• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2010

지진발생시 주요 시설물의 위험 정도를 신속히 판단하기 위한 방법으로, 최근에는 시설물이 위치한 부지에 지진계를 설치하고 시설물에 피해를 유발할 수 있는 지진파가 감지되면 즉각 대처에 필요한 정보를 실시간으로 통보하고 있다. 그러나 이 방법의 단점은 시설물의 지진피해 가능성을 부지 내에 설치된 단일 지진관측소 자료만을 이용하기 때문에 통보의 정확성과 신뢰성이 낮다. 한편 단일 부지 내에 설치된 지진계가 다른 여러 부지의 지진관측소로 구성된 특정 지진관측망과 연계되어 있을 경우, 관측망 내의 다수 지진관측소 자료를 동시에 활용하여 네트웍 개념의 신속한 지진 위험성 감지가 가능하다. 지진관측망 내의 다른 여러 부지 관측소를 동시에 활용하기 위해서는 관측소 간의 부지응답특성 변환이 필요한데, 본 연구에서는 관측소마다 사전에 평가된 고유의 부지응답특성 FIR 필터를 이용하여 시간영역에서 지진 관측자료 간의 부지응답특성을 변환하는 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 관측소 지진파형 간의 부지응답특성 변환은, 특정 지진관측소의 부지응답 역변환필터와 지진파형의 곱말기의 1차 변환 및 1차 변환된 지진파형과 대상 지진관측소의 부지응답 변환필터와의 곱말기를 통한 2차 변환으로 구현된다. 본 방법을 이용하면 자료 획득이 되지 않은 특정 관측소의 지진동세기를 간접적으로 추정할 수 있게 되며, 특정 지진관측소의 계측자료와 인근 관측소로부터 변환된 다수의 지진동세기와의 크기 비교를 통해 지진관측기기의 이상 유무를 평가하는 이외에도 다양한 지구물리학적, 지진공학적 응용이 가능하다.

• 한국지반공학회지:지반
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.9-20
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• 1998

지진에 의한 지반의 액상화 현상으로 인하여 지하에 매설된 생활관거가 파괴될 가능성은 대단히 높다. 만일 지진이 발생하는 즉시 지반의 액상화 가능성을 판단할 수 있다면 관거가 파괴됨으로 인한 피해를 최소한으로 감소시킬 수 있다. 액상화 현상이 지반에 발생하는 동시에 이를 판별하기 위해서는 지표에서 진동의 이력을 측정함과 동시에 해석함으로써 가능하다. 본 논문에 서는 지표에서 측정된 가속도 기록을 통하여 지반의 액상화 가능성과 액상화된 지반의 두께를 평가하는 방법을 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 실제로 측정된 지진 기록을 해석하고, 또한 진동대시험이 실시되었다. 이 결과 액상화 지반의 판별과 액상화된 지반의 두께는 지반 최대 가속도와 스펙트럼 강도로 결정할 수 있음이 증명되었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.443-452
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• 2018

In this paper the new intensity measures (IMs) for probabilistic seismic analysis of RC high-rise buildings with core wall structural system are proposed. The existing IMs are analysed and the new optimal ones are presented. The newly proposed IMs are based on the existing ones which: 1) comprise a wider range of frequency velocity spectrum content and 2) are defined as the integral along the velocity spectrum. In analysis characteristics of optimal IMs such as: efficiency, practicality, proficiency and sufficiency are considered. As prototype buildings, RC high-rise buildings with core wall structural system and with characteristic heights: 20-storey, 30-storey and 40-storey, are selected. The non-linear 3D models of the prototype buildings are constructed. 720 non-linear time-history analyses are conducted for 60 ground motion records with a wide range of magnitudes, distances to source and various soil types. Statistical processing of results and detailed regression analysis are performed and appropriate demand models which relate IMs to demand measures (DMs), are obtained. The conducted analysis has shown that the newly proposed IMs can efficiently predict the DMs with minimum dispersion and satisfactory practicality as compared to the other commonly used IMs (e.g., PGA and $S_a(T_1)$). The newly proposed IMs overcome difficulties in calculating of integral along the velocity spectrum and present adequate replacement for IMs which comprise a wider range of frequency velocity spectrum content.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.699-706
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• 2014

The probabilistic seismic performance of a standard Korean nuclear power plant (NPP) with an idealized isolation is investigated in the present work. A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) of the Wolsong site on the Korean peninsula is performed by considering peak ground acceleration (PGA) as an earthquake intensity measure. A procedure is reported on the categorization and selection of two sets of ground motions of the Tohoku earthquake, i.e. long-period and common as Set A and Set B respectively, for the nonlinear time history response analysis of the base-isolated NPP. Limit state values as multiples of the displacement responses of the NPP base isolation are considered for the fragility estimation. The seismic risk of the NPP is further assessed by incorporation of the rate of frequency exceedance and conditional failure probability curves. Furthermore, this framework attempts to show the unacceptable performance of the isolated NPP in terms of the probabilistic distribution and annual probability of limit states. The comparative results for long and common ground motions are discussed to contribute to the future safety of nuclear facilities against drastic events like Tohoku.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.175-185
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• 2021

This study strives to highlight the importance of considering the vertical ground motions (VGM) in the seismic evaluation of RC buildings. To this aim, IDA (Incremental Dynamic Analysis) is conducted on three code-based designed high-rise RC frame-core wall buildings using a suite of earthquake records comprising of significant VGMs. To unravel the significance of the VGM inclusion on the performance of the buildings, IDAs are conducted in two states (with and without the vertical component), and subsequently based on each analysis, fragility curves are developed. Non-simulated collapse criteria are used to determine the collapse state drift ratio and the area under the velocity spectrum (SIm) is taken into account as the intensity measure. The outcome of this study delineates that the inclusion of VGM leads to the increase in the collapse vulnerability of the structures as well as to the change in the pattern of inter-story drifts and failure mode of the buildings. The results suggested that it would be more conservative if the VGM is included in the seismic assessment and the fragility analysis of RC buildings.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.25-38
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• 2022

The RC private constructions represent a large part of the housing stock in the north part of Algeria. For various reasons, they are mostly built without any seismic considerations and their seismic vulnerability remains unknown for different levels of seismic intensity possible in the region. To support future seismic risk mitigation efforts in northern Algeria, this document assesses the seismic vulnerability of typical private RC constructions built after the Boumerdes earthquake (May 21, 2003) without considering existing seismic regulation, through the development of analytical fragility curves. The fragility curves are developed for four representative RC frames in terms of slight, moderate, extensive, and complete damage states suggested in HAZUS-MH 2.1, using nonlinear time history analyses. The numerical simulation of the nonlinear seismic response of the structures is performed using the SeismoStruct software. An original intensity measure (IM) is proposed and used in this study. It is the zone acceleration coefficient "A", through which the seismic hazard level is represented in the Algerian Seismic Regulations. The efficiency, practicality, and proficiency of the choice of IM are demonstrated. Incremental dynamic analyses are conducted under fifteen ground motion accelerograms compatible with the elastic target spectrum of the Algerian Seismic Regulations. In order to cover all the seismic zones of northern Algeria, the accelerograms are scaled from 0.1 to 2.5 in increments of 0.1. The results mainly indicate that private constructions built after the Boumerdes earthquake in the moderate and high seismic zones with four (04) or more storeys are highly vulnerable.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.99-123
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• 2015

In this study, structural vulnerability of reinforced concrete moment resisting frames (RC-MRFs) by considering the Iran-specific characteristics is investigated to manage the earthquake risk in terms of multicomponent seismic excitations. Low and medium rise RC-MRFs, which constitute approximately 80-90% of the total buildings stock in Iran, are focused in this fragility-based assessment. The seismic design of 3-12 story RC-MRFs are carried out according to the Iranian Code of Practice for Seismic Resistant Design of Buildings (Standard No. 2800), and the analytical models are formed accordingly in open source nonlinear platforms. Frame structures are categorized in three subclasses according to the specific characteristics of construction practice and the observed seismic performance after major earthquakes in Iran. Both far and near fields' ground motions have been considered in the fragility estimation. An optimal intensity measure (IM) called Sa, avg and beta probability distribution were used to obtain reliable fragility-based database for earthquake damage and loss estimation of RC buildings stock in urban areas of Iran. Nonlinear incremental dynamic analyses by means of lumped-parameter based structural models have been simulated and performed to extract the fragility curves. Approximate confidence bounds are developed to represent the epistemic uncertainties inherent in the fragility estimations. Consequently, it's shown that including vertical ground motion in the analysis is highly recommended for reliable seismic assessment of RC buildings.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.926-939
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• 2022

The area of this study will cover the location-wise seismic response variation of an electrical cabinet in nuclear power point (NPP) based on classical reliability analysis. The location-based seismic ground motion (GM) selection is carried out with the help of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis using PSHRisktool, where the variation of reliability analysis can be understood from the relation between the reliability index and intensity measure. Two different approaches such as the first-order second moment method (FOSM) and Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) are helped to evaluate and compare the reliability assessment of the cabinet. The cabinet is modeled with material uncertainty utilizing Steel01 as the material model and the fiber section modeling approach is considered to characterize the section's nonlinear reaction behavior. To verify the modal frequency, this study compares the FEM result with recorded data using Least-Squares Complex Exponential (LSCE) method from the impact hammer test. In spite of a few investigations, the main novelty of this study is to introduce the reader to check and compare the seismic reliability assessment variation in different seismic locations and for different earthquake levels. Alongside, the betterment can be found by comparing the result between two considered reliability estimation methods.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.627-639
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• 2021

Fragility curves are being more significant as a useful tool for evaluating the relationship between the earthquake intensity measure and the effects of the engineering demand parameter on the buildings. In this paper, the effect of different site conditions on the vulnerability of the structures was examined through the fragility curves taking into account different strength capacities of the precast columns. Thus, typical existing single-story precast RC industrial buildings which were built in Turkey after the year 2000 were examined. The fragility curves for the three typical existing industrial structures were derived from an analytical approach by performing non-linear dynamic analyses considering three different soil conditions. The Park and Ang damage index was used in order to determine the damage level of the members. The spectral acceleration (Sa) was used as the ground motion parameter in the fragility curves. The results indicate that the fragility curves were derived for the structures vary depending on the site conditions. The damage probability of exceedance values increased from stiff site to soft site for any Sa value. This difference increases in long period in examined buildings. In addition, earthquake demand values were calculated by considering the buildings and site conditions, and the effect of the site class on the building damage was evaluated by considering the Mean Damage Ratio parameter (MDR). Achieving fragility curves and MDR curves as a function of spectral acceleration enables a quick and practical risk assessment in existing buildings.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.84-95
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• 2019

본 논문은 5경간 라멘형 교량의 지진취약도 분석을 위한 해석적 연구이다. 연구를 위하여 한국에서 공용중인 교각 높이 72m의 교량을 선정하였으며 범용 구조해석 프로그램인 OpenSEES를 이용하여 비선형시간이력해석을 실시하였다. 비선형시간이력해석은 총 50개의 지진을 사용하였으며, 지진파의 최대지반가속도를 0.1g에서 2.0g까지 0.1g 간격으로 증가시켜 다양한 강도 범위의 지진파를 고려하였다. 또한 단면해석을 통해 각 교각의 항복변위와 극한변위를 산출하였으며 시간이력해석 결과 및 단면해석 결과를 바탕으로 Barbat 등이제시한 손상상태 정의에 따라 대상교량의 손상상태를 분류하였다. 해석결과 0.731g의 지진이 교축방향으로 작용하였을 때 P1교각에서 Extensive Damage가 발생하는 것으로 예측되었다. 또한 지진위험도 평가결과를 국내 내진설계 기준에 적용한 결과 구조물의 기능을 수행할 수 없는 Extensive Damage가 발생할 확률은 4,800년 주기 지진에서 약 4.2%로 대상교량은 충분한 내진성능을 확보하고 있을 것으로 예상된다.