• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2020

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is recognized as a promising material in future civil engineering projects due to its outstanding mechanical and durability properties. However, the lack of local UHPC materials and official standards, especially for prestressed UHPC structures, has limited the application of UHPC. In this research, a large-scale prestressed bridge girder composed of nonproprietary UHPC is produced and investigated. This work has two objectives to develop the mixing procedure required to create UHPC in large batches and to study the flexural behavior of the prestressed girder. The results demonstrate that a sizeable batch of UHPC can be produced by using a conventional concrete mixing system at any precast factory. In addition, incorporating local aggregates and using conventional mixing systems enables regional widespread use. The flexural behavior of a girder made by this UHPC is investigated including flexural strength, cracking pattern and development, load-deflection curve, and strain and neutral axis behaviors through a comprehensive bending test. The experimental data is similar to the theoretical results from analytical methods based on several standards and recommendations of UHPC design.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권2호
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• pp.163-178
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• 2022

This paper aimed to study the local bond-slip behavior between ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and a reinforcing bar after exposure to high temperatures. A series of pull-out tests were carried out on cubic specimens of size 150×150×150 mm with deformed steel bar embedded for a fixed length of three times the diameter of the tested deformed bar. The experimental results of the bond stress-slip relationship were compared with the Euro-International Concrete Committee (CEB-Comite Euro-International du Beton)-International Federation for Prestressing (FIP-Federation Internationale de la Precontrainte) Model Code and with prediction models found in the literature. In addition, based on the test results, an empirical model of the bond stress-slip relationship was proposed. The evaluation and comparison results showed that the modified CEB-FIP Model code 2010 proposed by Aslani and Samali for the local bond stress-slip relationship for UHPC after exposure to high temperatures was more conservative. In contrast, for both room temperature and after exposure to high temperatures, the modified CEB-FIP Model Code 2010 local bond stress-slip model for UHPC proposed in this study was able to predict the test results with reasonable accuracy.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.659-674
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• 2024

Casting Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) on an orthotropic steel deck and forming a composite action by connectors could improve the steel deck fatigue performance. This study presents the mechanical performance of a proposed post-combination connection between UHPC and steel, which had a low constraint effect on UHPC shrinkage. A total of 10 push-out tests were conducted for static and fatigue performance investigations. And the test results were compared with evaluation methods in codes to verify the latter's applicability. Meanwhile, nonlinear simulation and parametric works with material damage plasticity models were also conducted for the static and fatigue failure mechanism understanding. The static and fatigue test results both showed that fractures at stud roots and surrounding local UHPC crushes were the main failure appearances. Compared with normally arranged studs, group arrangement could result in reductions of static stud shear stiffness, strength, and fatigue lives, which were about 18%, 12%, and 27%, respectively. Compared with the test results, stud shear capacity and fatigue lives evaluations based on the codes of AASHTO, Eurocode 4, JSCE and JTG D64 could be applicable in general while the safety redundancies tended to be smaller or even insufficient for group studs. The analysis results showed that arranging studs in groups caused obviously uneven strain distributions. The severer stress concentration and larger strain ranges caused the static and fatigue performance degradations of group studs. The research outcome provides a very important basis for establishing a design method of connections in the novel post-combination steel-UHPC composite deck.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.281-295
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• 2022

Tensile property is one of the excellent properties of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), and uniaxial tensile test is an important and challenging mechanical performance test of UHPC. Traditional uniaxial tensile tests of concrete materials have inherent defects such as initial eccentricity, which often lead to cracks and failure in non-test zone, and affect the testing accuracy of tensile properties of materials. In this paper, an original integrated design scheme of mould and end fixture is proposed, which achieves seamless matching between the tension end of specimen and the test fixture, and minimizes the cumulative eccentricity caused by the difference in the matching between the tension end of specimen and the local stress concentration at the end. The stress analysis and optimization design are carried out by finite element method. The curve transition in the end of specimen is preferred compared to straight line transition. The rationality of the new integrated design is verified by uniaxial tensile test of strain hardening UHPC, in which the whole stress-strain curve was measured, including the elastic behavior before cracking,strain hardening behavior after cracking and strain softening behavior.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2011

충격 하중 재하 실험의 경우 빠른 하중 재하 속도로 인해 실험 데이터를 측정하는 방법에 있어 많은 어려움이 있다. 또한 부재의 국부적 손상을 측정하지 못함으로써 부재의 동적 거동을 왜곡하는 문제점이 존재한다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 충격 실험에서의 한계를 극복하기 위하여 명시적(explicit) 유한요소 해석 프로그램인 LS-DYNA를 이용하여 FRP Sheet 및 강섬유로 보강된 콘크리트의 저속 충격 하중 하에서의 동적 거동을 분석하였다. 해석 모델은 1방향 및 2방향 부재이며 충격 하중 재하 시부재의 국부적 파괴를 고려하고 있다. 해석결과 강섬유에 의해 보강된 SFRC와 UHPC 부재의 경우 충격 저항성능이 크게 향상되었다. FRP Sheet로 보강한 경우 GFRP가 CFRP보다 우수한 충격 저항 성능을 보였으며 FRP Sheet의 방향성에 의한 영향은 크게 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구에서 수행된 해석은 충격 실험 결과와의 비교를 통해 그 신뢰성이 검증되었다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.205-214
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• 2012

균열폭은 콘크리트 구조물의 사용성을 평가하는 측면에서는 매우 중요하다. 균열폭을 일정값 이하로 유지할 수 있다면 낮은 투수성을 유지할 수 있으므로 콘크리트의 피복만으로도 염소이온에 의한 부식을 방지할 수 있다. 따라서 내구적인 구조물을 설계하기 위해서는 인장 균열에 대한 충분한 정보가 필요하다. 그러나 균열폭을 정확하게 계측하는 데는 몇 가지 어려움이 있다. 먼저, 균열의 생성 위치를 미리 알기 어렵다. 또한 변형률 게이지 등 탄성영역에서 사용되는 게이지는 사용할 수 없다. 이러한 문제를 극복하기 위해서 화상상관기법 및 고해상도 CCD를 이용한 균열 및 변위계측 시스템을 개발하였다. 이를 통해서 임의의 위치에 생성되는 인장균열폭을 측정하는 방법을 제시하였다. 변위계측 정밀도 검증을 실시한 결과 평균오차는 0.069 픽셀, 표준편차는 0.050 픽셀이었다. UHPC를 이용하여 직접인장 실험을 수행하였다. 노치 구역과 비노치 구역에서 각각 균열을 측정하는 방법을 제시하고, 하중단계에 따라서 클립인 게이지의 결과와 비교하여 설명하였다. 시편의 전면에서 변위벡터를 구성하고, 등변위도 및 변형률도를 작성하였다. 다양한 실험에 적용할 수 있는 범용의 기법이기 때문에 임의의 균열폭 혹은 전면변위 측정 분야에서 많이 활용될 수 있을 것이다.