PURPOSES: The objective of this paper is to select the confidential intervals by utilizing the second moment reliability index(Hasofer and Lind; 1974) related to the number of load applications to failure which explains the fatigue failure and rut depth that it indicates the permanent deformation. By using Finite Element Method (FEM) Program, we can easily confirm the rut depth and number of load repetitions without Pavement Design Procedures for generally designing pavement depths. METHODS : In this study, the predictive models for the rut depth and the number of load repetitions to fatigue failure were used for determining the second moment reliability index ( ). From the case study results using KICTPAVE, the results of the rut depth and the number of load repetitions to fatigue failure were deducted by calculating the empirical predictive equations. Also, the confidential intervals for rut depth and number of load repetitions were selected from the results of the predictive models. To determine the second moment reliability index, the spreadsheet method using Excel’s Solver was used. RESULTS : From the case studies about pavement conditions, the results of stress, displacement and strain were different with depth conditions of layers and layer properties. In the clay soil conditions, the values of strain and stresses in the directly loaded sections are relatively greater than other conditions. It indicates that the second moment reliability index is small and confidential intervals for rut depth and the number of load applications are narrow when we apply the clay soil conditions comparing to the applications of other soil conditions. CONCLUSIONS : According to the results of the second moment reliability index and the confidential intervals, the minimum and maximum values of reliability index indicate approximately 1.79 at Case 9 and 2.19 at Case 22. The broadest widths of confidential intervals for rut depth and the number of load repetitions are respectively occurred in Case 9 and Case 7.

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.

교량, 도로, 공항 및 해양구조물 등은 반복하중을 받게 되는 대표적 토목구조물이다. 특히 공항이나 도로포장체는 휨에 의한 인장에 의해 파괴되기 때문에 사용재료의 특성에 기초한 피로수명의 고찰은 매우 중요하다. 따라서, 이 논문에서는 포장 콘크리트의 피로수명을 주요 실험변수에 따라 실험하고 실험방법에 따라 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 피로실험은 쪼갬인장 피로실험 (∮150mmX75mm)과 휨인장 피로실험 (150mmX150mmX550mm) 방법을 적용하여 하중재하 속도(1, 5, 10, 20Hz), 하중재하 형상(사각파, 정현파, 삼각파). 시험체의 습윤조건(건조상태 습윤상태) 및 양생기간(28일, 56일)을 주요 실험변수로 하여 수행하였다. 실험결과 하중재하 속도가 느릴수록 피로수명은 현저히 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며, 하중재하 속도가 빠를수록 피로수명은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 하중재하 형상에 따라서는 정현파를 기준하여 사각파에서는 피로수명의 급격한 감소를 나타냈으며 삼각파에서는 피로수명이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다 또한, 시험체의 습윤조건에 따라서는 건조상태에 비하여 습윤상태에서는 피로수명이 감소하였으며, 양생기간에 따라서는 재령 28일에서 56일로 증가함에 따라 피로수명이 증가함을 나타내었다.