Korea. The objective of this research is to evaluate the seismic performance of shear-critical reinforced concrete(RC) bridge piers with poor detailing of the starter bars in the plastic hinge region, and to develop the enhancement scheme of their seismic capacity by retrofitting with fiber composites. Seven test specimens in the aspect ratio of 2.5 were made with three confinement ratios and two types of lap splices. Quasi-static test was conducted in a displacement-controlled test mode. A significant reduction of displacement ductility ratios were observed for test columns with lap splices of longitudinal steels.

• Carbon letters
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• v.19
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• pp.32-39
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• 2016

In this work, we studied the effects of electrochemical oxidation treatments of carbon fibers (CFs) on interfacial adhesion between CF and epoxy resin with various current densities. The surface morphologies and properties of the CFs before and after electrochemical-oxidation-treatment were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and single-fiber contact angle. The mechanical interfacial shear strength of the CFs/epoxy matrix composites was investigated by using a micro-bond method. From the results, electrochemical oxidation treatment introduced oxygen functional groups and increased roughness on the fiber surface. The mechanical interfacial adhesion strength also showed higher values than that of an untreated CF-reinforced composite.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.343-349
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• 1994

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanical properties of floor slab structures with high-strength and lightweight CFRC panel using fly ash, PAN-derived and Pitch-derived carbon fiber. As a result, the flexural strength of CFRC is remarkably increased by CF contents, but compressive strength of the CFRC is not so increased as flexural strength. The bulk specific gravity is influenced by FA contents more than by CF contents, The compressive strength and the flexural strength are increased by FA contests, but decreased the case of 30% of contents. In order to increasing the flexural-carrying capacity of floor slab structures, it is recommended that the shape of anchor for reinforcement is required type-C and the spacing of anchor is required below 60mm.

• Composites Research
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.32-36
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• 2002

Recently, the applications of composite materials become broader to civil engineering as well as mechanics and aerospace engineering. Cracks on the civil structures like bridges can cause stress concentration, which induces Peak splitting of fiber Bragg grating sensor and it makes strain measurements difficult. In this study, 4-point bending test of concrete beam with initial crack reinforced by composite patch was conducted in order to verify the effects of the stress concentration on the peak signal of FBG sensor and a novel method for signal maintenance.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.61-67
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• 2000

Effective shear modulus of continuous fiber reinforced polymeric composites is measured using a modified Iosipescu Shear Test(IST) and compared with data obtained by finite element analyses that a concept of unit cell is. It is found that the numerical results of the longitudinal shear modulus give a good agreement with experimental data at lower fiber volume fraction. In this paper, both the distance and stress transfer between the fibers are discussed as the major factors.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 2000

단섬유 보강 복합재료의 종횡비(aspect ratio)를 변화시키며 기계적 특성(탄성계수, 인장강도)을 평가하였다. 2차원 다중 파이버(multi-fiber) 모델을 이용하여 엇갈린(staggered) 배열과 규칙적(aligned) 배열에 대해 유한요소 해석을 하였다. 단섬유 복합재료의 유효탄성계수 및 인장강도는 섬유와 기지의 탄성계수비, 섬유 배열상태, 그리고 단섬유 종횡비의 함수로 표현되었으며, 해석결과의 탄성계수와 인장강도는 이론 모델의 결과와 사출 성형된 PEEK 복합재료 시험편의 결과와 비교하였다. 시험결과는 낮은 종횡비에서 이론 모델 결과와 일치함을 보였다. 단섬유 보강 복합재료의 배열 및 종횡비 변화에 따른 섬유보강 효과에 따른 계면응력 상태는 기계적 특성 결정에 중요한 영향을 보였다.