• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.359-371
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• 2018

Strong seismic events commonly cause large drift and deformation, and functionality failures in the superstructures. One way to prevent functionality failures is to design structures which are ductile and flexible through yielding when subjected to strong ground excitations. By developing forces that assist motion as "negative stiffness forces", yielding can be achieved. In this paper, we adopt the weakening and damping method to achieve a new approach to reduce all of the structural responses by further adjusting damping phase. A semi-active control system is adopted to perform the experiments. In this adaptation, negative stiffness forces through certain devices are used in weakening phase to reduce structural strength. Magneto-rheological (MR) dampers are then added to preserve stability of the structure. To adjust the voltage in MR dampers, an inverse model is employed in the control system to command MR dampers and generate the desired control forces, where a velocity control algorithm produces initial required control force. An extensive numerical study is conducted to evaluate proposed methodology by using the smart base-isolated benchmark building. Totally, nine control systems are examined to study proposed strategy. Based on the numerical results of seven earthquakes, the use of proposed strategy not only reduces base displacements, base accelerations and base shear but also leads to reduction of accelerations and inter story drifts of the superstructure. Numerical results shows that the usage of inverse model produces the desired regulated damping, thus improving the stability of the structure.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.379-389
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• 2016

This study intends to evaluate the conservativeness of the fixed-base analysis as compared to the soil-structure interaction (SSI) analysis for the seismically isolated model of a nuclear power plant in Korea. To that goal, the boundary reaction method (BRM), combining frequency-domain and time-domain analyses in a twofold process, is adopted for the SSI analysis considering the nonlinearity of the seismic base isolation. The program KIESSI-3D is used for computing the reaction forces in the frequency domain and the program MIDAS/Civil is applied for the nonlinear time-domain analysis. The BRM numerical model is verified by comparing the results of the frequency-domain analysis and time-domain analysis for the soil-structure system with an equivalent linear base isolation model. Moreover, the displacement response of the base isolation and the horizontal response at the top of the structure obtained by the nonlinear SSI analysis using BRM are compared with those obtained by the fixed-base analysis. The comparison reveals that the fixed-base analysis provides conservative peak deformation for the base isolation but is not particularly conservative in term of the floor response spectrum of the superstructure.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.347-355
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• 2021

다층 구조물의 경우 1층이 연약한 경우 지진 시 1층에 변형이 집중되어 기둥 부재에 심각한 손상이 발생하거나 파괴되어 구조물이 붕괴하는 사례가 발생하게 된다. 국내의 경우 포항지진 당시 필로티 구조물의 손상사례를 예로 들 수 있다. 2016년 국립재난 안전연구원의 "국내 비내진 건축물의 내진보강공법 조사 및 소요비용 분석 연구"에 따르면 민간 철근콘크리트조 건축물 중 주택의 내진화 비율은 38.3 %고, 그 중 2층 구조물 7.1 %에서 6층 96.3 % 그 외 99.4 %로 2~5층 구조물의 경우 내진비율이 50 %이하로 저조한 것으로 보고하였다. 이에 정부는 지원사업을 통해서 내진화율을 개선코자 하고있으나, 종래의 보강법은 여전히 시공비용이 고가이고 긴급시공이 어려운 단점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2014년 국토교통부의 연구사업을 통해서 개발된 저렴하고 긴급시공이 가능한 벨크로를 사용한 내진보강법의 성능을 개선하고자 벨크로와 콘크리트 기둥 사이에 고발포의 경질 우레탄 내부 충진을 통해서 벨크로의 초기긴장력을 도입하고, 이를 통해서 콘크리트 구속효과에 따른 벨크로의 연성보강성능 개선을 목표로 이를 평가하기 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 시험체의 최대 연성도를 통한 평가에서 벨크로 내진 보강재의 최대 연성도 증진 효과를 재확인할 수 있었다. 에너지 소산 능력을 통한 평가에서는 VELCRO1 대비 VELCRO2 눈에 띄는 개선을 보인 반면, VELCRO1와 VELCRO2 시험체의 최대 연성도는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결과적으로 충진재가 사용된 VELCRO2 시험체에서 에너지 소산 능력은 크게 증진되었으나, 최대 연성도 평가에서 최대변위(∆_max)의 증가가 크지 않은 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 내부 충진재 재료의 개선과 균일한 충진재 시공을 개선의 필요성이 확인되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.575-598
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• 2013

The study presents the results of an experimental program concerning the shear force transfer between reinforced concrete (RC) jackets and existing columns with damages. In order to investigate the effectiveness of the repair method applied and the contribution of each shear transfer mechanism of the interface. It includes 22 concrete columns (core) (of 24,37MPa concrete strength) with square section (150mm side, 500 mm height and scale 1:2). Ten columns had initial construction damages and twelve were subjected to initial axial load. Sixteen columns have full jacketing at all four faces with 80mm thickness (of 31,7MPa concrete strength) and contain longitudinal bars (of 500MPa nominal strength) and closed stirrups spaced at 25mm, 50mm or 100mm (of 220MPa nominal strength). Fourteen of them contain dowels at the interface between old and new concrete. All columns were subjected to repeated (pseudo-seismic) axial compression with increasing deformation cycles up to failure with or without jacketing. Two load patterns were selected to examine the difference of the behavior of columns. The effects of the initial damages, of the reinforcement of the interface (dowels) and of the confinement generated by the stirrups are investigated through axial- deformation (slip) diagrams and the energy absorbed diagrams. The results indicate that the initial damages affect the total behavior of the column and the capacity of the interface to shear mechanisms and to slip: a) the maximum bearing load of old column is decreased affecting at the same time the loading capacity of the jacketed element, b) suitable repair of initially damaged specimens increases the capacity of the jacketed column to transfer load through the interface.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.645-669
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• 2004

In seismic analysis of moment-resisting frames, beam-column connections are often modeled with rigid joint zones. However, it has been demonstrated that, in ductile reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames designed based on current codes (to say nothing of older non-ductile frames), the joint zones are in fact not rigid, but rather undergo significant shear deformations that contribute greatly to global drift. Therefore, the "rigid joint" assumption may result in misinterpretation of the global performance characteristics of frames and could consequently lead to miscalculation of strength and ductility demands on constituent frame members. The primary objective of this paper is to propose a rational method for estimating the hysteretic joint shear behavior of RC connections and for incorporating this behavior into frame analysis. The authors tested four RC edge beam-column-slab connection subassemblies subjected to earthquake-type lateral loading; hysteretic joint shear behavior is investigated based on these tests and other laboratory tests reported in the literature. An analytical scheme employing the modified compression field theory (MCFT) is developed to approximate joint shear stress vs. joint shear strain response. A connection model capable of explicitly considering hysteretic joint shear behavior is then formulated for nonlinear structural analysis. In the model, a joint is represented by rigid elements located along the joint edges and nonlinear rotational springs embedded in one of the four hinges linking adjacent rigid elements. The connection model is able to well represent the experimental hysteretic joint shear behavior and overall load-displacement response of connection subassemblies.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 여러 영향 인자들이 사질토의 액상화로 인한 침하에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 변형률 제어조건 하에서 반복단순직접전단시험을 수행하였다. 누적 전단 변형률, 상대밀도, 반복 하중의 형태, 시료 준비 방법 등의 다양한 인자들을 선정하였으며, 지진 하중이 발생하였을 때 인자들이 지반 침하에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 시험 결과, 누적 전단 변형률이 낮고 상대밀도가 높은 시료에서 더 작은 부피 변형이 발생하였다. 추가적으로 반복하중의 진폭은 부피 변형에 영향을 미쳤으나, 주파수는 시료의 부피 변형에 영향을 미치지 않는다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 시료 준비 방법에 따라서도 액상화에 따른 침하가 다른 양상을 보인다는 사실을 확인하였으며, 이와 같은 결과들은 향후 액상화로 인한 침하 예측을 수행할 때 기초 연구로써 의미가 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

This research studies the dynamic analysis of a concrete column reinforced with titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticles under earthquake load. The effect of nanoparticles accumulation in a region of concrete column is examined using Mori-Tanaka model. The structure is simulated mathematically based on the theory of sinusoidal shear deformation theory (SSDT). By calculating strain-displacement and stress-strain relations, the system energies include potential energy, kinetic energy, and external works are derived. Then, using the Hamilton's principle, the governing equations for the structure are extracted. Using these equations, the response of the concrete column under earthquake load is investigated using the numerical methods of differential quadrature (DQ) and Newark. The purpose of this study is to study the effects of percentage of nanoparticles, nanoparticles agglomeration, geometric parameters and boundary conditions on the dynamic response of the structure. The results indicate that by increasing the volume percent of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles, the maximum dynamic deflection of the structure decreases.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.637-648
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• 2020

In this study, a new steel cylindrical shell configuration of the dissipative energy device is proposed to improve lateral ductility and to reduce the damage of the structures against seismic forces. Four nested-eccentric- cylindrical shells are used to constructing this device; therefore, this proposed device is named nested-eccentric-cylindrical shells damper (NECSD). The particular configuration of the nested-eccentric-cylindrical shells is applied to promote the mechanical characteristics, stability, and overall performance of the damper in cyclic loads. Shell-type components are performed as a combination of series and parallel non-linear springs into the in-plan plastic deformation. Numerical analysis with respect to dimensional variables are used to calculate the mechanical characteristics of the NECSD, and full-scale testing is conducted for verifying the numerical results. The parametric study shows the NECSD with thin shells were more flexible, while devices with thick shells were more capacious. The results from numerical and experimental studies indicate that the NECSD has a stable behavior in hysteretic loops with highly ductile performance, and can provide appropriate dissipated energy under cyclic loads.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.430-436
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• 1997

SDB웨이퍼를 사용한 압저항 형태의 50 G용 가속도 센서를 실리콘 마이크로머시닝을 사용하여 제조하였다. 이 형태의 가속도 센서는 진동하는 사각형의 매스와 4개의 빔으로 구성되어 있다. 이 구조는 RIE를 이용한 건식식각과 KOH 용액을 이용한 습식식각을 이용하여 제조되었다. 정사각형의 보상구조가 매스 가장자리의 언더에칭에 기인하는 변형을 보상하기 위해 사용되었다. 제조된 센서는 인가된 가속도에 대하여 선형적인 출력전압특성을 보여주고 감도는 0에서 10 G까지 약 $88{\mu}V/V{\cdot}g$이었다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 강재댐퍼 면내에 형성되는 슬릿 형상이 댐퍼의 강도 및 변형 능력에 미치는 영향을 평가하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 댐퍼 스트럿의 높이 및 각도에 대한 실험체 12개를 만들어 전단실험을 수행하였다. 분석결과, 댐퍼의 초기강성, 항복강도 및 항복 후 2차강성의 크기를 고려할 때 스트럿 높이가 200mm이고, 스트럿 각도 $60^{\circ}$인 S형 강재댐퍼의 내진성능이 가장 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. 또한 기존내력식을 이용한 댐퍼의 항복강도 비교결과, 내력식의 결과보다 실험 결과값이 크게 나와 댐퍼의 항복강도는 스트럿높이, 스트럿각도 등의 크기정도에 지배 받는 것으로 나타났다.