• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.383-396
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• 2012

In order to develop a verification method for extremely low cycle fatigue (ELCF) of steel structures, the initiation mechanism of ductile cracks is investigated in the present study, which is the first step of brittle fracture, occurred in steel bridge piers with thick-walled sections. For this purpose, a total of six steel columns with small width-thickness ratios were tested under cyclic loading. It is found that ductile cracks occurred at the column base in all the specimens regardless of cyclic loading histories subjected. Moreover, strain history near the crack initiation location is illustrated and an index of energy dissipation amount is proposed to evaluate deformation capacity of structures.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.445-448
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• 2006

In order to control the temperature crack of massive dam concrete, the selection of appropriate materials like binder, aggregates etc., is essential. To select the optimal mix proportion, ordinary portland cement(Type I) plus 25% of fly ash and low heat portland cement(Type IV) are used as binder, and 80mm of coarse aggregates are used to reduce the amount of binder and compare the compressive strength, hydration temperature and crack index. The results of this study are as following. 1. The strength of Type IV cement is advantageous on the long-term age. 2. According to the temperature measured on mock-up$(1.5m{\times}1.5m{\times}1.5m)$, and realized the thermal analysis, the Type IV cement carried out advantageous to control the thermal crack.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2011년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.175-176
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• 2011

Applying previous studies performed in the moisture transportation characteristics and shrinkage of lightweight concrete application of shrinkage reduction is to discuss. Applicability of shrinkage reduction effect of lightweight concrete applies for the analysis of PSC girder bridge beam placed on the construction site. Stress of the concrete bridge deck, rebar quantity is calculated by effective elastic modulus method and crack risk is assessed by moisture transport and differential shrinkage analysis. After approximately 10 days maximum tensile stress occurs 6MPa, similar to the case of normal concrete, a maximum tensile stress occurs 3MPa in lightweight concrete and comparing to normal concrete stress was reduced to approximately 50%. Normal and lightweight concrete crack index, respectively, is reduced 1.6 to 1.2, 1.2 to 0.9 in surface and boundary region. Therefore, reduction in shrinkage of concrete were able to confirm reduction of crack risk.

• International Journal of Railway
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2014

Recently, in the total railroad construction field, concrete slab tracks have been adapted in place of ballast tracks. Because ballast tracks need frequent maintenance and are difficult to handle due to increasing maintenance costs, eventually concrete slab tracks were selected as an alternative. However, owing to the hydration heat reactions and temperature-affected shrinkage of the concrete, a variety of studies to solve maintenance problems related to concrete slab tracks are underway. This study analyzed characteristics of TQI values evaluating track irregularity, investigated the relationship between crack progress and TQI, and then evaluated the correlation between the two values. Through our analysis, we found that there is a need to supplement the problems of the current method and develop a track evaluation index which takes cracking into account. We also concluded that TQI is the main decision-making tool in track maintenance.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2010

암반발파에서 평활한 파단면을 확보하고 굴착손상영역을 제어하기 위하여 노치장약공을 이용한 균열제어공법이 제안되었다. 본 연구에서는 노치형상과 장약조건이 균열발생 및 성장에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 날개형 노치장약공을 갖는 발파모델을 구축하고 동적 파괴과정 해석법을 이용한 암반 파괴과정 해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 노치 길이가 증가함에 균열의 성장 길이가 증가하며 파단면의 거칠기가 감소하고 장약공 상하부에 손상균열의 발생이 억제되는 경향을 보였다. 해석결과로부터 노치 길이 및 개구 폭에 따른 응력집중계수의 변화 및 균열발생 양상을 비교 분석하여 균열제어에 미치는 영향인자에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2024

Recently, in newly constructed apartment buildings, the exterior wall structures have been characterized by thinness, having various openings, and a significantly low reinforcement ratio. In this study, a nonlinear finite element analysis was performed to investigate the crack damage characteristics of the exterior wall structure. The limited analysis models for a 10-story exterior wall were constructed based on the prototype apartment building, and nonlinear static analysis (push-over analysis) was performed. Based on the finite element (FE) analysis model, the parametric study was conducted to investigate the effects of various design parameters on the strength and crack width of the exterior walls. As the parameters, the vertical reinforcement ratio and horizontal reinforcement ratio of the wall, as well as the uniformly distributed longitudinal reinforcement ratio and shear reinforcement ratio of the connection beam, were addressed. The analysis results showed that the strength and deformation capacity of the prototype exterior walls were limited by the failure of the connection beam prior to the flexural yielding of the walls. Thus, the increase of wall reinforcement limitedly affected the failure modes, peak strengths, and crack damages. On the other hand, when the reinforcement ratio of the connection beams was increased, the peak strength was increased due to the increase in the load-carrying capacity of the connection beams. Further, the crack damage index decreased as the reinforcement ratio of the connection beam increased. In particular, it was more effective to increase the uniformly distributed longitudinal reinforcement ratio in the connection beams to decrease the crack damage of the coupling beams, regardless of the type of the prototype exterior walls.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2024

Rotating beams play a crucial role in representing complex mechanical components that are prevalent in vital sectors like energy and transportation industries. These components are susceptible to the initiation and propagation of cracks, posing a substantial risk to their structural integrity. This study presents a two-stage methodology for detecting the location and estimating the size of an open-edge transverse crack in a rotating Euler-Bernoulli beam with a uniform cross-section. Understanding the dynamic behavior of beams is vital for the effective design and evaluation of their operational performance. In this regard, modal parameters such as natural frequencies and eigenmodes are frequently employed to detect and identify damages in mechanical components. In this instance, the Frobenius method has been employed to determine the first two natural frequencies and corresponding eigenmodes associated with flapwise bending vibration. These calculations have been performed by solving the governing differential equation that describes the motion of the beam. Various parameters have been considered, such as rotational speed, beam slenderness, hub radius, and crack size and location. The effect of the crack has been replaced by a rotational spring whose stiffness represents the increase in local flexibility as a result of the damage presence. In the initial phase of the proposed methodology, a damage index utilizing the slope of the beam's eigenmode has been employed to estimate the location of the crack. After detecting the presence of damage, the size of the crack is determined using a Genetic Algorithm optimization technique. The ultimate goal of the proposed methodology is to enable the development of more suitable and reliable maintenance plans.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.327-351
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• 2009

본 논문은 대심도 또는 과지압 암반에서 2차지압으로 인해 발생되는 취성파괴와 관련한 실내실험을 수행하고, 취성파괴 현상을 잘 예측할 수 있는 CWFS(Cohesion Weakening Frictional Strengthening)모델을 이용한 수치해석을 수행하였다. 암석의 거동을 분석하고 손상의 함수인 암석강도정수를 도출하기 위하여 일축압축강도실험과 손상제어실힘을 수행하였다. 일축압축강도실험결과 균열개시응력은 화강암, 편마암 구분 없이 일축압축강도의 41~42% 정도로 분석되었으며, 반면 균열손상응력은 화강암은 일축압축강도의 75%, 편마암은 일축압축강도의 97%의 값으로 분석되었다. 손상제어실험결과 균열손상응력과 최대하중은 Peak하중 이후 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 점착력은 감소하고 마찰각은 증가하는 양상을 보였다. Peak하중 이전에는 탄성계수가 증가하고 Peak하중 이후에는 감소하였다. 그리고 포아송비는 손상이 진행될수록 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 일축압축강도실험과 손상제어실험의 균열개시응력과 균열손상응력의 비교분석결과 손상제어실험의 균열개시응력은 일축압축강도실험에서 얻어진 균열개시응력의 범위에서 변화하는 양상을 보였고, 균열손상응력은 일정 손상수준에서 일축압축강도실험에서 얻어진 값보다 작은 값으로 나타났다. 실내실험결과로부터 CWFS모델의 입력 파라미터를 도출하여 수치해석에 적용하여 취성파괴 발생 한계토피고를 구했다. CWFS모델을 이용한 수치해석으로부터 예측된 한계토피고와 손상지수로부터 예측된 한계토피고를 비교한 결과, 취성파괴 발생 한계토피고를 정확히 예측하지 못하는 결과를 나타냈다. 따라서 원형터널에만 적용기한 손상지수를 사용하는 것은 문제가 있다고 판단된다. 이를 개선하기 위해 터널의 형상을 고려한 형상계수를 손상지수에 적용하였다. 터널의 형상을 고려한 수정된 손상지수로부터 예측된 한계토피고는 수치해석결과와 거의 동일한 결과를 보였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.463-480
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• 2020

Although detailed shell analysis is suitable to predict the ductile crack initiation life of steel members, such detailed method adds time expense and complexity. In order to simply predict the ductile crack initiation life of stiffened steel bridge piers, a total of 33 cases are simulated to carry out the parametric analyses. In the analysis, the effects of the width-to-thickness ratio, slenderness ratio, plate thickness and so on are considered. Both shell analyses and beam analyses about these 33 cases are conducted. The plastic strain and damage index obtained from shell and beam analyses are compared. The modified factor β_s is determined based on the predicted results obtained from both shell and beam analyses in order to simulate the strain concentration at the base corner of the steel bridge piers. Finally, three experimental results are employed to verify the validity of the proposed method in this study.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2003

In this paper, the effect of the compressive residual stresses which were obtained under the various shot velocities of shot balls on the fatigue behaviors of a spring steel, were investigated. The examination of CT specimen test were executed with the materials(JISG SUP9) which are being commonly used for the springs of automotive vehicles. As a result, the optimal shot velocity of shot balls were acquired considering the peak values of the compressive residual stresses on the surface of specimen and effect on the speed of the fatigue crack propagation da/dN in stage II and the threshold stress intensity factor range Δ$K_{th}$ in stage I. Also the material constant C and the crack propagation index m in the formula of paris law da/dN= C $({\Delta}K^m)$ were suggested in this work to estimate the dependency on the shot velocity.