• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.783-799
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• 2015

In this study, effect of horizontal in situ stress on failure mechanism around underground openings excavated in isotropic, elastic rock zones is investigated. For estimating the plastic zone occurrence, an induced stress influence area approach (Bray Equations) was modified to define critical stress ratio according to the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. Results obtained from modified calculations were compared with results of some other analytical solutions for plastic zone thickness estimation and the numerical modelling (finite difference method software, FLAC2D) study. Plastic zone and its geometry around tunnels were analyzed for different in situ stress conditions. The modified equations gave similar results with those obtained from the other approaches. However, safer results were calculated using the modified equations for high in situ stress conditions and excessive ratio of horizontal to vertical in situ stresses. As the outcome of this study, the modified equations are suggested to use for estimating the plastic zone occurrence and its thickness around the tunnels with circular cross-section.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2023

The aim of this study was to develop a new in-situ observation method and instrument in micro-scale to investigate the mechanism of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) initiation of Ni-base alloys in a high temperature water environment of pressurized water reactors (PWRs). A laser confocal microscope (LCM), an autoclave with diamond window view port, and a slow strain-rate tester with primary water circulation loop system were components of the instrument. Diamond window, one of the core components of the instrument, was selected based on its optical, chemical, and mechanical properties. LCM was used to observe the specimen in micro-scale, considering the experimental condition of a high-temperature primary water environment. Using in-situ method and instrument, it is possible to observe oxidation and deformation of specimen surface in micro-scale through the diamond window in a high-temperature primary water in real-time. The in-situ method and instrument developed in this work can be utilized to investigate effects of various factors on SCC initiation in a high-temperature water environment.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.36-43
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• 1999

The effect of microstructure on the fracture toughness of multi pass weld metal has been investigated. The micromechanisms of fracture process are identified by in-situ scanning electron microscopy(SEM) fracture observation using single edge notched specimen. The notches of the in-situ fracture specimens were carefully located such that the ends of the notches were in the as-deposited top bead and the reheated weld metal respectively. The observation of in-situ fracture process for as-deposited top bead indicated that as strains are applied, microcracks are formed at the interfaces between soft proeutectoid ferrite and acicular ferrite under relatively low stress intensity factor. Then, the microcracks propagate easily along the proeutectoid ferrite phase, leading to final fracture. These findings suggest that proeutectoid ferrite plays an important role in reducing the toughness of the weld metal. On the other hand, reheated regions showed that the microcrack initiated at the notch tip grows along the localized shear bands under relatively high stress intensity factor, confirming that reheated area showing momogeneous and fine microstructure would be beneficial to the fracture resistance of weld metal.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.237-248
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• 2000

역학적으로 안정한 공동 및 처분공 간격을 결정하기 위해, 현재 수행 중인 열 해석의 중간 결과를 근거로 범용 해석 프로기램인 ABAQUS 버전 5.8을 이용해 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 세 가지 초기지압을 조건으로 공동간격과 처분공 간격을 바꿔가면서 선형탄성해석을 수행하였고. 그 결과를 분석하여 굴착 후 응력재분배에 의한 암반의 거동은 어떤 경향을 가지고 있으며, 적절한 공동 간격 및 처분공 간격은 어느 정도가 좋은지를 분석하였다. 또한 각 경우 역학적인 안전계수는 어느 정도인지도 계산하였다. 국내지압분포를 근거로 도출한 초기지압 하에서는 공동간격 40m, 처분공간격 3m인 경우 안전계수 3.42가 계산되어 아주 안정한 결과를 얻었고, 스웨덴이나 캐나다의 초기지압 경힘식의 경우의 안전계수는 각각 1.19와 1.27로 비교적 낮은 값이지만 1 이상의 값이므로 응력재분배로 인한 파괴는 일어나지 않는다는 결과를 얻었다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.80-89
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• 2008

암반 내 작용하는 초기응력이 지하 암반 구조물의 안정성에 미치는 영향은 시공 심도가 깊어지고 단면 규모가 커질수록 증가하게 된다. 일반적으로 초기응력 측정은 암반 구조물의 설계단계에서 시공 예상지역 내 지표 수직공을 이용하여 수압파쇄법에 의해 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 조사단계에서 초기응력 측정이 이루어지지 않았거나 지형, 지질 특성상 과지압의 가능성이 있거나 또는 조사 과정에서 높은 수준의 초기응력장 분포가 확인된 지역에서는 시공의 안정성과 기존 설계의 적합성을 확인하기 위해서는 시공 현장의 지하 공간에서 상세 초기응력 측정을 수행하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 논문의 연구지역은 전라남도 OO시 남동부에 위치한 추가 석유 비축기지 건설현장으로 설계 전 상세 지반조사를 통해 측압계수 3.0 이상의 값을 가지는 과잉 수평응력장이 관찰된 지역이다. 본 연구에서는 비축기지 지하 건설 현장 내 굴착된 수벽터널용 공동에서 시추된 2개의 시험공에서 수압파쇄법에 의한 초기응력 측정을 시행하였다. 조사 범위는 지표로부터 약 $180m{\times}300m$ 심도구간이며 균열 조사에는 초음파 주사검층법을 적용하였다. 지표로부터 심도 200m 이상인 일부 조사 구간에서 측압계수 2.50 이상의 값을 가지는 큰 수평응력 성분들이 관찰되었고 전반적인 시험 결과는 설계 전 단계에서 수행된 조사 결과와 매우 유사한 양상을 나타내었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2006년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.445-450
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• 2006

It is proposed that the electromechanical relation of the conductive materials with high electrical resistance may be used to estimate the current stress of prestressing tendons. To choose the best conductive material to this end, we studied the electromechanical relations of carbon fibers and metalic heat wires experimentally. It is found that the relation of carbon fibers can be modelled by a parabolic(or hyperbolic) function in the early stage of deformation. However because the relation is not consistent when it is unloaded and reload, carbon fibers are not suitable for this purpose. Metallic heat wires show a consistent linear relation during loading and unloading in the elastic deformation and are suitable for this purpose. To estimate the electromechanics relation of metallic wires, we developed a simple formula based on the rigid plasticity. We propose a new kind of prestressing tendons whose stress can be monitored.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.437-450
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• 2006

암반구조물의 파괴는 초기응력의 크기, 무결암의 강도 그리고 단층이나 절리와 같이 암반 내에 존재하는 불연속면의 상태에 의해 좌우된다. 일반적으로 고심도에 건설되는 암반구조물의 경우 높은 현지응력과 공동굴착에 따른 유도응력으로 인해 공동 경계면에서 스폴링이나 슬래빙과 같은 취성파괴가 발생할 수 있다. 최근 고심도에 건설되는 암반구조물이 증가함에 따라 취성파괴의 발생사례가 증가하고 있으며, 더욱이 국내의 저심도 구간에서도 스폴링 현상이 보고되어 취성파괴에 대한 연구의 필요성이 요구된다. 그러나 아직까지 취성파괴에 대해 명확하게 규명되지 않아 본 보고에서 취성파괴 현상을 규명하기 위해 수행되었던 기존 연구결과를 중심으로 취성파괴와 그 특징에 대하여 요약 정리하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.198-208
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• 2004

Although there has been no general agreement on the mechanism of primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) as one of major degradation modes of Ni-base alloys in pressurized water reactors (PWR's), common postulation derived from previous studies is that the damage to the alloy substrate can be related to mass transport characteristics and/or repair properties of overlaid oxide film. Recently, it was shown that the oxide film structure and PWSCC initiation time as well as crack growth rate were systematically varied as a function of dissolved hydrogen concentration in high temperature water, supporting the postulation. In order to understand how the oxide film composition can vary with water chemistry, this study was conducted to characterize oxide films on Alloy 600 by an in-situ Raman spectroscopy. Based on both experimental and thermodynamic prediction results, Ni/NiO thermodynamic equilibrium condition was defined as a function of electrochemical potential and temperature. The results agree well with Attanasio et al.'s data by contact electrical resistance measurements. The anomalously high PWSCC growth rate consistently observed in the vicinity of Ni/NiO equilibrium is then attributed to weak thermodynamic stability of NiO. Redox-induced phase transition between Ni metal and NiO may undermine the integrity of NiO and enhance presumably the percolation of oxidizing environment through the oxide film, especially along grain boundaries. The redox-induced grain boundary oxide degradation mechanism has been postulated and will be tested by using the in-situ Raman facility.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.530-548
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• 2022

고준위방사성폐기물 심층처분 부지선정과정은 단계별로 진행될 예정이며, 부지선정과 관련된 평가인자는 103개로 제안된 바 있다. 이 중 암반공학분야에서 무결암, 절리나 암반에 대한 평가인자는 33개가 있으며, 기본조사와 상세조사 단계에서 적용된다. 본 보고에서는 일축압축강도와 원위치 응력, 절리분포, 암반등급을 주요 평가인자로 선정하고, 이 중 일축압축강도와 원위치 응력을 핵심 평가인자로 선정하였다. 선정한 핵심 평가인자에 대한 분포범위를 평가하기 위해 원주와 춘천지역의 화강암을 대상으로 통계적 기법 또는 회귀분석을 수행하였다. 사후분포를 통해 추정된 원주지역의 일축압축강도의 평균은 약 171 MPa, 춘천지역은 약 123 MPa이다. 원주지역에 작용하는 최대 원위치 응력은 30 MPa 이하이며 춘천지역은 40 MPa 이하였다. 회귀분석에 의해 산정된 최대수평응력의 방향은 원주의 경우 101°이며 춘천의 경우는 95°였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2015

Alloy 82/182 weld metals had been extensively used in joining the components of the PWR primary system. Unfortunately, there have been a number of incidents of cracking caused by PWSCC in Alloy 82/182 welds during the operation of PWR worldwide. To mitigate PWSCC, optimization of water-chemistry conditions, especially dissolved hydrogen (DH) and Zn contents, is considered as the most promising and effective remedial method. In this study, the PWSCC behaviours of Alloy 182 weld were investigated in simulated PWR environments with various DH content. Both in-situ and ex-situ oxide characterizations as well as PWSCC initiation tests were performed. The results showed that PWSCC crack initiation time was shortest in PWR water (DH: 30cc/kg). Also, high stress reduced crack initiation time. Oxide layer showed multi-layered structures consisted of the outer needle-like Ni-rich oxide layer, Fe-rich crystalline oxide, and inner Cr-rich inner oxide layers, which was not altered by the level of applied stress. To analyse the multi-layer structure of oxides, EIS measurement were fitted into an equivalent circuit model. Further analyses including TEM and EDS are underway to verify appropriateness of the equivalent circuit model.