• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.307-317
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• 2024

To get a better understanding of the effect of drying-wetting cycles (DWC) on the mechanical behaviors of silty clay hiving different initial moisture content (IMC), the direct shear tests were performed on sliding band soil taken from a reservoirinduced landslide at the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The results indicated that, as the increasing number of DWC, the shear stress-displacement curves type changed from strain-hardening to strain-softening, and both the soil peak strengths and strength parameters reduced first and then nearly remain unchanged after a certain number of DWC. The effects of DWC on the cohesion were predominated that on the internal friction angle. The IMC of 17% is regarding as the critical moisture content, and the evolution laws of both peak shear strength and strength parameters presented a reversed 'U' type with the rising of the IMC. Based on it, a strength deterioration evolution model incorporating the influence of IMC and DWC was developed to describe the total degradation degree and degradation rate of strength parameters, and the degradation of strength parameters caused by DWC could be counterbalanced to some extent as the soil IMC close to critical moisture content. The microscopic mechanism for the soil strength caused by the IMC and DWC were discussed separately. The research results are of great significance for further understanding the water-weakening mechanicals of the silty clay subjected to the water absorption/desorption.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.375-384
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• 2022

The glacial tills and shales in Midwestern states of the USA often show strength degradation after construction. They are often in need of applying soil modification techniques to remediate their strength degradation with weathering process. This study investigated the weathering durability of these natural soils and biopolymer treated soils by comparing direct shear test results for wet-dry and wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycled specimens. The tests showed that untreated glacial tills maintained only 62% and 50% initial shear strength after eight wet-dry cycles and eight wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycles, respectively. These untreated soils could not withstand by themselves after 16 weathering cycles. The same soils treated with 1.5% (by dry weight) food-grade Xanthan gum maintained 140% and 88% initial shear strength of untreated soils after 16 weathering cycles for wet-dry cycles and wet-freeze-thaw-dry cycles, respectively. The same soils treated with 1.5% (by dry weight) Gellan gum maintained 82% and 60% initial shear strength of untreated ones after 16 weathering cycles, respectively. Similar results were obtained for crushed shales, manifesting that the biopolymerization method may be adopted as a new eco-friendly method to enhance the weathering durability of these problematic soils of glacial tills and shales.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.303-314
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• 2009

암석 절리면의 거칠기의 발현에 따른 돌출부의 손상 특성을 연구하기 위해 전단시험 한 절리면 시편에 대한 이미지 분석을 수행하였다. 동일한 절리면에 대한 반복적인 시험에는 복제 시편을 사용한 모델시험이 가장 적합하였으므로 암석절리면으로부터 각기 다른 4종류의 3차원 거칠기를 복제하고, 고강도 석고를 사용한 시편을 제작하였다. 연직응력 수준을 변화시키며 총 20여회의 전단시험을 실시하였으며, 전단된 시편의 디지털 사진의 이미지 분석을 통하여 손상된 거칠기의 국지적 양상과 규모를 분석하였다. 분석 결과 거칠기의 손상 특성은 연직응력의 수준에 크게 의존하며, 돌출부의 파괴와 마모로 규정할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 돌출부 손상은 첨두 전단변위에서 가장 많이 발생하며, 변위가 증가하면 작은 돌출부들이 새롭게 손상되어 평균적인 돌출부의 손상 규모는 일정한 것으로 나타났다. 고강도 석고를 사용한 전단시험 결과에 자연 암석절리의 돌출부를 구성하는 광물입자의 물리적 특성이 완전하게 반영될 수는 없다. 그러나 첨두 전단변위와 돌출부 손상과의 상관관계에 대한 정량적 연구 결과는 돌출부 손상 특성의 파악이 암석 절리면 역학적 특성과 전단모델의 연구에 매우 중요한 수단이 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2004년도 추계 학술발표회 제16권2호
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• pp.349-352
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• 2004

In this study, a strut-and-tie models for the coupling beam based on deformations are presented. To design shear-dominated R/C coupling beams, it is important to consider shear strength deterioration with required deformations. This study proposes the method of estimating shear strength of the reinforced concrete coupling beams. The proposed method determines the strain states from target displacements based on the nonlinear truss analysis. The estimated horizontal strain of beam is then used in calculating the strength of the diagonal strut with compatibility conditions. The deterioration of shear strength of the coupling beam depends on the strength degradation of struts due to plastic deformations.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.350-363
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• 1999

주기전단하중 하의 암석 절리에 대한 역학적 거동을 규명하기 위해 정밀 주기전단시험 장치를 설계·제작하였다. 실험실에서 황등화강암과 여산대리석 인공 절리 시료로 펑면절리와 거친 절리에 대해 일련의 주기전단시험을 실시하였다. 시료에 대한 레이저 변위계를 이용한 3차원 거칠기 측정을통해 절리의 거칠기 특성을규명하였다. 주기전단시험 결과를 통해 주기전단 과정의 단계별 거동 특성과하중과제하시의 거동 차이, 전단거동의 이방성 등을고찰하였다. 거친 절리면의 역학적 거동 특성은 주로 2차 거칠기의 영향과 암석 재료의 높은 강도에 영향을 받았다. 주기전단시 거친 절리에 대한 돌출부 손상이 지수적인 거칢각 손상 법칙을 따름을 실험적으로 검증하였으며, 수직응력파 거칠기 종류, 하중 단계에 따라 돌출부들의 손상 기구가 다름을 확인하였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제11권11호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2010

최근 쓰레기 매립장에 보강 및 보호 목적으로 토목섬유가 널리 사용되고 있다. 최근 연구결과, 토목섬유-흙 접촉면에서는 진행성 파괴가 발생할 수 있는데 이는 토목섬유-흙 접촉면에서 함수비, 연직응력, 화학적 요소의 영향 등 고유물성에 기인한다. 본 연구에서는 침출수 내의 산성 및 염기성과 같은 성분의 영향이 진동하중 상태에서 토목섬유-흙 접촉면의 전단강도 감소에 미치는 영향을 실내 시험을 통하여 분석하였다. 다기능 접촉면 시험기를 새로 구축하고 서로 다른 pH 조건에서 수침시킨 토목섬유와 흙시료를 이용하여 진동 직접전단시험을 수행하여 접촉면 전단두께와 화학적 요소에 의한 접촉면의 전단강도 감소를 확인하였다. 또한 접촉면 전단강도 감소를 정량적으로 표현하기 위하여 교란상태개념에 기초하여 동하중 하의 화학적 인자들에 의한 토목섬유-흙 접촉면의 정규화 교란도 함수를 파악하고 전단강도 감소 특성을 확인하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.431-444
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• 2021

T-shaped column is usually used as side column in buildings, which is one of the weak members in structural system. This paper presented a quasi-static cyclic loading experiment of six specimens of reinforced concrete (RC) T-shaped columns under compression-flexure-shear-torsion combined loadings to investigate the effect in the ratio of torsion to moment (T/M) and axial compression ratio (n) and height-thickness ratio of flange plate (φ) on their seismic performance. Based on the test results, the failure characteristics, hysteretic curves, ductility, energy dissipation, stiffness degradation and strength degradation were analyzed. The results show that the failure characteristics of RC T-shaped columns mainly depend on the ratio of torsion to moment, which can be divided into bending failure, bending-torsion failure and shear-torsion failure. With the increase of T/M ratio, the torsion ductility coefficient increased, and in a suitable range, the torsion and horizontal displacement ductility coefficient of RC T-shaped columns could be effectively improved with the increase of axial compression ratio and the decrease of height-thickness ratio of flange plate. Besides, the energy dissipation capacity of the specimens mainly depended on the bending and shear energy dissipation capacity. On the other hand, the increase of axial compression ratio and the ratio of torsion to moment could accelerate the torsional and bending stiffness degradation of RC T-shaped columns. Moreover, the degradation coefficient of torsion strength was between 0.80 and 0.98, and that of bending strength was between 0.75 and 1.00.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.482-485
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• 2006

The response of a reinforced concrete element under cyclic shear is characterized by the hysteretic loops of the shear stress-strain curves. These hysteretic loops can exhibit strength deterioration, stiffness degradation, and a pinched shape. Recent tests have shown that the orientation of steel grids in RC shear elements has a strong effect on the "pinching effect" in the post-yield hysteretic loops. When the steel grid was set at a 45 degree angle to the shear plane, there was no pinching effect and no strength deterioration. However, when the steel grid was set parallel to the shear plane, there was a severe pinching effect and severe strength deterioration with increasing shear strain magnitude. In this paper, two RC elements subjected to revered cyclic shear stresses are considered to study the effect of the steel grid orientation. The presence and absence of the pinching mechanism in the post-yield shear hysteretic loops is studied using the Rotating Angle Softened Truss Model (RA-STM) theory.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.239-250
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• 2017

In the concept of two-parameter fatigue failure criterion, the material fatigue failure is determined by the damage degree and the current stress level. Based on this viewpoint, a residual strength degradation model for stud shear connectors under fatigue loads is proposed in this study. First, existing residual strength degradation models and test data are summarized. Next, three series of 11 push-out specimen tests according to the standard push-out test method in Eurocode-4 are performed: the static strength test, the fatigue endurance test and the residual strength test. By introducing the "two-parameter fatigue failure criterion," a residual strength calculation model after cyclic loading is derived, considering the nonlinear fatigue damage and the current stress condition. The parameters are achieved by fitting the data from this study and some literature data. Finally, through verification using several literature reports, the results show that the model can better describe the strength degradation law of stud connectors.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1897-1904
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• 2002

Monotonic torsional and pure torsional low cycle fatigue(LCF) test with artificial degradation were performed on duplex stainless steel(CF8M). CF8M is used in pipes and valves in nuclear reactor coolant system. It was aged at 430$^{\circ}C$ for 3600hrs. Through the monotonic and LCF test, it is found that mechanical properties(i.e., yield strength, strain hardening exponent, strength coefficient etc.) increase and fatigue life(N$\sub$f/) decreases with degradation of material. The relationship between shear strain amplitude(${\gamma}$$\sub$a/)and N$\sub$f/ was proposed.