• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1684-1698
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• 2018

Fragility functions are determined for braced steel moment frames (SMFs) with plans such as square-, T-, L-, U-, trapezoidal-, and semicircular-shaped, subjected to blast. The frames are designed for gravity and seismic loads, but not necessarily for the blast loads. The blast load is computed for a wide range of scenarios involving different parameters, viz. charge weight, standoff distance, and blast location relative to plan of the structure followed by nonlinear dynamic analysis of the frames. The members failing in rotation lead to partial collapse due to plastic mechanism formation. The probabilities of partial collapse of the SMFs, with and without bracing system, due to the blast loading are computed to plot fragility curves. The charge weight and standoff distance are taken as Gaussian random input variables. The extent of propagation of the uncertainties in the input parameters onto the response quantities and fragility of the SMFs is assessed by computing Sobol sensitivity indices. The probabilistic analysis is conducted using Monte Carlo simulations. The frames have least failure probability for blasts occurring in front of their corners or convex face. Further, the unbraced frames are observed to have higher fragility as compared to counterpart braced frames for far-off detonations.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.461-475
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• 2021

Strategic structures are a potential target of the growing terrorist attacks, so their performance under explosion hazard has been paid attention by researchers in the last years. In this regard, the aim of this study is to evaluate the blast-resistance performance of lead-rubber bearing (LRB) base isolation system based on a probabilistic framework while uncertainties related to the charge weight and standoff distance have been taken into account. A sensitivity analysis is first performed to show the effect of explosion uncertainty on the response of base-isolated buildings. The blast fragility curve is then developed for three base-isolated steel moment-resisting buildings with different heights of 4, 8 and 12 stories. The results of sensitivity analysis show that although LRB has the capability of reducing the peak response of buildings under explosion hazard, this control system may lead to increase in the peak response of buildings under some explosion scenarios. This shows the high importance of probabilistic-based assessment of isolated structures under explosion hazard. The blast fragility analysis shows effective performance of LRB in mitigating the probability of failure of buildings. Therefore, LRB can be introduced as effective control system for the protection of buildings from explosion hazard regarding uncertainty effect.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2022

최근 폭발사고의 빈도수가 증가함에 따라 주요 구조부재의 손상을 저감시킬 수 있는 방호 구조물 설계에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 그러나, 방호 구조물의 방호성능에 대한 국내 연구는 아직 미진한 실정이며, 아직 설계 가이드라인도 충분히 갖추어지지 못한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 FRP 시트 보강유무를 변수로 하여 RC 방호벽에 대한 해석적 연구를 수행하였다. 해석은 LS-DYNA 프로그램을 활용하여 수행되었으며, 해석을 통해 RC 방호벽과 FRP 시트로 보강된 RC 방호벽의 변위-시간이력곡선, 압력-충격량 도표, 취약도 곡선을 도출하였다. FRP 시트 보강방법은 RC 방호벽의 방호성능을 향상시키는데 매우 효율적인 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 폭발하중의 크기가 클수록 RC 방호벽에 대한 FRP 시트의 보강효과는 높아지는 것으로 나타났다.