• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.375-390
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• 2015

Staircase is a vertical transportation element commonly used in every multistoried structure. Inclined flights of staircase are usually casted monolithically with RC frame. The structural configuration of stairs generally introduces discontinuities into the typical regular reinforced concrete frame composed of beams and columns. Inclined position of flight transfers both vertical as well as horizontal forces in the frame. Under lateral loading, staircase in a multistory RC frame building develops truss action creating a local stiffening effect. In case of seismic event the stiff area around staircase attracts larger force. Therefore, special attention is required while modeling and analyzing the building with staircase. However, in general design practice, designers usually ignore the staircase while modeling either due to ignorance or to avoid complexity. A numerical study has been conducted to examine the effect of ignoring staircase in modeling and design of RC frame buildings while they are really present in structure, may be at different locations. Linear dynamic analysis is performed on nine separate building models to evaluate influence of staircase on dynamic characteristics of building, followed by nonlinear static analysis on the same models to access their seismic performance. It is observed that effect of ignoring staircase in modeling is severe and leads to unsafe structure. Effect of location and orientation of staircase is also important in determining seismic performance of RC frame buildings.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.277-295
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• 2023

Unsymmetrical high-rise buildings (HRBs) subjected to earthquake represent a difficult challenge to structural engineering, especially taking into consideration the effect of soil-structure interaction (SSI). L-shape in plan HRBs suffer from big straining actions when are subjected to an earthquake (in x- or y-direction, or both x- and y- directions). Additionally, the disastrous effect of seismic pounding may appear between two adjacent unsymmetrical HRBs. For two unsymmetrical L-shape in plan HRBs subjected to earthquake in three different direction cases (x, y, or both), including the SSI effect, different methods are investigated to mitigate the seismic pounding and thus protect these types of structures under the earthquake effect. The most effective technique to mitigate the seismic pounding and help in seismically protecting these adjacent HRBs is found herein to be the use of a combination of pounding tuned mass dampers (PTMDs) all over the height (at the connection points) together with tuned mass dampers (TMDs) on the top of both buildings.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.284-292
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• 2009

The stack-effect in high-rise buildings in winter causes many problems such as difficulties in opening or closing doors, infiltration, energy loss, noise and fire protection. Stack effect is influenced by temperature difference between the interior and exterior of building and the height of building. As an attenuation method for stack effect, the architectural methods are generally used. However, as though architectural methods were fully adopted, the problems are reported as ever in tall building. In this study, a new method to reduce stack effect will be suggested. As an active control method against the stack effect, E/V shaft natural cooling method is suggested. In this paper, the concept of E/V shaft natural cooling system and its reduction performance of stack effect by simulation and field measurement will be reported.

• Architectural research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2013

The Korean government recently has rediscovered the potential value of Han-Ok, the Korean traditional house, as an eco-friendly building. In order to objectively verify the environmental performance of Han-Ok as a low carbon green building, this paper suggests the analysis method of GHG emission load of Korean traditional house, based on Life Cycle Assessment, which is commonly abbreviated to "LCA". The environmental impacts caused by building construction and operation can be analyzed through the sum of input and output data from every phase. The study particularly describes the GHG reduction effect by using traditional building materials such as wood products, traditional clay roof tiles, and mud, which are mainly used to construct Han-Ok. Also the study proposes the method for comparative analysis of quantity of GHG emissions in building's entire life cycle so that the data can be used as a reliable basis to optimize the environmental performance of building.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.439-449
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• 2018

Wind loading of a tall building built amidst a group of buildings in urban environment is always greatly affected by shielding effects. Wind tunnel tests were carried out to assess the shielding provided by a row of low-rise or medium-rise buildings upstream a square-section tall building of height-to-breadth ratio 6. Mean and dynamic wind loads on the tall building were measured at different wind incidence angles and presented as interference factors (IFs). It is found that presence of a row of upstream buildings provides significant shielding to the tall building. At normal wind incidence, the mean along-wind loads and all components of fluctuating wind loads on the tall building are always reduced by shielding. Vortex shedding seems to still occur on the upper exposed part of the tall building but the vortex excitation levels are largely reduced. The degree of shielding is found to depend on a number of arrangement parameters of the row of upstream buildings. Empirical equations are proposed to quantify the shielding effect based on the wind tunnel data.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2008년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.459-462
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• 2008

The fact that the major cases of life casualties are from smoke in the fire accidents and the expected steep increase of skyscrapers, huge spaces, multiplexes and huge scaled underground spaces demand establishment of efficient smoke countermeasure. The architectural factors affecting the pressure field of building should be examined for the successful design and operation of smoke management system and the stack effect is one of the important factors. The field experiments on stack effect in stairwells of high-rise building with regard to open/close condition of door are carried out to evaluate the features of pressure applied to door between each compartments, i.e, stair, lobby and accommodation. The procedures and results of experiments are presented.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2006

The integration of PV modules into building facades or roof could raise PV module temperature that results in the reduction of electrical power generation. Lowering operating temperature of PV module is important in this respect, and PV module temperature should be considered more accurately, for building-integrated PV(BIPV) systems in predicting their performance. This paper describes a BIPV solar roof design and verifies its performance through experiment In relation to the effect of ventilation in space between PV module and roof surface. The results showed that the ventilation in the space had a positive effect in lowering the module temperature of the BIPV solar roof that enhanced the performance of its electricity generation.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2011

건축물이 고층화되면서 피난을 위한 주요 시설인 피난계단에서는 수직적 구조로 인해 연돌효과의 영향이 크게 발생하고 있다. 동절기에 연돌효과로 인한 계단실의 압력상승으로 피난문을 열고 대피하는데 어려움이 있고, 피난계단의 연기안전을 위한 급기가압 제연시스템의 운전성능에 교란이 발생되기 때문에 피난계단에서의 연돌효과를 저감시켜야 더욱 안전한 대피환경을 제공할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 고층 건물에서의 현장실험을 통해 피난계단에서의 연돌효과를 저감시킬 수 있는 방안을 도출하였고, 네트워크 모델을 사용한 수치해석을 수행하여 정량적이고 상세한 설계방안을 제시하였다. 현장실험 결과 피난계단의 저층부에서 피난계단으로 공기가 급기되고 고층부에서 피난계단의 외부로 공기가 배기되도록 공기의 흐름을 생성시켜 준다면 고층 건물의 피난계단에서의 연돌효과가 저감될 것으로 예측된다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.301-314
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• 2022

Various studies have been conducted on pedestrian-level wind environments around buildings. With regard to the speed-up mechanism of pedestrian-level winds, there are references to downwash effect due to the vertical pressure gradient of boundary layer flow and venturi effect due to flow blocking by the building. Two factors contribute to increase or decrease of downwash effect: change in twodimensional / three-dimensional air flow pattern (Type 1) and change in downwash wind speed due to building size that does not accompany change in airflow pattern (Type 2). Previous studies have shown that downwash effect has a greater influence in increasing or decreasing the area of strong wind than venturi effect. However, these considerations are derived from the horizontal mean wind speed distribution at pedestrian level and are not the result of three-dimensional flow field around the building. Therefore, in this study, Computational Fluid Dynamics using Large Eddy Simulation were performed to verify the downwash phenomena that contributes to increase in wind speed at pedestrian level.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.119-132
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 울산광역시 태화강 유역에 대하여 건물영향을 고려한 2차원 침수해석을 실시하여 건물영향에 따른 흐름의 양상, 침수심, 침수위 등을 분석하였다. 지형자료는 최근 대도시를 중심으로 구축되고 있는 1m 간격으로 수집된 LiDAR 자료를 바탕으로 10m 간격의 자료를 추출하여 지형자료를 생성하였으며, 수치지형도로부터 추출된 건물자료를 GIS Tool을 활용하여 구축된 지형자료와 합성하여 2차원 침수해석에 적용되는 지형자료를 구성하였다. 파제에 대한 가상의 시나리오를 생성하여 건물영향을 고려한 2차원 침수해석을 실시하였으며, 침수해석 결과에 대한 분석을 통하여 효율적이고 정확한 침수해석 방법을 제안하고자 하였다. 침수면적에 따른 적합도는 건물영향을 고려한 경우와 고려하지 않은 경우를 비교한 결과 90%이하로 떨어지는 것을 확인하였고, 최대 침수심은 건물영향을 고려하지 않은 경우가 건물영향을 고려한 침수해석 결과보다 0.29m 높게 계산되는 것으로 나타났으며, 침수위의 경우 침수심과는 반대로 건물영향을 고려한 경우의 침수해석 결과가 0.49m 높게 나타나는 것으로 분석되었다.