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Characteristics of Mass Reduction Rate of Cement Paste Hardened to High Temperature Conditions by TGA (TGA를 이용한 고온 조건에 노출된 시멘트 페이스트 경화체의 질량감소율 특성)

  • Ji, Woo-Ram;Shin, Ki-Don;Cho, Hyeon-Seo;Lee, Gun-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2018.11a
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    • pp.169-170
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    • 2018
  • In this study, TGA analysis of hardened cement paste with fire damage was performed. The mass reduction rate of 600 ℃ specimens was about 22 ~ 25%, and the sample of 800 ℃ showed the mass loss rate of 9 ~ 13%. As the target temperature and hold time increased, the mass reduction rate decreased. As the depth increased, the mass reduction rate decreased.

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Damage identification of isolators in base-isolated torsionally coupled buildings

  • Wang, Jer-Fu;Huang, Ming-Chih;Lin, Chi-Chang;Lin, Tzu-Kang
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.387-410
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    • 2013
  • This paper deals with the damage assessment for isolators of base-isolated building systems considering the torsion-coupling (TC) effect by establishing damage indices. The damage indices can indicate the reduction in lateral stiffness of the isolator story as explicit formulas in terms of modal parameters. In addition, the damage location, expressed in terms of the estimated damage index and eccentricities before and after damage, is also presented. Numerical analysis shows that the proposed algorithms are applicable for general base-isolated multi-story TC buildings. A procedure from the analysis of seismic response to the implementation of damage indices is demonstrated by using a numerical case. A system identification technique is employed to extract modal parameters from seismic responses of a building. Results show that the proposed indices are capable of detecting the occurrence of damage and preliminarily estimating the location of damaged isolator.

A Study on Rockfall and Landslide Prevention Countermeasure in Kangwon Provincial (강원지방 낙석 및 산사태 방지 대책을 위한 연구)

  • Kim, Sik-Young;Lee, Seung-Ho;Hwang, Young-Cheol;Lee, Jong-In
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.259-262
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    • 2007
  • In our country it develop damage reduction and prediction technology for prevention the danger of the rockfall and landslide which is repeated yearly. And it constructs integrated and efficient the misfortune management system it will be able to manage. So we will accomplish aims that is the rockfall and landslide damage occurrence reduction.

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A modified index for damage detection of structures using improved reduction system method

  • Arefi, Shahin Lale;Gholizad, Amin;Seyedpoor, Seyed Mohammad
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.1-22
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    • 2020
  • The modal strain energy method is one of the efficient methods for detecting damage in the structures. Due to existing some limitations in real-world structures, sensors can only be located on a limited number of degrees of freedom (DOFs) of a structure. Therefore, the mode shape values in all DOFs of structures cannot be measured. In this paper, a modified modal strain energy based index (MMSEBI) is introduced to locate damaged elements of structures when a limited number of sensors are used. The proposed MMSEBI is based on the reconstruction of mode shapes using Improved Reduction System (IRS) method. Therefore, in the first step by employing IRS method, mode shapes in slave degrees of freedom are estimated by those of master degrees of freedom. In the second step, the proposed MMSEBI is used to located damage elements. In order to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method, two numerical examples are considered under different damage patterns considering the measurement noise. Moreover, the universal threshold based on statistical hypothesis testing principles is applied to damage index values. The results show the effectiveness of the proposed MMSEBI for the structural damage localization when comparing with the available damage index named MESBI. The results demonstrate that the presented method can be used as a practical strategy for structural damage identification, especially when a limited number of sensors are installed on the structure. Finally, the combination of MMSEBI and IRS method can provide a reliable tool to identify the location of damage accurately.

Field Investigation of Debris Flow Hazard Area on the Roadside and Evaluating Efficiency of Debris barrier

  • Lee, Jong Hyun;Lee, Jung Yub;Yoon, Sang Won;Oak, Young Suk;Kim, Jae Jeong;Kim, Seung Hyun
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.439-447
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    • 2015
  • In this study, specific sections vulnerable to debris flow damage were selected, and a complete enumeration survey was performed for the sections with debris flow hazards. Based on this, the characteristics of the sections with debris flow hazards and the current status of actions against debris flow were examined, and an efficient installation plan for a debris flow damage prevention method that is required in the future was suggested. The results indicated that in the Route 56 section where the residential density is relatively higher between the two model survey sections, facilities for debris flow damage reduction were insufficient compared to those in the Route 6 section which is a mountain area. It is thought that several sites require urgent preparation of a facility for debris flow damage reduction. In addition, a numerical analysis showed that for debris barriers installed as a debris flow damage prevention method, distributed installation of a number of small-scale barriers facilities within a valley part was more effective than single installation of a large-scale debris barrier at the lower part of a valley.

Mechanical Effects of Pipe Drawing Angle and Reduction Rate on Material (파이프 인발 각도에 따른 기계적 효과 및 재료에 따른 감소율에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, Youngjin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2020
  • Seamless pipes are fabricated by drilling a hole in a cylindrical material and drawing the material to the desired diameter. These pipes are used in environments where high reliability is required. In this study, the pipe drawing process was simulated using DEFORM, a commercial finite element method (FEM) analysis program. The outer diameter of the steel cylinder used herein before drawing was 70 mm, and the target outer diameter was 58 mm. The drawing process consisted of two stages. In this study, the effect of cross-sectional reduction rate on the pipe was investigated by varying the cross-sectional reduction rate in each step to achieve the target outer diameter. The results of this study showed that the first section reduction rate of 26% and the second section reduction rate of 13.9% caused the lowest damage to the material. Moreover, the FEM simulation results confirmed the influence of the drawing die angle on the pipe drawing process. The drawing die angles of 15° in the first step and 9° in the second step caused the least damage to the material.

Dynamic analysis and shear connector damage identification of steel-concrete composite beams

  • Hou, Zhongming;Xia, He;Zhang, YanLing
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.327-341
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    • 2012
  • With the advantages of large span, light deadweight and convenient construction, the steel-concrete composite beam (SCCB) has been rapidly developed as a medium span bridge. Compared with common beams, the global stiffness of SCCB is discontinuous and in a staged distribution. In this paper, the analysis model for the simply-supported SCCB is established and the vibration equations are derived. The natural vibration characteristics of a simply-supported SCCB are analyzed, and are compared with the theoretical and experimental results. A curvature mode measurement method is proposed to identify the shear connector damage of SCCB, with the stiffness reduction factor to describe the variation of shear connection stiffness. By analysis on the $1^{st}$ to $3^{rd}$ vertical modes, the distribution of shear connectors between the steel girder and the concrete slab are well identified, and the damage locations and failure degrees are detected. The results show that the curvature modes can be used for identification of the damage location.

Finite Element Simulation of Elastic Waves for Detecting Anti-symmetric Damages in Adhesively-Bonded Single Lap Joint (단면 겹치기 접착 조인트에 존재하는 비대칭 결함 탐지를 위한 탄성파 유한요소 시뮬레이션)

  • Woo, Jin-Ho;Na, Won-Bae
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.124-130
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    • 2009
  • This study presents a finite element simulation of elastic waves for detecting anti-symmetric damages in an adhesively-bonded single lap joint. Plane strain elements were used for modeling adherents (aluminum) and adhesives (epoxy). Three types of damage were introduced: thickness reduction, elasticity deterioration, and voids in the adhesive layers, and two excitation and reception arrangements (ER1 and ER2) were used to investigate the detectability of the damage. The simulation showed that symmetrically located damage, such as a thickness reduction, can be detected by one excitation and one reception arrangement (ER1) and anti-symmetric damages, such as elasticity deterioration and voids, can be detected by modified two-point elastic wave excitation (ER2). Compared with the ER1 arrangement, the ER2 arrangement does not require a baseline signal for damage detection; hence, an efficient method of anti-symmetric damage detection in an adhesively-bonded single lap joint is proposed.

A Study on Evaluation of the Ability to Reduce Stormwater Runoff of Blue-Green Roof for Flood Damage Reduction (홍수피해 저감을 위한 Blue-Green Roof의 강우유출량 저감 능력 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Seung Won Lee;Jihoon Seo;Sung Min Cha
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 2023
  • This study aimed to evaluate the ability to reduce flood damage caused by abnormal rainfall events due to climate change by utilizing a blue-green roof (BGF), a type of rooftop greening technology. For two buildings with the same roof area, a BGF was installed in the experimental group, a general roof was configured in the control group, and rainfall runoff was compared. A total of 10 rainfall events were tested and analyzed by classifying them into three rainfall classes (less than 10 mm, less than 100 mm, and more than 100 mm). There was a reduction of 100% in the case of 10 mm or less of rainfall, 84. 7% in the case of 100 mm or less, and 39.8% in the case of 100 mm or more. Although this study showed that a BGF was effective in reducing rainfall runoff, additional experiments and analyses of various factors affecting rainfall runoff reduction are needed to generalize the results of the study. This research methodology may be used to develop a method for evaluating the resilience of a BGF to flood damage due to climate change.

Structural Joint Damage Assessment using Neural Networks (신경망을 이용한 구조물 접합부의 손상도 추정)

  • 방은영
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1998.04a
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    • pp.131-138
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    • 1998
  • Structural damage is used to be modeled through reductions in the stiffness of structural elements for the purpose of damage estimation of structural system. In this study, the concept of joint damage is employed for more realistic damage assessment of a steel structure. The joint damage is estimated damage based on the mode shape informations using neural networks. The beam-to-column connection in a steel frame structure is represented by a rotational spring at the fixed end of a beam element. The severity of joint damage is defined as the reduction ratio of the connection stiffness with respect to the value of the intact joint. The concept of the substructural identification is used for the localized damage assessment in a large structure. The feasibility of the proposed method is examined using an example with simulated data. It has been found that the joint damages can be reasonably estimated for the case with the measurements of the mode vectors subjected to noise.

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