• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.1051-1064
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• 2016

Link-to-column connections in Eccentrically Braced Frames (EBFs) have critical role in their safety and seismic performance. Accordingly, in this study, contribution of supplemental stiffeners on hysteretic behavior of the link-to-column connection is investigated. Considered stiffeners are placed on both sides and parallel to the link web between the column face and the first stiffener of the link. Hysteretic behaviors of the link beams with supplemental stiffeners are numerically investigated using a pre-validated numerical model in ANSYS. It turned out that supplemental stiffeners can change energy dissipation mechanism of intermediate links from shear-flexure to shear. Both rectangular and trapezoidal supplemental stiffeners are studied. Moreover, optimal placement of the supplemental stiffeners is also investigated. Obtained results indicate a discrepancy of less than 9% in maximum link shear of the numerical and experimental specimens. This indicates that the numerical results are in good agreement with those obtained from the test. Trapezoidal supplemental stiffeners improve rotational capacity of the link. Moreover, use of two supplemental stiffeners at both ends of the link can more effectively improve hysteretic behavior of intermediate links. Supplemental stiffeners would also alleviate the imposed demands on the connections. This latter feature is more pronounced in the case of two supplemental stiffeners at both ends of the link.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.329-342
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• 2019

In this paper, the effect of a group of sand columns in the loose soil bed using triaxial tests was studied. To investigate the effect of geotextile reinforcement type on the bearing capacity of these sand columns, Vertical encased sand columns (VESCs) and horizontally reinforced sand columns (HRSCs) were used. Number of sixteen independent triaxial tests and finite element simulation were performed on specimens with a diameter of 100 mm and a height of 200 mm. Specimens were reinforced by either a single sand column or three sand columns with the same area replacement ratio (16%) to evaluate the Influence of the column arrangement. Effect the number of sand columns, the length of vertical encasement and the number of horizontal reinforcing layers were investigated, in terms of bearing capacity improvement and economy. The results indicated that the ultimate bearing capacity of the samples with three ordinary sand columns (OSCs) is eventually about 11% more than samples with an OSC. Also, comparison of the column reinforcing modes showed that four horizontal layers of geotextile achieved similar performance to a vertical encasement geotextile at the 50% of the column height, from the viewpoint of strength improvement, while from the viewpoint of economy, the geotextile needed for encasing the single column is around 2.5 times of the geotextile required for four layers.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.187-196
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• 1998

시각적으로 부적절하고 부담스러운 요소 등을 감소시킬 필요성의 인식 하에 시각 흐름상 정보를 보다 효율적으로 파악할 수 있는 구체적이고 실증적인 방법을 제시하고자 정보의 기본적 전달 매개체인 텍스트를 대상으로 지면에서의 시각 흐름의 특징들과 이에 영향을 미치는 타이포그래피적 요인들을 살펴보고, 나아가 시각 흐름에 영향을 미치는 실제 요인들 중에서의 몇 가지를 추출하여 시각 흐름상 유의미한 차이가 있는지 실험으로써 검증하였다. 그 결과, 효율적인 글자 크기와 글줄 길이 간의 관계는 약 1:8의 비율을 보였다. 또한 지면에서의 텍스트 배열 중에서 글줄 길이에 상관없이 세로로 배열의 효율성이 가장 높다는 것을 확인하였다. 더욱이, 세로로 긴 텍스트의 경우에서 왼쪽에서 오른쪽으로 흐르는 층계 배열보다 세로 배열의 읽기 속도가 빠름을 볼 때, 컬럼 간의 실질적인 눈의 이동 거리를 좁히는 것보다 읽는 방향과 배열을 일치시키는 것이 더욱 효율적인 시각 흐름을 알 수 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.741-756
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• 2013

Distributed-Steel Bar Reinforced Concrete (DSBRC) columns, a new and innovative construction technique for composite steel and concrete material which can alleviate the difficulty in the arrangement of the stirrup in the column, were studied experimentally and analytically in this paper. In addition, an ordinary steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) column was also tested for comparison purpose. The specimens were subjected to quasi-static load reversals to model the earthquake effect. The experimental results including the hysteresis curve, resistance recession, skeleton curves and ductility ratio of columns were obtained, which showed well resistant-seismic behavior for DSBRC column. Meanwhile a numerical three-dimensional nonlinear finite-element (FE) analysis on its mechanical behavior was also carried out. The numerically analyzed results were then compared to the experimental results for validation. The parametric studies and investigation about the effects of several critical factors on the seismic behavior of the DSBRC column were also conducted, which include axial compression ratios, steel ratio, concrete strength and yield strength of steel bar.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.843-852
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• 2005

Presently, test results and stress-strain models for poorly confined high-strength columns, more specifically for columns with a tie volumetric ratio smaller than $2.0\%$, are scarce. This paper presents test results loaded in axial direction for square reinforced concrete columns confined by various volumetric ratio lateral ties including low-volumetric ratio. Test variables include concrete compressive strength, tie yield strength, tie arrangement type, and tie volumetric ratio. Local strains measured using strain gages bonded to an acryl rod. For square RC columns confined by lateral ties, the confinement effect was efficiently improved by changing tie arrangement type from Type-A to Type-B. A method to compute the stress in lateral ties at the concrete peak strength and a new stress-strain model for the confined concrete are proposed. Over a wide range of confinement parameters, the model shows good agreement with stress-strain relationships established experimentally.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2004년도 추계 학술발표회 제16권2호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2004

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the stress-strain behavior of confined concrete columns according to transverse reinforcement volumetric ratio. Uniaxial loading tests of eleven column specimens$(250\times100\times500mm)$ with rectangular section were conducted to study effect of confinement. The main variables in this test are transverse reinforcement volumetric ratio and cross tie arrangement. the results indicate that the strength and the ductility of confined concrete columns are subjected to transverse reinforcement volumetric ration and cross tie arrangement.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.595-602
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 중력 하중에 저항하도록 설계된 플랫 플레이트 외부 접합부의 이력 거동을 평가하는 데 있다. 이러한 목적을 위하여 2/3의 크기가 조정된 PT 슬래브-기둥 외부 접합부 2개와 RC 슬래브-기둥 외부 접합부 1개를 대상으로 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 여기서 각각의 PT 실험체는 서로 다른 강선 배치 형태를 띄고 있다. 중력 하중은 동일하게 설정하였고, 지속적인 정적 하중 하에서 유사 정적 횡하중을 적용하였다. 한편 모든 실험체는 ACI 318-05과 ACI 352.1R-89에 근거하여 기둥 폭 내에 하부 철근을 배근 하였다. 또한 PT 외부 접합부의 이력 거동에 대한 일반적인 결론을 얻기 위하여 기존 연구자들의 실험 결과와 함께 비교하였다. 이번 연구를 통하여 강선의 배치는 PT 접합부의 이력 거동을 결정하는 중요한 변수임을 확인하였다. 즉 횡변형 성능, 에너지 소산 능력, 파괴 메커니즘, 그리고 연성 능력이 강선의 배치에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 또한 ACI 352.1R-89에서 구조적 일체성을 위해 제공된 하부 철근의 양은 모멘트 역전에 의해 발생된 정모멘트를 저항하는데 있어서도 적절하다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 또한 실험체의 전단 강도는 강선의 포스트 텐션에 의한 평균 콘크리트 압축 응력($f_{pc}$)의 효과가 고려된 식이 그렇지 않은 식보다 전단 강도를 정확히 예측하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.313-324
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 반강접 접합부 배치에 따른 구조물 거동특성을 파악하기 위하여 KBC2005 건축구조설계기준으로 비가새 5층 철골 구조물을 설계하여 모든 접합부를 완전 강접합부와 반강접 접합부로 이상화한 경우 그리고 반강접 접합부를 수직배치 및 수평배치한 경우에 대하여 비탄성 시간이력 구조해석을 실시하였다. 철골 보 및 기둥의 모멘트-곡률 관계는 화이버모델을 이용하여 확인하였으며 반강접 접합부의 모멘트-회전각 관계는 3-매개변수 파워모델 그리고 철골 보, 기둥 및 접합부의 이력거동은 3-매개변수 모델을 이용하여 나타내었다. 4개 지진파에 대한 재현주기 2400년 위험수준에 해당하는 최대지반가속도와 5% 층간변위에 대한 푸쉬오버 구조해석의 최대밑면전단력 발생 최대지반가속도에 대하여 시간이력 구조해석을 실시하여 밑면전단력, 지붕층 변위, 층간변위, 접합부 요구연성도, 기둥, 보 및 접합부의 최대휨모멘트 그리고 소성힌지 분포 등을 확인하였다. 반강접 접합부를 수직적으로 외부에 배치할수록 최대밑면전단력과 층간변위는 감소하며, 수평적으로 상부층에 배치할수록 접합부 요구연성도가 감소하였다. 푸쉬오버 구조해석과 시간이력 구조해석에서 최대층간변위 발생 위치가 다르고 크기는 푸쉬오버 구조해석에서 과대평가되었다. 밑면전단력, 층간변위 및 접합부 요구연성도를 위한 가장 바람직한 반강접 접합부 배치는 수직적으로 외부에 배치하는 것이다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2020

The top-and-seat angles with double web angles are commonly used in the design of beam-to-column joints in Asian and North American countries. The seismic behavior analysis of these joints with large cross-section size of beam and column (often connected by four or more bolts) is a challenge due to the effects from the relatively larger size of stiffened angles and the composite action from the adjacent concrete slab. This paper presents an experimental investigation on the seismic performance of exterior composite beam-to-column joints with stiffened angles under cyclic loading. Four full-scale composite joints with different configuration (only one specimen contain top angle in concrete slab) were designed and tested. The joint specimens were designed by considering the effects of top angles, longitudinal reinforcement bars and arrangement of bolts. The behavior of the joints was carefully investigated, in terms of the failure modes, slippage, backbone curves, strength degradation, and energy dissipation abilities. It was found that the slippage between top-and-seat angles and beam flange, web angle and beam web led to a notable pinching effect, in addition, the ability of the energy dissipation was significantly reduced. The effect of anchored beams on the behavior of the joints was limited due to premature failure in concrete, the concrete slab that closes to the column flange and upper flange of beam plays an significant role when the joint subjected to the sagging moment. It is demonstrated that the ductility of the joints was significantly improved by the staggered bolts and welded longitudinal reinforcement bars.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.33-50
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• 2001

In this paper an experimental study is performed on end-plate type joints. The test arrangement represents a column-base joint of a steel frame. Altogether six specimens were tested, each of them subjected to cyclic loading. The specimens were carefully designed by performing detailed preliminary calculations so that they would present typical behaviour types of end-plate joints. On the basis of the experimentally established moment-rotation relationship, the cyclic characteristics of each specimen have been calculated and compared to one another. The results are evaluated, qualitative and quantitative conclusions are drawn.