• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.133-136
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• 2006

The main purpose of this study is to develop a Sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method, which is a new technique for strengthening the existing concrete structures by mixing carbon or glass shot fibers and the epoxy or vinyl ester resins with high-speed compressed air in open air and randomly spraying the mixture onto the concrete surface. At present, the Sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method using the epoxy resin has not been fully discussed. In this study, a series of experiments are carried out to evaluate the strengthening effects of the flexural and shear concret beams strengthened with the Sprayed FRP method. The results revealed that the strengthening effects of the flexural and shear specimens are similar, compared to those of the FRP sheet.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2008

섬유강화 복합재료(Fiber Reinforced Polymers, FRP)는 우주, 항공, 국방 분야에서 주로 활용되어져왔고, 현재는 선박, 자동차, 화학공정, 건축자재, 스포츠 용품 등 다양한 분야의 산업 전반까지에 널리 활용되어지고 있다. 이들 복합재료를 기반시설물에 대한 구조적 재료로 사용함에 있어서 가장 유념해야 할 것은 복합재료의 높은 인화성과 낮은 열 저항성이다. 따라서 고온환경 하에 복합재료의 재료적 성질변화에 대한 연구가 필요한데 본 연구에서는 주변온도와 수지(resin)재료 변화에 따른 복합재료 물성치 및 거동변화를 알아보기 위하여 약 30분 동안 상온부터 250까지의 온도조건에서 복합재료의 인장시험 규격인 ASTM D3039/D3039M의 절차에 따라 인장시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구결과 고온인장시험을 통하여 복합재료의 역학적 성질이 온도의 증가에 따라 점진적으로 감소하였는데 이는 주로 매트릭스의 열분해 및 연소과정으로 인한 분해과정에 기인한다. 또한 구조물의 거동변화에 있어서 수지(resin)에 따른 물성치 변화 특성은 구조물의 처짐 거동에 있어 상대적으로 큰 변화를 보여주었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권5호
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• pp.611-619
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• 2018

This paper addresses numerical modeling and nonlinear analysis of unreinforced masonry walls and vaults externally strengthened using fiber reinforced polymers (FRP). The aim of the research is to provide a simple method for design of strengthening interventions for masonry arched structures while considering the nonlinear behavior. Several brick masonry walls and vaults externally strengthened by FRP which have been previously tested experimentally are modeled using finite elements. Numerical modeling and nonlinear analysis are performed using commercial software. Description of the modeling, material characterization and solution parameters are given. The obtained numerical results demonstrate that externally applied FRP strengthening increased the ultimate capacity of the walls and vaults and improved their failure mode. The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimentally obtained ultimate failure load, maximum displacement and crack pattern; which demonstrates the capability of the proposed modeling scheme to simulate efficiently the actual behavior of FRP-strengthened masonry elements. Application is made on a historic masonry dome and the numerical analysis managed to explain its structural behavior before and after strengthening. The modeling approach may thus be regarded a practical and valid tool for design of strengthening interventions for contemporary or historic unreinforced masonry elements using externally bonded FRP.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.93-114
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• 2011

Flange and web local buckling in beam plastic hinge regions of steel moment frames can prevent beam-column connections from achieving adequate plastic rotations under earthquake-induced forces. This threat is especially valid for existing steel moment frame buildings with beams that lack adequate flange/web slenderness ratios. As the use of fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) have increased in strengthening and repair of steel members in recent years, using FRPs in stabilizing local instabilities have also attracted attention. Previous computational studies have shown that longitudinally oriented glass FRP (GFRP) strips may serve to moderately brace beam flanges against the occurrence of local buckling during plastic hinging. An experimental study was conducted at Izmir Institute of Technology investigating the effects of GFRP reinforcement on local buckling behavior of existing steel I-beams with flange slenderness ratios (FSR) exceeding the slenderness limits set forth in current seismic design specifications and modified by a bottom flange triangular welded haunch. Four European HE400AA steel beams with a depth/width ratio of 1.26 and FSR of 11.4 were cyclically loaded up to 4% rotation in a cantilever beam test set-up. Both bare beams and beams with GFRP sheets were tested in order to investigate the contribution of GFRP sheets in mitigating local flange buckling. Different configurations of GFRP sheets were considered. The tests have shown that GFRP reinforcement can moderately mitigate inelastic flange local buckling.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.411-427
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• 2016

While the cyclic behaviour of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined columns is studied rather extensively, the cyclic response especially the energy dissipation of FRP-confined damaged and undamaged square RC columns is not yet fully understood. In this paper, an experimental and numerical investigation was conducted to study the cyclic behavior of two different types of Carbon FRP (CFRP)-confined square RC columns: strengthened and repaired. The main variables investigated are initial damage, confinement of CFRP, longitudinal steel reinforcement ratio. The experimental results show that lower initial damage, added confinement with CFRP and longitudinal reinforcement enhance the ductility, energy dissipation capacity and strength of the columns, decrease the stiffness and strength degradation rates of all CFRP-confined square RC columns. Two hysteretic constitutive models were developed for confined damaged and undamaged concrete and cast into the non-linear beam-column fiber-based models in the software Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSees) to analyze the cyclic behavior of CFRP-confined damaged and undamaged columns. The results of the numerical models are in good agreement with the experiments.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.409-426
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• 2018

This paper presents the strengthening of tubular joint by wrapping Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). In this study, total number of layers, stacking sequence and length of wrapping are the different parameters involved when fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) composites are used for strengthening. For this, parameters where varied and results were compared with the reference joint. The best stacking sequence was identified which has the highest value in ultimate load with lesser deflections. For determining the best stacking sequence, numerical investigation was performed on CFRP composites; length of wrapping and number of layers were fixed. Later, the studies were focused on CFRP and GFRP strengthened joint by varying the total number of layers and length of wrapping. An attempt was done to propose a parametric equation from multiple regression analysis, which can be used for CFRP strengthened joints. Hashin failure criteria was used to check the failure of composites. Results revealed that FRP was having a greater influence in the load bearing capacity of joints, and in reducing the deflections and stresses of joint under axial compressive loads. It was also seen that, CFRP was far better than GFRP in reducing the stresses and deflection.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 콘크리트에 보강된 섬유의 종류 및 함유량이 FRP 보강근 부착강도에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 실험체는 3종류의 보강근과 구조용 강섬유, 절곡형 PP섬유와 친수성 PVA섬유를 사용하여 제작하였으며 직접부착 강도시험을 실시하여 부착강도를 평가하였다. 실험 결과 섬유의 종류 및 함유량에 따라 섬유보강 콘크리트와 보강근 사이의 부착강도에 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 섬유의 가교효과로 인해 할렬균열을 제어함으로써 함유량이 증가함에 따라 부착강도가 증가하였으며, 연성 또한 증가하였다. 부착강도 및 연성증가 효과는 강섬유 > PVA섬유 > PP섬유 순으로 나타났다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.141-144
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• 2006

The main purpose of this study is to develop a Sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method, which is a new technique for strengthening the existing concrete structures by mixing carbon or glass shot fibers and the epoxy or vinyl ester resins with high-speed compressed air in open air and randomly spraying the mixture onto the concrete surface. At present, the Sprayed FRP repair and strengthening method using the epoxy resin has not been fully discussed. In order to investigate the material property of Sprayed FRP, this study carried out tensile tests of the material specimens which are changed with the combinations of various variables such as the length of shot fiber and mixture ratio of shot fiber and resin. These variables are set to have the material strength equal to one layer of the FRP sheet. As a result, the optimal length of glass and carbon shot fibers were derived into 3.8cm, and the optimal mixture ratio was also deriver into 1:2 from each variable. And also, the thickness of Sprayed FRP to have the strength equal to one layer of FRP sheet was finally calculated.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.323-338
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• 2014

In this study a new innovative method of earthquake-resistant strengthening of reinforced concrete structures is presented for the first time. Strengthening according to this new method consists of the construction of steel fiber ultra-high-strength concrete jackets without conventional reinforcement which is usually applied in the construction of conventional reinforced concrete jackets. An innovative solution is proposed also for the first time that ensures a satisfactory seismic performance of existing reinforced concrete structures, strengthened by using composite materials. The weak point of the use of such materials in repairing and strengthening of old R/C structures is the area of beam-column joints. According to the proposed solution, the joints can be strengthened with a steel fiber ultra-high-strength concrete jacket, while strengthening of columns can be achieved by using CFRPs. The experimental results showed that the performance of the subassemblage strengthened with the proposed mixed solution was much better than that of the subassemblage retrofitted completely with CFRPs.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회 제20권2호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2008

기존의 철근콘크리트 구조물 시스템에서 철근은 사용연한이 지날수록 염분 및 습기, 염화물 등 외부환경에 의해 부식된다. 이러한 철근의 부식은 최종적으로 콘크리트 구조물의 성능 저하와 수명 단축을 유발시키는 주요 원인이 되기 때문에 최근 Fiber Reinforced Polymers(FRP)를 이용하여 철근을 대체할 수 있는 보강근을 개발하고자 하는 연구가 활발히 진행 중이다. FRP 보강근 콘크리트 보의 전단강도에 대한 기존 연구에 따르면 FRP 보강근은 철근에 비해 탄성계수가 낮기 때문에 동일 하중 수준에서 철근 콘크리트보다 균열폭이 커지고 균열이 크게 진행하게 되어 전단강도도 감소하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 FRP 보강근 콘크리트 보의 전단강도를 실험적으로 측정하고 기존에 제시 된 선행 규준의 예측식을 실험값과의 비교를 통해 검증해보고자 하였다. 본 연구에서 수행한 실험결과에서는 전단경간비가 증가할수록 전단강도는 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.