• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.386-400
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• 2022

Seismic fragility analysis, a part of seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA), is commonly used to establish the relationship between a representative property of earthquakes and the failure probability of a structure, component, or system. Current guidelines on the SPRA of nuclear power plants (NPPs) used worldwide mainly reflect the earthquake characteristics of the western United States. However, different earthquake characteristics may have a significant impact on the seismic fragility of a structure. Given the concern, this study aimed to investigate the effects of earthquake characteristics on the seismic fragility of concrete containments housing the OPR-1000 reactor. Earthquake time histories were created from 30 ground motions (including those of the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake) by spectral matching to the site-specific response spectrum of Hanbit nuclear power plants in South Korea. Fragility curves of the containment structure were determined under the linear response history analysis using a lumped-mass stick model and 30 ground motions, and were compared in terms of earthquake characteristics. The results showed that the median capacity and high confidence of low probability of failure (HCLPF) tended to highly depend on the sustained maximum acceleration (SMA), and increase when using the time histories which have lower SMA compared with the others.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.687-695
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• 2021

최근 국내에서 큰 규모의 지진이 발생하게 되면서 내진설계의 중요성이 크게 증가하였다. 내진설계기준에서는 중요구조물 또는 특수구조물에 대해서는 동적시간이력해석을 수행하도록 규정하고 있다. 이러한 중요 또는 특수 구조물의 내진해석 및 설계에 있어 합리적 설계 입력 지진파를 결정하는 것은 해석 및 설계의 신뢰도를 확보하는데 매우 중요한 요소이다. 내진설계기준에서 합리적 설계 지진파는 해당 지역(단층)의 특성을 반영하면서 동시에 내진 성능 수준별 설계응답스펙트럼을 만족해야 한다. 이러한 요구조건은 해당 지역(단층)에서 계측됐던 실 지진파를 설계응답스펙트럼에 상응하게 수정하여 부분적으로 만족시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 하모닉웨이브릿변환(Harmonic Wavelet Transform)을 이용하여 실 계측 지진파를 기반으로 설계응답스펙트럼에 상응하게 지진파시간이력 수정·생성 하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 기법의 적용성 검토를 위해 경주(2016년)와 포항(2017년)에서 발생했던 각 규모 5.8과 5.4의 지진에 제안된 기법을 적용하여 설계응답스펙트럼에 상응한 지진파시간이력을 수정·생성 하였다

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.607-627
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• 2013

The application of shape memory alloys (SMAs) to the seismic response reduction of civil engineering structures has attracted growing interest due to their self-centering feature and excellent fatigue performance. The loading rate dependence of SMAs raises a concern in the seismic analysis of SMA-based devices. However, the implementation of micromechanics-based strain-rate-dependent constitutive models in structural analysis software is rather complicated and computationally demanding. This paper investigates the feasibility of replacing complex rate-dependent models with rate-independent constitutive models for superelastic SMA elements in seismic time-history analysis. Three uniaxial constitutive models for superelastic SMAs, including one rate-dependent thermomechanical model and two rate-independent phenomenological models, are considered in this comparative study. The pros and cons of the three nonlinear constitutive models are also discussed. A parametric study of single-degree-of-freedom systems with different initial periods and strength reduction factors is conducted to examine the effect of the three constitutive models on seismic simulations. Additionally, nonlinear time-history analyses of a three-story prototype steel frame building with special SMA-based damping braces are performed. Two suites of seismic records that correspond to frequent and design basis earthquakes are used as base excitations in the seismic analyses of steel-braced frames. The results of this study show that the rate-independent constitutive models, with their parameters properly tuned to dynamic test data, are able to predict the seismic responses of structures with SMA-based seismic response modification devices.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.469-479
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• 2023

A probabilistic seismic damage analysis is an essential procedure to identify seismically vulnerable structures, prioritize the seismic retrofit, and ultimately minimize the overall seismic risk. To assess the seismic risk of multiple structures within a region, a large number of nonlinear time-history structural analyses must be conducted and studied. As a result, each assessment requires high computing resources. To overcome this limitation, we explore a deep learning-based metamodel to enable the prediction of the mean and the standard deviation of the seismic damage distribution of track-on steel-plate girder railway bridges in Korea considering the geometric variation. For machine learning training, nonlinear dynamic time-history analyses are performed to generate 800 high-fidelity datasets on the seismic response. Through intensive trial and error, the study is concentrated on developing an optimal machine learning architecture with the pre-identified variables of the physical configuration of the bridge. Additionally, the prediction performance of the proposed method is compared with a previous, well-defined, response surface model. Finally, the statistical testing results indicate that the overall performance of the deep-learning model is improved compared to the response surface model, as its errors are reduced by as much as 61%. In conclusion, the model proposed in this study can be effectively deployed for the seismic fragility and risk assessment of a region with a large number of structures.

• 복합신소재구조학회 논문집
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2011

본 연구는 인공지진파 및 기록 지진파를 이용하여, KBC2009 규준으로 설계된 강구조 건물의 거대 건물에 대한 내력 여유도를 평가하는 것을 목표로 하고 있다. 이 논문에서는 검정에 있어서 콘크리트 슬래브로 층강성이 고정되어 있는 2-D 프레임을 고려하였고, 각각의 프레임을 구성하고 있는 보와 기둥 부재는 각 부재단에 소성힌지를 적용하였다. 검정에 사용한 해석법은 응답 스펙트럼을 이용한 모드 해석과 기록 및 인공지진파를 이용한 시간이력해석을 선택하여 모델의 거동을 조사하였으며 해석에서는 P-delta 효과를 고려한다.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2011년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.75-84
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 지하공간에 설치되는 지중구조물에 대한 내진해석에 관한 연구로 구조물의 거동특성과 내진설계방법의 종류에 따라 수치해석을 실시하였다. 이를 위해 현재 가장 많이 실무에 적용되고 있는 내진설계방법인 등가정적해석법과 응답변위법을 적용하고 정밀한 해석이 가능한 시간이력해석법에 의해 검증을 시행하였으며 구조물 내진해석은 3-D 모델링에 의해 구조물-지반 상호작용을 고려하고 국내의 콘크리트구조설계기준에 따라 수행하였다. 해석 결과 현재 실무에서 적용되고 있는 등가정적해석법과 응답변위법을 적용하는 경우 정밀한 동적해석법 보다 다소 크게 산정되어 실무적용에 문제가 없음을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 해양플랜트용 매니폴드 구조물의 내진해석을 위해, 단순화 모델에 대해 응답스펙트럽해석(RSA) 및 시간이력해석(THA)을 여러 조건으로 진행하여 비교 검토하였다. 응답스펙트럼해석은 ISO19901-2에 따른 내진설계 절차를 이용하였다. 시간이력해석의 경우, 응답스펙트럼으로 가속도와 변위에 대한 지진이력을 인공적으로 만든뒤 Explicit와 Implicit 솔버를 사용하여 해석하였다. 단자유도 모델을 사용하여 해석방법을 검증하였으며, 매니폴드 구조물을 단순화한 모델에서 시간이력해석과 응답스펙트럼해석법의 차이를 분석하였다. 복잡한 실제 구조물에 대해서 직접적인 시간이력해석은 불가능하므로 응답스펙트럼해석법을 적용하였고, 단순화 모델에서 분석한 결과 차이를 활용하여 실제 구조물의 안전성을 판단하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2696-2707
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficiency of various structural modeling schemes for evaluating seismic performances and fragility of the reactor containment building (RCB) structure in the advanced power reactor 1400 (APR1400) nuclear power plant (NPP). Four structural modeling schemes, i.e. lumped-mass stick model (LMSM), solid-based finite element model (Solid FEM), multi-layer shell model (MLSM), and beam-truss model (BTM), are developed to simulate the seismic behaviors of the containment structure. A full three-dimensional finite element model (full 3D FEM) is additionally constructed to verify the previous numerical models. A set of input ground motions with response spectra matching to the US NRC 1.60 design spectrum is generated to perform linear and nonlinear time-history analyses. Floor response spectra (FRS) and floor displacements are obtained at the different elevations of the structure since they are critical outputs for evaluating the seismic vulnerability of RCB and secondary components. The results show that the difference in seismic responses between linear and nonlinear analyses gets larger as an earthquake intensity increases. It is observed that the linear analysis underestimates floor displacements while it overestimates floor accelerations. Moreover, a systematic assessment of the capability and efficiency of each structural model is presented thoroughly. MLSM can be an alternative approach to a full 3D FEM, which is complicated in modeling and extremely time-consuming in dynamic analyses. Specifically, BTM is recommended as the optimal model for evaluating the nonlinear seismic performance of NPP structures. Thereafter, linear and nonlinear BTM are employed in a series of time-history analyses to develop fragility curves of RCB for different damage states. It is shown that the linear analysis underestimates the probability of damage of RCB at a given earthquake intensity when compared to the nonlinear analysis. The nonlinear analysis approach is highly suggested for assessing the vulnerability of NPP structures.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2008년도 정기 학술대회
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• pp.203-208
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• 2008

Recently, high-rise building structures connected by a sky-bridge are frequently constructed. To predict accurate dynamic responses of structures connected a sky-bridge, time history analysis is required. Repetitive analyses are required in the design process. If the entire structure model is employed in the repetitive time history analysis, it would take a lot of computational time and engineers' efforts. Therefore, an equivalent model for high-rise building structures connected by a sky-bridge was proposed in this study. The proposed model consists of cantilever having original structure's stiffnesses and masses. Based on the analytical results, it has been shown that the equivalent model can reduce the analysis time and provide similar seismic responses to the original model.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 1998년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Spring 1998
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• pp.20-27
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• 1998

In the current seismic design codes design earthquake is usually defined as the earthquake with the 90 percent probability of not being exceeded in the life time of a structure which is assumed as 50 years equivalent to the earthquake with 475 year recurrence period. However the life time of tall building structures may be much longer than 50 yers. The current seismic design code requires the modal analysis or dynamic time history analysis for the buildings with the height exceeding a certain height limit. The objective of this study is to collect the earthquake ground motion(EQGM) which can be used for dynamic time history analysis for tall buildings. For this purpose linear elastic design response spectrum (LEDRS) in the code is scaled to account for the recurrence period of the design earthquake. The earthquake ground motions which has been recorded are calibrated to fit the scaled LEDRS. The set of calibrated EQGM can be treated as design EQGM for the design of tall building with longer lifetime than ordinary building.