• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.326-333
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• 2010

In this study, DAQ and TRA modules were applied to the CFRP single specimen testing method using AE. A method for crack identification in CFRP specimens based on k-mean clustering and wavelet transform analysis are presented. Mode I on DCB under vertical loading and mode II on 3-points ENF testing under share loading have been carried out, thereafter k-mean method for clustering AE data and wavelet transition method per amplitude have been applied to investigate characteristics of interfacial fracture in CFRP composite. It was found that the fracture mechanism of Carbon/Epoxy Composite to estimate of different type of fractures such as matrix(epoxy resin) cracking, delamination and fiber breakage same as AE amplitude distribution using a AE frequency analysis. In conclusion, the presented results provide a foundation for using wavelet analysis as efficient crack detection tool. The advantage of using wavelet analysis is that local features in a displacement response signal can be identified with a desired resolution, provided that the response signal to be analyzed picks up the perturbations caused by the presence of the crack.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2005

The fatigue life of welded joints is associated with crack initiation and propagation life. Theses cannot be easily separated, since the definition of crack initiation is vague due to the initiation of multiple cracks that are distributed randomly along the weld toes. In this paper a method involving a notch strain and fracture mechanical approach, which considers the characteristics of welded joints, e.g. welding residual stress and statistical characteristics of multiple cracks, is proposed, in an attempt to reasonably estimate these fatigue lives. The fatigue crack initiation life was evaluated statistically, e.g. the probability of failure occurrence in 2.3, 50 and $97.7\%$, in which the cyclic response of the local stress/strain hi the vicinity of the weld toes and notch factors derived by the irregular shape of the weld bead are taken into account. The fatigue crack propagation life was simulated by using Monte-Carlo method in consideration of the Ad-factor and the mechanical behavior of mutual interaction/coalescence between two adjacent cracks. The estimated total fatigue life, $(N_T)_{P50\%}$, as a sum of crack initiation and propagation life under the probability of failure occurrence in $50\%$ showed a good agreement with the experimental results. The developed technique for fatigue lift estimation enables to provide a quantitative proportion of crack initiation and propagation life in the total fatigue life due to the nominal stress range, ${\Delta}S$.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.285-297
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• 2012

An inverse approach is presented for calculating the flexibility coefficient of open-side cracks in the cross sectional of beams. The cracked cross section is treated as a massless rotational spring which connects two segments of the beam. Based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, the differential equation governing the forced vibration of each segment of the beam is written. By using a mathematical manipulation the time dependent differential equations are transformed into the static substitutes. The crack characteristics are then introduced to the solution of the differential equations via the boundary conditions. By having the time history of transverse response of an arbitrary location along the beam, the flexibility coefficient of crack is calculated. The method is applied for some cracked beams with solid rectangular cross sections and the results obtained are compared with the available data in literature. The comparison indicates that the predictions of the proposed method are in good agreement with the reported data. The procedure is quite general so as to it can be applicable for both single-side crack and double-side crack analogously. Hence, it is also applied for some test beams with double-side cracks.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2001

This paper demonstrates an explicit-implicit, finite element analysis for linear as well as nonlinear hygrothermal stress problems. Additional features, such as moisture diffusion equation, crack element and virtual crack extension(VCE) method for evaluating J-integral are implemented in this program. The Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics(LEFM) Theory is employed to estimate the crack driving force under the transient condition for an existing crack. Pores in materials are assumed to be saturated with moisture in the liquid form at the room temperature, which may vaporize as the temperature increases. The vaporization effects on the crack driving force are also studied. The ideal gas equation is employed to estimate the thermodynamic pressure due to vaporization at each time step after solving basic nodal values. A set of field equations governing the time dependent response of porous media are derived from balance laws based on the mixture theory. Darcy's law is assumed for the fluid flow through the porous media. Perzyna's viscoplastic model incorporating the Von-Mises yield criterion are implemented. The Green-Naghdi stress rate is used for the invariant of stress tensor under superposed rigid body motion. Isotropic elements are used for the spatial discretization and an iterative scheme based on the full Newton-Raphson method is used for solving the nonlinear governing equations.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.419-434
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• 2012

This paper presents a finite element (FE) model for predicting the nonlinear response and behavior of a reinforced concrete T-beam deficient in shear under cyclic loading. Cracking loads, failure loads, response hysteresis envelopes and crack patterns were used as bench mark for comparison between experimental and FE results. A parametric study was carried out to predict the optimum combination of the open and close crack shear transfer coefficients (${\beta}_t$ and ${\beta}_c$) of the constitutive material model for concrete. It is concluded that when both shear transfer coefficients are equal to 0.2 the FE results gave the best correlation with the experimental results. The results were also verified on a rectangular shear deficient beam (R-beam) tested under cyclic loading and it is concluded that the variation of section geometry has no effect on the optimum choice of the values of shear transfer coefficients of 0.2. In addition, a parametric study based on the variation of concrete compressive strength, was carried out on the T-beam and it is observed that the variation of concrete compressive strength has little effect on the deflection. Further conclusions and observations were also drawn.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권1호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2023

The reinforced concrete (RC) structures might need strengthening or upgradation due to adverse environmental conditions, design defects, modification requirements, and to prolong the expected lifespan. The RC beams have been efficiently strengthened using the near surface mounted (NSM) approach over the externally bonded reinforcing (EBR) system. In this study, the performance of RC beam elements strengthened with NSM-steel rebars was investigated using an experimental program and nonlinear finite element modeling (FEM). Nine medium-sized, rectangular cross-section RC beams total in number made up for the experimental evaluation. The beams strengthened with varying percentages of NSM reinforcement, and the number of grooves was assessed in four-point bending experiments up to failure. Based on the experimental evaluation, the load-displacement response, crack features, and failure modes of the strengthened beams were recorded and considered. According to the experimental findings, NSM steel greatly improved the flexural strength (up to about 84%) and stiffness of RC beams. The flexural response of the tested beams was simulated using a 3D non-linear finite element (FE) model. The findings of the experiments and the numerical analysis showed good agreement. The effect of the NSM groove and reinforcement on the structural response was then assessed parametrically.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2003

대부분 강구조 및 철근콘크리트 구조물은 탄소성 거동에 의해 극한강도가 지배된다. 비록 평상시에는 탄성 범위를 초과하는 진폭(振幅)이 발생하지 않지만 심각한 폭발이나 지진하중과 같은 극단적인 경우가 발생할 때, 엔지니어는 구조물에 영구적인 손상을 줄 수 있는 상황들을 접하게 된다. 이러한 상태 평가를 위해 본 연구는 폭발 등의 극한하중에 특성에 의해 발생되는 구조물의 동적거동을 분석하였다. 그리고 본 연구는 극한진동 특성을 분석하기 위해 비선형 유한요소프로그램(ATENA2D, FRANC2DL)을 사용하였다. 본 연구의 해석결과, 평상시와 횡하중시의 균열은 발생 위치와 양태가 매우 다르게 나타났다. 또한, 초기 손상균열이 있는 RC라멘의 보에 단면형상과 기하학적 형상비 변화를 고려하여 균열각의 변화를 분석하였으며 이를 통해 동적 횡하중 작용에 의한 피해여부를 판단할 수 있었다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.593-604
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 콘크리트 구조물 외벽에서 발생하는 균열 대응 및 수밀성 향상 목적으로 특수하게 개발된 탄성 방수성 도료와 일반 수성 페인트를 대상으로 비교시험을 진행하였으며, 이를 통해 탄성 방수성 도료의 성능 향상 정도를 확인하였다. 비교실험 결과, 균열 차폐성 확보를 통해 수밀성 향상이 가능한 것으로 확인하였으며, 일반 수성 페인트 대비 약 10배 이상의 균열 대응성을 확보한 것으로 확인하였다. 또한, 최소 1.3MPa의 부착성능 및 0.1MPa의 투수압에도 저항이 가능한 것으로 확인하여 방수적 측면에서 안정성을 확보한 것으로 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.723-730
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• 2008

철도교량은 무거운 축하중이 작용하여 구조부재의 전체 강도에서 활하중이 차지하는 비율이 높기 때문에 피로에 의한 손상이 클 뿐만 아니라 계속적으로 변화하는 하중환경에 의해 피로손상이 빠르게 진행될 가능성이 있으므로 이에 대한 안전성을 체계적이고 분석적으로 평가할 수 있는 방법이 요구된다. 철도교량에서 구조부재별 피로균열의 생성위치 및 성장속도는 발생응력의 범위와 횟수, 구조시스템의 강성에 관련되어 있다. 구조시스템의 강성은 계획주체, 설계자, 시공자, 유지관리주체 각각의 특성과 불확실성을 포함하고 있으며, 시간의존적 하중과 저항의 특성에 의해서 추계학적으로 변화하게 된다. 그러므로 이러한 하중 및 저항에서의 각각의 불확실성을 정량적이고 객관적으로 표현할 수 있는 신뢰성에 기초한 평가기법을 개발하였다. 철도 및 지하철교량 등의 피로파괴에 대한 확률론적 평가를 위하여 응답면 기법(Response Surface Method, RSM)과 일계이차 모멘트 기법(First Order Second Moment method, FOSM)을 사용하여 피로균열진전과 잔존수명을 평가하였다. 응력변동 범위를 설계변수로 변화시키면서, 중요한 설계입력 변수로 한계상태 방정식을 구성하고 다양한 피로 수명(100년, 75년 등)후의 파괴확률을 예측하여 설계피로수명에 대한 신뢰성 지수계산 및 발생확률을 분석사례로 제시하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1375-1387
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• 2004

A solution is given for the elastodynamic problem of a crack perpendicular to the graded interfacial zone in bonded materials under the action of anti plane shear impact. The interfacial zone is modeled as a nonhomogeneous interlayer with the power-law variations of its shear modulus and mass density between the two dissimilar, homogeneous half-planes. Laplace and Fourier integral transforms are employed to reduce the transient problem to the solution of a Cauchy-type singular integral equation in the Laplace transform domain. Via the numerical inversion of the Laplace transforms, the values of the dynamic stress intensity factors are obtained as a function of time. As a result, the influences of material and geometric parameters of the bonded media on the overshoot characteristics of the dynamic stress intensities are discussed. A comparison is also made with the corresponding elastostatic solutions, addressing the inertia effect on the dynamic load transfer to the crack tips for various combinations of the physical properties.