본 논문은 선박용 엔진인 S60MC-C의 프레임 박스 용접부에 대한 피로수명 예측을 위한 수치적 기법을 제시한다. 피로 수명 평가를 위해 싸이클 동안의 동적인 응력변화를 계산해내야 하며, 이에 따라 선행된 연구에서 얻은 엔진의 한 싸이클 동안의 하중 조건으로 상용 유한요소해석 프로그램을 이용한 구조해석을 실시하였다. 구조해석은 8단계에 대해 이루어 졌으며, 그 결과를 바탕으로 프레임 박스 용접부의 피로수명 평가를 위해서 HSS(Hot spot stress), Reservoir counting method, Palmgren-miner's rule을 적용하였다. 결과적으로 구조해석을 통한 대상 엔진의 취약부와 과잉 설계부를 확인하였고, 피로수명의 평가를 통해 설계의 적절성 여부를 평가하였다.

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of muscle fatigue in elbow flexors on the sense of force reproduction. Fifteen healthy subjects were recruited for this study. Maximum voluntary force (MVF) of elbow flexor muscles was measured by a digital tensiometer. Force errors were measured to test accuracy of the sense of force reproduction in elbow flexors. The subject was required to flex the elbow joint, to maintain and concentrate on about 20% of the MVF target force under visual feedback for 3 seconds. After a 5 second period rest, the subject was asked to duplicate the target force actively. Muscle fatigue was evoked with isometric contraction of the elbow flexors. Isometric contraction was continued until a 50% drop in MVF. The difference, in kilogram between the target force and the reproduced force was calculated for measuring force error. Force errors were compared between the non-fatigued condition and the fatigued condition by the paired t-test. Force errors were significantly increased in the fatigued condition compare to non-fatigued condition. This result suggests that the sense of force reproduction can be disturbed by localized muscle fatigue.

본 연구에서는 개발된 중공단면 복합소재 교량 바닥판에 대해 피로거동을 평가하기 위하여 거더 지지부에서의 압축피로 시험과 2.8m 길이의 휨시험체 모델에 대한 휨피로시험을 수행하였다. 피로하중은 도로교설계기준의 제시된 DB24 트럭 후륜 축하중에 대해 200만회까지 반복 재하하였으며, 압축피로시험의 경우에는 복합소재 바닥판 부재와 바닥판 튜브간의 연결부에 대한 피로성능을, 휨피로시험의 경우에는 복합소재 바닥판 및 주형연결부에 대한 피로성능을 분석하였다.

본 논문은 가열 재생아스팔트 혼합물의 공용성능 향상을 위한 혼합방법 개발 연구의 일부분이다. 기존 재생혼합물 혼합방법은 재생혼합물 내에서 기존의 노화된 바인더가 균등히 회생되지 않다는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 새로이 개발된 혼합방법은 회수 아스팔트 포장의 기존 바인더를 기존 재생 혼합방법보다 회수 아스팔트 포장 재료에 묻어 있는 노화된 바인더를 훨씬 많이 회생시켜 재생 혼합물에서 보다 더 균일한 바인더의 점도상태가 되도록 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 새로이 개발된 혼합 방법으로 제조된 재생아스팔트 혼합물의 피로저항 특성을 평가하는 것이다. 두 종류 골재(편마암, 화강암), RAP 15%, LDPE의 두 가지 첨가량(0, 6%)를 이용하였으며, 혼합방법은 바인더의 불균등 상태를 개선하기 위한 두 가지 방법, 즉 일반적인 기존의 O 방법과 새롭게 개발한 N 방법을 이용하였다. 혼합방법에 따른 피로저항성을 평가하기 위하여 혼합방법에 따라 제작한 재생 혼합물의 피로시험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 피로수명은 O 방법 혼합물이 가장 길고 그 다음이 N 방법이고 control이 가장 낮았다. 또한 장기노화 후 N 방법 혼합물의 균열에 대한 저항성이 O 방법 혼합물에 비해 상대적으로 높아지고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

This study examined the ability of human subjects to match a force in their quadriceps muscle during fatigue. Twenty subjects (mean age: 23.4 yrs, mean height: 167.8 cm, mean weight, 62.6 kg) were enrolled in the experiment. In the force-matching task, the quadriceps muscle generated 50% of the MVIC (maximum voluntary isometric contraction) torque under visual control and then without visual feedback. After inducing fatigue in the quadriceps muscle, the subjects were required to match 50% of the MVIC torque without visual feedback. The perceived magnitude of the force and force-matching errors were measured. 50% of the MVIC torque was perceived from 39.96 Nm in the pre-fatigue condition to 44.95 Nm in the post-fatigue condition. 50% of the MVIC torque-matching errors increased significantly from .55% in the pre-fatigue condition to 9.6% in the post-fatigue condition (p<.001). in addition, there were significantly more force-matching errors in women than in men (p<.01). In conclusion muscle fatigue can interfere with a subject's ability to match a force. This suggests that muscle fatigue may contributes to the sensitization of the proprioception.

The powder forging (PF) process is used to produce fully dense powder metallurgy (PM) parts for high performance automotive applications. PF connecting rods have been widely accepted in the US, Japan, and other countries due to higher performance and lower manufacturing costs when compared to conventionally forged steel connecting rods [1]. In order to meet and exceed requirements for higher fatigue strength and better machinability of PF connecting rods, a newly developed machinability enhancer, named KSX, was introduced [2]. A comparison study between powder forged materials prepared with 0.3% MnS and with 0.1% KSX additions showed excellent properties in the case of the mix with KSX.

본 연구는 젊은층과 고령층을 대상으로 계단 상하행시 하지근군의 근전도(EMG; Electromyogram)를 측정하여 발휘근육부위와 근피로 정도와의 관계를 파악하기 위해 근전도 amplitude 분석을 실시하여, 비교하였다. 피험자는 젊은층과 고령층 각각 20명이었으며, 하지근 8부위(전경골근, 내측광근, 외측광근, 대퇴직근, 반건양근, 대퇴이두근, 내비복근, 외비복근)에 전극을 부착하여 계단 상하행 전후의 근전도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 젊은층은 계단 상하 보행 후 모든 측정 부위의 근전도 amplitude가 커졌으며, 고령층도 전경골근과 대퇴직근을 제외한 근육 6부위에서 근전도 amplitude가 커졌다. 또한 젊은층과 고령층의 amplitude 분석 값을 비교해 보면, 대퇴이두근과 내비복근을 제외한 모든 근육부위에서, 젊은층의 amplitude 값이 고령층에 비해 계단 상하 보행 전후 변화가 더 크게 나타났으며 특히 전경골근은 통계적 유의차가 인정되었다(p<0.05). 이와 같이 젊은층에 비해 고령층은 근육량이 적으므로 amplitude의 변화가 작은데, 노인들을 위한 제품 또는 환경 설계시 노인 근전도의 특성을 고려하여 측정하고 분석해야 할 것이다.

The aim of present work is to link geometrical parameter of maximum area of structural defect (proposed by Y. Murakami, 1983) with surface fatigue mechanisms. Determined relations allow making predictions of surface fatigue properties of cemented carbides (WC-Co hardmetal - H15 - 85wt% WC and 15wt %Co, TiC-based cermets - T60/8 - 60wt %TiC and Fe/8wt% Ni and T70/14 - 70wt %TiC and Fe/14wt% Ni) in conditions of rolling contact and impact cycling loading. Pores considered being equivalent to small defects. Three comparative defects conditions are distinguished: surface pore, just below free surface and interior pores. The Vickers hardness of binder (as main responsible for the fracture mechanism of hardmetal and cermets) assumed to be the basis of such assumption. The estimate of this prediction has been done by analyzing the pore sizes using the statistics of extremes. The lower bound of fatigue properties can be correctly predicted by considering the maximum occurring pore size.

The behavior of hardmetals under cyclic loads is investigated. Unnotched specimens were employed to obtain practical information regarding fatigue in hardmetals. All the tested hardmetals exhibit an increase in the number of cycles until failure with a decrease in the maximum stress, i.e., the hardmetals exhibit a high fatigue sensitivity. The fatigue strength increases with the cobalt content. Although distinct fatigue limits, as observed in metals, cannot be observed, the calculated fatigue limit stress at cycles is found to be approximately 70% of the flexural strength, and the stress value exhibits a linear relationship with the flexural stress.

Powder forging is used for heavy-loaded parts (rings of rolling-contact bearings, gears etc.) production. Rolling contact fatigue is material property values of which characterize possibility of practical utilization of such parts. Rolling contact fatigue of some steels obtained out of prealloyed powders Astaloy CrM, Atomet 4601, Atomet 4901 and powder blends iron-carbon-nickel by hot forging is studied in the present paper. Effect of various kinds of heat and thermomechanical treatment on rolling contact fatigue is determined. Thermomechanical treatment provides optimal values of rolling contact fatigue. In this case steel structure contains up to 40% of retained metastable austenite which is transformed to martensite on trials. Thus typically crack is generated on residual pores and non-metallic inclusions instead of martensite zones in wrought steels.

For attaining optimum fatigue resistance of PM steels, high density levels are necessary. In this work, sintered steels Fe-1.5%Mo-0.6%C and Fe-1.5%Cr-0.2%Mo-0.6%C were produced with density levels of 7.1 to . Ultrasonic fatigue testing with 20 kHz was performed in push-pull mode up to 10E9 cycles. It was shown that the fatigue endurance strength is strongly improved by higher density levels, but also higher sintering temperatures are beneficial. The Cr-Mo steels proved to be superior to the plain Mo alloyed, due to a more favourable as-sintered matrix microstructure.

Fe-4Ni-0.5Mo-1Cu powder was selected as raw material, pressed and sinter-hardened at for 30 min with rapid cooling. The density varies in the range of . Its fatigue properties have been tested in axial loading of alternating tensile/compressive stress at R=-1 with a servo-pulse pump. The fatigue endurance limit was measured to be 260 MPa. The microstructure showed more homogeneous bainite and martensite. Fractography displayed the fatigue cracks initiated from the pore areas near the surface. A non-typical ductile fatigue striation was found. More dimples occurred on fracture surface due to the plastic deformation, which can prohibit cracking propagation and improve its fatigue properties.

A comparative study is made on root bending fatigue performance of spur gears and plane bending fatigue performance of notched test bars. R = 0 root bending fatigue tests are made on small spur gears with critical root radius 1.0 mm. The results are compared to plane bending fatigue tests of 0.9 mm radius notched specimens. Results are presented for tests on 4%Ni/2%Cu/1.5%Mo prealloyed PM steel with addition of about 0.6% graphite. Predicted values from the test bars coincide well with the results obtained from the gear root fatigue tests.

A developed molybdenum hybrid-alloyed steel powder is based on a molybdenum prealloyed steel powder to which molybdenum powder particles are diffusion bonded. The sintered compact made of this powder has a finer pore structure than that of the conventional molybdenum prealloyed steel powder, because the ferritic iron phase with a high diffusion coefficient is formed in the sintering necks where molybdenum is concentrated resulting in enhanced sintering. The rolling contact fatigue strength of the sintered and carburized compacts made of this powder improved by a factor of 3.6 compared with that of the conventional powder due to the fine pore structures.

Recently, automotive engines have changed to the silent chain system in order to reduce noise and to improve reliability. High contact fatigue strength is needed for the sprockets of silent chain system. As a result, a high-contact-fatigue-strength P/M material was developed using the technology of surface rolling, which densifies the surface layer of sintered parts. It was established that the contact fatigue strength of the developed material was a great improvement over that of the conventionally used sintered material.

Most PM components are exposed to cyclic loading over long periods of time, yet, the fatigue performance is often at best characterized by a fully reversed bending strength. The effects of density, deviating loading modes, external notches or mean stresses must usually be estimated. The amount of available data is nowadays sufficient to come to fact-based estimates.

Crack initiation and short crack propagation was studied on the polished notched surfaces of Cr-Mo prealloy sintered steels with 7.35 sintered density. An ultrasonic resonance test system operating in push-pull mode at 20 kHz and R=-1 was used. It showed that crack initiation took place in several places, small cracks growing oriented to the local pore structure rather than to stress orientation. Their growth rate is markedly higher than the corresponding one of long cracks. Finally, several microcracks join to form a dominant crack.