• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.339-353
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• 2023

The primary objective of the current study is to optimize and evaluate the seismic performance of steel momentresisting frame (MRF) structures considering soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects. The structural optimization is implemented in the context of performance-based design in accordance with FEMA-350 at different confidence levels from 50% to 90% by taking into account fixed- and flexible-base conditions using an efficient metaheuristic algorithm. Nonlinear response-history analysis (NRHA) is conducted to evaluate the seismic response of structures, and the beam-on-nonlinear Winkler foundation (BNWF) model is used to simulate the soil-foundation interaction under the MRFs. The seismic performance of optimally designed fixed- and flexible-base steel MRFs are compared in terms of overall damage index, seismic collapse safety, and interstory drift ratios at different performance levels. Two illustrative examples of 6- and 12-story steel MRFs are presented. The results show that the consideration of SSI in the optimization process of 6- and 12-story steel MRFs results in an increase of 1.0 to 9.0 % and 0.5 to 5.0 % in structural weight and a slight decrease in structural seismic safety at different confidence levels.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.257-270
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• 2023

In this study, the feasibility and applicability of a friction damper with a vertical installation scheme are investigated. This device is composed of a steel section and two friction hinges at both ends which dissipate seismic energy. Due to its small width and vertical installation scheme, the proposed damper can minimize the interference with architectural functions. To evaluate the performance of the proposed damper, its mechanical behavior is theoretically evaluated and the required formulas for the yield strength and elastic stiffness are derived. The theoretical formulas are verified by establishing the analytical model of the damper in the SAP2000 software and comparing their results. To further investigate the performance of the developed damper, the provided analytical model is applied to a 4-story reinforced concrete (RC) structure and its performance is evaluated before and after retrofit under the Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE) hazard level. The seismic performance is thoroughly evaluated in terms of maximum interstory drift ratio, displacement time history, residual displacement, and energy dissipation. The results show that the proposed damper can be efficiently used to protect the structure against seismic loads.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.141-168
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• 2012

The Retrofit Yield Spectrum (RYS) is a new spectrum-based device that relates seismic demand of a retrofitted structure with the fundamental design parameters of the retrofit. This is obtained from superposition of Yield Point Spectra with design charts that summarize in pertinent spectrum-compatible coordinates the attributes of a number of alternative retrofit scenarios. Therefore, once the requirements for upgrading a given structure have been determined, the RYS enable direct insight of the sensitivity of the seismic response of the upgraded structure to the preliminary design decisions made while establishing the retrofit plan. By virtue of their spectrum-based origin, RYS are derived with reference to a single mode of structural vibration; a primary objective is to control the contribution of this mode in the retrofit design so as to produce a desirable distribution of damage at the ultimate limit state by removing soft storey formations and engaging the maximum number of structural members in deformation, in response to the input motion. Calculations are performed with reference to the yield-point, where secant stiffness is proportional to the flexural strength of reinforced concrete members. Derivation and use of the Retrofit Yield Spectra (RYS) refers to the seismic demand expressed either in terms of spectral acceleration, spectral displacement or interstory drift, at yield of the first storey. A reinforced concrete building that has been tested in full scale to a sequence of simulated earthquake excitations is used in the paper as a demonstration case study to examine the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.323-339
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• 2020

In steel framed-tube structures (SFTSs), the plastic hinges at beam-ends cannot be adequately improved because of the large cross sections of spandrel beams, which results in the lower ductility and energy dissipation capacities of traditional SFTSs. To address this drawback, high-strength steel fabricated SFTSs with bolted web-connected replaceable shear links (HSFTS-SLs) have been proposed. In this system, shear links use conventional steel and are placed in the middle of the deep spandrel beams to act as energy dissipative components. In this study, 2/3-scaled HSFTS-SL specimens were fabricated, and cyclic loading tests were carried out to study the seismic performance of both specimens. The finite element models (FEMs) of the two specimens were established and the numerical results were compared with the test results. The results showed that the specimens had good ductility and energy dissipation capacities due to the reliable deformation capacities. The specimens presented the expected failure modes. Using a shorter shear link can provide a higher load-carrying capacity and initial elastic lateral stiffness but induces lower ductility and energy dissipation capacity in HSFTS-SLs. The performance of the specimens was comparable to that of the original sub-structure specimens after replacing shear links. Additionally, the expected post-earthquake recoverability and resilience of the structures could be achieved by replacing shear links. The acceptable residual interstory drift that allows for easy replacement of the bolted web-connected shear link was 0.23%. The bolted web-connected shear links had reliable hysteretic responses and deformation capacities. The connection rotation had a notable contribution to total link rotation. The results of the numerical analysis run for the proposed FEMs were consistent with the test results. It showed that the proposed FEMs could be used to investigate the seismic performance of the HSFTS-SL.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.333-347
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• 2017

Masonry infill walls are unavoidable parts of any building to create a separation between internal space and external environment. In general, there are some prevalent openings in the infill wall due to functional needs, architectural considerations or aesthetic concerns. In current design practice, the strength and stiffness contribution of infill walls is not considered. However, the presence of infill walls may decisively influence the seismic response of structures subjected to earthquake loads and cause a different behavior from that predicted for a bare frame. Furthermore, partial openings in the masonry infill wall are significant parameter affecting the seismic behavior of infilled frames thereby decreasing the lateral stiffness and strength. The possible effects of openings in the infill wall on seismic behavior of RC frames is analytically studied by means of pushover analysis of several bare, partially and fully infilled frames having different bay and story numbers. The stiffness loss due to partial opening is introduced by the stiffness reduction factors which are developed from finite element analysis of frames considering frame-infill interaction. Pushover curves of frames are plotted and the maximum base shear forces, the yield displacement, the yield base shear force coefficient, the displacement demand, interstory drift ratios and the distribution of story shear forces are determined. The comparison of parameters both in terms of seismic demand and capacity indicates that partial openings decisively influences the nonlinear behavior of RC frames and cause a different behavior from that predicted for a bare frame or fully infilled frame.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.23-38
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• 2018

현재까지 대부분의 내진해석 연구는 지상과 지하구조물을 개별적으로 분석하는 데 제한되어왔기 때문에 그 상호거동이 효과적으로 분석되지 못했다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기반암과 표층으로 이루어진 지반에 건물과 인접지하구조물이 설치되는 복합지하시설물을 대상으로 지반과 구조물을 동시에 고려한 동적해석(SSI)을 수행하였다. 내진안정성이 층간변위비와 구조부재의 휨응력에 근거하여 분석되었다. 그 결과, 초고층건물이 저층건물보다 인접지하구조물의 영향을 더 많이 받지만, 지상구조물은 내진안정성이 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 건물의 지하부와 인접지하구조물에서 발생한 휨인장응력이 허용값을 초과하여 지상부보다는 지하구조물이 더 취약할 수 있다고 나타났다. 따라서 대도시에서의 건물은 주변에 다양한 구조물이 존재하기 때문에 내진해석 시 지상 및 지하구조물을 동시에 고려해야 상호거동을 정확히 예측할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.83-97
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 콘크리트 채움 U형 강재보와 철근콘크리트 기둥으로 구성된 접합부의 내진 상세를 개발하였다. 접합부 내진성능을 평가하기 위하여 세 개의 보-기둥 접합부 실험체를 반복주기하중에 대하여 실험하였다. 보춤과 기둥 단면 형상을 실험 변수로 하였다. 합성보의 춤은 슬래브 두께를 포함하여 610mm, 710mm이며, 철근콘크리트 기둥은 사각단면과 원형단면이 사용되었다. 접합부를 보강시키기 위하여 사각단면 기둥과 원형단면 기둥에 각각 대각 철근과 외다이어프램 강판을 사용한 특수 상세가 사용되었다. 실험 결과 실험체는 강도와 변형능력, 에너지 소산에 있어서 우수한 성능을 보여주었다. 변형능력은 특수모멘트골조 기준인 4% 이상의 층간변위각을 발휘하였다.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.255-266
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• 1999

본 연구의 목적은 비내진 상세를 가진 고층 R.C골조의 탄성 및 비탄성 거동을 실험적으로 살펴보는 것이다. 따라서, 국내의 내진 설계규준에 따라 설계 및 시공된 건축물이 선정되었으며, 상사법칙에 따라 1:12의 축소율의 평면 골조모델이 제작되었다. 실험방법은 옥상층의 변위제어에 의해 반전횡하중 실험과 일방향 가력 실험을 수행하였다. 지진효과를 나타내기 위하여, 횡력은 휘플트리를 이용하여 각층에 역삼각형 형태로 분포되었다. 실험으로부터 밑면전단력, 균열양상, 주요부재 단부에서의 국부 회전각 및 층간변위와 층전단력과의 관계를 얻을 수 있었다. 실험결과로부터 비내진 상세를 가진 고층 철근콘크리트 골조의 탄성 및 비탄성 거동에 대해 살펴보았다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.147-158
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 국내 강구조 성능기반설계를 위한 접합부의 내진성능평가치를 제안하는 것에 있다. 최근 성능설계에 대한 기초연구가 국내, 외에서 증가하고 있으며, 본 연구에서는 외국의 성능설계기법을 조사, 분석하여 강구조 건축물의 성능한계분류를 제안하였다. 제안된 성능한계분류에 따라 강구조에 적합한 공학량으로서 내진성능규정치를 제시할 필요가 있다. 그 첫 번째 단계로 강구조 실대형 실험을 통한 접합부의 실험결과를 중심으로 기초자료를 조사하여 작성하였다. 모멘트 골조 접합부의 실험 데이터에서 얻은 모멘트-회전각 관계를 이용하여 항복하중 이하에 존재할 것으로 판단되는 기능한계와 손상한계는 층간변형각으로 구분하였다. 또한 항복하중과 최대하중 사이에 존재할 것으로 판단되는 복구한계와 안전한계는 소성율과 누적소성변형배율을 조사하여 구분하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.365-382
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• 2019

In steel frame-tube structures (SFTSs) the application of flexural beam is not suitable for the beam with span-to-depth ratio lower than five because the plastic hinges at beam-ends can not be developed properly. This can lead to lower ductility and energy dissipation capacity of the SFTS. To address this problem, a replaceable shear link, acting as a ductile fuse at the mid length of deep beams, is proposed. SFTS with replaceable shear links (SFTS-RSLs) dissipate seismic energy through shear deformation of the link. In order to evaluate this proposal, buildings were designed to compare the seismic performance of SFTS-RSLs and SFTSs. Several sub-structures were selected from the design buildings and finite element models (FEMs) were established to study their hysteretic behavior. Static pushover and dynamic analyses were undertaken in comparing seismic performance of the FEMs for each building. The results indicated that the SFTS-RSL and SFTS had similar initial lateral stiffness. Compared with SFTS, SFTS-RSL had lower yield strength and maximum strength, but higher ductility and energy dissipation capacity. During earthquakes, SFTS-RSL had lower interstory drift, maximum base shear force and story shear force compared with the SFTS. Placing a shear link at the beam mid-span did not increase shear lag effects for the structure. The SFTS-RSL concentrates plasticity on the shear link. Other structural components remain elastic during seismic loading. It is expected that the SFTS-RSL will be a reliable dual resistant system. It offers the benefit of being able to repair the structure by replacing damaged shear links after earthquakes.