• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.823-840
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• 2016

The plastic hinge lengths of beams and columns are a critical demand parameter in the nonlinear analysis of structures using the finite element method. The numerical model of a plastic hinge plays an important role in evaluating the response and damage of a structure to earthquakes or other loads causing the formation of plastic hinges. Previous research demonstrates that the plastic hinge length of reinforced concrete (RC) columns is closely related to section size, reinforcement ratio, reinforcement strength, concrete strength, axial compression ratio, and so on. However, because of the limitations of testing facilities, there is a lack of experimental data on columns with large section sizes and high axial compression ratios. In this work, we conducted a series of quasi-static tests for columns with large section sizes (up to 700 mm) and high axial compression ratios (up to 0.6) to explore the propagation of plastic hinge length during the whole loading process. The experimental results show that besides these parameters mentioned in previous work, the plastic hinge of RC columns is also affected by loading amplitude and size effect. Therefore, an approach toward considering the effect of these two parameters is discussed in this work.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.925-942
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• 2016

With ongoing development of earthquake engineering research and the lessons learnt from a series of strong earthquakes, the seismic design concept of "resilience" has received much attention. Resilience describes the capability of a structure or a city to recover rapidly after earthquakes or other disasters. As one of the main features of urban constructions, tall buildings have greater impact on the sustainability and resilience of major cities. Therefore, it is important and timely to quantify their seismic resilience. In this work, a quantitative comparison of the seismic resilience of two tall buildings designed according to the Chinese and US seismic design codes was conducted. The prototype building, originally designed according to the US code as part of the Tall Building Initiative (TBI) Project, was redesigned in this work according to the Chinese codes under the same design conditions. Two refined nonlinear finite element (FE) models were established for both cases and their seismic responses were evaluated at different earthquake intensities, including the service level earthquake (SLE), the design-based earthquake (DBE) and the maximum considered earthquake (MCE). In addition, the collapse fragility functions of these two building models were established through incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). Based on the numerical results, the seismic resilience of both models was quantified and compared using the new-generation seismic performance assessment method proposed by FEMA P-58. The outcomes of this study indicate that the seismic resilience of the building according to the Chinese design is slightly better than that according to the US design. The conclusions drawn from this research are expected to guide further in-depth studies on improving the seismic resilience of tall buildings.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.413-421
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• 2020

For steel-concrete girders made composite using shear studs, initial damage on studs induced by weld defect, unexpected overloading, fatigue and others might degrade the service performance and even threaten the structural safety. This paper conducted a numerical study to investigate the static behavior of damaged stud shear connectors that were embedded in ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). Parameters included damage degree and damage location. The material nonlinear behavior was characterized by multi-linear stress-strain relationship and damage plasticity model. The results indicated that the shear strength was not sensitive to the damage degree when the damage occurred at 2/3d (d is the stud diameter) from the stud root. An increased stud area would be engaged in resisting shear force as the distance of damage location from stud root increased and the failure section becomes inclined, resulting in a less reduction in the shear strength and shear stiffness. The reduction factor was proposed to consider the degradation of the shear strength of the damaged stud. The reduction factor can be calculated using two approaches: a linear relationship and a square relationship with the damage degree corresponding to the shear strength dominated by the section area and the nominal diameter of the damaged stud. It was found that the proposed method is preferred to predict the shear strength of a stud with initial damage.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.891-907
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• 2020

Many studies reveal that during destructive earthquakes, most of the structures enter the inelastic phase. The amount of hysteretic energy in a structure is considered as an important criterion in structure design and an important indicator for the degree of its damage or vulnerability. The hysteretic energy value wasted after the structure yields is the most important component of the energy equation that affects the structures system damage thereof. Controlling this value of energy leads to controlling the structure behavior. Here, for the first time, the hysteretic behavior and energy dissipation capacity are assessed at presence of elliptical braced resisting frames (ELBRFs), through an experimental study and numerical analysis of FEM. The ELBRFs are of lateral load systems, when located in the middle bay of the frame and connected properly to the beams and columns, in addition to improving the structural behavior, do not have the problem of architectural space in the bracing systems. The energy dissipation capacity is assessed in four frames of small single-story single-bay ELBRFs at ½ scale with different accessories, and compared with SMRF and X-bracing systems. The frames are analyzed through a nonlinear FEM and a quasi-static cyclic loading. The performance features here consist of hysteresis behavior, plasticity factor, energy dissipation, resistance and stiffness variation, shear strength and Von-Mises stress distribution. The test results indicate that the good behavior of the elliptical bracing resisting frame improves strength, stiffness, ductility and dissipated energy capacity in a significant manner.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.527-538
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• 2017

The evaluation of the loss-of-support conditions of frictional beam-to-column connections using simplified numerical models describing the transverse response of a portal-like structure is presented in this paper considering the effects of the seismic-hazard disaggregation. Real earthquake time histories selected from European Strong-motion Database (ESD) are used to show the effects of the seismic-hazard disaggregation on the beam loss-of-support conditions. Seismic events are classified according to different values of magnitudes, epicentral distances and soil conditions (stiff or soft soil) highlighting the importance of considering the characteristics of the seismic input in the assessment of the loss-of-support conditions of frictional beam-to-column connections. A rigid and an elastic model of a frame of a precast industrial building (2-DoF portal-like model) are presented and adopted to find the minimum required friction coefficient to avoid sliding. Then, the mean value of the minimum required friction coefficient with an epicentral distance bin of 10 km is calculated and fitted with a linear function depending on the logarithm of the epicentral distance. A complete parametric analysis varying the horizontal and vertical period of vibration of the structure is performed. Results show that the loss-of-support condition is strongly influenced by magnitude, epicentral distance and soil conditions determining the frequency content of the earthquake time histories and the correlation between the maxima of the horizontal and vertical components. Moreover, as expected, dynamic characteristics of the structure have also a strong influence. Finally, the effect of the column nonlinear behavior (i.e. formation of plastic hinges at the base) is analyzed showing that the connection and the column are a series system where the maximum force is limited by the element having the minimum strength. Two different longitudinal reinforcement ratios are analyzed demonstrating that the column strength variation changes the system response.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.257-267
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• 2019

This paper presents the results of cyclic loading tests on new high-strength concrete (HC) short columns. The seismic performance and deformation capacity of three reinforced high-strength concrete filled Polyvinyl Chloride tube (RHC-PVCT) short columns and one reinforced high-strength concrete (RHC), under pseudo-static tests (PSTs) with vertical axial force was evaluated. The main design parameters of the columns in the tests were the axial compression ratio, confinement type, concrete strength, height-diameter ratio of PVCT. The failure modes, hysteretic curves, skeleton curves of short columns were presented and analyzed. Placing PVCT in the RHC column could be remarkably improved the ultimate strength and energy dissipation of columns. However, no fiber element models have been formulated for computing the seismic responses of RHC-PVCT columns with PVT tubes filled with high-strength concrete. Nonlinear finite element method (FEM) was conducted to predict seismic behaviors. Finite element models were verified through a comparison of FEM results with experimental results. A parametric study was then performed using validated FEM models to investigate the effect of several parameters on the mechanical properties of RHC-PVCT short columns. The parameters study indicated that the concrete strength and the ratio of diameter to height affected the seismic performance of RHC-PVCT short column significantly.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 신형식 TO단면이 사용된 양단고정 또는 양단힌지 경계조건을 가지는 원형 강재아치의 비탄성 좌굴에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 아치의 초기변형과 잔류응력을 고려한 비탄성 유한요소해석을 실시하기 위하여 3차원 유한요소해석 프로그램 ABAQUS가 사용되었다. 기존 연구결과와 유한요소해석결과 비교로부터 새로운 좌굴강도 산정식의 필요성을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 신형식단면 아치구조물의 임계좌굴하중을 간편하게 산정할 수 있는 새로운 좌굴계수식이 세장비 및 경계조건에 따라 제안되었다. 본 연구에서 제안하고 있는 간편 설계식을 이용하여 수직등분포하중을 받는 새로운 TO단면 강재아치의 임계좌굴하중을 합리적으로 산정할 수 있으며, 비대칭하중 및 강합성 아치교량 임계좌굴하중 산정에도 응용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 만타형상 무인잠수정(Manta-type unmanned underwater test vehicle)의 운동성능과 제어기설계에 대한 성능을 해석하기 위한 수학모델을 정립하여 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 개발하였다. 6자유도 운동방정식을 이용하여 Matlab/Simulink로 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 구성하였다. 개발된 시뮬레이션 프로그램을 이용하여 만타형상 무인잠수정의 동역학적 운동성능을 해석하였으며, 무인잠수정의 제어성능을 해석하기 위하여 PID(비례-미분-적분)제어기와 슬라이딩모드(Sliding mode)제어기를 설계하여 만타형상 무인잠수정의 제어성능을 해석하였다. 설계된 제어기는 무인잠수정의 수심제어(Depth control)와 방향제어(Heading control)에 사용되었다. 설계된 제어기의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 미해군 대학원의 AUV II와 비교하였다. 설계된 수심제어기와 방향제어기를 이용하여 만타형 무인잠수정의 설계목표에 부합하는 항해제어 시뮬레이션을 실시하였다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.337-342
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• 2009

본 논문은 비선형 시스템의 퍼지 모델을 적용한 시간 지연 간격에 종속적인 안정도 분석 및 제어기 설계에 대해서 논의한다. 먼저, 시간 지연을 포함하는 비선형 시스템을 T-S 퍼지 시스템으로 모델링한다. 시간 지연을 포함하는 전체 페루프 비선형 시스템은 다중 시간 지연을 갖는 T-S 퍼지 시스템이 된다. 전체 폐루프 퍼지 시스템의 안정도를 분석하고, 안정화 시키는 퍼지 제어기 설계를 위한 필요충분 조건을 유도한다. 유도된 안정도 및 제어기 설계 조건이 시간 지연 간격에 종속적임을 확인하다. 기존의 시간 지연에 종속적인 안정도 및 제어기 설계 조건 보다 넓은 범위를 나타냄을 확인한다. 제안된 필요충분 조건을 선형 행렬 부등식의 형태로 나타내고, 기존의 다양한 프로그래밍 기법을 이용하여 제어기 이득값을 구한다. 예제를 통하여 제안된 이론의 타당성을 확인한다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2002

희박상태나 극소장치에 관련된 기체운동을 해석하는 문제가 최근 중요한 연구주제로 부각되고 있다. 잘 알려진 DSMC와 더불어 모우멘트 기법, Chapman-Enskog 기법으로 분류되는 고차 비평형 유동 해석모델들이 이 문제에 적용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 Eu의 일반유체역학을 근간으로 이원자 기체에 관한 고차 해석모델을 개발하고자 한다. 회전 비평형 효과는 기체의 용적 점성계수에 관한 초과 수직응력을 고려하여 감안하였다. 개발된 계산모델을 일차원 충격파 내부구조와 단순 형상 외부의 희박 극초음속 유동장 해석에 적용하였다. 충격파 내부구조 및 전단유동 해석을 통해 회전 비평형에 의한 용적 점성계수 효과가 중요함을 확인하였다. 충격파 내부구조에 관한 이론적 예측이 실험과 잘 일치함도 확인하였다.