• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.887-898
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• 2021

This paper presents a simplified model to capture the nonlinear behavior of steel frames depending on the spread of plasticity method. New interaction formulae were derived to evaluate the plastic strength for I-shaped steel sections under uniaxial bending moment and axial compression load. Also, new empirical formulae were derived to evaluate the tangent stiffness modulus of steel I-shaped cross-sections considering the effect of the residual stresses suggested by the specifications in European Convention for Construction Steelworks (ECCS). The secant stiffness which depends on the tangent modulus is used to evaluate the internal forces. Based on stiffness matrix method, a finite element analysis program was developed for the nonlinear analysis of space steel frames using the derived formulae. Comparison between the proposed model results with those given by the fiber model shows very good agreement. Numerical examples were introduced to verify, check the accuracy, and evaluate the efficiency of the proposed model. The analysis results show that the new proposed model is accurate and able to minimize the solution time.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.321-333
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• 2023

This paper proposes a comprehensive investigation on lateral stiffness of corner-supported steel modular frame using splice connection. A full-scale modular frame with two stacked steel modules under lateral load is tested. Ductile pattern in the transfer of lateral load is found in the final failure mode. Two types of lateral stiffness, including tangent stiffness and secant stiffness, are defined from the load-displacement due to the observed nonlinearity. The difference between these two types of stiffness is found around 20%. The comparisons between the experimental lateral stiffness and the predictions of classical methods are also conducted. The D-value method using hypothesis of independent case is a conservative option for predicting lateral stiffness, which is more recommended than method of contraflexural bending moment. Analyses on two classical short-rod models, including fix-rod model and pin-rod model, are further conducted. Results indicate that fix-rod model is more recommended than pin-rod model to simplify splice connection for simulation on lateral stiffness of modular frame in elastic design stage.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.221-241
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• 2022

Perfobond rib connectors are widely used in composite structures to achieve the composite action between the steel and the concrete, and empirical expressions for their strength and secant stiffness have been obtained by numerical simulations or push-out tests. Since perfobond connections are generally in an elastic state in the service process and the structural analysis are always based on the elastic properties of the members, the secant stiffness is not applicable for the normal structural analysis. However, the tangent stiffness of perfobond connections has not been introduced in previous studies. Moreover, the perfobond connections are bearing tension and shear force simultaneously when the composite beams subjected to torque or local loads, but the current studies fail to arrive at the elastic stiffness considering the combined effects. To resolve these discrepancies, this paper investigates the initial elastic stiffness of perfobond connections under combined forces. The calculation method for the elastic stiffness of perfobond connections is analyzed, and the contributions of the perfobond rib, the perforating rebar and the concrete dowel are investigated. A finite element method was verified with a high value of correlation for the test results. Afterwards, parametric studies are carried out using the reliable finite element analysis to explore the trends of several factors. Empirical equations for predicting the initial elastic stiffness of perfobond connections are proposed by the numerical regression of the data extracted by parametric studies. The equations agree well with finite element analysis and test results, which indicates that the proposed empirical equations reflect a high accuracy for predicting the initial elastic stiffness of perfobond connections.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2005

탄성 및 비탄성좌굴 고유치해석법을 이용하여 강절프레임의 보-기둥부재의 유효좌굴길이를 산정하는 개선된 방법을 제시한다. 이를 위하여 먼저 설계기준에 제시된 압축재의 내하력 곡선식으로부터 접선계수이론(tangent modulus theory)에 근거하여 세장비-접선계수(tangent modulus), 응력-변형률 곡선식을 유도한다. 이때 안정함수를 이용하여 보-기둥요소의 접선강성행렬을 얻고, 비탄성 좌굴 고유치해석법을 제시하며 이를 이용하여 유효좌굴길이를 산정하는 방법을 제시한다. 해석예제를 통하여 강절프레임에 탄성 및 비탄성좌굴해석법에 의한 유효좌굴길이 비교결과를 제시하고, 매개변수 연구 결과를 제시한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.651-672
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• 2007

This study presents an improved method that uses the elastic and inelastic system buckling analyses for determining the K-factors of steel column members. The inelastic system buckling analysis is based on the tangent modulus theory for a single column and the application is extended to the frame structural system. The tangent modulus of an inelastic column is first derived as a function of nominal compressive stress from the column strength curve given in the design codes. The tangential stiffness matrix of a beam-column element is then formulated by using the so-called stability function or Hermitian interpolation functions. Two inelastic system buckling analysis procedures are newly proposed by utilizing nonlinear eigenvalue analysis algorithms. Finally, a practical method for determining the K-factors of individual members in a steel frame structure is proposed based on the inelastic and/or elastic system buckling analyses. The K-factors according to the proposed procedure are calculated for numerical examples and compared with other results in available references.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.423-442
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• 2001

This paper presents a method of elastic-plastic analysis for planar steel frames that provides the accuracy of distributed plasticity methods with the computational efficiency that is greater than that of distributed plasticity methods but less than that of plastic-hinge based methods. This method accounts for the effect of spread of plasticity accurately without discretization through the cross-section of a beam-column element, which is achieved by the following procedures. First, nonlinear equations describing the relationships between generalized stresses and strains of the cross-section are derived analytically. Next, nonlinear force-deformation relationships for the beam-column element are obtained through lengthwise integration of the generalized strains. Elastic-plastic flexibility coefficients are then calculated by differentiating the above element force-deformation relationships. Finally, an elastic-plastic stiffness matrix is obtained by making use of the flexibility-stiffness transformation. Adding the conventional geometric stiffness matrix to the elastic-plastic stiffness matrix results in the tangent stiffness matrix, which can readily be used to evaluate the load carrying capacity of steel frames following standard nonlinear analysis procedures. The accuracy of the proposed method is verified by several examples that are sensitive to the effect of spread of plasticity.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2014

The generalized tangential stiffness matrix of semi-rigid frame element with shear deformations based on Haringx's shear theory is newly derived and compared with the previous study based on Engesser's shear theory. Also, linearized elastic and geometric stiffness matrices are newly presented from the exact tangential stiffness matrix. In oder to obtain the inelastic system buckling load of shear flexible semi-rigid frame structure, the Ef method by tangential modulus theory is adopted and the FE analysis programs are developed. Finally, the shear and semi-rigid effects of system bucking are investigated by two numerical examples.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.257-277
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• 2011

In this paper the geometrically nonlinear continuum plate finite element model, hitherto not reported in the literature, is developed using the total Lagrange formulation. With the layerwise displacement field of Reddy, nonlinear Green-Lagrange small strain large displacements relations (in the von Karman sense) and linear elastic orthotropic material properties for each lamina, the 3D elasticity equations are reduced to 2D problem and the nonlinear equilibrium integral form is obtained. By performing the linearization on nonlinear integral form and then the discretization on linearized integral form, tangent stiffness matrix is obtained with less manipulation and in more consistent form, compared to the one obtained using laminated element approach. Symmetric tangent stiffness matrixes, together with internal force vector are then utilized in Newton Raphson's method for the numerical solution of nonlinear incremental finite element equilibrium equations. Despite of its complex layer dependent numerical nature, the present model has no shear locking problems, compared to ESL (Equivalent Single Layer) models, or aspect ratio problems, as the 3D finite element may have when analyzing thin plate behavior. The originally coded MATLAB computer program for the finite element solution is used to verify the accuracy of the numerical model, by calculating nonlinear response of plates with different mechanical properties, which are isotropic, orthotropic and anisotropic (cross ply and angle ply), different plate thickness, different boundary conditions and different load direction (unloading/loading). The obtained results are compared with available results from the literature and the linear solutions from the author's previous papers.

• 대한조선학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.24-34
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• 1990

본 연구에서는 축력과 굽힘모멘트의 조합하중(組合荷重)을 받는 손상원통부재의 최종강도(最終强度)를 해석하기위하여 간이유한요소해석이론을 정식화한다. 여기서, 굽힘 및 국부손상이 존재하는 원통부재(圓筒部材)를 보요소로 모델링하며, 각요소의 접선탄성강성행렬(接線彈性剛性行列)은 기하학적 비선형 효과를 고려하여 updated Lagrangian 기법에 의하여 도출한다. 이때, 국부손상부위의 강성이 외력에 대한 저항에 기여하는 정도는 비교적 작다고 생각되므로 요소의 강성평가시에 국부손상부위의 강성은 무시한다. 요소의 소성화는 국부손상부위의 영향을 고려한 전단면(全斷面) 소성강도(塑性强度) 상관관계식을 적용하여 요소의 각절점에서 판정하며, 접선(接線) 탄소성(彈塑性) 강성행렬(剛性行列)은 소성절점법(塑性節點法)에 의하여 계산한다. 마지막으로 본 연구에서 정식화한 해석법을 바탕으로 컴퓨터프로그램을 작성하고 실험 등에 의하여 얻어진 기존의 결과에 대해 재해석하여 본해석법의 정도와 유용성을 확인한다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.559-567
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• 2012

초탄성을 고려한 비선형 구조의 레벨셋 기반 위상 및 형상 최적설계 방법을 개발하였다. 전체 영역에서 재료의 극단적인 불균형 분포로 기인하는 부정확한 접강성행렬(tangent stiffness matrix)로 인해, 비선형 문제의 위상 최적설계는 심각한 수렴성의 어려움을 겪는다. 이를 해결하기 위해, 임의의 형상을 표현할 수 있는 레벨셋 방법의 장점을 이용하여 정확한 접강성 행렬을 구하기 위해 명시적인 경계(explicit boundary)를 이용하였다. 레벨셋 함수로 표현되는 임의의 영역을 암시적 고정 격자(implicit fixed grid)를 이용하여 계산하는 것 대신에 명시적으로 그 영역을 이산화하기 위해 딜라우네이 삼각화 기법(Delaunay triangulation scheme)을 이용하였다. 레벨셋 방정식을 풀기 위해 최적화 조건으로부터 라그란지안(Lagrangian; 목적함수)가 감소하는 방향이 되도록 속도장을 결정하였다. 실제 영역 바깥쪽 속도장은 Adalsteinsson와 Sethian(1999)가 제안한 속도확장 기법을 이용하여 구하였다. 레벨셋 기반의 최적화 기법에 위상 민감도를 이용하여, 최적화 과정에서 원하는 시기와 위치에 위상 변화가 가능하도록 하였다.