• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제66권5호
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• pp.569-582
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• 2018

Effects of crack separation, bridge area, on the tensile behaviour of concrete are studied experimentally and numerically through the Brazilian tensile test. The physical data obtained from the Brazilian tests are used to calibrate the two-dimensional particle flow code based on discrete element method (DEM). Then some specially designed Brazilian disc specimens containing two parallel cracks are used to perform the physical tests in the laboratory and numerically simulated to make the suitable numerical models to be tested. The experimental and numerical results of the Brazilian disc specimens are compared to conclude the validity and applicability of these models used in this research. Validation of the simulated models can be easily checked with the results of Brazilian tests performed on non-persistent cracked physical models. The Brazilian discs used in this work have a diameter of 54 mm and contain two parallel centred cracks ($90^{\circ}$ to the horizontal) loaded indirectly under the compressive line loading. The lengths of cracks are considered as; 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm and 40 mm, respectively. The visually observed failure process gained through numerical Brazilian tests are found to be very similar to those obtained through the experimental tests. The fracture patterns demonstrated by DEM simulations are mostly affected by the crack separation but the tensile strength of bridge area is related to the fracture pattern and failure mechanism of the testing samples. It has also been shown that when the crack lengths are less than 30 mm, the tensile cracks may initiate from the cracks tips and propagate parallel to loading direction till coalesce with the other cracks tips while when the cracks lengths are more than 30 mm, these tensile cracks may propagate through the intact concrete itself rather than that of the bridge area.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.362-371
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• 2013

수압파쇄법으로 최대수평주응력 크기 규명에 필요한 요소 중 하나인 암반의 인장강도를 측정하는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 석모도 시추공에서 회수한 화강암 시료에 대해 두 가지 실내시험(중공원통 인장시험 및 압열인장시험)으로 인장강도를 측정하고 두 결과가 차이를 보이는지 비교하였다. 중공원통 인장시험에서는 높은 수압증가율 상태에서 더 높은 인장강도를 보여, 현장의 수압파쇄시험에서 보인 수압 증가율 상태에서 측정된 인장강도나 그 증가율로 보정된 인장강도를 이용해야한다는 점을 보였다. 인장강도에 대한 수압 증가율 효과와 크기효과를 보정하면 중공원통 인장시험 결과는 압열인장시험 결과와 유사하게 나타났으며 이는 수압파쇄 인장강도를 위해 압열인장강도를 이용할 수도 있다는 점을 시사한다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2019

The elastic modulus is an important parameter to characterize the property of rock. It is common knowledge that the strengths of rocks are significantly different under tension and compression. However, little attention has been paid to the bi-modularity of rock. To validate whether the rock elastic moduli in tension and compression are the same, Brazilian disc, direct tension and compression tests were conducted. A horizontal laser displacement meter and a pair of vertical and transverse strain gauges were applied. Four types of materials were tested, including three types of rock materials and one type of steel material. A comprehensive comparison of the elastic moduli based on different experimental results was presented, and a tension-compression anisotropy model was proposed to explain the experimental results. The results from this study indicate that the rock elastic modulus is different under tension and compression. The ratio of the rock elastic moduli under compression and tension ranges from 2 to 4. The rock tensile moduli from the strain data and displacement data are approximate. The elastic moduli from the Brazilian disc test are consistent with those from the uniaxial tension and compression tests. The Brazilian disc test is a convenient method for estimating the tensile and compressive moduli of rock materials.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2009

본 연구는 Brazilian 시험결과를 매개로 일축압축강도와 탄성계수를 추정할 수 있는 경험식을 화성암의 대부분을 구성하는 화강암, 안산암 및 유문암을 대상으로 도출하였다. 기존 간편식(점하중 강도지수, Schmidt hammer 타격법)으로 도출된 결과와 비교, 검정을 하여 좋은 상관성과 신뢰성을 확인하였기에 Brazilian 시험은 일축압축강도와 탄성계수를 추정할수 있는 또 하나의 간접방법으로 사료된다. 특히 지질 조사시 얻은 제한된 코어로 인하여 직접시험이 어려운 경우에도 본 연구에서 제시하는 방법이 효율성이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.349-358
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• 2021

The Brazilian test has been widely used to determine the indirect tensile strength of rock, concrete and other brittle materials. The basic assumption for the calculation formula of Brazilian tensile strength is that the elastic moduli of rock are the same both in tension and compression. However, the fact is that the elastic moduli in tension and compression of most rocks are different. Thus, the formula of Brazilian tensile strength under the assumption of isotropy is unreasonable. In the present study, we conducted Brazilian tests on flat disk-shaped rock specimens and attached strain gauges at the center of the disc to measure the strains of rock. A tension-compression bi-modular model is proposed to interpret the data of the Brazilian test. The relations between the principal strains, principal stresses and the ratio of the compressive modulus to tensile modulus at the disc center are established. Thus, the tensile and compressive moduli as well as the correct tensile strength can be estimated simultaneously by the new formulas. It is found that the tensile and compressive moduli obtained using these formulas were in well agreement with the values obtained from the direct tension and compression tests. The formulas deduced from the Brazilian test based on the assumption of isotropy overestimated the tensile strength and tensile modulus and underestimated the compressive modulus. This work provides a new methodology to estimate tensile strength and moduli of rock simultaneously considering tension-compression bi-modularity.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 암석의 인장강도를 측정하는 데 터진고리(split ring; SR) 형태의 시편(NX 코어)을 이용하는 굽힘시험법의 적용성을 검토하였다. SR 시험법은 반고리(half ring; HR) 형태의 시편을 이용하는 HR 시험법(Choi et al., 2019)과 개념적으로는 동일하지만 파괴면이 하중방향과 직교하는 특징이 있다. 이 직교성 때문에 SR 시험법은 HR 시험법보다 더 높은 정확성을 발휘할 수 있을 것으로 예상되었다. HR 시편과 마찬가지로 SR 시편은 균일단면을 가진 굽은 각봉이다. 이 특수한 각봉의 이론적 인장강도는 재료강도학의 굽힘이론으로부터 계산할 수 있다. 일련의 LS-DYNA 수치해석을 수행한 결과, 예상대로 인장형 및 압축형 SR 시험법의 강도오차는 1% 및 5%로서 HR 시험법의 오차(12%)에 비해 매우 낮게 나타났다. 두 SR 시험법의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 실내실험을 실시하였다. 비교를 위하여 HR 시험과 Brazilian 시험도 함께 수행하였다. 실험 결과, Brazilian 강도에 대한 인장형 및 압축형 SR 시험의 강도비는 각각 1.2~1.4 및 1.1~1.2로 나타났는데, 이는 통상적인 굽힘시험의 경험치에 비해 너무 작은 수치였다. 결과적으로 SR 시험은 NX 코어로 성형한 암석시편에 대해서는 실용성이 없는 것으로 판단하였다. 반면, HR 시험의 강도비는 선행연구와 본 연구를 통해 1.7~2.0의 범위에 속하여 높은 일관성을 보였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2022

본 연구에서는, 제주도 화산암의 일축압축강도·압열인장강도를 이용하여 점착력과 내부마찰각을 간편하게 추정하기 위한 방법을 제안하기 위하여, 제주도 화산암석에 대한 삼축압축시험, 일축압축시험 및 압열인장시험의 결과로부터 각각 산정된 점착력 및 내부마찰각을 서로 비교·분석하였으며, 퍼센트 오차 평균값을 이용하여 그 추정 정도를 살펴보았다. 그 결과, 제주도 화산암의 일축압축강도·압열인장강도를 이용한 점착력과 내부마찰각의 다양한 간이 추정법을 제안할 수 있었으며, 제안된 방법 중에서 삼축압축시험 결과로부터 산정된 점착력 및 내부마찰각에 가까운, 다시 말해서 정도가 높은 값을 추정하기 위해서는, 일축압축강도를 이용하여 추정하는 방법이 가장 바람직하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2021

The hybrid Finite-Discrete Element (FDEM) approach combines aspects of both finite elements and discrete elements with fracture mechanics principles, and therefore it is well suited for realistic simulation of quasi-brittle materials. Notwithstanding, in the literature its application for the analysis of concrete is rather limited. In this paper, the proprietary FDEM code ELFEN is used to model concrete specimens under uniaxial compression and indirect tension (Brazilian tests) of different sizes. The results show that phenomena such as size effect and influence of strain-rate are captured using this modeling technique. In addition, a preliminary model of a slab subjected to dynamic shear punching due to progressive collapse is presented. The resulting fracturing pattern of the impacted slab is similar to observations from actual collapse.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.881-896
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• 2015

A simultaneous analytical, experimental and numerical analysis of crack initiation, propagation and breaking process of the Central Straight through Crack Brazilian Disk (CSCBD) specimens under diametrical compression is carried out. Brazilian disc tests are being accomplished to evaluate the fracturing process based on stress intensity factors (SIFs). The effects of crack inclination angle and crack length on the fracturing processes have been investigated. The same experimental specimens have been numerically modeled by a higher order indirect boundary element method (HDDM). These numerical results are compared with the existing experimental results proving the accuracy and validity of the proposed numerical method.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.410-416
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The standard pattern of Brazilian food consumption is based on the combination of rice and beans served together in the main meals. This study assessed the effects of Brazilian-staple calorie-restricted (BS-diet) dietary advice, with brown rice and beans, on metabolic parameters, body composition, and food intake in overweight/obese subjects. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Twentyseven subjects were randomly assigned to a conventional-type calorie-restricted diet (CT-diet) (n = 13) or a BS-diet (n = 14). Glucose metabolism, lipid profile, anthropometric and body composition parameters, and food intake were measured before and after 16 weeks. Paired t-tests/Wilcoxon tests were used for comparison of differences from baseline and unpaired t-tests/Mann-Whitney tests were used for comparison of differences between the groups. RESULTS: After16 weeks, both groups showed reductions in weight and waist circumference (P < 0.02), and the BS-diet group showed a decrease in body fat (P = 0.0001), and significant improvement in glucose metabolism (fasting plasma glucose, glucose and insulin areas under the curve, Cederholm index, and HOMA2-$%{\beta}$) ($P{\leq}0.04$) and lipid profile (cholesterol, triacylglycerol, LDL-c, VLDL-c, and cholesterol/HDL-c ratio) ($P{\leq}0.05$). In addition, the BS-diet group showed significant improvement in HOMA2-$%{\beta}$, compared to the CT-diet group (P = 0.03). The BS-diet group also showed a significant reduction in energy, lipids, carbohydrate, and cholesterol intake ($P{\leq}0.04$) and an increase in fiber intake ($P{\leq}0.001$), while the CT-diet group showed a significant reduction in intake of energy, macronutrients, PUFA, and cholesterol ($P{\leq}0.002$). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the benefits of the BS-diet on metabolic parameters in obese subjects.