• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2007

큰 선행하중을 가할 수 있는 새로운 선행하중 시스템을 개발하였으며, 이를 적용하여 근접굴착 시 기존 터널의 안정성을 확보하는 방안을 연구하였다. 흙막이 벽체의 수평변위가 거의 생기지 않도록 설계축력 이상의 선행하중을 가하였다. 이를 위해 선행하중을 가하지 않는 경우와 선행하중을 가하는 경우에 대해 축소율 1/10인 실 대형 시험을 실시하였다. 수치해석은 선행하중을 가하지 않는 경우와, 선행하중을 설계축력의 50%와 100%를 가하는 경우, 흙막이 벽체 변위를 거의 발생시키지 않는 크기의 선행하중을 가하는 경우에 대해 유한요소법(FEM) 프로그램인 PLAXIS를 사용하여 수행하였다. 그 결과 선행하중을 설계축력 이상으로 적용시켜 흙막이 벽체변위를 억제시켰을 때 벽체 배면 지반에 있는 터널의 안정성이 크게 향상되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2014

When an anchor penetrates and is installed under a seabed, a portion of the mooring line connected to the anchor is also embedded under the seabed. This embedded mooring line affects the capacity of the anchor in two ways. First, the frictional resistance that occurs between the mooring line and the seabed reduces the pulling force acting on the anchor. Second, the embedded part of the mooring line forms a reverse catenary shape due to the bearing resistance of the soil, so that an inclined pulling force is applied to the anchor. To evaluate the mooring line's effect on the capacity of an anchor in sand, centrifuge model tests were performed using two relative sand densities of 76% and 51% while changing the anchor depths. The test results showed that the load is reduced much more in deep and dense sand, and the inclination angle of the load is lower in shallow and loose sand.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.771-792
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• 2015

In the paper we study dynamic response of a finite, simply supported Timoshenko beam subject to a moving continuously distributed forces. Three problems have been considered. The dynamic response of the Timoshenko beam under a uniform distributed load moving with a constant velocity v has been considered as the first problem. Obtained solutions allow to find the response of the beam under the interval of the finite length a uniformly distributed moving load. Part of the solutions are presented in a closed form instead of an infinite series. As the second problem the steady-state vibrations of the beam under uniformly distributed mass $m_1$ moving with the constant velocity has been considered. The vibrations of the beam caused by the interval of the finite length randomly distributed load moving with constant velocity is considered as the last problem. It is assumed that load process is space-time stationary stochastic process.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.77-97
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• 2008

In this paper, a strut-and-tie model approach has been proposed to directly calculate the amount of reinforcements in deep beams, and the force transfer mechanisms for this approach were investigated using linear finite element analysis. The proposed strut-and-tie model provides quite similar force transfer mechanisms to the results of linear finite element analysis for the 28 deep beams. The load-carrying capacities calculated from the proposed method are both accurate and conservative with little scatter or trends for the 214 deep beams. The deep beams have different concrete strengths including high-strength, various combinations of web reinforcements, and wide range of and a/d ratios. Good accuracy was also obtained using VecTor2, nonlinear finite element analysis tool based on the Modified Compression Field Theory. Since the proposed method provides a safe and reliable means for design of deep beams, this can serve to improve design provisions in future adjustments and development of design guidelines.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.325-339
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• 2024

The longitudinal force resulting from tornado loads on transmission line is considered a crucial factor contributing to the failure of transmission line structures during tornado events. Accurate estimation of this longitudinal force poses a challenge for structural designers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to provide a set of charts that can be easily used to estimate the peak longitudinal forces transferred from the conductors to a tower. The critical wind field and corresponding configuration considered in this paper are previously studied and determined. The charts should account for all the conductor parameters that can affect the value of the longitudinal force. In order to achieve that, a parametric study is first conducted to assess the variation of the longitudinal forces with different conductor parameters, based on the critical tornado configuration. Results of this parametric study are used to develop the charts that can be used to calculate longitudinal forces by adopting a multi-variable line regression. The forces calculated from charts are validated by finite element analysis. An example for the usage of the charts is provided at the end of this paper.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제17권3_4호
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• pp.539-556
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• 2004

In this paper, the design, fabrication and characterization of a piezoelectric friction damper are presented. It was sized with the proposed practical procedure to minimize the story drift and floor acceleration of an existing 1/4-scale, three-story frame structure under both near-fault and far-field earthquakes. The design operation friction force in kip was numerically determined to range from 2.2 to 3.3 times the value of the peak ground acceleration in g (gravitational acceleration). Experimental results indicated that the load-displacement loop of the damper is nearly rectangular in shape and independent of the excitation frequency. The coefficient of friction of the damper is approximately 0.85 when the clamping force on the damper is above 400 lbs. It was found that the friction force variation of the damper generated by piezoelectric actuators with 1000 Volts is approximately 90% of the expected value. The properties of the damper are insensitive to its ambient temperature and remain almost the same after being tested for more than 12,000 cycles.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.393-409
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• 2013

This paper uses ten years of on-site monitoring data for the Confederation Bridge to derive wind loads and investigate whether the bridge has experienced its design wind force effects since its completion in 1997. The load effects derived using loads from the on-site monitoring data are compared to the load effects derived using loads from the 1994 and 2009 wind tunnel aerodynamic model tests. The research shows, for the first time, that the aerodynamic model-based methodology originally developed in 1994 is a very accurate method for deriving wind loads for structural design. The research also confirms that the bridge has not experienced its specified (i.e., unfactored) wind force effects since it was opened to traffic in 1997, even during the most severe event that has occurred during this period.

• Carbon letters
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2015

Impact damages induced by a low-velocity impact load on carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite plates fabricated with various stacking sequences were studied experimentally. The impact responses of the CFRP composite plates were significantly affected by the laminate stacking sequences. Three types of specimens, specifically quasi-isotropic, unidirectional, and cross-ply, were tested by a constant impact carrying the same impact energy level. An impact load of 3.44 kg, corresponding to 23.62 J, was applied to the center of each plate supported at the boundaries. The unidirectional composite plate showed the worst impact resistance and broke completely into two parts; this was followed by the quasi-isotropic lay-up plate that was perforated by the impact. The cross-ply composite plate exhibited the best resistance to the low-velocity impact load; in this case, the impactor bounced back. Impact parameters such as the peak impact force and absorbed energy were evaluated and compared for the impact resistant characterization of the composites made by different stacking sequences.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.609-622
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• 2015

This study presents a dynamic response analysis of operational and parked wind turbines in order to gain better understanding of the roles of wind loads on turbine blades and tower in the generation of turbine response. The results show that the wind load on the tower has a negligible effect on the blade responses of both operational and parked turbines. Its effect on the tower response is also negligible for operational turbine, but is significant for parked turbine. The tower extreme responses due to the wind loads on blades and tower of parked turbine can be estimated separately and then combined for the estimation of total tower extreme response. In current wind turbine design practice, the tower extreme response due to the wind loads on blades is often represented as a static response under an equivalent static load in terms of a concentrated force and a moment at the tower top. This study presents an improved equivalent static load model with additional distributed inertial force on tower, and introduces the square-root-of-sum-square combination rule, which is shown to provide a better prediction of tower extreme response.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1315-1326
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• 2013

하중에 민감한 케이블을 사용하는 현수교의 기하학적 형상은 하중을 저항할뿐만 아니라 시지각적 실루엣이 된다. 이 연구에서는 정력학적 도해법이 지니는 두 가지 가능성을 이용해서 힘의 흐름을 따르는 현수교의 초기 구조형태계획법을 제시한다. 첫째, 힘다각형을 이용해서 동일한 힘에 대해서 다양한 하중경로를 모색할 수 있다. 둘째, 구조형태와 힘다각형 사이에 존재하는 상반원리를 이용해서 새로 형성된 하중경로에 대응하는 구조형태를 생성할 수 있다. 먼저 현수교의 구조적 및 미학적 측면에 영향을 미치는 주요 구조형태변수를 선정한다. 이러한 변수에 대해서 구조형태와 힘다각형의 상호관계를 분석한다. 이를 토대로 현수교의 초기 구조형태계획에 대한 일련의 설계과정절차들을 개발한다. 이 연구에서 제시하는 구조형태계획법은 유사 형태저항 구조시스템의 설계대안을 생성하는데 수월하게 확장해서 사용할 수 있다. 또한 구조형태와 힘의 흐름과의 상호관계를 설명하는 교육용 도구로도 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.