• Computers and Concrete
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.585-612
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• 2013

The paper presents quasi-static numerical simulations of the behaviour of short reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement under mixed shear-tension failure using the FEM and four various constitutive continuum models for concrete. First, an isotropic elasto-plastic model with a Drucker-Prager criterion defined in compression and with a Rankine criterion defined in tension was used. Next, an anisotropic smeared crack and isotropic damage model were applied. Finally, an elasto-plastic-damage model was used. To ensure mesh-independent FE results, to describe strain localization in concrete and to capture a deterministic size effect, all models were enhanced in a softening regime by a characteristic length of micro-structure by means of a non-local theory. Bond-slip between concrete and reinforcement was considered. The numerical results were directly compared with the corresponding laboratory tests performed by Walraven and Lehwalter (1994). The advantages and disadvantages of enhanced models to model the reinforced concrete behaviour were outlined.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 철근콘크리트 연속보의 최적설계 문제를 다루었으며, 설계실무에서 사용하기 위한 GUI 시스템을 개발하였다. 최적설계 문제형성을 위해 목적함수로 콘크리트, 철근 그리고 거푸집의 경비함수로 취하였고, 설계변수는 보의 폭과 유효높이 그리고 철근비이다. 제약조건으로 강도, 사용성, 내구성 그리고 기하학적인 조건을 고려하였다. 이렇게 형성된 비선형 최적설계문제는 축차선형계획기법과 축차볼록계획기법을 사용하여 최적해를 구하였으며 그 효율성을 비교하였다. 또한 실제 설계실무에서 손쉽게 사용할 수 있도록 visual basic을 이용한 GUI 시스템을 개발하여 수치예를 통한 적용성을 보였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.291-305
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• 2011

The new structure consisting of continuous compound spiral hoop reinforced concrete (CCSHRC)column and steel concrete composite (SCC) beam has both the advantages of steel structures and concrete structures. Two types of beam-to-column connections applied in this structural system are presented in this paper. The connection details are as follows: the main bars in beam concrete pass through the core zone for both types of connections. For connecting bar connection, the steel I-beam webs are connected by bolts to a steel plate passing through the joint while the top and bottom flanges of the beams are connected by four straight and two X-shaped bars. For bolted end-plate connection, the steel I-beam webs are connected by stiffened extended end-plates and eight long shank bolts passing through the core zone. In order to study the seismic behaviour and failure mechanisms of the connections, quasi-static tests were conducted on both types of full-scale connection subassemblies and core zone specimens. The load-drift hysteresis loops show a plateau for the connecting bar connection while they are excellent plump for bolted end-plate connection. The shear capacity formulas of both types of connections are presented and the values calculated by the formula agree well with the test results.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2004

1) As result of specimen with shear reinforcing bar of reinforced concrete beam, ductile coefficient of specimen was high in specimen containing Cockle shells based on non-mixed specimen. In increase rate of specimens, yield strength was similar in specimens containing Cockle shells and non-mixed specimens and maximum strength was higher in specimen containing Cockle shells. 2) To sum up the above experimental results, it is found that using splitted Cockle shells as aggregate for concrete by 10%～ 15% showed the same or higher compressive strength and shear strength as concretes using general aggregate and it can be used as substitute aggregate of concrete. It is considered that for future use of splitted Cockle shells as substitute concrete aggregate, continuous researches of its durability, applicability and economy are needed.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 이산성 연속형 최적성규준방법(DCOC)을 이용하여 직사각형 단면을 갖는 철근콘크리트 연속보의 최적설계 알고리즘을 유도하였고, 최적설계 프로그램을 개발하였다. 목적함수로서 건설경비는 콘크리트 경비, 철근 경비 그리고 거푸집 경비를 포함하였으며 이를 최소화하였다. 설계제약조건으로는 시방서상의 최대처짐제약, 휨 및 전단강도제약, 연성제약 그리고 설계변수에 대한 상·하한 제약을 고려하였다. 쿤-터커 필요조건을 이용하여 최적성 규준을 설계변수의 항으로 명시적으로 유도하였으며, 이때 설계변수로는 보의 유효깊이와 철근비를 취하였다. 구조물 자중의 영향을 실제 시스템의 평형방정식에서 고려하였다. 설계변수들의 개선을 위한 반복과정과 컴퓨터 프로그램을 개발하였으며, 수치예를 들어 개발된 기법의 적용성과 효율성을 보였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.453-464
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• 2017

The square tubed-reinforced concrete (TRC) column is a kind of special concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns, in which the outer thin-walled steel tube does not pass through the beam-column joint, so that the longitudinal steel reinforcing bars in the RC beam are continuous through the connection zone. However, there is a possible decrease of the axial bearing capacity at the TRC column to RC beam connection due to the discontinuity of the column tube, which is a concern to engineers. 24 connections and 7 square TRC columns were tested under axial compression. The primary parameters considered in the tests are: (1) connection location (corner, exterior and interior); (2) dimensions of RC beam cross section; (3) RC beam type (with or without horizontal haunches); (4) tube type (with or without stiffening ribs). The test results show that all specimens have relatively high load-carrying capacity and satisfactory ductility. With a proper design, the connections exhibit higher axial resistance and better ductility performance than the TRC column. The feasibility of this type of connections is verified.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.259-269
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 연속보의 이산최적설계를 수행하기 위해서 유전알고리즘을 적용하였다. 콘크리트, 거푸집, 주철근 및 스터럽의 경비를 포함한 경비 최소화를 목적함수로 하였고, 제약조건으로는 휨강도와 전단강도, 처짐, 균열, 철근간격, 피복두께, 철근비 상 하한치 및 단면형상에 대한 기하학적 제약조건과 더불어 주철근의 정착을 고려하였다. 보의 폭과 유효깊이, 철근량을 설계변수로 취하였으며, 설계변수 값은 실무에서 사용되는 단면치수와 철근량을 데이터베이스화한 이산집합으로부터 선택되도록 하였다. GA의 신뢰성을 검증하기 위해서 이산변수로 철근콘크리트보에 대한 최적설계를 수행한 기존 문헌과 그 결과값을 비교 검토하였으며, GA의 적용성 및 효율성을 보이기 위하여 국내 구조설계기준을 만족하는 3경간 및 5경간 철근콘크리트보에 대해 이산최적설계를 수행하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2015

Results from an experimental study on the seismic response of six composite reinforced concrete column-to-steel beam interior joints are presented. The primary variable investigated is the details in the joint. For the basic specimen, the main subassemblies of the beam and column are both continuous, and the steel beam flanges extended to the joint are partly cut off. Transverse beam, steel band plates, cove plates, X shape reinforcement bars and end plates are used in the other five specimens, respectively. After the joint steel panel yielded, two failure modes were observed during the test: local failure in Specimens 1, 2 and 4, shear failure in Specimens 3, 5 and 6. Specimens 6, 3, 5 and 4 have a better strength and deformation capacity than the other two specimens for the effectiveness of their subassemblies. For Specimens 2 and 4, though the performance of strength degradation and stiffness degradation are not as good as the other four specimens, they all have excellent energy dissipation capacity comparing to the RC joint, or the Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) joint. Based on the test result, some suggestions are presented for the design of composite RCS joint.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2019

The discontinuous Galerkin method (DGM) has become widely used as it possesses several qualities, such as a natural ability to dealing with discontinuities. DGM has its major success related to fluid mechanics. Its major importance is the ability to deal with discontinuities and still provide high order of approximation. That is an important advantage when simulating cracking propagation. No remeshing is necessary during the propagation, since the crack path follows the interface of elements. However, DGM comes with the drawback of an increased number of degrees of freedom when compared to the classical continuous finite element method. Thus, it seems a natural approach to combine them in the same simulation obtaining the advantages of both methods. This paper proposes the application of the combined continuous-discontinuous Galerkin method (CDGM) to crack propagation. An important engineering problem is the simulation of crack propagation in concrete structures. The problem is characterized by discontinuities that evolve throughout the domain. Crack propagation is simulated using CDGM. Discontinuous elements are placed in regions with discontinuities and continuous elements elsewhere. The cohesive zone model describes the fracture process zone where softening effects are expressed by cohesive zones in the interface of elements. Two numerical examples demonstrate the capacities of CDGM. In the first example, a plain concrete beam is submitted to a three-point bending test. Numerical results are compared to experimental data from the literature. The second example deals with a full-scale ground slab, comparing the CDGM results to numerical and experimental data from the literature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.129-152
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• 2008

This paper considers the solution of the stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with random operator and/or random excitation using the spectral SFEM. The random system parameters (involved in the operator) and the random excitations are modeled as second order stochastic processes defined only by their means and covariance functions. All random fields dealt with in this paper are continuous and do not have known explicit forms dependent on the spatial dimension. This fact makes the usage of the finite element (FE) analysis be difficult. Relying on the spectral properties of the covariance function, the Karhunen-Loeve expansion is used to represent these processes to overcome this difficulty. Then, a spectral approximation for the stochastic response (solution) of the SDE is obtained based on the implementation of the concept of generalized inverse defined by the Neumann expansion. This leads to an explicit expression for the solution process as a multivariate polynomial functional of a set of uncorrelated random variables that enables us to compute the statistical moments of the solution vector. To check the validity of this method, two applications are introduced which are, randomly loaded simply supported reinforced concrete beam and reinforced concrete cantilever beam with random bending rigidity. Finally, a more general application, randomly loaded simply supported reinforced concrete beam with random bending rigidity, is presented to illustrate the method.