• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.35-42
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• 1992

The effectiveness of the support-isolation system for the equipment mounted on the primary structure is evaluated to reduce its responses under the earthquake load with considering the interaction between the primary structure and the internal equipment in this paper. A computer code (KBISAP) is developed to analyze the above system using the matrix condensation technique and constant average acceleration method. To evaluate the effectiveness of the support-isolation system, three systems are used in this study as follows: i) fixed-base structure with support-fixed equipment, ii) base-isolated structure with support-fixed equipment and iii) fixed-base structure with support-isolated equipment. The results of case study show that the acceleration of equipment with the support-isolation system is less than that of the support-fixed equipment in the base-isolated structure and significantly reduced the response compared with that of the support-fixed equipment in the fixed-base structure with the reduction factor of 8. The support-isolation system used in this study can reduce the response and also increase the safety margin of the important safety-related internal equipments.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.25 no.11
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• pp.75-86
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• 2009

This paper presents the results of a numerical investigation on load carrying capacity of geogrid-encased stone columns to use as load carrying column(s) supporting a foundation load. A validated 3D stress-pore pressure coupled model that can effectively show rapid drainage capability of stone columns and encasement effect of geogrid was adopted and a parametric study was carried out on a number of influencing factors. It is shown that the geogrid encased stone columns can be effectively used as foundation load supporting columns in soft ground. The results of numerical investigation were presented so that the relationship between the load carrying capacity of geogrid-encased stone columns and the influencing factors can be identified. Practical implications of the findings are also discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.61-73
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• 2023

Suction buckets are feasible options for offshore foundations to support subsea structures in deep water, enabling suction-induced installation by pumps. Recently, hybrid suction bucket foundations that combine single or multiple suction buckets with a mat foundation have been considered. The foundations effectively increase the load capacity while reducing construction costs. However, there is still insufficient experimental validation of hybrid suction bucket foundations regarding their bearing capacity. Furthermore, research on the horizontal load capacity under low vertical and moment loads is inadequate. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using a hybrid suction bucket foundation for subsea installations in clay. We considered two types of hybrid suction bucket foundations: a circular mat with a single suction bucket and a square mat with multiple buckets. Centrifuge tests were performed to understand the hybrid suction bucket foundation characteristics under horizontal loads and their corresponding bearing capacity. Particularly, we verified the effect of the mat foundation and bucket embedment depth on the horizontal bearing mechanism and capacities. Results confirmed that the hybrid suction bucket foundation outperforms the single suction bucket.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.24 no.9
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• pp.33-40
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• 2023

The lateral load which is applied to the pile foundation supporting the superstructure during an earthquake is divided into the inertia force of the upper structure and the kinematic force of the ground. The inertia force and the kinematic force could cause failure to the pile foundation through different complex mechanisms. So it is necessary to predict and evaluate interaction of the ground-pile-structure properly for the seismic design of the foundation. The interaction is affected by the lateral behavior of the structure, the length of the pile, the boundary conditions of the head, and the relative density of the ground. Confining pressure and ground stiffness change accordingly when the relative density changes, and it results that the coefficient of subgrade reaction varies depending on each system. Horizontal bearing behavior and capacity of the pile foundation vary depending on lateral load condition and relative density of the sandy soil. Therefore, the 1g shaking table tests were conducted to confirm the effect of the relative density of the dried sandy soil to dynamic behavior of the group pile supporting the superstructure. The result shows that, as the relative density increases, maximum acceleration of the superstructure and the pile cap increases and decreases respectively, and the slope of the p-y curve of the pile decreases.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.117-125
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 케이블 지지구조물의 비선형 정적해석과 동적해석에 사용할 수 있는 개선된 유한요소가 제시되었다. 케이블의 모델화를 위해 등가탄성계수를 사용하고 처짐곡선을 현수선함수로 가정한 케이블요소가 제안되었다. 프레임 부재에 사용되는 안정함수는 수치적으로 안정한 해를 얻기 위하여 수정되었다. 본 논문에서 제안한 요소의 유용성과 효율성을 검토하기 위하여 다양한 검증문제에 대한 수치해석이 수행되었다. 해석결과 본 논문에서 제시한 유한요소는 케이블 지지구조물의 모델화에 매우 유용하고 효율적으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.5-16
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• 1994

This paper presents a new method to improve the bearing capacity of a square shallow foundation placed on a sand layer reinforced with geogrids which shows promise for further field work. The geogrid reinforcement will be necessary in the case of machine foundation, embankments for railroads, and foundations of structures in earthquake-prone areas. The ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) for the unreinforced sand and reinforced sand has been compared. Also, the effect of length, spacing, width of reinforcement on increasing the UBC have been evaluated. Based on the present model test results, it appears that significant improvement in the UBC of medium sand can be achieved by geogrid reinforcement.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.94-102
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• 1995

The active control system of structural vibration using a hydraulic actuator is developed. The developed system consists of three parts : a hydraulic unit, an actuator unit and a control unit. Structural vibration is sensored by the accelerometer attached to the structure and reduced by the optimally controlled motion of active mass giving anti-phase inertia force to the structure. It is experimentally confirmed that the vibration level of model structure is reduced to about 1/6 by the developed active control system.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.58-69
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• 1998

본 기사에서는 진동을 유발하는 기계장치의 지지 형태에 따른 해석 모델링 기법을 소개하는데 중점을 두었다. 다양한 해석 모델등 중 어느 것을 사용할 것인가는 주어진 조건이나 정보, 요구되는 정확도, 효율성 등을 고려하여 설계 엔지니어가 판단하여야 한다. 또한 진동 하중을 받는 구조물에 대한 설계 및 해석을 하기 위해서는 기계장치에 대한 사양 및 요구사항, 지반의 물리적 성질, 외부 환경적 요인 등을 파악하여야 한다. 종합적인 판단하에 구조물을 모델링하여 얻어진 결과들을 가지고 실제 설계 요구 조건과 비교, 검토를 하여야 하며, 이러한 설계 조건들은 다음과 같은 사항들을 포함한다. 1) 지반이나 구조물의 파괴, 과도한 처짐 등에 대한 정적 강도를 검토한다. 2) 진동 응답에 대한 최대 변위, 최대 속도, 최대 가속도를 검토한다. 3) 최대 확대계수, 최대 동적하중 계수, 공명조건, 최대 전달계수 등을 포함한 동적 거동을 검토한다. 4) 실제 구조물에서 일어날 수 있는 모든 모드들에 대한 검토를 한다. 5) 기계, 구조물, 연결부 등에 대한 파괴 가능성을 고려한다. 6) 사람이나 기계장치의 작동 등에 대한 환경적 요구조건의 만족 여부를 검토한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.197-198
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• 2017

인공재해와 자연재해로 인해 발생하는 비정상 하중에 의해 국부손상이 발생된 철골 교량 구조물은 추가적인 2차 붕괴의 위험요소들을 내재하고 있어 신속한 전면 해체가 요구된다. 본 시공 사례는 건설실패와 태풍 및 지진으로 국부손상이 발생된 철골 트러스 구조의 교량의 긴급해체를 위해 발파해체 공법을 적용한 사례이다. 철골 부재의 절단을 위해 성형폭약이 필요하지만 현지에서 수급이 불가능한 상태이기 때문에 장약용기를 직접 제작하고 에멀젼 폭약을 충전하여 만든 성형폭약을 이용하여 발파해체에 적용하였다. 직접 제작한 성형폭약을 이용하여 발파해체한 결과 철골 부재가 정확히 절단되면서 교량의 중앙부가 수직자유낙하하고, 교량의 양 끝단은 지지부를 중심으로 회전낙하 하였다. 또한 존치 구조물 및 주변에 피해가 발생하지 않았으며, 발파 후 파쇄 상태는 매우 양호하였다. 이로 인해 직접 제작한 성형폭약의 절단 성능을 확인할 수 있었으며, 신속하고 안전하게 국부손상이 발생된 구조물을 해체하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.23 no.12
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• pp.1035-1044
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• 2013

Because of the high specific stiffness and strength inherent in the sandwich structure composed of facesheet that resists in-plane loads and a core that resists out-of-plane loads, it is often used for large and light-weighted structures. However, inevitably the increased flexibility allows greater deformation-based disturbances in the structures. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the structural safety. To obtain more accurate analytical results, the input disturbances must more closely simulate real load conditions; to improve accuracy, non-linear elements such as gust effects were considered. In addition, the structural safety was analyzed for the iso-grid sandwich panel structure using fluid-structure interactions. For a more realistic simulation, flow velocity fields, which consider the effects of irregular gust fluctuation, were generated and the coupled field was analyzed by mapping the pressure and displacement.