• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.1A
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• pp.11-19
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• 2006

In this study ship collision risk analysis is performed to determine the design vessel for collision impact analysis of suspension bridge. Method II in AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications which is a more complicated probability based analysis procedure is used to select the design vessel for collision impact. From the assessment of ship collision risk for each bridge pier exposed to ship collision, the design impact lateral strength of bridge pier is determined. The analysis procedure is an iterative process in which a trial impact resistance is selected for a bridge component and a computed annual frequency of collapse(AF) is compared to the acceptance criterion, and revisions to the analysis variables are made as necessary to achieve compliance. The acceptance criterion is allocated to each pier using allocation weights based on the previous predictions. This AF allocation method is compared to the pylon concentration allocation method to obtain safety and economy in results. This method seems to be more reasonable than the pylon concentration allocation method because AF allocation by weights takes the design parameter characteristics quantitatively into consideration although the pylon concentration allocation method brings more economical results when the overestimated design collision strength of piers compared to the strength of pylon is moderately modified. The design vessel for each pier corresponding with the design impact lateral strength obtained from the ship collision risk assessment is then selected. The design impact lateral strength can vary greatly among the components of the same bridge, depending upon the waterway geometry, available water depth, bridge geometry, and vessel traffic characteristics. Therefore more researches on the allocation model of AF and the selection of design vessel are required.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.247-254
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• 2014

Strain properties of concrete member which acts as an important factor in the stability of the concrete structure in the event of fire, significantly affected the characteristics of the coarse aggregate, which accounts for most of the volume. For this reason, there are many studies on concrete using artificial lightweight aggregate which has smaller thermal expansion deformation than granite coarse aggregate. But the research is mostly limited on concrete using clay-based lightweight aggregate. Therefore, in this study, the high temperature compressive strength and elastic modulus, thermal strain and total strain, high temperature creep strain of concrete was evaluated. As a result, remaining rate of high-temperature strength of concrete using lightweight aggregate is higher than concrete with general aggregate and it is determined to be advantageous in terms of structural safety and ensuring high-temperature strength from the result of the total strain by loading and strain of thermal expansion. In addition, in the case of high-temperature creep, concrete shrinkage is increased by rising loading and temperature regardless of the type of aggregate, and concrete using lightweight aggregate shows bigger shrinkage than concrete with a granite-based aggregate. From this result, it is determined to require additional consideration on a high temperature creep strain in case of maintaining high temperature like as duration of a fire although concrete using light weight aggregate is an advantage in reducing the thermal expansion strain of the fire.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.708-713
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• 2014

Trusses are widely used for wooden houses in the areas where wood construction in generalized for residential housings such as North America, Australian, New Zealand. In Korea, joist and rafter system is generally used because of the production cost, transportation cost and lack of experience required for truss manufacturing. In this study, roof trusses and flat trusses were manufactured by using oriented strand board (OSB) gusset plates for field assembly and tested under bending load to obtain the allowable loads. The allowable load and the actual load of 6m span roof trusses were 10.60 kN and 5.26 kN, respectively, which is regarded to be sufficient for use in construction. The allowable load and the actual load of 6m span floor flat trusses were 7.18 kN and 7.43 kN, respectively. For flat trusses, the allowable load is slightly lower than the actual load but the difference in very small, and it is thought that flat trusses can be used for construction by applying small change of structures and members.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.16 no.5 s.83
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• pp.627-634
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to investigate seismic performance of a bearing wall system for apartment buildings. An 1/3 scale three-story specimen was constructed and tested under cyclic lateral loads. The specimen was consisted of pierced walls and coupling elements as well as floor slabs. The bearing wall system is considered to have a adequate deformation capacity up to $2.0\%$ of roof drift ratio, and the experimental results showed the ductile load-deformation characteristics even though some walls were failed in shear Nonlinear analysis was peformed to compare the load-deformation curve obtained from the experimental program. The result of nonlinear analysis could be useful to predict the actual behavior characteristics of the bearing wall system subjected to lateral loads.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.533-543
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• 2014

Currently, composite construction of prestressed Precast Concrete (PC) and Cast-In-Place (CIP) concrete with different concrete strengths are frequently used in the modular construction. However, current design codes do not clearly define shear design methods for such composite beams. In this present study, simply supported prestressed PC-CIP composite beams without vertical shear reinforcement or only with horizontal shear reinforcement were tested to evaluate the effect of prestressing on the shear strength and the shear design method for such composite members. The test variables were the area ratio of PC and CIP concretes, prestressing force, shear span-to-depth ratio, and shear reinforcement ratio. The results showed that the shear strength was increased by the increase of prestressing force and prestressed PC area, and the decrease of shear span-to-depth ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.197-200
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• 2008

The RC corbels with the ratio of shear span-to-effective depth less than 1 are commonly used to transfer loads from beams to columns. The ultimate strengths and structural behaviors of RC corbels are controlled by the shear span-to-effective depth ratio, strength of concrete, shape and quantity of the reinforcement, and geometry of corbels. In this study, a simple indeterminate strut-tie model reflecting all characteristics of the ultimate strengths and complicated structural behaviors is presented for the design of RC corbels. In addition, a load distribution ratio, defined as a magnitude of load transferred by a horizontal truss mechanism, is proposed to help structural designers perform the design of RC corbels by using the strut-tie model approaches of current design codes. The ultimate strengths of 30 RC corbels tested to failure are evaluated by using the ACI 318-05's strut-tie model code for the validity check of the proposed indeterminate strut-tie model and load distribution ratio.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.92-101
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to develop the curtain-wall structure design evaluation manual that can easily examine the curtain-wall structural members (Mullion and Transom) stability from the position of the construction managers. Through analyzing the structural design reports in the previous studies and interview with industry experts, the curtain-wall structural member design process was elicited. The manual, which consists of Microsoft Excel-based work sheet and its manual, was applied to a real curtain-wall design project to make sure its usability. A workshop with three curtain-wall experts and three construction managers was conducted to identify pros and cons of the manual, thereby enhancing its applicability in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.25-28
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• 2008

Currently, the prefabricated bridge having the effects to reduce the term of works and the cost of construction is often studied and countries such as America have already developed members, the parts of it, and the technique of construction. In addition, they have supplied them to the fields. The study of prefabricated method of steel composite bridge, which has the precast deck - plate and main girder fixed by high tension bolt and can resist horizontal sheer, is being progressed. However, it is difficult to understand the characteristics of the prefabricated bridge's behavior when the superstructure of the prefabricated method is analyzed by applying to the analysis model of existing bridges. Therefore, this study has the purpose of understanding real structural behavior of prefabricated bridge through comparison and analysis between the structural analysis model reflecting the characteristics of the real prefabricated bridge's superstructure and real size experiment.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.17-24
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• 2024

This paper assesses the structural performance of the Daeungbojeon Hall of Magoksa in Gongju, a representative multi-tiered roof traditional timber structure from the Joseon Dynasty, under vertical loads. Employing midas Gen, a structural analysis software, we developed a three-dimensional analysis model closely resembling the actual structure. Static analysis was employed to evaluate the safety and serviceability of the main vertical and horizontal members under vertical loads. While all members met the safety and serviceability criteria, structural weaknesses were identified in the Daelyang of the lower floor, particularly as a transitional beam, necessitating improvement. For the evaluation of dynamic behavior characteristics, eigenvalue analysis was conducted, assuming a relative rotational stiffness of 5% at the main joints. The natural period was determined to be 1.105 seconds, placing it within the category of a Hanok of similar size. The first mode manifested as a translational movement in the forward and backward direction of the building.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.255-259
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• 2009

1997년 하수종말처리장의 민간위탁을 시작으로 국내 수도산업의 효율화에 대한 논의는 정부부처와 전문기관, 학계 등을 중심으로 제시되어 왔다. 수도산업 구조개편 논의는 지방상수도와 하수도산업의 규모의 영세성을 극복하기 위한 수직적 수평적 통합, 지방자치단체의 직영으로 인한 비효율성 제거를 위한 경영형태의 변화 등 크게 두 가지 흐름으로 정리할 수 있다. 상 하수도 사업의 수직적 수평적 통합은 주로 164개 수도사업자를 대략 9개 또는 12개 대규모 권역, 26개 또는 31개 중규모 권역으로 통합하는 방안들이 논의되고 있는데, 이와 같은 광역화 방안에 대해서는 정부부처, 연구기관, 전문가그룹 등에서 전반적인 합의가 형성되고 있다. 하지만 경영형태의 변화는 공사화와 민영화가 가장 큰 논의의 흐름으로, 이에 대해서는 집단과 지역 등 이해관계자간 상이한 견해들로 사회적인 합의를 이루지 못하고 있다. 한편 선진 수도사업을 구축하고 있는 프랑스, 네덜란드, 이스라엘 등지 에서는 수도산업의 효율성뿐만 아니라 공공성 제고 관점에서 구조적인 변화를 꾀하고 있다. 프랑스 파리시는 과거 150여 년 동안 유지되어 오던 수도사업의 민간운영을 전문공기업에 의한 위탁운영 방식으로 전환하는가 하면, 이스라엘은 정부와 민간기업간의 역할 분리를 통하여 물산업 수출국가로 발전하였다. 또한 네덜란드에서는 민영화 도입을 둘러싼 사회적 역량을 보다 발전적인 방향으로 유도하고자 법률로써 민영화를 금지하였다. 이에 본 연구는 글로벌 수도산업의 구조적인 변화 등을 살펴봄으로써 국내 수도산업이 효율성과 공공성을 제고하기 위한 경영 개선에 앞서 고려되어야 할 선결과제를 다음과 같이 제시한다. 첫째, 본 연구에서 살펴본 글로벌 수도산업의 구조적 변화(민영화에서 전문공기업화)는 수도사업의 정보의 비대칭성 및 투자저하가 효율적인 규제 메커니즘 부재에서 비롯되었다는 인식에서 추진되었다. 반면 국내시장은 산업 경제 전반이 정부주도로 이루어짐에 따라 적절한 규제의 틀과 문화가 정착되어 있지 않을 뿐만아니라 규제를 위한 전문인력도 상당히 부록한 실정이다. 따라서 효과적인 민영화의 도입을 위해서는 인적 제도적 인프라 형성이 선결과제이다. 둘째, 신규 또는 개량 투자에 대한 수요 발생, 생산원가에 미달하는 요금회수율 등은 민영화 도입 이후요금인상의 압박요인으로 작용할 것이다. 따라서 생산원가를 저감시키기 위한 광역화, 통합관리체계 등에 의한 원가절감 노력을 통하여 수도산업을 효율화하고 요금회수율을 현실화 등의 과제가 선결되어야 할 것이다.