• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제17권3_4호
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• pp.347-356
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• 2004

In order to extend the lifetime of buildings and civil infrastructure, patch type fibrous composite retrofitting materials are widely used. Retrofitted concrete columns and beams gain stiffness and strength, but lose toughness and show brittle failure. Usually, the cracks in concrete structures are visible to the naked eye and the status of the structure in the life cycle is estimated through visual inspections. After retrofitting of the structure, crack visibility is blocked by retrofitted composite materials. Therefore, structural monitoring after retrofitting is indispensable and self diagnosis method with optical fiber sensors is very useful. In this paper, we try to detect the peel out effect and find the strain difference between the main structure and retrofitting patch material when they separate from each other. In the experiment, two fiber optic Bragg grating sensors are applied to the main concrete structure and the patching material separately at the same position. The sensors show coincident behaviors at the initial loading, but different behaviors after a certain load. The test results show the possibility of optical fiber sensor monitoring of beam structures retrofitted by the composite patches.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.589-608
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• 2005

There is a growing need for the development and implementation of new methods for the rapid and cost-effective rehabilitation of deteriorating steel structural components to offset the drawbacks related to welding and/or bolting in the field. Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites provide a potential alternative as externally bonded patches for strengthening and repair of metallic structural members for building and bridge systems. This paper describes results of an investigation of tensile and fatigue response of steel/CFRP joints simulating scenarios of strengthening and crack-patching. It is shown that appropriately designed schemes, even when fabricated with levels of inaccuracy as could be expected in the field, can provide significant strain relief and load transfer capability. A simplified elasto-plastic closed form solution for stress analysis is presented, and validated experimentally. It is shown that the bond development length remains constant in the linear range, whereas it increases as the adhesive is deformed plastically. Fatigue resistance is shown to be at least comparable with the requirements for welded cover plates without attendant decreases in stiffness and strength.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.109-120
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 변형경화형 시멘트 복합체(SHCC)로 보수된 휨항복형 철근콘크리트 보의 균열제어 성능에 관한 실험적 연구를 다루었다. 이 실험을 위하여 총 5개의 철근콘크리트 보 실험체를 제작하였으며, 모든 실험체는 최종 파괴시 까지 균열제어 성능을 평가하였다. 실험체 계획시 보통 철근콘크리트 기준 실험체로 계획한 표준 실험체(CBN)와 섬유 혼입 조건에 따른 SHCC의 종류 및 SHCC 보수 방법(patching and layering)에 따라 각각 두 타입 씩 구분하여 제작하였다. 실험 결과 SHCC로 보수된 모든 실험체는 최종파괴시 끼지 취성파괴 및 폭렬현상 등이 발생하지 않았으며, 미세한 다수의 균열이 폭넓게 분포하는 경향을 보였으나, CBN 실험체의 경우는 콘크리트 표면 박리 및 취성적 파괴양상을 나타냈다. 이는 기존 철근콘크리트 보의 균열 손상 완화 및 휨성능 향상에 있어 SHCC의 우수한 모멘트 강도, 연성능력 및 최대하중 이후의 에너지소산능력 등이 원활하게 작용하였기 때문으로 판단된다. 또한 동일한 처짐에서의 균열폭을 비교한 결과 CBN 실험체에 비하여 SHCC로 보수된 모든 실험체가 실험체 전반에 걸쳐 미세한 균열이 다수 분포되는 양상을 나타냈다. 특히, PE섬유의 우수한 기계적 특성에 기인하여 PVA0.75+PE0.75의 혼입조건을 갖는 SHCC가 다소 높은 내구성 및 연성능력을 나타냈다. 이처럼 보의 사용성과 관련하여 균열폭의 진전은 매우 중요한 의미를 갖으며, SHCC를 기존 철근콘크리트 보의 보수보강재료로 활용하였을 때 구조물의 사용연한을 증가시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.668-674
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• 2000

Objective : The classic and accepted surgical method of compound comminuted depressed skull fractures (FCCD) involves total resection of all the contaminated bone and fragments at the fracture site. A second operation for cranioplasty is then performed at a later date. However, we have believed that primary repair of these bony defects can be achieved by the replacement of bone fragments at the time of the initial debridement, and this can be accomplished without danger to patient. The authors retrospectively reviewed the surgical results to assess the advantages and disadvantages, and also propose the selection criteria of replacement of fractured bone fragments as a primary procedure in FCCD. Materials and Methods : The authors analyzed the data extracted from medical records, and radiological findings in 22 of 71 patients with FCCD, who underwent immediate replacement of fractured bone fragments between April 1993 and October 1998. The mean follow-up period was 13.7 months. The selection criteria for the operation included the patients with mild to moderate severity, regardless of the degree of contamination or dural violation, which presented in hospital within 24 hours of injury. Results : The ages of the patients varied from 4 to 63 years, and there were 20 males and 2 females. Seventeen of 22 patients were fully conscious on admission and the others also had relatively good Glasgow coma scales. Sixteen fractures were located in the frontal area, 9 with involvement of the frontal sinuses, and 6 in the parietal and temporoparietal areas. Of the 22 patients, 8(36.3%) had dural lacerations with 3 of these requiring patching with pericranium, and 12(54.5%) had intracranial hematoma requiring wide craniotomy. The degree of wound contamination was also variable. Fifteen patients had relatively clean wounds, while seven(31.8%) had seriously contaminated wounds with soil, sand, hair, and wood. Only one patient(4.5%) developed infection, and the bone fragments were removed. All wounds healed primarily without pulsatile defect, the skull has remained solid, and no complications have occurred, except the infected case. Conclusion : It is proposed that bone fragments removal for FCCD, regardless of the degree of contamination or dural violation, is not necessary and that primary bone fragments replacement avoids a second operation for cranioplasty.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2020

Background: The decision to use transannular patching (TAP) during tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair depends on the pulmonary valve annulus size; the z score of the pulmonary annulus is the most commonly used predictor. However, definitive results are not obtained with z scores as different z score data sets are used for different parameters. Purpose: This study aimed to identify the echocardiographic and other key factors that warranted a change in the surgical method during TOF surgery. Methods: Sixty-two patients were enrolled and divided into a pulmonary valve (PV) preservation group and a TAP group. Their medical records were reviewed. Results: The z score for PV annulus (PVA), ratio of the PVA to aortic annulus size, and ratio of PVA to descending aorta (DAO) size were significantly different between the PV preservation and TAP groups (-1.72±1.52 vs. -3.07±1.94, P=0.004; 0.62±0.12 vs. 0.50±0.14, P=0.002; and 1.32±0.32 vs. 1.07±0.36, P=0.008, respectively). For TAP repair, the PVA z score had a sensitivity of 65.4% and specificity of 73.1%, ratio of PVA to aortic annulus size had a sensitivity of 73.1% and specificity of 65.4%, and ratio of PVA to DAO size had a sensitivity of 69.2% and specificity of 57.7%. The TAP group showed more monocuspid PVs (P=0.011), while the PV preservation group showed more tricuspid PVs (P=0.027). Commissurotomy was more frequently performed in the PV preservation group than in the TAP group (P=0.001). Of patients with commissurotomy, 58% showed a PV z score<-2. Conclusion: Although various echocardiographic parameters may serve as predictors for determining surgical methods for TOF patients, the PV morphology and tissue characteristics should also be considered.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.124-134
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 고유동성의 SBR 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 기초적 성능을 바탕으로 콘크리트의 보수용 재료에 매우 중요한 요구성능인 부착강도에 대한 피착체의 표면에 존재하는 표면수량의 영향을 검토하는 연구가 수행하였다. 고유동성 SBR 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 기초적인 성능을 토대로 부착강도, 잔갈림성, 재료분리 저항성이 좋은 시험체를 선택하였다. 시험체는 C:F=1:1인 경우 P/C=20%, 30%의 시험체 2개, C:F=1:3인 경우 P/C=50%의 시험체 1개, 총 3개가 선택되었으며 이 3개의 배합에 대하여 피착체의 표면수량에 따른 고유동성 SBR 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 특성을 파악하였다. 표면수는 콘크리트 피착면의 단위 면적 ($cm^2$) 당 각각 0, 0.006, 0.012, 0.017, 0.024 g이 균등하게 살포되었으며, 이에 따른 연도변화, 플로우값, 부착강도, 부착파괴형상, 내균열성 및 재료분리여부를 파악하였다. 본 연구를 통해 콘크리트 피착체에 살포된 표면수는 고유동성 SBR 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 부착강도를 증진하는 효과가 있다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.94-104
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 고유동성의 VA/VeoVA 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 기초적 성능을 측정한 후 콘크리트의 보수용 재료에 매우 중요한 요구성능인 부착강도에 대한 피착체의 표면에 존재하는 표면수량의 영향을 검토하는 연구가 수행하였다. 시험체의 배합은 VA/VeoVA는 결합재인 시멘트에 대하여 고형분비 (폴리머시멘트비; P/C)에 의하여 10, 20, 30, 50, 75%, 잔골재는 시멘트의 중량에 대하여 각각 1:1, 1:3의 비율을 적용하였다. 고유동성 VA/VeoVA 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 기초적인 성능을 토대로 부착강도, 잔갈림성, 재료분리 저항성이 좋은 시험체를 선택하였다. 시험체는 C:F=1:1인 경우 P/C=20%, 30%의 시험체 2개가 선택되었으며, C:F=1:3인 경우 P/C=50%의 시험체 1개, 총 3개가 선택되었으며 이 3개의 배합에 대하여 피착체의 표면수량에 따른 고유동성 VA/VeoVA 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 특성을 파악하였다. 본 연구를 통해 콘크리트 피착체에 살포된 표면수는 부분적으로 고유동성 VA/VeoVA 개질 시멘트 모르타르의 부착강도를 증진하고, 유동성을 개선하는 효과가 있다는 결론을 얻었다.