• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권4호
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• pp.479-489
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• 2020

This paper proposed a novel form of reinforced concrete (RC) shear wall confined with boundary columns. The structural effect of applying steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) in the wall-column systems was studied. Three full-scale wall samples were constructed including two RC wall-RC column samples with different stirrup ratios and one RC wall-SFRC column sample. Low frequency cyclic testing was carried out to investigate the failure modes, hysteretic behavior, load-bearing capacity, ductility, stiffness degradation and energy dissipation. ABAQUS models were set up to simulate the structural behavior of tested samples, and good agreement was achieved between numerical simulation and experimental results. A further supplementary parametric study was conducted based on ABAQUS models. Both experimental and numerical results showed that increasing stirrup ratio in boundary columns did not affect much on load bearing capacity or stiffness degradation of the system. However, applying SFRC in boundary columns showed significant enhancement on load bearing capacity. Numerical simulation also shows that the structural performances of RC wall-SFRC column system were comparable to a wall-column system fully with SFRC.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.475-484
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• 2004

Extending the lifetime of a nuclear power plant [(hereafter referred to simply as NPP)] is one of the most important concerns in the global nuclear industry. Cables are one of the long-life items that have not been considered for replacement during the design life of a NPP. To extend the cable life beyond the design life, it is first necessary to prove that the design life is too conservative compared with actual aging. Condition monitoring is useful means of evaluating the aging condition of cable. In order to simulate natural aging in a nuclear power plant. a study on accelerated aging must first be conducted. In this paper, evaluations of mechanical aging degradation for a neoprene cable jacket were performed after accelerated aging under tcontinuous and intermittent heating conditions. Contrary to general expectations, intermittent heating to the neoprene cable jacket showed low aging degradation, 50% break-elongation, and 60% indenter modulus, compared with continuous heating. With a plant maintenance period of 1 month after every 12 or 18 months operation, we can easily deduce that the life time of the cable jacket of neoprene can be extended much longer than extimated through the general EQ test. which adopts continuous accelerated aging for determining cable life. Therefore, a systematic approach that considers the actual environment conditions of the nuclear power plant is required for determining cable life.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2019

The frame structures investigated in this paper is composed of Concrete encased columns with L-shaped steel section and steel beams. The seismic behavior of this structural system is studied through experimental and numerical studies. A 2-bay, 3-story and 1/3 scaled frame specimen is tested under constant axial loading and cyclic lateral loading applied on the column top. The load-displacement hysteretic loops, ductility, energy dissipation, stiffness and strength degradation are investigated. A typical failure mode is observed in the test, and the experimental results show that this type of framed structure exhibit a high strength with good ductility and energy dissipation capacity. Furthermore, finite element analysis software Perform-3D was conducted to simulate the behavior of the frame. The calculating results agreed with the test ones well. Further analysis is conducted to investigate the effects of parameters including concrete strength, column axial compressive force and steel ratio on the seismic performance indexes, such as the elastic stiffness, the maximum strength, the ductility coefficient, the strength and stiffness degradation, and the equivalent viscous damping ratio. It can be concluded that with the axial compression ratio increasing, the load carrying capacity and ductility decreased. The load carrying capacity and ductility increased when increasing the steel ratio. Increasing the concrete grade can improve the ultimate bearing capacity of the structure, but the ductility of structure decreases slightly.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.735-748
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• 2018

In this paper, the cyclic behavior of steel beam-concrete encased steel (CES) column joints was investigated experimentally and numerically. Three frame middle joint samples with varying concrete slab widths were constructed. Anti-symmetrical low-frequency cyclic load was applied at two beam ends to simulate the earthquake action. The failure modes, hysteretic behavior, ultimate load, stiffness degradation, load carrying capacity degradation, displacement ductility and strain response were investigated in details. The three composite joints exhibited excellent seismic performance in experimental tests, showing high load-carrying capacity, good ductility and superior energy dissipation ability. All three joint samples reached their ultimate loads due to shear failure. Numerical results from ABAQUS modelling agreed well with the test results. Finally, the effect of the concrete slab on ultimate load was analyzed through a parametric study on concrete strength, slab thickness, as well as slab width. Numerical simulation showed that slab width and thickness played an important role in the load-carrying capacity of such joints. As a comparison, the influence of concrete grade was not significant.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.290-294
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 타일형 결맞음 빔 결합 시스템에서 렌즈의 수차가 빔 결합 효율 저하에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 렌즈의 수차를 정량화하기 위하여 Zernike 다항식 방법을 사용하고, 프레넬 회절을 적용하여 빔 결합 상황에서 첨두강도의 변화를 수치적으로 시뮬레이션하였다. 본 논문의 결과는 향후, 실제 상황에서 주어진 렌즈의 수차에 의해 저하되는 빔 결합 효율에 대한 정량적인 예측과 또한, 실제 타일형 결맞음 빔 결합 시스템의 최적 설계에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제82권3호
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• pp.369-383
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• 2022

In this study, an equivalent boundary conditions (BCs) determination method is developed numerically for a panel reinforced concrete (RC) slab to realistically analyze the deformation and fatigue behaviors of a bridge RC slab. For this purpose, a finite element analysis of a bridge RC slab is carried out beforehand to calculate the stiffness of the bridge RC slab, and then the equivalent BCs for the panel RC slab are determined to achieve the same stiffness at the BCs to the obtained stiffness of the bridge RC slab at the corresponding locations of the bridge RC slab. Moreover, for the simulation of fatigue behaviors, fatigue analysis of the panel RC slab is carried out employing a finite element method based on a numerical model that considers the bridging stress degradation. Both the determined equivalent BCs and the BCs that have been typically applied in past studies are employed. The analysis results confirm that, in contrast to the panel RC slab with typically used BCs, the panel RC slab with equivalent BCs simulate the same bending moment distribution and deformation behaviors of the bridge RC slab. Furthermore, the equivalent BCs reproduce the extensive grid crack pattern in the panel RC slab, which is alike the pattern normally witnessed in a bridge RC slab. Conclusively, the panel RC slab with equivalent BCs behaves identical to the bridge RC slab, and, as a result, it shows more realistic fatigue behaviors observed in the bridge RC slab.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2004

V(z)곡선법을 이용한 코발트기 초내열합금강의 열화도 평가 유용성 유무를 고주파 초음파 탐촉자를 이용하여 실험적으로 검증하였다. 코발트기 초내열 합금이 고온에서 장시간 노출되었을 때 일어나는 미세조직의 변화를 모사하기 위해서 인공열화를 실시하였다. 여로하에 미치는 초음파 음속의 영향을 고찰하고자 10 MHz를 이용하여 펄스-에코법으로 종파의 음속을 측정하고 200 MHz를 사용하여 V(z)곡선법으로 누설탄성표면파의 음속을 측정하였다. 두 초음파의 음속은 열화시간에 따라서 감소하였다 더욱이, 저주파수 종파의 음속변화는 거의 없었지만, 고주파수 누설탄성표면파의 음속변화는 열화시간에 따라서 최대 4.7%의 변화를 나타내었다. 열화에 따른 경도의 변화와 누설탄성표면파의 음속 변화는 양호한 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서 열화도 평가에 고주파 탐촉자를 이용한 초음파 현미경의 V(z)곡선법이 유용함을 알 수 있었다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2004

현장에서 사용된 열화도가 같기 다른 여러 종류의 가열로 튜브 사용재를 확보하는 것이 실상 어려운 일이다. 따라서 가열로 튜브 사용재의 미세조직을 모사하기 위하여 HK-40강을 등온 열처리하였다. $1050^{\circ}C$에서 등온 열처리하여 열처리시간이 다른 5개의 시험편을 준비하였다. 열화시간에 따른 HK-40강의 열화도를 비파괴적으로 평가하는 방법을 제안하기 위하여 자기적 성질 중 자화율의 변화를 연구하였다. 자화율은 상온에서 열화도가 커짐에 따라 증가하였다. 자기적 방법으로 측정한 자화율의 변화를 인장특성, 경도의 변화와 비교하여 보았다. HK-40강의 미세조직 관찰 및 EDS 분석을 통하여 미세조직의 변화가 인장 특성과 경도, 자화율에 영향을 주는지 살펴보았다. 실험결과를 토대로 자화율을 이용하여 HK-40강의 열화도를 비파괴적인 평가할 수 있는 방법을 제안하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.284-291
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• 2002

전기비저항법을 이용하여 2.25Cr-1Mo 강의 경년열화도를 평가하고자 하였다. 2.25Cr-1Mo 강이 $540^{\circ}C$에서 장시간 노출되었을 때 일어나는 미세조직 변화를 모사하기 위해 인공 열화를 실시하였으며 열화에 따른 미세조직 인자 (고용원소의 함량), 기계적 성질 (연성-취성 천이온도 ), 전기비저항을 측정하여 이들간의 상호관계를 구하고자 하였다. 열화재에서는 기지내의 고용 원소 (Mo 와 Cr)의 고갈이 나타났다. 연성-취성 천이온도는 열화 초반부에 급격히 증가 후 포화되는 경향을 보인 반면 전기비저항은 열화 초반부에 급격히 감소 후 포화되는 경향을 보였다. 즉, 열화 시간에 따른 연성-취성 천이온도의 변화 경향과 전기비저항의 변화는 서로 반대적으로 변화하는 관계를 나타내었다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2002

2.25Cr-1M 강이 $540^{\circ}C$에서 장시간 노출되었을 때 일어나는 미세조직 변화를 모사하기 위해 인공 열화를 실시하였으며 이에 대해 미세조직(탄환화물의 평균등가크기 및 단위면 개수), 기계적 성질 (인장강도 및 경도), 자기적 성질(보자력 및 잔류자화)을 측정하였다. 이들 결과를 비교함으로써 열화에 따른 자기적 성질의 변화와 미세조직 사이의 상관관계률 규명하였다. 탄화물을 그 형장에 따라 막대상, 구상, 침상으로 분류하였으며 침상의 탄화물은 열화 초반부에 급격히 소멸되는 경향을 보였다. 또한 보자력과 잔류자화는 열화 초반부에 급격히 감소한 후 점차 완만히 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 기계적 성질과 보자력 및 잔류자화 사이에는 선형적 상관관계가 존재하였다.