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Mechanical performances of concrete beams with hybrid usage of steel and FRP tension reinforcement

  • Bui, Linh V.H.;Stitmannaithum, Boonchai;Ueda, Tamon
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.391-407
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    • 2017
  • Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars have been recently used to reinforce concrete members in flexure due to their high tensile strength and especially in corrosive environments to improve the durability of concrete structures. However, FRPs have a low modulus of elasticity and a linear elastic behavior up to rupture, thus reinforced concrete (RC) components with such materials would exhibit a less ductility in comparison with steel reinforcement at the similar members. There were several studies showed the behavior of concrete beams with the hybrid combination of steel and FRP longitudinal reinforcement by adopting the experimental and numerical programs. The current study presents a numerical and analytical investigation based on the data of previous researches. Three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) models of beams by using ANSYS are built and investigated. In addition, this study also discusses on the design methods for hybrid FRP-steel beams in terms of ultimate moment capacity, load-deflection response, crack width, and ductility. The effects of the reinforcement ratio, concrete compressive strength, arrangement of reinforcement, and the length of FRP bars on the mechanical performance of hybrid beams are considered as a parametric study by means of FE method. The results obtained from this study are compared and verified with the experimental and numerical data of the literature. This study provides insight into the mechanical performances of hybrid FRP-steel RC beams, builds the reliable FE models which can be used to predict the structural behavior of hybrid RC beams, offers a rational design method together with an useful database to evaluate the ductility for concrete beams with the combination of FRP and steel reinforcement, and motivates the further development in the future research by applying parametric study.

An Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Compressive Strength in Cement Mortar under High Temperature conditions in an Early Age (초기 고온이력이 시멘트 모르터의 강도발현에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Young-Joo;Choi Maeng-Ki;Gong Min-Ho;Park Hee-Gon;Kim Kwang-Ki;Jung Sang-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.45-48
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    • 2005
  • This study is basic experiment for estimating influence of strength by curing temperature of concrete's heat of hydration and estimate relationship of compressive strength development by initial curing temperature factor, and then asume temperature factor which influence compressive strength development and for showing basic document of qualify control. According to the result of cement mortar by the curing temperature factor high-curing temperature shows high strength on 3 day compare with low curing-temperature, shows higher strength than the piece of high curing temperature.

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Mathematical model of strength and porosity of ternary blend Portland rice husk ash and fly ash cement mortar

  • Rukzon, Sumrerng;Chindaprasirt, Prinya
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.75-88
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents a mathematical model for strength and porosity of mortars made with ternary blends of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), ground rice husk ash (RHA) and classified fly ash (FA). The mortar mixtures were made with Portland cement Type I containing 0-40% FA and RHA. FA and RHA with 1-3% by weight retained on a sieve No. 325 were used. Compressive strength and porosity of the blended cement mortar at the age of 7, 28 and 90 days were determined. The use of ternary blended cements of RHA and FA produced mixes with good strength and low porosity of mortar. A mathematical analysis and two-parameter polynomial model were presented for the strength and porosity estimation with FA and RHA contents as parameters. The computer graphics of strength and porosity of the ternary blend were also constructed to aid the understanding and the proportioning of the blended system.

Nonlinear Analysis of Nuclear Containment Wall Element using Standard 8-node Solid Element (표준 8절점 고체요소를 이용한 원전 격납건물 벽체요소의 비선형해석)

  • Lee Hong-Pyo;Choun Young-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.151-158
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    • 2005
  • For the safety analysis of large structures such as nuclear containment buildings, we conventionally prefer to use analytical approach using finite element method rather than empirical test. Therefor, this paper is mainly focused to develop low-order solid finite element model with the elasto-plastic material model for the safety analysis of nuclear containment building. Drucker-Prager failure criteria in uncracked concrete and maximum tensile stress criteria in cracked concrete are used to model the constitutive behavior of concrete. The concrete material model takes into account the aspects of tensile strain, compression strength reduction of concrete and shear transfer to improve the accuracy of the finite element analysis. Finally, numerical simulation to compare the performance of the developed model with experimental results is employed. The numerical results in this study agree very well with the experimental data.

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A Parameter Study of Internally Confined Hollow Reinforced Concrete Piers (내부 구속 중공 RC 교각의 매개변수 연구)

  • Choi, Jun-Ho;Yoon, Ki-Yong;Han, Taek-Hee;Kang, Young-Jong
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.59-62
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    • 2007
  • The hollow RC(Reinforced concrete) pier has decrease of weight and reduced of materials compared to solid RC pier. However, the hollow RC pier shows a low ductile behavior due to brittle failure of inside concrete. To overcome this problem, the internally confined hollow reinforced concrete column has been developed. In this study, the behavior of internally confined hollow RC piers were evaluated with safety ratio, ductility, total material cost, the total weight of the pier, etc. The chosen parameters for the study are hollow ratio, thickness of internal steel tube, intervals between vertical re-bars, numbers of horizontal re-bars, and strength of concrete.

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Experimental Study of Infilled Wall in Reinforced Concrete Structure (메움벽에 의한 R/C 골조의 내진성능 평가에 관한 연구)

  • 김석균;김정한;김영문
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.403-406
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    • 1999
  • Although infilled wall considered as a non-structural element, the infilled applied in reinforced concrete frame structural systems represents an important element influencing the behaviour and the stability of a structure under seismic effect. This research is performed an experimental investigation of gravity-load designed single-stroy, single-bay, low-rise nonseismic moment-resisting reinforced concrete frame 2 dimension specimens to evaluate the effect of seismic capacity. For pseudo static test, it was manufactured one half scale specimens of two types (Bare Frame, Infilled Frame) based on typical building. The results of these experiments provided regarding the global as well as the local responses of 1) Crack pattern and failure modes, 2) Stiffness, strength.

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A Fundamental Study on Supply Status and Use Plan of Fine Aggregates (잔골재의 수급현황 및 활용방안에 관한 기초적 연구)

  • Yu Myoung Youl;Lee Sea-Hyun;Lee Hyun-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.101-104
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    • 2005
  • It analyzed the supply status of fine aggregate and find the point of issue related alternative fine aggregate through researches and interviews. The conclusions of the study are as follows. 1. Ready mixed concrete manufacture used crushed fine aggregate (15.5$\%$) and recycled fine aggregate (1.5$\%$) for alternatives aggregate than 1.3$\%$ in 1991. It is not allowed to use a recycled fine aggregate in ready mixed concrete, but they used it. 2. All alternative aggregate are satisfied the Korean Standard, But they showed low properties of mortar compared to when it replaced with natural fine aggregate. So, it is needed to make another special Korean Standard to use alternative aggregate in normal concrete by mixing method to recover the workability and compressive strength.

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Engineering Properties of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Using Dry Bottom Ash as Coarse Aggregate (건식 바텀애시 굵은골재를 사용한 경량골재 콘크리트의 공학적 특성)

  • Sung, JongHyun;Sun, JungSoo;Choi, SunMi;Bok, YoungJae;Kim, JinMan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.11a
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    • pp.166-167
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    • 2013
  • Bottom ash, which is discharged through a wet process in a thermal power plant, contains much unburned coal due to quenching and much salt due to seawater. However, dry bottom ash discharged through a dry process contains low unburned coal and salt, and has light -weight due to many pores. Therefore, it is expected that it can be used as lightweight aggregate. This study deals with the basic properties of concrete used dry bottom ash as coarse aggregate. As a results, the concrete having high content of dry bottom ash aggregate showed high slump by using water reducing agent and its air content was within 5±1.5% as designed value, similarly to normal weight concrete. It also showed a lower compressive strength than 100% of crushed stone.

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Engineering Properties of Concrete using of Coal Gasification Slag as the Fine Aggregates (석탄가스화 용융슬래그를 잔골재로 치환한 콘크리트의 공학적 특성)

  • Park, Kyung-Taek;Han, Min-Cheol;Hyun, Seung-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.194-201
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    • 2019
  • This study analyzed the properties of concrete depending on the coal gasification slag(CGS) contents in order to examine the applicability of CGS as the fine aggregate for concrete. Experimental results, trended that the slump and slump flow increased with increasing CGS contents, and air contents has decreased. Evaluation index for segregation of normal strength concrete(EISN) is showed was good from CGS 25% when using crushed sand A(CSa) and CGS 50% when using mixed sand(MS). The compressive strength decreased with increasing CGS contents when CSa was used. However, when MS was used, the maximum value was CGS 50% due to parabolic tendency. Depending on fine aggregates type, compared with compressive strength of CSa was about 8% higher than that of MS, and depending on the use or unuse of CGS, more advantageous at higher strength than low strength. As a result of relative performance study on the quality of concrete according to the CGS contents, it is considered that CGS can be positively contributed to enhancement of workability and strength development when mixed with fine aggregate around 25~50%.

The Rheology of Cement Paste Using Polycarboxylate-Based Superplasticizer for Normal Strength-High Fluidity Concrete (보통강도 고유동 콘크리트용 PC계 고성능 감수제를 사용한 시멘트 페이스트의 레올로지 특성 평가)

  • Kong, Tae-Woong;Lee, Han-Seung
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.276-286
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    • 2021
  • General high fluidity concrete is the area of high strength concrete with a high amount of cement to secure the required fluidity and workability. Since most of the concrete structures currently used have normal strength, there is a limit to the practical expansion and practicality of use. Thus it is necessary to develop normal strength-high fluidity concrete with low binders that can be used not only in general buildings but also in special buildings, and can greatly reduce construction time and save labor costs. This requires to develop and apply the polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer. In this study, PCE was prepared for each combination of starting materials(WR, HB, RT) and the rheological properties of cement paste were analyzed using ringflow cone and a rotary viscometer. As a result, when PCE with a combination of WR 80%, HB 6.5%, and RT 13.5% was applied, the yield stress can be minimized while securing the plastic viscosity at level of the normal strength. In addition, high fluidity due to the high dispersion effect was confirmed.