• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.497-511
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• 1996

The equivalent static force procedure and the response spectrum analysis method are widely used for seismic analyses of multi-story buildings. The equivalent static force procedure is one of the most simple but less accurate method in predicting possible seismic response of a structure. The response spectrum analysis method provides more accurate results while it takes much longer computational time. In the response spectrum method, dynamic response of a multi-story building is obtained by combining modal responses through a proper procedure such as SRSS or CQC method. Since all of the analysis results are expressed in absolute values, structural engineers have difficulties to combine them with the results obtained from the static analysis. Design automation is interrupted at this stage because of the difficulty in the decision of the most critical design load. Pseudo-dynamic analysis method proposed in this study provides more accurate seismic analysis results than those of the equivalent static force procedure since the dynamic characteristics of a structure is considered. And the proposed method has an advantage in combination of the analysis results due to gravity loads and seismic loads since the direction of the forces can be considered.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.1117-1131
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• 2019

Tanks are used extensively in many engineering areas for spent fuel pool structures at nuclear power plants or for water storage tanks in bulk carriers. To ensure the structural integrity of such tanks when under dynamic loads, modal characteristics such as natural frequencies, participation factors and mode shapes should be known. Investigated in this study are the modal characteristics of a square tank by the finite element method. This approach can be used with subsequent dynamic analyses such as a response spectrum analysis or a harmonic analysis. Finite element models are prepared to determine the natural frequencies and mode shapes, which are easy to find the modal characteristics of a fluid-filled square tank. The effects of the fluid contained in the tank and the boundary conditions at top and bottom ends on the modal characteristics are assessed by several finite element analyses.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 2001년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Fall 2001
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• pp.200-207
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• 2001

This paper introduces a methodology of seismic fragility analysis and discusses the basic input variables, focusing on the conservatism and variability of reference response spectrum. The procedures to consider the composite modal damping in the seismic fragility analysis is presented and its effects on the seismic capacity of structure is evaluated through an example analysis of the nuclear power plant structure which has typical composite modal damping characteristics. Two seismic fragility analyses were performed to obtain the seismic capacities which evaluated by considering the composite modal damping and the single damping characteristics. The results showed that the seismic fragility analysis without considering the different values of composite modal damping may considerably overestimate the seismic capacity of coupled structures.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.163-175
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• 2010

The vertical axis through the modal center of rigidity (m-CR) is used for interpreting the code torsional provisions in the design of eccentric multi-story building structures. The concept of m-CR has been demonstrated by the author in an earlier paper and the particular feature of this point is that when the vertical line of the centers of mass at the floor levels is passing through m-CR, minimum base torsion is developed. For this reason the aforesaid axis is used as reference axis for implementing the code provisions required by the equivalent static analysis. The study examines uniform mixed-bent-type multistory buildings with simple eccentricity, ranging from torsionally stiff to torsionally flexible systems. Using the results of a dynamic response spectrum analysis as a basis for comparisons, it is shown that the results of the code static design are on the safe side in torsionally stiff buildings, but unable to predict the required strength of bents on the stiff side of systems with a predominantly torsional response. Suggestions are made for improving the code provisions in such cases.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2010

내진 평가에서 동적 해석이 필요한 원심펌프에 대하여, 시간 이력 해석에 비해 간편한 스펙트럼 해석을 이용하여, 진동 응답을 산출하였다. 유한요소법에 의하여 모드 해석을 하였으며, 모드 해석 결과에 입각하여 스펙트럼 해석을 수행하였다. 스펙트럼 해석에 의해 구해진 진동 응답은 시간 이력 해석의 결과보다 보수적으로 산출되어 안전하게 설계할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서의 펌프는 IEEE 344-1987에서 요구되는 조건에 따라 내진 구조 건전성이 평가 되었다. 각 부재의 최대 응력은 허용 응력이하로 산출되었으며, 펌프는 주어진 지진 입력에 대하여 요구되는 안전 조건을 구비하고 있음이 판명되었다.

• 소음진동
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.554-564
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• 1999

This paper presents the analytical method to evaluate the seismic responses on steam turbine-generator rotor system. Deterministic analytical methods, such as response spectrum approach, modal superposition method and direct integration method, are used to calculate the seismic response. The computer software is also developed based on the methods then can be applied to estimate the seismic safety of turbine-generator rotor system for power plants. Numerical example of a steam turbine-generator rotor system of 1007MW nuclear power plant is presented. The aseismatic performance are checked by comparing maximum seismic deflection at bearing positions with bearing clearance.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1333-1346
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• 2009

To assure the reliability of cylinders or shells with fluid-filled annulus, it is necessary to investigate the modal characteristics considering fluid-structure interaction effect. In this study, theoretical background and several finite element models are developed for cylindrical shells with fluid-filled annulus considering fluid-structure interaction. The effect of the inclusion of the fluid-filled annulus on the natural frequencies is investigated, which frequencies are used for typical dynamic analyses such as responses spectrum, power spectral density and unit load excitation. Their response characteristics are addressed with respect to the various representations of the fluid-structure interaction effect.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2006

건물의 지진응답을 평가하기 위하여 비선형 푸시오버 해석을 수행한다. 구조물의 비탄성 지진응답을 정확히 예측하기 위해서는, 비선형해석에 사용되는 층하중분포가 구조물의 시간이력 지진응답 동안 실제로 발생되는 지진하중분포를 나타낼 수 있어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 건축물의 지진하중분포를 예측하기 위하여 새로운 모드조합법을 개발하였다. 개발된 모드조합법에서는 모드조합계수를 곱한 각 모드의 스펙트럼응답을 조합하여 다수의 지진하중분포를 예측한다. 모멘트 골조와 켄틸레버 벽체에 대한 변수연구를 수행하였다. 변수연구 결과를 토대로, 각 고유모드가 구조물의 지진응답에 미치는 영향을 나타내는 모드조합계수를 정의하였다. 다양한 정형 및 수직 비정형 구조물에 대하여 제안된 계수모드조합법을 적용하였다. 그 결과 제안된 모드조합법은 시간이력 응답 동안 구조물에 실제로 발생되는 지진하중분포를 정확히 예측할 수 있었다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2020

In seismic design standards such as KDS 41 17 00 and ASCE 7, three procedures are provided to estimate seismic demands: equivalent lateral force (ELF), response spectrum analysis (RSA), and response history analysis (RHA). In this study, two steel special moment frames (SMFs) were designed with ELF and RSA, which have been commonly used in engineering practice. The collapse probabilities of the SMFs were evaluated according to FEMA P695 methodology. It was observed that collapse probabilities varied significantly in accordance with analysis procedures. SMFs designed with RSA (RSA-SMFs) had a higher probability of collapse than SMFs designed with ELF (ELF-SMFs). Furthermore, RSA-SMFs did not satisfy the target collapse probability specified in ASCE 7-16 whereas ELF-SMFs met the target probability.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권8호
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• pp.1847-1861
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• 2020

A design study was performed to improve the limit aseismic performance (LSP) of a primary heat transport system (PHTS) pump. This pump is part of the primary equipment of a prototype generation IV sodium-cooled fast reactor (PGSFR). The LSP is the maximum allowable seismic load that still ensures structural integrity. To calculate the LSP of the PHTS pump, a structural analysis model of the pump was developed and its dynamic characteristics were obtained by modal analysis. The floor response spectrum (FRS) initiated from a safety shutdown earthquake (SSE), 0.3 g, was applied to the support points of the PHTS pump, and then the seismic induced stresses were calculated. The structural integrity was evaluated according to the ASME code, and the LSP of the PHTS pump was calculated from the evaluation results. Based on the results of the modal analysis and LSP of the PHTS pump, design parameters affecting the LSP were selected. Then, ways to improve the LSP were proposed from sensitivity analysis of the selected design variables.