The Notched Ring Test(NRT) has proven to be very useful in determining the slow crack growth behavior of polyethylene pressure pipes. In particular, the test is simple and an order of magnitude shorter in experimental times as compared to the currently used Notched Pipe Test(NPT), which makes this method attractive for use as the accelerated slow crack growth test. In addition, since the NRT specimen is taken directly from the pipe, having maintained the cross-section, processing induced artifacts that would affect the slow crack growth behavior are not altered. This makes the direct comparison to the slow crack growth specimen in pipe from more meaningful. In this study, for comparison with other available slow crack growth methods, including the NPT, the stress intensity factor equation for NRT specimen was developed and demonstrated of its accuracy within 3% of that obtained from the finite element analysis. The equation was derived using a flexure formula of curved beam bending along with numerically determined geometric factors. The accuracy of the equation was successfully tested on 63, 110, 140, 160, 250, and 400 mm nominal pipe diameters, with crack depth ranging from 15 % to 45 % of the pipe wall thickness, and for standard dimensional ratio(SDR) of 9, 11, and 13.6. Using this equation the slow crack results from 110SDR11 NRT specimen were compared to that from the NPT specimen, which demonstrated that the NRT specimen was equivalent to the NPT specimen in creating the slow crack, however in much shorter experimental times.

복합재료 사이에 주파수 선택적 투과막(Frequency Selective Surface)을 삽입하여 동시경화 공정을 이용하여 주파수 선택적 투과 기능을 가지는 하이브리드 복합재료를 성형하면 재료들 간의 열팽창 계수와 강성의 차이로 인해 구조 내에 잔류 열응력이 발생하게 되고, 이로 인하여 스프링 백 현상이 발생한다. 따라서 복합재의 적층에 따른 영향을 알아보기 위해 복합재료의 적층각을 선택적 투과막(Frequency Selective Surface)을 중심으로 대칭과 비대칭 적층으로 적용하여 하이브리드 구조의 잔류 열응력을 예측하고, 이에 대한 스프링 백에 대해서 연구하였다.

본 논문에서는 배터리 전극 해석을 위한 응력-확산 완전 연계 멀티스케일 해석기법을 고안하였다. 제안된 방법에서는 먼저 리튬농도에 따른 확산계수 및 기계적 물성을 계산하였다. 이를 고려하여 확산에 의한 응력뿐만 아니라 응력에 의한 확산거동 변화까지 모두 고려한 응력-확산 완전연계 연속체 모델을 유한요소 기반으로 구성하였다. 이를 통해 실리콘 나노와이어 음극의 충/방전 전산 모사를 수행하였다. 이러한 해석결과를 통하여 기존의 확산에 의한 응력 연속체 모델보다 더 실제와 가까운 해석결과를 제안된 방법이 보여줌을 확인할 수 있었다.

Friction welding in dissimilar materials is widely applied in various engineering fields such as automobiles, rolling stocks, machine tools. Since interface edges of Friction-welded materials have stress singularity by differences of mechanical properties and temperature changes, it is necessary to assess stress singularity with the variation of flash shape and length. In this paper, the influences which the flashes created by friction welding concern to the stress singularity at interface edges are investigated. Through stress analysis by the BEM and static experiments, the influences were studied quantitatively, the stress singularity greatly depends on the shape of the flash and its size.

Thermo-mechanical fatigue cracks on the turbine housing of turbochargers are often observed in currently developed gasoline engines for them to adopt lightness and higher performance levels. Maximum gas temperatures of gasoline engines usually exceed 950℃ under engine test conditions. In order to predict thermo-mechanical failures by simulation method, it is essential to consider temperature-dependent inelastic materials and inhomogeneous temperature distributions undergoing thermal cyclic loads. This paper presented the analytical methods to calculate thermal stresses and plastic strain ranges for the prediction of fatigue failures on the basis of motoring test mode, which is commonly used for accelerated engine endurance test. The analysis results showed that the localized critical regions with large plastic strains coincided well with crack locations from a thermal shock test.

This work examines the feasibility for estimating existing tensile stress on a stressed wire using the permeability of magnetic flux. A closed magnetic circuit has been constructed to induce magnetic flux inside a steel wire. With different tension stress levels on a wire, the permeability of magnetic flux on the wire has been measured. Two different experimental case studies have been conducted for the examination of sensitivity of permeability of magnetic flux on the stressed wire. One is a varying-length stress test, and the other is a fixed-length stress test. The results show that the permeability of magnetic flux in the varying-length stress test is inversely proportional to the applied stress, while the permeability in the fixed-length stress test is linearly proportional to the applied stress on the stressed wire. It is thus expected that the permeability of magnetic flux on a wire can be a promising indicator for the inspection of its tensile stress.

When a bellows is subjected to various deformation conditions such as angular rotation, axial displacement or lateral deflection, the stress is produced at each convolution. These deformations play a significant role in the analysis of strength. Because of geometric complex, it is difficult to analyze the mechanical behavior of bellows. The symmetrical deformation problems of the bellows have been discussed in the study. These problems were investigated by the finite element method. The bellows was meshed with 8 node shell elements and elastic analysis was performed. The mesh consists of 112,800 elements and the lateral deflection from 0 to 21mm, the axial displacement from 0 to 6mm and the angle of rotation from 0 to 0.21 degree was applied at the end cap for the boundary condition. The effects of boundary conditions such as the angle of rotation and the lateral deflection on the stress concentration for the bellows was studied. In addition, the relationship between minimum von-Mises stress and angle of rotation and deflection of bellows was obtained

동하중을 고려하는 구조해석은 전산자원과 시간측면에서 상당한 어려움이 따르기 때문에 외력을 이상적인 정하중으로 가정하는 것이 일반적이다. 그러나 정하중 조건으로 해석된 결과는 구조물의 안전설계 측면에서 충분한 신뢰를 주기 어렵다. 최근에는, 동하중의 영향을 받는 구조물의 효과적인 구조해석을 위해 동하중을 등가정하중으로 변환하는 기법이 제안되어 왔다. 이 기법은 최적화를 통해 구속조건을 만족하는 최소의 등가정하중을 구하는데, 구속조건은 임계시간의 변위를 사용하고, 등가정하중 분포 자유도는 경험적으로 선정하여 왔다. 그러나 안전설계 관점에서는 응력 구속조건을 적용하는 것이 타당하며, 경험적 자유도 선정은 몇 개의 자유도에 과도한 하중이 부과되거나 구조물의 거동에 영향력이 없는 자유도들이 선정될 가능성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 등가응력 구속조건을 고려하는 등가정하중 최적화 방법을 제안하고, 축소시스템 개념을 도입한 주자유도, 구속조건 요소 자유도, 외부하중 자유도로 구성되는 등가정하중 분포 자유도의 구성방법을 제안한다. 수치예제에서는 제안된 방법으로 구해진 등가정하중을 사용하여 등가응력을 구하고 동하중 해석 결과와 비교함으로써 제안된 방법을 통한 구조해석 방법이 구조안전성 측면에서 타당함을 보인다.

본 논문에서는 주파수 선택적 투과막(FSS)이 결합된 복합재료 구조에서 구성 재료 간의 열팽창계수 차이로 잔류응력이 발생하므로 이로 인한 층간분리나 FSS의 손상 등 구조적인 파손 가능성과 잔류응력으로 인하여 변형된 FSS가 전파투과특성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. FSS는 단위요소의 종류, 설계변수, 배열에 따라 전파특성이 다르게 나타나므로, PSO 알고리즘을 이용하여 다이폴이 목표주파수에서 투과특성을 갖도록 설계하고 그 설계치수를 다른 N-pole 종류 단위요소(Tripole, Cross dipole, Jerusalem cross)에 적용하여, 복합재료 구조에 발생하는 잔류응력과 그로인한 구조적 손상과 전파특성을 영향성을 관찰하고 FSS패턴과 복합재료의 적층 변화에 따라 비교하였다.

This study investigates the stress-strain relations of internally confined hollow concrete filled tube pier reinforced with GFRP tube by uniaxial compression test. The confined concrete subjected multi-axial stresses have been known as the strength of concrete increases significantly. Many researchers have studied in confining effects of CFT which have only outer GFRP tube. In this study, specimens reinforced with outer and inner GFRP tube were tested by uniaxial compression test. To investigate the influence of concrete strength increase by confining conditions in GFRP tube, 13 specimens with different thickness of tube, hollowness ratio and nominal concrete strength were tested and compared with Steel tube.

This study analyzes lifes and damages at automotive tie rod through the structural analyses with fatigue. The structural result of this study can be effectively utilized with the design of automotive tie rod by investigating prevention and durability against its damage.

In this study, the effects of cryogenic treatment cycles on the residual stress and mechanical properties of 7075 aluminum alloy (Al7075) samples, in the form of a tube-shaped product with a diameter of 500 nm, were investigated. Samples were first subjected to solution treatment at 470˚C, followed by cryogenic treatment and aging treatment. The residual stress and mechanical properties of the samples were systematically characterized. Residual stress was measured with a cutting method using strain gauges attached on the surface of the samples; in addition, tensile strength and Vickers hardness tests were performed. The detailed microstructure of the samples was investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Results showed that samples with 85 % relief in residual stress and 8% increase in tensile strength were achieved after undergoing three cycles of cryogenic treatments; this is in contrast to the samples processed by conventional solution treatment and natural aging (T4). The major reasons for the smaller residual stress and relatively high tensile strength for the samples fabricated by cryogenic treatment are the formation of very small-sized precipitates and the relaxation of residual stress during the low temperature process in uphill quenching. In addition, samples subjected to three cycles of cryogenic treatment demonstrated much lower residual stress than, and similar tensile strength compared to, those samples subjected to one cycle of cryogenic treatment or artificial aging treatment.

In this paper, an efficient yet accurate method for the thermal stress analysis using a first order shear deformation theory(FSDT) is presented. The main objective herein is to systematically modify transverse shear strain energy through the mixed variational theorem(MVT). In the mixed formulation, independent transverse shear stresses are taken from the efficient higher-order zigzag plate theory, and the in-plane displacements are assumed to be those of the FSDT. Moreover, a smooth parabolic distribution through the thickness is assumed in the transverse normal displacement field in order to consider a transverse normal deformation. The resulting strain energy expression is referred to as an enhanced first order shear deformation theory, which is obtained via the mixed variational theorem with transverse normal deformation effect(EFSDTM_TN). The EFSDTM_TN has the same computational advantage as the FSDT_TN(FSDT with transverse normal deformation effect) does, which allows us to improve the through-the-thickness distributions of displacements and stresses via the recovery procedure. The thermal stresses obtained by the present theory are compared with those of the FSDT_TN and three-dimensional elasticity.

With increasing use of SUH35/SUH3 dissimilar materials for automotive engine valves, it is required that stress singularities under residual stress on an interface for friction welded dissimilar materials analyzed to establish strength evaluation. The stress singularity index() and stress singularity factor( ) were calculated by using the results of stress analysis considering residual stress and loads. The stress singularities on variations for temperatures and loads acting from outside were analyzed and discussed. This paper suggested that the strength evaluation by using the stress singularity factors as fracture parameters, considering the stress singularity on an interface edge of friction welded dissimilar materials will be useful.

텐세그리티 구조시스템의 한 종류인 케이블 돔 시스템은 케이블과 마스트로 이루어져 있다. 이 케이블에 외부하중이 가해지지 않은 상태에서 안정된 구조물이 되기 위하여 일정의 프리텐션이 가해져야 하며 구조물은 가해진 프리텐션 하에서 자기평형응력상태에 있어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 부재의 내력 벡터의 합 원리를 기초하여 자기평형 응력모드를 구하는 새로운 방법을 제안하였으며, 자기평형응력을 유지하기 위해 필요한 응력모드를 시각화할 수 있다는 점이 기존의 논문과 비교하여 독특성을 갖는다. 본 연구에서 제안된 방법에서 사용된 기본 원리는 모든 절점에서 외부하중이 가해지지 않은 상태에서 내력벡터의 합은 0이 되어야 한다는 것이다. 제안된 방법은 CAD를 이용하여 간단히 자기 평형응력모드를 찾을 수 있으며, 예제 케이블 돔 구조물을 대상으로 각 절점에 연결된 부재들의 내력을 결정하였다. 결과 값은 역학적 계산 방법과 기존의 이론에 의해 검증하였으며 잘 일치하였다.

A kart is a vehicle without the suspension system and the differential gear. The kart frame as an elastic body plays the role of a spring. By the cornering of a kart, rolling, pitching and twisting motions are induced in the kart frame. Also the slip or noncontact of the wheel and a permanent deformation of the kart frame can be induced. In order to examine closely this phenomenon of the twisting deformation, measurement and analysis on torsion working stress with strain gage and tracking system are needed. According to the measurement result, while steady state driving in a curve in general the torsion working stress of the kart frame will be increased depending on the vehicle velocity, but the kart frame will be not permanent deformed. However, analysis of the torsion working stress in comparison with torsion fatigue limit shows that while unsteady state driving as clash with same drive condition the racing kart frame will be deformed more quickly as the leisure kart frame.

본 논문에서는 제약조건이 고려된 텐세그리티 구조물의 형상 탐색 방법에 있어서 기존의 하중법을 특이값 분해로 정식화 한 새로운 하중법을 제안하였다. 텐세그리티 구조물은 형태의 안정성 유지를 위해 프리스트레스가 도입 되어야하며 이를 위하여 형상 탐색이 수행되어 진다. 또한 실제 구조물로서 활용되기 위해서는 제약조건이 고려되어야한다. 기존의 하중법은 어려운 구조적 개념이 필요하지 않아 접근 방법이 쉽지만 많은 수식을 통해 형상 탐색을 수행하여야 하므로 이로인해 수지상의 오류가 발생할 수 있으며 내력 밀도법을 사용하여 형상 탐색을 수행 할 경우 제약조건에 맞는 가상의 부재(Dummy Element)를 찾는 것이 어렵다는 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 하중법에서 사용하던 수식을 특이값 분해로 정식화하여 수치적 오류를 줄일 수 있는 새로운 하중법을 제안하였다.