• Computers and Concrete
• /
• 제11권5호
• /
• pp.411-440
• /
• 2013

Large fluctuations in surface strain at the level of steel are expected in reinforced concrete flexural members at a given stage of loading due to the emergent structure (emergence of new crack patterns). This has been identified in developing deterministic constitutive models for finite element applications in Ibrahimbegovic et al. (2010). The aim of this paper is to identify a suitable probability distribution for describing the large deviations at far from equilibrium points due to emergent structures, based on phenomenological, thermodynamic and statistical considerations. Motivated by the investigations reported by Prigogine (1978) and Rubi (2008), distributions with heavy tails (namely, alpha-stable distributions) are proposed for modeling the variations in strain in reinforced concrete flexural members to account for the large fluctuations. The applicability of alpha-stable distributions at or in the neighborhood of far from equilibrium points is examined based on the results obtained from carefully planned experimental investigations, on seven reinforced concrete flexural members. It is found that alpha-stable distribution performs better than normal distribution for modeling the observed surface strains in reinforced concrete flexural members at these points.

• Steel and Composite Structures
• /
• 제3권4호
• /
• pp.231-242
• /
• 2003

This paper deals with the formulation and development of fracture criteria for high-strength structural members containing surface damage in the form of notches (i.e., blunt defects). The important role of the yield strength of the material and its strain hardening capacity (evaluated by means of the constitutive law or stress-strain curve) is analysed in depth by considering the fracture performance of notched samples taken from high-strength steels with different levels of cold drawing (the most heavily drawn steel being commercial prestressing steel used in prestressed concrete). The final aim of the paper is to establish fracture-based design criteria for structural members made of steels with distinct yield strength and containing very different kinds of notch-shape surface damage.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국복합재료학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
• /
• pp.147-151
• /
• 2003

In this study, we discussed the local buckling behavior of pultruded structural flexural members. Previous works were briefly reviewed and the local buckling behavior of orthotropic box-shape flexural members was discussed. The simplified form of equation for finding the width ratio of plate element of box-shape flexural members in which all plate components buckle simultaneously was proposed and the macro flow-chart for finding local buckling strength of pultruded flexural members was also suggested. To establish the design guide line for the local buckling of pultruded flexural members, further studies need to be performed as follows; the simplified form of solutions for finding the minimum buckling coefficient of orthotropic plate with various loading and boundary conditions including rotationally restrained boundary conditions, the simplified form of equation for calculating the coefficient of restraint provided by the adjacent plate elements.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제11권6호
• /
• pp.637-650
• /
• 2001

A structural analysis of cracked R.C. members under instantaneous or sustained loads and imposed displacements is presented. In the first part of the paper the problem of deriving feasible moment-curvature diagrams for a long term analysis of R.C. sections is approached in an exact way by using the Reduced Relaxation Function Method in state I uncracked and the method suggested by CEB in state II cracked. In both states the analysis of the main parameters governing the problem has shown that it is possible to describe the concrete creep behaviour in an approximate way by using the algebraic formulation connected to the Effective Modulus Method. In this way the calculations become quite simple and can be applied in design practice without introducing significant errors. Referring to continuous beams, the structural analysis is then approached in a general way, applying the Force Method and the Principle of Virtual Works. Finally, considering single members, the structural analysis is performed by means of a graphical procedure based on the application of feasible moment-rotation diagrams which allow to easily solve various structural problems and to point out the most interesting aspects of the long term behaviour of cracked R.C. members with rigid or elastically deformable redundant restraints.

• Composites Research
• /
• 제29권6호
• /
• pp.328-335
• /
• 2016

이 연구의 목적은 석회석 미분말을 사용하여 복합재료의 연성이 향상된 시멘트계 매트릭스 섬유복합재료(ECC)를 개발하고 이 재료로 제작된 구조부재의 휨성능을 평가하는 것이다. 재료 개발을 위하여 4가지 종류의 배합을 마이크로역학과 안정상태 균열 이론을 활용하였고, 이를 위하여 시멘트계 매트릭스의 파괴인성과 섬유-시멘트 매트릭스 경계면 특성을 파악하였다. 개발된 ECC의 1축 인장변형특성과 압축강도 특성이 실험적으로 평가되었다. 또한, 2개의 구조부재를 제작하여 휨실험을 수행하였고 그 결과를 재래식 콘크리트 구조부재의 성능과 비교하였다. 재료실험 결과로 석회석 미분말의 혼입률 증가에 따라 압축강도는 감소하지만 연성은 증가하였다. 부재 실험 결과, ECC 구조부재는 재래식 콘크리트 구조부재에 비하여 높은 휨연성, 높은 휨내력, 작은 균열폭을 나타내었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
• /
• 제27권1호
• /
• pp.75-87
• /
• 2018

This paper presents a new method to compute the shear strength of composited structural B-C-W members. These B-C-W members, defined as concrete-filled steel box beams, columns and shear walls, consist of a slender rectangular steel plate box filled with concrete and inserted steel plates connecting the two long-side steel plates. These structural elements are intended to be used in structural members of super-tall buildings and nuclear safety-related structures. The concrete confined by the steel plate acts to be in a multi-axial stressed state: therefore, its shear strength was calculated on the basis of a concrete's failure criterion model. The shear strength of the steel plates on the long sides of the structural element was computed using the von Mises plastic strength theory without taking into account the buckling of the steel plate. The spacing and strength of the inserted plates to induce plate yielding before buckling was determined using elastic plate theory. Therefore, a predictive method to compute the shear strength of composited structural B-C-W members without considering the shear span ratio was obtained. A coefficient considering the influence of the shear span ratio was introduced into the formula to compute the anti-lateral bearing capacity of composited structural B-C-W members. Comparisons were made between the numerical results and the test results along with this method to predict the anti-lateral bearing capacity of concrete-filled steel box walls. Nonlinear static analysis of concrete-filled steel box walls was also conducted by using ABAQUS and the results agreed well with the experimental data.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
• /
• 제17권2호
• /
• pp.83-93
• /
• 2013

일반적으로 송전철탑 부재들의 보강은 적절한 그라우팅재를 활용한 인젝션과 구조 보강재 부착을 이용한 단면 확장에 따른 강성보강 방식을 주로 사용한다. 이와 같은 그라우팅 인젝션 및 단면보완은 주로 축력능력을 확장시키는 데에 의미를 갖는다. 그렇지만 보다 안정적 상태를 유지케 할 수 있는 보강방안이 적극 요구되는데 그 방법은 좌굴에 의해 손상을 받은 부재를 원상태의 길이로 환원시키고, 또한 내부적 보강효과를 동시에 갖는 새로운 부재로 교체하는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 기초침하로 구조적 손상을 받은 송전철탑의 손상회복을 위한 실증적 과정으로 우선 현장에서의 손상도 확인점검과 손상상태 및 회복상태에 대한 수치 해석적 결과를 도출하였고, 새롭게 고안한 잭킹시스템을 이용하여 보강된 부재를 교체하는 과업을 수행하였다. 이 결과는 송전철탑 유지관리의 차원상승 효과를 갖게 한다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
• /
• 제10권4호
• /
• pp.323-334
• /
• 2021

Concrete structures may rarely collapse in fire incidents but fire induced damage to structural members is inevitable as a result of material degradation and thermal expansion. This requires certain repairing measures to be applied to restore the performance of post-fire members. A brief review on investigation of post-fire damage of concrete material and concrete structural members is presented in this paper, followed by a review of post-fire repair research regarding various types of repairing techniques (FRP, steel plate, and concrete section enlargement) and different type of structural members including columns, beams, and slabs. Particularly, the fire scenarios adopted in these studies leading to damage are categorized as three levels according to the duration of gas-phase temperature above 600℃ (t₆₀₀). The repair effectiveness in terms of recovered performance of concrete structural members compared to the initial undamaged performance has been summarized and compared regarding the repairing techniques and fire intensity levels. The complied results have shown that recovering the ultimate strength is achievable but the stiffness recovery is difficult. Moreover, the current fire loading scenarios adopted in the post-fire repair research are mostly idealized as constant heating rates or standard fire curves, which may have produced unrealistic fire damage patterns and the associated repairing techniques may be not practical. For future studies, the realistic fire impact and the system-level structural damage investigation are necessary.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국전산구조공학회 1996년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
• /
• pp.267-274
• /
• 1996

Differential shortening of vertical members in high-rise buildings affect other structural members that have to be considered such as horizontal members and exterior cladding. of many elements which affect the total amount of shortening, different loading history mainly comes from the different construction time. Shortening of 66 story concrete columns were investigated and compared according to the different construction time, little difference was found between the total shortening of interior and that of exterior column.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국전산구조공학회 2006년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
• /
• pp.541-548
• /
• 2006

This study presents a structural cost optimization method for building frame system using high-strength steel members. In, this optimization method, the material cost of steel member is involved in objective function to find the optimal cost of building frame systems. Genetic Algorithm is adopted to optimizer to find structural cost optimization. The proposed adapted to structural design of 3.5 stories example buildings with buildings frame systems. As a result, The proposed optimization method can be effectively adapted to cost optimization of building frame systems using high-strength steel members.