• Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.03a
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• pp.401-408
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• 2002

교량의 건설에 있어서 내진설계가 주요문제로 부각되면서, LRB(Lead Rubber Soaring)가 한 방법으로 사용되고 있다. 특히, 설계변경 또는 내진보수.보강과 같이 제약 조건이 있는 상황에서 유용한 면진방법으로 적용된 사례를 찾아 볼 수 있다. 이와 같이 LRB의 사용이 증가함에도 불구하고, 그 특성을 엄밀히 검증할 수 있는 시험기준이 정립되어 있지 않다. 따라서, 실무에서 LRB를 사용하는 경우 많은 혼란이 발생하고 있으며, 구조물의 면진성능에 대한 신뢰성도 떨어뜨리고 있다. 본 연구에서는 실무에서 발생하는 혼란과 LRB의 성능에 대한 불확실성을 줄이기 위하여 특성시험 기준을 정립하였다. 특성시험 기준은 미국 HITEC의 면진장치 특성시험 기준과 일본의 시험 기준을 토대로 국내 시방서와 시공 및 설계환경에 적합한 기준을 제시하고자 한다. 특성시험절차는 LRB의 연직강성, 수평유효강성, 감쇠비, 내구성 등 총 8개 항목에 대하여 정리하였다. 이 절차에 따라, 본 연구에서 실험이 수행 될 것이며, 시험 결과를 분석.평가한 후 세부사항을 재검토하여 실무에서 유용하게 사용할 수 있는 기준을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceeding of KASS Symposium
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.133-138
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• 2008

In this study, the seismic behavior of arch structure with lead rubber bearing(LRB) is analyzed. The arch structure is the simplest structure and has the basic dynamic characteristics among large spatial structures. Also, Large spatial structures have large vertical response by horizontal seismic vibration, unlike seismic behavior of normal rahmen structures. When horizontal seismic load is applied to the large spatial structure with isolation systems, the horizontal acceleration response of the large spatial structure is reduced and the vertical seismic response is remarkably reduced.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.1-10
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• 2001

In this study, the horizontal loading tests of 10ton and 200ton capacity of LRB(lead-rubber bearing) were performed for the evaluation of the dynamic properties of the LRB. It is noted from the test results that dynamic properties of the LRB are dependent on the loading frequency, vertical load and shear strain. A Slender bearing subjected to large deformation will tend to develop plastic hinges in the end regions of the lead plug which will cause the failure of the lead plug. It is recommended that the appropriate mechanical properties of LRB considering the level of structural response and input ground motion should be used in the design of base isolated structures.

• Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.442-448
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• 2003

최근 장대교량의 건설이 증가하고 지진에 대한 관심이 고조되면서 교략의 내진설계와 면진설계가 교량설계의 주요항목으로 자리잡게 되었다. 특히 최근 ILM교량과 같은 다경간 장대교의 경우 지진시 교량의 상부구조와 하부구조를 격리시켜 주기를 변화시키는 LRB를 이용한 면진설계가 주로 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 아직까지 국내에는 Mt5의 거동과 기본성능에 대한 실험데이터가 절대적으로 부족하며, 따라서 그 특성을 엄밀히 검증하지 못한 채 고속도로 및 국도상의 교량에 LRB를 다수 사용하고 있는 현실이다. 본 연구에서는 실교량에 사용될 LRB에 대하여 기본성능 중의 하나인 피로마모시험을 수행함으로써 온도하중과 같은 반복하중에 대한 LRB의 피로거동을 모사하고 피로시험 전.후의 기본성능의 변화를 파악하였다. 이러한 LRB의 기본성능에 대한 실험온 LRB의 성능에 대한 검증과 함께 LRB의 거동에 대한 불확실성을 줄일 수 있는 기본 자료로 축적할 수 있으며, 현재 한국도로공사 도로교통기술원에서 마련중인 지진격리장치(LRB) 성능시험기준(안)의 정립에 기초 자료로참고하고자 한다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.26 no.1A
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• pp.155-162
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• 2006

This study presents the seismic risk assesment for an extradosed bridge with seismic isolators of lead rubber bearings(LRB). First, the seismic vulnerability of a structure and then the seismic hazard of the site are evaluated using earthquake data set and seismic hazard map in Korea, and then the seismic risk of the structure is assessed. The nonlinear seismic analyses are carried out to consider plastic hinges of bridge columns and nonlinear characteristics of soil foundation. The ductility demand is adopted to describe the nonlinear behavior of a column, and the moment-curvature curve of a column is assumed to be bilinear hysterestic. The fragility curves are represented as a log-normal distribution function for column damage, movement of superstructure, and cable yielding. And seismic hazard is estimated using the available seismic hazard maps. The results show that the effectiveness of the seismic isolators for the columns is more noticeable than those for cables and girders, in seismic isolated extradosed bridges under earthquakes.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.157-165
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• 2011

Base isolation system is widely used for reduction of dynamic responses of structures subjected to seismic load. Recently, research on a smart base isolation system that can effectively reduce dynamic responses of the isolated structure without accompanying increases in base drifts has been actively conducted. In this study, a smart base isolation system was applied to an arch structure subjected to seismic excitation and its control performance for reduction of seismic responses was evaluated. In order to make a smart base isolation system, 4kN MR dampers and low damping elastomeric bearings were used. Seismic response control performance of the proposed smart base isolation system was compared to that of the optimally designed lead-rubber bearing(LRB) isolation system. To this end, an artificial ground motion developed based on KBC2009 design response spectrum was used as a seismic excitation. Fuzzy control algorithm was used to control MR damper in the smart base isolation system and multi-objective genetic algorithm was employed to optimize the fuzzy controller. Based on numerical simulation results, it has been shown that the smart base isolation system can drastically reduce base drifts and seismic responses of the example arch structure in comparison with LRB isolation system.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.49-57
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• 2008

The seismic isolation systems could be used to reduce the seismic response of a structure. The natural period of a structure with seismic isolation system got be long to avoid the prominent seismic period. The purpose of this study is to analyzed the seismic behavior of the truss arch that is supported to column with LRB. Truss arch structures subjected to horizontal seismic have large horizontal and vertical response unlike seismic behavior of normal rahmen structures. When seismic load is applied to the truss arch with isolation systems, the horizontal acceleration response of the truss arch is reduced and the vertical seismic response is remarkably reduced. Also, the seismic behaviors of the truss arch with strengthen column as like lattice column are very similar to that of the truss arch supported to directly foundation. The Seismic Isolation system can be applied to reduce efficiently the seismic response of the spacial structure with not strong column.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.107-113
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• 1995

Spent fuel storage pool should maintain its structural integrity and the safety of stored spent fuels against design earthquake load. In this study, the seismic response analysis of the pool with LRB isolation system is performed for two different earthquakes. To investigate the seismic response of the base isolated pool, the analysis results are compared with the responses of conventional type. In conclusion, the base-isolation system is effective to reduce the seismic forces transmitted to the superstructure and the responses, and to secure the safety of the storage pool and stored spent fuel.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.361-374
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• 2016

The material property of the rubber has been studied in order to improve the reliability of the finite element model of a lead rubber bearing (LRB) which is a typical base isolator. Rubber exhibits elastic behaviour even within the large strain range, unlike the general structural material, and has a hyper-elastic characteristics that shows non-linear relationship between load and deformation. This study represents the mechanical characteristics of the rubber by strain energy function in order to develop a finite element (FE) model of LRB. For the study, several strain energy functions were selected and mechanical properties of the rubber were estimated with the energy functions. A finite element model of LRB has been developed by using material properties of rubber and lead which were identified by stress tests. This study estimated the horizontal and vertical force-displacement relationship with the FE model. The adequacy of the FE model was validated by comparing the analytical results with the experimental data.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.73-84
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• 2008

The various systems as the seismic resistance systems are used to reduce the seismic response of structure. And the seismic isolation system among them is the system that reduces the seismic vibration to be transmitted from foundation to upper structure. The purpose of isolation system is to lengthen the period of structure and make its period shift from the dominant period of earthquake. In this study, the seismic behavior of arch structure with lead rubber bearing(LRB) and friction pendulum system(FPS) is analyzed. The arch structure is the simplest structure and has the basic dynamic characteristics among large spatial structures. Also, Large spatial structures have large vertical response by horizontal seismic vibration, unlike seismic behavior of normal rahmen structures. When horizontal seismic load is applied to the large spatial structure with isolation systems, the horizontal acceleration response of the large spatial structure is reduced and the vertical seismic response is remarkably reduced.