• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.235-248
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• 2020

Progressive collapse in a structure occurs when load bearing members are failed and the adjoining structural elements cannot resist the redistributed forces and fails subsequently, that leads to complete collapse of structure. Recently, construction using precast concrete technology is adopted increasingly because it offers many advantages like faster construction, less requirement of skilled labours at site, reduced formwork and scaffolding, massive production with reduced amount of construction waste, better quality and better surface finishing as compared to conventional reinforced concrete construction. Connections are the critical elements for any precast structure, because in past, major collapse of precast structure took place because of connection failure. In this study, behavior of four different precast wet connections with U shaped reinforcement bars provided at different locations is evaluated. Reduced 1/3^rd scale precast beam column assemblies having two span beam and three columns with removed middle column are constructed and examined by performing experiments. The response of precast connections is compared with monolithic connection, under column removal scenario. The connection region of test specimens are filled by cast-in-place micro concrete with and without polypropylene fibers. Performance of specimen is evaluated on the basis of ultimate load carrying capacity, maximum deflection at the location of removed middle column, crack formation and failure propagation. Further, Finite element (FE) analysis is carried out for validation of experimental studies and understanding the performance of structural components. Monolithic and precast beam column assemblies are modeled using non-linear Finite Element (FE) analysis based software ABAQUS. Actual experimental conditions are simulated using appropriate boundary and loading conditions. Finite Element simulation results in terms of load versus deflection are compared with that of experimental study. The nonlinear FE analysis results shows good agreement with experimental results.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.271-287
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• 2005

The seismic behavior of two steel moment-resisting frames, which satisfy all the current seismic design requirements, are evaluated and compared in the presence of pre-Northridge connections denoted as BWWF and an improved post-Northridge connections denoted as BWWF-AD. Pre-Northridge connections are modeled first as fully restrained (FR) type. Then they are considered to be partially restrained (PR) to model their behavior more realistically. The improved post-Northridge connections are modeled as PR type, as proposed by the authors. A sophisticated nonlinear time-domain finite element program developed by the authors is used for the response evaluation of the frames in terms of the overall rotation of the connections and the maximum drift. The frames are excited by ten recorded earthquake time histories. These time histories are then scaled up to produce some relevant response characteristics. The behaviors of the frames are studied comprehensively with the help of 120 analyses. Following important observations are made. The frames produced essentially similar rotation and drift for the connections modeled as FR type and PR type represented by BWWF-AD indicating that the presence of slots in the web of beams in BWWF-AD is not detrimental to the overall response behavior. When the lateral displacements of the frames are significantly large, the responses are improved if BWWF-AD type connections are used in the frames. This study analytically confirms many desirable features of BWWF-AD connections. PR frames have longer periods of vibration in comparison to FR frames and may attract lower inertia forces. However, calculated periods of the frames of this study using FEMA 350 empirical equation is longer than those calculated using dynamic characteristics of the frames. This may result in even lower design forces and may adversely influence the design.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.645-669
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• 2004

In seismic analysis of moment-resisting frames, beam-column connections are often modeled with rigid joint zones. However, it has been demonstrated that, in ductile reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames designed based on current codes (to say nothing of older non-ductile frames), the joint zones are in fact not rigid, but rather undergo significant shear deformations that contribute greatly to global drift. Therefore, the "rigid joint" assumption may result in misinterpretation of the global performance characteristics of frames and could consequently lead to miscalculation of strength and ductility demands on constituent frame members. The primary objective of this paper is to propose a rational method for estimating the hysteretic joint shear behavior of RC connections and for incorporating this behavior into frame analysis. The authors tested four RC edge beam-column-slab connection subassemblies subjected to earthquake-type lateral loading; hysteretic joint shear behavior is investigated based on these tests and other laboratory tests reported in the literature. An analytical scheme employing the modified compression field theory (MCFT) is developed to approximate joint shear stress vs. joint shear strain response. A connection model capable of explicitly considering hysteretic joint shear behavior is then formulated for nonlinear structural analysis. In the model, a joint is represented by rigid elements located along the joint edges and nonlinear rotational springs embedded in one of the four hinges linking adjacent rigid elements. The connection model is able to well represent the experimental hysteretic joint shear behavior and overall load-displacement response of connection subassemblies.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권2A호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 연계논문에서 제안된 혼합구조 접합부의 개선정도를 확인하기 위하여 2개의 혼합구조 실험체에 대하여 4절점 휨시험을 수행하였다. 혼합구조 접합부의 거동 분석을 위하여 3차원 비선형해석 결과와 실재하 실험 결과를 하중-처짐 관계, 하중-변형률 관계, 접합부 개구폭, 균열과 파괴모드를 통하여 비교하였다. 3차원 비선형 해석을 위하여 접촉요소를 사용하였으며 해석프로그램은 범용 구조 해석프로그램인 아바쿠스를 이용하였다. 실험과 해석의 결과로부터 제안된 L 모양의 접합부가 휨하중에서 기존안보다 강성이 크게 나타났으며, 보다 나은 구조적 성능을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제11권4호통권41호
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• pp.425-433
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• 1999

일반적으로 철골조의 구조해석과 설계시 접합부는 완전한 강절점과 활절점으로 가정되나 실제의 접합부는 반강접의 거동을 보인다. 본 논문에서 접합부의 연성도를 고려한 비선형 거동과 부재의 기하 비선형을 고려할 수 있는 구조해석 프로그램을 개발하였다. 6층 비가새 철골구조물에 대한 효율적인 반강접 접합부를 제안하였으며 반강접 접합부의 구조물 거동에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.315-331
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• 2009

Mechanical connections are recognized as extremely important elements in the aspect of strength and structural safety. However, classical structural model does not consider the connection stiffness properties, and are based on models with pinned or rigid joints only. In fact, mechanical connections are deformable and behave not linearly, affecting the whole structure and inducing nonlinear behavior as well. The quantification of this effect, however, depends on the description of the working of the connectors and the wood response under embedment. The theoretical modeling of wood structures with semi-rigid connections involves not only the structural analysis, but also the modeling of both single and grouped moment resisting connectors and the study of the wood properties under embedment. The proposal of this paper is to approach these aspects, and to quantitatively study the influence of the moment resistant connection in wooden framed structures. Comparisons between rigid and semi-rigid connections and between linear and nonlinear analysis lead to quantitative results.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 학술회의 논문집 정보 및 제어부문 A
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• pp.315-318
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• 2003

This paper proposes a switching control method applicable to any affine, 2nd order nonlinear system with single input. The key contribution is to develop a control design method which uses a piecewise continuous Lyapunov function non-increasing at every discontinuous point. The proposed design method requires no restrictions except full state availability. To obtain a non-increasing, piecewise continuous Lyapunov function, we change the sign of off-diagonal term s of the positive definite matrix composing the former Lyapunov function according to the sign of the Inter-connection term. And we use the solution of inequalities which guarantee each Lyapunov function is non-increasing at any discontinuous point.

• 한국지진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지진공학회 1999년도 추계 학술발표회 논문집 Proceedings of EESK Conference-Fall
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• pp.162-169
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• 1999

Intentionally weakened girders near the beam-to-colum connection lead ductile failures at the weakened points prior to potential brittle failure at the connection points subjected to strong earthquake. Recent research investigated cyclic behavior of composite beams with a rectangular web opening and find out ductile failure of such beams due to plastic hinge formation of T-section at the four corners of the rectangular opening. But eventual failures of T-sections are resulted from local buckling of T-section having a narrow stem and a narrow bound of plastic hinge formation. This continuing research proposes double-circular opening instead of rectangular one in ofter to improve energy dissipation capacity as well as composite beam strength, Experimental test of two specimens was carried out and its results are compared with those of nonlinear finite element analyses

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2012

일반적으로 콘크리트 구조물은 보와 기둥이 서로 강결되어 있으며, 이러한 경우 강진에 의해 연결부에서 심각한 손상이 발생할 수 있다. 이를 저감시키면서 내진성능을 향상시키기 위한 다양한 연결 형태가 연구되어지고 있다. 그 한 예로 연결부에서의 회전을 허용하는 연결형식이 있으며 보나 기둥, 그리고 전단벽에 응용되고 있다. 이러한 회전형 구조요소들은 횡방향 거동시 비선형 힘-변위 관계를 나타내는데, 그 원인은 연결부의 회전으로 인한 접촉면의 깊이(contact depth)가 줄어듦과 동시에 요소의 각 단면에서의 응력이 비선형적으로 분포되는 탄성힌지 구간이 존재하기 때문이다. 이 연구에서는 축방향 하중(공칭강도의 5%와 10%)과 경계조건(양단구속 형식, 캔틸레버 형식), 세장비(L/d = 5, 7, 10) 등의 변수를 고려한 유한요소해석을 통해 회전형 기둥의 탄성힌지 구간 또는 길이를 분석하였다. 그 결과 이 세가지 변수는 탄성힌지길이 변화에는 직접적인 영향을 주지 않았으며 다만 접촉면의 깊이에 의해 지배됨을 알 수 있었다. 이 탄성힌지길이는 opening state부터 발생하기 시작하여 rocking point까지(pre-rocking 구간) 증가하였으나 그 이후(post-rocking 구간)에서는 일정한 값을 보였다. 탄성힌지길이에 대한 유한요소해석 결과를 이론적 예측식인 반무한모델(half space model)의 결과와 비교하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.617-628
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• 2019

As an extremely destructive accident, progressive collapse is defined as the spread of an initial local failure from element to element, resulting eventually in the collapse of an entire structure or disproportionately large of it. To prevent the occurrence of it and evaluate the ability of structure resisting progressive collapse, the nonlinear static procedure is usually adopted in the whole structure design process, which considered dynamic effect by utilizing Dynamic Increase Factor (DIF). In current researches, the determining of DIF is performed in full-rigid frame, however, the performance of beam-column connection in the majority of existing frame structures is not full-rigid. In this study, based on the component method proposed by EC3 guideline, the expression of extended endplate connection performance is further derived, and the connection performance is taken into consideration when evaluated the performance of structure resisting progressive collapse by applying the revised plastic P-M hinge. The DIF for structures with extended endplate beam-column connection have been determined and compared with the DIF permitted in current GSA guideline, the necessity of considering connection stiffness in determining the DIF have been proved.