• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.527-544
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• 2018

The paper presents the study on a change in modal parameters and structural stiffness of cable-stayed Fiberline Bridge made entirely of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) composite used for 20 years in the fjord area of Kolding, Denmark. Due to this specific location the bridge structure was subjected to natural aging in harsh environmental conditions. The flexural properties of the pultruded GFRP profiles acquired from the analyzed footbridge in 1997 and 2012 were determined through three-point bending tests. It was found that the Young's modulus increased by approximately 9%. Moreover, the influence of the temperature on the storage and loss modulus of GFRP material acquired from the Fiberline Bridge was studied by the dynamic mechanical analysis. The good thermal stability in potential real temperatures was found. The natural vibration frequencies and mode shapes of the bridge for its original state were evaluated through the application of the Finite Element (FE) method. The initial FE model was created using the real geometrical and material data obtained from both the design data and flexural test results performed in 1997 for the intact composite GFRP material. Full scale experimental investigations of the free-decay response under human jumping for the experimental state were carried out applying accelerometers. Seven natural frequencies, corresponding mode shapes and damping ratios were identified. The numerical and experimental results were compared. Based on the difference in the fundamental natural frequency it was again confirmed that the structural stiffness of the bridge increased by about 9% after 20 years of service life. Data collected from this study were used to validate the assumed FE model. It can be concluded that the updated FE model accurately reproduces the dynamic behavior of the bridge and can be used as a proper baseline model for the long-term monitoring to evaluate the overall structural response under service loads. The obtained results provided a relevant data for the structural health monitoring of all-GFRP bridge.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2018

Ships may collide with reefs or other objects during operation, when arriving or departing ports. The hull plate may be damaged due to the contact with other ships. The total number of domestic powered fishing vessels has decreased, but that of FRP fishing vessels has increased by 0.7% and the ratio of FRP fishing vessels to the total fishing vessels increased to 96%. Recently, fishing vessels has been used as fishing boats for income of non-fishermen as well as fishermen. Therefore, safety management for repair and maintenance is necessary. The penetration of moisture and moisture in the composite material such as FRP may deteriorate the mechanical properties and the salt (NaCl) component of the damaged portion may cause a relatively high deterioration in material strength. The gel coat painting is the final stage of repairs ans maintenance of FRP fishing vessels. The thickness criteria in the domestic and foreign gel coat is 0.3~0.762 mm. The joint specimens, which was immersed in seawater for 120 days, were compared with those without seawater immersion. As a result, the tensile strength was 83 ~ 121.8% and the flexural strength was 83 ~ 113% compared with the specimens without seawater immersion. According to the previous study the tensile strength decreased by more than 29% and the flexural strength decreased by more than 50% when the composite material was immersed in seawater for 1,083 hours without coating. As a result, it was found that the gel coat with 0.5 mm thickness is very effective in preventing the strength decrease of the composite material.

• 공학기술논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.285-290
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• 2017

Molding of body with ribs is the most difficult during flow molding process. The rib area is easy to be deformed at the rear side due to wall thickness variation. In this study, relationships between molding condition and deflection of rib-shaped part is investigated during the compression molding of fiber reinforced plastic composites, and the following results are derived. Polypropylene(PP), Polystyrene(PS), and stampable sheet(SS 40wt%) show the increment of deflection along with releasing temperature. For the correlation between incremental holding pressure load and deflection, stampable sheet exhibits lower deflection along with higher holding pressure, while PS shows significant increase of deflection with higher holding pressure, PP shows completely different characteristic, significant reduction of deflection along with higher holding pressure. Regarding to mold temperature and deflection, deflection amount of SS is the biggest, and PS shows the smallest. In addition, all three kinds shows the highest amount of deflection at 173C. Deflection is reduced when mold closing speed is increased. Amount of deflection in SS is larger and is not highly dependent on molding conditions like holding pressure and cooling parameters, compared with single component material like PP. This can be elucidated by anisotropic and inhomogeneous characteristics of glass fiber during filling process of stampable sheet composite.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.77-90
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• 2024

PURPOSE. The study aims to investigate the influence of the ferrule effect and types of posts on the stress distribution in three morphological types of the maxillary central incisor. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Nine models were created for 3 maxillary central incisor morphology types: "Fat" type - crown 12.5 mm, root 13 mm, and buccolingual cervical diameter 7.5 mm, "Medium" type - crown 11 mm, root 14 mm, and buccolingual cervical diameter 6.5 mm, and "Slim" type - crown 9.5 mm, root 15 mm, and buccolingual cervical diameter 5.5 mm. Each model received an anatomical castable post-and-core or glass-fiber post with resin composite core and three ferrule heights (nonexistent, 1 mm, and 2 mm). Then, a load of 14 N was applied at the cingulum with a 45° slope to the long axis of the tooth. The Maximum Principal Stress and the Minimum Principal Stress were calculated in the root dentin, crown, and core. RESULTS. Higher tensile and compression stress values were observed in root dentin using the metallic post compared to the fiber post, being higher in the slim type maxillary central incisor than in the medium and fat types. Concerning the three anatomical types of maxillary central incisors, the slim type without ferrule height in mm presented the highest tensile stress in the dentin, for both types of metal and fiber posts. CONCLUSION. Post system and tooth morphology were able to modify the biomechanical response of restored endodontically-treated incisors, showing the importance of personalized dental treatment for each case.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 유리섬유/에폭시수지 복합재료의 등온물리시효 거동을 torsional braid analysis (TBA)-torsion pendulum을 이용하여 따양한 경화도(유리전이온도로 모니터된)와 등온시효온도(T$_{a}$ )에 대하여 조사하였다. 이때 시효온도는 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 $130^{\circ}C$로, 경화도는 $T_g$=$76^{\circ}C$에서 완전 경화물의$ T_g$=$177^{\circ}C$로 변화시켰다. 모든 경화도에서 등온물리시효 효과가 $T_g$ 부근의 일정온도 영역에서 탄성율과 대수감소율의 변화로 나타났다. 일정 시효온도에서 시효시간에 따른 탄성율의 변화로부터 결정된 등온물리시효속도는 $T_a$=$90^{\circ}C$ 아래에서 경화도가 증가함에 따라 감소하다가 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 시효속도와 ($T_g$-$T_a$)의 그림에서 평행과 수직 이동에 의해 중첩이 됨을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이는 물리시효과정이 경화반응에 의한 화학구조의 변화에 영향을 받지 않는다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구에서는 약 $70^{\circ}C$ 아래의 시효온도에서는 등온시효동안 수분이 흡수되며 그것으로 인해 시효속도가 감소한다는 전을 알 수 있었다. 이는 물분자와 사슬의 히드록 시기와의 강력한 극성결합으로 사슬의 운동성감소에 기인하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 카본 블랙, 탄소나노섬유, 탄소나노튜브를 혼합한 유리섬유/에폭시 복합재료 적층판의 복소 유전율과 그 특성이 전자파 흡수체 설계에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 실험은 벡터회로망분석기와 7 mm 동축관을 이용하여 0.5 GHz$\sim$18 GHz의 주파수 영역에서 수행하였다. 실험결과는 복합재료의 복소 유전율이 첨가된 탄소나노소재의 함유율과 그 특성에 강하게 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 복소 유전율의 실수부와 허수부는 탄소나노소재의 함유량에 따라 증가하지만, 탄소나노소재의 형태에 따라서 그 증가율이 모두 다르게 나타났다. 이러한 상이한 증가율은 단층형 흡수체의 설계에 있어서 두께에 영향을 준다. 이러한 영향은 단층형 흡수체를 설계하기 위한 복소 유전율의 해와 실험으로부터 얻은 세가지 종류의 복합재료의 복소 유전율을 함께 배치한 Cole-Cole 선도를 이용하여 평가되었다. 설계결과를 바탕으로 각각의 탄소나노소재를 이용하여 -10 dB의 흡수대역이 모두 3 GHz이면서 두께가 서로 다른 흡수체를 개발하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.913-920
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• 2011

본 논문은 4-매 주자직 유리섬유/에폭시 적층 복합재가 적용된 철도차량 경량 대차프레임의 피로 수명 및 강도 평가에 대해 기술한다. 대차프레임 경량화 재질로 적용된 유리섬유/에폭시 4-매 주자직 적층 복합재료의 피로특성 평가를 위하여 경사, 위사 그리고 $0^{\circ}/90^{\circ}$ 방향으로 적층된 시험편에 대하여 인장-압축 피로시험을 수행하였다. 유리섬유/에폭시 4-매 주자직 적층 복합재료의 피로시험은 5Hz의 주파수, -1의 응력비(R), $10^7$의 피로수명을 갖도록 하였다. 또한, JIS E 4207의 하중조건에 따른 대차프레임의 피로강도 평가를 Goodman 선도를 통하여 수행하였다. 유리섬유/에폭시 적층 복합재 경량 대차프레임의 피로수명 및 강도 평가기준을 만족하였으며, 무게를 고려할 경우 기존 대차프레임 재질인 SM490A 금속재에 비하여 우수한 피로특성을 갖는다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1671-1676
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• 2015

폴리-L-유산 (PLLA)/폴리-D-유산(PDLA)의 스테레오컴플렉스(SC) 특유의 결정 거동은 PLLA/PDLA의 블렌드의 특정한 용융 조건에서 나타난다. 이를 적용하여 PLA 스테레오컴플렉스를 제조하기 위해 전반적인 조성에서 PLLA와 PDLA를 블렌드 하였다. 또한 충격 강도와 열변형온도 같은 기계적 물성 및 열적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 충격보강제, 탈크와 유리섬유(GF) 등의 보강제를 첨가하였다. 그 결과로 열변형 온도가 $115^{\circ}C$ 에서 관찰 되는 조성의 복합재를 제조하였다. 더 경제적인 방법으로, PLLA와 상용화된 폴리프로필렌(PP)을 전반적인 조성에서 블렌드 하였다. 그 결과, 특정 조성에서 상용화된 PP/탈크 복합재와 ABS에 적용시킬 수 있는 물성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 PP와 PLLA같은 매트릭스 수지에 유리섬유 및 충격보강제를 잘 분산시키는 것에서 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.599-611
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• 2022

Tendon reinforced cemented soil is applied extensively in foundation stabilisation and improvement, especially in areas with soft clay. To solve the deterioration problem led by steel corrosion, the glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tendon is introduced to substitute the traditional steel tendon. The interface bond strength between the cemented soil matrix and GFRP tendon demonstrates the outstanding mechanical property of this composite. However, the lack of research between the influence factors and bond strength hinders the application. To evaluate these factors, back propagation neural network (BPNN) is applied to predict the relationship between them and bond strength. Since adjusting BPNN parameters is time-consuming and laborious, the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm is proposed. This study evaluated the influence of water content, cement content, curing time, and slip distance on the bond performance of GFRP tendon-reinforced cemented soils (GTRCS). The results showed that the ultimate and residual bond strengths were both in positive proportion to cement content and negative to water content. The sample cured for 28 days with 30% water content and 50% cement content had the largest ultimate strength (3879.40 kPa). The PSO-BPNN model was tuned with 3 neurons in the input layer, 10 in the hidden layer, and 1 in the output layer. It showed outstanding performance on a large database comprising 405 testing results. Its higher correlation coefficient (0.908) and lower root-mean-square error (239.11 kPa) were obtained compared to multiple linear regression (MLR) and logistic regression (LR). In addition, a sensitivity analysis was applied to acquire the ranking of the input variables. The results illustrated that the cement content performed the strongest influence on bond strength, followed by the water content and slip displacement.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.225-228
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• 2009

The processing and characterization of ceramic nanocomposites, which produce bulk nanostructures with attractive mechanical properties, have been emphasized and introduced at Prof. Mukherjee's Lab at UC Davis. The following subjects will be introduced in detail in Part II, III, and IV. In Part II, the paper will describe a three-phase alumina-based nanoceramic composite demonstrating superplasticity at a surprisingly lower temperature and higher strain rate. The next part will show that an alumina-carbon nanotube-niobium nanocomposite produced fracture toughness values that are three times higher than that of pure nanocrystalline alumina. It was possible to take advantage of both fiber-toughening and ductile-metal toughening in this investigation. In the fourth section, discussed will be a silicon-nitride/silicon-carbide nanocomposite, produced by pyrolysis of liquid polymer precursors, demonstrating one of the lowest creep rates reported so far in ceramics at the comparable temperature of $1400^{\circ}C$. This was first achieved by avoiding the oxynitride glass phase at the intergrain boundaries. One important factor in the processing of these nanocomposites was the use of the electrical field assisted sintering method. This allowed the sintering to be completed at significantly lower temperatures and during much shorter times. These improvements in mechanical properties will be discussed in the context of the results from the microstructural investigations.