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Analysis of concrete shrinkage along truss bridge with steel-concrete composite deck

  • Siekierski, Wojciech
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.1237-1257
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    • 2016
  • The paper concerns analysis of effects of shrinkage of slab concrete in a steel-concrete composite deck of a through truss bridge span. Attention is paid to the shrinkage alongside the span, i.e., transverse to steel-concrete composite cross-beams. So far this aspect has not been given much attention in spite of the fact that it affects not only steel-concrete decks of bridges but also steel-concrete floors of steel frame building structures. For the problem analysis a two-dimensional model is created. An analytical method is presented in detail. A set of linear equations is built to compute axial forces in members of truss girder flange and transverse shear forces in steel-concrete composite beams. Finally a case study is shown: test loading of twin railway truss bridge spans is described, verified FEM model of the spans is presented and computational results of FEM and the analytical method are compared. Conclusions concerning applicability of the presented analytical method to practical design are drawn. The presented analytical method provides satisfactory accuracy of results in comparison with the verified FEM model.

Upgrading flexural performance of prefabricated sandwich panels under vertical loading

  • Kabir, M.Z.;Rezaifar, O.;Rahbar, M.R.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.277-295
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    • 2007
  • 3-D wall panels are used in construction of exterior and interior bearing and non-load bearing walls and floors of building of all types of construction. Fast construction, thermal insulation, reduced labor expense and weight saving are the most well pronounced advantage of such precast system. When the structural performance is concerned, the main disadvantage of 3D panel, when used as floor slab, is their brittleness in flexure. The current study focuses on upgrading ductility and load carrying capacity of 3D slabs in two different ways; using additional tension reinforcement, and inserting a longitudinal concentrated beam. The research is carried on both experimentally and numerically. The structural performance in terms of load carrying capacity and flexural ductility are discussed in details. The obtained results could give better understanding and design consideration of such prefabricated system.

Seismic assessment of thin steel plate shear walls with outrigger system

  • Fathy, Ebtsam
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.74 no.2
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    • pp.267-282
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    • 2020
  • The seismic performance and failure modes of the dual system of moment resisting frames and thin steel plate shear walls (TSPSWs) without and with one or two outrigger trusses are studied in this paper. These structural systems were utilized to resist vertical and lateral loads of 40-storey buildings. Detailed Finite element models associated with nonlinear time history analyses were used to examine seismic capacity and plastic mechanism of the buildings. The analyses were performed under increased levels of earthquake intensities. The models with one and two outriggers showed good performance during the maximum considered earthquake (MCE), while the stress of TSPSWs in the model without outrigger reached its ultimate value under this earthquake. The best seismic capacity was in favour of the model with two outriggers, where it is found that increasing the number of outriggers not only gives more reduction in lateral displacement but also reduces stress concentration on thin steel plate shear walls at outrigger floors, which caused the early failure of TSPSWs in model with one outrigger.

The Experimental Study of Radiant Cooling Test System under Different Covers (복사냉각 시스템에서 커버의 영향)

  • Byun, Ki-Hong;Smith, Theodore F.
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.19 no.11
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    • pp.797-802
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    • 2007
  • The effects of window cover on the performance of the plate type radiant cooling test system are studied. The cover materials tested are 2mm, 1mm, 0.7mm glass, Cokin 007 filter, and PVC film. The measurements are performed during the September nights of 2005 at the rooftop of the building in Seoul. The equivalent height of the building is about a building with twelve floors. The radiant cooling performance of the black painted and aluminum film coated plate are compared under no cover condition. Also the results are compared when the system has cover over the plate. In general, the covers reduce the radiant cooling temperature differences during the nighttime. Among these covers, the PVC film cover shows the best performance. In some cases, the plate with PVC film cover shows lower temperatures than the system without cover.

Application of Distributed Objects for CAPP (공정계획을 위한 분산객체의 응용)

  • 김준국;이홍희
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.155-168
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    • 2002
  • As the market and the organizations of an enterprise expand globally, the rapid and accurate communication gets more important for product manufacturing. The manufacturing information flow among the designers, the process planners and the shop floors is characterized and modelled. Its methods are constructed using distributed objects. Their introduction to the network-based CAPP system offers speed and safety for the system and makes the reconstruction and distribution of the application programs easy. The manufacturing processes are generated based on the feature information of a designed part, then the manufacturing resources are selected using the process planning logic which is implemented by distributed objects. The databases and distributed objects are integrated under the recent internet environments. The developed system makes it possible to manipulate and to transfer the process planning and manufacturing data everywhere in the world.

The Implementation of Enterprise Application Integration System in ERP Environment (ERP 환경에서 EAI시스템 실증적 적용 사례 연구)

  • Nam, Ho-Ki;Park, Sang-Min;Kim, Jhong-Hyun;Jung, Sung-Ah
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.197-205
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    • 2010
  • The company protects the information of legacy system to satisfy all member in company. Integrating between applications is increasing recently because of e-Business activation. The e-Business activation also make between extra companies and intra companies integrated. This paper suggest on implementing the ERP using Phased Approach Method and the EAI(Enterprise Application Integration) with legacy system. This paper also suggest the standard method which would be used in implementing the EAI in another company and reduce the mistake during the EAI project. Therefore, it would be the one system between complicated systems through application integration, it would be also make shop floors visualized. This research would help users and service suppliers getting more advantages of e-Business system.

Experimental Study on Modal Parameter Estimation of Structures (구조물의 자유진동특성 추정을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • 윤정방;이형진
    • Computational Structural Engineering
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.137-144
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    • 1994
  • As for the safety evaluation of existing large-scale structures, methods for the estimation of structural and dynamic properties are studied. Sequential prediction error method in time domain and frequency response function estimators in frequency domain are examined. For this purpose, impact tests are performed on a steel frame structure with 2 bays and 3 floors. Results from both methods are found to be consistent to each others. However those from the finite-element analysis are slightly different from the experimental results. The discrepancies may be caused by the improper modeling of the complex behavior at the connection joints of the model structure.

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The Analysis in Measurement Performance MEMS Sensor Through the Low-Noise Vibration Measurement APP (저노이즈형 진동계측 앱을 통한 MEMS 센서의 계측성능분석)

  • Jung, Young-Seok;Yoon, Sung-Won
    • Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2017
  • With increasing number construction of high-rise building which has about 40 to 60 floors there have been many kinds of problem which related with usage from vibration. To predict response acceleration, it is important to assess correct natural frequency. However, due to the noise of MEMS sensor, it is difficult to measure dynamic characteristic such as natural frequency when measuring ambient vibration using MEMS sensor within cell phone. Therefore, a comparative analysis on vibration measuring applications was performed after measuring ambient vibration of 2 skyscrappers which have height between 133.5~244.3m that are located in Seoul and Observation tower using I-jishin APP with noise reduction function of MEMS sensor in order to verify the effectiveness of low noise type vibration measurement APP.

Semi-continuous beam-to-column joints at the Millennium Tower in Vienna, Austria

  • Huber, Gerald
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.159-170
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    • 2001
  • The Millennium Tower is situated to the north of the center of Vienna. With a height of 202 m it is the highest building in Austria. Realization was improved by new methods. The tower is a typical example of mixed building technology, combining composite frames with a concrete core. Special attention has been paid to the moment connections between the slim floors and the column tubes resulting in a drastically reduced construction time and thin slabs. The semi-continuity has been considered in the design at ultimate and serviceability limit states.

Behaviour of flush end-plate beam-to-column joints under bending and axial force

  • da Silva, Luis Simoes;de Lima, Luciano R.O.;da S. Vellasco, Pedro C.G.;de Andrade, Sebastiao A.L.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.77-94
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    • 2004
  • Steel beam-to-column joints are often subjected to a combination of bending and axial forces. The level of axial forces in the joint may be significant, typical of pitched-roof portal frames, sway frames or frames with incomplete floors. Current specifications for steel joints do not take into account the presence of axial forces (tension and/or compression) in the joints. A single empirical limitation of 10% of the beam's plastic axial capacity is the only enforced provision in Annex J of Eurocode 3. The objective of the present paper is to describe some experimental and numerical work carried out at the University of Coimbra to try to extend the philosophy of the component method to deal with the combined action bending moment and axial force.