• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.521-535
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• 2016

A Harmony Search (HS) and Genetic Algorithms (GA), two powerful metaheuristic search techniques, are used for minimum weight designs of different truss structures by selecting suitable profile sections from a specified list taken from American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). A computer program is coded in MATLAB interacting with SAP2000-OAPI to obtain solution of design problems. The stress constraints according to AISC-ASD (Allowable Stress Design) and displacement constraints are considered for optimum designs. Three different truss structures such as bridge, dome and tower structures taken from literature are designed and the results are compared with the ones available in literature. The results obtained from the solutions for truss structures show that optimum designs by these techniques are very similar to the literature results and HS method usually provides more economical solutions in multi-element truss problems.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2000

The truss bridge is composed of numerous steel beams. In long span bridges the size of beams is getting larger, so the number of plate girders is increasing instead of rolled beams. This plate girder has long welding lines at the intersection of steel plates. The improper welding at the intersection line causes the steel bridge to be structurally unsafe. In this paper the loss of member section from improper welding was measured and the experimental testing was performed to get the S-N curve from testing models with sectional losses. The improper welding resulted in the lowering of structural safety and the shortening of life cycle.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제6권8호
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• pp.871-882
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• 1998

This paper presents a new design method of truss bridges using advanced analysis. In this approach, separate member capacity checks encompassed by the specification equations are not required because the stability of separate members and the structure as a whole can be treated rigorously for the determination of the maximum strength of the structures. The method is developed and refined by modifications to the conventional elastic-plastic hinge method. Verification studies are carried out by comparing with the plastic-zone solutions. The load-deflection behavior of the truss shows a good agreement between the plastic-zone analysis. A case study is provided for a truss bridge. Member sizes determined by the proposed method are compared with those determined by the conventional method. It is concluded that the proposed method is suitable for adoption in practice.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.981-997
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• 2016

To avoid the cracks of cast-in-place concrete in shear pockets and seams in the traditional composite beam with precast decks, this paper proposed a new type of prefabricated steel truss-concrete composite beam (ab. PSTC beam) with pre-embedded shear studs (ab. PSS connector). To study the initial cracking load of concrete deck, the development and distribution laws of the cracks, 3 PSTC beams were tested under hogging moment. And the crack behavior of the deck was compared with traditional precast composite beam, which was assembled by shear pockets and cast-in-place joints. Results show that: (i) the initial crack appears on the deck, thus avoid the appearance of the cracks in the traditional shear pockets; (ii) the crack of the seam appears later than that of the deck, which verifies the reliability of epoxy cement mortar seam, thus solves the complex structure and easily crack behavior of the traditional cast-in-place joints; (iii) the development and the distribution laws of the cracks in PSTC beam are different from the conventional composite beam. Therefore, in the deduction of crack calculation theory, all the above factors should be considered.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.29-41
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• 2020

Cross-beams of modern through truss bridges are connected to truss chord at its nodes and between them. It results in variable rotational end restraint for cross-beams, thus variable bending moment distribution. This feature is captured in three-dimensional modelling of through truss bridge structure. However, for preliminary design or rapid assessment of service load effects such technique of analysis may not be available. So an analytical method of assessment of rotational end restraint for cross-beam of through truss bridges was worked out. Two cases - nodal cross-beam and inter-nodal cross-beam - were analyzed. Flexural and torsional stiffness of truss members, flexural stiffness of deck members and axial stiffness of wind bracing members in the vicinity of the analyzed cross-beam were taken into account. The provision for reduced stiffness of the X-type wind bracing was made. Finally, general formula for assessment of rotational end restraint was given. Rotational end restraints for cross-beams of three railway through truss bridges were assessed basing on the analytical method and the finite element method (three-dimensional beam-element modelling). Results of both methods show good agreement. The analytical method is able to reflect effects of some structural irregularities. On the basis of the obtained results the general values of rotational end restraint for nodal and inter-nodal cross-beams of railway through truss bridges were suggested.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.3-12
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• 2014

복합트러스교는 프리스트레스 박스거더교의 복부를 강재 트러스로 대체한 교량으로 자중이 경감되는 구조적 장점과 복부 개방구조로 인한 경관성이 매우 우수하여 최근 들어 많이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 복합트러스교의 핵심기술은 강재 트러스와 콘크리트 슬래브를 연결하는 격점구조이며 지금까지 여러가지 격점구조들이 개발되어 실험적 검증을 통해서 실교량에 적용해 오고 있다. 이러한 격점구조는 격점부 국부적인 거동뿐만 아니라 복합트러스 거더의 휨 및 피로 등 전체적인 거동을 좌우하기 때문에 이에 대한 연구가 계속 진행되고 있다. 한편, 복합트러스 교량의 복부 개방구조는 프리스트레스 박스교량에 비해 비틀림 성능을 저하시키는 단점을 가지고 있어 편심하중을 받는 교량이나 곡선교 등에는 아직까지 적용된 사례가 없다. 따라서 복합트러스교가 보다 널리 사용되기 위해서는 비틀림 거동에 대한 정확한 분석이 필요한 상황이다. 기존 연구에서는 복합트러스교의 격점구조형식에 따른 비틀림 거동 특성을 알아보기 위해서 3가지 형태의 박스형 복합트러스 실험체를 제작하여 그 거동을 분석하였다. 이에 이 연구에서는 기존연구를 바탕으로 유한요소 해석프로그램을 이용하여 실험체를 모델링하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 그 거동을 분석하여 해석적으로 검증해 보았다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제73권6호
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• pp.641-649
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• 2020

The determination of midtower longitudinal stiffness has become an essential component in the preliminary design of multi-tower suspension bridges. For a specific multi-tower suspension bridge, the midtower longitudinal stiffness must be controlled within a certain range to meet the requirements of sliding resistance coefficient and deflection-to-span ratio. This study presents a numerical method to divide different types of midtower and determine rational range of longitudinal stiffness for rigid midtower. In this method, influence curves of midtower longitudinal stiffness on sliding resistance coefficient and maximum vertical deflection-to-span ratio are first obtained from the finite element analysis. Then, different types of midtower are divided based on the regression analysis of influence curves. Finally, rational range for longitudinal stiffness of rigid midtower is derived. The Oujiang River North Estuary Bridge which is a three-tower four-span suspension bridge with two main spans of 800m under construction in China is selected as the subject of this study. This will be the first three-tower four-span suspension bridge with steel truss girders and concrete midtower in the world. The proposed method provides an effective and feasible tool for engineers to design midtower of multi-tower suspension bridges.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.189-206
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• 2011

In this study, the subspace stochastic realization theories (SSR model I and SSR model II) have been applied to a real bridge for estimating its dynamic characteristics (natural frequencies, damping constants, and vibration modes) under ambient vibration. A numerical simulation is carried out for an arch-type steel truss bridge using a white noise excitation. The estimates obtained from this simulation are compared with those obtained from the Finite Element (FE) analysis, demonstrating good agreement and clarifying the excellent performance of this method in estimating the structural dynamic characteristics. Subsequently, these methods are applied to the vibration induced by both strong and weak winds as obtained by remote monitoring of the Kabashima bridge (an arch-type steel truss bridge of length 136 m, and situated in Nagasaki city). The results obtained with this experimental data reveal that more accurate estimates are obtained when strong wind vibration data is used. In contrast, the vibration data obtained from weak wind provides accurate estimates at lower frequencies, and inaccurate accuracy for higher modes of vibration that do not get excited by the wind of lower intensity. On the basis of the identified results obtained using both simulated data and monitored data from a real bridge, it is determined that the SSR model II realizes more accurate results than the SSR model I. In general, the approach investigated in this study is found to provide acceptable estimates of the dynamic characteristics of highway bridges as well as for the vibration monitoring of bridges.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2013

복합트러스교는 프리스트레스 박스거더교의 복부를 강재 트러스로 대체한 교량으로 자중이 경감되는 구조적 장점과 복부 개방구조로 인한 경관성이 매우 우수하여 최근 들어 많이 사용되고 있다. 이러한 복합트러스교의 핵심기술은 강재 트러스와 콘크리트 슬래브를 연결하는 격점구조이며 지금까지 여러가지 격점구조들이 개발되어 실험적 검증을 통해서 실교량에 적용해 오고 있다. 이러한 격점구조는 격점부 국부적인 거동뿐만 아니라 복합트러스 거더의 휨 및 피로 등 전체적인 거동을 좌우하기 때문에 이에 대한 연구가 계속 진행되고 있다. 한편, 복합트러스 교량의 복부 개방구조는 프리스트레스 박스교량에 비해 비틀림 성능을 저하시키는 단점을 가지고 있어 편심하중을 받는 교량이나 곡선교 등에는 아직까지 적용된 사례가 없다. 따라서 복합트러스교가 보다 널리 사용되기 위해서는 비틀림 거동에 대한 정확한 분석이 필요한 상황이다. 이 연구에서는 복합트러스교의 격점구조 형식에 따른 비틀림 거동 특성을 알아보기 위해서 3가지 형태의 박스형 복합트러스 실험체를 제작하여 비틀림 실험을 수행하고 분석해 보았다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.600-606
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• 2007

복부 파형강판 거더와 복합 트러스 거더의 정적 및 동적거동 특성을 분석하기 위해 3차원 유한요소해석을 수행하였고, 이 결과를 등가보 이론에 의한 해석결과와 비교하였다. 등가보 이론은 트러스 구조의 모든 단면제원을 등가의 보로 치환함과 동시에 전단계수 등의 단면특성을 고려한 이론이다. 등가보 이론 적용 시 복부 파형강판 거더의 전단계수는 복부 단면적에 대한 전체 단면적의 비로 산정하였고, 복합 트러스 거더의 전단계수는 Abdel의 계산식을 사용하여 산정하였다. 정적해석 및 자유진동해석 결과 3차원 유한요소모델을 이용한 해석결과가 전단변형을 고려한 등가보 이론에 의한 해석결과와 잘 일치하였다.