• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2012

This paper strongly addresses to the problem of the mechanical systems in which parameters are uncertain and bounded. Interval calculation is used to find sharp bounds of the structural parameters for infilled frame system modeled with finite element method. Infill walls are generally treated as non-structural elements considerably to improve the lateral stiffness, strength and ductility of the structure together with the frame elements. Because of their complex nature, they are often neglected in the analytical model of building structures. However, in seismic design, ignoring the effect of infill wall in a numerical model does not accurately simulate the physical behavior. In this context, there are still some uncertainties in mechanical and also geometrical properties in the analysis and design procedure of infill walls. Structural uncertainties can be studied with a finite element formulation to determine sharp bounds of the structural parameters such as wall thickness and Young's modulus. In order to accomplish this sharp solution as much as possible, interval finite element approach can be considered, too. The structural parameters can be considered as interval variables by using the interval number, thus the structural stiffness matrix may be divided into the product of two parts which correspond to the interval values and the deterministic value.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.627-646
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• 2014

Adobe is one of the oldest construction materials that is still used in many seismic countries, and different construction techniques are found around the world. The adobe material is characterized as a brittle material; it has acceptable compression strength but it has poor performance under tensile and shear loading conditions. Numerical modelling is an alternative approach for studying the nonlinear behaviour of masonry structures such as adobe. The lack of a comprehensive experimental database on the adobe material properties motivated the study developed here. A set of a reference material parameters for the adobe were obtained from a calibration of numerical models based on a quasi-static cyclic in-plane test on full-scale adobe wall representative of the typical Peruvian adobe constructions. The numerical modelling, within the micro and macro modelling approach, lead to a good prediction of the in-plane seismic capacity and of the damage evolution in the adobe wall considered.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

In the past, Korea was classified as a region not affected by earthquakes. However, recent increase of earthquakes has forced to strengthen standards of earthquake resistant designs of structures to minimize seismic damage. In addition, it was thought that masonry infill walls in buildings are only acting as partitions, so these walls are not considered in analyzing building structures. But it was found that when seismic loads are applied to a structure with masonry infill walls, the walls affect the structure. Accordingly, this study conducted nonlinear static analyses for a structure constructed before applying earthquake resistant designs in two cases: when considering masonry walls and when not. The result showed that the seismic performance of the structure is insufficient. Thus, the structural resistance of the structure was also studied in two cases: when reinforcing with steel plate braces and when using carbon fiber braces. In the two cases reinforcing two different stiffeners, it was appeared that the behaviors of the structure were similar, though the cross-section area of a carbon fiber brace used to reinforcing the structure is only 12.6% of a steel plate brace, and its weight is only 2.8%. Thus, the reinforcing effect of the thin, light-weighted carbon fiber brace is much larger than that of the steel plate brace, when considering usability and constructability of both materials.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2022

Based on the nonlinear static analysis and the approximate seismic evaluation method adopted in "Guidelines for seismic performance evaluation for existing buildings, two methods to calculate strength demand for retrofitting individual structural walls in unreinforced masonry buildings are proposed." The displacement coefficient method to determine displacement demand from nonlinear static analysis results is used for the inverse calculation of overall strength demand required to reduce the displacement demand to a target value meeting the performance objective of the unreinforced masonry building to retrofit. A preliminary seismic evaluation method to screen out vulnerable buildings, of which detailed evaluation is necessary, is utilized to calculate overall strength demand without structural analysis based on the difference between the seismic demand and capacity. A system modification factor is introduced to the preliminary seismic evaluation method to reduce the strength demand considering inelastic deformation. The overall strength demand is distributed to the structural walls to retrofit based on the wall stiffness, including the remaining walls or otherwise. Four detached residential houses are modeled and analyzed using the nonlinear static and preliminary evaluation procedures to examine the proposed method.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2017

비보강 조적조 건축물은 재료의 특성상 지진과 같은 횡력에 취약하지만, 국내에는 여전히 많은 조적조 건물이 존재한다. 특히 현재 남아있는 조적조 건축물의 대부분이 20년 이상 노후화됨에 따라 재해감소를 위한 경제성 있는 보강법의 개발이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 노후 된 조적조 건축물의 보강법의 하나로 접착형 보강재를 활용한 조적벽체의 외부 보강법을 제시하였으며, 보강효과 검증을 위해 총 6개의 실험체를 형상비(L/H=1.0, 1.3, 2.0)를 변수로 제작하여 정적가력실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과, 보강전 후 조적벽체는 강체회전 및 미끄러짐에 의해 파괴가 발생하였고, 접착형 보강재 부착후 벽체의 최대내력, 최대변위, 소산에너지량은 증가하여 우수한 보강효과를 확인하였다. 또한 기존 유리섬유를 활용한 증가된 전단강도식에 착안하여 비보강 조적벽체에 대한 접착형 보강재의 설계안을 도출하여 적용을 위한 기초자료를 제공하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.6504-6513
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• 2013

본 연구에서 농촌주택을 대상으로 농촌주택의 구법과 재료의 지역별 시기별 변화 특징 분석결과, 지붕형태는 팔작지붕/우진각지붕(1970)-평지붕(1980)-맞배지붕(1990), 지붕구조재료는 한식목조/간이한식목조-파라펫눈썹지붕/경사슬래브-양식목조-경량철골조, 지붕마감재료는 초가/한식기와-슬레이트-시멘트/강판-아스팔트슁글/샌드위치패널/몰탈방수, 벽체구조재는 한식목조/간이한식목조-시멘트조적조-RC조-경량철골조/양식목조, 벽체마감재료는 흘미장/회벽-치장벽돌쌓기/시멘트미장위 페인트마감-자연석치장/사이딩/타일, 담장재료는 전시기별로 돌담과 시멘트블록, 마당재료는 흙바닥, 콘크리트가 사용된 것으로 나타났다. 지역별 변화특징으로 주택구조, 지붕형태, 지붕구조재료, 벽체마감재료, 외부공간에서 담장재료와 마당재료는 북부지역, 중부지역, 남부지역별로 농촌주택 특징변화의 차이가 나타났으며, 지붕구조재료, 벽체구조재료는 지역별로 유사한 변화양상이 나타나는 것으로 분석되었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.99-123
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• 2011

Brick veneer over steel stud backup wall is lighter and easier to construct compared to brick veneer over concrete masonry backup wall. However, due to the relatively low stiffness of the steel stud backup, the brick veneer tends to crack under wind load. This paper briefly introduces a new panelized brick veneer with steel frame backup wall system that is developed to potentially address this problem. The experimental study of the performance of this system under simulated wind loading is discussed in detail. The test setup details and the test specimens are introduced, results of major interests are presented, and performance of the new system is evaluated based on the test results.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.909-935
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• 2014

The seismic characteristics of two semi-gravity reinforced concrete cantilever retaining walls are examined via an experimental program using an outdoor shake table (one with and the other without concrete masonry sound wall on top). Both walls are backfilled with compacted soil and supported on flexible foundation in a steel soil container. The primary damages during both tests are associated with significant lateral displacements of the wall caused by lateral earth pressure; however, no collapse occurs during the tests. The pressure distribution behind the walls has a nonlinear trend and conventional methods such as Mononobe-Okabe are insufficient for accurate pressure estimation.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.88-98
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• 2011

조적조 구조물은 전 세계적으로 중 저층 주거시설, 상업시설, 종교용 건축물, 학교, 관공서 등의 용도로 폭넓게 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 조적벽체는 조적개체와 모르타르의 이질재료를 접착하여 쌓는 방식의 구조벽체로 지진과 같은 횡력 발생 시 접착력을 잃거나 미끄러지면서 파괴될 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 조적식 구조물의 내진보강 기법을 제안하였으며, 진동대 실험을 통하여 내진 성능을 검증하였다. 진동대 실험 결과, 본 연구에서 제안한 내진보강 기법을 이용한 벽체는 한국 건축설계 기준이 제시하는 내진 기준인 0.14g와 미국 IBC에서 제시하는 내진 기준인 0.4g에서 모두 최종 파괴에 도달하지 않았다. 그러나, 0.14g 이상의 지진을 경험한 면외방향 실험체의 경우 급격한 강성저하가 관찰되어, 적절한 보수 보강이 필요할 것으로 예측된다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2010

철근콘크리트 건축물에서 비내력벽(Masonry Infill Walls)은 내부 칸막이벽이나 중저층 규모의 건물 외벽에 흔히 사용된다. 그렇지만 대부분의 경우에 비내력벽은 비구조체이므로 구조설계시 건물의 모형화에서 무시된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비내력벽을 보편화된 모형화 방법인 등가의 대각 압축 스트럿(Equivalent Diagonal Strut)으로 고려하여 비내력벽의 유무에 따른 저층 철근콘크리트 건축물의 전체적인 지진거동의 양상을 평가하고자 하였다. 해석결과로 비내력벽을 고려하면 시스템의 추가적인 강도 및 강성을 확보하여 층간변위비를 줄일 수 있으나 진동주기가 짧아져서 설계단계에서 고려한 지진하중보다 큰 하중을 받게 된다. 연약층이 있는 모델의 경우에는 기둥에 소성거동이 집중됨을 알 수 있으며 부분적인 붕괴가 전체 시스템의 붕괴 원인의 가능성을 가진다.