• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.241-252
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• 2013

Because of financial and safety concerns, there are needs for more accurate prediction of bridge behavior. Underestimation of the bridge load carrying capacity can have serious economic consequences, as deficient bridges must be repaired or rehabilitated. Therefore, the knowledge of the actual bridge behavior under live load may lead to a more realistic calculation of the load carrying capacity and eventually this may allow for more bridges to remain in service with or without minor repairs. The presented research is focused on the reliability evaluation of the actual load carrying capacity of existing bridges based on the field testing. Seventeen existing bridges were tested under truck load to confirm their adequacy of reliability. The actual response of existing bridge structures under live load is measured. Reliability analysis is performed on the selected representative bridges designed in accordance with AASHTO codes for bridge component (girder). Bridges are first evaluated based on the code specified values and design resistance. However, after the field testing program, it is possible to apply the experimental results into the bridge reliability evaluation procedures. Therefore, the actual response of bridge structures, including unintentional composite action, partial fixity of supports, and contribution of nonstructural members are considered in the bridge reliability evaluation. The girder distribution factors obtained from the tests are also applied in the reliability calculation. The results indicate that the reliability indices of selected bridges can be significantly increased by reducing uncertainties without sacrificing the safety of structures, by including the result of field measurement data into calculation.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2016

Purpose: Majority of bridges and roads in Gangwon Province have been carrying loads associated with heavy materials such as rocks, mining products, and cement. This location-specific live loads have contributed to the present situation of overloading, compared to other provinces in Korea. However, the bridges in Gangwon province are designed by national bridge design specification, without considering the location-specific live load characteristics. Therefore, this study focuses on the real traffic data accumulated on regional weighing station to verify the live load characteristics, including actual live load gross vehicle weight, axle weight axle spacings, and number of trucks. Methods: In order to take into account the location specific live load, a governmental weigh station (38th national highway Miro) have been selected and the passing truck data are processed. Based on the truck survey, trucks are categorized into 3 different shapes, and each shape has been idealized into normal distribution. Then, the resulting survey data are processed to predict the target maximum live load values, including the axle loads and gross vehicle weights in 75 years service life span. Results: The results are compared to the nationally used DB-24 live loads, and the results show that nationally recognized DB-24 live load does not sufficiently represent real traffic in mountaineous region in Gangwon province. Conclusion: The comparison results in the recommendation of location-specific live load that should be taken into account for bridge design and evaluation.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2011

개발된 완전 조립식 교량 하부구조에 대한 설계비교와 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 조립식 교량 하부구조는 현행설계법과 하중저항계수설계법으로 설계하였다. 설계시에는 현 도로교설계기준에 규정된 DB-24 및 DL-24 설계활하중을 적용하였다. 이 연구는 비선형 유한요소해석을 통해서 완전 조립식 교량 하부구조의 현행 설계법인 KHBD (2005)와 AASHTO-LRFD (2007)를 평가하였다. 사용된 프로그램은 철근콘크리트 구조물의 해석을 위한 RCAHEST이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.559-576
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• 2008

Having established the initial geometry and cable force of a typical three span suspension bridge under permanent load, the additional maximum response of the cable and the stiffening girder due to live load are determined, by means of an analytic procedure, considering the girder first hinged at its ends and then continuous through the main towers. The problem of interaction between the cable and the stiffening girder is examined taking under due consideration the second order effects, whereby, through the analogy to a fictitious tensioned beam under transverse load, a closed -form solution is achieved by means of a simple quadratic equation. It is found that the behavior of the whole system is governed by five simple dimensionless parameters which enable a quick determination of all the relevant design magnitudes of the bridge. Moreover, by introducing these parameters, a set of diagrams is presented, which enable the estimation of the influence of the geometric and loading data on the response and permit its immediate evaluation for preliminary design purposes.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.1157-1162
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• 2000

Transverse stress and longitudinal crack which are induced by temperature difference in box-girder sections and slab of which box-girder is composed have an important effect on endurance and economical efficiency of bridges. The study on longitudinal behavior of bridges which are subject to thermal load is reflected on the design of bridges. But, the study on transverse behavior of bridges has been performed just recently in foreign countries of finding the cause of longitudinal crack and in Korea, has not been tried in spite of large temperature variance due to geographical condition. This study examines temperature distribution feature in box-girder sections and bridge behavior due to thermal load, with measuring temperature distribution and stress of PSC box-girder bridge which is being constructed actually, and investigates appropriateness of design thermal load of highway bridge design code.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2018

교량 시설물은 사회적으로 중요한 기반 시설물로서 공용기간 동안 안전한 관리가 중요하다. 도로교량의 많은 비율을 차지하고 있는 강박스거더교량의 경우 허용응력설계법으로 설계되고 내하력이 평가되어 왔으나, 최근 한계상태설계법으로 설계기준이 변경되었음에도 불구하고 내하력 평가에서는 아직까지 허용응력법을 대부분 사용하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 이 연구에서는 2 가지 설계 방법을 이용하여 다수의 교량에 대한 내하율 평가 결과를 비교하고, 기존의 허용응력법에 의한 내하력을 한계상태법에 의한 내하력으로 환산하는 방법을 모색하고자 하였다. 이 결과는 추후 교량을 관리함에 있어 보강 필요성 판단 및 한계상태법에 의한 내하력 평가에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 신뢰성해석을 통해 교량의 하부구조인 교대에 대해 주요설계변수와 신뢰성계수의 관계를 정립하여 하중저항계수설계를 위한 신뢰성해석방법을 개발하는 것이다. 하중조건으로는 사하중, 연직토압 및 수평토압, 상재하중, 그리고 통행차량에 의한 활하중을 고려하였다. 고려한 하중에 대해 지반의 허용지지력, 전도, 활동 등을 반영하는 한계상태함수를 정의하여 신뢰성 해석을 몬테-카를로 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 수행하였다. 신뢰성 해석 결과 신뢰성지수에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자는 내부마찰각이었으며 민감도해석 결과 신뢰성 지수는 저항계수와 수평토압의 변화에 따라 민감하게 변화하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.251-269
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• 2014

To investigate the seismic performance and to obtain quantitative parameters for the requirement of performance-based bridge seismic design approach, 12 reinforced concrete (RC) hollow rectangular bridge column specimens were tested under constant axial load and cyclic bending. Parametric study is carried out on axial load ratio, aspect ratio, longitudinal reinforcement ratio and transverse reinforcement ratio. The damage states of these column specimens were related to engineering limit states to determine the quantitative criteria of performance-based bridge seismic design. The hysteretic behavior of bridge column specimens was simulated based on the fiber model in OpenSees program and the results of the force-displacement hysteretic curves were well agreed with the experimental results. The damage states of residual cracking, cover spalling, and core crushing could be well related to engineering limit states, such as longitudinal tensile strains of reinforcement or compressive strains of concrete, etc. using cumulative probability curves. The ductility coefficient varying from 3.71 to 8.29, and the equivalent viscous damping ratio varying from 0.19 to 0.31 could meet the requirements of seismic design.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2017

This paper presents the application of topology optimization as a design tool for a steel railway bridge. The choice of a steel railway bridge is dictated by the particular situation that it is suitable for topology optimization design. On the one hand, the current manufacturing techniques for steel structures (additive manufacturing techniques not included) are highly appropriate for material optimization and weight reduction to improve the overall structural efficiency, improve production efficiency, and reduce costs. On the other hand, the design of a railway bridge, especially at higher speeds, is dominated by minimizing the deformations, this being the basic principle of compliance optimization. However, a classical strategy of topology optimization considers typically only one or a very limited number of load cases, while the design of a steel railway bridge is characterized by relatively concentrated convoy loads, which may be present or absent at any location of the structure. The paper demonstrates the applicability of considering multiple load configurations during topology optimization and proves that a different and better optimal layout is obtained than the one from the classical strategy.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.399-414
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• 1997

This paper presents an investigation into the seismic response characteristics of a proposed ligh-weight pedestrian cable-stayed bridge made entirely from Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics(GFRP). The study employs three dimensional finite element models to study and compare the dynamic characteristics and the seismic response of the GFRP bridge to a conventional Steel-Concrete (SC) cable-stayed bridge alternative. The two bridges were subjected to three synthetic earthquakes that differ in the frequency content characteristics. The performance of the GFRP bridge was compared to that of the SC bridge by normalizing the live load and the seismic internal forces with respect to the dead load internal forces. The normalized seismically induced internal forces were compared to the normalized live load internal forces for each design alternative. The study shows that the design alternatives have different dynamic characteristics. The light GFRP alternative has more flexible deck motion in the lateral direction than the heavier SC alternative. While the SC alternative has more vertical deck modes than the GFRP alternative, it has less lateral deck modes than the GFRP alternative in the studied frequency range. The GFRP towers are more flexible in the lateral direction than the SC towers. The GFRP bridge tower attracted less normalized base shear force than the SC bridge towers. However, earthquakes, with peak acceleration of only 0.1 g, and with a variety of frequency content could induce high enough seismic internal forces at the tower bases of the GFRP cable-stayed bridge to govern the structural design of such bridge. Careful seismic analysis, design, and detailing of the tower connections are required to achieve satisfactory seismic performance of GFRP long span bridges.