• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2022

Piled raft foundations are widely used and effective in supporting high-rise buildings around the world. In this study, a piled raft system was numerically simulated using PLAXIS 3D. The settlement comparison results between the actual building measurements and the three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis, were in good agreement, indicating the usefulness of this approach for the evaluation of the feasibility of using a piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The effects were investigated of the number of piles based on pile spacing, pile length, raft embedment on the settlement, load sharing, bending moments, and the shear force of the piled raft foundation in Ho Chi Minh City subsoil. The results indicated that with an increased number of piles, increased pile length, and embedding raft depth, the total and differential settlement decreased. The optimal design consisted of pile numbers of 60-70, corresponding to pile spacings is 5.5-6 times the pile diameter (D_p), in conjunction with a pile length-to-pile diameter ratio of 30. Furthermore, load sharing by the raft, by locating it in the second layer of stiff clay, could achieve 66% of the building load. The proposed model of piled raft foundations could reduce the total foundation cost by 49.61% compared to the conventional design. This research can assist practicing engineers in selecting pile and raft parameters in the design of piled raft foundations to produce an economical design for high-rise buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and around the world.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.437-454
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• 2022

Elliptic-braced simple resisting frame as a new lateral bracing system installed in the middle bay of frame in building facades has been recently introduced. This system not only creates a problem for opening space from the architectural viewpoint but also improves the structural behavior. Despite the researches on the seismic performance of lateral bracing systems, there are few studies performed on the effect of the stiffness parameters on the elastic story drift and calculation of period in simple braced steel frames. To overcome this shortcoming, in this paper, for the first time, an analytical solution is presented for calculating elastic lateral stiffness in a simple steel frame equipped with elliptic brace subjected to lateral load. In addition, for the first time, in this study, a precise formulation has been developed to evaluate the elastic stiffness variation in a steel frame equipped with a two-dimensional single-story single-span elliptic brace using strain energy and Castigliano's theorem. Thus, all the effective factors, including axial and shear loads as well as bending moments of elliptic brace could be considered. At the end of the analysis, the lateral stiffness can be calculated by an improved and innovative relation through the energy method based on the geometrical properties of the employed sections and specification of the used material. Also, an equivalent element of an elliptic brace was presented for the ease of modeling and use in linear designs. Application of the proposed relation have been verified through a variety of examples in OpenSees software. Based on the results, the error percentage between the elastic stiffness derived from the developed equations and the numerical analyses of finite element models was very low and negligible.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2010

최근 국내 외에서 초장대 교량 및 초고층 건물의 시공이 증가하고 있으며, 지반공학적인 측면에서 상부 구조물로 부터 전달되는 큰 하중을 안전하게 지지할 수 있는 대단면 기초의 설계와 시공이 요구되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 연암지반에 실제 시공된 상부 구조물에서 전달되는 수직하중을 받는 전면기초의 거동분석을 위하여 3차원 유한요소 해석을 실시하였다. 해석 시 기초와 지반사이의 접촉면 유 무에 따른 거동을 비교 분석하였으며, 동일한 단면의 기초의 거동을 기초와 지반사이의 상대변위가 연암보다 더 크게 발생할 것으로 예상되는 풍화암 지반조건에서도 분석하였다. 또한 전면기초의 두께를 변화시켜 강성기초와 연성기초의 거동특성을 파악하였다. 본 연구 결과, 접촉면의 거동을 고려하지 않은 해석의 경우 기초의 침하량, 단면에 발생하는 인장응력 및 휨모멘트가 크게 산정되는 것으로 판단되었으며, 그 결과 접촉면의 거동을 고려하지 않을 경우 과다설계에 대한 우려가 있는 것으로 평가하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.51-69
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• 2023

In tied-arch bridges, a properly designed connection between the arch and the deck may become crucial, since the forces in the structure may be significantly reduced. This implies substantial material savings and, consequently, cheaper constructions. The introduction of the Nielsen cable arrangement (composed of V-shaped inclined hangers) in the last century was a milestone because it was able to reduce deflections and bending moments both in the arch and in the deck. So far, the Nielsen cable arrangement has proven to be successful in traditional vertical arch bridges. However, despite its advantages, it has not been widely applied to spatial arch bridges. Thus, this article analyses the difference between the structural behavior of spatial arch bridges with Nielsen-type cable arrangements with respect to those with classical vertical hanger configurations. The main goal is to verify whether the known effectiveness of the Nielsen cable arrangement for classical arch bridges is still preserved when applied to spatial arch bridges. In order to achieve this objective, and as the first part of our study, a set of different all-steel bridges composed of vertical and inclined arches with straight decks have been compared for both cable arrangements. As a major conclusion, for planar vertical arch bridges, the Nielsen-type cable arrangement is always the most effective. In addition, it also seems that, for spatial arch bridges composed of a straight deck and an inclined arch, it still keeps most of its effectiveness as long as the arch is moderately inclined.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2023

In this study, three-dimensional numerical parametric study was conducted to explore deformation mechanisms of grouped piled-raft-foundation due to lateral load in clays. Effects of load intensity, loading angle, soil stiffness, pile diameter, pile spacing and pile length on foundation deformations were explored. It is found that the smallest and largest movements of pile foundation are induced when the loading angles are 0° and 30°~60°, respectively. By increasing loading angle from 0° to 30°~60°, the resultant horizontal movements and settlements increase by up to 20.0% and 57.1%, respectively. Since connection beams can substantially increase integrity of four piled raft foundation, resultant horizontal movements, settlements and bending moments induced in the piled raft foundation decrease by up to 54.0%, 8.8% and 46.3%, respectively. By increasing soil stiffness five times, resultant horizontal movements and settlements of pile foundation decrease by up to 61.7% and 13.0%, respectively. It is indicated that effects of connection beam and soil stiffness on settlements of pile foundation are relatively small. When pile diameter is less than 1.4 m, deformations of piled raft foundation decrease substantially as a reduction in the pile diameter. Two dimensional groups are proposed to develop calculation charts of horizontal movements and settlements of pile foundation. The proposed calculation charts can directly estimate movements of piled raft foundation under arbitrary loading, ground and pile conditions.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2013

Mononobe-Okabe (M-O) 이론은 현재 국내외에서 가장 일반적으로 사용되는 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적토압 산정 방법이다. M-O방법은 강체거동(Rigid Behavior)을 갖는 중력식 옹벽의 사질토 뒤채움 지반에 대하여 제안된 방식이지만 현재 여러 지반 조건 및 캔틸레버 형태의 옹벽에도 널리 적용되고 있다. M-O 방법은 지진 시 발생하는 뒤채움 지반의 관성력만을 고려하기 때문에 벽체의 관성력이 동적 토압에 미치는 영향을 고려하지 못하는 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 M-O 방법을 포함하여 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적토압을 산정하는 기존에 제안된 방법들의 이론적 배경 및 현재까지의 연구동향을 분석하였으며, 이를 통하여 지진 시 토압산정의 중요한 요소인 동적토압의 분포 및 작용점에 대한 합리적인 재평가가 필요함을 도출하였다. 역 T형 옹벽을 대상으로 동적원심모형실험을 수행하여 지진 시 옹벽에 작용하는 동적 토압을 M-O 이론과 모형 모델 거동과의 비교를 통하여 차이점을 평가하였다. 실험 결과, 지진 시 옹벽의 실제 거동은 M-O 방법의 가정과 달리 벽체의 관성력과 동적토압 사이에 위상차가 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 벽체에서 주동방향으로 최대 휨 모멘트 발생 시 계측된 토압은 정적토압보다 감소하는 결과를 보였으며 이는 벽체 관성력이 원인인 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2004

사장교의 지진응답 제어를 위한 퍼지관리제어기법에 대하여 연구하였다. 제시하는 방법은 복합제어방법의 하나로서, 여러 개의 최적제어기로 이루어진 하부제어기와 퍼지관리자로 구성되는 계층적인 구조를 가진다. 하위제어기들은 사장교의 주요 지진응답들을 저감시키도록 각각 독립적으로 설계되며, 퍼지관리자는 설계된 하위제어기들의 참여율을 조절함으로써 향상된 제진성능을 확보한다. 이는 하위제어기의 정적 제어이득을 퍼지추론과정에 기반하여 실시간으로 변화하는 동적 제어이득으로 변화함으로써 이루어진다. 제안하는 방법으리 적용성을 평가하기 위하여 Dyke 등이 제안한 사장교의 벤치마크 제어문제를 설계 예로 고려하였으며, 사장교 지진응답제어를 위한 제어변수로는 주탑하부의 전단력과 휨모멘트, 주탑상부의 수평변위 및 테크 주탑간 상대변위, 그리고 케이블의 장력을 선정하였다. 벤치마크 사장교에 대하여 제안한 퍼지관리제어기 및 최적제어이론에 기반한 LQG 제어기의 제어성능 비교로부터 제시하는 기법의 효율성을 검증하였다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.674-688
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• 2003

Statement of Problem : With increasing demand of the implant-supported prosthesis, it is advantageous to use the different platform width of the fixture according to bone quantity and quality of the patients. Purpose : The purpose of this study was to assess the loading distributing characteristics of two implant designs according to each platform width of fixture, under vertical and inclined loading using finite element analysis. Material and method : The two kinds of finite element models were designed according to each platform width of future (4.1mm restorative component x 11.5mm length, 5.0mm wide-diameter restorative component x 11.5mm length). The crown for mandibular first molar was made using UCLA abutment. Each three-dimensional finite element model was created with the physical properties of the implant and surrounding bone. This study simulated loads of 200N at the central fossa in a vertical direction, 200N at the outside point of the central fossa with resin filling into screw hole in a vertical direction and 200N at the buccal cusp in a 300 transverse direction individually Von Mises stresses were recorded and compared in the supporting bone, fixture, and abutment screw. Results : The stresses were concentrated mainly at the cortex in both vertical and oblique load ing but the stresses in the cancellous bone were low in both vertical and oblique loading. Bending moments resulting from non-axial loading of dental implants caused stress concentrations on cortical bone. The magnitude of the stress was greater with the oblique loading. Increasing the platform width of the implant fixture decreased the stress in the supporting bone, future and abutment screw. Increased the platform width of fixture decreased the stress in the crown and platform. Conclusion : Conclusively, this investigation provides evidence that the platform width of the implant fixture directly affects periimplant stress. By increasing the platform width of the implant fixture, it showed tendency to decreased the supporting bone, future and screw. But, further clinical studies are necessary to determine the ideal protocol for the successful placement of wide platform implants.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.459-477
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• 2006

A theoretical research project is undertaken to develop integrated analysis and design tools for long span composite beams in modern high-rise buildings, and it aims to develop non-linear finite element models for practical design of composite beams. As the first paper in the series, this paper presents the development study as well as the calibration exercise of the proposed finite element models for simply supported composite beams. Other practical issues such as continuous composite beams, the provision of web openings for passage of building services, the partial continuity offered by the connections to columns as well as the behaviour of both unprotected and protected composite beams under fires will be reported separately. In this paper, details of the finite elements and the material models for both steel and reinforced concrete are first described, and finite element studies of composite beams with full details of test data are then presented. It should be noted that in the proposed finite element models, both steel beams and concrete slabs are modelled with two dimensional plane stress elements whose widths are assigned to be equal to the widths of concrete flanges, and the flange widths and the web thicknesses of steel beams as appropriate. Moreover, each shear connector is modelled with one horizontal spring and one vertical spring to simulate its longitudinal shear and pull-out actions based on measured load-slippage curves of push-out tests of shear connectors. The numerical results are then carefully analyzed and compared with the corresponding test results in terms of load mid-span deflection curves as well as load end-slippage curves. Other deformation characteristics of the composite beams such as stress and strain distributions across the composite cross-sections as well as distributions of shear forces and slippages in shear connectors along the beam spans are also examined in details. It is shown that the numerical results of the composite beams compare well with the test data in terms of various load-deformation characteristics along the entire deformation ranges. Hence, the proposed analysis and design tools are considered to be simple and yet effective for composite beams with practical geometrical dimensions and arrangements. Structural engineers are strongly encouraged to employ the models in their practical work to exploit the full advantages offered by composite construction.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.131-154
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• 2012

In this paper, it is aimed to determine the seismic behaviour of highway bridges by nondestructive testing using ambient vibration measurements. Eynel Highway Bridge which has arch type structural system with a total length of 216 m and located in the Ayvaclk county of Samsun, Turkey is selected as an application. The bridge connects the villages which are separated with Suat U$\breve{g}$urlu Dam Lake. A three dimensional finite element model is first established for a highway bridge using project drawings and an analytical modal analysis is then performed to generate natural frequencies and mode shapes in the three orthogonal directions. The ambient vibration measurements are carried out on the bridge deck under natural excitation such as traffic, human walking and wind loads using Operational Modal Analysis. Sensitive seismic accelerometers are used to collect signals obtained from the experimental tests. To obtain experimental dynamic characteristics, two output-only system identification techniques are employed namely, Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition technique in the frequency domain and Stochastic Subspace Identification technique in time domain. Analytical and experimental dynamic characteristic are compared with each other and finite element model of the bridge is updated by changing of boundary conditions to reduce the differences between the results. It is demonstrated that the ambient vibration measurements are enough to identify the most significant modes of highway bridges. After finite element model updating, maximum differences between the natural frequencies are reduced averagely from 23% to 3%. The updated finite element model reflects the dynamic characteristics of the bridge better, and it can be used to predict the dynamic response under complex external forces. It is also helpful for further damage identification and health condition monitoring. Analytical model of the bridge before and after model updating is analyzed using 1992 Erzincan earthquake record to determine the seismic behaviour. It can be seen from the analysis results that displacements increase by the height of bridge columns and along to middle point of the deck and main arches. Bending moments have an increasing trend along to first and last 50 m and have a decreasing trend long to the middle of the main arches.