• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1069-1089
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• 2015

This paper presents average numerical results of 2128 nonlinear dynamic finite element (FE) analyses of lightweight acceleration-sensitive non-structural components (NSCs) attached to the floors of one-bay three-storey reinforced concrete (RC) primary structures (P-structures) with different eccentricity ratios. The investigated parameters include the NSC to P-structure vibration period ratio, peak ground acceleration, P-structure eccentricity ratio, and NSC damping ratio. Appropriate constitutive relationships were used to model the behaviour of the RC P-structures. The NSCs were modelled as vertical cantilevers fixed at their bases with masses on the free ends and varying lengths so as to match the vibration periods of the P-structures. Full dynamic interaction was considered between the NSCs and P-structures. A set of seven natural bi-directional ground motions were used to evaluate the seismic response of the NSCs. The numerical results show that the acceleration response of the NSCs depends on the investigated parameters. The accelerations of the NSCs attached to the flexible sides of the P-structures increased with the increase in peak ground acceleration and P-structure eccentricity ratio but decreased with the increase in NSC damping ratio. Comparison between the FE results and Eurocode 8 (EC8) predictions suggests that, under tuned conditions, EC8 provisions underestimate the seismic response of the NSCs mounted on the flexible sides of the plan-irregular RC P-structures.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.307-314
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• 2020

High-rise buildings with vertical setback are widely used in practice. From the field investigation of the past earthquakes, it was found that such kind of vertically irregular high-rise building structures easily suffer severe damage during strong earthquakes. This paper presents an extensive study on the earthquake responses of moment-resisting frame structures (MFS) popularly applied in high-rise buildings with vertical setback. Four groups of MFS are designed, including three groups of structures with vertical setback and one group of structures with the lateral stiffness varying along the building height but without vertical setback. The numerical models of the structures are established, and the time history analysis of the structures under different levels of earthquakes is conducted. The earthquake responses of the structures are compared. The influence of the ratio between the horizontal setback dimension and the previous plan dimension, the eccentricity of setback, and the position where the setback occurs on the seismic performance of structures is studied. The rationality of the provisions for the structures with vertical setback specified in the current design codes is checked by the findings from this study.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.587-607
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• 2014

Progressive collapse, which is referred to as the collapse of the entire building under local damages, is a common failure mode happened by earthquakes. The collapse process highly depends on the whole structural system. Since, asymmetry of the building plan leads to the local damage concentration; it may intensify the progressive collapse mechanism of asymmetric buildings. In this research the progressive collapse of regular and irregular 6-story RC ordinary moment resisting frame buildings are studied in the presence of the earthquake loads. Collapse process and collapse propagation are investigated using nonlinear time history analyses (NLTHA) in buildings with 5%, 15% and 25% mass asymmetry with respect to the number of collapsed hinges and story drifts criteria. Results show that increasing the value of mass eccentricity makes the asymmetric buildings become unstable earlier and in the early stages with lower number of the collapsed hinges. So, with increasing the mass eccentricity in building, instability and collapse of the entire building occurs earlier, with lower potential of the progressive collapse. It is also demonstrated that with increasing the mass asymmetry the decreasing trend of the number of collapsed beam and column hinges is approximately similar to the decreasing trend in the average story drifts of the mass centers and stiff edges. So, as an alternative to a much difficult-to-calculate local response parameter of the number of collapsed hinges, the story drift, as a global response parameter, measures the potential of progressive collapse more easily.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2007

세가지 형태의 고층 비정형 철근콘크리트 건물에 대해 OpenSees를 이용하여 비선형정적해석을 수행한 후, 해석결과와 진동대 실험결과를 비교하여 해석방법에 대한 검증을 수행하고, 해석결과 나타난 비정형 건물의 성능과 하부 필로티부분의 파괴양상을 분석하였다. 선정된 모델은 필로티층이 골조로만 이루어진 모델 (모델 1), 필로티층 내부중앙골조에 벽체가 있는 모델 (모델 2), 그리고, 필로티층의 한쪽 골조에 벽체가 있는 모델 (모델 3)이다. 철근과 콘크리트의 응력-변형률 관계를 섬유모델에 이식하여 비선형부분의 거동을 묘사하고, 벽체도 비선형모델을 이식한 트러스로 이루어진 MVLEM을 적용하였다. 그 결과 축력이 작용함에 따른 기둥의 전단강성변화, 벽체의 들뜸현상 등과 같이 진동대 실험에서 나타난 거동특성을 비교적 정확하게 묘사하였다. 초과강도 측면에서 하부골조에 벽체를 포함하고 있는 모델 2와 모델 3은 모델 1보다 2배 가까이 크다. 이와 같이 모델 2와 모델 3의 초과강도와 연성이 큰 이유는 모델 2와 모델 3의 경우 모델 1로 설계된 골조에 벽체가 낀 벽의 형태로 설계되었기 때문으로 보인다. 그리고, 연성의 측면에서 모델 1과 모델 3은 모델 2의 보다 1.17배 큰 것으로 나타났다. 모델 1과 모델 3의 경우 골조부분에 과도한 모멘트가 작용하여 파괴에 이른 반면, 모델 2는 하부전단벽의 전단파괴에 의해 파괴되었으며, 모델 1과 모델 3에 비하여 크게 작용한 전도모멘트로 인해 기둥에 작용하는 축력의 변화가 크게 발생하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제3권3_4호
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• pp.413-434
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• 2012

This paper presents a displacement-based seismic design method with damage control, in which the targets for the considered performance level are set as displacements and a damage distribution is proposed by the designer. The method is based on concepts of basic structural dynamics and of a reference single degree of freedom system associated to the fundamental mode with a bilinear behaviour. Based on the characteristics of this behaviour curve and on the requirements of modal spectral analysis, the stiffness and strength of the structural elements of the structure satisfying the target design displacement are calculated. The formulation of this method is presented together with the formulations of two other existing methods currently considered of practical interest. To illustrate the application of the proposed method, 5 reinforced concrete plane frames: 8, 17 and 25 storey regular, and 8 and 12 storey irregular in elevation. All frames are designed for a seismic demand defined by single earthquake record in order to compare the performances and damage distributions used as design targets with the corresponding results of the nonlinear step by step analyses of the designed structures subjected to the same seismic demand. The performances and damage distributions calculated with these analyses show a good agreement with those postulated as targets.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2014

RC shear wall sections which have irregular shapes such as T, ㄱ, ㄷ sections are typically used in low-rise buildings in Korea. Pushover analysis of building containing such members costs a lot of computation time and needs professional knowledge since it requires complicated modeling and, sometimes, fails to converge. In this study, a method using an equivalent column element for the shear wall is proposed. The equivalent column element consists of an elastic column, an inelastic rotational spring, and rigid beams. The inelastic properties of the rotational spring represent the nonlinear behavior of the shearwall and are obtained from the section analysis results and moment distribution for the member. The use of an axial force to compensate the difference in the axial deformation between the equivalent column element and the actual shear wall is also proposed. The proposed method is applied for the pushover analysis of a 5- story shear wall-frame building and the results are compared with ones using the fiber elements. The comparison shows that the inelastic behavior at the same drift was comparable. However, the performance points estimated using the pushover curves showed some deviations, which seem to be caused by the differences of estimated yield point and damping ratios.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2012

최근 몇 년간 보-기둥 접합부에 영향을 줄 수 있는 경사기둥을 포함한 비정형 구조 시스템을 가진 초고층 빌딩이 증가하고 있다. 경사기둥-보 접합부에 외력이 작용 시 전단과 휨 모멘트의 분포가 정형화된 보-기둥 접합부와 상이하여 접합부의 파괴모드, 전단강도, 연성능력 및 에너지소산능력이 변화할 가능성이 크다. 이 연구에서는 6개의 철근콘크리트 경사기둥-보 접합부($90^{\circ}$, $67.5^{\circ}$, $45^{\circ}$) 실험을 수행하고 결과를 분석하였다. 실험 결과에 의하면 경사기둥-보 접합부에서 비대칭 파괴가 발생하였으며 수직기둥-보 접합부에 비해서 최대하중과 에너지소산능력이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 경사기둥으로 인해 발생되는 접합부의 상이한 모멘트 분포와 압축력만 받는 수직기둥과 다르게 경사기둥이 압축력뿐 아니라 인장력도 작용하기 때문이다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2020

필로티 건물의 평면 비정형으로 인한 비틀림 거동은 비틀림 회전 최외단 기둥에 과도한 층간변위를 일으키고 이로 인하여 기둥의 전단파괴를 유도할 수 있다. 필로티 건물의 비틀림 거동을 제어할 수 있는 내진보강 공법으로서 벽체 증설, 철골 프레임 또는 철골 가새 추가공법 등이 사용될 수 있으나 이와 같은 공법 들은 필로티 층의 공간 개방성을 저해할 우려가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 필로티 층의 공간 개방성을 유지할 수 있는 내진보강 공법으로서 knee brace를 활용하기 위하여 knee brace 보강재 단면 형상 및 보강재 설치 각도 등을 변수로 보강된 필로티 건물에 대하여 선형동적해석 및 비선형 정적해석(pushover analysis)을 수행하고 내진성능 평가 및 knee brace의 비틀림 제어효과를 분석하였다. 연구 결과 knee brace로 보강 시 기둥의 전단력은 증가하였으나 비틀림 변형을 제어하는데 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. knee brace와 기둥 사이를 30°로 보강 시 60°의 경우보다 기둥의 전단력은 적게 증가하였으며, 단면형상 □, ◯ 그리고 H 순으로 기둥의 횡변위가 적게 발생하였다.