• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2010

Many electric poles in the softground have been collapsed due to external load. In this study, 10 types of tests were performed with variation of location, numbers and depths of anchor blocks as well as depth of poles to find stresses acting on concrete electric poles. The stresses of concrete poles are relaxed at 600~700[kg] of tensile load, and stresses are concentrated at top of pole, and spread to lower part of pole. In the concrete pole collapse test, tensile load at failure was approximately 1,400[kg], which is twice of design load. As passive zone in the soil increases, the stresses acting on concrete pole are concentrated at lower part of pole based on moment arm earth pressure distribution.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.595-603
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• 2017

Piezoceramic transducers have been widely used in the health monitoring of civil structures. However, in most cases, they are used as sensors either to measure strain or receive stress waves. This paper proposes a method of using piezoelectric transducers as strain gauges and acoustic emission (AE) sensors simultaneously. The signals received by piezoceramic transducers are decomposed into different frequency components for various analysis purposes. The low-frequency signals are used to measure strain, whereas the high-frequency signals are used as acoustic emission signal associated with local damage. The b-value theory is used to process the AE signal in piezoceramic transducers. The proposed method was applied in the bending failure experiments of two reinforced concrete beams to verify its feasibility. The results showed that the extracted low-frequency signals from the piezoceramic transducers had good agreement with that from the strain gauge, and the processed high-frequency signal from piezoceramic transducers as AE could indicate the local damage to concrete. The experimental results verified the feasibly of structural health monitoring using piezoceramic transducers as strain gauges and AE sensors simultaneously, which can advance their application in civil engineering.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.943-957
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• 2014

When subjected to fatigue loading, the main failure mode of partially prestressed concrete (PPC) structure is the fatigue fracture of tensile reinforcement. Therefore, monitoring and evaluation of the steel stresses/strains in the structure are essential issues for structural design and healthy assessment. The current study experimentally investigates the possibility of using fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to measure the steel strains in PPC beams in the process of fatigue loading. Six full-scale post-tensioned PPC beams were exposed to fatigue loading. Within the beams, the FBG and resistance strain gauge (RSG) sensors were independently bonded onto the surface of tensile reinforcements. A good agreement was found between the recorded results from the two different sensors. Moreover, FBG sensors show relatively good resistance to fatigue loading compared with RSG sensors, indicating that FBG sensors possess the capability for long-term health monitoring of the tensile reinforcement in PPC structures. Apart from the above findings, it can also be found that during the fatigue loading, there is stress redistribution between prestressed and non-prestressed reinforcements, and the residual strain emerges in the non-prestressed reinforcement. This phenomenon can bring about an increase of the steel stress in the non-prestressed reinforcement.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2021

In this study, the well-known non-destructive acoustic emission (AE) and electrical resistivity methods were employed to predict quantitative damage in the silo structure of the Wolsong Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center (WLDC), Gyeongju, South Korea. Brazilian tensile test was conducted with a fully saturated specimen with a composition identical to that of the WLDC silo concrete. Bi-axial strain gauges, AE sensors, and electrodes were attached to the surface of the specimen to monitor changes. Both the AE hit and electrical resistance values helped in the anticipation of imminent specimen failure, which was further confirmed using a strain gauge. The quantitative damage (or damage variable) was defined according to the AE hits and electrical resistance and analyzed with stress ratio variations. Approximately 75% of the damage occurred when the stress ratio exceeded 0.5. Quantitative damage from AE hits and electrical resistance showed a good correlation (R = 0.988, RMSE = 0.044). This implies that AE and electrical resistivity can be complementarily used for damage assessment of the structure. In future, damage to dry and heated specimens will be examined using AE hits and electrical resistance, and the results will be compared with those from this study.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1265-1285
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• 2016

This paper presents experimental results of advanced investigation carried out on the beams reinforced with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) rebar and stirrups. Twelve beams reinforced with GFRP and one beam with steel reinforcement of size $230{\times}300{\times}2000mm$ were investigated. Longitudinal reinforcement, shear span and spacing of stirrups were the main variables to form the set. In advanced testing three types of strain gauges for steel, composite and concrete surface were applied to observe strain/stress development against the applied load. Live data were recorded from four strain gauges applied on stirrups, one at center on longitudinal reinforcement, two on the concrete surface and central deflection during the test. Although the focus of the paper was mainly on the behavior of GFRP shear reinforcement, other parallel data were observed for the completeness of the test. Design recommendations of ISIS Canada Design Manual (2007), Japan Society of Civil Engineers (1997) and American Concrete Institute (ACI-440.1R-06) were reviewed. Shear design predictions were compared with experimental results in which it was observed that all the three standards provided conservative predictions. However, ACI found most efficient compare to other two there is room to improve the efficiency of the recommendations.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.228-236
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• 2001

매스콘크리트 구조물에서 발생하는 온도응력을 예측하기 위해 많은 연구가 해석적인 방법과 실험적인 방법을 통해 수행되어왔다. 그러나 이러한 해석적인 방법과 실험적인 방법으로 온도응력을 예측하는 것은 한계가 있다. 해석적인 방법은 콘크리트의 탄성계수, 열팽창계수와 같은 물성치를 정확히 알아야 한다. 그리고 실험적인 방법은 대부분이 실제 구조물이나 모형구조물을 통하여 직접 온도응력을 측정한다. 그러나 이와 같은 방법은 경제적인 문제뿐만 아니라 현장의 불확실한 조건들을 감수해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 온도응력을 실내에서 직접적으로 측정할 수 있는 시험장치를 개발하였다. 개발된 온도응력 시험장치는 콘크리트와 다른 열팽창계수를 갖는 재료를 이용하여 실제 구조물에서 발생할 수 있는 콘크리트의 내/외부 구속에 의한 온도응력의 변화를 구현할 수 있으며, 이를 정량적으로 예측할 수 있다. 실험은 해석을 통해 얻은 온도이력을 구현할 수 있는 항온항습조에서 수행하였고, 온도응력은 장비에 부착된 변형률게이지를 통해 얻은 변형률을 이용하여 계산하였다. 개발된 장비의 검증을 위해 매립게이지를 이용하여 온도응력을 측정하는 실험을 동시에 수행하였고, 이 결과에 의하면 개발된 시험장치는 불확실한 콘크리트의 초기재령 물성치를 고려하여 보다 정확하게 온도응력을측정할 수 있으며, 검증실험 결과에 의해 그 객관성과 타당성을 입증할 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.563-573
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• 2024

This research experimentally evaluated the local stress distribution along the cross-section of composite beams under both positive and negative moments. The experiment utilized a large-scale, two-story, two-by-three bay steel gravity frame with a concrete on metal deck floor system. The composite shear connections, which are nominally assumed to be pinned under gravity loading, can develop non-negligible moment-resisting capacity when subjected to lateral loads. This paper discusses the local stress distribution, orshear lag effects, observed near the beam-to-column connections when subjected to combined gravity and lateral loading. Strain gauges were used for measurements along the beam depth at varying distances from the connection. The experimental data showed amplified shear lag effects near the unconnected region of the beam web and bottom flange under the applied loading conditions. These results indicate that strain does not vary linearly across the beam cross-section adjacent to the connection components. This insight has implications for the use of experimental strain gauge data in estimating beam demands near the connections. These findings can be beneficial in informing instrumentation plans for future experimental studies on composite beams.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.90-98
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• 2018

최근 철근 콘크리트 구조물에 다양한 철근 이음이 사용되고 있다. 이에 따라 커플러 이음 철근의 인장 특성에 대한 파악이 중요해졌다. 본 연구에서는 커플러 이음 철근의 연성도에 대한 평가를 위하여 ASTM A615 기준에 따라 생산된 Grade 60 D22(#7), D29(#9), 그리고 두 종류의 커플러를 상대로 1축 인장시험을 수행하였다. 보다 정확하고 다양한 지점에서 자유로운 계측이 가능한 이미지 프로세싱 방법을 사용하여 변형률을 계측하였다. 1축 인장시험 결과, 응력-변형률 관계와 응력 단계별 종방향 변형률 분포를 산출할 수 있었고, 이를 통하여 동일한 표점거리 내에서 커플러 이음 부분이 많이 차지할수록 평균변형률이 낮아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 커플러 이음철근의 극한거동 및 파단 시변형률에 대한 평가를 통해 커플러의 길이에 대한 한계상태변형률과 파단변형률과의 상관관계를 정식화하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2002

콘크리트 구조물에 발생하는 구조적인 균열은 재하하중에 의하여 콘크리트가 저항할 수 있는 인장강도보다 더 큰 인장강도가 가해졌을 때 콘크리트의 인장영역에서 발생하며, 이는 구조물의 노후화 또는 재하하중에 대한 저항능력이 감소되었음을 의미한다. 그러므로 콘크리트에 발생한 구조적 균열은 구조물에 치명적인 손상을 유발시킬 수 있으며, 구조물의 안전성 확보와 효과적인 유지관리를 위해서는 이를 검출하는 기법에 대한 연구가 반드시 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 토목계측 분야에서 가장 널리 활용되고 있는 변형률 센서를 철근콘크리트 보에 부착하여 보의 인장부와 압축부의 변형률을 측정하는 실내실험을 수행하였으며, 하중 재하에 따른 변형률의 변화, 측정부위의 탄성계수 변화, 그리고 중립축의 변화 등을 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과로부터, 측정된 변형률을 이용하여 중립축의 변화 추이를 추정하므로써 가장 효과적으로 균열을 검출할 수 있는 알고리즘을 제시하였다.