• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2012

A spacer grid which is one of the most important structural components in a pressurized water reactor fuel is an interconnected array of slotted grid straps, welded at the intersections to form an egg-crate structure. The spacer grid is required to not only protect fuel rods stably but also have sufficient lateral crush strength for the sake of enabling shut-down of the nuclear reactor during abnormal operating environments. Then, the lateral crush strength of the spacer grid is closely related with welding quality of the spacer grid. Previous research on the crush strength analysis of the spacer grid had been performed using only parent material properties. In this study, to investigate the effect on the crush strength of the spacer grid when used mechanical properties in weld zone instead of parent material properties, crush strength analysis considering mechanical properties in weld zone obtained from the instrumented indentation technique was performed and compared the results with the previous research.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2011

Primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) has been found in the weld region of the nuclear power plant. Welding can produce tensile residual stress. Tensile residual stress contributes to the initiation and growth of PWSCC. It is important to estimate weld residual stress accurately to predict or prevent the initiation and growth of PWSCC. This paper shows the results of finite element analysis and measurement experiment for weld residual stress. For the study, four kinds of specimen were fabricated with the materials used in the nuclear power plant. Residual stresses were measured by four kinds of methods of hole drilling, x-ray diffraction, instrumented indentation and sectioning. Through the study, numerical analysis and measurement results were compared and the characteristics of each measurement technique were observed.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권11호
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• pp.1415-1421
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• 2013

최근에는 이러한 법공학 분야에 유한요소법 및 유한체적법을 이용한 다양한 시뮬레이션 기법을 활용하여 안전사고 및 재난사고에 대한 법적 책임문제를 해명하고 보다 정확한 원인분석을 통해 원인을 규명하고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 ADINA 구조해석을 이용하여 단경교 거더교 붕괴사고에 관한 좌굴 원인분석을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 다루는 사고는 단경교 거더교 신축 중 상현 슬래브 구성을 위한 콘크리트 타설 중 교량이 붕괴된 사고로 원설계 공법에서 가설 공법이 변경되었고 상현 콘크리트 블록 및 격벽 콘크리트 등을 미시공한 상태에서 그 다음 단계인 상현 슬래브 콘크리트 타설을 진행함으로써 구조적 불안정을 가져와 거더가 좌굴이 발생하여 붕괴된 사고이다. 사고 재현 실험이 불가한 경우 F.E.M 을 이용한 구조안정성 비교 평가는 정확한 공학적 사고의 원인을 규명하는데 효과적인 방법이다.