• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1029-1044
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• 2015

To investigate the seismic pounding response of long-span bridges with high-piers under strong ground motions, shaking table tests were performed on a 1/10-scaled bridge model consisting of three continuous spans with rigid frames and one simply-supported span. The seismic pounding responses of this bridge model under different earthquake excitations including the uniform excitation and the traveling wave excitations were experimentally studied. The influence of dampers to the seismic pounding effects at the expansion joints was analyzed through nonlinear dynamic analyses in this research. The seismic pounding effects obtained from numerical analyses of the bridge model are in favorable agreement with the experimental results. Seismic pounding effect of bridge superstructures is dependent on the structural dynamic properties of the adjacent spans and characteristics of ground motions. Moreover, supplemental damping can effectively mitigate pounding effects of the bridge superstructures, and reduce the base shear forces of the bridge piers.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

국내 철골모멘트골조를 이전 KBC2005 및 현 KBC2009 기준에 따라 설계한 후 비선형동적해석을 이용하여 FEMA355F의 내진성능평가 절차에 따라 성능을 평가하였다. 그 결과 비선형정적 Push-over 해석을 이용한 역량스펙트럼법과 차이가 있었다. 특히 국내 철골모멘트골조는 약패널존을 가지기 때문에 비선형동적해석을 통해서만 보다 정확한 거동을 예측할 수 있었다. 국내 철골모멘트골조는 지반 조건 SB 또는 SC에 위치한다면 층수 및 R값에 관계없이 성능목표를 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 지반 조건 SD 또는 SE에 위치한다면 성능목표 만족 여부는 명확하지 않았다. 따라서 KBC2005나 KBC2009 어떤 기준을 사용하더라도 지반 조건이 상대적으로 좋다면 국내 철골모멘트골조는 내진성능을 충분히 확보하고 있다고 볼 수 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.321-330
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• 2011

Long-term properties of concrete affect structures in many respects, not excepting dynamic behaviors. This paper investigates the influence of concrete creep on the dynamic behaviors of concrete filled steel tube (CFT) arch bridges, by means of combining the analytical method for the creep of axially compressed CFT members, which is based on Model B3 for concrete creep, with the finite element model of CFT arch bridges. By this approach, the changes of the stress and strain of each element in the bridge with time can be obtained and then transformed into damping and stiffness matrices in the dynamic equation involved in the finite element model at different times. A numerical example of a long-span half-through CFT arch bridge shows that creep influences the natural vibration characteristics and seismic responses of the bridge considerably, especially in the early age. In addition, parameter analysis demonstrates that concrete composition, compressive strength and steel ratio have an obvious effect on the seismic response of the CFT arch bridge.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2004

기존 교량 중 내진 설계가 되어 있지 않은 교량의 내진 성능에 관한 평가는 향후 발생 가능한 지진에 대한 대비로써 중요하다. 성능평가 결과, 소요의 내진 성능을 보유하고 있지 못하다면 그에 대한 보강이 필요하며 보강방법으로는 여러 가지가 있다. 그 중 지진격리증기를 이용한 내진 보강은 교량에서 교각이나 기초 등에 추가적인 시공 없이 기존 받침을 교체함으로써 비교적 간단하게 수행할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 최근 그 시공사례가 증가하고있는 지진격리증기를 기존 비내진 교량의 보강에 사용할 때 교량의 내진 성능향상을 합리적으로 규명하기 위해 기존상태의 교량 및 지진격리장치로서 내진 보강된 교량의 내진 성능을 비교하였다. 이를 위해 기존 교량 및 내진 보강된 교량에 대해 비선형 정적ㆍ동적 해석을 수행하였으며 목표 수준의 지진에 대하여 각각의 응답을 산정하고 이를 비교하여 내진 성능 향상을 확인하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2024

The ductility of the system based on the capacity of each structural member constituting the seismic force-resisting system is a significant factor determining the structure's seismic performance. This study aims to provide a procedure to supplement the current seismic design criteria to secure the system's ductility and improve the seismic performance of the steel ordinary moment frames. For the study, a nonlinear analysis was performed on the 9- and 15-story model buildings, and the formation of collapse mechanisms and damage distribution for dynamic loads were analyzed. As a result of analyzing the nonlinear response and damage distribution of the steel ordinary moment frame, local collapse due to the concentration of structural damage was observed in the case where the influence of the higher mode was dominant. In this study, a procedure to improve the seismic performance and avoid inferior dynamic response was proposed by limiting the strength ratio of the column. The proposed procedure effectively improved the seismic performance of steel ordinary moment frames by reducing the probability of local collapse.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.421-427
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• 2017

Seismic safety evaluation of weir structure is significant considering the catastrophic economical consequence of operational disruption. In recent years, the seismic probabilistic risk assessment (SPRA) has been issued as a key area of research for the hydraulic system to mitigate and manage the risk. The aim of this paper is to assess the seismic probabilistic risk of weir structures employing the seismic hazard and the structural fragility in Korea. At the first stage, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) approach is performed to extract the hazard curve at the weir site using the seismic and geological data. Thereafter, the seismic fragility that defines the probability of structural collapse is evaluated by using the incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) method in accordance with the four different design limit states as failure identification criteria. Consequently, by combining the seismic hazard and fragility results, the seismic risk curves are developed that contain helpful information for risk management of hydraulic structures. The tensile stress of the mass concrete is found to be more vulnerable than other design criteria. The hazard deaggregation illustrates that moderate size and far source earthquakes are the most likely scenario for the site. In addition, the annual loss curves for two different hazard source models corresponding to design limit states are extracted.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.709-716
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• 2003

Flexible pipes (corrugated polyethylene pipes) are normally used for underground power distribution grids. In this paper, dynamic analysis was carried out through FEM in order to investigate the structural behaviour of pipes subjected to seismic loads. The burial depth and the number of pipes were major parameters in the numerical analysis to determine the response of pipes. The results show that the displacement of pipes under given conditions are all satisfactory in comparison of the allowable strain criteria -maximum 3.5 %.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.355-360
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• 2011

This paper is a study on a nuclear water chiller. It presents a test-verified finite element model of a water chiller to be used at a Nuclear Power Plant. The test-verified model predicts natural frequencies within 5% for all major modes below 50 Hz. This model accurately represents the dynamic characteristics of the actual hardware and is qualified for its use in the final stress analysis for seismic verification.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2001년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.559-564
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• 2001

The objective of this experimental research is to assess the seismic performance of circular RC bridge pier specimens retrofitted with fibers which were designed as a prototype of Hagal bridge in the city of Suwon, Korea. Pseudo-dynamic test has been done for two nonseismic test specimens which were nonseismic designed by the related provisions of the Highway Design Specification, and four nonseismic test specimens retrofitted with fibers in the plastic hinge region. Important test parameters were load patterns, and retrofit. The seismic behavior has been analyzed through the displacement ductility, energy analysis, and capacity spectrum. Approximate 7.0 displacement ductility was observed for nonseismic test specimens retrofitted with fibers. It is concluded that these retrofitting test specimens could have sufficient seismic capacity in the region of moderate seismic zone.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.331-345
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• 2020

The multi-story timber structure with high platform base is one of the important architectural types in the traditional Chinese buildings. To study the dynamic characteristics and seismic responses on this kind of traditional structure, the 3-D finite element models of Xi'an drum tower which included the high platform base, upper timber structure and whole structure was established considering the structural form and material performance parameters of the structure in this study. By the modal analysis, the main frequencies and mode shapes of this kind of traditional building were obtained and investigated. The three kinds of earthquake excitations included El-Centro wave, Taft wave and Lanzhou wave were separately imposed on the upper timber structure model and the overall structure model, and the seismic responses on the tops of columns were analyzed. The results of time history analysis show that the seismic response of the upper timber structure is obviously amplified by high platform base. After considering the effect of high platform base, the mean value on the lateral displacement increments of the top column in the overall structure is more than 20.478% and the increase of dynamic coefficients was all above 0.818 under the above three different earthquake excitations. Obviously, it shows that the existence of high platform base has a negative influence on the seismic responses of upper timber structure. And the high platform base will directly affect the safety of the upper timber structure. Therefore, the influence of high platform base on the dynamic response of its upper timber structure cannot be neglected.