• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.835-852
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• 2014

Despite the availability of other transport methods such as land and air transportations, marine transportation is the most preferred and widely used transportation method in the world because of its economical advantages. In service, ships experience cyclic loading. Hence, it can be said that fatigue fracture, which occurs due to cyclic loading, is one of the most critical failure modes for vessels. Accordingly, this makes fatigue failure prevention an important design requirement in naval architecture. In general, a ship structure contains many structural components. Because of this, structural modeling typically relies on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques. It is possible to increase fatigue performance of the ship structures by using FEA in computer aided engineering environment. Even if literature papers as well as rules of classification societies are available to assess effect of fatigue cracks onto the whole ship structure, analytical studies are relatively scarce because of the difficulties of modeling the whole structure and obtaining reliable fatigue life predictions. As a consequence, the objective of this study is to improve fatigue strength of a mercantile vessel against fatigue loads via analytical method. For this purpose, the fatigue life of the mercantile vessel has been investigated. Two different type of fatigue assessment models, namely Coffin-Manson and Morrow Mean stress approaches, were used and the results were compared. In order to accurately determine the fatigue life of the ship, a nonlinear finite element analysis was conducted considering plastic deformations and residual stresses. The results of this study will provide the designer with some guidelines in designing mercantile vessels.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.511-516
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• 2001

Recently small punch creep testing (or miniature disc bend creep test) has received much attention through European collaborative research projects. This method was considered as a substitute for the conventional creep rupture testing by which the residual creep life is measured from the specimen taken out from serviced components of high temperature plants. It would be beneficial if the material creep properties such as power law creep constants as well as the creep rupture life can be measured from the small punch creep test. In this paper a method of assessing creep constants from the small punch creep testing is proposed. Finite element analyses were performed to investigate evolution of stress and strain rate at the weakest locations of the small punch creep specimen. Elastic-plastic-secondary creep analyses were carried out. The estimation equations for creep constants by the small punch creep testing are proposed based on the finite analysis results. Small punch creep tests were also performed with 9Cr steel and the accuracy of the proposed equation was verified by the experimental results.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.249-257
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• 1999

A three dimensional finite model of a human neck has been developed in an effort to study the mechanics of cervical spin while subjected to vertical impact. This model consisting of the vertebrae from C1 through C7 including posterior element and ligaments was constructed by 2mm thick transverse CT cross-sections and X-ray film taken at lateral side. Geometrical nonlinearity was also considered for the large deformation on the disc. ABAQUS package was used for calculation and its results were verified comparing with responses of a model under static loading condition with published in-vitro experimental data. There were more cervical fracture in the restrained (compression) mode than in the nonrestrained (flexion-compression and extension-compression) mode. Upper cervical(C1-C2) injuries were observed under compression-extension modes, while lower cervical injuries occurred undjer compression-flexion modes. Posterior ligament distraction without bony damage at the upper cervical spin(C1-C2) were observed secondary to C5-C7 trauma in compression-flexion modes.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제10권3호통권36호
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• pp.423-435
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 기존의 강교에서 흔하게 발견되고 있는 맞대기 용접부의 용입불량으로 인한 부재의 피로강도 저하도를 정량적으로 평가하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 강교량의 재료로 널리 사용되고 있는 SWS490강으로 제작된 완전용입 및 용입깊이가 서로 다른 불완전용입 맞대기 용접시험편을 대상으로 일정진폭하중시험을 수행하여 S-N선도를 산출하고 이를 비교 검토하였으며, 파괴역학적 방법을 이용하여 불완전용입 용접재의 피로수명을 계산하였다. 본 연구의 결과로서, 완전용입 용접재의 경우 AASHTO의 피로강도등급선도와의 비교에서 피로한도값은 A등급보다 높은 값을 보였고, S-N선도의 기울기는 5.57로 매우 높게 나타났다. 불완전용입 용접재의 경우 불완전용입깊이 D가 증가함에 따라 피로강도가 감소하는데, D=14.7mm인 경우 AASHTO의 E'등급보다 낮게 나타난다. 불완전용입 용접재의 파손거동에서 피로균열은 내부 용접루트 선단부에서 a/c가 매우 작은 반타원형 표면균열의 형태로 발생하고, 시험체의 두께방향으로 진전하여 최종파손을 유발한다. 파괴역학적 방법을 이용한 불완전용입 용접재의 피로수명을 평가하기 위하여 3차원 반타원형 균열형상에 대한 응력확대계수 K를 유한요소해석으로 구하였다. 여기서 얻어진 K값과 실험으로 얻어진 Paris식의 상수를 이용하여 불완전용입 용접재의 피로수명을 계산하여 비교하였다. 그리고 실제 불완전용입 맞대기용접부의 파손으로 붕괴사고가 발생한 성수대교의 수직재에 본 연구결과를 적용하여 피로수명을 계산해 보았다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.571-592
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• 2010

An energy-based fatigue life prediction framework was previously developed by the authors for prediction of axial, bending and shear fatigue life at various stress ratios. The framework for the prediction of fatigue life via energy analysis was based on a new constitutive law, which states the following: the amount of energy required to fracture a material is constant. In the first part of this study, energy expressions that construct the constitutive law are equated in the form of total strain energy and the distortion energy dissipated in a fatigue cycle. The resulting equation is further evaluated to acquire the equivalent stress per cycle using energy based methodologies. The equivalent stress expressions are developed both for biaxial and multiaxial fatigue loads and are used to predict the number of cycles to failure based on previously developed prediction criterion. The equivalent stress expressions developed in this study are further used in a new finite element procedure to predict the fatigue life for two and three dimensional structures. In the second part of this study, a new Quadrilateral fatigue finite element is developed through integration of constitutive law into minimum potential energy formulation. This new QUAD-4 element is capable of simulating biaxial fatigue problems. The final output of this finite element analysis both using equivalent stress approach and using the new QUAD-4 fatigue element, is in the form of number of cycles to failure for each element on a scale in ascending or descending order. Therefore, the new finite element framework can provide the number of cycles to failure at each location in gas turbine engine structural components. In order to obtain experimental data for comparison, an Al6061-T6 plate is tested using a previously developed vibration based testing framework. The finite element analysis is performed for Al6061-T6 aluminum and the results are compared with experimental results.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.1157-1162
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• 2014

시간 이력 지진해석시 두 가지 가진 방법론[유효하중법(또는 관성법), 거대질량법]이 적용되고 있는데 균열 없는 구조물에 대해서만 두 가지 가진 방법론의 타당성을 확인한 바 있으나, 균열로 인해 강성이 변화하는 균열 배관에 대해서는 가진 방법론의 타당성에 대한 연구가 수행된 바 없다. 본 연구에서는 시간이력 Implicit 동적 탄성 지진해석을 통해 탄성 파괴역학 측면에서 관통 균열 배관에 대한 두 가지 가진 방법론의 타당성을 평가하였다. 평가 결과, 거대질량의 크기와 최대 시간 증분이 적절히 선정된다면 균열 배관에 대해서도 두 가지 가진 방법론이 모두 동일한 결과를 도출함을 확인하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 한 쪽 면만 복합재 패치로 보강한 알루미늄 균열평판의 피로균열 진전거동을 해석적인 방법으로 고찰하였다. 한쪽 면 보강 시, 균열선단은 비대칭성과 면 외 굽힘의 효과로 인하여 초기의 직선형태에서 경사곡선형태로 진전한다는 사실을 이전의 연구견과에서 확인할 수 있다. 따라서 정확한 피로거동을 고찰하기 위하여는 이와 같은 균열선단의 변화과정을 예측하고, 이론 해석에 반영하는 것이 필수적이라 하겠다. 본 연구에서는 균열선단 전개형상을 고려한 한쪽 면 보강시의 피로해석을 수행하기 위하여 선형탄성 파괴역학개념을 적용한 3차원 순차적 유한요소 해석기법을 적용하였는데, 이를 통하여 진전하는 균열선단 형상을 단계적, 반복적으로 추적하고 해석모델에 반영하였다. 이와 같은 해석기법을 적용함으로써 패치보강 평판의 피로수명은 물론 균열선단 진전과정도 정확히 예측할 수 있었다. 해석으로 얻어진 균열선단 진전거동 및 피로수명은 상응하는 실험결과와 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.756-763
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• 2001

In the process of integrity evaluation for nuclear power plant components, a series of fracture mechanics evaluation on surface cracks in reactor pressure vessel(RPV) must be conducted. These fracture mechanics evaluation are based on stress intensity factor, K. However, under pressurized thermal shock(PTS) conditions, the combination of thermal and mechanical stress by steep temperature gradient and internal pressure causes considerably high tensile stress at the inside of RPV wall. Besides, the internal pressure during the normal operation produces high tensile stress at the RPV wall. As a result, cracks on inner surface of RPVs may experience elastic-plastic behavior which can be explained with J-integral. In such a case, however, J-integral may possibly lose its validity due to constraint effect. In this paper, in order to verify the suitability of J-integral, tow dimensional finite element analyses were applied for various surface cracks. A total of 18 crack geometries were analyzed, and $\Omega$ stresses were obtained by comparing resulting HRR stress distribution with corresponding actual stress distributions. In conclusion, HRR stress fields were found to overestimate the actual crack-tip stress field due to constraint effect.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.553-560
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• 2015

Fracture mechanics analysis for cracked pipes is essential for applying the leak-before-break (LBB) concept to nuclear piping design. For LBB assessment, crack instability and leak rate should be predicted accurately for through-wall cracked pipes. In a nuclear piping system, elbows are connected with straight pipes by circumferential welding; this weld region is often considered a critical location. Hence, accurate crack assessment is necessary for cracks in the interface between elbows and straight pipes. In this study, the stress intensity factor (SIF) and elastic crack opening displacement (COD) were estimated through detailed 3D elastic finite element (FE) analyses. Based on the results, closed-form solutions of shape factors for calculating the SIFs and elastic CODs were proposed for circumferential through-wall cracks in the abovementioned interfaces under internal pressure. In addition, the effect of the elbow on shape factors was investigated by comparing the results with the existing solutions for a straight pipe.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.1521-1528
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 두꺼운 배관에 존재하는 축방향 경사관통균열의 탄성응력확대계수 및 탄성 균열열림변위 해를 제시하였다. 이를 위해 배관의 두께, 기준균열길이, 경사관통균열 길이비를 체계적으로 변화시키며 3차원 탄성 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 하중조건으로는 균열 성장에 영향을 미치는 내압을 고려하였다. 유한요소해석 결과를 바탕으로 두꺼운 배관에 존재하는 이상적인 축방향 관통균열과 경사관통균열에 대한 탄성응력확대계수와 탄성 균열열림변위를 균열선단 및 두께를 따라 제시하였다. 특히 응력확대 계수의 경우에는 이상적인 축방향 관통균열 결과로부터 쉽게 경사관통균열의 응력확대계수를 구할 수 있는 경사관통균열 보정계수를 제시하였다.