• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1993년도 봄 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.125-133
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• 1993

Preflex composit girder is intended for a better use on both steel and concrete by introducting prestress into the lower flange concrete with preflection. In Korea, recently preflex bridges are widely used especially for urban construction but the design method depends on the conventional ASD(Allowable Stress Design). This paper suggests an optimization model for the design of preflex composite bridges based on LIFD(Load Resistance Factor Design). The optimization algorithm adopted for the NLP model proposed in the paper is the FTM(Flexible Tolerance Method) which is very efficient for the approximate continuous optimization. For the discrete optimum results, a pesudo discrete optimization is used for the economical round-up to the available dimensions. The economic effectiveness of optimum design based on the LRFD method is investigation by comparing the results with those of the ASD method. Based on applications to the actual design examples, it may be concluded that the optimization model suggested in the paper provides economical but reliable design. And the suggested in the paper provides economical but reliable design. And the computer code for the automatic optimum design of preflex bridges developed in the paper for a CAD system may be successfully used in practice.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2017

Load testing is one of the important tests to determine if the structural elements can be used at the intended locations for which they have been designed. It is nothing but gradually applying the loads and measuring the deflections and other parameters. It is usually carried out to determine the behaviour of the system under service/ultimate loads. It helps to identify the maximum load that the structural element can withstand without much deflection/deformation. It will also help find out which part of the element causes failure first. The load-deflection behaviour of the road bridge girder has been studied by carrying out the load test after simulating the field conditions to the extent possible. The actual vertical displacement of the beam at mid span due to the imposed load was compared with the theoretical deflection of the beam. Further, the recovery of deflection at mid span was also observed on removal of the test load. Finally, the beam was checked for any cracks to assert if the beam was capable of carrying the intended live loads and that it could be used with confidence.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.303-317
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• 2006

The connection with combined cross diaphragm is developed for the connection of square CFT column and steel beam and proposed to be used for the frame with asymmetric span length. The structural characteristics of this connection lie in the penetration of the beam flange in the direction of major axis through the column for the smooth flow of stress. The purpose of this study is to analyze the dynamic behavior and stress flow of suggested connection and to evaluate the resistance to shock of connection. Four T-type CFT column-to-beam specimens; two with combined cross diaphragm and the others with interior and through diaphragms, the existing connection types, were made for cyclic load test guided by the load program of ANSI/AISC SSPEC 2002. The results show that the proposed connection is more efficient than existing ones in terms of strength, stress flow and energy absorption and satisfies the seismic performance required in the region of weak/moderate earthquakes.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.487-500
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• 2016

In order to investigate the flexural bearing capacity of panel zone of diaphragm-through joint between concrete filled square steel tubular column and steel beam, four specimens were tested under static tension loads to study the mechanical properties and bearing capacity of diaphragm-through joints with a failure mode of panel zone. Finite element models of these specimens were developed to simulate the test and compare the predicted failure modes, load-displacement curves and bearing capacities with the experimentally observed. It was found that the tensile load from the steel beam flange is mainly shared by the square steel tube and the diaphragm. The diaphragm plastic zone appears along the cross-section lines enclosed by the square steel tube and the influence of steel beam web on the plastic zone of the steel tube is significant and cannot be neglected. Computational models of yield lines on square steel tube and diaphragm are established based on the distribution pattern of the plastic zone, and an analytical method for the evaluation of the bearing capacity of the joint is proposed. The theoretical results and the experimental data are compared and found in good agreement.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.303-320
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• 2007

The objective of this study is to clarify the structural features of members consisting of connection, as a series of the previous study on the CFT column-to-beam tensile connection with combined cross diaphragm. This connection has the merits that the stress is distributed evenly on the beam flange and the diaphragm and the stress concentration is reduced, by improving the stress transfer route and restraining abrupt deformation of diaphragm. The finite element analysis was performed to find out the stress transfer through sleeve which is an important member of the connection with combined cross diaphragm. The length and thickness of sleeve were used as variables for the analysis. As the analysis results, the length and thickness of sleeve didn't influence on the capacity of the connection and played a role of a medium to transfer the stress from the diaphragm to the filled concrete. It is proposed that the appropriate length of sleeve be the same value as the diameter of sleeve and the appropriate ratio of sleeve diameter to sleeve thickness be 20. Two equations for evaluation of the load-carrying capacity of the connection were also proposed through the modification of the evaluation equation suggested in the previous study.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.325-348
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• 2009

This paper is concerned with steel-concrete composite plate girders curved in plan. At the design stage these girders are assumed sometimes to act independent of the deck slabs resting on them in order to simplify the analysis. The advantage of composite action between the steel girders and concrete deck is not utilized. Finite element modeling of such composite action in plate girders is considered in this paper. Details of the finite element modeling and the non-linear analysis of the girders are presented along with the results obtained. Tension field action in the web panels similar to those observed in the straight plate girders is also noticed in these girders. Finite element and experimental results in respect of curved steel plate girders and straight composite plate girders tested by other researchers are presented first to assess the accuracy of the modeling. Effects of parameters such as curvature, steel flange width and web panel width that affect the behavior of composite girders are then considered in the analyses. An approximate method to predict the ultimate strength of horizontally curved composite plate girders is also presented.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2022

To simplify the design and reduce the construction cost of traditional multi-girder structural systems, twin I-girder structures are widely used in many countries in recent years. Due to the concern on post-fracture redundancy, however, twin girder bridges are currently classified as fracture critical structures in AASHTO specifications for highway bridges. To investigate the after-fracture behavior of such structures, a composite steel and concrete twin girder specimen was built and an artificial fracture through the web and the bottom flange was created on one main girder. The static loading test was performed to investigate its mechanical performance after a severe fracture occurred on the main girder. Applied load and vertical displacement curves, and the applied load versus strain relationships at key sections were measured. To investigate the load distribution and transfer capacities between two steel girders, the normal strain development on crossbeams was also measured during the loading test. In addition, both shear and normal strains of studs were also measured in the loading test to explore the behavior of shear connectors in such bridges. The functions and structural performance of structural members and possible load transfer paths after main girder fractures in such bridges were also discussed. The test results indicate in this study that a typical twin I-girder can resist a general fracture on one of its two main girders. The presented results can provide references for post-fracture performance and optimization for the design of twin I-girder bridges and similar structures.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2014

압축강도 160MPa과 길이 15.4 m를 가진 초고강도 섬유보강 콘크리트 분절박스 거더의 휨거동 실험을 수행하였다. 초고강도 섬유보강 콘크리트 분절 박스에 연성거동 특성을 보강하기 위한 강섬유와 종방향철근의 조합 효과를 두종류의 강섬유 혼입률로 제작된 초고강도 분절형 박스거더의 휨거동을 비교함으로써 평가하였다. 강섬유 혼입률이 1%이고 전단철근과 상부플랜지와 복부에 종방향철근으로 보강한 초고강도 콘크리트 박스거더 BF2의 거동은 탄성응력대에서 전단철근 없이 강섬유 혼입률 2%인 초고강도 섬유보강 콘크리트 박스거더와 유사한 연성거동을 보여준다. 그러나 비선형응력대에서는 BF1의 강성이 약간 더 크고 안정적인 연성거동 형태를 보여주고 있다. 초고강도 섬유보강 콘크리트 박스거더의 분절면은 휨파괴 시까지 균열이나 슬립이 발생하지 않았다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2014

콘크리트 충전형 기둥은 두 재료의 상호작용으로 인해 강도와 연성이 증대되어 기둥부재로 많이 사용되고 있다. 부재를 효율적으로 사용하고자 하는 노력에서 얇은 강판을 사용한 폭두께비가 큰 용접조립각형 기둥형상을 제안하였다. 세장비가 큰 용접조립 각형 기둥-보 접합부에 관한 연구로써 구조적 특성을 명료하게 평가하고 접합부의 내진성능을 고찰하고자 한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 T자형 기둥-보 접합부의 반복가력 실험을 수행하였으며, 주 변수는 다이아프램 설치 유무와 콘크리트 충전유무이다. 모멘트-회전각 관계, 소산에너지, 파괴거동등을 비교하여 변수에 따른 용접조립각형기둥-보 접합부의 응력전달 메커니즘을 평가하고자 한다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.711-722
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• 2008

기존 콘크리트충전 각형강관(CFT) 구조에 사용하는 각형강관은 4개의 판을 용접하여 제작하는 박스칼럼이 일반적이다. 그러나 이러한 강관은 제작효율이 저하되며, 또한 기둥-보 접합부에는 내측 다이아프램과 관통 다이아프램을 용접하는데 특수한 용접기술이 필요하다. 따라서, 얇은 강판을 절곡하는 방식으로 응력집중 위치의 용접을 피하고, 단면효율이 극대화된 내부앵커 돌출형의 각형강관을 개발하게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 이 개발된 강관의 기둥-보 접합부로 외다이아프램형식을 채택하고. 보 플랜지의 응력 전달을 명확히 하기 위한 기둥-보 접합부 상세를 확 정하고자 이 접합부에 대한 단순인장 실험체를 제작하여 성능평가 실험을 수행하였다. 이 실험을 통해 콘크리트충전 기둥-보 접합부의 기둥-보 플랜지 용접 유무, 기둥-다이아프램 용접량, 콘크리트 충전유무, 다이아프램 설치 기둥과 일반기둥의 비교 등에 따른 인장영역 응력분포 및 내력평가를 진행하고 내부 앵커와 콘크리트 사이의 합성효과를 파악하였다.