• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.583-597
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• 2023

This paper introduces a novel approach to multi-material topology optimization (MTO) targeting in-plane bi-directional functionally graded (IBFG) non-uniform thickness Reissner-Mindlin plates, employing an alternative active phase approach. The mathematical formulation integrates a first shear deformation theory (FSDT) to address compliance minimization as the objective function. Through an alternating active-phase algorithm in conjunction with the block Gauss-Seidel method, the study transforms a multi-phase topology optimization challenge with multi-volume fraction constraints into multiple binary phase sub-problems, each with a single volume fraction constraint. The investigation focuses on IBFG materials that incorporate adequate local bulk and shear moduli to enhance the precision of material interactions. Furthermore, the well-established mixed interpolation of tensorial components 4-node elements (MITC4) is harnessed to tackle shear-locking issues inherent in thin plate models. The study meticulously presents detailed mathematical formulations for IBFG plates in the MTO framework, underscored by numerous numerical examples demonstrating the method's efficiency and reliability.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제87권5호
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• pp.487-498
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• 2023

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are extensively adopted in many of the growing nations, particularly in India. Window or door openings are required for architectural or functional reasons, which pose a threat to the building's safety. The past earthquakes have shown that the seismic capability of these structures was very weak. Strengthening these unreinforced masonry walls using welded wire mesh (WWM) is one of the most commonly and economical methods. The present experimental study investigates the impact of openings on the shear behaviour of URM walls and the effectiveness of WWM in enhancing the shear performance of masonry wall. In the experimental program 16 specimens were cast, 8 unstrengthen and 8 strengthened specimens, under 8 unstrengthen and strengthened specimens, every 2 specimens had 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% openings and all these walls were tested under diagonal compression. The results show that the shear carrying capacity reduces as the opening percentage increases. However, strengthening the URM specimens using WWM significantly improves the peak load, shear strength, ductility, stiffness, and energy dissipation. Furthermore, the strengthening of the URM walls using WWM compensated the loss of wall capacity caused by the presence of the openings.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.537-543
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• 2018

Mechanical shear connectors are commonly used to transfer longitudinal shear forces across the steel-concrete interface in composite beams. Steel pipe as a new shear connector is proposed in this research and its performance to achieve composite strength is investigated. Experimental monotonic push-out tests were carried out for this connector. Then, a nonlinear finite element model of the push-out specimens is developed and verified against test results. Further, the finite element model is used to investigate the effects of pipe thickness, length and diameter on the shear strength of the connectors. The ultimate strengths of these connectors are reported and their respective failure modes are discussed. This paper comprises of the push-out tests of ten specimens on this shear connector in both the vertical and horizontal positions in different reinforced concretes. The results of experimental tests are given as load-deformation plots. It is concluded that the use of these connectors is very effective and economical in the medium shear demand range of 150-350 KN. The dominant failure modes observed were either failure of concrete block (crushing and splitting) or shear failure of pipe connector. It is shown that the horizontal pipe is not as effective as vertical pipe shear connector and is not recommended for practical use. It is shown that pipe connectors are more effective in transferring shear forces than channel and stud connectors. Moreover, based on the parametric study, a formula is presented to predict the pipe shear connectors' capacity.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2008

분리형부재 보강토 옹벽(SRW)을 구성하는 생태축조블록 접촉면에 대한 전단시험을 수행하였다. 전단이 발생하는 두 개의 블록 사이의 접촉면조건은 두 블록을 직접 접촉시키는 경우와 블록 사이에 고무패드를 설치한 경우 그리고 블록 사이에 고무패드와 전단키를 설치한 각각 3가지 접촉면 조건을 고려하였다. 전단시험에 따르면 두개의 블록을 직접 접촉시킨 경우 전단하중-전단변위 관계가 탄성-완전소성형태와 유사하였으며 블록 사이의 접촉면에 고무패드를 설치한 경우 전단하중-전단변위 관계는 연성거동을 보였다. 블록과 블록을 직접 접촉시킨 경우와 블록과 블록 사이의 접촉면에 고무패드를 설치한 경우 그리고 블록과 블록 접촉면 사이에 고무패드와 전단키를 설치한 경우에 대한 최소 전단저항력과 겉보기 마찰각은 각각 1.7kN/m, $27.6^{\circ}$와 4.2kN/m, $26.2^{\circ}$ 그리고 20.9kN/m, $26.0^{\circ}$이었다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.349-359
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 직교좌표계에 근거한 적층복합 I형 박벽보의 유한요소 해석을 위한 새로운 블록 강도행렬을 제안한다. 변위장은1차 전단변형을 고려한 보 이론을 사용하여 정의되었다. 축방향 변위는 Timoshenko 보이론과 수정된 Vlasov 박벽보 이론을 결합하여 투영단면의 면 변형과 면외 변형의 합으로 나타낸다. 유도된 강성행렬은 휨 전단변형과 뒴 비틂에 의한 영향을 고려한다. 본 유한요소 에서는 2절점, 3절점, 4절점의 세 가지 보요소를 제안하였다. 3절점과 4절점 보 요소는 적층복합 보의 휨 해석에 효과적이었다. 다른 연구자의 수치해석 결과와 비교 검토를 통하여 새로운 유한요소의 활용성과 정확성을 입증하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1984

This study was carried out to investigate the block shear strength of the 2ply laminated wood composed of Pinus thunbergii with ureaformaldehyde resin as adhesives according to pressure (6, 9, 12, 15kg/$cm^2$), pressing time(5, 10, 20, 30 hrs.), amount of spread(54, 108, 217, 324g/$cm^2$), hardener(10, 20, 30, 40% of 10% $NH_4CL$ on resin) and extender(0, 5, 10, 15% wheat flour on resin), and the bending strength and bending young's modulus of laminated beam according to the number of ply. The results were summarized as follows; 1. According to pressing pressure with amount of spread 217g/$cm^2$ both dry and wet shear strength of laminated wood showed the highest in 15kg/$cm^2$, and hot-cold soaking treatment showed the highest in 9kg/$cm^2$, while all shear strength of dry, wet and hot-cold soaked laminated wood have been reduced with the increasing of pressing time. 2. According to amount of spread, adhesion strength with the dry, wet and hot-cold soaking treatments revealed the highest in 217g/$cm^2$ and have been reduced under or over 217g/$cm^2$ of spread. 3. According to addition of hardener and extender, all shear strength of laminated block with the dry, wet and hot-cold soaking treatments have been reduced in increasing of addition amount of hardener and extender. The bending strength of beam according to the number of ply showed the highest in 2ply laminated wood and horizontal loading beam to glue line had the higher in strength than the vertical loading.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.655-662
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• 2019

This study evaluated the multi-bonding performances of timbers as well as those of reinforcement and timber to obtain data for preparing guidelines regarding the use of timbers as large structural members. For the multi-bonding performances of timbers, four types of bonding surfaces were prepared according to the pith position. For the bonding performances of FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic)/steel plate and timber, a total of 11 types of specimens were produced for the selection of the appropriate adhesive. The bonding performances of the produced specimens were evaluated through a water soaking delamination test, a water boiling delamination test, and a block shear strength test. The test results showed that the bonding strength of the bonding surface according to the pith position was highest in the specimen for which the two sections with the pith at the center of the cross-section on timber and between the bonding surfaces (the tangential and radial sections were mixed) were bonded. Furthermore, the specimens for which the section (radial section) with the pith on the bonding surface of the timber was bonded showed a high delamination percentage. The results of the block shear strength test showed that the bonding section did not have a significant effect on the shear strength, and that the measured wood failure percentage was higher than the KS standard value. The PVAc adhesive showed the highest bonding strength between larix timber and GFRP (glass FRP). Furthermore, the epoxy and polyurethane adhesives showed good bonding strength for CFRP (carbon FRP) and structure steel, respectively.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.75-92
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• 2023

The novel composite cold-formed steel (CFS)/engineered cementitious composites (ECC) beams have been recently presented. The new composite section exhibited superior structural performance as a flexural member, benefiting from the lightweight thin-walled CFS sections with improved buckling and torsional properties due to the restraints provided by thinlayered ECC. This paper investigated the shear performance of the new composite CFS/ECC section. Twenty-eight simply supported beams, with a shear span-to-depth ratio of 1.0, were assembled back-to-back and tested under a 3-point loading scheme. Bare CFS, composite CFS/ECC utilising ECC with Polyethylene fibres (PE-ECC), composite CFS/MOR, and CFS/HSC utilising high-strength mortar (MOR) and high-strength concrete (HSC) as replacements for PE-ECC were compared. Different failure modes were observed in tests: shear buckling modes in bare CFS sections, contact shear buckling modes in composite CFS/MOR and CFS/HSC sections, and shear yielding or block shear rupture in composite CFS/ECC sections. As a result, composite CFS/ECC sections showed up to 96.0% improvement in shear capacities over bare CFS, 28.0% improvement over composite CFS/MOR and 13.0% over composite CFS/HSC sections, although MOR and HSC were with higher compressive strength than PE-ECC. Finally, shear strength prediction formulae are proposed for the new composite sections after considering the contributions from the CFS and ECC components.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2017

이 연구에서는 3D 프린터 히팅 블록의 발열로 인해 가이드로 열이 전달되어 필라멘트가 녹는 문제점을 개선하기 위해 설계 해석과 폭발압접을 융합한 방법으로 클래드 판재를 만들었다. 클래드 판재에 대한 전단 강도시험을 하였으며, 히팅 블록으로 가공한 다음 열 해석, 열전도도, 열화상 측정 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 구리와 타이타늄 클래드 판재로 만든 히팅 블록에 대하여 3D 모델링 열 해석 한 결과 필라멘트 가이드 부위의 표면온도가 히팅 블록 표면온도 보다 낮은 온도가 예측되었다. 구리와 타이타늄 클래드 판재로 만든 다음 전단 강도를 측정한 결과 평균 195.6MPa 값을 얻었다. 구리와 타이타늄 클래드 판재로 만든 히팅 블록에 대하여 열전도도를 3회 측정한 결과 평균 $62.52W/m{\cdot}K$값을 나타내었다. 구리와 타이타늄 클래드 판재로 만든 히팅 블록에 대하여 열화상 카메라로 표면 온도를 측정한 결과 최대 $107.3^{\circ}C$ 측정되었으며, 필라멘트 가이드 부근에서는 $183.2^{\circ}C$ 측정되었다. 기존 필라멘트의 부위의 온도 보다 $89^{\circ}C$ 낮은 온도 분포를 보였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2018

Open-mode cracks could be commonly observed in layered rocks. A concept model is firstly used to explore the mechanism of the vertical cracks (VCs) in the top layer. Then the crack behaviour of the two-layer model is simulated based on a cohesive zone model (CZM) for layer interfaces and a plastic-damage model for rocks. The model indicates that the tensile stress normal to the VCs changes to compression if the crack spacing to layer thickness ratio is lower than a threshold. The results indicate that there is a threshold for interfacial shear strength that controls the crack patterns of the layered system. If the shear strength is lower than the threshold, the top layer is meshed by the VCs and interfacial cracks (ICs). When the shear strength is higher than the threshold, the top layer is meshed by the VCs and parallel cracks (PCs). If the shear strength is comparative to the threshold, a combining pattern of VCs, PCs and ICs for the top layer can be formed. The evolutions of stress distribution in the crack-bound block indicate that the ICs and PCs can reduce the load transferred for the substrate layer, and thus leads to a crack saturation state.