• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2012

To enhance cable stiffness, this paper proposed a combined application of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) and steel materials, resulting in a novel type of hybrid stay cable system especially for the cable-stayed bridges with main span lengths of 1400~2800 m. In this combination, CFRP materials can conserve all their advantages such as light weight and high strength; while steel materials help increase the equivalent stiffness to compensate for the low elastic modulus of CFRP materials. An increase of the equivalent stiffness of the hybrid stay cable system could be further obtained with a reasonable increase of its safety factor. Following this concept, a series of parametric studies for the hybrid stay cable system with the consideration of stiffness and cost were carried out. Three design strategies/criteria, namely, best equivalent stiffness with a given safety factor, highest ratio of equivalent stiffness to material cost with a given safety factor, and best equivalent stiffness under a given cost were proposed from the stiffness and cost viewpoints. Finally, a comprehensive design procedure following the proposed design strategies was suggested. It was shown that the proposed hybrid stay cable system could be a good alternative to the pure CFRP or traditional steel stay cables in the future applications of super long span bridges.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제74권5호
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• pp.635-655
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• 2020

The sag effect of long stay cables is one of the key factors restricting further increase in the span of cable-stayed bridges. Based on the formerly proposed concept of long stay cables lifted by an auxiliary suspension cable in cross-strait cable-stayed bridges, corresponding static approximate calculations and analytical theory based on catenary and parabolic cable configurations are established. Taking a main span 1400 m cable-stayed bridge as the research object, three typical lifting conditions and the whole process of auxiliary cable lifting are analyzed and discussed. The results show that the sag effect is effectively reduced. The support efficiency is only improved when the cables are lifted above the original cable chord. Reduction of the horizontal component force of the cable is limited. The equivalent elastic modulus and the vertical support stiffness of the lifted cables are significantly increased with increased horizontal projection length and not sensitive to the change of the lifting point position. The scheme of lifting the cable to the chord midpoint is more economical because of the less steel required for the auxiliary suspension cable, but its effect on improving the vertical support efficiency is limited. The support efficiency is better when the cable is lifted to the cable end tangential to the original cable chord, but the lifting force and the cross-sectional area of the auxiliary suspension cable are doubled. The approximate calculation results of the lifted cables are very close to the numerical analysis results, which verifies the applicability of the approximation method proposed in this study. The results of parabolic approximation calculations are approximately equal to that of catenary cable geometry. As the parabolic approximation analysis theory of lifted cables is more convenient in mathematical processing, it is feasible to use parabolic approximation analysis theory as the analytical method for the conceptual design of lifted cables of super-long span cable-stayed bridges.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2012

본 연구는 케이블 파단이 콘크리트사장교의 동적거동에 미치는 영향을 강합성사장교에 대한 것과 비교하여 검토하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해, 강합성사장교를 대상으로 시간이력함수를 이용한 케이블 파단을 모사하는 적합한 해석기법을 검토하고, 동적확대계수를 평가하였다. 콘크리트사장교에서 계산된 동적확대계수를 설계기준을 기반으로 강합성사장교에 대한 것과 비교 검토하였다. 그 결과, 동적확대계수에 대한 현행 설계기준이 전반적으로 신뢰할 수 있는 것으로 판단되며 콘크리트사장교의 경우 동적확대계수 값이 강합성사장교에 비해 상대적으로 상승되는 경향을 보이나 설계기준을 만족한다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.485-503
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• 2016

To investigate the nonlinear aerostatic stability of the Hutong cable-stayed rail-cum-road bridge with ultra-kilometer main span, a FEM bridge model is established. The tri-component wind loads and geometric nonlinearity are taken into consideration and discussed for the influence of nonlinear parameters and factors on bridge resistant capacity of aerostatic instability. The results show that the effect of initial wind attack-angle is significant for the aerostatic stability analysis of the bridge. The geometric nonlinearities of the bridge are of considerable importance in the analysis, especially the effect of cable sag. The instable mechanism of the Hutong Bridge with a steel truss girder is the spatial combination of vertical bending and torsion with large lateral bending displacement. The design wind velocity is much lower than the static instability wind velocity, and the structural aerostatic resistance capacity can meet the requirement.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 강사장교의 비선형 거동과 하모니 서치 알고리즘에 기반한 사장교 부재 단면 결정 방법을 제시하였다. 하모니 서치 알고리즘은 초기값 설정, 하모니 메모리 초기화, 새로운 하모니 메모리 구성 및 하모니 메모리 업데이트의 과정을 반복하여 최적값을 탐색함으로써 사장교 부재 단면을 결정한다. 하모니 서치 알고리즘으로 선정된 주요 부재 단면으로 3차원 강사장교의 비선형 초기형상해석을 수행하였으며, 초기장력과 형상을 고려하여 복잡한 거동특성과 각 부재의 비선형성을 반영한 사장교 주요 부재인 주탑, 보강거더, 가로보 및 케이블의 최적 단면을 결정하였다. 사장교 주요 부재의 단면 결정을 위한 목적함수로는 전체 중량을 사용하였으며, 제약조건으로 한계상태설계법을 바탕으로 하중저항능력과 사용성에 대한 제약조건식 및 보강거더와 가로보 단면의 폭과 높이의 비율을 추가적인 제약조건으로 고려하고, 주탑, 보강거더 및 가로보의 기하 및 재료 비선형성과 케이블 부재의 비선형성에 따라 부재 단면을 결정할 수 있도록 하였다. 최적 단면 결정 결과, 제안한 해석 방법은 사장교의 다양한 설치조건에 따라 최적 단면을 결정할 수 있으며, 비선형성을 고려한 사장교 부재 단면제원을 하모니 서치 기법을 통하여 결정할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.549-559
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• 2017

As few multi-tower single-box multi-cell cable-stayed bridges with corrugated steel webs have been built, analysis is mostly achieved by combining single-girder model, beam grillage model and solid model in support of the design. However, such analysis methods usually suffer from major limitations in terms of the engineering applications: single-girder model fails to account for spatial effect such as shear lag effect of the box girder and the relevant effective girder width and eccentric load coefficient; owing to the approximation in the principle equivalence, the plane grillage model cannot accurately capture shear stress distribution and local stress state in both top and bottom flange of composite box girder; and solid model is difficult to be practically combined with the overall calculation. The usual effective width method fails to provide a uniform and accurate "effective length" (and the codes fail to provide a unified design approach at those circumstance) considering different shear lag effects resulting from dead load, prestress and cable tension in the construction. Therefore, a novel spatial grid model has been developed to account for shear lag effect. The theoretical principle of the proposed spatial grid model has been elaborated along with the relevant illustrations of modeling parameters of composite box girder with corrugated steel webs. Then typical transverse and longitudinal shear lag coefficient distribution pattern at the side-span and mid-span key cross sections have been analyzed and summarized to provide reference for similar bridges. The effectiveness and accuracy of spatial grid analysis methods has been finally validated through a practical cable-stayed bridge.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.477-499
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• 2007

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the ultimate behavior of steel cable-stayed bridges with design variables and compare the validity and applicability of computational methods for evaluating ultimate load capacity of cable-stayed bridges. The methods considered in this paper are elastic buckling analysis, inelastic buckling analysis and nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis. Elastic buckling analysis uses a numerical eigenvalue calculation without considering geometric nonlinearities of cable-stayed bridges and the inelastic material behavior of main components. Inelastic buckling analysis uses an iterative eigenvalue calculation to consider inelastic material behavior, but cannot consider geometric nonlinearities of cable-stayed bridges. The tangent modulus concept with the column strength curve prescribed in AASHTO LRFD is used to consider inelastic buckling behavior. Detailed procedures of inelastic buckling analysis are presented and corresponding computer codes were developed. In contrast, nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis uses an incremental-iterative method and can consider both geometric nonlinearities and inelastic material behavior of a cable-stayed bridge. Proprietary software ABAQUS are used and user-subroutines are newly written to update equivalent modulus of cables to consider geometric nonlinearity due to cable sags at each increment step. Ultimate load capacities with the three analyses are evaluated for numerical models of cable-stayed bridges that have center spans of 600 m, 900 m and 1200 m with different girder depths and live load cases. The results show that inelastic buckling analysis is an effective approximation method, as a simple and fast alternative, to obtain ultimate load capacity of long span cable-stayed bridges, whereas elastic buckling analysis greatly overestimates the overall stability of cable-stayed bridges.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.661-670
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• 2000

다양한 이동하중을 받는 3차원 사장교에서 동적응답을 구하고자 동일 제원을 갖는 사장교 해석모델에 대하여 두 가지 케이블요소를 적용하여 케이블의 면외 진동영향을 포함한 경우를 알아보고자 하였다. 특히 사장교와 같은 전 구조체계가 유연성을 갖는 구조에서는 사용하중하에서도 동적응답이 민감할 것으로 가정하고 주탑, 바닥판을 연결하는 케이블의 유연성을 포함하여 거동을 파악하고자 하였다. 또한 진동해석시 정적비선형해석을 통한 기하강도행렬과 접선강도행렬을 연계하여 수행하였으며 특히 케이블을 다수의 요소로 분할한 경우에서 단일 케이블요소로 고려되는 축방향진동 이외의 다양한 진동모우드를 나타내고 이러한 면내, 면외진동의 영향이 주탑 및 바닥판과의 상호 연성관계를 통한 추가적인 거동을 유발함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 케이블의 진동영향을 고려한 경우 비대칭 편도의 이동하중을 적용하여 바닥판의 회전각을 비교할 경우에도 케이블의 횡진동의 영향이 전체구조의 추가적인 동적응답을 나타냄을 볼 수 있었다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제23권4_2호
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• pp.637-644
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• 2020

Because suicide accidents sometimes were happened in grand bridges over rivers or sea water recently, it will be necessary that prevention measures be made preparation in advance from now on. Additional safety facilities must be needed in addition to existing safety facilities in such a way as this prevention measure. In order to make cable-stayed bridge safe on wind for additional safety facilities, main girder models with added safety facilities for wind-tunnel tests was made, and wind tunnel experiments was carried out to measure aerodynamic force coefficients. Also, wind-resistant analyses of 3D cable-stayed bridge were performed on the basis of wind-tunnel test results. From the wind experiments, force coefficients of main girder with added safety facilities were assessed, and it is known that there are little possibility of galloping and rotation of steel main girder. Finally, from the wind resistant analyses, it was concluded that wind-resistant safety of cable-stayed bridge was secured on wind speed 60.6m/sec.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.683-692
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• 2012

사장교의 거더에는 케이블의 수평방향 분력에 의하여 휨모멘트 외에 부가적인 압축력이 가해지게 된다. 세장하게 설계되는 거더는 이러한 압축력에 의해 강성이 저하될 수 있으며, FCM으로 가설되는 사장교의 경우 이러한 문제는 완성계보다 시공중 모델에 대하여 고려되어야 할 필요가 있다. 현행 설계기준에서는 사장교 거더의 안정성 평가를 위하여 선형탄성고유치 해석법을 제안하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 방법으로는 비선형성 거동을 하는 사장교의 구조적 특성을 반영할 수 없을 뿐 아니라, 완성계 상태를 기준으로 하는 해석 방법은 시공중 모델에 대한 적용이 어렵다 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 FCM으로 가설되는 2주탑 3경간 강사장교에 있어, 케이블 거치 형식과 거더의 강성에 따라 총 3개의 모델을 제작하고 실험적, 해석적으로 시공중 사장교의 거동 특성을 분석하였다.