• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.433-439
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• 2020

Tunnels are one of the most important constructions in civil engineering. The damage to these structures caused enormous costs. Therefore, the safe and economic design of these structures has long been considered. However, both applied loads on the tunnels as well as the resistance of the structural members are naturally uncertain parameters, hence, the design of these structures requires considering the probabilistic approaches. This study aims to determine the load and resistant factors of lining tunnels concerning the earthquake extreme events limit state function. For this purpose, tunnels that have been designed according to the previous design codes (AASHTO Tunnel LRFD 2017) and using reliability analysis, the optimum reliability of these structures for different loading scenarios is determined. In this paper, the tunnel is considered circular. Finally, the proper load and resistance factors are calculated corresponding to the obtained target reliability. Based on the performed calibration earthquake extreme events limit state function, the result of this study can be recommended to AASHTO Tunnel LRFD 2017.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.343-356
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• 2016

As the common cast-in-place construction works fails to meet the enormous construction demand under rapid economic growth, the development of prefabricated structure instead becomes increasingly promising in China. For the prefabricated structure, its load carrying connection joint play a key role in maintaining the structural integrity. Therefore, a novel end plate bolt connecting joint between fully prefabricated pre-stressed concrete beam and high-strength reinforcement-confined concrete column was proposed. Under action of low cycle repeated horizontal loadings, comparative tests are conducted on 6 prefabricated pre-stressed intermediate joint specimens and 1 cast-in-place joint specimen to obtain the specimen failure modes, hysteresis curves, skeleton curves, ductility factor, stiffness degradation and energy dissipation capacity and other seismic indicators, and the seismic characteristics of the new-type prefabricated beam-column connecting joint are determined. The test results show that all the specimens for end plate bolt connecting joint between fully prefabricated pre-stressed concrete beam and high-strength reinforcement-confined concrete column have realized the design objectives of strong column weak beam. The hysteretic curves for specimens are good, indicating desirable ductility and energy dissipation capacity and seismic performances, and the research results provide theoretical basis and technical support for the promotion and application of prefabricated assembly frames in the earthquake zone.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.273-286
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• 2020

The pile group foundation is widely used for gravity pier of high-speed railway bridges in China. If a moderate or strong earthquake occurs, the pile-surrounding soil will exhibit obvious nonlinearity and significant pile group effect. In this study, an improved pushover analysis model for the pile group foundation with consideration of pile group effect is presented and validated by the quasi-static test. The improved model uses simplified springs to simulate the soil lateral resistance, side friction and tip resistance. PM (axial load-bending moment) plastic hinge model is introduced to simulate the impact of the axial force changing of pile group on their elastic-plastic characteristics. The pile group effect is considered in stress-stain relations of the lateral soil resistance with a reduction factor. The influence factors on nonlinear characteristics and plastic hinge distribution of the pile group foundation are discussed, including the pier height, longitudinal reinforcement ratio and stirrup ratio of the pile, and soil mechanical parameters. Furthermore, the displacement ductility factor, resistance increase factor and yielding stiffness ratio are provided to evaluate the seismic performance of soil-pile system. A case study for the pile group foundation of a railway simply supported beam bridge with a 32 m-span is conducted by numerical analysis. It is shown that the ultimate lateral force of pile group is not determined by the yielding force of the single one in these piles. Therefore, the pile group effect is essential for the seismic performance evaluation of the railway bridge with pile group foundation.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1999년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집(I)
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• pp.671-676
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• 1999

Because of relatively heavy dead weight of concrete itself and unavoidable heat of massive concrete in bridge piers, circular hollow columns are widely used in Korean highway bridges. Since the occurrence of 1995 Kobe earthquake, there have been much concerns about seismic design for various infrastructures, inclusive of bridge structures. It is, however, understood that there are not much research works for nonlinear behavior of circular hollow columns subjected to earthquake motions. The ultimate of this experimental research is investigate nonlinear behavior of circular hollow reinforced concrete bridge piers under the quasi-static cyclic load, and then to enhance their ductility by strengthening the plastic hinge region with glassfiber sheets. It is concluded from quasi-static tests for 7 bridge piers that energy dissipation capacity and curvatures for a given displacement ductility factor $\{\mu}=frac{\Delta}{\Delta_y}$are about 20% higher for the seismically designed columns and about 70% higher for the retrofitted piers than the nonseismically designed columns in a conventional way.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.110-118
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• 2018

최근 발생한 지진들로 인해 한국도 지진 안전지대가 아니라는 인식이 확산되고 있다. 이에 사회 기반시설물에 대한 다각도의 내진 안전성 검토가 수행되고 있다. 전력구는 대표적인 송전시설물의 하나로 땅 속에 묻혀있는 지중 구조물이 갖는 특성으로 인해 구조물 자체의 관성, 내하력 뿐만 아니라 주변부의 지반특성을 함께 고려해야만 한다. 이를 위해서는 지반과의 상호작용을 고려할 수 있는 엄밀한 수치해석이 요구되나, 많은 비용과 시간이 요구되는 구조물-지반 상호작용해석을 모든 전력구에 적용하기엔 무리가 따른다. 본 연구에서는 지반특성과 관련된 변수를 포함하는 주요 설계변수를 독립변수로 하고 내진성능에 대한 안전율을 종속변수로 하는 직접적인 상관관계 분석을 통하여 비용이 큰 수치해석을 배제하면서도 내진안전율이 낮은 취약 전력구를 선별할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 높은 상관성을 보이는 토피고와 철근량을 주요 독립변수로 설정하고 종속변수인 내진안전율과의 분포를 바탕으로 경계방정식을 도출하였다. 이를 이용하여 지진취약 전력구를 수치해석과정 없이 선별하는 방안을 제시하였다. 대상으로 한 108개의 전력구 중 30%가 지진취약 전력구로 선별되었으며, 선별된 전력구의 내진 안전율 확인을 통해 타당한 선별 방안임을 확인하였다. 제안 기법은 상대적으로 매우 단순하며 추가적인 데이터에 적용하기 쉽고 확장이 용이하다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.315-335
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• 2023

The building sector has seen a huge increase in the use of lightweight concrete recently, which might result in saving in both cost and time. As a result, the study has been done on various types of concrete, including lightweight (LC), heavyweight (HC), and ordinary concrete (OC), to understand how they react to earthquake loads. The comparisons between their responses have also been taken into account in order to acquire the optimal reaction for various materials in building work. The findings demonstrate that LWC building models are more earthquake-resistant than the other varieties due to the reduction in building weight which can be a curial factor in the resistance of earthquake forces. Another crucial factor that was taken into study is the combination of various types of concrete [HC, LC, and OC] in the structural components. On the other hand, the bending moments and shear forces of LC had reduced to 17% and 19%, respectively, when compared to OC. Otherwise, the bending moment and shear force demand responses in the HC model reach their maximum values by more than 34% compared to the reference model OC. In addition, the results show that the LCC-OCR (light concrete column and ordinary concrete roof) and OCC-LCR (ordinary concrete for the column and light concrete for the roof) models' responses have fewer values than the other types.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제88권5호
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• pp.481-492
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• 2023

The past earthquakes revealed the importance of the design of moment-resisting reinforced concrete framed structures with ductile behavior. Due to seismic activity, failures in framed structures are widespread in beam-column joints. Hence, the joints must be designed to possess sufficient strength and stiffness. This paper investigates the effects of fibers on the ductility of hybrid fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (HFRSCC) when subjected to seismic actions; overcoming bottlenecks at the beam-column joints has been studied by adding low modulus sisal fiber and high modulus steel fiber. For this, the optimized dose of hooked end steel fiber content (1.5%) was kept constant, and the sisal fiber content was varied at the rate of 0.1%, up to 0.3%. The seismic performance parameters, such as load-displacement behavior, ductility, energy absorption capacity, stiffness degradation, and energy dissipation capacity, were studied. The ductility factor and the cumulative energy dissipation capacity of the hybrid fiber (steel fiber, 1.5% and sisal fiber, 0.2%) added beam-column joint specimen is 100% and 121% greater than the control specimen, respectively. And also the stiffness of the hybrid fiber reinforced specimen is 100% higher than the control specimen. Thus, the test results showed that adding hybrid fibers instead of mono fibers could significantly enhance the seismic performance parameters. Therefore, the hybrid fiber reinforced concrete with 1.5% steel and 0.2% sisal fiber can be effectively used to design structures in seismic-prone areas.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.55-66
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• 1999

본 연구는 철도, 도시고속화도로 및 고속도로 교량의 교각으로 많이 이용디고 있는 철근콘크리트 기둥으 내진성능 평가에 관한 quasi-static 실험으로서 사용된 실험 변수는 축하중 내진설계유무에 따른 띠철근량 변위제어 하중형태 등을 채택하였다 RC 기둥시험체는 수원에 위치한 하갈교의 교각을 1/3.4의 축소모델로 하여 내진설계된 단면과 내진설계되지 않은 시험체를 각각 4개씩 총 8개를 제작하였으며 소성힌지구간에서 띠철근의 간격은 2.2cm 및 4.4cm 이다 실험변수에 따른 내진 및 비내진 시험체의 내진성능검토를 위하여 충진콘크리트 교각의 하중변위 이력특성 연성능력, 강도감소, 에너지 흡수능력, 등가점성계수 등을 실험적으로 분석조사하였다. '96년 개정된 도로교시방서의 RC기둥에 관한 내진설계기준은 AASHTO(1992)와 유사한 것으로서 중.약지진 지역으로 구분되는 국내의 실정에는 다소 과다설계로 판단된다. 실험결과 비내진설계된 콘크리트 교각도 어느 정도의 연성능력을 발휘한 것으로 조사되었으나 추가의 충분한 실험연구가 요구된다. 그러나 비내진설계교각도 적절한 내진보강방안을 강구한다면 우수한 내진성능을 발휘할수 있으리라판단된다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2010

건물의 실제 편심은 일반적으로 계산된 값과 상당히 다르며, 정형 건물도 비틀림의 영향을 받는다. 질량분포의 비대칭성과 수직축에 대한 지반의 회전요소와 같은 요인들의 영향을 고려하고, 비틀림 비정형 건물의 취약성을 줄이기 위하여 내진설계규준에서는 우발편심과 비틀림 증폭계수를 도입하였다. 본 연구에서는 정형건물의 다양한 형상비와 평면중심으로부터의 부재위치에 따른 비틀림 증폭계수의 영향 및 이 계수에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하였고 보통암 지반에 위치한 다양한 편심과 형상비를 갖는 비선형 철근콘크리트 단층모델을 이용하여 비틀림 증폭계수를 검증하였다. 비선형 정적해석과 시간이력해석을 이용하여 구한 연약단부의 최대 정적변위와 동적변위는 비교적 일치하였으나 최대 정적비틀림과 동적비틀림의 차이는 편심크기가 작을수록 크게 나타났다. 1차 설계편심에 비틀림 증폭계수 적용유.무에 따라 연약단부 부재의 밑면전단력 증가가 미비하여 최대 정적변위의 증가비가 크지 않다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제9권1호통권41호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2005

지진하중을 받는 구조물은 모드참여계수에 의하여 각각의 모드에 지진하중이 분배, 전달된다. 이러한 특성 때문에 모드참여계수는 지진하중을 받는 구조물의 해석에서 매우 중요한 요소이다. 그러나 이상화된 해석 구조물의 모드참여계수는 해석적 모델링이나 시공오차 등에 의하여 실 구조물의 참여계수와 다르기 때문에 실제 거동을 예측, 반영하기에 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 시스템 식별기술과 $H^{\infty}$ 최적 모델 응축법을 활용하여, 구조물의 1차 모드참여계수를 산정하는 기법을 제안한다. 이 기법은 시스템 식별로부터 구현된 상태방정식을 전형의 상태방정식과 비교하는 과정에서 시스템의 가제어, 가관측 행렬의 비에 의하여 결정된다. 본 연구에서 제안한 모드참여계수산정기법은 단자유도, 다자유도 전단구조물에 대한 수치해석을 통하여 검증하였다.