• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권12호
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• pp.4647-4658
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• 2023

In this paper, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics analysis is performed to determine the critical crack sizes of the multipurpose canister (MPC) manufactured using austenitic stainless steel under dynamic loading conditions that simulate drop accidents. Firstly, dynamic finite element (FE) analysis is performed using Abaqus v.2018 with the KORAD (Korea Radioactive Waste Agency)-21 model under two drop accident conditions. Through the FE analysis, critical locations and through-thickness stress distributions in the MPC are identified, where the maximum plastic strain occurs during impact loadings. Then, the evaluation using the failure assessment diagram (FAD) is performed by postulating an external surface crack at the critical location to determine the critical crack depth. It is found that, for the drop cases considered in this paper, the principal failure mechanism for the circumferential surface crack is found to be the plastic collapse due to dominant high bending axial stress in the thickness. For axial cracks, the plastic collapse is also the dominant failure mechanism due to high membrane hoop stress, followed by the ductile tearing analysis. When incorporating the strain rate effect on yield strength and fracture toughness, the critical crack depth increases from 10 to 20%.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 추계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.180-185
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• 2001

In the life assessment for plant structural component, the research on deterioration of toughness and material properties occurred in weldments has been considered as very important problems. In general, the microstructures composed in weldments are hugely classified with weld metal(W.M), fusion line(F.L), heat affected zone(HAZ), and base metal(B.M). It has been reported that the creep characteristics on weldments having variable microstructures could be unpredictably changed. Furthermore, it is also known that HAZ adjacent to F.L exhibits the decreased creep strength compared to those in base or weld metals, and promotes the occurrence of Type III and Type IV cracking due to the growth of grains and the coarsening carbides precipitated in ferritic matrix by welding and PWHT processes. However, the lots of works reported up to date on creep damage in power plant components have been mostly conducted on B.M and the creep properties on a localized microstructures in weldments have not as yet been throughly investigated. In this paper, for various microstructures such as coarse grain HAZ(CGHAZ), W.M and B.M in X20CrMoV121 steel weldment, the small punch-creep(SP-Creep) test using miniaturized specimen(t=0.5mm, 0.25mm) is performed to investigate a possibility for creep characteristics evaluation.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.634-648
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• 2005

Performed here is a comparative assessment study for the probabilistic fracture mechanics approach of the pressurized thermal shock of the reactor pressure vessel. A round robin consisting of one prerequisite deterministic study and five cases for probabilistic approaches is proposed, and all organizations interested are invited. The problems are solved by the participants and their results are compared to issue some recommendation of best practices and to assure an understanding of the key parameters in this type of approach, like transient description and frequency, material properties, defect type and distribution, fracture mechanics methodology etc., which will be useful in the justification through a probabilistic approach for the case of a plant over-passing the screening criteria. Six participants from 3 organizations responded to the problem and their results are compiled and analyzed in this study.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.49-54
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• 2000

Cr-Mo-V steel is widely used as a material for the turbine structural component in fossil power plants. It is well known that this material shows the various material degradation phenomenons such as temper embrittlement, carbide coarsening. and softening etc. or ins to the severe operation conditions as high temperature and high pressure. These deteriorative factors cause tile change of mechanical properties as reduction of fracture toughness. Therefor it is necessary to evaluate tile extent of degradation damage for Cr-Mo-V steel in life assessment of turbine structural components. In this paper. the electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation(EPR) test in $50wt%-Ca(NO_3)_2$ solution is performed to develop the newly technique for degradation damage evaluation of Cr-Mo-V steel. The results obtained from the EPR test are compared with those in small punch(SP) tests recommended by semi-nondestructive testing method using miniaturized specimen. The evaluation parameters used in EPR test are tile reactivation current density$(I_R)$ and charge$(Q_{RC})$ reactivation rate$(I_R/I_{Crit},\;Q_R/Q_{Crit})$. The results suggest that $I_R/I_{Crit}$ in these parameters shows a good correlation with SP test results.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2017

본 논문은 건설재료의 비파괴 압축강도를 산정하기 위하여 재료타격 시 반발작용에 의해 발생하는 반발각을 모두 측정하고 이를 누적한 누적 반발각의 적용성에 관해 파악하고 그 결과를 제시하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 이를 위해서 타격장치를 고안하였고 이를 이용하여 건설재료를 회전 자유낙하에 의해 초기 타격토록 하고 이 후 반발작용에 의한 반복타격이 소멸될 때까지 발생할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 연구에서는 소일시멘트, 시멘트페이스트, 목재(소나무), 셰일암석 및 화강암암석의 5가지 건설재료를 대상으로 반발각실험을 실시하고 최대 반발각 및 누적 반발각을 초고속카메라를 이용하여 측정하였다. 재료별 측정된 최대 및 누적 반발각은 직접압축강도시험을 통한 재료별 압축강도와 상호 비교하였다. 비교결과, 시멘트에 바탕을 둔 건설재료나 암석과 같은 재료에 있어서는 최대 반발각보다는 에너지 감쇄특성이 반영된 누적 반발각이 재료별 특성을 보다 뚜렷하게 나타내어 압축강도산정을 위한 보다 적절한 인자인 것으로 나타났으나 목재와 같이 인성이 큰 건설재료에 대해선 반발정도가 압축강도를 산정하는 인자가 아니라는 것을 파악할 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.705-720
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• 2024

Analyzing the collapse behavior of thin-walled steel structures holds significant importance in ensuring their safety and longevity. Geometric imperfections present on the surface of metal materials can diminish both the durability and mechanical integrity of steel shells. These imperfections, encompassing local geometric irregularities and deformations such as holes, cavities, notches, and cracks localized in specific regions of the shell surface, play a pivotal role in the assessment. They can induce stress concentration within the structure, thereby influencing its susceptibility to buckling. The intricate relationship between the buckling behavior of these structures and such imperfections is multifaceted, contingent upon a variety of factors. The buckling analysis of thin-walled steel shell structures, similar to other steel structures, commonly involves the determination of crucial material properties, including elastic modulus, shear modulus, tensile strength, and fracture toughness. An established method involves the emulation of distributed geometric imperfections, utilizing real test specimen data as a basis. This approach allows for the accurate representation and assessment of the diversity and distribution of imperfections encountered in real-world scenarios. Utilizing defect data obtained from actual test samples enhances the model's realism and applicability. The sizes and configurations of these defects are employed as inputs in the modeling process, aiding in the prediction of structural behavior. It's worth noting that there is a dearth of experimental studies addressing the influence of geometric defects on the buckling behavior of cylindrical steel shells. In this particular study, samples featuring geometric imperfections were subjected to experimental buckling tests. These same samples were also modeled using Finite Element Analysis (FEM), with results corroborating the experimental findings. Furthermore, the initial geometrical imperfections were measured using digital image correlation (DIC) techniques. In this way, the response of the test specimens can be estimated accurately by applying the initial imperfections to FE models. After validation of the test results with FEA, a numerical parametric study was conducted to develop more generalized design recommendations for the stainless-steel shell structures with the initial geometric imperfection. While the load-carrying capacity of samples with perfect surfaces was up to 140 kN, the load-carrying capacity of samples with 4 mm defects was around 130 kN. Likewise, while the load carrying capacity of samples with 10 mm defects was around 125 kN, the load carrying capacity of samples with 14 mm defects was measured around 120 kN.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.875-881
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• 2013

증기발생기 수직 지지대를 고정하고 있는 고강도 앵커 볼트의 응력부식균열에 대한 건전성 평가는 원자력발전소 기기 건전성 유지와 관련하여 중요한 현안 가운데 하나이다. 이에 따라 미국 EPRI에서는 고강도 앵커 볼트의 건전성 평가를 위한 기준균열계수 개념 기반의 평가 절차를 제시한 바 있으며, 본 연구에서는 EPRI에서 제시한 절차에 입각하여 증기발생기 수직 지지대 고정용 앵커 볼트의 응력부식균열 및 취성 파괴에 대한 건전성 평가를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 볼트 예비하중과 운전하중을 고려한 3차원 유한요소 응력해석을 수행하여 볼트 단면에 작용하는 공칭응력을 결정하였으며, 결정된 볼트 응력과 EPRI 절차를 이용하여 앵커 볼트의 균열 건전성을 평가하였다. 또한 3차원 탄성 유한요소 파괴역학 해석을 수행하여 EPRI에서 제시한 기준균열계수의 정확성을 검증하였다.