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Performance Evaluation of Softwood Plywood as Structural and Concrete-Form Panels (침엽수 합판의 구조용 및 콘크리트 거푸집용으로서의 성능 평가)

  • Lee, Jun-Jae;Kim, Gwang-Chul;Lee, Guk-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.14-24
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    • 2000
  • In present research, the plywoods made of radiata pine or Japanese larch, the potential softwood species in mass supply, were discussed to examine their feasibility as the structural and concrete form panels through the basic properties test. First, plywood qualities and its nail performance were tested. The performance test for concrete form or structural panel by concentrated and uniformly distributed load were conducted to investigate the possibility as structural material for light frame and concrete constructions. Test results of basic quality such as specific gravity, cupping, bowing, and twisting appeared to satisfy the criteria for structural use. Also, nail performance test results, for roof and wall sheathing panels, nail lateral resistance, nail withdrawal resistance, and nail push head resistance proved to meet the required standard for structural use. The test results on performance as structural panel by concentrated and uniformly distributed load and as concrete form panel showed that these two species could be used for structural sheathing, subfloor, and concrete form panels.

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Structural Performance of Shearwall with Sectional Shape in Wall-type Apartment Buildings (단면현상에 따른 벽식구조 전단벽의 구조성능 평가)

  • 한상환;오영훈;오창학;이리형
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.3-14
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    • 2000
  • Structural performance of the walls subjected to lateral load reversals depends on various parameters such as loading history, sectional shape, reinforcement, lateral confinement, aspect ratio, axial compression, etc. Thus, the performance of the shearwall for wall-type apartment should be evaluated properly considering above parameters. This study investigates the effect of sectional shape on the structural performance of the wall. Sectional shape of the specimen is rectangular, barbell and T. Based on this experimental results, all specimens behaved as ductile fashion and failed by concrete crushing of the compression zone. Deformation index of those specimens evaluated better than 3 of ductility ratio, and 1.5% of deformability specified by seismic provision. Moreover, the performance of the rectangular shaped specimen, whose compression zone was confined with U-bar and cross tie, was as good as the barbell shaped specimen. Therefore, if we considered construction practice such as workmanship and detailing, shearwall with rectangular section may be more economical lateral load resisting system.

A theoretical study on the factors for the seismic performance of RC T-shaped walls (철근콘크리트 T형 벽체의 내진성능 영향인자에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • 하상수;최창식;오영훈;이리형
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.521-526
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    • 2002
  • The seismic performance of structural walls subjected to the cyclic lateral loads are influenced by various factors, like sectional shape, aspect ratio, reinforcement ratio, arrangement of reinforcement, and axial load ratio etc. In this research, reinforced concrete structural walls with the T-shaped cross section were selected. The seismic performance of T-shaped wall was affected by the many (actors because T-shaped wall is irregular wall composed to two rectangular walls. Especially the seismic performance of T-shaped wall varies with the flange condition and the various factors including the flange condition were determined. Therefore, the objective of this study is to understand the factors to improve seismic performance of RC T-shaded tv using sectional analysis.

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Probabilistic-based prediction of lifetime performance of RC bridges subject to maintenance interventions

  • Tian, Hao;Li, Fangyuan
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.499-521
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, a probabilistic- and finite element-based approach to evaluate and predict the lifetime performance of reinforced concrete (RC) bridges undergoing various maintenance actions is proposed with the time-variant system reliability being utilized as a performance indicator. Depending on their structural state during the degradation process, the classical maintenance actions for RC bridges are firstly categorized into four types: Preventive type I, Preventive type II, Strengthening and Replacement. Preventive type I is used to delay the onset of steel corrosion, Preventive type II can suppress the corrosion process of reinforcing steel, Strengthening is the application of various maintenance materials to improve the structural performance and Replacement is performed to restore the individual components or overall structure to their original conditions. The quantitative influence of these maintenance types on structural performance is investigated and the respective analysis modules are written and inputted into the computer program. Accordingly, the time-variant system reliability can be calculated by the use of Monte Carlo simulations and the updated the program. Finally, an existing RC continuous bridge located in Shanghai, China, is used as an illustrative example and the lifetime structural performance with and without each of the maintenance types are discussed. It is felt that the proposed approach can be applied to various RC bridges with different structural configurations, construction methods and environmental conditions.

Analysis of Seismic Performance of Slim Flat Plate System in High-rise Hybrid Structural System (슬림형 바닥시스템을 이용한 고층 복합구조의 내진성능에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • Ha Gee Joo;Park Hyo Sun;Park Joung Hyen;Choi Kyung Ryeol;Kim Dae Joung;Jung Jea Kwang
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.77-80
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    • 2005
  • Recently the construction of high-rise hybrid type building is progressively increased as the social demands. It is significantly important factors such as economy, the safety of structure, and the flexibility of internal space. Therefore new hybrid structural system, using slim flat plate system, is also required to be attained the reduction of story height, the flexibility and efficient use of space. The most suitable structural system is ,with the economy and flexibility, flat plate system in high-rise hybrid type building. But it was focused in the seismic performance for high performance flat plate system in high-rise hybrid type building. Therefore, in the study, to develop the new flat-plate system with high ductile, durable, good performance for the applications. It was evaluated the seismic performance in the critical region of slab-column connection. And then high performance flat plate system, designed by the economy and safety, was developed as a new technique in the application of high-rise hybrid type building.

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An Experimental Study on Flexural Performance of Precast Concrete Modular Beam Systems (프리캐스트 콘크리트 모듈러 보 시스템의 휨 성능에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Ro, Kyong Min;Cho, Chang Geun;Lee, Young Hak
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.69-76
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    • 2021
  • Precast concrete (PC) modules have been increased its use in modular buildings due to their better seismic performance than steel modules. The main issue of the PC module is to ensure structural performance with appropriate connection methods. This study proposed a PC modular beam system for simple construction and improved structural and splicing performance. This modular system consisted of modules with steel plates inserted, and it is easy to construct by bolted connection. The steel plates play the role of tensile rebar and stirrup, which has the advantage of structural performance. The structural performance of the proposed PC modular beam system was evaluated by flexural test on one reinforced concrete (RC) beam specimen consisting of a monolithic, and two PC specimens with the proposed PC modular beam system. The results demonstrated that the proposed PC modular beam system achieved approximately 86% of the structural performance compared to the RC monolithic specimen, with similar ductility of approximately 1.06 fold greater.

Designing a Hydro-Structural Ship Model to Experimentally Measure its Vertical Bending and Torsional Vibrations

  • Houtani, Hidetaka;Komoriyama, Yusuke;Matsui, Sadaoki;Oka, Masayoshi;Sawada, Hiroshi;Tanaka, Yoshiteru;Tanizawa, Katsuji
    • Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.174-184
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    • 2018
  • We herein propose a new design procedure of a flexible container ship model where the vertical bending and torsional vibration modes are similar to its prototype. To achieve similarity in torsional vibration mode shapes, the height of the shear center of the model must be located below the bottom hull, similar to an actual container ship with large opening decks. Therefore, we designed a ship model by imparting appropriate stiffness to the hull, using urethane foam without a backbone. We built a container ship model according to this design strategy and validated its dynamic elastic properties using a decay test. We measured wave-induced structural vibrations and present the results of tank experiments in regular and freak waves.

Performance-Based Seismic Design for High-Rise Buildings in Japan

  • Nakai, Masayoshi;Koshika, Norihide;Kawano, Kenichi;Hirakawa, Kiyoaki;Wada, Akira
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.155-167
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    • 2012
  • This paper introduces the outlines of review and approval processes, general criteria and usual practices taken in Japan for the seismic design of high-rise buildings. The structural calculations are based on time-history analyses followed by performance evaluations. This paper also introduces structural design of two high-rise buildings: one is a 100 m high reinforced concrete residential building, and the other is a 300 m high steel building for mixed use.

Innovative Design and Practice in Horizontal Skyscraper-ChongQing Raffles

  • Li-Gang, Zhu
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.197-205
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    • 2022
  • One of important design challenges in Chongqing Raffles City Plaza project is Sky Bridge structural design and its connection scheme in high level. This article systematically describes the structural system and its design and analysis methodology, with discussing the impacts on structural performance due to different connection approaches. The seismic isolation scheme in high level is innovatively adopted to the final design. Under the conditions of various load cases, the different models and assumptions are implemented. A full assessment on Sky Bridge's structural performance, seismic isolation, and its connection is conducted in terms of seismic performance based design. By co-operating with architecture, MEP and other disciplines, the structural economy index is fulfilled.

Performance Evaluation for Deteriorated Masonry of Military Facilities (조적조 노후 군시설의 성능평가기준)

  • Yang, Eun-Bum;Shin, Jong-Hyun;Lee, Chan-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2003
  • Military facilities with masonry have a great portion in the whole military facilities. But lots of them have been used for more than 20 years, the degree of deterioration of the facilities are serious. Futhermore, as insufficient budget for the facilities maintenance and poor maintenance, the performance of the aged masonry facilities have continually decreased. We suggest a structural performance assessment criteria for the military facility through literature review, interview with experts and questionnaire. The major assessment factors for the structural performance include the inclining and sinking degree of the facilities, durability of materials and resisting force of the structural members.