• Computers and Concrete
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.497-507
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• 2020

This paper presents a numerical method for evaluating fire performance of prestressed concrete (PC) T shaped bridge girders under combined effect of structural loading and hydrocarbon fire exposure conditions. A numerical model, developed using the computer program ANSYS, is employed to investigate fire response of PC T shaped bridge girders by taking into consideration structural inherent parameters, namely; arrangement of prestressing strands with in the girder section, thickness of concrete cover over prestressing strands, effective degree of prestress and content of prestressing strands. Then, a sequential thermo-mechanical analysis is performed to predict cross sectional temperature followed by mechanical response of T shaped bridge girders. The validity of the numerical model is established by comparing temperatures, deflections and failure time generated from fire tests. Through numerical studies, it is shown that thickness of concrete cover and arrangement of prestressing strands in girder section have significant influence on the fire resistance of PC T shaped bridge girders. Increase in effective degree of prestress in strands with triangular shaped layout and content in prestressing strands can slow down the progression of deflections in PC T shaped bridge girder towards the final stages of fire exposure, to thereby preventing sudden collapse of the girder. Rate of deflection based failure criterion governs failure in PC T shaped bridge girders under most hydrocarbon fire exposure conditions. Structural inherent parameters incorporated into sectional configuration can significantly enhance fire resistance of PC bridge girders; thus mitigating fire induced collapse of these bridge girders.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2020

The given research focuses on examining the effect of relatively humidity (RH) and curing temperature on the hydrates as well as the porosity of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement pastes. Numerous tests, which consist of mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), thermosgravi metric (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were conducted. Various characterization techniques which include, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform microscopy along with X-ray diffraction evaluations were conducted on the samples to examine phase formation and crystallinity, morphology and microstructure along with bond formations and functional groups, respectively. During long-term study, the performance of concrete which consisted of limestone and flash-calcined was close to those from standard Portland cement concrete. Traditional classifications and methods of corrosion were widely used for the assessment of steel in concrete which may get employed to concrete which contains LC3 to recalibrate the range of polarization resistance for passitivity condition. For example, there is up to 79.5% and 146% respective flexural and compressive strengths. Moreover, they developed more advance electrical and thermo-mechanical performance with a substantial reduction in absorption of water of close to 400%. These advantages allow this research crucial to evaluate how these methods can be applied. Additionally, the research evaluates developed and more advanced cement preservation and repair techniques. The conclusion suggests concerted efforts by various stakeholders such as policy makers to enable low-carbon rates.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2004

MEMS 소자의 패키지는 일반적으로 패키징 과정에서 큰 온도변화를 받게 되는데, 이에 의한 패키지의 변형은 패키지 및 소자의 신뢰성에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 진동형 MEMS 자이로스코프 센서의 패키지를 대상으로 하여, 온도변화로 인한 열변형 거동에 대한 광학실험과 해석을 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 실시간 모아레 간섭계를 이용하여 각 온도단계에서 변위분포를 나타내는 간섭무늬를 얻고, 그로부터 MEMS 패키지의 굽힘변형 거동 및 인장변형에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. MEMS 칩과 EMC 및 PCB의 열팽창계수 차이로 인하여 패키지는 $125^{\circ}C$ 이하에서는 전체적으로 아래로 볼록한 굽힘변형이 발생하였으며, 온도 $140^{\circ}C$를 정점으로 그 이상의 온도에서는 반대의 굽힘변형이 발생하였다. MEMS의 주파수에 영향을 줄 수 있는 칩 자체의 수축변형률은 약 $481{\times}10^{-6}$로 측정되어서 MEMS 설계시 이를 고려하여야 함을 알 수 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.437-447
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• 2016

원자력 발전소의 반응로에 핵연료 봉으로 이루어진 집합체가 있으며 핵 연료의 연소를 통한 열을 이용하여 발전을 한다. 핵연료 봉은 핵연료와 그를 감싸는 피복관으로 이루어졌으며 연소되는 동안 서로의 상호작용에 대한 해석은 안전성을 평가함에 있어 중요한 사실이다. 본 논문에서는 핵연료와 피복관의 연소 상태에서 기계적 상호작용에 대한 해석 방법에 대하여 제시한다. 온도 해석에 있어서 핵연료와 간극 사이에서의 열전도도가 중요하며 간극 거리와 접촉여부에 따른 접촉 압력이 또한 중요 요소이다. 이에 간극 열전도도는 비결정론적이기 때문에 이를 해결할 수 있는 방법에 대하여 제시했다. 핵 연료의 열팽창에 따른 피복관과의 접촉을 해결하기 위한 계산을 수행하였고 그에 따라 접촉 시 발생하는 응력이 항복함수를 넘어 소성 변형이 일어날 경우 또한 고려하였다. 핵연료의 열팽창에 따라 피복관과 접촉에 의한 소성 변형을 해석하므로 핵연료 봉의 안정성을 평가할 수 있다. 이를 적용하기 위해 3차원 유한요소 모듈을 FORTRAN90을 이용하여 개발하였다. 핵연료와 피복관의 접촉에 의한 탄소성 변형을 주로 다루며 두꺼운 실린더를 통한 간단한 이론 모델을 제시하여 코드에 대해 검증을 실시하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.271-305
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• 2020

열-수리-역학-화학적 복합거동의 영향은 고준위방사성폐기물 심층 처분시스템의 성능평가 및 안전성 평가 측면에서 중요하기 때문에 이를 분석하고 예측하기 위한 해석모델과 수치해석 기법이 필요하다. 하지만, 장기간에 걸쳐 발생하는 열-수리-역학-화학적 복합거동에 관련된 다양한 현상들이 비선형적 거동을 보이고 그 구성방정식들의 상관관계가 명확하지 않기 때문에 이를 정확하게 해석하고 예측할 수 있는 수치모델과 모델링 기법을 개발하는 것은 매우 어렵다. 뿐만 아니라, 개발된 수치모델과 모델링 기법을 검증하기 위해서는 오랜 시간동안 수행되어야 하는 고비용의 실험실 시험과 현장시험이 필요하기 때문에 열-수리-역학-화학적 복합거동 분석과 예측을 위한 수치모델과 모델링 기법의 개발뿐만이 아니라 검증 역시 쉽지 않다. 이러한 문제를 해결하여 효과적인 수치모델 및 해석기법 개발과 실험실 시험 및 현장시험 데이터를 활용한 검증을 수행하기 위해 국제공동연구 DECOVALEX(DEvelopment of COupled models and their VALidation against EXperiment) 프로젝트가 1992년부터 시작되었다. 한국의 경우, 한국원자력연구원이 2008년부터 DECOVALEX-2011, DECOVALEX-2015, 그리고 DECOVALEX-2019에 참여하였다. 본 기술 보고에서는 지난 3단계의 DECOVALEX 프로젝트에서 수행된 모든 과제의 주요 내용을 국내 암반 및 지반공학자들에게 소개하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.76.1-76.1
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• 2010

Recently, many efforts to solve the durability problem of PEM fuel cell are carried on constantly. However, despite this attention, durability researches of gas diffusion layer (GDL) are not much reported yet. Generally, GDL of PEM fuel cell experiences three external attacks, which are dissolution of water, erosion of gas flow, corrosion of electric potential. In this study, among these degradation factors, carbon corrosion of electric potential was focused and investigated with accelerated carbon corrosion test. Through the test, it is confirmed that carbon corrosion occurred at GDL, and corroded GDL decreased a performance of operating fuel cell. The property changes of GDL were measured with various methods such as air permeability meter, pore distribution analyzer, thermo gravimetric analyzer, and tensile stress test to discover the effects of carbon corrosion. Carbon corrosion caused not only loss of weight and thickness, but also degradation of mechanical strength of GDL. In addition, to analysis the reason of GDL property changes, a surface and a cross section of GDL were observed with scanning electron microscope. After 100 hours test, the GDL showed serious damage in center of layer.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2020

In order to improve fatigue life of transmission gear carburizing is normally used. Carburizing is a very good process to achieve low cost and high performance. The machined gears are heated up to carburizing temperature and then cooled rapidly in an oil bath to produce high surface hardness. The gears may undergo excessive thermal distortion during heating and rapid cooling. In order to predict the distortion during heating and rapid cooling, a coupled thermo-mechanical simulation is needed. In the current research, the simulation of heating and cooling was performed. The results show that the thermal distortion and the residual stresses are well predicted by the coupled simulation. In addition, induction heating and rapid cooling simulation is carried out to predict the thermal distortion. The amount of distortion is compared. It is shown that induction heating is very effective to reduce thermal distortion.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2738-2743
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• 2008

We conducted a study by computational simulation about the effects of frost thickness on the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics as whole heat exchanger configuration changes. In order to perform the analysis for validation, we assumed that frost properties have constant values and the frost layers that are formed on the fin and tube surfaces are uniform. In order to find the constant thermal conductivity of frost layer, a variety of frost thermal conductivities are performed in our work and compared with the results by Lee et al. [4] and Yang et al. [5] proposed many experimental data about the 2-rows and 2-columns finned tube heat exchanger. The numerical results agreed well with the experimental data when frost conductivity is 0.07W/mK. After the validation had performed, we applied this procedure to the finned tube heat exchanger of domestic refrigeration and investigated the thermo-hydraulic characteristic of the heat exchanger affected by frost thickness according to the inlet velocities and temperatures of air considering the configuration change such as fin pitch.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.609-625
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• 2024

This paper presents an in-depth analysis of the nonlinear vibration of microbeams, with a particular emphasis on their application in sports monitoring systems. The research utilizes classical beam theory, modified couple stress theory, and von-Kármán nonlinear parameters to explore the behavior of microbeams. These microbeams are characterized by a non-uniform geometry, with materials that continuously change along the beam radius and a thickness that varies along the beam length. The main contribution lies in its exploration of the stability of smart sensors in sports structures, particularly those with non-uniform geometries. The research findings indicate that these non-uniform microbeams, when used in smart systems made of functionally graded temperature-dependent materials, can operate effectively in thermal environments. The smart system developed in this study demonstrates significant potential for use in sports applications, particularly in monitoring and gathering information. The insights gained from this research contribute to the understanding of the performance and optimization of microbeams in sports applications, particularly in the context of non-uniform geometries. This research, therefore, provides a foundation for the development of advanced, reliable, and efficient monitoring systems in sports applications.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2018

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) exhibit superelasticity given the ambient temperature is above the austenite finish temperature threshold, the magnitude of which significantly depends on the metal ingredients though. For the monocrystalline CuAlBe SMAs, their superelasticity was found being maintained even when the ambient temperature is down to $-40^{\circ}C$. Thus this makes such SMAs particularly favorable for outdoor seismic applications, such as the framed structures located in cold regions with substantial temperature oscillation. Due to the thermo-mechanical coupling mechanism, the hysteretic properties of SMAs vary with temperature change, primarily including altered material strength and different damping. Thus, this study adopted the monocrystalline CuAlBe SMAs as the kernel component of the SMA braces. To quantify the seismic response characteristics at various temperatures, a wide temperature range from -40 to $40^{\circ}C$ are considered. The middle temperature, $0^{\circ}C$, is artificially selected to be the reference temperature in the performance comparisons, as well the corresponding material properties are used in the seismic design procedure. Both single-degree-of-freedom systems and a six-story braced frame were numerically analyzed by subjecting them to a suite of earthquake ground motions corresponding to the design basis hazard level. To the frame structures, the analytical results show that temperature variation generates minor influence on deformation and energy demands, whereas low temperatures help to reduce acceleration demands. Further, attributed to the excellent superelasticity of the monocrystalline CuAlBe SMAs, the frames successfully maintain recentering capability without leaving residual deformation upon considered earthquakes, even when the temperature is down to $-40^{\circ}C$.