• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.163-180
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• 2009

In the design of tall reinforced concrete (R/C) buildings, the serviceability stiffness criteria in terms of maximum lateral displacement and inter-story drift must be satisfied to prevent large second-order P-delta effects. To accurately assess the lateral deflection and stiffness of tall R/C structures, cracked members in these structures need to be identified and their effective member flexural stiffness determined. In addition, the implementation of the geometric nonlinearity in the analysis can be significant for an accurate prediction of lateral deflection of the structure, particularly in the case of tall R/C building under lateral loading. It can therefore be important to consider the cracking effect together with the geometric nonlinearity in the analysis in order to obtain more accurate results. In the present study, a computer program based on the iterative procedure has been developed for the three dimensional analysis of reinforced concrete frames with cracked beam and column elements. Probability-based effective stiffness model is used for the effective flexural stiffness of a cracked member. In the analysis, the geometric nonlinearity due to the interaction of axial force and bending moment and the displacements of joints are also taken into account. The analytical procedure has been demonstrated through the application of R/C frame examples in which its accuracy and efficiency in comparison with experimental and other analytical results are verified. The effectiveness of the analytical procedure is also illustrated through a practical four story R/C frame example. The iterative procedure provides equally good and consistent prediction of lateral deflection and effective flexural member stiffness. The proposed analytical procedure is efficient from the viewpoints of computational effort and convergence rate.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제75권6호
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• pp.675-684
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• 2020

An innovative retrofit method using pre-stressed steel strips and externally-bonded steel plates was presented in this paper. With the aim of exploring the seismic performance of the retrofitted RC interior joints, four 1/2-scale retrofitted joint specimens together with one control specimen were designed and subjected to constant axial compression and cyclic loading, with the main test parameters being the volume of steel strips and the existence of externally-bonded steel plates. The damage mechanism, force-displacement hysteretic response, force-displacement envelop curve, energy dissipation and displacement ductility ratio were analyzed to investigate the cyclic behavior of the retrofitted joints. The test results indicated that all the test specimens suffered a typical shear failure at the joint core, and the application of externally-bonded steel plates and that of pre-stressed steel strips could effectively increase the lateral capacity and deformability of the deficient RC interior joints, respectively. The best cyclic behavior could be found in the deficient RC interior joint retrofitted using both externally-bonded steel plates and pre-stressed steel strips due to the increased lateral capacity, displacement ductility and energy dissipation. Finally, based on the test results and the softened strut and tie model, a theoretical model for determining the shear capacity of the retrofitted specimens was proposed and validated.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 암반에 근입된 현장타설말뚝의 지지력을 높이기 위해 말뚝 주면에 soil nail을 정착한 타설말뚝의 축하중 해석을 수행하여 그 거동을 파악하였으며, soil nail의 유ㆍ무에 따른 보강효과를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 Beam-Column모델을 이용하여 현장타설말뚝과 지반을 모델링하고 하중전이곡선을 사용하여 말뚝지반의 상호작용을 고려하였다. 무보강 말뚝의 경우, 서해대교 현장재하시험결과 및 범용 프로그램인 Shaft 4.0의 해석결과와 비교ㆍ분석을 수행하였다. 보강형 말뚝의 경우에는 말뚝이 타설되는 지반을 [사질토+풍화암], [사질토+연암], [사질토+경암]으로 나누어 지반조건에 따른 soil nail의 보강효과를 파악하였다. 본 해석결과와 현장 실측치, SHAFT 4.0의 해석결과를 분석한 결과 제안된 주면하중전이함수 중 사질토에서는 Vijayvergiya의 함수, 암반에서는 O'Neill-Hassan의 함수가 암반에 근입된 현장타설말뚝의 거동을 비교적 적절히 예측함을 알 수 있었다. 이를 토대로 예측한 보강형 현장타설말뚝의 보강효과는 soil nail까지 하중전이가 나타나는 풍화암층에서 가장 크고, 암질이 양호한 연암과 경암층에서는 그 효과가 그다지 크지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.411-433
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• 2013

Due to its easy operation and wide applicability, the ambient vibration method is commonly adopted to determine the cable force by first identifying the cable frequencies from the vibration signals. With given vibration length and flexural rigidity, an analytical or empirical formula is then used with these cable frequencies to calculate the cable force. It is, however, usually difficult to decide the two required parameters, especially the vibration length due to uncertain boundary constraints. To tackle this problem, a new concept of combining the modal frequencies and mode shape ratios is fully explored in this study for developing an accurate method merely based on ambient vibration measurements. A simply supported beam model with an axial tension is adopted and the effective vibration length of cable is then independently determined based on the mode shape ratios identified from the synchronized measurements. With the effective vibration length obtained and the identified modal frequencies, the cable force and flexural rigidity can then be solved using simple linear regression techniques. The feasibility and accuracy of the proposed method is extensively verified with demonstrative numerical examples and actual applications to different cable-stayed bridges. Furthermore, several important issues in engineering practice such as the number of sensors and selection of modes are also thoroughly investigated.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 다단계 동적계획법 및 축차무제약 최소화기법을 이용하여 강접 및 다양한 반강접 접합부 모델을 가진 뼈대 구조물의 최적화 알고리즘을 개발하는데 있다. Bowing effect를 고려한 비선형 보-기둥이론을 사용하였으며, 보-기둥의 접합부는 반강접접합부인 양면 복부앵글을 가진 접합부, 상 하플랜지 접합부, 양면복부앵글을 가진 상 하플랜지 접합부를 고려하여 연구를 수행하였으며, 각 접합부의 해석모델은 수정된 지수모델, 다항식 모델, 파워모델을 사용하였다. 최적화문제에 있어서 목적함수는 강재의 중량을 취하였으며, 설계변수는 부재의 단면치수를 선택하였다. 설계제약조건은 축력, 전단력 및 휨모멘트의 저항성과 사용성에 대해 수식화하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 기하학적 비선형을 고려한 2차 탄성해석법을 이용하여 강접 및 다양한 모델을 가진 반강접 강뼈대 구조물의 종합적인 연속 최적설계 프로그램을 개발하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.81-92
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• 2008

일반적인 강구조물의 연결은 강절(rigid) 또는 활절(hinge)로 취급되고 있으나 실제 강구조물은 연결부위에서 부재간의 상대적인회전이 허용됨으로 인해 부분강절(semi-rigid)의 특성을 갖게 된다. 본 연구에서는 부분강절을 회전스프링으로 가정하여 부재 단부에 적용시킨 평면 뼈대구조물의 엄밀한 접선강도행렬을 유도하고 이를 다시 탄성강도행렬과 기하학적 강도행렬로 분리 유도함으로써 부분강절을 갖는 평면 뼈대구조물의 안정성해석을 위한 일반화된 해석방법을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위하여, 보-기둥부재의 좌굴조건을 만족시키는 처짐함수로부터 안정함수(stability function)를 유도하고, 횡변위(sway)를 고려한 힘-변위관계와 적합조건을 고려하여 정확한 접선강도행렬을 제시하였다. 본 연구의 타당성과 실용성 제고를 위해 두 가지 방법에 의한 수치해석프로그램을 개발하였고 다양한 해석예제를 통해, 타 연구자 해석 결과와 비교하고 부분강절이 구조물의 좌굴강도에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사한다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.483-492
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• 2007

최근 대형 장스팬 규모에 많이 적용되는 PEB 시스템은 휨모멘트의 크기에 따라 부재형상을 최적화 한 변단면부재를 사용함으로써 경제적인 경쟁력을 갖는 구조시스템이다. 그러나 PEB 시스템의 관련기술은 대부분 외국에서 수입된 것으로 구조거동에 관한 연구 및 국내 설계규준이 미비하다. 특히 PEB 시스템에서의 변단면부재(래프터)들은 비조밀단면(noncompact section) 또는 세장단면(slender section)을 갖는 경우가 많으므로 좌굴에 대한 영향을 많이 받게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 웨브의 판폭두께비, 스티프너 유무, 횡비지지길이 등을 변수로 하여 총 4개의 실대형 실험체를 제작 휨성능 실험을 수행하였다. 이에 대하여 세장한 웨브 변단면 부재의 구조 안정성을 실험적으로 평가하고 PEB 시스템의 설계를 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.561-578
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• 2010

This study proposes a multi-level damage localization strategy to achieve an effective damage detection system for civil infrastructure systems based on wireless sensors. The proposed system is designed for use of distributed computation in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Modal identification is achieved using the frequency-domain decomposition (FDD) method and the peak-picking technique. The ASH (angle-between-string-and-horizon) and AS (axial strain) flexibility-based methods are employed for identifying and localizing damage. Fundamentally, the multi-level damage localization strategy does not activate all of the sensor nodes in the network at once. Instead, relatively few sensors are used to perform coarse-grained damage localization; if damage is detected, only those sensors in the potentially damaged regions are incrementally added to the network to perform finer-grained damage localization. In this way, many nodes are able to remain asleep for part or all of the multi-level interrogations, and thus the total energy cost is reduced considerably. In addition, a novel distributed computing strategy is also proposed to reduce the energy consumed in a sensor node, which distributes modal identification and damage detection tasks across a WSN and only allows small amount of useful intermediate results to be transmitted wirelessly. Computations are first performed on each leaf node independently, and the aggregated information is transmitted to one cluster head in each cluster. A second stage of computations are performed on each cluster head, and the identified operational deflection shapes and natural frequencies are transmitted to the base station of the WSN. The damage indicators are extracted at the base station. The proposed strategy yields a WSN-based SHM system which can effectively and automatically identify and localize damage, and is efficient in energy usage. The proposed strategy is validated using two illustrative numerical simulations and experimental validation is performed using a cantilevered beam.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.457-472
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• 2021

Reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Taiwan have suffered failure from strong earthquakes, which was magnified by the non-ductile detailing frames. Inadequate reinforcement as a consequence of the design philosophy prior to the introduction of current standards resulted in severe damage in the column and beam-column joint (BCJ). This study establishes a finite element analysis (FEA) of the non-ductile detailing RC column, BCJ, and three-story building that was previously tested through a tri-axial shaking table test. The results were then validated to laboratory specimens having the exact same dimensions and properties. FEA simulation integrates the concrete damage plasticity model and the elastic-perfectly plastic model for steel. The load-displacement responses of the column and BCJ specimens obtained from FEA were in a reasonable agreement with the experimental curves. The resulting initial stiffness and maximum base shear were found to be a close approximation to the experimental results. Also, the findings of a dynamic analysis of the three-story building showed that the time-history data of acceleration and displacement correlated well with the shaking table test results. This indicates the FEA implementation can be effectively used to predict the RC frame performance and failure mode under seismic loads.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권6호
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• pp.715-728
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• 2022

A new type of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) with a longitudinally profiled steel plate working as the core (LPBRB) is proposed and experimentally investigated. Different from conventional BRBs with a constant thickness core, both stiffness and strength of the longitudinally profiled steel core along its longitudinal direction can change through itself variable thickness, thus the construction of LPBRB saves material and reduces the processing cost. Four full-scale component tests were conducted under quasi-static cyclic loading to evaluate the seismic performance of LPBRB. Three stiffening methods were used to improve the fatigue performance of LPBRBs, which were bolt-assembled T-shaped stiffening ribs, partly-welded stiffening ribs and stiffening segment without rib. The experimental results showed LPBRB specimens displayed stable hysteretic behavior and satisfactory seismic property. There was no instability or rupture until the axial ductility ratio achieved 11.0. Failure modes included the out-of-plane buckling of the stiffening part outside the restraining member and core plate fatigue fracture around the longitudinally profiled segment. The effect of the stiffening methods on the fatigue performance is discussed. The critical buckling load of longitudinally profiled segment is derived using Euler theory. The local bulging behavior of the outer steel tube is analyzed with an equivalent beam model. The design recommendations for LPBRB are presented finally.