• 토지주택연구
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.569-575
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• 2011

우리나라의 RC 구조물 기계식 해체공사에서는 적절하지 못한 해체장비의 선정과 탑재가 원인이 되어 해체작업 중 구조부재가 붕괴하는 사고가 발생하기도 한다. 따라서 RC 구조물의 기계식 해체공사를 계획할 때 해체공사 담당자가 대상 구조물에 탑재 가능한 장비의 등급을 보다 편리하게 결정할 수 있는 해석기법이 필요한 실정이다. 이 논문에서는 4층 규모 실 구조물을 대상으로 재하실험과 구조해석을 수행하여, 선행연구에서 도출한 RC 구조물에 탑재 가능한 장비 등급의 적정성을 규명하고, 해체공사 담당자가 구조물의 안전성을 편리하게 평가할 수 있는 해석기법을 제안하였다. 이 연구에서 제안한 해석기법은 RC구조물 기계식 해체공사의 작업 안전성과 적정한 장비 운영을 통한 작업 효율성 향상에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.301-319
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• 2010

The paper seeks to explore some aspects of the current state of knowledge on progressive collapse in the technical literature covering blast loads and structural analysis procedure applicable to reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. The paper describes the progressive collapse analysis of a commercial RC building located in the city of Riyadh and subjected to different blast scenarios. A 3-D finite element model of the structure was created using LS-DYNA, which uses explicit time integration algorithms for solution. Blast loads were treated as dynamic pressure-time history curves applied to the exterior elements. The inherent shortcomings of notional member removal have been taken care of in the present paper by simulating the damage of structural elements through the use of solid elements with the provision of element erosion. Effects of erosion and cratering are studied for different scenarios of the blast.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.195-204
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• 2011

철근콘크리트 건축물에 중장비를 탑재하여 해체작업을 시행할 때, 중장비와 철거잔재의 중량은 건축물을 설계할 당시에 고려하지 못한 하중으로 작용한다. 그러나 우리나라 해체 현장에서는 건축물의 안전성에 대한 구조전문가의 검토 없이, 현장 관리자나 작업자의 경험에 의하여 중장비 탑재와 해체작업이 이루어지고 있어 작업 중에 건축물이 붕괴하거나 중장비가 추락하는 사례도 발생하고 있다. 따라서 해체공사 시행 과정에서 해체 대상 건축물의 구조안전성을 평가할 수 있는 평가기법과 구조부재가 부담할 수 있는 적정 장비중량에 대한 기준 마련이 시급한 실정이다. 이 논문에서는 기계해체 현장에 대한 방문조사와 작업근로자에 대한 설문조사를 통해 해체 대상 건축물의 안전성 평가에 필요한 철거잔재 하중, 하중계수, 강도감소계수, 작업하중 등을 제안하였다. 해체 현황을 고려한 구조물의 해석과 부재(슬래브, 보)의 적절한 안전성 평가방법을 제시하였으며, RC 슬래브와 RC 보의 제원에 따라 양중 가능한 중장비의 중량을 제시하였다. 이 연구에서 제안한 해체구조물의 안전성 평가기법과 중장비 탑재 등급은 해체대상 구조부재의 성능을 합리적으로 평가하고, 적정한 장비운영을 통한 해체작업의 효율성과 안전성을 향상하는 데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2024

Present paper deals with the cost effective design of reinforced concrete building frame employing unified particle swarm optimization (UPSO). A building frame with G+8 stories have been adopted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the present algorithm. Effect of seismic loads and wind load have been considered as per Indian Standard (IS) 1893 (Part-I) and IS 875 (Part-III) respectively. Analysis of the frame has been carried out in STAAD Pro software.The design loads for all the beams and columns obtained from STAAD Pro have been given as input of the optimization algorithm. Next, cost optimization of all beams and columns have been carried out in MATLAB environment using UPSO, considering the safety and serviceability criteria mentioned in IS 456. Cost of formwork, concrete and reinforcement have been considered to calculate the total cost. Reinforcement of beams and columns has been calculated with consideration for curtailment and feasibility of laying the reinforcement bars during actual construction. The numerical analysis ensures the accuracy of the developed algorithm in providing the cost optimized design of RC building frame considering safety, serviceability and constructional feasibilities. Further, Monte Carlo simulations performed on the numerical results, proved the consistency and robustness of the developed algorithm. Thus, the present algorithm is capable of giving a cost effective design of RC building frame, which can be adopted directly in construction site without making any changes.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제82권5호
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• pp.557-569
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• 2022

The retrofit of existing structures in high seismic zones is a crucial issue in the earthquake engineering field. The interest of the research community is particularly high for the structures that do not respect current seismic codes and present structural deficiencies such as poor detailing and lack of capacity design provisions. A reinforced concrete (RC) school building is used as case study to show the influence of different knowledge levels on the seismic retrofitting cost assessment. The safety assessment of the case study building highlights deficiencies under both vertical and seismic loads. By considering all the possible knowledge levels defined by the Italian such as by the European codes in order to derive the mechanical properties of the school building constitutive materials, the retrofit operations are designed to achieve different seismic safety thresholds. The retrofit structural costs are calculated and summed up to the costs for in-situ in tests. The paper shows how for the case study building the major costs spent for a large number of in-situ tests allows to save a consistent amount of money for retrofit operations. The hypothesis of demolition and reconstruction of the building is also compared in terms of costs with all the analyzed retrofit options.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권5호
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• pp.493-504
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• 2024

This paper presents the methodology and results for the investigation of the structural safety of 40 aged underground water tanks to support the weight of photovoltaic (PV) systems that were supposed to be placed on their roof reinforced concrete (RC) slabs. The investigation procedure included (1) review of available documents; (2) visual inspection of the roof RC slabs; (3) carrying out a series of nondestructive (ND) tests; and (4) analysis of results. Out of the 40 tanks, eleven failed the visual inspection phase and were discarded from further investigation. The roof RC slabs of the tanks that passed the visual inspection were subjected to a series of ND tests that included infrared thermography, impact echo, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), Schmidt hammer, concrete core compressive strength, and water-soluble chloride content. The NDT results proved that eight more tanks were not suitable to support the PV systems. Based on the results of the visual inspection and testing, a probabilistic decision-making criterion was established to reach a decision regarding the structural integrity of the roof slabs. The study concluded that the condition of the drainage filter was essential in protecting the tanks and its intact presence can be used as a strong indication of the structural integrity of the roof RC slabs.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2004

철근콘크리트조 공사의 안전성과 효율성은 동바리-슬래브거푸집의 최적의 운영에 달려있다. 철근콘크리트공사에서의 사고는 주로 가설공사에 과도한 하중이 작용하였거나 동바리를 조기에 철거하기 때문에 발생한다. 콘크리트의 조기압축강도발현이 공사중구조체의 안전에 중요하다. 슬래브-동바리의 상호작용에 관한 연구는 주로 무량슬래브 구조에 대하여 이루어 졌다. 본 연구에서는 전단벽식 철근콘크리트조 아파트에서 슬래브와 동바리에서의 하중분포를 유한요소법을 이용하여 조사하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2017

Structural safety evaluation for static strength of thin plate RC member with high strength concrete is conducted in this study. Static strengths were predicted and compared with the experimental values. Predicted values were calculated by the evaluation formula based on the punching shear behavior and the yield line theory which can appear in the plate members. Static load tests were carried out for the specimens with high strength concrete and the test results were compared with the required performance in design. The comparison results show that the specimens with high strength concrete have sufficient structural safety for flexural and punching shear performance required in design. High strength concrete specimens exhibited excellent strength despite their small thickness. The range of concrete strengths applied in this study was about 60 MPa to 100 MPa.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.193-212
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• 2009

The resilience of a city confronted with a terrorist bomb attack is the background of the paper. The resilience strongly depends on vital infrastructure and the physical protection of people. The protection buildings provide in case of an external explosion is one of the important elements in safety assessment. Besides the aspect of protection, buildings facilitate and enable many functions, e.g., offices, data storage, -handling and -transfer, energy supply, banks, shopping malls etc. When a building is damaged, the loss of functions is directly related to the location, amount of damage and the damage level. At TNO Defence, Security and Safety methods are developed to quantify the resilience of city infrastructure systems (Weerheijm et al. 2007b). In this framework, the dynamic response, damage levels and residual bearing capacity of multi-storey RC buildings is studied. The current paper addresses the aspects of dynamic response and progressive collapse, as well as the proposed method to relate the structural damage to a volume-damage parameter, which can be linked to the loss of functionality. After a general introduction to the research programme and progressive collapse, the study of the dynamic response and damage due to blast loading for a single RC element is described. Shock tube experiments on plates are used as a reference to study the possibilities of engineering methods and an explicit finite element code to quantify the response and residual bearing capacity. Next the dynamic response and progressive collapse of a multi storey RC building is studied numerically, using a number of models. Conclusions are drawn on the ability to predict initial blast damage and progressive collapse. Finally the link between the structural damage of a building and its loss of functionality is described, which is essential input for the envisaged method to quantify the resilience of city infrastructure.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.439-451
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• 2015

This study analyzed the isolation effect for a 15-story reinforced concrete (RC) building with regard to changes in the beam-column stiffness ratio and the difference in the vibration period between the superstructure and an isolation layer in order to provide basic data that are needed to devise a framework for the design of isolated RC buildings. First, this analytical study proposes to design RC building frames by securing an isolation period that is at least 2.5 times longer than the natural vibration period of a superstructure and configuring a target isolation period that is 3.0 s or longer. To verify the proposed plan, shaking table tests were conducted on a scaled-down model of 15-story RC building installed with laminated rubber bearings. The experimental results indicate that the tested isolated structure, which complied with the proposed conditions, exhibited an almost constant response distribution, verifying that the behavior of the structure improved in terms of usability. The RC building's response to inter-story drift (which causes structural damage) was reduced by about one-third that of a non-isolated structure, thereby confirming that the safety of such a superstructure can be achieved through the building's improved seismic performance.