• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.675-683
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• 2011

구조물의 우발적인 붕괴가 발생할 경우, 기둥 또는 기둥군(群)에 낙하물에 의한 충격이 가해지게 된다. 낙하물의 충격하중은 기둥부재의 하중변형관계에 따라 소성변형에너지로 흡수가 가능하다. 진행성 붕괴를 방지하기 위해서는 기둥부재의 에너지 흡수 능력이 상시지지 하는 연직하중과 낙하물의 충격하중을 합한 연직하중보다 커야 한다. 이를 위해 구조물이 최종 붕괴 상태에 도달되는 전 과정에 대한 기둥부재의 하중변형관계를 명확히 파악할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 1층 4경간 평면철골프레임의 비선형유한요소해석을 실시하여 기둥부재의 우발적 손실에 대한 에너지 흡수 능력을 평가하였다. 또한, 극한해석을 실시하여 연직하중의 저하 정도를 비교 검토하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-57
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• 2022

This article presents a computationally efficient framework for multi-objective seismic design optimization of steel moment-resisting frame (MRF) structures based on the nonlinear dynamic analysis procedure. This framework employs the uniform damage distribution philosophy to minimize the weight (initial cost) of the structure at different levels of damage. The preliminary framework was recently proposed by the authors based on the single excitation and the nonlinear static (pushover) analysis procedure, in which the effects of record-to-record variability as well as higher-order vibration modes were neglected. The present study investigates the reliability of the previous framework by extending the proposed algorithm using the nonlinear dynamic design procedure (optimization under multiple ground motions). Three benchmark structures, including 4-, 8-, and 12-story steel MRFs, representing the behavior of low-, mid-, and high-rise buildings, are utilized to evaluate the proposed framework. The total weight of the structure and the maximum inter-story drift ratio (IDRmax) resulting from the average response of the structure to a set of seven ground motion records are considered as two conflicting objectives for the optimization problem and are simultaneously minimized. The results of this study indicate that the optimization under several ground motions leads to almost similar outcomes in terms of optimization objectives to those are obtained from optimization under pushover analysis. However, investigation of optimal designs under a suite of 22 earthquake records reveals that the damage distribution in buildings designed by the nonlinear dynamic-based procedure is closer to the uniform distribution (desired target during the optimization process) compared to those designed according to the pushover procedure.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2010

여러 연구자들에 의해 최적화 알고리즘을 이용한 최적내진설계에 관한 연구가 컴퓨터의 발달과 더불어 활발히 이루어져 왔다. 하지만 지금까지의 최적내진설계에 관한 연구는 대부분 모멘트저항골조를 대상구조물로 한 연구였다. 가새골조는 모멘트저항골조와 더불어 대표적인 횡력저항시스템이기 때문에 가새골조의 최적내진설계기법 개발을 통해 경제적이며 효율적인 설계가이드라인을 제시할 수 있다면 실무에 미치는 파급효과는 클 것이라 판단된다. 본 논문에서는 가새의 좌굴을 고려한 역V형 특수중심가새골조의 최적내진설계 알고리즘을 제안하고자 한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 구조물의 물량과 에너지 소산량을 목적함수로 설정하고, 강도조건 및 층간변위 조건등의 제약조건으로 설정한다. 알고리즘의 검증을 위해 2D 3층, 9층 역V형 특수중심가새골조 예제를 적용한다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.83-100
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• 2022

Timber is one of the few natural, renewable building materials and glulam is a type of engineering wood product. In the present work, timber-based braces are applied for retrofitting midrise Special Moment Resisting Frame (SMRF) using two types of timber base braces (Timber base glulam, and hybrid Timber-Steel-BRB) as alternatives for retrofitting by traditional steel bracings. The improving effects of adding the bracings to the SMRF on seismic characteristics of the frame are evaluated using load-bearing capacity, energy dissipation, and story drifts of the frame. For evaluating the retrofitting effects on the seismic performance of SMRF, a five-story SMRF is considered unretofitted and retrofitted with steel-hollow structural section (HSS) brace, Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) brace, and hybrid Timber-Steel BRB. Using OpenSees structural analyzer, the performance are investigated under pushover, cyclic, and incremental loading. Results showed that steel-HSS, timber base Glulam, and hybrid timber-steel BRB braces have more significant roles in energy dissipation, increasing stiffness, changing capacity curves, reducing inter-story drifts, and reducing the weight of the frames, compared by steel bracing. Results showed that Hybrid BRB counteract the negative post-yield stiffness, so their use is more beneficial on buildings where P-Delta effects are more critical. It is found that the repair costs of the buildings with hybrid BRB will be less due to lower residual drifts. As a result, timber steel-BRB has the best energy dissipation and seismic performance due to symmetrical and stable hysteresis curves of buckling restrained braces that can experience the same capacities in tension and compression.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.357-374
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• 2014

The design basis is being shifted from strength to deformation in modern performance-based design codes. This paper presents a practical method for optimization of eccentrically braced steel frames, based on the concept of uniform deformation theory (UDT). This is done by gradually shifting inefficient material from strong parts of the structure to the weak areas until a state of uniform deformation is achieved. In the first part of this paper, UDT is implemented on 3, 5 and 10 story eccentrically braced frames (EBF) subjected to 12 earthquake records representing the design spectrum of ASCE/SEI 7-10. Subsequently, the optimum strength-distribution patterns corresponding to these excitations are determined, and compared with four other loading patterns. Since the optimized frames have uniform distribution of deformation, they undergo less damage in comparison with code-based designed structures while having minimum structural weight. For further investigation, the 10 story EBF is redesigned using four different loading patterns and subjected to 12 earthquake excitations. Then a comparison is made between link rotations of each model and those belonging to the optimized one which revealed that the optimized EBF behaves generally better than those designed by other loading patterns. Finally, efficiency of each loading pattern is evaluated and the best one is determined.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 비선형 해석을 이용한 강뼈대 구조물의 자동화설계를 수행한다. 기하학적 비선형은 안정함수를 사용하여 고려한다. 보-기둥 부재에 대하여 전단변형 효과를 고려한다. 자동화 설계 기법으로는 직접 탐색법을 사용한다. LRFD의 상관방정식으로 각각의 부재의 상관 계수 값을 계산하여 가장 큰 상관 계수 값을 가지는 부재의 크기를 데이터베이스에서 단계별로 증가시킨다. 목적함수는 강뼈대 구조물의 중량을 사용하며, 계약조건식은 하중-저항능력, 처짐, 층간 수평변위 및 연성도를 고려한다. 2차원과 3차원 2층 강뼈대구조물에 대한 예제 해석을 수행한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권6호
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• pp.823-837
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• 2020

In this research, the idea of improving the seismic response of an existing steel structure with use of friction dampers between external walls and the structure is discussed. The main difference of this method with other methods of seismic rehabilitation is that interior spaces of the existing structure remain untouched and new parts including external walls and dampers are added outside of the structure. Three frames having 3, 6 and 9 stories are modeled in SAP2000 software before and after seismic retrofit and responses of the system are investigated under the effect of seven earthquake records. Initially, different ratios of seismic weight of stories are presumed for slip forces of the dampers with a distribution based on given equations. The optimized capacity of dampers is obtained by investigating the average of maximum displacement, acceleration and base shear of the structure caused by earthquakes. For this optimized values, maximum inter-story drifts and acceleration are obtained through numerical models. Results show that in 3, 6 and 9-story frames peak roof displacement decreased up to 80%. Maximum roof acceleration and base shear of the frames also decreased 46, 40 and 32% and 84, 67 and 65%, respectively for three building structures.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.339-353
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• 2023

The primary objective of the current study is to optimize and evaluate the seismic performance of steel momentresisting frame (MRF) structures considering soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects. The structural optimization is implemented in the context of performance-based design in accordance with FEMA-350 at different confidence levels from 50% to 90% by taking into account fixed- and flexible-base conditions using an efficient metaheuristic algorithm. Nonlinear response-history analysis (NRHA) is conducted to evaluate the seismic response of structures, and the beam-on-nonlinear Winkler foundation (BNWF) model is used to simulate the soil-foundation interaction under the MRFs. The seismic performance of optimally designed fixed- and flexible-base steel MRFs are compared in terms of overall damage index, seismic collapse safety, and interstory drift ratios at different performance levels. Two illustrative examples of 6- and 12-story steel MRFs are presented. The results show that the consideration of SSI in the optimization process of 6- and 12-story steel MRFs results in an increase of 1.0 to 9.0 % and 0.5 to 5.0 % in structural weight and a slight decrease in structural seismic safety at different confidence levels.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.31-51
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• 2012

This paper presents a computational study that explores the design of rigid steel frames by considering construction related costs. More specifically, two different aspects are investigated in this study focusing on the effects of (a) reducing the number of labor intensive rigid connections within a frame of given geometric layout, and (b) reducing the number of different member section types used in the frame. A genetic algorithm based optimization framework searches design space for these objectives. Unlike some studies that express connection cost as a factor of the entire frame weight, here connections and their associated cost factors are explicitly represented at the member level to evaluate the cost of connections associated with each beam. In addition, because variety in member section types can drive up construction related costs, its effects are evaluated implicitly by generating curves that show the trade off between cost and different numbers of section types used within the frame. Our results show that designs in which all connections are considered to be rigid can be excessively conservative: rigid connections can often be eliminated without any appreciable increase in frame weight, resulting in a reduction in overall cost. Eliminating additional rigid connections leads to further reductions in cost, even as frame weight increases, up to a certain point. These complex relationships between overall cost, rigid connections, and member section types are presented for a representative five-story steel frame.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2008

구조최적화는 최근 CAD와 컴퓨터 기술이 발전하면서 구조설계부분에 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 30층의 강구조물을 대상으로 유한요소해석 및 어댑티브 시뮬레이티드 어닐링 알고리즘을 이용하여 최적중량설계를 구현하였다. 최적설계는 모든 설계상수와 설계하중들이 주어졌을 때, 목적함수가 최소로 됨과 동시에 모든 설계제약조건을 만족시키는 설계변수를 결정하는 설계법이라고 정의할 수 있다. 최적설계 구현을 통해 건설 측면에 있어 성능 향상과 신뢰도 향상 효과를 가져 올 수 있을 것이다.