• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2019

Traffic flow capacity of some old road bridges is insufficient due to limited deck width. In such cases bridge deck widening is a common solution. For multi-girder reinforced concrete (RC) bridges it is possible to add steel-concrete composite girders as the new outermost girders. The deck widening may be combined with bridge strengthening thanks to thickening of the existing deck slab. Joint action of the existing and the added parts of such bridge span must be ensured. It refers especially to the horizontal plane at the interface of the existing slab and the added concrete layer as well as to the vertical planes at the external surfaces of the initially outermost girders where the added girders are connected to the existing bridge span. Since the distribution of the added concrete is non-uniform in the span cross-section the structure is particularly sensitive to the added concrete shrinkage. The shrinkage induces shear forces in the aforementioned planes. Widening of a 12 m long RC multi-girder bridge span is numerically analysed to assess the influence of the added concrete shrinkage. The analysis results show that: a) in the vertical plane of the connection of the added and the existing deck slab the longitudinal shear due to the shrinkage of the added concrete is comparable with the effect of live load, b) it is necessary to provide appropriate longitudinal reinforcement in the deck slab over the added girders due to tension induced by the shrinkage of the added concrete.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권4호
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• pp.363-374
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• 2024

Significant changes have been made to estimate the punching shear capacity for edge column-slab joints in the latest editions of most current codes. The revised equations account for axial forces as well as moments conveyed to columns from slabs, which have a substantial impact on the punching resistance of such joints. Many key design parameters, such as reinforcement-ratio, concrete strength, size-effect, and critical-section perimeter, were treated differently or even ignored in various code provisions. Consequently, wide ranges of predicted punching shear strength were detected by applying different code formulas. Therefore, it is essential to assess the various current Codes' design-equations. Because of the similarity in estimated outcomes, only the ACI, EC, and SNiP are used in this study to cover a wide range of estimation ranges from highly conservative to unconservative. This paper is devoted to analyzing the techniques in these code provisions, comparing the estimated punching resistance with available experimental data, and finally developing efficient models predicting the punching capacity of edge column-slab connections. 63 samples from past investigations were chosen for validation. To appropriately predict the punching shear, newly updated equations for ACI and SNiP are provided based on nonlinear regression analysis. The proposed equations'results match the experimental data quite well.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2018

Post-construction subgrade settlement especially differential settlement, has become a key issue in construction and operation of non-ballasted track on high-speed railway soil subgrade, which may also affect the dynamic performance of passing trains. To estimate the effect of differential subgrade settlement on the mechanical behaviors of the vehicle-slab track system, a detailed model considering nonlinear subgrade support and initial track state due to track self-weight is developed. Accordingly, analysis aiming at a typical high-speed vehicle coupled with a deteriorated slab track owing to differential subgrade settlement is carried out, in terms of two aspects: (i) determination of an initial mapping relationship between subgrade settlement and track deflections as well as contact state between track and subgrade based on a semi-analytical method; (ii) simulation of dynamic performance of the coupled system by employing a time integration approach. The investigation indicates that subgrade settlement results in additional track irregularity, and locally, the contact between the concrete track and the soil subgrade is prone to failure. Moreover, wheel-rail interaction is significantly exacerbated by the track degradation and abnormal responses occur as a result of the unsupported areas. Distributions of interlaminar contact forces in track system vary dramatically due to the combined effect of track deterioration and dynamic load. These may not only intensify the dynamic responses of the coupled system, but also have impacts on the long-term behavior of the track components.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.565-572
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 야외 방사선투과검사 시 방사선작업종사자의 맞춤형 차폐체 제작을 위해 3D 프린터 필라멘트의 재질 및 두께에 대한 차폐 분석을 수행하였다. MCNPX를 이용한 모의 모사를 통해 복셀 선원 $^{192}Ir$, $^{75}Se$를 선택 후 ICRU Slab Phantom에 차폐체를 부착하고, 선원과 Slab Phantom의 거리를 100 cm으로 설정하였다. 12 개의 차폐물질에 대하여 차폐물질이 없는 경우부터 200 mm 까지 5 mm 단위로 나누어 각 차폐물질별 단위 질량 당 흡수되는 에너지를 평가하였다. 그 결과 모든 방사선투과검사용 감마선원에서 ABS + Tungsten, ABS + Bismuth, PLA + Copper, PLA + Iron 순으로 차폐 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 납에 비해서는 다소 낮은 차폐 효과를 보였다. 향후 본 연구를 토대로 원자번호와 밀도가 높은 필라멘트 재료에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권3호
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• pp.329-342
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• 2021

In this paper, the effect of different steel bar configurations on the quasi-static punching and impact response of concrete slabs was studied. A total of forty RC square slab specimens were cast in two groups of concrete strengths of 40 and 63 MPa. In each group of twenty specimens, ten specimens were reinforced at the back face (singly reinforced), and the remaining specimens were reinforced on both faces of the slab (doubly reinforced). Two rebar spacing of 25 and 100 mm, with constant reinforcement ratio and effective depth, were used in both singly and doubly reinforced slab specimens. The specimens were tested against the normal impact of cylindrical projectiles of hemispherical nose shape. Slabs were also quasi-statically tested in punching using the same projectile, which was employed for the impact testing. The experimental response illustrates that 25 mm spaced rebars are effective in (i) decreasing the local damage and overall penetration depth, (ii) increasing the absorption of impact energy, and (iii) enhancing the ballistic limit of RC slabs. The ballistic limit was predicted using the quasi-static punching test results of slab specimens showing a strong correlation between the dynamic perforation energy and the energy required for quasi-static perforation of slabs.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.381-392
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• 2023

This study experimentally investigates the flexural behavior of steel-UHPC composite slabs composed of an innovative negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) steel plate and Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) slab connected via demountable high-strength bolt shear connectors. Eight demountable composite slab specimens were fabricated and tested under traditional four-point bending method. The effects of loading histories (positive and negative bending moment), types of steel plate (NPR steel plate and Q355 steel plate) and spacings of high-strength bolts (150 mm, 200 mm and 250 mm) on the flexural behavior of demountable composite slab, including failure mode, load-deflection curve, interface relative slip, crack width and sectional strain distribution, were evaluated. The results revealed that under positive bending moment, the failure mode of composite slabs employing NPR steel plate was distinct from that with Q355 steel plate, which exhibited that part of high-strength bolts was cut off, part of pre-embedded padded extension nuts was pulled out, and UHPC collapsed due to instantaneous instability and etc. Besides, under the same spacing of high-strength bolts, NPR steel plate availably delayed and restrained the relative slip between steel plate and UHPC plate, thus significantly enhanced the cooperative deformation capacity, flexural stiffness and load capacity for composite slabs further. While under negative bending moment, NPR steel plate effectively improved the flexural capacity and deformation characteristics of composite slabs, but it has no obvious effect on the initial flexural stiffness of composite slabs. Meanwhile, the excellent crack-width control ability for UHPC endowed composite members with better durability. Furthermore, according to the sectional strain distribution analysis, due to the negative Poisson's ratio effect and high yield strength of NPR steel plate, the tensile strain between NPR steel plate and UHPC layer held strain compatibility during the whole loading process, and the magnitude of upward movement for sectional plastic neutral axis could be ignored with the increase of positive bending moment.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.419-434
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• 2024

A flat slab is a structural system where columns directly support it without the presence of beam elements. However, despite its wide advantages, this structural system undergoes a major deficiency where stresses are concentrated around the column perimeter, resulting in the progressive collapse of the entire structure as a result of losing the shear transfer mechanisms at the cracked interface. Predicting the punching shear capacity of RC flat slabs is a challenging problem where the factors contributing to the overall slab strength vary broadly in their significance and effect extent. This study proposed a new expression for predicting the slab's capacity in punching shear using a nonuniform concrete tensile stress distribution assumption to capture, as well as possible, the induced strain effect within a thick RC flat slab. Therefore, the overall punching shear capacity is composed of three parts: concrete, aggregate interlock, and dowel action contributions. The factor of the shear span-to-depth ratio (a_v/d) was introduced in the concrete contribution in addition to the aggregate interlock part using the maximum aggregate size. Other significant factors were considered, including the concrete type, concrete grade, size factor, and the flexural reinforcement dowel action. The efficiency of the proposed model was examined using 86 points of published experimental data from 19 studies and compared with five code standards (ACI318, EC2, MC2010, CSA A23.3, and JSCE). The obtained results revealed the efficiency and accuracy of the model prediction, where a covariance value of 4.95% was found, compared to (13.67, 14.05, 15.83, 19.67, and 20.45) % for the (ACI318, CSA A23.3, MC2010, EC2, and JSCE), respectively.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.667-679
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• 2023

Concrete filled rectangular steel tubular (CFRST) composite truss girder is composed of the CFRST truss and concrete slab. The failure mechanism of the girder was different under bending and shear failure modes. The bending and shear strength of the girder were investigated experimentally. The influences of composite effect and shear to span ratio on failure modes of the girder was studied. Results indicated that the top chord and the joint of the truss were strengthened by the composited effect. The failure modes of the specimens were changed from the joint on top chord to the bottom chord. However, the composite effect had limited effect on the failure modes of the girder with small shear to span ratio. The concrete slab and top chord can be regarded as the composite top chord. In this case, the axial force distribution of the girder was close to the pin-jointed truss model. An approach of strength prediction was proposed which can take the composite effect and shear to span ratio into account. The approach gave accurate predictions on the strength of CFRST composite truss girder under different bending and shear failure modes.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.40-48
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• 2017

RC 무량판 구조는 강도 뿐만 아니라 사용성 조건에 지배받을 수 있으며, 시공 과정 및 이에 따른 동바리로 연결된 슬래브들 간의 중력하중의 분포가 무량판의 장단기 거동에 영향을 주는 중요한 요소로 작용할 수 있다. 조기재령 슬래브에 과하중이 작용하여 균열이 발생하는 경우 시공 과정에서 무량판 구조의 처짐이 크게 증가할 수 있으므로, 동바리 재설치를 통해 다층지지 슬래브에서 하중의 수직 분포를 조절하는 것은 처짐을 감소시키는 데 도움이 될 수 있다. 이 연구에서는 무령판 구조의 장단기 처짐에 대한 동바리 재설치 작업의 영향을 분석한다. 다양한 동바리 재설치 조건과 슬래브 설계 및 시공 조건에 따른 슬래브 시공하중이 간편법에 의하여 정의되고, 시공 과정과 콘크리트의 균열 및 장기 효과를 고려한 슬래브 처짐 실용해석법을 통해 장단기 처짐이 산정된다. 변수연구를 통하여 동바리 재설치 작업의 슬래브 처짐 저감효과를 검증하며, 슬래브 처짐을 위한 동바리 시공과 슬래브 설계 및 시공에 대한 최적 조건을 분석한다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2009

온도 및 수분의 영향에 의하여 발생한 콘크리트 포장 슬래브의 컬링(curling)과 와핑(wraping)의 비틀림 거동은 자중이나 마찰력 등에 의하여 구속되며 이로 인하여 응력이 발생된다. 슬래브 내부의 온도 변화에 의해 발생한 응력은 상용 구조해석 프로그램으로 쉽게 계산할 수 있지만 습도 차이에 의하여 발생되는 응력은 기존 프로그램으로는 계산하기 어렵다. 따라서, 슬래브의 거동에 미친 습도의 영향이 등가의 온도로 환산되어 구조해석에 입력값으로 사용된다면 보다 정확하게 환경하중에 의한 슬래브의 거동을 예측할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 슬래브를 현장에 시공하여 환경하중에 의해 발생된 변형률을 장기적으로 측정하였으며 실내에서 측정된 콘크리트 시편의 열팽창 계수를 사용하여 열변형률을 추출하였다. 나머지 변형률인 건조수축변형률을 추가적인 열변형률이라고 가정하고 이를 열팽창 계수로 나누어 줌으로써 건조수축과 등가의 영향을 갖는 가상의 온도가 계산되었다. 자중이나 마찰력 등이 고려되도록 기존 건조수축 모형을 수정하였으며, 이를 이용하여 슬래브 상부와 하부 상이에 발생한 건조수축의 차이를 등가의 온도차이로 환산할 수 있는 모형을 개발하였다. 보다 정확한 응력계산을 위하여 압축변형률의 지속적 증가에 따른 인장응력 감소에 관한 추가적인 연구가 이어질 것이다.