• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제86권1호
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• pp.29-48
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• 2023

Pounding happens when contiguous structures with differing heights vibrate out of line caused by a seismic activity. The situation is aggravated due to the insufficient separation gap between the structures which can lead to the crashing of the buildings or total collapse of an edifice. Countries around the world have compiled building standards to address the pounding issue. One of the strategies recommended is the introduction of the separation gap between structures. AS1170.4-2007 is an Australian standard that requires 1% of the building height as a minimum separation gap between buildings to preclude pounding. This article presents experimental and numerical tests to determine the adequacy of this specification to prevent the occurrence of seismic pounding between steel frame structures under near-field and far-field earthquakes. The results indicated that the recommended minimum separation gap based on the Australian Standard is inaccurate if low-rise structure in a coupled case is utilised under both near and far field earthquakes. The standard is adequate if a tall building is involved but only when a far-field earthquake happens. The research likewise presents results derived by using the ABS and SRSS methods.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.101-109
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• 1987

아치가 진동(振動)할 때 아치의 미소요소(微小要素)에 작용(作用)하는 합응력(合應力)과 D'Alembert의 관성력(慣性力)에 대한 평형방정식(平衡方程式)을 이용(利用)하여 회전관성(回轉慣性)을 고려(考慮)한 일반(一般)아치의 자유진동(自由振動)을 지배(支配)하는 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 유도(誘導)하였다. 이 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 정현(正弦)아치에 적용(適用)시키고, 시행착오적(試行錯誤的) 고유치문제(固有値問題)와 Runge-Kutta method를 이용(利用)하여 정현(正弦)아치의 자유진동(自由振動)을 해석(解析)할 수 있는 알고리즘을 개발(開發)하였다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 타당성(妥當性)을 검증(檢證)하기 위하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 수치해석(數値解析) 결과(結果)와 SAP IV의 결과(結果)가 잘 일치(一致)함을 보였다. 수치해석례(數値解析例)에서는 양단(兩端)힌지 아치에 대하여 회전관성(回轉慣性)이 고유진동수(固有振動數)에 미치는 영향(影響), 고유진동수(固有振動數)와 아치높이와의 관계(關係), 고유진동수(固有振動數)와 회전반경(回轉半徑)과의 관계(關係)를 고찰(考察)하였다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.405-411
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• 2011

In this study, we evaluated the changes of fruit quality indices during fruit development and ripening in Korean new pear cultivar 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan' to determine appropriate harvest time and to enhance the marketability. The fruit of each cultivar harvested from 100 days after full bloom (DAFB) to 135 and 150 DAFB in 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan', respectively. The fruit growth of both cultivars showed a typical single sigmoidal pattern. Flesh firmness of two cultivars decreased continuously with fruit development and ripening, reaching a final level of about 2.6 kgF at harvest stage. The starch content of fruit sap was much higher in the fruits of early development stage than the later stage of fruit ripening. In 'Wonhwang' pears, the starch level decreased coincide with fruit ripening (130 DAFB), while that of 'Whasan' decreased from very early stage of fruit development (120 DAFB), 30 days before full ripe. 'Whasan' pear showed much lower acidity level of about 0.13% during fruit development and ripening period compared with that of 'Wonhwang'. Therefore, the ratio of soluble solids to total acidity (TSS/acid) increased gradually with fruit development and ripening, reaching a final level of 80 and 98 in 'Wonhwang' and 'Whasan', respectively. There were no climateric rise of fruit respiration during fruit ripening periods in two oriental pear cultivar. The changes of skin color difference including hunter vale $a^*$ which means loss of green color occurred only after onset of ripening in two cultivars.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 1985

아치의 미소요소(微小要素)에 작용(作用)하는 합응력(合應力)들의 평형방정식(平衡方程式)과 D'Alembert의 원리(原理)를 이용(利用)하여 회전관성(回轉慣性)을 고려(考慮)한 포물선(抛物線)아치의 자유진동(自由振動)에 대한 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 유도(誘導)하였다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서 유도(誘導)한 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 검증(檢證)하기 위하여 포물선(抛物線)아치의 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 보의 미분방정식(微分方程式)으로 수렴(收斂)시킨 결과(結果), 포물선(抛物線)아치의 미분방정식(微分方程式)이 보의 미분방정식(微分方程式)으로 수렴(收斂)되는 것을 보였다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서 유도(誘導)한 미분방정식(微分方程式)을 시행착오적(試行錯誤的) 고유치문제(固有値問題)와 Runge-Kutta method를 이용(利用)하여 수치해석(數値解析)하였으며, 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 수치해석(數値解析) 결과(結果)와 SAP IV의 결과(結果)가 잘 일치(一致)함을 보였다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2021

Perception of the public to structural fires is very important because there are only a number of tall timber buildings constructed in the world. People are hesitating to accept tall timber buildings, so it is essential to ensure the first generation of tall timber buildings to a very high standard, especially fire safety. Right now, there are no specific design standards or regulations for fire design of tall timber buildings in Europe. Even though heavy timber members have better fire resistance than steel components, many conditions still need to be verified before considering the use of timber materials, e.g. fire spread, post-fire collapse, etc. This research numerically explores the structural behaviours of a tall Glulam building when one of its internal Glulam (Glued laminated timber) columns fails after sustaining a full 120-min standard fire and is removed from the established finite element building model created in SAP2000. The numerical results demonstrate that the failure and removal of the selected internal Glulam column may lead to the local failure of the adjacent CLT (Cross laminated timber) floor slabs, but will not lead to large disproportionate damage and collapse of the whole building. Here, the building is assumed to be located in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1727-1734
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• 2005

The fermentation characteristics and mono- and di-saccharides compositions during the early stage of ensiling were studied with a temperate grass, Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) and a tropical grass, guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.). The laboratory silos were kept in the room set at 25$^{\circ}C$, and then were opened on 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 days (14 days in Italian ryegrass) after ensiling, respectively. The Italian ryegrass silage showed a fast and large pH decrease caused by a fast and large production of lactic acid during the first 5 days of ensiling and succeeded to achieve lactic acid type fermentation; high lactic acid/acetic acid and lactic acid content at the end of ensiling (14 days), low values of pH (3.74), acetic acid, ethanol and ammonia-N/total nitrogen, none or only small amounts of Butyric acid, valeric acid and propionic acid. The guineagrass silage showed a slow decrease in pH and a slow increase in lactic acid content during the full ensiling period, causing a high final pH value, low contents of lactic acid, acetic acid, total volatile fatty acids and total organic acids. In Italian ryegrass silage, mono- and di-saccharides compositions decreased largely within the initial 0.5 day (12 h) of ensiling. Sucrose disappeared rapidly within the initial 0.5 day of ensiling, but fructose and glucose contents showed an initial rise by the activity of enzymes in plant tissues, and then decreased gradually. On the other hand, the contents of monoand di-saccharides in guineagrass showed the largest decreases due mainly to plant respiration within the initial 0.5 day of ensiling, and no initial rises in fructose and glucose contents during the early stage of ensiling because of the absence of fructans which are hydrolyzed into fructose and glucose in temperate grasses. In both silages, the rate of reduction in mono- and di-saccharides compositions within the initial 5 days of ensiling was ranked in the order of glucose>fructose>sucrose, suggesting that glucose and fructose might be more favorably utilized than sucrose by microorganisms and glucose is the first fermentation substrate. It was concluded that the silage made from Italian ryegrass with high moisture content had a good fermentation quality owing to the dominance of lactic acid bacteria and active lactic acid fermentation during the initial stage of ensiling. These results can be explained by rapid plant sap liberation and the high activity of plant enzyme hydrolyzed fructans into fructose and glucose within the initial 2 days of ensiling, which stimulate the homofermentative lactic acid bacteria growth. In ensiling a temperate grass, the physical characteristics may ensure the rapid onset of fermentation phase, which results from the smaller losses of water-soluble carbohydrates during the initial stage of ensiling and providing sufficient water-soluble carbohydrates for lactic acid bacteria. The silage made from guineagrass with intermediate dry matter and high initial mono- and di-saccharides content was stable silage. This could be explained by the higher incorporation of air during the very early stage of ensiling and the restriction of cell breakdown and juice release due to the properties of a tropical grass with coarse porosity and stemmy structures. These physical characteristics delayed the onset of lactic acid bacteria fermentation phase by extending the phases of respiration and aerobic microorganisms activity, causing the higher loss of water-soluble carbohydrates and the shortage of lactic acid bacteria fermentation substrates.