• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.577-587
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• 2018

The quantitative assessment of the seismic collapse risk of a structure requires the usage of an optimal intensity measure (IM) which can adequately characterise the severity of the ground motion. Research suggests that the average spectral acceleration ($Sa_{avg}$) may be an efficient and sufficient alternate IM as compared to the more traditional first mode spectral acceleration, $Sa(T_1)$, particularly during seismic collapse risk estimation. This study primarily presents a comparative evaluation of the sufficiency of the average spectral acceleration with respect to ground motion duration, and secondarily assesses the impact of ground motion duration on collapse risk estimation. By assembling a suite of 100 historical ground motions, incremental dynamic analysis of 60 different inelastic single-degree-of-freedom (SDF) oscillators with varying periods and ductility capacities were analysed, and collapse risk estimates obtained. Linear regression models are used to comparatively quantify the sufficiency of $Sa_{avg}$ and $Sa(T_1)$ using four significant duration metrics. Results suggests that an improved sufficiency may exist for $Sa_{avg}$ when the period of the SDF system increases, particularly beyond 0.5, as compare to $Sa(T_1)$. In reference to the ground motion duration measures, results indicated that the sufficiency of $Sa_{avg}$ is more sensitive to significant duration definitions that consider almost the full wave train of an accelerogram ($SD_{a5-95}$ and $SD_{v5-95}$). In order to obtain a reduced variability of the collapse risk estimate, the 5-95% significant duration metric defined using the Arias integral ($SD_{a5-95}$) should be used for seismic collapse risk estimation in conjunction with $Sa_{avg}$.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.619-637
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• 2015

A field based non-destructive hardness method is being developed to determine plastic strain in steel elements subjected to seismic loading. The focus of this study is on the active links of eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). The 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquake series, especially the very intense February 22 shaking, which was the first earthquake worldwide to push complete EBF systems into their inelastic state, generating a moderate to high level of plastic strain in EBF active links for a range of buildings from 3 to 23 storeys in height. Plastic deformation was confined to the active links. This raised two important questions: what was the extent of plastic deformation and what effect does that have on post-earthquake steel properties? A non-destructive hardness test method is being used to determine a relationship between hardness and plastic strain in active link beams. Active links from the earthquake affected, 23-storey Pacific Tower building in Christchurch are being analysed in the field and laboratory. Test results to date show clear evidence that this method is able to give a good relationship between plastic strain and demand. This paper presents significant findings from this project to investigate the relationship between hardness and plastic strain that warrant publication prior to the completion of the project. Principal of these is the discovery that hot rolled steel beams carry manufacturing induced plastic strains, in regions of the webs, of up to 5%.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.80-87
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• 1993

본 논문은 에너지 분산 장치의 일종인 점탄성 감쇠기를 설치한 건물의 거동에 관한 실험 및 해석적 연구를 다루고자 한다. 지진 모형 실험 장치를 이용하여 감쇠기를 설치한 건물의 구조응답을 구하고. 이를 감쇠기를 설치하지 않은 건물에 대하여 행해진 비탄성 해석 결과와 비교한다. 결론적으로 말하면. 점탄성 감쇠기는 강지진 하중에 의하여 건물에 발생한 과도한 진동을 감소시키는데 효과적이다 일반적으로 점탄성 감쇠기를 건물에 설치함으로써 감쇠비와 함께 강성도가 증가하여 지진 응답을 감소시키는데 기여하나, 대부분은 감쇠기의 역할에 의해 증가된 감쇠비의 영향인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 모드 변형에너지법을 이용하여 감쇠기에 의해 증가된 등가구조 감쇠를 성공적으로 예측할 수 있으며 따라서 점탄성 감쇠기를 설치한 건물의 지진 응답이 일반적인 모드 해석 기법을 이용한 수치모형해석에 의해 정확히 예측된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.6385-6390
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• 2015

수평 곡선 I-형 거더에는 초기곡률이라는 기하학적 특성으로 인해 휨 모멘트와 더불어 비틀림 모멘트가 작용하게 된다. 이러한 휨 비틀림 거동은 서로 상호 작용을 일으켜 약축방향으로 2차 휨거동을 유발하게 된다. 휨과 비틀림 간의 상호 작용은 곡선 거더를 조기에 비선형 상태 및 소성 상태로 유도하여 내하력의 저하를 야기하게 되고, 차량의 이동 위치에 따른 편심 하중은 비틀림을 더욱 증대시킬 수 있다. 그러나 기존에 연구되어왔던 직선 거더에 대한 휨 비틀림 상호관계식은 곡선 거더가 가지고 있는 거동 특성이 고려되지 않았기 때문에 수직하중을 받는 수평 곡선 I-형 거더의 극한 강도가 과대평가 될 수 있다. 따라서 이에 대한 보다 명확하고 합리적인 제안식의 적용이 곡선 거더의 설계 시에 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유한요소해석을 통하여 편심하중이 작용하는 수평 곡선 I형 거더의 휨 비틀림 상호작용 특성을 파악하고 거동분석을 수행하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1053-1058
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• 2010

지반과 구조물의 상호작용을 해석하는 한 방법으로 지반을 무한의 영역으로 가정하여 이를 무한요소로 모델링한 후 구조물과 연동하여 해석하는 기법이 사용되었으나 하지만 기존의 동적 무한요소는 대부분 시간영역이 아닌 주파수 영역에서 정식화되었고 중첩의 원리가 적용되어 구조물이나 지반의 비선형 거동을 해석에 포함하기 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 시간영역에서 정식화가 가능하고 비선형 거동해석도 가능한 무한 요소를 개발하였다. 개발된 무한요소를 다량의 유한요소를 사용한 결과와 비교하여 정확도를 검증하였고, 비선형 지반모델을 적용하여 비선형해석이 가능함을 확인하였다. 따라서 개발된 무한요소를 지반-구조물 상호작용에 적용할 수 있으며, 이를 바탕으로 구조물내진 설계에도 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2013

철근콘크리트 구성요소에 대한 비탄성 거동 모델 개발은 철근콘크리트 구조물에 대한 성능기반 내진평가의 정밀도 향상에 있어 매우 중요한 요소로 본 연구에서는 지진과 같은 불규칙 반복 하중에 대한 철근콘크리트 구조물의 비선형 동적응답을 예측함에 있어 콘크리트 구성모델의 특성에 따른 민감도를 고찰하고자 하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 구속된 코어 콘크리트 모델과 일반 콘크리트의 구성모델은 동적응답에 큰 영향을 끼치지 않았으나 철근의 경우에 층간변위와 관련하여 구성모델에 따른 동적거동은 매우 민감하게 응답하는 것으로 나타났으며, 몇 개 층에서의 층간변위는 그 차이가 철근 구성모델 선택에 따라 2배 이상 차이 나는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 Non-ductile과 Ductile 골조 공히 비선형 동적해석을 수행하는데 있어 정밀한 철근 구성모델의 선택은 매우 중요한 것으로 사료된다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.315-338
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• 2019

The numerical investigations have been carried out on reinforced concrete slab against blast loading to demonstrate the accuracy and effectiveness of the finite element based numerical models using commercial package ABAQUS. The response of reinforced concrete slab have been studied against the influence of weight of TNT, standoff distance, boundary conditions, influence of air blast and surface blast. The results thus obtained from simulations were compared with the experiments available in literature. The inelastic behavior of concrete and steel reinforcement bar has been incorporated through concrete damage plasticity model and Johnson-cook models available in ABAQUS were presented. The predicted results through numerical simulations of the present study were found in close agreement with the experimental results. The damage mechanism and stress response of target were assessed based on the intensity of deformations, impulse velocity, von-Mises stresses and damage index in concrete. The results indicate that the standoff distance has great influence on the survivability of RC slab against blast loading. It is concluded that the velocity of impulse wave was found to be decreased from 17 to 11 m/s when the mass of TNT is reduced from 12 to 6 kg. It is observed that the maximum stress in the concrete was found to be in the range of 15 to $20N/mm^2$ and is almost constant for given charge weight. The slab with two short edge discontinuous end condition was found better and it may be utilised in designing important structures. Also it is observed that the deflection in slab by air blast was found decreased by 60% as compared to surface blast.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2019

Structural fuses are made up from oriented steel plates to be used to resist seismic force with shear loading resistance capabilities. The damage and excessive inelastic deformations are concentrated in structural fuses to avoid any issues for the rest of the surrounding elements. Recently developed fuse plates are designed with engineered cutouts leaving flexural or shear links with controlled yielding features. A promising type of link is proposed to align better bending strength along the length of the link with the demand moment diagram is a butterfly-shaped link. Previously, the design methodologies are purely based on the flexural stresses, or shear stresses only, which overestimate the dampers capability for resisting against the applied loadings. This study is specifically focused on the optimized design methodologies for commonly used butterfly-shaped dampers. Numerous studies have shown that the stresses are not uniformly distributed along the length of the dampers; hence, the design methodology and the effective implementation of the steel need revisions and improvements. In this study, the effect of shear and flexural stresses on the behavior of butterfly-shaped links are computationally investigated. The mathematical models based on von-Mises yielding criteria are initially developed and the optimized design methodology is proposed based on the yielding criterion. The optimized design is refined and investigated with the aid of computational investigations in the next step. The proposed design methodology meets the needs of optimized design concepts for butterfly-shaped dampers considering the uniform stress distribution and efficient use of steel.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.151-164
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• 2021

During the pipe forming process, a steel plate undergoes inelastic behavior multiple times under a load condition repeating tension and compression in the circumferential direction. It derives local reduction or increase of yield strength within the thickness of steel pipes by the plastic hardening and Bauschinger effect. In this study, a combined hardening model is proposed to effectively predict variations of yield strength in the circumferential direction of API-X65 and X70 steel pipes with relatively low t/D ratio during the forming process, which is expected to experience accumulated plastic strain of 2~3%, the typical Lüder band range in a low-carbon steel. Cyclic tensile tests of API-X65 and X70 steels were performed, and the parameters of the proposed model for the steels were calibrated using the test results. Bending-flattening tests to simulate repeated tension and compression during pipe forming were followed for API-X65 and X70 steels, and the results were compared with those by the proposed model and Zou et al. (2016), in order to verify the process of material model calibration based on tension-compression cyclic test, and the accuracy of the proposed model. Finally, parametric analysis for the yield strength of the steel plate in the circumferential direction of UOE pipe was conducted to investigate the effects of t/D and expansion ratios after O-forming on the yield strength. The results confirmed that the model by Zou et al. (2016) underestimated the yield strength of steel pipe with relatively low t/D ratio, and the parametric analysis showed that the t/D and expansion ratio have a significant impact on the strength of steel pipe.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.845-865
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• 2022

In this study, the performance of shear deficient reinforced concrete (RC) beams with rectangular cross-sections, which were externally bonded reinforced (EBR) with high strength CFRP and GFRP strips composite along shear spans, has been experimentally and analytically investigated under vertical load. In the study, the minimum CFRP and GFRP strips width over spacing were considered. The shear beam with turned end to a bending beam was investigated by applying different composite strips. Therefore various arising in each of strength, ductility, rigidity, and energy dissipation capacity were obtained. A total of 12 small-scaled experimental programs have been performed. Beam dimensions have been taken as 100×150×1000 mm. Four beams have been tested as unstrengthened samples. This paper focuses on the effect of minimum CFRP and GFRP strip width on behaviours of RC beams shear-strengthened with full-wrapping, U-wrapping, and U-wrapping+longitudinal bonding strips. Strengthened beams showed significant increments for flexural ductility, energy dissipation, and inelastic performance. The full wrapping strips applied against shear failure have increased the load-carrying capacity of samples 53%-63% interval rate. Although full wrapping is the best strengthening choice, the U-wrapping and U-wrapping+longitudinal strips of both CFRP and GFRP bonding increased the shear capacity by 53%~75% compared to the S2 sample. In terms of ductility, the best result has been obtained by the type of strengthening where the S5 beam was completely GFRP wrapped. The experimental results were also compared with the analytically given by ACI440.2R-17, TBEC-2019 and FIB-2001. Especially in U-wrapped beams, the estimation of FIB was determined to be 81%. The estimates of the other codes are far from meeting the experimental results; therefore, essential improvements should be applied to the codes, especially regarding CFRP and GFRP deformation and approaches for longitudinal strip connections. According to the test results, it is suggested that GFRP, which is at least as effective but cheaper than CFRP, may be preferred for strengthening applications.