• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.59-74
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• 2015

Since there are several places located in active seismic zones in the world, serious damages and losses have happened due to major scaled earthquakes. Especially, structures having different irregularities have been severely damaged or collapsed during these seismic events. Behavior of existing structures under several loading conditions is not completely determined due to some uncertainties. This situation reveals the importance of design and analysis of structures under seismic effects. Several non-linear static procedures have been developed in recent years. Determination of the seismic safety of the existing structures and strengthening techniques are significant civil engineering problems Non-linear methods are defined in codes to determine the performance levels of structures more accurately. However, displacement based ones give more realistic results. These methods provide more reliable evaluation possibilities for existing structures with developing computer technology. In this study, non-linear performance analysis of existing and strengthened steel structures by X shaped bracing members with 3, 5 and 7 stories which have soft story irregularity is performed according to FEMA-356 and Turkish Earthquake Code-2007. Damage ratios of the structural members and global performance levels are determined as well as modal properties and story drift ratios after non-linear finite elements analysis for each structure.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제68권4호
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• pp.459-473
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• 2018

Temperature fields and temperature deformations induced by time-varying solar radiation, shadow, and heat exchange are of great importance for the ride safety and quality of the maglev system. Accurate evaluations of their effects on the dynamic performances are necessary to avoid unexpected loss of service performance. This paper presents a numerical approach to determine temperature effects on the maglev train/guideway interaction system. Heat flux density and heat transfer coefficient of different components of a 25 m simply supported concrete guideway on Shanghai High-speed Maglev Commercial Operation Line is calculated, and an appropriate section mesh is used to consider the time-varying shadow on guideway surfaces. Based on the heat-stress coupled technology, temperature distributions and deformation fields of the guideway are then computed via Finite Element method. Combining guideway irregularities and thermal deformations as the external excitations, a numerical maglev train/guideway interaction model is proposed to analyze the temperature effect. The responses comparison including and excluding temperature effect indicates that the temperature deformation plays an important role in amplifying the response of a running maglev, and the parameter analysis results suggest that climatic and environmental factors significantly affect the temperature effects on the coupled maglev system.

• 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.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.763-774
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• 2012

Reinforced concrete frame structures with masonry infill walls constitute the significant portion of the building stock in Turkey. Therefore it is very important to understand the behavior of masonry infill frame structures under earthquake loads. This study presents an experimental work performed on reinforced concrete (RC) frames with different types of masonry infills, namely standard and locked bricks. Earthquake effects are induced on the RC frames by quasi-static tests. Results obtained from different frames are compared with each other through various stiffness, strength, and energy related parameters. It is shown that locked bricks may prove useful in decreasing the problems related to horizontal and vertical irregularities defined in building codes. Moreover tests show that locked brick infills maintain their integrity up to very high drift levels, showing that they may have a potential in reducing injuries and fatalities related to falling hazards during severe ground shakings.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1015-1035
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• 2015

A three-dimensional (3D) numerical analysis for the train-bridge interaction (TBI) system is actively developed in this study in order to investigate the vibration characteristics of rigid-frame reinforced concrete (RC) viaducts in both vertical and lateral directions respectively induced by running high-speed trains. An analytical model of the TBI system is established, in which the high-speed train is described by multi-DOFs vibration system and the rigid-frame RC viaduct is modeled with 3D beam elements. The simulated track irregularities are taken as system excitations. The numerical analytical algorithm is established based on the coupled vibration equations of the TBI system and verified through the detailed comparative study between the computation and testing. The vibration responses of the viaducts such as accelerations, displacements, reaction forces of pier bottoms as well as their amplitudes with train speeds are calculated in detail for both vertical and lateral directions, respectively. The frequency characteristics are further clarified through Fourier spectral analysis and 1/3 octave band spectral analysis. This study is intended to provide not only a simulation approach and evaluation tool for the train-induced vibrations upon the rigid-frame RC viaducts, but also instructive information on the vibration mitigation of the high-speed railway.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권1호
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• pp.93-108
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• 2022

Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) was applied to investigate the train-bridge interaction of a high-speed railway system, where the railway bridge was selected as the numerical substructure, and the train was physically tested. The interaction between the two substructures was reproduced by a servo-hydraulic shaking table. To accurately reproduce the high-frequency interaction responses ranging from 10-25Hz using the hydraulic shaking table with an inherent delay of 6-50ms, an adaptive time series (ATS) compensation algorithm combined with the linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) was proposed and implemented in the RTHS. Testing cases considering different train speeds, track irregularities, bridge girder cross-sections, and track settlements featuring a wide range of frequency contents were conducted. The performance of the proposed ATS+LQG delay compensation method was compared to the ATS method and RTHS without any compensation in terms of residual time delays and root mean square errors between commands and responses. The effectiveness of the ATS+LQG method to compensate time delay in RTHS with high-frequency responses was demonstrated and the proposed ATS+LQG method outperformed the ATS method in yielding more accurate responses with less residual time delays.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.91-109
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• 2024

Carbon nanotubes are drawing wide attention of research communities and several industries due to their versatile capabilities covering mechanical and other multi-physical properties. However, owing to extreme operating conditions of the synthesis process of these nanostructures, they are often imposed with certain inevitable structural deformities such as single vacancy and nanopore defects. These random irregularities limit the intended functionalities of carbon nanotubes severely. In this article, we investigate the mechanical behaviour of double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNT) under the influence of arbitrarily distributed single vacancy and nanopore defects in the outer wall, inner wall, and both the walls. Large-scale molecular simulations reveal that the nanopore defects have more detrimental effects on the mechanical behaviour of DWCNTs, while the defects in the inner wall of DWCNTs make the nanostructures more vulnerable to withstand high longitudinal deformation. From a different perspective, to exploit the mechanics of damage for achieving defect-induced shape modulation and region-wise deformation control, we have further explored the localized longitudinal and transverse spatial effects of DWCNT by designing the defects for their regional distribution. The comprehensive numerical results of the present study would lead to the characterization of the critical mechanical properties of DWCNTs under the presence of inevitable intrinsic defects along with the aspect of defect-induced spatial modulation of shapes for prospective applications in a range of nanoelectromechanical systems and devices.

• 중소기업융합학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2016

현대건축의 변화와 발달에 따라 건축물의 형상은 더욱 다양해지고 비정형화 되어가는 추세에 있다. 그러나, 건축물의 내진성능에 대한 고려를 배재한 가운데 진행된 건축형상의 변화에 대한 시도는 지진 발생 시 심각한 구조적 피해를 초래할 수 있다. 따라서, 건축형상에 대한 합리적 분류를 기반으로, 보다 상세하고 발전된 내진설계 전략을 수립하는 것은 매우 중요한 기술적 대비로서의 의미가 있다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 요각모서리 형상을 갖는 수평비정형 구조물들에 대한 내진성능을 비교 검토하고자 하였다. 최대한 단순화 된 비교가 가능하도록 정형구조물 및 서로 다른 네 가지 수평비정형 구조물 모델을 선정하여 구조적 특징을 통일시키고, 각 비정형성에 대한 등가정적해석을 수행하였다. 해석 결과, 상대적으로 탁월한 정형구조물의 내진성능을 확인할 수 있었고, 수평비정형성을 반영하는 요각모서리 부분에서 상대적 응력집중 및 구조적손상이 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 미래의 도시건축물 내진설계를 위한 내진성능 기반의 가이드라인을 제시할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2023

이 연구에서는 차세대 고속철의 증가하는 주행속도에 따라 600 km/h 까지 10 km/h 간격으로 고속철 PSC 박스 연속교량의 교량받 침에 대한 동적거동을 수치해석하였다. 경부 고속철 구간의 40미터 단경간과 2경간 연속 PSC 박스교를 연구대상으로 프레임모형을 구성하였 으며, 38자유도의 관성질량 차량모형 및 교량과 궤도의 불규칙성을 포함한 상호작용력을 고려하였다. 주행속도별 교량받침의 종방향 변위와 누적이동거리와 변위속도를 산정하여 교량의 동적거동 추이분석과 비교하였다. 또한 마찰판의 내구성능평가를 위한 장기마찰시험 기준을 적 용하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.204-211
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• 2011

고속철 교량의 동적응답을 보다 정밀하게 해석하기 위한 동적해석방법을 개발하였다. 차후 증가될 초고속(450km/h)을 포함하여 고속 주행하는 KTX 동력차에 의한 교량의 동적거동을 면밀한 속도변수분석과 정밀한 해석을 위한 고속철, 교량 그리고 궤도구조물의 상호작용을 포함한 수치모델을 구성하였다. 네 가지 40~25미터 단순지간의 PSC 박스교를 3차원 유한 프레임요소 모델로 개발하였다. 스펙트럼밀도함수로 산출된 궤도불규칙값과 궤도간 상이한 거리차이를 수치모델화 하였다. 고속철차량은 (KTX) 38자유도로 구성하였다. 38자유도 모델은 3방향 변위와 상응하는 회전각을 고려하였다. 동적증폭계수는 다양한 불규칙 궤도, 켐버, 주행속도, 자갈도상과 같은 주행조건에 의해 결정된다. 이와 같은 동적증폭계수를 해석하기위한 Newmark-${\beta}$ 기법과 Runge-Kutta기법을 적용하여 고속철 속도별과 경간별로 면밀하게 비교 분석하였다.