• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.563-582
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• 2016

The failure mechanism and maximum collapse load of masonry structures may change significantly under static and dynamic excitations depending on their internal arrangement and material properties. Hence, it is important to understand correctly the nonlinear behavior of masonry structures in order to adequately assess their safety and propose efficient strengthening measures, especially for historical constructions. The discrete element method (DEM) can play an important role in these studies. This paper discusses possible collapse mechanisms and provides a set of parametric analyses by considering the influence of material properties and cross section morphologies on the out of plane strength of masonry walls. Detailed modeling of masonry structures may affect their mechanical strength and displacement capacity. In particular, the structural behavior of stacked and rubble masonry walls, portal frames, simple combinations of masonry piers and arches, and a real structure is discussed using DEM. It is further demonstrated that this structural analysis tool allows obtaining excellent results in the description of the nonlinear behavior of masonry structures.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2011

외부폭발, 화재, 충돌, 지진, 태풍과 같은 비정상 하중에 의한 고층빌딩의 연쇄붕괴(progressive collapse) 해석에 관련된 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히 그러나 실규모의 고층건물을 대상으로 한 손상 및 붕괴에 실험은 현실상 불가능한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 구조물 발파해체분야에서 적용되는 ELS 소프트웨어를 이용하여 외부폭발에 의한 고층 RC 구조물의 국부손상 및 연쇄붕괴시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 현관으로부터 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, 15m 이격되어 폭약 1,500kg이 폭발한 것을 가정하여, 이격거리에 따른 국부손상과 이에 따른 연쇄붕괴현상을 파악하였다. 특히 기폭시나리오에 따라 구조물 지지부재의 일부를 제거하여 구조물의 붕괴를 유도하는 발파해체기법을 국부손상-연쇄붕괴 전이과정 연구에 적용하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.731-743
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• 2016

Plastic behaviors, based on the von Mises yield criterion, of circular discs containing a purely elastic, circular inclusion under uniform temperature loading are studied with the finite element analysis. Temperature-dependent mechanical properties are considered for the matrix material only. In addition to analyzing the plane stress and plane strain disc, a 3D thin disc and cylinder are also analyzed to compare the plane problems. We determined the elastic irreversible temperature and global plastic collapse temperature by the finite element calculations for the plane and 3D problem. In addition to the global plastic collapse, for the elastically hard case, the plane stress problem and 3D thin disc may exhibit a local plastic collapse, i.e. significant pile up along the thickness direction, near the inclusion-matrix interface. The pileup cannot be correctly modeled by the plane stress analysis. Furthermore, due to numerical difficulties originated from large deformation, only the lower bound of global plastic collapse temperature of the plane stress problem can be identified. Without considerations of temperature-dependent mechanical properties, the von Mises stress in the matrix would be largely overestimated.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.113-119
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• 2004

A steel plated is typically composed of plate panels. The overall failure of the structure is certainly affected and can be governed by the bulking and plastic collapse of these individual members In the ultimate limit state design. therefore. a primary task is to accurately calculate the budding and plastic collapse strength of such structural members. Structural elements making up steel palated structures do not work separately. resulting in high degree of redundancy and complexity in contrast to those of steel framed structures. To enable the behavior of such structures to be analyzed, simplifications or idealizations must essentially be made considering the accuracy need and degree of complexity of the analysis to be used Generally the more complex the analysis the greater is the accuracy that may be obtained. The aim of this study is the investigation of the effect of the tripping behaviour including section characteristic for a plate under uniaxial compression.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.120-126
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• 2001

The widely used spot welded section members of vehicles are structures which absorb most of the energy in a front-end collision. In front-end collision, sufficiently absorbed in the front parts, the impact energy does not reach the passengers. Simultaneously, the frame gets less damaged. This structures have to be very stiff, but collapse progressively to absorb the kinetic energy as expected. In the view of stiffness, the double-hat shaped section member is stiffer than the hat shaped section member. In progress of collapse, the hat shaped section member is collapsing progressively, but the double-hat shaped section member does not due to stiffness. An analysis on the hat shaped section member was previously completed. This paper concerns the collapse characteristic of the double-hat shaped section member. In the program system presented in this study, an explicit finite element code, LS-DYNA3D is adopted for simulating complicate collapse behavior of double hat shaped section members with respect to spot weld pitches. And comparing with the results from the quasi-static and impact experiment, the simulation has been verified.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2016

Progressive collapse resistance of RC buildings can be analyzed by considering column loss scenarios. Using finite element analysis and a static test, the progressive collapse process of a RC frame under monotonic vertical displacement of a side column was investigated, simulating a column removal scenario. A single-story 1/3 scale RC frame that comprises two spans and two bays was tested and computed, and downward displacement of a side column was placed until failure. Our study offers insight into the failure modes and progressive collapse behavior of a RC frame. It has been noted that the damage of structural members (beams and slabs) occurs only in the bay where the removal side column is located. Greater catenary action and tensile membrane action are mobilized in the frame beams and slabs, respectively, at large deformations, but they mainly happen in the direction where the frame beams and slabs are laterally restrained. Based on the experimental and computational results, the mechanism of progressive collapse resistance of RC frames at different stages was discussed further. With large deformations, a simplified calculation method for catenary action and tensile membrane action is proposed.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 용접철골모멘트골조의 비선형 동적 연쇄붕괴 해석을 위해 인장-휨 거동을 반영한 효율적인 병렬 소성힌지를 제안하였다. 본 목적을 위해 재료적/기하학적 비선형 유한요소해석을 이용한 변수연구를 통해 기둥이 손실된 2경간 보의 항복후 휨거동과 모멘트-축인장력 상호작용을 살펴보았다. 유한요소해석결과를 토대로 보의 모멘트-축인장력 상호작용 관계를 일련의 선형으로 근사화한 소성힌지모델을 제안하고, 이를 OpenSees 프로그램에 적용하여 용접철골모멘트골조의 비선형 동적 연쇄붕괴해석을 수행하였다. 비선형 동적 유한요소해석을 통하여 본 연구에서 제안한 힌지모델의 효율성과 정확도를 검증하였다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 연쇄붕괴 해석 및 설계에 적절한 현수작용효과의 포함여부가 중요함을 보여준다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2009

초대형 해양 구조물은 매립 방법을 대신한 새로운 해양공간의 이용방법으로서 주목받고 있다. 따라서, 이와 같은 요구에 부합하기 위해서 초대형 해양 구조물이 제안되고 있다. 초대형 해양 구조물은, 매립 공법과 달리, 수심이나 해저의 지질에 관계없이 설치할 수 있고, 또 부체의 아래에 흐름이 존재하기 때문에 자연환경에 영향이 전혀 발생하지 않는다. 또한, 용이하게 조립 해체를 할 수 있기 때문에, 확장이나 철거를 쉽게 할수 있는 장점이 있다. 초대형 부유체 구조물 설계 기준안에 의하면, 구조안정성에 관한 항목 중, 부유체 구조물의 사용환경 및 설치환경에서 발생할 수 있는 최악의 해상조건에 있어 적절한 구조강도 여유를 갖는 것을 쥬정하고 있다. 따라서, 예상 가능한 하중 시나리오에 의해서, 적절한 구조 해석 및 실험을 수행하고, 안전성을 확인하도록 요구하고 있다. 전자에 관해서는 구조부재 레벨의 강도 평가를 수행하고, 후자에 관해서는 구조물의 파괴를 수반한 거동을 확인한다. 지금까지 탄성 응답 해석을 기초로 주요 구조부재의 강도 한계치를 기준으로 한 다양한 검도, 평가가 행해져 왔다. 그렇지만, 부재의 붕괴를 초과한 부하가 작용할 때의 구조 전체로서의 붕괴 거동 및 안전성에 관한 검토는 적다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 이상 환경 조건하에서 발생 가능한 하중조건에 대해서 대형 해상구조물의 비선형 붕괴 거동을 파악한 것을 목적으로 하고 있다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.379-394
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• 2013

Post-earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to a rapid collapse of buildings damaged partially as a result of prior earthquake. Almost all standards and codes for the design of structures against earthquake ignore the risk of PEF, and thus buildings designed using those codes could be too weak when subjected to a fire after an earthquake. An investigation based on sequential analysis inspired by FEMA356 is performed here on the Immediate Occupancy, Life Safety and Collapse Prevention performance levels of structures, designed to the ACI 318-08 code, after they are subjected to an earthquake level with PGA of 0.35g. This investigation is followed by a fire analysis of the damaged structures, examining the time taken for the damaged structures to collapse. As a point of reference, a fire analysis is also performed for undamaged structures and before the occurrence of earthquake. The results indicate that the vulnerability of structures increases dramatically when a previously damaged structure is exposed to PEF. The results also show that the damaging effects of post-earthquake fire are exacerbated when initiated from the second and third floor. Whilst the investigation is made for a certain class of structures (conventional buildings, intermediate reinforced structure, 3 stories), the results confirm the need for the incorporation of post-earthquake fire into the process of analysis and design, and provides some quantitative measures on the level of associated effects.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.235-248
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• 2020

Progressive collapse in a structure occurs when load bearing members are failed and the adjoining structural elements cannot resist the redistributed forces and fails subsequently, that leads to complete collapse of structure. Recently, construction using precast concrete technology is adopted increasingly because it offers many advantages like faster construction, less requirement of skilled labours at site, reduced formwork and scaffolding, massive production with reduced amount of construction waste, better quality and better surface finishing as compared to conventional reinforced concrete construction. Connections are the critical elements for any precast structure, because in past, major collapse of precast structure took place because of connection failure. In this study, behavior of four different precast wet connections with U shaped reinforcement bars provided at different locations is evaluated. Reduced 1/3^rd scale precast beam column assemblies having two span beam and three columns with removed middle column are constructed and examined by performing experiments. The response of precast connections is compared with monolithic connection, under column removal scenario. The connection region of test specimens are filled by cast-in-place micro concrete with and without polypropylene fibers. Performance of specimen is evaluated on the basis of ultimate load carrying capacity, maximum deflection at the location of removed middle column, crack formation and failure propagation. Further, Finite element (FE) analysis is carried out for validation of experimental studies and understanding the performance of structural components. Monolithic and precast beam column assemblies are modeled using non-linear Finite Element (FE) analysis based software ABAQUS. Actual experimental conditions are simulated using appropriate boundary and loading conditions. Finite Element simulation results in terms of load versus deflection are compared with that of experimental study. The nonlinear FE analysis results shows good agreement with experimental results.