• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.989-1012
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• 2016

The structural dynamic behavior and yield strength considering both ductility and strain rate effects are analyzed in this article. For the single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system, the relationship between the relative velocity and the strain rate response is deduced and the strain rate spectrum is presented. The ductility factor can be incorporated into the strain rate spectrum conveniently based on the constant-ductility velocity response spectrum. With the application of strain rate spectrum, it is convenient to consider the ductility and strain rate effects in engineering practice. The modal combination method, i.e., square root of the sum of the squares (SRSS) method, is employed to calculate the maximum strain rate of the elastoplastic multiple-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) system under uniform excitation. Considering the spatially varying ground motions, a new response spectrum method is developed by incorporating the ductility factor and strain rate into the conventional response spectrum method. In order to further analyze the effects of strain rate and ductility on structural dynamic behavior and yield strength, the cantilever beam (one-dimensional) and the triangular element (two-dimensional) are taken as numerical examples to calculate their seismic responses in time domain. Numerical results show that the permanent displacements with and without considering the strain rate effect are significantly different from each other. It is not only necessary in theory but also significant in engineering practice to take the ductility and strain rate effects into consideration.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1990

다지점지진하중(多支點地震荷重)을 받는 사경문(四徑問) 연속철도교양(連續鐵道橋梁)의 동적거동(動的擧動)을 응답(應答)스펙트럼법(法)에 의하여 조사(調査)하였다. 소진복(小振福)의 진동(振動)과 재료(材料)의 선형(線形)-탄성거동(彈性擧動)을 가정(假定)하였으며, 지반(地盤)-구조물(構造物) 상호작용(相互作用) 효과(效果)는 무시(無視)하였고, 교량(橋梁)의 횡방향(橫方向) 등답(應答)만을 고려(考慮)하였다. 응답(應答)스펙트럼해석(解析)의 결과(結果)는 시간이력해석결과(時間履歷解析結果)와 비교(比較)되었으며 모우드 최대치(最大値)와 지지점운동(支持點運動)의 중량(重量)은 여러가지 조합법칙(組合法則) 즉(卽), Square-Root-Of-Sum-Squares, Double Sum, 그리고 P-Norm Rule을 적용(適用)하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2017

To overcome the difficulty of performing multi-point response spectrum analysis for engineering structures under spatially varying ground motions (SVGM) using the general finite element code such as ANSYS, an approach has been developed by improving the modelling of the input ground motions in the spectral analysis. Based on the stochastic vibration analyses, the cross-power spectral density (c-PSD) matrix is adopted to model the stationary SVGM. The design response spectra are converted into the corresponding PSD model with appropriate coherency functions and apparent wave velocities. Then elements of c-PSD matrix are summarized in the row and the PSD matrix is transformed into the response spectra for a general spectral analysis. A long-span high-pier bridge under multiple support excitations is analyzed using the proposed approach considering the incoherence, wave-passage and site-response effects. The proposed approach is deemed to be an efficient numerical method that can be used for seismic analysis of large engineering structures under SVGM.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.231-246
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• 2004

In this paper, a comparison of various random vibration and deterministic dynamic analyses of cable-stayed bridges subjected to asynchronous ground motion is presented. Different random vibration methods are included to determine the dynamic behaviour of a cable-stayed bridge for various ground motion wave velocities. As a numerical example the Jindo Bridge located in South Korea is chosen and a 413 DOF mathematical model is employed for this bridge. The results obtained from a spectral analysis approach are compared with those of two random vibration based response spectrum methods and a deterministic method. The analyses suggest that the structural responses usually show important amplifications depending on the decreasing ground motion wave velocities.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.509-525
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• 2013

In this paper, learning capabilities of two types of Arterial Neural Networks, namely hierarchical neural networks and Generalized Regression Neural Network were used in a two-stage approach to develop a method for generating spatial varying accelerograms from acceleration response spectra and a distance parameter in which generated accelerogram is desired. Data collected from closely spaced arrays of seismographs in SMART-1 array were used to train neural networks. The generated accelerograms from the proposed method can be used for multiple support excitations analysis of structures that their supports undergo different motions during an earthquake.