• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.19-34
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• 2007

This paper presents results of a non-linear finite element analysis of axially loaded slender hollow structural section (HSS) columns, strengthened using high modulus carbon-fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) longitudinal sheets. The model was developed and verified against both experimental and other analytical models. Both geometric and material nonlinearities, which are attributed to the column's initial imperfection and plasticity of steel, respectively, are accounted for. Residual stresses have also been modeled. The axial strength in the experimental study was found to be highly dependent on the column's imperfection. Consequently, no specific correlation was established experimentally between strength gain and amount of CFRP. The model predicted the ultimate loads and failure modes quite reasonably and was used to isolate the effects of CFRP strengthening from the columns' imperfections. It was then used in a parametric study to examine columns of different slenderness ratios, imperfections, number of CFRP layers, and level of residual stresses. The study demonstrated the effectiveness of high modulus CFRP in increasing stiffness and strength of slender columns. While the columns' imperfections affect their actual strengths before and after strengthening,the percentage gain in strength is highly dependent on slenderness ratio and CFRP reinforcement ratio, rather than the value of imperfection.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.637-648
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• 2021

Nowadays, one of the practical, fast and easy ways to strengthen steel elements is the use of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP). Most previous research in the CFRP strengthening of steel members has carried out on straight steel members. The main difference between horizontal curved beams and straight beams under vertical load is the presence of torsional moment in the horizontal curved beams. In the other words, the horizontal curved beams are analyzed and designed for simultaneous internal forces included bending moment, torsional moment, and shear force. The horizontal curved steel beams are usually used in buildings, bridges, trusses, and others. This study explored the effect of the CFRP strengthening on the behavior of the horizontal curved square hollow section (SHS) steel beams. Four specimens were analyzed, one non-strengthened curved steel beam as a control column and three horizontal curved steel beams strengthened using CFRP sheets (under concentrated load and uniform distributed load). To analyze the horizontal curved steel beams, three dimensional (3D) modeling and nonlinear static analysis methods using ANSYS software were applied. The results indicated that application of CFRP sheets in some specific locations of the horizontal curved steel beams could increase the ultimate capacity of these beams, significantly. Also, the results indicated when the horizontal curved steel beams were under distributed load, the increase rate in the ultimate capacity was more than in the case when these beams were under concentrated load.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2008

본 연구는 비부식성 및 고성능의 보강재로 많은 연구가 진행 중인 Fiber Reinforced Polymer(FRP)를 이용하여 표면매립 보강공법(Near Surface Mounted)을 통한 휨 구조거동을 분석, 보강형태에 따른 휨 성능을 규명하고자 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 역사다리꼴 탄소막대를 이용하여 NSM 보강 보 구조물의 휨성능을 분석하였으며 Type A($15{\times}13{\times}6mm$)와 Type B($4{\times}3{\times}10mm$)의 2가지 보강재 형태로 각각 보강비를 달리 하여 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과, 무보강 실험체인 Control 실험체보다 20~100%의 보강성능 향상을 나타내었으며, 이를 바탕으로 휨모멘트 성능해석 및 균열, 연성지수 평가를 통해 본 NSM 보강공법의 보강효율을 분석하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 자동차 코일스프링을 대상으로 CFRP 복합재 재료의 적용가능성을 제시하였다. 기존 강재료를 복합재로 대체해서 대폭적인 경량화를 추구하기 위해서는 재료특성 뿐만 아니라 스프링의 설계인자들도 함께 최적화를 해야 할 것이다. 따라서 먼저 복합재 코일스프링의 전단특성을 고려해서 최대 비틀림강성을 나타내도록 45도로 와인딩한 봉 구조물을 구성하였으며, 예측된 전단탄성계수를 시험결과와 비교한 결과 매우 근사한 값을 나타내었다. 다음으로 45도로 와인딩된 CFRP 복합재 스프링의 소선직경을 결정하기 위해서 비틀림 강성을 강재와 복합재 두 재료에 대해서 동일하게 하였으며, 그 결과, 소선직경은 11.0 mm에서 17.5mm로 재료가 복합재로 변경됨에 따라서 증가되어야 한다. 마지막으로 이 같이 구성된 복합재 코일스프링의 유한요소모델을 구성해서 스프링상수를 계산하였으며, 시험결과와 비교 평가하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 구조재로 널리 사용되는 일방향 탄소섬유강화 플라스틱 복합재 적층구조의 충격 후 압축강도에 대한 시험 및 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 연구에서 사용된 복합재 적층판은 적층방법에 따라 2종류로 구분되며, 각 적층판에는 4가지의 충격에너지를 적용하였다. 충격 및 압축강도 시험은 미국재료시험협회 규격을 준수하여 수행하였으며 비파괴검사 방법인 C-Scan을 통해 충격손상을 분석하고 압축시험을 통해 충격 후 압축강도를 산출하였다. 충격 및 압축강도 해석은 복합재 섬유/기지/단층/적층판 수준의 손상과 파손을 점진적으로 예측할 수 있는 점진적 파손해석을 사용하였다. 접촉하중, 처짐, 충격손상, 압축강도 등에 대한 시험 및 해석결과의 비교로부터 해석결과의 타당성을 확인하였다.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2011

It is well known that stiffness of composites depends on layup sequence of CFRP(carbon fiber reinforced plastics) laminates because the layup of composite laminates influences their properties. Ultrasonic NDE of composite laminates is often based on the backwall echoes of the sample. A pair of such transducers was mounted in a holder in a nose-to-nose fashion to be used as a scanning probe on composites. Miniature potted angle beam transducers were used (Rayleigh waves in steel) on solid laminates of composites. Experiments were performed to understand the behavior of the transducers and the nature of the waves generated in the composite (mode, wave speed, angle of refraction). C-scan images of flaws and impact damage were then produced by combining the pitch-catch probe with a portable manual scanner known as the Generic Scanner ("GenScan"). The pitch-catch signal was found to be more sensitive than normal incidence backwall echo of longitudinal wave to fiber orientation of the CFRP composites, including low level porosity, ply waviness, and cracks. Therefore, it is found that the experimentally Rayleigh wave variation of pitch-catch ultrasonic signal was consistent with numerical results and one-side ultrasonic measurement might be very useful to detect the defects.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2012

To enhance cable stiffness, this paper proposed a combined application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and steel materials, resulting in a novel type of hybrid stay cable system especially for the cable-stayed bridges with main span lengths of 1400~2800 m. In this combination, CFRP materials can conserve all their advantages such as light weight and high strength; while steel materials help increase the equivalent stiffness to compensate for the low elastic modulus of CFRP materials. An increase of the equivalent stiffness of the hybrid stay cable system could be further obtained with a reasonable increase of its safety factor. Following this concept, a series of parametric studies for the hybrid stay cable system with the consideration of stiffness and cost were carried out. Three design strategies/criteria, namely, best equivalent stiffness with a given safety factor, highest ratio of equivalent stiffness to material cost with a given safety factor, and best equivalent stiffness under a given cost were proposed from the stiffness and cost viewpoints. Finally, a comprehensive design procedure following the proposed design strategies was suggested. It was shown that the proposed hybrid stay cable system could be a good alternative to the pure CFRP or traditional steel stay cables in the future applications of super long span bridges.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.305-320
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• 2023

The mechanical properties of polymeric composites are degraded under elevated temperatures due to the effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of the resin and resin fiber interfaces. In this study, the effect of temperature on the impact response of the carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) was investigated at low-velocity impact (LVI) using a drop-weight impact tester machine. All the composite plates were fabricated using a vacuum infusion process with a stacking sequence of [45/0_2/-45/90_2]s, and a thickness of 2.9 mm. A group of the specimens was exposed to an environment with a temperature cycling at the range of -30 ℃ to 65 ℃. In addition, three other groups of the specimens were aged at ambient (28 ℃), -30 ℃, and 65 ℃ for ten days. Then all the conditioned specimens were subjected to LVI at three energy levels of 10, 15, and 20 J. To assess the behavior of the damaged composite plates, the force-time, force-displacement, and energy-time diagrams were analyzed at all temperatures. Finally, radiography, optical microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to evaluate the effect of the temperature and damages at various impact levels. Based on the results, different energy levels have a similar effect on the LVI behavior of the samples at various temperatures. Delamination, matrix cracking, and fiber failure were the main damage modes. Compared to the samples tested at room temperature, the reduction of temperature to -30 ℃ enhanced the maximum impact force and flexural stiffness while decreasing the absorbed energy and the failure surface area. The temperature increasing to 65 ℃ increased the maximum impact force and flexural stiffness while decreasing the absorbed energy and the failure surface area. Applying 200 thermal cycles at the range of -30 ℃ to 65 ℃ led to the formation of fine cracks in the matrix while decreasing the absorbed energy. The maximum contact force is recorded under cyclic temperature as 5.95, 6.51 and 7.14 kN, under impact energy of 10, 15 and 20 J, respectively. As well as, the minimum contact force belongs to the room temperature condition and is reported as 3.93, 4.94 and 5.71 kN, under impact energy of 10, 15 and 20 J, respectively.

• Composites Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 유리강화섬유폴리머(GFRP)와 탄소강화섬유폴리머(CFRP)로 적층된 조류력 블레이드의 스파 캡(Spar cap)을 대상으로 끝단 처짐의 제한에 따른 단방향(UD) GFRP의 적층 두께를 최적화 하였다. 또한 도출된 적층 두께에 따른 블레이드 내부의 응력의 변화와 블레이드의 재료비용을 확인하였다. 비선형 최적화에 뛰어난 순차 이차방정식 프로그래밍(SQP) 알고리즘을 사용하였고, 목적함수를 계산하기 위하여 상용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 Abaqus/Standard와 연계하였다. UD CFRP의 적층 두께가 9 mm로 제한된 경우, 끝단 처짐이 감소함에 따라 UD GFRP의 적층 두께가 증가하였다. 즉, 최적화된 스파 캡의 무게는 최대 96.2% 증가였으며 최대 인장응력은 최대 24.6% 감소하였다. 끝단 처짐이 126.83 mm로 제한된 경우, UD CFRP의 적층 두께가 줄어듦에 따라 UD GFRP의 적층 두께가 증가하였다. 이로 인하여 무게는 최대 40.1% 증가하였지만 재료비용은 최대 16.97% 감소하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 블레이드 스파 캡의 최적화된 두께를 바탕으로 조류력 블레이드의 무게, 내부의 최대 응력과 재료비용의 상관관계를 제시하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.327-332
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 고속철도 경량화를 위해 금속-탄소섬유 복합재료 하이브리드 팬터그래프에 대한 파라메트릭 연구를 수행하였다. 강철로 구성된 기존 팬터그래프의 고강성 및 경량화를 구현하기 위하여 금속 상부암의 내부와 외부를 적절한 두께로 가공하고 그 후 복합재료를 적층한 금속-탄소섬유복합재료 하이브리드 상부암을 설계하였다. 하이브리드 상부암의 구조강성과 질량 등을 고려하여 적절한 금속을 강철과 알루미늄으로 결정하였다. 각 설계 파라메터의 변화에 따른 구조의 강성 변화를 확인하기 위해 유한요소해석을 수행하였으며, 그 결과를 팬터그래프 CX-PG 모델에 접목시켜 실제 수직하중에 따른 강성과 질량 변화율을 도출하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 고강성, 경량화 팬토그래프 설계를 위한 적절한 형상조건을 제안하였다.