• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.495-505
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• 2009

Bridges form crucial links in the transportation network especially in high seismic risk regions. This research aims to provide a quantitative methodology for post-earthquake performance evaluation of the bridges. The experimental portion of the research involved shake table tests of a 4-span bridge which was subjected to progressively increasing amplitudes of seismic motions recorded from the Northridge earthquake. As part of this project, a high resolution long gauge fiber optic displacement sensor was developed for post-seismic evaluation of damage in the columns of the bridge. The nonlinear finite element model was developed using Opensees program to simulate the response of the bridge and the abutments to the seismic loads. The model was modified to predict the bent displacements of the bridge commensurate with the measured bent displacements obtained from experimental analysis results. Following seismic events, the tangential stiffness matrix of the whole structure is reduced due to reduction in structural strength. The nonlinear static push over analysis using current damaged stiffness matrix provides the longitudinal and transverse ultimate capacities of the bridge. Capacity loss in the transverse and longitudinal directions following the seismic events was correlated to the maximum displacements of the deck recorded during the events.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2011

개발된 완전 조립식 교량 하부구조에 대한 설계비교와 비선형 해석을 수행하였다. 조립식 교량 하부구조는 현행설계법과 하중저항계수설계법으로 설계하였다. 설계시에는 현 도로교설계기준에 규정된 DB-24 및 DL-24 설계활하중을 적용하였다. 이 연구는 비선형 유한요소해석을 통해서 완전 조립식 교량 하부구조의 현행 설계법인 KHBD (2005)와 AASHTO-LRFD (2007)를 평가하였다. 사용된 프로그램은 철근콘크리트 구조물의 해석을 위한 RCAHEST이다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2007

염해는 구조물 열화의 원인이 되는 주요인자 중의 하나이다. 고속도로 교량에 있어서 제설제는 동결작용으로 인한 표면 스켈링을 매우 증가시킨다. 열화된 콘크리트는 염해환경에서 내구성이 저하된다. 본 연구에서는 147개 교량의 진단보고서를 조사하고 21개 교량 바닥판의 코어샘플에 대하여 실험과 분석을 실시하였다. 시험결과는 콘크리트 바닥판의 피복두께는 공용수명 30년 이상을 사용하려면 8cm이상이 필요하다는 것을 보여준다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.281-298
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• 2007

The load carrying capacity of a bridge needs to be properly assessed to operate the bridge safely and maintain it efficiently. For the evaluation of load carrying capacity considering the current state of a bridge, static and quasi-static loading tests with weight-controlled heavy trucks have been conventionally utilized. In these tests, the deflection (or strain) of the structural members loaded by the controlled vehicles are measured and analyzed. Using the measured data, deflection (or strain) correction factor and impact correction factor are calculated. These correction factors are used in the enhancement of the load carrying capacity of a bridge, reflecting the real state of a bridge. However, full or partial control of the traffic during the tests and difficulties during the installment of displacement transducers or strain gauges may cause not only inconvenience to the traffic but also the increase of the logistics cost and time. To overcome these difficulties, an alternative method is proposed using an excited response part of full measured ambient acceleration data by ordinary traffic on a bridge without traffic control. Based on the modal properties extracted from the ambient vibration data, the initial finite element (FE) model of a bridge can be updated to represent the current real state of a bridge. Using the updated FE model, the deflection of a bridge akin to the real value can be easily obtained without measuring the real deflection. Impact factors are obtained from pseudo-deflection, which is obtained by double-integration of the acceleration data with removal of the linear components on the acceleration data. For validation, a series of tests were carried out on a steel plategirder bridge of an expressway in Korea in four different seasons, and the evaluated load carrying capacities of the bridge by the proposed method are compared with the result obtained by the conventional load test method.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.769-780
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• 2017

Cable force monitoring is an essential and critical part of the safety evaluation of cable-supported bridges. A reasonable cable force monitoring scheme, particularly, sensor placement related to accurate safety assessment and budget cost-saving becomes a major concern of bridge administrative authorities. This paper presents optimal sensor placement for cable force monitoring by selecting representative sensor positions, which consider the spatial correlativeness existing in the cable group. The limited sensors would be utilized for maximizing useful information from the monitored bridges. The maximum information coefficient (MIC), mutual information (MI) based kernel density estimation, as well as Pearson coefficients, were all employed to detect potential spatial correlation in the cable group. Compared with the Pearson coefficient and MIC, the mutual information is more suitable for identifying the association existing in cable group and thus, is selected to describe the spatial relevance in this study. Then, the bond energy algorithm, which collects clusters based on the relationship of surrounding elements, is used for the optimal placement of cable sensors. Several optimal placement strategies are discussed with different correlation thresholds for the cable group of Nanjing No.3 Yangtze River Bridge, verifying the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.505-522
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• 2015

Variation of temperature is a primary environmental factor that affects the behavior of structures. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of normal temperature-induced variations of structural behavior would help in distinguishing them from anomalies. In this study, we used the structural health monitoring data of the Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge, a steel girder cable-stayed bridge, to investigate the mechanisms of thermally induced vertical deflection ($D_T$) at mid-span of such bridges. The $D_T$ results from a multisource combination of thermal expansion effects of the cable temperature ($T_{Cab}$), girder temperature ($T_{Gir}$), girder differential temperature ($T_{Dif}$), and tower temperature ($T_{Tow}$). It could be approximated by multiple linear superpositions under operational conditions. The sensitivities of $D_T$ of the Shanghai Yangtze River Bridge to the above temperatures were in the following order: $T_{Cab}$ > $T_{Gir}$ > $T_{Tow}$ > $T_{Dif}$. However, the direction of the effect of $T_{Cab}$ was observed to be opposite to that of the other three temperatures, and the magnitudes of the effects of $T_{Cab}$ and $T_{Gir}$ were found to be almost one order greater than those of $T_{Dif}$ and $T_{Tow}$. The mechanisms of the thermally induced vertical deflection variation at mid-span of a cable-stayed bridge as well as the analytical methodology adopted in this study could be applicable for other long-span cable-stayed bridges.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권1호
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• pp.53-65
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• 2023

With the gradual implementation of long-span suspension bridges into high-speed railway operations, the main beam's bending stiffness contribution to the live load response permanently grows. Since another critical control parameter of railway suspension bridges is the beam-end rotation angle, it should not be ignored by treating the main beam deflection as the only deformation response. To this end, the current study refines the existing method of the main cable shape and simply supported beam bending moment analogy. The bending stiffness of the main beam is considered, and the main beam's analytical expressions of deflection and rotation angle in the whole span are obtained using the cable-beam deformation coordination relationship. Taking a railway suspension bridge as an example, the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed analytical method are verified by the finite element method (FEM). Comparison of the results by FEM and the analytical method ignoring the main beam stiffness revealed that the bending stiffness of the main beam strongly contributed to the live load response. Under the same live load, as the main beam stiffness increases, the overall deformation of the structure decreases, and the reduction is particularly noticeable at locations with original larger deformations. When the main beam stiffness is increased to a certain extent, the stiffening effect is no longer pronounced.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.253-264
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• 2013

A major difference between high-strength reinforcing steel and conventional steel in concrete is that the service-load steel stress is expected to be greater. Consequently, the service-load steel strains are greater affecting cracking behavior. A parametric study investigating crack widths and patterns in reinforced concrete prisms is presented in order to establish limits to the service-load steel stress and strain. Additionally, based on the results of available flexural tests, crack widths at service load levels were evaluated and found to be within presently accepted limits for highway bridge structures, and were predictable using current AASHTO provisions. A limitation on service-level stresses of $f_s{\leq}414$ MPa (60 ksi) is nonetheless recommended.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.755-764
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• 2016

이 논문에서는, 변위-변형률 관계로부터 변위를 추정하는 선행 연구의 현장 적용성을 검토하기 위하여 실교량에 대한 현장재하실험을 실시하고, 그 결과에 대해 고찰하였다. 3경간 연속 IPC 거더 도로교 및 강합성 박스거더 경량전철 교량에 변위계 및 변형률 게이지를 부착하고, 재하차량에 의한 응답을 측정하였다. 현장재하실험을 통해 얻어진 실측 변형률을 변위로 변환시키기 위해 변위와 변형률의 관계를 이용하였다. 해석적인 방법으로 변위-변형률 관계를 도출하기 위해 연구대상 교량을 격자구조로 모형화하고 구조해석을 수행하였다. 연구결과, 사전 구조해석에 의해 얻어진 변위-변형률 관계와 실측 변형률을 이용하여 변위를 추정하여도 실용상 만족할 만한 결과를 도출할 수 있었다. 이 연구 결과는 향후 계측이 어려운 환경하에 놓여 있는 교량의 변위 측정에 널리 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.511-520
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• 2007

본 연구는 복합재료 교량시스템의 규준 정립을 위한 연구로서 실제 설계 시공되어진 복합재료 교량의 정밀해석수행과 이를 통한 복합재료 교량의 파괴거동 및 설계기준 등을 조사하는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구의 효율적인 연구를 위하여 실제 미국 NEW YORK주 내에 설계 시공되어있는 Noncomposite-FRP 복합재료 교량을 대상으로 해석적 연구를 수행하였으며 본 연구에서 사용된 해석적 모델을 토대로 실제 미국에서 기 수행되어진 교량 거동에 관한 해석 및 실험하중 평가와 그 결과를 비교하였다. 특히 국내 복합재료 교량의 해석적 설계기준 평가를 위하여 보다 실질적이고 정확한 파괴모드의 조사 및 분석이 요구되어지므로 본 연구에서는 이를 위하여 기존의 해석적 연구에서 가벼운 중량으로 인하여 무시되었던 자중의 영향과 각 적층 layer에 설계된 ply orientation을 고려하여 해석하였다. 그 결과 자중을 고려한 복합재료 패널들의 경우, 제작 결함에 따른 이음부 파괴가 없을 경우 교량 상부 구조 중 횡축 보에서의 국부 좌굴 파괴가 교량의 파괴를 지배할 것으로 본 연구결과에서 예측되었다. 이는 복합재료 교량 제작 시 복합재료 상판 패널과 보의 이음부가 Noncomposite로 제작되는 경우 실제 제작되어진 복합재료 상판의 고 강성에 의하여 재하 하중에 의한 하부 강재 거더 좌굴이 선행되는 것으로 판단된다.