• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

One of the major current challenges to nuclear energy lies in its competitiveness. To stay competitive the industry needs to reduce maintenance and fuel cycle costs, while enhancing safety features. Extended burnup is one of the methods applied to meet these objectives However, there are a number of potential fuel failure causes related to increased burnup, as follows: l) Corrosion of zirconium alloy cladding and the water chemistry parameters that enhance corrosion; 2) Dimensional changes of zirconium alloy components, 3) Stresses that challenge zirconium alloy ductility and the effect of hydrogen (H) pickup and redistribution as it affects ductility, 4) Fuel rod internal pressure, 5) Pellet-cladding interactions (PCI) and 6) pellet-cladding mechanical interactions (PCMI). This paper discusses current and potential failure mechanisms of these failure mechanisms.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.571-580
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• 2018

The failure mechanism of tunnel roof is investigated with upper bound theorem of limit analysis. The stochastic settlement and nonlinear failure criterion are considered in the present analysis. For the collapse of tunnel roof, the surface settlement is estimated by the simplified stochastic medium theory. The failure curve expressions of collapse blocks in homogeneous and in layered soils are derived, and the effects of material parameters on the potential range of failure mechanisms are discussed. The results show that the material parameters of initial cohesion, nonlinear coefficient and unit weight have significant influences on the potential range of collapse block in homogeneous media. The proportion of collapse block increases as the initial cohesion increases, while decreases as the nonlinear coefficient and the unit weight increase. The ground surface settlement increases with the tunnel radius increasing, while the possible collapse proportion decreases with increase of the tunnel radius. In layered stratum, the study is investigated to analyze the effects of material parameters of different layered media on the proportion of possible collapse block.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 1999년도 제2회 학술발표회
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• pp.217-239
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• 1999

일반적으로 사면에 대한 조사방법은 지표지질조사를 실시하여 불연속면의 정보를 획득하는 것이 보편화 된 방법이나 제한된 영역의 정보만을 획득하게 되는 문제점을 가지게 된다. 일반적으로 절취사면에서 활동면 또는 활동가능면을 추정하는 방법으로 토모그래피, 전기비저항탐사, 탄성파 탐사와 같은 지구물리탐사 방법을 이용하나 최근에 사용된 카메라 장치를 이용하는 방법은 시추공벽의 화상을 촬영하여 직접 육안으로 확인 할 수 있는 방법으로 다른 방법들에 비해 보다 확실한 방법이라고 생각된다. 그러므로 본 논문은 고속도로 현장에서 붕괴가 발생된 사면의 활동면 위치를 파악하기 위해 총 4 개공의 시추를 실시하였고 BIPS(Borehole Image Processing System) 장비를 도입하여 활동면의 위치를 파악하였다. 그 결과, 철탑구간은 지표에서 20m 하부구간까지 암질이 매우 불량하고 점토층이 충전된 파쇄대층이 존재하고 철탑좌측구간은 이미 인장균열이 발생되었으며 점토층이 충전된 층리면 존재하고 층리면은 사면방향으로 경사져 붕괴가능성이 클 것으로 나타났다. BIPS 결과는 사면안정대책 방안에 수립하는 데 이용하여 억지말뚝으로 사면보강공을 선정하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2019

Crack instability propagation during coal and rock mass failure is the main reason for electromagnetic radiation (EMR) generation. However, original cracks on coal and rock mass are hard to study, making it complex to reveal EMR laws and mechanisms. In this paper, we prefabricated cracks of different inclinations in coal and rock samples as the analogues of the native cracks, carried out uniaxial compression experiments using these coal and rock samples, explored, the effects of the prefabricated cracks on EMR laws, and verified these laws by measuring the surface potential signals. The results show that prefabricated cracks are the main factor leading to the failure of coal and rock samples. When the inclination between the prefabricated crack and axial stress is smaller, the wing cracks occur first from the two tips of the prefabricated crack and expand to shear cracks or coplanar secondary cracks whose advance directions are coplanar or nearly coplanar with the prefabricated crack's direction. The sample failure is mainly due to the composited tensile and shear destructions of the wing cracks. When the inclination becomes bigger, the wing cracks appear at the early stage, extend to the direction of the maximum principal stress, and eventually run through both ends of the sample, resulting in the sample's tensile failure. The effect of prefabricated cracks of different inclinations on electromagnetic (EM) signals is different. For samples with prefabricated cracks of smaller inclination, EMR is mainly generated due to the variable motion of free charges generated due to crushing, friction, and slippage between the crack walls. For samples with larger inclination, EMR is generated due to friction and slippage in between the crack walls as well as the charge separation caused by tensile extension at the cracks' tips before sample failure. These conclusions are further verified by the surface potential distribution during the loading process.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.411-418
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• 2000

With the limited amount of budget and time, it is required to determine the priority of investment when there are a large number of hazardous slopes. In this paper, the Rock Slope Risk Rating System is developed based on the combination of the hazard of failure and the damage potential. By applying the proposed rating system to 253 rock slopes in Korean National Highway, it was possible to determine the priority of investment on road cut slopes.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2004

HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Test) was performed to improve the reliability by removing the potential failure for newly developing PCB used for the vibration condition from 2OHz to 2OOHz. During HALT, it is found that the lead of Al electrolytic capacitor of SMD type is detached from PCB. As the result for the failure analysis and FEM (Finite Element Method), it is clarified that the root cause for this failure is the improper attachment of an Al electrolytic capacitor on PCB by the mistake of a PCB design. HALT was performed in previous condition to verify the failure analysis after molding an epoxy resin to overcome the PCB design mistake and it is not observed the same failure. Therefore, it is assumed that the same failure in field will be not occurred by the proper implementation.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.631-638
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 고체 로켓 추진 기관의 신뢰성 분석을 위해 준-정량적 FMECA를 수행하였다. 준-정량적 FMECA는 고장모드 및 영향 분석(FMEA)과 치명도 분석(CA)를 포함하는 분석 기법으로서, FMECA 수행을 위해서 FMEA는 고체 로켓 추진 기관을 43개의 부품으로 나누어 각 부품에 대하여 도출된 총 137개의 고장모드에 대해 수행하였다. 또한 일부 고장모드의 고장률 데이터를 이용하여 치명도 분석을 수행하였다. 준-정량적 FMECA 수행을 통하여 고체 로켓 추진 기관의 각 부품에서 발생 할 수 있는 잠재적 고장모드와 고장원인 및 영향을 분석, 정리할 수 있었으며, 우선적인 개선 조치가 필요한 중요 고장모드를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2003년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.98-101
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• 2003

The Alkali-Aggregate Reaction (AAR) may cause a serious failure in the concrete structures. Several researchers in some nations have performed the continuous studies to prevent failure of a concrete structures by the AAR distress as well as the studies to manifest the mechanism. The ASTM Standards to prevent failure by potential AAR aggregates were established in 1950. The KS F2545 and KS F 2546 were established to test the susceptibility of aggregate to potential AAR in 1982. But the researches on the AAR have not been performed affluently in Korea because the distress due to AAR has seldom been reported officially. In this study, the Chemical Method and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were used to verifying the cause of the pattern crack on the surface and internal crack in the plain concrete pavement. It can be concluded that the distress of a specific site in plain concrete pavement was mainly due to AAR, and the chemical method and SEM may be the effective tools for verifying the cause of AAR distresses.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.180-191
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop the accelerated life test method for Constant Electrical Potential Electrolysis gas sensor (CEPE gas sensor). Methods: The parts and modules of CEPE gas sensor were analyzed by using Reliability Block Diagram (RBD). Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) methods were performed for each part to determine the most affecting stress factor in its life cycle. The long term testing was conducted at three different dry heat levels and the acceleration factor was developed by using Arrhenius relationship. Conclusion: The acceleration factor for CEPE gas sensor was developed by using FMEA, QFD, and statistical analysis for its failure data. Also qualification tests were designed to meet the target life.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.229-235
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• 1983

원자력발전소에서 Common Mode Failures (CMFs)가 상당한 관심을 모으고 있다. 이 논문에서는 중복 시스템의 비가용도(Unavailability)에 있어서의 전체 CMFs를 잠재적 CMFs(Potential CMFs)와 의존성 인간 실수에 의한 CMFs (CMFs of dependent human error)로 나누어 이론적으로 고찰하였다. 결론적으로, 인간 실수의 의존성이 높아질수록 전체 CMFs는 의존성 인간실수에 의해서 주로 영향을 받는다고 할 수 있다. 역으로, 인간 실수의 의존성이 낮아질수록, 전체 시스템의 비가용도는 기계적 고장이나 의존성 인간실수보다 잠재적 CMFs에 의해 지배된다고 할 수 있다. 그리고, 중복 시스템의 비가용도에 있어서 전체 CMFs가 기계적 고장보다 주된 요소임도 알 수 있었다.