• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.269-282
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• 2015

Civil structures should be designed with the lowest cost and longest lifetime possible and without service failure. The efficient and sustainable use of materials in building design and construction has always been at the forefront for civil engineers and environmentalists. Timber is one of the best contenders for these purposes particularly in terms of aesthetics; fire protection; strength-to-weight ratio; acoustic properties and seismic resistance. In recent years, timber has been used in commercial and taller buildings due to these significant advantages. It should be noted that, since the launch of the modern building standards and codes, a number of different structural systems have been developed to stabilise steel or concrete multistorey buildings, however, structural analysis of high-rise and multi-storey timber frame buildings subjected to lateral loads has not yet been fully understood. Additionally, timber degradation can occur as a result of biological decay of the elements and overloading that can result in structural damage. In such structures, the deficient members and joints require strengthening in order to satisfy new code requirements; determine acceptable level of safety; and avoid brittle failure following earthquake actions. This paper investigates performance assessment and damage assessment of older multi-storey timber buildings. One approach is to retrofit the beams in order to increase the ductility of the frame. Experimental studies indicate that Sprayed Fibre Reinforced Polymer (SFRP) repairing/retrofitting not only updates the integrity of the joint, but also increases its strength; stiffness; and ductility in such a way that the joint remains elastic. Non-linear finite element analysis ('pushover') is carried out to study the behaviour of the structure subjected to simulated gravity and lateral loads. A new global index is re-assessed for damage assessment of the plain and SFRP-retrofitted frames using capacity curves obtained from pushover analysis. This study shows that the proposed method is suitable for structural damage assessment of aged timber buildings. Also SFRP retrofitting can potentially improve the performance and load carrying capacity of the structure.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2013

폴리비닐알코올 섬유와 폴리에틸렌 섬유 등의 합성 섬유는 고연성 섬유보강 시멘트 복합재료를 제조하는데 성공적으로 사용되고 있다. 폴리프로필렌 섬유 역시 복합재료를 제조하는데 사용되고 있지만, 고연성을 구현하는 목적보다는 고온에 노출된 콘크리트의 내화 성능 향상 목적으로 사용되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 폴리프로필렌 섬유로 보강된 시멘트 복합재료의 성능을 향상시키는 방법에 대하여 논하고자 한다. 폴리프로필렌 섬유보강 시멘트 복합재료의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 5가지 배합을 결정하였다. 1종 보통포틀랜드시멘트 (OPC)와 OPC를 다량 치환한 플라이애시를 결합재로 사용하였고 물-결합재 비는 0.23~0.25이다. 또한 부피비로 2%의 폴리프로필렌 섬유가 사용되었으며, 연성을 향상시킬 목적으로 폴리스틸렌 비드가 사용되었다. 슬럼프, 밀도, 압축강도, 1축 인장 실험을 포함한 일련의 실험을 수행하였으며, 실험결과, 파괴역학, 마이크로역학, 통계이론을 이용하여 폴리프로필렌 섬유보강 시멘트 복합재료의 성능을 향상할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.