• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.135-143
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• 2004

In this paper, 6 span SCP continuous girder bridge's structural behavior were studied by analytic and experimental method To study structural behavior of SCP girder, we used PSC theory and steel girder theory. To examine slab concrete crack, concrete stress, and fatigue stress of steel, we achieved a static load and fatigue test. In the result, 6 span SCP girder bridge connected at the interior support about actuality bridge have enough structural capacity under service loads.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.129-135
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• 2021

After the manual shutdown of the Wolseong nuclear power plant due to an earthquake in Gyeongju in 2016, anxiety about the earthquake safety of nuclear power plants has become a major social issue. The shear wall structure used as a major structural element in nuclear power plants is widely used as a major structural member because of its high resistance to horizontal loads such as earthquakes. However, due to the complexity of the structure, it is challenging to predict the dynamic characteristics of the structure. In this study, a three-story shear wall structure is fabricated, and the in-structure response characteristics of the shear wall structure are evaluated through shaking table tests. The test is performed using the Gyeongju earthquake that occurred in 2016, and the response characteristics due to the domestic earthquake are evaluated.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.137-144
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• 1994

As for the safety evaluation of existing large-scale structures, methods for the estimation of structural and dynamic properties are studied. Sequential prediction error method in time domain and frequency response function estimators in frequency domain are examined. For this purpose, impact tests are performed on a steel frame structure with 2 bays and 3 floors. Results from both methods are found to be consistent to each others. However those from the finite-element analysis are slightly different from the experimental results. The discrepancies may be caused by the improper modeling of the complex behavior at the connection joints of the model structure.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.43-48
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• 2021

Precast concrete can be used to reduce construction period and enhance construct ability. However structural problems could be occurred due to the wrong application of boundary condition and misunderstanding of structural behavior in the process of segmentation of original structure system. I experienced a serious deflections and cracks due to the increase of bending moment and creep after the construction of precast concrete slab, and we learned that this is from the misunderstanding of support conditions and structure behaviors of precast slab panel. Two support columns under the precast slab are inserted to reduce the bending moment, and the camber according to jacking force should be estimated for the structural safety during the reinforcing work. A proper support condition and the flexural stiffness of precast concrete slab were applied to check the deflection and crack for existing structure by inverse analysis, and we can estimate the camber according to jacking force of the precast concrete slab, and suggest a method to make safe structure.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.213-221
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• 2008

In order to examine the safety of stone-built historic properties, it is necessary to apply different methods to the properties according to their categories, respectively. However, there is no consensus for the criteria on which item should be examined. To make systematic preservation plans for the historic stone buildings, it must be requested to consider various factors such as weights, structural imperfections, and natural disasters and so on. In this paper, the Jinjeonsaji three-storied stone pagoda were numerically analyzed through the finite element method to measure its weight and slope. In addition, it was studied how slope variations of the stone pagoda affect to the deflections and stresses caused by its weight. Finally, criterions were proposed to examine the safety of the stone pagoda.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.110-118
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• 2018

Due to recent earthquakes, there is a growing awareness that Korea is not a safe zone for earthquakes any more. Therefore, the review of various aspects of the seismic safety of the infrastructures are being carried out. Because of the characteristics of the underground structure buried in the ground, the electric power utility tunnels must be considered not only for the inertia and load capacity of the structure itself but also the characteristics of the surrounding soils. An extensive and accurate numerical analysis is inevitably required in order to consider the interaction with the ground, but it is difficult to apply the soil-structure interaction analyses, which generally requires high cost and extensive time, to all electric power utility tunnel structures. In this study, the major design variables including soil characteristics are considered as independent variables, and the seismic safety factor, which is the result of the numerical analysis, is considered as a dependent variable. Thus, a method is proposed to select vulnerable electric power utility tunnels with low seismic safety factor while excluding costly and time-consuming numerical analyses through the direct correlation analysis between independent and dependent variables. Equations of boundary limits were derived based on the distribution of the seismic safety factor and the cover depth and rebar amounts with high correlation relationship. Consequently, a very efficient and simple approach is proposed to select vulnerable electric power utility tunnels without intensive numerical analyses. Among the 108 electric power utility tunnels that were investigated in this paper, 30% were screened as fragile structures, and it is confirmed that the screening method is valid by checking the safety factors of the fragile structure. The approach is relatively very simple to use and easy to expand, and can be conveniently applied to additional data to be obtained in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.1-7
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• 1999

터널은 일종의 지하구조물로서 지형, 지질, 기후 및 기상 등과 같이 영향을 미칠 수 있는 주변환경이 매우 다양할 뿐만 아니라 예기치 못한 외력이 작용하여 구조물에 중대한 문제를 유발할 수도 있는데, 현재 상황으로는 여러 안전진단보고서에서 볼 수 있는 바와 같이 터널에 발생한 일련의 변상현상을 분석하여 그 원인을 규명하고 적절한 보수보강대책을 마련함으로써 예상치 못한 변상에 대한 터널 안전성을 확보하는 작업에 초점이 맞추어지고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.93-99
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• 2005

Up to date, the life extension of industrial plant structures has been strongly required in the field of iron-manufacturing company, atomic or power generation company and so on. Fault monitoring, maintenance of aging structural components, safety assessment and residual life prediction may be recognized as typical and/or practical methods in terms of life extension methods. Based on the construction of damage scenario, precise analysis method and development of the risk or reliability assessment, a number of studies have been carried out in this viewpoint. In conjunction with the finite element analysis technique, a practical procedure for the safety assessment of iron-manufacturing plant structures was developed in this paper with a particular interest in furnace. By virtue of the detailed finite element analyses for blust furnace under an operational condition, the validity of the proposed procedure for safety assessment was presented.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.213-226
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• 2001

최근 가속화되어 가는 산업발전으로 인하여 산업구조물 및 기계 부품의 안정성 및 비파괴 검사에 대한 요구가 크게 대두되고 있다. 이는 곧 산업구조물 및 제품의 품질 향상을 위한 기존의 검사방법으로는 제품의 완성도를 높이기 어렵다는 것을 의미하며, 제품의 질을 향상시키기 위해서는 새로운 비파괴 평가방법이 필요하다는 것을 의미한다. 또한 모든 구조물의 보수 유지 및 안전성 진단의 차원에서 모든 산업적 구조물의 변형과 응력, 진동모드, 미소3차원 형상에 대한 평가 및 해석은 구조물의 수명과 관계되어 그 중요성이 크다 할 수 있다. 이에 본고에서는 기존의 비파괴검사 방법들이 많은 장점이 있음에도 불구하고, 단점을 극복할 수 있는 평가 기술로서, 고체재료 및 산업구조물 - 기계구조물, 전자 부품, 배관, 토목건축 구조물 등 - 의 변형, 결함, 균열, 응력 등을 검사 및 평가할 수 있는 광학적인 비파괴 평가 방법에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.243-250
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• 2005

In elevated irrigation aquaducts, one can observe a common damage pattern. That is, cracks, and crushing of concrete are usually repeated at a certain interval even if no faults are found in the design and construction of the structures. To investigate the causes of this damage, longitudinal deformations of several aquaducts have been measured. The analysis of the measured data suggests that the damages are mainly caused by cumulative repetition of extension and contraction due to temperature changes.