• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2010

A fatigue damage caused by cyclic load is considered as one of the important failure mechanisms that threaten the integrity of structures and components in a nuclear power plant. In ASME code section III NB, the fatigue analysis procedure and standard S-N curves for the class 1 components are described and these criteria should be met at the design step of components. As the current ASME S-N curves are based on the very conservative assumptions such as a local stress concentration effect, immoderate transient frequencies and a constant Young's modulus, however, they can not precisely address the fatigue behavior of components. In order to find out the technical solution for these problems, a number of researches and discussion have been carried out continuously at home and abroad over the decades. In this study, detailed fatigue analyses for DVI nozzle with various mesh density of finite elements were performed to evaluate effect of stress concentration factors on the fatigue analysis procedure and the excessive conservatism of stress concentration factors are confirmed through the analysis results.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1373-1380
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 전보에서 실험역학적으로 도출한 .DELTA.A가 재료 및 하중크기에 의존하는 점에 착안하여, SNC631-A, SNC631-B, S45C, A12024-T3 및 A17075-T6 등 5종 류 재료를 응력비 R=0.1, 0.3, 0.5에서 피로크랙전파속도시험을 실시하고, 피로크랙팁 의 국소피로변형률장의 상태를 정량적으로 나타낼 수 있는 피로변형률확대계수 .DELTA.A(m, P)를 이용하여 크랙전파속도 da/dN을 통일적으로 평가하고, 그 결과의 유용성을 명백 히 하였다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.119-123
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• 2005

This paper describes a fuzzy-based system for analyzing the stress intensity factors (SIFs) of three-dimensional (3D) cracks. 3D finite element method(FEM) was used to obtain the SIF for subsurface cracks and surface cracks existing in inhomogeneous materials. A geometry model, i.e. a solid containing one or several 3D cracks is defined. Several distributions of local node density are chosen, and then automatically superposed on one another over the geometry model by using the fuzzy theory. Nodes are generated by the bucketing method, and ten-noded quadratic tetrahedral solid elements are generated by the Delaunay triangulation techniques. The singular elements such that the mid-point nodes near crack front are shifted at the quarter-points, and these are automatically placed along the 3D crack front. The complete FE model is generated, and a stress analysis is performed. The SIFs are calculated using the displacement extrapolation method. The results were compared with those surface cracks in homogeneous materials. Also, this system is applied to analyze cladding effect of surface cracks in inhomogeneous materials.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.239-251
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• 2023

The stiffness evaluation of cracked base metal is of great guidance to fatigue crack reinforcement. By carrying out fatigue tests and numerical simulation of typical cracking details in steel box girder, the strain-degradation law of cracked base metal was analyzed and the relationship between base metal stress and its displacement (stiffness) was explored. The feasibility of evaluating the stress of cracked base metal based on the stress field at the crack tip was verified. The results demonstrate that the stiffness of cracked base metal shows the fast-to-slow degradation trend with fatigue cracking and the base metal at 50mm or more behind the crack tip basically lose its bearing capacity. Drilling will further accelerate stiffness degradation with the increase of hole diameters. The base metal stress has a negative linear relation with its displacement (stiffness), The stress of cracked base metal is also related to stress intensity factor and its relative position (distance, included angle) to the crack tip, through which the local stiffness can be effectively evaluated. Since the stiffness is not uniformly distributed along the cracked base metal, the reinforcement patch is suggested to be designed according to the stiffness to avoid excessive reinforcement for the areas incompletely unloaded.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2002

In real structures, multi-spot welded joints are more frequently used than a single-spot welded joint. Most researches, however, have been focused to a single-spot welded joint until now. In this paper, the fatigue behavior of multi-spot welded joints are investigated using the finite element solutions of the multi-spot welded specimens. The local strain approach is used rather than the stress intensity factor approach to estimate the fatigue life since the former is quite simple and straightforward. It is found that the fatigue behavior of multi-spot welded joints is different from that of single-spot welded joints. The local strain approach is still applicable to multi-spot welded joints.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2018

The focus of this paper is on the elements with stable open cracks. To analyze plane problems, two triangular elements with three and six nodes are formulated using force method. Flexibility matrices of the elements are derived by combining the non-cracked flexibility and the additional one due to crack, which is computed by utilizing the local flexibility method. In order to compute the flexibility matrix of the intact element, a basic coordinate system without rigid body motions is required. In this paper, the basic system origin is located at the crack center and one of its axis coincides with the crack surfaces. This selection makes it possible to formulate elements with inclined cracks. It is obvious that the ability of the suggested elements in calculating accurate natural frequencies for cracked structures, make them applicable for vibration-based crack detection.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.175-180
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• 2001

In real structure, multi-point spot welded joints are more frequently used than a single-point spot welded joint. Most researches, however, have been focused to a single-point spot welded joint until now. In this paper, the fatigue behavior of multi-point spot welded joints are investigated both experimentally and analytically using the finite elements. The local strain approach is used rather than the stress intensity factor approach to estimate the fatigue life since the former is quite simple and straightforward. It is found that the fatigue behavior of multi-point spot welded joints is different from that of single-point spot welded joints. The local strain approach is still applicable to multi-point spot welded joints.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.38-45
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• 1998

균열의 선단 부근에 대한 응력분포를 합리적으로 예측하기 위해서는 균열을 포함하는 구조물의 국부적인 형상을 정밀하게 모델링해야 하며 이것은 상당한 시간이 요구되는 어려운 작업이 될 수 밖에 없다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 영역 내부의 요소분할이 필요 없는 경계요소법을 적용하여 균열 선단 부근의 복잡한 형상을 좀더 손쉽게 모델링하는 한편 나머지 부분은 기존의 유한요소법으로 모델링하여 이를 결합하는 해석할 수 있는 수치적 알고리즘을 연구하였다. 균열 선단 부근의 특이점 거동을 처리하기 위하여 다영역 경계요소법을 적용하고, 나머지 원방을 유한요소법을 적용하여 해석할 수 있도록 기존의 연성해석 기법을 수정, 발전시켜 다영역 경계 요소-유한요소 혼합형 정식화를 수행하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 2차원 탄성문제에 대한 수치계산을 수행함으로써 개발된 알고리즘의 타당성을 검토하였다.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 1998년도 강연회 및 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.11-28
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• 1998

Crack initiation and propagation of blades is a serious matter in turbomachinery. Outages are common due to these problems that occur during the service of the machine resulting in a huge loss of revenue. Once in a while, the problems become serious and cause major shutdowns which can in some cases result in the loss of the whole machine in a catastrophic manner. In this presentation, we will discuss the crack initiation studies of a hydraulic machine runner blade by local stress strain approach and crack propagation at the root of a low pressure stage steam turbine blade by means of stress intensity factor approach. In both the cases, we will show how the present day technologies can predict actual field observations.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.74-79
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• 2000

Integrating a 3D solid modeler with a general purpose FEM code, an automatic nonlinear analysis system of the 3D crack problems has been developed. A geometry model, i.e. a solid containing one or several 3D cracks is defined. Several distributions of local node density are chosen, and then automatically superposed on one another over the geometry model by using the fuzzy knowledge processing. Nodes are generated by the bucketing method, and ten-noded quadratic tetrahedral solid elements are generated by the Delaunay triangulation techniques. The complete finite element(FE) model generated, and a stress analysis is performed. In this system, burden to analysts fur introducing 3D cracks to the FE model as well as fur estimating their fracture mechanics parameters can be dramatically reduced. This paper describes the methodologies to realize such functions, and demonstrates the validity of the present system.