• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.1539-1543
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• 2011

Due to recent large earthquakes around the world, there are increasing social needs for seismic safety of urban railway infrastructures. Urban railway infrastructures are applied different seismic performance evaluation procedure each of overground structures, underground structures and bridge structures, and the characteristics of urban railway infrastructures are not properly considered in the procedure. This study presents problems in the existing seismic performance evaluation procedure of urban railway infrastructures and proposes necessities of unified evaluation procedure.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.75-83
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• 2007

Recently, the Design-Build (DB) delivery method in public sector makes some argument by reason of the initial cost which is more higher than those of Design-Bid-Build (DBB). According to the results of pervious researches related to the performance evaluation of delivery method, DB can lead the reduction of project cycle time and also is superior to the traditional DBB in terms of construction quality. The performance on each delivery method could be generally evaluated by a project cost and a project cycle time as one of quantitative analyses, and also by construction quality as one of qualitative analyses. In most researches, the evaluation of performance level based on delivery methods has been evaluated by the degree of their satisfaction through the interview with owners. Therefore, this paper analyzed the design documents of construction projects delivered by traditional DBB and DB in bridge construction projects in order to measure design quality, constructability, maintainability, and etc. As an above-mentioned analyses, finally, this research shown that how much the difference of performance level is by each delivery method.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.45-52
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• 1999

In this study, a new bridge rail system is proposed to prevent large vehicles from running off the bridge edge. The crush model has accounted for the effects of both curbs and bridge rails which are simulated by Highway Vehicle Object Simulation Model(HVOSM) and BARRIER VII. Vehicle sizes ranged from minicars weighing 1800kg to large vehicles weighing 14000kg, and impact angles ranged from 15$^{\circ}$ to 25$^{\circ}$.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Advanced Composite Structures
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.14-19
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• 2015

In this study we developed an integrated precast concrete decks for a rapid construction. The structural performance in the integrated precast bridge decks is evaluated by real-scale test bed and detailed finite element analyses. The numerical analysis results were compared with the experimental data from a real-scaled single-span precast/prestressed concrete bridge decks under truck loading. Parametric studies are focused on the various effects of external loads on the structural behavior for different locations and measuring points on the precast bridge decks. The assessment in this study indicates that the integrated precast bridge decks show an excellent structural performance as expected.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.144-147
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• 2003

This paper presents a nonlinear finite element analysis procedure for the seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge piers using damage indices. The accuracy and objectivity of the assessment process may be enhanced by the use of sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis program. A computer program, named RCAHEST(Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Damage indices aim to provide a means of quantifying numerically the damage reinforced concrete bridge piers sustained under earthquake loading. The proposed numerical method for the seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge piers is verified by comparison with the reliable experimental results.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.666-674
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• 2010

There is a few problems in the preliminary seismic performance evaluation procedure of subway infrastructures, such as cut-and-cover tunnel structures and bridge structures, recently because the characteristics of subway infrastructures are not properly considered in the procedure. In particular, the evaluation procedure of vehicular bridge structures is applied to subway bridges without any modification. Moreover, the present evaluation procedure is lack of both theoretical and empirical backgrounds, which makes the evaluation less reliable. This paper presents problems in the existing preliminary evaluation procedure and proposes possible modification(revision) to the procedure.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.366-373
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• 2000

This paper represents the results carried out to determine the dynamic response characteristics of Korea High Speed Rail(KHSR) bridges. The responses of the KHSR bridges subjected to the moving train loading are obtained through the simplified method for the 2-dimensional train/track/bridge interaction analysis in which the eccentricity of axle loads and the effect of the torsional forces acting on the bridge are included for the more accurate train/track/bridge interaction analysis. The results of the analyses are compared with the field test data to verify the performance of the 2-dimensional train/track/bridge interaction analysis method.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.9 no.5 s.45
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• pp.63-74
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to assess the seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridge columns using inelastic finite element analysis. The accuracy and objectivity of the assessment process may be enhanced by the use of sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis program. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was used. Damage index aims to provide a means of quantifying numerically the damage in reinforced concrete bridge columns sustained under earthquake loading. The proposed numerical method for the seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete bridge columns is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.165-176
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• 2012

The aim of this study is to assess the seismic performance of hollow reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete bridge columns, and to provide data for developing improved seismic design criteria. By using a sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis program, the accuracy and objectivity of the assessment process can be enhanced. A computer program, RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), is used to analyze reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete structures. Tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and models of reinforcing and prestressing steel were used to account for the material nonlinearity of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete. The smeared crack approach was incorporated. The proposed numerical method for the seismic performance assessment of hollow reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete bridge columns is verified by comparing it with the reliable experimental results. Additionally, the studies and discussions presented in this investigation provide an insight into the key behavioral aspects of hollow reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete bridge columns.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.45-54
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• 2011

This paper presents a nonlinear finite element analysis procedure for the performance assessment of deteriorated reinforced concrete bridge columns. A computer program, named RCAHEST (Reinforced Concrete Analysis in Higher Evaluation System Technology), was used to analyze these reinforced concrete structures. Material nonlinearity is taken into account by comprising tensile, compressive and shear models of cracked concrete and a model of reinforcing steel. Advanced deteriorated material models are developed to predict behaviors of deteriorated reinforced concrete bridge columns. The proposed numerical method for the performance of damaged reinforced concrete bridge columns is verified by comparison with reliable experimental results.