• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.553-571
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• 2016

The progressive collapse potential of steel moment framed structures due to abrupt removal of a column is investigated based on the energy principle. Based on the changes of component's internal energy, this paper analyzes structural member's sensitivity to abrupt removal of a column to determine a sub-structure resisting progressive collapse. An energy-based structural damage index is defined to judge whether progressive collapse occurs in a structure. Then, a simplified beam damage model is proposed to analyze the energies absorbed and dissipated by structural beams at large deflections, and a simplified modified plastic hinges model is developed to consider catenary action in beams. In addition, the correlation between bending moment and axial force in a beam during the whole deformation development process is analyzed and modified, which shows good agreement with the experimental results.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2007

1968년 영국의 Ronan Point 아파트에서 발생한 연쇄붕괴 이후 이에 대한 연구가 간헐적으로 진행되어 왔으며, 최근 미국의 World Trade Center 붕괴 후 연쇄붕괴에 대한 연구가 다시 활발히 진행되고 있다. 미국에서는 기존의 연구결과를 바탕으로 2003년 GSA 및 2005년 DoD에서 연쇄붕괴에 대한 설계 및 해석 지침을 제시하였다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 지침서에서 제시하고 있는 선형정적해석법과, 선형동적해석법을 사용하여 국내 설계기준에 의해 설계된 철골 모멘트저항골조에 대한 붕괴저항 성능을 조사하였다. 해석결과에 따르면 GSA 기준을 적용할 경우 횡력을 고려하지 않은 수직저항시스템은 연쇄 붕괴에 취약한 것으로 나타났으나, 지진력을 고려하여 설계된 수평저항시스템은 연쇄붕괴에 대해 안전한 결과를 얻었다. 하지만 DoD 기준에 따르면 두 시스템 모두 연쇄붕괴에 취약한 것으로 나타났다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.83-100
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• 2022

Timber is one of the few natural, renewable building materials and glulam is a type of engineering wood product. In the present work, timber-based braces are applied for retrofitting midrise Special Moment Resisting Frame (SMRF) using two types of timber base braces (Timber base glulam, and hybrid Timber-Steel-BRB) as alternatives for retrofitting by traditional steel bracings. The improving effects of adding the bracings to the SMRF on seismic characteristics of the frame are evaluated using load-bearing capacity, energy dissipation, and story drifts of the frame. For evaluating the retrofitting effects on the seismic performance of SMRF, a five-story SMRF is considered unretofitted and retrofitted with steel-hollow structural section (HSS) brace, Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) brace, and hybrid Timber-Steel BRB. Using OpenSees structural analyzer, the performance are investigated under pushover, cyclic, and incremental loading. Results showed that steel-HSS, timber base Glulam, and hybrid timber-steel BRB braces have more significant roles in energy dissipation, increasing stiffness, changing capacity curves, reducing inter-story drifts, and reducing the weight of the frames, compared by steel bracing. Results showed that Hybrid BRB counteract the negative post-yield stiffness, so their use is more beneficial on buildings where P-Delta effects are more critical. It is found that the repair costs of the buildings with hybrid BRB will be less due to lower residual drifts. As a result, timber steel-BRB has the best energy dissipation and seismic performance due to symmetrical and stable hysteresis curves of buckling restrained braces that can experience the same capacities in tension and compression.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.311-322
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• 2017

In this study, the seismic performance of concrete-steel composite moment frame structures equipped with seismic retrofitting systems such as seismic reinforcement, base isolators, and bracing members, which are typical earthquake damage mitigation systems, is evaluated through nonlinear dynamic analyses. A total of five frame models were designed and each frame model was developed for numerical analyses. A total of 80 ground acceleration data were used to perform the nonlinear dynamic analysis to measure ground shear force and roof displacement, and to evaluate the behavioral performance of each frame model by measuring inter-story drift ratios. The analysis results indicate that the retrofitting device of the base isolator make a significant contribution to generating relatively larger absolute displacement than other devices due to flexibility provided to interface between ground and column base. However, the occurrence of the inter-story drift ratio, which is a relative displacement that can detect the damage of the structure, is relatively small compared with other models. On the other hand, the seismic reinforced frame model enhanced with the steel plate at the lower part of the column was found to be the least efficient.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2007년도 정기 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.698-703
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• 2007

A simplified model which incorporates the moment-axial tension interaction of the double-span beams in a column-removed steel frame is presented in this paper. To this end, material and geometric nonlinear parametric finite element analyses were conducted for the double-span beams by changing the beam span to depth ratio and the beam size within some practical ranges. The beam span to depth ratio was shown to be the most influential factor governing the catenary action of the double-span beams. Based on the parametric analysis results, a simplified piecewise linear model which can reasonably describe the vertical, resisting force versus the beam chord rotation relationship was proposed. It was also shown that the proposed method can readily be used for the energy-based progressive collapse analysis of steel moment frames.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2020

Moment resisting stub columns (MRSCs) have increasingly adopted in special moment-resisting frame (SMF) systems in steel building structures, especially in Asian countries. The MRSCs typically provide a lower deformation capacity compared to shear-panel stub columns, a limited post-yield stiffness, and severe strength degradation as adopting slender webs. A new MRSC design with cored configuration, consisting of a core-segment and two side-segments using different steel grades, has been proposed in the study to improve the demerits mentioned above. Several full-scale components of the cored MRSC were experimentally investigated focusing on the hysteretic performance of plastic hinges at the ends. The effects of the depths of the core-segment and the adopted reduced column section details on the hysteretic behavior of the components were examined. The measured hysteretic responses verified that the cored MRSC enabled to provide early yielding, great ductility and energy dissipation, enhanced post-yield stiffness and limited strength degradation due to local buckling of flanges. A parametric study upon the dimensions of the cored MRSC was then conducted using numerical discrete model validated by the measured responses. Finally, a set of model equations were established based on the results of the parametric analysis to accurately estimate strength backbone curves of the cored MRSCs under increasing-amplitude cyclic loadings.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.595-606
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• 2011

본 연구는 기둥-보 접합부의 강성에 따른 철골 모멘트 골조의 동적특성의 차이를 파악하는데 목적이 있다. 6층의 철골 모멘트 골조를 설계하였으며, 접합부는 DWA (Double Web-Angle Connection), TSW (Top-and Seat-Angle Connection with Double Web-Angle), FEMA(SAC-Test Summary No.28, Specimen ID : UCSD-6) 접합부를 사용하였고, 완전강접합부의 동적거동특성과 상호 비교 검토하였다. 반강접 접합부의 회전강성은 Chen 과 Kishi 에 의해 제안된 3매개변수파워모델을 사용하여 구하였다. 접합부의 회전 강성을 보의 강성으로 나누어 상대강성으로 정의하여 사용하였다. 모든 골조에 대하여 비선형 정적해석(push over analysis), 반복하중 해석 및 시간이력해석을 수행하였다. 각 접합부의 강성에 따른 내진거동은 층간변위, 소성힌지 및 이력 에너지 분배의 항목별로 비교 분석하였다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.769-777
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• 2000

본 논문은 CFT기둥-H형강보 철골 모멘트 접합부의 보-패널존 강도비에 의한 내진거동을 평가하였다. 보에 대한 패널존의 상대강도를 주요변수로 하였다. 각 실험체는 $H-350{\times}175{\times}7{\times}11$ 보(SS400)와 ${\boxe}-250{\times}250{\times}9$, ${\boxe}-250{\times}250{\times}12$ 기둥(SPSR400)으로 제작되었다. 실험체의 에너지 흡수량은 5.2~12.7(tm)의 분포를 나타냈다. 패널존이 보에 비해 너무 강하거나 약하면, 에너지 흡수능력이 열등했다. 철골 모멘트 저항골조에 있어서 본 실험의 결과는 패널존의 항복을 허용하는 것이 내진거동에 유리함을 나타내고 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제68권5호
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• pp.591-601
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• 2018

Non-moment beam-to-column connections, which are usually referred to as simple or shear connections, are typically designed to carry only gravity loads in the form of vertical shears. Although in the analysis of structures these connections are usually assumed to be pinned, they may provide a small amount of rotational stiffness due to the typical connection details. This paper investigates the effects of this small rotational restraint of simple beam-to-column connections on the behavior and seismic response of steel braced non-moment resisting frames. Two types of commonly used simple connections with bolted angles, i.e., the Double Web angle Connection (DWC) and Unstiffened Seat angle Connection (USC) are considered for this purpose. In addition to the pinned condition - as a simplified representation of these connections - more accurate semi-rigid models are established and then applied to some frame models subjected to nonlinear pushover and nonlinear time history analyses. Although the use of bracing elements generally reduces the sensitivity of the global structural response to the behavior of connections, the obtained results indicate considerable effects on the local responses. Namely, our results show that consideration of the real behavior of connections is essential in designing the column elements where the pin-connection assumption significantly underestimates design of outer columns of upper stories.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.293-318
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• 2023

This study aims to examine the elastic stiffness properties of Elliptic-Braced Moment Resisting Frame (EBMRF) subjected to lateral loads. Installing the elliptic brace in the middle span of the frames in the facade of a building, as a new lateral bracing system not only it can improve the structural behavior, but it provides sufficient space to consider opening it needed. In this regard, for the first time, an accurate theoretical formulation has been developed in order that the elastic stiffness is investigated in a two-dimensional single-story single-span EBMRF. The concept of strain energy and Castigliano's theorem were employed to perform the analysis. All influential factors were considered, including axial and shearing loads in addition to the bending moment in the elliptic brace. At the end of the analysis, the elastic lateral stiffness could be calculated using an improved relation through strain energy method based on geometric properties of the employed sections as well as specifications of the utilized materials. For the ease of finite element (FE) modeling and its use in linear design, an equivalent element was developed for the elliptic brace. The proposed relation was verified by different examples using OpenSees software. It was found that there is a negligible difference between elastic stiffness values derived by the developed equations and those of numerical analysis using FE method.