• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.835-842
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• 2005

This paper presents an experimental investigation of bond-strengthening hooks as a new method to increase bond strength along flexural reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete (RC) beams and columns. The RC members, which consisted of 1,300 MPa-class spirals as shear reinforcement, often suffered from bond splitting failure. The proposed method attempts to increase confining stiffness around the flexural bars by placing U-shaped hooks and to prevent premature bond splitting failure. Twelve specimens with varied amounts and sizes of the hooks were prepared to verify the strengthening effectiveness under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions. The test result indicated that the hooks increased the bond strength along the flexural bars although the strengthening effectiveness was limited by effective reinforcement ratio $P_{be}$. This limit is determined by size of stress-transmitting zones of concrete around anchors of the hooks. Anchors of the hooks are recommended to be longer than twelve times the hook diameter and inserted deeper than a quarter of the member depth (D/4). Proposed design equations provide modest estimates of the shear strengths.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1991년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.41-48
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• 1991

In recent years, conskderable interest has developed in the fatigue strength of reinforced concrete members subjected to cyclic loading for the wide-spread adoption of ultimate strength design poecedures, the higher strength materials and the new recognition of the effect of repeated loading on structures such as bridges, concrete pavementes and offshore structures. In this study, a series of experiments is carried out to investigate the fatigue characteristics of deformed bars and underreinforced simply supported beams. The 69 reinforcing bar specimens with grade SD30 and designation of D16, D22, D25, and 24 beam specimens with D16 bars are prepared for this study. From these series of tests, it is found that I) a decrease of the bar deameter result in increased fatigue life, ii) the fatigue life of the bars embedded as main reinforcement within a concrete is more than that of bars in the air. iii) the fatigue strength at 2$\times$106 cycles of beams with steel ratio of 0.61% and 1.22% is 64.5% and 63.2% of the yielding strength, restectively. It is concluded that the low steel ratio has no significant effect on fatigue strength of underreinforced beams and the fatigue life of underreinforced concrete beams can be predicted conservatively by the fatigue life lf reinforcing bar.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.217-233
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• 2019

This paper describes the numerical modelling of an interior slab-column connection to investigate the punching shear resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) slabs under fire conditions. Parameters of the study were the fire direction, flexural reinforcement ratio, load levels, shear reinforcement and compressive strength of concrete. Moreover, the efficiency of the insulating material, gypsum, in reducing the heat transferred to the slab was assessed. Validation studies were conducted comparing the simulation results to experiments from the literature and common codes of practice. Temperature dependencies of both concrete and reinforcing steel bars were considered in thermo-mechanical analyses. Results showed that there is a slight difference in temperature endurance of various models with respect to concrete with different compressive strengths. It was also concluded that compared to a slab without gypsum, 10-mm and 20-mm thick gypsum reduce the maximum heat transferred to the slab by 45.8% and 70%, respectively. Finally, it was observed that increasing the flexural reinforcement ratio changes the failure mode from flexural punching to brittle punching in most cases.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 추계 학술발표회 제17권2호
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• pp.339-342
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• 2005

This paper presents flexural test results of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP and conventional steel reinforcement for comparison. The beams were tested under static loading to investigate the effects of reinforcement ratio and compressive ,strength of concrete on cracking, deflection, ultimate capacity and mode of failure, This study attempts to establish a theoretical basis for the development of simple and rational design guideline. Test results show that ultimate capacity increases as the reinforcement ratio and concrete strength increase. The ultimate capacity increased up to $8\%-25\%$ by using high strength concrete. The deflection at maximum load of GFRP reinforced beams was about three times that of steel reinforced beams. For GFRP-reinforced beams, the ACI code 440 design method resulted in conservative flexural strength -estimates.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2011

기존의 철근 콘크리트 구조물에서 나타나는, 극한 환경하에서의 철근의 부식 문제 때문에 GFRP 보강근으로 철근을 대체하고 있다. 최근 들어 GFRP를 보강근으로 사용한 보의 성능에 대한 해석적, 실험적 연구가 지속적으로 행해지고 있지만 아직 철근 콘크리트 보의 연구에 대한 수에 비하여 이에 대한 연구 결과는 매우 적어 신뢰성을 얻기 힘든 상황이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 겹침이음된 GFRP 보강근을 보에 적용하여 모멘트-처짐 관계에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험 변수는 GFRP의 보강비와 피복 두께에 대한 것으로 총 6개의 GFRP 보강 콘크리트 보의 실험체가 제작되었다. 모든 실험체는 4000mm의 스팬을 가지고 있으며 12.7mm의 지름을 가지는 GFRP 보강근을 사용하였다. 보강근이 겹침이음된 부분에 일정한 모멘트가 작용하게 하기 위해 2점 가력 방식을 사용하였다. 실험 결과 보강근비의 증가에 따라 극한 하중의 크기가 증가하였다. 파괴 모드는 보강근비에 따라 매우 민감하게 변화하였으며 피복 두께는 인장측의 콘크리트의 탈락에 의해 최대 강도와 처짐량을 결정하는 요인이 되는 것으로 나타났다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.313-326
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• 2020

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars have been introduced as an effective alternative for the conventional steel reinforcement in concrete structures to mitigate the costly consequences of steel corrosion. However, despite the superior performance of these composite materials in terms of corrosion, the effect of replacing steel reinforcement with GFRP on the seismic performance of concrete structures is not fully covered yet. To address some of the key parameters in the seismic behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete (RC) structures, two full-scale beam-column joints reinforced with GFRP bars and stirrups were constructed and tested under two phases of loading, each simulating a severe ground motion. The objective was to investigate the effect of damage due to earthquakes on the service and ultimate behavior of GFRP-RC moment-resisting frames. The main parameters under investigation were geometrical configuration (interior or exterior beam-column joint) and joint shear stress. The performance of the specimens was measured in terms of lateral load-drift response, energy dissipation, mode of failure and stress distribution. Moreover, the effect of concrete damage due to earthquake loading on the performance of beam-column joints under service loading was investigated and a modified damage index was proposed to quantify the magnitude of damage in GFRP-RC beam-column joints under dynamic loading. Test results indicated that the geometrical configuration significantly affects the level of concrete damage and energy dissipation. Moreover, the level of residual damage in GFRP-RC beam-column joints after undergoing lateral displacements was related to reinforcement ratio of the main beams.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제18권2E호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2006

The main objective of this research is to examine the behavior of high-strength concrete(HSC) columns. Eight test columns in one-third scale were tested under the conditions of cyclic lateral force and a constant axial load equal to 30% of the column axial load capacity. The $200{\times}200mm$ square columns were reinforced with eight DB bars constituting a longitudinal steel ratio of 2.54% of the column cross-sectional area. The main experimental parameters were volumetric ratio of transverse reinforcement(${\rho}_s$=1.58, 2.25 percent), tie configuration(Type H, Type C, Type D) and tie yield strength($f_{yh}$=548.8 and 779.1 MPa). It was found that the hysteretic behaviour and ultimate deformability of HSC columns were influenced by the amount and details of transverse reinforcement in the potential plastic hinge regions. Columns of transverse reinforcement in the amount 42 percent higher than that required by seismic provisions of ACI 318-02 showed ductile behavior. At 30% of the axial load capacity, it is recommended that the yield strength of transverse reinforcement be held equal to or below 548.8 MPa. Correlations between the calculated damage index and the damage progress are proposed.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.391-407
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• 2017

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars have been recently used to reinforce concrete members in flexure due to their high tensile strength and especially in corrosive environments to improve the durability of concrete structures. However, FRPs have a low modulus of elasticity and a linear elastic behavior up to rupture, thus reinforced concrete (RC) components with such materials would exhibit a less ductility in comparison with steel reinforcement at the similar members. There were several studies showed the behavior of concrete beams with the hybrid combination of steel and FRP longitudinal reinforcement by adopting the experimental and numerical programs. The current study presents a numerical and analytical investigation based on the data of previous researches. Three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) models of beams by using ANSYS are built and investigated. In addition, this study also discusses on the design methods for hybrid FRP-steel beams in terms of ultimate moment capacity, load-deflection response, crack width, and ductility. The effects of the reinforcement ratio, concrete compressive strength, arrangement of reinforcement, and the length of FRP bars on the mechanical performance of hybrid beams are considered as a parametric study by means of FE method. The results obtained from this study are compared and verified with the experimental and numerical data of the literature. This study provides insight into the mechanical performances of hybrid FRP-steel RC beams, builds the reliable FE models which can be used to predict the structural behavior of hybrid RC beams, offers a rational design method together with an useful database to evaluate the ductility for concrete beams with the combination of FRP and steel reinforcement, and motivates the further development in the future research by applying parametric study.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.419-429
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• 2018

The seismic vulnerability analysis of multi-span bridges can be based on the response of the piers, provided that deck, bearings and foundations remain elastic. The lateral response of an RC bridge pier can be affected by different mechanisms (i.e., flexure, shear, lap-splice or buckling of the longitudinal reinforcement bars, second order effects). In the literature, simplified formulations are available for mechanisms different from the flexure. On the other hand, the flexural response is usually calculated with a numerically-based Moment-Curvature diagram of the base section and equivalent plastic hinge length. The goal of this paper is to propose a simplified analytical solution to obtain the Moment-Curvature relationship for hollow circular RC sections. This based on calibrated polynomials, fitted against a database comprising 720 numerical Moment-Curvature analyses. The section capacity curve is defined through the position of 6 characteristic points and they are based on four input parameters: void ratio of the hollow section, axial force ratio, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, transversal reinforcement ratio. A case study RC bridge pier is assessed with the proposed solution and the results are compared to a refined numerical FEM analysis, showing good match.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2013

ACI 318-08에 신설된 확대머리 철근의 정착길이 설계식은 콘크리트 강도, 철근 항복강도, 철근 지름만을 변수로 횡보강철근의 영향을 고려하지 않고 있다. 또한 제한적인 데이터에 근거한 설계식으로 순간격과 재료강도에 엄격한 제한을 두고 있다. 이 연구에서는 철근 항복강도 600 MPa의 고강도 철근을 사용하여, $2d_b$의 좁은 순간격을 갖고 횡보강철근을 배근한 겹침 이음 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 결과 횡보강철근을 배근하지 않은 실험체의 경우, 프라잉 거동으로 인해 하부 피복콘크리트가 일찍 탈락되었다. 전체 정착강도 중 확대머리 지압의 기여도는 평균 15%로 지압이 제대로 발현되기 전에 파괴되었다. 이음길이 전체에 스터럽을 배근한 횡보강 실험체는 프라잉 거동이 억제되고 횡보강에 의한 부착강도 증진으로 무보강에 비해 지압과 부착이 모두 증가하였다. 이음 단부에만 횡보강철근을 배근한 단부보강 실험체의 경우, 프라잉 거동은 억제되었지만 이음구간의 부착이 크게 증가되지 않아 지압이 충분히 발현되기 전에 부착에 의해 파괴되었다. 실험결과를 회귀 분석하여 확대머리 철근의 정착강도 평가식을 제안하였다. 평가식은 부착과 지압의 영향을 분리하여 구성하였으며, 콘크리트강도, 횡방향 철근 지수, 정착길이를 설계 변수로 포함하였다. 실험 결과와 비교한 결과 평균 1.0, 변동계수 6%로 변수에 따른 편향 없이 정착강도를 예측하였다.