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A Study on the Stiffnesses of the Advanced Composite Laminated Plates (복합신소재 적층판의 강성에 대한 연구)

  • Han, Bong Koo;Kim, Yun Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2015
  • Compared with conventional construction materials such as steel and concrete, the advanced composite materials are corrosion-free, light-weight, and when used as construction materials, the construction period can be made less than one-tenth needed for conventional materials. However, because of the difficult theories and formulas, the ordinary construction engineers have difficulties in understanding and calculating formulas needed in construction. In this paper, calculation of the stiffnesses of the advanced composite laminated plates and compared with the result of stiffnesses.

The Dynamic Analysis of Cable Dome Structures (케이블 돔의 구조물의 동적 비선형 해석)

  • Seo, Jun-Ho;Han, Sang-Eul;Lee, Sang-Ju
    • 한국공간정보시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.113-122
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    • 2004
  • Cable domes deform very largely because of the characteristics of flexible hybrid system and pre-tension, and include geometrical non-linearity in those structural behavior. Especially wind load is more dominant than seismic load, because cable domes are flexible structures whose bending stiffness is very small and self-weight is very light. Therefore, in this paper, the Modified Stiffly Stable Method is applied to analyze the nonlinear dynamic behavior of cable domes and compared these results with ones of the $Newmark-{\beta}$ Method which is generally used. The Seoul Olympic Gymnastic Arena is taken as an numerical example and three kinds of models with giving each different intensity of pre-tension are selected. And dynamic nonlinear behavior of cable domes are analyzed by artificial spectrum of wind velocity wave which is similar to actual wind loads.

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A Study on Friction stir welding Properties of Extruded Aluminum Panels for Rolling Stock (철도차량용 알루미늄 압출 패널의 마찰교반용접 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Young-Bin;Goo, Byeong-Choon;Koo, Jeong-Seo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.2053-2058
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    • 2008
  • Extruded aluminium panels have been widely used for railway vehicle structures because of their light specific weight and other merit. In the past, GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) and GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) were mainly used to join aluminium panels. But recently friction stir welding (FSW) is widely used. due to its lots of advantage. In this study aluminium A6005-T6 which are used for car body structures was chosen. The influence of main parameters such as : pin rotating speed, welding speed, shoulder diameter, pin length and tilting angle on mechanical properties was examined. Optical microscope observation, micro hardness test and tensile test were carried out. Tensile strength of the stir welded plates is 74% of that of the base material.

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Application of the Boundary Element Method to Analysis of Assembled plate structures (조립판 구조물 해석을 위한 경계요소법의 적용)

  • 권택진;서일교;이동우;김도훈
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 1997.04a
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    • pp.121-128
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    • 1997
  • The Boundary Element Method(BEM) has many advantages. Nevertheless the applicability of BEM to structural analysis is seemed to be behind the other methods. This study presents the application of the BEM for analysis of assembled plate structures which is light weight and has a great loading capacity. Firstly, we formulate the boundary integral equation of the single plate, using the biharmonic fundamental solution for plate bending and internal force problems. Nextly, each plates are assembled on 3-dimensional space. In this process, the boundary conditions on assemble line are used. To verify the objectivity and universal validity of analysis by BEM, the results of BEM was compared to that of SAP90 by using FEM.

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A Study on Bond Strength between Fiber Sheet and Concrete for Concrete Surface Preparation and Heating Condition (콘크리트 표면처리와 가열조건에 따른 섬유쉬트와 콘크리트의 부착강도에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.201-207
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    • 2002
  • An advanced fiber sheet has been widely used for strengthening of the concrete structures due to its excellent properties such as high strength and light weight. Bond strength is very important in strengthening the concrete structures using an advanced fiber sheet. This research examines the bond behavior between fiber sheet and concrete, investigates the bond strength by the direct pull-out test and the tensile-shear test. To obtain the tensile-shear strength a double-face shear type bond test is conducted. The primary test variables are the types of concrete surface roughness (disk-grinding/chipping) and retrofitting methods (bonding/injection). Thirty specimens were tested to evaluate the bond strength. It is shown that the average bond strength between fiber sheet and concrete by the direct pull-out test and the tensile-shear test is $22.3{\sim}23.1kgf/cm^2$ $17.92{\sim}19.75kgf/cm^2$, respectively.

Hemp fibre woven fabrics / polypropylene based honeycomb sandwich structure for aerospace applications

  • Antony, Sheedev;Cherouat, Abel;Montay, Guillaume
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.87-103
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    • 2019
  • Recently, natural fibre composites are widely used in aerospace industries due to their good specific mechanical properties, better acoustic properties, light weight, readily availability, biodegradability, recyclability, etc. In this study, the hemp fibre woven fabrics / polypropylene based honeycomb sandwich structure were proposed for aerospace applications. Firstly, the hemp fibre woven fabrics based honeycomb sandwich structures were manufactured and experimental mechanical tests (compressive and flexural) were performed in the laboratory. Numerical simulation was also performed and analysed to validate the proposed methodology. Different complex shaped aircraft part CAD models were created and numerical analysis was carried out in order to have a better understanding about the complex honeycomb sandwich structures.

Predicting the Compressive Strength of Thin-walled Composite Structure (복합재 박막 구조물의 압축강도 예측)

  • Kim, Sung Joon;Lee, Donggeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.9-15
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    • 2019
  • The initial buckling of thin walled structures does not result in immediate failure. This post buckling capability is used to achieve light weight design, and final failure of thin walled structure is called crippling. To predict the failure load, empirical methods are often used for thin walled structures in design stage. But empirical method accuracy depend on geometry. In this study, experimental, empirical and numerical study of the crippling behavior of I-section beam made of carbon-epoxy are performed. The progressive failure analysis model to simulate the crippling failure is evaluated using the test results. In this study, commercial software LS-DYNA is utilized to compute the collapse load of composite specimen. Six kinds of specimens were tested in axial compression where correlation between analytical and experimental results has performed. From the results, we have partially conclude that the flange width-to-thickness ratio is found to influence the accuracy of empirical and numerical method.

Health monitoring of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites in γ-radiation environment using embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors

  • Jing Zhong;Feida Chen;Yuehao Rui;Yong Li;Xiaobin Tang
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.8
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    • pp.3039-3045
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    • 2023
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are considered suitable candidates for structural materials of spacecrafts due to their excellent properties of high strength, light weight, and corrosion resistance. An online health monitoring method for FRP composites must be applied to space structures. However, the application of existing health monitoring methods to space structures is limited due to the harsh space environment. Here, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites embedded with fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were prepared to explore the feasibility of strain monitoring using embedded FBG sensors in γ-radiation environment. The analysis of the influence of radiation on the strain monitoring demonstrated that the embedded FBG can be successfully applied to the health monitoring of FRP composites in radiation environment.

Static Compliance Analysis & Multi-Objective Optimization of Machine Tool Structures Using Genetic Algorithm(II) (유전자 알고리듬을 이용한 공작기계구조물의 정강성 해석 및 다목적 함수 최적화(II))

  • 이영우;성활경
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.231-236
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    • 2001
  • The goal of multiphase optimization of machine structure is to obtain 1) light weight, 2) statically and dynamically rigid structure. The entire optimization process is carried out in two phases. In the first phase, multiple optimization problem with two objective functions is treated using pareto genetic algorithm. Two objective functions are weight of the structure, and static compliance. In the second phase, maximum receptance is minimized using genetic algorithm. The method is applied to design of quill type machine structure with back column.

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Corrosion of Titanium Alloys in High Temperature Seawater

  • Pang, J.J.;Blackwood, D.J.
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.195-199
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    • 2015
  • Materials of choice for offshore structures and the marine industry have been increasingly favoring materials that offer high strength-to-weight ratios. One of the most promising families of light-weight materials is titanium alloys, but these do have two potential Achilles' heels: (i) the passive film may not form or may be unstable in low oxygen environments, leading to rapid corrosion; and (ii) titanium is a strong hydride former, making it vulnerable to hydrogen embrittlement (cracking) at high temperatures in low oxygen environments. Unfortunately, such environments exist at deep sea well-heads; temperatures can exceed $120^{\circ}C$, and oxygen levels can drop below 1 ppm. The present study demonstrates the results of investigations into the corrosion behavior of a range of titanium alloys, including newly developed alloys containing rare earth additions for refined microstructure and added strength, in artificial seawater over the temperature range of $25^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. Tests include potentiodynamic polarization, crevice corrosion, and U-bend stress corrosion cracking.