• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1712-1725
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• 2022

For improving the seismic performance of the nuclear power plant (NPP) piping system, attempts have been made to apply a dynamic absorber (DA). However, the current piping DA design method is limited because it cannot provide the globally optimum values for the target design seismic loading. Therefore, this study proposes a seismic time history analysis-based DA optimal design method for piping. To this end, the Kriging approach is introduced to reduce the numerical cost required for seismic time history analyses. The appropriate design of the experiment method is used to increase the efficiency in securing response data. A gradient-based method is used to efficiently deal with the multi-dimensional unconstrained optimization problem of the DA optimal design. As a result, the proposed method showed an excellent response reduction effect in several responses compared to other optimal design methods. The proposed method showed that the average response reduction rate was about 9% less at the maximum acceleration, about 5% less at the maximum value of the response spectrum, about 9% less at the maximum relative displacement, and about 4% less at the maximum combined stress compared to existing optimal design methods. Therefore, the proposed method enables an effective optimal DA design method for mitigating seismic response in NPP piping in the future.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2020

Analysis of the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake and the 2017 Pohang earthquake showed the characteristics of a typical high-frequency earthquake with many high-frequency components, short time strong motion duration, and large peak ground acceleration relative to the magnitude of the earthquake. Domestic nuclear power plants were designed and evaluated based on NRC's Regulatory Guide 1.60 design response spectrum, which had a great deal of energy in the low-frequency range. Therefore, nuclear power plants should carry out seismic verification and seismic performance evaluation of systems, structures, and components by reflecting the domestic characteristics of earthquakes. In this study, high-frequency amplification factors that can be used for seismic verification and seismic performance evaluation of nuclear power plant systems, structures, and equipment were analyzed. In order to analyze the high-frequency amplification factor, five sets of seismic time history were generated, which were matched with the uniform hazard response spectrum to reflect the characteristics of domestic earthquake motion. The nuclear power plant was subjected to seismic analysis for the construction of the Korean standard nuclear power plant, OPR1000, which is a reactor building, an auxiliary building assembly, a component cooling water heat exchanger building, and an essential service water building. Based on the results of the seismic analysis, a high-frequency amplification factor was derived upon the calculation of the floor response spectrum of the important locations of nuclear power plants. The high-frequency amplification factor can be effectively used for the seismic verification and seismic performance evaluation of electric equipment which are sensitive to high-frequency earthquakes.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.481-486
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 18미터급 쌍동형 선형의 선수벌브 유무에 따른 운동응답특성을 선형 스트립이론에 기초한 상용코드(Seakeeper)를 이용하여 추정하였다. 계산조건으로는 ITTC 파스펙트럼에 기초한 뷰포트 풍력계급 3 ($\bar{T}=2.98s$, $H_{1/3}$ =0.6m), 4 ($\bar{T}=3.85s$, $H_{1/3}$ =1m) 및 5 ($\bar{T}=5.44$, $H_{1/3}$ =2m)의 파스펙트럼을 산출하였고, 조우각은 선수파, 선수사파 및 횡파를 적용하여 종동요의 선체운동응답스펙트럼을 해석하였다. 선수벌브가 적용된 쌍동선 선형은 선수파와 선수사파에서 최대 20%의 종동요 응답이 감소하는 효과를 나타냈다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2004

탄성응답스펙트럼을 사용하는 능력스펙트럼법은 비선형 시스템을 등가의 선형시스템으로 치환하여 주어진 지진 하중에 대한 구조물의 최대 비선형 거동을 예측한다. 본 연구의 목적은 이러한 능력스펙트럼법들의 정확성을 검증하고, 예측 특성을 비교하는 것이다. 이를 위해, ATC-40, G lkan, Kowalsky, 그리고 Iwan이 제시한 방법을 이용하여 등가주기와 등가감쇠비를 산정한 후, ATC-40에서 제시한 절차B에 따라 성능점을 산정 하였다. 전반적으로 ATC-40 방범은 구조물의 응답을 과소 평가하여 안전하지 못한 설계결과를 가져 올 수 있으며, G lkan과 Kowalsky의 방법은 과대 평가하는 경향을 가지고 있다. Iwan이 제시한 방법은 ATC-40 방법과 G lkan과 Kowalsky 방법의 중간 값을 예측함으로써, 비교적 정확한 값에 가까운 최대 변위를 산출하였다. 그리고, Kowalsky 방법은 항복 후 강성비에 따라 등가감쇠비를 음수로 산정함으로써 예측 값을 제시하지 못하는 경우가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.169-177
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• 2021

In this paper, horizontal seismic responses of a structure built on a sunken mat foundation were compared with those built on a solid embedded mat foundation to investigate the effect of a sunken mat foundation on the horizontal response of a structure. Seismic analyses of a structure laid on the embedded mat foundation were performed by utilizing a pseudo-3D finite element software of P3DASS. Three bedrock earthquake records downloaded from the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center database were scaled to reproduce weak-moderate earthquakes. Weak, medium, and stiff soil layers were considered for the seismic analyses of the structure-foundation-soil system. Parametric studies were performed for foundation radius, foundation embedment depth, and shear wave velocity of a soil layer to investigate their effect on the seismic response spectrum. The study result showed that the design spectrum of a structure built on a sunken mat foundation was similar to that with a solid embedded mat foundation showing a slight difference due to almost the same seismic base motion beneath both embedded foundations.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2023

Seismic performance analysis is one of the fundamental steps in the design of new or retrofitting buildings. In the seismic performance analysis, the adapted spectral acceleration curve for a given site mainly governs the seismic behavior of buildings. Since every soil site (class) has a different impact on the spectral accelerations of input motions, different spectral acceleration curves have to be involved for every soil class that the building is located on top of. Modern seismic design codes (e.g., Eurocode 8, EC8, or Turkish Building Earthquake Code, TBEC) provide design response spectra for all the soil classes to be used in the building design or retrofitting. This research aims to evaluate the EC8 and TBEC based design response spectra using the spectra of real earthquake input motions that occurred (and were recorded at only soil classes A, B and C, no recording is available at soil class D) in a specific area in Turkey. It also conducts response spectrum analyses of 5, 10 and 13 floor reinforced concrete building models under EC8, TBEC and actual spectral response curves. The results indicate that the EC8 and especially TBEC given design response spectra cannot be able to represent the mean actual spectral acceleration curves at soil classes A, B and C. This is particularly observed at periods higher than 0.3 s, 0.42 s and 0.55 s for the TBEC design response spectra, 0.54 s, 0.65 s and 0.84 s for the EC8 design response spectra at soil classes A, B and C, respectively. This is also reflected to the shear forces of three building models, as actual spectral acceleration curves lead to the highest shear forces, followed by the shear forces obtained from EC8 and, then, the TBEC design response spectra.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2020

In seismic design standards such as KDS 41 17 00 and ASCE 7, three procedures are provided to estimate seismic demands: equivalent lateral force (ELF), response spectrum analysis (RSA), and response history analysis (RHA). In this study, two steel special moment frames (SMFs) were designed with ELF and RSA, which have been commonly used in engineering practice. The collapse probabilities of the SMFs were evaluated according to FEMA P695 methodology. It was observed that collapse probabilities varied significantly in accordance with analysis procedures. SMFs designed with RSA (RSA-SMFs) had a higher probability of collapse than SMFs designed with ELF (ELF-SMFs). Furthermore, RSA-SMFs did not satisfy the target collapse probability specified in ASCE 7-16 whereas ELF-SMFs met the target probability.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2002

실무에서 교량 교각의 내진해석을 수행할 때 계산의 편의와 보수적인 설계를 위하여 기초의 연성을 고려하지 않고 지반면을 고정단으로 가정하여 해석하는 경우가 많다. 이러한 고정단 모델은 대부분의 경우 설계력 측면에서 매우 보수적인 결과를 주므로, 최근 기초의 연성을 고려하여 현실적으로 교각 기초를 모델링하려는 연구가 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기초연성의 모델링 방법, 입력응답스펙트럼의 종류 그리고 지반조건을 달리하여 응답스펙트럼 해석을 수행하였다. 수치해석을 통하여 교각에 발생하는 전단력, 모멘트 그리고 변위를 비교하여 기초의 연성을 고려하는 기법과 지반 및 지진파 특성들이 해석결과에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 대부분의 경우 고정단 모델에서 큰 전단력과 모멘트가 발생하였지만, 연약 점성토층에 장주기 지진파가 작용하는 특수한 경우에는 기초의 연성을 고려한 모델에서 고정단 모델보다 큰 전단력과 모멘트가 발생하였다. 또한 기초의 연성을 고려하는 여러 모델들의 해석결과를 지반-구조물 동적 상호작용을 고려한 정밀 동해석 결과와 비교하여 그들의 적용성을 평가하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2020

In the event of an earthquake, non-structural components require seismic performance to ensure evacuation routes and to protect lives from falling non-structural components. Accordingly, the seismic design code proposes horizontal force for the design and evaluation of non-structural components. Ground motion observed on each floor is affected by a building's eigen vibration mode. Therefore, the earthquake damage of non-structural components is determined by the characteristics of the non-structural component system and the vibration characteristics of the building. Floor response spectra in the seismic design code are estimated through time history analysis using seismic waves. However, it is difficult to use floor response spectra as a design criterion because of user-specific uncertainties of time history analysis. In addition, considering the response characteristics of high-rise buildings to long-period ground motions, the safety factor of the proposed horizontal force may be low. Therefore, this study carried out the horizontal force review proposed in the seismic design code through dynamic analysis and evaluated the floor response of seismic waves considering buildings and predominant periods of seismic waves.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.73-87
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• 2021

잔교식 구조물은 선박을 안전하게 접안하여 화물을 송수신할 수 있는 구조물로서, 포화된 경사지반에 주로 설치된다. 이러한 잔교식 구조물의 내진설계 시 기준서에서는 예비 설계 방법으로 응답스펙트럼해석법을 활용하도록 제시하고 있으나, 현재 포화지반에 관입된 잔교식 구조물의 모델링 방법에 대한 지침은 부족한 실정이다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 포화지반에 관입된 잔교식 구조물의 내진성능을 평가하기 위해 동적원심모형실험 및 응답스펙트럼해석을 수행하였다. 동적원심모형실험을 위해 잔교식 안벽 말뚝 중 일부 구간(3×3 군말뚝)을 선정하였으며, 지반 포화 여부에 따라 2가지 모델(건조, 포화)로 분류하였다. 이후 실험 모델에 지반 스프링 방법을 적용하여 응답스펙트럼해석을 수행하였다. 실험 및 해석을 비교한 결과, 건조지반 모델 및 액상화가 발생하지 않는 포화지반 모델의 경우 모멘트 차이가 최대 51% 이내로 발생하였으며, 깊이 별 모멘트를 적절히 모사하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 본 모델의 경우 Terzaghi(1955)가 제시한 수평지반반력상수를 활용하여 모델링을 수행하는 것이 적절한 것으로 판단된다.