• 한국가스학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2017

LNG 저장탱크의 외조 콘크리트는 방호벽 기능을 하는 프리스트레스 콘크리트 구조물이다. 콘크리트 구조물이 열화가 되어 안전성이 확보되지 않는 경우 구조물 붕괴 등의 위험성이 존재하게 된다. 정밀안전진단시 비파괴검사로 반발경도 및 초음파 속도 측정을 통해 구조물의 안전성과 직접적으로 관련되어 있는 콘크리트 압축강도를 추정식으로 예측할 수 있다. 그러나, LNG 저장탱크는 비파괴검사 데이터와 실제 압축강도에 대한 추정식이 부재하다. 이 연구는 LNG 저장탱크에 대해 보다 정확한 실제 강도를 측정하기 위해 Pilot LNG 저장탱크벽체로부터 코어를 채취하였다. 코어를 채취하기 전 해당위치에 일반적인 비파괴시험 방법인 반발경도 검사를 4개의 다른 영역에 각 3군데 위치에서 이루어졌다. 채취한 콘크리트 코어에 대해 압축강도 시험결과의 실제 압축강도 데이터와 반발경도 데이터를 이용하여 LNG 저장탱크의 압축강도 추정식을 개발하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.229-251
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• 2012

Guided waves have shown a great potential for structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. In contrast to traditional non-destructive testing (NDT) methodologies, a key element of SHM approaches is the high process of automation. The monitoring system should decide autonomously whether the host structure is intact or not. A basic requirement for the realization of such a system is that the sensors are permanently installed on the host structure. Thus, baseline measurements become available that can be used for diagnostic purposes, i.e., damage detection, localization, etc. This paper contributes to guided wave-based inspection in anisotropic materials for SHM purposes. Therefore, computational strategies are described for both, the solution of the complex equations for wave propagation analysis in composite materials based on exact elasticity theory and the popular global matrix method, as well as the underlying equations of two active damage localization algorithms for anisotropic structures. The result of the global matrix method is an angular and frequency dependent wave velocity characteristic that is used subsequently in the localization procedures. Numerical simulations and experimental investigations through time-delay measurements are carried out in order to validate the proposed theoretical model. An exemplary case study including the calculation of dispersion curves and damage localization is conducted on an exemplary unidirectional composite structure where the ultrasonic signals processed in the localization step are simulated with the spectral element method. The proposed study demonstrates the capabilities of the proposed algorithms for accurate damage localization in anisotropic structures.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.21-29
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• 1996

발전소와 같은 산업 시설물들은 높은 온도와 압력 등의 환경 하에서 지속적으로 안전하게 동작하는 것이 중요하다. 초음파를 이용한 비파괴 검사는 효율적이고 간편하기 때문에 이러한 시설물의 구조적 결함이나 안전성을 조사하기 위해 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 불 균일한 배질의 산란 입자들에 의해 생기는 스펙클 잡음을 제거하기 위하여 웨이브렛 변환 평면(wavelet transform domain)에서 LMS 알고리즘을 적용하였다. 사용한 신호의 통계적 특성을 알기 위하여 RUN 테스트를 수행하여 신호가 비정상성을 나타냄을 보였고, WTLMS 알고리즘을 사용하여 잡음을 제거한 후 입력 자기상관 행렬의 condition number 및 독립 입력과 지연된 입력 각각에 대한 출력의 신호 대 잡음비, 그리고 3차원 영상의 관점에서 LMS 알고리즘과 비교하였다. 실험 결과 웨이브렛 변환 평면에서 LMS 알고리즘을 이용해 수행한 결과가 시평면에서 수행한 결과보다 우수한 성능을 나타내었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.239-262
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• 2010

Tube Lines has carried out a "knowledge and investigation programme" on the deep tube tunnels comprising the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, as required by the PPP contract with London Underground. Many of the tunnels have been in use for over 100 years, so this assessment was considered essential to the future safe functioning of the system. This programme has involved a number of generic investigations which guide the assessment methodology and the analysis of some 5,000 individual structures. A significant amount of investigation has been carried out, including ultrasonic thickness measurement, detection of brickwork laminations using radar, stress measurement using magnetic techniques, determination of soil parameters using CPT, pressuremeter and laboratory testing, installation of piezometers, material and tunnel segment testing, and trialling of remote photographic techniques for inspection of large tunnels and shafts. Vibrating wire, potentiometer, electro level, optical and fibre-optic monitoring has been used, and laser measurement and laser scanning has been employed to measure tunnel circularity. It is considered that there is scope for considerable improvements in non-destructive testing technology for structural assessment in particular, and some ideas are offered as a "wish-list". Assessment reports have now been produced for all assets forming Tube Lines' deep tube tunnel network. For assets which are non-compliant with London Underground standards, the risk to the operating railway has to be maintained as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) using enhanced inspection and monitoring, or repair where required. Monitoring techniques have developed greatly during recent years and further advances will continue to support the economic whole life asset management of infrastructure networks.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.503-514
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• 2015

Fibre-added concretes are frequently used in large site applications such as slab and airports as well as in bearing system elements or prefabricated elements. It is very difficult to determine the mechanical properties of the fibre-added concretes by experimental methods in situ. The purpose of this study is to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model in order to predict the compressive and bending strengths of hybrid fibre-added and non-added concretes. The strengths have been predicted by means of the data that has been obtained from destructive (DT) and non-destructive tests (NDT) on the samples. NDTs are ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and Rebound Hammer Tests (RH). 105 pieces of cylinder samples with a dimension of $150{\times}300mm$, 105 pieces of bending samples with a dimension of $100{\times}100{\times}400mm$ have been manufactured. The first set has been manufactured without fibre addition, the second set with the addition of %0.5 polypropylene and %0.5 steel fibre in terms of volume, and the third set with the addition of %0.5 polypropylene, %1 steel fibre. The water/cement (w/c) ratio of samples parametrically varies between 0.3-0.9. The experimentally measured compressive and bending strengths have been compared with predicted results by use of ANN method.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.1233-1240
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• 1996

Conventional measurement methods using ultrasonic wave or x-ray, eddy current for non-destructive testing(NDT) in nuclear power plants and other industrial plants have been utilized as the method of contact with objects to be inspected. For this reason these methods require relatively much time and inspection area is limited by the location of probe or film. But holograpic interferometry which is a non-contact optical measurement method using a coherent light source has an advantage that quantative measurement can be performed at a time. In this paper a new method using realtime holographic interfreometry and image processing for detecting internal flaws of pressure vessels is presented.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2019

Constructed wetlands are improvised man-made systems, designed for adopting the principle of natural wetlands for purifying wastewater - the elixir of life. They are used widely as a cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for treating greywater generated from different tertiary treatment sources. It provides an elaborate platform for research activities in an attempt to recycle earth's natural resources. Among the several organic impurities removal mechanisms existing in constructed wetland systems, the earth's active microbial population plays a vital role. This review deals with the recent advancements in constructed wetland systems from a microbiological perspective to (effect/ devise/ formulate) chemical and physical treatment for water impurities. It focuses on microbial diversity studies in constructed wetlands, influence of wetland media on microbial diversity and wetland performance, role of specific microbes in water reuse, removal of trace elements, some heavy metals and antibiotics in constructed wetlands. The impurities removal processes in constructed wetlands is achieved by combined interactive systems such as selected plant species, nature of substrate used for microbial diversity and several biogeochemical effected reaction cycles in wetland systems. Therefore, the correlation studies that have been conducted by earlier researchers in microbial diversity in wetlands are addressed herewith.

• Composites Research
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1999

Al2024-T3 판재에 카본/에폭시(carbon/epoxy) 라미네이트를 섬유배열 방향 $0^{\circ}$/$90^{\circ}$ 및 $\pm$$45^{\circ}$로 2 Plies 보강하여 CPAL(Carbon Patched ALuminum alloy)재를 제작하고, 응력비 R=0.2, 0.5에서 피로균열전파 실험을 실시하였다. X-Ray와 초음파 C-Scan 장비를 이용하여 A/2024-T3 판재의 균열과 CFRP 라미네이트 박리 거동을 조사하여 피로균열 지연 거동과 지연기구(mechanism)를 연구하였다. A/2024-T3 시험편에 비해서 CPAL 시험편은 피로균열전파속도가 현저하게 지연되었으며, 지연 정도는 $0^{\circ}$/$90^{\circ}$ CPAL이 $\pm$$45^{\circ}$ CPAL 시험편보다 크고, 응력비 R=0.2에서 응력비 R=0.5보다 크게 나타났다. CPAL 시험편의 피로균열 지연 효과는 균열후방의 박리 및 비박리 CFRP 라미네이트가 A/2024-T3 판재의 균열열림(COD)을 감소시키는 균열브리징미케니즘(crack bridging medhanism) 때문에 발생함을 확인하였다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.19-34
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• 2015

One of the main causes of a limited use of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies in bridge deck assessment is the speed of data collection and analysis. The paper describes development and implementation of the RABIT (Robotics Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool) for data collection using multiple NDE technologies. The system is designed to characterize three most common deterioration types in concrete bridge decks: rebar corrosion, delamination, and concrete degradation. It implements four NDE technologies: electrical resistivity (ER), impact echo (IE), ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and ultrasonic surface waves (USW) method. The technologies are used in a complementary way to enhance the interpretation. In addition, the system utilizes advanced vision to complement traditional visual inspection. Finally, the RABIT collects data at a significantly higher speed than it is done using traditional NDE equipment. The robotic system is complemented by an advanced data interpretation. The associated platform for the enhanced interpretation of condition assessment in concrete bridge decks utilizes data integration, fusion, and deterioration and defect visualization. This paper concentrates on the validation and field implementation of two NDE technologies. The first one is IE used in the delamination detection and characterization, while the second one is the USW method used in the assessment of concrete quality. The validation of performance of the two methods was conducted on a 9 m long and 3.6 m wide fabricated bridge structure with numerous artificial defects embedded in the deck.

• Composites Research
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.348-355
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• 2015

접착 조인트는 환경조건 및 작업자의 숙련도에 따라 접착강도가 크게 변화될 수 있으므로 이에 대한 비파괴 검사법은 매우 중요하다. 최근 접착제에 1-2 wt%의 CNT를 첨가하고 저항변화를 측정하여 접착 체결부의 내부 결함을 검출하는 전기저항법이 제시되었다. 전기저항법에서는 동일조건에서 접착조인트의 저항값이 일정하도록 하기 위하여 CNT의 균일한 분산이 매우 중요하며 이에 따라 결함 검출의 정확도가 좌우된다. 본 연구에서는 4가지 분산 방법으로 CNT를 접착제에 분산시켜 접착조인트을 제작하고 전기적 물리량을 측정하였다. 초음파를 이용한 CNT의 전처리 및 기화과정, 물리적 교반 방법등을 선정하여 효율적인 분산방법을 정립하고 분산성을 평가할 수 있는 척도를 제시하였으며 일반적인 분산 방법 대비 선정된 분산 방법을 적용했을 때 전기저항법의 결함검출능을 비교하였다.