• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제44권3호
• /
• pp.323-330
• /
• 2012

The development of data-based models requires uncertainty analysis to explain the accuracy of their predictions. In this paper, an uncertainty analysis of the support vector regression (SVR) model, which is a data-based model, was performed because previous research showed that the SVR method accurately estimates the collapse moments of wall-thinned pipe bends and elbows. The uncertainty analysis method used in this study was an analytic uncertainty analysis method, and estimates with a 95% confidence interval were obtained for 370 test data points. From the results, the prediction interval (PI) was very narrow, which means that the predicted values are quite accurate. Therefore, the proposed SVR method can be used effectively to assess and validate the integrity of the wall-thinned pipe bends and elbows.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제12권2호
• /
• pp.157-168
• /
• 2001

In this paper, experimental investigation into the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) columns tested under large lateral displacement with four different types of loading arrangements is presented. Each loading arrangement has a different system for controlling the consistency of the loading condition. One of the loading arrangements used three units of link mechanism to control the parallelism of the top and bottom stub of column during testing, and the remaining employed eight hydraulic jacks for the same purpose. The loading systems condition used in this investigation were similar to the actual case in a moment-resisting frame where the tested column was displaced in a double curvature. Ten model column specimens, divided into four series were prepared. Two columns were tested monotonically until collapse, and unless failure took place at an earlier stage of loading, the remaining eight columns were tested under cyclic loading. Test results indicated that the proposed system to keep the top and bottom stubs parallel during testing performed well.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제48권2호
• /
• pp.207-220
• /
• 2013

In this study, the vulnerability of two existing asymmetric steel building frames to Progressive Collapse (PC) is assessed. The buildings have different frame systems, steel sections and number of stories (nine and six). An alternate path method (APM) with a linear static analysis (LS) is carried out according to General Services Administration (GSA) 2003 guidelines. The Demand Capacity Ratio (DCR) of each primary element (beams and columns) is given with its specific details for all frames. The results show that the nine-story building with a dual frame system (moment frame with bracing system) has a lower susceptibility and greater resistance to PC than the six-story building with a simple building frame system (gravity system with bracing system). Implementing built-up box-shaped sections for columns is a better choice than using built-up I-shaped sections because there is no weak axis for the box section.

• Steel and Composite Structures
• /
• 제30권3호
• /
• pp.253-269
• /
• 2019

This paper investigates the effects of the tensile catenary action on dynamic increase factor (DIF) in the nonlinear static analysis for progressive collapse of steel-frame buildings. Numerical analyses were performed to verify the accuracy of the empirical and analytical expressions proposed in the literature in cases where the catenary action is activated. For this purpose, nonlinear static and dynamic analyses of a series of steel moment frame buildings with a different number of spans and stories were carried out following the alternate path method. Different column removal scenarios were considered as separate load cases. The dynamic increase factor that approximately compensates for the dynamic effects in the nonlinear static analysis was selected so to match results from the nonlinear dynamic analysis. The study results showed that the many expressions in literature may not work in cases where the catenary stage is fully developed.

• 대한조선학회논문집
• /
• 제28권1호
• /
• pp.117-124
• /
• 1991

본 논문에서는 편면 보강판의 압축 강도 해석 시, 유한 요소법의 비경제성을 극복하기 위하여, 붕괴 양식을 가정하고, 각 붕괴 양식에 대해 압축 강도를 구하였다. 최종 강도는 탄성 대변형 해석 곡선과 소성 붕괴를 가정하여 얻은 소성 해석 곡선과의 교점으로 택하였다. 기존의 연구와는 달리 소성 붕괴선의 형상을 변경시켜 최소의 강도 값을 주는 교점을 최종 강도로 택하였다. 최소 강비는 가정한 붕괴 양식의 교점으로 부터 얻어질 수 있다. 탄성 해석에서는 좌굴 파형을 가정하고, 보강재의 비대칭으로 인한 편심 모우멘트를 고려하였으며, 평형 조건식은 Rayleigh-Ritz법을 이용하여 유도하였다. 소성 해석 시에는 고성 붕괴선을 가정하여 소성 붕괴 조건식을 유도하였다. 좌굴과 최종 강도 계산 결과를 유한 요소법에 의한 결과와 비교한 결과, 양호한 일치를 보였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
• /
• 제25권1호
• /
• pp.19-26
• /
• 2012

본 논문에서는 강판벽이 설치된 골조 구조물의 연쇄붕괴 거동을 비선형 정적 pushdown 해석을 이용하여 평가하였다. 해석모델은 중력하중에 대해서 설계된 2층 2경간 철골구조물이며, 중앙 기둥을 제거하고 하중을 서서히 증가시키며 하중-변위 관계를 구하였다. 구조물의 전체적인 거동뿐만 아니라 부분적인 응력과 변형을 파악하기 위하여 ABAQUS를 이용한 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 해석을 통해서 구조물의 경간 길이 및 설치된 강판의 두께의 변화에 따른 연쇄붕괴 거동을 평가하였으며, 샛기둥을 이용하여 강판을 분할하고 분할된 강판의 위치에 따른 연쇄붕괴 성능의 변화를 관찰하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 경간의 길이가 증가할수록 연쇄붕괴를 방지하기 위하여 요구되는 강판의 두께 또한 증가하며, 분할된 강판의 수가 증가할수록 연쇄붕괴에 대한 저항성능이 약간 증가하지만 그 영향은 그리 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 개구부로 인하여 일부 경간에만 강판이 설치된 경우에도 연쇄붕괴 저항성능이 어느 정도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국안전학회지
• /
• 제34권5호
• /
• pp.72-77
• /
• 2019

Vinyl house consists of main rafter, lateral member, clamps and polyethylene film. Many vinyl houses are used to grow fruits, flowers and vegetables in the countryside. Due to climate change, vinyl houses are often destroyed by strong winds or typhoons in summer. Many farmers suffer great economic damage from the collapse of vinyl houses. So it is very important to build a safe vinyl house and find a method to withstand this heavy wind load. In this study, a structural analysis was performed on four types of vinyl houses(10-single-4, 10-single-6, 10-single-7, 10-single-10). In addition, axial force and flexural moment are obtained from the structural analysis of four types of vinyl house. For these four types of vinyl house, structural safety was reviewed by obtaining the combined stress ratio by the strength design method. This structural review showed that the specifications for the vinyl house proposed in the design are not safe. Especially, the result of structural analysis for four types of vinyl house showed that the vinyl house structure constructed as a standard was a very dangerous structure. Therefore, it is necessary to devise diverse methods in order to make vinyl houses structurally safe for heavy wind load in the future. Also a variety of manual development is needed to prevent the collapse of vinyl houses at heavy wind load.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제25권5호
• /
• pp.343-358
• /
• 2023

The superelastic viscous damper (SVD) is a hybrid passive control device comprising a viscoelastic damper and shape memory alloy (SMA) cables connected in series. The SVD is an innovative damper through which a large amount of seismic energy can dissipate. The current study assessed the seismic collapse induced by steel moment-resisting frames (SMRFs) equipped with SVDs and compared them with the performance of special MRFs and buckling restrained brace frames (BRBFs). For this purpose, nonlinear dynamic and incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) were conducted in OpenSees software. Both 5- and 9-story special MRFs, BRBFs, and MRFs equipped with the SVDs were examined. The results indicated that the annual exceedance rate for maximum residual drifts of 0.2% and 0.5% for the BRBFs and MRFs with SVDs, respectively, were considerably less than for SMRFs with reduced-beam section (RBS) connections and that the seismic performances of these structures were enhanced with the use of the BRB and SVD. The probability of collapse due to residual drift in the SVD, BRB, and RBS frames in the 9-story structure was 1.45, 1.75, and 1.05 times greater than for the 5-story frame.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
• /
• 제16권6호
• /
• pp.13-20
• /
• 2012

In this study, 5-story structures were designed in accordance with KBC2009 for inelastic time history analysis of RC IMRF. Bending moment-curvature relationship for beam and column was identified with fiber model and bending moment-rotation relationship for beam-column joint was calculated with simple and unified joint shear behavior model and moment equilibrium relationship for the joint. The hysteretic behavior was simulated with three-parameter model suggested in IDARC program. The analytical results showed that the inelastic shear behavior of the joint could be neglected in the structural design for seismic design category C but the structure of category D did not satisfy the criteria of FEMA 356 for collapse prevention performance level.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
• /
• 제17권1호
• /
• pp.33-41
• /
• 2013

Due to a high level of system ductility, steel moment resisting frames have been widely used for lateral force resisting structural systems in high seismic zones. Earthquake field investigations after Northridge earthquake in 1994 and Kobe earthquake in 1995 have reported that many steel moment resisting frames designed before 1990's had suffered significant damages and structural collapse. In this research, seismic performance assessment of steel moment resisting frames designed in accordance with the previous seismic provisions before 1990's was performed. Buckling-restrained braces and shear walls are considered for seismic retrofit of the reference buildings. Increasing stiffness and strength of the buildings using buckling-restrained braces and shear walls are considered as options to rehabilitate the damaged buildings. Probabilistic seismic performance assessment using fragility analysis results is used for the criteria for determining an appropriate seismic retrofit strategy. The fragility contour method can be used to provide an intial guideline to structural engineers when various structural retrofit options for the damaged buildings are available.