• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.31-51
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• 2012

This paper presents a computational study that explores the design of rigid steel frames by considering construction related costs. More specifically, two different aspects are investigated in this study focusing on the effects of (a) reducing the number of labor intensive rigid connections within a frame of given geometric layout, and (b) reducing the number of different member section types used in the frame. A genetic algorithm based optimization framework searches design space for these objectives. Unlike some studies that express connection cost as a factor of the entire frame weight, here connections and their associated cost factors are explicitly represented at the member level to evaluate the cost of connections associated with each beam. In addition, because variety in member section types can drive up construction related costs, its effects are evaluated implicitly by generating curves that show the trade off between cost and different numbers of section types used within the frame. Our results show that designs in which all connections are considered to be rigid can be excessively conservative: rigid connections can often be eliminated without any appreciable increase in frame weight, resulting in a reduction in overall cost. Eliminating additional rigid connections leads to further reductions in cost, even as frame weight increases, up to a certain point. These complex relationships between overall cost, rigid connections, and member section types are presented for a representative five-story steel frame.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.383-391
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• 2017

The goal of this study is to investigate structural analysis and behaviors of an innovative aerial work platform truss frame whose ductility is improved by using high strength-steel UL-700. The present space truss frame can move or stop through tunnels for maintenance constructions by automatic facilities and workmanship within standardized limited building lines of tunnel. Most of all, this method overcomes problematic, which is to block cars during construction periods, seriously, of typical methods like as using truck and scaffolds for tunnel maintenance. According to evaluated appropriate design results of space truss frames of numerical examples by using a commercial MIDAS GEN program, it is verified that design parameters such as layered size, cross-sectional size, and steel material of the present space truss frame are determined to depend on characteristics such as lanes or shape of road tunnels.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.513-521
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• 2017

The goal of this study is to investigate structural analysis and behaviors of an innovative aerial work platform truss frame whose ductility is improved by using high strength-steel UL-700. The present space truss frame can move or stop through tunnels for maintenance constructions by automatic facilities and workmanship within standardized limited building lines of tunnel. Most of all, this method overcomes problematic, which is to block cars during construction periods, seriously, of typical methods like as using truck and scaffolds for tunnel maintenance. According to evaluated appropriate design results of space truss frames of numerical examples by using a commercial MIDAS GEN program, it is verified that design parameters such as layered size, cross-sectional size, and steel material of the present space truss frame are determined to depend on characteristics such as lanes or shape of road tunnels.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제18권4호통권70호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 동적하중 재하 시 공간 강뼈대 구조물의 비선형 시간이력 해석에 대한 간편하고 효율적인 수치해석 기법을 제시하였다. 뼈대의 강성행렬에 안정함수를 적용함으로서 기하학적 비선형성 즉 P-$\delta$ 및 P-$\Delta$ 효과를 고려하였다. 접선계수 개념 및 New Orbison 완전 소성면에 기초한 연화소성힌지를 적용하여 축방항력에 의한 부재의 점진적 항복 및 휨에 의한 부재의 부분 소성화를 고려하였다. 증분형태로 정식화된 뼈대 구조의 동적평형방정식의 해를 수치적으로 구하기 위하여 적분형태의 평균가속도법을 사용하여 컴퓨터 프로그램을 개발하였다. 검증 예제에 대하여 보요소 모델을 사용한 ABAQUS 및 개발된 프로그램에 의한 해석결과를 비교함으로서 개발된 프로그램의 정밀도와 해석시간에 대한 효율성을 입증하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.165-185
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• 2015

The suspended zipper bracing system is suggested to reduce the flaws of ordinary zipper braced and concentric inverted V braced frames. In the design procedure of suspended zipper bracing systems, columns and top story truss elements are strengthened. This bracing system show different performances and characteristics compared with inverted V braced and ordinary zipper frames. As a result, a different response modification factor for suspend zipper frames is needed. In this research paper, the response modification factor of suspended zipper frames was obtained using the incremental dynamic analysis. Suspended zipper braced frames with different stories and bay lengths were selected to be representations of the design space. To analyze the frames, a number of models were constructed and calibrated using experimental data. These archetype models were subjected to 44 earthquake records of the FEMA-P695 project data set. The incremental dynamic analysis and elastic dynamic analysis were carried out to determine the yield base shear value and elastic base shear value of archetype models using the OpenSEES software. The seismic response modification factor for each frame was calculated separately and the values of 9.5 and 13.6 were recommended for ultimate limit state and allowable stress design methods, respectively.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.93-107
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• 2016

Seismic fragility analysis is a probabilistic decision-making framework which is widely implemented for evaluating vulnerability of a building under earthquake loading. It requires ingredient named probabilistic model and commonly developed using statistics requiring collecting data in large quantities. Preparation of such a data-base is often costly and time-consuming. Therefore, in this paper, by developing generic seismic drift demand model for regular-multi-story steel moment resisting frames is tried to present a novel application of the probabilistic decision-making analysis to practical purposes. To this end, a demand model which is a linear function of intensity measure in logarithmic space is developed to predict overall maximum inter-story drift. Next, the model is coupled with a set of regression-based equations which are capable of directly estimating unknown statistical characteristics of the model parameters.To explicitly address uncertainties arise from randomness and lack of knowledge, the Bayesian regression inference is employed, when these relations are developed. The developed demand model is then employed in a Seismic Fragility Analysis (SFA) for two designed building. The accuracy of the results is also assessed by comparison with the results directly obtained from Incremental Dynamic analysis.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 실용적인 고등해석을 이용한 3차원 강뼈대구조물의 직접설계방법을 제시하였다. 고등해석을 이용한 직접설계법에서는 해석시에 구조시스템과 그에 속한 부재의 강도와 인정을 직접 고려함으로서, 해석후 개별부재의 강도검토가 필요없는 설계방법이다. 고등해석은 기하학적 비선형과 재료적 비선형을 고려한다. 기하학적 비선형은 안정함수를 사용함으로서 고려하였다. 재료적 비선형은 CRC 접선 탄성계수와 포물선 함수를 사용함으로서 고려하였다. 제안한 해석방법에 의하여 예측된 하중-변위는 다른 해석기법의 결과들과 잘 일치하였다. 또한, 22층 강뼈대구조물에 대하여 설계예제를 수행하였다. 본 설계예제를 통하여 제안한 방법이 매우 실용적인 방법임을 알 수 있었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.37-52
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• 2017

To quantitatively assess the safety against seismic collapse of eccentrically braced steel frame (EBSF) system, 24 typical EBSFs with K-shape and V-shape braces with seismic precautionary intensities 8 and 9 were designed complying with China seismic design code and relative codes to constitute archetype space of this structure system. In the archetype space, the collapse probability of the structural system under maximum considered earthquakes (MCE) was researched. The results show that the structures possess necessary safety against seismic collapse when they respectively encounter the maximum considered earthquakes corresponding to their seismic precautionary levels, and their collapse probabilities increase with increasing seismic precautionary intensities. Moreover, the EBSFs with V-shape braces have smaller collapse probability, thus greater capacity against seismic collapse than those with K-shape braces.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.599-610
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• 2007

이 연구에서는 박벽 뼈대 구조물의 3차원 기하 비선형 해석을 위한 Corotational 정식화를 유도하였으며, 특히 변형 후 부재좌표계 결정에서 모호했던 기존의 이론을 단면의 물리적 적합 조건을 이용하여 해결하였다. 부재 양단의 순수 비틀림 회전값이 서로 크기는 같고 방향은 반대가 되는 상태를 적합조건으로 적용하고, 이를 특별히 ZTSC(Zero Twisted Section Condition)이라고 명명하였다. 개발된 방법의 타당성을 검증하기 위하여 기존의 다른 연구자가 사용한 방법과 비교하여 대회전변위가 발생한 경우에 대한 순수회전변위 결과를 검토하였으며, 개발된 Corotational 정식화를 이용하여 3차원 대변위가 발생하는 세장한 구조물의 후좌굴 해석을 성공적으로 수행하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2002

2층, 1경간 그리고 횡지지되지 않은 3차원 강뼈대 구조물의 극한강도 실험을 수행하였다. 과거의 강뼈대 구조물 실험은 2차원 구조물들의 실험이 대부분이었으므로 이 분야의 지식을 확대하기 위하여 3차원 실험에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 실험체에 수직과 수평 비비례하중을 재하하여 하중-변위곡선을 얻었다. 실험결과들은 3차원 비선형 해석의 검증을 위하여 유용하게 사용될 수 있다. ABAQUS를 이용한 3차원 비선형해석으로 얻은 결과를 실험 데이타와 비교하였다.