• Computers and Concrete
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.357-369
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• 2011

In this study, effect of steel fibers on toughness and some mechanical properties of concrete were investigated. Hooked-end steel fibers were used in concrete samples with three volume fractions (${\nu}_f$) of 0.5%, 0.75% and 1% and for two aspect ratios (l/d) of 45 and 65. Compressive and flexural tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of concrete were determined for cylindrical, cubic and prismatic samples at the age of 7 and 28 days. The stress-strain curves of standard cylindrical specimens were studied to determine the effect of steel fibers on toughness of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC). In addition, the relationship between compressive strength and the flexural tensile strength of SFRC were reported. Finally, a simple model was proposed to generate the stress-strain curves for SFRC based on strains corresponding to the peak compressive strength and 60% of peak compressive stress. The proposed model was shown to provide results in good correlation with the experimental results.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.165-178
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• 2018

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of using threaded rods and steel profiles to produce a steel confining system for rehabilitation of damaged concrete corbels for the first time in literature. Some of the specimens were repaired by crack repair epoxy before being confined for further enhancement. A total of 19 two sided damaged corbels were used in the study with different mechanical properties and parameters but similar dimensions. The differences were in rehabilitation style, shear span, fiber percentage, reinforcement steel diameter, and concrete strength. The rehabilitated specimens were loaded with vertical load until failure. Four different configurations were used in the investigation. Test results show that the proposed rehabilitation technique is effective to enhance the load capacity of the corbels and to improve their ductility. Moreover, new formulations were proposed to calculate the load capacity of the rehabilitated corbels. A good fit was observed between numerical and experimental results.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.943-957
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• 2014

When subjected to fatigue loading, the main failure mode of partially prestressed concrete (PPC) structure is the fatigue fracture of tensile reinforcement. Therefore, monitoring and evaluation of the steel stresses/strains in the structure are essential issues for structural design and healthy assessment. The current study experimentally investigates the possibility of using fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to measure the steel strains in PPC beams in the process of fatigue loading. Six full-scale post-tensioned PPC beams were exposed to fatigue loading. Within the beams, the FBG and resistance strain gauge (RSG) sensors were independently bonded onto the surface of tensile reinforcements. A good agreement was found between the recorded results from the two different sensors. Moreover, FBG sensors show relatively good resistance to fatigue loading compared with RSG sensors, indicating that FBG sensors possess the capability for long-term health monitoring of the tensile reinforcement in PPC structures. Apart from the above findings, it can also be found that during the fatigue loading, there is stress redistribution between prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcements, and the residual strain emerges in the non-prestressed reinforcement. This phenomenon can bring about an increase of the steel stress in the non-prestressed reinforcement.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.469-475
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• 2008

콘크리트에 존재하는 균열은 염소이온의 빠른 침투를 유도하여 콘크리트의 내구성을 크게 감소시키는 주요 요인임은 분명한 사실이다. 저자는 지난 연구에서 표면에서부터, 임계균열폭에 대응한 균열길이가 내구성 설계에 중요함을 제안하였다. 현 시점에서 균열에 영향을 미치는 다양한 콘크리트의 배합특성이 균열부를 통한 염소이온의 침투에 미치는 영향을 다룬 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구의 목적은 콘크리트의 굵은골재 최대치수, 콘크리트의 고강도화, 강섬유 보강 등의 다양한 배합특성이 균열을 통한 염소이온의 침투에 미치는 영향을 고찰하는 것이다. 연구 결과에 의하면, 굵은골재 최대치수가 작은 골재를 함유한 콘크리트는 많은 미세균열이 발생하지만, 염소이온 침투에 직접적인 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나, 굵은골재 최대치수가 상대적으로 큰 콘크리트의 경우, 골재 표면을 통해 균열이 발전하여 서로 연결되기 쉽고 이는 빠른 염소이온 침투를 유도하는 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 고강도콘크리트는 균열이 없는 조건에서는 염소이온의 침투에 대한 저항성이 대단히 우수하였으나, 균열이 존재하면 보통콘크리트와 거의 유사한 수준으로 염소이온이 침투되므로 균열의 발생시, 내구성능이 매우 취약해짐을 알 수 있었다. 강섬유의 보강은 인장 응력 발생시 균열의 진전을 효과적으로 제어하여 균열길이가 감소하는 효과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2021

본 논문은 차량에 사용되는 B필러의 강화재를 기존의 스틸 소재에서 CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics)와 GFRP(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)로 대체하여 경량화하는 것이 목표다. 이를 위해서는 무게는 감소시키면서 기존 B필러를 대체할 수 있는 구조안정성을 확보해야 한다. 기존 B필러는 스틸 아우터(outer)를 포함하여 다양한 형상의 스틸 강화재로 구성되며, 이와 같은 스틸 강화재 중 2가지의 스틸 강화재를 복합재로 대체하고자 한다. 이와 같은 스틸 강화재는 강화재 각각을 따로 제작하여 용접을 통해 결합되지만, 복합재 강화재는 패치(patch) 형태의 CFRP와 리브(rib) 구조의 GFRP를 활용하여 압축과 사출 공정을 통해 한번에 제작된다. CFRP는 B필러의 고강도부에 부착되어 측면 하중에 저항하도록 하였으며, GFRP 리브는 위상 최적화(Topology optimization) 기법을 통해 비틀림과 측면 하중을 저항하도록 설계하였다. 구조해석을 통해 기존 스틸 강화재와 비교 분석을 수행하였고, 경량화율을 산출하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.939-956
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• 2015

In this study, in order to propose an efficient model to predict the torque capacity of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams, the existing experimental data related to torsional response of beams is reviewed. It is observed that existing data neglects the effects of some parameters on the variation of torque capacity. Thus, an experimental research was also conducted to obtain the effects of neglected parameters. In the experimental study, a total of seventeen SFRC beams are tested against torsion. The parameters considered in the experiments are concrete compressive strength, steel fiber aspect ratio, volumetric ratio of steel fibers and longitudinal reinforcement ratio. The effect of each parameter is discussed in terms of torque versus unit angle of twist graphs. The data obtained from this experimental research is also combined with the data got from previous studies and employed in artificial neural network (ANN) analysis to estimate the ultimate torque capacity of SFRC beams. In addition to parameters considered in the experiments, aspect ratio of beam cross-section, yield strengths of both transverse and longitudinal reinforcements, and transverse reinforcement ratio are also defined as parameters in ANN analysis due to their significant effects observed in previous studies. Assessment of the accuracy of ANN analysis in estimating the ultimate torque capacity of SFRC beams is performed by comparing the analytical and experimental results. Comparisons are conducted in terms of root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and coefficient of efficiency ($E_f$). The results of this study revealed that addition of steel fibers increases the ultimate torque capacity of reinforced concrete beams. It is also found that ANN is a powerful method and a feasible tool to estimate ultimate torque capacity of both normal and high strength concrete beams within the range of input parameters considered.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.928-934
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• 2008

Resently, Fiber Reinforced Concrete is used for not only preventing crack of concrete but also reinforcing general methods. Steel Fiber and PP(poly-propylene) Fiber are usually used as fiber reinforced materials. However, using these materials for shotcrete on Railway tunnel can cause some problems such as damage of pressure hose and shotcrete rebound. In addition, Steel fiber is an expensive material and it can cause safety problems during applying to shotcrete. PP Fiber can cause a problem in fiber balling during applying to shotcrete railway tunnel construction. A purpose of the research is applying a development of PET(Poly Etylene Terephtalate) fiber by recycling pet bottles to the shotcrete tunnel exposed to explosion spalling. To investigate the reinforcement effect of the PET fiber, some basic tests are accomplished to physical properties and explosion spalling by fire. As a result of the tests, a concrete mixing the PET fiber has stronger resistance effect in the explosion spalling by high temperature than another strong fiber concrete does, and that the former concrete is also equal or more effective on the result of the above tests to physical properties like compression and strain than the latter one is demonstrated.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.136-145
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• 2013

최근 발생한 대규모 지진으로 구조물의 내진보강에 대한 사회적 관심도가 높아지고 있다. 특히 내진 설계가 반영되지 않은 기둥은 취성적인 파괴로 구조물 전체붕괴를 유발하기 때문에 내진보강이 적용 되어야한다. 과거에는 단면증설법, 강판보강법등이 주로 적용되었고 최근에는 복합재료의 장점을 이용한 섬유보강법이 선호되고 있다. 그러나 이러한 보강법들은 구조물의 물리적 손상을 유발하며, 작업공간과 시간소비가 크다는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 보강법의 단점을 보강하여 복합재료 (Fiber reinforced polymer)와 Aluminum 체결부 이용한 FRP 내진보강재를 개발하였다. 비선형 유한요소 해석프로그램을 통해 개발된 FRP 내진보강재의 최적 보강량을 결정하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.411-427
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• 2016

While the cyclic behaviour of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined columns is studied rather extensively, the cyclic response especially the energy dissipation of FRP-confined damaged and undamaged square RC columns is not yet fully understood. In this paper, an experimental and numerical investigation was conducted to study the cyclic behavior of two different types of Carbon FRP (CFRP)-confined square RC columns: strengthened and repaired. The main variables investigated are initial damage, confinement of CFRP, longitudinal steel reinforcement ratio. The experimental results show that lower initial damage, added confinement with CFRP and longitudinal reinforcement enhance the ductility, energy dissipation capacity and strength of the columns, decrease the stiffness and strength degradation rates of all CFRP-confined square RC columns. Two hysteretic constitutive models were developed for confined damaged and undamaged concrete and cast into the non-linear beam-column fiber-based models in the software Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSees) to analyze the cyclic behavior of CFRP-confined damaged and undamaged columns. The results of the numerical models are in good agreement with the experiments.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.283-293
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 강섬유보강콘크리트의 부식저항성능을 규명하기 위한 촉진염소이온확산시험과 표면전기저항시험을 수행하였다. 또한 배합평가를 위한 기초시험으로서 굳지 않은 콘크리트 공기량, 일축압축강도, 굳은 콘크리트의 흡습시험을 수행하였다. 실험변수는 두 종류의 물-시멘트비(0.44, 0.50)와 세 개의 강섬유 혼입량(0.25%, 0.5%, 1%)으로 선정하였다. 주목할 것은 모든 타설시 콘크리트의 다짐량은 동일하게 하였다. 시험결과, 동일한 작업량으로 다짐이 되었을 때, 물-시멘트비에 상관없이 두배합 모두에서 강섬유 혼입률이 증가함에 따라 부식저항성능이 감소하는 것으로 확인되었다. 그러나, 동일한 강섬유 혼입비에 대하여 배합의 물-시멘트비가 낮은 콘크리트의 부식저항성능이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 강섬유보강콘크리트의 타설시 유동성의 확보와 충분한 다짐이 염소이온침투저항성능을 확보하기 위하여 매우 중요하다고 판단된다.