• Computers and Concrete
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2019

This paper describes the design of a new interlocking masonry system, the production of designed interlocking units and mechanical properties of interlocked masonry assemblages with mortar. In this proposed system, units have horizontal and vertical locks to integrate the units to the wall and have a channel to enable the use of horizontal reinforcements in the wall. Using these units, unfilled, filled or reinforced walls can be constructed with or without mortar. In the production of the interlocking units, it was decided to use foamed concrete. 12 trial productions have been carried out at different mix proportions to obtain the optimum concrete mix. At the end of the mentioned productions, the units were produced with foam concrete which is selected as the most suitable in terms of compressive strength and specific gravity. Then, axial compression, diagonal tension and bed joint shear tests were carried out to determine the mechanical properties of the interlocked masonry assemblages with mortar. Results from the tests showed that interlocks designed to strengthen the system against shear stresses by creating discontinuity throughout the joints have been successful to achieve their aim. Obtained data will enable structural analysis of walls to be constructed with these new units.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.419-428
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 고강도 철근콘크리트 외부 보-기둥 접합부의 시공성 및 내진성능을 개선하기 위하여 보-기둥 접합부 영역의 스터럽 및 띠철근 유무에 따라 고인성섬유 복합모르타르를 사용하여 내진성능을 평가하였다. 총 5개의 실험체를 제작하고 실험을 수행하여 내진성능을 평가하였으며, 이 연구의 시험 결과를 근거로 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 기존 고강도 철근콘크리트 내부 보-기둥 접합부의 위험단면 영역을 고인성섬유 복합모르타르로 보강한 결과 재하 전 과정을 통하여 섬유의 가교역할로 인한 균열 분산효과로 인하여 균열 제어 효과가 커서 안정적인 파괴형태 및 내력을 나타내었다. 고강도 철근콘크리트 외부 보-기둥 접합부의 시공성 및 내진성능을 개선하기 위하여 고인성섬유 복합모르타르를 사용하여 보강한 실험체(BCJNSP 시리즈)는 스터럽과 띠철근이 제거 되었음에도 안정적인 이력거동을 나타내었고, 최대내력이 전단보강근이 없는 실험체 BCJNS의 1.09~2.03배로 증가하였다. 그리고 고인성섬유 복합모르타르를 사용하여 보강한 실험체(BCJNSP 시리즈)는 표준실험체 BCJC의 최대내력이 0.92~0.96배로 거의 비슷하였고, 에너지소산능력은 최대 1.62배로 크게 증가하였다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.319-332
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the design comparison of totally prefabricated bridge substructure system. Prefabricated bridge substructure systems are a relatively new and versatile alternative in substructure design that can offer numerous benefits. The system can reduce the work load at a construction site and can result in shorter construction periods. The prefabricated bridge substructures are designed by the methods of Korea Highway Bridge Code (KHBD) and load and resistance factor design (AASHTO-LRFD). For the design, the KHBD with DB-24 and DL-24 live loads is used. This study evaluates the design method of KHBD (2005) and AASHTO-LRFD (2007) for totally prefabricated bridge substructure systems. The computer program, reinforced concrete analysis in higher evaluation system technology was used for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures. A bonded tendon element is used based on the finite element method, and can represent the interaction between the tendon and concrete of a prestressed concrete member. A joint element is used in order to predict the inelastic behaviors of segmental joints. This study documents the design comparison of totally prefabricated bridge substructure and presents conclusions and design recommendations based on the analytical findings.

• 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.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1990년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.51-56
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• 1990

Six small-scale reinforced concrete beam-column joint specimens subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading were tested to investigate the effects of strength of concrete. Variables are 1)compressive strength of concrete(f' c=300, 700kg/㎠), 2)shear span to depth ratio (a/d=4.7, 2.0). The major results of this test were: 1)flexural strength of high strength concrete beam-column joint was not affected too much by the compressive strength of concrete, 2) flexural cracks emerge to inside of beam deeply for high strength concrete member.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.1181-1212
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• 2016

Fragility and loss functions are developed to predict damage and economic losses due to earthquake loading in Reinforced Concrete (RC) structural components with smooth rebars. The attention is focused on external/internal beam-column joints and ductile/brittle weak columns, designed for gravity loads only, using low-strength concrete and plain steel reinforcing bars. First, a number of damage states are proposed and linked deterministically with commonly employed methods of repair and related activities. Results from previous experimental studies are used to develop empirical relationships between damage states and engineering demand parameters, such as interstory and column drift ratios. Probability distributions are fit to the empirical data and the associated statistical parameters are evaluated using statistical methods. Repair costs for damaged RC components are then estimated based on detailed quantity survey of a number of pre-70 RC buildings, using Italian costing manuals. Finally, loss functions are derived to predict the level of monetary losses to individual RC components as a function of the experienced response demand.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2001

Res system, with Reinforced Concrete columns and Steel beams, is defined as system in which both steel and concrete materials are efficiently combined to maximize the structural and economic advantages of each material. Tested in this study were 4 exterior beam-to-column joint specimens with variables that influence joint rigidity of RCS structure. The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the structural behavior of exterior joints through the existing studies and tests, and offer basic data for practical use of RCS structure by studying flexible behavior(semi-rigid effect) of joints according to joint details.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.761-768
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• 2005

1950년대 또는 1970년대 건설되어 노후화 된 철근콘크리트 공동주택을 리모델링 하거나 재 건축해야할 필요성이 증대하고 있다. 노후 된 공동주택을 리모델링 하는 것은 그 건물이 구조적으로 결함이 있기 때문이 아니라 대부분 건물의 거주성을 향상시키기 위함이다. 특히 노후 된 건물의 대부분은 작은 평형의 공동주택으로 리모델링하여 평면을 확장시키는 경우가 많다. 현재 우리나라에서는 리모델링 공사 사례가 많지 않기 때문에 리모델링 공사의 평면 확장 기술이 부족한 실정이다. 이 연구에서는 12개의 부분 실험체와 19개의 전체 실험체를 제작하여 활절점으로 연결된 바닥판 접합부의 파괴모드와 내력을 실험적으로 평가하였다. 실험체의 주요 변수는 전단연결철근의 종류(D13과 D19), 간격(150mm, 300mm, 450mm), 기존 바닥판 철근의 위치이다. 실험결과에서 바닥판 연결부의 강도는 ACI 318-02보다 크게 평가되었다. 이는 콘크리트 파괴면의 각도가 ACI 기준보다 작아 콘크리트 파괴 투영 면적이 크기 때문이다. 또한 모든 실험체는 콘크리트 파괴를 나타내어 접합부의 내력을 향상시키기 위해서는 철근의 간격이나 직경을 변화시키기보다는 콘크리트의 내력을 향상시켜야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2013

There is an abundance of research on the strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structural elements such as beams, columns and slabs with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. Less research by comparison has been conducted on the strengthening of RC beam-column connections and the majority of such research has been predominantly experimental to date. Few existing experimental studies have reported extensive instrumentation of test specimens which in turn makes understanding the behavior of the connections and especially the contributions made by the FRP difficult to ascertain. In addition, there has been even more limited research on the analytical and numerical modelling of FRP-strengthened connections. In this paper, detailed descriptions of key strategies to model FRP-strengthened RC connections with finite elements are provided. An extensively instrumented and comprehensively documented set of experiments on FRP-strengthened connections is firstly presented and finite element models are then constructed using ANSYS. The study shows that the finite element approach is able to capture the overall behavior of the test specimens including the failure mode as well as the behavior of the FRP which will most importantly lead to a detailed understanding of the FRP and the future development of rational analytical models. The finite element models are, however, unable to model the stiffness of the connections with accuracy in the ultimate load range of response.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2019

In this paper, numerical and experimental assessments have been conducted in order to investigate the capability of using CFRP for the seismic capacity improvement and relocation of plastic hinge in reinforced concrete connections. Two scaled down exterior reinforced concrete beam to column connections have been used. These two connections from a strengthened moment frame have been tested under uniformly distributed load before and after optimization. The results of experimental tests have been used to verify the accuracy of numerical modeling using computational ABAQUS software. Application of FRP plate on the web of the beam in connections to improve its capacity is of interest in this paper. Several parametric studies were carried out for CFRP reinforced samples, with different lengths and thicknesses in order to relocate the plastic hinge away from the face of the column.