• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.677-685
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• 2015

In a will to subdue the brittleness as well as the low tensile and flexural strengths of ordinary concrete, researches are being actively watched worldwide on steel fiber-reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) obtained by admixing steel fibers in ultra high strength concrete. For the purpose of maximizing advantage of UHPC, this study removes the upper flange of the steel girder to apply an inverted T-shape girder for the formation of the composite beam. This paper intends to evaluate the behavior of the shear connectors and the flexural characteristics of the composite beam made of the inverted T-shape girder and UHPC slab using 16 specimens considering the compressive strength of concrete, the mixing ratio of steel fiber, the spacing of shear connectors and the thickness of the slab as variables. In view of the test results, it seemed that the appropriate stud spacing should range between 100 mm and 2 or 4 times the thickness of the slab. Moreover, the relative displacement observed in the specimens showed that ductile behavior was secured to a certain extent with reference to the criteria for ductile behavior suggested in Eurocode-4. The specimens with large stud spacing exhibited larger values than given by the design formula and revealed that the shear connectors developed larger ultimate strength than predicted owing to the action of UHPC and steel after non-composite behavior. Besides, the specimens with narrow stud spacing failed suddenly through compression at the upper chord of UHPC before reaching the full capacity of the shear connectors.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.221-231
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• 2011

Thinner and lighter structural members can be designed by utilizing the high stiffness and toughness, and high compressive strength of UHPC(ultra high performance concrete), which reaches up to 200MPa. The punching shear capacity of UHPC was investigated in this paper aiming for the application of UHPC to bridge decks. Six square slabs were fabricated and punching shear test was performed under fixed boundary condition. Different thicknesses of test slabs, which were 40mm and 70mm, were selected. The shape ratio of loading plates were ranged between 1.0~2.5. 40mm thickness slabs showed longer softening region after the peak load and, on the other hand, 70mm thickness slabs revealed a more brittle shear failure. Experimental results were analyzed using various existing punching shear predicting equations. Ductal$^{(R)}$ equation and JSCE equation better predicted for 40mm slabs, and Harajli et al. equation and ACI-Ductal$^{(R)}$ equation better suited for 70mm slabs. Nevertheless generally they didn't well predict the test results. A new punching shear equation which was derived based on the actual failure mechanism was proposed. The proposed equation appeared to better predict the punching shear strength of UHPC than other available equations.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.15 no.6 s.67
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• pp.673-681
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• 2003

This paper describes the experiment that determines the ultimate strength of new uniplanar T-joints made of cold-formed square hollow sections. The new T-joint focused on the configuration of a branch member that is oriented 45 degrees to the plane of the truss and welded to the chord member whose web is stiffened with plate. The strength and failure mode are examined using the existing strength formula for the branch-rotated T-joint $(16.7{\leq}2{\gamma}(B/T){\leq}33.3$ and $0.63{\leq}{\beta}(b1/B){\leq}0.7)$. The test result shows that the capacity of the stiffened joint increases with thicker stiffening plate. The failure mode of the specimen $(2{\gamma}=33.3)$ is stiffened with plate changes from M2 (flange failure) to M3 (combined failure). On the other hand, the failure mode of the specimen $(2{\gamma}=16.7)$ is stiffened with plate changes from M1 ( web failure) to M2 (flange failure)

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.1177-1192
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to develop the existing drainage system for catching the partial leakage of tunnel structures operating in cold region. The drainage system consists of drainage board, Hotty-gel as a waterproofing material, cover for preventing protrusion of Hotty-gel, air nailer, fixed nail, pipe for collecting ground leak, pipe for conveying ground leak, wire-mesh, and sprayed cement mortar. The drainage systems were installed in conventional concrete lining tunnels to evaluate the site applicability and constructability. The performances of waterproof and the drainage in the drainage system were evaluated by injecting 1,000 ml of red water in the back of the drainage system at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months and 8 months. During 8 months of field test, the average daily temperature of the tunnel site was measured from $-16.0^{\circ}C$ to $25.6^{\circ}C$. The daily minimum temperature was $-21.3^{\circ}C$ and the daily maximum temperature was $30.8^{\circ}C$. There was no problem in waterproof and drainage performance of the drainage board in the drainage system. However, the pipe for conveying ground leak had the leakage problem from 14 days. It is considered that the leakage of the pipe for conveying ground leak was caused by the deformation of the pipe of the flexible plastic material having a thickness of 0.2 cm by using the high pressure air nailer and the fixing pin and the insufficient thickness and width of the hotty-gel for preventing the leakage.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.62 no.4
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• pp.335-343
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• 2024

This study was conducted to confirm the potential of adhesive resins formulated with rapeseed flour (RSF), which is a residue in the production of edible oil, for the manufacture of medium-density fiberboards (MDF). The RSF-based adhesive resins were formulated with the weight ratio of RSF hydrolyzates (80, 70, 60 wt%) to PF prepolymer(20, 30, 40 wt%), MDF was fabricated in accordance with its resin content and target density using the RSF-based adhesive resin, and then the physical properties(density, moisture content, bending strength, internal bonding strength and thickness swelling) and formaldehyde emission of the MDF were measured. The effect of the weight ratio of RSF hydrolyzate to PF prepolymer was the greatest, followed by that of target density and resin content. The values of MDF fabricated with RSF-based adhesive resins exceeded those with urea-formaldehyde resins, which is mostly used as a resin in the manufacture of MDF. Based on the results of MDF per experimental factors, the optimal conditions were determined to target density of 0.7 g/cm³, resin content of 5% and PF-prepolymer weight ratio of 40 wt% in RSF-based adhesive resin, and physical properties and formaldehyde emission of the MDF fabricated with the conditions satisfied the requirements for MDF and E₀ grade, which was designated by National Institute of Forest Science, except for thickness swelling. In conclusion, the potential of RSF-based adhesive for the production of MDF could identify on the basis of the results of this study. However, the stable securement of RSF through the development of bio-refinery process for rape plant is required to commercialize RSF-based adhesive resins for MDF production.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.756-762
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• 1997

The experiment was carried out to fabricate alumina membrane which has a cylindrical pore structure by anodizing aluminium plate in sulfuric acid solution with the electrochemical technique. The aluminium plate for anodizing was prepared by the pretreatment process such as chemical, electro-polishing and thermal treatment. The pore size distribution and the film thickness of alumina membrane were investigated by the implementation of scanning electron microscope(SEM) and BET method. The results show that the oxide film has a geometrical structures like a Keller model and that the membrane has a uniform pore distribution. The pore size and the oxide film thickness are dependent on the anodizing process variables such as the electrolyte concentration, the reation temperature and the anodizing current density.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.65-74
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• 1993

The buckling load of a blade stiffened laminated composite plate having midplane symmetry is maximized for a given total weight. The thicknesses of the layers and the width and height of the stiffener are taken as the design variables. Buckling analysis is carried out using a finite element method. The optimization problem is solved using an IMSL subroutine. Due to the highly nonlinear nature of the optimality equations, several local optimum solutions are found. Various combinations of fiber orientation for the laminate layers and the blade stiffener are investigated to examine their relative efficiency. Out of several cases examined, the best design was produced from the combination of ($0^{\circ}Beam/0^{\circ}/90^{\circ}$)s.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.649-659
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• 2000

In this study, the chemical compositions and mechanical properties of high tensile strength steel plates in accordance with their thickness are quantitatively estimated, that are steel plates SM570 to be purposed to use in building structure. Test results of steel plates SM570 are compared with those of steel plates SS400 and steel plates SM490 mostly using building structure. It is found that chemical compositions, carbon equivalent, parameter of welding crack susceptibility, yield strength, tensile strength, elongation, and impact strength have satisfied the prescribed value in KS code for all case of thickness.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.1503-1511
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 곡면을 포함할 수도 있는 얇은 물체를 모델링하기 위해 새로운 기법을 도입했는데, 그 기본 개념은 다음과 같다. Fig.(a)에서와 같이 먼저 사용자 는 박판으로 불리는 두께가 없는 얇은 판을 여러장 가지고 이들을 접거나, 오려내거나, 붙이는 등의 작업을 통해서 원하는 형상으로 모델링한다.각각의 박판의 형상의 입 력은 거의 모두 2차원 좌표계에서 이루어지기 때문에, 사용자는 마치 철판위에 선을 긋는 것과 같이 쉽게 박판의 형상을 입력할 수 있다. 또한 박판에서 임의의 부분을 오려내거나 임의의 박판을 붙이는 등의 작업을 통해서 원하는 형상으로 모델링한다. 각각의 박판의 형상의 입력은 거의 모두 2차원 좌표계에서 이루어지기 때문에, 사용자 는 마치 철판위에 선을 긋는 것과 같이 쉽게 박판의 형상을 입력할 수 있다. 또한 박판에서 임의의 부분을 오려내거나 임의의 박판을 붙이는 등의 작업이 기존의 시스템 에서와는 달리 복잡한 입력이나, 수행과정을 거치지 않기 때문에, 보다 편리한 모델링 을 할 수 있다. 또한 곡면으로 된 박판 형상의 경우는 해당되는 모서리들을 곡선으 로 바꿈으로써 모델링 되도록 하였다. 박판의 모델링이 끝나면, 입력된 박판에 일정 한 두께를 부여하여 Fig.2(b)에서와 같이 부피를 갖는 입체(솔리드)로 변환하게 되는 데 이 작업은 Stroud에 의한 것과 같이 시스템에서 자동으로 이루어진다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.67-73
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• 1992

An electromagnetic induction transducer which radiates an implusive ultrasonic wave, could be useful for high power sound source in underwater acoustical survey. The aim of this study is to investigate the waveforms and the spectral characteristics of the waves produced by the transducer which was on the basis of the design criteria proposed by Eisenmenger. It was found that the sound pressure levels of the impulsive ultrasonic waves were directly proportional to the capacitance of the energy stored in the capacitor and inversely proportional to the thickness of the vibrating copper foil, while the center frequencies and the fractional bandwidths were vice versa.