• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.109-132
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• 2013

Current codes incorporate simplified methods for the prediction of acceleration demands on secondary structural and non-structural elements at different levels of a building. While the use of simple analysis methods should be advocated, damage to both secondary structural and non-structural elements in recent earthquakes have highlighted the need for improved design procedures for such elements. In order to take a step towards the formation of accurate but simplified methods of predicting floor spectra, this work examines the floor spectra on elastic and inelastic single-degree of freedom systems subject to accelerograms of varying seismic intensity. After identifying the factors that appear to affect the shape and intensity of acceleration demands on secondary structural and non-structural elements, a new series of calibrated equations are proposed to predict floor spectra on single degree of freedom supporting structures. The approach uses concepts of dynamics and inelasticity to define the shape and intensity of the floor spectra at different levels of damping. The results of non-linear time-history analyses of a series of single-degree of freedom supporting structures indicate that the new methodology is very promising. Future research will aim to extend the methodology to multi-degree of freedom supporting structures and run additional verification studies.

• 대한건축학회논문집:구조계
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2017

A recent global trend in the increase of earthquake-related disasters has become so frequent as to cause various damages to a wide range of mid- to high-rise buildings. Particularly, more attention is being paid to the effect of horizontal load in high-rise buildings not only on the key structural elements of the structures, but also on the possibility of the secondary damages to them due to the failure of exterior panels, which are non-structural elements, but such damages are difficult to cope with as they may be caused by unexpected changes. The present study examined exterior panels using moving clips to prevent such secondary damages on the non-structural elements and analyzed the structural performance of these exterior panels through the finite element analysis and the shaking table test. The analysis results showed that the exterior panels using moving clips satisfied the structural performance against the allowable story drift of KBC2009 and the safety of the exterior panels was verified by the shake table test.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.565-581
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• 2018

This paper proposes a new analytical formulation for computing the seismic input at various levels of a structure in terms of floor response spectra. The approach, which neglects the dynamic interaction between primary structure and secondary element, is particularly useful for the seismic assessment of secondary and non-structural elements. The proposed formulation has a robust theoretical basis and it is based on few meaningful dynamic parameters of the main building. The method has been validated in the linear and nonlinear behavior of the main building through results coming from both experimental tests (available in literature) and parametric numerical analyses. The conditions, for which the Floor Spectrum Approach and its simplified assumptions are valid, have been derived in terms of specific interval ratios between the mass of the secondary element and the participant mass of the main structure. Finally, a practice-oriented formulation has been derived, which could be easily implementable also at code level.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-38
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• 2014

As the desire for high performance buildings increases, it is increasingly evident that engineers require reliable methods for the estimation of seismic demands on both structural and non-structural components. To this extent, improved tools for the prediction of floor spectra would assist in the assessment of acceleration sensitive non-structural and secondary components. Recently, a new procedure was successfully developed and tested for the simplified construction of floor spectra, at various levels of elastic damping, atop single-degree-of-freedom structures. This paper extends the methodology to multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) supporting systems responding in the elastic range, proposing a simplified modal combination approach for floor spectra over upper storeys and accounting for the limited filtering of the ground motion input that occurs over lower storeys. The procedure is tested numerically by comparing predictions with floor spectra obtained from time-history analyses of RC wall structures of 2- to 20-storeys in height. Results demonstrate that the method performs well for MDOF systems responding in the elastic range. Future research should further develop the approach to permit the prediction of floor spectra in MDOF systems that respond in the inelastic range.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.491-500
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• 2012

The dissimilar metal joints welded between Ni-based alloy, Alloy 690 and low alloy steel, A533 Gr. B with Alloy 152 filler metal were characterized by using optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, secondary ion mass spectrometry and 3-dimensional atom probe tomography. It was found that in the weld root region, the weld was divided into several regions including unmixed zone in Ni-base alloy, fusion boundary, and heat-affected zone in the low alloy steel. The result of nanostructural and nanochemical analyses in this study showed the non-homogeneous distribution of elements with higher Fe but lower Mn, Ni and Cr in A533 Gr. B compared with Alloy 152, and the precipitation of carbides near the fusion boundary.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2003

다양한 유해성 화학물질들이 콘크리트의 설치환경에 따라 외부로부터 유입될 수 있다. 해수에 의한 콘크리트의 성능저하 현상은 해수의 다양한 화학성분에 의한 복잡한 작용이 연관되어 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 주요 해수 성분의 영향으로 인한 콘크리트 성능저하에 관련된 이차광물의 형성에 따른 광물학적, 미세 구조적 변화 특성에 대하여 연구하였다. 부산경남의 해안지역의 기존 콘크리트 구조물들에서 성능저하특징을 관찰하고 콘크리트 시료를 채취하였다. 채취된 시료에 대한 암석학적분석과 XRD 및 SEM/EDAX 분석을 실시하여 골재와 시멘트페이스트의 화학적, 광물학적, 미세구조적 변화를 해석하였다. NaCl, CaCl, $MgCl_2$ 및 $Na_2SO_4$용액을 사용한 실내 콘크리트 변질 실험을 실시하였다. 변질실험 결과를 기존 콘크리트 시료에 대한 분석 결과를 비교함으로서 해수의 주성분들이 콘크리트의 성능저하에의 영향과 메커니즘을 분석하였다. 해수의 알칼리성분들은 알칼리-골재 반응을 가속화하며, 콘크리트의 심한 팽창과 균열을 발생하는 알칼리-칼슘-실리카겔을 형성하는 것으로 나타났다. 탄산화작용은 다량의 비교결성의 방해석을 형성하여 시멘트페이스트를 약화시키고 있다. 또한, 탄산화작용은 그 진행 정도에 따라 일부 이차광물들의 성분과 안정도에 현저한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 탄산화가 현저히 진행된 콘크리트에는 다량의 석고가 형성되었으나, 탄산화가 약하게 진행된 것에는 사우마사이트가 에트린자이트와 고용체를 형성하여 미세 균열을 발생하고 있다. 실험적으로, 에트린자이트는 염소의 유입으로 인하여 trichloroaluminate로 전이되거나 분해되는 것으로 나타났다. 해수의 Mg 이온은 비교결성의 브루사이트와 MSH (magnesium silicate hydrate)를 형성하여 시멘트 페이스트의 성능저하의 원인이 되는 것으로 나타났다.