This study aims to propose a simplified equation for estimating the bond strength of corroded reinforcing bars. To this end, extensive parametric analyses were performed using the detailed analysis method presented in the authors’ previous study, where a wide range of critical variables were considered, such as compressive strength of concrete, net cover thickness, and reinforcing bar diameter. The sensitivity in bond strength of the corroded reinforcing bar according to each variable was evaluated. On this basis, a simplified formula for the bond strength of the corroded reinforcing bar was derived through regression analysis. The proposed equation was rigorously tested and verified using the bond test results of corroded reinforcing bars collected from the literature. The results confirmed that the proposed equation could estimate the bond strengths of specimens with better accuracy than the existing models, providing a reliable tool for engineers and researchers. In addition, the proposed equation was used to analyze the development length required for corroded tensile reinforcement to exert its yield strength, and it showed that the cover thickness of concrete must be at least four times the diameter of the reinforcing bar to achieve the yielding strength of reinforcing bar even at a corrosion degree of more than 5.0%.

PURPOSES : A geo-grid pavement, e.g., a stress-absorbing membrane interlayer (SAMI), can be applied to an asphalt-overlay method on the existing surface-pavement layer for pavement maintenance related to reflection cracking. Reflection cracking can occur when a crack in the existing surface layer influences the overlay pavement. It can reduce the pavement life cycle and adversely affect traffic safety. Moreover, a failed overlay can reduce the economic value. In this regard, the objective of this study is to evaluate the bonding properties between the rigid pavement and a SAMI by using the direct shear test and the pull-off test. The predicted fractural energy functions with the shear stress were determined from a numerical analysis of the moving average method and the polynomial regression method. METHODS : In this research, the shear and pull-off tests were performed to evaluate the properties of mixtures constructed using no interlayer, a tack-coat, and SAMI with fabric and without fabric. The lower mixture parts (describing the existing pavement) were mixed using the 25-40-8 joint cement-concrete standard. The overlay layer was constructed especially using polymer-modified stone mastic asphalt (SMA) pavement. It was composed of an SMA aggregate gradation and applied as the modified agent. The sixth polynomial regression equation and the general moving average method were utilized to estimate the interlayer shear strength. These numerical analysis methods were also used to determine the predictive models for estimating the fracture energy. RESULTS: From the direct shear test and the pull-off test results, the mixture bonded using the tack-coat (applied as the interlayer between the overlay layer and the jointed cement concrete) had the strongest shear resistance and bonding strength. In contrast, the SAMI pavement without fiber has a strong need for fractural energy at failure. CONCLUSIONS : The effects of site-reflection cracking can be determined using the same tests on cored specimens. Further, an empiricalmechanical pavement-design analysis using the finite-element method (FEM) must be done to understand the appropriate SAMI application. In this regard, the FEM application analysis and bonding property tests using cored specimens from public roads will be conducted in further research.

Under cyclic loading, the shear capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column connections is significantly decreased by the joint bond-slip and shear cracking as deformation increases. In the present study, Joint shear strength model on the basis of bond-slip was developed to evaluate deformability at the joint shear failure.

FRP 판은 외부 부착된 보강 판의 효과적인 부착강도의 증진으로 실질적으로 부착강도에 대한 많은 연구가 수행되어왔다. 선행연구자들은 이러한 부착강도를 알아보기 위하여 다양한 변수를 설정하여 실험을 통하여 FRP 판의 부착강도를 규명하였다. 그러나, 이러한 부착강도를 알아보기 위한 실험은 장비구축의 비용과 시간 소비가 많이 되고 수행하기 어렵기 때문에 국한적으로 수행되고 있다. 본 연구는 선행연구자들의 부착실험 데이터를 다양한 신경망 모형과 알고리즘을 적용하여 최적의 인공신경망 모형을 개발하는데 그 목적이 있다. 인공신경망 모형의 출력층은 부착강도, 입력층은 FRP 판의 두께, 폭, 부착 길이, 탄성계수, 인장강도와 콘크리트의 압축강도, 인장강도, 폭을 변수로 선정하여 학습을 수행하였다. 개발된 인공신경망 모형은 역전파 학습 알고리즘을 적용하였으며, 오차는 0.001범위에 수렴되도록 학습을 하였다. 또한, 일반화 과정은 Bayesian 기법을 도입함으로써 보다 일반화된 방법으로 과대적합의 문제를 해소하였다. 개발된 모형의 검증은 학습에 이용되지 않은 다른 선행연구자들의 부착강도 결과 값과 비교함으로서 실시하였다.