• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2012

Fatigue cracks in structural components are the most common cause of structural failure when exposed to fatigue loading. In this respect, fatigue crack detection and structural health assessment are very important. Currently, various smart materials are used for detecting fatigue crack and measurement of SIFs(Stress Intensity Factors). So, this paper presented a measurement of SIFs using MFC(Micro Fiber Composite) sensor which is the one of the smart material. MFC sensor is more flexible, durable and reliable than other smart materials. The SIFs of Mode I(K I) as well as Mode II(K II) based on the piezoelectric constitutive law and fracture mechanics are calculated. In this study, the SIF values measured by MFC sensors are compared with the theoretical results.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.155-171
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• 2014

Various monitoring techniques are now available for structural health monitoring and Acoustic Emission (AE) is one of them. One of the major advantages of the AE technique is its capability to locate active cracks in structural members. AE crack locating approaches are affected by the signal attenuation and dispersion of elastic waves due to inhomogeneity and geometry of reinforced concrete (RC) members. In this paper, a novel technique is described based on signal processing and sensor arrangement to process multisensory AE data generated by the onset and propagation of cracks and is validated with experimental results from an in-situ load test. Considering the sources of uncertainty in the AE crack location process, a methodology is proposed to capture and locate events generated by cracks. In particular, the relationship between AE events and load is analyzed, and the feasibility of using the AE technique to evaluate the cracking behavior of two RC slab strips during loading to failure is studied.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.416-421
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• 2005

Concrete are brittle materials and they are which come to brittle fracture rapidly by progress of cracks. Therefore, what the time for repairing the damage portion is understands importantly by such cracks. When they happened the glass pipe similar to concrete was used. Such a glass pipe can insert repair material in an inside, or can use it by switch. They are interested in the crack monitoring of structure using FM radio sensor and PZT sensor. In this study, the monitoring to a crack was studied using FM radio sensor and PZT sensor. Therefore, the purpose of this study is the fundamental research which detects damages of main members using the compound sensor which consisted of the radio sensors of resistance, PZT, and FM system.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2017

Effectively monitoring the concrete cracks is an urgent question to be solved in the structural safety monitoring while cracks in hydraulic concrete structures are ubiquitous. In this paper, two experiments are designed based on the measuring principle of Pulse-Pre pump Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis (PPP-BOTDA) utilizing Brillouin optical fiber sensor to monitor concrete cracks. More specifically, "V" shaped optical fiber sensor is proposed to determine the position of the initial crack and the experiment illustrates that the concrete crack position can be located by the mutation position of optical fiber strain. Further, Brillouin distributed optical fiber sensor and preinstall cracks are set at different angles and loads until the optical fiber is fractured. Through the monitoring data, it can be concluded that the variation law of optical fiber strain can basically reflect the propagation trend of the cracks in hydraulic concrete structures.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.186-192
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• 2009

최근 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅에 대한 연구가 활발해지면서 무선 센서 네트워크는 설치의 용이함과 저렴한 구축비용으로 다양한 분야에 널리 사용되고 있다. 현재 상용화 되어 있는 산간 지역에서 사용가능한 균열 예측 시스템은 구축 방법이나 비용면에서 많은 부담이 되고 있다. 이에 대한 대안으로 저비용의 상용화된 무선 센서 네트워크를 이용한 사면 균열 예측 시스템을 제안한다. 제안 시스템은 센서 노드를 절벽이나 사면, 바위, 둑 등에 부착하기 쉽고 지형물의 원형 손상을 최소화 할 뿐만 아니라 설치 및 유지 보수비용이 기존의 시스템에 비하여 약 50% 정도에 불과한 장점을 갖는다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.307-321
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• 2015

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of an innovative surface-mount sensor, made of a piezoelectric disc (PZT sensor), as a consistent source for surface wave velocity and transmission measurements in concrete structures. To this end, one concrete slab with lateral dimensions of 1500 by 1500 mm and a thickness of 200 mm was prepared in the laboratory. The concrete slab had a notch-type, surface-breaking crack at its center, with depths increasing from 0 to 100 mm at stepwise intervals of 10 mm. A PZT sensor was attached to the concrete surface and used to generate incident surface waves for surface wave measurements. Two accelerometers were used to measure the surface waves. Signals generated by the PZT sensors show a broad bandwidth with a center frequency around 40 kHz, and very good signal consistency in the frequency range from 0 to 100 kHz. Furthermore, repeatability of the surface wave velocity and transmission measurements is significantly improved compared to that obtained using manual impact sources. In addition, the PZT sensors are demonstrated to be effective for monitoring an actual surface-breaking crack in a concrete beam specimen subjected to various external loadings (compressive and flexural loading with stepwise increases). The findings in this study demonstrate that the surface mount sensor has great potential as a consistent source for surface wave velocity and transmission measurements for automated health monitoring of concrete structures.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.253-262
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• 2017

본 연구는 암석 및 콘크리트 시편의 압축실험을 통해 균열 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 길이의 변화를 측정하는 변형률센서와 균열에 의해 발생한 탄성파를 측정하는 AE 센서를 시편에 부착하여 동시 측정함으로써 실험을 수행하였다. 측정된 시편의 변형률로부터 계산된 균열체적변형률은 암석과 콘크리트 시편에서 다른 형상을 보여주고 있다. 이것은 재료의 취성정도에 따른 것으로 추측된다. 하지만, 파괴 및 손상도와 관계되어 있는 균열체적변형률은 두 개의 시편결과가 유사함을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 또한 AE 센서를 통해 측정한 시편의 누적 균열 신호에너지가 변형률센서로 예측한 균열체적변형률과 매우 유사한 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이것은 AE 센서로도 구조물의 손상없이 실시간으로 손상도를 예측할 수 있음을 의미한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2502-2507
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• 2003

In this paper, a crack sealing robot is developed. The crack sealing robot is built to detect, track, and seal the crack on the pavement. The sealing robot is required to brush all dirt in the crack out for preparing a better sealing job. Camera calibration has been done to get accurate crack position. In order to perform a cleaning job, the explicit force control method is used to regulate a specified desired force in order to maintain constant contact with the ground. Experimental studies of force tracking control are conducted under unknown environment stiffness and location. Crack tracking control is performed. Force tracking results are excellent and the robot finds and tracks the crack very well.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.192-197
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• 2012

본 연구는 금속의 표면균열 검출을 위해 마이크로파를 이용한 비파괴측정에 관한 것이다. X-band 대역인 11 GHz 주파수와 종단 개방 동축선 센서를 이용하여 금속 표면에 주사된 마이크로파의 반사계수를 측정하여 균열 여부 및 균열의 폭을 판단하게 된다. 또한 반사계수의 최대값과 최소값의 차이를 매개변수(K)로 하여 균열의 깊이를 평가하였는데 K값과 균열의 깊이는 선형 관계를 보였다. 따라서 본 연구는 종단 개방 동축선 센서를 이용한 비접촉식 금속표면균열 평가의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2011

Recently, the structural failures due to fatigue occur frequently with the increase of size of ships and offshore structures. In this respect, the assessment of fatigue life and the residual strength are very important. Currently, the smart materials technology has demonstrated a variety of possibilities for a diagnosis of structural strength and structural health condition for large structures. The benefits and feature of the MFC sensor are more flexible, durable and reliable than conventional smart material. In this study, Micro Fiber Composite (MFC) sensor for the measurement of stress intensity factor (SIF) of two dimensional cracks induced in a structure is developed. Two MFC sensors are placed in the vicinity of the crack tip close to each other with the crack tip in between them. The SIFs of Mode I($K_I$) as well as of Mode II($K_{II}$) based on the piezoelectric constitutive law and fracture mechanics are calculated. In this study, the SIF values measured by MFC sensors are compared with the theoretical results and measured value.