• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.571-586
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• 2012

The paper addresses some key issues related to the design of composite slabs with cold-formed profiled steel sheets. An experimental programme is first presented, involving six composite slab specimens tested with a view to evaluating Eurocode 4 (EC4) provisions on testing of composite slabs. In four specimens, the EC4-prescribed 5000 load cycles were applied using different load ranges resulting from alternative interpretations of the reference load $W_t$. Although the rationale of the application of cyclic loading is to induce loss of chemical bond between the concrete plate and the steel sheet, no such loss was noted in the tests for either interpretation of the range of load cycles. Using the recorded response of the specimens the values of factors m and k (related to interface shear transfer in the composite slab) were determined for the specific steel sheet used in the tests, on the basis of three alternative interpretations of the related EC4 provisions. The test results confirmed the need for a more unambiguous description of the m-k test and its interpretation in a future edition of the Code, as well as for an increase in the load amplitude range to be used in the cyclic loading tests, to make sure that the intended loss of bond between the concrete slab and the steel sheet is actually reached. The study also included the development of a special-purpose software that facilitates design of composite slabs; a parametric investigation of the importance of m-k values in slab design is presented in the last part of the paper.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.142-147
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• 2009

Spinal fixation systems provide surgical versatility, but the complexity of their design reduces their strength and fatigue resistance. There is no published data on the mechanical properties of such screws. Screws were assembled according to a vertebrectomy model for destructive mechanical testing. A group of two assemblies was tested in static compression. One group was applied to surface a grit blasting method and another group was applied to surface a bead blasting method. Modes of failure, yield, and ultimate strength, yield stiffness, and cycles to failure were determined for six assembles. Static compression 2% offset yield load ranges was from 327 to 419N. Fatigue loads were determined two levels, 37.5% and 50% of the average load from static compression ultimate load. An assembly of bead blasting treatment only achieved 5 million cycles at 37.5% level in compression bending.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.383-411
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• 2011

Roof is an integral part of building envelope. It protects occupants from environmental forces such as wind, rain, snow and others. Among those environmental forces, wind is a major factor that can cause structural roof damages. Roof due to wind actions can exhibit either flexible or rigid system responses. At present, a dynamic test procedure available is CSA A123.21-04 for the wind uplift resistance evaluation of flexible membrane-roofing systems and there is no dynamic test procedure available in North America for wind uplift resistance evaluation of rigid membrane-roofing system. In order to incorporate rigid membrane-roofing systems into the CSA A123.21-04 testing procedure, this paper presents the development of a load cycle. For this process, the present study compared the wind performance of rigid systems with the flexible systems. Analysis of the pressure time histories data using probability distribution function and power spectral density verified that these two roofs types exhibit different system responses under wind forces. Rain flow counting method was applied on the wind tunnel time histories data. Calculated wind load cycles were compared with the existing load cycle of CSA A123.21-04. With the input from the roof manufacturers and roofing associations, the developed load cycles had been generalized and extended to evaluate the ultimate wind uplift resistance capacity of rigid roofs. This new knowledge is integrated into the new edition of CSA A123.21-10 so that the standard can be used to evaluate wind uplift resistance capacity of membrane roofing systems.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.47-76
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• 1994

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the crack propagation characteristics and bond stress of ceramo-metal system. In order to characterize the crack propagation, the static crack propagation stored in $37^{\circ}C$ distilled water of two commerical porcelains and the dynamic crack propagation under cyclic flexure load of ceramo-metal system were examined. In order to characterize the bond stress, the shear bond test, the 3-point flexure bond test, and the finite element stress analysis of ceramo-metal system were conducted. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Bulk densities and Young's moduli of opaque porcelains increased with repeated firing. 2. Maximum fracture toughness during 4 firing cycles showed at the group of 4 firing cycles in Ceramco porcelain and 2 firing cycles in Vita porcelain. 3. Shear bond strength and flexure bond strength of Ceramco-Verabond specimen were larger than those of Ceramco-Degudent G specimen (p<0.05). 4. Interfacial stresses under three point flexure bond test were concentrated at the edges of ceramometal system. 5. When a cyclic flexure load was applied, the crack growth rate of porcelain surface of ceramometal specimens was decreased as load cycles increased.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2010

반복수평하중을 받는 말뚝의 거동은 정적하중을 받는 경우와 다르며, 지반 및 하중특성에 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 모래지반에서 반복하중특성이 말뚝의 수평거동에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 가압토조를 이용한 모형말뚝 재하시험을 수행하였다. 실험결과에 따르면 반복수평하중을 받는 말뚝의 극한수평지지력은 하중의 반복재하횟수가 많아질수록 선형적으로 감소하였고 수평하중의 크기가 커질수록 조금씩 증가하였다. 그리고 수평하중의 반복재하횟수가 증가할수록 극한상태에서 말뚝에 발생하는 최대 휨모멘트는 감소했으나 그 발생위치는 말뚝 근입길이의 0.36배 되는 곳으로 일정하였다. 반면 반복수평하중의 크기가 증가하면 극한상태에서 말뚝의 최대 휨모멘트와 그 발생위치가 조금씩 증가하였으며, 반복수평하중은 정적하중에 비해 말뚝의 극한수평지지력과 극한상태에서 말뚝의 최대 휨모멘트를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 모형실험결과에 근거해서 조밀한 모래지반에서 반복수평하중을 받는 말뚝의 극한수평지지력을 산정할 수 있는 지지력산정식을 제안하였으며, 제안식으로부터 얻은 계산치를 실험치와 비교한 결과 제안식은 모형실험의 결과를 잘 반영하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2004

In this study, to investigate the effects of omitting low-amplitude cycles from a flight-simulation loading, crack growth tests were conducted on 2124-T851 aluminum alloy specimens. Three test spectra were generated by omitting small load ranges as counted by the rain-flow count method. The crack growth test results were compared with the data obtained from the flight-simulation loading. The experimental results show that the ranges equal to or smaller than 5% of the maximum load do not contribute to crack growth behavior because these are below the initial stress intensity factor range. Omitting these from the flight-simulation loading, test time can be reduced by 54%. However, in the case of omitting the load ranges below 15% of the maximum load, crack growth rates decreased, and crack growth curve deviated from the crack growth data under the flight-simulation loading because loading cycles above fatigue fracture toughness were omitted.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.913-922
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• 2009

Fourteen model pile load tests using a calibration chamber and instrumented model pile were preformed to investigate the variation of the behaviors of driven piles in sands with soil and lateral cyclic loading conditions. Results of the model tests showed that the first loading cycle generated more than 70% of the pile head rotation developed for 50 lateral loading cycles. Lateral cyclic loading also made an increase of the ultimate lateral load capacity of piles for $K_0$=0.4 and an decrease for $K_0$ higher than 0.4. Higher portion of the increase or decrease in the ultimate lateral load capacity by lateral cyclic loading was generated for the first loading cycle due to densification of loosening of the soil around the pile by lateral cyclic loading. It was also observed that a two-way cyclic loading caused higher ultimate lateral load capacity of driven piles than a one-way cyclic loading. When the pile was in the ultimate state, the maximum bending moment developed in the pile increased with increasing $K_0$ value of soil and was insensitive to the magnitude and number of lateral cyclic loading.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2009년도 춘계 학술대회 제21권1호
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• pp.21-22
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 SHCC로 단면 복구된 콘크리트 보가 동결융해 환경에 노출되는 경우 그 휨 보강 및 균열제어 특성에 대한 실험결과를 제시한다. 본 연구에서 사용된 SHCC는 PVA 및 PE 섬유를 각각 0.75% 보강한 것이며 물결합재 비를 주요변수로 한다. 실험결과 SHCC로 휨 인장측이 단면 복구된 콘크리트의 휨내력은 동결융해의 노출 유무에 따라 각각 2.42 및 3.31배 증가되었다. 또한 휨 인장측의 균열제어 성능도 우수하게 나타났으나 이러한 성능은 동결융해에 노출됨에 따라 저하되는 특성을 보였다. 이는 시멘트 복합체와 섬유계면이 반복 동결융해에 의해 손상되었기 때문인 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.429-436
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• 1998

The mechanical properties and damage mode of {{{{ {Y}_{2 } {O}_{3} }}-doped tetragonal (Y-TZP) can-didated as biomaterials were performed under indentation stress-strain curve critical load for yield and cracking strength degradation and fatigue behavior with Hertzian indentation tests. This material shows the brittle behavior which is confirmed by indentation stress-strain response. The critical load for cracking(Pc) is much higher than that for yields (Py) indicating crack resistance Strength were strongly dependant on contact area and there were no degradation when the indenter size was ${\gamma}$=3.18 mm suggesting that Y-TZP should be highly damage tolerant to the blunt contacts. Multi-cycle contact were found to be innocuous up to {{{{ {10 }^{6 } }} cycles at 500N and {{{{ {10 }^{5 } }} cycles at 1000N in water. On the other hand contacts at {{{{ {10 }^{6 } }} cycles at 1000 N in water did show some signs of incipient degradation. By contrast contacts with Vickers indenter pro-duced substantial strength losses at much lower loads suggesting that the mechanical integrity of this ma-terial would be compromised by inadvertent sharp contacts.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1989년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.351-354
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• 1989

In a speed_controlled system with cascade control which shows an optimal performance in the linear case, limit cycles can occur due to backlash. The various effects observed can be explained with the aid of the describing function. With a first-order load torque observer these limit cycles can be avoided. Moreover the dynamic performance improves considerably and the range of application of cascade control is extended.