• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제72권2호
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• pp.155-168
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• 2019

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the compressive strength of small scale concentrically axially loaded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) confined plain concrete columns, with cylinder concrete strength 19 MPa. For columns with circular (150-mm diameter) and square (150-mm side) cross sections wrapped with glass- and carbon-FRP sheets (GFRP and CFRP, respectively) applied with dry lay-up the effect of different jacket schemes and different overlap configurations on the confined characteristics is investigated. Test results indicate that the most cost effective jacket configuration among those tested is for one layer of CFRP, for both types of sections. In square sections the location of the lap length, either in the corner or along the side, does not seem to affect the confined performance. Furthermore, in circular sections, the presence of an extra wrap with FRP fibers parallel to the column's axis enhances the concrete strength proportionally to the axial rigidity of the FRP jacket. The recorded strains and the distributions of lateral confining pressures are discussed. Existing design equations are used to assess the lateral confining stresses and the confined concrete strength making use of the measured hoop strains.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.625-638
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• 2017

The flexural behavior of Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets has gained much research interest in the flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams. The study on flexure includes various parameters like increase in strength of the member due to the externally bonded (EB) Fiber reinforced polymer, crack patterns, debonding of the fiber from the structure, scaling, convenience of using the fibers, cost effectiveness, etc. The present work aims to study experimentally about the reasons behind the failure due to flexure of an externally bonded FRP concrete beam. In the design of FRP-reinforced concrete structures, deflection control is as critical as much as flexural strength. A numerical model is created using Finite element (FEM) software and the results are compared with that of the experiment.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.677-684
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 유리섬유시트로 휨보강된 RC 보의 파괴 양상을 분석하고, 부착파괴를 방지하기 위한 실험 연구를 수행하였다. 부착파괴를 방지하기 위한 방법으로 부착길이를 증가시키는 방법과 U형 보강 방법 및 에폭시 전단키 보강 상세에 대하여 검증하였다. 유리섬유시트의 부착길이는 콘크리트 계면과 보강재 사이의 부착강도를 가정하여 계산하였다. U형 보강 방법은 콘크리트 밑면에 부착된 유리섬유시트의 단부 혹은 중앙부를 U형으로 감싸서 보강하였다. 콘크리트 하부에 매립된 전단키는 유리섬유시트의 인장력에 대하여 충분한 부착력을 제공하도록 하였다. 단부 U 보강과 중앙부 U 보강은 부착파괴를 방지하기 위해 기존에 제안된 방법이며, 에폭시 전단키는 본 연구에서 제시된 새로운 방지 상세이다. 유리섬유시트의 부착파괴 방지 상세에 대한 효과를 검증하기 위하여 총 6개의 실험체를 제작 실험하였다. 본 실험 결과에 의하면 부착길이 및 단부 U 보강 상세를 적용하는 방법은 조기 부착파괴를 억제하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면 중앙부 U 보강 상세는 보강재를 따라 발생하는 박리균열의 진행을 억제시키기 때문에 부착파괴를 지연하는 효과가 있으며, 전단키의 경우는 부착파괴를 충분히 방지하며 유리섬유시트의 파단을 유도하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.566-574
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• 2016

Fiber metal laminates, which are hybrid materials consisting of metal sheets and composite layers, have contributed to aerospace and automotive industries due to their reduced weight and improved damage tolerance characteristics. In this study, the impact performance of the laminates, which are comprised of a self-reinforced polypropylene and two aluminum sheets, and the pure aluminum alloy sheet material were investigated experimentally via numerical simulation. In order to compare the impact performance, the laminates and aluminum alloy were examined by assessing the impact force, energy time histories, and specific energy absorption. ABAQUS is a commercial software that is used to simulate the actual drop-weight tests. Based on this study, it is noted that the impact performance of the laminates was superior to that of the aluminum alloy. In addition, a good agreement between the experimental and numerical results can be achieved when the impact force and energy time histories from the experiments and the numerical simulations are compared.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.134-143
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• 2002

본 시험은 외발뜨기 한지와 쌍발뜨기 한지의 물리적 특성과 도침이 지질에 어떠한 영향을 미치고 있는지를 구명하고자 검증된 토착한지와 오늘날 전통식으로 제조한 한지, 그리고 개량 한지를 대상으로 했다. 외발뜨기 한지는 치우치지 않는 강도적 특성 때문에 실제 사용할 때, 강하고 질기며 잘 해어지지 않는 종이임을 알 수 있었다. 이처럼 질기다고 느껴지는 것은 좋은 원료와 토착식 제법으로 여러 장 겹쳐서 절대적인 강도를 향상 시켰기 때문이었다. 그러나 상대적 강도인 지수비교에서는 기타 한지와 큰 차이가 없었다. 도침은 내절도를 두드러지게 향상시키며 열단장과 파열지수를 높이는 역할을 했다. 특히 열단장(인장강도)의 향상을 가져왔다. 섬유 배향성을 고려하지 않고 초지한 외발뜨기 한지를 쌍발뜨기 한지와 비교해 보면 가로·세로의 강도 차이가 약간 적다는 것 외에 특별히 뛰어난 점이 없다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.567-576
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• 2023

일반적으로 RC 보 부재는 휨 부재로서 휨 하중에 대해서만 고려하여 설계된다. 하지만, 실제 건축물에서는 부재 간의 연속성으로 인해 축력과 휨 하중을 동시에 받게 된다. 이로 인해 RC 보 부재의 휨 강도는 증가하지만, 변위는 감소하며, 균열은 주로 보의 중앙부에 집중되게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 축력과 휨 하중을 동시에 받는 RC 보 부재에 탄소섬유시트를 이용한 보강에 따른 휨 성능을 실험적으로 평가하였다. 탄소섬유시트는 부재의 중앙부에 감싸 보강을 하였으며, 축력과 휨 하중을 부재에 가력하였다. 축력의 크기와 탄소섬유시트 보강에 따른 철근콘크리트 부재의 파괴 형태, 휨 강도, 처짐 및 연성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 축력의 증가에 따라 최대 휨 강도의 상승이 발생하였지만, 연성은 최대 64%까지 감소하였다. 탄소섬유시트 보강을 통해 휨 강도는 최대 27% 증가하였으며, 휨에 의한 보의 최대 처짐은 8% 감소하였으며 연성은 최대 43% 증가하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제87권6호
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• pp.585-599
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• 2023

Geopolymer concrete (GC) can be competently utilized as a practical replacement for cement to prevent a high carbon footprint and to give a direction toward sustainable concrete construction. Moreover, previous studies mostly focused on the axial response of glass fiber reinforced polymer (glass-FRP) concrete compressive elements without determining the effectiveness of repairing them after their partial damage. The goal of this study is to assess the structural effectiveness of partially damaged GC columns that have been restored using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (carbon-FRP). Bars made of glass-FRP and helix made of glass-FRP are used to reinforce these columns. For comparative study, six of the twelve circular specimens-each measuring 300 mm×1200 mm-are reinforced with steel bars, while the other four are axially strengthened using glass-FRP bars (referred to as GSG columns). The broken columns are repaired and strengthened using carbon-FRP sheets after the specimens have been subjected to concentric and eccentric compression until a 30% loss in axial strength is attained in the post-peak phase. The study investigates the effects of various variables on important response metrics like axial strength, axial deflection, load-deflection response, stiffness index, strength index, ductility index, and damage response. These variables include concentric and eccentric compression, helix pitch, steel bars, carbon-FRP wrapping, and glass-FRP bars. Both before and after the quick repair process, these metrics are evaluated. The results of the investigation show that the axial strengths of the reconstructed SSG and GSG columns are, respectively, 15.3% and 20.9% higher than those of their original counterparts. In addition, compared to their SSG counterparts, the repaired GSG samples exhibit an improvement in average ductility indices of 2.92% and a drop in average stiffness indices of 3.2%.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.75-80
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• 2001

This paper investigates the flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) sheets is investigated in this work. FRP is attractive for strengthening the RC beams due to its good tensile strength, low weight, resistance to corrosion, and easy applicability. A simple and direct analytical procedure for evaluating the ultimate flexural capacity of FRP strengthened reinforced concrete (SRC) beams is presented using the equilibrium equations and compatibility of strains. Upper and lower limits of FRP sheet area to ensure the ductile behavior are established. A parametric study is conducted to investigate the effects of design variables such as sheet area, sheet stiffness and strength, concrete compression strength, and steel reinforcement ratio. The analytical procedure is compared with results of experimental data available in the literature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.111-135
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• 2013

An experimental study has been carried out on square plain concrete (PC) and reinforced concrete (RC) columns strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. A total of 78 specimens were loaded to failure in axial compression and investigated in both axial and transverse directions. Slenderness of the columns, number of wrap layers and concrete strength were the test parameters. Compressive stress, axial and hoop strains were recorded to evaluate the stress-strain relationship, ultimate strength and ductility of the specimens. Results clearly demonstrate that composite wrapping can enhance the structural performance of square columns in terms of both maximum strength and ductility. On the basis of the effective lateral confining pressure of composite jacket and the effective FRP strain coefficient, new peak stress equations were proposed to predict the axial strength and corresponding strain of FRP-confined square concrete columns. This model incorporates the effect of the effective circumferential FRP failure strain and the effect of the effective lateral confining pressure. The results show that the predictions of the model agree well with the test data.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.439-444
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• 2018

This paper presents a numerical study on the behavior of continuous hollow steel beam strengthened using carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). Most previous studies on the CFRP strengthening of steel beams have been carried out on the steel beams with simple boundary conditions. No independent study, to the researcher's knowledge, has studied on the CFRP strengthening of square hollow section (SHS) continuous steel beam. However, this study explored the effect of the use of adhesively bonded CFRP flexible sheets on the behavior of the continuous SHS steel beams. Finite Element Method (FEM) has been employed for modeling. Eleven specimens, ten of which were strengthened using CFRP sheets, were analyzed under different coverage length, the number of layers, and the location of CFRP composite. ANSYS software was used to analyze the SHS steel beams. The results showed that the coverage length, the number of layers, and the location of CFRP composite are effective in increasing the ultimate load capacity of the continuous SHS steel beams. Application of CFRP composite also caused the ductility increase some strengthened specimens.