• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.569-584
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• 2009

Corrosion of steel rebars in bridge decks which are faced to harsh conditions, is a common problem in construction industries due to the porosity of concrete. In this research, the behavior of one-way concrete slabs reinforced with Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) molded grating is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. In the analytical method, a closed-form solution for load-deflection behavior of a slab under four-point bending condition is developed by considering a concrete slab as an orthotropic plate and defining stiffness coefficients in principal directions. The available formulation for concrete reinforced with steel is expanded for concrete reinforced with GFRP molded grating to predict ultimate failure load. In finite element modeling, an exact nonlinear behavior of concrete along with a 3-D failure criterion for cracking and crushing are considered in order to estimate the ultimate failure load and the initial cracking load. Eight concrete slabs reinforced with steel and GFRP grating in various thicknesses are also tested to verify the results. The obtained results from the models and experiments are relatively satisfactory.

• Composites Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 유리강화섬유폴리머(GFRP)와 탄소강화섬유폴리머(CFRP)로 적층된 조류력 블레이드의 스파 캡(Spar cap)을 대상으로 끝단 처짐의 제한에 따른 단방향(UD) GFRP의 적층 두께를 최적화 하였다. 또한 도출된 적층 두께에 따른 블레이드 내부의 응력의 변화와 블레이드의 재료비용을 확인하였다. 비선형 최적화에 뛰어난 순차 이차방정식 프로그래밍(SQP) 알고리즘을 사용하였고, 목적함수를 계산하기 위하여 상용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 Abaqus/Standard와 연계하였다. UD CFRP의 적층 두께가 9 mm로 제한된 경우, 끝단 처짐이 감소함에 따라 UD GFRP의 적층 두께가 증가하였다. 즉, 최적화된 스파 캡의 무게는 최대 96.2% 증가였으며 최대 인장응력은 최대 24.6% 감소하였다. 끝단 처짐이 126.83 mm로 제한된 경우, UD CFRP의 적층 두께가 줄어듦에 따라 UD GFRP의 적층 두께가 증가하였다. 이로 인하여 무게는 최대 40.1% 증가하였지만 재료비용은 최대 16.97% 감소하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 블레이드 스파 캡의 최적화된 두께를 바탕으로 조류력 블레이드의 무게, 내부의 최대 응력과 재료비용의 상관관계를 제시하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2020

In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of the friction coefficient and wear area change of carbon/epoxy and E-glass/epoxy composites depending on the fiber direction (0°/90°). We compared the results of the case where the sliding direction is parallel to the fiber direction (0°) with that of the case where it is perpendicular to the fiber direction (90°). The ball-on-plate wear test equipment was used to cause wear in both directions. Two types of specimens were prepared with thicknesses of 3 mm-one made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite (CFRP) and the other of glass fiber reinforced plastic composite (GFRP). A normal force of 20 N was applied to the specimen and the sliding speed was 10 mm/s and the sliding distance was set to 20 m to perform the wear test. The CFRP demonstrates superior tribological characteristics compared to the GFRP. This outcome is attributed to graphitization of carbon, which serves as solid lubricating particles. In addition, both CFRP and GFRP are worn more in the 90° direction than in the 0° direction. This is due to the greater occurrence of fiber breakage and separation in the 90° direction than in the 0° direction. This study is expected to be utilized as basic data for understanding the friction and wear characteristics of CFRP and GFRP composites along the fiber direction and to apply the appropriate material.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1351-1360
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 수적법(hand lay up : HLU)을 이용하여 단 섬유포(chopped strand mat : CSM)형태의 유리섬유를 불포화 폴리에스테르 수지에 강화시킨 복합 적층 판을 대상으로 해수중에서 굽힘·피로시험을 실시하여 피로균열 성장거동을 관찰하고 파면관찰을 통하여 GERP의 피로특성을 검토하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제80권5호
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• pp.503-522
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• 2021

This paper investigates experimentally and numerically the influence of drilling process on the mechanical and thermomechanical behaviors of woven glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite plate. Through the experimental analysis, a CNC machine with cemented carbide drill (point angles 𝜙=118° and 6 mm diameter) was used to drill a woven GFRP laminated squared plate with a length of 36.6 mm and different thicknesses. A produced temperature during drilling "heat affected zone (HAZ)" was measured by two different procedures using thermal IR camera and thermocouples. A thrust force and cutting torque were measured by a Kistler 9272 dynamometer. The delamination factors were evaluated by the image processing technique. Finite element model (FEM) has been developed by using LS-Dyna to simulate the drilling processing and validate the thrust force and torque with those obtained by experimental technique. It is found that, the present finite element model has the capability to predict the force and torque efficiently at various drilling conditions. Numerical parametric analysis is presented to illustrate the influences of the speeding up, coefficient of friction, element type, and mass scaling effects on the calculated thrust force, torque and calculation's cost. It is found that, the cutting time can be adjusted by drilling parameters (feed, speed, and specimen thickness) to control the induced temperature and thus, the force, torque and delamination factor in drilling GFRP composites. The delamination of woven GFRP is accompanied with edge chipping, spalling, and uncut fibers.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.15-19
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• 2000

Recently Western countries are now beginning to use ACM (Advanced Composites Material), in the construction industry Compared with existing construction materials, ACM possesses many advantages such as light-weight, high-strength, corrosion resistant property. Among other fabrication process of ACM, pultrusion is one of the promising one for civil infrastructure application. In this paper, the structural characteristics of pultruded GFRP strip and structural members of angle and tube type were studied. For the strip, parametric studies of pultrusion process has been carried out. Considered parameters were volume fraction, temperature, pulling speed and fiber orientations. For the pultruded angle and tube, compression test and buckling analysis has been carried out. The results were compared with calculated values using coded formulae

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2020

In order to realize high strength and light weight for various industrial facilities and structural materials, various new materials are applied to product design. Among them, CFRP has excellent specific strength and non-rigidity, and the scope of use is expanding throughout the industry, such as mobility products and building materials. GFRP is cheaper than CFRP, and has excellent specific strength and non-rigidity, and has excellent heat resistance and sound insulation, so it has been adopted as a core material for flooring and interior flooring. CFRP of twill weave structure has better resistance to deformation of fiber than plain weave structure, so the outermost layer is applied as twill weave structure in product design. After fabrication with DCB specimens, Mode I fracture toughness was evaluated according to the crack length. As the crack length increases, the energy release rate and stress intensity factor values tended to decrease overall.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권4호
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• pp.523-533
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• 2021

The present study investigates the lateral torsional buckling behaviour of pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) simply supported channel beams subjected to uniform bending about their major axis. A parametric study by varying the sectional geometry and span of channel beams is carried out by using ABAQUS software. The accuracy of the FE models was ensured by verifying them against the available results provided in the literature. The effect of geometric nonlinearity, geometric imperfections, and the dependency of finite element mesh on the lateral torsional buckling were carefully considered in the FE model. Lateral torsional buckling (LTB) strengths obtained from the numerical study were compared with the theoretical LTB strengths obtained based on the Eurocode 3 approach for steel sections. The comparison between the numerical strengths and the design procedure proposed in the literature based on Eurocode 3 approach revealed disagreements. Therefore, a simplified improved design procedure is proposed for the safe design strength prediction of pultruded GFRP channel beams. The proposed equation has been provided that might aid the structural engineers in economically designing the pultruded GFRP channel beams in the future.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.169-177
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• 2018

유리섬유강화폴리에스테르 복합소재는 지중 매설 파이프, 탱크용 구조재, 선체 등 가혹한 환경에서 구조재로 널리 사용되고 있으며, 장기 내수성을 필요로 하는 소재이다. 특히, 물에 잠겨 있을 때 삼투압으로 인하여 겔코트와 복합소재의 박리 등 열화가 진행된다. 본 연구에서는 지중 매설 파이프로 활용되는 GFRP 복합소재의 내구성 향상을 위해 인퓨전(진공성형) 공정으로 UPE (unsaturated polyester) 겔코트 표면 처리한 복합소재를 제작하여, 고온 수침 환경 ($65^{\circ}C$, $75^{\circ}C$, $85^{\circ}C$)에서의 표면 결함 및 크랙 발생과 경도 변화 특성을 확인하였다. 마이크로 CT 단층 촬영을 통하여 수침 온도에 따른 크랙의 침투 깊이를 조사하였으며, $75^{\circ}C$와 $85^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 크랙이 복합소재까지 침투하여 내구성을 저하시키는 것으로 확인되었다. 최초 크랙이 발생하는 지점을 고장시간으로 정의하고 아레니우스식을 활용하여 $23^{\circ}C$ 상온에서의 수명 예측을 실시하였다. 본 연구로 토목, 건축, 해양산업분야 등 겔코트가 적용되는 다양한 산업분야의 신뢰성 평가에 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.849-855
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• 2014

유리섬유강화 플라스틱 복합재료의 압축성형 시, 모재와 유리섬유의 분리 없이 유동성이 우수하고, 불균질한 섬유배향이 없는 GFRP 복합재료 개발에 관한 체계적인 연구결과는 미흡한 실정이다. GFRP 복합재료를 사용하여, 자동차 부품 성형 시 발생하는 불균질도와 섬유배향 발생을 억제하는 많은 연구를 해왔으나 아직 해결되고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 위의 문제점들을 해결하기 위해 섬유유동성이 뛰어나고, 섬유배향이 발생하지 않고, 불균질성이 없으며, 구조안정성, 함침도, 기계적 특성 및 재활용성 등이 우수한 유리섬유강화 플라스틱 프리프레그를 제조하여, 수직교차형 평직직조방법을 적용하여, GFRP(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic) Sheet 를 제조한다.