• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2012

지반-구조물의 상호작용은 구조물의 동적 해석 및 기초 설계에 있어 지대한 영향을 미침에도 불구하고 그 중요성이 간과되어 왔다. 이는 모델링 과정의 복잡성으로 인해 실무자를 위한 적절한 절차가 미비 하다는 점에서 상당부분 그 이유를 찾을 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 구조물의 동적 해석이 필수적으로 요구되는 강진지역인 미국 캘리포니아에 위치한 Cal(IT)2 건물을 대상으로 지반 경계조건을 달리했을 시 해석상의 차이가 어느 정도 나는지를 검토해 보았다. 기초 모델링 기법의 하나인 Beam on Nonlinear Winkler Foundation Model을 Linear Matrix Inequalities Model Reduction 기법을 활용하여 보다 간략하게 사용할 수 있도록 하였다. 이렇게 하여 만들어진 대상 건물의 유한요소 모델과 실재 얻어진 가속도 데이터를 비교하여 제시된 방식을 통해 매우 우수한 해석 결과를 얻을 수 있음을 보였다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.471-486
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• 2022

The effect of segmental joints is one of main importance for the segmental lining design when tunnels are excavated by a mechanized process. In this paper, segmental tunnel linings are analyzed by two numerical methods, namely the Beam-Spring Method (BSM) and the Solid-Interface Method (SIM). For this purpose, the Tehran Subway Line 6 Tunnel is considered to be the reference case. Comprehensive 2D numerical simulations are performed considering the soil's calibrated plastic hardening model (PH). Also, an advanced 3D numerical model was used to obtain the stress relaxation value. The SIM numerical model is conducted to calculate the average rotational stiffness of the longitudinal joints considering the joints bending moment distribution and joints openings. Then, based on the BSM, a sensitivity analysis was performed to investigate the influence of the ground rigidity, depth to diameter ratios, slippage between the segment and ground, segment thickness, number of segments and pattern of joints. The findings indicate that when the longitudinal joints are flexible, the soil-segment interaction effect is significant. The joint rotational stiffness effect becomes remarkable with increasing the segment thickness, segment number, and tunnel depth. The pattern of longitudinal joints, in addition to the joint stiffness ratio and number of segments, also depends on the placement of longitudinal joints of the key segment in the tunnel crown (similar to patterns B and B').

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2000

Spraying operation is one of the most essential in an orchard management and it is also hazardous to human body. for automatic and unmanned spraying , an autonomous travelling vehicle is demanded. In this study, a telemeter was developed using infrared beam which could detect trunks and obstacles measure distance and direction from the vehicle travelling in the orchard. The telemeter system was composed of two infrared LED transmitters and receivers, a beam scanning device for continuous object detection , two rotary encoders for angle detector, and a beam level controller for uneven soil surface. The detected distance and direction signal s were sent to personal computer which made for the system display the angular and distance measurements through I/O board. According to a field test in an apple farm, the system detected up to 10m distance under 12 V of transmitted beam intensity, however, it was recommended that the proper beam transmit intensity be 7 v at the 10 m distance, because of the negative effect to human body at 12 V. The error rate of this system was 0.92 % when the actual distance was compared to measured one. The system was feasible at the small error rate. The developed telemeter system was an important part for autonomous travelling vehicle provided the real time object recognition . A direction control system could be constructed suing the system. It is expected that the system could greatly contribute to the development of autonomous farm vehicle.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2013

수평하중을 받는 말뚝의 거동 예측에는 일반적으로 비선형 p-y 곡선을 이용한 BNWF(Beam on Nonlinear Winkler Foundation) 해석법이 주로 사용된다. BNWF 해석법은 다양한 사례를 통하여 정확성이 입증된 반면 군말뚝의 경우 p-multiplier를 사용해야 하는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이와같은 단점은 유한요소 또는 차분법의 사용으로 해결할 수 있다. 이 방법 적용 시, 지반과 말뚝은 솔리드 요소로 모델링된다. 하지만, 말뚝을 솔리드 요소로 모사하게 되면 회전 자유도가 없어 정확성이 감소하며 이를 극복하기 위해서는 요소의 크기를 현저하게 감소시켜야 하지만 3D 해석에서 요소 수의 증가는 막대한 연산시간이 요구되므로 적용에 문제가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 단점을 극복하는 빔요소와 Rigid 링크를 이용한 말뚝 모델링 방법을 구축하였으며 이의 적용성을 현장시험결과와 BNWF의 비교를 통하여 검증하였다. 사용된 해석 프로그램은 지진공학용으로 개발된 OpenSees이다. 비교 결과, 빔요소와 Rigid 링크를 이용한 방법은 비교적 정확하게 현장시험결과와 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 추후 이 방법은 군말뚝의 해석에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.223-234
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• 2016

The main purpose of current study is to find the soil effects on natural period of elevated tank. The coupled analytical method is used to assess in this study. The current study presented models which are capable to consider the soil dynamic stiffness changes and fluid- structure interaction effects on natural period of elevated tanks. The basic of mentioned models is extracted from elastic beam and lumped mass theory. The finite element is used to verify the results. It is observed that, external excitation can change the natural period of elevated tanks. Considering the increase of excitation frequency, the natural period will be decreased. The concluded values of natural period in case of soft and very soft soil are more affected from excitation frequency values. The high range of excitation frequency may reduce the natural period values. In addition it is observed that the excitation frequency has no significant effect on convective period compare with impulsive period.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.679-702
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• 2013

During an earthquake, soils filter and send out the shaking to the building and simultaneously it has the role of bearing the building vibrations and transmitting them back to the ground. In other words, the ground and the building interact with each other. Hence, soil-structure interaction (SSI) is a key parameter that affects the performance of buildings during the earthquakes and is worth to be taken into consideration. Columns are one of the most crucial elements in RC buildings that play an important role in stability of the building and must be able to dissipate energy under seismic loads. Recent earthquakes showed that formation of plastic hinges in columns is still possible as a result of strong ground motion, despite the application of strong column-weak beam concept, as recommended by various design codes. Energy is dissipated through the plastic deformation of specific zones at the end of a member without affecting the rest of the structure. The formation of a plastic hinge in an RC column in regions that experience inelastic actions depends on the column details as well as soil-structure interaction (SSI). In this paper, 854 different scenarios have been analyzed by inelastic time-history analyses to predict the nonlinear behavior of RC columns considering soil-structure interaction (SSI). The effects of axial load, height over depth ratio, main period of soil and structure as well as different characteristics of earthquakes, are evaluated analytically by finite element methods and the results are compared with corresponding experimental data. Findings from this study provide a simple expression to estimate plastic hinge length of RC columns including soil-structure interaction.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제71권4호
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• pp.445-458
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• 2019

This study mainly aims to assess the performance of soil-structure systems designed by direct displacement-based method coupled with strong column-weak beam design concept through various system identification techniques under strong ground motions. To this end, various system identification methods are employed to evaluate the dynamic characteristics of a structure (i.e., modal frequency, system damping, mode shapes, and plastic hinge formation pattern) under a strong seismic excitation considering soil-structure interaction for different site conditions as specified by ASCE 7-10. The scope of the study narrowed down to the code-complying low- to high-rise steel moment resisting frames with various heights (4, 8, 12, 16-story). The comparison of the result of soil-structure systems with fix-based support condition indicates that the modal frequencies of these systems are highly influenced by the structure heights, specifically for the softer soils. This trend is more significant for higher modes of the system which can considerably dominate the response of structures in which the higher modes have more contribution in dynamic response. Amongst all studied modes of the vibration, the damping ratio estimated for the first mode is relatively the closet to the initial assumed damping ratios. Moreover, it was found that fewer plastic hinges are developed in the structure of soil-structure systems with a softer soil which contradicts the general expectation of higher damageability of such structural systems.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.759-767
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• 2003

This paper presents the simplified but more rational analysis method for the prediction of additional internal forces induced in integral abutment bridges. These internal forces depend upon the degree of restraint provided tc the deck by the backfill soil adjacent to the abutments and piles. In addition, effect of the relative flexural stiffness ratio among pile foundations, abutment, and superstructure on the structural behavior is also an important factor. The first part of the paper develops the stiffness matrices, written in terms of the soil stiffness, for the lateral and rotational restraints provided by the backfill soil adjacent to the abutment. The finite difference analysis is conducted and it is confirmed that the results are agreed well with the predictions obtained by the proposed method. The simplified spring model is used in the parametric study on the behavior of simple span and multi-span continuous integral abutment PSC beam bridges in which the abutment height and the flexural rigidity of piles are varied. These results are compared with those obtained by loading Rankine passive earth pressure according to the conventional method. From the results of parametric study, it was shown that the abutment height, the relative flexural rigidity of superstructure and piles, and the earth pressure induced by temperature change greatly affect the overall structural response of the bridge system. It may be possible to obtain more rational and economical designs for integral abutment bridges by the proposed method.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 다층지반에 근입된 흙막이 벽의 단계별 계측변위로부터 각 층의 지반물성을 추정하고 이로부터 차기단계의 거동을 예측하기 위한 역해석 기법을 제안하였다. 지반이 다수의 층으로 구성되어 있을 경우 찾아야 할 대상변수가 많아지게 되며, 대상변수가 많아질수록 역해석에 상당한 무리가 따르게 된다. 이러한 층별 지반물성을 효율적으로 추정하기 위하여 최하단층부터 순차적으로 대상변수들을 찾아가는 방법을 이용하였다. 역해석은 상당량의 반복계산이 필요하기 때문에 정해석 방법으로는 해석시간이 짧고 시공단계 별 해석이 가능한 탄소성보법을 사용하였다. 역해석 대상변수는 탄소성 하중-변위 곡선의 구성요소인 지반반력계수와 수평토압계수들을 취하였으며, 목적함수는 이상변위에 의한 오차를 최소화시키기 위하여 단계별 계측변위 증분과 해석변위 증분의 차이로 구성하였다. 목적함수를 최소화 시키는 대상변수들을 찾기 위한 최적화 수법으로는 제약순차선형계획 법을 이용하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 제안된 방법을 수치해석자료 및 현장계측자료를 이용하여 검증하였다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 암반에 근입된 현장타설말뚝의 지지력을 높이기 위해 말뚝 주면에 soil nail을 정착한 타설말뚝의 축하중 해석을 수행하여 그 거동을 파악하였으며, soil nail의 유ㆍ무에 따른 보강효과를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 Beam-Column모델을 이용하여 현장타설말뚝과 지반을 모델링하고 하중전이곡선을 사용하여 말뚝지반의 상호작용을 고려하였다. 무보강 말뚝의 경우, 서해대교 현장재하시험결과 및 범용 프로그램인 Shaft 4.0의 해석결과와 비교ㆍ분석을 수행하였다. 보강형 말뚝의 경우에는 말뚝이 타설되는 지반을 [사질토+풍화암], [사질토+연암], [사질토+경암]으로 나누어 지반조건에 따른 soil nail의 보강효과를 파악하였다. 본 해석결과와 현장 실측치, SHAFT 4.0의 해석결과를 분석한 결과 제안된 주면하중전이함수 중 사질토에서는 Vijayvergiya의 함수, 암반에서는 O'Neill-Hassan의 함수가 암반에 근입된 현장타설말뚝의 거동을 비교적 적절히 예측함을 알 수 있었다. 이를 토대로 예측한 보강형 현장타설말뚝의 보강효과는 soil nail까지 하중전이가 나타나는 풍화암층에서 가장 크고, 암질이 양호한 연암과 경암층에서는 그 효과가 그다지 크지 않음을 알 수 있었다.