• 열처리공학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.54-61
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• 1998

Since Cr-Mo-V steel has excellent fracture and creep properties at elevated temperature, they are extensively used as steam turbine components such as the turbine rotor. However, the turbine rotor steel used to suffer material degradation during long term service. Therefore, the assessment of the safety and residual life of the turbine rotor is periodically required during service. One of the most convenient techniques for that is the hardness method mainly due to its simplicity and nondestructive characteristics. In this research, six specimens with different aging times of turbine rotor steel were artificially prepared by an isothermal heat treatment at $630^{\circ}C$. The micro Vickers hardnesses of specimens were measured at room temperature. The relationships between the fracture properties and the hardness ratio were investigated. And also an indirect method to evaluate the residual life of degraded turbine rotor was proposed based on the micro Vickers hardness measurement.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.417-429
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• 2012

Taking the superficial temperature increment as the major fatigue damage indicator, the infrared thermography was used to predict fatigue parameters (fatigue strength and S-N curve) of welded joints subjected to fatigue loading with a high mean stress, showing good predictions. The fatigue damage status, related to safety evaluation, was tightly correlated with the temperature field evolution of the hot-spot zone on the specimen surface. An energetic damage model, based on the energy accumulation, was developed to evaluate the residual fatigue life of the welded specimens undergoing cyclic loading, and a good agreement was presented. It is concluded that the infrared thermography can not only well predict the fatigue behavior of welded joints, but also can play an important role in health detection of structures subjected to mechanical loading.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.535-541
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• 2009

전자부품으로 구성된 제어기의 선뢰성에 대한 연구는 미국방부를 중심으로 1960년대부터 연구되었으며, 철도분야에서는 유럽을 중심으로 1990년대부터 연구되었다. 특히 한국에서는 2000년대 이후부터 신호설비 신뢰성에 대한 연구가 시작되어 과거 신뢰성정보가 없는 노후신호설비를 대상으로 하는 효율적인 유지보수를 위한 신뢰도 평가가 요구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 부품단위 고장률 또는 운영시 발생된 고장정보와 같이 신호장치의 신뢰성이 지속적으로 감시 및 분석되지 않고 25년 이상 사용된, 노후신호장치를 대상으로 부품단위 신뢰도를 평가하고, 잔존수명함수를 사용하여 현재시점에서의 신뢰도변화를 예측하였으며, 연장사용이 요구되는 기간에 대한 가속스트레스시험을 통해 연장사용의 가능성을 평가하는 모델을 개발하였다. 개발된 모델은 노후신호설비를 운영하는 철도운영기관이 미래의 유지보수정책을 수립하기 위해 활용될 것이다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2005

최근, 제철소, 원자력 및 수${\cdot}$화력 발전소 등 주요 기간설비에 있어서 해당 구조물, 관련 장비들의 노후화에 따른 고장진단, 수리보수, 안전성 평가와 잔여 수명 예측을 통한 수명연장에 관련된 요구가 높아지고 있다. 손상발생 시나리오의 구축, 정밀해석기법의 확립, 위험성 혹은 신뢰성 평가기술 개발 등에 관한 연구가 이러한 요구를 반영하여 활발하게 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 구조물의 안전성 평가분야에서 가장 활발하게 사용되는 유한요소해석기술을 이용하여 제철설비 구조물의 안전성을 평가하는 절차를 개발하고 실제 가동 중인 고로를 대상으로 적용하여 유용성을 검토하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.1423-1432
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• 2016

The integrity of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) related to pressurized thermal shocks (PTSs) has been extensively studied. This paper introduces an integrity assessment of an RPV subjected to a PTS transient based on the French codes. In the USA, the "screening criterion" for maximum allowable embrittlement of RPV material is developed based on the probabilistic fracture mechanics. However, in the French RCC-M and RSE-M codes, which are developed based on the deterministic fracture mechanics, there is no "screening criterion". In this paper, the methodology in the RCC-M and RSE-M codes, which are used for PTS analysis, are firstly discussed. The bases of the French codes are compared with ASME and FAVOR codes. A case study is also presented. The results show that the method in the RCC-M code that accounts for the influence of cladding on the stress intensity factor (SIF) may be nonconservative. The SIF almost doubles if the weld residual stress is considered. The approaches included in the codes differ in many aspects, which may result in significant differences in the assessment results. Therefore, homogenization of the codes in the long time operation of nuclear power plants is needed.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.3096-3103
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• 2000

High temperature material properties of a welded joint were experimentally studied. Tensile and creep properties were measured for each part of weld metal. HAZ(heat affected zone) and parent metal at 538$^{\circ}C$. HAZ metal was obtained by a simulated heat treatment. Results showed that the order of tensile strength is weld>HAZ> parent both at 24$^{\circ}C$ and at 538$^{\circ}C$. Creep resistance was also the highest for weld metal and lowest for parent metal. Creep rupture life curves were obtained and converted to Monkman-Grant relation which is useful for life assessment. Use of the data obtained in this study is discussed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.835-852
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• 2014

Despite the availability of other transport methods such as land and air transportations, marine transportation is the most preferred and widely used transportation method in the world because of its economical advantages. In service, ships experience cyclic loading. Hence, it can be said that fatigue fracture, which occurs due to cyclic loading, is one of the most critical failure modes for vessels. Accordingly, this makes fatigue failure prevention an important design requirement in naval architecture. In general, a ship structure contains many structural components. Because of this, structural modeling typically relies on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques. It is possible to increase fatigue performance of the ship structures by using FEA in computer aided engineering environment. Even if literature papers as well as rules of classification societies are available to assess effect of fatigue cracks onto the whole ship structure, analytical studies are relatively scarce because of the difficulties of modeling the whole structure and obtaining reliable fatigue life predictions. As a consequence, the objective of this study is to improve fatigue strength of a mercantile vessel against fatigue loads via analytical method. For this purpose, the fatigue life of the mercantile vessel has been investigated. Two different type of fatigue assessment models, namely Coffin-Manson and Morrow Mean stress approaches, were used and the results were compared. In order to accurately determine the fatigue life of the ship, a nonlinear finite element analysis was conducted considering plastic deformations and residual stresses. The results of this study will provide the designer with some guidelines in designing mercantile vessels.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1694-1701
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• 1997

The residual safety assessment of steel structures, an important subject in practice, is given to much attention. Life prediction in the planning course of steel structures under fatigue loading is mainly based on fatigue design criteria resulting from S-N curves. But for any reason cracks have to be assumed due to fabrication failures or fatigue loading in service which can lead total fracture of structures. The life prediction can be carried out by means of fracture mechanics using Paris-Erdogan equation($da/dN=C {\cdot}{\Delta}K^m$). The paper presents results from charpy test to interpret transition behaviour of charpy energy($A_V$) in a wide temperature range and from constant-load-amplitude test to measure fatigue crack growth of various steels widely used in steel bridges since beginning of 20 centuries in Europe. In the normal service temperature range of steel bridges, the steel S355M shows higher maximum charpy energy($A_{Vmax}$) and lower transition temperature($T_{AVmax/2}$) than other steels considered. The C and m of Paris-Erdogan equation on the steels appear to be correlated, and to be affected by the R-ratios due to crack closure, especially at a low fatigue crack growth rate. Scanning electron microscopy analysis was carried out to interpret an influence of the crack closure effects on the correlation of C and m.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2013

This paper presents the results of integrity assessment for the cracks happened in reactor vessel upper head penetration nozzles. The crack morphology for a boat sample from crack area was analyzed through microscope. The stress condition including weld residual stress around crack was analyzed using finite element analysis. From the results of crack morphology and stress condition, the crack was concluded as primary water stress corrosion cracking. The integrity of the cracked nozzle was assessed by the methodology provided in ASME Section XI. According to the assessment results, the remaining life of the cracked nozzle was 1.43 yrs. and the plant decided to repair it.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가스학회 2005년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.167-174
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• 2005