• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.485-501
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• 2015

Cooling by the flow of water through an embedded cooling pipe has become a common and effective artificial thermal control measure for massive concrete structures. However, an extreme thermal gradient induces significant thermal stress, resulting in thermal cracking. Using a mesoscopic finite-element (FE) mesh, three-phase composites of concrete namely aggregate, mortar matrix and interfacial transition zone (ITZ) are modeled. An equivalent probabilistic model is presented for failure study of concrete by assuming that the material properties conform to the Weibull distribution law. Meanwhile, the correlation coefficient introduced by the statistical method is incorporated into the Weibull distribution formula. Subsequently, a series of numerical analyses are used for investigating the influence of the correlation coefficient on tensile strength and the failure process of concrete based on the equivalent probabilistic model. Finally, as an engineering application, damage and failure behavior of concrete cracks induced by a water-cooling pipe are analyzed in-depth by the presented model. Results show that the random distribution of concrete mechanical parameters and the temperature gradient near water-cooling pipe have a significant influence on the pattern and failure progress of temperature-induced micro-cracking in concrete.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2019

The purpose of this paper is to present failure analysis, of the heat exchanger tube in a district heating system. SS304 stainless steel is used, as material for the heat exchanger tube. The heat exchanger operates in a soft water environment containing a small amount of chloride ions, and regularly repeats operation and standstill period. This causes concentration of chloride ions on the outer surface of the tube, as well as repeat of thermal expansion, and shrinkage of the tube. As a result of microscopic examination, cracks showed transgranular as well as branched propagation, and many pits were present, at the initiation point of each crack. Energy disperstive spectroscopy analysis showed Fe and O peak, as well as Cl peak, meaning that cracks were affected by Cl ion. Failure of the tube was caused by chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking by thermal stress, high temperature, and localized enrichment of chloride ions.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2011

The failure probabilities of pipes in nuclear power plants due to stress corrosion are obtained using the P-PIE program, which is developed for evaluating failure probability of pipes based on the existing PRAISE program. Leak, big leak and LOCA(loss of coolant accident) probabilities are calculated as a function of operating time for several pipes in a domestic nuclear plant. The sensitivity analysis is also performed to find out the important parameters for the failure of pipes due to stress corrosion. The results show that the steady state oxygen concentration and steady state temperature are important parameters and failure probability is very low when the oxygen concentration is maintained according to the regulation.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2004

아스팔트 혼합물의 균열 저항성은 일반적으로 인장 강도, 스티프니스와 같은 단일 물성치를 측정함으로써 평가된다. 그러나, 아스팔트 혼합물의 균열 성능을 평가함에 있어서 단일 물성치의 이용은 의문시되어 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 아스팔트 혼합물의 균열 저항성과 관련이 있는 주요 특성치를 좀 더 심도 있게 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 다양한 하중 조건 하에서 파괴 시험 크리프 시험, 강도 시험이 일반 아스팔트 혼합물과 개질 아스팔트 혼합물에 대해서 수행되었다. 시험 결과, 혼합물의 균열 저항성은 주로 미세 손상 축적 속도에 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었으며, 이 값은 파괴 에너지 한계에 영향을 주지 않으면서 m값에 반영됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 짧은 하중 재하 시간 (탄성거동) 동안 얻어지는 스티프니스는 혼합물의 균열 저항성의 차이를 규명하는데 한계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 아스팔트 혼합물의 균열 저항성을 보다 명확히 평가하기 위해서는 혼합물의 크리프 거동과 파괴 한계점을 동시에 고려하는 것이 필수적임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 수퍼페이브 간접 인장 강도 시험으로부터 구한 잔여 소멸 에너지는 비교적 손쉬운 실험을 통해 아스팔트 혼합물의 균열 저항성의 상대적인 차이를 보여줄 수 있는 유용한 물성치임을 알 수 있었으며, 장기 크리프 시험에서 얻어지는 파괴 변형률은 아스팔트 혼합물의 크리프 거동과 파괴 한계점을 동시에 고려함으로써 균열 저항성을 평가할 수 있는 유용한 물성치 임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.647-657
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• 2012

원자력 배관 시스템은 엄격한 설계기준에 따라 제작 되었음에도 불구하고, 장기 사용에 따라 발생하는 감육 및 균열에 의한 파손 사례가 보고되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 스테인리스강 배관 시험체의 단조하중 및 반복하중 재하실험을 실시하여 국부 감육과 균열의 손상유무 및 0%, 35%, 75%의 손상정도가 배관의 파괴거동에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 검토하였다. 본 실험에서는 실제 원자력 발전소에서 사용되고 있는 직경 3인치 TP316 스테인리스강 엘보우와 직관 배관을 대상으로 하여, 인위적으로 곡관부와 용접부에 0%, 35%, 75%의 국부적인 감육과 균열을 도입하고 20MPa의 내압을 가한 후 재하실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 국부 감육 및 균열의 손상정도가 파괴모드, 최대하중, 반복회수 및 에너지흡수율에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 그리고 휨 모멘트를 이용하여 ASME의 결함 허용기준을 평가하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.303-318
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• 1999

Cracking of reinforced concrete flexural members is a highly random phenomenon. In this paper reliability models are presented to determine the probabilities of failure of flexural members against the limit states of first crack and maximum crackwidth. The models proposed take into account the mechanism of cracking. Based on the reliability models discussed, Eqs. (8) and (9) useful in the reliability-based design of flexural members are presented.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.21-32
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• 1993

A cracking failure of a austenitic stainless steel elbow in a naphtha cracking line in a petrochenmical plant occurred, resulting in leakage of organic compound flowing inside the elbow. Due to the failure, emergency shutdown of the plant was enforced to repair the troubled part of the line. The repair cost as well as production loss during the unscheduled plant shutdown has cost the company a great amount of financial loss. In this studies, a failure analysis of the cracked elbow was performed using NDT, chemical analysis, microstructural analysis including optical microscopy as well as scanning electron microscopy with EPMA, mechanical testings such as tensile testing, hardness testing and Charphy impact test fractography. The results indicated that several problems such as a welding defect and presence of a detrimental phase which was found to be relate to improper postforming heat treatment process was identified and the failure was concluded to be due to a low temperature embrittlement of the defect-containing elbows.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1999년도 학회창립 10주년 기념 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.377-380
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• 1999

This paper dscribes an experimental investigation into the cause of flexural-shear failure in RC beams. The experimental variables are bottom flange width and tension bar location. Then these test results were compared and analyzed to deduce the major cause of critical-shear cracking. As a result, it was found that the propagation of the critical shear crack depended exclusively on the intensity of horizontal cracking.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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• pp.114-119
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• 2007

Sulfide stress cracking (SSC) of materials exposed to oilfield environment containing hydrogen sulfide $(H_{2}S)$ has been recognized as a materials failure problem. Laboratory data and field experience have demonstrated that extremely low concentration of $H_{2}S$ may be sufficient to lead to SSC failure of susceptible materials. In some cases, $(H_{2}S)$ can act synergistically with chlorides to produce corrosion and cracking failures. SSC is a form of hydrogen embrittlement that occurs in high strength steels and in localized hard zones in weldment of susceptible materials. In the heat-affected zones adjacent to welds, there are often very narrow hard zones combined with regions of high residual stress that may become embrittled to such an extent by dissolved atomic hydrogen. On the base of understanding on sulfide stress cracking and its mechanism, SSC resistance for the several materials, those are ASTM A106 Gr B using in the oil industries, are evaluated.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2014

PURPOSES : This research describes how to predict the life cycles of fatigue cracking based on NCHRP Report 704 as well as modified harmony search (MHS) algorithm. METHODS : The fatigue cracking regression model of NCHRP Report 704 was used in order to calculate the ESAL (Equivalent Single Axle Load) numbers up to pavement failure, based on using material parameters, composite modulus, and surface pavement thickness. Furthermore, the MHS algorithm was implemented to find appropriate material parameters and other structural conditions given the number of ESALs, which is related to pavement service life. RESULTS : The case studies show that the material and structural parameters can be obtained, resulting in satisfying the failure endurance of asphalt concrete structure, given the number of ESALs. For example, the required ESALs such as one or two millions are targeted to satisfy the service performance of asphalt concrete pavements in this study. CONCLUSIONS : According to the case studies, It can be concluded that the MHS algorithm provides a good tool of optimization problems in terms of minimizing the difference between the required service cycles, which is a given value, and the calculated service cycles, which is obtained from the fatigue cracking regression model.