• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.37-51
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• 2013

The responses of reinforced concrete slabs subject to an impact loading near the ultimate load range are explored. The analysis is carried out on a simply supported rectangular reinforced concrete slab using a nonlinear explicit dynamic procedure and considering three material models: Drucker-Prager, modified Drucker-Prager, and concrete damaged plasticity, available in the commercial finite element software, ABAQUS/Explicit. For comparison purposes, the impact force-time response, steel reinforcement failure, and concrete perforation pattern are verified against the existing experimental results. Also, the effectiveness of mesh density and damage wave propagation are studied independently. It is shown that the presently adopted finite element procedure is able to simulate and predict fairly accurate the behavior of reinforced concrete slab under impact load. More detailed investigations are however demanded for the justification of effects coming from an imperfect projectile orientation as well as the load and structural surface conditions, including the impulsive contacted state, which are inevitable in an actual impact environment.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제26권B호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2006

The reinforced concrete structure is one of the most popular structures in real construction. Concrete has been strengtened rapidly due to the development of new material and construction technology. But as the concrete has been getting stronger, the brittleness of material has increased and the better ductility has been required. So, the study for strengthening stiffener has been urgently needed. As we said above, it is expected that the use of high strength steel and concrete will be increased. However, The experimental data is not enough for solving problems of the use of high strengthened steel and concrete. In this research, we analyzed 45 combinations of the strength levels of concrete, the thickness of material and the steel strength with regard to simple Reinforced Concrete SLAB Beam bridge. The program MIDAS CIVIL was used to find the optimal combination. As a result, it was found that strength ratio per unit section is in inverse proportion to the strength of material and that the strengths of steel are respectively 400 MPa for low strengthened concrete and 300 MPa for high strengthened concrete. For economic aspect and usability, the effect of high strength steel is not as high as we expected it would be.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.313-323
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 콘크리트량을 저감시키기 위해 오메가형 강판을 삽입한 철선일체형 중공 데크플레이트 슬래브와 용접 H형강합성보의 휨성능 및 $CO_2$ 감소량을 평가하는 것이다. 중공 데크플레이트 슬래브는 콘크리트의 양을 줄여 건물의 중량을 저감시킬 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 환경친화적인 구조물을 확보할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 액츄에이터를 이용한 단조가력 실험을 실시하여 합성보의 휨성능을 평가하였으며, 기존연구를 바탕으로 이산화탄소의 배출량을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 주요 실험 변수는 오메가형 강판 상부 슬래브의 콘크리트 두께, 오메가형 강판의 단속길이 등이다. 실험결과, 용접 H형강 보에 오메가형 강판을 삽입한 철선일체형 중공 데크플레이트 슬래브를 적용하여 합성보로 사용하면, 콘크리트 양의 감소에 의한 합성보의 휨내력 저하는 없는 것으로 나타났으며, $CO_2$ 절감에도 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2021

This paper aims to improve the current state-of-the-art in long-term deflection prediction in steel-concrete composite beams. The efficiency of a time-dependent finite element model based on linear creep theory is verified with available experimental data. A parametric numerical study is then carried out, which focuses on the effects of concrete creep and/or shrinkage, ultimate shrinkage strain and reinforcing bars in the slab. The study shows that the long-term deformations in composite beams are dominated by concrete shrinkage and that a higher area of reinforcing bars leads to lower long-term deformations and steel stresses. The AISC model appears to overestimate the shrinkage-induced deflection. A modified ACI equation is proposed to quantify time-dependent deflections in composite beams. In particular, a modified reduction factor reflecting the influence of reinforcing bars and a coefficient reflecting the influence of ultimate shrinkage are introduced in the proposed equation. The long-term deflections predicted by this equation and the results of extensive numerical analyses are found to be in good agreement.

• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1219-1241
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• 2018

This study aims towards the improvement of a reinforced concrete rigid-frame bridge in an effort to reduce the construction and maintenance costs, and achieve an improved seismic performance. Correspondingly, a new structural rigid connection is proposed for H-shaped steel girders and reinforcing bars at the corner of the rigid-frame structure. Both experiments and numerical analyses were performed. Prototype models were constructed and subjected to static loading tests to reveal their load-carrying capacity and failure mode. Numerical models were then developed using finite elements to evaluate the experimental results. Analyses elicited good agreement between simulation and experimental data and validated the numerical models. Moreover, the validity of the proposed rigid connection was confirmed, and the failure behavior was clarified. Finally, a full-size model of the reinforced concrete rigid-frame bridge with H-shaped steel girders was constructed and subjected to destructive loading tests to evaluate structural integrity of the proposed rigid connection.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.385-398
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• 2011

This paper discusses the applicability of Acoustic Emission (AE) to assess the damage in reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to complex dynamic loadings such as those induced by earthquakes. The AE signals recorded during this type of event can be complicated due to the arbitrary and random nature of seismicity and the fact that the signals are highly contaminated by many spurious sources of noise. This paper demonstrates that by properly filtering the AE signals, a very good correlation can be found between AE and damage on the RC structure. The basic experimental data used for this research are the results of fourteen seismic simulations conducted with a shake table on an RC slab supported on four steel columns. The AE signals were recorded by several low-frequency piezoelectric sensors located on the bottom surface of the slab. The evolution of damage under increasing values of peak acceleration applied to the shake table was monitored in terms of AE and dissipated plastic strain energy. A strong correlation was found between the energy dissipated by the concrete through plastic deformations and the AE energy calculated after properly filtering the signals. For this reason, a procedure is proposed to analyze the AE measured in a RC structure during a seismic event so that it can be used for damage assessment.

• Composites Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2005

This report is on the Reinforcing System(MFRI) for Concrete Structure using FRP ROD & High-Performance Mortar. The main characteristic of this system is as follow. First, the fiber rods in this system have seven times greater tensile strength than general reinforcing steel bars(re-bar) and the weight is a fifth lighter. Camels coated on the fiber rods' surfaces to improve adhesive strength and pull-out strength. Second, high strength shotcrete mortar is has very good workability and low rebound rate. After installing the Fiber Rods, Shotcrete mortar Is applied or sprayed to finish reinforcement. Finally, MFRI system has excellent fire-resisting performance and sogood tolerance against external environment by inserting fiber rods and reinforcing materials into mortar which has high compressive strength. It is applied to bridge slab, utility box and tunnel of civil engineering works, and beam and slab of building structures.

• 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.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.647-657
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• 2017

이 연구에서는 대심도 복층터널을 구성하는 중간슬래브의 하중을 터널본체에 전달하는 브라켓 구조에 관한 정 동적 거동을 조사하였다. 시공속도 향상을 위해 중간슬래브를 프리캐스트 쉴드 터널라이닝 구조체에 연결하기 위한 현장 조립형 'SPC (Steel Precast Concrete) 브라켓'을 개발하였다. 'SPC (Steel Precast Concrete) 브라켓'의 구조 성능을 평가하기 위해서 실물모형 구조실험을 수행하였으며, Contact 모델을 적용한 FEM 해석을 통해서 구조적인 안정성을 추가로 검증하였다. 정적재하실험을 수행한 결과 극한하중에 대한 브라켓의 변형이나 균열은 계측되지 않았으며, 브라켓 고정용 케미컬 앵커의 뽑힘이나 변형은 발생되지 않았다. 동적재하실험 결과 케미컬 앵커의 이상은 조사되지 않았다. FEM해석에 따른 브라켓의 거동은 정적재하실험 결과와 유사한 거동을 보여 사용성 및 구조 안정성 측면에서 문제가 없다고 판단된다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.21-39
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• 2013

The paper presents a numerical investigation, done with the computer program SAFIR, in order to obtain simpler finite element models for representing the behaviour of the partially protected composite steel concrete slabs in fire situations, considering the membrane action. Appropriate understanding and modelling of the particular behaviour of composite slabs allows a safe approach, but also substantial savings on the thermal insulation that has to be applied on the underlying steel structure. The influence of some critical parameters on the behaviour and fire resistance of composite slabs such as the amount of reinforcing steel, the thickness of the slab and the edge conditions is also highlighted. The results of the numerical analyses are compared with the results of three full scale fire tests on composite slabs that have been performed in recent years.