Theories for composite structures are too difficult for design engineers for construction. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate to the practicing engineers, how to apply the advanced composite materials theory to the structures. In this study, the natural frequency of a laminated cantilever beam was studied. An ultrasonic testing platform was employed to resonate the beam, and its time domain signal was optically measured. The natural frequency was quantified through the fast Fourier transform of the waveform, and the result showed good agreement with a theoretical estimation from the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. This study is expected to provide a dynamic evaluation technique for laminated cantilever beam structures.

Nowadays, advanced composite material are widely used in civil & architectural structures. Analysis of foam core sandwich bridges for simple supported made by advanced composite materials is presented in this paper. For the design of advanced composite materials bridge, foam core shape is economical and profitable. Navier’s solutions are compared in this paper to verify the authenticity of Finite Difference Method. Finite Difference Method is used for analysis of the pertinent problems. In this study, reduction rate of tensile strength for E-glass fibers due to increase in size, strength reduction ratios of according to mass, stress changes according to form core height and safety ratio due to increase form core height is presented. Tasi-Wu failure strength theory are used. Strength reduction is necessary for safe design of a structures.

Compared with conventional construction materials such as steel and concrete, the advanced composite materials are corrosion-free, light-weight, and when used as construction materials, the construction period can be made less than one-tenth needed for conventional materials. However, because of the difficult theories and formulas, the ordinary construction engineers have difficulties in understanding and calculating formulas needed in construction. In this paper, calculation of the stiffnesses of the advanced composite laminated plates and compared with the result of stiffnesses.

In this paper. the effects of the aspect ratio on the natural frequency of the advanced composite road structures is studied. The advanced composite structures are too difficult for such design engineers for construction and some simple but accurate enough methods are necessary. Some laminate orientations have decreasing values of  ,  ,  and  stiffnesses as the ply number increases. The plate aspect ratio considered is from 1 to 5. Most of the road structures have large aspect ratios, for such cases further simplification is possible by neglecting the effect of the longitudinal moment terms.

PURPOSES: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate to the practicing engineers, how to apply the advanced composite materials theory to the road structures. For general construction material used, there is certain theoretical limit in sizes. For super road structure construction, the reduction in panel weight is the first step to take in order to break such size limits. METHODS: For a typical road structures panel, both concrete and advanced composite sandwich panels are considered. The concrete panel is treated as a special orthotropic plate. RESULTS: All types of advanced composite sandwich panels are considered as a self-weights less than one tenth of that of concrete panel. The concrete panel is treated as a special orthotropic plate to obtain more accurate result. CONCLUSIONS: Advanced composite sandwich panels are considered as a self-weights less than one tenth (10%) of that of concrete panel, with deflections less than that of the concrete panel. This conclusion gives good guide line for design of the light weight of road structures.

PURPOSES: This paper aims to give a guideline and the way to apply the advanced composite materials theory to the road structures with different cross sections to the practicing engineers. METHODS: To simple but exact method of calculating natural frequencies corresponding to the modes of vibration of road structures with different cross sections and arbitrary boundary conditions. The effect of the D22 stiffness on the natural frequency is rigorously investigated. RESULTS: Simple method of vibration analysis for calculating the natural frequency of the different cross sections is presented. CONCLUSIONS: Simple method of vibration analysis for calculating the natural frequency of the different cross sections is presented. This method is a simple but exact method of calculating natural frequencies of the road structures with different cross sections. This method is extended to be applied to two dimensional problems including composite laminated road structures.

PURPOSES: Current theories for composite structures are too difficult for design engineers for construction. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate to the practicing engineers, how to apply the advanced composite materials theory to the road structures. METHODS: Some laminate orientations have decreasing values of D16, B16, D26 and B26 stiffnesses as the ply number increases. The plate aspect ratio considered is from 1 to 5. In order to study the effect of Mx on the equilibrium equations, two cases are considered. Mx term is considered or neglected. RESULTS: Most of the road structures have high aspect ratios, for such cases further simplification is possible by neglecting the effect of the longitudinal moment terms. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the road structures have plate aspect ratios higher than 2. It is concluded that, for all boundary conditions, neglecting the longitudinal moment(Mx) terms is acceptable if the aspect ratio (a/b) is equal to or higher than 2. This conclusion gives good guide line for design of the road structures.

본 논문에서는 고정 또는 자유 연단 조건의 모든 조합을 고려한 마름모꼴 평판의 휨 진동에 대한 엄밀한 해석방법을 제시한다. 본 논문의 주된 관점은 마름모꼴 평판 둔각 모서리의 경계조건이 고정 또는 자유일 때 휨응력의 특이도를 엄밀히 고려하여 해석하는 것이다. 고정 또는 자유인 모서리 응력 특이도의 중대한 영향력이 이해 될 수 있도록 충분히 큰 165º 둔각모서리를 갖는 마름모꼴 평판에 대하며 엄밀한 무차원 진동수와 수직 변동변위의 전형적인 등고선을 제시하였다.

본 논문에서는 고유진동수를 구하기 Simple Iteration Method을 제시하였다. 이 방법은 임의의 단면과 지점을 갖고 임의의 하중을 받는 보나 탑의 진동모드와 관련된 고유진동수를 간편하면서도 정확하게 계산할 수 있는 획기적인 방법이다. 이 방법에는 공진상태에서 관성력에 기인한 부재의 처짐 모드를 구하게 된다. 진동해석을 위하여 처짐의 영향을 고려한 다양한 방법이 검토되었다. 이러한 목적으로 본 논문에서는 유한차분법을 사용하였다. 고유진동수에 대한 D22 휨강성의 영향을 철저하게 검토하였다. 본 논문에서는 구조 요소의 하중 분포 또는 상이한 단면에 따른 고유진동수에 대한 영향을 연구하였으며 그 결과를 제시하였다. 이 방법은 첨단복합재료를 포함한 2차원 문제에도 적용할 수 있다.

건설기술자들에게는 첨단 복합재료구조에 대한 이론이 너무 어려워서 간단하면서도 쉽게 적용할 수 있는 정확한 방법을 필요로 하고 있다. 단순지지된 적층판을 특별직교이방성 적층판 이론에 의하여 해석하였다. 본 연구에서는 형상비를 1 : 1 ~ 1 : 5 까지 변화시켜가며 해석을 수행하였다. 대부분의 교량이나 건물의 상판은 형상비가 큰 경우가 많은데, 이런 구조물의 평형방정식에 대한 종방항 모멘트항(M_x)의 영향은 매우 작아서, 더욱 간단한 해석이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 특별직교이방성 적층판의 고유진동수에 대한 형상비의 영향을 연구하였으며 이 방법을 사용하면 충분히 정확한 값을 산출할 수 있다. 본 논문의 연구의 결과는 단순지지된 특별직교이방성 적층판의 해석에 이용할 수 있다.

구조물의 해석, 설계, 시공, 품질관리 등을 수립할 때 토목기술자는 경제적이며 효율적인 복합재료를 사용할 수 있다. 거더, 가로보, 콘크리트 상판으로 이루어진 교량시스템은 특별직교이방성 판으로 거동한다. 이러한 경계조건을 갖는 단면을 Navier 해 형태의 해석적 해를 구하기가 매우 어렵다. 복합재료로 이루어진 교량을 설계하기위하여, 단면은 가장 경제적이면서 응력에 유리한 폼코어 형태를 채택하였고, 응력을 산출함에 있어서는 유한차분법 프로그램을 사용하였다. 응력영역은 Tasi-Wu 파괴영역 기준을 이용하였다. 본 논문에서는 치수가 증가됨에 따른 인장강도 감소율을 고려하였다. 또한 이러한 경우에 대한 수치해석을 수행하였다.