• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.241-254
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• 2020

Using confined shape memory alloy (SMA) bar or plate, this study proposes an innovative self-centering damper. The damper is essentially properly machined SMA core, i.e., bar or plate, that encased in buckling-restrained device. To prove the design concept, cyclic loading tests were carried out. According to the test results, the damper exhibited desired flag-shape hysteretic behaviors upon both tension and compression actions, although asymmetric behavior is noted. Based on the experimental data, the hysteretic parameters that interested by seismic applications, such as the strength, stiffness, equivalent damping ratio and recentering capacity, are quantified. Processed in the Matlab/Simulink environment, a preliminary evaluation of the seismic control effect for this damper was conducted. The proposed damper was placed at the first story of a multi-story frame and then the original and controlled structures were subjected to earthquake excitations. The numerical outcome indicated the damper is effective in controlling seismic deformation demands. Besides, a companion SMA damper which represents a popular type in previous studies is also introduced in the analysis to further reveal the seismic control characteristics of the newly proposed damper. In current case, it was found that although the current SMA damper shows asymmetric tension-compression behavior, it successfully contributes comparable seismic control effect as those having symmetrical cyclic behavior. Additionally, the proposed damper even shows better global performance in controlling acceleration demands. Thus, this paper reduces the concern of using SMA dampers with asymmetric cyclic behavior to a certain degree.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.49-61
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• 2019

A novel asymmetrical resistance friction damper (ARFD) was proposed in this study to be applied on a rocking column base. The damper comprises multiple steel plates and was fastened using high-strength bolts. The sliding surfaces can be switched into one another and can cause strength to be higher in the loading direction than in the unloading direction. By combining the asymmetrical resistance with the restoring resistance that is generated due to an axial load on the column, the rocking column base can develop a self-centering behavior and achieve high connection strength. Cyclic tests on the ARFD proved that the damper performs a stable asymmetrical hysteretic loop. The desired hysteretic behavior was achieved by tuning the bolt pretension force and the diameter of the round bolt hole. In this study, full-scale, flexural tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of the column base and to verify the analytical model. The results indicated that the column base exhibits a stable self-centering behavior up to a drift angle of 4%. The decompression moment and maximum strength reached 42% and 88% of the full plastic moment of the section, respectively, under a column axial force ratio of approximately 0.2. The strengths and self-centering capacity can be obtained by determining the bolt pretension force. The analytical model results revealed good agreement with the experimental results.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2022

Many piping systems installed in the power plant are directly related to the safety and operation of the plant. Various dampers have been applied to the piping system to reduce the damage caused by earthquakes. In order to reduce the vibration of the piping system, this study developed a steel coil damper (SCD) with a straightforward structure but excellent damping performance. SCD reduces the vibration of the objective structure by hysteretic damping. The new SCD damper can be applied to high-temperature environments since it consists of steel members. The paper introduces a design method for the elastoplastic coil spring, which is the critical element of SCD. The practical applicability of the design procedure was validated by comparing the nonlinear force-displacement curves calculated by design equations with the results obtained from nonlinear finite element analysis and repeated loading test. It was found that the designed SCD's have a damping ratio higher than 25%. In addition, this study performed a set of seismic tests using a shaking table with an existing piping system to verify the vibration control capacity on the piping system by SCD. Test results prove that the SCD can effectively control the displacement vibration of the piping system up to 80%.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2012

최근에 신축 건물이나 기존 건물의 내진보강을 위해서 수동제진장치의 일종인 에너지소산형 제진장치의 사용이 매우 증가하고 있다. 제진장치는 선진국을 중심으로 개발되어 왔고 제한적으로 사용해 오고 있었지만, 최근에는 다소 저렴한 장치개발을 통하여 강진지역의 개발도상국으로도 그 사용이 확대되고 있다. 본 연구는 기존 또는 신축 건물의 내진보강을 위한 캔틸레버타입 강재댐퍼를 개발하고 제안하였다. 댐퍼에 대한 반복가력 실험을 바탕으로 이력거동 및 에너지소산능력을 조사하였다. 실험결과는 제진장치가 안정된 이력특성을 나타내고 있으며 큰 에너지소산능력을 갖고 있음을 보여준다. 실험결과를 바탕으로 댐퍼에 대한 간단한 하중-변위 이력모델을 제안하였다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2006

내진 댐퍼 브레이스를 가진 강구조물은 브레이스가 지진입력에너지를 충분히 흡수함으로써 주요한 구성부재의 치명적인 피해를 현저하게 저감시키는 것이 가능하므로, 이 시스템 도입에 따른 거동특성 파악 및 적용성에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 내진 댐퍼 브레이스를 가진 강구조물의 설계에 있어서는 구조물에 대한 브레이스의 강성비를 결정하여야 하며, 내진성능이 우수한 구조물을 설계하기 위해서는 강성비에 따른 구조물의 지진응답 특성을 파악할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 소성설계에 기초하여 내진 댐퍼 브레이스의 수평 강성비에 따른 강구조물의 초기 부재단면를 설계하고, 지진응답해석을 수행하여 초기 부재단면 설계의 타당성 검토 및 동적거동 특성을 파악한다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2004년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.34-40
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• 2004

In this paper, peliminary design procedure of magnetorheological (MR) dampers is developed for controlling the building response induced by seismic excitation. Hysteretic biviscous model which is simple and can describe the hysteretic characteristics of MR damper is used for parametric studies. The capacity of MR damper is determined as a portion of not the building weight but the lateral restoring force. A method is proposed for the optimal placement and number of MR dampers, and its effectiveness is verified by comparing it with the simplified search algorithm. Numerical results indicate that the capacity, number and the placement can be reasonably determined using the proposed design procedure.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2009

본 연구는 강진 시 소성화 범위를 최소화하여 장수명 철골구조를 실현하는 구조시스템을 제안하고 지진응답특성을 실증적으로 파악하는 것을 연구목적으로 한다. 이를 위하여, 실대형 1층 철골조 실험체 2개를 설계 및 제작하여 가동적 지진응답실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과에 의하면 본 연구에서 제안한 철골구조시스템은 이력형 강재댐퍼, 보-기둥접합부 순서로 붕괴모드가 발생하였으며 지진응답시간 중 그 외의 주변 프레임은 탄성 상태에 머무르는 것을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제76권6호
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• pp.709-724
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• 2020

The typical inerter system, the tuned viscous mass damper (TVMD), has been proven to be efficient. It is characterized by an energy-dissipation-enhancement effect, whereby the dashpot deformation of TVMD can be amplified for enhanced energy dissipation efficiency. However, existing studies related to TVMD have mainly been performed on elastic structures, so the working mechanism remains unclear for nonlinear structures. To deal with this, an energy-spectrum analysis framework is developed systematically for classic bilinear hysteretic structures with TVMD. Considering the soil effect, typical bedrock records are propagated through the soil deposit, for which the designed input energy spectra are proposed by considering the TVMD parameters and structural nonlinear properties. Furthermore, the energy-dissipation-enhancement effect of TVMD is quantitatively evaluated for bilinear hysteretic structures. The results show that the established designed input energy spectra can be employed to evaluate the total energy-dissipation burden for a nonlinear TVMD structure. Particularly, the stiffness of TVMD is the dominant factor in adjusting the total input energy. Compared with the case of elastic structures, the energy-dissipation-enhancement effect of TVMD for nonlinear structures is weakened so that the expected energy-dissipation effect of TVMD is replaced by the accumulated energy dissipation of the primary structure.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회논문집
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• pp.265-272
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• 2000

Unbond brace hysteretic dampers are generally used to prevent or decrease structural damage in buildings subjected to strong earthquake by its energy dissipating hysteretic behavior. According to a previous research, the optimum ratio of device yield strength to story yield strength of the combined system has been identified as the most important parameter for characterizing the performance of this device. In this research, the validity and the applicability of the previous research has been investigated and a new approach has been proposed through earthquake response analysis of a steel structure installed with unbond brace type hysteretic damper.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.371-382
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• 2012

기존의 전단벽 시스템은 커플링보를 강하게 설계하는 경우가 많아 상대적으로 내력 및 강성이 낮은 콘크리트 코어와 특정층에 손상이 발생되기 쉬워 건물의 연성이 저하된다. 전단벽 시스템의 연성능력 및 내진성능을 향상시키기 위해 본 연구에서 강성은 기존의 커플링보 이상으로 발휘되면서 설계하중에 따라 내력을 용이하게 변화시킬 수 있는 강재이력댐퍼를 커플링보에 적용하였다. 강재이력댐퍼는 2단으로 직렬 연결된 형상으로 제안하였고, 제안된 강재이력댐퍼의 구조성능을 검증하기 위하여 정적실험을 수행하였다. 또한 FEM 해석결과를 실험결과와 비교 검증하고 강재이력댐퍼의 초기강성, 에너지 흡수능력, 변형능력 등을 분석하여 설계 근사식을 제안하였다.