• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.229-249
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• 2017

A new technique to mitigate irregular buildings with soil structure interaction (SSI) effect subjected to critical seismic waves is presented. The L-shape in plan irregular building for various reasons was selected, subjected to seismic a load which is a big problem for structural design especially without separation gap. The L-shape in plan building with different dimensions was chosen to study, with different rectangularity ratios and various soil kinds, to show the effect of the irregular building on the seismic response. A 3D building subjected to critical earthquake was analyzed by structural analysis program (SAP2000) fixed and with SSI (three types of soils were analyzed, soft, medium and hard soils) to find their effect on top displacement, base shear, and base torsion. The straining actions were appointed and the treatment of the effect of irregular shape under critical earthquake was made by using tuned mass damper (TMD) with different configurations with SSI and without. The study improve the success of using TMDs to mitigate the effect of critical earthquake on irregular building for both cases of study as fixed base and raft foundation (SSI) with different TMDs parameters and configurations. Torsion occurs when the L-shape in plan building subjected to earthquake which may be caused harmful damage. TMDs parameters which give the most effective efficiency in the earthquake duration must be defined, that will mitigate these effects. The parameters of TMDs were studied with structure for different rectangularity ratios and soil types, with different TMD configurations. Nonlinear time history analysis is carried out by SAP2000 with El Centro earthquake wave. The numerical results of the parametric study help in understanding the seismic behavior of L-shape in plan building with TMDs mitigation system.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.417-431
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• 2024

The fundamental period of vibration is one of the most critical parameters in the analysis and design of structures, as it depends on the distribution of stiffness and mass within the structure. Therefore, building codes propose empirical equations based on the observed periods of actual buildings during seismic events and ambient vibration tests. However, despite the fact that infill walls increase the stiffness and mass of the structure, causing significant changes in the fundamental period, most of these equations do not account for the presence of infills walls in the structure. Typically, these equations are dependent on both the structural system type and building height. The different values between the empirical and analytical periods are due to the elimination of non-structural effects in the analytical methods. Therefore, the presence of non-structural elements, such as infill panels, should be carefully considered. Another critical factor influencing the fundamental period is the effect of Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI). Most seismic building design codes generally consider SSI to be beneficial to the structural system under seismic loading, as it increases the fundamental period and leads to higher damping of the system. Recent case studies and postseismic observations suggest that SSI can have detrimental effects, and neglecting its impact could lead to unsafe design, especially for structures located on soft soil. The current research focuses on investigating the effect of infill panels on the fundamental period of moment-resisting and eccentrically braced steel frames while considering the influence of soil-structure interaction. To achieve this, the effects of building height, infill wall stiffness, infill openings and soil structure interactions were studied using 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18-story 3-D frames. These frames were modeled and analyzed using SeismoStruct software. The calculated values of the fundamental period were then compared with those obtained from the proposed equation in the seismic code. The results indicate that changing the number of stories and the soil type significantly affects the fundamental period of structures. Moreover, as the percentage of infill openings increases, the fundamental period of the structure increases almost linearly. Additionally, soil-structure interaction strongly affects the fundamental periods of structures, especially for more flexible soils. This effect is more pronounced when the infill wall stiffness is higher. In conclusion, new equations are proposed for predicting the fundamental periods of Moment Resisting Frame (MRF) and Eccentrically Braced Frame (EBF) buildings. These equations are functions of various parameters, including building height, modulus of elasticity, infill wall thickness, infill wall percentage, and soil types.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 골조튜브 및 가새튜브시스템의 60층 철골구조물에 말뚝-지반간의 상대변위를 고려한 p-y 스프링 계수를 지반의 깊이별로 적용시키는 방법과, 지반 및 기초를 나타내는 6개의 선형 스프링 계수를 구조물 하부에 적용시키는 방법을 사질토와 점성토에 적용하여 지반 연성을 고려하는 고층 구조물의 지진해석을 수행하였다. 각 경우에 대한 횡변위 및 층간변위, 최대응력, 주기 및 1차 모드 질량참여율을 비교하여 지반-구조물 상호작용에 따른 고층 구조물의 거동을 분석하였고, 그 결과 건축구조설계에서 지반-구조물의 상호작용에 대한 고려가 중요 변수임을 확인하고, 구조시스템 변화에 따른 지반-구조물 상호작용의 영향을 알아보았다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.41-58
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• 2016

The study deals with physical modeling of a typical building frame resting on pile raft foundation and embedded in cohesive soil mass using finite element based software ETABS. Both- the elements of superstructure and substructure (i.e., foundation) including soil is assumed to remain in elastic state at all the time. The raft is modelled as a thin plate and the pile and soils are treated as interactive springs. Both- the resistance of the piles as well as that of raft base - are incorporated into the model. Interactions between raft-soil-pile are computed. The proposed method makes it possible to solve the problems of uniformly and large non-uniformly arranged piled rafts in a time saving way using finite element based software ETABS. The effect of the various parameters of the pile raft foundation such as thickness of raft and pile diameter is evaluated on the response of superstructure. The response included the displacement at the top of the frame and bending moment in columns. The soil-structure interaction effect is found to increase displacement and increase the absolute maximum positive and negative moments. The effect of the soil- structure interaction is observed to be significant for the type of foundation and soil considered in the present study.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.85-107
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• 2012

The building frame and its foundation along with the soil on which it rests, together constitute a complete structural system. In the conventional analysis, a structure is analysed as an independent frame assuming unyielding supports and the interactive response of soil-foundation is disregarded. This kind of analysis does not provide realistic behaviour and sometimes may cause failure of the structure. Also, the conventional analysis considers infill wall as non-structural elements and ignores its interaction with the bounding frame. In fact, the infill wall provides lateral stiffness and thus plays vital role in resisting the seismic forces. Thus, it is essential to consider its effect especially in case of high rise buildings. In the present research work the building frame, infill wall, isolated column footings (open foundation) and soil mass are considered to act as a single integral compatible structural unit to predict the nonlinear interaction behaviour of the composite system under seismic forces. The coupled isoparametric finite-infinite elements have been used for modelling of the interaction system. The material of the frame, infill and column footings has been assumed to follow perfectly linear elastic relationship whereas the well known hyperbolic soil model is used to account for the nonlinearity of the soil mass.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.448-456
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• 2016

Severe accident scenarios in nuclear reactors, such as nuclear meltdown, reveal that an extremely hot molten core may fall into the nuclear reactor cavity and seriously affect the safety of the nuclear containment vessel due to the chain reaction caused by the reaction between the molten core and concrete. This paper reports on research focused on the type and amount of vapor produced during the reaction between a high-temperature molten core and concrete, as well as on the erosion rate of concrete and the heat transfer characteristics at its vicinity. This study identifies themass fraction and melting temperature as the most influential properties of concrete necessary for a safety analysis conducted in relation to the thermal interaction between the molten core and the basemat concrete. The types of concrete that are actually used in nuclear reactor cavities were investigated. The $H_2O$ content in concrete required for the computation of the relative amount of gases generated by the chemical reaction of the vapor, the quantity of $CO_2$ necessary for computing the cooling speed of the molten core, and the melting temperature of concrete are evaluated experimentally for the molten core-concrete interaction analysis.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제16B권6호
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• pp.451-462
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• 2009

최근 고해상도 위성 영상의 보급에 따라 이를 활용한 서비스가 증가하고 있다. 특히, $Google\;Earth^{TM}$와 $Virtual\;Earth^{TM}$와 같은 전 지구 차원 의 3차원 가시화 서비스나 최근 일부 도시에 대하여 제공되고 있는 3차원 GIS 서비스는 지형과 지물에 대한 사실적인 기하정보를 제공하고 있다. 이러한 서비스들은 도시 개발 계획의 수립, 도로망의 개선, 엔터테인먼트 사업, 군사 시뮬레이션, 재난 및 재해 관리 등의 다양한 분야에 활용이 가능하다. 이러한 활용을 위해서는 고해상도 위성 영상을 이용하여 지형 및 지물 정보를 효과적으로 추출하는 연구가 요구된다. 본 논문 에서는 단일 위성 영상으로부터 건물의 3차원 모델을 추출하기 위한 요구사항을 살펴본 뒤 이를 기반으로 효과적인 모델 추출을 위한 시스템 을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 영상의 특징 정보와 건물, 위성, 태양의 기하 관계를 이용하여 최소한의 사용자 조작으로 건물의 3차원 모델을 추출한다. 마지막으로 실제 위성 영상으로부터 건물의 3차원 모델 추출을 수행하고 효과적으로 3차원 모델을 획득할 수 있음을 보인다.

• Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.55-79
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• 2010

The effect of soil-structure interaction on a single-storey, two-bay space frame resting on a pile group embedded in the cohesive soil (clay) with flexible cap is examined in this paper. For this purpose, a more rational approach is resorted to using the finite element analysis with realistic assumptions. Initially, a 3-D FEA is carried out independently for the frame on the premise of fixed column bases in which members of the superstructure are discretized using the 20-node isoparametric continuum elements. Later, a model is worked out separately for the pile foundation, by using the beam elements, plate elements and spring elements to model the pile, pile cap and soil, respectively. The stiffness obtained for the foundation is used in the interaction analysis of the frame to quantify the effect of soil-structure interaction on the response of the superstructure. In the parametric study using the substructure approach (uncoupled analysis), the effects of pile spacing, pile configuration, and pile diameter of the pile group on the response of superstructure are evaluated. The responses of the superstructure considered include the displacement at top of the frame and moments in the columns. The effect of soil-structure interaction is found to be quite significant for the type of foundation considered in the study. Fair agreement is observed between the results obtained herein using the simplified models for the pile foundation and those existing in the literature based on a complete three dimensional analysis of the building frame - pile foundation - soil system.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2003

지진동에 의한 건물의 내진성능은 건물 자체가 보유하고 있는 내력.변형능력뿐만 아니라, 지반상태를 포함한 기초구조의 진동특성, 즉 건물과 기초구조의 동적상호작용을 고려하여 종합적으로 평가해야 한다는 것은 과거의 피해지진의 경험에서 널리 알려져 있다. 이러한 사실은 최근 세계각지에서 발생한 대지진, 1993년 홋카이도난세오키 지진(일본), 1994년 Northridge지진(미국), 1995년 효고켄 남부지진(일본), 1999년지지 지진(대만) 등에서도 입증되었다. 한편, 건축물 자체의 내진성능 평가에 관한 연구는 활발히 진행되어 왔으며, 또한 수많은 건물에 적용되었다. 그러나, 건물과 기초구조의 동적상호작용을 고려한 내진성능평가에 관한 연구는 부족하며, 특히 건물과 말뚝기초의 동적상호작용을 고려한 철근콘크리트 건물의 내진성능 평가에 관한 연구는 더욱 부족한 것이 현재의 실정이다. 본 연구는 철근콘크리트 건물자체 및 지반상태를 포함한 말뚝기초의 비선형거동을 고려한 지진응답해석법을 제안하였다. 이 해석법은 실제 지진에 의하여 말뚝기초부에 피해를 입은 철근콘크리트 건물에 적용하였으며, 해석결과와 지진피해와의 관계를 비교ㆍ검토하여, 본 연구에서 제안한 해석기법의 적용가능성을 검증하였다. 본 연구는 말뚝기초를 가지는 철근콘크리트 건물의 내진성능예측의 기본적인 자료로서 활용 가능하다고 사료된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.425-437
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• 2021

Under foundation shock mats have been used in the current practice in order to reduce/damp vibrations received by buildings through the surrounding environment. Although some investigations have been made on under foundation shock mats performance, their effectiveness in the reduction of railway induced-vibrations has not been fully studied, particularly with the consideration of underneath soil media. In this regard, this research is aimed at investigating performance of shock mat used beneath building foundation for reduction of railway induced-vibrations, taking into account soil-structure interaction. For this purpose, a 2D finite/infinite element model of a building and its surrounding soil media was developed. It includes an elastic soil media, a railway embankment, a shock mat, and the building. The model results were validated using an analytical solution reported in the literature. The performance of shock mats was examined by an extensive parametric analysis on the soil type, bedding modulus of shock mat and dominant excitation frequency. The results obtained indicated that although the shock mat can substantially reduce the building vibrations, its performance is significantly influenced by its underneath soil media. The softer the soil, the lower the shock mat efficiency. Also, as the train excitation frequency increases, a better performance of shock-mats is observed. A simplified model/method was developed for prediction of shock mat effectiveness in reduction of railway-induced vibrations, making use of the results obtained.