• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권5호
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• pp.551-563
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• 2022

Bolted connector could be an alternative to replace the conventional welded headed stud in steel-ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) lightweight composite structures. In this paper, a novel demountable bolted shear connector, consisting of a high-strength bolt (HSB) and a specially-designed nut which is pre-embedded in a thin UHPC slab, is proposed, which may result in the quick installation and disassembly, due to the mountable, demountable and reusable features. In order to study the shear behavior of the new type of bolted shear connector, static push-out tests were conducted on five groups of the novel demountable bolted shear connector specimens and one group of conventional welded headed stud specimen for comparison. The effect of the bolt shank diameter and aspect ratio of bolt on failure mode, shear stiffness, peak slip at the steel-UHPC interface, shear strength and ductility of novel bolted connectors is investigated. Additionally, design formula for the shear strength is proposed to check the suitability for assessment of the novel demountable bolted shear connectors.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.367-375
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• 2011

본 논문은 플레이트 거더 상세부 설계에서 가장 주요요소가 되는 볼트 이음부에 관한 구조거동을 해석적으로 검토하였다. 또한, 비선형 유한요소프로그램인 ABAQUS의 Connector요소를 사용하여 간단하게 볼트의 거동을 표현하는 수치해석방법을 제안하고, 선행 연구의 실험을 토대로 수치해석을 실시하여 해석방법의 타당성을 검토하였다. 이음부의 위치에 따라 달라지는 작용력의 영향을 검토하기 위하여, 서로 다른 위치의 모델을 3가지로 선정하고, 각각의 모델에 대하여 다양한 설계변수(이음판의 단면적, 이음판의 강종, 볼트의 강종)에 따른 거동을 비교 분석하였다. 설계 변수에 대한 구조물의 모멘트-변위 관계를 도출하여, 각 설계 변수가 구조물의 극한 거동에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 힘의 크기에 따른 영향을 비교하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.321-337
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• 2020

Contemporary design and construction of steel-concrete composite structures employs the use of prefabricated concrete elements and demountable shear connectors in order to reduce the construction time and costs and enable dismantling of elements for their potential reuse at the end of life of buildings. Bolted shear connector with mechanical coupler is presented in this paper. The connector is assembled from mechanical coupler and rebar anchor, embedded in concrete, and steel bolt, used for connecting steel to concrete members. The behaviour and ultimate resistance of bolted connector with mechanical coupler in wide and narrow members were analysed based on push-out tests and FE analyses conducted in Abaqus software, with focus on concrete edge breakout and bolt shear failure modes. The effect of concrete strength, concrete edge distance and diameter and strength of bolts on failure modes and shear resistance was analysed. It was demonstrated that premature failure by breakout of concrete edge occurs when connectors are located 100 mm or closer from the edge in low-strength and normal-strength reinforced concrete. Furthermore, the paper presents a relatively simple model for hand calculation of concrete edge breakout resistance when bolted connectors with mechanical coupler are used. The model is based on the modification of prediction model used for cast-in and post-installed anchors loaded parallel to the edge, by implementing equivalent influence length of connector with variable diameter. Good agreement with test and FE results was obtained, thus confirming the validity of the proposed method.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.175-193
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• 2023

Stainless steel-concrete composite beam has become an attractive structural form for offshore bridges and iconic high-rise buildings, owing to the superior corrosion resistance and excellent ductility of stainless steel material. In a composite beam, stainless steel shear connectors play an important role by establishing the interconnection between stainless steel beam and concrete slab. To enable the best use of high strength stainless steel shear connectors in composite beams, high strength concrete is recommended. To date, the application of stainless steel shear connectors in composite beams is still very limited due to the lack of research and proper design recommendations. In this paper, a total of seven pushout specimens were tested to investigate the load-slip behaviour of stainless steel shear connectors. A thorough discussion has been made on the differences between stainless steel bolted connectors and welded studs, in terms of the failure modes, load-slip behaviour and ultimate shear resistance. In parallel with the experimental programme, a finite element model was developed in ABAQUS to simulate the behaviour of stainless steel shear connectors, with which the effects of shear connector strength, concrete strength and embedded connector height to diameter ratio (h/d) were evaluated. The obtained experimental and numerical results were analysed and compared with existing codes of practice, including AS/NZS 2327, EN 1994-1-1 and ANSI/AISC 360-16. The comparison results indicated that the current codes need to be improved for the design of high strength stainless steel shear connectors. On this basis, modified design approaches were proposed to predict the shear capacity of stainless steel bolted connectors and welded studs in the composite beams.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.751-762
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• 2022

강합성 교량에서 강 거더와 콘크리트 바닥판의 합성을 위한 전단연결재로는 용접접합 머리붙이 스터드가 주로 사용된다. 용접접합 전단연결재의 경우, 손상 또는 노후화된 바닥판 철거 시에 파쇄에 따른 소음, 비산먼지 등이 발생하여 환경적 문제가 지적되고 있다. 따라서 환경적 문제 및 생애주기비용 관점의 효율적인 유지관리를 위해서는 노후화된 콘크리트 바닥판의 교체가 용이한 분리식 전단연결재 개발이 필요하다. 기존의 볼트접합 전단연결재로는 매립너트 방식이 주로 연구되었으나 낮은 강성과 전단저항강도, 초기슬립 증가 등으로 교량과 같은 토목구조물에는 활용되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점들을 개선하기 위해 매립너트 부분이 스터드 기둥에 일체화되고 확대 기둥 하단에 테이퍼진 형상을 갖는 분리식 볼트접합 전단연결재를 제안하였다. 제안된 분리식 스터드볼트의 정적 전단강도와 슬립 변위에 대한 성능 검증을 위해 수평전단실험을 수행하였고, 기존 용접접합 스터드와 성능을 비교하였다. 제안된 분리식 볼트접합 전단연결재가 전단성능이 매우 우수하고, 슬립변위 또한 연성설계기준을 만족함으로써 기존 용접 스터드를 충분히 대체하여 적용 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.257-272
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• 2018

The research of shear connectors composed from mechanical couplers with rebar anchors, embedded in concrete, and steel bolts, as a mean of shear transfer in composite connections is presented in the paper. Specific issues related to this type of connections are local concrete pressure in the connector vicinity as well as the shear flow along the connector axis. The experimental research included 18 specimens, arranged in 5 series. Nonlinear numerical analyses using Abaqus software was conducted on corresponding FE models. Different failure modes were analysed, with emphasis on concrete edge failure and bolt shear failure. The influence of key parameters on the behaviour of shear connector was examined: (1) concrete compression strength, (2) bolt tensile strength and diameter and (3) concrete edge distance. It is concluded that bolted shear connectors with mechanical couplers have sufficient capacity to be used as shear connectors in composite structures and that their behaviour is similar to the behaviour of post installed anchors as well as other types of connectors anchored without the head.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.469-478
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• 2012

본 논문은 강교량 이음부에서 고장력볼트의 유효활용방안을 모색하기 위하여 고장력볼트가 적용된 이음부에 관한 구조거동을 해석적으로 검토하였다. 또한, 비선형 유한요소프로그램인 ABAQUS의 Connector요소를 사용하여 간단하게 볼트의 거동을 표현하는 수치해석방법을 제안하고, 선행 연구의 실험을 토대로 수치해석을 실시하여 해석방법의 타당성을 검토하였다. 고장력볼트 이음부 강도에 영향을 미치는 주요 설계변수를 파악하기 위해 솔리드 요소를 사용한 인장 시험체를 선택하여 다양한 설계변수(모재 및 이음판의 강종, 이음판의 두께, 볼트 재료특성, 설계볼트축력)에 관한 영향을 비교 분석하였다. 또한, 플레이트 거더 볼트 이음부에서 고장력볼트 적용부위에 따른 강도특성을 분석하기 위하여 설계변수(상부 플랜지, 하부 플랜지, 상 하부플랜지, 웹)에 따른 구조물의 모멘트-변위 관계를 도출하여 각 설계변수가 극한거동에 미치는 영향을 비교 분석하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.319-336
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• 2024

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) has attracted increasing attention in prefabricated steel-concrete composite beams as achieving the onsite construction time savings and structural performance improvement. The inferior replacement and removal efficiency of conventional prefabricated steel-UHPC composite beams (PSUCBs) has thwarted its sustainable applications because of the widely used welded-connectors. Single embedded nut bolted shear connectors (SENBs) have recently introduced as an attempt to enhance demountability of PSUCBs. An in-depth exploration of the mechanical behavior of SENBs in UHPC is necessary to evidence feasibilities of corresponding PSUCBs. However, existing research has been limited to SENB arrangement impacts and lacked considerations on SENB geometric configuration counterparts. To this end, this paper performed twenty push-out tests and theoretical analyses on the shear performance and design recommendation of SENBs. Key test parameters comprised the diameter and grade of SENBs, degree and sequence of pretension, concrete casting method and connector type. Test results indicated that both diameters and grades of bolts exerted remarkable impacts on the SENB shear performance with respect to the shear and frictional responses. Also, there was limited influence of the bolt preload degrees on the shear capacity and ductility of SENBs, but non-negligible contributions to their corresponding frictional resistance and initial shear stiffness. Moreover, inverse pretension sequences or monolithic cast slabs presented slight improvements in the ultimate shear and slip capacity. Finally, design-oriented models with higher accuracy were introduced for predictions of the ultimate shear resistance and load-slip relationship of SENBs in PSUCBs.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.467-476
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• 2016

모듈러 건축물에서 모듈러 유닛 사이의 접합은 연결 강판을 이용하여 볼트 접합하는 것이 일반적이다. 건축물의 강도는 가장 약한 부분에 의해 결정되며, 접합부는 부재보다 약한 부분이 될 가능성이 있다. 따라서 모듈러 건축물의 안전성을 확인하기 위해 모듈 내부 기둥-보 접합부의 구조성능뿐 아니라 모듈러 유닛과 유닛 접합부의 구조성능도 평가되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 각형강관 기둥과 ㄷ형강보가 사용된 모듈이 일자형 접합철물과 십자형 접합철물로 연결된 접합부의 거동을 KBC2009 0722.2.4에 따라 모듈의 폭 방향과 길이 방향에 대해 층간 변위각으로 반복 가력을 제어하는 실험을 통해 조사하였다. 실험결과 모든 실험체는 0.04rad 변위각까지 비교적 안적정인 거동을 보였고, 길이 방향 실험체의 결과가 에너지 흡수능력 면에서 좋은 거동을 보였다. 그러나 일자형 연결 강판이 십자형 연결 강판에 비해 변위각이 커질수록 강성이 저하하고, 기둥의 실제 변위각이 늘어나는 결과를 보였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.149-172
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• 2007

An experimental study of five full-scale coupling beam specimens has been conducted to investigate the seismic behavior of strengthened RC coupling beams by bolted side steel plates using a reversed cyclic loading procedure. The strengthened coupling beams are fabricated with different plate thicknesses and shear connector arrangements to study their respective effects on load-carrying capacity, strength retention, stiffness degradation, deformation capacity, and energy dissipation ability. The study revealed that putting shear connectors along the span of coupling beams produces no significant improvement to the structural performance of the strengthened beams. Translational and rotational partial interactions of the shear connectors that would weaken the load-carrying capacity of the steel plates were observed and measured. The hierarchy of failure of concrete, steel plates, and shear connectors was identified. Furthermore, detailed effects of plate buckling and various arrangements of shear connectors on the post-peak behavior of the strengthened beams are discussed.