• Computers and Concrete
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.55-71
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• 2015

This paper presents a novel harmony search (HS)-based data-driven single input rule modules (SIRMs)-connected fuzzy inference system (FIS) for the prediction of stress in externally prestressed tendon. The proposed method attempts to extract causal relationship of a system from an input-output pairs of data even without knowing the complete physical knowledge of the system. The monotonicity property is then exploited as an additional qualitative information to obtain a meaningful SIRMs-connected FIS model. This method is then validated using results from test data of the literature. Several parameters, such as initial tendon depth to beam ratio; deviators spacing to the initial tendon depth ratio; and distance of a concentrated load from the nearest support to the effective beam span are considered. A computer simulation for estimating the stress increase in externally prestressed tendon, ${\Delta}f_{ps}$, is then reported. The contributions of this paper is two folds; (i) it contributes towards a new monotonicity-preserving data-driven FIS model in fuzzy modeling and (ii) it provides a novel solution for estimating the ${\Delta}f_{ps}$ even without a complete physical knowledge of unbonded tendons.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권3호
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• pp.363-375
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• 2022

Flexural capacity prediction is a challenging problem for externally prestressed concrete beams (EPCBs) due to the unbonded phenomenon between the concrete beam and external tendons. Many prediction equations have been provided in previous research but typically ignored the differences in deformation mode between internal and external unbonded tendons. The availability of these equations for EPCBs is controversial due to the inconsistent deformation modes and ignored second-order effects. In this study, the deformation characteristics and collapse mechanism of EPCB are carefully considered, and the ultimate deflected shape curves are derived based on the simplified curvature distribution. With the compatible relation between external tendons and the concrete beam, the equations of tendon elongation and eccentricity loss at ultimate states are derived, and the geometric interpretation is clearly presented. Combined with the sectional equilibrium equations, a rational and simplified flexural capacity prediction method for EPCBs is proposed. The key parameter, plastic hinge length, is emphatically discussed and determined by the sensitivity analysis of 324 FE analysis results. With 94 collected laboratory-tested results, the effectiveness of the proposed method is confirmed, and comparisons with the previous formulas are made. The results show the better prediction accuracy of the proposed method for both stress increments and flexural capacity of EPCBs and the main reasons are discussed.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1999년도 학회창립 10주년 기념 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.681-684
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• 1999

The development of external prestressing methods has been one of the major trends in the concrete bridge constructions over the past decades. One of the promising methods to enhance the flexural strength of a externally prestressed girder is to place the tendons with large eccentricities. The test results in this study showed that the external prestressing of a composite girder increased the range of the elastic behavior, reduced deflections, increased ultimate strength, and added to the redundancy by providing the multiple stress paths. This study was conducted on the concrete bridges reinforced by the continuous girders and the external prestressing.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.513-521
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• 2009

최근 들어 외부 강선을 이용한 프리스트레스트 콘크리트구조물의 건설이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 극한거동 해석시 단면 적합조건을 이용하는 내부 부착 강선과는 다르게 외적 비부착 강선은 부재의 전체거동에 의해서 응력 증 가량이 결정된다. 또한 편향부에서의 미끌림 효과와 강선의 편심 변화 효과 등이 발생하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구는 외 부 강선을 가지는 프리스트레스트 콘크리트(PSC) 보의 거동 특성을 평가하기 위하여 강선량, 긴장력 등을 변수로 하여 정적 휨실험을 수행하여 외부 강선 부재의 휨거동 특성을 얻었다. 실험 결과에 의하면 균열발생 이전의 외부 강선 PSC 부재는 부착 강선 PSC부재와 거동 차이가 크지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 균열이 발생한 이후의 거동에서는 철근의 항복하중, 극한하중, 강선 응력 등이 외부 강선 부재에서의 값이 부착 강선 부재에 비해서 작게 나타나고 있다. 하중-강 선 변형률 관계에서 보면, 외부 강선 부재들의 경우, 하중 증가에 따른 외부 강선 변형률의 증가량은 초기 긴장력의 크 기 순서와 거의 반대의 순서로 외부 강선의 변형률이 증가한 것으로 나타났으나, 다만 초기 긴장력이 크다할지라도 강 선의 유효응력이 작은 경우의 강선 변형률은 강선의 유효응력이 큰 부재들보다는 다소 작게 증가하고 있는 것으로 나 타났다. 외부 강선 부재의 콘크리트에 발생된 압축 변형률의 크기는 외부 강선의 유효응력 크기 순서와 일치하는 것으 로 나타나, 콘크리트의 압축변형률은 외부 강선의 유효응력에 비례함을 알 수 있다. 실험 결과와 기존의 설계식과 비교 해본 결과, ACI-318에 의한 결과는 긴장력 혹은 유효응력이 차이를 전혀 반영하지 못하고 있고 특히, 그 결과가 실험 결과보다 상당히 작게 나타나, 지나치게 보수적인 것으로 판단된다. 한편 AASHTO 1994는 ACI-318과는 다르게 강선량, 초 기 힘 및 유효응력 등의 변화에 적절하게 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났지만 내부 비부착 강선의 실험 결과를 이용 하여 작성된 이유로 외부 강선 실험 결과보다 지나치게 큰 결과를 유발하고 있는 것으로 평가된다. 이러한 이유로 외 부 강선의 극한응력을 정확하게 예측할 수 있는 새로운 규정이 필요하다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.241-258
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• 2012

The need for long-span members increases gradually in recent years, which makes issues not only on ultimate strength but also on excessive deflection of horizontal members important. In building structures, the post-tension methods with unbonded tendons are often used for long-span members to solve deflection problems. Previous studies on prestressed flexural members with unbonded tendons, however, were mostly focused on the ultimate strength. For this reason, their approaches are either impossible or very difficult to be implemented for serviceability check such as deflection, tendons stress, etc. Therefore, this study proposed a flexural behavior model for post-tensioned members with unbonded tendons that can predict the initial behavior, before and after cracking, service load behavior and ultimate strength. The applicability and accuracy of the proposed model were also verified by comparing with various types of test results including internally and externally post-tensioned members, a wide range of reinforcement ratios and different loading patterns. The comparison showed that the proposed model very accurately estimated both the flexural behavior and strength for these members. Particularly, the proposed model well reflected the effect of various loading patterns, and also provided good estimation on the flexural behavior of excessively reinforced members that could often occur during reinforcing work.