• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2016

Tendon corrosion reliability in KICT-ultra high performance concrete (K-UHPC) bridges is assessed and predicted considering uncertainties in flexural bending capacity and corrosion occurrence. In post-tensioning bridge systems, corrosion is a one of most critical failure mechanisms due to strength reduction by it. During the entire service life, those bridges may experience lifetime corrosion deterioration initiated and propagated in tendons which are embedded not only in normal concrete but also in K-UHPC. For this reason, the time-variant corrosion performance has to be assessed. In the absence of in-depth researches associated with K-UHPC tendon corrosion, a reliability-based prediction model is developed to evaluate lifetime corrosion performance of tendon in K-UHPC bridges. In 2015, KICT built a K-UHPC pilot bridge at 168/5~168/6 milestone on Yangon-Mandalay Expressway in Myanmar, by using locally produced tendons which post-tensioned in longitudinal and lateral ways of K-UHPC girders. For an illustrative purpose, this K-UHPC bridge is used to identify the time-variant corrosion performance.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2018

PSC 구조에서 덕트 내부의 그라우트는 텐던 부식에 효과적인 부식방어 기재이다. 본 연구에서는 일반적으로 사용되고 있는 그라우트와 낮은 물-시멘트비와 실리카 퓸을 혼입한 그라우트를 대상으로 역학적, 내구적 시험을 수행하였다. 높이 1000mm의 덕트를 이용하여 텐던 시스템을 제작하였으며, 두 가지 그라우트에 대하여 강도, 흡수율, 플로우, 블리딩, 팽창률 등을 평가하였다. 또한 내부 12.7mm 텐던에 대하여 ICM(Impressed Current Method)를 이용하여 2일 및 4일 동안 부식을 촉진시켰으며 부식량을 조사하였다. 개선된 그라우트에서는 10MPa 이상의 높은 강도와 50% 이하의 낮은 흡수율을 나타내었다. 또한 2일~4일 동안의 부식촉진실험에서 39.8%~48.2%의 뛰어난 부식감소율 나타내었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2017

PSC(Prestressed Concrete)는 전단면을 유효하게 사용할 수 있으므로 교량 및 암거와 같은 구조물에 가장 많이 사용되고 있다. 그러나 내부의 텐던은 항상 높은 인장하중을 받는 상태에 노출되므로 부식환경에서 더욱 주의를 해야한다. 본 연구는 동일한 부식조건에서 프리스트레싱 하중에 따라 변화하는 부식전류 및 내력저하에 대한 연구이다. 이를 위해 초기 프리스트레싱 하중의 0.0%, 20.0%, 40.0%수준으로 가력한 뒤, ICM(Impressed Current Method)를 이용하여 촉진부식실험을 수행하였다. 초기 하중이 증가할수록 부식전류와 부식량은 증가하였으며 최대하중의 감소가 선형적으로 발생하였다. 초기하중이 20%에서 40%로 증가할 때, 부식전류량은 124.4%와 168.0% 수준으로 증가하였으며, 최종 파괴시의 하중은 87.8% 및 78.4%수준으로 감소하였다. 동일한 전압인가 시 부식속도와 내력저하는 인가한 초기 프리스트레싱 하중에 비례함을 알 수 있다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.309-312
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• 2008

본 연구는 강선 부식이 PSC보 휨강도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 실내실험을 수행하였다. 긴장력을 달리하여 길이 4m인 PSC보부재 5개를 제작하였으며, 그 중 2개의 부재는 덕트 내부에 있는 PS강재를 노출시킨 상태에서 부식촉진장치를 이용해 인위적으로 PS강재를 부식시켰다. 실험부재의 파괴시까지 정적하중을 재하하면서 철근과 콘크리트의 변형률, 중앙부의 처짐량 변화를 측정하였으며 또한 음향센서를 콘크리트 표면에 부착하여 PS강선의 파단횟수 및 파단시기 등을 계측하였다. 실험 결과, PS강재가 부식된 부재는 PS강재의 단면 감소를 고려해 계산한 휨강도 이론값보다 작은 실험값이 나왔다. 또한 휨 파괴 이전에 PS강재가 조기에 파단되는 현상이 관찰되었으며, 결과적으로 휨강도가 급격히 감소됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 부식된 PS강재를 포함하고 있는 PSC보의 휨강도 평가시 일방향 육안관찰에 의한 PS강재의 단면적을 산정하는 것은 매우 어려운 일이며, 연성거동을 위한 유효 PS강재의 단면적을 판단하는 것은 매우 복잡한 일이라 판단된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.129-139
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• 2018

Post-tensioning (PT) tendons are commonly used for the assembly of modularized concrete members, and tension is applied to the tendons during construction to facilitate the integrated behavior of the members. However, the tension in a PT tendon decreases over time due to steel corrosion and concrete creep, and consequently, the stress on the anchor head that secures the PT tendon also diminishes. This study proposes an automatic detection system to identify tension reduction in a PT tendon using pulsed-eddy-current (PEC) measurement. An eddy-current sensor is installed on the surface of the steel anchor head. The sensor creates a pulsed excitation to the driving coil and measures the resulting PEC response using the pick-up coil. The basic premise is that the tension reduction of a PT tendon results in stress reduction on the anchor head surface and a change in the PEC intensity measured by the pick-up coil. Thus, PEC measurement is used to detect the reduction of the anchor head stress and consequently the reduction of the PT tendon force below a certain threshold value. The advantages of the proposed PEC-based tension-reduction-detection (PTRD) system are (1) a low-cost (< $ 30), low-power (< 2 Watts) sensor, (2) a short inspection time (< 10 seconds), (3) high reliability and (4) the potential for embedded sensing. A 3.3 m long full-scale monostrand PT tendon was used to evaluate the performance of the proposed PTRD system. The PT tendon was tensioned to 180 kN using a custom universal tensile machine, and the tension was decreased to 0 kN at 20 kN intervals. At each tension, the PEC responses were measured, and tension reduction was successfully detected.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.23-28
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• 2001

Since non-corrosive Fiber Reinforced Polymer(FRP) tendons have been in increasing use for underground and coastal structures constantly contacted with fresh water or sea water because of their superiority to metallic ones in corrosion-resistance, new non-metallic anchoring system for FRP tendons has been developed and investigated to verify the effectiveness of tendon force, which consist of mainly FRP pipes and Highly Expansive Mortar(HEM). The major factors considered in this experiment were expansive pressures of HEM during its hydration, sleeve lengths and types, and anchoring methods of tendon. New anchoring system were investigated from the pull-out tests. The pull-out procedures of the FRP tendons in the various pipe filled with HEM were analyzed and improved ideas were suggested to develop novel non-metallic anchoring system for FRP tendons The pull-out tests for the FRP tendon and new non-metallic anchoring system were conducted. The results show that non-metallic anchoring system for the FRP tendon has been more stablized due to the gradual expansive pressrure of HEM, as tims goes. Since tile lower stiffness of FRP pipes causes the weakness of anchoring force, it requires the increase of stiffness using a carbon fiber or an increased section area.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.843-854
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• 2013

이 논문에는 PS강연선이 부식된 PSC보부재의 극한휨거동을 평가하기 위해 수행한 실험연구를 수록하였다. 프리스트레스 감소와 PS강연선의 단면적 감소가 PSC보의 휨강도에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 5개의 PSC보부재를 이용하여 정적하중 재하실험을 수행하였다. 두 개의 PSC보부재는 드릴을 이용해 덕트 내부에 있는 PS강연선 표면을 노출시킨 후 부식촉진장치를 이용해 인위적으로 PS강선들을 부식시켰다. 실험부재의 파괴시까지 정적하중을 재하하면서 철근과 콘크리트의 변형률, 그리고 중앙부의 처짐량 변화를 측정하였으며 또한 음향센서를 콘크리트표면에 부착하여 부식된 PS강선의 파단을 모니터링하였다. 실험결과를 토대로 PS강선이 부식된 PSC보부재의 휨강도 평가방법을 분석하였다. 또한, 사용하중 작용시 후긴장된 PSC보부재 내부의 PS강연선의 부식 여부를 조기 예측할 수 있는 방법을 고찰하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2000년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.639-644
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• 2000

Prestressing steels are susceptible to corrosion, which is considered the major reason in the deterioration of prestressed concrete structures. To solve this problem, many research have been made to utilize new type of tendons. FRP tendons have many advantages compared to steel tendons. However, FRP tendons have some disadvantages, such as no plastic behavior. This study focused on the flexural behavior of prestresssed concrete beams which is fabricated by post-tensioning method with CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) tendons. Th results drawn from the study, prestressed concrete beams with CFRP tendons have higher flexural cracking load, flexural yielding load, and flexural fracture load. While displacement at the fracture stage is lower compared to prestressed concrete beams with steel tendon. Excessive steel reinforcement lead lower ductility index. So, appropriate reinforcement guideline is needed. Further more, prestressed concrete beams with CFRP tendons can have sufficient ductility index when ruptured by crushing of concrete or used unbonded tendon. Therefore, the best design method for prestressed concrete beams with CFRP tendons is over-reinforcement, and use of unbonded tendon.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

This paper reviews the mechanical effects produced by reinforcement corrosion of prestressed concrete beams. Specifically, modifications in the bonding of the tendon to the concrete that reduce service life and load bearing capacity are studied. Experimental information gathered from previous works has been used for the theoretical analysis. Relationships between bond stress loss and reinforcement penetration in the concrete, and concrete external cracking were established. Also, it was analysed the influence that has the location of the area affected by corrosion on the loss magnitude of the initial prestress.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.267-282
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• 2005

This work describes ongoing development of an embedded sensor system for the early detection and prevention of deterioration of reinforcing steel tendons within reinforced concrete. These devices will evaluate the condition of the steel tendon using ultrasonic techniques and then wirelessly transmit this data to the outside world without human intervention. The ultrasonic transducers and the interpretation of the sensed signals that allow detection and prognosis of tendon condition are detailed. Electrical characterization of concrete mixtures used in bridge construction is conducted and a wideband microstrip antenna is designed and fabricated to operate between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz when embedded in such a medium. Simulations and measurements of the embedded antenna element are presented. Transceiver selection and implementation are discussed as well as future work in operational protocols, sensor networking, and power sources. By implementing commercially available off-the-shelf components whenever possible, these devices have the potential to save millions of dollars a year in evaluation, repair and replacement of reinforced concrete.