• Wind and Structures
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.379-392
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• 2020

The paper presents a Life-Cycle Cost-based optimization framework for wind-excited tall buildings equipped with Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs). The objective is to minimize the Life-Cycle Cost that comprises initial costs of the structure, the control system and costs related to repair, maintenance and downtime over the building's lifetime. The integrated optimization of structural sections and mass ratio of the TMDs is carried out, leading to a set of Pareto optimal solutions. The main advantage of the proposed methodology is that, differently from the traditional optimal design approach, it allows to perform the unified design of both the structure and the control system in a Life Cycle Cost Analysis framework. The procedure quantifies wind-induced losses, related to structural and nonstructural damage, considering the stochastic nature of the loads (wind velocity and direction), the specificity of the structural modeling (e.g., non-shear-type vibration modes and torsional effects) and the presence of the TMDs. Both serviceability and ultimate limit states related to the structure and the TMDs' damage are adopted for the computation of repair costs. The application to a case study tall building allows to demonstrate the efficiency of the procedure for the integrated design of the structure and the control system.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.103-112
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• 2017

PURPOSES : In this study, field performance evaluation of crack treatment of pavement and the feasibility of surface treatment of pavement are presented. The performance and cost of preventive maintenance methods have been previously verified, and the methods are being used in many developed countries and cities. However, the performance and cost of the system have not been verified in domestic, field applications. Therefore, in order to improve performance, the field performance is evaluated, and a reasonable cost is proposed. METHODS : Visual Inspection was conducted to evaluate the field application and performance of the preventive maintenance method. In addition, the PCI index was calculated from the results of visual inspection of the application area of the surface treatment method, and the performance life of each method was predicted. For the economic evaluation, life cycle cost analysis was performed using the life cycle cost analysis program. RESULTS :In order to evaluate and quantify the field performance of crack repair material, the residue condition of the pavement surface after crack treatment, rather than the performance of the material, is evaluated. In addition, the crack resistance and performance life of surface treatment methods are evaluated. The cost of currently available treatment methods are compared to the common pavement cut and overlay method, and it is determined that the preventive method is not economical based on life cycle cost analysis. CONCLUSIONS :Because of the characteristics of cracking, it is necessary to conduct the evaluation of currently applied methods and the analysis of the cause of damage, by visual inspection. Moreover, in order to evaluate the performance and economic suitability of the currently applied surface treatment methods, it is necessary to acquire information on application sections by monitoring their long-term conditions and performance.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2004년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.157-162
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• 2004

Recently, Life Cycle Cost (LCC) for civil infrastructures, such as pavements, bridges, and dams, has been emphasized. However there are few cost models for road tunnel especially for maintenance phase. The road network is composed of highways, bridges, and road tunnels. Thus it is as important as for road tunnels to keep safe for traffic. The maintenance strategies for road tunnels can be achieved based on the minimization of LCC in maintenance phase. For this purpose, in this paper, cost model and cost classification for road tunnel in maintenance phase are suggested.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.571-582
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• 2022

Optimal life-cycle management is a challenging issue for deteriorating regional bridges. Due to the complexity of regional bridge structural conditions and a large number of inspection and maintenance actions, decision-makers generally choose traditional passive management strategies. They are less efficiency and cost-effectiveness. This paper suggests a deep reinforcement learning framework employing double-deep Q-networks (DDQNs) to improve the life-cycle management of deteriorating regional bridges to tackle these problems. It could produce optimal maintenance plans considering restrictions to maximize maintenance cost-effectiveness to the greatest extent possible. DDQNs method could handle the problem of the overestimation of Q-values in the Nature DQNs. This study also identifies regional bridge deterioration characteristics and the consequence of scheduled maintenance from years of inspection data. To validate the proposed method, a case study containing hundreds of bridges is used to develop optimal life-cycle management strategies. The optimization solutions recommend fewer replacement actions and prefer preventative repair actions when bridges are damaged or are expected to be damaged. By employing the optimal life-cycle regional maintenance strategies, the conditions of bridges can be controlled to a good level. Compared to the nature DQNs, DDQNs offer an optimized scheme containing fewer low-condition bridges and a more costeffective life-cycle management plan.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2008

The report of the Korean Board of Audit and Inspection(BAI) on May 2007 indicates the problems of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis and evaluation in the Design-Build(Turn-Key) and alternative bidding system. The point which the report indicates is that the cost estimation system for LCC analysis has nothing in common each other and there's no consistency among the repair cycle and ratio per facilities parts. For solving these problems, BAI demands the establishment of the guidelines for LCC analysis and evaluation from the competent authority Korean Ministry of Construction And Transportation(MOCT). The objective of this study is to develop the improvement directions for LCC analysis and evaluation which are suitable to the public construction projects especially for the Design-Build and alternative bidding system in Korea. For this study, the LCC related raws and regulations, LCC analysis guidelines of public cooperations, actual condition of LCC analysis and evaluation which include, the elements of LCC, the estimation rules of the initial cost and the maintenance cost, the analysis standards of time value of money, etc. are investigated to provide the improvement directions for LCC analysis and evaluation.

• 월간포장계
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• 통권103호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2001

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.983-984
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• 2012

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1613-1614
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• 2013

• 토지주택연구
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2014

최근, 공동주택 단지내 투수성 포장 및 블록포장 등과 같은 포장이 많이 시공되고 있으나 품질관리와 공용성 평가에 관한 기준이 미비하여 하자 교체 및 교체주기 시기 결정 등에 어려움이 많은 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 공동주택에 많이 적용되고 있는 투수성포장 및 블록 포장의 합리적 선정기준을 제안하기 위해 교체주기, 초기 공사비, 유지교체비용 등을 고려한 포장공법별 생애주기 비용 분석(LCCA)을 실시하였다. 생애주기비용 분석결과는 교체주기 20년이상인 인터록킹 콘크리트 블록포장이 최적의 대안이지만, 보도 포장의 교체기준 10년을 기준으로 하였을 경우 최적의 대안은 일반적인 아스팔트 콘크리트 포장임을 알 수가 있다. 따라서, 교체주기가 대안의 선정 및 생애주기비용 분석에 많은 영향을 미치므로 향후, 교체주기의 객관적인 정량화에 필수적인 공용성 지수 개발이 필요하다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.88-94
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• 2009

철도시스템의 경우에는 구성 시스템이 복잡할 뿐만 아니라 25년 이상 오랜 시간 사용으로 인해 유지보수 활동이 많으며 이에 소요되는 비용 또한 많다. 따라서 철도시스템의 LCC 계산에 있어 얼마나 정확하게 유지보수 비용을 계산하느냐가 관건이라 해도 과언이 아니다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 철도시스템 LCC 모델링 개발의 일환으로 철도차량의 정확한 유지보수 비용을 계산하기 위하여, 규격과 가이드 등 관련 자료의 분석을 통하여 철도차량에 적합한 예방정비와 보수정비에 관련된 유지보수정보 템플릿의 개발 연구를 수행하였으며, 이렇게 제안된 유지보수정보 DB 템플릿에 대한 검증을 위하여, 철도시스템 부품에 대한 전주기 유지보수비용을 계산하였다.