• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.5-20
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• 1991

동하중을 받는 진동기계기초의 동적해석을 수행하기 위해서는 지반의 임피던스함수의 적절한 산 출이 필수적이며, 회전기계 -기초 -지반의 상호작용이 고려된 동적해석이 요구된다. 이제까지 지 반의 임퍼던스함수는 주로 원형기초에 한하여 제시되어 왔으나, 기초의 형상은 실제로 지반의 임퍼 던스함수에 중요한 역할을 한다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 여러가지 형상 및 매립된 기초에 적용할 수 있는 임퍼던스함수를 제시하였다. 그리고, 제시된 임퍼던스함수를 바탕으로, 회전기계 -기초- 지반의 상호작용이 고려된 동적해석을 수행할 수 있는 프로그램을 개발하였으며, 개발된 프로그램 을 이용하여 예제해석을 통하여 각종 임피던스함수의 적용에 따른 기계기초의 응답을 비교 검토하였다. 본 연구의 주된 결론은 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 1) 주파수독립 임퍼던스함수와 주파수종속 임피던스함수를 이용한 결과를 비교해 볼 때,수평방 향과 회전방향에 대해서는 동적응답이 커다란 차이를 보이지 않으나, 연직방향 운동에 대해서는 상 당한 차이를 보인다. 2) 표면기초와 매립기초를 비교해 본 결과, 매립기초에 있어서 수평방향과 회전방향에 있어서는 동적응답이 거의 일정한 간에 도달하므로 기초가 어느 정도 매립된다면 안전측에 들어간다고 볼 수 있다. 그러나, 연직방향에 있어서는 매립여부에 따라 상당한 차이를 보인다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.5-10
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• 2006

A special finite difference method for nonlinear dynamic response analysis of semi-infinite foundation soil using mapping which transforms semi-infinite domain into finite domain is presented here. For the region of engineering interest, mapping is isometric, and fur far field, shrink mapping which transforms infinite interval into finite interval is adopted. At first, the responses of semi-infinite foundation soil with linear constituting model are computed, and compared with theoretical results and those of existing method. Good agreements are obtained among the results of the proposed method, Lamb's theory and FEM with extensive mesh model. Then the responses of infinite foundation soil are computed by the present method, using small and large mesh model. The results of small and large mesh models agree well with each other, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.145-148
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• 2010

항만 구조물의 건전성 평가 기술의 개발을 위한 기초 연구로서, 강제진동해석을 통하여 케이슨 구조-지반 경계부의 손상에 대한 진동응답을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 세 단계의 연구를 수행하였다. 첫째, 케이슨 구조물의 진동특성 분석을 위해 시간영역기반의 AR(auto-regressive)모델을 선정하였다. 둘째, 모형 케이슨 구조물을 대상으로 진동응답 계측실험을 수행하였으며, AR-모델을 통해 진동특징을 실험적으로 분석하였다. 셋째, 대상 케이슨 시스템의 유한요소모델을 구성하고, 구조-지반 경계부의 손상에 따른 동적응답 특성의 변화를 수치적으로 분석하였다. 이를 위해 강제진동을 모사 하였으며, 구조-지반 경계부의 강성변화에 따른 케이슨 구조물의 진동응답의 변화를 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.7-22
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• 2023

In this study, the limit range of input acceleration was investigated based on time domain and response spectrum analyses by considering the relative density, groundwater depth, and soil type. Special attention was paid to the input acceleration and shear modulus of soil, which affect pile behavior. The surrounding soil was identified as an elastoplastic material and subjected to FLAC3D analysis using the Mohr-Coulomb and Finn models as well as FB-Multiplier analysis using a nonlinear p-y curve for soil spring. Based on the analyses, the limit range of acceleration on the pile is much higher for SP soil than for SM soil, and the groundwater level tends to reduce the limit range of input acceleration, irrespective of soil conditions. The limit range of acceleration was mainly affected by the shear modulus. The limit range of acceleration with nonlinear soil behavior is proportional to the relative density of the surrounding soil.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.103-110
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• 2020

In the recent seismic design code KDS 41 17 00, selection and modification procedures of ground motions which are used for nonlinear dynamic analyses were adopted. However, its practical applications are still limited due to the lack of literatures. This paper introduces case studies which used site-response analyses to select and modify ground motions for nonlinear dynamic analyses. Based on the case studies, design criterion for site-response analyses were reviewed thoroughly in the viewpoint of practical applications. It was found that design requirements related with bedrock motions are too conservative that ground motions are selected and modified in the excessive manner. It is especially true for low-rise building structures with period ranges including acceleration-sensitive regions. Even though surface motions have shown appropriate responses, such building structures have to re-select and re-modify ground motions based on pre-analysis procedures rather than post-ones according to the current seismic design code. Also, it was observed that building structures with soft soils under strong ground motions need more comprehensive investigations on soil properties and efficient analysis methods in order to perform site-response analyses. This is due to the fact that lack of reliabilities on soil properties and analysis methods could result in unstable site-responses.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.309-317
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• 2021

In this paper, we present the evaluation results for the conservatism of the response acceleration method (RAM), for seismic response analysis of box-type power cable tunnels. We studied 50 examples, considering the cross sections of 25 power cable tunnels, and two soil conditions for each power cable tunnel. A refined dynamic analysis method considering the soil-structure interaction was further employed to evaluate the conservatism of the RAM. The comparison revelated that the seismic responses computed using the RAM were consistent with those obtained using the refined method, since the averages of response ratio (defined as the ratio of the response by RAM to that of the refined method) approached 1.0, and the standard deviations of the response ratio were less than 5%. Finally, we found that applying a load factor of 1.1 to the response of the RAM allowed for a conservative design for seismic loads.

• Journal of Korean Society of Steel Construction
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.173-180
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• 2006

The seismic responses of a building are affected by the base soil conditions. In this study, linear time-history seismic analysis and nonlinear pushover static seismic analysis were performed to estimate the base shear forces of 3-, 5-, and 7-story steel buildings, considering the rigid and soft soil conditions. Foundation soil stiffness, based on the equivalent static stiffness formula, is used for the damper, one of the Link elements in SAP 2000. The base shear forces of the steel buildings, estimated through time-history analysis using the general-purpose structural-analysis program of SAP 2000, were compared with those calculated using the domestic seismic design code, the UBC-97 design response spectrum. and pushover static nonlinear analysis. The steel buildings designed for gravity and wind loads showed elastic responses with a moderate earthquake of 0.11 g, while the elastic soft-soil layer increased the displacement and the base shear force of the buildings due to soil-structure interaction and soil amplification. Therefore, considering the characteristics of the soft-soil layer, it is more reasonable to perform an elastic seismic analysis of a building's structure during weak or moderate earthquakes.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.13-23
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• 2008

In a nonlinear site response analysis which is performed in time domain, small strain damping is modeled as viscous damping through use of various forms of Rayleigh damping formulations. Small strain damping of soil is known to be independent of the loading frequency, but the viscous damping is greatly influenced by the loading frequency. The type of Rayleigh damping formulation has a pronounced influence on the dependence. This paper performs a series of nonlinear analyses to evaluate the degree of influence of the viscous damping formulation on Korean soil profiles. Analyses highlight the strong influence of the viscous damping formulation for soil profiles exceeding 30 m in thickness, commonly used in simplified Rayleigh damping formulation overestimating energy dissipation at high frequencies due to artificially introduced damping. When using the full Rayleigh damping formulation and carefully selecting the optimum modes, the artificial damping is greatly reduced. Results are further compared to equivalent linear analyses. The equivalent linear analyses can overestimate the peak ground acceleration even for shallow profiles less than 20 m in thickness.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.24 no.12
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• pp.113-120
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• 2008

One-dimensional site response analysis is widely used to simulate the seismic site effects. The equivalent linear analysis, which is the most widely used type of site response analysis, is essentially a linear method. The method applies constant shear modulus and damping throughout the frequency range of the input motion, ignoring the dependence of the soil response on the loading frequency. A new type of equivalent linear analysis method that can simulate the frequency dependence of the soil behavior via frequency-strain curve was developed. Various forms of frequency-strain curves were proposed, and all curves were asserted to increase the accuracy of the solution. However, its validity has not been extensively proven and the effect of the shape of the frequency-strain curve is not known. This paper used two previously proposed frequency-strain curves and three additional curves developed in this study to evaluate the accuracy of the frequency-dependent equivalent linear method and the influence of the shape of the frequency-strain curves. In the evaluation, six recordings from three case histories were used. The results of the case study indicated that the shape of the frequency-strain curve has a dominant influence on the calculated response, and that the frequency dependent analysis can enhance the accuracy of the solution. However, a curve that results in the best match for all case histories did not exist and the optimum curve varied for each case. Since the optimum frequency-strain curve can not be defined, it is recommended that a suite of curves be used in the analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.33 no.12
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• pp.45-58
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• 2017

As many seismic codes for various facilities are changed into a performance based design code, demand for a reliable nonlinear response-history analysis (RHA) arises. However, the equivalent linear analysis has been used as a standard approach since 1970 in the field of site response analysis. So, the reliability of nonlinear RHA should be provided to be adopted in replace of equivalent linear analysis. In this paper, the reliability of nonlinear RHA is reviewed for a layered soil layer using Loma Prieta earthquake records in 1989. For this purpose, the appropriate way for selecting nonlinear soil models and the effect of base boundary condition for 3D analysis are evaluated. As a result, there is no significant differences between equivalent linear and nonlinear RHA. In case of 3D analysis, absorbing boundary condition should be applied at base to prevent rocking motion of the whole model.