• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.215-236
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• 2014

The flexural behaviour of steel beams significantly affects the structural performance of the steel frame structures. In particular, the flexural overstrength (namely the ratio between the maximum bending moment and the plastic bending strength) that steel beams may experience is the key parameter affecting the seismic design of non-dissipative members in moment resisting frames. The aim of this study is to present a new formulation of flexural overstrength factor for steel beams by means of artificial neural network (NN). To achieve this purpose, a total of 141 experimental data samples from available literature have been collected in order to cover different cross-sectional typologies, namely I-H sections, rectangular and square hollow sections (RHS-SHS). Thus, two different data sets for I-H and RHS-SHS steel beams were formed. Nine critical prediction parameters were selected for the former while eight parameters were considered for the latter. These input variables used for the development of the prediction models are representative of the geometric properties of the sections, the mechanical properties of the material and the shear length of the steel beams. The prediction performance of the proposed NN model was also compared with the results obtained using an existing formulation derived from the gene expression modeling. The analysis of the results indicated that the proposed formulation provided a more reliable and accurate prediction capability of beam overstrength.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.649-665
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• 2020

One of the most important issues in structural systems is evaluation of the margin of safety in low and mid-rise buildings against the progressive collapse mechanism due to the earthquake loads. In this paper, modeling of collapse propagation in structural elements of RC frame buildings is evaluated by tracing down the collapse points in beam and column structural elements, one after another, under earthquake loads and the influence of column removal is investigated on how the collapse expansion in beam and column structural members. For this reason, progressive collapse phenomenon is studied in 3-story and 5-story intermediate moment resisting frame buildings due to the corner and edge column removal in presence of the earthquake loads. In this way, distribution and propagation of the collapse in progressive collapse mechanism is studied, from the first element of the structure to the collapse of a large part of the building with investigating and comparing the results of nonlinear time history analyses (NLTHA) in presence of two-component accelograms proposed by FEMA_P695. Evaluation of the results, including the statistical survey of the number and sequence of the collapsed points in process of the collapse distribution in structural system, show that the progressive collapse distribution are special and similar in low-rise and mid-rise RC buildings due to the simultaneous effects of the column removal and the earthquake loads and various patterns of the progressive collapse distribution are proposed and presented to predict the collapse propagation in structural elements of similar buildings. So, the results of collapse distribution patterns and comparing the values of collapse can be utilized to provide practical methods in codes and guidelines to enhance the structural resistance against the progressive collapse mechanism and eventually, the value of damage can be controlled and minimized in similar buildings.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2002

고층 건물의 층고를 줄이기 위해, 역 T형강, PC 콘크리트 그리고 현장타설 콘크리트 슬래브로 이루어진 새로운 합성보로써 TEC-BEAM이 개발되었다. TEC-BEAM은 이전에 단순보 실험이 수행되었고, 우수한 거동을 보였다. 그러나 현장적용을 위해서는 TEC-BEAM의 상주주근을 정착시키기 위해 철골 브라켓을 이용하는 모멘트저항 접합부 상세가 요구되었다. 본 연구에서는 TEC-BEAM 접합부에 대한 3개의 실험체를 실험하였고 실험변수는 (1)횡철근 간격. (2)브라켓 길이에 대한 철근의 배근폭비이다. 실험체는 Eurocode 4에 의한 Semi-Rigid Full Strengh 접합부로 분류되었다. 실험결과로부터 제안된 시스템은 우수한 성능을 보이며 현장에서 적용될 수 있다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.355-363
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• 2010

각형강관 기둥은 H형강에 비해서 구조효율성이 높고, 많은 장점이 있음에도 불구하고, 접합 디테일의 부족 및 경험 부족 등의 이유로 현장에서 적용이 제한적이다. 각형강관 기둥을 사용한 기존의 모멘트 접합부는 관통형 다이아프램, 내/외측 다이어프램 형식 등이 있으며 일반적으로 관통형 다이어프램을 사용하고 있다. 이는 시공과정이 복잡하여 현장에서의 적용을 어렵게 한다. 그러므로 이 연구에서는 원사이드 볼트를 적용하여 각형강관 기둥의 절단 및 용접을 하지 않는 접합상세에 대한 구조성능 및 내진성능을 평가하고자 하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.73-90
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• 2014

The traditional destructive tests in damage detection require high cost, long consuming time, repairing of damaged members, etc. In addition to these, powerful equipments with advanced technology have motivated development of global vibration based damage detection methods. These methods base on observation of the changes in the structural dynamic properties and updating finite element models. The existence, location, severity and effect on the structural behavior of the damages can be identified by using these methods. The main idea in these methods is to minimize the differences between analytical and experimental natural frequencies. In this study, an application of damage detection using model updating method was presented on a one storey reinforced concrete (RC) building model. The model was designed to be 1/2 scale of a real building. The measurements on the model were performed by using ten uni-axial seismic accelerometers which were placed to the floor level. The presented damage identification procedure mainly consists of five steps: initial finite element modeling, testing of the undamaged model, finite element model calibration, testing of the damaged model, and damage detection with model updating. The elasticity modulus was selected as variable parameter for model calibration, while the inertia moment of section was selected for model updating. The first three modes were taken into consideration. The possible damaged members were estimated by considering the change ratio in the inertia moment. It was concluded that the finite element model calibration was required for structures to later evaluations such as damage, fatigue, etc. The presented model updating based procedure was very effective and useful for RC structures in the damage identification.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.141-159
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• 2016

Commonly in steel frames, steel beam and concrete slab are connected together by shear keys to work as a unit member which is called composite beam. When a composite beam is subjected to positive bending, flexural strength and stiffness of the beam can be increased due to "composite action". At the same time despite these advantages, composite action increases the strain at the beam bottom flange and it might affect beam plastic rotation capacity. This paper presents results of study on the rotation capacity of composite beam connected to Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) column in the steel moment resisting frame buildings. Due to out-of-plane deformation of column flange, moment transfer efficiency of web connection is reduced and this results in reduction of beam plastic rotation capacity. In order to investigate the effects of width-to-thickness ratio (B/t) of RHS column on the rotation capacity of composite beam, cyclic loading tests were conducted on three full scale beam-to-column subassemblies. Detailed study on the different steel beam damages and concrete slab damages are presented. Experimental data showed the importance of this parameter of RHS column on the seismic behavior of composite beams. It is found that occurrence of severe concrete bearing crush at the face of RHS column of specimen with smaller width-to-thickness ratio resulted in considerable reduction on the rate of strain increase in the bottom flange. This behavior resulted in considerable improvement of rotation capacity of this specimen compared with composite and even bare steel beam connected to the RHS column with larger width-to-thickness ratio.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제20권7_spc호
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• pp.443-451
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• 2016

A Gyeongju earthquake in the magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale (the moment magnitude of 5.4), which was recorded as the strongest earthquake in Korea, occurred in September 12, 2016. Compared with the 2011 Virginia earthquake, the moment magnitude was slightly smaller and its duration was 3 seconds, much shorter than 10 seconds of the Virginia earthquake, resulting in relatively minor damage. But the two earthquakes are quite similar in terms of the overall scale, unexpectedness, and social situation. The North Anna Nuclear Power Plant, which is a nuclear power plant located at 18 km away from the epicenter of the Virginia earthquake, had no damage to nuclear reactors because the reactors were automatically shut down as the design basis earthquake value was exceeded. Ground accelerations of the 2016 Gyeongju earthquake did not exceed the threshold value but the manual shutdown was carried out so that Wolsong Nuclear Power Site was not damaged. Damaged historic homestead house and masonry structures due to the Virginia earthquake have been repaired, reinforced, and rebuilt based on a long-term earthquake recovery project. Likewise, it will be necessary to carefully carry out an earthquake recovery planning program to improve overall seismic performance and to reconstruct the historic buildings and structures damaged as a result of the Gyeongju earthquake.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2008년도 춘계 학술발표회 제20권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2008

RC 무량판 구조시스템은 여러 구조적 장점들로 인해 그 사용이 증가하는 추세이지만 횡방향 변위성능, 변형성능에 대한 약점을 지니고 있고, 고층화에 따라 기둥 크기가 증가하는 단점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 구조적 단점들은 CFT기둥의 사용을 통해 어느 정도 보완될 수 있으나 현재 CFT 기둥과 RC 무량판 접합부의 상세 및 설계법은 명확하게 제시된 바가 없다. 따라서 본 논문은 실물대 실험을 통해 일반 RC 기둥-무량판 접합부와 비교하여 CFT 기둥-RC 무량판 접합부의 횡저항 성능을 검증하고, 횡하중-변위비 성능에 따른 접합부의 모멘트 성능과 연성 능력을 파악하였다. 각기 다른 변수를 지닌 4개의 실험체를 제작하여 횡력 실험을 수행한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 도출하였다. CFT 실험체는 전단머리의 영향으로 위험단면이 확장되었으며 일반 RC 기둥 실험체에 비해 초기강성은 35%, 모멘트는 25${\sim}$35% 증가하였고, 모멘트의 증가로 인한 에너지 흡수율이 증가하였다. 모든 실험체는 슬래브의 전단거동이 지배하였지만 내진밴드로 보강된 CFT 실험체는 슬래브의 휨거동 영역이 확장되었고, 연성비와 에너지 흡수율 또한 증가하였다.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2008

강도한계 이선형 단자유도 시스템의 지진 하중 하에서의 동적 불안정에 대해 연구하였다. 강도한계 이선형 이력 모델은 철골 모멘트 골조의 이력거동을 가장 잘 모사한다. 단자유도 시스템의 동적 불안정을 판단하기 위해 붕괴 강도비를 사용하였고, 이것은 붕괴가 일어날 때의 항복강도 저감계수이다. 단단한 지반에서 측정된 240개의 지진을 이용하고 고유주기, 강성 경화 기울기, 음강성 기울기, 연성 그리고 $2{\sim}20%$의 감쇠비를 변수로 하여 강도한계 이선형 단자유도 시스템의 붕괴 강도비의 평균과 편차 값들을 구할 수 있도록 통계 분석을 하였다. 비선형 회귀분석을 통해 강도한계 이선형 단자유도 시스템의 붕괴 강도비의 평균과 표준편차를 계산할 수 있는 식을 구하였다. 제안한 식을 이용하여 붕괴 강도비의 확률적 분포를 구하였고, 실제 값과 비교하여 제안한 식의 정확성을 입증하였다.

• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2014

This paper presents the determination of the structural system of the Changsha IFC T1 tower with 452 m in architectural height and 440.45 m in structural height. Sensitivity analyses are carried out by varying the location of belt trusses and outriggers. The enhancement of seismic capacity of the outer frame by reasonably adjusting the column size is confirmed based on parametric studies. The results from construction simulation including the non-load effect of structures demonstrate that the deformation of vertical members has little effect on the load-bearing capacity of belt trusses and outriggers. The elastoplastic time-history analysis shows that the overall structure under rare earthquake load remains in an elastic state. The influence of the frame shear ratio and frame overturning moment ratio on the proposed model and equivalent mega column model is investigated. It is found that the frame overturning moment ratio is more applicable for judging the resistance of the outer frame against lateral loads. Comparison is made on the variation of these two effects between a classical frame-core tube-outrigger structure and a structure with diagonal braces between super columns under rare earthquakes. The results indicate that plasticity development of the top core cube of the braced structure may be significantly improved.