• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2023

The maximum drifts are important to the seismic evaluation of steel buildings and connections, but the information can hardly be obtained from the post-earthquake field investigation. This research studies the feasibility of using the loss rate of bolt pretension as an earthquake damage predictor. Full-scale tests were made on four steel connections using bolted-web-welded-flange details. One connection was unreinforced (UN), another was reinforced with double shear plates (DS), and the other two used reduced beam sections (RBS). The preinstalled strain gauges were used to control the pretensions and monitor the losses of the high-strength bolts. The results showed that the loss rate of bolt pretension was highly related to the damage of the connections. The pretensions lost up to 10% in all the connections at the yield drifts of 0.5% to 1%. After yielding of the connections, the pretensions lost significantly until fracture occurred. The UN and DS connections failed with a maximum drift of 4 %, and the two RBS connections showed better ductility and failed with a maximum drift of 6%. Under the far-field-type loading protocol, the loss rate grew to 60%. On the contrary, the rate for the specimen under near-fault-type loading protocol was about 40%. The loss rate of bolt pretension is therefore recommended to use as an earthquake damage predictor. Additionally, the 10% and 40% loss rates are recommended to predict the limit states of connection yielding and maximum strength, respectively, and to define the performance levels of serviceability and life-safety for the buildings.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.505-511
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• 2011

본 연구는 응력적층재의 압체력 경시변화에 대한 분석을 위해 수행되었다. 실내 외에 설치한 응력적층재의 압체력은 시간에 따라 감소하였으며, 응력적층재의 재압체 후 압체력 감소의 속도는 현저히 느려졌다. 하지만 응력적층재의 실사용을 위해서는 정확한 압체력의 예측이 필요한 것으로 사료된다. 기존의 압체력 예측 모델을 적용하여 압체력의 경시변화를 예측한 결과와 실제 압체력 변화는 상이한 양상을 나타내었으며, 이에 따라 시간과 외부환경에 따른 응력적층재의 압체력 예측 모델의 개발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.