• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권4A호
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• pp.707-717
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• 2006

근래에 들어 기존의 PSC 거더 교량 외에 다양한 형태의 교량이 개발되고 있으며, 다단계 긴장에 의한 PSC 거더교는 대표적인 예이다. 다단계 긴장 PSC 거더교는 구조적 개념에 따라 자중을 줄이고 경간을 장대화할 수 있는 장점을 갖고 있다. 그러나, 이와 같은 장대화된 보다 유연한 교량은 구조적 안전성 및 사용성을 고려한 주행열차하중에 대한 동적거동 검토가 필수적이며, 철도교량의 주행열차하중에 대한 동적성능평가를 위한 정확한 동특성 입력은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 정확한 고유진동수 및 감쇠비 추출을 위하여 25m 실물 다단계 긴장 PSC 거더를 제작하여 시공단계별 모달테스트를 수행하였다. 모달테스트를 위한 가진방법으로 기존의 충격햄머에 의한 방법 외에 디지털 콘트롤에 의한 가진기를 사용하여 보다 정확한 주파수응답 함수를 얻고자 하였다. 또한, 시공단계별 구조계 변화 및 긴장에 의한 동특성 변화를 고찰하기 위하여 시공단계별 실험을 수행하였다. 모달테스트 결과에 의한 동특성 값을 주행열차하중 해석에 적용하여 다양한 매개변수연구를 통한 철도교량 동적성능평가를 수행하였다. 동적처짐, 충격계수, 바닥판의 연직가속도, 단부꺾임각 등에 대하여 열차별, 속도별 동적해석을 수행하여 국내외 철도교량 동적성능 평가기준과 비교하였다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2010

Prestressed concrete (PSC) I-type girders have been used for span length around up to 40 m in domestic region. PSC girders are very cost effective girder type and extending their lengths more than 50 m will bring large benefit in cost. A new design method was proposed by combining two notable design concept in order to extend the applicable span length in this study. First of all, several numbers of openings was introduced in the girder web, and half of the anchorage devices were moved into the openings. In this way, large compressive stress developed at end zone was reduced, and the portion of design load coming from self-weight was reduced as well. Secondly, prestressing force was introduced in the girder not once at the initial stage, but through multiple loading stages. A full scale girder with the length of 50 m with the girder depth of 2 m was fabricated, and a flexural test was conducted in order to verify the performance of newly developed girder. Test results showed that the new holed web design concept can provide a way to design girders longer than 50 meters with the girder height of 2 m.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2008

복합 구조 형식인 PSC-강 혼합 거더는 신형식 구조로서 비대칭 경간 구조물이나 장대교량에 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 매입길이, 보강철근, 스터드, 프리스트레스 힘 등을 변수로 총 14개의 실험체를 제작하여 혼합 거더의 접합부 거동을 분석하고자 하였다. 모든 실험체는 보강철근, 스터드, 강판 등의 순서로 기능을 손실하면서 파괴되었다. 실험 결과에 의하면 접합부의 성능에는 스터드 배치와 보강철근에 비해 프리스트레싱 힘이 상대적으로 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 이와 함께 매입길이에 비하여 스터드의 배치가 접합부 성능에 보다 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 평가되었다. 실험적 연구와 함께 슬립을 고려한 3차원 비선형해석을 수행하였다. 경계면의 거동은 인터페이스 요소와 슬립 물성을 통하여 완전 합성, 부분합성, 비합성으로 분석할 수 있는데 혼합 거더의 접합부 설계에 따른 경계면 거동을 해석과 실험 결과를 통하여 분석하였다. 특히, 스터드 전단연결재가 적용된 혼합 거더는 극한하중 단계에서 부분합성 거동을 나타내며 보강 철근 또한 혼합 거더의 극한강도 증진에 기여하는 것으로 분석되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.737-755
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• 2016

The load transfer depth of a ground anchor is the minimum length required to transfer the initial prestressing to the grout column through the bonded part. A thorough understanding of the mechanism of load transfer as well as accurate prediction of the load transfer depth are essential for designing an anchorage that has an adequate factor of safety and satisfies implicit economic criteria. In the current research, experimental and numerical studies were conducted to investigate the load transfer mechanism of ground anchors based on a series of laboratory and field load tests. Optical FBG sensors embedded in the central king cable of a seven-wire strand were successfully employed to monitor the changes in tensile force and its distribution along the tendons. Moreover, results from laboratory and in-situ pullout tests were compared with those from equivalent case studies simulated using the finite difference method in the FLAC 3D program. All the results obtained from the two proposed methods were remarkably consistent with respect to the load increments. They were similar not only in trend but also in magnitude and showed more consistency at higher pullout loading stages, especially the final loading stage. Furthermore, the estimated load transfer depth demonstrated a pronounced dependency on the surrounding ground condition, being shorter in hard ground conditions and longer in weaker ones. Finally, considering the safety factor and cost-effective design, the required bonded length of a ground anchor was formulated in terms of the load transfer depth.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2017

Through the use of finite element analysis and acoustic emission techniques we have evaluated the interfacial failure of a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) repair patch on a notched aluminum substrate. The repair of cracks is a very common and widely used practice in the aeronautics field to extend the life of cracked sheet metal panels. The process consists of adhesively bonding a patch that encompasses the notched site to provide additional strength, thereby increasing life and avoiding costly replacements. The mechanical strength of the bonded joint relies mainly on the bonding of the adhesive to the plate and patch stiffness. Stress concentrations at crack tips promote disbonding of the composite patch from the substrate, consequently reducing the bonded area, which makes this a critical aspect of repair effectiveness. In this paper we examine patch disbonding by calculating the influence of notch tip stress on disbond area and verify computational results with acoustic emission (AE) measurements obtained from specimens subjected to uniaxial tension. The FE results showed that disbonding first occurs between the patch and the substrate close to free edge of the patch followed by failure around the tip of the notch, both highest stress regions. Experimental results revealed that cement adhesion at the aluminum interface was the limiting factor in patch performance. The patch did not appear to strengthen the aluminum substrate when measured by stress-strain due to early stage disbonding. Analysis of the AE signals provided insight to the disbond locations and progression at the metal-adhesive interface. Crack growth from the notch in the aluminum was not observed until the stress reached a critical level, an instant before final fracture, which was unaffected by the patch due to early stage disbonding. The FE model was further utilized to study the effects of patch fiber orientation and increased adhesive strength. The model revealed that the effectiveness of patch repairs is strongly dependent upon the combined interactions of adhesive bond strength and fiber orientation.