• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제9권1호통권41호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2005

기존의 RC 교각에 대한 내진성능 연구는 실험여건상 일방향 반복하중을 받는 단주교각에 집중되어 있었다. 그러나 고속도로상의 교각은 대다수가 다주교각으로 이루어져 있으므로, 본 연구에서는 국내고속도로에서 많이 사용되고 있는 2주형 교각에 대한 이축지진하중에서의 지진응답을 실험적으로 조사하였다. 실험체는 지름 400mm, 높이 2,000mm인 2주형 원형 교각 4기를 제작하였으며, $0.1f_{ck}A_g$크기의 축방향 하중작용하에서 횡방향 하중을 이축으로 교번반복 재하하였다. 실험변수는 횡구속 철근비와 주철근 겹침이음으로서 기존 단주에 대한 연구결과와 유사하게 이들 실험변수들은 교각의 내진성능에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있었다. 또한 동일하게 설계된 일축하중을 받는 단주와 이축하중을 받는 다주의 내진성능을 비교한 결과 단주의 경우 손상이 하부 소성힌지 한 곳에 집중된 반면 다주의 경우 교축직각방향 하중으로 인하여 손상이 상ㆍ하부 두 곳으로 분산되어 나타났다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2001

일정한 축하중과 반복적인 횡하중을 받는 콘크리트충전 강합성 기둥의 내진성능에 관한 실험적인 연구가 수행되었다. 강합성 기둥은 충전콘크리트가 강판의 국부좌굴로 인한 내측방향의 변형을 억제하고, 강판의 콘크리트 측압에 대한 구속효과와 같은 상호작용에 의해서 콘크리트와 강재의 단순누가강도 이상의 강도증진효과를 가지며, 강재 및 콘크리트기둥에 비해 우수한 연성 및 에너지 흡수능력을 나타내었다. 단면분할법을 이용하여 콘크리트충전 강합성 기둥의 비선형 모멘트-곡률 관계를 예측해 보았으며, 이는 실험결과와 비교적 잘 일치하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 구조물의 내진설계의 중요한 요소인 강합성 기둥의 연성 및 응답수정계수를 평가해 보았다. 실험결과 강합성 기둥은 효과적인 내진구조 부재로 판단되었다.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.273-292
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• 2014

The effectiveness of a retrofitting method for concrete columns with particular weaknesses is experimentally evaluated and presented in this paper. Structural deficiencies namely the inadequacy of transverse reinforcement and short length of lap splices are very common in columns found in structures built prior to the 1960s and 1970s. Recent earthquakes worldwide have caused severe damages and collapses of these structures. Nevertheless, the importance of improving the load transfer capacity between the deficiently lap-spliced bars is usually underestimated during the strengthening procedures applied in old buildings, though critical for the safety of the residents' lives. Thus, the seismic performance of the enhanced columns is frequently overestimated. The retrofitting approach presented herein involves reinforced concrete jacketing of the column sub-assemblages and welding of the lap-spliced bars to prevent the splice failure and conform to the provisions of modern design Codes. The cyclic lateral loading response of poorly confined original column specimens with insufficient lap splices and the seismic behavior of the retrofitted columns are compared. Test results clearly demonstrate that the retrofitting procedure followed is an effective way of significantly improving the seismic performance of substandard columns found in old buildings.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2013

In recent years steel-concrete composite shear walls have been widely used in enormous high-rise buildings. Due to high strength and ductility, enhanced stiffness, stable cycle characteristics and large energy absorption, such walls can be adopted in the auxiliary building; surrounding the reactor containment structure of nuclear power plants to resist lateral forces induced by heavy winds and severe earthquakes. This paper demonstrates a set of nonlinear numerical studies on I-shaped composite steel-concrete shear walls of the nuclear power plants subjected to reverse cyclic loading. A three-dimensional finite element model is developed using ABAQUS by emphasizing on constitutive material modeling and element type to represent the real physical behavior of complex shear wall structures. The analysis escalates with parametric variation in steel thickness sandwiching the stipulated amount of concrete panels. Modeling details of structural components, contact conditions between steel and concrete, associated boundary conditions and constitutive relationships for the cyclic loading are explained. Later, the load versus displacement curves, peak load and ultimate strength values, hysteretic characteristics and deflection profiles are verified with experimental data. The convergence of the numerical outcomes has been discussed to conclude the remarks.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2019

In this study, four reinforced concrete coupling beams were subjected to cyclic lateral loading test to evaluate the structural performance of coupling beam according to volume fraction of steel fiber. For this purpose, the volume fraction of steel fiber(0%, 1%, 2%) and transverse reinforcement spacing were determined as the main parameter. According to the test results, the maximum strength of D-40C-s100-0 was 1.15, 1.13, 1.05 times higher than D-40C-s300-0, D-40C-s300-1, D-40C-s300-2, respectively. The maximum strength of coupling beams with mitigated rebar details increases as the volume fraction of steel fiber increases. Although steel fiber 2% reinforced specimen(D-40C-s300-2) did not satisfy the amount of transverse reinforcement required for seismic design of coupling beam, the overall performance including to maximum strength, ductility and energy dissipation capacity was similar to the control specimen(D-40C-s100-0). As a result, the use of steel fiber with 2% reinforcement can partially replace the transverse reinforcement in diagonally reinforced concrete coupling beam.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.455-466
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• 2022

Despite the considerable lateral stiffness and strength of the Concentrically Braced Frame (CBF), it suffers from low ductility and low seismic dissipating energy capacity. The buckling of the diagonal members of the CBF systems under cyclic loading ended up to the shortcoming against seismic loading. Comprehensive researches have been performing to achieve helpful approaches to prevent the buckling of the diagonal member. Among the recommended ideas, metallic damper revealed a better success than other ideas to enhance the behavior of CBFs. While metallic dampers improve the behavior of the CBF system, they increase constructional costs. Therefore, in this paper, a new steel damper with flexural mechanism is proposed, which is investigated experimentally and numerically. Also, a parametrical revision was carried out to evaluate the effect of thickness, slenderness ratio, angle of the main plate, and height of the main plates on the proposed damper. For the parametrical study, 45 finite element models were analyzed and considered. Experimental results, as well as the numerical results, indicated that the proposed damper enjoys a stable hysteresis loop without any degradation up to a high rotation equal to around 31% that is significantly considerable. Moreover, it showed a suitable performance in case of ductility and energy dissipating. Besides, the necessary formulas to design the damper, the required relations were proposed to design the elements outside the damper to ensure the damper acts as a ductile fuse.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.791-818
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• 2015

RC buildings constitute the prevailing type of construction in earthquake-prone region like Kathmandu Valley. Most of these building constructions were based on conventional methods. In this context, the present paper studied the seismic behaviour of existing RC buildings in Kathmandu Valley. For this, four representative building structures with different design and construction, namely a building: (a) representing the non-engineered construction (RC1 and RC2) and (b) engineered construction (RC3 and RC4) has been selected for analysis. The dynamic properties of the case study building models are analyzed and the corresponding interaction with seismic action is studied by means of non-linear analyses. The structural response measures such as capacity curve, inter-storey drift and the effect of geometric non-linearities are evaluated for the two orthogonal directions. The effect of plan and vertical irregularity on the performance of the structures was studied by comparing the results of two engineered buildings. This was achieved through non-linear dynamic analysis with a synthetic earthquake subjected to X, Y and $45^{\circ}$ loading directions. The nature of the capacity curve represents the strong impact of the P-delta effect, leading to a reduction of the global lateral stiffness and reducing the strength of the structure. The non-engineered structures experience inter-storey drift demands higher than the engineered building models. Moreover, these buildings have very low lateral resistant, lesser the stiffness and limited ductility. Finally, a seismic safety assessment is performed based on the proposed drift limits. Result indicates that most of the existing buildings in Nepal exhibit inadequate seismic performance.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2010

국내 비내진 설계된 RC 골조 외부접합부의 횡저항 능력특성을 연구하기 위하여, 1988년 이후의 건물을 대상으로 실물 크기의 70%의 T형 보-기둥 실험체 4개를 제작하여 보에 횡력을 가력하여 실험을 수행하였다. 작용한 횡력은 총 9단계로 변위를 조절하여 최대 횡변위비 3.5%까지 가력하였고, 각 변위 단계마다 3싸이클의 반복하중을 가력하였다. 실제의 상황과 유사하게 하기 위하여 실험동안 기둥에 압축력을 지속적으로 작용하였다. 실험 결과, 부재가 휨 공칭강도에 도달하여야 하는 내력에 비하여 실험 결과는 85%이하로 나타났고 층간변위비 0.85% 미만에서 모든 실험체의 접합부에서 전단균열이 발생하여 국내 외부접합부가 취약함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 접합부 균열발생시 주응력-층간변위비는 Priestly의 제안식과 유사하게 나타났다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.761-778
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• 2015

The objective of this paper is to report the result of an experimental program conducted on the strengthening of nonductile RC frames by using external mesh reinforcement and plaster application. The main objective was to test an alternative strengthening technique for reinforced concrete buildings, which could be applied with minimum disturbance to the occupants. Generic specimen is two floors and one bay RC frame in 1/2 scales. The basic aim of tested strengthening techniques is to upgrade strength, ductility and stiffness of the member and/or the structural system. Six specimens, two of which were reference specimens and the remaining four of which had deficient steel detailing and poor concrete quality were strengthened and tested in an experimental program under cyclic loading. The parameters of the experimental study are mesh reinforcement ratio and plaster thickness of the infilled wall. The effects of the mesh reinforced plaster application for strengthening on behavior, strength, stiffness, failure mode and ductility of the specimens were investigated. Premature and unexpected failure mode has been observed at first and second specimens failed due to inadequate plaster thickness. Also third strengthened specimen failed due to inadequate lap splice of the external mesh reinforcement. The last modified specimen behaved satisfactorily with higher ultimate load carrying capacity. Externally reinforced infill wall composites improve seismic behavior by increasing lateral strength, lateral stiffness, and energy dissipation capacity of reinforced concrete buildings, and limit both structural and nonstructural damages caused by earthquakes.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

연약지반상에 구조물을 축조하게 되면 지반의 지지력 부족, 과대침하량 및 측방변형과 같은 문제점이 발생한다. 팽이말뚝기초공법은 지지력이 다소 부족한 지반에 팽이형 콘크리트 파일을 연약지반기초에 사용하여 지지력 증가와 침하억제, 부등침하방지 등의 효과를 도모하는 연약지반 표면 처리용 강성매트공법이며, 공사비 절감 등의 경제적인 효과와 공사기간 단축, 공사 중 소음 등으로 인한 민원 차단 등의 시공에 따른 편의성을 확보할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 현장평판재하시험을 통하여 연약지반상의 현장타설형 팽이말뚝기초의 지지력을 산출하였다. 평판재하시험 분석결과를 통해 기존 연구 및 설계에서 적용하고 있는 제안식과 비교분석하여 현장타설형 팽이말뚝기초를 기초지반에 적용할 시 기초의 합리적인 범위를 산정하여 향후의 설계에 그 결과를 활용하고자 한다.