• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.73-82
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• 2022

The study presents a three-dimensional approach to simulate the nonlinear behavior of a 72 m long Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) pre-stressed box girder for a pedestrian bridge in Busan, South Korea. The concrete damage plasticity (CDP) model is adopted to model the non-linear behavior of the UHPFRC material, in which the material properties are obtained from uniaxial compressive and tensile tests. The simulation model based on the proposed stress-strain curve is validated by the results of four-point bending model tests of a 50 m UHPFRC pre-stressed box girder. The results from the simulation models agree with the experimental observations and predict the flexural behavior of the 50 m UHPFRC pre-stressed box girder accurately. Afterward, the validated model is utilized to investigate the flexural behavior of the 72 m UHPFRC pre-stressed box girder. Here, the load-deflection curve, stress status of the girder at various load levels, and connection details is analyzed. The load-deflection curve is also compared with design load to demonstrate the great benefit of the slender UHPFRC box girder. The obtained results demonstrate the applicability of the nonlinear finite element method as an appropriate option to analyze the flexural behavior of pre-stressed long-span girders.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.641-648
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• 2013

A beam is a major load-carrying member in many engineering structures. Beams with properly designed cross sections and stiffeners are required to enhance the structural properties. Such a design may cause various coupling behaviors, and therefore, an accurate analysis is essential for the proper design of beams. In this research, we manufactured box-beams with stiffeners, which mimic the out-of-plane composite bending-shear coupling behavior reported in literature. A modal test is carried out to obtain the dynamic characteristics, such as natural frequencies and mode shapes, of the box-beam. The obtained results are compared with those of 3D FEM, which confirm that the out-of-plane bending-shear coupling behavior reported in literature is possible. The coupling behavior can be controlled by the proper design of the stiffeners.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.267-274
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• 2010

Unlike the structure which has a homogeneous material property, a composite structure is coupled with materials which have different properties, namely, steel and concrete. At actual modeling, the real behavior cannot be predicted without consideration of those material characteristics. Therefore, by putting the interface element between concrete and steel, a slip of steel and concrete is made predictable. Interface element can be used properly not by an ordinary constitutive relation, but by a non-linear constitutive relation considering actual adhesion and slip. A contact surface between plate-shape steel box and concrete is described by using this interface element. Furthermore, because the general 8 node conforming element is inappropriate for describing a bending buckling behavior of steel box, the EAS(Enhanced Assumed Strain) solid-shell element is used to describe a bending behavior of plate-shape steel box.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.47-57
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• 2009

Existing bridges are classified into 4 retrofit groups using the current preliminary screening method, considering key terms such as seismicity, vulnerability and social impact effect. However, some irrationality was found when the current method was applied to 442 existing bridges. As a result, it was determined that quantification and a more detailed classification of seismicity were required. The estimation of the vulnerability of box girder bridges having a long span length should be improved, as this showed a tendency to underestimate. It was also necessary to increase the level of social impact effect to that of vulnerability. In this study, an improved preliminary screening method has been proposed on the basis of the estimation results of existing bridges.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.343-351
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• 2010

Bending and axial compressive stresses are distributed across the whole upper flange of a box girder bridge which has the span-to-depth ratio (B/L) of below 0.5, according to Korea Bridge Design Specifications (Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, 2005). Shear lag phenomenon, however, can take place in the construction phase of cable-stayed bridge, in which stresses combining bending moment due to dead weight and cable vertical compression are induced. This study aims to analyze the effective width of flange over which composite stresses are given, which should be calculated during the construction phase of stiffening girder of single plane cable-stayed box girder bridge. The study results indicate that the full width of stiffening girder can be regarded as the effective flange width when the span-to-depth ratio for the deck is below 0.38. In other words, the area, where shear lag is taken into consideration, is larger than the width of box girder in single plane cable-stayed box girder bridges. Therefore, the current practice of considering the full width as the effective flange width regardless of changes of the span-to-depth ratio during the construction stage can produce an unsafe bridge. If the effective flange width is determined according to the single span structural system in the early stage of construction when the span-to depth ratio for the deck is high and composite stresses of every part expect each end of the bridge are calculated, it can result in a safe structural design. Since the span-to-depth ratio gradually decreases, however, it is appropriate to determine the effective width of flange on the basis of the full width and the cantilever structural system.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.737-749
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• 2007

Flexural design of double composite box girder over the interior pier for three-span continuous bridge was performed by the LRFD method. The maximum span length of the continuous bridge ranged from 80m to 120m and the relative ratio of the span length was assumed to be 1:1.25:1. The girder section was designed for the strength limit state and service limit state with additional design check for constructibility. Before the bottom concrete and compression flange showed a complete composite action, the buckling of lower compression flange was checked. The flexural stiffness and flexural resistance characteristics for the section and for the constituent members such as tension flange, compression flange, and web were analyzed for different thicknesses of the bottom concrete on top of the compression flange. The effect of the distribution ratio of steel between the top and bottom flanges was investigated by analyzing ductility behavior and stress distribution through the girder's depth for several different relative area ratios of steel between the top and bottom flanges. It was found that a total amount of 15% of steel can be saved by applying the double composite system compared with that of the conventional composite system.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.209-212
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• 2009

최근 국내에서 적용되고 있는 콘크리트 충진 FRP 스트럿은 시공성 및 경제성 면에서 매우 뛰어난 공법으로 주목 받고 있으나 그 설계 및 시공에 있어 아직도 불확실한 요소를 내포하고 있다. 특히 최근에는 PSC 박스 거더교에서 교폭을 늘리고 자중을 줄이기 위해 콘크리트 충진 FRP 스트럿을 설치하는 공법이 다수 시공되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 대상교량에 대해 현장시험을 실시하여 교량시스템에서의 콘크리트 충진 FRP 스트럿 거동을 분석하는데 목적이 있다. 특히 전자기파 간섭에 면역이 우수한 광센서인 FBG 센서를 기반으로 하는 계측을 실시하여 잡음이 없는 우수한 결과를 성공적으로 획득하였다. 그 결과 FRP 스트럿은 하중 재하 위치와 속도에 관계없이 압축응력 상태에 존재하고 있으며 횡방향 거동에 지배되고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.1143-1148
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• 2011

In this study, seismic structural reinforcement are carried out, based on the estimated seismic performance of underground box structures in urban railway, and displacement based design method was developed to enhance seismic performance of structures. New seismic reinforcement design method is proposed and compared with existing design methods. And presented an overview of the developed design methodology through a design example to verify the validity of that methods.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.36-41
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• 1994

프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 상자형 교량의 정착부에 프리스트레스 힘이 도입되면, 과다한 국부집중 하중으로 인하여 균열이 발행할 수 있으며, 최근 이러한 교량의 건설시 텐던을 따라가며 심각한 균열이 발생한 경우가 있다. 본 논문은 프리캐스트 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 상자형 교량의 정착부에 발생하는 국부집중 응력의 분포 특성을 규명하고, 이를 토대로 파괴기구 고찰함에 목적이 있다. 이를 위하여 정착부 파괴에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 단면의 형상, 텐던의 배치상태, 국부보강 철근의 형태 및 구조보강 철근량 등을 변수로 하는 역학적 거동 실험 및 해석 연구가 수행되었다. 위의 실험 및 해석연구결과 정착부 파괴양상이 규명되었으며, 프리스트레스 정착부의 새로운 파괴기구 개념이 제시되어, 정착부 파괴과정을 적절히 설명하고 있다.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.823-837
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• 2018

Congestion of the city with the rapid industrial development was accelerated to build complex social infrastructure. And numerous structures have been designed and constructed in accordance with these requirements. Recently, to solve complex urban traffic, many researches of large-diameter tunnel under construction downtown are in progress. The large-diameter tunnel has been developed with a versatile double-deck of deep depth tunnel. For the safe tunnel construction, ground reinforcement methods have been developed in the weakened pillar section like as junction of tunnel. This paper focuses on evaluation of the effects of new developed ground reinforcement methods in double-deck junction. The values of reinforcement determined from the existing and developed methods were compared to each other by numerical simulation.