• Computers and Concrete
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.305-313
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• 2017

A robust finite element based reinforced concrete bridge deck corrosion initiation model is applied for time-dependent probabilistic sensitivity analysis. The model is focused on uncertainties in the governing parameters that include variation of high performance concrete (HPC) diffusion coefficients, concrete cover depth, surface chloride concentration, holidays in reinforcements, coatings and critical chloride threshold level in several steel reinforcements. The corrosion initiation risk is expressed in the form of probability over intended life span of the bridge deck. Conducted study shows the time-dependent sensitivity analysis to evaluate the significance of governing parameters on chloride ingress rate, various steel reinforcement protection and the corrosion initiation likelihood. Results from this probabilistic analysis provide better insight into the effect of input parameters variation on the estimate of the corrosion initiation risk for the design of concrete structures in harsh chloride environments.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.206-213
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 현재 일본에서 개발되어 적용되고 있는 고형화 에폭시 수지를 이용한 아스팔트 혼합물의 국내 강상판 적용성을 평가 하고자 하였다. 다양한 문헌조사를 통한 고형화 에폭시 아스팔트 혼합물의 특성을 파악한 후, 배합설계 와 혼합물 평가를 실시하였다. 그 결과 강상판에 적용되는 다른 재래식 혼합물에 비하여 성능이 월등함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 3D 유한 요소 해석을 수행한 결과 에폭시 아스팔트가 시공 시 충분한 공용성능을 보이는 것으로 판단되어 국내에서 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 배치식 플랜트 통해 고형화 에폭시 아스팔트 혼합물 생산 후 시험시공을 실시하였다. 시공 후 공용성을 평가하기 위해 BPT 실험을 한 결과 포장의 표면은 기준이상의 마찰력을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2012

Effective notch stress, as an approach to evaluate the local stress at a notch (weld toe or root), is defined as the total stress assuming linear-elastic material behavior. This method can be effectively used to evaluate the fatigue performance of welded joints. In this study, finite element analysis results using the effective notch stress method were correlated with fatigue test results of rib-to-deck welded joints in a steel orthotropic bridge deck. Effective notch stress approach provided a good correlation with the crack pattern observed in the full-scale fatigue test. A higher effective notch stress at the critical weld toe than at the weld root was consistent with the dominant crack pattern observed at the weld toe during testing. The effective notch stress at the toe on the deck plate was about 80% higher than that on the rib; no cracks at the weld toe on the rib in the testing were observed. Maximum effective notch stress at the weld root occurred on the upper side of the root notch, which indicates that cracks are more likely to propagate into the deck plate, not into the weld metal. This is also consistent with the observed crack pattern in which the crack from the root propagated upward into the deck plate. No such crack pattern, propagating into the weld metal, was observed in the testing.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제11권4호통권41호
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• pp.363-372
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• 1999

본 연구는 강상판교의 자동화설계에 적합한 합리적인 해석모델을 제시하였다. 최적의 해석모델을 선정하기 위해 격자모델에 기초한 다양한 해석모델을 제시하며, 제안된 해석모델들을 해석의 신뢰성, 해석시간 및 효용성 등에 대해 비교하였다. 또한 현재 강상판교의 설계에 많이 사용되는 Pelikan-Esslinger 방법과 제시한 해석모델과의 성능을 비교하였다. 선정된 해석모델의 효용성을 입증하기 위하여 수치예제로서 지간장이 200m(60m+80m+60m)인 3경간 연속 강상판 박스거더교를 적용하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1041-1046
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• 2002

A railway open deck plate girder bridge without ballast should support relatively heavier vehicle loads compared with its self-weight. For such a reason, actual dynamic response of the bridge is considerably differing with normal prediction because additional masses added from vehicle to a bridge have an effect on the dynamic characteristics of the bridge. These differences affect to the estimation of a natural frequency change that adopted for one of the evaluation technique of strength decrease, and these make trouble to the analysis of a natural frequency from the field test data that measured at the bridge subjected to a running vehicle. In this study, classification of mass participation ratio for each component of open deck plate girder bridge without ballast and the comparison according to the change of vibration characteristics for the case of subjected to a running vehicle were accomplished.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1221-1236
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• 2015

Since the coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) between concrete and GFRP, steel and GFRP are quite different, GFRP laminates with different laminas stacking-sequence present different thermal behavior and currently there is no specification on mechanical properties of GFRP laminates, it is necessary to investigate the thermal influence on composite girder with stay-in-place (SIP) bridge deck at different levels and on different scales. This paper experimentally and theoretically investigated the CTE of GFRP at lamina's and laminate's level on micro-mechanics scales. The theoretical CTE values of laminas and laminates agreed well with test results, indicating that designers could obtain thermal properties of GFRP laminates with different lamina stacking-sequence through micro-mechanics methods. On the basis of the CTE tests and theoretical analysis, the thermal behaviors of composite girder with hybrid GFRP-concrete deck were studied numerically and theoretically on macro-mechanics scales. The theoretical results of concrete and steel components of composite girder agreed well with FE results, but the theoretical results of GFRP profiles were slightly larger than FE and tended to be conservative at a safety level.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.3156-3159
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• 2011

In case of the continuous welded rail(CWR) track is supported by the railway bridge, the additional axial force is occurred in the CWR due to the track-bridge interaction. In the various design codes such as Korean code, European code, UIC code, etc, three important loads(temperature variation in the bridge-deck, braking/acceleration and the bending of the bridge-deck resulted from the passing train) are treated as the independent loading case. In other words, the additional axial force can be obtained by summing up the three different values calculated by the three independent analysis. However, this analysing method may have an error because the behavior of the longitudinal resistance between the rail and the bridge-deck is under the highly nonlinear. Therefore, in order to exactly analyse the track-bridge interaction, nonlinear loading history and the change of the longitudinal resistance owing to the loading history must be considered in the analysis process. In this study, the loading history effect on the track-bridge interaction is investigated considering the resonable combination of three loads and the longitudinal resistance change.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권3A호
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• pp.391-399
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• 2008

강바닥판 포장에 사용되는 특수아스팔트 중의 하나인 구스아스팔트는 $240^{\circ}C$이상의 고온 상태에서 포설되기 때문에 시공중인 교량에 예상하지 못한 높은 온도와 이에 따른 열변형 및 열응력을 발생시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 고온의 아스팔트 시공이 강바닥판에 미치는 열영향을 평가하고 이를 최소화하는 최적 포장공정을 찾기 위한 수치해석기법으로 등가열원을 이용한 열응력해석 기법을 제시하였다. 등가열원은 포장체 포설시의 열영향을 강상판 내부에서 발생하는 등가의 가상열원이다. 이를 이용하여 일반적인 구조해석 프로그램에서 구현하기 어려운 포장체의 포설에 의한 열전도, 열대류 등을 쉽게 모사할 수 있다. 포장 시공중 지점의 들림을 고려한 강상판 해석 및 다양한 포설 공정을 적용한 곡선교량해석을 통하여 등가열원방법의 적용성을 검토하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

PURPOSES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate physical properties, durability, fatigue resistance, and long-term performance of poly-urethane concrete (PU) which can be possible application of thin layer on long-span orthotropic steel bridge and to check structural stability of bridge structure. METHODS : Various tests of physical properties, such as flexural strength, tensile strength, bond strength and coefficient of thermal expansion tests were conducted for physical property evaluation using two types of poly urethane concrete which have different curing time. Freezing and thawing test, accelerated weathering test and chloride ion penetration test were performed to evaluate the effect of exposed to marine environment. Beam fatigue test and small scale accelerated pavement test were performed to assess the resistance of PU against fatigue damage and long-term performance. Structural analysis were conducted to figure out structural stability of bridge structure and thin bridge deck pavement system. RESULTS: The property tests results showed that similar results were observed overall however the flexural strength of PUa was higher than those of PUb. It was also found that PU materials showed durability at marine environment. Beam fatigue test results showed that the resistances of the PUa against fatigue damage were two times higher than those of the PUb. It was found form small scale accelerated pavement test to evaluate long-term performance that there is no distress observed after 800,000 load applications. Structural analysis to figure out structural stability of bridge structure and thin bridge deck pavement system indicated that bridge structures were needed to increase thickness of steel deck plate or to improve longitudinal rib shape. CONCLUSIONS: It has been known that the use of PU can be positively considered to thin layer on long-span orthotropic steel bridge in terms of properties considered marine environment, resistance of fatigue damage and long-term performance.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.615-627
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• 2013

One of the most common defects in reinforced concrete bridge decks is corrosion of steel reinforcing bars. This invisible defect reduces the deck stiffness and affects the bridge's serviceability. Regular monitoring of the bridge is required to detect and control this type of damage and in turn, minimize repair costs. Because the corrosion is hidden within the deck, this type of damage cannot be easily detected by visual inspection and therefore, an alternative damage detection technique is required. This research develops a non-destructive method for detecting reinforcing bar corrosion. Experimental modal analysis, as a non-destructive testing technique, and finite element (FE) model updating are used in this method. The location and size of corrosion in the reinforcing bars is predicted by creating a finite element model of bridge deck and updating the model characteristics to match the experimental results. The practicality and applicability of the proposed method were evaluated by applying the new technique to a two spans bridge for monitoring steel bar corrosion. It was shown that the proposed method can predict the location and size of reinforcing bars corrosion with reasonable accuracy.