• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.889-910
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• 2012

Because of the heavy demand of confining steel to restore the column ductility in seismic regions, it is more efficient to confine these columns by hollow steel tube to form concrete-filled-steel-tube (CFST) column. Compared with transverse reinforcing steel, steel tube provides a stronger and more uniform confining pressure to the concrete core, and reduces the steel congestion problem for better concrete placing quality. However, a major shortcoming of CFST columns is the imperfect steel-concrete interface bonding occurred at the elastic stage as steel dilates more than concrete in compression. This adversely affects the confining effect and decrease the elastic modulus. To resolve the problem, it is proposed in this study to use external steel confinement in the forms of rings and ties to restrict the dilation of steel tube. For verification, a series of uni-axial compression test was performed on some CFST columns with external steel rings and ties. From the results, it was found that: (1) Both rings and ties improved the stiffness of the CFST columns and (2) the rings improve significantly the axial strength of the CFST columns while the ties did not improve the axial strength. Lastly, a theoretical model for predicting the axial strength of confined CFST columns will be developed.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.431-444
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• 2022

The unique thermomechanical properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs) make it a versatile material for strengthening and repairing structures. In particular, several research studies have already demonstrated the effectiveness of using the heat activated shape memory effect of nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) based SMAs to actively confine concrete members. Despite the proven effectiveness and wide commercial availability of Ni-Ti SMAs, however, their high cost remains a major obstacle for applications in real structural engineering projects. In this study, the shape memory effect of a new, much more economical iron-based SMA (Fe-SMA) is characterized and the compressive behavior of concrete confined with Fe-SMA strips is investigated. Tests showed the Fe-SMA strips used in this study are capable of developing high levels of recovery stress and can be easily formed into hoops to provide effective active and passive confining pressure to concrete members. Compared to concrete cylinders confined with conventional carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, Fe-SMA confinement yielded significantly higher compressive deformation capacity and residual strength. Overall, the compressive behavior of Fe-SMA confined concrete was comparable to that of Ni-Ti SMA confined concrete. This study clearly shows the potential for Fe-SMA as a robust and cost-effective strengthening solution for concrete structures and opens possibilities for more practical applications.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.74-79
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• 2017

본 하이브리드 노즐은 국부 지점에 집중적으로 분사하기 위해 소화 약제 주위로 워터미스트를 분사하여 커튼과 같이 약제를 가두어 목표 지점에 살포함으로써 소화 성능이 제고 된다. 본 연구에서는 수치해석 연구를 통해 노즐 기단 각 및 워터미스트 노즐 분사 압력이 하이브리드 노즐 성능에 미치는 영향을 워터미스트 및 소화 약제 액적의 평균 분포 반경을 기반으로 정량적으로 비교 분석 하였다. 워터미스트 노즐 실험 결과를 이용하여 수치해서 기법의 타당성을 검증하였으며, 유동장 내 액적 간 충돌, 병합 및 깨짐 등의 거동을 고려하기 위해 정상상태 2-way interaction Discrete Particle Modeling (DPM) 해석을 수행하였다. 분사 압력이 30 bar에서 60 bar로 증가함에 따라 워터미스트 액적의 평균 분포 반경은 약 40 % 감소하는 반면에 소화 약제의 평균 액적 분포 반경은 약 21 % 감소하였다. 또한 기단 각이 $30^{\circ}$에서 $60^{\circ}$로 2배 증가하였을 때 소화 약제의 평균 분포 반경은 약 24 % 증가하였다. 결과적으로 하이브리드 노즐은 워터미스트를 분사를 통해 내부에 분사된 소화 약제를 국부지점 집중적으로 분사하는 데 목적이 있으므로 소화 약제 액적의 평균 분포 반경을 고려하여 워터미스트 분사 압력과 기단 각의 설계가 중요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2023

전색작업은 발파공 내에서 폭발가스가 쉽게 유출되지 않게 적용되는 중요한 과정이다. 전색물질은 폭발 에너지를 더 길게 공 내부에서 작용할 수 있게 하며, 암석의 파쇄도를 증가시키는데 큰 도움이 된다. 본 연구에서는 동적 충격에 반응하는 전단농화유체 기반의 전색물질을 개발하였다. 전단농화유체 기반의 전색재료의 성능을 검증하기 위해 실 규모 발파실험 및 터널현장에 대한 현장 실증을 수행하였다. 첫 번째 실험에서는 전색재료 적용에 따른 발파공 내부의 압력을 직접 측정하였고, 도심지 터널현장 실증에서는 모래전색과 전단농화유체 기반 전색재료의 발파결과를 서로 비교하였다. 발파공 내 압력측정 결과 본 연구를 통해 개발한 전색물질을 적용한 경우, 발파공 상부에서 측정된 압력이 일반적인 모래전색을 적용한 경우보다 낮았으며 폭발가스 분출량도 적었다. 또한 현장 실증결과 터널발파에서 개발전색물질의 굴착성능이 모래전색 발파의 경우보다 우수함을 검증할 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.135-135
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• 2015

Tubes are of extreme importance in industries as for fluid channels or wave guides. Furthermore, some weapon systems such as cannons use the tubes as gun barrels. To increase the service life of such tubes, a protective coating must be applied to the tubes' inner surface. However, the coating methods applicable to the inner surface of the tubes are very limited due to the geometrical restriction. A small-diameter cylindrical magnetron sputtering gun can be used to deposit coating layers on the inner surface of the large-bore tubes. However, for small-bore tubes with the inner diameter of one inch (~25 mm), the magnetron sputtering method can hardly be accommodated due to the space limitation for permanent magnet assembly. In this study, a new approach to coat the inner surface of small-bore tubes with the inside diameter of one inch was developed. Instead of using permanent magnets for magnetron operation, an external electro-magnet assembly was adopted around the tube to confine the plasma and to sustain the discharge. The electro-magnet was operated in pulse mode to provide the strong axial magnetic field for the magnetron operation, which was synchronized with the negative high-voltage pulse applied to the water-cooled coaxial sputtering target installed inside the tube. By moving the electro-magnet assembly along the tube's axial direction, the inner surface of the tube could be uniformly coated. The inner-surface coating system in this study used the tube itself as the vacuum chamber. The SS-304 tube's inner diameter was 22 mm and the length was ~1 m. A water-cooled Cu tube (sputtering target) of the outer diameter of 12 mm was installed inside of the SS tube (substrate) at the axial position. The 50 mm-long electro-magnet assembly was fed by a current pulse of 250 A at the frequency and pulse width of 100 Hz and 100 usec, respectively. The calculated axial magnetic field strength at the center was ~0.6 Tesla. The central Cu tube was synchronously driven by a HiPIMS power supply at the same frequency of 100 Hz as the electro-magnet and the applied pulse voltage was -1200 V with a pulse width of 500 usec. At 150 mTorr of Ar pressure, the Cu deposition rate of ~10 nm/min could be obtained. In this talk, a new method to sputter coat the inner surface of small-bore tubes would be presented and discussed, which might have broad industrial and military application areas.