• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.745-757
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• 2018

The inclusion of a ductile steel bracing as means of repairing an earthquake-damaged bridge bent is evaluated and experimentally assessed for the purposes of restoring the damaged bent's strength and stiffness and further improving the energy dissipation capacity. The study is focused on substandard reinforced concrete multi-column bridge bents constructed in the 1950 to mid-1970 in the United States. These types of bents have numerous deficiencies making them susceptible to seismic damage. Large-scale experiments were used on a two-column reinforced concrete bent to impose considerable damage of the bent through increasing amplitude cyclic deformations. The damaged bent was then repaired by installing a ductile fuse steel brace in the form of a buckling-restrained brace in a diagonal configuration between the columns and using post-tensioned rods to strengthen the cap beam. The brace was secured to the bent using steel gusset plate brackets and post-installed adhesive anchors. The repaired bent was then subjected to increasing amplitude cyclic deformations to reassess the bent performance. A subassemblage test of a nominally identical steel brace was also conducted in an effort to quantify and isolate the ductile fuse behavior. The experimental data from these large-scale experiments were analyzed in terms of the hysteretic response, observed damage, internal member loads, as well as the overall stiffness and energy dissipation characteristics. The results of this study demonstrated the effectiveness of utilizing ductile steel bracing for restoring the bent and preventing further damage to the columns and cap beams while also improving the stiffness and energy dissipation characteristics.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2018

In regard to modular systems, new methods, as well as middle and high-story unit design ideas, are currently being studied. These studies need to focus on the enhanced stiffness and seismic performance of these connections, and see that the development of fully restrained moment connections can improve the seismic performance. For this reason, this study evaluates the performance of the connections of the ceiling bracket-typed modular system through repeated loading tests and analyses. In order to compare them with these modular units, new unit specimens with the bracket connection being different from that of the traditional modular unit specimens were designed, and the results of repeated loading tests were analyzed. In the traditional units, the structural performances of both welding connection and bolt connection were evaluated. In regard to the testing results, the initial stiffness of the hysteresis curve was compared with the theoretical initial stiffness, and the features of all specimens were also analyzed with regard to the maximum moment. In addition, the test results were examined with regard to the connection flexural strength of the steel special moment frame specified under the construction criteria KBC2016. The connections, which were proposed in the test results, were found to be fully restrained moment connections for designing strong column-weak beams and meeting the requirements of seismic performance of special moment frames.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2020

주요 시설물에 널리 이용되고 있는, 말단질량을 갖는 탄성지지 캔틸레버형 보의 구조적 안전성 확보를 위하여, 대표적 손상형태 중 하나인 균열의 발생 및 진전을 센서를 통하여 측정된 데이터를 이용하여 추정함으로써 건전성을 모니터링할 수 있는 기술개발이 필요하다. 균열탐지를 위하여 압전재료를 이용한 임피던스기법이 활발히 연구되고 있는데, 이러한 기존연구들은 주로 균열과 임피던스 신호와의 관련성을 손상지수를 이용하여 실험적으로 규명함으로써 손상을 추정하는 내용으로 판단된다. 본 연구는 말단질량을 갖는 탄성지지 캔틸레버형 보의 균열에 따른 임피던스 신호의 변화와 해석적으로 구한 균열보 고유주파수 변화의 상관성을 규명하기 위한 연구이다. 정확한 고유주파수 해석을 위하여 자유진동실험 결과를 이용하여 건전보에 대한 해석모델을 개선한 후, 캔틸레버형 보에 단계적으로 균열을 발생시키면서 임피던스 신호를 측정하고 이에 대한 손상지수를 제곱평균제곱근편차를 이용하여 구한다. 그 결과를 개선된 해석모델을 기반으로 산정한 균열보의 고유주파수와 비교함으로써 고유주파수와 임피던스 신호와의 상관관계를 규명한다. 실험적으로 구한 임피던스 손상지수와 해석적으로 구한 1차 및 2차 고유주파수의 손상전후 비율 간의 상관계수가 각각 0.924 및 0.928로써, 밀접한 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 알 수 있었는데, 이러한 상관성을 활용하면 임피던스기법 기반 손상추정의 결과로부터 구조물의 현재 상태에 대한 구조특성을 보다 정확히 평가할 수 있고, 해석모델을 이용하여 구조물의 거동을 효과적으로 예측할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.291-298
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• 1994

본(本) 논문(論文)에서는 구속(拘束)된 ? 비틂상태에 있는 비대칭(非對稱) 단면형상(斷面形狀)에 제한(制限)이 없는 박벽(薄壁) 단면(斷面)보의 유한요소해석(有限要素解析)을 위한 새로운 탄성강도(彈性强度) 매트릭스를 제안(提案)한다. 유도(誘導)된 요소(要素)는 휨과 ? 비틂에 의한 영향(影響)을 고려(考慮)한다. 순수 비틂 강성(剛性)의 임의적인 첨가(添加)를 제거하기 위하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)의 $C^0$ 유한요소(有限要素)에서는 직각좌표계(座標系)에 근거한 가상(假想)일을 사용하였다. 유도(誘導)된 블럭 매트릭스의 효율성(效率性)에 대하여 비교분석(比較分析)한다. 또한 두개의 다른 기준시스템의 변환(變換) 매트릭스를 소개(紹介)한다. 제시(提示)한 블럭 매트릭스를 검증(檢證)하기 위하여, 수치예제(數値例題)들을 통하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)에 대한 결과(結果)와 엄밀해(嚴密解) 또는 다른 연구자의 결과(結果)들과 비교검토(比較檢討)한다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2014

화재와 같은 고온 시 구조부재의 붕괴를 방지함으로써 재실자와 소방관계자 그리고 재산을 보호할 수 있는 방법은 구조부재의 내화성능을 확보하는 것이며, 이는 시방적 내화설계방법인 내화시험을 통하여 확보되어 왔다. 그러나 내화시험에 수반되는 시험체 제작과 운반 그리고 막대한 시험 비용의 반복적 사용 등은 새로운 공법과 재료 개발의 문제점으로 대두되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일반 등급(SS 400) 강재의 고온 시 항복강도, 탄성계수와 열전달 및 열응력 해석을 적용하여 H형강 보부재의 표면온도 상승 및 고온 시 내력 변화를 평가하였다. 또한 H형강 보부재의 길이 변화에 따른 고온 시의 보부재의 내력평가를 수행하여 각각의 길이변화에 따른 내력 변화의 차이를 평가하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.293-303
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• 2022

In order to improve the seismic resilience of coupled wall structure, coupling beam with fuse has been developed to reduce the post-earthquake damage. However, the fuses often have a build-up I-shaped section and are relatively heavy to be replaced. Moreover, the fuse and the beam segments are usually connected by bolts and it is time-consuming to replace the damaged fuse. For reducing the repair time and cost, a novel quickly replaceable coupling beam with buckling-restrained energy dissipaters is developed. The fuse of the proposed coupling beam consists of two chord members and bar-typed energy dissipaters placed at the corners of the fuse. In this way, the weight of the energy dissipater can be greatly reduced. The energy dissipaters and the chords are connected with hinge and it is convenient to take down the damaged energy dissipater. The influence of ratio of the length of coupling beam to the length of fuse on the seismic performance of the structure is also studied. The seismic performance of the coupled wall system with the proposed coupling beam is compared with the system with reinforced concrete coupling beams. Results indicated that the weight and post-earthquake repair cost of the proposed fuse can be reduced compared with the typical I-shaped fuse. With the increase of the ratio of the beam length to the fuse length, the interstory drift of the structure is reduced while the residual fuse chord rotation is increased.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1581-1598
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• 2015

A concentric braced steel frame is a very efficient structural system because it requires relatively smaller amount of materials to resist lateral forces. However, primarily developed as a structural system to resist wind loads based on an assumption that the structure behaves elastically, a concentric braced frame possibly experiences the deterioration in energy dissipation after brace buckling and the brittle failure of braces and connections when earthquake loads cause inelastic behavior. Consequently, plastic deformation is concentrated in the floor where brace buckling occurs first, which can lead to the rupture of the structure. This study suggests reinforcing H-shaped braces with non-welded cold-formed stiffeners to restrain flexure and buckling and resist tensile force and compressive force equally. Weak-axis reinforcing members (2 pieces) developed from those suggested in previous studies (4 pieces) were used to reinforce the H-shaped braces in an inverted V-type braced frame. Monotonic loading tests, finite element analysis and cyclic loading tests were carried out to evaluate the structural performance of the reinforced braces and frames. The reinforced braces satisfied the AISC requirement. The reinforcement suggested in this study is expected to prevent the rupture of beams caused by the unbalanced resistance of the braces.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.265-283
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• 2021

To ensure that fire induced collapse of a building is prevented it is important to understand the sequence of events that can lead to this event. In this paper, the initiation of collapse mechanisms of generic a multi-storey steel frame subjected to vertical and horizontal travelling fires are analysed computationally by tracking the formation of plastic hinges in the frame and generation of fire induced loads. Both uniform and travelling fires are considered. In total 58 different cases are analysed using finite element software LS-DYNA. For the frame examined with a simple and generic structural arrangement and higher applied fire protection to the columns, the results indicate that collapse mechanisms for singe floor and multiple floor fires can be each split into two main groups. For single floor fires (taking place in the upper floors of the frame (Group S1)), collapse is initiated by the pull-in of external columns when heated beams in end bays go into catenary action. For single floor fires occurring on the lower floors(Group S2), failure is initiated (i.e. ultimate strain of the material is exceeded) after the local beam collapse. Failure in both groups for single floor fires is governed by the generation of high loads due to restrained thermal expansion and the loss of material strength. For multiple floor fires with a low number of fire floors (1 to 3) - Group M1, failure is dominated by the loss of material strength and collapse is mainly initiated by the pull-in of external columns. For the cases with a larger number of fire floors (5 to 10) - Group M2, failure is dominated by thermal expansion and collapse is mainly initiated by swaying of the frame to the side of fire origin. The results show that for the investigated frame initiation of collapse mechanisms are affected by the fire type, the number of fire floors, and the location of the fire floor. The findings of this study could be of use to designers of buildings when developing fire protection strategies for steel framed buildings where the potential for a multifloor fire exists.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2023

In the case of a school building, even though it is a regular structure in terms of plan shape, if the masonry infill wall acts as a lateral load resisting element, it can be determined as a torsionally irregular building. As a result, the strength and ductility of the structure are reduced, which may cause additional earthquake damage to the structure. Therefore, in this study, a structure similar to a school building with torsional irregularity was selected as an example structure and the damping performance of the PC-BRB was analyzed by adjusting the eccentricity according to the amount of masonry infilled wall. As a result of nonlinear dynamic analysis after seismic reinforcement, the torsional irregularity of each floor was reduced compared to before reinforcement, and the beams and column members of the collapse level satisfied the performance level due to the reduction of shear force and the reinforcement of stiffness. The energy dissipation of PC-BRB was similar in the REC-10 ~ REC-20 analytical models with an eccentricity of 20% or less. REC-25 with an eccentricity of 25% was the largest, and it is judged that it is effective to combine and apply PC-BRB when it has an eccentricity of 25% or more to control the torsional behavior.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.545-553
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• 2014

이 연구는 PC 보-기둥 접합부의 일반적인 거동의 접합 상세에 따른 통합적 평가 방안을 제안하였다. 이 연구는 접합부의 파괴 패턴과 이에 연관된 접합부 상세의 특징을 정량적으로 표현하기 위해 접합부와 각 요소들이 보유한 변형기여분을 사용할 것을 제안하였다. 이에 따라 PC 접합부는 '일체식 접합부'와 '연결식 접합부'로 크게 분류되었다. 접합부의 분류를 위한 기준 사항의 제안 및 검증을 위해 네 개의 보-기둥 실험체의 실험을 수행하였다. 실험은 일반적인 보-기둥 접합부의 실험 방법과 같은 방법으로 진행되었다. 가력은 접합부 상부 기둥의 끝단에서 수행되었으며, 보 양단은 힌지로 고정되었다. 변형기여분의 평가를 위해 총 34개의 LVDT가 주요 변형이 발생할 것으로 예상되는 곳에 설치되었다. 실험 결과 세 개의 실험체에서 나타난 각 요소들의 변형기여분은 수치적으로 다른 특성을 가지고 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 실험 결과를 기반으로 접합부의 변형 정도와 다른 요소들의 변형 정도에 의거하여, 접합부의 변형이 적고 보의 휨 변형이 크게 나타나는 강한 접합부와 접합부의 변형이 용인되는 연성 접합부로 일체식 접합부를 분류할 수 있었다.