• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.141-158
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• 2005

A new design of distributed crack sensors based on the topological change of transmission line cables is presented for the condition assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures during and immediately after an earthquake event. This study is primarily focused on the performance of cable sensors under dynamic loading, particularly a feature that allows for some "memory" of the crack history of an RC member. This feature enables the post-earthquake condition assessment of structural members such as RC columns, in which the earthquake-induced cracks are closed immediately after an earthquake event due to gravity loads, and are visually undetectable. Factors affecting the onset of the feature were investigated experimentally with small-scale RC beams under cyclic loading. Test results indicated that both crack width and the number of loading cycles were instrumental in the onset of the memory feature of cable sensors. Practical issues related to dynamic acquisition with the sensors are discussed. The sensors were proven to be fatigue resistant from shake table tests of RC columns. The sensors continued to show useful performance after the columns can no longer support additional loads.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.469-478
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• 2020

This study aims to establish a new methodological framework for the evaluation of the evolution of the reliability of plain concrete for pavement vs number of cycles under flexural fatigue loading. According to the framework, a new method calculating the reliability was proposed through probability simulation in order to describe a random accumulation of fatigue damage, which combines reliability theory, one-to-one probability density functions transformation technique, cumulative fatigue damage theory and Weibull distribution theory. Then the statistical analysis of flexural fatigue performance of cement concrete tested was carried out utilizing Weibull distribution. Ultimately, the reliability for the tested cement concrete was obtained by the proposed method. Results indicate that the stochastic evolution behavior of concrete materials under fatigue loading can be captured by the established framework. The flexural fatigue life data of concrete at different stress levels is well described utilizing the two-parameter Weibull distribution. The evolution of reliability for concrete materials tested in this study develops by three stages and may corresponds to develop stages of cracking. The proposed method may also be available for the analysis of degradation behaviors under non-fatigue conditions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.281-292
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• 2022

This study aimed to analyze the dynamic punching shear performance of slab-column joints under cyclic loads with the use of double-hooked end (5D) steel fibers. Structural systems such as slab-column joints are widely found in infrastructures. The susceptibility to collapse of such structures when submitted to seismic loads is highly dependent on the structural performance of the slab-column connections. For this reason, the punching capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) structures has been the subject of a great number of studies. Steel fibers are used to achieve a certain degree of ductility under seismic loads. In this context, 5D steel hooked fibers provide high levels of fiber anchoring, tensile strength and ductility. However, only limited research has been carried out on the performance under cyclic loads of concrete structural members containing steel fibers. This study covers this gap with experimental testing of five different full-scale subassemblies of RC slab-column joints: one without punching reinforcement, one with conventional punching reinforcement and three with 5D steel fibers. The subassemblies were tested under cyclic loading, which consisted of applying increasing lateral displacement cycles, such as in seismic situations, with a constant axial load on the column. This set of cycles was repeated for increasing axial loads on the column until failure. The results showed that 5D steel fiber subassemblies: i) had a greater capacity to dissipate energy, ii) improved punching shear strength and stiffness degradation under cyclic loads; and iii) increased cyclic loading capacity.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.75-78
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• 2002

복합재구조물에 대한 피로수명과 잔류강도를 평가하기 위한 단순화된 방법을 소개하였다. 모델의 특성화를 위해 필요한 실험을 줄이기 위하여 강도저하 파라미터수를 피로수명의 함수로 가정하였다. 임의의 순서로 배열된 하중 스펙트럼에서 응력수준에 따른 피로수명을 추출하기위해 S-N 선도를 사용하였다. 그리고 상이한 응력비(stress ratio)에 대한 영향을 고려하기위해 Goodman 형식의 방법(fatigue envelope)을 사용하였다. 잔류강도는 하중 사이클 수와 응력진폭의 함수로 가정하였으며 임의의 하중사이클 후의 잔류강도분포는 2 모수 Weibull 분포로 표현하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2003

복합재료의 피로수명을 평가하는 것은 여러 가지 파손모드와 파손모드 간의 강호작용 때문에 복잡하다. 본 논문에서는 현상론적인 모델(비선형 강도저하 모델)을 이용하여 피로수명과 잔류강도를 예측할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다. 잔류강도를 하중 사이클 수와 피로응력의 함수로 가정하였으며, 계산에 필요한 모델변수(강도저하 파라미터, 피로수명형상 파라미터)를 피로수명의 함수로 가정하였다 임의로 배열된 하중 스펙트럼 상에서 응력수준에 따른 모델 매개변수를 구하기 위해 S-N 선도를 이용하였고, 상이한 응력비에 대하여 전술한 매개변수를 Goodman식의 보정을 통하여 계산하였다(피로선도). 임의의 하중이력 후의 잔여강도 분포를 2모수 weibull 함수로 표현하였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.219-241
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• 2015

In this paper, a series of repeated load tests were carried out on a 150 mm diameter plate simulative of vehicle passes, to demonstrate the benefits of soil-rubber shred mixture in decreasing the soil surface settlement of road embankment. The results show that the efficiency of rubber reinforcement is significantly a function of the rubber content, thickness of rubber-soil mixture and soil cap thickness over the mixture. Minimum surface settlement is provided by 2.5% of rubber in rubber-soil mixture, the thickness of mixture layer and soil cap of 0.5 times the loading surface diameter, giving values of 0.32-0.68 times those obtained in the unreinforced system for low and high values of amplitude of repeated load. In this installation, in contrast with unreinforced bed that shows unstable response, the rate of enhancement in settlement decreases significantly as the number of loading cycles increase and system behaves resiliently without undergoing plastic deformation. The findings encourage the use of rubber shreds obtained from non-reusable tires as a viable material in road works.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.436-449
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• 2017

In this paper, the damage and failure behavior of triaxially braided textile composites was studied using progressive failure analysis. The analysis was performed at both micro and meso-scales through iterative cycles. Stress based failure criteria were used to define the failure states at both micro- and meso-scale models. The stress-strain curve under uniaxial tensile loading was drawn based on the load-displacement curve from the progressive failure analysis and compared to those by test and computational results from reference for verification. Then, the detailed failure initiation and propagation was studied using the verified model for both tensile and compression loading cases. The failure modes of each part of the model were assessed at different stages of failure. Effect of ply stacking and number of unit cells considered were then investigated using the resulting stress-strain curves and damage patterns. Finally, the effect of matrix plasticity was examined for the compressive failure behavior of the same model using elastic, elastic - perfectly plastic and multi-linear elastic-plastic matrix properties.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2004

보조기층 재료의 변형특성은 역학적 포장설계에 있어서 대단히 중요한 입력변수이다 국내에서 사용되는 보조기층 재료는 대부분 입상의 자갈질 흙으로서, 실제 시공현장에서 7종의 시료를 채취하였다. 보조기층 재료의 변형특성 평가를 위하여 공진주/비틂전단시험 삼축압축시험,자유단공진주시험을수행하여 탄성계수에 대한 여러 영향요소를 검토하였다. 보조기층 재료의 탄성계수에 대한 하중주파수 및 하중반복횟수의 영향은 매우 작은 것으로 평가되었으며 공학적 관점에서 무시가능 할 것으로 생각된다 보조기층 재료의 탄성계수는 구속응력과 변형률 크기에 대단히 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났고, 대표적인 정규화탄성계수 감소곡선과 구성모델을 제안하였다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.114-119
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• 2004

Endbeam is an important structural member of freight bogie for the support of service loading. In general, more than 25 years' durability is necessary. However, endbeam occur fatigue fracture in dynamic stress concentration location because comparatively strength and stiffness are low. Therefore, structure analysis is performed to evaluate structural problem of endbeam and local strain range as durability analysis. The number of cycles is extracted concerning the bogie in operation by measurement dynamic stress time history on critical part which is crack initiation in actual fact. At this time rainflow cycle counting is used to consider change of stress for operating condition. Based on the fatigue life curves and the stress analysis, the fatigue life of the endbeam is predicted and compared with the experimentally determined fatigue life, resulting in a fairly good correlation.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.55-66
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• 1986

유효구속추력, 초기전단응력, 응력비 및 반복회수등의 영향을 고려하면서 비배수조건하에 있는 연약점토시료의 동력학적 전단탄성계수 및 감쇠비의 변화특성을 파악하기 위하여 일련의 삼축롱륜시험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 초기전단응력 및 구속압력이 동력학적 토성치에 미치는 영향은 크지 않았지만, 축방향 변형의 증가에 따라 전단탄성계수는 감소하고 감쇠하는 증가하는 영향을 나타낸다. 또한, 전단탄성 계수는 Marcuson et al(3)과 Kokusho et al.(4)에 의해 제안된 경험식으로 얻어진 범위내에 분포되었고, 감쇠비는 Kokusho et al.(4)과 Ishihara et al.(9)에 의해 얻어진 범위에 분포됨을 보이고 있다.