• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.647-659
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• 2018

Through extensive research, there exist a new type of connection between railway bridge girders and steel-concrete composite panels. In addition to conventional shear connectors, newly developed blind bolts have been recently adopted for retrofitting. However, the body of knowledge on their influence and application to railway structures has not been thoroughly investigated. This study has thus placed a particular emphasis on the application of blind bolts on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a feasible alternative constituent of railway track upgrading. Finite element modeling has been used to simulate the behaviours of the precast steel-concrete panels with common types of bolt connection using commercially available package, ABAQUS. The steel-concrete composite track slabs have been designed in accordance with Australian Standards AS5100. These precast steel-concrete panels are then numerically retrofitted by three types of most practical bold connections: head studded shear connector, Ajax blind bolt and Lindapter hollow bolt. The influences of bolt connections on load and stress transfers and structural behaviour of the composite track slabs are highlighted in this paper. The numerical results exhibit that all three bolts can distribute stresses effectively and can be installed on the bridge girder. However, it is also found that Lindapter hollow bolts are superior in minimising structural responses of the composite track slabs to train loading.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권1호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2024

In this study, a new sustainable material was proposed to prepare precast tunnel lining segments (TLS), which were produced using a fiber-reinforced slag-based geopolymer composite. Slag was used as the geopolymer binder. In addition, polypropylene and carbon fibers were added to reinforce TLSs. TLSs were examined in terms of flexural performance, load-deflection response, ductility, toughness, crack characteristics, and tunnel boring machine (TBM) thrust force. Simultaneously, numerical simulation was performed using finite element analysis. The mechanical characteristics of the geopolymer composite with a fiber content of 1% were used. The results demonstrated that the flexural performance and load-deflection response of the precast TLSs were satisfactory. Furthermore, the numerical results were capable of predicting and realistically capturing the structural behavior of precast TLSs. Therefore, fiber-reinforced slag-based geopolymer composites can be applied as precast TLSs.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2009년도 춘계 학술논문 발표대회 산업계
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• pp.75-78
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• 2009

It was investigated fire resistance properties and mechanical properties of high strength concrete column using ECC(Engineered Cementitious Composites) permanent form by KS F 2257 Methods of fire resistance test for elements of building construction and compression test for application of precast concrete column method of high rise building in this study. As a test result, it was appeared that ECC permanent form is available as fire resistance method of high strength concrete and new precast concrete construction method for facilitating construction of high rise building.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2013

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1990년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.11-15
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• 1990

Results of an experimental study on the manufacture and the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced fly ash-cement composites are presented in this paper. The carbon fiber reinforced fly ash-cement composites using silica powder and a small amount of Ethylene vinyl acetate emulsion are prepared with carbon fiber, foaming agents and curing conditions. As a result, the manufacturing process technology of carbon fiber reinforced fly ash-cement composites is developed. And the mechanical properties such as compressive, tensile and flexural strengths and drying shrinkage of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced fly ash-cement composites are improved by using a small amount of Ethylene vinyle acetate emulsion. The development and applications of precast products and the design systems of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced fly ash-cement composites are expected in the near future.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.537-565
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• 2016

Australian railway networks possess a large amount of aging timber components and need to replace them in excess of 280 thousands $m^3$ per year. The relatively high turnover of timber sleepers (crossties in a plain track), bearers (skeleton ties in a turnout), and transoms (bridge cross beams) is responsible for producing greenhouse gas emissions 6 times greater than an equivalent reinforced concrete counterparts. This paper presents an innovative solution for the replacement of aging timber transoms installed on existing railway bridges along with the incorporation of a continuous walkway platform, which is proven to provide environmental, safety and financial benefits. Recent developments for alternative composite materials to replace timber components in railway infrastructure construction and maintenance demonstrate some compatibility issues with track stiffness as well as structural and geometrical track systems. Structural concrete are generally used for new railway bridges where the comparatively thicker and heavier fixed slab track systems can be accommodated. This study firstly demonstrates a novel and resilient alterative by incorporating steel-concrete composite slab theory and combines the capabilities of being precast and modulated, in order to reduce the depth, weight and required installation time relative to conventional concrete direct-fixation track slab systems. Clear benefits of the new steel-concrete composites are the maintainability and constructability, especially for existing railway bridges (or brown fields). Critical considerations in the design and finite element modelling for performance benchmarking of composite structures and their failure modes are highlighted in this paper, altogether with risks, compatibilities and compliances.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.261-271
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• 2018

Fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) materials that exhibit strain-hardening and multiple cracking properties under tension were recently developed as innovative building materials for construction. This study aims at exploring the use of FRCC on the seismic performance of coupling beams with conventional reinforcement. Experimental tests were conducted on seven FRCC precast coupling beams with small span-to-depth ratios and one ordinary concrete coupling beam for comparison. The crack and failure modes of the specimens under the low cycle reversed loading were observed, and the hysteretic characteristics, deformation capacity, energy dissipation capacity and stiffness degradation were also investigated. The results show that the FRCC coupling beams have good ductility and energy dissipation capacities compared with the ordinary concrete coupling beam. As the confinement stirrups and span-to-depth ratio increase, the deformation capacity and energy dissipation capacity of coupling beams can be improved significantly. Finally, based on the experimental analysis and shear mechanism, a formula for the shear capacity of the coupling beams with small span-to-depth ratios was also presented, and the calculated results agreed well with the experimental results.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2023년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.131-132
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• 2023

Recently, the construction industry has seen the emergence of interior and exterior finishes using ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) and colored concrete products using precast concrete (PC). However, the excessive amount of pigment used for coloring reduces the strength of the concrete. There is a need to improve the durability and chromaticity of colored concrete, and further analytical studies on the properties of colored concrete are also required. Therefore, in this paper, colored ultra-high strength cement composites (C-UHSCC) containing red and green inorganic pigments were prepared, and the compressive strength and color of the specimens were measured according to the age, and the correlation between strength and color was analyzed by simple linear regression analysis using R² value. The results showed that the red color was highly correlated with L^* and a^*, and the green color was highly correlated with a^*. These results can be considered for various concrete formulations, but research is needed to suggest the optimal pigment mixing ratio for proper strength and color development.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.101-110
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• 1991

이 연구는 피치계 탄소섬유 보강 플라이애쉬.시멘트 복합체의 여러 가지 특성을 실험적으로 구명하고, 그 제조방법을 제시한 것이다. 복합체는 조강시멘트, 시리카 분말, 스티렌 부타디엔 러버 라텍스, 기포제와 탄소섬유 및 플라이애쉬를 사용하여 제조하였고, 배합조건별로 그 특성을 검토하였다. 연구결과, 경량 탄소섬유 보강 플라이애쉬.시멘트 복합체의 압축강도, 인장강도, 휨강도, 흡수성 및 특수성 그리고 건조수축과 같은 물리적.역학적 성질은 스티렌 부타디엔 러버 라텍스를 첨가하므로써 현저히 개선되었으며, 아울러 복합체를 제조하는데는 기건양생보다 오토클래브 양생이 유리한 것으로 나타났다. 이결과, 앞으로 경량 탄소섬유 보강 플라이애쉬.시멘트 복합체를 이용한 프리캐스트 제품의 개발에 크게 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.631-639
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 기존에 수행된 시공성과 경제성이 향상되고 중진 지역에서 사용 가능한 새로운 프리캐스트 콘크리트 보-기둥 접합상세의 비선형 유한요소해석이 수행되었다. 해당 상세는 복합구조를 기반으로 함으로써 기둥 내에는 각관을 보유하고 있으며 보에는 강판이 매입되어 있는 복잡한 단면을 보유하고 있다. 또한 콘크리트와 강재뿐만 아니라 ECC라는 새로운 재료를 사용함에 따라 요소의 선택 및 재료모델의 결정에 대한 방법론을 제시하였다. 비선형 유한요소해석은 상용 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ABAQUS를 통해 수행되었으며 요소 및 재료 모델은 ABAQUS에서 제공하는 모델들을 사용하였다. 비선형 유한요소해석 결과 기 수행되었던 실험 결과에 유사하거나 보수적으로 평가함으로써 변수분석에 사용할 수 있을 것으로 판단하였다. 구축된 유한요소해석 모델을 통해 해당 상세의 성능에 대한 압축력의 영향, 휨강도비의 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 압축력의 경우 기둥 압축강도의 10~20%에서 가장 좋은 성능을 발휘할 수 있었으며, 휨강도비 1.2 이상에서 기둥의 항복 없이 보의 소성힌지를 유도할 수 있음을 확인하였다.