• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2013

PURPOSES: The existing method evaluating the existence of the hollows in concrete pavement does not consider the stiffness of pavement. In addition, the method uses unreasonable logic judging the hollow existence by the deflection caused by zero loading. In this study, the deflection of slab corner due to heavy weight deflectometer (HWD) was measured in concrete pavement sections where underground structures are located causing the hollows around them. METHODS: The modulus of subgrade reaction obtained by comparing the actual deflection of slab to the result of finite element analysis was calibrated into the composite modulus of subgrade reaction. The radius of relative stiffness was calculated, and the relationship between the ratio of HWD load to the radius of relative stiffness and the slab deflection was expressed as the curve of secondary degree. RESULTS: The trends of the model coefficients showing width and maximum value of the curve of secondary degree were analyzed by categorizing the pavement sections into three groups : hollows exist, additional investigation is necessary, and hollows do not exist. CONCLUSIONS: The results analyzed by the method developed in this study was compared to the results analyzed by existing method. The model developed in this study will be verified by analyzing the data obtained in other sections with different pavement structure and materials.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2014

PURPOSES : The purpose of this paper is showing that the state of pavement sublayers can be evaluated differently according to direction of FWD. METHODS : The concrete pavement slabs above subgrade without anything, subgrade with cavity, and box culvert were modeled by finite element method(FEM). The modeled pavements were analyzed by changing the direction of falling weight deflectometer(FWD). The deflection results obtained from FEM were used to calculate radius of relative stiffness and composite modulus of subgrade reaction using AREA method. Then, the analyzed results were compared to the results of the test performed at the Korea Expressway Corporation(KEC) test road. RESULTS : The composite modulus of subgrade reaction increased with subgrade elastic modulus, while radius of relative stiffness decreased. The pavement sections of pure earth showed the consistent results regardless of FWD direction. In case there was cavity, the radius of relative stiffness was larger and composite modulus of subgrade reaction was smaller when FWD was leaving the cavity than when approaching the cavity. This pattern became clear when the cavity got larger. In case of the section with box culvert, the pattern was opposite to the case of cavity. When the soil cover depth increased, the effect of box culvert got smaller. When the load was applied far from the cavity and box culvert, the effect was also declined. The test performed at the KEC test road showed identical results to those of finite element analysis. CONCLUSIONS : The direction of FWD should be considered in evaluation of the state of pavement sublayers because it can be evaluated differently even under identical condition.

• Advances in biomechanics and applications
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.169-185
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• 2014

Computational multibody models of the elbow can provide a versatile tool to study joint mechanics, cartilage loading, ligament function and the effects of joint trauma and orthopaedic repair. An efficiently developed computational model can assist surgeons and other investigators in the design and evaluation of treatments for elbow injuries, and contribute to improvements in patient care. The purpose of this study was to develop an anatomically correct elbow joint model and validate the model against experimental data. The elbow model was constrained by multiple bundles of non-linear ligaments, three-dimensional deformable contacts between articulating geometries, and applied external loads. The developed anatomical computational models of the joint can then be incorporated into neuro-musculoskeletal models within a multibody framework. In the approach presented here, volume images of two cadaver elbows were generated by computed tomography (CT) and one elbow by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to construct the three-dimensional bone geometries for the model. The ligaments and triceps tendon were represented with non-linear spring-damper elements as a function of stiffness, ligament length and ligament zero-load length. Articular cartilage was represented as uniform thickness solids that allowed prediction of compliant contact forces. As a final step, the subject specific model was validated by comparing predicted kinematics and triceps tendon forces to experimentally obtained data of the identically loaded cadaver elbow. The maximum root mean square (RMS) error between the predicted and measured kinematics during the complete testing cycle was 4.9 mm medial-lateral translational of the radius relative to the humerus (for Specimen 2 in this study) and 5.30 internal-external rotation of the radius relative to the humerus (for Specimen 3 in this study). The maximum RMS error for triceps tendon force was 7.6 N (for Specimen 3).

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.389-396
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• 2017

Concrete pavements are subjected to traffic and environmental loadings. Repetitive type of such loading cause fatigue distress which leads to failure by forming cracks in pavement. Fatigue life of concrete pavement is calculated from the stress ratio (i.e. the ratio of applied flexural stress to the flexural strength of concrete). For the correct estimation of fatigue life, it is necessary to determine the maximum flexural tensile stress developed for practical loading conditions. Portland cement association PCA (1984) and Indian road congress IRC 58 (2015) has given charts and tables to determine maximum edge stresses for particular loading and subgrade conditions. It is difficult to determine maximum stresses for intermediate loading and subgrade conditions. The main purpose of this study is to simplify the analysis of rigid pavement without compromising the accuracy. Equations proposed for determination of maximum flexural tensile stress of pavement are verified by finite element analysis.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.227-241
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• 2016

A circular plate with constant thickness, finite radius and stiff edge lying on an elastic halfspace is considered. The half-space consists of a soft functionally graded (FGM) layer with arbitrary varying elastic properties and a homogeneous elastic substrate. The plate bends under the action of arbitrary axisymmetric distributed load and response from the elastic half-space. A semi-analytical solution for the problem effective in whole range of geometric (relative layer thickness) and mechanical (elastic properties of coating and substrate, stiffness of the plate) properties is constructed using the bilateral asymptotic method (Aizikovich et al. 2009). Approximated analytical expressions for the contact stresses and deflections of the plate are provided. Numerical results showing the qualitative dependence of the solution from the initial parameters of the problem are obtained with high precision.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.161-168
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• 1999

A series of centrifuge model tests were performed in order to investigate the behaviors of various tunnel linings. A 1/100-scaled aluminum and hydrostone horseshoe tunnel linings with a radius km, height km were buried in a depth of C/D=3 with dry Joomunjin standard sand, the relative density of which was 86%. Bending moments and thrusts along the tunnel circumference were measured by 12 strain gages. Earth pressures in soil and on lining were estimated by pressure transducers, ground surface settlements at center and edges by using LVDTs. Average Ko(coefficient of earth pressure at rest) was 0.39 for the model sand. The structural behaviors of lining depended on its damaged conditions. But, as a rule, on the crown, the tensile circumferential strain of lining occurred at the inner surface, and the compressive at the outer surface, then positive bending moment was created at the crown. The circumferential strain of the inner surface on the springline was tensile, and the outer compressive, so negative bending moment was measured at the springline. For hydrostone linings, cracks initiated at the inner surface on the crown, and the outer on the springline over average 40g.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2016

강섬유가 보강된 콘크리트의 지반 바닥슬래브는 소성해석법인 항복선 이론을 바탕으로 평균강도 개념인 등가 휨 강도비로서 설계 휨강도를 평가하였다. 최근 유럽의 설계기준에서는 강섬유에 의한 인장성능을 균열이후의 잔류 휨강도를 직접 평가하도록 하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 기존의 등가 휨강도비와 잔류 휨강도에 따른 인장성능을 실험적으로 평가하고, 하중의 등가 접촉반경과 상대강성반경 비에 의해 하중 위치별 휨 내력을 평가하였다. 설계 휨 내력은 ACI 360R-10 기준이 TR 34 (2003 & 2013)에 비해 과소 평가하였다. 또한, 잔류 휨강도로서 평가하는 TR 34 (2013)은 등가 휨강도비로 계산되어진 TR 34 (2003)의 휨 내력에 비해 다소 작게 평가하고 있지만, 그 차이는 크지 않았다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2021

격자 구조체는 강도 및 강성, 초경량 및 에너지 흡수 능력 등의 우수성을 가지고 있어서 전방위 산업에서 주목을 받고 있으나, 다양한 장점에도 불구하고 복잡한 형상에 따른 제조 공정의 어려움으로, 현재까지 광범위한 상용화 및 사용은 제한되고 있다. 한편 적층 제조는 전통적인 제조 방법으로는 불가능한 복잡한 기하학적 형상 제조가 가능한 기술로써, 격자 구조체 제조를 위한 최적 기술로 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 3차원 좌표 방법으로 단위 셀을 형성하고, 단위셀의 바운더리 박스 크기 및 스트럿 반경에 따른 상대 밀도의 관계식을 도출하였다. 본 연구에서는 Simple Cubic(SC), Body-Centered Cubic(BCC) 및 Face-Centered Cubic(FCC)을 모델링 소프트웨어를 사용하여 상대 밀도 맞춤형 구조체를 설계하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 상대 밀도 산출식 정확도는 SC, BCC 및 FCC에서 98.3 %, 98.6 % 및 96.2%의 신뢰성을 확보하였다. 격자 구조체를 대상으로 시뮬레이션 수행 결과, 동일한 셀 배열 조건에서는 상대 밀도가 커짐에 따라 항복 하중이 커지고, 동일 배열 조건에서는 SC, BCC, FCC 순으로 압축 항복 하중이 작아지는 결과가 나타났다. 최종적으로 20 mm × 20 mm × 20 mm 크기의 구조체는 SC 단위 셀을 3×3×3 배열로 구성하는 것이 압축 하중에 대한 구조적 최적화가 가능한 것으로 나타났다.