• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.65-77
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• 2013

There are many institutes which manage the disaster protection resources in their system. The system of the institutes is not mutually compatible, because there is no standard framework of the classification and identification for the disaster management resources. NIMS of FEMA defines the classification and identification framework for the incident resources. All incidents management system of USA including IRIS and webEOC follows the standard resources framework. The aim of the classification and identification of the resources provides the resources list for the disaster and supports to find the resources information efficiently. In this study, we defined the classification and identification of the resources considering the compatibility with the international standard and the field requirements.

• Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.319-325
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• 2003

The fragility curves of seismic retrofitted bridges by steel jacketing of bridge columns and restrainers at expansion joints after the 1994 Northridge earthquake are developed. Fragility curves are represented by lognormal distribution functions with two parameters(fragility parameters consisting of median and log-standard deviation) and developed as a function of peak ground acceleration (PGA). Two parameters in the lognormal distribution are estimated by the maximum likelihood method. The sixty ground acceleration time histories for Los Angeles area developed for FEMA SAC project are used for the dynamic analysis of the bridges and a computer code is developed to calculate hysterestic parameters of bridge columns before and after steel jacketing. The effect of retrofit is expressed in terms of the increase of the median value of the fragility curve for the retrofitted bridge from that of the bridge before retrofit. The comparison of fragility curves of the bridges before and after column retrofit demonstrates that the improvement of the bridges with steel jacketing on the seismic performance is excellent for the damage states defined in this study. The comparison of fragility curves of the bridges before and after restrainers at expansion joints also shows the improvement in the seismic performance of restrained bridges for the severe damage states.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.304-304
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• 2015

산지가 많은 우리나라에서 도로는 필연적으로 산지부를 지나가게 되어 토석류에 취약한 문제점이 있다. 2000년대 초반이전까지만 해도 통계자료조차 없었던 도로 인접지에서의 토석류의 발생이 최근 늘어나고 있는데 반해 도로에서의 토석류에 대한 연구는 초기단계에 있다. 도로에서의 사례를 제외하고 보면 2011년 발생한 서울 우면산에서의 토석류 발생 등 일부사례를 중심으로 발생 거동 해석을 수행한 연구결과가 있으나 이러한 연구 결과를 도로에 직접적으로 적용하기에는 어려움이 있다. 특히 도로에서 발생한 토석류에 대한 거동 분석을 수행할 필요가 있으나 이와 같은 문제로 인해 실제 도로에서 발생한 토석류 사례에 대한 거동 분석은 현재까지 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 GIS를 이용한 지형분석 및 HEC-HMS를 이용한 수문분석을 실시하였고, 미연방재난관리청(FEMA)의 홍수보험지도와 하천재해해석을 위한 공식 인증 프로그램으로 등록되어 있는 토석류 거동 해석 프로그램인 FLO-2D을 이용하였다. 실제 도로에서 발생한 토석류 사례에 대하여 FLO-2D 모형을 이용하여 거동을 해석하고, 해석결과를 실제 발생한 토석류 자료와 적합도 분석을 수행하였다. 또한, 국내 도로 인접지에서의 토석류 해석에 대한 FLO-2D 모형의 적용 가능성에 대하여 연구하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.286-286
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• 2017

자연재난은 전 세계적으로 인명 및 재산피해를 야기하고, 근래에는 기후변화로 인한 국지성 집중호우와 태풍의 발생빈도가 증가하고 있으며, 국토면적의 64%가 산지로 이루어져 있는 우리나라에서는 산지재해의 위험 가능성이 매우 높다. 이 중 토석류 재해는 붕괴된 토사가 물과 함께 섞여 높은 농도로 하류를 향해 이동하기 때문에 그 발생시점과 발생위치를 예측하기 어렵고, 토석류의 이동경로와 퇴적부 지점에 위치하고 있는 시설물 및 인명에 매우 큰 피해를 입히는 자연재해 중 하나이다. 본 연구대상지역은 충북제천시 봉양읍 공전리 일대에 위치하고 있으며, 2009년 7월 시간최대강우량 64mm, 누적강우량 455m의 집중호우로 인해 토석류가 발생하였고, 하류부에 위치한 민가와 비닐하우스, 농경지등에 피해가 발생하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 지상LiDAR를 활용하여 고정밀도 DEM(Digital Elevation Model)을 구축하였다. 그리고 토석류 수치모형 중 미연방재난관리청(FEMA)에서 토석류 해석에 권장하고 있는 프로그램 FLO-2D모형과 일본에서 개발된 Kanako-2D모형을 적용하여 실측된 토석류 확산범위와 유출토사량을 수치모형의 결과와 비교분석하여 모형의 적용성을 검토하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.1-26
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• 2015

Minimizing construction cost and reducing seismic damage are two conflicting objectives in the design of any new structure. In the present work, we try to develop a framework in order to solve the optimum performance-based design problem considering the construction cost and the seismic damage of steel moment-frame structures. The Park-Ang damage index is selected as the seismic damage measure because it is one of the most realistic measures of structural damage. The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is employed as the optimization algorithm to search the Pareto optimal solutions. To improve the time efficiency of the proposed framework, three simplifying strategies are adopted: first, simplified nonlinear modeling investigating minimum level of structural modeling sophistication; second, fitness approximation decreasing the number of fitness function evaluations; third, wavelet decomposition of earthquake record decreasing the number of acceleration points involved in time-history loading. The constraints of the optimization problem are considered in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) recommended seismic design specifications. The results from numerical application of the proposed framework demonstrate the efficiency of the framework in solving the present multi-objective optimization problem.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.271-294
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• 2014

In recent years, along with the advances made in performance-based design optimization, the need for fast calculation of response parameters in dynamic analysis procedures has become an important issue. The main problem in this field is the extremely high computational demand of time-history analyses which may convert the solution algorithm to illogical ones. Two simplifying strategies have shown to be very effective in tackling this problem; first, simplified nonlinear modeling investigating minimum level of structural modeling sophistication, second, wavelet analysis of earthquake records decreasing the number of acceleration points involved in time-history loading. In this paper, we try to develop an efficient framework, using both strategies, to solve the performance-based multi-objective optimal design problem considering the initial cost and the seismic damage cost of steel moment-frame structures. The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is employed as the optimization algorithm to search the Pareto optimal solutions. The constraints of the optimization problem are considered in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommended design specifications. The results from numerical application of the proposed framework demonstrate the capabilities of the framework in solving the present multi-objective optimization problem.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.29-44
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• 2013

Post earthquake fire (PEF) can lead to the collapse of buildings that are partially damaged in a prior ground-motion that occurred immediately before the fire. The majority of standards and codes for the design of structures against earthquake ignore the possibility of PEF and thus buildings designed with those codes could be too weak when subjected to a fire after an earthquake. An investigation based on sequential analysis inspired by FEMA356 is performed here on the Life-Safety performance level of structures designed to the ACI 318-08 code after they are subjected to two different earthquake levels with PGA of 0.35 g and 0.25 g. This is followed by a four-hour fire analysis of the weakened structure, from which the time it takes for the weakened structure to collapse is calculated. As a benchmark, the fire analysis is also performed for undamaged structure and before occurrence of earthquake. The results show that the vulnerability of structures increases dramatically when a previously damaged structure is exposed to PEF. The results also show the damaging effects of post earthquake fire are exacerbated when initiated from second and third floor. Whilst the investigation is for a certain class of structures (regular building, intermediate reinforced structure, 3 stories), the results confirm the need for the incorporation of post earthquake fire in the process of analysis and design and provides some quantitative measures on the level of associated effects.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.585-595
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• 2022

Using the nonlinear static procedures has become very common in seismic codes to achieve the nonlinear response of the structure during an earthquake. The capacity spectrum method (CSM) adopted in ATC-40 is considered as one of the most known and useful procedures. For this procedure the seismic demand can be approximated from the maximum deformation of an equivalent linear elastic Single-Degree-of-Freedom system (SDOF) that has an equivalent damping ratio and period by using an iterative procedure. Data from the results of this procedure are plotted in acceleration- displacement response spectrum (ADRS) format. Different improvements have been made in order to have more accurate results compared to the Non Linear Time History Analysis (NL-THA). A new procedure is presented in this paper where the iteration process shall not be required. This will be done by estimation the ductility demand response spectrum (DDRS) and the corresponding effective damping of the bilinear system based on a new parameter of control, called normalized yield strength coefficient (η), while retaining the attraction of graphical implementation of the improved procedure of the FEMA-440. The proposed procedure accuracy should be verified with the NL-THA analysis results as a first implementation. The comparison shows that the new procedure provided a good estimation of the nonlinear response of the structure compared with those obtained when using the NL-THA analysis.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.197-206
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• 2022

Recently, steel-timber hybrid buildings have become prevalent worldwide because several advantages of both steel and timber structures are maintained in the hybrid system. In Taiwan, seismic design specification related to steel-timber hybrid buildings remains void. In this study, the ductility capacity of steel-timber hybrid buildings in Taiwanese seismic design specification is first proposed and evaluated using nonlinear incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). Three non-linear structural models, 12-story, 8-story, and 6-story steel-timer hybrid buildings were constructed using OpenSees. In each model, Douglas-fir was adopted to assemble the upper 4 stories as a timber structure while a conventional steel moment-resisting frame was designated in the lower part of the model. FEMA P-695 methodology was employed to perform IDAs considering 44 earthquakes to assess if the ductility capacity of steel-timber hybrid building is appropriate. The analytical results indicate that the current ductility capacity of steel moment-resisting frames can be directly applied to steel-timber hybrid buildings if the drift ratio of each story under the seismic design force for buildings in Taiwan is less than 0.3%. As a result, engineers are able to design a steel-timber hybrid building straightforwardly by following current design specification. Otherwise, the ductility capacity of steel-timber hybrid buildings must be modified which depends on further studies in the future.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.91-99
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• 2023

Structural vibration induced by earthquake hazards is one of the most significant concerns in structure performance-based design. Structural hazards evoked from seismic events must be properly identified to make buildings resilient enough to withstand extreme earthquake loadings. To investigate the effects of combined earthquake-resistant systems, shear walls and five types of dampers are incorporated in nineteen structural models by altering their arrangements. All the building models were developed as per ACI 318-14 and ASCE 7-16. Seismic fragility curves were developed from the incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) performed by using seven sets of ground motions, and eventually, by following FEMA P695 provisions, the collapse margin ratio (CMR) was computed from the collapse curves. It is evident from the results that the seismic performance of the proposed combined shear wall-damper system is significantly better than the models equipped with shear walls only. The scrutinized dual seismic resisting system is expected to be applied practically to ensure a multi-level shield for tall structures in high seismic risk zones.