• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.371-384
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• 2020

The steel-concrete double composite girder in the negative flexural region combines an additional concrete slab to the steel bottom flange to prevent the local steel buckling, however, the additional concrete slab may lower down the neutral axis of the composite section, which is a sensitive factor to the tensile stress restraint on the concrete deck. This is actually of great importance to the structural rationality and durability, but has not been investigated in detail yet. In this case, a series of 5.5 m-long composite girder specimens were tested by negative bending, among which the bottom slab configuration and the longitudinal reinforcement ratio in the concrete deck were the parameters. Furthermore, an analytical study concerning about the influence of bottom concrete slab thickness on the cracking and sectional bending-carrying capacity were carried out. The test results showed that the additional concrete at the bottom improved the composite sectional bending stiffness and bending-carrying capacity, whereas its effect on the concrete crack distribution was not obvious. According to the analytical study, the additional concrete slab at the bottom with an equivalent thickness to the concrete deck slab may provide the best contributions to the improvements of crack initiation bending moment and the sectional bending-carrying capacity. This can be applied for the design practice.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제69권5호
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• pp.579-589
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• 2019

Numerous experimental studies have been conducted on reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (EBFRP). The objectives of this work are to study the behavioral trends of shear strengthened EBFRP RC beams after updating the existing database. The previously published databases have been updated, enriched and cross checked for completeness, redundancy and consistency. The updated database now contains data on 698 EBFRP beams and covers the time span from 1992 to 2018. The collected database then refined applying certain filters and used to investigate and capture better interactions among various influencing parameters affecting the shear strength of EBFRP beams. These parameters include the type and properties of FRP, fiber orientation as well as the strengthening scheme, the shear and the longitudinal steel reinforcement ratios, the shear span ratio, and the geometry of the member. The refined database is used to test the prediction accuracy of the existing design models. Considerable scatters are found in the results of all tested prediction models and in many occasions the predictions are unsafe. To better understand the shear behavior of the EBFRP RC beams and then enhance the prediction models, it was concluded that focused experimental programs should be carried out.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2023

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bar has emerged as a viable and sustainable replacement to steel in reinforced concrete (RC) under severe corrosive environment. The behavior of concrete columns reinforced with FRP bars, spirals, and hoops is an ongoing area of research. In this study, 3D nonlinear numerical modelling of circular concrete columns reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) bars and transversely confined with GFRP spirals were conducted using fracture-plastic model. The numerical models and experimental results are found to be in good agreement. The effectiveness of confinement was accessed through von-mises stresses, and it was found that the stresses in the concrete's core are higher with a 30 mm pitch (46 MPa) compared to a 60 mm pitch (36 MPa). The validated models are used to conduct parametric studies. In terms of axial load carrying capacity and member ductility, the effect of concrete strength, spiral pitch, and longitudinal reinforcement ratio are thoroughly investigated. The confinement effect and member ductility of a GFRP RC column increases as the spiral pitch decreases. It is also found that the confinement effect and member ductility decreased with increase in strength of concrete.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권6호
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• pp.611-633
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• 2024

This study intends to investigate the response of multi-cell (MC) beams to flexural loads in which the primary reinforcement is composed of both metallic and non-metallic materials. "Multi-cell" describes beam sections with multiple longitudinal voids separated by thin webs. Seven reinforced concrete MC beams measuring 300×200×1800 mm were tested under flexural loadings until failure. Two series of beams are formed, depending on the type of main reinforcement that is being used. A control RC beam with no openings and six MC beams are found in these two series. Series one and two are reinforced with metallic and non-metallic main reinforcement, respectively, in order to maintain a constant reinforcement ratio. The first crack, ultimate load, deflection, ductility index, energy absorption, strain characteristics, crack pattern, and failure mode were among the structural parameters of the beams under investigation that were documented. The primary variables that vary are the kind of reinforcing materials that are utilized, as well as the kind and quantity of mesh layers. The outcomes of this study that looked at the experimental and numerical performance of ferrocement reinforced concrete MC beams are presented in this article. Nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) was performed with ANSYS-16.0 software to demonstrate the behavior of composite MC beams with holes. A parametric study is also carried out to investigate the factors, such as opening size, that can most strongly affect the mechanical behavior of the suggested model. The experimental and numerical results obtained demonstrate that the FE simulations generated an acceptable degree of experimental value estimation. It's also important to demonstrate that, when compared to the control beam, the MC beam reinforced with geogrid mesh (MCGB) decreases its strength capacity by a maximum of 73.33%. In contrast, the minimum strength reduction value of 16.71% is observed in the MC beams reinforced with carbon reinforcing bars (MCCR). The findings of the experiments on MC beams with openings demonstrate that the presence of openings has a significant impact on the behavior of the beams, as there is a decrease in both the ultimate load and maximum deflection.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 휨을 받는 압축강도 80 MPa 수준의 고강도 콘크리트 부재의 구조거동 실험 연구를 수행하였다. 실험변수는 보통(SD 400) 및 고강도(SD 600)철근, 0.98~1.58%의 종방향 철근비, $200{\times}250$, $200{\times}300mm$의 단면크기를 고려하였다. 9개의 보 부재를 제작하여 휨 실험을 수행하였으며 극한휨강도, 하중-처짐 관계, 균열 형태, 파괴형상 및 연성을 파악하였다. 실험결과는 철근비가 증가함에 따라 휨강도는 증가하고 연성은 감소한다. 또한, 철근비가 증가함에 따라 균열의 개수가 증가하며 균열폭은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 철근의 강도 등급에 따른 하중-균열폭 관계는 뚜렷한 차이를 나타내지 않는다. 콘크리트 비선형거동 해석을 수행하였으며, 극한하중 예측값과 측정값을 비교하였다. 고강도 콘크리트의 휨거동 예측 결과는 실험부재의 휨강도를 전반적으로 과소평가하고 있다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

횡방향철근은 기둥의 소성힌지구간에 충분한 구속효과, 축방향철근의 좌굴방지와 연성거동을 확보하기 위해 적용된다. 기둥에서 사각형 후프 띠철근과 보강 띠철근의 조립 및 배근방법은 시공이 까다롭고 많은 횡방향철근량이 요구된다. 본 논문에서, 이러한 문제점들을 해결하기 위하여 장방형 단면과 플레어 기둥의 횡구속을 위한 장방형 후프 띠철근을 사용한 새로운 횡구속 방법이 제안되었다. 개발된 장방형 후프 띠철근 상세는 장방형 단면과 플레어 기둥의 시공성과 경제성을 향상시켜줄 수 있는 하나의 대안으로서 적용 가능한 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 최종목적은 철근콘크리트 교각의 시공성 향상을 위한 장방형 후프 띠철근 상세의 제시와 실험적 기초자료의 제공과 함께 하중단계별 성능 및 손상평가를 위한 정량적 수치와 경향을 제공하기 위한 것이며, 극한변위, 극한드리프트비율, 변위연성도, 응답수정계수, 등가점성감쇠비, 잔류변형지수, 유효강성 등의 주요 내진성능평가 변수들에 대한 분석결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.305-308
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 최근 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있는 조립식 프리캐스트 세그먼트 콘크리트 교각공법에서 사용되어지는 기성 콘크리트 세그먼트의 횡 방향 구속철근에 의한 구속효과에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 일반적으로 횡방향 구속철근에 의한 콘크리트의 구속효과는 구속효과계수에 의하여 결정되며 구속효과계수는 유효 구속 콘크리트 단면적과 구속 콘크리트 단면적의 비로서 결정된다. 유효 구속 콘크리트 단면적은 횡 방향 구속철근간의 간격에서 발생하는 Arching action에 의하여 결정되어지며 구속 콘크리트 단면적은 교각의 주철근비에 의하여 결정되어진다. 그러나 프리캐스트 콘크리트 세그먼트의 경우 세그먼트 상, 하부에 존재하는 피복을 고려하여야 한다. 즉 최상단 및 최하단에 배근되는 횡방향 구속철근에서 상, 하부 콘크리트 표면의 피복까지의 구속효과를 고려하여야 한다. 이 연구에서는 이에 대한 고려 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 프리케스트 구속효과를 고려한 콘크리트 재료 모델을 RCAHEST에 적용하여 그 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.173-185
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• 2019

This article presents a comparative study of the effect of steel layouts on the seismic behavior of transition steel-concrete composite connections, both experimental and analytical investigations of concrete filled steel tube-reinforced concrete (CFST-RC) and steel reinforecd concrete-reinforced concrete (SRC-RC) structures were conducted. The steel-concrete composite connections were subjected to combined constant axial load and lateral cyclic displacements. Tests were carried out on four full-scale connections extracted from a real project engineering with different levels of axial force. The effect of steel layouts on the mechanical behavior of the transition connections was evaluated by failure modes, hysteretic behavior, backbone curves, displacement ductility, energy dissipation capacity and stiffness degradation. Test results showed that different steel layouts led to significantly different failure modes. For CFST-RC transition specimens, the circular cracks of the concrete at the RC column base was followed by steel yielding at the bottom of the CFST column. While uncoordinated deformation could be observed between SRC and RC columns in SRC-RC transition specimens, the crushing and peeling damage of unconfined concrete at the SRC column base was more serious. The existences of I-shape steel and steel tube avoided the pinching phenomenon on the hysteresis curve, which was different from the hysteresis curve of the general reinforced concrete column. The hysteresis loops were spindle-shaped, indicating excellent seismic performance for these transition composite connections. The average values of equivalent viscous damping coefficients of the four specimens are 0.123, 0.186 and 0.304 corresponding to the yielding point, peak point and ultimate point, respectively. Those values demonstrate that the transition steel-concrete composite connections have great energy dissipating capacity. Based on the experimental research, a high-fidelity ABAQUS model was established to further study the influence of concrete strength, steel grade and longitudinal reinforcement ratio on the mechanical behavior of transition composite connections.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.563-582
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• 2021

The present study experimentally and analytically investigated the push-out behaviour of H-shaped steel section embedded in ultrahigh-performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC). The effect of significant parameters such as the concrete types, fibre content, embedded steel length, transverse reinforcement ratio and concrete cover on the bond stress, development of bond stress along the embedded length and failure mechanism has been reported. The test results show that the bond slip behaviour of steel-UHPFRC is different from the bond slip behaviour of steel-normal concrete and steel-high strength concrete. The bond-slip curves of steel-normal concrete and steel-high strength concrete exhibit brittle behaviour, and the bond strength decreases rapidly after reaching the peak load, with a residual bond strength of approximately one-half of the peak bond strength. The bond-slip curves of steel-UHPFRC show an obvious ductility, which exhibits a unique displacement pseudoplastic effect. The residual bond strength can still reach from 80% to 90% of the peak bond strength. Compared to steel-normal concrete, the transverse confinement of stirrups has a limited effect on the bond strength in the steel-UHPFRC substrate, but a higher stirrup ratio can improve cracking resistance. The experimental campaign quantifies the local bond stress development and finds that the strain distribution in steel follows an exponential rule along the steel embedded length. Based on the theory of mean bond and local bond stress, the present study proposes empirical approaches to predict the ultimate and residual bond resistance with satisfactory precision. The research findings serve to explain the interface bond mechanism between UHPFRC and steel, which is significant for the design of steel-UHPFRC composite structures and verify the feasibility of eliminating longitudinal rebars and stirrups by using UHPFRC in composite columns.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1529-1539
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• 2013

최근에 일본의 시공사례에 따르면 터널확대를 위해 보호공(프로텍터)을 설치하고 기존 터널을 사용하면서 시공하는 경우에는 록볼트를 굴착방향에 수직하게 타설할 수 없어서 경사지게 타설하는 경우가 있다. 운용 중인 터널을 확대 시공하는 경우에는 작업조건이 매우 나쁘기 때문에 록볼트의 패턴(경사 록볼트 설치, 사전 록볼트 시공, 록볼트 제외 등)에 대한 검토가 필요하다. 이 연구에서는 모형시험을 이용하여 일반적으로 터널 굴착방향과 수직하게 설치되는 시스템 록볼트의 보강효과와 터널 굴착방향에 경사지게 설치되는 경사 시스템 록볼트의 보강효과를 비교하였다. 모형 록볼트의 설치각도, 설치간격, 정착 길이 등을 변화시켜 총 24회의 모형시험을 수행하였으며, 모형시험 결과 모형볼트 1개가 부담하는 면적에 대한 이완하중 발생률은 부담면적 감소에 따라 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 모형볼트 정착 길이 변화에 따른 이완하중 발생률은 정착 길이가 길어질수록 감소하는 경향이 나타났다. 한편 터널 지보재 설치효과를 주변 지반의 공학적 특성 증가로 간주하는 지보재 모형화 방법에 의한 2차원 수치해석 결과가 모형시험의 처짐 증가량 발생경향을 유사하게 예측하는 것으로 나타나 본 해석 기법이 경사 시스템 록볼트의 보강효과를 적절히 모사할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.