• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제10권5호
• /
• pp.1067-1087
• /
• 2016

In this paper, a decoupled proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control approach for seismic control of smart structures is presented. First, the state space equation of a structure is transformed into modal coordinates and parameters of the modal PID control are separately designed in a reduced modal space. Then, the feedback gain matrix of the controller is obtained based on the contribution of modal responses to the structural responses. The performance of the controller is investigated to adjust control force of piezoelectric friction dampers (PFDs) in a benchmark base isolated building. In order to tune the modal feedback gain of the controller, a suitable trade-off among the conflicting objectives, i.e., the reduction of maximum modal base displacement and the maximum modal floor acceleration of the smart base isolated structure, as well as the maximum modal control force, is created using a multi-objective cuckoo search (MOCS) algorithm. In terms of reduction of maximum base displacement and story acceleration, numerical simulations show that the proposed method performs better than other reported controllers in the literature. Moreover, simulation results show that the PFDs are able to efficiently dissipate the input excitation energy and reduce the damage energy of the structure. Overall, the proposed control strategy provides a simple strategy to tune the control forces and reduces the number of sensors of the control system to the number of controlled stories.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제19권5호
• /
• pp.139-145
• /
• 2018

아웃리거 시스템은 지진이나 풍하중에 의한 동적 응답을 줄이기 위하여 고층 건물의 횡방향 강성을 증가시키는데 널리 사용되고 있다. 풍하중과 지진하중의 동적 특성은 매우 다르기 때문에 스마트 진동 제어 시스템이 아웃리거 시스템과 함께 사용된다면 두 가지 동적 하중에 대해서 효과적으로 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 아웃리거 댐퍼 시스템 기반 멀티 해저드 적응형 스마트 구조 제어 시스템에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 스마트 아웃리거 댐퍼 시스템을 개발하기 위하여 MR 댐퍼를 사용하였다. 수치 해석을 위해 미국에 있는 LA, 찰스턴, 앵커리지의 세 도시에 대한 멀티 해저드 지진하중과 풍하중을 생성하였다. 스마트 아웃리거 댐퍼 시스템의 최적 설계를 위하여 MR 댐퍼 용량에 대한 파라메터 연구를 수행하였다. 유전자 알고리즘으로 최적화된 퍼지 논리 제어기를 이용하여 스마트 제어 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 해석결과를 통하여 아웃리거 댐퍼 시스템 기반 적응형 스마트 구조제어 시스템이 풍하중과 지진하중의 멀티 해저드에 대해서 우수한 제어성능을 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국소음진동공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
• /
• pp.855-863
• /
• 2009

In this study, a beam-column junction type damper is proposed which saves the inner and outer space for the installation of damping devices and allows easy adjustment of control performance The result of the numerical analysis indicated that the displacement response and base shear of a single degree of freedom system by seismic load, El Centro 1940 was reduced with yield moment of the joint hinge and the specific yield moment ratio $\delta$ of the joint hinge existed for the optimal seismic performance. In addition, the dynamic nonlinear characteristics, effects of yielding and dependence of natural period of bi-linear system with the junction type damper is identified. The analysis of multi-degree of freedom system showed that responses of the controlled structures was reduced significantly as the number of a story increases and yield moment ratio decreases when the system is excited by seismic load and sine wave. On top of that, it was also observed that energy dissipation at the joint connected with the dampers was remarkable during excitation.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제7권6호
• /
• pp.1223-1240
• /
• 2014

Seismic isolation has been established as an effective earthquake-resistant design method and the lead rubber bearings (LRBs) are among the most commonly used seismic isolation systems. In the scientific literature, a sharp bilinear model is often used for capturing the hysteretic behaviour of the LRBs in the analysis of seismically isolated structures, although the actual behaviour of the LRBs can be more accurately represented utilizing smoothed plasticity, as captured by the Bouc-Wen model. Discrepancies between these two models are quantified in terms of the computed peak relative displacements at the isolation level, as well as the peak inter-storey deflections and the absolute top-floor accelerations, for the case of base-isolated buildings modelled as multi degree-of-freedom systems. Numerical simulations under pulse-like ground motions have been performed to assess the effect of non-linear parameters of the seismic isolation system and characteristics of both the superstructure and the earthquake excitation, on the accuracy of the computed peak structural responses. Through parametric analyses, this paper assesses potential inaccuracies of the computed peak seismic response when the sharp bilinear model is employed for modelling the LRBs instead of the more accurate and smoother Bouc-Wen model.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
• /
• 제23권7호
• /
• pp.137-144
• /
• 2019

근단층 지역에 위치한 교량은 근단층지반운동에 대한 내진안전성을 확보하는 것이 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 연약지반이 두껍고 다양한 지층으로 구성된 지역에 건설되는 단일형 현장타설말뚝 교량의 지진거동특성과 내진안전성을 분석하였다. 근단층지반운동을 생성하고 지반해석을 수행하여 각 지층에서의 지반가속도이력을 산정하였다. 이 가속도이력을 이용하여 각 지층의 지반을 등가스프링으로 모델화하고, 각 지층에서의 가속도시간이력을 입력지반운동으로 하는 다지점 가진 지진해석을 수행하였다. 근단층지반운동의 특성으로 인하여 교량은 탄성영역 내에서 거동하였지만 최대모멘트의 발생 위치 등이 설계지반운동을 고려할 때와는 상이한 특성을 보였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제68권5호
• /
• pp.575-589
• /
• 2018

It is well known that the incidence angle of seismic excitation has an influence on the structural response of buildings, and this effect can be more significant in the case of near-fault signals. However, current seismic codes do not include detailed requirements regarding the direction of application of the seismic action and they have only recently introduced specific provisions about near-fault earthquakes. Thus, engineers have the task of evaluating all the relevant directions or the most critical conditions case by case, in order to avoid underestimating structural demand. To facilitate the identification of the most critical incidence angle, this paper presents a procedure which makes use of a two-degree of freedom model for representing a building. The proposed procedure makes it possible to avoid the extensive computational effort of multiple dynamic analyses with varying angles of incidence of ground motion excitation, which is required if a spatial multi-degree of freedom model is used for representing a building. The procedure is validated through the analysis of two case studies consisting of an eight- and a six-storey reinforced concrete frame building, selected as representative of existing structures located in Italy. A set of 124 near-fault ground motion records oriented along 8 incidence angles, varying from 0 to 180 degrees, with increments of 22.5 degrees, is used to excite the structures. Comparisons between the results obtained with detailed models of the two structures and the proposed procedure are used to show the accuracy of the latter in the prediction of the most critical angle of seismic incidence.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국전산구조공학회 1989년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
• /
• pp.22-27
• /
• 1989

This paper presents a study of soil-structure interaction problems using infinite elements. The infinite elements are formulated for homogeneous and layered soil media, based on approximate expressions for three components of propagating waves, namely Rayleigh, compressive and shear waves. The integration scheme which was proposed for problems with single wave component by Zienkiewicz is expanded to the multi-wave problem. Verifications are carried out on rigid circular footings which are placed on and embedded in elastic half space. Numerical analysis is performed for a containment structure of a nuclear power plant subjected seismic excitation.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
• /
• 제6권5호
• /
• pp.19-27
• /
• 2002

본 연구에서는 지진하중을 받는 교량구조물의 동적거동을 보다 실제적으로 예측하기 위하여 받침의 손상여부는 물론 다양한 영향요소를 고려할 수 있는 이상화된 다자유도 교량해석모형을 개발하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 받침의 손상이 교량구조물의 지진응답에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 받침의 손상은 마찰요소를 이용한 단순화된 모형으로 고려하였으며, 발생가능한 받침의 손상조건에 따른 영향을 분석하기 위하여 다양한 마찰계수의 적용에 따른 교량구조물의 응답분포특성을 구하였다. 모의분석 결과로부터 받침손상의 고려여부 및 적용된 마찰계수에 따라 최대응답의 크기 및 발생위치가 서로 다르게 평가되었으며, 특히 교량구조물에서 낙교의 발생가능성이 큰 위치에서의 최대상대거리는 받침의 손상여부에 따라 상당한 영을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 최대응답의 증가량은 크지 않은 것으로 분석되었다. 그러므로 다경간 단순형 교량구조물에 있어서 받침의 손상에 따른 낙교의 발생가능성을 감소시키기 위한 부가적인 받침보강은 필요시 선택적으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• International Journal of Railway
• /
• 제3권2호
• /
• pp.73-82
• /
• 2010

Global and local behaviors of a lightly RC shear walls are investigated in this paper. For the sake of cyclic behaviors, nominal ground accelerations of 0.15 g, 0.40 g and 0.55 g which associated with natural periods of the walls are applied as listed in French CAMUS-2000 shake table test. Modified Kent & Park model, Drucker-Prager model for concrete material and $Giufr\acute{e}$-Menegotto-Pinto model for rebar are used for time history analyses using fiber/solids elements respectively. Alternatively, Eulerian beam analysis are discussed by imposing inelastic hinges at the most possible plastic hinge location using modified Takeda's trilinear model with stiffness reduction. Relative displacements, base shears, bending moments of 5-story shear building with 36-tons of mass under bi-lateral seismic excitation are extracted and compared with EC-8, PS-92 and KBC-09 provisions. Multi-scaled degradation process; material damage, elemental fracture and structural failure in turn is discussed in the view of numerical accuracy, efficiency and limitation depending on three different model-based analyses.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제41권3호
• /
• pp.349-363
• /
• 2012

Fuzzy logic based control has recently been proposed for regulating the properties of magnetorheological (MR) dampers in an effort to reduce vibrations of structures subjected to seismic excitations. So far, most studies showing the effectiveness of these algorithms have focused on the use of a single MR damper. Because multiple dampers would be needed in practical applications, this study aims to evaluate the effects of multiple individually tuned fuzzy-controlled MR dampers in reducing responses of a multi-degree-of-freedom structure subjected to seismic motions. Two different fuzzy-control algorithms are considered, a traditional controller where all parameters are kept constant, and a gain-scheduling control strategy. Different damper placement configurations are also considered, as are different numbers of MR dampers. To determine the robustness of the fuzzy controllers developed to changes in ground excitation, the structure selected is subjected to different earthquake records. Responses analyzed include peak and root mean square displacements, accelerations, and interstory drifts. Results obtained with the fuzzy-based control schemes are compared to passive control strategies.