• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제19권1E호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2007

This paper presents a numerical procedure for analyzing the joints between precast post-tensioned segments. A computer program for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was run for this problem. Models of material nonlinearity considered in this study include tensile, compressive and shear models for cracked concrete and a model for reinforcing steel with smeared crack. An unbonded tendon element based on the finite element method, that can describe the interaction between the tendon and concrete of prestressed concrete member, was experimentally investigated. A joint element is newly developed to predict the inelastic behavior of the joints between segmental members. The proposed numerical method for the joints between precast post-tensioned segments was verified by comparison of its results with reliable experimental results.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2017

The compression or tension-controlled failure mode of concrete beams prestressed with unbonded FRP tendons is governed by the relative amount of prestressing tendon to the balanced one. Explicit assessment to determine the balanced reinforcement ratio of a beam with unbonded tendons (${\rho}^U_{pfb}$) is difficult because it requires a priori knowledge of the deformed beam geometry in order to evaluate the unbonded tendon strain. In this study, a theoretical evaluation of ${\rho}^U_{pfb}$ is presented based on a concept of three equivalent rectangular curvature blocks for simply supported concrete beams internally prestressed with unbonded carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) tendons. The equivalent curvature blocks were iteratively refined to closely simulate beam rotations at the supports, mid-span beam deflection, and member-dependent strain of the unbonded tendon at the ultimate state. The model was verified by comparing its predictions with the test results. Parametric studies were performed to examine the effects of various parameters on ${\rho}^U_{pfb}$.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2021

The influence of prestress force on the fundamental frequency and static deflection shape of uncracked Prestressed Concrete (PC) beams with a parabolic bonded tendon was examined in this paper. Due to the conflicts among existing theories, the analytical solutions for properly considering the dynamic and static behavior of these members is not straightforward. A series of experiments were conducted for a total period of approximately 2.5 months on a PC beam made with high strength concrete, subsequently and closely to the 28 days of age of concrete. Specifically, the simply supported PC member was short term subjected to free transverse vibration and three-point bending tests during its early-age. Subsequently, the experimental data were compared with a model that describes the dynamic behavior of PC girders as a combination of two substructures interconnected, i.e., a compressed Euler-Bernoulli beam and a tensioned parabolic cable. It was established that the fundamental frequency of uncracked PC beams with a parabolic bonded tendon is sensitive to the variation of the initial elastic modulus of concrete in the early-age curing. Furthermore, the small variation in experimental frequency with time makes doubtful its use in inverse problem identifications. Conversely, the relationship between prestress force and static deflection shape is well described by the magnification factor formula of the "compression-softening" theory by assuming the variation of the chord elastic modulus of concrete with time.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.33-52
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• 1997

비선형 3차원 유한요소 해석법을 이용하여 타이백으로 억지된 토류벽의 거동을 분석하여 설계시에 고려되는 중요 파라미터의 영향을 조사하였다. 제안된 유한요소기법에서 엄지말뚝과 텐던 정착길이는 빔요소로, 토류판은 쉘요소로, 텐던 비정착길이는 스프링 요소로 모델링하였다. 사용된 흙의 거동모델은 사질토의 비선형 거동 특성과 응력이력을 고려할 수 있는 기존의 Hyperbolic 모델을 수정하여 사용하였으며 벽체 전면에서의 굴착, 타이백 설치, 타이조임 그리고 재굴착 등의 모든 축조과정을 단계별로 해석할 수 있는 시뮬레이션 기법을 제안하였다. 여러 가지 주요 설계인자를 변화시키며 파라메트릭 해석을 수행하였고 이 결과 앵커의 위치, 앵커의 비정착 길이, 앵커 조임 하중의 크기와 엄지말뚝의 근입긴이등의 영향을 밝혀낼 수 있었다. 이 해석 결과를 토대로 새로운 설계지침을 제안하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2019

Background The management of flexor tendon injuries has evolved in recent years through industrial improvements in suture materials, refinements of repair methods, and early rehabilitation protocols. However, there is no consensus on the ideal suture material and technique. This study was conducted to compare the tensile strength, repair time, and characteristics of 4-strand cruciate, modified Kessler, and 4-strand horizontal intrafiber barbed sutures for flexor tenorrhaphy with a 12-mm suture purchase length in an animal model. Methods The right third deep flexors of 60 adult Leghorn chicken feet were isolated and repaired with a 12-mm suture purchase length. The tendons were randomly assigned to three groups of equal number (n=20 each). Groups 1 and 2 received 4-strand cruciate and modified Kessler repair with conventional suture materials, respectively. A 4-strand horizontal intrafiber barbed suture technique was used in group 3. The repaired tendons were biomechanically tested for tensile strength, 2-mm gap resistance, and mode of failure. Repair times were also recorded. Results The maximum tensile strength until failure was $44.6{\pm}4.3N$ in group 1, $35.7{\pm}5.2N$ in group 2, and $56.7{\pm}17.3N$ in group 3. The barbed sutures were superior to the other sutures in terms of the load needed for 2-mm gap formation (P<0.05). Furthermore, the barbed sutures showed the shortest repair time (P<0.05). Conclusions This study found that 4-strand horizontal intrafiber barbed suture repair with a 12-mm purchase length in a chicken flexor tendon injury model showed promising biomechanical properties and took less time to perform than other options.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2011

This study was to determine the microbiological safety and tensile strength of gammairradiated porcine tendon for the development of safe xenografts. Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis were used as model pathogens and inoculated as $10^6{\sim}10^7log$ colonies forming unit $(CFU)g^{-1}$. As model virus from porcine, porcine parvovirus (PPV), bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and poliovirus were inoculated as $10^5{\sim}10^6$ tissue culture infectious dose $(TCID)_{50}g^{-1}$ into porcine skin. The $D_{10}$ value of E. coli and B. subtilis was measured as $0.32{\pm}0.082kGy$ and $4.0{\pm}0.312kGy$, respectively. Additionally, the $D_{10}$ values of PPV, BVDV and poliovirus were also shown as $1.75{\pm}0.131kGy$, $3.70{\pm}0.212kGy$ and $6.26{\pm}0.332kGy$, respectively. Gamma irradiation decreased the tensile strength of porcine tendon. Results indicate that microbiological safety of porcine tendon can be improved significantly by gamma irradiation. However, further studies are needed to improve the tensile strength of gamma-irradiated porcine tendon.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.521-526
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• 2005

원전 격납건물의 축대칭 모델은 해석상의 간편성으로 인하여 널리 사용된다. 하지만, 일반적인 돔 텐던의 배치는 축대칭 형상이 아니며 곡률을 가진 돔에 임의로 배치된 관계로 축대칭 근사화시 좀 더 엄밀한 수학적 유도가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 국내의 CANDU형 및 한국형 격납건물 돔에 비축대칭으로 배치된 텐던을 축대칭 모델에 적용하기 위한 합리적인 변환 절차를 제안하였다. 텐던 강성의 모델링에서는 실제 3차원으로 배치된 돔 텐던의 자오선방향 및 원환방향으로의 강성 기여를 고려할 수 있도록 텐던을 등가의 층으로 근사화하였다. 프리스트레싱의 효과는 등가하중법 및 초기응력법 관점에서 고찰하였으며, 축대칭 모델의 방법론에 적합하도록 등가하중 및 초기응력을 유도하였다. 후속 논문에서는 제안된 모델을 적용한 수치 예제들을 범용구조해석 프로그램으로 해석하고 타당성을 검증하였다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권1A호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2009

본 논문은 외부 긴장된 텐던의 장력추정에 대한 차분진화기법의 적용을 소개한다. 제안된 차분진화 알고리즘의 SI기법은 기존의 구배 기반의 최적화 기법과는 다르게 전역해 탐색이 가능하다. 수치실험은 인식변수에 대한 사전정보 없이도, 제안된 차분진화기법이 외부긴장 텐던의 정확한 장력 추정뿐 아니라 유효공칭직경 추정이 가능하여 1%미만의 추정 오차를 갖는 유용한 기법임을 보여준다. 또한 긴장력 손실 유무의 사용 상태를 고려한 축소실험 모델 실험을 이용하여 제안된 기법의 타당성이 실험적으로 검증되었다. 실험의 결과는 긴장력 손실과 무관하게 정확한 장력 추정과 유효공칭직경의 추정뿐 아니라 실험 모델의 감쇠비까지 추정되어 제안된 기법이 적합하고, 효과적인 방법임을 보여준다. 유효공칭 직경의 2% 추정 오차는 실제 꼬여진 단면을 갖는 텐던의 직경과 충실단면을 갖는 FE 모델의 직경의 차이 때문이다. 마지막으로, 기존이론과의 비교 분석으로 제안된 차분진화 기법의 정확성과 우월성이 검증되었다.

• 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.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2009년도 춘계 학술대회 제21권1호
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• pp.141-142
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• 2009

본 논문은 외부긴장재의 고유진동수를 사용한 유효긴장력의 추정결과를 기술하였다. 외부긴장재는 PSC 교량의 중요부재인 긴장재에 대한 높은 접근성을 가지고 있다. 1개 경간에 위치한 6개의 외부긴장재를 임팩트 햄머를 사용하여 가진하였으며, 이에 따른 진동을 가속도계를 사용하여 측정하였다. 유효긴장력은 측정된 고유진동수를 이상화된 stiff string model에 적용하여 추정하였다.