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Damage propagation in CFRP laminates subjected to low velocity impact and static indentation

  • Aoki, Yuichiro;Suemasu, Hiroshi;Ishikawa, Takashi
    • Advanced Composite Materials
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.45-61
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    • 2007
  • This paper describes a damage accumulation mechanism in cross-ply CFRP laminates $[0_2/90_2]_{2S}$ subjected to out-of-plane loading. Drop-weight impact and static indentation tests were carried out, and induced damage was observed by ultrasonic C-scan and an optical microscope. Both tests gave essentially the same results for damage modes, sizes, and load-deformation history. First, a crack occurred in the bottom $0^{\circ}$ layer accompanying some delamination along the crack caused by bending stress. Then, transverse cracks occurred in the middle $90^{\circ}$ layer with decreasing contact force between the specimen and the indenter. Measured local strains near the impact point showed that the stress state changed from a bending dominant state to an in-plane tensile dominant state. A cohesive interface element was used to simulate the propagation of multiple delaminations and transverse cracks under static indentation. Two types of analytical models are considered, one with multiple delaminations and the other with both multiple delaminations and transverse cracks. The damage obtained for the model with only multiple delaminations was quite different from that obtained from the experiment. However, the results obtained from the model with both delaminations and transverse cracks well explain the characteristics of the damage obtained in the experiment. The existence of the transverse cracks is essential to form the characteristic impact damage.

Experimental and numerical investigation of wire rope devices in base isolation systems

  • Calabrese, Andrea;Spizzuoco, Mariacristina;Losanno, Daniele;Barjani, Arman
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.275-284
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    • 2020
  • The scope of this study is the comparison between experimental results of tests performed on a base isolated building using helical wire rope isolators (WRs), and results of Nonlinear Response History Analyses (NRHAs) performed using SAP 2000, a commercial software for structural analysis. In the first stage of this research, WRs have been tested under shear deformation beyond their linear range of deformation, and analytical models have been derived to describe the nonlinear response of the bearings under different directions of loading. On the following stage, shaking table tests have been carried out on a 1/3 scale steel model isolated at the base by means of curved surface sliders (CSS) and WRs. The response of the structure under ground motion excitation has been compared to that obtained using numerical analyses in SAP 2000. The feasibility of modelling the nonlinear behavior of the tested isolation layer using multilinear link elements embedded in SAP 2000 is discussed in this paper, together with the advantages of using WRs as supplemental devices for CSSs base isolated structures.

A Computational Study About Behavior of an Underwater Projectile and Prediction of Surficial Pressure Loading (수중 운동체의 거동 및 표면 압력하중 예측에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Jo, Sung Min;Kwon, Oh Joon
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.405-412
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    • 2017
  • In the present study, two phase flows around a projectile vertically launched from an underwater platform have been numerically investigated by using a three dimensional multi-phase RANS flow solver based on pseudo-compressibility and a homogeneous mixture model on unstructured meshes. The relative motion between the platform and projectile was described by six degrees of freedom(6DOF) equations of motion with Euler angles and a chimera technique. The propulsive power of the projectile was modeled as the fluid force acting on the lower surface of the body by the compressed air emitted from the platform. Qualitative analysis was conducted for the time history of vapor volume fraction distributions. Uncorking pressure around the projectile and platform was analyzed to predict impact force acting on the surfaces. The results of 6DOF analysis presented similar tendency with the surficial pressure distributions.

Fire Loading Analysis of Underground Box Structure with Considering of Concrete Spalling II : Load Carrying Capacity (박리를 고려한 지하박스구조물의 화재하중해석 II : 내하력)

  • Lee, Gye-Hee;Kim, Sun-Hoon
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.485-492
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    • 2007
  • In this study, based on the temperature distribution and the spalling histories those obtained in the companion paper, the thermal stress and moments of underground box structure were estimated. Additionally, the ultimate sectional moment considering with the thermal nonlinearities of material were estimated and the load carrying capacity of underground box structure was also obtained. As results, the load carrying capacity of negative moment part was dominated by thermal moment that come from thermal gradient of the section. However, the load carrying capacity of the positive moment part was rules by the yield stress of rebar that exposed to the high temperature induced spalling phenomena.

The Settlement Behavior of Dynamically Compacted High Rock Embankment (고성토 암버력 동다짐 지반의 침하거동)

  • Jie, Hong-Keun;Bae, Kyung-Tae;Noh, Jeong-Huyn;You, Kwang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 2012
  • A high rock embankment by means of phased dynamic compaction has hardly carried out in Korea. Settlement of each layer is measured in order to verify the settlement behavior of dynamically compacted high rock embankment. A high rock embankment is generally constructed by dividing into several sub-embankments. Such a sub-embankment and dynamic compaction may induce an increase of pressure at the lower part of embankment and cause a different behavior of ground from initial status. In this study, settlement of a high rock embankment is estimated using a hyperbolic model taking into construction history. The results from prediction are compared with those obtained from field measurements. And second creep settlement is predicted using pre-loading test.

Inelastic displacement ratios for evaluation of stiffness degrading structures with soil structure interaction built on soft soil sites

  • Aydemir, Muberra Eser
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.45 no.6
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    • pp.741-758
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    • 2013
  • In this study, inelastic displacement ratios are investigated for existing systems with known lateral strength considering soil structure interaction. For this purpose, SDOF systems for period range of 0.1-3.0 s with different hysteretic behaviors are considered for a number of 18 earthquake motions recorded on soft soil. The effect of stiffness degradation on inelastic displacement ratios is investigated. The Modified Clough model is used to represent structures that exhibit significant stiffness degradation when subjected to reverse cyclic loading and the elastoplastic model is used to represent non-degrading structures. Soil structure interaction analyses are conducted by means of equivalent fixed base model effective period, effective damping and effective ductility values differing from fixed-base case. For inelastic time history analyses, Newmark method for step by step time integration was adapted in an in-house computer program. A new equation is proposed for inelastic displacement ratio of system with SSI with elastoplastic or degrading behavior as a function of structural period ($\tilde{T}$), strength reduction factor (R) and period lengthening ratio ($\tilde{T}$/T). The proposed equation for $\tilde{C}_R$ which takes the soil-structure interaction into account should be useful in estimating the inelastic deformation of existing structures with known lateral strength.

The Effect of a Wedged Rocker Sole on Ankle Joints during Gait (보행에서 외측 경사진 굽은 밑창이 발목 운동에 미치는 영향 분석)

  • Kwon, Sung-Hyuk;Kim, Choong-Sik;Kim, Hee-Jin;Ryu, Tae-Beum;Chung, Min-Geun
    • Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.93-101
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    • 2008
  • Wedged soles and rocker soles are widespread shoe designs used to prevent the disorders and reduce the pain of the lower extremity caused by arthritis or diabetic feet. In this study, the effect of a shoe with a laterally wedged sole and a rocker sole simultaneously was analyzed on the kinematics and kinetics of the ankle joint during normal walking. Eight male participants without a history of lower extremity disorders were recruited. Each participant performed twenty walking cycles for each of three walking conditions: bare foot, wearing normal shoes and wearing shoes with laterally wedged rocker soles. The differences between the three walking conditions were statistically investigated including spatio-temporal variables, angular displacements, joint moments and ground reaction forces. The results showed that the laterally wedged rocker sole decreased the sagittal variation of angular displacements as well as the frontal/sagittal average moment on the ankle joints compared to the flat sole. In addition, the rate of angular displacements and loading decreased during the heel contact phase.

Control Performance Evaluation of Outrigger Damper System of Eccentrically Loaded High-Rise Building (편심하중을 가한 고층건물의 아웃리거 댐퍼 시스템 제어성능평가)

  • Kim, Su-Jin;Kim, Su-Geun;Kang, Ho-Geun;Kim, Hyun-Su;Kang, Joo-Won
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.43-51
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    • 2017
  • The demand for skyscrapers is increasing worldwide. Until now, various lateral resistance structures have been used for lateral displacement control of high-rise buildings. An outrigger damper system has been introduced recently to improve lateral dynamic response control performance further. However, a study of outrigger damper system is yet to be sufficiently investigated. In this study, time history analysis was performed to investigate the control performance of an outrigger damper system of high-rise building under eccentric loading. To do this, an actual scale 3-dimensional tall building model with an outrigger damper system was prepared. The control performance of the outrigger damper system was evaluated by varying stiffness and damping values. On the top floor torsional angle response to the earthquake load, was greatly affected by damping value. And the displacement response was affected greatly by the stiffness value and damping value of damper system. In conclusion, it is necessary to select the proper damping and stiffness values of the outrigger damper system.

Comparative Study on Material Constitutive Models of Ice (얼음의 재료 모델 적용 타당성 연구)

  • Choung, Joon-Mo;Nam, Ji-Myung;Kim, Kyung-Su
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 2011
  • To define ice as a solid material, mathematical and physical characteristics and their application examples are investigated for several materials' yield functions which include isotropic elastic, isotropic elastic-plastic, classical Drucker-Prager, Drucker-Prager Cap, Heinonen's elliptic, Derradji-Aouat's elliptic, and crushable foam models. Taking into account brittle failure mode of ice subject to high loading rate or extremely low temperature, isotropic elastic model can be better practicable than isotropic elastic-plastic model. If a failure criterion can be properly determined, the elastic model will provide relatively practicable impact force history from ice-hull interactions. On the other hand, it is thought that the soil models can better predict the ice spalling mechanism, since they contain both terms of shear stress-induced and hydrostatic stress-induced failures in the yield function.

Effect on Improvement of Muscle Strength for Loading Pattern using Electric Exercise Instrument (전동식 운동기기의 부하방식에 따른 근력증진 효과)

  • Kang, Seung-Rok;Kim, Kyung;Jeong, Gu-Young;Seo, Young-Bum;Jeong, Jang-Sik;Kim, Jung-Ja;Kwon, Tae-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2012
  • This study is to compare muscle strength between isotonic exercise and isotonic & isokinetic exercise. Participants are 12-man and 10-woman whom they are healthy without medical history in shoulder, elbow and lumbar joint. We performed experiment total 4-weeks that exercise 3-days a week each exercise pattern. We measured shoulder, elbow and lumbar joint torque with BIODEX and circumference of muscle in upper arms once a week. The result showed that isotonic & isokinetic exercise pattern significantly more improved joint torque in shoulder, elbow, lumbar than isotonic exercise pattern. Because that isotonic & isokinetic exercise pattern supplied muscle strengthen and caused muscle contraction. This exercise pattern can be used new exercise training method for major athlete and normal people. Also this pattern can be used rehabilitation treatment.