• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.385-398
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• 2011

This paper discusses the applicability of Acoustic Emission (AE) to assess the damage in reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to complex dynamic loadings such as those induced by earthquakes. The AE signals recorded during this type of event can be complicated due to the arbitrary and random nature of seismicity and the fact that the signals are highly contaminated by many spurious sources of noise. This paper demonstrates that by properly filtering the AE signals, a very good correlation can be found between AE and damage on the RC structure. The basic experimental data used for this research are the results of fourteen seismic simulations conducted with a shake table on an RC slab supported on four steel columns. The AE signals were recorded by several low-frequency piezoelectric sensors located on the bottom surface of the slab. The evolution of damage under increasing values of peak acceleration applied to the shake table was monitored in terms of AE and dissipated plastic strain energy. A strong correlation was found between the energy dissipated by the concrete through plastic deformations and the AE energy calculated after properly filtering the signals. For this reason, a procedure is proposed to analyze the AE measured in a RC structure during a seismic event so that it can be used for damage assessment.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.850-856
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• 2013

Torsional interaction between electrical network phenomena and turbine-generator shaft cause torsional stress on turbine-generator shaft and torsional fatigue fracture on vulnerable component, but the prediction of the torsional stress is difficult because the torsional stress is occurred instantly and randomly. Therefore continuous monitoring of the torsional stress on turbine-generator shaft is necessary to predict the torsional fatigue, but installing the sensors on the surface of the shaft directly to monitor the stress is impossible practically. In this study torsional vibration was measured using magnetic sensor at a point of turbine-generator rotor kit, the torsional stress of whole train of rotor kit was calculated using rotor kit's stress model and the calculated results were verified in comparison with the measured results using strain gauge at several point of turbine-generator rotor kit. It is expected that these experiment results will be used effectively to calculate the torsional stress of whole train of turbine-generator rotor in power plants.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 광섬유 FBG 센서를 이용, 곡률반경을 고려한 이 방향 변위(Two-Way Displacement)를 측정하여 변형각을 환산함으로써 상대좌표를 구하는 알고리즘을 정립하였으며 이를 이용하면 작은 변형에 대해서도 매우정확하게 상대변위를 구할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이를 확인하기 위해 4.5m높이의 H형강에 고안된 이 방향 광섬유센서를 부착하여 횡 방향으로 외력을 가해서 발생한 변위를 수준측량과 일반적인 전자식 변위계로 동시에 측정하여 각각의 측정성능을 비교분석하였다. 그 결과, 광섬유센서의 분해능은 다른 센서시스템에 비해 월등하였으며 이차원 상대좌표의 측정이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.107-119
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• 2017

The Micro circular diaphragm (MCD) is the mechanical actuator part used in the micro electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS) that combine electrical and mechanical components. These actuators are working under harsh mechanical and thermal conditions, so it is very important to study the mechanical and thermal behaviors of these actuators, in order to do with its function successfully. The objective of this paper is to determine the thermo-mechanical behavior of MCD by developing the traditional bulge test technique to achieve the aims of this work. The specimen is first pre-stressed to ensure that is no initial deflection before applied the loads on diaphragm and then clamped between two plates, a differential pressure (P) and temperature ($T_b$) is leading to a deformation of the MCD. Analytical formulation of developed bulge test technique for MCD thermo-mechanical characterization was established with taking in-to account effect of the residual strength from pre-stressed loading. These makes the plane-strain bulge test ideal for studying the mechanical and thermal behavior of diaphragm in both the elastic and plastic regimes. The differential specimen thickness due to bulge effect to describe the mechanical behavior, and the temperature effect on the MCD material properties to study the thermal behavior under deformation were discussed. A finite element model (FEM) can be extended to apply for investigating the reliability of the proposed bulge test of MCD and compare between the FEM results and another one from analytical calculus. The results show that, the good convergence between the finite element model and analytical model.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방재학회 2007년도 정기총회 및 학술발표대회
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• pp.340-343
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• 2007

콘크리트포장의 줄눈의 초기균열발생과 움직임에 영향을 주는 중요한 인자는 콘크리트 내부의 초기온도이므로 이를 측정하고 분석하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 이를 연구하기 위해 인천국제공항 포장공사 지역에 써머커플과 습도센서, 진동형스트레인게이지, 디멕디스크 등을 설치하였다. 초기균열 거동은 디멕게이지를 이용하여 측정하였고, 초기균열 및 줄눈분 균열은 육안으로 확인 하였다. 분석결과, 콘크리트포장의 온도는 줄눈거동에 크게 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 줄눈에 발생한 균열의 폭은 콘크리트슬래브의 열팽창의 영향으로 온도가 하강하는 야간이나 새벽에 증가하고, 온도가 상승하는 주간에는 줄어드는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 균열이 발생하지 않은 줄눈의 거동은 이와는 반대의 경향을 나타내었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.351-356
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• 2011

Stroke patients should exercise for the rehabilitation of their fingers, because they can't use their hand and fingers. Their hand and fingers are fixed on the hand fixing system for rehabilitation exercise of them. But the hands clenched the fist of stroke patients are difficult to fix on it. In order to fix the hands and fingers, their palms are pressed with pressing bars and are controlled by reference force. The fixing system must have a five-axis force/moment sensor to force control. In this paper, the five-axis force/moment sensor was developed for the hand fixing system of finger-rehabilitation exercising system. The structure of the five-axis force/moment sensor was modeled, and designed using finite element method(FEM). And it was fabricated with strain-gages, then, its characteristic test was carried out. As a result, the maximum interference error is less than 2.43 %.

• International Journal of Ocean System Engineering
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2012

The characteristics of an impact load and pressure were experimentally investigated. Drop tests were carried out using a modified Wigley with CB = 0.56. The vertical force, pressures, and vertical accelerations were measured. A 6-component load cell was used to measure the forces, piezo-electric sensors were used to capture the impact pressure, and strain-gauge type accelerometers were used to measure the vertical accelerations. A 50-kHz sampling rate was applied to capture the peak values. The repeatability of the measured data was confirmed and the basic characteristics of the impact load and pressure such as the linearity to the falling height were observed for all of the measurements. A simple formula was derived to extract the physical impact load from the measured force based on a simple mass-sensor-mass diagram, which was validated by comparing impact forces with existing data using the mathematical model of Faltinsen and Chezhian (2005). The effects of the elasticity of the model and change in acceleration during the water entry were investigated. It is interesting to observe that the impact loads occurred and reached peak values at the same time duration after water entry for all drop heights.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.163-172
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• 2001

넓은 지역에 걸친 침입자의 침투를 감시하기 위하여 수십 km의 광섬유 길이 전체를 감지부로 사용할 수 있는 광섬유 BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) 센서를 개발하였다. 광섬유 BOTDA 센서는 한 개의 레이저 다이오드와 두 개의 광전 변조기(electro-optic modulator)를 사용하여 간단하게 구성하였다. 침입자에 의한 광섬유의 변형률 변화를 탐지하는 실험을 수행하기 위하여 광학테이블 위에 광섬유에 변형률을 인가하기 위한 실험장치를 설치하여 실험을 수행하였다. 이 실험으로부터 시간간격 1.5 초동안 광섬유 약 4.81 km의 길이를 거리분해능 3 m로 침입자를 탐지할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.625-638
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• 2009

Applications of membrane mechanisms are widely found in nano-devices and nano-sensor technologies nowadays. An alternative approach for large deflection analysis of the orthotropic, elliptic membranes - subject to gravitational, uniform pressures often found in nano-sensors - is described in this paper. The material properties of membranes are assumed to be orthogonally isotropic and linearly elastic, while the principal directions of elasticity are parallel to the coordinate axes. Formulating the potential energy functional of the orthotropic, elliptic membranes involves the strain energy that is attributed to inplane stress resultant and the potential energy due to applied pressures. In the solution method, Rayleigh-Ritz method can be used successfully to minimize the resulting total potential energy generated. The set of equilibrium equations was solved subsequently by Newton-Raphson. The unparalleled model formulation capable of analyzing the large deflections of both circular and elliptic membranes is verified by making numerical comparisons with existing results of circular membranes as well as finite element solutions. The results are found in excellent agreements at all cases. Then, the parametric investigations are given to delineate the impacts of the aspect ratios and orthotropic elasticity on large static tensions and deformations of the orthotropic, elliptic membranes.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.661-678
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• 2013

In this paper, a wireless sensing system for structural field evaluation and rating of bridges is presented. The system uses a wireless platform integrated with traditional analogue sensors including strain gages and accelerometers along with the operating software. A wireless vehicle position indicator is developed using a tri-axial accelerometer node that is mounted on the test vehicle, and was used for identifying the moving truck position during load testing. The developed software is capable of calculating the theoretical bridge rating factors based on AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Rating specifications, and automatically produces the field adjustment factor through load testing data. The sensing system along with its application in bridge deck rating was successfully demonstrated on the Evansville Bridge in West Virginia. A finite element model was conducted for the test bridge, and was used to calculate the load distribution factors of the bridge deck after verifying its results using field data. A confirmation field test was conducted on the same bridge and its results varied by only 3% from the first test. The proposed wireless sensing system proved to be a reliable tool that overcomes multiple drawbacks of conventional wired sensing platforms designed for structural load evaluation of bridges.