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FEM Analysis on the Damage for the Cable of Cabled-suspension Bridges by Fire (화재에 의한 사장교 케이블의 유한요소 해석)

  • Song, Young-Sun;Lee, Byung-Sik;Kim, Hyeong-Joo;Park, Weon-Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.136-142
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    • 2008
  • Recently, cabled-suspension bridges and suspension bridge have been increasingly built in korea. But such structures were often damaged by fire due to car collison. In this study, the cabled-suspension bridges constructed under the kind of the project of national road aggrandizement are modeled using Solid Works 2007. The COSMOS FloWorks 2007 software are used for Heat Transfer Analysis and Thermal Stress Analysis. The safety of wire, HDPE pipe and stainless steel pipe are investigated. The major variables for the analysis are the temperature of the heat source, the distance between the fire-proof bulk head and the heat source, wind velocity, and the height of the end of Stainless steel pipe.

Electrochemical Characteristics of Zn-mesh Cathodic Protection Systems in Concrete in Natural Seawater at Elevated Temperature

  • Kim, Ki-Joon;Jung, Jin-A;Lee, Woo-Cheol;Jang, Tae-Seub
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.269-274
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    • 2007
  • The corrosion of steel in concrete is significant in marine environment. Salt damage is one of the most detrimental causes to concrete bridges and port structures. Especially, the splash and tidal zones around water line are comparatively important in terms of safety and life-time point of view. During the last several decades, cathodic protection (cp) has been commonly accepted as an effective technique for corrosion control in concrete structures. Zn-mesh sacrificial anode has been recently developed and started to apply to the bridge column cp in marine condition. The detailed parameters regarding Zn-mesh cp technique, however, have not well understood so far. This study is to investigate how much Zn-mesh cp influences along the concrete column at elevated temperature. About 100 cm column specimens with eight of 10 cm segment rebars have been used to measure the variation of cp potential with the distance from Zn-mesh anode at both $10^{\circ}C$ and $40^{\circ}C$ in natural seawater. The cp potential change and current diminishment along the column specimens have been discussed for the optimum design of cp by Zn-mesh sacrificial anode.

A Study on Material Transportation Capability Analysis Method in NK using Scenario-based Simulation (시나리오 기반 시뮬레이션을 활용한 북한지역 반격 시 물자수송 능력 분석방법 연구)

  • Choi, Byung Kwon;Jeong, Suk Jae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.279-288
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    • 2017
  • The Material Transportation Capability Analysis Method in North Korea includes adversary's activities such as destruction of bridge which is one kind of choke points in the road network and surprise attack against resupply march unit. Also, the amount of damage on choke points in the road network and repair time depending on repair unit commitment must be reflected. In this study, a scenario encompassing plausible resupply transportation circumstances while counterattacking into NK will be established. Then, based on such scenario, a simulation model will be established and the result of simulation will be compared to the results of numeric example which has been used in the ROK Army. We demonstrate, through a certain Corps operation area, that the Scenario-based Simulation Model results predict the performance of resupply operation very well. Therefore, it makes sustainment planners and commanders do activities which is suitable for battlefield and should be used in the real situation. It is also a stochastic model.

A Case Study on the Application of EPS Construction Method Considering Abutment Displacement in Soft Ground (연약지반에서의 교대변위를 고려한 EPS공법의 적용사례 연구)

  • Kang, Hee-June;Oh, Ill-Rok;Chae, Young-Su
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2004.03b
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    • pp.698-705
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    • 2004
  • Application of structural load on soft ground can cause lateral movement as well as ground break due to pressing and shearing of ground. Especially, abutment supported by pile foundation can make pile deformed due to lateral movement of ground in order to have harmful effect on structure. According to the result of this study, it is required to consider disturbance of weak soil layer when using lateral movement countermeasure method by EPS construction method as a result of performing study on safety review and EPS construction method with respect to this based on site where lateral movement occurs due to backside soil filling load at bridge abutment installed on weak ground, and it is required to sufficiently consider soil reduction during design of EPS construction method due to lateral movement deformation of soft clay layer by losing ground horizontal resistance force due to plasticity of ground around pile as well as combination part damage with pile head and expansion foundation.

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Improvements to the analysis of floorbeams with additional web cutouts for orthotropic plated decks with closed continuous ribs

  • De Corte, Wouter;Van Bogaert, Philippe
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2007
  • Additional cutouts in the floorbeam webs of orthotropic plated bridge decks relieve the highly stressed lower flange of the ribs passing through these floorbeam webs from possible fatigue damage. Conversely, the floorbeam webs themselves suffer from high stress concentrations, especially along the free edges of the additional cutouts. These stresses result from a combination of direct introduction of vertical traffic loads in the weakened web and from the truss action of the floorbeam. The latter differs from a simple beam action due to the presence of the openings and corresponds more to the behaviour of a Vierendeel truss. Close assessment of the appearing stresses, highly relevant for fatigue resistance, requires the use of elaborate finite element modelling. However, a full finite element analysis merely provides the results of total stresses, leaving the researcher or designer the difficult task of finding the origin of these stress components. This paper presents a calculation method for cutout stresses based on a combination of a framework analysis and a two dimensional finite element analysis of much smaller parts of the floorbeam. This method provides more insight in the origin of the stress components, as well as it simplifies any comparison of different additional cutout geometries, independent of the floorbeam topology.

Stress-Strain Model for Laterally Confined Concrete : Part I. Circular Sectional Members (횡구속 콘크리트의 압축 응력-변형률 모델 : Part I. 원형단면 부재)

  • Sun, Chang Ho;Jeong, Hyeok Chang;Kim, Ick hyun
    • Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2017
  • In order to avoid collapse of bridges in earthquakes bridge piers are generally designed to attain sufficient ductility. This full-ductility design method has merits for securing the seismic safety readily against strong earthquakes but, it has weakness of high cost design because of excessive safety margin. Recently, in many countries with high seismic technologies, the seismic design concept tends to shift from the collapse prevention design to the performance-based one which requires different performance (damage) levels according to the structural importance. In order to establish this performance-based design method the displacement ductility of confined concrete members should be evaluated quantitatively. And the stress-strain model of confined concrete is indispensible in evaluating displacement ductility. In this study, 6 test groups with different lateral reinforcement ratios were prepared. 10 same specimens with circular section for each group were tested to obtain more reliable test results. The characteristic values necessary for composing the stress-strain model were obtained from experiments. Based on these characteristic values the new stress-strain model modifying the Hoshikuma's one has been proposed.

The Evaluation of Fretting Fatigue Behavior on Rotary Bending Fatigue for Railway Axle Material (회전굽힘 피로 하에서의 철도 차축재료 프레팅 피로거동 평가)

  • Choi, Sung-Jong;Kwon, Jong-Wan
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 2010
  • Fretting damage can be observed in automobile and railway vehicle, fossil and nuclear power plant, aircraft etc. In the present study, railway axle material RSA1 used for evaluation of fretting fatigue life. Plain and fretting fatigue tests were carried out using rotary bending fatigue tester with proving ring and bridge type contact pad. Through these test, the following results are obtained: 1) it is found that the fretting fatigue limit of standard specimen decreased about 37% compared to the plain fatigue limit. 2) The early crack of Shinkansen type specimens initiated in contact area and final fractured below samp=214 MPa. 3) The early crack of all TGV type specimens initiated in rounded area and fractured. 4) Tire tracks and rubbed scars were observed in the oblique crack region and fatigue crack growth region of fracture surface. 5) The wear debris is observed on the contact surface, and oblique cracks at an earlier stage are initiated in contact area. These results can be used as useful data in a structural integrity evaluation of railway axle.

Development of a Composite Fiber Reinforcement Pavement using Eco-Friendly Grid and Dispersive Fibers (친환경 쉬트형 보강재 및 분산성 섬유를 적용한 복합 섬유 보강 포장 개발)

  • Park, Ju Won;Kim, Hyeong Su;Kim, Hyeok Jung;Kim, Sung Bo
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.57-66
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    • 2017
  • PURPOSES : This study develops eco-friendly asphalt reinforcement materials applicable to bridge deck pavement. The main purpose is to ensure highly reliable quality applicable to structures and the possibility of practical application. The main target of the study is to develop materials that are environmentally friendly and capable of improving performance. METHODS : The application of double-reinforcement fiber improves the performance of the road pavement. 1. We use recycled film for application of sheet-typed reinforcement. 2. We use preprocessing fibers to reinforce the properties of composite pavement materials. RESULTS : The developed products may produce materials that fit the purpose of achieving stability and environmental friendliness. Sheet-typed reinforcements use more than 50% recycled resin. The most important type of damage to the asphalt layer is deflection (plastic deformation). These products have a very high deflection resistance of not less than 6,000 cycles/mm. In addition, all performance is excellent. Thus, it will be easier to access the field in the future. CONCLUSIONS : Fiber-reinforced asphalt pavement showed excellent performance. Sheet-typed reinforcements containing 50% recycling resin produced good performance in terms of functionality as well as environmental friendliness. Thus, enhancing the field applicability will enhance the usability of the reinforcements.

Crack and Debonding Donitoring of RC Beams Strengthened with CFRP Plates (CFRP 판 보강 RC보의 균열 및 박리 손상 모니터링)

  • Yoon, Jun Ho;Han, Jung Hun;Cho, Doo Yong;Park, Sun Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.185-192
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    • 2011
  • A CFRP (Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic) strengthening method being widely used to increase the load-carrying capacity of structures is very suitable for existing bridge structures. However, not only flexure and shear failures but also debonding failure might be additionally occured in reinforced concrete(RC) beams strengthened with the CFRP plates. The CFRP debonding failure would cause a brittle fracture of the beam. Therefore, health monitoring for the CFRP bonding condition is strongly required. In this study, a feasibility of the impedance-based damage detection method using PZT sensors was investigated through a series of experimental studies for realtime structural health monitoring(SHM) for the CFRP laminated concrete structures.

Design of the passenger board bridge controller based total solution flatform system (통합플랫폼 관리체재 기반의 PBBC 시뮬레이터 설계)

  • Kim, W.Y.;Hong, J.H.;Jung, J.H.;Song, G.Y.;Song, W.J.;Jung, Y.H.;Kim, H.J.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.07d
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    • pp.2289-2291
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    • 2002
  • In maned airport, crews may have risks as they manage passenger control system in IPMS in damage situations such as fire in a airport. So the application of unmanned autonomous system can reduce the number of boarding crews and attribute to safe airplane transportation. PBBC model can be used to obtain control strategy, and airplane and enhance operators' skill by simulating the airport. The paper suggests an intelligent system of the pbbc control using microprocessor in integrated platform management system which can take measures against passenger situation of a airplane excluding unnecessary warnings with undamaged situations. The system here detected the passenger more accurately and adopted more appriate measures according to airplane status compared with conventional systems.

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