• 한국지진공학회논문집
• /
• 제18권4호
• /
• pp.171-180
• /
• 2014

Since the execution of structural design by professional structural engineers is not mandatory for small-size buildings in Korea, structural design is conducted by architects or contractors resulting in concern about the seismic safety of the buildings. Therefore, the Korean Structural Engineers Association proposed dedicated structural design criteria in 2012. The criteria were developed based on a deterministic approach in which the structural members are designed only with information of story and span length of the buildings and without structural analyses. However, due to the short time devoted to their development, these criteria miss satisfactory basis and do not deal with structural walls popularly used in Korea. Accordingly, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched a research on the 'development of structural performance enhancement technologies for small-size buildings against earthquakes and climate changes'.. As part of this research, this paper intends to establish direction for the preparation of deterministic structural design guidelines for seismic safety of domestic small-size reinforced concrete buildings. To that goal, a typical plan of these buildings is selected considering frames only and frames plus walls, and then design is conducted by changing the number of stories and span length. Next, the seismic performance is analyzed by nonlinear static pushover analysis. The results show that the structural design guidelines should be developed by classifying frames only and frames plus walls. The size and reinforcement of structural elements should be provided in the middle level of the current Korean Building Code and criteria for small buildings by considering story and span length for buildings with frames only, and determined by considering the shape and location of walls and the story and span length as well for buildings with frames plus walls. It is recommended that the design of walls should be conducted by reducing the amount of walls along with symmetrically located walls.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
• /
• 제12권3호
• /
• pp.21-28
• /
• 2008

다자유도 시스템의 내진 성능을 평가하기 위해서는 반복적인 비선형 시간 이력 해석이 필요하며 이를 위해 많은 계산과정과 노력이 필요하다. 이와 같이 해석에 따르는 어려움을 보완하기 위해 복잡한 다자유도 시스템을 반영할 수 있는 등가 단자유도 시스템을 개발하였다. 등가 단자유도의 이력 모델로는 일반적으로 이선형 모델과 삼선형 모델이 사용된다. 이러한 모델은 탄성 거동 이후 음강성을 가질 수 있도록 하여 지진 발생 시 중력하중에 의한 발생되는 효과를 반영하기 위해서이다. 본 연구에서는 철골모멘트 골조의 실제 응답을 예측하기 위하여 이러한 이력 모델들로 거동하는 등가단자유도 시스템의 필요조건에 대하여 평가하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 로스엔젤레스 지역의 SAC 9층 모멘트 저항 골조를 비선형 다자유도 시스템과 등가단자유도 시스템으로 모델링하여 반복하중 푸쉬오버 해석, 비선형 시간 이력해석 및 IDA(Incremental Dynamic Analysis)를 수행하여 비교 검토하였다. 또한 본 연구에서는 강도저감 모델에 대해서도 평가를 수행하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
• /
• 제74권1호
• /
• pp.1-18
• /
• 2020

For the large deformation of shear walls under vertical and horizontal loads, there are difficulties in obtaining accurate simulation results using the response analysis method, even with fine mesh elements. Furthermore, concrete material nonlinearity, stiffness degradation, concrete cracking and crushing, and steel bar damage may occur during the large deformation of reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls. Matrix operations that are involved in nonlinear analysis using the traditional finite-element method (FEM) may also result in flaws, and may thus lead to serious errors. To solve these problems, a planar four-node element was developed based on vector mechanics. Owing to particle-based formulation along the path element, the method does not require repeated constructions of a global stiffness matrix for the nonlinear behavior of the structure. The nonlinear concrete constitutive model and bilinear steel material model are integrated with the developed element, to ensure that large deformation and damage behavior can be addressed. For verification, simulation analyses were performed to obtain experimental results on an RC shear wall subjected to a monotonically increasing lateral load with a constant vertical load. To appropriately evaluate the parameters, investigations were conducted on the loading speed, meshing dimension, and the damping factor, because vector mechanics is based on the equation of motion. The static problem was then verified to obtain a stable solution by employing a balanced equation of motion. Using the parameters obtained, the simulated pushover response, including the bearing capacity, deformation ability, curvature development, and energy dissipation, were found to be in accordance with the experimental observation. This study demonstrated the potential of the developed planar element for simulating the entire process of large deformation and damage behavior in RC shear walls.

• Steel and Composite Structures
• /
• 제32권1호
• /
• pp.1-19
• /
• 2019

The aim of the paper is the prediction of the seismic collapse mode of steel storage pallet racks under seismic loads. The attention paid by the researchers on the behaviour of the industrial steel storage pallets racks is increased over the years thanks to their high dead-to-live load ratio. In fact, these structures, generally made by cold-formed thin-walled profiles, present very low structural costs but can support large and expensive loads. The paper presents a prediction of the seismic collapse modes of multi-storey racks. The analysis of the possible collapse modes has been made by an approach based on the kinematic theorem of plastic collapse extended to the second order effects by means of the concept of collapse mechanism equilibrium curve. In this way, the dissipative behaviour of racks is determined with a simpler method than the pushover analysis. Parametric analyses have been performed on 24 racks, differing for the geometric layout and cross-section of the components, designed in according to the EN16618 and EN15512 requirements. The obtained results have highlighted that, in all the considered cases, the global collapse mechanism, that is the safest one, never develops, leading to a dangerous situation that must be avoided to preserve the structure during a seismic event. Although the studied racks follow all the codes prescriptions, the development of a dissipative collapse mechanism is not achieved. In addition, also the variability of load distribution has been considered, reflecting the different pallet positions assumed during the in-service life of the racks, to point out its influence on the collapse mechanism. The information carried out from the paper can be very useful for designers and manufacturers because it allows to better understand the racks behaviour in seismic load condition.

• Earthquakes and Structures
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.245-261
• /
• 2022

Key questions to researchers interested in nonlinear analysis of skeletal structures are whether the distributed plasticity approach - albeit computationally demanding - is more reliable than the concentrated plasticity to adequately capture the extent and severity of the inelastic response, and whether force-based formulation is more efficient than displacement-based formulation without compromising accuracy. The present research focusing on performance-based seismic response of mid-span concrete bridges provides a pilot holistic investigation opting for some hands-on answers. OpenSees software is considered adopting different modeling techniques, viz. distributed plasticity (through either displacement-based or force-based elements) and concentrated plasticity via beam-with-hinges elements. The pros and cons of each are discussed based on nonlinear pushover analysis results, and fragility curves generated for various performance levels relying on incremental dynamic analyses under real earthquake records. Among prime conclusions, distributed plasticity modeling albeit inherently not relying on prior knowledge of plastic hinge length still somewhat depends on such information to ensure accurate results. For instance, displacement-based and force-based approaches secure optimal accuracy when dividing, for the former, the member into sub-elements, and satisfying, for the latter, a distance between any two consecutive integration points, close to the expected plastic hinge length. On the other hand, using beam-with-hinges elements is computationally more efficient relative to the distributed plasticity, yet with acceptable accuracy provided the user has prior reasonable estimate of the anticipated plastic hinge length. Furthermore, when intrusive performance levels (viz. life safety or collapse) are of concern, concentrated plasticity via beam-with-hinges ensures conservative predicted capacity of investigated bridge systems.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.381-388
• /
• 2010

이 논문에서는 내진상세가 적용되지 않은 RC골조의 지진 거동 특성을 파악하였다. 해석 대상 건물은 내진 규준의 적용을 받지 않고 중력하중만을 고려하여 설계되었다. 원형철근이 주철근으로 사용되었으며, 부재는 낮은 수준의 전단력을 견딜 수 있는 최소한의 스터럽이 사용되어 코어 부분의 구속효과는 거의 없다. 평면비정형성을 가진 건물의 경우, 푸쉬오버 해석을 통해서는 비틀림으로 인한 평면상에서 연단부의 손상집중을 파악할 수 없으므로 비선형 동적해석을 사용하는 것이 바람직하다. 섬유요소를 이용한 비선형 동적해석은 양방향 지진하중과 비틀림 거동의 영향을 받는 RC골조의 거동을 성공적으로 예측할 수 있었다. 하지만, 보다 진보된 응답 예측을 위해서는 부착 미끄러짐과 같은 보-기둥 접합부의 국부거동을 정밀하게 나타내는 모델링 요소의 개발이 필요하다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.245-252
• /
• 2011

현재 한국에서는 연쇄 붕괴에 대한 설계지침이 적용되고 있지 않으며, 특히 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능에 대한 연구는 초기단계라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 철근콘크리트 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능을 평가하기위하여 3가지 해석법을 수행하였다. 선형 정적 해석을 통하여 GSA의 대체경로법에 의한 DCR 값의 차이를 비교하였고, 선형 동적 해석을 통하여 기둥 제거 이후의 수직 변위를 비교하였으며, 비선형 정적 해석을 통하여 최대 하중 계수를 판단하였다. 유효 보폭 모델과 판 유한 요소 해석 모델의 차이점을 분석하기 위하여 여러 변수들에 따라 유한 요소 해석이 수행되었다. 무량판 구조에서 실무에서 많이 사용되고 있는 유효 보폭으로 모델링하는 방법은 슬래브의 강성 기여도를 반영하고 있지 못해 연쇄 붕괴 성능 평가는 상세 유한 요소 해석이 적절할 것으로 판단된다. 여러 변수들을 종합 모서리 기둥(CC)을 제거할 경우가 가장 불리한 조건이고, 내부 기둥(IC)이 제거될 경우가 가장 유리한 조건으로 나타났다. 이 연구에서 제시된 무량판 구조의 연쇄 붕괴 저항 성능 결과로부터 향후 무량판 구조의 성능을 합리적으로 평가하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.