• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2019

A methodology to assess seismic fragility of a nuclear power plant (NPP) using a conditional mean spectrum is proposed as an alternative to using a uniform hazard response spectrum. Rather than the single-scenario conditional mean spectrum, which is the conventional conditional mean spectrum based on a single scenario, a multi-scenario conditional mean spectrum is proposed for the case in which no single scenario is dominant. The multi-scenario conditional mean spectrum is defined as the weighted average of different conditional mean spectra, each one of which corresponds to an individual scenario. The weighting factors for scenarios are obtained from a deaggregation of seismic hazards. As a validation example, a seismic fragility assessment of an NPP containment structure is performed using a uniform hazard response spectrum and different single-scenario conditional mean spectra and multi-scenario conditional mean spectra. In the example, the number of scenarios primarily influences the median capacity of the evaluated structure. Meanwhile, the control frequency, a key parameter of a conditional mean spectrum, plays an important role in reducing logarithmic standard deviation of the corresponding fragility curves and corresponding high confidence of low probability of failure (HCLPF) capacity.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.279-293
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• 2021

Most of the existing seismic codes for RC buildings consider only a scenario earthquake for analysis, often characterized by the response spectrum at the specified location. However, any real earthquake event often involves occurrences of multiple earthquakes within a few hours or days, possessing similar or even higher energy than the first earthquake. This critically impairs the rehabilitation measures thereby resulting in the accumulation of structural damages for subsequent earthquakes after the first earthquake. Also, the existing seismic provisions account for the non-linear response of an RC building frame implicitly by specifying a constant response modification factor (R) in a linear elastic design. However, the 'R' specified does not address the changes in structural configurations of RC moment-resisting frames (RC MRFs) viz., building height, number of bays present, bay width, irregularities arising out of mass and stiffness changes, etc. resulting in changed dynamic characteristics of the structural system. Hence, there is an imperative need to assess the seismic performance under sequential earthquake ground motions, considering the adequacy of code-specified 'R' in the representation of dynamic characteristics of RC buildings. Therefore, the present research is focused on the evaluation of the non-linear response of medium-rise 3D RC MRFs with and without vertical irregularities under bi-directional sequential earthquake ground motions using non-linear dynamic analysis. It is evident from the results that collapse probability increases, and 'R' reduces significantly for various RC MRFs subjected to sequential earthquakes, pronouncing the vulnerability and inadequacy of estimation of design base shear by code-specified 'R' under sequential earthquakes.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.861-872
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• 2022

연구목적: 본 연구에서는 공동구에서 발생 가능한 다양한 재난 상황을 종합적으로 고려할 수 있는 복합재난 시나리오를 구축하는 데 목적을 두었다. 연구방법: 재난 간 상관관계를 포괄적으로 고려하기 위해 재난 원인요소와 피해요소의 조합으로 복합재난 시나리오를 도출했고, 위험성 평가 기반의 시나리오 우선순위를 도출했다. 연구결과: 공동구 재난사례를 기반으로 피해 중심의 복합재난 시나리오 방안을 마련하였다. 화재, 침수, 지진 등 단일재난요소 및 다중재난요소들을 준정량 평가 방법을 활용하여 복합재난 시나리오를 구체화했다. 결론: 본 연구에서 도출된 복합재난 시나리오는 재난의 전조증상이 감지된다면 피해 예방·대비에 활용될 수 있다. 또한, 본 연구에서의 결과물은 긴급 재난 발생 시 신속한 대응·복구를 유도할 수 있도록 전략 방안 마련과 복합재난 대응 기술 마련의 기초자료로써 활용이 기대된다.