• Applied Microscopy
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• 제49권
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• pp.3.1-3.7
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• 2019

Graphene, which is one of the most promising materials for its state-of-the-art applications, has received extensive attention because of its superior mechanical properties. However, there is little experimental evidence related to the mechanical properties of graphene at the atomic level because of the challenges associated with transferring atomically-thin two-dimensional (2D) materials onto microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. In this study, we show successful dry transfer with a gel material of a stable, clean, and free-standing exfoliated graphene film onto a push-to-pull (PTP) device, which is a MEMS device used for uniaxial tensile testing in in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Through the results of optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and TEM, we demonstrate high quality exfoliated graphene on the PTP device. Finally, the stress-strain results corresponding to propagating cracks in folded graphene were simultaneously obtained during the tensile tests in TEM. The zigzag and armchair edges of graphene confirmed that the fracture occurred in association with the hexagonal lattice structure of graphene while the tensile testing. In the wake of the results, we envision the dedicated preparation and in situ TEM tensile experiments advance the understanding of the relationship between the mechanical properties and structural characteristics of 2D materials.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2021

In this study, the strength and failure mechanism of red sandstones with combined defects were investigated by uniaxial compression tests on red sandstones with different crack angles using two-dimensional particle flow code numerical software, and their mechanical parameters and failure process were studied and analyzed. The results showed that the mechanical characteristics such as peak strength, peak strain, and elastic modulus of the samples with prefabricated combined defects were significantly inferior than those of the intact samples. With increasing crack angle from 15° to 60°, the weakening area of cracks increased, elastic modulus, peak strength, and peak strain gradually reduced, the total number of cracks increased, and more strain energy was released. In addition, the samples underwent initial brittle failure to plastic failure stage, and the failure form was more significant, leading to peeling phenomenon. However, with increasing crack angle from 75° to 90°, the crack-hole combination shared the stress concentration at the tip of the crack-crack combination, resulted in a gradual increase in elastic modulus, peak strain and peak strength, but a decrease in the number of total cracks, the release of strain energy reduced, the plastic failure state weakened, and the spalling phenomenon slowed down. On this basis, the samples with 30° and 45° crack-crack combination were selected for further experimental investigation. Through comparative analysis between the experimental and simulation results, the failure strength and final failure mode with cracks propagation of samples were found to be relatively similar.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.617-624
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• 2021

각형강관 기둥에 콘크리트를 충전하여 사용하는 콘크리트충전 강관구조가 구조부재로 사용되면 기둥 부재의 내력과 변형 능력이 증가되어 높은 효율성을 가진 구조물 구현이 가능해 진다. 콘크리트충전 강관구조에 대한 국내의 설계 기준은 대한건축학회에서 2005년에 제정한 후, 2009년과 2016년에 각각 개정되었다. 연구 목적은 콘크리트충전 각형강관 단주를 대상으로 일축 압축실험을 실시하여 압축내력 및 변형능력에 주는 영향을 파악하고, 국내의 건축구조기준의 기준식을 검증하여 차후 수정 및 보완에 필요한 자료를 제공하는데 있다. 실험에서 강관은 냉간가공으로 제작된 각형강관을 사용하였고, 시험체는 강관의 폭두께비를 변수로 총 26개를 제작하여 중심 압축실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과 콘크리트충전 각형강관 단주의 압축내력과 변위관계 및 파괴모드를 얻었고, 실험결과를 분석하여 콘크리트의 충전효과와 폭두께비의 영향을 파악하였다. 충전된 콘크리트의 압축내력은 일축응력 상태보다 9%정도 증가하였는데, 이것은 차후 건축구조기준에 반영할 필요가 있다. 실험결과를 건축구조기준과 비교한 결과, 냉간가공된 각형강관의 경우 건축구조기준의 콤팩트단면 한계폭두께비 2.26은 다소 과대 평가하고 있기 때문에 수정이 필요하며, 보수적으로 보완한 계수 1.35로 제한하여 보다 더 안정적인 설계식을 제안하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2020

Strain rate investigations are needed to calibrate strain-rate-dependent material models and numerical codes. An appropriate material model, which considers the rate effects, need to be used for proper numerical modeling. The plastic concrete cut-off wall is a special underground structure that acts as a barrier to stop or reduce the groundwater flow. These structures might be subjected to different dynamic loads, especially earthquake. Deformability of a structure subjected to dynamic loads is a principal issue which need to be undertaken during the design phase of these structures. The characterization of plastic concrete behavior under different strain rates is essential for proper designing of cut-off walls subjected to dynamic loads. The Cowper-Symonds model, as one of the most commonly applied material models, complies well with the behavior of a plastic concretes in low to moderate strain rates and will be useful in explicit dynamics simulations. This paper aims to present the results of an experimental study on mechanical responses of one of the most useful types of plastic concrete and Cowper-Symonds constant determination procedures in a wide range of strain rate from 0.0005 to 107 (1/s). For this purpose, SHPB, uniaxial, and triaxial compression tests were done on plastic concrete samples. Based on the results of quasi-static and dynamic tests, the dynamic increase factors (DIF) of this material in different strain rates and stress state conditions were determined for calibration of the Cowper - Symonds material models.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.301-311
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• 2020

In this study, shear strength behavior of fine-grained soils was investigated under unsaturated conditions. The samples in the unsaturated state were subjected to a net normal stress (σ-u_a) of 40 kPa and different matric suctions (u_a-u_w) of 50, 100 and 150 kPa. The matric suction values applied in the triaxial tests were selected according to the bubbling pressures determined from the SWC curves. The study was carried out on prepared re-constituted cylindrical samples by uniaxial consolidation of soil slurries. First, consolidated drained (CD) triaxial compression tests were performed on the saturated samples and the cohesion and angle of internal friction were determined. After that, drained triaxial compression tests under matric suctions were performed on the unsaturated samples. In order to obtain unsaturated test results, cohesion and internal friction angle values of saturated samples were used. The nonlinear surface representing the shear strength surface was approximated consisting of two planes (double planar surface). The reason for the nonlinear behavior of some soils is that the amount of sand content contained in it is relatively high and the bubbling pressure/permanent water content value is relatively low.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.148-151
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• 2005

This paper is concerned with the thermo-mechanical behavior and temperature dependent strain rate sensitivity of steel sheet for an auto-body. In order to Identify the temperature dependent strain rate sensitivity of SPRC35R and SPRC45E, uniaxial tension tests are performed with the variation of the strain rates from 0.001/sec to 200/sec, and the variation of environmental temperatures from $-40^{\circ}C\;to\;200^{\circ}C$. The thermo-mechanical response at the quasi-static state is obtained with the static tensile test and at the intermediate strain rate is from the high speed tensile test. The experimental results show that the strain rate sensitivity increases at low temperature and it decreases at high temperature. It means that as the strain rate getting increasing, the variation of flow stress is more sensitive on the temperature. The results also indicates that the material properties of SPRC35R is more depend on the changes of strain rates and temperature than those of SPRC45E.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2018

Today, the modeling of concrete as a material within finite element simulations is predominantly done through nonlinear material models of concrete. In current sophisticated computational systems, there are a number of complex concrete material models which are based on theory of plasticity, damage mechanics, linear or nonlinear fracture mechanics or combinations of those theories. These models often include very complex constitutive relations which are suitable for the modeling of practically any continuum mechanics tasks. However, the usability of these models is very often limited by their parameters, whose values must be defined for the proper realization of appropriate constitutive relations. Determination of the material parameter values is very complicated in most material models. This is mainly due to the non-physical nature of most parameters, and also the large number of them that are frequently involved. In such cases, the designer cannot make practical use of the models without having to employ the complex inverse parameter identification process. In continuum mechanics, however, there are also constitutive relations that require the definition of a relatively small number of parameters which are predominantly of a physical nature and which describe the behavior of concrete very well within a particular task. This paper presents an example of such constitutive relations which have the potential for implementation and application in finite element systems. Specifically, constitutive relations for modeling the plane stress state of concrete are presented and subsequently tested and evaluated in this paper. The relations are based on the incremental theory of elastic strain-hardening plasticity in which a non-associated flow rule is used. The calculation result for the case of concrete under uniaxial compression is compared with the experimental data for the purpose of the validation of the constitutive relations used.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.55-69
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• 2021

Ultrapure ferritic stainless steel provides a new generation of long-span metal roof systems with continuous welding technology, which exhibits many unknown behaviors during wind excitation. This study focuses on the wind-resistant capacity of a new continuous welding stainless steel roof (CWSSR) system. Full-scale testing on the welding joints and the CWSSR system is performed under uniaxial tension and static ultimate wind uplift loadings, respectively. A finite element model is developed with mesh refinement optimization and is further validated with the testing results, which provides a reliable way of investigating the parameter effect on the wind-induced structural responses, namely, the width and thickness of the roof sheeting and welding height. Research results show that the CWSSR system has predominant wind-resistant performance and can bear an ultimate wind uplift loading of 10.4 kPa without observable failures. The welding joints achieve equivalent mechanical behaviors as those of base material is produced with the current of 65 A. Independent structural responses can be found for the roof sheeting of the CWSSR system, and the maximum displacement appears at the middle of the roof sheeting, while the maximum stress appears at the connection supports between the roof sheeting with a significant stress concentration effect. The responses of the CWSSR system are greatly influenced by the width and thickness of the roof sheeting but are less influenced by the welding height.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.197-208
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• 1999

고강도 콘크리트는 기둥부재에서 그 사용효과가 극대화될 것이 예상되지만, 아직 고강도 콘크리트를 사용한 기둥의 연성특성과 최대강도효과에 대한 구체적인 자료가 부족한 실정이다. 띠근 보강된 콘크리트 기둥은 삼축압축상태가 되며, 고강도 콘크리트의 연성을 증가시키므로 이에 대한 많은 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 축하중을 받는 띠근보강 고강도 콘크리트 기둥부재의 횡보강효과에 의한 극한강도와 변형율 특성에 대하여 정성적 평가와 정량적 평가를 수행하는 것을 목적으로, 삼축압축상태하의 콘크리트 파괴이론과 기존의 실험결과들을 활용한 통계적기법을 이용하였다. 그 결과 콘크리트 강도, 띠근의 항복강도 및 간격비, 체적비 등을 변수로 고려하는 띠근의 횡보강응력 산정식, 최대압축강도 추정식 그리고 변형율 특성식을 제안하였다. 또한 제안된 식들은 실험결과를 적절히 예측하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권5호통권60호
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• pp.613-625
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• 2002

본 연구는 강한 반복하중하에서 강부재가 파괴에 이르는 손상과정을 규명하고, 손상과 관련된 인자들을 이용하여 손상지수를 제시하며, 이와 관련된 해석 기법을 개발하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 제안된 손상평가 방법은 변형이 가장 심하게 집중된 단면에 있어서 국소 변형율의 이력에 초점을 맞추어 유도되었다. 해석모델은 좌굴변형의 발생 방향을 가정한 켄틸레버형 강상자형 부재이다. 파괴에 이르는 중심 압축하중과 일정 압축하중이 가해진 상태에서 반복 제어변위가 작용하는 강부재에 대해 비선형해석을 실시하였다. 본 해석에 적용된 주요 변수는 하중 재하패턴, 강종이다. 각 변수가 파괴모드, 변형능력, 그리고 손상과정에 미치는 영향을 기술하였고, 각각 강종에 따른 파괴 과정을 비교하였다. 그 결과 강한 반복하중하에서의 강부재의 파괴는 국부좌굴에 의해서 결정되고 특히 파괴와 직접적으로 연관성이 있는 국소 소성변형율과 관련되어 있음을 알 수 있었다.