• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2002

In this paper a fracture criterion is proposed for cracked cylindrical samples of high-strength prestressing steels of different yield strength. The surface crack is assumed to be semi-elliptical, a geometry very adequate to model sharp defects produced by any subcritical mechanism of cracking: mechanical fatigue, stress-corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement or corrosion fatigue. Two fracture criteria with different meanings are considered: a global (energetic) criterion based on the energy release rate G, and a local (stress) criterion based on the stress intensity factor $K_I$. The advantages and disadvantages of both criteria for engineering design are discussed in this paper on the basis of many experimental results of fracture tests on cracked wires of high-strength prestressing steels of different yield strength and with different degrees of strength anisotropy.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2019

Based on the effective stress principle, a new formula for shear strength of unsaturated soil is derived under the general nonlinear Mohr-Coulomb (M-C) strength criterion to improve the classical strength criterion of unsaturated soil. Meanwhile, the simple irrigation model under steady seepage is adopted to obtain the distribution of the matrix suction or the degree of saturation (DOS) above the groundwater table in the slope. Then, combined with the improved strength criterion of unsaturated soil and the simple irrigation model under steady seepage, the limit equilibrium (LE) solutions for the unsaturated slope stability are established according to the global LE conditions of the entire sliding body with assumption of the stresses on the slip surface. Compared to the classical strength criterion of unsaturated soil, not only the cohesion soil but also the internal friction angle is affected by the matric suction or the DOS in the improved strength criterion. Moreover, the internal friction angle related to the matric suction has the nonlinear characteristics, particularly for a small of the matric suction. Thereafter, the feasibility of the present method is verified by comparison and analysis on some slope examples. Furthermore, stability charts are also drawn to quickly analyze the unsaturated slope stability.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.239-250
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• 2017

In the concept of two-parameter fatigue failure criterion, the material fatigue failure is determined by the damage degree and the current stress level. Based on this viewpoint, a residual strength degradation model for stud shear connectors under fatigue loads is proposed in this study. First, existing residual strength degradation models and test data are summarized. Next, three series of 11 push-out specimen tests according to the standard push-out test method in Eurocode-4 are performed: the static strength test, the fatigue endurance test and the residual strength test. By introducing the "two-parameter fatigue failure criterion," a residual strength calculation model after cyclic loading is derived, considering the nonlinear fatigue damage and the current stress condition. The parameters are achieved by fitting the data from this study and some literature data. Finally, through verification using several literature reports, the results show that the model can better describe the strength degradation law of stud connectors.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.61-81
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• 2011

In this paper, a complement to the Hoek-Brown criterion is proposed in order to derive the strength of anisotropic rock from strength of the corresponding truly intact rock. The complement is a decay function, which unlike other modifications or suggestions made in the past, is multiplied to the function of the original Hoek-Brown failure criterion for intact rock. This results in a combined and extended form of the criterion which describes the strength of anisotropic rock as a varying fraction of the corresponding truly intact rock strength. Statistical procedures and in particular regression analyses were conducted into data obtained in experiments conducted in the current research program and those collected from the literature in order to define the Hoek-Brown's criterion complement. The complement function was best described by a simple polynomial including only three constants to be empirically evaluated. Further investigations also showed that these constants can be related to the other readily available parameters of rock material which further facilitate determining the constants. A great and prime advantage of the proposed complement is that it is mathematically simple including the least possible number of empirical constants which are easily estimated with minimum experimental effort. Moreover, proposed concept does not suggests any change to the original Hoek-Brown criterion itself or its constants and serves whenever anisotropy does exist in the rock. This further implies on the possibility of using any other failure criterion for intact rock in conjunction with the compliment to reach the strength of anisotropic rock.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2012

The strength theory of concrete is significant to structure design and nonlinear finite element analysis of concrete structures because concrete utilized in engineering is usually subject to the action of multi-axial stress. Experimental results have revealed that lightweight aggregate (LWA) concrete exhibits plastic flow plateau under high compressive stress and most of the lightweight aggregates are crushed at this stage. For the purpose of safety, therefore, in the practical application the strength of LWA concrete at the plastic flow plateau stage should be regarded as the ultimate strength under multi-axial compressive stress state. With consideration of the strength criterion, the ultimate strength surface of LWA concrete under multi-axial stress intersects with the hydrostatic stress axis at two different points, which is completely different from that of the normal weight concrete as that the ultimate strength surface is open-ended. As a result, the strength criteria aimed at normal weight concrete do not fit LWA concrete. In the present paper, a multi-axial strength criterion for LWA concrete is proposed based on the Unified Twin-Shear Strength (UTSS) theory developed by Prof Yu (Yu et al. 1992), which takes into account the above strength characteristics of LWA under high compressive stress level. In this strength criterion model, the tensile and compressive meridians as well as the ultimate strength envelopes in deviatoric plane under different hydrostatic stress are established just in terms of a few characteristic stress states, i.e., the uniaxial tensile strength $f_t$, the uniaxial compressive strength $f_c$, and the equibiaxial compressive $f_{bc}$. The developed model was confirmed to agree well with experimental data under different stress ratios of LWA concrete.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2014

압축공기에너지 및 고압 천연가스 등의 고압 유체의 지하저장을 위한 저장공동 상부 암반의 융기에 대한 안정성 검토를 위한 간이해석기법을 개발하고 그 적용사례를 소개하였다. 본 해석기법은 저장공동 상부에 원통형의 파괴모델을 가정하고 한계평형해석을 실시함으로써 융기에 대한 안전율을 계산한다. 원통형 파괴면에 작용하는 마찰저항력 계산에는 Mohr-Coulomb 강도기준식을 대신하여 Hoek-Brown 강도기준식을 적용함으로써 무결암의 강도특성 뿐만 아니라 암반 상태도 고려할 수 있도록 하였다. 다양한 암반 조건에서의 적용사례 및 암반 강도 정수의 민감도 분석 결과, 저장공동 상부 암반의 융기는 Mohr-Coulomb 강도기준식에 보다 민감함을 확인하였다.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.167-180
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• 2007

The tensile strength of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastics under a high strain rate was experimentally investigated. A high-strain-rate test was performed using the tension-type split Hopkinson bar technique. In order to obtain the tensile stress-strain relations, a special fixture was used for the impact tensile specimen. The experimental results demonstrated that the tensile modulus and strength in the longitudinal direction are independent of the strain rate. In contrast, the tensile properties in the transverse direction and the shear properties increase with the strain rate. Moreover, it was observed that the strain-rate dependence of the shear strength is much stronger than that of the transverse strength. The tensile strength of off-axis specimens was measured using an oblique tab, and the experimental results were compared with the tensile strength predicted based on the Tsai-Hill failure criterion. It was concluded that the tensile strength can be characterized quite well using the above failure criterion under dynamic loading conditions.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1285-1293
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 glass/epoxy 직조된 복합재료에 있어서 원공 및 판폭의 크기가 노치강도에 미치는 영향을 명확히 하고, 또한 노치강도 및 파괴조건과 위에서 언급한 특성길이와의 관계를 검토하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.73-85
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• 2014

암반설계에 필요한 암반의 강도정수 값을 산정할 시에는, 암반 내 원위치시험이 극히 제한적이며 비용이 고가여서 주로 Hoek-Brown 파괴기준을 이용한 추정식을 사용하고 있다. Hoek-Brown 파괴기준식을 사용할 때에는 이 식을 Mohr-Coulomb 파괴기준식으로 변경하여야 지반의 강도정수 값을 추정할 수 있다. 그러나 파괴기준의 변경과정은 계산 및 분석단계 등 여러 단계를 거쳐야 하는 불편함이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 현장에서 접할 수 있는 다양한 조건의 암반상태를 모델링한 후, 일차적으로 Hoek-Brown 파괴기준을 이용하여 강도정수 값을 산정하였다. 그 결과를 분석하여 RMC, 암석의 일축압축강도(${\sigma}_c$), 암석계수($m_i$)의 3가지 사용요소를 이용하여 한번의 계산과정을 통해 암반의 강도정수를 추정할 수 있는 추정식 및 현장에서 손쉽게 강도정수를 산정할 수 있는 추정도표를 제안하였다. 이러한 제안 도표 및 제안식을 기존의 Hoek-Brown 및 Mohr-Coulomb 파괴기준식과 비교, 검토함으로써 본 제안의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.139-156
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• 2008

This study aims to characterize the dynamic tensile strength of unidirectional carbon/epoxy composites. Two different carbon/epoxy composite systems, the unidirectional T700S/2500 and TR50S/modified epoxy, are tested at the static condition and the strain rate of $100\;s^{-1}$. A high-strain-rate test was performed using a tension-type split Hopkinson bar technique with a specific fixture for specimen. The experimental results demonstrated that both tensile strength increase with strain rate, while the fracture behaviors are quite different. By the use of the rosette analysis and the strain transformation equations, the strain rate effects of material principal directions on tensile strength are investigated. It is experimentally found that the shear strain rate produces the more significant contribution to strain rate effect on dynamic tensile strength. An empirical failure criterion for characterizing the dynamic tensile strength was proposed based on the Hash-in's failure criterion. Although the proposed criterion is just the empirical formula, it is in better agreement with the experimental data and quite simple.