• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.539-544
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• 2017

Shear walls have high stiffness and strength; however, they lack energy dissipation and repairability. In this study, an innovative slotted shear wall featuring vertical slots and steel energy dissipation connectors was developed. The ductility and energy dissipation of the shear wall were improved, while sufficient bearing capacity and structural stiffness were retained. Furthermore, the slotted shear wall does not support vertical forces, and thus it does not have to be arranged continuously along the height of the structure, leading to a much free arrangement of the shear wall. A frame-slotted shear wall structure that combines the conventional frame structure and the innovative shear wall was developed. To investigate the ductility and hysteretic behavior of the slotted shear wall, finite element models of two walls with different steel connectors were built, and pushover and quasi-static analyses were conducted. Numerical analysis results indicated that the deformability and energy dissipation were guaranteed only if the steel connectors yielded before plastic hinges in the wall limbs were formed. Finally, a modified D-value method was proposed to estimate the bearing capacity and stiffness of the slotted shear wall. In this method, the wall limbs are analogous to columns and the connectors are analogous to beams. Results obtained from the modified D-value method were compared with those obtained from the finite element analysis. It was found that the internal force and stiffness estimated with the modified D-value method agreed well with those obtained from the finite element analysis.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.267-277
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• 2017

Base-isolation is now being adopted as a retrofitting strategy to improve seismic behaviour of reinforced concrete (r.c.) framed structures subjected to far-fault earthquakes. However, the increase in deformability of a base-isolated framed building may lead to amplification in the structural response under the long-duration horizontal pulses of high-magnitude near-fault earthquakes, which can become critical once the strength level of a fire-weakened r.c. superstructure is reduced. The aim of the present work is to investigate the nonlinear seismic response of fire-damaged r.c. framed structures retrofitted by base-isolation. For this purpose, a five-storey r.c. framed building primarily designed (as fixed-base) in compliance with a former Italian seismic code for a medium-risk zone, is to be retrofitted by the insertion of elastomeric bearings to meet the requirements of the current Italian code in a high-risk seismic zone. The nonlinear seismic response of the original (fixed-base) and retrofitted (base-isolated) test structures in a no fire situation are compared with those in the event of fire in the superstructure, where parametric temperature-time curves are defined at the first level, the first two and the upper levels. A lumped plasticity model describes the inelastic behaviour of the fire-damaged r.c. frame members, while a nonlinear force-displacement law is adopted for the elastomeric bearings. The average root-mean-square deviation of the observed spectrum from the target design spectrum together with a suitable intensity measure are chosen to select and scale near- and far-fault earthquakes on the basis of the design hypotheses adopted.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2020

In structures excavated in rock mass, load progressively increases to a level and remains constant during the construction. Rocks display different elastic properties such as E_i and ʋ under different loading conditions and this requires to use the true values of elastic properties for the design of safe structures in rock. Also, rocks will undergo horizontal and vertical deformations depending on the amount of load applied. However, under constant loads, values of E_i and ʋ will vary in time and induce variations in the behavior of the rock mass. In some empirical equations in which deformation modulus of the rock mass is taken into consideration, elastic parameters of intact rock become functions in the equation. Hence, the use of time dependent elastic properties determined under constant loading will yield more reliable results than when only constant elastic properties are used. As well known, rock material will play an important role in the deformation mechanism since the discontinuities will be closed due to the load. In this study, E_i and ʋ values of intact rocks were investigated under different constant loads for certain rocks with high deformation capabilities. The results indicated significant time dependent variations in elastic properties under constant loading conditions. E_i value obtained from deformability test was found to be higher than the E_i value obtained from the constant loading test. This implies that when static values of elastic properties are used, the material is defined as more elastic than the rock material itself. In fact, E_i and ʋ values embedded in empirical equations are not static. Hence, this workattempts to emerge a new understanding in designing of safer structures in rock mass by numerical methods. The use of time-dependent values of E_i and ʋ under different constant loads will yield more accurate results in numerical modeling analysis.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.303-314
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• 2018

Shear walls are a typical member under a complex stress state and have complicated mechanical properties and failure modes. The separated-elements model Genetic Evolutionary Structural Optimization (GESO), which is a combination of an elastic-plastic stress method and an optimization method, has been introduced in the literature for designing such members. Although the separated-elements model GESO method is well recognized due to its stability, feasibility, and economy, its adequacy has not been experimentally verified. This paper seeks to validate the adequacy of the separated-elements model GESO method against experimental data and demonstrate its feasibility and advantages over the traditional elastic stress method. Two types of reinforced concrete shear wall specimens, which had the location of an opening in the middle bottom and the center region, respectively, were utilized for this study. For each type, two specimens were designed using the separated-elements model GESO method and elastic stress method, respectively. All specimens were subjected to a constant vertical load and an incremental lateral load until failure. Test results indicated that the ultimate bearing capacity, failure modes, and main crack types of the shear walls designed using the two methods were similar, but the ductility indexes including the stiffness degradation, deformability, reinforcement yielding, and crack development of the specimens designed using the separated-elements model GESO method were superior to those using the elastic stress method. Additionally, the shear walls designed using the separated-elements model GESO method, had a reinforcement layout which could closely resist the actual critical stress, and thus a reduced amount of steel bars were required for such shear walls.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.233-267
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• 2018

Conventional seismic design of concentrically braced frame (CBF) structures suggests that the gusset plate connecting a steel brace to beams and/or columns should be designed as non-dissipative in earthquakes, while the steel brace members should be designed as dissipative elements. These design intentions lead to thicker and larger gusset plates in design on one hand and a potentially under-rated contribution of gusset plates in design, on the other hand. In contrast, research has shown that compact and thinner gusset plates designed in accordance with the elliptical clearance method rather than the conventional standard linear clearance method can enhance system ductility and energy dissipation capacity in concentrically braced steel frames. In order to assess the two design methods, six cyclic push-over tests on full scale models of concentric braced steel frame structures were conducted. Furthermore, a 3D finite element (FE) shell model, incorporating state-of-the-art tools and techniques in numerical simulation, was developed that successfully replicates the response of gusset plate and bracing members under fully reversed cyclic axial loading. Direct measurements from strain gauges applied to the physical models were used primarily to validate FE models, while comparisons of hysteresis load-displacement loops from physical and numerical models were used to highlight the overall performance of the FE models. The study shows the two design methods attain structural response as per the design intentions; however, the elliptical clearance method has a superiority over the standard linear method as a fact of improving detailing of the gusset plates, enhancing resisting capacity and improving deformability of a CBF structure. Considerations were proposed for improvement of guidelines for detailing gusset plates and bracing members in CBF structures.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.335-349
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• 2019

To investigate the axial compressive performance of the recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) filled glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) tube and profile steel composite columns, static loading tests were carried out on 18 specimens under axial loads in this study, including 7 RAC filled GFRP tube columns and 11 RAC filled GFRP tube-profile steel composite columns. The design parameters include recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) replacement percentage, profile steel ratio, slenderness ratio and RAC strength. The failure process, failure modes, axial stress-strain curves, strain development and axial bearing capacity of all specimens were mainly analyzed in detail. The experimental results show that the GFRP tube had strong restraint ability to RAC material and the profile steel could improve the axial compressive performance of the columns. The failure modes of the columns can be summarized as follow: the profile steel in the composite columns yielded first, then the internal RAC material was crushed, and finally the fiberglass of the external GFRP tube was seriously torn, resulting in the final failure of columns. The axial bearing capacity of the columns decreased with the increase of RCA replacement percentage and the maximum decreasing amplitude was 11.10%. In addition, the slenderness ratio had an adverse effect on the axial bearing capacity of the columns. However, the strength of the RAC material could effectively improve the axial bearing capacity of the columns, but their deformability decreased. In addition, the increasing profile steel ratio contributed to the axial compressive capacity of the composite columns. Based on the above analysis, a formula for calculating the bearing capacity of composite columns under axial compression load is proposed, and the adverse effects of slenderness ratio and RCA replacement percentage are considered.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2018

MWCNT (다중벽 탄소 나노튜브)의 종류와 유동 형태가 폴리카보네이트 (PC)/MWCNT 나노 복합체의 전기 전도도에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. MWCNT의 종류가 바뀌면 사출 성형으로 제조된 PC/MWCNT의 전기 전도도가 크게 변하는 것을 관찰하였다. MWCNT 의 종횡비가 클수록 사출 성형품의 전기 전도도는 낮았고 압축 성형으로 제조한 시료의 전기 전도도는 MWCNT의 종류에 상관없이 비슷하였다. 이 결과는 MWCNT의 변형과 크게 상관있는 것으로 조사되었다. 종횡비가 클수록 외부 응력이 작용할 때 MWCNT의 배향도가 올라가고 MWCNT들의 접촉에 의한 전도성 길 (path)가 끊어져서 전기전도도가 낮아지는 것으로 생각된다. 연신력과 전단 속도가 큰 조건에서 제조된 시료의 전기 전도도가 크게 낮아지는 것을 관찰하였다. 이는 높은 전단력과 연신력에서 MWCNT의 배향이 높아지고 그 결과 MWCNT 들의 접촉이 단절되면서 전기 전도도가 낮아지는 것임을 다양한 실험으로 부터 알 수 있었다. 여러 실험 결과 들을 MWCNT의 배향과 전도길 변화와의 연관성의 관점으로 토의하였다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2003

본 암석에 외력을 가하면 내부 응력이 발생하고, 이로 인해 변형이 발생하게 된다. 암석재료에서 크리프 변형이 장기간 지속되어 어느 한계에 도달하면 급작스런 파괴로 이어진다. 따라서 구조물의 장기적 안정성 검토 시에 지반의 크리프 특성 파악이 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 일축압축강도의 40% 50%, 60%, 70%에 해당하는 하중을 가하여 변형률을 측정하였다. 크리프 특성을 비교 . 분석한 결과로써 변형률 속도의 경우 하중 이 증가함에 따라 변형률 속도 상수$\alpha$ , ${\gamma}$ 도 증가하는 경향이 나타났다. 크리프 곡선에서 Griggs가 제안한 식이 Li와Xia, Singh식 보다 적합하였으며, Burger's model을 적용하여 구한상수 G$_2$는 응력수준의 증가에 파라 감소하며, η$_1$,η$_2$, G$_1$의 경우 불규칙하게 나타났다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.225-236
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• 2001

암반 절리면의 거칠기는 전단강도 및 변형거동에 가장 중요한 영향을 미치는 요소 중의 하나이다. 절리면은 전단변형이 발생하는 동안 손상을 받게 되고 이에 따라 거칠기각은 연속적으로 낮아진다. 절리면의 수직팽창성과 강도 경화 및 연화현상도 거칠기의 변화와 관련이 있는 것으로 이해되고 있다. 따라서 절리면의 거칠기의 변화를 효율적으로 반영시킬 수 있는 수치해석 모델의 개발이 중요하다. 이 연구에서는 탄소성이론을 바탕으로 거칠기 변화를 고려할 수 있는 탄소성 응력-변형 증분식을 유도하여 절리면 거질기 변화가 절리면 전단거동에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 평가하는데 이용하였다. 유도된 탄소성 증분식을 검증하기 위하여 수치 주기전단시험을 실시하였다. 수치시험결과 개발된 탄소성 증분식은 거친 절리면의 주기전단시험에 나타나는 일반적인 현상들을 모사하는데 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.566-577
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• 2002

비선형 정적해석법과 같은 발전된 지진 해석 및 설계방법은 강도, 연성도, 에너지 소산량으로 대표되는 철근콘크리트 부재의 주기거동을 정확하게 예측하는 것이 필요하게 되었다. 그러나 현재, 에너지 소산량의 평가는 정확하지 못한 경험식을 사용하거나 실무적으로 사용하기 어려운 실험이나 정교한 수치해석에 의존하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 주기하중을 받는 휨지배 철근콘크리트 부재의 주기거동특성을 연구하기 위하여 비선형 유한요소해석을 수행하였다. 또한 압축력, 철근비, 배근형태 등이 주기거동에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 이러한 연구를 토대로 주기거동에 의한 에너지 소산량을 산정할 수 있는 약산법을 개발하였으며, 실험 및 수치해석 결과와의 비교를 통해 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 방법은 현재사용되고 있는 경험식보다 더 정확하게 철관콘크리트 부재의 에너지 소산능력을 평가할 수 있으며, 실무에 쉽게 적용할 수 있다.