• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제77권2호
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• pp.151-165
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• 2021

This paper aims to present a novelty damage detection method to identify damage locations by the simultaneous use of both the energy and displacement damage indices. Using this novelty method, the damaged location and even the damaged floor are accurately detected. As a first method, a combination of the instantaneous frequency energy index (EDI) and the structural acceleration responses are used. To evaluate the first method and also present a rapid assessment method, the Displacement Damage Index (DDI), which consists of the error reliability (β) and Normal Probability Density Function (NPDF) indices, are introduced. The innovation of this method is the simultaneous use of displacement-acceleration responses during one process, which is more effective in the rapid evaluation of damage patterns with velocity vectors. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method, various damage scenarios of the ASCE benchmark problem, and the effects of measurement noise were studied numerically. Extensive analyses show that the rapid proposed method is capable of accurately detecting the location of sparse damages through the building. Finally, the proposed method was validated by experimental studies of a six-story steel building structure with single and multiple damage cases.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2022

In this article, a novel propagation formulation of Rayleigh waves in a compressible isotropic half-space with impedance boundary condition is proposed by embedding the normal stress. In a two-dimensional case, it is assumed that a design boundary is free of normal traction and a shear traction depends on linearly a normal component of displacements multiplied by frequencies. Therefore, impedance boundary conditions affect the normal stress, where the impedance parameters correspond to dimensions of stresses over velocity. On the other hand, vanished impedance values are traction-free boundary conditions. The main purpose of this article is to present theoretically the existence and uniqueness of a Rayleigh wave formulation relying on secular equation's mathematical analyses. Its velocity varies along with the impedance parameters. Moreover, numerical experiments with different values for the velocity of Rayleigh waves are carried out. The present Rayleigh waves study is a fundamental step in analyzing the cause and effect of physical states such as building or structure damages resulting from natural dynamics. The results of the study generate a basic design formulation theory to test the effects of Rayleigh waves affecting structures when an earthquake occurs. The presence and uniqueness of the proposed formulation is verified by mutual comparisons of several numerical examples.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.505-514
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• 2021

A formulation based on structural reliability and cost effectiveness is proposed to provide recommendations to select the best retrofit strategy for schools with reinforced concrete frames and masonry walls, among three proposed alternatives. The cost calculation includes the retrofit cost and the expected costs of failure consequences. Also, the uncertainty of the seismic hazard is considered for each school site. The formulation identifies the potential failure modes, among shear and bending forces for beams, and flexure-compression forces for columns, for each school, and the seismic damages suffered by the schools after the earthquake of September 17, 2017 are taken into account to calibrate the damaged conditions per school. The school safety level is measured through its global failure probability, instead of only the local failure probability. The proposed retrofit alternatives are appraised in terms of the cost/benefit balance under future earthquakes, for the respective site seismic hazard, as opposed to the current practice of just restoring the structure original resistance. The best retrofit is the one that corresponds to the minimum value of the expected life cycle cost. The study, with further developments, may be used to develop general recommendations to retrofit schools located at seismic zones.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.531-543
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• 2023

Base isolation is one of the most widely implemented and well-known technique to reduce structural vibration and damages during an earthquake. However, while the base-isolated structure reduces storey drift significantly, it also increases the base drifts causing many practical problems. This study proposes the use of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) wires for the reduction in base drift while controlling the overall structure vibrations. A multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) structure along with base isolators and Shape-Memory-Alloys (SMA) wires in diagonal is tested experimentally and analytically. The isolation bearing considered in this study consists of laminates of steel and silicon rubber. The performance of the proposed structure is evaluated and studied under different loadings including harmonic loading and seismic excitation. To assess the seismic performance of the proposed structure, shake table tests are conducted on base-isolated MDOF frame structure incorporating SMA wires, which is subjected to incremental harmonic and historic seismic loadings. Root mean square acceleration, displacement and drift are analyzed and discussed in detail for each story. To better understand the structure response, the percentage reduction of displacement is also determined for each story. The result shows that the reduction in the response of the proposed structure is much better than conventional base-isolated structure.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2016

최근 '경주 지진'과 태풍 '차바' 등 자연재해 및 사이버 테러 등의 인적 재난으로 인해 많은 피해들이 속출하고 있다. 그 피해는 국민들의 불안으로 이어지고 있으며 국민과 직접적으로 연결되어 있는 공공기관 또한 그 위협을 비켜 갈 수는 없는 상황이다. 또한 재난 발생 시 공공기관의 업무 연속성은 국민들의 안전과 가장 근접해 있어 최우선적으로 준비되어야 하는 사안이다. 그런데, 기존의 연구들은 공공기관의 재해경감활동관리체계 구축의 필요성에 관한 연구나 중앙재난안전대책본부, 소방방재청 등의 주관부서 중심의 하향식 계획수립체계로 한정되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 재난 발생 시 공공기관의 업무연속성계획에 대한 현황을 파악하고 '공공기관의 업무연속성계획'의 효율적이고 현실적인 상향식 구축방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.1-15
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 대형구조물에서 구조물의 안전성 평가와 관련하여 구조물이 국부손상도를 추정하기 위한 효율적인 부분구조추정(Substructural Identification) 기법에 대하여 연구하였다. 먼저, 부분구조 추정법을 위한 모형식을 설정하기 위하여 운동방정식으로부터 부분구조에 대한 계측오차를 처리하기 위한 모형을 포함한 추계론적 자동회귀-이동평균(ARAMX) 모형식을 유도하였다. 추정된 모형식의 계수는 유도된 관계식을 이용하면, 구조손상 평가에 이용될 수 있는 강성행렬로 환산될 수 있다. 본 논문에서 유도된 부분구조 추정법의 가장 큰 장점은 매우 안정되고 정확도가 우수한 구조추정법인 ARMAX 모형식에 기반한 순차적 예측오차 방법을 사용함으로써 다른 방법에 비해 추정의 안정성 및 정확도가 뛰어나다는 것이다. 다음으로는 개발된 부분구조 추정법을 이용하여 구조 손상도 추정이 수행되었다. 손상도 추정을 위하여 앞서 순차적 예측오차 방법을 이용하여 추정된 구조계 현상태의 강성행렬을 바탕으로, 최소지승법을 이용하여 구하는 간접법이 제시되었다. 제시된 방법들의 검증을 위하여 예제해석이 수행되었다. 트러스 및 연속교 모형 그리고 실험적 예제에 적용하여 구조의 강성행렬 및 감쇠행렬을 추정하였다. 이를 바탕으로 손상도 추정방법이 검증되었다. 해석결과로부터, 개발된 방법이 효율적이고 정확도 및 안정성의 측면에서 우수한 성질이 있음을 확인할 수 있다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.187-197
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• 2009

본 논문은 진동수에 따른 취약도 곡선과 손상확률을 제시하였다. 취약도곡선과 손상확률은 주어진 지진동에 의해 임의의 구조물이 견딜 수 있는 손상의 정도를 나타낸다. 지진에 의한 피해는 지진이 가지는 불확실성으로 인하여 확률적으로 예측하여야 한다. 기존 연구와 달리 본 연구에서는 비선형 동적 해석과 실험 결과를 이용하였다. 본 연구에서는 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 교량에 대한 수치적 시뮬레이션을 통하여 주어진 최대지반가속도에 따른 5단계의 손상 단계별 손상확률을 구하였다. 취약도 곡선을 산출하기위해 해석적 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 지반조건에 따라 각각 100개의 인공지진파를 생성하고 비선형 시간이력해석을 수행하였다. 손상단계는 기존의 실험 결과에 기초한 성능기반에 따라 정의하였으며 RC 교각의 지진거동을 변위연성도로 나타내었다. 손상단계 및 지반가속도를 이용하여 PSC교량의 지반조건에 따른 손상곡선을 도출하여 비교분석하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 지반조건 및 구속철근량에 따른 손상확률의 차이를 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-77
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• 2008

내진기술의 한 방안으로서 지진격리받침을 설치하여 지진력을 감소시키고, 지진피해를 최소화하고자 하는 연구가 계속되고 있다. 이와 같은 지진격리시스템의 설계 및 시공을 위해서는 먼저 지진격리받침의 제작시 지진격리받침의 균일한 품질유지 및 내진에 대한 성능검증이 뒤따라야 한다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 지진격리받침인 납-적층고무받침(LRB)와 적층고무받침(RB)의 전단특성 평가시험을 실시하였으며. 온도변화에 따른 전단특성 변화를 파악하기 위해 온도의존성 시험도 실시하였다. 시험후 측정값을 설계 기준값과 비교하여 전단성능에서의 오차를 조사하고, 이를 도로교 설계기준의 허용한계와 비교 분석하였다. 시험결과 지진격리받침의 상당수가 도로교 설계기준의 허용한계를 넘거나 근접해 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 공용중에 전단특성을 변화시키는 온도변화에 의한 영향도 매우 큰 것으로 파악되었는데, 제작 초기의 품질오차가 이런 영향과 중첩된다면 처음 설계값보다 50% 이상 큰 전단강성 변화를 보일 가능성도 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.307-319
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• 2023

Ground fissures have a huge effect on the integrity of surface structures. In high-intensity ground fissure regions, however, land resource would be wasted and city building and economic development would be limited if the area avoiding principle was used. In view of this challenge, to reveal the seismic response and seismic failure characteristics of ground fissure sites, a shaking table test on model soil based on a 1:15 scale experiment was carried out. In the test, the spatial distribution characteristics of acceleration response and Arias intensity were obtained for a site exposed to earthquakes with different characteristics. Furthermore, the failure characteristics and damage evolution of the model soil were analyzed. The test results indicated that, with the increase in the earthquake acceleration magnitude, the crack width of the ground fissure enlarged from 0 to 5 mm. The soil of the hanging wall was characterized by earlier cracking and a higher abundance of secondary fissures at 45°. Under strong earthquakes, the model soil, especially the soil near the ground fissure, was severely damaged and exhibited reduced stiffness. As a result, its natural frequency also decreased from 11.41 Hz to 8.05 Hz, whereas the damping ratio increased from 4.8% to 9.1%. Due to the existence of ground fissure, the acceleration was amplified to nearly 0.476 m/s², as high as 2.38 times of the input acceleration magnitude. The maximum of acceleration and Arias intensity appeared at the fissure zone, which decreased from the main fissure toward both sides, showing hanging wall effects. The seismic intensity, duration and frequency spectrum all had certain effects on the seismic response of the ground fissure site, but their influence degrees were different. The seismic response of the site induced by the seismic wave that had richer low-frequency components and longer duration was larger. The discrepancies of seismic response between the hanging wall and the footwall declined obviously when the magnitude of the earthquake acceleration increased. The research results will be propitious to enhancing the utilizing ratio of the limited landing resource, alleviation of property damages and casualties, and provide a good engineering application foreground.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.373-384
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• 2022

To improve the seismic performance of suspended ceiling structures, various vibration-damping devices have been developed. However, the devices made of metals have a limit in that they cause large deformation and seriously damages the exterior of the suspended ceiling structure from the wall. As a results, their strengthening effect of the suspended ceiling structure was minimal. Thus, this study employed a spring and vibration-proof rubber effectively controlled vibrations without increasing horizontal seismic loads on the ceiling to enhance the seismic resistance of suspended ceiling structures. The objective of the study is to examine the dynamic properties of a seismic damping-isolation unit (SDI) with various details developed. The developed SDI was composed of a spring, embossed rubbers, and prestressed bolts, which were the main factors enhancing the damping effect. The shaking table tests were performed on eight SDI specimens produced with the number of layers of embossed rubber (n_s), presence or absence of a spring, prestressed force magnitude introduced in bolts (f_ps), and mass weight (W_m) as the main parameters. To identify the enhancement effect of the SDI, the dynamic properties of the control specimen with a conventional hanger bolt were compared to those of the SDI specimens. The SDI specimens were effective in reducing the maximum acceleration (A_{c max}), acceleration amplification factor (α_p), relative displacement (δ_R), and increasing the damping ratio (ξ) when compared to the control specimen. The A_{c max}, α_p, and δ_R of the SDI specimens with two rubbers, spring, and f_ps of 0.1f_by, where f_by is the yielding strength of the screw bolt were 57.8%, 58.0%, and 61.9% lower than those of the conventional hanger bolt specimens, respectively, resulting in the highest ξ (=0.127). In addition, the α_p of the SDI specimens was 50.8% lower than those specified in ASCE 7 and FEMA 356. Consequently, to accurately estimate the α_p of the SDI specimens, a simple model was proposed based on the functions of f_ps, stiffness constant of the spring (K), W_m, and n_s.