• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.411-427
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• 2016

While the cyclic behaviour of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined columns is studied rather extensively, the cyclic response especially the energy dissipation of FRP-confined damaged and undamaged square RC columns is not yet fully understood. In this paper, an experimental and numerical investigation was conducted to study the cyclic behavior of two different types of Carbon FRP (CFRP)-confined square RC columns: strengthened and repaired. The main variables investigated are initial damage, confinement of CFRP, longitudinal steel reinforcement ratio. The experimental results show that lower initial damage, added confinement with CFRP and longitudinal reinforcement enhance the ductility, energy dissipation capacity and strength of the columns, decrease the stiffness and strength degradation rates of all CFRP-confined square RC columns. Two hysteretic constitutive models were developed for confined damaged and undamaged concrete and cast into the non-linear beam-column fiber-based models in the software Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSees) to analyze the cyclic behavior of CFRP-confined damaged and undamaged columns. The results of the numerical models are in good agreement with the experiments.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.409-426
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• 2007

Following previous work carried out in Building Research Institute in Japan, finite element analyses of conceptual column designs are performed in this paper. The effectiveness of the numerical model is evaluated by experimental tests and parametric studies are conducted to determine influential factors in conceptual column designs. First, three different column designs are analysed: bonded, un-bonded, and un-bonded with additional reinforcing bars. The load-displacement curves and cracking patterns in concrete are obtained and compared with experimental ones. The comparisons indicate that the finite element model is able to reflect the experimental results closely. Both numerical and experimental results show that, the introduction of un-bonded zones in a column end can reduce cracking strains, accordingly reduce the stiffness and strength as well; the addition of extra reinforcement in the un-bonded zones can offset the losses of the stiffness and strength. To decide the proper length of the un-bonded zones and the sufficient amount of the additional reinforcing bars, parametric studies are carried out on their influences. It has been found that the stiffness of un-bonded designs slightly decreases with increasing the length of the un-bonded zones and increases with the size of the additional reinforcing bars.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.65-77
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• 2006

This study reports the details of the finite element analysis of eleven shear critical partially prestressed concrete T-beams having steel fibers over partial or full depth. Prestressed concrete T-beams having a shear span to depth ratio of 2.65 and 1.59 and failing in the shear have been analyzed using 'ANSYS'. The 'ANSYS' model accounts for the nonlinear phenomenon, such as, bond-slip of longitudinal reinforcements, post-cracking tensile stiffness of the concrete, stress transfer across the cracked blocks of the concrete and load sustenance through the bridging of steel fibers at crack interface. The concrete is modeled using 'SOLID65'-eight-node brick element, which is capable of simulating the cracking and crushing behavior of brittle materials. The reinforcements such as deformed bars, prestressing wires and steel fibers have been modeled discretely using 'LINK8' - 3D spar element. The slip between the reinforcement (rebar, fibers) and the concrete has been modeled using a 'COMBIN39'-non-linear spring element connecting the nodes of the 'LINK8' element representing the reinforcement and nodes of the 'SOLID65' elements representing the concrete. The 'ANSYS' model correctly predicted the diagonal tension failure and shear compression failure of prestressed concrete beams observed in the experiment. The capability of the model to capture the critical crack regions, loads and deflections for various types of shear failures in prestressed concrete beam has been illustrated.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.195-211
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• 2014

When strong seismic forces act on reinforced concrete structures, their beam-column connections are very susceptible to damage during the earthquake event. The aim of this numerical work is to evaluate the influence of the internal steel reinforcement array on the nonlinear response of a RC beam-column connection when it is subjected to strong cyclic loading -as a seismic load. For this, two specimens (extracted from an experimental test of 12 RC beam-column connections reported in literature) were modeled in the Finite Element code FEAP considering different stirrup's arrays. In order to evaluate the nonlinear response of the RC beam-column connection, the 2D model takes into account the nonlinear thermodynamic behavior of each component: for concrete, a damage model is used; for steel reinforcement, it is adopted a classical plasticity model; in the case of the steel-concrete bonding, this one is considered perfect without degradation. At the end, we show a comparison between the experimental test's responses and the numerical results, which includes the distribution of shear stresses and damage inside the concrete core of the beam-column connection; in the other hand, the effects on the connection of a low and high state of confinement are analyzed for all cases.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.439-448
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• 2017

Reinforced concrete (RC) infrastructures often require strengthening due to error in design, degradation of materials properties after prolong utilization and increases load carrying capacity persuaded by new use of the structures. For this purpose, a newly proposed Side Near Surface Mounted (SNSM) composite technique was used for flexural strengthening of RC beam specimens. Analytical and non-linear finite element modeling (FEM) using ABAQUS were performed to predict the flexural performance of RC specimens strengthened with S-NSM using steel bars as a strengthening reinforcement. RC beams with various SNSM reinforcement ratios were tested for flexural performance using four-point bending under monotonic loading condition. Results showed significantly increase the yield and ultimate strengths up to 140% and 144% respectively and improved failure modes. The flexural response, such as failure load, mode of failure, yield load, ultimate load, deflection, strain, cracks characteristic and ductility of the beams were compared with those predicted results. The strengthened RC beam specimens showed good agreement of predicted flexural behavior with the experimental outcomes.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.3280-3286
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• 2011

최근 철근 콘크리트 바닥판의 단점을 원천적으로 보완할 목적으로 재료적 측면과 구조적 측면에서 새로운 바닥판 시스템을 개발하려는 노력이 계속 되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 퍼포본드 FRP를 영구거푸집 및 인장 보강재로 이용한 콘크리트 합성보에 대해 비선형 유한요소해석 프로그램을 활용하여 검증해석을 실시하고 이를 분석하였다. 실험결과와 비교해서 극한파괴하중의 경우 약 8-15% 내외의 차이를 보여 주었으며, 파괴 시 변형도 분포형태는 실험과 유사한 경향을 보여주었다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.307-330
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• 2012

This work intends to contribute for the improvement of the procedure suggested by Brazilian Technical Code that takes into account the cracked concrete stiffness in the estimative of the displacement of reinforced concrete beams submitted to service loads. A damage constitutive model accounting for induced anisotropy, plastic deformations and bimodular elastic response is used in order to simulate the concrete behaviour, while an elastoplastic behaviour is admitted for the reinforcement. The constitutive models were implemented in a program for bars structures analysis with layered finite elements. Initially, the damage model is briefly presented as well as the parametric identification of the materials that have been used in the reinforced concrete beams. After that, beams with different geometries and reinforcement area are analyzed and a statistical method (ANOVA) is employed in order to identify the main variables in the problem. Soon after, the same procedure is used with another resistance of concrete, where the compression strength is changed. The numerical responses are compared with the ones obtained by Brazilian Technical Code and experimental tests in order to validate the use of the damage model. Finally, some remarks are discussed based on responses presented in this work.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권1호
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• pp.67-81
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• 2023

The reinforced concrete (RC) structures might need strengthening or upgradation due to adverse environmental conditions, design defects, modification requirements, and to prolong the expected lifespan. The RC beams have been efficiently strengthened using the near surface mounted (NSM) approach over the externally bonded reinforcing (EBR) system. In this study, the performance of RC beam elements strengthened with NSM-steel rebars was investigated using an experimental program and nonlinear finite element modeling (FEM). Nine medium-sized, rectangular cross-section RC beams total in number made up for the experimental evaluation. The beams strengthened with varying percentages of NSM reinforcement, and the number of grooves was assessed in four-point bending experiments up to failure. Based on the experimental evaluation, the load-displacement response, crack features, and failure modes of the strengthened beams were recorded and considered. According to the experimental findings, NSM steel greatly improved the flexural strength (up to about 84%) and stiffness of RC beams. The flexural response of the tested beams was simulated using a 3D non-linear finite element (FE) model. The findings of the experiments and the numerical analysis showed good agreement. The effect of the NSM groove and reinforcement on the structural response was then assessed parametrically.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.509-516
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 휨힌지를 유도하기 위해 휨강도와 전단강도의 확률분포를 고려한 연결보의 성능기반설계법을 제안하였다. 이 방법은 연결보의 항복 이후 거동과 시스템의 재분배를 반영하므로 현행 선형해석 기반의 연결보 설계에서 임의로 저감된 유효강성의 적합성을 검증할 수 있으며, 사용하중에서의 연결보의 실제 강성을 반영하여 횡변위를 평가하는데 적정하다. 또한 부재간 내력 재분배를 고려할 수 있어 병렬전단벽의 최적설계가 가능할 것으로 판단된다. 이 설계법의 적합성을 검증하기 위해 단순화된 30층 오피스 건물을 대상으로 비선형정적해석을 수행하고 성능점 및 각 스텝의 구조성능을 검토하였다. 또한 사용하중의 부재강성을 평가하고 극한하중의 부재 강성을 사용한 시스템의 거동과 비교하였다. 또한 연결보의 다양한 배근 및 보 춤에 따른 시스템의 거동특성을 비교, 분석하였다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.1019-1025
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• 2014

최근 무인항공기(UAV : Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)에 대한 연구가 다양한 각도로 진행되어 군사용 비행체에 관한 연구에서 부터 민간용 비행체 및 일반 취미 활동용 비행체에 이르기까지 다양하게 연구가 진행되고 있다. 특히, 무인 소형 비행체에 대한 연구는 수직이착륙(VTOL : Vertical Take-Off and Landing)과 용이한 방향전환 및 정지비행(hovering)에 대하여 연구되고 있으며, 이러한 연구부분에 적합한 무인 소형 비행체가 쿼드로터(quardrotor)형 무인비행체를 중심으로 연구되고 있다. 이러한 무인 비행체에 대한 연구는 공기역학적 힘에 의해 부양되므로 복잡한 동역학 분석과정을 필요로 하고 있으며, 이러한 역학적 분석 및 실험적 모델을 바탕으로 제어기를 설계하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 일반적인 PID 제어기를 바탕으로 기본적인 자세제어를 구현한 후, 제어기 설계에 고려하지 못한 비선형적인 요소를 신경회로망(neural networks)의 강화학습(reinforcement learning) 알고리즘을 이용하여 일반적인 제어기 설계에 고려하지 못한 비선형적인 요소를 보완하여 보다 안정적인 쿼드로터의 자세제어 방안을 제시하고자 한다.