• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.97-106
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• 1999

In order to check the necessity of seismic reinforcement for a great number of existing structures effectively, it might be desirable to introduce the multi-step seismic evaluation system. This paper presents close relationships between shear-to-moment capacity ratio of a member and seismic performance of structures concerned through the failure mechanism investigation in the view of geological and structural characteristics. Based on it, the simple seismic performance evaluation method has been proposed and its effectiveness was verified by comparing with the damage condition of structures damaged under Hyogo-Ken Nambu Earthquake.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.145-146
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• 2017

최근 세계적으로 많은 지진이 발생하고 있으며 기상이변으로 인한 자연재해로 인해 주요 시설물들의 안전성에 관한 관심이 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 특히 비구조 요소의 경우 구조 요소보다 건설 초기 투자비용이 높아 지진이 발생하였을 때 많은 피해가 발생할 가능성이 있으며 비구조 요소의 파괴는 심각한 2차피해로 발전 될 수 있으므로 내진안전성 평가는 반드시 이루어져야 한다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 압착식 조인트의 접촉을 고려한 수계소화설비 파이프라인의 내진성능 평가를 위한 비선형 유한요소 모델을 구축하였다.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.177-185
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• 2015

City-based Lifeline is expected to cause significant social and economic loss accompanied the secondary damage such as paralysis of urban functions and a large fire as well as the collapse caused by earthquake. Earthquake Disaster Response System of Korea is being operated with preparation, calculates the probability of failure of the facility through Seismic Fragility Model and evaluates the degree of earthquake disaster. In this paper, the time history analysis of buried gas pipeline in city-based lifeline was performed with consideration for ground characteristics and also seismic fragility model was developed by maximum likelihood estimation method. Analysis model was selected as the high-pressure pipe and the normal-pressure pipe buried in the city of Seoul, Korea's representative, modeling of soil was used for Winkler foundation model. Also, method to apply developed fragility model at GIS is presented.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.67-80
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• 2011

This paper presents the results of shaking table tests on a 1:5 scale 10-story R.C. wall-type residential building model. The following conclusions are drawn based on the test results. (1) The model responded linear elastically under the excitations simulating an earthquake with a return period of 50 years, and showed a nonlinear response under the excitations simulating the design earthquake of Korea. (2) The model showed a significant strength drop under the maximum considered earthquake, with a return period of 2400 years. (3) The major portion of the resistance to lateral inertia forces came from the walls used for the elevator and stair case. (4) Finally, the damage and failure modes appear to be due to the flexural behavior of walls and slabs. A significant deterioration of stiffness and an elongation of the fundamental periods were observed under increased earthquake excitations.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.7 no.1 s.23
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• pp.45-53
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• 2007

Recently, high-rise base isolated building structures with shear keys are often constructed in Japan which frequently occurs earthquakes. High-rise buildings are less damaged because those buildings have longer natural period than md or low rise buildings. The shear key is device that prevents the base isolators operating by the wind loads not by the earthquake loads. In case of big base shear force acts on the shear keys by earthquake, this device is broken and base isolator is operated. Therefore, seismic intensities play a role in acting on the shear keys. If wind loads are hither than the earthquake loads, the shear keys designed by wind loads are not operated in earthquakes. So, the requirements of shear keys in high-rise base isolated building structures must be examined in Korea with moderate seismic legions. In this study shear keys are applied with 5 and 15 stories base isolated building structures and investigated their dynamic responses to original and 1/2 scale downed El Centre NS(1940) ground motions. The results show that the yield shear forces of the shear keys affect significantly the dynamic behavior of base isolated building structures

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.121-140
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• 1994

This paper presents the probabilistic model to evaluate the three-dimensional stability of layered deposits and c-0 soil slopes. Rotational slides are assumed with a cylindroid control part terminated with plane ends. And the potential failure surfaces in this study are assumed with the logarithmic spiral curve refracted at boundary of layers. This model takes into consideration the spatial variabilities of soil properties and the uncertainties stemming from insufficient number of samples and the discrepancies between laboratory measured and in -situ values of shear strength parameters. From the probabilistic approxi mate method (FOSM and SOSM method), the mean and variance of safety factor are calculated, respectively. And the programs based on above models is developed and a case study is analysed in detail to study the sensitivity of results to variations in different parameters by using the programs developed in this study. On the basis of thin study the following conclusions could be stated : (1) The sensitivity analysis shown that the probability of failure is more sensitive to the uncertainty of the angle of internal friction than that of the cohesion, (2) The total 3-D proability of failure and the critical width of failure are significantly affected by total width of slope. It is found that the total 3-D probability of failure and the critical width of failure increase with increasing the slope width when seismic forces do not exist and the total 3-D probability of failure increases with increasing the slope width and the critical width of failure decreases when seismic intensity is relatively large, (3) A decrease in the safety factor (due to effect such as a rise in the mean ground water level, lower shear strength parameters, lower values for the correction factors, etc.) would result in reduction in the critical width of failure.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.29-36
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• 2002

In the maintenance and retrofit planning of a bridge system, the optimal strategy for inspection and repair are suggested by minimizing the expected total life-cycle cost, which includes the initial cost, the costs of inspection, repair, and failure. Degradation of seismic performance is modeled by using a damage function. And failure probability is computed according to the degree of damage detection by random vibration theory and the event tree analysis. As an example to illustrate the proposed approach, a 10-span continuous bridge structure is used. The numerical results show that the optimum number of the inspection and the repair are increased, as the seismic intensity is increased and the soil condition of a site becomes more flexible.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.3 s.49
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• pp.13-20
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• 2006

Substations in electric power transmission network systems (EPTS) operate using several transformers in parallel to increase the efficiency in terms of stability of energy supply. We present a seismic reliability assessment method of EPTS considering the parallel operation of transformers. Two methods for damage state model are compared in this paper: bi-state and multi-damage model. Simulation results showed that both models yielded similar network reliability indices and the reliability indices of the demand nodes using hi-state model exhibited higher damage probability. Particularly, the corresponding EENS (Expected Energy Not Supplied) index was significantly larger than that of the multi-damage state.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.160-160
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• 2015

지진은 인간의 통제가 불가능한 자연재해의 하나로 중요한 사회기반시설인 상수관망 시스템에 큰 피해를 유발하여 사회기능의 마비로 이어질 수 있다. 이러한 피해를 경감하기 위해서는 재해발생 이전에 시스템의 사전 보강을 통해 내구성을 강화하고, 재해피해 상황을 사전에 모의하여 필요한 복구전략, 복구자원 등의 대책을 마련하고, 실제 지진이 발생한 상황에서는 최대한 신속하게 피해를 복구하는 노력이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 재해발생 상황을 고려하여 상수관망시스템의 지진피해를 모의하고 복구전략을 수립함으로써 복구대책을 마련할 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 한다. 재해가 발생한 이후의 비상상황을 모의한 후, 시스템의 취약도 및 수리분석을 통해 최적의 복구대책 및 전략을 수립하기 위한 컴퓨터 기반의 시뮬레이션 모형을 개발하였다. 먼저, 지진발생 시 발생 가능한 상수관망시스템의 관 파손, 누수, 배수지(정수지) 파손, 펌프시설 파손 및 전력차단으로 인한 펌프운영 중단, 기타 구조물의 파손 등의 취약도 분석을 통해 시스템 파괴 모의를 한 후, 복구 우선순위와 복구에 필요한 소요인력, 장비 등을 결정한다. 시스템의 피해상황을 관망 수리해석 모형인 EPANET 모형에 반영하여 정밀한 수리해석을 실시함으로써 재해 상황에서의 용수공급 상황을 실제와 가깝게 재현하도록 한다. 다음으로, 복구전략에 따른 실제 복구진행상황(파손관의 수리, 전력회복에 따른 펌프재가동 등)을 시간별로 모의하여 절점별 공급 가능량을 계산한다. 효율적인 복구전략을 마련하기 위해 다양한 민감도분석을 실시하여, 가장 효과적인 복구전략을 선정하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 컴퓨터 기반의 시뮬레이션 모형은 복구 소요시간 예측, 복구 소요자원 산출, 시 공간적 복구 진행상황 등을 정량화한 의사결정 시스템의 역할을 수행 할 수 있다. 또한, 상수관망에 발생할 수 있는 다양한 지진피해를 모의하여, 해당 시스템에 가장 효과적인 복구전략을 마련하는데 도움을 줄 것이다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.13-22
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• 2022

This study proposes a low-cycle fatigue life derived from measurement points on pipe elbows, which are components that are vulnerable to seismic load in the interface piping systems of nuclear power plants that use seismic isolation systems. In order to quantitatively define limit states regarding leakage, i.e., actual failure caused by low-cycle fatigue, in-plane cyclic loading tests were performed using a sine wave of constant amplitude. The test specimens consisted of SCH40 6-inch carbon steel pipe elbows and straight pipes, and an image processing method was used to measure the nonlinear behavior of the test specimens. The leakage lines caused by low-cycle fatigue and the low-cycle fatigue curves were compared and analyzed using the relationship between the relative deformation angles, which were measured based on each of the measurement points on the straight pipe, and the moment, which was measured at the center of the pipe elbow. Damage indices based on the combination of ductility and dissipation energy at each measurement point were used to quantitatively express the time at which leakage occurs due to through-wall cracking in the pipe elbow.