• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.723-737
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• 2016

In this paper an approach was described for determination of direction of sliding block in rock slopes containing planar non-persistent open joints. For this study, several gypsum blocks containing planar non-persistent open joints with dimensions of $15{\times}15{\times}15cm$ were build. The rock bridges occupy 45, 90 and $135cm^2$ of total shear surface ($225cm^2$), and their configuration in shear plane were different. From each model, two similar blocks were prepared and were subjected to shearing under normal stresses of 3.33 and $7.77kg/cm^{-2}$. Based on the change in the configuration of rock-bridges, a factor called the Effective Joint Coefficient (EJC) was formulated, that is the ratio of the effective joint surface that is in front of the rock-bridge and the total shear surface. In general, the failure pattern is influenced by the EJC while shear strength is closely related to the failure pattern. It is observed that the propagation of wing tensile cracks or shear cracks depends on the EJC and the coalescence of wing cracks or shear cracks dominates the eventual failure pattern and determines the peak shear load of the rock specimens. So the EJC is a key factor to determine the sliding direction in rock slopes containing planar non-persistent open joints.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.407-421
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• 2022

Prefabricated hybrid wind turbine towers (WTTs) are promising due to height increase. This study proposes the use of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) to develop a new type of WTT without the need to use reinforcement. It is demonstrated that the UHPC WTT structure without reinforcing bars could achieve performance similar to that of reinforced concrete WTTs. To simplify the design of WTT, a design approach for the calculation of stresses at the horizontal joints of a WTT is proposed. The stress distribution near the region of the horizontal joint of the WTT structure under normal operating conditions and different load actions is studied using the proposed approach, which is validated by the finite element method. A further parametric study shows that the degree of prestressing and the bending moment both significantly affect the principal stress. The shear-to-torsion ratio also shows a significant influence on the principal tensile stress.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제72권3호
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• pp.355-366
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• 2019

Self-centering wall (SCW) is a resilient and sustainable structural system which incorporates unbonded posttensioning (PT) tendons to provide self-centering (SC) capacity along with supplementary dissipators to dissipate seismic energy. Hysteretic energy dissipators are usually placed at two sides of SCWs to facilitate ease of postearthquake examination and convenient replacement. To achieve a good prediction for the skeleton curve of the wall, this paper firstly developed an analytical investigation on lateral load responses of self-centering walls with distributed vertical dampers (VD-SCWs) using the concept of elastic theory. A simplified method for the calculation of limit state points is developed and validated by experimental results and can be used in the design of the system. Based on the analytical results, parametric analysis is conducted to investigate the influence of damper and tendon parameters on the performance of VD-SCWs. The results show that the proposed approach has a better prediction accuracy with less computational effects than the Perez method. As compared with previous experimental results, the proposed method achieves up to 60.1% additional accuracy at the effective linear limit (DLL) of SCWs. The base shear at point DLL is increased by 62.5% when the damper force is increased from 0kN to 80kN. The wall stiffness after point ELL is reduced by 69.5% when the tendon stiffness is reduced by 75.0%. The roof deformation at point LLP is reduced by 74.1% when the initial tendon stress is increased from $0.45f_{pu}$ to $0.65f_{pu}$.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2011

경계요소를 가지는 철근콘크리트 전단벽의 비선형 해석을 위한 간편 모델을 제안하였다. 이 간편 모델은 전단벽의 휨 및 전단 거동을 스프링요소로 나타낸 거시적 모델이다. 휨거동은 벽체의 단면해석을 기초로 한 모멘트강도와 회전능력을 벽체 양단의 수직 스프링요소로 나타내었다. 경계요소를 가지는 전단벽은 휨거동에 의해 지배되므로 전단거동은 휨거동에 바탕하여 변수를 계산하였고 중앙부 수평 스프링요소로 나타내었다. 제안된 모델은 전단벽 정적이력시험 결과와 비교한 후 비선형동적해석을 수행하여 사용된 이력법칙 및 변수들의 타당성을 조사하였다. 비선형동적해석을 이용한 변수연구를 통하여 내진성능평가의 주요변수인 요구값과 성능값에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 그 결과 전단력-전단변형 관계에서 약간의 차이가 있지만 전단벽의 전체거동은 잘 일치하였으며, 주요 변수의 변화에 대해 요구값과 성능값도 일정하게 변화하므로 제안된 해석모델은 경계요소를 가진 철근콘크리트 전단벽에 알맞은 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권5A호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2011

초고성능콘크리트(UHPC)의 개발은 재료 역학적 특성면에서 기존의 일반 및 고성능 콘크리트에 비해 월등한 역학적 성능을 발휘하는 것으로 인식되고 있으나, 이에 관한 시공성 및 구조적 안전성에 대해서는 향후 많은 수정 및 보완 작업을 필요로 함이 예상되어진다. 이 연구에서는 UHPC를 적용한 프리캐스트 접합부의 전단 거동 특성의 분석을 위해 접합부 사이에 전단키를 설치한 경우의 접합 방식 및 횡구속 응력에 따른 전단 거동 특성 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과 에폭시 접합을 이용한 UHPC 접합의 경우가 현장 타설을 모사한 일체 타설의 경우보다 파괴 하중 및 전단 저항 응력면에서 우수함을 보였고, 횡구속 응력의 증가에 의해 전단 응력은 증가되지만, 횡구속 응력과 전단 응력 사이의 상호 효과에 따른 최적 임계 횡구속 응력이 존재하고 있음을 제시할 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.231-244
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• 2001

The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures using externally bonded steel or advanced fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites is becoming increasingly common. A key factor affecting the behaviour and reliability of such strengthened structures is the bond strength between the steel or FRP plate and the concrete substrate. Several different experimental set-ups have previously been used to determine bond strength. This paper presents a careful finite element analysis of the stress distributions in these test set-ups. Results show that stress distributions can be significantly different for different set-ups, for similar materials and geometry.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.665-680
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• 2016

This paper focuses on the study of seismic behavior of steel reinforced concrete special-shaped column-beam joints. Six specimens, which are designed according to the principle of strong-member and weak-joint core, are tested under low cyclic reversed load. Key parameters include the steel form in column section and the ratio of column limb height to thickness. The failure mode, load-displacement curves, ductility, stiffness degradations, energy dissipation capacity and shear deformation of joint core of the test subassemblies are analyzed. The results indicate that SRC special-shaped column-beam joints have good seismic behavior. All specimens failed due to the shear failure of the joint core, and the failure degree between the two sides of joint core is similar for the exterior joint but different for the corner joint. Compared to the joints with channel steel truss, the joints with solid web steel skeleton illustrate better ductility and energy dissipation capacity, but the loading capacity and stiffness are roughly close. With the increasing of the ratio of column limb height to thickness, the joints illustrate higher loading capacity and stiffness, better energy dissipation capacity, but worse ductility.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.489-507
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• 2004

The flexibility of the connection between steel and concrete largely influences the global behaviour of the composite beam. Therefore the way the connection is modelled is the key issue in its structural analysis. Here we present a new strain-based finite element formulation in which we consider non-linear material and contact models. The computational efficiency and accuracy of the formulation is proved with the comparison of our numerical results with the experimental results of Abdel Aziz (1986) obtained in a full-scale laboratory test. The shear connectors are assumed to follow a non-linear load-slip relationship proposed by Ollgaard et al. (1971). We introduce the notion of the generalized slip, which offers a better physical interpretation of the behaviour of the contact and gives an additional material slip parameter. An excellent agreement of experimental and numerical results is obtained, using only a few finite elements. This demonstrates that the present numerical approach is appropriate for the evaluation of behaviour of planar composite beams and perfect for practical calculations.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제78권3호
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• pp.269-280
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• 2021

Reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls with L-shaped sections are commonly used in RC buildings. The walls are often expected to sustain biaxial load and Unsymmetrical bending in an earthquake event. However, there currently exists limited experimental evidence regarding their seismic behaviour in these lateral loading directions. This paper makes experimental and numerical investigations to these walls behaviours. Experimental evidences are presented for four L-shaped wall specimens which were tested under simulated seismic load from different lateral directions. The results highlighted some distinct behaviour of L-shaped walls sustaining Unsymmetrical bending relating to their seismic performance. First, due to the Unsymmetrical bending, out-of-plane reaction forces occur for these walls, which contribute to accumulation of the out-of-plane deformations of the wall, especially when out-of-plane stiffness of the section is reduced by horizontal cracks in the cyclic load. Secondly, cracking was found to affect shear centre of the specimens loaded in the Unsymmetrical bending direction. The shear centre of these specimens distinctly differs in the flange in the positive and negative loading direction. Cracking of the flange also causes significant warping in the bottom part of the wall, which eventually lead to out-of-plane buckling failure.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2005

철근콘크리트조 고층아파트의 경우 흔히 전단벽식 구조시스템을 채택하게 된다. 이때에는 작업자의 이동과 재료나 장비의 수평 운반 편의상 세대간의 내력벽에 직 4각형 형태의 개구부를 설치할 때가 많다. 이와 같은 개구부는 화재등의 재난시에 신속한 대피용 통로로 이용하도록 하는 경우도 있다. 전단벽의 개구부는 구조체의 안전이나 안정을 위협하는 중요한 요소로 될 수 있으므로 설계시나 안전검토에서 반드시 검토해야할 사항이다. 이번 연구는 개구부를 갖는 직 4각형 전단벽의 탄성안정에 관한 것이다. 연구에서는 유한 요소법을 이용하였고 수치해석의 중요 변수는 개구부의 위치와 크기이다. 또한 연직 하중에 의한 균등 압축응력은 물론 휨 모멘트에 의한 응력 및 수평 전단력이 판의 임계응력에 미치는 영향도 검토하였다. 끝으로 비재하면의 구속이 전단벽의 안정성에 미치는 영향도 검토하였다.