• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2006년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.264-271
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• 2006

Stay cables, such as used in cable-stayed bridges, are prone to vibration due to their low inherent damping characteristics. It has been reported that a semiactive control system using MR dampers could potentially achieve both the better performance compared to a passive control system and the adaptability with few of the detractions. However, a control system including a power supply, a controller and sensors is required to improve the control performance of MR dampers. This complicated control system is not effective to most of large civil structures such as long-span bridges and high-rise buildings. This paper proposes a smart damping system which consists of an MR damper and the electromagnetic induction (EMI) part that is considered as an external power source to the MR damper. The control performance of the proposed damping system has been compared with that of the passive-type control systems employing an MR damper and a linear viscous damper.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.485-498
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• 2003

This paper presents a mechanical model of Rain-Wind Induced Vibration (RWIV) of stay cables. It is based on the physical interpretation of the phenomenon as given in Cosentino, et al. (2003, referred as Part I). The model takes into account all the main forces acting on cable, on the upper water rivulet (responsible of the excitation) and the cable-rivulet interaction. It is a simplified (cable cross-sectional and deterministic) representation of the actual (stochastic and three-dimensional) phenomenon. The cable is represented by its cross section and it is subjected to mechanical and aerodynamic (considering the rivulet influence) forces. The rivulet is supposed to oscillate along the cable circumference and it is subjected to inertial and gravity forces, pressure gradients and air-water-cable frictions. The model parameters are calibrated by fitting with experimental results. In order to validate the proposed model and its physical basis, different conditions (wind speed and direction, cable frequency, etc.) have been numerically investigated. The results, which are in very good agreement with the RWIV field observations, confirm the validity of the method and its engineering applicability (to evaluate the RWIV sensitivity of new stays or to retrofit the existing ones). Nevertheless, the practical use of the model probably requires a more accurate calibration of some parameters through new and specifically oriented wind tunnel tests.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.331-350
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• 2017

Based on the alternative stabilization diagram by varying the time lag parameter in the stochastic subspace identification analysis, this study aims to investigate the measurements from several cases of civil structures for extending the applicability of a recently noticed criterion to ensure stable identification results. Such a criterion demands the time lag parameter to be no less than a critical threshold determined by the ratio of the sampling rate to the fundamental system frequency and is firstly validated for its applications with single measurements from stay cables, bridge decks, and buildings. As for multiple measurements, it is found that the predicted threshold works well for the cases of stay cables and buildings, but makes an evident overestimation for the case of bridge decks. This discrepancy is further explained by the fact that the deck vibrations are induced by multiple excitations independently coming from the passing traffic. The cable vibration signals covering the sensor locations close to both the deck and pylon ends of a cable-stayed bridge provide convincing evidences to testify this important discovery.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제29권1A호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

사장교에 사용되는 팽팽한 경사 케이블은 풍우현상에 의하여 진동에 쉽게 노출된다. 더욱이 보편적으로 알려진 풍우현상 이외의 이상현상에 의한 과도한 진동이 발생할 여지도 항상 존재한다. 급증한 동적변위는 케이블과 보호관에 과도한 인장력을 발생시키고 정착구와 댐퍼에 피로손상을 발생시키며 보강형의 설계에서 고려하지 않았던 추가적인 전단력 변화를 발생시킨다. 본 연구는 사장 케이블의 자유장에 발생된 동적변위에 의한 케이블의 동적장력 변화와 보강형의 전단력 변화를 분석 할 수 있는 해석적인 기법을 기술하고, 이로 인해 발생될 수 있는 사장교의 동적문제를 간략히 언급한다. 이것을 실현시키기 위해 사장 케이블이 진동하여 법선방향 변위를 발생시킬 때 나타나는 변화를 현방향 장력과 법선방향 장력으로 분리하여 물리적인 현상을 미분방정식으로 표현한 후 전개한 해를 풍우현상에 적용하여 케이블의 동적장력 변화와 보강형의 전단력 변화를 산정하였다. 주목할 것으로 CIP Recommendations(2002)에서 제시하는 방법론에 본 연구의 일부사항을 반영하여 산정하면 본 연구와 매우 유사한 결과를 제시하지만 CIP Recommendations에서 제시하는 방법론을 그대로 따라서 산정하면 10% 이상의 오차를 제시함을 확인하였다. 이것은 국제적으로 활용도가 매우 높은 설계지침에서 조차도 본 연구에서 논의하는 주제에 관한 조치가 없었음을 의미하는 것이다. 여기에 관한 검증은 사장 케이블의 진동형상을 만족하도록 외적하중을 재하시킨 탄성현수선 요소를 이용한 유한요소해석을 통하여 수행하였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.557-563
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• 2007

사장교 케이블은 구조적으로 휨강성과 감쇠력이 작아 풍우에 의해 쉽게 유해진동이 발생한다. 이러한 풍우진동을 저감시키기 위한 효과적인 방법으로 부가댐퍼를 장착하여 케이블의 감쇠력을 증가시키는 제어시스템이 널리 사용되어왔다. 그러나 댐퍼를 케이블의 정착부 부근에 설치할 수밖에 없는 구조적 한계로 인하여 충분한 감쇠력을 발휘하기 어렵다. 그러므로 본 논문은 수동제어시스템 보다 효과적으로 풍하중에 의한 케이블 진동을 제어하기 위한 능동제어시스템을 제안하였다. 제안된 능동제어시스템은 케이블의 정착단에 베어링 장치를 장착하여 케이블 단부에서 횡방향 변위가 가능하도록 모델링 하였으며, 앵커리지 내부에 장착된 능동댐퍼를 이용하여 적절한 제어력을 제공하도록 하였다. 능동제어를 위하여 최적제어 이론을 이용 LQG 조정기를 설계하였으며, 수치해석은 실제 교량인 서해대교의 최장 케이블을 대상으로 하여 기존의 댐퍼 시스템과 수동, 능동 댐퍼 부착에 따른 케이블의 진동제어성능을 비교 및 분석하였다. 연구결과 제안된 능동제어시스템은 효과적으로 사장교 케이블의 진동을 저감시킬 수 있는 시스템임을 입증하였으며, 기존의 부가댐퍼 시스템 보다 효과적으로 진동을 저감시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.589-613
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• 2019

Cables are prone to vibration due to their low inherent damping characteristics. Recently, negative stiffness dampers have gained attentions, because of their promising energy dissipation ability. The viscous inertial mass damper (termed as VIMD hereinafter) can be viewed as one realization of the inerter. It is formed by paralleling an inertial mass part with a common energy dissipation element (e.g., viscous element) and able to provide pseudo-negative stiffness properties to flexible systems such as cables. A previous study examined the potential of IMD to enhance the damping of stay cables. Because there are already models for common energy dissipation elements, the key to establish a general model for IMD is to propose an analytical model of the rotary mass component. In this paper, the characteristics of the rotary mass and the proposed analytical model have been evaluated by the numerical and experimental tests. First, a series of harmonic tests are conducted to show the performance and properties of the IMD only having the rotary mass. Then, the mechanism of nonlinearities is analyzed, and an analytical model is introduced and validated by comparing with the experimental data. Finally, a real-time hybrid simulation test is conducted with a physical IMD specimen and cable numerical substructure under distributed sinusoidal excitation. The results show that the chosen model of the rotary mass part can provide better estimation on the damper's performance, and it is better to use it to form a general analytical model of IMD. On the other hand, the simplified damper model is accurate for the preliminary simulation of the cable responses.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2013

사장교 케이블은 초기 큰 인장력으로 축강성이 매우 크지만, 횡방향 휨강성은 약하다. 풍하중이나 교통하중은 케이블을 심각하게 진동시켜 사장교의 사용성에 부정적 영향을 끼친다. 그러므로 장대교량에 감쇠장치를 설치하는 진동 저감 계획이 절실히 요구된다. 마찰댐퍼는 교통하중이나 풍하중과 같은 동적하중이 작용하는 케이블 진동에서 진폭과 지속시간을 대폭 감소시킬 수 있는 효과적인 장치임을 알 수 있다. 케이블 진동은 댐퍼제작방법과 설치위치 및 형상에 따라 효율이 달라질 수 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 본 실험연구의 마찰댐퍼 설치전 후 제진성능효과 분석결과는 향후 사장케이블의 진동을 저감시키는 기본 자료로 활용할 수 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제66권5호
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• pp.595-608
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• 2018

This paper deals with the lateral - torsional motion of bridges provided with external cables acting as dampers under the action of horizontal dynamic loads or of walking human crowd loads. A three dimensional analysis is performed for the solution of the bridge models. The theoretical formulation is based on a continuum approach, which has been widely used in the literature to analyze bridges. The resulting equations of the uncoupled motion are solved using the Laplace Transformation, while the case of the coupled motion is solved through the use of the potential energy. Finally, characteristic examples are presented and useful results are obtained.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.197-208
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• 2003

Galloping instability of dry inclined cables of cable-stayed bridges has been reported by Japanese researchers. A suggested stability criterion based on some experimental studies in Japan implies that many of stay cables would be expected to suffer galloping instability, which, if valid, would cause serious difficulty in the design of cable-stayed bridges. However, this is not the case in reality. Thus, it is practically urgent and necessary to confirm the validity of this criterion and possible restriction of it. In the present study, a 2D sectional cable model was tested in the wind tunnel, and effects of various physical parameters were investigated. It is found that the stability criterion suggested by Japanese researchers is more conservative than the results obtained from the current study.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2016

In this paper, the possibility of using human induced loading (HIL) to detect a decrease of tension in the cable-stays of an existing footbridge is investigated. First, a reliable finite elements model of an existing footbridge is developed by calibration with experimental data. Next, estimates of the tension in the cables are derived and their dependency on the modal features of the deck is investigated. The modelling of the HIL is briefly discussed and used to perform the nonlinear, large strain, dynamic finite elements analyses. The results of these analyses are assessed with focus on characterizing the time histories of the tension in the cables under pedestrian crossing and their effects on the deck response for different initial conditions. Finally, the control perspective is introduced in view of further research.