• 제목/요약/키워드: Structural Testing

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A versatile small-scale structural laboratory for novel experimental earthquake engineering

  • Chen, Pei-Ching;Ting, Guan-Chung;Li, Chao-Hsien
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • 제18권3호
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    • pp.337-348
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    • 2020
  • Experimental testing has been considered as one of the most straightforward approaches to realize the structural behavior for earthquake engineering studies. Recently, novel and advanced experimental techniques, which combine numerical simulation with experimental testing, have been developed and applied to structural testing practically. However, researchers have to take the risk of damaging specimens or facilities during the process of developing and validating new experimental methods. In view of this, a small-scale structural laboratory has been designed and constructed in order to verify the effectiveness of newly developed experimental technique before it is applied to large-scale testing for safety concerns in this paper. Two orthogonal steel reaction walls and one steel T-slotted reaction floor are designed and analyzed. Accordingly, a large variety of experimental setups can be completed by installing servo-hydraulic actuators and fixtures depending on different research purposes. Meanwhile, a state-of-the-art digital controller and multiple real-time computation machines are allocated. The integration of hardware and software interfaces provides the feasibility and flexibility of developing novel experimental methods that used to be difficult to complete in conventional structural laboratories. A simple experimental demonstration is presented which utilizes part of the hardware and software in the small-scale structural laboratory. Finally, experimental layouts of future potential development and application are addressed and discussed, providing the practitioners with valuable reference for experimental earthquake engineering.

Evaluation of Structural Integrity and Performance Using Nondestructive Testing and Monitoring Techniques

  • Rhim, Hong-Chul
    • 한국지진공학회논문집
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    • 제2권3호
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    • pp.73-81
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    • 1998
  • In this paper, the necessity of developing effective nondestructive testing and monitoring techniques for the evaluation of structural integrity and performance is described. The evaluation of structural integrity and performance is especially important when the structures and subject to abrupt external forces such as earthquake. A prompt and extensive inspection is required over a large area of earthquake-damaged zone. This evaluation process is regarded as a part of performance-based design. In the paper, nondestructive testing and monitoring techniques particularly for concrete structures are presented as methods for the evaluation of structural integrity and performance. The concept of performance-based design is first defined in the paper followed by the role of evaluation of structures in the context of overall performance=based design concept. Among possible techniques for the evaluation, nondestructive testing methods for concrete structures using radar and a concept of using fiber sensor for continuous monitoring of structures are presented.

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1.5kW급 풍력발전기용 블레이드의 구조해석 및 구조시험 (Structural Analysis and Testing of 1.5kW Class Wind Turbine Blade)

  • 김홍관;이장호;장세명;강기원
    • 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.51-57
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    • 2010
  • This paper describes the structural design and testing for 1.5kW class wind turbine composite blade. In order to calculate the equivalent material properties rule-of-mixture is applied. Lay-up sequence, ply thickness and ply angle are designed to satisfy the requirements for structural integrity. Structural analysis by using commercial software ABAQUS is performed to assess the static, buckling and vibration response. And to verify the structural analysis and design, the full scale structural test in flapwise direction was performed under single point loading according to loading conditions calculated by the aerodynamic analysis and Case H (Parked wind loading) in IEC 61400-2.

구조실험을 통한 철근콘크리트구조의 내진성능 평가 (Evaluation on Seismic Capacity of reinforced Concrete Structure Based on Structural Testing)

  • 서수연
    • 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지진공학회 2000년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Spring
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    • pp.308-318
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    • 2000
  • This paper introduces the acceptance criteria for reinforced concrete moment frames based on structural testing of ACI in preparing and proposes criteria for acceptable limiting drift and energy dissipation ratios of reinforced concrete shear walls for structural testing. Limiting drift and energy dissipation ratios were examined for tests on shear walls having ductile type failures. Test data were analyzed and compared to results for a suggested acceptance criteria that involves a limiting drift that is a function of aspect ratio a limiting energy dissipation ratio that is a function of displacement ductility and damping.

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Test for Structural Change in ARIMA Models

  • 이상열;박시연
    • 한국통계학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국통계학회 2002년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집
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    • pp.279-285
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    • 2002
  • In this paper we consider the problem of testing for structural changes in ARIMA models based on a cusum test. In particular, the proposed test procedure is applicable to testing for a change of the status of time series from stationarity to nonstationarity or vice versa. The idea is to transform the time series via differencing to make stationary time series. We propose a graphical method to identify the correct order of differencing.

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불연속부의 위치를 고려한 초음파비파괴검사 등급보정 (Level Calibration of Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing Considering Flaw Position)

  • 신병철;송호산;정화영
    • 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2001
  • KS-code(KS B 0896) for nondestructive ultrasonic testing classifies the quality level by relative flaw size only. But flaw position is more important than the flaw size. Test blocks having artificial holes near surface show lower yield load than the blocks having deeply located holes from the surface. So, level calibration table was proposed for classifying the quality level of welded steel structures.

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강관 용접부의 초음파 비파괴검사 (Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing for Welded Steel Pipes)

  • 신병철;김일수
    • 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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    • 제2권4호
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    • pp.172-176
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    • 1998
  • 강관 등과 같이 곡면을 이루는 구조물 용접부의 내부 결함을 검출하기 위한 기법을 제안하였다. 인공 결함을 만들어 초음파 비파괴검사를 행하고, 곡면의 표면 거리($Y_s$)를 계산하여 실측한 참값($Y_T$)과 비교해 보았다. 제안된 방법으로 계산한 값이 참값에 대하여 1%이하의 오차 범위에 들어오므로 강관 용접부의 내부 결함 검사에 응용될 수 있다.

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