• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.585-596
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• 2017

Tubular joints have been widely used in offshore platforms and space structures due to their merits such as easy fabrication, aesthetic appearance and better static strength. For existing tubular joints, a grouted sleeve reinforced method was proposed in this paper. Experimental tests on five tubular T-joints reinforced with the grouted sleeve and two conventional tubular T-joints were conducted to investigate their mechanical behaviour. A constant axial compressive force was applied to the chord end to simulate the compressive state of the chord member during the tests. Then an axial compressive force was applied to the top end of the brace member until the collapse of the joint specimens occurred. The parameters investigated herein were the grout thickness, the sleeve length coefficient and the sleeve construction method. The failure mode, ultimate load, initial stiffness and deformability of these joint specimens were discussed. It was found that: (1) The grouted sleeve could change the failure mode of tubular T-joints. (2) The grouted sleeve was observed to provide strength enhancement up to 154.3%~172.7% for the corresponding un-reinforced joint. (3) The initial stiffness and deformability were also greatly improved by the grouted sleeve. (4) The sleeve length coefficient was a key parameter for the improved effect of the grouted sleeve reinforced method.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.17-34
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• 2018

Tall buildings are categorized as important structures because of the large number of occupants and high construction costs. The choice of competent lateral load resisting systems in tall buildings is of crucial importance. Bracing systems have long been an economic and effective method for resisting lateral loads in steel structures. However, there are some potential adverse aspects to bracing systems such as the limitations they inflict on architectural plans, uplift forces and poor performances in compression. in order to eliminate the mentioned problems and for cost optimization, in this paper, six 20-story steel buildings and frames with different types of bracing, i.e., conventional, mega-scale and buckling-restrained bracing (BRB) were analyzed. Linear and modal push-over analyses were carried out. The results pointed out that Mega-Scale Bracing (MSB) system has significant superiority over the conventional bracing type. The MSB system is 25% more economic. Some other advantages of MSB include: up to 63% less drift ratio, up to 38% better performance in lateral displacement, up to 100% stiffer stories, and about 50% smaller uplift forces. Moreover, MSB equipped with BRB attests even a better seismic behavior in the aforementioned parameters.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.261-269
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• 2010

현재 보다 다양한 형태의 건축물 설계를 가능하게 하는 대표적인 구조 시스템으로 다이아그리드 시스템이 있다. 다이아그리드 시스템은 접합부 설계 및 시공의 어려움과 가새 부재 좌굴에 의해 내진성능이 저하된다는 단점이 있으며, 이를 보안하기 위해 비좌굴 가새를 이용한 다이아그리드 시스템을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서는 다이아그리드 시스템과 다이아그리드 BRB 시스템의 골조 실험을 통해 초기 강성, 연성 능력과 에너지 소산능력을 평가였다. 반복가력실험 결과 Diagrid BRB의 초기 강성과 연성능력이 더 크게 나타났으며, BRB 항복 이후에도 지속적인 에너지 흡수가 이루어짐을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 중 약진 지역에서 중력 저항시스템인 중간 모멘트골조로 설계된 3층, 6층 RE 플랫플레이트 구조물을 KBC 2005를 만족하도록 RC구조물에 강판과 가새/ BRB 등의 보강방법을 적용하여 보강하고, 내진성능을 평가하여 보강 효과를 검증하였다. 비탄성 정적해석과 동적해석 결과에 따르면 내진 보강된 구조물은 강도와 강성이 크게 향상된 것으로 나타났다 특히 기둥을 철판으로 보강한 경우 슬래브를 철판으로 보강하여 조기 뚫림 전단파괴를 방지함으로써 강도를 크게 향상할 수 있다. BRB로 보강된 구조물은 Brace로 보강된 구조물보다 다소 연성적 거동을 보였으며, 그 효과는 3층 모델에서 현저하게 나타났다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.417-433
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• 2023

The maximum ductility and cumulative ductility of connection joints of Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames (BRBF) are critical to the structural overall performance, which should be matched with the BRB ductility. The two-story and one-span BRBF with a one-third scale was tested under cyclic quasi-static loading, and the top-flange beam splice (TFBS) rotational connections were proposed and adopted in BRBF. The deformation capacity of TFBS connections was observed during the test, and the relationship between structural global ductility and local connection ductility was studied. The rotational capacity of the beam-column connections and the stability performance of the BRBs are highly relevant to the structural overall performance. The hysteretic curves of BRBF are stable and full under large displacement demand imposed up to 2% story drift, and energy is dissipated as the large plastic deformation developed in the structural components. The BRBs acted as fuses and yielded first, and the cumulative plastic ductility (CPD) of BRBs is 972.6 of the second floor and 439.7 of the first floor, indicating the excellent energy dissipation capacity of BRBs. Structural members with good local ductility ensure the large global ductility of BRBF. The ductile capacity and hysteretic behavior of BRBF with TFBS connections were compared with those of BRBF with Reduced Beam Section (RBS) connections in terms of the experimental results.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.343-358
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• 2023

The superelastic viscous damper (SVD) is a hybrid passive control device comprising a viscoelastic damper and shape memory alloy (SMA) cables connected in series. The SVD is an innovative damper through which a large amount of seismic energy can dissipate. The current study assessed the seismic collapse induced by steel moment-resisting frames (SMRFs) equipped with SVDs and compared them with the performance of special MRFs and buckling restrained brace frames (BRBFs). For this purpose, nonlinear dynamic and incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) were conducted in OpenSees software. Both 5- and 9-story special MRFs, BRBFs, and MRFs equipped with the SVDs were examined. The results indicated that the annual exceedance rate for maximum residual drifts of 0.2% and 0.5% for the BRBFs and MRFs with SVDs, respectively, were considerably less than for SMRFs with reduced-beam section (RBS) connections and that the seismic performances of these structures were enhanced with the use of the BRB and SVD. The probability of collapse due to residual drift in the SVD, BRB, and RBS frames in the 9-story structure was 1.45, 1.75, and 1.05 times greater than for the 5-story frame.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2009

본 연구는 반복 횡하중 하에서의 기둥부재와 보-기둥 연결부에 대한 구조 성능 확인을 위하여 기 수행된 실험을 토대로 해석모델을 수립하고 사용 프로그램의 유용성과 실용성을 평가하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 기존 연구자들에 의해 제안된 콘크리트와 철근의 이력 모델을 비선형 해석 프로그램인 PERFORM3D에 적용하여 수행되었다. 결과로서, 반복 횡하중 하의 비보강 보-기둥 연결부재의 해석과 실험결과가 비교적 일치함을 확인하였다. 이로써 입증된 비보강 시험체의 해석 모델에 탄소와 아라미드 섬유시트 그리고 비좌굴 가새를 추가 적용하여 실험결과와 비교.검증하여 내진 성능 보강의 해석모델을 수립하였다. 이는 기존 구조물에 대한 보강에 있어서, 해석을 통한 사전 성능 검토에 활용함으로써 시간과 물질적 측면에서의 경제성 도모에 기여할 것으로 예상된다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1227-1250
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• 2016

Most of the research work has been conducted on K-joints under static loading. Very limited information is available in consideration of fatigue strength of K-joints with concrete-filled chord. This paper aims to describe experimental and numerical investigations on stress concentration factors (SCFs) of concrete-filled circular chord and square braces K-joints under balanced axial loading. Experiment was conducted to study the hot spot stress distribution along the intersection of chord and braces in the two specimens with compacting concrete filled in the chord. The test results of stress distribution curves of two specimens were reported. SCFs of concrete-filled circular chord and square braces K-joints were lower than those of corresponding hollow circular chord and square brace K-joints. The corresponding finite element analysis was also conducted to simulate stress distribution along the brace and chord intersection region of joints. It was achieved that experimental and finite element analysis results had good agreement. Therefore, an extensive parametric study was carried out by using the calibrated finite element model to evaluate the effects of main geometric parameters and concrete strength on the behavior of concrete-filled circular chord and square braces K-joints under balanced axial loading. The SCFs at the hot spot locations obtained from ABAQUS were compared with those calculated by using design formula given in the CIDECT for hollow SHS-SHS K-joints. CIDECT Design Guide was generally quite conservative for predicting SCFs of braces and was dangerous for predicting SCFs of chord in concrete-filled circular chord and square braces K-joints. Finally SCF formulae were proposed for circular chord and square braces K-joints with concrete-filled in the chord under balanced axial loading. It is shown that the SCFs calculated from the proposed design equation are generally in agreement with the values derived from finite element analysis, which were proved to be reliable and accurate.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.205-229
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• 2018

Energy induced by minor earthquake and micro vibration cannot be dissipated by traditional buckling-restrained braces (BRBs). To solve this problem, a new type of hybrid passive control device, named as VE-BRB, which is configured by a BRB with high-damping viscoelastic (VE) layers, is developed and studied. Theoretical analysis, performance tests, numerical simulation and case analysis are conducted to study the seismic behavior of VE-BRBs. The results indicate that the combination of hysteretic and damping devices lead to a multi-phased nature and good performance. VE-BRB's working state can be divided into three phases: before yielding of the steel core, VE layers provide sufficient damping ratio to mitigate minor vibrations; after yielding of the steel core, the steel's hysteretic deformations provide supplemental dissipative capacity for structures; after rupture of the steel core, VE layers are still able to work normally and provide multiple security assurance for structures. The simulation results agreed well with the experimental results, validating the finite element analysis method, constitutive models and the identified parameters. The comparison of the time history analysis on a 6-story frame with VE-BRBs and BRBs verified the advantages of VE-BRB for seismic protection of structures compared with traditional BRB. In general, VE-BRB had the potential to provide better control effect on structural displacement and shear in all stages than BRB as expected.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2006

내진 댐퍼 브레이스를 가진 강구조물은 브레이스가 지진입력에너지를 충분히 흡수함으로써 주요한 구성부재의 치명적인 피해를 현저하게 저감시키는 것이 가능하므로, 이 시스템 도입에 따른 거동특성 파악 및 적용성에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 내진 댐퍼 브레이스를 가진 강구조물의 설계에 있어서는 구조물에 대한 브레이스의 강성비를 결정하여야 하며, 내진성능이 우수한 구조물을 설계하기 위해서는 강성비에 따른 구조물의 지진응답 특성을 파악할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 소성설계에 기초하여 내진 댐퍼 브레이스의 수평 강성비에 따른 강구조물의 초기 부재단면를 설계하고, 지진응답해석을 수행하여 초기 부재단면 설계의 타당성 검토 및 동적거동 특성을 파악한다.