• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.25-41
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• 2024

The measurement of pile bearing capacity is crucial for the design of pile foundations, where in-situ tests could be costly and time needed. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the potential use of fuzzy-based techniques to anticipate the maximum weight that concrete driven piles might bear. Despite the existence of several suggested designs, there is a scarcity of specialized studies on the exploration of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) for the estimation of pile bearing capacity. This paper presents the introduction and validation of a novel technique that integrates the fire hawk optimizer (FHO) and equilibrium optimizer (EO) with the ANFIS, referred to as ANFIS_FHO and ANFIS_EO, respectively. A comprehensive compilation of 472 static load test results for driven piles was located within the database. The recommended framework was built, validated, and tested using the training set (70%), validation set (15%), and testing set (15%) of the dataset, accordingly. Moreover, the sensitivity analysis is performed in order to determine the impact of each input on the output. The results show that ANFIS_FHO and ANFIS_EO both have amazing potential for precisely calculating pile bearing capacity. The R² values obtained for ANFIS_FHO were 0.9817, 0.9753, and 0.9823 for the training, validating, and testing phases. The findings of the examination of uncertainty showed that the ANFIS_FHO system had less uncertainty than the ANFIS_EO model. The research found that the ANFIS_FHO model provides a more satisfactory estimation of the bearing capacity of concrete driven piles when considering various performance evaluations and comparing it with existing literature.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.731-748
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• 2016

Pile-to-pilecap connection performance is important as Integral abutment bridges (IABs) have no expansion joints and their flexible weak-axis oriented supporting piles take the role of the expansion joint. This connection may govern the bridge strength and the performance against various lateral loads. The intention of this study is to identify crack propagation patterns when the pile-to-pilecap connection is subjected to lateral loadings and to propose novel connections for improved performance under lateral loadings. In this study, eight different types of connections were developed and modeled, using Abaqus 6.12 to evaluate performances. Three types were developed by strengthening the connections using rebar or steel tube: (i) PennDOT specification; (ii) Spiral rebar; and (iii) HSS tube. Other types were developed by softening the connections using shape modifications: (i) cylindrical hole; (ii) reduced flange; (iii) removed flange; (iv) extended hole; and (v) slot hole connection types. The connections using the PennDOT specification, HSS tube, and cylindrical hole were shown to be ineffective in the prevention of cracks, resulting in lower structural capacities under the lateral load compared to other types. The other developed connections successfully delayed or arrested the concrete crack initiations and propagations. Among the successful connection types, the spiral rebar connection allowed a relatively larger reaction force, which can damage the superstructure of the IABs. Other softened connections performed better in terms of minimized reaction forces and crack prevention.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.637-655
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• 2012

In this study, stochastic responses of a cable-stayed bridge subjected to the spatially varying earthquake ground motion are investigated by the finite element method taking into account soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects. The considered bridge in the analysis is Quincy Bay-view Bridge built on the Mississippi River in between 1983-1987 in Illinois, USA. The bridge is composed of two H-shaped concrete towers, double plane fan type cables and a composite concrete-steel girder deck. In order to determine the stochastic response of the bridge, a two-dimensional lumped masses model is considered. Incoherence, wave-passage and site response effects are taken into account for the spatially varying earthquake ground motion. Depending on variation in the earthquake motion, the response values of the cable-stayed bridge supported on firm, medium and soft foundation soil are obtained, separately. The effects of SSI on the stochastic response of the cable-stayed bridge are also investigated including foundation as a rigidly capped vertical pile groups. In this approach, piles closely grouped together beneath the towers are viewed as a single equivalent upright beam. The soil-pile interaction is linearly idealized as an upright beam on Winkler foundation model which is commonly used to study the response of single piles. A sufficient number of springs on the beam should be used along the length of the piles. The springs near the surface are usually the most important to characterize the response of the piles surrounded by the soil; thus a closer spacing may be used in that region. However, in generally springs are evenly spaced at about half the diameter of the pile. The results of the stochastic analysis with and without the SSI are compared each other while the bridge is under the sway of the spatially varying earthquake ground motion. Specifically, in case of rigid towers and soft soil condition, it is pointed out that the SSI should be significantly taken into account for the design of such bridges.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 전단경간비에 따른 합성지하벽의 거동을 실험적으로 연구하고 유한요소해석 프로그램인 ADINA를 활용하여 합성지하벽 (Composite Basement Wall, CBW)의 비선형 거동의 예측이다. 특히 각 층 바닥 부근과 같이 콘크리트가 압축응력상태일 때의 합성벽의 거동을 연구하였다. 특히 강재와 콘크리트가 접촉되는 부분의 모델링 방법에 따른 해석방법의 적합성을 검토하고자 하였다. 콘크리트 벽체부분이 압축응력상태에 있는 합성지하벽의 거동을 이해하기 위하여 합성지하벽에 대한 실험을 실시하고 ADINA 프로그램을 이용하여 유한요소해석을 실시하였다. 해석의 편의를 위하여, 철근은 별도의 독립 요소로 모델링하지 않고, 콘크리트에 등분포되어 콘크리트와 함께 거동하는 것으로 하고 모든 요소는 소성거동을 표현하기 위하여 이선형 모델로 하였다. 강재와 콘크리트의 접촉면과 관련해서는 접촉면의 연결조건에 따라, AGO, SEGO-T 그리고 SEGO-NT로 모델링하여 해석을 실시한 뒤 각 조건에 따른 응력흐름과 집중정도를 관찰하고 그 결과를 실험결과와 비교하였다. 연구결과, 합성지하벽은 전단경간비가 비록 1에 가깝더라도, 강재의 소성변형에 의해 충분히 연성적인 거동을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 이와 같은 거동을 묘사하기 위하여 ADINA 프로그램을 이용하여 콘크리트와 강재 및 스터드볼트의 비선형특성을 고려하고 접촉면 요소로서 강재와 콘크리트의 접합면을 모델링하여 해석한 결과 접촉면연결과 모든 절점공유 옵션을 사용한 모델을 적용할 경우, 실험결과와 근사한 예측이 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2013

밤콩 사장교는 메콩강 삼각주 지역 연결 사업의 일환으로 메콩강 하류의 꾸롱 삼각주에 위치하고 있으며, 중앙경간 450m의 사장교로 설계되었다. 왕복 4차선으로 구성된 강합성 보강형과 멀티 스트랜드 방식의 케이블을 적용하였으며, 개선된 H형 주탑과 현장타설 콘크리트 말뚝 기초로 구성되어 있다. 주탑, 프리캐스트 콘크리트 바닥판 그리고 현장타설 콘크리트 말뚝에는 고강도 콘크리트를 적용하여 구조적 안정성을 확보하였다. 본 고에서는 밤콩 사장교의 설계에 적용된 설계기준 및 주요 설계 특징을 설명하고자 한다.