• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.133-148
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• 2021

The paper presents a simplified force-based seismic design procedure for the preliminary design of steel haunch retrofitting for the seismic upgrade of deficient RC frames. The procedure involved constructing a site-specific seismic design spectrum for the site, which is transformed into seismic base shear coefficient demand, using an applicable response modification factor, that defines base shear force for seismic analysis of the structure. Recent experimental campaign; involving shake table testing of ten (10), and quasi-static cyclic testing of two (02), 1:3 reduced scale RC frame models, carried out for the seismic performance assessment of both deficient and retrofitted structures has provided the basis to calculate retrofit-specific response modification factor Rretrofitted. The haunch retrofitting technique enhanced the structural stiffness, strength, and ductility, hence, increased the structural response modification factor, which is mainly dependent on the applied retrofit scheme. An additional retrofit effectiveness factor (ΩR) is proposed for the deficient structure's response modification factor Rdeficient, representing the retrofit effectiveness (ΩR=Rretrofitted /Rdeficient), to calculate components' moment and shear demands for the retrofitted structure. The experimental campaign revealed that regardless of the deficient structures' characteristics, the ΩR factor remains fairly the unchanged, which is encouraging to generalize the design procedure. Haunch configuration is finalized that avoid brittle hinging of beam-column joints and ensure ductile beam yielding. Example case study for the seismic retrofit designs of RC frames are presented, which were validated through equivalent lateral load analysis using elastic model and response history analysis of finite-element based inelastic model, showing reasonable performance of the proposed design procedure. The proposed design has the advantage to provide a seismic zone-specific design solution, and also, to suggest if any additional measure is required to enhance the strength/deformability of beams and columns.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.141-154
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• 1987

본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 전최적화(全最適化) 과정(過程)을 two-Levels로 나누었다. Level-1에서는 작용하중(作用荷重) 및 설계응력(設計應力)을 정규분포(正規分布)로 하는 확률변수(確率變數)로 하여 각부재(各部材)가 허용파괴확률(許容破壞確率)을 초과(超過)하지 않도록 단면(斷面) 최적화(最適化)하고 Level-2에서는 트러스의 절점좌표(節點座標)를 변수(變數)로 하여 형상(形狀) 최적화(最適化)한 것이다. Level-1에서는 유도(誘導)된 비선형계획문제(非線型計劃問題)를 SUMT문제(問題)로 교환(交換)시켜 Modified Newton-Raphson Method에 의한 SUMT법(法)을 채택(採擇)하고 Level-2에서는 Powell Method의 일방향(一方向) 조사법(調査法)에 의해 목적함수(目的函數)만이 최소(最小)가 되도록 하는 기법(技法)을 도입(導入)하여 형상(形狀) 최적화(最適化)를 하였다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2014

해중철도 부근에서 테러나 사고에 의해 수중폭발이 발생하였을 경우, 함체에 치명적인 손상을 가할 수 있으므로, 충분한 강도를 확보해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 설계 목적으로 해중철도 인근에서 수중폭발이 발생한 경우, 경험에 기초한 공식을 이용하여 충격압을 추정하고, 충격압에 의한 해중철도의 응답을 해석할 수 있는 간이 해석 방법을 제안하였다. 해중철도 함체를 탄성 지지된 보로 이상화하고, 초기 최대 충격압이 작용하는 보에 대해 정적 유한요소해석을 실시한 후, 동하중 계수와 조합함으로 최대 변위 및 굽힘 모멘트를 계산한다. 간이해석 결과는 상용 유한요소해석 소프트웨어를 이용한, 시간에 따른 과도응답해석 결과와 비교하여 양호한 일치를 보임을 확인하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2017

The purpose of this review is to name and describe the important factors of musculoskeletal strain originating from pushing and pulling tasks such as cart handling that are commonly found in industrial contexts. A literature database search was performed using the research platform Web of Science. For a study to be included in this review differences in measured or calculated strain had to be investigated with regard to: (1) cart weight/ load; (2) handle position and design; (3) exerted forces; (4) handling task (push and pull); or (5) task experience. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and proved to be of adequate methodological quality by the standards of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. External load or cart weight proved to be the most influential factor of strain. The ideal handle positions ranged from hip to shoulder height and were dependent on the strain factor that was focused on as well as the handling task. Furthermore, task experience and subsequently handling technique were also key to reducing strain. Workplace settings that regularly involve pushing and pulling should be checked for potential improvements with regards to lower weight of the loaded handling device, handle design, and good practice guidelines to further reduce musculoskeletal disease prevalence.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2006

교량의 설계 및 시공에 있어 적절한 설계하중을 산정하기 위해 차량의 하중을 측정하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 이동하중에 대해 다축의 모멘트 영향선을 이용하여 시간에 따라 하중을 식별하는 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 또한 2개 이상의 하중을 식별하는 경우, 시간에 따른 하중 식별 결과가 심한 진동을 하기 때문에 밀도추정함수를 통해 최종 식별하중을 구하는 방법을 제안하였다. 단경간 판형교에 대한 수치예제를 수행하여 제안한 알고리듬 및 방법들을 검증하였다. 수치예제에서는 계측오차와 속도오차에 대한 오차분석을 수행하였다. 또한 제안된 알고리듬을 6m 길이의 강재 모형교량을 이용한 실내실험을 통해 재검증하였다. 속도와 하중의 종류에 따라 하중식별 능력이 달랐으나 개발한 알고리듬이 최대 10% 수준의 오차 내에서 하중을 식별할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.989-1003
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• 2014

In the preliminary design stage of an RC 3D-frame, repeated sequential analyses to determine optimal members' sizes and the investigation of the parameters required to minimize the differential column shortening are computational effort consuming, especially when considering various types of loads such as dead load, temperature action, time dependent effects, construction and live loads. Because the desired accuracy at this stage does not justify such luxury, two backpropagation feedforward artificial neural networks have been proposed in order to approximate this information. Instead of using a commercial software package, many references providing advanced principles have been considered to code a program and generate these neural networks. The first one predicts the typical amount of time between two phases, needed to achieve the minimum maximorum differential column shortening. The other network aims to prognosticate sequential analysis results from those of the simultaneous analysis. After the training stages, testing procedures have been carried out in order to ensure the generalization ability of these respective systems. Numerical cases are studied in order to find out how good these ANN match with the sequential finite element analysis. Comparison reveals an acceptable fit, enabling these systems to be safely used in the preliminary design stage.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2018

This study aims to identify the effect of both longitudinal reinforcement details and damage level on making a decision of repairing pre-damaged bridge columns using basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) jackets. Two RC bridge columns with improper details of the longitudinal and/or transverse reinforcement were tested under the effect of a constant axial load and increasing lateral cyclic loading. Test results showed that the lap-splice column exhibited an inferior performance where it showed rapid degradation of strength before achieving the theoretical strength and its deformation capacity was limited; however, quick restoration is possible through a suitable rehabilitation technique. On the other hand, expensive repair or even complete replacement could be the decision for the column with the confinement failure mode. After that, a rehabilitation technique using external BFRP jacket was adopted. Performance-based design details guaranteeing the enhancement in the inelastic performance of both damaged columns were addressed and defined. Test results of the repaired columns confirmed that both reparability and the required repairing time of damage structures are dependent on the reinforcement details at the plastic hinge zone. Furthermore, lap-splice of longitudinal reinforcement could be applied as a key design-tool controlling reparability and restorability of RC structures after massive actions.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.165-194
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• 2017

The present work proposes the thermo mechanically induced statistics of nonlinear transverse central deflection of elastically supported functionally graded (FG) plate subjected to static loadings with random system properties. The FG plate is supported on two parameters Pasternak foundation with Winkler cubic nonlinearity. The random system properties such as material properties of FG material, external loading and foundation parameters are assumed as uncorrelated random variables. The material properties are assumed as non-uniform temperature distribution with temperature dependent (TD) material properties. The basic formulation for static is based on higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) with von-Karman nonlinear strain kinematics through Newton-Raphson method. A second order perturbation technique (SOPT) and direct Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) are used to compute the nonlinear governing equation. The effects of load parameters, plate thickness ratios, aspect ratios, volume fraction, exponent, foundation parameters, and boundary conditions with random system properties are examined through parametric studies. The results of present approaches are compared with those results available in the literature and by employing direct Monte Carlo simulation (MCS).

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.643-671
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• 2015

Chloride induced reinforcement corrosion is widely accepted to be the most frequent mechanism causing premature degradation of reinforced concrete members, whose economic and social consequences are growing up continuously. Prevention of these phenomena has a great importance in structural design, and modern Codes and Standards impose prescriptions concerning design details and concrete mix proportion for structures exposed to different external aggressive conditions, grouped in environmental classes. This paper focuses on reinforced concrete column section load carrying capacity degradation over time due to chloride induced steel pitting corrosion. The structural element is considered to be exposed to marine environment and the effects of corrosion are described by the time degradation of the axial-bending interaction diagram. Because chlorides ingress and consequent pitting corrosion propagation are both time-dependent mechanisms, the study adopts a time-variant predictive approach to evaluate residual strength of corroded reinforced concrete columns at different lifetimes. Corrosion initiation and propagation process is modelled by taking into account all the parameters, such as external environmental conditions, concrete mix proportion, concrete cover and so on, which influence the time evolution of the corrosion phenomenon and its effects on the residual strength of reinforced concrete columns sections.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제15권5호통권66호
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• pp.499-507
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• 2003

합성 구조체에서 강 콘크리트 경계면은 하중이 증가함에 따라 합성작용 저하, 미세균열, 슬립 및 분리등으로 나타내어 부분합성에 적합한 해석기법이 필요하다. 그러나 경계면을 고려하는 해식방법과 경계면 비선형 해석 모델 구성의 어려움으로 지금까지 합성 구조체에 대한 해석적 연구는 경계면 거동을 완전합성, 또는 선형-탄생으로 가정하여 정확한 거동 규명이 어려웠다. 따라서 합성 구조체의 설계는 대부분 실험적 방법에 의존하였지만 이것은 사용환경에 따라 매번 실험을 수행해야 하는 비효율성이 있다. 본 논문에서는 합성작용의 변화에 따른 다양한 강-콘크리트 경계면의 비선형 해석 모델을 바탕으로 하여 최대 접선응력과 슬립-연화 현상에 따르는 보다 정밀한 구조성능과 거동 특성을 규명하였다. 연구결과 경계면에 대한 비선형 모델은 최대하중 등과 같은 행복 이후의 거동을 보다 정확하게 나타내며, 이때 인터페이스의 초기 접선강성은 부재의 항복하중에, 최대 접선응력과 슬립-연화 합성 구조체의 최대하중과 같은 항복이후 거동에 주로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 협성 구조체의 구조성능은 강-콘크리트 경계면의 합성작용, 즉 인터페이스 요소의 초기 접선강성, 최대 접선응력과 슬립-연화현상에 크게 의존적인 것으로 나타났다.