• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권6호
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• pp.737-749
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• 2020

A hybrid bridge deck is proposed, which includes steel bars, concrete and glass-fiber-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) plates with channel sections. The steel bar in the negative moment region can increase the flexural stiffness, improve the ductility, and reduce the GFRP ratio. Three continuous decks with different steel bar ratios and a simply supported deck were fabricated and tested to study the mechanical performance. The failure mode, deflection, strain distribution, cracks and support reaction were tested and discussed. The steel bar improves the mechanical performance of continuous decks, and a theoretical method is proposed to predict the deformation and the shear capacity. The experimental results show that all specimens failed with shear failure in the positive moment region. The increase of steel bar ratio in the negative moment region can achieve an enhancement in the flexural stiffness and reduce the deflection without increasing GFRP. Moreover, the continuous deck can achieve a yield load, and the negative moment can be carried by GFRP plates after the steel bar yields. Finally, a nonlinear analytical method for the deflection calculation was proposed and verified, with considering the moment redistribution, non-cracked sections and nonlinearity of material. In addition, a simplified calculation method was proposed to predict the shear capacity of GFRP-concrete decks.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2010

리버서블 워터마킹은 디지털 영상에 정보를 은닉하고 인증된 상대에게만 은닉된 정보를 복호화하고 원래의 상태로 영상을 복구하는 방법이다. 본 논문에서는 히스토그램 이동을 이용한 고용량 리버서블 워터마킹을 제안한다. 본 논문에서는 높은 삽입량을 위하여 영상을 $2{\times}2$ 블록으로 분할하고, 각 블록에 수평, 수직, 대각에 대한 화소쌍을 이용하여 가장 빈도가 높은 최대 삽입공간을 찾는다. 최대 삽입공간을 포함하는 위치맵을 이용하여 오버플로우와 언더플로우를 제거하여, 반복적인 워터마크 삽입을 통해 삽입량을 증가시킨다. 실험을 통하여 제안한 방법이 기존의 리버서블 워터마킹 방법과 비교하여 좋은 화질과 높은 삽입량을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.7-18
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• 2023

The continuous increase in air traffic emphasizes the importance of capacity calculation. Research on the calculation method of Terminal Control Area (TMA) capacity has been treated as a partial aspect of the airspace sector capacity or has been limitedly studied. This study aims to propose a mathematical model for calculating TMA capacity, taking into account the Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR), separation standards, TMA entry speed, and runway threshold passing speed. The proposed model has the advantage of being able to calculate the instantaneous arrival capacity, which has not been noted in previous studies, along with the throughput. Additionally, it is meaningful as the model can easily calculate the arrival capacity of the TMA considering airport construction, runway expansion, or new procedures.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2022

The aim of this paper is to study the mechanical behaviors of the cold-formed thin-walled steel and reinforced concrete sandwich composite slab (CTS&RC-SCS) under vertical loads and to develop the calculation methods of its flexural bearing capacity and section stiffness. Two CTS&RC-SCS specimens were designed and manufactured to carry out the static loading test, and meanwhile, the numerical simulation analyses based on finite element method were implemented. The comparison between experimental results and numerical analysis results shows that the CTS&RC-SCS has good flexural capacity and ductility, and the accuracy and rationality of the numerical simulation analysis are verified. Further, the variable parameter analysis results indicate that neither increasing the concrete strength grade nor increasing the thickness of C-sections can significantly improve the flexural capacity of CTS&RC-SCS. With the increase of the ratio of longitudinal bars and the thickness of the composite slab, the flexural capacity of CTS&RC-SCS will be significantly increased. On the basis of experimental research and numerical analysis above, the calculation formula of the flexural capacity of CTS&RC-SCS was deduced according to the plastic section design theory, and section stiffness calculation formula was proposed according to the theory of transformed section. In terms of the ultimate flexural capacity and mid-span deflection, the calculated values based on the formulas and the experimental values are in good agreement.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2018

In this paper, cyclic loading tests on composite frame inner joints of steel-reinforced recycled concrete (SRRC) column-steel beam were conducted. The main objective of the test was to obtain the shear behavior and analyze the shear strength of the joints. The main design parameters in the test were recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement percentage and axial compression ratio. The failure process, failure modes, hysteresis curves and strain characteristics of the joints were obtained, and the influences of design parameters on the shear strength of the joints have been also analysed in detail. Results show that the failure modes of the joints area are typical shear failure. The shear bearing capacity of the joints maximally decreased by 10.07% with the increase in the RCA replacement percentage, whereas the shear bearing capacity of the joints maximally increased by 16.6% with the increase in the axial compression ratio. A specific strain analysis suggests that the shear bearing capacity of the joints was mainly provided by the three shear elements of the recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) diagonal compression strut, steel webs and stirrups of the joint area. According to the shear mechanism and test results, the calculation formulas of the shear bearing capacity of the three main shear elements were deduced separately. Thus, the calculation model of the shear bearing capacity of the composite joints considering the adverse effects of the RCA replacement percentage was established through a superposition method. The calculated values of shear strength based on the calculation model were in good agreement with the test values. It indicates that the calculation method in this study can reasonably predict the shear bearing capacity of the composite frame inner joints of SRRC column-steel beam.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.3923-3930
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 광양 ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$산업단지 공사현장내의 도로 및 구조물 시공구간 중 연구대상 3구간을 선정하여 지반의 물리 역학적 특성을 분석하고 구조물 시공조건, 고화처리 단면조건에 따라 Midas-GTS를 통해 압밀해석과 지지력 산정을 수행하였다. 도로 및 구조물이 시공되는 연약점토지반의 침하 및 지지력 개선방안으로 고화처리공법 적용 시 지반의 안정성 개선효과와 고화처리단면에 따른 침하 및 지지력 개선효과를 분석하였다. 연약점토지반에 고화처리공법을 적용 시 침하 및 지지력 개선효과가 뛰어난 것으로 나타났으며 특히, 고화처리공법 적용 후 압밀침하량이 최소 53%에서 최대 82%까지 감소하여 압밀침하 억제효과가 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 고화처리 폭이 설치 구조물 폭의 2배 이상인 경우 고화처리 폭이 증가하여도 압밀침하 억제효과는 1~7%정도로 미소한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 고화처리 폭 6m, 심도 1m이상 적용시 고화처리 전보다 허용지지력이 2.3~3.3배정도 크게 증가한 것으로 나타나 고화처리공법을 적용하면 지지력 증대효과가 매우 우수함을 알 수 있었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2024

Studies pertaining to the seismic bearing capacity analysis of skirted footings using the pseudo-static approach for estimation of the earthquake force in association with finite element method have been presented in this paper. An attempt has been made to explain the behaviors of the skirted footings by means of failure patterns obtained for rigid and flexible skirts. The skirts enhance the seismic bearing to some extent with an increase in seismic loading, after which it decreases nonlinearly. The effectiveness of skirts increases initially to some extent with an increase in seismic loading, after which it decreases nonlinearly. Other parameters that inversely affect the effectiveness of skirts are the depth of footing and the internal friction angle of the soil. The detailed finite element analysis regarding the various failure patterns of skirted footings under seismic forces shows the failure mechanism changes from a general shear failure to local shear failure with an increase in seismic force. An opposite trend has been observed with the increase in the angle of internal friction of the soil. The obtained analysis results suggest that a rigid skirted footing behaves similar to a conventional strip footing under seismic and static loadings. The excessive deflection of flexible skirts under combined gravity and seismic loading renders them relatively ineffective than rigid skirts.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2000

Significant wall thinning due to flow accelerated corrosion(FAC）was recently reported in main feedwater pipes in 3 Korean pressurized water reactor(PWR) plants. The main feedwater pipes in one plant were repaired using overlay weld method at the outside of pipe, while those in 2 other plants were replaced with new pipes. In this study, the effect of the wall thinning in the main feedwater pipes on piping integrity was evaluated using finite element method. Especially, the effects of both the overlay weld repair and the stress concentration in notch-type thinned area on the piping integrity were investigated. The results are as follows : (1) The piping load carrying capacity may significantly decrease due to FAC. In special, the load carrying capacity of the main feedwater pipe was reduced by about 40% during about 140 months operation in Korean PWR plants. (2) By performing overlay weld repair at the outside of pipe, the piping load carrying capacity can increase and the stress concentration level in the thinned area can be reduced.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.255-267
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• 2017

Soft clay strata can suffer significant settlement or stability problems under building loads. Among the methods proposed to strengthen weak soils is the application of a stone masonry trench (SMT) beneath RC strip foundations (as a masonry pad-stone). Although, SMTs are frequently employed in engineering practice; however, the effectiveness of SMTs on the ultimate bearing capacity improvement of a strip footing rested on a weak clay stratum has not been investigated quantitatively, yet. Therefore, the expected increase of bearing capacity of strip footings reinforced with SMTs is of interest and needs to be evaluated. This study presents a two-dimensional numerical model using the discrete element method (DEM) to capture the ultimate load-bearing capacity of a strip footing on a soft clay reinforced with a SMT. The developed DEM model was then used to perform a parametric study to investigate the effects of SMT geometry and properties on the footing bearing capacity with and without the presence of surcharge. The dimensions of the SMTs were varied to determine the optimum trench relative depth. The study showed that inclusion of a SMT of optimum dimension in a soft clay can improve the bearing capacity of a strip footing up to a factor of 3.5.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.381-396
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• 2023

The present paper evaluates seismic bearing capacity of rock masses subjected to loads of strip footings using the upper bound method. A general formula was proposed to evaluate the seismic bearing capacity considering both the horizontal and vertical accelerations of the earthquake and the effects of footing embedment depth simultaneously. Modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion was employed for the rock mass. Some comparisons were made with the available solutions and the finite element numerical models to show the accuracy of the developed upper bound formulations. The obtained results show significant improvement compared to the other available solutions. By increasing the horizontal earthquake acceleration from 0.1 to 0.3, the bearing capacity was reduced by up to 39%, while the effect of the vertical earthquake acceleration depends on its direction. An upward acceleration in the range of zero to 0.2 results in an increase in the bearing capacity by up to 24%, while the downward earthquake acceleration has an adverse effect. Also, by increasing the embedment depth of the footing from zero to 5 times the footing width, the value of seismic bearing capacity was raised about 86%. The obtained results were presented as design tables for use in practical applications.