• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1060-1064
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• 2010

Ground anchors are mostly used to improve the resistance capacity of retaining walls. The end of the anchor is connected to retaining wall through tendons and the forces in tendons are transferred to ground. In this study, we plan that the new anchor system increases the tension force in tendons and improves the pullout resistance characteristics of the system. In order to increase the pullout resistance capacity of existing anchor system, the new anchor system is made by attaching four steel sticks to the tip of anchor end. So the field test results showed that the pullout resistance capacity of the wedge-shaped ground anchor was acceptable to elastic displacement range.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2012

Recently, the external prestressed concrete structures are increasingly being built. The mechanical behavior of prestressed concrete beams with external tendon is different from that of normal bonded PSC beams in that the increment of tendon stress was derived by whole member behavior. By this reason, the ultimate stress of external tendon is smaller than that of bonded tendon or internal unbonded tendon. The purposes of the present paper are therefore to improve the mechanical behavior of external unbonded tendon by using partially bonded external tendon and to evaluate the flexural behavior of partially bonded external tendon by the flexural member experiment. From the experimental results, before flexural cracking, there was no difference between external unbonded, partially bonded and bonded tendons. However, after cracking, yielding load of reinforcement, ultimate load, and tendon stress were increased in the sequence of external unbonded, partially bonded and bonded tendon members. The equation of ACI-318 and AASHTO 1994 were not matched with test results and had no correlations. So the newly proposed equation will be needed including the consideration of tendon profile, tendon bonded type, and so on. The proposed partially bonded external tendon in this paper will be a effective basis for the evaluation of external tendons in construction and design.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.451-472
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• 2009

Based on a numerical method to analyse the full-range behaviour of prestressed concrete beams with unbonded tendons, parametric studies are carried out to investigate the influence of 11 parameters on the curvature ductility of unbonded prestressed concrete (UPC) beams. It is found that, among various parameters studied, the depth to prestressing tendons, depth to non-prestressed tension steel, partial prestressing ratio, yield strength of non-prestressed tension steel and concrete compressive strength have substantial effects on the curvature ductility. Although the curvature ductility of UPC beams is affected by a large number of factors, rather simple equations can be formulated for reasonably accurate estimation of curvature ductility. Conversion factors are introduced to cope with the difference in partial safety factors, shapes of equivalent stress blocks and the equations to predict the ultimate tendon stress in BS8110, EC2 and ACI318. The same equations can also be used to provide conservative estimates of ductility of UPC beams with compression steel.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.541-557
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• 2016

Prefabricated bridge substructures provide new possibility for designers in terms of efficiency of creativity, fast construction, geometry control and cost. Even though prefabricated bridge columns are widely adopted as a substructure system in the bridge construction project recently, lack of deeper understanding of the seismic behavior of prefabricated bridge substructures cause much concern on their performance in high seismic zones. In this paper, experimental research works are presented to verify enhanced design concepts of prefabricated bridge piers. Integration of precast segments was done with continuity of axial prestressing tendons and mild reinforcing bars throughout the construction joints. Cyclic tests were conducted to investigate the effects of the design parameters on seismic performance. An analytical method for moment-curvature analysis of prefabricated bridge columns is conducted in this study. The method is validated through comparison with experimental results and the fiber model analysis. A parametric study is conducted to observe the seismic behavior of prefabricated bridge columns using the analytical study based on strain compatibility method. The effects of continuity of axial steel and tendon, and initial prestressing level on the load-displacement response characteristics, i.e., the strain of axial mild steels and posttensioned tendon at fracture and concrete crushing strain at the extreme compression fiber are investigated. The analytical study shows the layout of axial mild steels and posttensioned tendons in this experiment is the optimized arrangement for seismic performance.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2001

This paper aims at estimating instantaneous prestress losses by measuring the actual prestress forces in prestressed concrete (PSC) box girder bridges. Measurement were taken to study initial prestress losses such as friction losses and slip losses. A new strain gauge system was developed to measure strains in internal tendons. The system was installed on a total of 20 tendons in a PSC box girder bridges. The variation of prestress forces were monitored during prestressing tendon and after prestress transfer. The prestress losses are also calculated including friction losses and slip losses. The measured data were compared with the theoretical values. The result shows that the measured prestress forces agree well with the theoretical values. It is shown that prestress force of each strand in the same tendon is a bit different. This study also shows that prestress losses of continuity tendons during prestress transfer are significantly different each other, which results from the variety of buttress location and tendon profile. The present study provides realistic information on the estimation of actual prestress forces and losses in PSC box girder bridges.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.363-375
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• 2022

Flexural capacity prediction is a challenging problem for externally prestressed concrete beams (EPCBs) due to the unbonded phenomenon between the concrete beam and external tendons. Many prediction equations have been provided in previous research but typically ignored the differences in deformation mode between internal and external unbonded tendons. The availability of these equations for EPCBs is controversial due to the inconsistent deformation modes and ignored second-order effects. In this study, the deformation characteristics and collapse mechanism of EPCB are carefully considered, and the ultimate deflected shape curves are derived based on the simplified curvature distribution. With the compatible relation between external tendons and the concrete beam, the equations of tendon elongation and eccentricity loss at ultimate states are derived, and the geometric interpretation is clearly presented. Combined with the sectional equilibrium equations, a rational and simplified flexural capacity prediction method for EPCBs is proposed. The key parameter, plastic hinge length, is emphatically discussed and determined by the sensitivity analysis of 324 FE analysis results. With 94 collected laboratory-tested results, the effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed, and comparisons with the previous formulas are made. The results show the better prediction accuracy of the proposed method for both stress increments and flexural capacity of EPCBs and the main reasons are discussed.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2022

Bridges using double-tee (DT) girders from 12 m to 15 m are one of the good choices to improve accessibility in rural areas of the Mekong River Delta. In this study, nonlinear finite element method (FEM) analysis was conducted with different constitutive laws of materials. The FEM analysis results were compared to experimental results to confirm the applicability of the constitutive laws of materials for DT girders. A parametric study through FEM analysis was then conducted to investigate the effect of span lengths, top flange depths, and a number of prestressing tendons on the capacity of DT girders in order that propose DT girders for rural bridges. Parametric results showed that the top flange depth of a DT girder for rural bridges could be 120 mm. The DT girder with a span length of 12 m or 13 m could be used 16 tendons, while the DT girder with a span length of 14 m or 15 m could be set up with 20 tendons. The prestressed concrete DT girders based on FEM results can be suggested for the construction of rural bridges.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2006

일반적으로 PSC 교량은 여러개의 강선을 포함하며, 이러한 강선들의 긴장순서에 따라 정착부의 파열력의 크기는 좌우된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 강선긴장순서에 대한 연구부족으로 강선긴장시 긴장순서를 설계자의 경험이나 직관에 의하여 결정하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 정착부의 파열력을 산정하는 여러 방법에 대하여 고찰한 후, 가장 합리적인 해석방법을 선택하여 PSC 교량중에서 가장 대표적인 PSC빔교와 PSC박스거더교에 대하여 해석을 통한 합리적인 긴장순서를 결정하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 방법은 PSC교량 정착부의 파열력을 최소화하는 강선긴장순서 결정에 유용한 방법이 될 것이다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2008

외부 긴장재를 이용한 보강공법은 효과적인 보강기술의 하나로써 연구되고 있으며 그 적용사례가 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 실험적 연구를 수행하여 외부긴장재로 보강된 강합성교량의 항복하중 및 극한하중에 대한 효과를 살펴보았다. 또한 긴장력, 편향부, 편심거리와 긴장재의 배치형상 등의 다양한 실험변수를 설정하여 외부긴장재를 이용한 공법의 보강효과를 정량적으로 분석하였다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2011

포스트텐션 경량 콘크리트(LWC) 보 시험체 7개가 상부 대칭 2점 집중 하중 하에서 실험되었다. 주요 변수는 부착 주철근 양 및 유효 프리스트레스 양이다. 경량 콘크리트의 설계강도 및 단위 용적 중량은 각각 30 MPa과 1,770 $kg/m^3$이다. 포스트텐션 보통 중량 콘크리트에서와 같이 균열 진전과 비부착 긴장재의 응력은 부착 철근 및 유효 프리스트레스 양에 의해 영향을 받았다. 부착 철근 및 유효 프리스트레스 양의 증가와 함께 보의 사용성과 휨 내력은 향상되는 반면 비부착 긴장재의 응력은 감소하였다. 포스트텐션 경량 콘크리트 보의 균열 제어를 위해서는 ACI 318-08에서 제시하는 최소 부착 철근이 요구되었다. 포스트텐션 경량 콘크리트 보의 휨 거동 및 비부착 긴장재의 응력 증가는 제시된 비선형 해석 모델에 의해 적절하게 예측될 수 있었다. 반면 ACI 318-08 기준은 포스트텐션 LWC 보의 휨 내력 및 비부착 긴장재의 응력 증가에 대해 지나치게 안전측에 있었다.