• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2023

In this paper, the evaluation method of fluidelastic instability (FEI) of newly designed steam generator tubing in pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plants is discussed. To obtain the parameters for prediction of the critical velocity of FEI for steam generator tubes, experimental research is carried out, and the design parameters are determined. Using CFD numerical simulation, the tube array scale of the model experiment is determined, and the experimental device is designed. In this paper, 7 groups of experiments with void fractions of 0% (water), 10%, 20%, 50%, 75%, 85% and 95% were carried out. The critical damping ration, fundamental frequency and critical velocity of FEI of tubes in flowing water were measured. Through calculation, the total mass and instability constant of the immersed tube are obtained. The critical damping ration measured in the experiment mainly included two-phase damping and viscous damping, which changed with the change in void fraction from 1.56% to 4.34%. This value can be used in the steam generator design described in this paper and is conservative. By introducing the multiplier of frequency and square root of total mass per unit length, it is found that the difference between the experimental results and the calculated results is less than 1%, which proves the rationality and feasibility of the calculation method of frequency and total mass per unit length in engineering design. Through calculation, the instability constant is greater than 4 when the void fraction is less than 75%, less than 4 when the void fraction exceeds 75% and only 3.04 when the void fraction is 95%.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2005

초음파 검사 방법은 여러 가지 물질들의 흠집이나 틈새, 티끌 등을 감지해내는데 널리 쓰이고 있다. 그 중 초음파 신호를 분석하는 절차는 전체의 신호처리 과정에서 아주 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 이 논문은 최소평균 제곱 (LMS) 알고리즘을 이용하여 핵 전력 발전소에서 쓰이는 증기 발생기 튜브로부터 감지된 초음파 비파괴검사 신호를 분류 해내는 것에 관한 것이다. 이 초음파 신호는 튜브내의 흠집이나 틈새로부터 감지된 신호일수도 있고 또는 튜브 내의 침전물에 의해서 발생된 신호일 수도 있는데 이 두 가지 신호는 매우 유사하기 때문에 반드시 분류를 해내어 침전물에 의한 신호일 경우는 무방하지만 흠집이나 갈라진 틈새에서 나오는 신호일 경우는 더 이상의 오염이나 사고 등을 방지하기 위해 수리 또는 교체 등의 후속 조치로 이어져야 한다. 이러한 절차를 밟기 위하여 증기 발생기 튜브의 내부에서의 초음파 센서로부터 증기 발생기 튜브 사이의 거리를 측정하는데 모델링 기법에 기반한 deconvolution 방법이 제시되었으며 이 방법은 space alternating generalized expectation maximization (SAGE) 알고리즘을 이차원 미분 파라미터인 Hessian의 사용으로 인하여 수렴 속도가 빠른 Newton-Raphson 알고리즘과 함께 병행 사용하여 초음파 신호의 초점 도달 시간과 그 크기를 측정하여 초점 도달 거리에 따라 두 종류의 신호를 분류, 차별화 하는 기법이다. 이 알고리즘을 이용하여 흠집이나 틈새로부터 나온 신호일 경우와 퇴적물에 의해 나온 신호일 경우로 분류되었고 그 결과가 이 논문에 제시되었다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2003

탄소섬유튜브는 기존의 콘크리트 기둥에 강도와 연성을 제공하여 길이방향 및 횡방향 철근을 대신할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 탄소섬유튜브에 의해 구속된 각형 콘크리트의 축하중에 대한 실험 및 해석적 연구를 수행하였다. 탄소섬유튜브는 길이방향에 대하여 90$^{\circ}$$\pm$30$^{\circ}$, 90$^{\circ}$$\pm$45$^{\circ}$로 섬유의 방향을 조합하여 필라멘트 와인딩 방법으로 제작하였다. 10,000kN UTM을 이용하여 단조축하중을 재하하였다. 섬유의 방향, 튜브의 두께에 따른 횡구속된 콘크리트 기둥의 응력-변형률 관계를 고찰하였다. 탄소섬유튜브에 의해 횡구속된 콘크리트의 압축강도와 연성을 예측하기 위하여 제안된 실험식은 실험결과를 적절히 예측하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.677-689
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• 2020

A building structural system of moment resisting frame (MRF) with concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) columns and wide flange H beams, is one of the most conveniently constructed structural systems. However, there were few studies on evaluating seismic performance of full-scale CFST columns under high axial compression. In addition, some existing famous design codes propose various limits of width-to-thickness ratio (B/t) for steel tubes of the ductile CFST composite members. This study was intended to investigate the seismic behavior of CFST columns under high axial load compression. Four full-scale square CFST column specimens with a B/t of 42 were carried out that were subjected to horizontal cyclic-reversal loads combined with constantly light, medium and high axial loads and with a linearly varied axial load, respectively. Test results revealed that shear strength and deformation capacity of the columns significantly decreased when the axial compression exceeded 0.35 times the nominal compression strength of a CFST column, P₀. It was obvious that the higher the axial compression, the lower both the shear strength and deformation capacities were, and the earlier and faster the shear strength degradation occurred. It was found as well that higher axial compressions resulted in larger initial lateral stiffness and faster degradation of post-yield lateral stiffness. Meanwhile, the lower axial compressions led to better energy dissipation capacities with larger cumulative energy. Moreover, the study implied that under axial compressions greater than 0.35P₀, the CFST column specimens with B/t limits recommended by AISC 360 (2016), ACI 318 (2014), AIJ (2008) and EC4 (2004) codes do not provide ultimate interstory drift ratio of more than 3% radian, and only the limit in ACI 318 (2014) code satisfies this requirement when axial compression does not exceed 0.35P₀.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.187-205
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• 2010

The existing CFT columns present the deterioration in confining effect after the yield of steel tube, local buckling and the deterioration in load capacity. If lateral load such as earthquake load is applied to CFT columns, strong shearing force and moment are generated at the lower part of the columns and local buckling appears at the column. In this study, axial compression test and beam-column test were conducted for existing CFT square column specimens and those reinforced with carbon fiber sheets (CFS). The variables for axial compression test were width-thickness ratio and the number of CFS layers and those for beamcolumn test were concrete strength and the number of CFS layers. The results of the compression test showed that local buckling was delayed and maximum load capacity improved slightly as the number of layers increased. The specimens' ductility capacity improved due to the additional confinement by carbon fiber sheets which delayed local buckling. In the beam-column test, maximum load capacity improved slightly as the number of CFS layers increased. However, ductility capacity improved greatly as the increased number of CFS layers delayed the local buckling at the lower part of the columns. It was observed that the CFT structure reinforced with carbon fiber sheets controlled the local buckling at columns and thus improved seismic performance. Consequently, it was deduced that the confinement of CFT columns by carbon fiber sheets suggested in this study would be widely used for reinforcing CFT columns.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.347-359
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• 2020

The objective of this study is to experimentally scrutinize the axial performance of built-up concrete filled steel tube (CFT) columns composed of steel plates. In this case, the main parameters cross section types, compressive strength of filled concrete, and the effect of welding lines. Welded built-up steel box columns are fabricated by connecting two pieces of cold-formed U-shaped or four pieces of L-shaped thin steel plates with continuous penetration groove welding line located at mid-depth of stub column section. Furthermore, traditional square steel box sections with no welding lines are investigated for the comparison of axial behavior between the generic and build-up cross sections. Accordingly, 20 stub columns with thickness and height of 2 and 300 mm have been manufactured. As a result, welding lines in built-up specimens act as stiffeners because have higher strength and thickness in comparison to the plates. Subsequently, by increasing the welding lines, the load bearing capacity of stub columns has been increased in comparison to the traditional series. Furthermore, for specimens with the same confinement steel tubes and concrete core, increment of B/t ratio has reduced the ductility and axial strength.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.208-219
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• 2000

In this study, static axial crush tests were performed with the new aluminum/GFRP hybrid tube. Glass/Epoxy prepregs were wrapped around an aluminum tube and co-cured. The failure of the hybrid tube was stable and progressive without trigger mechanism, and specific energy absorption was increased to the maximum of 33% in comparison with the aluminum tube. Effective energy absorption is possible for an inner aluminum tube because a wrapped composite tube constrains the deflection of an aluminum tube. The failure of a hybrid composite tube was stable without trigger mechanism because the inner aluminum tube could play the role of the crack initiator and controller. Mean crushing load could be calculated by modifying the plastic hinge collapse model for hybrid materials. The predicted results by this analytical model showed good agreement with the experimental results. It can be said that Aluminum/Glass-Epoxy hybrid tube is suitable for the vehicle front structure because this hybrid tube shows effective energy absorption, easy production, and simple application capability for RTM process.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.179-200
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• 2008

This paper reports the results of a recent experimental study into the behavior of welded fin-plate connections to both hollow and concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns under shear. Experiments have been performed at both ambient and elevated temperatures with the aid of an electric kiln. The observed failure modes include fracture of the fin plate and tearing out of the tube around the welds. By considering the results of previously published research, the current design method for similar connections under purely tensile load, in CIDECT Guide 9, based on a deformation limit of 3% of the tube width is shown to be inadequate when evaluating the ultimate strength of such connections. By comparing the results from the current test program which failed in the fin-plate with Eurocode guidance for failure of a fin-plate alone under shear and bending load it is shown that the column face influences the overall connection strength regardless of failure mode. Concrete in-fill is observed to significantly increase the strength of connections over empty specimens, and circular column specimens were observed to exhibit greater strength than similarly proportioned square columns. A finite element (F.E.) model, developed using ABAQUS, is presented and validated against the experimental results in order that extensive parametric tests may be subsequently performed. When validating the model against elevated temperature tests it was found that using reduction factors suggested in published research for the specific steel grades improved results over applying the generic Eurocode elevated temperature steel strength reduction factors.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2008

이 논문은 산업용 방사선영상을 비선형왜곡의 영향으로부터 복구하는 방법을 제시한다. 비선형 형태의 모델을 구현하기 위해 역자승법칙과 비어의 법칙에 근거한 해석적 방법을 고안한다. 방사선 선원과의 위치설정에 따른 다양성에 기인한 기하학적 영향이 디지털화된 영상에 반영된다. 각도, 위치, 흡수상수, 길이, 너비 및 화소수 산출 등과 같은 파라미터 값으로 표현하는 모델관련 특성을 샘플영상과 일치하도록 모델 내에 수식적으로 규정하였다. 모델과 최근접한 영상으로의 복구를 위한 탄젠트 기울기 기반 보정기법을 고안하였다. 이 방식을 강판튜브 방사선영상에 적용하여 영상을 복구한 결과가 제시되고 논의된다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.315-329
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• 2020

Through bolt connections in Concrete Filled Steel Tubes (CFSTs) has been proved to be good in terms of seismic performance and constructability. Stiffened extended end plate connection with full through type bolt helps to avoid field weld altogether, and hence to improve the quality of joints. An experimental study was conducted on the hysteretic performance of square interior beam-column connections using flat extended end plates with through bolt. The study focuses on the effect of the bond between the tie rod and the core concrete on the cyclic performance of the joint. The study also quantifies how much the interior joint is getting strengthened due to the confinement effect induced by bi-directional bolting, which is widely used in 3D moment resisting frames. For a better understanding of the mechanism and for the prediction of shear capacity of the panel zone, a mathematical model was generated. The various parameters included in the model are the influence of axial load, amount of prestress induced by bolt tightening, anchorage, and the concrete strut action. The study investigates the strength, stiffness, ductility, and energy dissipation characteristics. The results indicate that the seismic resistance is at par with American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) seismic recommendations. The bidirectional bolting and bond effect have got remarkable influence on the performance of joints.