• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2001

This paper aims at estimating instantaneous prestress losses by measuring the actual prestress forces in prestressed concrete (PSC) box girder bridges. Measurement were taken to study initial prestress losses such as friction losses and slip losses. A new strain gauge system was developed to measure strains in internal tendons. The system was installed on a total of 20 tendons in a PSC box girder bridges. The variation of prestress forces were monitored during prestressing tendon and after prestress transfer. The prestress losses are also calculated including friction losses and slip losses. The measured data were compared with the theoretical values. The result shows that the measured prestress forces agree well with the theoretical values. It is shown that prestress force of each strand in the same tendon is a bit different. This study also shows that prestress losses of continuity tendons during prestress transfer are significantly different each other, which results from the variety of buttress location and tendon profile. The present study provides realistic information on the estimation of actual prestress forces and losses in PSC box girder bridges.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.303-317
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• 2011

A specially designed tendon, which is proposed by embedding an FBG sensor into the center king cable of a 7-wire strand tendon, was applied to monitor the prestress force and load transfer of ground anchor. A series of tensile tests and a model pullout test were performed to verify the feasibility of the proposed smart tendon as a measuring sensor of tension force and load transfer along the tendon. The smart tendon has proven to be very effective for monitoring prestress force and load transfer by measuring the strain change of the tendon at the free part and the fixed part of ground anchor, respectively. Two 11.5 m long proto-type ground anchors were made simply by replacing a tendon with the proposed smart tendon and prestress forces of each anchor were monitored during the loading-unloading step using both FBG sensor embedded in the smart tendon and the conventional load cell. By comparing the prestress forces measured by the smart tendon and load cell, it was found that the prestress force monitored from the FBG sensor located at the free part is comparable to that measured from the conventional load cell. Furthermore, the load transfer of prestressing force at the tendon-grout interface was clearly measured from the FBGs distributed along the fixed part. From these pullout tests, the proposed smart tendon is not only expected to be an alternative monitoring tool for measuring prestress force from the introducing stage to the long-term period for health monitoring of the ground anchor but also can be used to improve design practice through determining the economic fixed length by practically measuring the load transfer depth.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2000

The extensive use of pretensioned prestressed concrete in the modem construction industry, together with wider application of pretensioned components for structural purposes requires some important consideration on the adequate transfer of prestress force into the concrete, especially around the end zones of pretensioned member. The main objective of this paper is to study the effects of various important parameters on the bond characteristics of prestressing strand around the end zone of high strength pretensioned concrete members. To this end, a comprehensive experimental program has been set up. The principal test variables considered were strand diameter, concrete strength, concrete cover size. The present study provides valuable test data for the realistic and accurate determination of transfer length, which can be efficiently used for improving the design equation of transfer length in pretensioned prestressed concrete members.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회
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• pp.523-534
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• 2010

A hybrid system of soil-nailing and compression anchor is proposed in this paper; the system is composed of an anchor bar (installed at the tip) with two PC strands and a steel bar. After drilling a hole, installing proposed hybrid systems, and filling the hole with grouting material, prestress is applied to the anchor bar to restrict the deformation at the head and/or to prevent shallow slope failures. However, since the elongation rate of PC strand is much larger than that of steel bar, yield at the steel bar will occur much earlier than the PC strand. It means that the yield load of the hybrid system will be overestimated if we simply add yield loads of the two - anchor bar and PC strands. It might be needed to try to match the yielding time of the two materials by applying the prestress to the anchor bar. It means that the main purpose of applying prestress to the anchor bar should be two-fold: to restrict the deformation at the nail head; and more importantly, to maximize the design load of the hybrid system by utilizing load transfer mechanism that transfers the prestress applied at the tip to the head through anchor bar. In order to study the load transfer mechanism in a systematic way, in-situ pullout tests were performed with the following conditions: soil-nailing only; hybrid system with the variation of prestress stresses from 0kN to 196kN. It was found that the prestress applied to the anchor system will induce the compressive stress to the steel bar; it will result in decrease in the slope of load-displacement curve of the steel bar. Then, the elongation at which the steel bar will reach yield stress might become similar to that of PC strands. By taking advantage of prestress to match elongations at yield, the pullout design load of the hybrid system can be increased up to twice that of the soil-nailing system.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.211-229
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• 2007

An experimental investigation to determine the transfer length of a seven-wire prestressing strand in different concretes is presented in this paper. A testing technique based on the analysis of bond behaviour by means of measuring the force supported by the prestressing strand on a series of specimens with different embedment lengths has been used. An analytical bond model to calculate the transfer length from an inelastic bond stress distribution along the transfer length has been obtained. A relationship between the plastic bond stress for transfer length and the concrete compressive strength at the time of prestress transfer has been found. An equation to predict the average and both the lower bound and the upper bound values of transfer length is proposed. The experimental results have not only been compared with the theoretical prediction from proposed equations in the literature, but also with experimental results obtained by several researchers.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.577-591
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• 2016

In this study, the transfer length of 2400 MPa, seven-wire high-strength steel strands with a 15.2 mm diameter in pretensioned prestressed concrete (PSC) beams utilizing high strength concrete over 58 MPa at prestress release was evaluated experimentally. 32 specimens, which have the variables of concrete compressive strength, concrete cover depth, and the number of PS strands, were fabricated and corresponding transfer lengths were measured. The strands were released gradually by slowly reducing the pressure in the hydraulic stressing rams. The measured results of transfer length showed that the transfer length decreased as the concrete compressive strength and concrete cover depth increased. The number of strands had a very small effect, and the effect varied with both the concrete cover depth and concrete strength. The results were compared to current design codes and transfer lengths predicted by other researchers. The comparison results showed that the current transfer length prediction models in design codes may be conservatively used for 2400 MPa high-strength strands in high-strength concrete beams exceeding 58 MPa at prestress release.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2012

선행연구에서는 강도이론을 바탕으로 영향인자들을 반영한 해석단면에 대해 허용압축응력($Kf_{ci}$)을 해석하였고, 해석결과를 바탕으로 허용압축응력산정식을 제안하였다. 이전 연구에 대한 일련의 연구로서, 본 연구에서는 서로 다른 편심비(e/h)를 갖는 프리텐션 보 부재에 대한 프리스트레스 도입 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과를 토대로 제안식을 검증한 결과 낮은 e/h를 갖는 프리텐션 부재의 경우, ACI318-08 및 EC2-02의 설계기준이 $Kf_{ci}$를 비안전측으로 결정하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 높은 e/h를 갖는 프리텐션 부재의 경우 현행의 설계기준은 $Kf_{ci}$를 과도하게 안전측으로 제안하고 있다. 이에 비해 제안식은 e/h에 따른 $Kf_{ci}$를 합리적으로 평가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.293-302
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• 2004

국내외의 건설공사에 프리텐션 방식을 이용한 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 구조물이 폭넓게 활용됨에 따라 프리텐션부재 단부에서의 응력전달에 관한 관심이 증가되고 있다. 그러나 전달길이에 대한 현행 기준에서는 프리스트레스 힘의 크기와 PS 강재의 직경만을 고려하고 있으나 프리스트레스를 도입할 때의 콘크리트의 강도 및 피복두께 등의 인자들도 전달길이에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 강선의 직경과 유효 프리스트레스의 크기뿐만 아니라 콘크리트의 압축강도와 콘크리트의 피복두께 등이 PSC부재의 전달길이에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 규명하고, 이로부터 이 영향 인자들을 고려한 합리적인 전달길이 예측식을 제안하였다. 이 식의 제안을 위하여 먼저 강선과 콘크리트 사이의 부착거동에 대한 부착응력-슬립 모델을 실험 자료로부터 도출한 후 이를 계면요소에 도입하여 다양한 설계변수에 대하여 유한요소해석을 실시하여 전달길이를 구하였다. 이로부터 각 변수가 전달길이에 미치는 영향을 분석하고 이를 바탕으로 설계시 사용할 수 있는 전달길이의 예측식을 유도하여 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 예측식은 보다 실제적이고 정확한 전달길이를 결정하는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있으며 프리텐션 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 부재의 전달길이에 대한 현행 설계기준을 개선하는 데에 유용한 자료를 제공할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.117-133
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 쏘일네일링 공법과 앵커 공법의 장점을 결합한 하이브리드 공법에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 쏘일네일링과 앵커가 결합된 하이브리드 공법은 철근과 PC강연선을 보강재로 사용함으로써 일반적인 쏘일네일링에 비해 인발저항력이 증가하며, 프리스트레스를 가하기 때문에 지반의 변위를 억제하고 사면의 얕은파괴를 방지할 수 있다. 하지만 철근의 신장량이 PC강연선의 신장량보다 작기 때문에 철근에 하중이 집중되어 철근이 먼저 항복하게 된다. 따라서 PC강연선과 철근의 항복하중을 단순히 더하게 된다면 쏘일네일링과 앵커가 결합된 하이브리드 공법의 항복하중을 과대평가하는 것이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 두 보강재의 항복시점을 일체화하기 위해 앵커바에 프리스트레스를 가하였다. 즉, 하이브리드 공법에서 프리스트레스를 가하는 것은 지반의 변위를 억제하는 것과 동시에 선단에서부터 전이되는 압축력이 철근에 작용하는 인장하중을 감소시켜 전체 설계하중을 최대한 증가시키기 위한 것이다. 하이브리드 공법 내에서 하중전이 메커니즘을 체계적으로 분석하기 위하여 두 가지 비교대상을 정하여 현장인발시험을 실시하였다. 하이브리드 공법의 인발저항력 증가를 규명하기 위해 우선 쏘일네일링에 대한 인발시험을 실시하였으며, 또한 하이브리드 공법의 프리스트레스 변화에 따른 메커니즘을 규명하기 위해 프리스트레스를 0kN에서 196kN까지 변화시켜 인발시험을 실시하였다. 프리스트레스를 가하여 발생한 압축력은 철근에 전해지게 되어 철근의 하중-변위곡선 기울기가 감소하게 된다. 즉, 철근은 신장량이 증가하여 PC강연선과 비슷한 항복하중을 가지게 되며, 본 논문에서는 하중전이 이론을 통해 이를 규명하였다. 프리스트레스를 가하여 삽입된 두 보강재가 일체거동을 보이게 되면 하이브리드 공법의 인발저항력은 쏘일네일링의 인발저항력보다 2배정도 더 증가하게 된다.

• KCI Concrete Journal
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.31-43
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• 2000

The extensive usage of pretensioned prestressed concrete component in modem construe- tion as structural members mandates precise understanding of its mechanism. Especially, an adequate transfer of prestressing force from steel tendons to concrete around the end regions of the member is a critical issue. Due to the importance of the topic, several investigators have formulated equations modeling the transfer bond length based on various bonding mechanism between steel and concrete. However, the existing models are still inadequate in predicting the bond development in pretensioned prestressed concrete members. Therefore, this study presents a model of transfer bond length based on rational theory that can simulate experimental results. The model is developed into solid mechanics based structural analysis computer program. The program is validated by comparing the analysis results with experimental results of bond stress distribution, concrete strain profiles, and transfer length in pretensioned prestressed concrete members. The proposed analytical procedure in this study can be utilized as a useful tool for realistic evaluation of transfer length in pretensioned prestressed concrete members.