• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.249-266
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• 2001

Current seismic design provisions allow structures to deform into inelastic range during design level earthquakes since the chance to meet such event is quite rare. For this purpose, design base shear is defined in current seismic design provisions as the value of elastic seismic shear force divided by strength reduction factor, R (${\geq}1$). Strength reduction factor generally consists of four different factors, which can account for ductility capacity, overstrength, damping, and redundancy inherent in structures respectively. In this study, R factor is assumed to account for only the ductility rather than overstrength, damping, and redundancy. The R factor considering ductility is called "ductility factor" ($R_{\mu}$). This study proposes ductility factor with correction factor, C, which can account for dynamic P-${\Delta}$ effect. Correction factor, C is established as the functional form since it requires computational efforts and time for calculating this factor. From the statistical study using the results of nonlinear dynamic analysis for 40 earthquake ground motions (EQGM) it is shown that the dependence of C factor on structural period is weak, whereas C factor is strongly dependant on the change of ductility ratio and stability coefficient. To propose the functional form of C factor statistical study is carried out using 79,920 nonlinear dynamic analysis results for different combination of parameters and 40 EQGM.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2001년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1149-1154
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• 2001

A Seismic retrofit idea based on a first principle is proposed for existing RC walls under various level of axial loading. In application of the proposed retrofit method, designers can choose the size and shape of boundary elements of wall sections for a required level of ductility. For this axial load ratio, steel ratio, and strength of concrete and steel are considered as design parameters. In order to show the usage of the idea, several design charts are presented with an application example.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2007년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.683-687
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• 2007

Internally Confined Hollow-Concrete Filled Tube(ICH-CFT) column which has two tubes on both side of concrete, inner tube and outer tube perform great seismic abilities, ductility and absorption of energy, by the tubes and the hollow pmt. So this study does qualitative analysis about seismic capacities depending on parameters diameter of column, hollow ratio, thickness of tubes - by moment-curvature analysis.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.705-714
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• 2003

우리나라는 선진 외국에 비하여 늦은 1992년에 도로교 표준시방에 내진설계편이 도입되었다. 따라서, 1992년 이전에 설계된 교각들은 내진 설계가 되어있지 않음은 물론 시공편의상 소성힌지 구간에 주철근이 겹침이음 시공되어 현재에도 사용되고 있다. 또한, 현행 내진규정도 강진지역의 설계규정을 도입함으로써 중 약진 지역에 속하는 우리의 현실에 맞지 않아 현장에서 복잡한 철근배근을 요구함으로 시공성 및 경제성이 많이 떨어지고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 1992년 이전에 비내진 설계/시공되어 공용중인 원형 교각을 조사하여, 주철근이 겹침이음된 기준실험체(주철근비 1.01%, 심부구속철근비 0.13%) 1개를 실물크기와 유사하도록 직경 1.2m, 높이 4.8m로 제작하였으며, 또한 중 약진 지역에 속하는 우리나라의 실정을 감안하여 심부구속철근비를 비내진 규정의의 2.3배 현행 내진 설계규정의 0.32배에 해당하는 0.30%의 한정연성실험체 3개를 제작하여 유사동적 실험을 통하여 내진 연성도 평가를 하였다. 실험결과 비내진 실험체는 요구변위연성도 5를 만족시키지 못하였고, 한정연성 실험체의 경우는 현행 내진규정의 요구 변위연성도 5를 만족하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2015

이 연구에서는 중량콘크리트 전단벽의 경계요소내에서 횡보강근으로서 와이어로프의 적용가능성을 평가하였다. 와이어로프의 횡보강근의 배근간격은 60 mm에서 120 mm로 변화되었는데, 이때의 횡보강근체적지수는 0.126~0.234이다. 와이어로프는 주철근의 외부와 경계요소내 내부의 크로스타이로 적용되었다. 와이어로프로 횡보강된 5개의 중량콘크리트 전단벽은 축력하중하에서 반복횡하중의 실험이 수행되었다. 실험결과, 횡보강근체적지수가 증가함에 따라 전단벽의 연성은 현저하게 증가한 반면, 휨 내력의 변화는 미미하였다. 전단벽의 휨 내력의 실험결과는 ACI 318-11 기준의 예측값 보다 다소 높았다. 동일한 횡보강근체적지수에서 와이어로프로 횡보강된 전단벽의 변위연성비는 일반철근으로 보강된 전단벽보다 높았다. 특히, 이 실험결과로부터 고연성설계를 위한 곡률연성비 16 이상을 확보하기 위해서는 횡보강근체적지수가 0.233 이상이 요구되었다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.145-158
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• 2004

The evaluation of the accumulation of permanent set for inelastic structures due to wind action is important in establishing a criterion to select a reduced design wind load and in incorporating the beneficial ductile behaviour in wind engineering. A parametric study of the accumulation of the permanent set as well as the ductility demand for bilinear single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems is presented in the present study. The dynamic analysis of the inelastic SDOF system is carried out using the method of Newmark for artificially generated time history of wind speed. Simulation results indicate that the mean of the normalized damage rate is highly dependent on the natural frequency of vibration. This mean value is relatively insensitive to the damping ratio if the damping ratio is larger than 5%. The scatter associated with the accumulation of the permanent set is very significant. The consideration of the postyield stiffness can significantly reduce the accumulation of the permanent set if the ratio of the yield strength to the expected peak response is small. The results also show that the ductility demand due to the wind action over a period of one hour for flexible structures can be much less than that for rigid structures or structures with larger damping ratio if the SDOF systems are designed with a reduced peak response caused by the fluctuating wind.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.463-484
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• 2014

Solid piers with a rounded rectangular cross-section are widely used in railway bridges for high-speed trains in China. Compared to highway bridge piers, these railway bridge piers have a larger crosssection and less steel reinforcement. Existing material models cannot accurately predict the seismic behavior of this kind of railway bridge piers. This is because only a few parameters, such as axial load, longitudinal and transverse reinforcement, are taken into account. To enable a better understanding of the seismic behavior of this type of bridge pier, a simultaneous influence of the various parameters, i.e. ratio of height to thickness, axial load to concrete compressive strength ratio and longitudinal to transverse reinforcements, on the failure characteristics, hysteresis, skeleton curves, and displacement ductility were investigated. In total, nine model piers were tested under cyclic loading. The hysteretic response obtained from the experiments is compared with that obtained from numerical studies using existing material models. The experimental data shows that the hysteresis curves have significantly pinched characteristics that are associated with small longitudinal reinforcement ratios. The displacement ductility reduces with an increase in ratio of axial load to concrete compressive strength and longitudinal reinforcement ratio. The experimental results are largely in agreement with the numerical results obtained using Chang-Mander concrete model.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제89권6호
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• pp.579-588
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• 2024

The present paper investigates the curvature ductility of confined reinforced concrete (RC) beams with normal (NSC) and high strength concrete (HSC). For the purpose of predicting the curvature ductility factor, an analytical model was developed based on the equilibrium of internal forces of confined concrete and reinforcement. In this context, the curvatures were calculated at first yielding of tension reinforcement and at ultimate when the confined concrete strain reaches the ultimate value. To best simulate the situation of confined RC beams in flexure, a modified version of an ancient confined concrete model was adopted for this study. In order to show the accuracy of the proposed model, an experimental database was collected from the literature. The statistical comparison between experimental and predicted results showed that the proposed model has a good performance. Then, the data generated from the validated theoretical model were used to train the artificial neural network (ANN) prediction model. The R² values for theoretical and experimental results are equal to 0.98 and 0.95, respectively which proves the high performance of the ANN model. Finally, a parametric study was implemented to analyze the effect of different parameters on the curvature ductility factor using theoretical and ANN models. The results are similar to those extracted from experiments, where the concrete strength, the compression reinforcement ratio, the yield strength, and the volumetric ratio of transverse reinforcement have a positive effect. In contrast, the ratio and the yield strength of tension reinforcement have a negative effect.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.357-376
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• 2009

In the design of concrete columns, it is important to provide some nominal flexural ductility even for structures not subjected to earthquake attack. Currently, the nominal flexural ductility is provided by imposing empirical deemed-to-satisfy rules, which limit the minimum size and maximum spacing of the confining reinforcement. However, these existing empirical rules have the major shortcoming that the actual level of flexural ductility provided is not consistent, being generally lower at higher concrete strength or higher axial load level. Hence, for high-strength concrete columns subjected to high axial loads, these existing rules are unsafe. Herein, the combined effects of concrete strength, axial load level, confining pressure and longitudinal steel ratio on the flexural ductility are evaluated using nonlinear moment-curvature analysis. Based on the numerical results, a new design method that provides a consistent level of nominal flexural ductility by imposing an upper limit to the axial load level or a lower limit to the confining pressure is developed. Lastly, two formulas and one design chart for direct evaluation of the maximum axial load level and minimum confining pressure are produced.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.451-472
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• 2009

Based on a numerical method to analyse the full-range behaviour of prestressed concrete beams with unbonded tendons, parametric studies are carried out to investigate the influence of 11 parameters on the curvature ductility of unbonded prestressed concrete (UPC) beams. It is found that, among various parameters studied, the depth to prestressing tendons, depth to non-prestressed tension steel, partial prestressing ratio, yield strength of non-prestressed tension steel and concrete compressive strength have substantial effects on the curvature ductility. Although the curvature ductility of UPC beams is affected by a large number of factors, rather simple equations can be formulated for reasonably accurate estimation of curvature ductility. Conversion factors are introduced to cope with the difference in partial safety factors, shapes of equivalent stress blocks and the equations to predict the ultimate tendon stress in BS8110, EC2 and ACI318. The same equations can also be used to provide conservative estimates of ductility of UPC beams with compression steel.