• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.103-142
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• 2020

One of the next frontiers in structural wind engineering is the design of tall buildings using performance-based approaches. Currently, tall buildings are being designed using provisions in the building codes and standards to meet an acceptable level of public safety and serviceability. However, recent studies in wind and earthquake engineering have highlighted the conceptual and practical limitations of the code-oriented design methods. Performance-based wind design (PBWD) is the logical extension of the current wind design approaches to overcome these limitations. Towards the development of PBWD, in this paper, we systematically review the advances made in this field, highlight the research gaps, and provide a basis for future research. Initially, the anatomy of the Wind Loading Chain is presented, in which emphasis was given to the early works of Alan G. Davenport. Next, the current state of practice to design tall buildings for wind load is presented, and its limitations are highlighted. Following this, we critically review the state of development of PBWD. Our review on PBWD covers the existing design frameworks and studies conducted on the nonlinear response of structures under wind loads. Thereafter, to provide a basis for future research, the nonlinear response of simple yielding systems under long-duration turbulent wind loads is studied in two phases. The first phase investigates the issue of damage accumulation in conventional structural systems characterized by elastic-plastic, bilinear, pinching, degrading, and deteriorating hysteretic models. The second phase introduces methods to develop new performance objectives for PBWD based on joint peak and residual deformation demands. In this context, the utility of multi-variate demand modeling using copulas and kernel density estimation techniques is presented. This paper also presents joined fragility curves based on the results of incremental dynamic analysis. Subsequently, the efficiency of tuned mass dampers and self-centering systems in controlling the accumulation of damage in wind-excited structural systems are investigated. The role and the need for explicit modeling of uncertainties in PBWD are also discussed with a case study example. Lastly, two unified PBWD frameworks are proposed by adapting and revisiting the Wind Loading Chain. This paper concludes with a summary and a proposal for future research.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2019

이 연구에서는 교량 주요부재의 내진보강 우선순위를 합리적으로 결정하는데 그 목적이 있다. 평가대상으로 케이블 교량을 선정하였으며 정량적 지표인 주요부재의 취약도를 평가하기 위해 확률분포에 근거한 신뢰도를 활용하였다. 확률변수인 안전계수는 주하중(고정하중, 활하중)과 부하중(지진, 내풍, 온도 등)을 고려하였고 지진하중은 교량의 사용수명 동안 발생 가능한 진진을 적용하였다. 이러한 신뢰도를 근간으로 각 주요부재의 취약도 점유율을 확인한 결과 받침(23.8%)이 가장 취약하였으며 받침콘크리트(20.5%), 교각(18.9%), 기초(17.3%), 보강형(14.6%), 케이블(5.0%) 순으로 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2015

Background: After the Fukushima accident, the importance of hazard analysis for extreme external events was raised. Methods: To analyze typhoon-induced hazards, which are one of the significant disasters of East Asian countries, a statistical analysis using the extreme value theory, which is a method for estimating the annual exceedance frequency of a rare event, was conducted for an estimation of the occurrence intervals or hazard levels. For the four meteorological variables, maximum wind speed, instantaneous wind speed, hourly precipitation, and daily precipitation, the parameters of the predictive extreme value theory models were estimated. Results: The 100-year return levels for each variable were predicted using the developed models and compared with previously reported values. It was also found that there exist significant long-term climate changes of wind speed and precipitation. Conclusion: A fragility analysis should be conducted to ensure the safety levels of a nuclear power plant for high levels of wind speed and precipitation, which exceed the results of a previous analysis.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권2호
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• pp.197-215
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• 2021

Under a severe environment of multiple hazards such as earthquakes and winds, the life-cycle performance of engineering structures may inevitably be deteriorated due to the fatigue effect caused by long-term exposure to wind loads, which would further increase the structural vulnerability to earthquakes. This paper presents a framework for evaluating the lifetime structural seismic performance under the effect of wind-induced fatigue considering different sources of uncertainties. The seismic behavior of a high-rise steel-concrete composite frame with buckling-restrained braces (FBRB) during its service life is systematically investigated using the proposed approach. Recorded field data for the wind hazard of Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China from Jan. 1, 1980 to Mar. 31, 2019 is collected, based on which the distribution of wind velocity is constructed by the Gumbel model after comparisons. The OpenSees platform is employed to establish the numerical model of the FBRB and conduct subsequent numerical computations. Allowed for the uncertainties caused by the wind generation and structural modeling, the final annual fatigue damage takes the average of 50 groups of simulations. The lifetime structural performance assessments, including static pushover analyses, nonlinear dynamic time history analyses and fragility analyses, are conducted on the time-dependent finite element (FE) models which are modified in lines with the material deterioration models. The results indicate that the structural performance tends to degrade over time under the effect of fatigue, while the influencing degree of fatigue varies with the duration time of fatigue process and seismic intensity. The impact of wind-induced fatigue on structural responses and fragilities are explicitly quantified and discussed in details.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2009

최근 10년간 발생한 자연재해 중 태풍의 피해는 전체의 60%를 넘을 정도로 풍수해의 피해는 막대하며, 지속적 산업화와 개발로 인해 피해 규모 역시 매년 1조원 이상을 상회하고 있어, 자연재해에 대한 피해 경감 노력이 매우 요구되고 있다. 이를 위하여 최근 풍수해의 피해를 사전에 예측함으로써 예방 및 대비는 물론 재해 발생에 따른 응급 대응 및 복구의 효율성을 제고를 목적으로 과학적 방법론 개발 및 연구가 진행되고 있다. 태풍에 의한 피해 예측은 위험도 (Hazard)의 추정, 피해 대상 자료의 구축 (Inventory) 및 피해대상의 취약도 (Fragility)의 세 가지 요소를 이용하여 수행되는 것이 일반적이다. 위험도는 자연재해의 특성인 강우, 풍속 등을 물리적으로 모델링함으로써 추정할 수 있으며, 피해 대상 자료는 공공 및 사유 시설물을 총 망라함으로써 피해의 사회, 경제적인 피해 규모 예측에 활용된다. 각각의 피해 대상이 위험도에 따라 갖는 취약도는 최종 피해 및 손실 규모의 평가 자료로 이용된다. 이때 위험도의 추정 및 피해 대상자료의 구축을 위한 핵심적인 방법론으로서 지리정보시스템의 활용이 크게 요구된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 태풍 피해 예측을 위한 자연재해 위험성 평가 방법론에 있어서 매우 중요한 요소인 고도 및 자연 지형, 지표의 특성 및 활용도, 피해 대상인 인공 시설물 등의 자료 항목을 분류하여 지리정보시스템을 활용한 태풍 위험 평가 방안을 제시하였다.