• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.314-319
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• 2000

Back-face strain compliance (BFS compliance) for the four-point bend specimen has been calibrated for various crack length ratios. Finite element technique was employed to simulate four-point loading and calculate back-face strain of the bend specimen. The numerically determined strain variation along the back face indicates that the sensitivity to gage placement increases with crack length and back-face strain at the gage length less than O.2W, where W is the width of the bend specimen, can be measured within 5% deviation of the maximum BFS. Non-dimensional back-face strain compliance, -E'BCW, was calibrated with FE analysis and experiment. The experimentally determined compliance indicates good agreement with the numerical compliance and can be expressed as a function of crack length ratio.

• 한국공작기계학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2008

The force transducer in the acceleration plant due to dynamic fracture is calibrated by dynamically using the stress pulses from a longitudinal bar. The bar is supported by two strings attached to the ceiling. The bar velocities before and after impact are measured and a full bridge at bar and transducer is formed by the four strain gauges. A transient recorder is used to store the stress pulse signals of force transducer and bar. For the first test series, three point bend test specimens can be chosen by means of test rig design and the inspection as sample experiment in this presented paper is sufficient for proving with the numerical simulation of the specimen model.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.319-340
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• 2013

This paper presents a comparative study on the double-K fracture parameters of concrete obtained using four existing analytical methods such as Gauss-Chebyshev integral method, simplified Green's function method, weight function method and simplified equivalent cohesive force method. Two specimen geometries: three point bend test and compact tension specimen for sizes 100-500 mm at initial notch length to depth ratios 0.25 and 0.4 are used for the comparative study. The required input parameters for determining the double-K fracture parameters are derived from the developed fictitious crack model. It is found that the cohesive toughness and initial cracking toughness determined using weight function method and simplified equivalent cohesive force method agree well with those obtained using Gauss-Chebyshev integral method whereas these fracture parameters determined using simplified Green's function method deviates more than by 11% and 20% respectively as compared with those obtained using Gauss-Chebyshev integral method. It is also shown that all the fracture parameters related with double-K model are size dependent.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.81-97
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• 2012

This paper presents development of double-K fracture model for the split-tension cube specimen for determining the unstable fracture toughness and initial cracking toughness of concrete. There are some advantages of using of split-tension cube test like compactness and lightness over the existing specimen geometries in practice such as three-point bend test, wedge splitting test and compact tension specimen. The cohesive toughness of the material is determined using weight function having four terms for the split-tension cube specimen. Some empirical relations are also suggested for determining geometrical factors in order to calculate stress intensity factor and crack mouth opening displacement for the same specimen. The results of double-K fracture parameters of split-tension cube specimen are compared with those obtained for compact tension specimen. Finally, the influence of the width of the load-distribution of split-tension cube specimen on the double-K fracture parameters for laboratory size specimens is investigated. The input data required for determining double-K fracture parameters for both the specimen geometries are obtained using well known version of the Fictitious Crack Model.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.2520-2528
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• 2000

Mechanical and physical properties of composite materials make a great difference due to their cure process condition. In order to clarify the effect of cure process condition on the microscopic damage behavior and failure mechanism of Carbon/Epoxy composites, three point bend test has been performed. For this purpose, two kinds of specimens with single adhesive and multiple adhesive layers were prepared. For single adhesive layer, four different types of specimen were used, that is, non-sanding, sanding, cocured, laminated specimens. Three different types of specimen were also used for the multiple adhesive layer, non-sanding, sanding, cocured specimens. Acoustic emission technique has also been employed to monitor the damage progresses associated with each micro-failure mechanism. The characteristics of AE parameters associated with micro-failure mechanism of each specimen were discussed.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.229-247
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• 2014

A numerical study of the influence of shear-span/depth ratio on the cohesive crack fracture parameters and double - K fracture parameters of concrete is carried out in this paper. For the study the standard bending specimen geometry loaded with four point bending test is used. For four point loading, the shear - span/depth ratio is varied as 0.4, 1 and 1.75 and the ao/D ratio is varied from 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 for laboratory specimens having size range from 100 - 500 mm. The input parameters for determining the double - K fracture parameters are taken from the developed fictitious crack model. It is found that the cohesive crack fracture parameters are independent of shear-span/depth ratio. Further, the unstable fracture toughness of double-K fracture model is independent of shear-span/depth ratio whereas, the initial cracking toughness of the material is dependent on the shear-span/depth ratio.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2014

Machine material and structural strain are critical factors for appraising mechanical properties and safety. Particularly in three and four-point bending tests, which appraise the deflection and flexural strain of an object due to external force, measurements are made by the crosshead movement or deflection meter of a universal testing machine. The Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method is one of the non-contact measurement methods. It uses the image analyzing method that compares the reference image with the deformed image for measuring the displacement and strain of the objects caused by external force. Accordingly, the advantage of this method is that the object's surface roughness, shape, and temperature have little influence. However, its disadvantage is that it requires extensive time to compare the reference image with the deformed image for measuring the displacement and strain. In this study, an algorithm is developed for DIC that can improve the speed of image analysis for measuring the deflection and strain of an object caused by a three-point bending load. To implement this algorithm for improving the speed of image analysis, LabVIEW 2010 was used. Furthermore, to evaluate the accuracy of the developed fast correlation algorithm, the deflection of an aluminum specimen under a three-point bending load was measured by using the universal test machine and DIC measurement system.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.104-114
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• 1997

The microstructure and bond strength were investigated on the SiC/SiC and SiC/mild steel joints brazed by Ag-5at%Ti alloy. Ag-5at%Ti-2at%Fe and -5at%Fe brazing alloys were also used to see the effects of Fe addition on the bond strength of SiC/SiC brazed joints. Brazing temperature and brazing gap were selected and examined as brazing variables. The microstructure of SiC/SiC brazed joints was affected by Fe addition to the Ag-5at%Ti alloy, but the bond strength was not. Increasing brazing temperature also changed the microstructure of $Ti_5Si_3$ reaction layer and brazing alloy matrix of the SiC/SiC and SiC/mild steel joints, but not the bond strength. Brazing gap had a great effects on the bond strength. Decreasing brazing gap from 0.2 mm to 0.1 mm in SiC/SiC brazing increased the bond strength from 187 MPa to 263 MPa and, in SiC/mild steel brazing, from 189 MPa to 212 MPa. It was concluded that the most important parameter on the bond strength in SiC/SiC and SiC/mild steel brazing was the relative ratio between brazing gap and specimen size.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.473-478
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 비파괴법을 이용하여 압력용기 강 다층용접부에서 채취한 표준 샤르피 시험편의 균열선단에서 형성되는 소성변형 거동을 평가하였다. 모재, 후열처리재 및 용접재를 대상으로 시험편에 기계적인 노치를 가공한 후 예균열(pre-crack)을 낸 다음 4점 굽힘실험과 음향방출(acoustic emission: AE)실험을 동시에 실시하였다. 균열선단은 용접재외 후열처리재의 경우 용융선 근처에 위치하도록 하였다. 하중이 가해짐에 따라 균열선단에서 형성되는 소성영역의 크기는 응력확대계수를 이용하여 구했으며, 각 시험편에 대한 소성역의 크기와 음향방출 특성과의 관계는 축적된 AE 에너지 관점에서 고찰하였다. 시험편에 관계없이 탄성역역에서는 거의 AE신호가 감지되지 않았으며, 대부분의 AE신호는 소성변형 과정에서 발생하였다. 또한, 용접재가 모재와 후열처리재에 비해 AE신호가 훨씬 많이 발생하였다. 모재와 후열처리재 및 용접재의 균열선단에서 소성영역 크기와 축적된 AE에너지와의 관계는 현저히 다르게 나타났으며, 용접재의 AE counts는 모재와 후열처리재에 비해 많이 발생하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.529-535
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 SA-516 압력용강의 다층용접재와 용접후 열처리재를 대상으로 음향방출신호 특성을 평가하였다. 또한 예균열 선단에서 형성되는 소성영역의 크기와 음향방출신호와의 관계를 고찰하였으며, 실험 후 파단면을 관찰하여 음향방출원을 규명하여 용접후 열처리의 유효성을 평가하였다. 용접재 및 후 열처리재 모두 용접된 판 두께방향의 중앙부에서 표준 샤르피 시험편을 채취하여 날카로운 균열(예균열)을 내고 난 다음, 4점굽힘과 음향방출실험을 동시에 실시하였다. 후 열처리재와 용접재 공히 탄성영역에서 음향방출 신호는 발생하지 않았으며, 항복하중과 최대하중 사이에서 발생하였고, 최대하중 이후의 소성 심화영역에서 는 신호가 발생하지 않았다. 후 열처리재의 음향방출신호 강도는 시험편의 채취 위치에 관계없이 용접재에 비해 작았으며, 균열선단에서 소성영역의 진전형태는 용접재에 비해 훨씬 단순한 양상을 보였다. 후 열처리재의 파단면에는 용접재와는 달리 산화물의 분포가 훨씬 적었으며, 이는 열처리로 인해 용접부의 음향방출원이 감소하였다는 점에서 볼 때 열처리 효과는 있었다.