• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.393-404
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• 2023

This paper presents the application of hybrid-simulation-based adapter elements for the non-linear two-scale analysis of reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills under seismic-like demands. The approach provides communication and distribution of the computations carried out by two or more remote or locally distributed numerical models connected through the OpenFresco Framework. The modeling consists of a global analysis formed by macro-elements to represent frames and walls, and to reduce global degrees of freedom, portions of the structure that require advanced analysis are substituted by experimental elements and dimensional couplings acting as interfaces with their respective sub-assemblies. The local sub-assemblies are modeled by solid finite elements where the non-linear behavior of concrete matrix and masonry infill adopt a continuum damage representation and the reinforcement steel a discrete one, the conditions at interfaces between concrete and masonry are considered through a contact model. The methodology is illustrated through the analysis of a frame-wall system subjected to lateral loads comparing the results of using macro-elements, finite element model and experimental observations. Finally, to further assess and validate the methodology proposed, the paper presents the pushover analysis of two more complex structures applying both modeling scales to obtain their corresponding capacity curves.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2006

가변정보판이 설치된 지주 구조물은 차량 운전자들에게 안개, 사고 등에 의한 교통혼잡 및 유지 보수를 위한 차선 통제 등 발생 가능한 위험 사항을 경고해 줌으로서 안전사고예방에 큰 역할을 수행하고 있다. 이러한 지주구조물은 자연풍과 트럭이 하부를 통과하면서 생기는 바람으로 인하여 반복피로하중을 받게 된다. 본 연구에서는 가변정보판이 설치된 지주구조물에 대한 피로성능을 평가하기 위하여, 유한요소해석 프로그램인 GTSTRUDL(2003)을 이용한 구조해석 및 현장시험이 실시되었다. 구조해석 및 현장시험결과를 토대로 본 대상구조물의 안전성 및 피로수명을 검토하였다. 피로성능평가 분석결과 본 대상 구조물은 AASHTO(2001) 교통신호 지주구조물을 위한 설계기준이 제시하고 있는 무한피로 수명을 확보하고 있지 못함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 본 연구결과를 토대로 AASHTO(2001) 설계기준이 안전 측으로 트러스형 지주구조물에 적용 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 대상 구조물보다 상대적으로 작은 경간장을 가지는 국내 교통신호 지주구조물을 위한 설계 및 유지보수기준 마련에 본 연구가 매우 유용하게 활용될 것이다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

Seismic retrofitting of existing buildings and design of earth-quake resistant buildings are important issues associated with earthquake-prone zones. Use of metallic-yielding dampers as an energy dissipation system is an acceptable method for controlling damages in structures and improving their seismic performance. In this study, the optimal distribution of dampers for reducing the seismic response of steel frames with multi-degrees freedom is presented utilizing the uniform distribution of deformations. This has been done in a way that, the final configuration of dampers in the frames lead to minimum weight while satisfying the performance criteria. It is shown that such a structure has an optimum seismic performance, in which the maximum structure capacity is used. Then the genetic algorithm which is an evolutionary optimization method is used for optimal arrangement of the steel dampers in the structure. In continuation for specifying the optimal accurate response, the local search algorithm based on the gradient concept has been selected. In this research the introduced optimization methods are used for optimal retrofitting in the moment-resisting frame with inelastic behavior and initial weakness in design. Ultimately the optimal configuration of dampers over the height of building specified and by comparing the results of the uniform deformation method with those of the genetic algorithm, the validity of the uniform deformation method in terms of accuracy, Time Speed Optimization and the simplicity of the theory have been proven.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.369-385
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• 2002

Ductility capacity is comprehensively studied for steel moment-resisting frames. Local, story and global ductility are being considered. An appropriate measure of global ductility is suggested. A time domain nonlinear seismic response algorithm is used to evaluate several definitions of ductility. It is observed that for one-story structures, resembling a single degree of freedom (SDOF) system, all definitions of global ductility seem to give reasonable values. However, for complex structures it may give unreasonable values. It indicates that using SDOF systems to estimate the ductility capacity may be a very crude approximation. For multi degree of freedom (MDOF) systems some definitions may not be appropriate, even though they are used in the profession. Results also indicate that the structural global ductility of 4, commonly used for moment-resisting steel frames, cannot be justified based on this study. The ductility of MDOF structural systems and the corresponding equivalent SDOF systems is studied. The global ductility values are very different for the two representations. The ductility reduction factor $F_{\mu}$ is also estimated. For a given frame, the values of the $F_{\mu}$ parameter significantly vary from one earthquake to another, even though the maximum deformation in terms of the interstory displacement is roughly the same for all earthquakes. This is because the $F_{\mu}$ values depend on the amount of dissipated energy, which in turn depends on the plastic mechanism, formed in the frames as well as on the loading, unloading and reloading process at plastic hinges. Based on the results of this study, the Newmark and Hall procedure to relate the ductility reduction factor and the ductility parameter cannot be justified. The reason for this is that SDOF systems were used to model real frames in these studies. Higher mode effects were neglected and energy dissipation was not explicitly considered. In addition, it is not possible to observe the formation of a collapse mechanism in the equivalent SDOF systems. Therefore, the ductility parameter and the force reduction factor should be estimated by using the MDOF representation.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.551-562
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• 2021

In this study, the generalized intensity measure (IM) named I_Npg is analyzed. The recently proposed proxy of the spectral shape named N_pg is the base of this intensity measure, which is similar to the traditional N_p based on the spectral shape in terms of pseudo-acceleration; however, in this case the new generalized intensity measure can be defined through other types of spectral shapes such as those obtained with velocity, displacement, input energy, inelastic parameters and so on. It is shown that this IM is able to increase the efficiency in the prediction of nonlinear behavior of structures subjected to earthquake ground motions. For this work, the efficiency of two particular cases (based on acceleration and velocity) of the generalized I_Npg to predict the peak floor acceleration demands on steel frames under 30 earthquake ground motions with respect to the traditional spectral acceleration at first mode of vibration Sa(T₁) is compared. Additionally, a 3D reinforced concrete building and an irregular steel frame is used as a basis for comparison. It is concluded that the use of velocity and acceleration spectral shape increase the efficiency to predict peak floor accelerations in comparison with the traditional and most used around the world spectral acceleration at first mode of vibration.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.317-331
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• 2023

The buckling-restrained braced frames with eccentric configurations (BRBFECs) are stable cyclic behavior and high energy absorption capacity. Furthermore, they have an architectural advantage for creating openings like eccentrically braced frames (EBFs). In the present study, it has been suggested to use the performance-based plastic design (PBPD) method to calculate the design base shear of the BRBFEC systems. Moreover, in this study, to reduce the required steel material, it has been suggested to use the performance-based practical design (PBPD) method instead of the force-based design (FBD) method for the design of this system. The 3-, 6-, and 9-story buildings with the BRBFEC system were designed, and the finite element models were modeled. The seismic performance of the models was investigated using two suits of ground motions representing the maximum considered earthquake (MCE) and design basis earthquake (DBE) seismic hazard levels. The results showed that the models designed with the suggested method, which had lower weights compared to those designed with the FBD method, had a desirable seismic performance in terms of maximum story drift and ductility demand under earthquakes at both MCE and DBE seismic hazard levels. This suggests that the steel weights of the structures designed with the PBPD method are about 13% to 18% lesser than the FBD method. However, the residual drifts in these models were higher than those in the models designed with the FBD method. Also, in earthquakes at the DBE hazard level, the residual drifts in all models except the PBPD-6s and PBPD-9s models were less than the allowable reparability limit.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

일반 건축구조물에 적용된 엘리베이터 피트는 기초판의 연속성을 확보하기 위하여 단차부 벽체 및 피트 바닥 두께를 주변기초와 동일한 단면으로 구조설계 및 시공을 하였으나, 이러한 시공은 기초 단차로 인한 터파기 과다 및 콘크리트 등 재료의 물량이 증가하고, 특히 파일기초의 경우 파일두부정리 범위 과다 및 연약지반 노출 시 지반변위가 발생하게 된다. 또한, 단차로 인하여 기초부위의 골조공사를 2회 분할 시공함에 따른 공기지연과 지하수가 많은 지역에서의 골조공사의 어려움으로 인하여 시공성과 품질저하 및 누수 등 많은 문제점이 발생하고 있다. 강재엘리베이터 피트는 기존 철근콘크리트에서 발생하였던 문제점을 개선하여 터파기의 최소화와 골조공사의 단순화 및 경제성을 목적으로 개발되었다. 지하층의 집수정 및 엘리베이터 피트와 같은 지하구체는 통상 오픈 컷 터파기를 통한 재래식 RC공법을 적용하는 것이 보편적이나 최근 지하집수정 및 엘리베이터 피트에 소요되는 별도의 공정을 단축시키고 철근과 콘크리트의 물량을 최소화하여 공사비를 절감하기 위한 강재 집수정 및 강재엘리베이터 피트의 사용이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 강재엘리베이터 피트는 지하구체로서 용접부 및 구조체 방식의 성능이 중요하다. 데크만 있는 실험체보다 스터드 볼트 없이 강판과 콘크리트만 있는 실험체가 약 3배 이상의 하중을 지지할 수 있으므로 스터드 볼트가 없더라도 데크(강판)의 골이 형성되어 있어 휨작용 시 강판과 콘크리트의 구속효과가 있어 어느 정도까지의 합성효과는 기대할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다. 다만, 갑작스런 파단이 발생할 수 있으므로, 강판과 콘크리트의 합성효과를 위해 스터드 볼트 배치가 필요함을 확인하였다. 스터드 볼트의 유무에 따라 약 15% 이상의 휨강도 증가를 기대할 수 있을 것이라 예상된다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제16권6호통권73호
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• pp.737-745
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• 2004

최근 구조물의 정확한 해석을 위하여 접합부의 강성에 반강접 개념이 도입되고 있다. 우리나라의 경우 반강접 접합부의 실험과 이론해석에 대한 연구가 산발적으로 진행되고 있으며, 체계적인 강구조설계를 진행할 정도의 연구성과를 내지는 못 한 상태이다. 그래서 스플릿-티(Split-Tee)를 이용한 접합부의 설계는 국내의 강종과 하중특성을 고려되지 못한 선진국의 연구자료에 의존하고 있는 실정이다. 본 논문은 F10T 고력볼트를 사용한 스플릿-티 접합부의 반강접 특성을 파악하고자, 기둥-보 접합부에 대한 반강접 연구 이전 단계로서 스플릿-티 인장접합부의 구조성능과 변형특성에 대해 실험을 통하여 규명하고자 한다. 플랜지 두께, 도장, 초기도입축력 및 하중가력패턴을 실험변수로 하였으며, 총 20개의 실험체를 제작하여 300ton UTM으로 인장실험을 수행하였다. 각 변수에 따른 스플릿-티 인장 접합부의 구조성능과 거동을 평가하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2018

This study is aimed at investigating the dynamic performance of a composite building structure under seismic ground motions. The building structure is an official fire department building located in southern Taiwan. It is composed of a seven-story reinforced concrete (RC) and an eight-story steel reinforced concrete (SRC) frame. Both frames share a common basement and are separated by expansion joints from the first to the seventh floor. Recorded floor accelerations of the building structure under eight earthquakes occurring during the period from 2011 to 2013 were examined in this paper. It is found that both frames had similar floor acceleration amplifications in the longitudinal direction, while the SRC frame revealed larger response than the RC frame in the transverse direction. Almost invariant and similar fundamental periods under the eight earthquakes in both directions were obtained from their transfer functions. Furthermore, numerical time-history simulations were carried out for the building structure under the most intensive earthquake. It is realized that the seismic response of the composite building was dominated by the first translational mode in each horizontal direction. Higher modes did not significantly contribute to the structural response. The conventional Rayleigh damping model could be appropriately applied to the time-history simulations under bi-directional excitations. Approximate floor acceleration envelopes were obtained with a compound RC and SRC structural model by using the average damping ratios determined from the different structural arrays.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2018

Buckling Restrained Braced (BRB) frames have been widely used as an efficient seismic load resisting system in recent years mostly due to their symmetric and stable hysteretic behavior and significant energy dissipation capacity. In this study, to provide a better understanding of the behavior of BRB frames with various beam-column connections, a numerical study using non-linear finite element (FE) analysis is conducted. All models are implemented in the Abaqus software package following an explicit formulation. Initially, the results of the FE model are verified with experimental data. Then, diverse beam-column connections are modeled for the sake of comparison from the shear capacity, energy dissipation and frame hysteresis behavior points of view until appropriate performance is assessed. The considered connections are divided into three different categories: (1) simple beam-column connections including connection by web angle and connection by seat angle; (2) semi-rigid connection including connection by web and seat angles; and (3) rigid beam-column connections by upper-lower beam plates and beam connections with web and flange splices. Results of the non-linear FE analyses show that these types of beam-column connections have little effect on the maximum story drift and shear capacity of BRB frames. However, the connection type has a significant effect on the amount of energy dissipation and hysteresis behavior of BRB frames. Also, changes in length and thickness of the angles in simple and semi-rigid connections and changes in length and thickness of plates in rigid connections have slight effects (less than 4%) on the overall frame behavior.