• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.479-489
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• 2000

Based on the stiffness equation of the tapered beam element involving the effects of axial force and shear deformation, numerical investigations are carried out on elastic instability for web-linearly tapered columns with I-section of steel portal frames. Effects of shear deformation on the effective length of the tapered columns with I-section are studied. An efficient approach for determining the effective length of the tapered portal frame columns considering effects of shear deformation is proposed.

• Wind and Structures
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.331-352
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• 2015

A series of wind tunnel tests were conducted on tapered super high-rise buildings with a square cross section by applying synchronous pressure measurement technology. The effects of global strategy of chamfered modification on aerodynamic loads and wind-induced responses were investigated. Moreover, local aerodynamic strategies of opening a ventilation slot in the corner of equipment and refuge floors were carried out. Results show that the global strategy of tapered elevation increased the vortex shedding frequency, but reduced vortex shedding energy, leading to reduction of across-wind aerodynamic loads and responses. Chamfered modification suppressed the across-wind vortex shedding effect on tapered buildings. Opening the ventilation slot further suppressed the strength of vortex shedding and reduced the residual energy related to vortex shedding in aerodynamic loads of chamfered buildings. Finally, the optimized locations of local aerodynamic strategies were suggested.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.5 no.4 s.18
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• pp.101-108
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• 2005

The investigations for mitigating wind-induced excitations of tall buildings have been carried out. The aerodynamic modification of a building shape changing the cross-section with height through tapering, which alters the flow pattern around the building, could reduce wind induced excitations of tall buildings. The fart that a tapered tall building might spread the vortex-shedding over a broad range of frequencies makes more effective for reducing acrosswind responses has been established. In this paper, to investigate the tapering effect for reducing wind-induced responses of a tapered tall building, high-frequency force-balance test was conducted. The six types of building models which have different taper ratio of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 15% and one basic building model of a square cross-section were tested under the two typical boundary layers representing suburban and urban flow environment. The effect of wind direction was also considered.

• International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.303-311
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• 2019

The effectiveness of aerodynamic modification to reduce wind loadings has been widely reported. However, most of previous studies have been investigated dynamic forces and pressure distributions on tall buildings with various unconventional configurations. This study was investigated dynamic characteristics and aerodynamic instability of super-tall buildings with unconventional configurations through extensive aeroelastic model experiments. Seventeen types of supertall building models were considered such as basic and corner modification with corner cut, chamfered, oblique opening, tapered, inversely tapered, bulged, helical with twist angles of $90^{\circ}$, $180^{\circ}$, $270^{\circ}$, $360^{\circ}$ and composite with $360^{\circ}$ helical & corner cut, 4-tapered & $360^{\circ}$ helical & corner cut, setback & corner cut, setback & $45^{\circ}$ rotate. As a result, aerodynamic characteristics of helical models with single modification are superior to those of other models with single modification. However, effect of twist angle for helical model is negligible. Further, the 4-tapered & $360^{\circ}$helical & corner cut model is most effective in reducing the along- and across-wind fluctuating displacement responses in all of experimental models.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.79-86
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• 2013

For most of recent tall buildings, one characteristic is that their building shapes vary with height such as taper and setback, and this implies that the distribution of their structural components may also vary with height. Because of these structural variations, although the sectional shapes of these buildings are symmetric, it is difficult to say whether or not they are structurally symmetric. The acceleration responses of structurally asymmetric tall buildings are larger than those of non-eccentric buildings, thus raising the possibility of problems during strong winds and typhoons. This paper describes wind tunnel tests carried out using building models with height variations and acceleration response analyses, and discusses the resulting response characteristics. For tapered and setback buildings, although the across-wind accelerations are larger than those of a square building, the total root-mean-square accelerations remain small because of smaller along-wind and torsional rms accelerations. And it was found that the effects of statistical couplings between along-wind force and other two forces are negligible.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.1296-1305
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• 2009

This paper has the object of investigating dynamic stability of stiffened tapered thick plate with concentrated mass on Pasternak foundation by means of finite element method and providing kinematic design data for mat of building structures. Finite element analysis of stiffened tapered thick plate is done by use of rectangular finite element with 8-nodes. In order to analysis plate which is supported on Pasternak foundation, the Winkler foundation parameter is varied with 10, 100, 1000 and the shear foundation parameter is 5, 10, concentrated mass is $0.25m_c$, $1.0m_c$, tapered ratio is 0.25, 0.5. The ratio of In-plane force to critical load is applied as $0.4\sigma_{cr},\;0.6\sigma_{cr},\;0.8\sigma_{cr}$ respectively. This paper analyzed varying tapered ratio.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.907-910
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• 2005

This paper has the object of investigating natural frequencies of tapered thick plate, tapered ratio, thick plate's opening size by means of finite element method and providing kinetic design data for mat of building structures. Free vibration analysis that tapered thick plate in this paper. Finite element analysis of rectangular plate is done by use of rectangular finite element with 8-nodes. In order to analysis plate which is varioued of plate thickness. the thickness is varied with 5, 10, 15, 20 and the tapered ratio is applied as 0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 respectively. This paper is analyzed varying thickness by taper ratio.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.15 no.4 s.97
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• pp.388-394
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• 2005

This paper has the object of investigating natural frequencies of tapered thick plate on Pasternak foundation by means of finite element method and providing kinetic design data for mat of building structures. Vibration analysis for tapered thick plate subjected to in-plane stress is presented in this paper. Finite element analysis of rectangular plate is done by use of rectangular finite element with 8-nodes. Analysis conditions of tapered thick plate are as follows each. The ratio of in-plane stress to critical load is varied with $0.2\sigma_{cr}$, $0.4\sigma_{cr}$, $0.6\sigma_{cr}$. The Winkler parameter is 0, 10, 100, 1000, the shear foundation parameter is 0, 10 and the taper ratio is 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.127-132
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• 2007

This paper has the object of investigating dynamic stability of opening thick plates on Pasternak foundation by means of finite element method and providing Kinematic design data for mat of building structures. Finite element analysis of Tapered Thick plate is done by use of rectangular finite element with 8-nodes. In order to analysis plate which is supported on Pasternak foundation. the Winkler foundation parameter is varied with $10^2$, $10^3$ and the shear foundation parameter is 5, 10. The ratio of force to critical load is applied as 0.4, 0.6, respectively. This paper analyzed varying Tapered Ratio and Concentrated Mass.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.521-525
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• 2004

This paper has the object of investigating natural frequencies of tapered thick plate on pasternak foundation by means of finite element method and providing kinetic design data for mat of building structures. vibration analysis that tapered thick plate subjected to In-plane stress is presented in this paper Finite element analysis of rectangular plate is done by use of rectangular finite element with 8-nodes. In order to analysis tapered plate which is supported on pasternak foundation. The ratio of In-plane stress to critical load is varied with $0.2\sigma_{cr},\;0.4\sigma_{cr},\;0.6\sigma_{cr}$, and the Winkler parameter is 0, 10, 100, 1000 the shear foundation parameter 0, 10. The taper ratio is applied as 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 respectively. This paper is analyzed varying thickness by taper ratio with In-plane stress.