• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1361-1368
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• 2005

The structural and leakage integrity of steam generator tubes should be sustained all postulated loads with appropriate margin even if a crack is present. During the past three decades, for effective integrity evaluation, several limit load solutions have been used world-widely. However, to predict accurately load carrying capacities of specific components under different conditions, the solutions have to be modified by using lots of experimental data. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new burst pressure estimation scheme based on fracture mechanics analyses for steam generator tube with an axial or circumferential through-wall crack. A series of three dimensional elastic-plastic finite element analyses were carried out and, then, closed-form estimation equations with respect to both J-integral and crack opening displacement were derived through reference stress method. The developed engineering equations were utilized for structural integrity evaluation and the resulting data were compared to the corresponding ones fiom experiments as well as limit load solutions. Thereafter, since the effectiveness was proven by promising results, it is believed that the proposed estimation scheme can be used as an efficient tool for integrity evaluation of cracked steam generator tubes.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.339-354
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• 2007

Arched Corrugated Steel Roof (ACSR) is a kind of thin-walled steel shell, composing of arched panels with transverse small corrugations. Four full-scale W666 ACSR samples with 18m and 30m span were tested under full and half span static vertical uniform loads. Displacement, bearing capacities and failure modes of the four samples were measured. The web and bottom flange in ACSR with transverse small corrugations are simplified to anisotropic curved plates, and the equivalent tensile modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of 18m span ACSR were measured. Two 18 m-span W666 ACSR samples were analyzed with the Finite Element Analysis program ABAQUS. Base on the tests, the limit bearing capacity of ACSR is low, and for half span loading, it is 74-75% compared with the full span loading. When the testing load approached to the limit value, the bottom flange at the sample's bulge place locally buckled first, and then the whole arched roof collapsed suddenly. If the vertical loads apply along the full span, the deformation shape is symmetric, but the overall failure mode is asymmetric. For half span vertical loading, the deformation shape and the overall failure mode of the structure are asymmetric. The ACSR displacement under the vertical loads is large and the structural stiffness is low. There is a little difference between the FEM analysis results and testing data, showing the simplify method of small corrugations in ACSR and the building techniques of FEM models are rational and useful.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.563-573
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• 2019

When generating spectrum-compatible artificial ground motion in engineering practices, the effect of the variation in fitting parameters on the distribution of the peak ground displacement (PGD) has not yet drawn enough attention. In this study, a method for simulating ground motion matching for multiple targets is developed. In this method, a frequency-dependent amplitude envelope function with statistical parameters is introduced to simulate the nonstationarity of the frequency in earthquake ground motion. Then, several groups of time-history acceleration with different temporal and spectral nonstationarities were generated to analyze the effect of nonstationary parameter variations on the distribution of PGD. The following conclusions are drawn from the results: (1) In the simulation of spectrum-compatible artificial ground motion, if the acceleration time-history is generated with random initial phases, the corresponding PGD distribution is quite discrete and an uncertain number of PGD values lower than the limit value are observed. Nevertheless, the mean values of PGD always meet the requirement in every group. (2) If the nonstationary frequencies of the ground motion are taken into account when fitting the target spectrum, the corresponding PGD values will increase. A correlation analysis shows that the change in the mean and the dispersion values, from before the frequencies are controlled to after, correlates with the modal parameters of the predominant frequencies. (3) Extending the maximum period of the target spectrum will increase the corresponding PGD value and, simultaneously, decrease the PGD dispersion. Finally, in order to control the PGD effectively, the ground motion simulation method suggested in this study was revised to target a specified PGD. This novel method can generate ground motion that satisfies not only the required precision of the target spectrum, peak ground acceleration (PGA), and nonstationarity characteristics of the ground motion but also meets the required limit of the PGD, improving engineering practices.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2018

PURPOSES : In this study, the propriety of expansion joint spacing of airport concrete pavement was examined by using weather and material characteristics. METHODS : A finite element model for simulating airport concrete pavement was developed and blowup occurrence due to temperature increase was analyzed. The critical temperature causing the expansion of concrete slab and blow up at the expansion joint was calculated according to the initial vertical displacement at the joint. The amount of expansion that can occur in the concrete slab for 20 years of design life was calculated by summing the expansion and contraction by temperature, alkali-silica reaction, and drying shrinkage. The effective expansion of pavement section between adjacent expansion joints was calculated by subtracting the effective width of expansion joint from the summation of the expansion of the pavement section. The temperature change causing the effective expansion of pavement section was also calculated. The effective expansion equivalent temperature change was compared to the critical temperature, which causes the blowup, according to expansion joint spacing to verify the propriety of expansion joint applied to the airport concrete pavement. RESULTS : When an initial vertical displacement of the expansion joint was 3mm or less, the blowup never occurred for 300m of joint spacing which is used in Korean airports currently. But, there was a risk of blow-up when an initial vertical displacement of the expansion joint was 5mm or more due to the weather or material characteristics. CONCLUSIONS : It was confirmed that the intial vertical displacement at the expansion joint could be managed below 3mm from the previous research results. Accordingly it was concluded that the 300m of current expansion joint spacing of Korean airports could be used without blowup by controling the alkali-silica reaction below its allowable limit.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.367-382
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• 2013

Different types of long slender pile shall buckle with weak soil and liquefied stratum surrounded. Different from considering single side earth pressure, it was suggested that the lateral earth pressure can be divided into two categories while buckling: the earth pressure that prevent and promotes the lateral movement. Active and passive earth pressure calculation model was proposed supposing earth pressure changed linearly with displacement considering overlying load, shaft resistance, earth pressure at both sides of the pile. Critical buckling load calculation method was proposed based on the principle of minimum potential energy quoting the earth pressure calculation model. The calculation result was contrasted with the field test result of small diameter TC pile (Plastic Tube Cast-in-place pile). The fix form could be fixed-hinged in the actual calculation assuring the accuracy and certain safety factor. The contributions of pile fix form depend on the pile length for the same geological conditions. There exists critical friction value in specific geological conditions that the side friction has larger impact on the critical buckling load while it is less than the value and has less impact with larger value. The buckling load was not simply changed linearly with friction. The buckling load decreases with increased limit active displacement and the load tend to be constant with larger active displacement value; the critical buckling load will be the same for different fix form for the small values.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.349-356
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• 2010

In this study, a new design method of pile bent structure considering plastic hinge was proposed on the basis of the beam-column model. Based on the analysis results, it is found that the positioning of plastic hinge on the pile bent structure was influenced by nonlinear behavior of material and p-$\Delta$ effect. Moreover, concrete cracking began to occur at the joint section between the pile and column in case of pile bent structure with different cross-sections. The plastic hinge can be developed on the pile bent structure when large displacement was occurred, and pile bent structures can be maintained well only if it is developed on the column part. Therefore, in this study, the optimized cross-section ratio between column and pile was analyzed to induce the plastic hinge at the joint section between the pile and column. Based on this, the optimized diameter ratio of pile and column can be obtained below the inflection point of the bi-linear curve depending on the relations between column-pile diameter ratio($D_c/D_p$) and normalized lateral cracking load ratio($F/F_{Dc=Dp}$). And through this study, it is founded that in-depth limit($L_{As}$=0.4%) normalized by the pile length($L_P$) are proportionally decreased as the pile length($L_P/D_P$) increases up to $L_P/D_P$=17.5, and beyond that in-depth limit converges to a constant value. Finally, it is found that the proposed limit depth by taking into account the minimum concrete-steel ratio would be more economical design of the pile bent structure.

• Composites Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 유효 면적의 제한이 있는 복합재 적층판의 탄도한계속도를 예측하였다. 탄도한계속도를 예측하기 위해 정적압입 관통실험과 고속충격 실험 그리고 준실험식을 이용하였다. 정적압입 관통실험을 통해 하중-변위 데이터를 취득하고 이를 이용해서 관통에너지를 측정하였다. 고속충격 실험을 통해 실제 관통 속도 및 관통 에너지를 측정하였다. 정적압입 관통실험과 고속충격 실험을 통해 구한 에너지를 이용해 준실험식을 만들고, 준실험식과 고속충돌 실험결과와 비교해 보았다. 위 방법을 이용해 탄도한계속도를 예측하였고 정적압입 관통 실험과 준실험식에 의한 탄도한계속도 예측의 타당성을 확인하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2022

현재 인장형 지반앵커는 그 사용목적, 사용기간에 따라 가설과 영구로 구분하여 성능평가를 별도로 제시하고 있다. 현재의 성능평가 상한선과 하한선 기준을 실무에 적용하는 데 있어 타당한 것으로 보인다. 하지만, 압축형 지반앵커는 주로 영구로 사용되어 온 점으로 인해 가설과 영구의 구분 없이 영구에 해당하는 기준이 제시되어 있어 제거형과 같이 가설로 사용하는 지반앵커에 있어서는 엄격한 기준이 되고 있다. 기존 성능평가 기준선을 고찰해 본 결과, 하한 기준선은 가설과 영구 구분 없이 적용할 수 있는 것으로 판단되나 상한 기준선은 가설과 영구를 구분하여 제시하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 판단된다. 압축형 지반앵커에서 상한선 기준의 적용에 있어서 앵커의 정착지반상태(암반 또는 토사), 사용기간, 특히 하중-변위 곡선의 탄성상태 유지 여부 등을 고려하여 상한선을 조정할 필요성이 있다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.409-424
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• 2023

Response of the pipeline crossing fault is considered as the large strain problem. Proper estimation of the pipeline response plays important role in mitigation studies. In this study, an advanced continuum modeling including material non-linearity in large strain deformations, hardening/softening soil behavior and soil-pipeline interaction is applied. Through the application of a fully nonlinear analysis based on an explicit finite difference method, the mechanics of the pipeline behavior and its interaction with soil under large strains is presented in more detail. To make the results useful in oil and gas engineering works, a continuous pipeline of two steel grades buried in two clayey soil types with four different crossing angles of 30°, 45°, 70° and 90° with respect to the pipeline axis have been considered. The results are presented as the fault movement corresponding to different damage limit states. It was seen that the maximum affected pipeline length is about 20 meters for the studied conditions. Also, the affected length around the fault cutting plane is asymmetric with about 35% and 65% at the fault moving and stationary block, respectively. Local buckling is the dominant damage state for greater crossing angle of 90° with the fault displacement varying from 0.4 m to 0.55 m. While the tensile strain limit is the main damage state at the crossing angles of 70° and 45°, the cross-sectional flattening limit becomes the main damage state at the smaller 30° crossing angles. Compared to the stiff clayey soil, the fault movement resulting 3% tensile strain limit reach up to 40% in soft clayey soil. Also, it was seen that the effect of the pipeline internal pressure reaches up to about 40% compared to non-pressurized condition for some cases.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.487-497
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• 2016

터널을 굴착하면 굴진면 주변지반은 응력이 해방되고, 해방된 응력이 주변지반으로 재분배 되어 터널주변지반의 응력상태와 터널지보공에 작용하는 하중이 변한다. 굴진면에 변위가 발생하면 굴진면 전방지반이 이완되고 굴진면에 작용하는 토압은 감소하며, 변위가 일정한 크기 이상 커지면 굴진면 전방지반이 파괴상태에 이른다. 이때에 터널의 종방향으로 하중전이가 발생하며, 토피고나 굴진면의 변위정도에 따라 그 경향이 다르다. 굴진면 파괴에 따른 터널 종방향 하중전이에 대해서는 연구된 사례가 있으나, 굴진면 변위와 종방향 하중전이를 결부시켜서 연구한 사례는 거의 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 토사터널에서 모형실험을 수행하여 굴진면이 과다변위로 인해 파괴됨에 따른 종방향 하중전이의 특성을 파악하였다. 즉, 정지토압 상태에서 시작하여 굴진면의 변위가 진행됨에 따른 터널 종방향 하중전이를 모형실험을 수행하여 측정하였다. 연구 결과, 종방향 하중전이는 굴진면 변위 초기에 대부분이 발생하고 굴진면 변위가 한계변위에 근접할수록 완만한 기울기로 한계치에 수렴하였다. 즉, 종방향 하중전이는 굴진면 전방지반이 아직 탄성상태일 때 급격히 증가하였고, 지반이 한계상태에 근접하면 완만하게 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 굴진면에서 변위에 의한 토압감소와 터널 종방향 하중전이는 같은 추세로 발생하는 것을 알 수 있었다.