• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.637-662
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• 2013

The Jiangyin Bridge is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1385 m over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China. Being the first bridge with a main span exceeding 1 km in Chinese mainland, it had been instrumented with a structural health monitoring (SHM) system when completed in 1999. After operation for several years, it was found with malfunction in sensors and data acquisition units, and insufficient sensors to provide necessary information for structural health evaluation. This study reports the SHM system upgrade project on the Jiangyin Bridge. Although implementations of SHM system have been reported worldwide, few studies are available on the upgrade of SHM system so far. Recognizing this, the upgrade of original SHM system for the bridge is first discussed in detail. Especially, lessons learned from the original SHM system are applied to the design of upgraded SHM system right away. Then, performance assessment of the bridge, including: (i) characterization of temperature profiles and effects; (ii) recognition of wind characteristics and effects; and (iii) identification of modal properties, is carried out by making use of the long-term monitoring data obtained from the upgraded SHM system. Emphasis is placed on the verification of design assumptions and prediction of bridge behavior or extreme responses. The results may provide the baseline for structural health evaluation.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1209-1214
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• 2005

Prestressed concrete girder(PSC girder) bridges have been used widely at the railway as well as highway because they are great in the functional and economical efficiency. Also they have the advantage of convenience of design and construction. Generally, the PSC girder railway bridges with span length 25m are adopted in the country and it could be easily verified that the section of PSC girder using railway bridge is excessive design, which has much redundancy against design loads. Thus, in this paper the optimum design for PSC girder railway bridge with span length 30m is performed. And from the results of analysis it is suggested to denote the optimum section which satisfies the structural safety and economical efficiency all together.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.463-468
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• 2002

Transverse prestressing of bridge decks is an attractive concept with substantial benefits in both economy and crack control in slabs. To evaluate the necessary information for the prestressed long span bridge slab design, a series of static and fatigue tests were peformed. It is shown that the minimum thickness recommendation in Korean Highway Bridge Design Code is too conservative.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.669-677
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• 2011

다경간 현수교란 3개 이상의 주탑을 가지는 현수교로 중앙부에 주 경간을 2개 이상 가지는 현수교이다. 다경간 현수교 설계시 중앙주탑과 측주탑의 적절한 강성비를 가지도록 설계하는 것이 경제성이나 구조적인 효율성 측면에서 중요하다. 본 연구는 다경간 현수교의 중앙주탑과 측주탑의 적절한 강성비를 찾기 위해 다경간 현수교의 거동을 용이하게 파악할 수 있는 간편한 방법을 제안하는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 그 방법으로 다경간 현수교의 주케이블을 등가의 케이블 스프링으로 이상화하고, 주케이블에 작용하는 장력을 주탑상단에 수평력과 수직력의 외력으로 치환시키는 방법으로 다경간 현수교를 등가 다경간 현수교 모델로 치환하였다. 등가 다경간 현수교 모델에 대한 평형방정식을 유도하고 비선형해석을 통해 방정식의 해를 구하였다. 중앙지간장 3,000m의 4경간 현수교의 FEM 해석을 통해 각 주탑에서 발생하는 변위와 모멘트 반력을 계산하고, 이 결과를 등가 4경간 현수교 모델의 해석결과와 비교하여 본 연구의 연구결과를 검증하였다. 검증 결과, 본 연구의 제안방법은 FEM 해석결과와 비슷한 경향을 나타내었다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2019

The depth of superstructure is the summation of the height of girders and the thickness of the deck floor. In this study, it is aim to determine the maximum span length of girders and minimum depth of the superstructure of prestressed concrete I-girder bridge. For this purpose the superstructure of the bridge with the width of 10m and the thickness of the deck floor of 0.175m, which the girders length was changed by two meter increments between 15m and 35m, was taken into account. Twelve different girders with heights of 60, 75, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 and 180 cm, which are frequently used in Turkey, were chosen as girder type. The analyses of the superstructure of prestressed concrete I girder bridge was conducted with I-CAD software. In the analyses AASHTO LRFD (2012) conditions were taken into account a great extent. The dead loads of the structural and non-structural elements forming the bridge superstructure, prestressing force, standard truck load, equivalent lane load and pedestrian load were taken into consideration. HL93, design truck of AASHTO and also H30S24 design truck of Turkish Code were selected as vehicular live load. The allowable concrete stress limit, the number of prestressed strands, the number of debonded strands and the deflection parameters obtained from analyses were compared with the limit values found in AASHTO LRFD (2012) to determine the suitability of the girders. At the end of the study maximum span length of girders and equation using for calculation for minimum depth of the superstructure of prestressed concrete I-girder bridge were proposed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.53-73
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• 2013

Prediction of prestressed concrete girder integral abutment bridge (IAB) load effect requires understanding of the inherent uncertainties as it relates to thermal loading, time-dependent effects, bridge material properties and soil properties. In addition, complex inelastic and hysteretic behavior must be considered over an extended, 75-year bridge life. The present study establishes IAB displacement and internal force statistics based on available material property and soil property statistical models and Monte Carlo simulations. Numerical models within the simulation were developed to evaluate the 75-year bridge displacements and internal forces based on 2D numerical models that were calibrated against four field monitored IABs. The considered input uncertainties include both resistance and load variables. Material variables are: (1) concrete elastic modulus; (2) backfill stiffness; and (3) lateral pile soil stiffness. Thermal, time dependent, and soil loading variables are: (1) superstructure temperature fluctuation; (2) superstructure concrete thermal expansion coefficient; (3) superstructure temperature gradient; (4) concrete creep and shrinkage; (5) bridge construction timeline; and (6) backfill pressure on backwall and abutment. IAB displacement and internal force statistics were established for: (1) bridge axial force; (2) bridge bending moment; (3) pile lateral force; (4) pile moment; (5) pile head/abutment displacement; (6) compressive stress at the top fiber at the mid-span of the exterior span; and (7) tensile stress at the bottom fiber at the mid-span of the exterior span. These established IAB displacement and internal force statistics provide a basis for future reliability-based design criteria development.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.371-392
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• 2014

Long-span cable-supported bridges are flexible structures vulnerable to unsymmetric loadings such as railway traffic and strong wind. The torsional dynamic response of long-span cable-supported bridges under running trains and/or strong winds may deform the railway track laid on the bridge deck and affect the running safety of trains and the comfort of passengers, and even lead the bridge to collapse. Therefore, it is eager to figure out the torsional dynamic response of long-span cable-supported bridges under running trains and/or strong winds. The Tsing Ma Bridge (TMB) in Hong Kong is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1,377 m, and is currently the world's longest suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic. Moreover, this bridge is located in one of the most active typhoon-prone regions in the world. A wind and structural health monitoring system (WASHMS) was installed on the TMB in 1997, and after 17 years of successful operation it is still working well as desired. Making use of one-year monitoring data acquired by the WASHMS, the torsional dynamic responses of the bridge deck under rail traffic and strong winds are analyzed. The monitoring results demonstrate that the differences of vertical displacement at the opposite edges and the corresponding rotations of the bridge deck are less than 60 mm and $0.1^{\circ}$ respectively under weak winds, and less than 300 mm and $0.6^{\circ}$ respectively under typhoons, implying that the torsional dynamic response of the bridge deck under rail traffic and wind loading is not significant due to the rational design.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

본 연구는 교량 중에 장대교량을 대표하는 현수교에 대한 설계 시 고려요소인 중앙경간과 새그비의 변화에 따른 경관선호도를 파악하고 경관선호도와 이미지요인과의 관계, 설계요소와 이미지요인과의 관계를 SD법을 적용하여 교량의 이미지 특성을 파악함으로써 경관적 환경을 조성할 수 있는 방안을 제시하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 교량경관에 대한 경관적 선호도를 분석한 결과 교량의 중앙경간의 길이가 길어질수록 선호하는 새그비의 범위는 줄어드는 것으로 보아 중앙경간이 길어질수록 낮은 새그비를 선호하며, 중앙경간이 길어질수록 경관선호도가 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 경관선호도와 이미지요인에서는 경관선호도가 높은 새그비의 속성에는 "안정성" "조형성" "심미성"과 모두(+)상관관계에 있지만 "조형성"의 영향이 미비하였다. 설계요소와 이미지 요인과의 관계에서는 중앙경간과 새그비의 요인에는 "안정성"이라는 요인과 더 관계되어 있었으며, 새그비가 낮아질수록 중앙경간이 길어질수록 "안정성"이 높게 평가되었다. 이 결과, 경관적으로 선호하는 이미지의 특성 중 "조형성"의 이미지 특성이 미비한 것으로 나타나 "조형성"의 이미지특성의 부각을 위해 중앙경간과 새그비의 비례요소가 아닌 균형과 대칭의 요소의 변화를 주어 보완실험을 하였다. 그 결과 3주탑현수교와 새그의 좌우대칭이 다른 현수교가 "조형성"의 이미지 특성이 더 부각되는 결과를 볼 수 있었고, 추후에 현수교의 경관설계를 할 때 비례요소뿐만 아니라 균형과 대칭의 요소도 고려하여 설계 시 반영하여야 할 것이다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제72권4호
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• pp.503-512
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• 2019

The construction of segmental precast concrete bridge is an increase due to its superior performance and economic advantages. This type of bridge is appropriate for spans within 30 to 150 m (100 to 500 ft), known as mega-projects and the design optimization would lead to considerable economic benefits. A box-girder cross section superstructure of balanced cantilever construction method is assessed here. The depth of cross section, (variable along the span linearly), bottom flange thickness, and the count of strands are considered as design variables. The optimum design is characterized by geometry, serviceability, ductility, and ultimate limit states specified by AASHTO. Genetic algorithm (GA) is applied in two fronts: as to the saving in construction cost 8% and as to concrete volume 6%. The sensitivity analysis is run by considering different parameters like span/depth ratio, relation between superstructure cost, span length and concrete compressive strength.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.169-178
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• 2020

In a previous paper, ambient vibration tests were conducted on a cable stayed bridge with resilient-friction base isolation systems (R-FBI) to extract the dynamic characteristics of the bridge and compare the results with a seismic analysis model. In this paper, a nonlinear seismic analysis model was established for analysis of the bridge to compare the difference in seismic responses between nonlinear time history analysis and multi-mode spectral analysis methods in the seismic design phase of cable supported bridges. Through these studies, it was confirmed that the seismic design procedures of the "Korean Highway Bridge Design Code (Limit State Design) for Cable Supported Bridges" is not suitable for cable supported bridges installed with R-FBI. Therefore, to reflect the actual dynamic characteristics of the R-FBI installed on cable-supported bridges, an improved seismic design procedure is proposed that applies the seismic analysis method differently depending on the seismic isolation effect of the R-FBI for each seismic performance level.