This study proposes a low-cycle fatigue life derived from measurement points on pipe elbows, which are components that are vulnerable to seismic load in the interface piping systems of nuclear power plants that use seismic isolation systems. In order to quantitatively define limit states regarding leakage, i.e., actual failure caused by low-cycle fatigue, in-plane cyclic loading tests were performed using a sine wave of constant amplitude. The test specimens consisted of SCH40 6-inch carbon steel pipe elbows and straight pipes, and an image processing method was used to measure the nonlinear behavior of the test specimens. The leakage lines caused by low-cycle fatigue and the low-cycle fatigue curves were compared and analyzed using the relationship between the relative deformation angles, which were measured based on each of the measurement points on the straight pipe, and the moment, which was measured at the center of the pipe elbow. Damage indices based on the combination of ductility and dissipation energy at each measurement point were used to quantitatively express the time at which leakage occurs due to through-wall cracking in the pipe elbow.

This study proposes flexural failure design criteria of continuous slabs enhanced by a hybrid system of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) and ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). The proposed hybrid retrofit system is designed to be placed at the top surface of the slabs for flexural strengthening of the sections in both positive and negative moment zones. The enhancing mechanisms of the proposed system for both positive and negative moment regions are presented. The neutral axis of the enhanced sections in positive moment zone at flexural failure is enforced to be in UHPC overlay for preventing the compression in FRP. From this condition, a relationship between design parameters of FRP and UHPC is established. Although the capacity of the proposed retrofit system to enhance flexural strength and ductility is confirmed through experiments of one-way RC slabs having two continuous spans, the retrofitted slabs failed in shear. To prevent this shear failure, a design criteria of flexural failure is proposed.

저수지의 붕괴 발생 시 인명 및 재산피해의 예방 및 저감을 위하여 붕괴예보 시스템의 필요성은 대두되고 있는 상황이다. 붕괴 예보시스템의 효율적 활용을 위해서는 실시간 계측한 이상거동 및 붕괴징후에 따라 대응할 수 있는 관리기준은 가장 중요한 요소이다. 기 연구된 수위 관리기준의 검증을 위하여 저수량에 따라 10여개의 저수지를 선정하고 수위변화 자료를 분석하여 적정성을 검토하였다. 1년 동안의 수위계측 자료에서 가장 급격한 변화구간을 선정하여 가중치 및 추세선을 적용하여 분석한 결과 3분위로 수립된 관리기준값은 7%이내의 표준편차를 보여주었다. 이는 수립된 관리기준값은 적정하다고 판단된다.