• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2696-2707
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficiency of various structural modeling schemes for evaluating seismic performances and fragility of the reactor containment building (RCB) structure in the advanced power reactor 1400 (APR1400) nuclear power plant (NPP). Four structural modeling schemes, i.e. lumped-mass stick model (LMSM), solid-based finite element model (Solid FEM), multi-layer shell model (MLSM), and beam-truss model (BTM), are developed to simulate the seismic behaviors of the containment structure. A full three-dimensional finite element model (full 3D FEM) is additionally constructed to verify the previous numerical models. A set of input ground motions with response spectra matching to the US NRC 1.60 design spectrum is generated to perform linear and nonlinear time-history analyses. Floor response spectra (FRS) and floor displacements are obtained at the different elevations of the structure since they are critical outputs for evaluating the seismic vulnerability of RCB and secondary components. The results show that the difference in seismic responses between linear and nonlinear analyses gets larger as an earthquake intensity increases. It is observed that the linear analysis underestimates floor displacements while it overestimates floor accelerations. Moreover, a systematic assessment of the capability and efficiency of each structural model is presented thoroughly. MLSM can be an alternative approach to a full 3D FEM, which is complicated in modeling and extremely time-consuming in dynamic analyses. Specifically, BTM is recommended as the optimal model for evaluating the nonlinear seismic performance of NPP structures. Thereafter, linear and nonlinear BTM are employed in a series of time-history analyses to develop fragility curves of RCB for different damage states. It is shown that the linear analysis underestimates the probability of damage of RCB at a given earthquake intensity when compared to the nonlinear analysis. The nonlinear analysis approach is highly suggested for assessing the vulnerability of NPP structures.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.87-105
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• 2023

Seismic regulations have been updated from time to time to accommodate an increase in seismic hazards. Comparison of seismic fragility of the existing bridges in Indonesia from different historical periods since the era before 1990 will be the basis for seismic assessment of the bridge stock in Indonesia, most of which are located in earthquake-prone areas, especially those built many years ago with outdated regulations. In this study, seismic fragility curves were developed using incremental non-linear time history analysis and more holistically according to the actual strength of concrete and steel material in Indonesia to determine the uncertainty factor of structural capacity, βc. From the research that has been carried out, based on the current seismic load in SNI 2833:2016/Seismic Map 2017 (7% probability of exceedance in 75 years), the performance level of the bridge in the era before SNI 2833:2016 was Operational-Life Safety whereas the performance level of the bridge designed with SNI 2833:2016 was Elastic - Operational. The potential for more severe damage occurs in greater earthquake intensity. Collapse condition occurs at As = F_PGA x PGA value of bridge Era I = 0.93 g; Era II = 1.03 g; Era III = 1.22 g; Era IV = 1.54 g. Furthermore, the fragility analysis was also developed with geometric variations in the same bridge class to see the effect of these variations on the fragility, which is the basis for making bridge risk maps in Indonesia.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권6B호
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• pp.561-569
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 현재 및 미래 기후에서의 가뭄심도-영향면적-지속기간 곡선의 비교를 통하여 극한 가뭄 사상에 대한 기후변화의 영향을 살펴보았다. 가뭄심도-영향면적-지속기간 곡선은 극한 호우사상을 특성화하기 위한 일반적으로 적용되는 우량깊이-영향면적-지속기간 곡선에서 우량깊이를 가뭄심도를 대표할 수 있는 적절한 지수로 대체함으로써 가뭄사상을 분석할 수 있는 도구를 제공한다. 미래 월 강수량 시계열은 $27km{\times}27km$의 공간적인 해상도를 가지는 기상청 지역기후모형으로부터 획득되었으며, 가뭄심도는 표준강수지수를 이용하여 산출하였다. 분석 결과, 농업가뭄에 대한 위험성은 특히 단기간의 지속기간의 경우에 현재보다 심화될 수 있는 것으로 분석되었으며, 수문학적 가뭄의 경우는 가뭄지속기간에 상관없이 모두 현재보다는 미래에 가뭄심도가 더 깊어질 가능성이 있는 것으로 예측되었다. 이에 따라 현재의 수자원 공급 시스템에 대한 기후변화 취약성 평가가 시급함을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2004년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.479-486
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to practical use with increase safety, usablility and economical. In this study, the property of fatigue behavior was tested by comparing reinforced concrete and steel fiber reinforced concrete. The basic test, the static test and fatigue test were used as the research methods. Basic on the test, the material compressive strength test and split tensile strength test ware conducted 7 days and 28 days after the concrete was poured. In the static test, there ware four types of experimental variables of the steel fiber mixing ratio : 0.00%, 0.75%, 1.00%, and 1.25%. The ultimate load initial diagonal tension crack, and initial load of flexural cracking were all observed by static test. A methodology for the probabilistic assement of steel fiber reinforced concrete(SFRC) which takes into account material variability, confinement model uncertainty and the uncertainty in local and globa failure criteria is applied for the derivation of vulnerability curves for the serviceability and ultimate limit states, the reliability of SFRC using the proposed practical linear limit state model is evaluated by using the AFOSM(Advanced First Order Second Moment) method and MCS(monte-Calrosimulation) method.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 현재 및 미래기후에서의 가뭄심도-영향면적-지속기간 곡선의 비교를 통하여 극한 가뭄사상의 시공간적 거동에 대한 기후변화의 영향을 살펴보았다. 미래기후는 CGCM3.1-T63과 CSIRO-MK3.0으로부터 획득되었다. 분석 결과 CGCM3.1-T63의 경우에는 미래가뭄이 현재와 비슷할 것으로 예측되었으나, CSIRO-MK3.0의 경우에는 연강수량 총량의 변화가 거의 없음에도 불구하고 미래가뭄이 현재보다 더 극심해질 것으로 예측되었다. 이에 따라 현재의 수자원 공급 시스템에 대한 기후변화 취약성 평가가 시급함을 제시하고 있다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.99-123
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• 2015

In this study, structural vulnerability of reinforced concrete moment resisting frames (RC-MRFs) by considering the Iran-specific characteristics is investigated to manage the earthquake risk in terms of multicomponent seismic excitations. Low and medium rise RC-MRFs, which constitute approximately 80-90% of the total buildings stock in Iran, are focused in this fragility-based assessment. The seismic design of 3-12 story RC-MRFs are carried out according to the Iranian Code of Practice for Seismic Resistant Design of Buildings (Standard No. 2800), and the analytical models are formed accordingly in open source nonlinear platforms. Frame structures are categorized in three subclasses according to the specific characteristics of construction practice and the observed seismic performance after major earthquakes in Iran. Both far and near fields' ground motions have been considered in the fragility estimation. An optimal intensity measure (IM) called Sa, avg and beta probability distribution were used to obtain reliable fragility-based database for earthquake damage and loss estimation of RC buildings stock in urban areas of Iran. Nonlinear incremental dynamic analyses by means of lumped-parameter based structural models have been simulated and performed to extract the fragility curves. Approximate confidence bounds are developed to represent the epistemic uncertainties inherent in the fragility estimations. Consequently, it's shown that including vertical ground motion in the analysis is highly recommended for reliable seismic assessment of RC buildings.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.689-707
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• 2008

This study presents a method to evaluate the seismic risk of an extradosed bridge with seismic isolators of lead rubber bearings (LRBs), and also to show the effectiveness of the LRB isolators on the extradosed bridge, which is one of the relatively flexible and lightly damped structures in terms of seismic risk. Initially, the seismic vulnerability of a structure is evaluated, and then the seismic hazard of a specific site is rated using an earthquake data set and seismic hazard maps in Korea. Then, the seismic risk of the structure is assessed. The nonlinear seismic analyses are carried out to consider plastic deformation of bridge columns and the nonlinear characteristics of soil foundation. To describe the nonlinear behaviour of a column, the ductility demand is adopted, and the moment-curvature relation of a column is assumed to be bilinear hysteretic. The fragility curves are represented as a log-normal distribution function for column damage, movement of superstructure, and cable yielding. And the seismic hazard at a specific site is estimated using the available seismic hazard maps. The results show that in seismically-isolated extradosed bridges under earthquakes, the effectiveness of the isolators is much more noticeable in the columns than the cables and girders.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.203-214
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• 2018

Predictive demand and collapse fragility functions are two essential components of the probabilistic seismic demand analysis that are commonly developed based on statistics with enormous, costly and time consuming data gathering. Although this approach might be justified for research purposes, it is not appealing for practical applications because of its computational cost. Thus, in this paper, Bayesian regression-based demand and collapse models are proposed to eliminate the need of time-consuming analyses. The demand model developed in the form of linear equation predicts overall maximum inter-story drift of the lowto mid-rise regular steel moment resisting frames (SMRFs), while the collapse model mathematically expressed by lognormal cumulative distribution function provides collapse occurrence probability for a given spectral acceleration at the fundamental period of the structure. Next, as an application, the proposed demand and collapse functions are implemented in a seismic fragility analysis to develop fragility and consequently seismic demand curves of three example buildings. The accuracy provided by utilization of the proposed models, with considering computation reduction, are compared with those directly obtained from Incremental Dynamic analysis, which is a computer-intensive procedure.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2008

지진에 대한 구조물의 위험도를 해석하는 경우, 여러 위험 단계에 대한 구조물의 취약도를 확인할 필요가 있다. 그리고, 교량과 같은 구조물은 지진에 저항하는 능력을 가져야하므로, 지진 격리장치가 있는 경우와 없는 경우에 대해 지진에 대한 손상 해석을 할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 지진의 영향으로 최대지반가속도(PGA), 최대지반속도(PGV), 스펙트럼가속도(SA), 스펙트럼속도(SV), 스펙트럼강도(SI) 등의 특성을 고려하여, 내진 능력을 확보하기 위하여 납면진 받침을 갖는 교량의 손상도 곡선을 구하고, 탄성계수의 변화에 따른 이들 손상도 곡선의 안정성을 평가하였다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호통권54호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2009

지진에 대한 구조물의 위험도를 해석하는 경우, 여러 위험 단계에 대한 구조물의 취약도 또는 손상도를 확인할 필요가 있다. 그리고, 교량과 같은 구조물은 지진에 저항하는 능력을 가져야하므로, 지진 격리장치가 있는 경우와 없는 경우에 대해 지진에 대한 손상 해석을 할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 지진의 영향으로 최대지반가속도(PGA), 최대지반속도(PGV), 스펙트럼가속도(SA), 스펙트럼속도(SV), 스펙트럼강도(SI) 등의 특성을 고려하여, 납면진 받침을 갖는 교량의 손상도 곡선을 구하고, 입력 지진의 변화에 따른 이들 손상도 곡선의 안정성을 평가하였다.