• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.141-166
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• 2015

In the present study, a Finite Element Model has been developed and used to study the effect of diameter to wall thickness ratio (D/t) of steel tube filled with concrete under axial loading on its behavior and load carrying capacity. The model is verified by comparing its findings with available experimental results. Influence of thickness and area of steel tube on strength, ductility, confinement and failure mode shapes has been studied. Strength enhancement factors, load factor, confinement contribution, percentage of steel and ductility index are defined and introduced for the assessment. A parametric study by varying length and thickness of tube has been carried out. Diameter of tube kept constant and equals to 140 mm while thickness has been varied between 1 mm and 6 mm. Equations were developed to find out the ultimate load and confined concrete strength of concrete. Variation of lateral confining pressure along the length of concrete cylinder was obtained and found that it varies along the length. The increase in length of tubes has a minimal effect on strength of tube but it affects the failure mode shapes. The findings indicate that optimum use of materials can be achieved by deciding the thickness of steel tube. A better ductility index can be obtained with the use of higher thickness of tube.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 그리드를 이용한 철근콘크리트 휨부재의 연성보강 효과를 실험결과로 제시했다. 실험변수로는 비보강 철근콘크리트 휨부재(ORI), 바닥면 보강 철근콘크리트 휨부재(REB), 바닥 및 측면 보강 철근콘크리트 휨부재(REBS)가 있다. 실험은 4절점 휨 실험으로 수행되었다. 실험 결과, 보강을 통해 최대 휨강도가 17~20% 증가하였고, 측면 보강을 통해 휨 파괴 유도를 통한 연성보강 효과를 확인하였다. 또한, 연성지수를 계산하여 REB와 REBS의 연성지수가 ORI 대비 각각 2배, 3배 증가하였음을 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호통권30호
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• pp.95-105
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• 1997

Structures subjected to strong seismic excitation may undergo inelastic deformation cycles. The resulting cumulative fatigue damage process reduces the ability of structures and components to withstand seismic loads. Yet, the present earthquake resistance design methods focus mainly on the maximum displacement ductility, ignoring the effect of the cyclic responses. The damage parameters closely related to the cumulative damage need to be properly reflected on the aseismic design methods. In this study, two cumulative damage assessment methods derived from the plastic fatigue theory are investigated. The one is based on the hysteretic ductility amplitude, and the other is based on the dissipated hysteretic energy. Both methods can consider the maximum ductility and the cyclic behavior of structural response. The validity of two damage methods has been examined for single degree of freedom structures with various natural frequencies against two different earthquake excitations.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2000

In this study, an flexural test on half-scale spliced PSC-I girder was conducted to verify the efficiency of the long span spliced girder as suggested by the Korean Highway Design Specification. The experimental results showed that the specimens developed a complex failure mode due to flexural-compression and torsional stress. The cracking moment of each girder was higher the experiment than was calulated by the ACI and the ultimate strength were the almost same. To estimate the safety and the structural efficiency of the spliced girder, the proposed Yielding Resistance Index(YRI) and ductility index by American Concrete Institutes were used based on the energy concept. The proposed YRI defined the ratio of crack resisting energy and the total energy calculated from load-displacement relationship. Based on the analysis of YRI and ductility index, the flexural behavior of the spliced girder was found to be efficient. Through the experimental results, the structural behavior of proposed spliced PSC I-type girder for long span bridge was found to be more efficient than the exsisting PSC I-type girders.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.551-557
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• 2010

본 연구는 경량콘크리트와 폴리머 개질 경량콘크리트 보에 있어 현행 최소허용철근변형률 기준의 타당성과 최외단 철근의 순인장 변형률에 따른 휨 거동 및 휨 성능을 평가하는 것에 그 목적이 있다. 크기와 형상이 동일한 8개의 시험체를 제작하여 콘크리트의 종류와 최외단 철근의 순인장 변형률을 변수로 실험을 수행하였으며, 이를 통해 순인장 변형률에 따른 경량콘크리트 보와 폴리머 개질 경량콘크리트 보의 강도와 연성의 변화를 분석하였다. 실험 결과 경량콘크리트 보와 폴리머 개질 경량콘크리트 보 모두에서 최외단 철근의 순인장 변형률이 증가할수록 시험체의 연성이 증가하였으며, 특히 최외단 철근의 순인장 변형률 0.005이상에서 보통 중량 콘크리트와 유사한 연성지수를 확보할 수 있었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.417-430
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• 2017

Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) has aroused interest around the world owing to superior mechanical and durability properties over conventional concrete. However, the application of UHPC in practice poses difficulties due to its inherent brittleness. UHPC filled in steel tube columns (UHPC-FSTCs) are capable of restricting the brittle failure of non-reinforced UHPC columns and forming a high performance member with enhancement of strength and ductility. Currently, research on UHPC-FSTCs remains very limited and there is relatively little information about the mechanical behavior of these columns. Therefore, this study presents a review of past experimental studies to have a deeper insight into the compressive behavior of UHPC-FSTCs under axial loading on entire section and on concrete core. Based on the test results obtained from Schneider (2006) and Xiong (2012), an analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of the confinement index (${\xi}$) and diameter to steel tube thickness ratio (D/t) on the strength and the ductility in short circular UHPC-FSTCs. Furthermore, the appropriateness of current design codes including EC4, AISC, AIJ and previous analytical models for estimating the ultimate loads of composite columns was also examined by the comparison between the predictions and the test results. Finally, simplified formulae for predicting the ultimate loads in two types of loading pattern were proposed and verified.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.617-635
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• 2021

This paper numerically investigated the behavior of built-up square concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns under combined preload and axial compression. The finite element (FE) models of target columns were verified in terms of failure mode, axial load-deformation curve and ultimate strength. A full-range analysis on the axial load-deformation response as well as the interaction behavior was conducted to reveal the composite mechanism. The parametric study was performed to investigate the influences of material strengths and geometric sizes. Subsequently, influence of construction preload on the full-range behavior and confinement effect was investigated. Numerical results indicate that the axial load-deformation curve can be divided into four working stages where the contact pressure of curling rib arc gradually disappears as the steel tube buckles; increasing width-to-thickness (B/t) ratio can enhance the strength enhancement index (e.g., an increment of 1.88% from B/t=40 to B/t=100), though ultimate strength and ductility are decreased; stiffener length and lip inclination angle display a slight influence on strength enhancement index and ductility; construction preload can degrade the plastic deformation capacity and postpone the origin appearance of contact pressure, thus making a decrease of 14.81%~27.23% in ductility. Finally, a revised equation for determining strain εscy corresponding to ultimate strength was proposed to evaluate the plastic deformation capacity of built-up square CFST columns.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2016

The study presents structural integrity assessment of ductility degradation of a baffle former assembly by performing finite element analysis considering real loading conditions and stress triaxiality. Variations of fracture strain curves of type 304 austenitic stainless steel with stress triaxiality are derived based on the previous study results. Temperature distributions during normal operation such as heat-up, steady state, and cool-down are calculated via finite element temperature analysis considering gamma heating and heat convection with reactor coolant. Variations of stress and strain state during long operation period are also calculated by performing sequentially coupled temperature-stress analysis. Fracture strain is derived by using the fracture curve and the stress triaxility. Finally, variations of ductility degradation damage indicator with the fracture strain and the equivalent inelastic strain are investigated. It is found that maximum value of the ductility degradation damage index continuously increases and becomes 0.4877 at 40 EFPYs. Also, the maximum value occurs at top and middle inner parts of the baffle former assembly before and after 20 EFPYs, respectively.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.553-560
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• 2001

철근콘크리트 휨부재의 비탄성해석 및 설계를 위해서는 연성능력의 평가가 필요하며, 이를 위해서는 모멘트-곡률 관계가 정의되어야 한다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 모멘트 곡률관계를 가정하여 철근콘크리트 휨부재의 연성능력을 해석적 방법으로 구하고, 실험결과와 비교한 결과, 실험값과 해석값은 거의 일치하였으므로 가정한 모멘트-곡률관계는 적합한 것으로 판명 되었다. 또한, 연성률은 곡률연성, 회전연성, 변위연성을 비교하였으며, 철근콘크리트 휨부재의 연성능력에 주로 영향을 미치는 요소는 인장철근, 압축철근 및 휨보강근으로 보고, 실험값과 해석값을 다양하게 분석한 결과 ($\rho$$_{s}$ ＋ $\rho$')/$\rho$의 항으로 연성능력을 나타냄이 적절한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2003년도 춘계 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.200-207
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• 2003

The seismic behaviors of steel moment connections are investigated based on the numerical analysis of the connections with US and Japanese typical details. The rupture index, representing the fracture potential, is used to evaluate the ductility of the connections at the critical location. The results show that the presence of a slab increases the beam strength, imposes constraint near the beam top flange, and consequently, induces concentrated deformation near the beam access hall, which reduces the ductility of the connection. The total deformation capacity of the connection depends not only on a beam but also on a column and panel zone.