본 연구는 수직 벽체형 콘크리트 구조물의 정밀안전진단을 위한 외관조사시 고품질 정밀영상을 자동화된 방식으로 획득하여 균열손상을 탐지하고 시설물의 상태를 평가하기 위하여 개발된 등벽드론 탑재형 균열진단 시스템에 대한 것이다. 본 논문에서는 영상기반 균열진단 시스템을 이용한 정밀영상 획득기술, 자동화된 영상처리 알고리즘을 이용한 데이터 처리 기법을 제시하였으며, 실험적으로 도출된 지상표본거리를 기반으로 영상처리 자동화 알고리즘을 이용하여 생성된 균열모사 시험벽체의 평면전개 이미지 상 균열손상의 위치 정확도를 평가 분석하였다. 평가분석 결과, 가로축 길이 대비 최대 1.1%, 세로축 길이 대 비 최대 1.4%의 오차율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 제안된 영상 내 픽셀 좌표와 지상표본거리를 기반으로 균열손상의 위치를 추정하는 기법은 실측 좌표 대비 평균 1.0% 이하의 위치 오차를 가지는 것으로 평가되었다. 최종적으로 영상기반 진단과 긴급 보수와 같은 일반적인 시설물의 유지관리에 요구되는 위치 정확도를 확보하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

The purpose of this research is to investigate the statistical behavior of fatigue crack propagation(FCP) in magnesium alloy AZ31. FCP tests have been performed on compact specimens of AZ31 at load ratio conditions and maximum fatigue load conditions to obtain statistical data of FCP. It was found that the variability of fatigue crack propagation rate was significantly large at initial stage of FCP and gradually became smaller as the fatigue crack propagated. The finding of the study showed that increasing the load ratio could increase the variability of fatigue crack propagation rate at initial FCP stage. The samller the load ratio, the higher the fatigue crack propagation rate at initial stage. It was also found that the load ratio is a factor affecting the fatigue crack propagation rate in magnesium alloy.

본 연구는 기계식 앵커와 FRP를 새로운 시스템으로 복합하여 새로운 메커니즘의 Hybrid 앵커모델의 파괴형태중 균 열을 영상기반으로 프로세싱하여 균열탐지하는 메카니즘을 제시하였다. 기존의 cascade mask R-CNN 방식보다 탐지율과 효율성 이 우수한 Dense-UNet 기법을 활용하여 균열탐사기법에 활용하였다. 기존의 균열 뿐 아니라 앵커주위의 Round crack도 함께 탐 사되어 앵커 설치후 초기 균열 탐사에 효율성을 크게 가질 수 있다고 판단된다. 따라서 향후연구에서는 이미지 프로세싱 타임 을 줄이면서 정확도를 높일수 있는 Post-Processing이 보완된다면 균열탐사 및 오탐을 줄이는데 크게 효과적일 것으로 사료된다. 또한 피사체와 카메라와의 거리를 계산하여 알고리즘에 고려한다면 구조적 균열기준인 0.3 mm의 균열 탐사에도 활용할 수 있 는 효과적인 기법이라 판단된다.

PURPOSES : The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of air voids, binder content, and aggregate gradation on the indirect tensile strength (IDT) and cracking tolerance index (CTindex) of cored asphalt pavements. METHODS : Cored samples were obtained from roads in Incheon city, and several laboratory experiments were performed. First, the cored samples were first to cut into a size appropriate for the IDT test. Subsequently, the air voids of the samples were measured. The damaged sample from the IDT test was loose mixed at 150 ℃ before the binder content was determined, which was conducted via an asphalt extraction test. Finally, the clean aggregates obtained from asphalt extraction process were analyzed in the aggregate gradation test. RESULTS : The result shows that an increase in air voids from 4% to 8% decreases the IDT and cracking tolerance index (CTindex) by 30% and 28%, respectively. Incorporating a binder enhances the ductile behavior of the asphalt mixture, resulting in a higher CTindex. Finally, the contribution of the aggregate grade on the IDT and CTindex is negligible. CONCLUSIONS : The IDT and CTindex are primarily affected by the air voids and binder content. A higher percentage of air voids results in a lower IDT. In addition, a higher amount of binder increases the IDT and CTindex of the cored samples. Meanwhile, the aggregate grade does not affect the IDT.

PURPOSES : A mechanistic-empirical (ME) predictive design logic that can compute the reflective cracking life of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) overlaid on top of a composite pavement is proposed herein. METHODS : The overlay thickness design and analysis logic of the HMA were formulated based on the ME concept of reflection crack propagation. Climate data, traffic load data, the pavement material properties, and the thickness of each layer of the pavement are the main inputs for the ME-Reflective Cracking Rate (RCR) prediction algorithm. An Microsoft Excel Virtual Basic for Application (VBA) program was created to aid designers in assessing the expected performance of an HMA overlay design. Calibration was done using data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) sections. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to compare the results yielded by the program and data from a report by the Texas Transportation Institute. RESULTS : The predictive model performance effectively generates the dynamic and relaxation modulus curves. The correlation value of the calibration factors, R2, is 0.79. The calibration factors used for the Asphalt Overlay Thickness Design (AOTD) program and the sensitivity analysis, i.e., k1, k2,, and k3,, are set to 5, 5, and 150, respectively. The sensitivity of the AOTD program affords reasonable results. Additionally, the program yields results similar to the trends presented in a report by the Federal Highway Administration. CONCLUSIONS : The proposed ME design logic is successfully translated into an Excel VBA program, AOTD, which can perform routine assessments of laboratory tests for HMA overlays. The program can effectively perform numerous iterations and computations to predict an HMA overlay. The predictive model can generate reasonable dynamic modulus and relaxation modulus curves for the characterization of HMA overlays. Under the same asphalt binder grade and HMA type, doubling the HMA overlay thickness yields three times the expected reflective cracking service life.

In this study, corrosion fatigue crack propagation was investigated in pH buffer environment using the giga strength steel and its heat-affected zone, and the results were compared with theoretical model prediction. Also, the pure corrosion effect on fatigue crack propagation in a corrosive environment was compared with the modified Forman equation. As results, the average value of corrosion rate obtained as the ratio of the net corrosion-induced crack length to the total crack length under cyclic loading in the base metal and heat-affected zone under experimental loading conditions. These results exhibit a new theoretical method for corrosion fatigue crack propagation that predicts a purely corrosion effect on the behavior to be determined.

본 연구에서는 콘크리트 이미지에서 균열의 크기와 위치를 검출하는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 균열은 총 9단계로 자 동 검출되었으며, 기본 기능은 매트랩 프로그램의 기능이었다. 5단계와 8단계에서는 균열 검출 정확도를 높이기 위해 사용자 알고리즘을 추가하였으며, 균열 영상과 비균열 영상을 각각 1,000개씩 사용하였다. 균열 이미지에서는 균열이 100% 검출됐지만 품질 측면에서 나쁘지 않은 결과를 제외하더라도 91.8%의 결과가 매우 양호했다. 또한, 균열되지 않은 이미지의 정확도도 94.7%로 매우 양호했다. 이에 본 연구에서 제시한 균열검출 알고리즘은 콘크리트 우물 균열의 위치와 크기를 검출할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구는 기능성 건강식품으로 각광받고 있는 콩의 자급률을 올리기 위함이다. 콩의 함수율에 따른 극한강도를 측정하여 콩의 깨짐(파단) 부분을 파악하고 함수율에 따른 극한강도를 찾는 것을 목표로 한다. 현재 수확 과정중 발생하는 손실은 자연적 손실, 탈곡 과정 손실, 분류 과정 손실, 예취 과정 손실로 크게 4가지로 분류되며, 이중 탈곡 손실은 두류(콩)의 파손 및 손실율에 직접적인 요인으로 판단되여 다른 요인들에 비해 중요하다 판단되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 앞선 실험에서 부족했던 두류(콩)의 함수율 세부적인 단계로 나누어 실험하고, 생물체의 깨짐이 발생하는 하중을 직접적으로 측정하는 것을 목표로한다. 가수기간이 가장 긴 두류(콩)의 극한강도값이 3.9N으로 가장 낮게 측정되었으며, 가수기간을 거치지않 은 두류(콩)의 극한강도값이 5.244N으로 가장 높게 측정되었다.

Visual inspection methods have limitations, such as reflecting the subjective opinions of workers. Moreover, additional equipment is required when inspecting the high-rise buildings because the height is limited during the inspection. Various methods have been studied to detect concrete cracks due to the disadvantage of existing visual inspection. In this study, a crack detection technology was proposed, and the technology was objectively and accurately through AI. In this study, an efficient method was proposed that automatically detects concrete cracks by using a Convolutional Neural Network(CNN) with the Orthomosaic image, modeled with the help of UAV. The concrete cracks were predicted by three different CNN models: AlexNet, ResNet50, and ResNeXt. The models were verified by accuracy, recall, and F1 Score. The ResNeXt model had the high performance among the three models. Also, this study confirmed the reliability of the model designed by applying it to the experiment.

Thick-walled pressure vessel has been autofrettaged in order to improve the fatigue life of the pressure vessel. The compressive tangential residual stress near the bore of the pressure vessel due the autofrettage process is benefical to the fatigue crack initiation and propagation of the pressure vessel. However, a reverse yielding due to the Bauschinger effect during the unloading process in autofrettage causes the reduction of the compressive residual stress near the bore. In order to evaluate the fatigue crack propagation life of the autofrettaged thick-walled pressure vessel, the Bauschinger effects were considered. Stress intensity factors of the crack at the inside surface of the pressure vessel due to operating pressure loading of 707 MPa and autofrettage loading with different levels of overstrain were calculated by using finite element methods, and used for evaluating fatigue crack propagation lives. Fatigue lives of the pressure vessel with the Bauschinger effects resulted in 45% to 67% reductions in fatigue life compared to those of the pressure vessel with ideal residual stress distributions depending on the autofrettage level.

The objectives of this paper are to evaluate the factors affecting the fatigue crack propagation(FCP) behavior in AZ31 magnesium alloy. FCP experiments have been performed on the specimens of AZ31 magnesium alloy under various conditions such as a loading frequency, a specimen thickness, a maximum fatigue load, and a load ratio and the obtained results were analyzed to find the influence factors on the FCP behavior in magnesium alloy. It is necessary to consider the influence factors for the design and the maintenance of lightweight structures. The correlation between the crack growth rate exponent and the crack growth rate coefficient, which are FCP behavior parameters, was also analyzed and the regression model was presented.