• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.831-839
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• 2016

Seismic qualification by test is widely used as a way to show the integrity and functionality of equipment that is related to the overall safety of nuclear power plants. Another means of seismic qualification is by direct integration analysis. Both approaches require a series of time histories as an input. However, in most cases, the possibility of using real earthquake data is limited. Thus, artificial time histories are widely used instead. In many cases, however, response spectra are given. Thus, most of the artificial time histories are generated from the given response spectra. Obtaining the response spectrum from a given time history is straightforward. However, the procedure for generating artificial time histories from a given response spectrum is difficult and complex to understand. Thus, this paper presents a simple time-domain method for generating a time history from a given response spectrum; the method was shown to satisfy conditions derived from nuclear regulatory guidance.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2017

최근 들어 시설물별 내진설계기준이 성능기반 내진설계로 전환됨에 따라, 신뢰성있는 비선형 응답이력해석(Response-history analysis, RHA)에 대한 요구가 높아지고 있다. 그러나, 부지응답해석 분야에 있어서는 1970년대 이후 등가선형 해석이 표준절차로 자리잡고 있음에 따라, 이를 대체하기 위해서는 비선형 응답이력해석의 신뢰성이 확보되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 1989년 미국 Loma Prieta 지진기록을 바탕으로 다층지반에 대해서 비선형 RHA를 이용한 부지응답해석 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 이를 위하여, 비선형 RHA를 위한 비선형 지반모델의 선정방법과 3차원 해석시 요구되는 기반암 경계조건의 영향을 평가 하였다. 평가 결과, 제한된 조건하에서 가장 정확한 비선형 지반모델과 경계조건을 적용 시 비선형 RHA의 결과는 등가선형 해석결과와 유의미한 차이는 발생하지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 3차원 해석을 시행하는 경우, 전체 모델의 회전운동을 제어하기 위하여 최 하단부 흡수 경계조건을 적용해야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

현 국내 외의 설계기준들은 인공지진파에 의해 계산된 응답스펙트럼이 설계응답스펙트럼보다 작은 값의 수가 5개 이내일 경우 설계응답스펙트럼을 포괄 한다고 규정하고 있다. 현 설계의 문제점을 확인하기 위하여 설계기준을 만족하는 5개의 각기 다른 특성을 가진 인공지진파를 사용하여 교각에 대한 시간이력해석을 수행하고, 부재력을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 설계기준을 만족하는 인공지진파일지라도 구조물의 고유주기와 유사한 주기에서 계산된 응답스펙트럼이 설계응답스펙트럼보다 작을 경우 시간이력해석을 통한 내진의 안전성을 확보하지 못함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 스펙트럼 가속도 값이 설계응답스펙트럼보다 모든 주기에서 큰 값을 갖는 인공지진파를 생성하는 기법을 이중 수정함수를 적용하여 제안하였다. 또한 제안된 기법에 의해 작성된 인공지진파가 국내 외의 기준들의 적합성을 만족하는지 검토하였다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2006

교량의 지진응답해석시 단면의 비선형 거동특성에 따른 휨변형을 정밀하게 구현하기 위해 섬유요소를 이용한 해석이 수행되었다. 2주형 다주교각을 섬유요소로 모델링하여 지진하중에 대한 비선형 정적해석을 수행하였으며 소성힌지 영역에서의 파괴 메카니즘을 분석하였다. 비선형 정적해석으로 얻어진 하중-변위 곡선을 이용하여 역량스펙트럼 방법에 의한 지진응답해석을 수행되었다. 또한 교량 전체 시스템을 섬유요소를 이용하여 모델링하고 동일한 응답스펙트럼을 가지는 지진파를 입력하여 비선형 시간이력 해석을 수행되었으며 이는 역량스펙트럼 방법과 유사한 결과를 보인다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.652-659
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• 2005

Even in moderate to low seismic regions like Korean peninsular where wind loading usually governs the structural design of a tall building, the probable structural impact of the design basis earthquake or the maximum credible earthquake on the selected structural system should be considered at least in finalizing the design. In this study, by using response spectrum analysis and linear time history analysis method, seismic performance evaluation was conducted for wind-designed concentrically braced steel highrise buildings. Both spectrum-compatible artificial accelerograms and recorded accelerograms were used as input ground motions for the time history analysis. The analysis results showed that wind-designed concentrically braced steel highrise buildings possess significantly increased elastic seismic capacity due to the system overstrength resulting from the wind-serviceability criterion and the width-to-thickness ratio limits on steel members. Time history analysis results generally tended to underestimate the seismic response as compared to those of response spectrum analysis.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2020

In the event of an earthquake, non-structural components require seismic performance to ensure evacuation routes and to protect lives from falling non-structural components. Accordingly, the seismic design code proposes horizontal force for the design and evaluation of non-structural components. Ground motion observed on each floor is affected by a building's eigen vibration mode. Therefore, the earthquake damage of non-structural components is determined by the characteristics of the non-structural component system and the vibration characteristics of the building. Floor response spectra in the seismic design code are estimated through time history analysis using seismic waves. However, it is difficult to use floor response spectra as a design criterion because of user-specific uncertainties of time history analysis. In addition, considering the response characteristics of high-rise buildings to long-period ground motions, the safety factor of the proposed horizontal force may be low. Therefore, this study carried out the horizontal force review proposed in the seismic design code through dynamic analysis and evaluated the floor response of seismic waves considering buildings and predominant periods of seismic waves.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2019

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis can result in anatomical sequelae, and cause airflow limitation. However, there are no treatment guidelines for patients with a tuberculosis-destroyed lung. Recently, indacaterol effectiveness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with Tuberculosis history (INFINITY) study revealed indacaterol provided bronchodilation and symptom improvement in COPD patients with a tuberculosis-destroyed lung. Methods: We conducted a post-hoc subgroup analysis of the randomized controlled trial, the INFINITY study, to determine factors associated with indacaterol response in a tuberculosis-destroyed lung with airflow limitation. Data from 68 patients treated with inhaled indacaterol, were extracted and analyzed. Factors associated with the response of forced expiratory volume in one second ($FEV_1$) to indacaterol treatment, were determined using linear regression analysis. Results: Of 62 patients included, 68% were male, and 52% had history of cigarette smoking. Patients revealed mean $FEV_1$ of 50.5% of predicted value with mean improvement of 81.3 mL in $FEV_1$ after indacaterol treatment for 8 weeks. Linear regression analysis revealed factors associated with response of $FEV_1$ to indacaterol included a short duration of smoking history, and high short-acting bronchodilator response. When patients with history of smoking were excluded, factors associated with response of $FEV_1$ to indacaterol included high short-acting bronchodilator response, and poor health-related quality of life score as measured by St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD. Conclusion: In a tuberculosis-destroyed lung with airflow limitation, short-acting bronchodilator response and smoking history can play a critical role in predicting outcomes of indacaterol treatment.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.1203-1221
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• 2015

By taking a cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridge with main span of 1400 m as example, seismic response of the bridge under the horizontal and vertical seismic excitations is investigated numerically by response spectrum analysis and time history analysis, its seismic performance is discussed and compared to the cable-stayed bridge and suspension bridge with the same main span, and considering the aspect of seismic performance, the feasibility of using cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridge in super long-span bridges is discussed. Under the horizontal seismic action, the effects of structural design parameters including the cable sag to span ratio, the suspension to span ratio, the side span length, the subsidiary piers in side spans, the girder supporting system and the deck form etc on the seismic performance of the bridge are investigated by response spectrum analysis, and the favorable values of these design parameters are proposed.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2007년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.639-644
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• 2007

The accurate peak response estimation of a seismically excited structure with frictional damping system(FDS) is very difficult since the structure with FDS shows nonlinear behavior dependent on the structural period, loading characteristics, and relative magnitude between the frictional force and the excitation load. Previous studies have estimated that by replacing a nonlinear system with an equivalent linear one or by employing the response spectrum obtained based on nonlinear time history and statistical analysis. In the case that on earthquake load is defined with probabilistic characteristics, the corresponding response of the structure with FDS has probabilistic distribution. In this study, nonlinear time history analyses were performed for the structure with FDS subjected to artificial earthquake loads generated using Kanai-Tajimi filter. An equation for the probability density function (PDF) of the displacement response is proposed by adapting the PDF of the normal distribution. Finally, coefficients of the proposed PDF is obtained by regression analysis of the statistical distribution of the time history responses. Finally, the correlation between PDFs and statistical response distribution is presented.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2006년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.631-638
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• 2006

This paper considers the nonlinear direct spectrum method to estimate seismic performance of mixed building structures without iterative computations, given dynamic property $T_1$ from stiffness skeleton curve and nonlinear pseudo acceleration $A_{1y}$ and/or ductility ratio $\mu$ from response spectrum. Nonlinear response history analysis has been performed and analysed with various earthquakes for evaluation of correctness and confidence of nonlinear direct spectrum method.