• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1616-1629
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• 2023

To quantify the conservatism of existing ASME strain-based evaluation methods for seismic loading, this paper presents very low cycle fatigue test data of elbows under various cyclic loading conditions and comparison of evaluation results with experimental failure cycles. For strain-based evaluation methods, the method presented in ASME BPVC CC N-900 and Sec. VIII are used. Predicted failure cycles are compared with experimental failure cycle to quantify the conservatism of evaluation methods. All methods give very conservative failure cycles. The CC N-900 method is the most conservative and prediction results are only ~0.5% of experimental data. For Sec. VIII method, the use of the option using code tensile properties gives ~3% of experimental data, and the use of the material-specific reduction of area can reduce conservatism but still gives ~15% of experimental data.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.422-427
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• 2002

This paper focuses on the formulation and validation of an automatic strategy for the selection of the locations and directions of strain gauges to capture at best the modal response of a blade in a series of modes. These locations and directions are selected to render the strain measurements as robust as possible with respect to random mispositioning of the gauges and gauge failures. The approach relies on the evaluation of the signal-to-noise ratios of the gauge measurements from finite element strain data and includes the effects of gauge size. A genetic algorithm is used to find the strain gauge locations-directions that lead to the largest possible value of the smallest modal strain signal-to-noise ratio, in the absence of gauge failure, or of its expected value when gauge failure is possible. A fan blade is used to exemplify the applicability of the proposed methodology and to demonstrate the effects of the essential parameters of the problem, i.e. the mispositioning level, the probability of gauge failure, and the number of gauges.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.190-202
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• 2018

Maintaining the integrity of the major equipment in nuclear power plants is critical to the safety of the structures. In particular, the soundness of the piping is a critical matter that is directly linked to the safety of nuclear power plants. Currently, the limit state of the piping design standard is plastic collapse, and the actual pipe failure is leakage due to a penetration crack. Actual pipe failure, however, cannot be applied to the analysis of seismic fragility because it is difficult to quantify. This paper proposes methods of measuring the failure strain and deformation angle, which are necessary for evaluating the quantitative failure criteria of the steel pipe elbow using an image measurement system. Furthermore, the failure strain and deformation angle, which cannot be measured using the conventional sensors, were efficiently measured using the proposed methods.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2019

A numerical stepwise approach for cavity expansion problem in strain-softening rock or soil mass is investigated, which is compatible with Mohr-Coulomb and generalized Hoek-Brown failure criteria. Based on finite difference method, plastic region is divided into a finite number of concentric rings whose thicknesses are determined internally to satisfy the equilibrium and compatibility equations, the material parameters of the rock or soil mass are assumed to be the same in each ring. For the strain-softening behavior, the strength parameters are assumed to be a linear function of deviatoric plastic strain (${\gamma}p^*$) for each ring. Increments of stress and strain for each ring are calculated with the finite difference method. Assumptions of large-strain for soil mass and small-strain for rock mass are adopted, respectively. A new numerical stepwise approach for limited pressure and plastic radius are obtained. Comparisons are conducted to validate the correctness of the proposed approach with Vesic's solution (1972). The results show that the perfectly elasto-plastic model may underestimate the displacement and stresses in cavity expansion than strain-softening coefficient considered. The results of limit expansion pressure based on the generalised H-B failure criterion are less than those obtained based on the M-C failure criterion.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.268-276
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• 2001

본 논문은 고온에서의 콘크리트 재료모델을 연구하였다. 콘크리트 응력-변형률 곡선은 온도가 증가함에 따라 그 형태가 변한다. 온도에 따른 콘크리트 재료거동의 변화를 나타내기 위하여 변형된 Saenz 제안식을 이용하여 응력-변형률 관계를 표시하였다. 고온에서의 급격한 변형률의 증가현상을 설명하기 위하여, 콘크리트의 변형률 성분을 순수 열팽창 변형률, 열적크리프 변형률, 과도 변형률 및 역학적 변형률로 구분하여 나타내었다. 열적크리프 변형률은 Baily-Norton의 장기크리프 곡선 식을 수정.제안하여 1축 실험 결과를 온도, 시간 및 응력의 함수로 표현하였고, 또한 유효응력 및 유효변형률 개념을 도입하여 다차원에서도 적용할 수 있는 모델을 제시하였다. 과도 변형률을 제안하여 다공탄성 거동을 가정한 콘크리트 내에 포함된 공극 및 수분의 작용을 역학적 거동의 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 마지막으로, 본 논문에서 제시한 고온에서의 콘크리트 재료모델을 이용한 해석결과를 실제 화재실험자료와 비교하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1999년도 학회창립 10주년 기념 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.717-720
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• 1999

Recently, the fiber composite materials such as carbon fiber, glass fiber, or aramid, have been frequently used in strengthening reinforced concrete structures. The fiber composite materials typically have orthotropic characteristic and the strength changes significantly acording to the direction of fibers and the method of the lamination. In this study, an algorithm to estimate the stress-strain relationship of the composite materials which have different fiber directions and symmetric or non-symmetric lamination has been developed by using Tsai-Hill and Tsai-Wu failure criteria and progressive laminate failure theory. This algorithm has been implemented to several stress-strain models for the laterally confined concrete compression members such as Mander, Hosotani, and Nakatsuka. The evaluated stress-strain behaviors by the different models are discussed.

• 한국공작기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국공작기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.275-280
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• 2004

Shape optimization was performed to obtain the precise shape of cutouts including the internal shape of cutouts in laminated composite plates by three dimensional modeling using solid element. The volume control of the growth-strain method was implemented and the distributed parameter chosen as Tsai-Hill fracture index for shape optimization. The volume control of the growth-strain method makes Tsai-Hill failure index at each element uniform in laminated composites under the initial volume. Then shapes optimized by Tsai-Hill failure index were compared with those of the initial shapes for the various load conditions and cutouts. The following conclusions were obtained in this study. (1) It was found that growth-strain method was applied efficiently to shape optimization of three dimensional cutouts in a laminate composite, (2) The optimal shapes of the various load conditions and cutouts were obtained, (3) The maximum Tsal-Hill failure index was reduced up to 67% when shape optimization was peformed under the initial volume by volume control of growth-strain method.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.29-38
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• 1997

암석과 같은 지반재료를 전단하게 되면 응력-변형률관계에서 변형률연화현상이 관찰되어진다. 변형률연화현상은 지반공학문제에서 논하고 있는 파괴거동현상과 밀접한 관계가 있으므로 그 거동을 묘사할 수 있는 수치해석방법의 확립이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 대변형 탄소성유한요소법을 이용하여 지반재료의 파괴거동를 묘사하기 위해서 재료의 연화성질을 도입하여 해석하는 경우, 고려해야 할 요소의 선택, 배치, 초기부정의 영향, 미소변형과 대변형 해석의 차이, 최고점 하중후의 하중제어를 하기 위한 변위제어 및 압력제어의 차이에 대하여 검토하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.100-105
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• 1996

In this paper presents a new technique (stain-telemetering) for detection of coated tool failure in face milling processes. In the cutter body, the strain signals received from the transmitter are transformed into frequency modulation(FM) signals in face milling processes. The receive which is placed near by the Vertical milling machine receives the FM signals, then the signals are sent to a computer, which shows the tool failure. In this paper, A on-line monitoring of the tool failure detection system based on the strain-telemetering apparatus has been represented.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.181-192
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• 1999

The progressive failure following strain localization in concrete can be analyzed effectively using finite element modeling of fracture process zone of concrete with a finite element embedded discontinuity. In this study, a finite element with embedded discontinuous line is utilized for the analysis of progressive failure in concrete. The finite element with embedded discontinuity is a kind of discrete crack element, but the difficulties in discrete crack approach such as remeshing or adding new nodes along with crack growth can be avoided. Using a discontinuous shape function for this element, the displacement discontinuity is embedded within an element and its constitutive equation is modeled from the modeling of fracture process zone. The element stiffness matrix is derived and its dual mapping technique for numerical integration is employed. Then, a finite element analysis program with employed algorithms is developed and failure analysis results using developed finite element program are verified through the comparison with experimental data and other analysis results.